J.W. Atkinson statement : Aspen, Colorado, 1886.

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J.W. Atkinson statement : Aspen, Colorado, 1886.

Brickmaker and builder at Denver and Central City, 1860-1865; anecdote of John M. Chivington; contractor for the Union Pacific, 1865-1868; freighter in Wyoming; at Aspen since 1880; the Twin Lake and Roaring Fork Toll Road; real estate and mining interests in Aspen; term as sheriff.

Originals : 3 leaves ; 27 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (3 exposures) : negative (Rich. 116:5) and positive.

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Atkinson, J. W., 1846-

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Chivington, John Milton, 1821-1894

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Chivington was born in Lebanon, Ohio on January 27, 1821, the son of Isaac and Jane Chivington, who had fought under General William Henry Harrison against members of Tecumseh's Confederacy at the Battle of the Thames. Drawn to Methodism, Chivington became a minister. Following ordination in 1844, his first appointment was to Payson Circuit in the Illinois Conference. On the journey from Ohio to Illinois, Chivington contracted smallpox. He served the Illinois conference for ten years. In 1853...