Colorado. Governor (1869-1873 : McCook)

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Union officer, diplomat, and governor of the Colorado Territory, 1869-1873 and 1874-1875.

As territorial governor, Edward M. McCook was also ex-officio superintendent of Indian affairs for the Colorado Superintendency from 1869 to 1870, when the office was discontinued and agents reported directly to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington.

From the description of Letter : Denver, Colo., to E[ly] S[amuel] Parker, Washington, D.C., 1870 Nov. 4. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36646383

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  • Indian agents
  • Manuscripts, American

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  • Colorado--Denver (as recorded)
  • Colorado (as recorded)

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