Year of Object(s) Creation: 1778
Estimated Value ($USD):
Object Type(s):
Object Material(s): ink or dye, paper
Provenience Nation: Mexico
Provenience Location: Mexico City
Year Removed from Findspot:

Provenance
Start Year: 1999
End Year:
Circumstance of Acquisition: Forfeited to Mexican National Archive after federal court case in New York
Nation: Mexico
Location: National Archive of Mexico
Start Year: 1996
End Year: 1997
Circumstance of Acquisition: Consigned to Sotheby's for sale
Nation: United States
Location: New York
Start Year: 1996
End Year: 1996
Circumstance of Acquisition: Purchased by Dana Toft from Duane Douglas for $16,000
Nation: United States
Location: Chicago
Start Year: 1992
End Year: 1996
Circumstance of Acquisition: Acquired by Duane Douglas at Mexico City flea market
Nation: United States
Location: Los Angeles

Mexican Manuscript With Autograph Signature Of Junipero Serra


Description:
Manuscript with autograph signature of Junipero Serra

Case Status: Object(s) relinquished
Year Claim Initiated: 1996
Year Claim Resolved: 1999
Means of Resolution: Litigation

Complainant Name: National Archives
Complainant Nation: Mexico
Complainant Nation Economy: In Transition
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: Dana Toft, private collector
Respondent Nation: United States
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Private: Individual

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Files:
https://research.cgu.edu/cultural-property-disputes-resource/wp-content/uploads/sites/63/2021/01/United-States-v.-An-Original-Manuscript-Dated-November-19-1999-U.S.-Dist.-LEXIS-1859.pdf
Title: United States v. An Original Manuscript Dated November 19, 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1859
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Editor's Notes:
Image here is not of the document in this dispute.