Robert D. Pearson collection of General Land Office records, 1882-1948.

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Robert D. Pearson collection of General Land Office records, 1882-1948.

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Summary: Collection consists primarily of field notes, records and papers of John H. Walker, U.S. Deputy Surveyor in New Mexico for the General Land Office. Series I includes materials on the San Clemente, Sebastian Martin, Tierra Amarilla, Santo Domingo, and Mora land grants. Series II includes undated materials from Santa Fe city land surveys. Series III includes a 1911 time book and diary of work from the Rio Grande Southern Railroad Company, and a 1915 delivery receipt book from Wells Fargo and Company Express.

1.5 linear feet.

New Mexico State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7398137

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Walker, John H. (John Henry), 1889-1957

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Utah miner, foreman for the Utah Fuel Company, and a worker for the United States Steel Corporation. He married Eva Lucinda Conrad in 1909. From the description of John H. and Eva C. Walker papers, 1889-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367525123 John H. Walker (1889-1957) was born in Kentucky and migrated west to work in the mining industry. He settled in Provo, Utah and worked for Utah Fuel Company and the United States Steel Corporation. From the descriptio...

Wells, Fargo & Company

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Wells, Fargo & Company was founded in 1852 by Henry Wells and William G. Fargo. Wells and Fargo had also established the American Express Company with John Butterfield in 1850. In 1857 Wells Fargo, American Express, Adams Express, and United States Express formed the Overland Mail Company, which Wells Fargo took over in the early 1860s. Nat Stein served as Director of Wells Fargo from 1901-1902. From the description of Letters and receipts relating to Wells, Fargo & Company, ...

Rio Grande Southern Railroad

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United States. General Land Office

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Under regulations approved on March 20, 1915, tracts set aside as villa sites under the provisions of an act of April 12, 1910, within the former Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, were offered for sale at public auction, beginning at Polson, Montana, on July 26, 1915. The sale was adjourned to Dayton, Montana, on August 6 and concluded at Kalispell, Montana, on August 7, 1915. There were 889 parcels of land, not less than 2 nor more than 5 acres in area, fronting on Flathead Lake, and under ...

Pearson, Robert, D.ObstRCOG

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