Letter Acknowledging Report of a Chinese Family
10/5/1921
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J. L. Hughes, U.S. Commissioner of Immigration in Gloucester, New Jersey, sent this letter to Principal Frances L. Bowers of Keyser-Meehan Public School acknowledging his reciept of her report of a Chinese family living in the Germantown section of Philadelphia.
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3284-0.October 5, 1921.
Miss Frances L. Bowers,
Principal, Kayser-Meahan Public School,
Merris & Coulter Sts., Philadelphia, Fa.
Madam:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September 29, 1921, in which you report a Chinese family residing at 405 W. Queen Lane, Germantown, the children,- a boy 13 and a girl 7, having applied to you for admission, and when, you have been informed, have been residents of the United States for but a few months.
In this connection you are informed that an investigation will be conducted to ascertain whether or not the provisions of the Chinese Exclusion Laws have been violated, and we will advise you of the result of our findings in the matter.
Please accept my thanks for your interest in this matter.
Respectfully,
(signed) J.L. Hughes,
Commissioner.
HMR
This primary source comes from the Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Full Citation: Letter Acknowledging Report of a Chinese Family; 10/5/1921; 3284-C, Investigation re Two Chinese Children; Chinese Exclusion Act Case Files, 1895 - 1952; Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, Record Group 85; National Archives at Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-acknowledging-report-of-a-chinese-family, October 13, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.