Luke Cahill recollections of Kit Carson : West Las Animas, Colorado, 1886.

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Luke Cahill recollections of Kit Carson : West Las Animas, Colorado, 1886.

Touches only lightly on Carson, whom Cahill knew while a corporal at Fort Lyon, 1866-1868; his own army service; experiences as county commissioner and rancher.

Originals : 2 leaves ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (2 exposures) : negative (Rich. 116:4) and positive.

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