Diary and letter, 1861.

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Diary and letter, 1861.

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Diary and letter; handwritten diary kept by Robinson in Tubac in the summer of 1861 describes Apache depredations, including the death of Santa Rita Mine manager, Horace Grosvenor; also mentions Raphael Pumpelly, Charles Poston, Tucson and southern Arizona. A 16-page letter written to his brother in Ohio relates an attack by Apaches followed by an expedition into the Santa Rita Mountains with a company of Infantry under the command of Lieut. Andrew W. Evans from Fort Buchanan.

.10 linear ft. (1 box).

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7405825

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Grosvenor, Horace C.

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Poston, Charles D. (Charles Debrille), 1825-1902

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Biographical note: Explorer, miner, and territorial delegate to the U.S. Congress; known as the "father of Arizona," he was instrumental in gaining territorial status for Arizona. From the description of Poston sketches, ca. 1864-1870. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 49938796 First Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Arizona, 1863-1864; known as the Father of the Arizona Territory due to his lobbying efforts to establish Arizona ...

Robinson, Samuel, 1825-1907.

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Accountant with Santa Rita Silver Mining Company; came to Arizona in fall of 1860 and left Arizona for San Francisco in August 1861. From the description of Diary and letter, 1861. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 38563430 ...

Santa Rita Silver Mining Co.

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Pumpelly, Raphael, 1837-1923

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Raphael Pumpelly (1837-1923), American geologist and explorer, studied at the Royal School of Mines in Freiberg. He accepted a post in 1861 as a geologist for the Japanese government, and served two years in that position before traveling on through China, Mongolia, and Russia. He returned to the U.S. to study iron and copper deposits in Michigan and the Lake Superior district and from 1884-89 served as head of the New England division of the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1903 and 1904 he led exped...