Defendant's Photographic Exhibits 1 to 44 Inclusive, 1895

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Defendant's Photographic Exhibits 1 to 44 Inclusive, 1895

AZ 110


Collection Summary
Creator:	Reavis, James Addison, 1843-1914.
Collection Name:	Defendant's Photographic Exhibits 1 to 44 Inclusive,
Inclusive Dates:	1895
Physical Description:	44 items (22 leaves)
Abstract:	James Addison Reavis, 1843-1914, was a swindler and forger, famous for attempting to fraudulently obtain 7,500 sq. miles of Arizona Territory by falsifying documents in Mexico and Spain to show a Spanish land grant to Don Miguel Peralta in 1748. This collection includes photoprints of selected defendant's documents, supposedly from various archvies in Guadalajara, Mexico, purporting to prove the existence of the Peralta land grant claim. Includes an item by item critical explanation relating to forged features of the documents. Documents are in Spanish; with English explanation.
Collection Number:	AZ 110
Language:	Materials are in Spanish; with English explanation.
Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/ E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

Swindler and forger, famous for attempting to fraudulently obtain 7,500 sq. miles of Arizona Territory by falsifying documents in Mexico and Spain to show a Spanish land grant to Don Miguel Peralta in 1748.

Scope and Content Note

Photoprints of selected defendant's documents, supposedly from various archvies in Guadalajara, Mexico, purporting to prove the existence of the Peralta land grant claim. Includes an item by item critical explanation relating to forged features of the documents.

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Related Material

The following collections also contain information about the Peralta Grant: AZ 107, AZ 108, AZ 109, and AZ 111.

Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Reavis, James Addison, 1843-1914.

Subject(s)

Land grants -- Arizona.

Peralta Grant.

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Defendant's Photographic Exhibits 1 to 44 Inclusive (AZ 110). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Acquired as gift, 1956.

Processing History

Processed by Staff.