Eugene A. Fiske papers, 1840-1968 (bulk, 1840-1909).

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Eugene A. Fiske papers, 1840-1968 (bulk, 1840-1909).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/37693534

Summary: Collection consists primarily of Fiske's professional papers. Series I consists of various legal documents (1883-1904), including a contract retaining Fiske as defense attorney in the trial of James G. Whitney for the murder of Manuel B. Otero, and 67 pages of testimony from the case of Edward Miller v. Alphonso Dockweiler over water rights involving the Rio Tesuque, Acequia Madre, and Acequia del Medio in northern New Mexico. Series II consists of legal documents, deeds, land conveyances, and other materials relating to litigation over many New Mexico land grants (1863-1968). Includes a survey, plat, partition, and list of heirs for the Plaza Colorado Land Grant, and testimony of New Mexico territorial governor Donaciano Vigil concerning the Sierra Mosca and Preston Beck, Jr. Land Grants.

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New Mexico State Library

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Otero, Manuel B.

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Fiske, Eugene A.

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Fiske was a Santa Fe attorney who handled many land grant cases in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. From the description of Eugene A. Fiske papers, 1840-1968 (bulk, 1840-1909). (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37693534 Fiske was a prominent attorney in Santa Fe, New Mexico. From the description of Eugene A. Fiske collection, 1909. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37518542 ...

Miller, Edward, active 1870

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Dockweiler, Alphonso.

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Vigil, Donaciano, 1802-1877

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Donaciano Vigil served as an officer in the Company of San Miguel del Bado (1834), secretary of the Commandancia General (1835), and civil governor of New Mexico (1847-1848) during the U.S. occupation of New Mexico. From the description of Donaciano Vigil collection, 1727-1877 (bulk, 1841-1877). (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37800720 Donaciano Vigil served under the Mexican government of New Mexico as an officer in the Company of San Miguel del Bado (1834), ...

Whitney, James G.

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