Letter from Friends of Freedom for India to Dr. D.S. Jordan

DESCRIPTION
Letter to D.S. Jordan from the Friends of Freedom for India signed by President Robert Morss Lovett and Secretary Agnes Smedley, dated July 21, 1919. The letter describes the recent arrest and possible deportation of four Indians -- D.K. Sarkar, Gobind Behari Lal, Baghwan Singh, and Santokh Singh -- in addition to Gopal Singh and Taraknath Das, who were earlier arrested for deportation. The letter solicits donations to help for these men's defense, and to raise publicity about their cases.

THEMES
Freedom Movement

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: July 21, 1919
Subject(s): D.K. Sarkar, Gobind Behari Lal, Bhagwan Singh Gyanee, Santokh Singh
Type: Correspondence
Language: English
Creator: Robert Morss Lovett, Agnes Smedley
Location: 7 East 15th Street, Room 601, New York, NY

PROVENANCE
Holding Institution: Hoover Institution at Stanford University
Item History: 2013-05-13 (created); 2013-08-13 (modified)

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