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Letter from Big Pine Reparations Association to attorneys J. M. Inman and P. G. West

 
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Title
Letter from Big Pine Reparations Association to attorneys J. M. Inman and P. G. West
Date
17 November 1927
Description
Letter with receipt petitioning the attorneys to relinquish their contract with Big Pine Reparations Association.
Format Extent
1 letter; 1 receipt
Subject
Reparations; Lawyers; Contracts; Actions and defenses; Big Pine Reparations Association; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Letters; Receipts (Acknowledgements)
Note
After a reparations bill of California was passed in April 1925, the Big Pine Property Owners Association (BPPOA) formed the Big Pine Reparations Association (BPRA) on July 29, 1925 to establish reparations claims against the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. The BPRA directors were A. G. Barmore, chair and president; W. A. Sanger, vice president; J. D. Black, secretary; J. H. Kispert, treasurer; and J. O. McIntosh. In 1925 and 1926, the BPRA recruited members and presented their claims to the City of Los Angeles, which had damaged the local economy with the extensive acquisition of land and water in Big Pine. The reparations claims were filed by the BPRA for financial losses and damages done to business, occupation, farm laborer, personal property, real property, and trades.
Collection
J. D. Black Papers, CSLA-15, Series 1. Owens Valley Water Controversy Records; Box No. 11; Folder No. 1
Type
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Language
eng
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