Land grants in Colorado : Denver : ms. (typescript carbon), 1884.

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Land grants in Colorado : Denver : ms. (typescript carbon), 1884.

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Interview, 12 l., and letter to H.H. Bancroft. Describes early history of the Arkansas Valley and Spanish land grants in the area; purchase of one grant by adjuncts of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad; iron and steel operations of the railroad at Pueblo; advantages of Pueblo and Denver; effect of Leadville boom on Denver's growth; first meetings of the legislature; fiscal beginnings; rivalry over the location of the capital. Letter comprises vol. 2.

Originals : 2 v.Copies : partial microfilm reel (16 exposures) : negative (Rich. 115:15) and positive.

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