Departure Statement of Wong Kim Ark

Title

Departure Statement of Wong Kim Ark

Subject

Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882

Description

This paper certified that Wong Kim Ark was able to follow through with his plan to leave the United States and return. Three men signed this letter attesting to his identity. Included with the attestation is a signature of the witness, who is the notary Robert M. Edwards, and a photograph of Wong Kim Ark.

Creator

US District Court for the Southern (San Francisco) Division of the Northern District of California

Source

US National Archives, File Unit: In the matter of Wong Kim Ark for a writ of habeas corpus, 1889-1931, Admiralty Case Files, 1851-1966

Publisher

US National Archives

Date

5 Nov 1894

Rights

Unrestricted

Format

paper document

Language

English

Identifier

Collection

Citation

US District Court for the Southern (San Francisco) Division of the Northern District of California, “Departure Statement of Wong Kim Ark ,” #PlainTalkHistory Archive, accessed September 27, 2023, https://archive.plaintalkhistory.com/items/show/22.

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