Hughes papers, 1872-1897.

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Hughes papers, 1872-1897.

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Manuscripts, correspondence, legislative documents, and a copy of the handwritten "Semi-Monthly Pickwick Newspaper" from Fort Bowie in 1874. There are letters from Hughes to his wife from his station at Apache Pass, Arizona, 1876, a letter from John Clum concerning the Chiricahua Apache removal in 1876, and other legislative correspondence. Legislative correspondents include Marcus A. Smith, Colin Cameron, Howard Billman, and G.A. Avery, mayor of Nogales. There is also a petition from the citizens of Teviston, Cochise County concerning the establishment of Miles County. Legislative documents include bills establishing a county auditor, qualifications to practice law, and concerning railroad corporations, 1872-1892. A handwritten manuscript "A Short Indian Story" describes his participation in the Pyramid Lake, Nevada Paiute Indian War in 1860 and other military campaigns against the Apaches in Arizona in the 1870s. There is a file of material relating to Hughes conviction of embezzlement from the Arizona Pioneers' Historical Society in 1897.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Arizona Historical Society (Tucson, Ariz.)

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The Society of Arizona Pioneers was formed in 1884 for civic and humanitarian purposes; it is currently known as the Arizona Historical Society. These papers were created after Geronimo and others left the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation in May 1885. From the description of Apache raid statistics, 1885-1886. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 39825972 ...

Hughes, Frederick George, 1837-1911.

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Arizona territorial official, Indian scout, and founder of Greaterville, Ariz. Served in the Army from 1860 to 1866, and marched with the California Column in 1862. In 1872, he was assistant to Tom Jeffords at the Chiricahua agency in Arizona. Hughes later settled in Tucson where he worked in mining, politics and as a professional faro dealer. He was elected to the Territorial Council five times and was clerk for the Pima County Board of Supervisors. From the description of Hughes pa...