Certificate collection, ca. 1691-1975 (bulk 1880-1920).

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Certificate collection, ca. 1691-1975 (bulk 1880-1920).

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Summary: Collection consists of certificates from Tucson, from Arizona,and from other states and Mexico arranged into series by type of certificate. The certificates were issued or relate to Arizona Rangers, Arizona militia, politicians, governors, postmasters, notary publics, physicians, embalmers, sheriff elections, military enlistments, school diplomas, land ownership and more. Prominent individuals include Al Sieber, Emilio Kosterlitsky, John H. Slaughter, George Smalley, Nelson Bledsoe, Peter Brady, and Jeff Milton. Specific examples include certificates for the enlistment in the Arizona Rangers for Clarence Beaty, G. L. Beatty, and John Redmond, 1905-1907; appointment of Granville Oury as Judge by Governor Owings, 1860; appointment of H. L. Hart as Indian Agent at San Carlos, 1877; appointment of Peter Brady as military secretary to the governor, 1869; appointment of William Kirkland as Captain of Company K, Arizona Volunteers, 1877; certificate of election for John Slaughter as sheriff of Cochise County, 1888; license for merchandise for Tully & Ochoa, 1858; marriage certificates for William H. Baker and Mary Cochrane, George H. Smalley and Lydia Rosa, and Hugh Cavanaugh and Nellie Carman; membership for F. W. Purcell in the Tucson Volunteer Fire Dept., 1898; Warrant of Authority for Jeff Kidder as Arizona Ranger, 1908; stock certificate for the Saturday Morning Music Club; stock certificate for A. Benj Morgan from the Afro-American Mines Company, 1910; and the deed for locomotive engine from Southern Pacific to the City of Tucson, 1955.

5.25 linear ft. (2 boxes and oversize outside item)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7092443

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Tully, Ochoa & Co.

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Milton, Jeff, 1861-1947

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Cowboy, Texas Ranger, and U.S. Marshal; he came to Arizona in 1883. From 1903 to 1932, he was Chief U.S. immigration inspector for Arizona. He was also a deputy sheriff in Cochise County in the 1930s. From the description of Milton papers, 1920-1962. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 38736740 ...

Smalley, George Herbert, 1872-1956.

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Pioneer journalist and editor of Arizona newspapers; was secretary to territorial governor Alexander O. Brodie from 1902 to 1906, and served in numerous government offices. From the description of Smalley papers, 1862-1954 (bulk 1889-1922). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 37539968 ...

Bledsoe, Nelson Charles, 1876-1974,

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Physician; born in 1876 in California, Bledsoe moved to Bisbee, Arizona in 1904 and worked as company physician for the Calumet Mining Co. He was activ in the Masons, Elks and scouting. In 1931, he moved his practice to Tucson, Ariz. where he died in 1974. From the description of Bledsoe Photo Collection, 1880-1974 (bulk 1910-1930). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 38995920 Physician; directed Calumet and Arizona Hospital, Bisbee, ...

Slaughter, John H. (John Horton), 1841-1922

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Biographical note: Rancher; John Slaughter served two terms as Cochise County Sheriff beginning in 1887, served a term in the Arizona Legislature in 1906, helped to develop the town of Douglas, Arizona, and was a stockholder in the Bank of Douglas. In 1883, John Slaughter purchased about 40,000 acres of the San Bernadino Land Grant in southeastern Arizona on the Mexican border. He operated the San Bernadino Ranch and lived at the ranch until 1921. From the description of Slaughter fi...

Arizona Militia.

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Arizona Rangers

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H. Stuart Copeland was Historian for the second Arizona Rangers group when it reorganized in 1957. The Arizona Rangers were organized, 1901-1909, to combat organized banditry in Arizona Territory. The Rangers were reorganized in 1957 to assist law enforcement agencies and provide community service. From the description of Arizona Rangers collection, 1901-1909, 1958-1970 (bulk 1958-1970). (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 42416543 Th...