34164790 http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nc9q9n revised SNAC: Social Networks and Archival Context English VIAF revised 2015-09-18 machine CPF merge program Merge v2.0 revised 2016-08-12T23:07:59 machine SNAC EAC-CPF Parser Bulk ingest into SNAC Database revised 2016-08-12T23:08:00 human System Service (system@localhost) created 2026-05-27 machine SNAC EAC-CPF Serializer SNAC Identity Constellation serialized to EAC-CPF /data/source/findingAids/aao/uoa_university_of_az/UAMS323.xml Maxwell Land Grant Company /data/source/findingAids/rmoa/nmu1pict000-147.xml Maxwell Land Grant Company /data/source/findingAids/rmoa/nmu1mss57bc.xml Maxwell Land Grant Company /data/source/findingAids/rmoa/nmu1mss147bc.xml Maxwell Land Grant Company /data/source/findingAids/rmoa/nmar1975-005.xml Maxwell Land Grant Company corporateBody Maxwell Land Grant Company presumed Maxwell Land Grant Company (1870-1920) presumed active 1870 active 1920 English Dutch; Flemish Agriculture Agriculture Business enterprises Coal mines and mining Frontier and pioneer life Frontier and pioneer life Hanging Hangings Irrigation Irrigation Labor unions Labor unions Land grants Land grants Land grants Land grants Land tenure Land tenure Land use Land use Lumber trade Lumber trade Mining Mining corporations Mining corporations Railroad stations Railroad stations Ranches Ranches Schools Schools Maxwell Land Grant (N.M. and Colo.) Colorado Colorado Colfax County (N.M.) Cimarron (N.M.) New Mexico New Mexico New Mexico Cimarron (N.M.) New Mexico--Cimarron Maxwell Land Grant (N.M. and Colo.) New Mexico--Colfax County Maxwell Land Grant (N.M. and Colo.) Colfax County (N.M.) New Mexico Maxwell Land Grant (N.M. and Colo.) New Mexico Maxwell Land Grant (N.M. and Colo.) Colfax County (N.M.) Maxwell Land Grant (N.M. and Colo.)

Commercial association with headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in New Mexico and Colorado. Involved in mining, timber, coal, farming, irrigation projects.

From the description of Coal reports, 1891-1901. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 54053445

On January 8, 1841, Guadalupe Miranda and Charles Hipolite Trotier de Beaubien petitioned Governor Manuel Armijo for a tract of land, which Armijo granted two years later. Miranda moved to Mexico and offered Beaubien his share of the land. Beaubien was not interested but his son-in-law, Lucien Maxwell was. On June 30, 1879, the property was sold to Jerome Chaffee, George Chilcott, and Charles Holly, who had been negotiating with a group of British capitalists who were interested in the land. Prominant New Mexicans were chosen to "front" for the English investors and file for incorporation as the Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Company. After this Company collapsed the Maxwell Land Grant Company, was organized. The Maxwell Land Grant Co. was a joint-stock commercial association, with its headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in N.M. and Colo. The Company was involved in activities including mining, timber, coal, farming, irrigation projects, plaster and cement manufacturing. By 1960, the company sold off most of its land. As of 1980, the Maxwell Land Grant Company existed in the Netherlands under the name of De Maxwell Petroleum Holding N.V., Amsterdam. From the earliest days, when the Ute and Jicarilla Apaches considered the land theirs, Beaubien/Miranda or Maxwell Land Grant has been controversial. The United States and the Maxwell Land Grant Company went to court over the "fraudulent" boundaries in 1887. The Maxwell Land Grant company won the case and the decision was confirmed by the Supreme Court in 1887.

From the description of Records, 1872-1966. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 38873448 From the guide to the Maxwell Land Grant Company Photograph Collection, 1870-1920, (Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico.)

Certification of record of filing of original articles of association for the Maxwell Land Grant Company, signed by J. W. Raynolds, Secretary of New Mexico, 1902. Part of MSS 147 BC (Item 2.5).

On January 8, 1841, Guadalupe Miranda and Charles Hipolite Trotier de Beaubien petitioned Governor Manuel Armijo of Santa Fe for a tract of land. Two years later, Armijo granted them the property. Lucien Bonaparte Maxwell arrived in Taos in 1841. He married Luz Beaubien, daughter of Charles Beaubien, in 1844. Within a few years, Miranda had moved to Mexico, and offered Beaubien his share of the land. Beaubien was not interested, but his son-in-law, Lucien Maxwell seized the opportunity. In 1858, Miranda's property was signed over to Maxwell for the sum of $2,745. This was the first step in making Lucien Maxwell the largest individual land owner in the history of the United States.

On May 6, 1869, the option to the Maxwell Land Grant was sold to Jerome Chaffee, George Chilcott, and Charles Holly by Lucien and Luz Beaubien Maxwell. On June 12, 1870, Maxwell was notified that Chaffee and the others had elected to exercise the option to purchase, and that arrangements had been made for them to buy the property for $1,350,000. On June 30, 1870, the transaction was completed.

Chaffee, Chilcott, and Holly had been negotiating with a group of British capitalists who were interested in the land. They organized under New Mexico laws. Prominant New Mexicans, William A. Pile, Thomas Rush Spencer and John S. Watts were chosen to "front" for the English investors and file for incorporation as the Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Company. Within 10 years, the Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Company had collapsed.

On May 3, 1880, the Maxwell Land Grant Company, was organized under the laws of Holland. The Maxwell Land Grant Co. was a joint-stock commercial association, with its headquarters in Amsterdam and offices in New Mexico (Cimarron) and Colorado. The articles of association state that the purpose of the Maxwell Land Grant Co. was to "acquire ownership of, and to administer the landed property... originally known under the name of the Beaubien and Miranda Grant and afterwards as the Maxwell Estate, together with all the mines, arable lands, forests, buildings, etc. found thereon and all the products, yield and increase thereof, to sell and trade in the same ... or ... to dispose of the said property or any part thereof; with observance, however, of the provisions of the Deed of Mortgage... [and] to do whatsoever the said Association shall be lawfully entitled to do as owner thereof." The Company was involved in activities including mining, timber, coal, farming, irrigation projects, plaster and cement manufacturing. By 1960, the company sold off most of its land and retired from northern New Mexico. As of 1980, the Maxwell Land Grant Company existed in the Netherlands under the name of De Maxwell Petroleum Holding N.V., Amsterdam.

From the earliest days, when the Ute and Jicarilla Apaches considered the land theirs, Beaubien/Miranda or Maxwell Land Grant has been controversial. At its maximum, this grant contained a disputed 1,714,764.93 acres. The United States and the Maxwell Land Grant Co. went to court over the "fraudulent" boundaries in 1887. The Maxwell Land Grant Co. won the case, its title cleared. The decision was confirmed by the Supreme Court in 1887. Familiar New Mexicans who were investors with the Maxwell Land Grant Co. include Stephen Elkins, Frank Springer, Thomas Catron.

From the guide to the Maxwell Land Grant Company Records, 1872-1966, (University of New Mexico. Center for Southwest Research.) Beaubien, Charles. Billy, the Kid Billy, the Kid Carson, "Kit" Carson, Kit, 1809-1868 Ketchum, Black Jack, 1865 or 6-1901 Kiker, Henry A. Kiker, Henry A. Kiker, Henry A. Kiker, Henry A. Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Co. Maxwell Land Grant and Railway Company Maxwell Land Grant (N.M. and Colo.) Maxwell, Lucien Bonaparte, 1818-1875 Miranda, Guadalupe. Springer Cement Company. Springer Cement Company. Maxwell Land Grant Company Maxwell Land Grant Company Collection, 1871-1929 Maxwell Land GrantCompany Collection, 1871-1929 .25 linear feet The collection includes financial statements of condition for1922 and 1927 for The Maxwell Land Grant Company; a bound 142 page Decree Indexfor the Springer Ditch Company vs. the French Land and Irrigation Company inthe District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, Colfax County, New Mexico;two deeds to lots in Cimarron, New Mexico; one letter; a sectional map; abooklet of mining regulations of The Maxwell Land Grant Company; and a Patentfor a land claim of Charles Beaubien and Guadalupe Miranda in NewMexico. University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections Maxwell Land Grant Company. Maps of Cimarron, New Mexico, 1871. Maxwell Land Grant Company. Maps of Cimarron, New Mexico, 1871. 2 items. Printed map, "Plan of the Town of Cimarron, Colfax County, N. M., 1871," showing streets, lots, and buildings, with manuscript annotations; and a manuscript map, undated, showing part of the same street plan, with a coded list of lot owners. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Springer Cement Company. Stock certificate, 1884 Apr 28. Springer Cement Company. Stock certificate, 1884 Apr 28. 1 item ; 22 x 28 cm. Manuscript certificate, No. 4, for 200 shares of stock issued to the Maxwell Land Grant Company on April 28, 1884. Signed by Frank Springer, President of the Springer Cement Company, and Harry Whigham, Secretary. Endorsement by Maxwell Land Grant Company officers on April 28, 1884 turned over all 200 shares to W.F. Ziegelaar. Signed by W.K.L. Van Hogendorp, J.W. de Constant Rebecque, Harry Whigham, and H. Matteson in the presence of T.A. Schomburg. An annotation on the verso notes that W.F. Ziegelaar retransferred the stock to the Maxwell Land Grant Company on December 19, 1896. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Maxwell Land Grant Co., plaintiff in error, versus John B. Dawson, defendant in error 1897 : error to the Fourth Judicial District Court, County of San Miguel, transcript. Maxwell Land Grant Co., plaintiff in error, versus John B. Dawson, defendant in error 1897 : error to the Fourth Judicial District Court, County of San Miguel, transcript. 1 v. (various pagings) Denver Public Library, Central Library Maxwell Land Grant Company. Coal reports, 1891-1901. Maxwell Land Grant Company. Coal reports, 1891-1901. .5 linear ft. (1 box) Reports on coal mines, districts and companies located in New Mexico and Colorado include value and future prospects, inventory, coal evaluation, sample test results, descriptions and surveys. Reports numbered 3 through 13, 15 through 27, and 31. Denver Public Library, Central Library Maxwell Land Grant Company. Maxwell Land Grant Company records, 1882-1888 [microform]. Maxwell Land Grant Company. Maxwell Land Grant Company records, 1882-1888 [microform]. 1 microfilm reel. Summary: Collection consists of one microfilm reel of records of the Maxwell Land Grant Company of New Mexico and Colorado. Includes a detailed history of the Maxwell Land Grant and one letterpress copybook of letters sent by officials of the Maxwell Land Grant Company between 1884 and 1888. New Mexico State Library Henry A. Kiker Papers, 1888-1930 Kiker, Henry A. Henry A. Kiker Papers, 1888-1930 7 linear feet English New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Maxwell Land Grant Company Records, 1872-1966 Maxwell Land Grant Company Records 1872-1966 85 boxes (70 cu. f.t) + 160 bound volumes, plus 2 oversize folders English Dutch; Flemish The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch Henry A. Kiker Papers, 1879-1934, 1901-1934 Henry A. Kiker Papers 1879-1934 1901-1934 4 boxes (3.45 cu. ft.) This collection contains correspondence and other papers relating to legal cases of Henry A. Kiker, and the law firm of Bickley & Kiker, 1879-1934. English Spanish; Castilian University Libraries, Center for Southwest Research. Maxwell Land Grant Company Photograph Collection, 1870-1920 Maxwell Land Grant Company Photograph Collection 1870-1920 4 boxes (175 photographic prints ; 31 x 49 cm. or smaller + 36 glass negatives) Collection consists of images related to the Maxwell Land Grant in Colfax County, New Mexico. The University of New Mexico, University Libraries, Center for SouthwestResearch Avery, Cyrus S.,. Land rights records for property included in the Maxwell Land Grant, c. 1882-1930. Avery, Cyrus S., Calhoun, Madison, Doggett, V.A., Hardy, Charles, Springer, Charles, Land rights records for property included in the Maxwell Land Grant, c. 1882-1930. 12 items. Assorted court records and land deeds related to land originally included in the Maxwell Land Grant. Includes a quit-claim deed for land in San Miguel County, New Mexico, between Madison Calhoun and Henry M. Porter (1882); court records related to Eliza C. Winburn vs. Alice Clara Heck et al. (including Lucien B. Maxwell, Charles Beaubien, and the Maxwell Land Company), 1930; a warranty deed between J.A. Heyde and Company and Thomas P. James for land in Union County, New Mexico (1906); a grid map of land belonging to the Vinson Land Company in Otero County, Colorado; and court papers for Walter Clement et al. vs. William H. Dyer and Charles F. Whitcher regarding the Maxwell Land Grant and Good Fairy Mine (1897). Also includes a manuscript entitled "Fortunes in Western Lands," which speculates on the future of gold mining and territory expansion in the western United States, and some business correspondence belonging to Charles Springer, mainly related to his highway activities in Oklahoma and New Mexico. The donor, Rev. F. Stanley, was the author of The grant that Maxwell bought (1952). Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens Springer Cement Company. Stock certificate, 1884 Apr 28. Springer Cement Company. Stock certificate, 1884 Apr 28. 1 item ; 22 x 28 cm. Manuscript certificate, No. 4, for 200 shares of stock issued to the Maxwell Land Grant Company on April 28, 1884. Signed by Frank Springer, President of the Springer Cement Company, and Harry Whigham, Secretary. Endorsement by Maxwell Land Grant Company officers on April 28, 1884 turned over all 200 shares to W.F. Ziegelaar. Signed by W.K.L. Van Hogendorp, J.W. de Constant Rebecque, Harry Whigham, and H. Matteson in the presence of T.A. Schomburg. An annotation on the verso notes that W.F. Ziegelaar retransferred the stock to the Maxwell Land Grant Company on December 19, 1896. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Kiker, Henry A. Henry A. Kiker papers, 1888-1930. Kiker, Henry A. Bickley, Howard L. New Mexico. Supreme Court. New Mexico. District Courts. Henry A. Kiker papers, 1888-1930. 7 linear feet. Summary: Collection consists of Henry A. Kiker's legal papers. District court records pertain to civil, criminal, and probate cases in Colfax, Eddy, Mora, Quay, Taos, and Union counties. There are extensive records for Colfax County. Cases of note are the Maxwell Land Grant "squatter" cases involving the Maxwell Land Grant Co., the Maxwell Ditch and Reservoir Co., and the Maxwell Irrigated Land Co. Kiker, Bickley, and Voorhees office correspondence includes Kiker's and Bickley's political and personal correspondence. Also included is a scrapbook of Kiker's political speeches. New Mexico State Library Maxwell Land Grant Company. Maxwell Land Grant Company Photograph Collection [Picture]. Maxwell Land Grant Company Maxwell Land Grant Company Photograph Collection [Picture]. [1870-1920] 175 photographic prints ; 31 X 49 cm., or smaller.36 negatives: glass ; 16 x 21 cm. University of New Mexico-Main Campus Maxwell Land Grant Company. Records, 1872-1966. Maxwell Land Grant Company. Records, 1872-1966. 160 bound volumes85 boxes (70 cu. ft. ) + 1 oversize folder This collection documents the operations of the Maxwell Land Grant Company, primarily in N.M. It contains 75 bound volumes of letters; 83 bound volumes of ledgers, cash books, journals, etc., and 2 scrapbooks. There are 85 archival boxes containing bank statements, cancelled checks, land contracts, financial statements, correspondence, maps, leases, legal documents, vouchers, receipts, and annual reports of the Company and its related business enterprises. Other business ventures are documented in the collection such as Cimarron Lumber Co. and Aztec Mining Company. Most of the material in the collection was generated in N.M., however, there are items from New York and the Netherlands. The bound volumes, followed by the boxes, are arranged chronologically, by genre. Genres are arranged alphabetically. Miscellaneous items, including other ventures are last. Two scrapbooks, both of which focus predominately on World War II, will be found at the end of the bound volumes. A third scrapbook has been disassembled; the contents are now located in Box 45. Oversized folders contain maps, newspapers, contracts, bonds. English Dutch; Flemish University of New Mexico-Main Campus Kiker, Henry A. Henry A. Kiker papers, 1879-1934, (bulk 1901-1934). Kiker, Henry A. Bickley, Howard L. Henry A. Kiker papers, 1879-1934, (bulk 1901-1934). 4 boxes (3.45 cu. ft.) The Henry A. Kiker papers are organized into two series. The first series consists of court cases arranged alphabetically by client's name. The second series contains legal and personal correspondence, arranged by date, 1879-1934 with undated correspondence at the beginning of the series. Series I and Series II overlap in that both contain correspondence relating to specific court cases. The majority of the correspondence relates to legal cases that Kiker was involved with while he was a lawyer and a judge in Raton, N.M. There are a few letters in Spanish including letters from Juan B. Leyba about an accident at the Albuquerque & Cerrillos Coal Company in Madrid. (Corresponding information on this case can be found in the court cases series under Leyba's name.) Other correspondence and cases cover such New Mexico entities as the Maxwell Land Grant Company, Maxwell Irrigated Land Co., the town of Maxwell, Wooton Land & Fuel Company, and Floersheim Mercantile Company. The types of cases that Kiker was involved with include divorce, mental health, adoption, probate, real estate, and water rights. Personal correspondence relates to Kiker's political involvements, including recommendations for political appointments, and comments on the political environment in New Mexico. A significant portion of the correspondence is between Kiker and C. L. Collins. The collection also includes letters from Howard L. Bickley, Kiker's partner in the law firm, Bickley & Kiker. Case related correspondence can be found in both series, although the court cases series predominantly consists of court and legal documents. English Spanish; Castilian University of New Mexico-Main Campus Maxwell Land Grant Company. Maps of Cimarron, New Mexico, 1871. Maxwell Land Grant Company. Maps of Cimarron, New Mexico, 1871. 2 items (in 1 broadside folder) Printed map, "Plan of the Town of Cimarron, Colfax County, N. M., 1871," showing streets, lots, and buildings, with manuscript annotations; and a manuscript map, undated, showing part of the same street plan, with a coded list of lot owners. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Maxwell Land Grant Company. Maxwell Land Grant Company collection, 1871-1929. Maxwell Land Grant Company. Maxwell Land Grant Company collection, 1871-1929. .25 linear ft. (1 box) Consists primarily of legal and financial documents including a typescript copy of a court degree, holograph deeds, statements of condition, and a land claim relating to the Maxwell Land Grant Company, New Mexico. English Dutch; Flemish University of Arizona Libraries S.W. DeBusk : [collection] : 1885-1900. DeBusk, S. W. S.W. DeBusk : [collection] : 1885-1900. [linear ft.]. History Colorado