Papers, 1948.

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Papers, 1948.

Chiefly family genealogical information. Reminiscences of a visit in 1868 by an ailing Kit Carson to Maj. Daniel Cheesman Oakes of Denver.

11 leaves.

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Oakes, D. C. (Daniel Chessman), 1825-1887

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Born in Carthage, Maine on Apr. 3, 1825; grew up in Iowa and first came to the gold fields in Kansas Territory (later Colorado Territory) in 1858. He was a Colo. pioneer businessman, surveyor, Indian agent and publisher of an early controversial guide to the Colo. gold fields: History of the gold discoveries on the South Platte River by Luke Tierney (1859). Died in Denver, Colo. on Mar. 9, 1887. From the description of Daniel Chessman Oakes papers, 1859-1885 [manuscript]. (Denver Pub...

Huffsmith, Edgar Rees.

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Member of pioneer Colorado family. From the description of Papers, 1948. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 16905036 ...

Carson, Kit, 1809-1868

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Carson, a legendary figure in the history of the American West, was a various times a trader, trapper, military scout, Indian agent, and interpreter. From the description of Kit Carson papers, 1847-1923. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37653498 Trapper, guide, Indian agent, and army officer. From the description of Kit Carson papers, 1842-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453501 Kit Carson, a legendary figure in the history of the Ame...