The Peralta grant; James Addison Reavis and the barony of Arizona, ca. 1873-1960.

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The Peralta grant; James Addison Reavis and the barony of Arizona, ca. 1873-1960.

Typescript original drafts and revisions with holograph corrections; accompanied by correspondence, notes, photographs, contemporary newspaper accounts, and extensive related research material used in the book, including many notes by Rosemary Taylor. Photographs, documents, and maps are photocopies of original materials used in Reavis' fraudulent land grant claim. Newspapers accounts, 1873-1896, are typescripts and photocopies from original reports related to the claim.

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University of Arizona Libraries

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Reavis, James Addison, 1843-1914

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Reavis arrived in Arizona in 1882 and filed claim on more than twelve million acres of land in Arizona and New Mexico based on altered Spanish documents. From the description of Peralta land grant case exhibits 1886. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 37281344 Arrived in Arizona in 1882 and filed claim on more than twelve million acres of land in Arizona and New Mexico based on altered Spanish land grant documents; he gained fame as ...

Powell, Donald M., 1914-

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Librarian and author. From the description of The Peralta grant; James Addison Reavis and the barony of Arizona, ca. 1873-1960. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31269193 ...