The Santa Fe Trail, 1884.

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The Santa Fe Trail, 1884.

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Dictation in handwriting of Matilda C. Bancroft. Experiences in the Missouri and Arkansas fur trade in the 1840's; to New Mexico, 1850; commendation of Kit Carson; driving sheep from New Mexico to California; settler in Arizona after the Gadsden Purchase; Civil War experiences in New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico; gold mining; real estate interests. Discusses the old plaza in Santa Fe, and various mountain men, including Tim Goodale, Ceran St. Vrain, and L.B. Maxwell.

Originals : 14 pages ; 32 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (14 exposures) : negative (Rich. 110:2) and positive.

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