Letter from the Department of the Secretary of State, Office of the Custodian to Mr. Masao Ko bayakawa

Letter from the Department of the Secretary of State, Office of the Custodian to Mr. Masao Ko bayakawa

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Title Proper Letter from the Department of the Secretary of State, Office of the Custodian to Mr. Masao Ko bayakawa
Date(s) 1943
General material designation
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Scope and content
A letter with the Canada Department of the Secretary of State, Office of the Custodian, Japanese Evacuation Section, Phone Pacific 6131. Return address: 506 Royal Bank Building, Hastings & Granville, Vancouver BC. Letter dated Dec 16, 1943.
Letter addressed to Mr. Masao Kobayakawa, Registration No. 06228 c/o Spadoni Bros, Schreiber Ont. from the claims department stating they have paid a debt with the Ebisuzaki Company.
Name of creator
Mrs. Haruko Ivy Kobayakawa (nee Yokota) was born at Takeni-mura Hiroshima, Japan, March 20, 1902. In 1921, Haruko traveled to Canada to marry Masao Kobayakawa who was born in Cumberland BC March 10, 1898. The couple resided at Courtenay, BC on a farm that Masao owned.
Immediate source of acquisition
The digital copies of the records were acquired by the Landscapes of Injustice Research Collective between 2014 and 2018.
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Letter from the Department of the Secretary of State, Office of the Custodian to Mr. Masao Ko bayakawa
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