Letter from James C. Purcell to Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, July 15, 1942

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WILLIAM E. FERRITER

JAMES GC. PURCELL

ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW

MILLS TOWER

SAN FRANCISCO, GALIFORNIA

TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 6633

July 15, 1942

Mr. Ernest Besig

American Civil Liberties Union

pound16 Pine Street

San Francisco, California

Dear Mr. Besig

Fncelosed piease find the copy of the

petition for writ of habeas corpus in the

matter of Mitsuye Endo which you requested

of this office.

We hope this will supply the inforn-

ation you seek but if it does not do not

hesitate to call uvon us for further inforn-

ation at any time.

Very truly yours

Lore QS

"ES C. PURCELL

JCP:nea

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Mitsuye Endo case files from the ACLU of Northern California records

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Title: Letter from James C. Purcell to Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, July 15, 1942
Creator: Purcell, James C.
Date: 1942 July 15
Identifier: MS-3580-1127_0008
Description: Letter from James C. Purcell to Ernest Besig: "Dear Mr. Besig, Enclosed please find the copy of the petition of writ of habeas corpus in the matter of Mitsuye Endo which you requested of this office. We hope this will supply the information you seek but if it does not do not hesitate to call upon us for further information at any time."
Genre: correspondence
Physical description: 1 page, 11 x 8.5 inches, typescript
Preferred citation: Letter from James C. Purcell to Ernest Besig, Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, July 15, 1942; American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California Records--Case Files, 1934-1993--Endo, Mitsuye, 1942-1944, MS 3580-1127; California Historical Society.
Rights statement: In Copyright
Publication rights: Copyright (or related rights to publicity and privacy) for materials in this collection, created by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California and other parties, was not transferred to the California Historical Society (CHS). Permission for reproduction or publication of materials in this collection beyond that allowed by fair use must be secured from the copyright holder.
Topical subject(s): Japanese Americans
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Exclusion orders
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')--Japanese American community responses
World War II--Resistance and dissidence--Supreme Court cases
World War II--Resistance and dissidence--Supreme Court cases--Mitsuye Endo
Activism and involvement--Civil rights
Activism and involvement--Civil liberties
Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Legal cases
Named subject(s): American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California
Endo, Mitsuye
Geographical subject(s): San Francisco (Calif.)
Finding Aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt009nf073/
Collection identifier: MS 3580-1127