Letter from S. E. Day, Sr., to Justine, regarding rent on a property [constructed title], September 18, 1923

Abstract

S. E. Day, Sr. has written to a person by the name of Justine requesting that rent be reduced on a property she owned and that he be given first opportunity to rent it after she lowers the rent. Al Harding had also requested that the rent be lowered and it then be rented to him. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE The Day Family were anglo Indian traders, on the Navajo Reservation in eastern Arizona. The collection includes the personal and business papers of Sam Day, Sr. (1845-1925) surveyor, Indian trader, legislator and United States Indian Commissioner; Anna Day, Sam Sr.'s wife (1872-1932); and of their children, Charles L. Day (1879-1918), Samuel Day, Jr. (1889-1944), United States deputy Marshall. The collection includes information on Navajo culture, stories and legends; the looting of Canyon del Muerta, and the Frank Dugan murder.