Murray papers, 1835-1993 (bulk 1860-1880).

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Murray papers, 1835-1993 (bulk 1860-1880).

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Correspondence, documents, printed material, and photographs relating to Bredett C. Murray and Lewis S. Owings. The bulk of the collection relates to the Civil War era, and documents Murray's and Owings' experiences in New Mexico, Arizona and Texas. Photographs are portraits of Murray and Owings family members and their dog, Carlos, and include ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, and tintypes. Correspondence includes comments on army life, the Confederate cause, political views, and family information. Significant correspondents include Frank Higgins, James H. Tevis, Bethel Coopwood, and S.M. Baird. There are also letters to Amanda Swisher Murray from a school friend, Mollie Jankes. Also present is printed material including an 1860 copy of the Arizona Territorial Constitution, an 1859 Mowry City Association pamphlet, and two issues of the "Mesilla Times" newspaper. Military documents include muster lists, a letter of protect, 1865, signed by Murray and members of his regiment, urging that fighting continue, and Murray's oath of allegiance to the United States government signed in 1865 upon the end of the war. There are also business documents and biographical information.

.75 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7428158

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Higgins, Frank

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Murray family

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Owings, Lewis S., 1820-1875.

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Mesilla Times Newspaper.

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Baird, S. M. (Spruce McCoy)

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Murray, Bredett Corydon, 1837-1924

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Newspaper publisher and editor, of Denison, Tex. From the description of Papers, 1874-1876. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70963124 Newspaper publisher; Murray published the "Mesilla Times" in Mesilla, N.M. from 1860 to 1862. He advocated for a separate Arizona Territory, and for the Confederate cause. He joined the Confederate States Army in October, 1862. He returned to publishing in Texas after the Civil War. His brother-in-law, Lewis S....

Owen family

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Murray, Amanda Swisher.

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Tevis, James H. (James Henry), 1835-1905

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Frontiersman; in Arizona in 1857 and again in 1880, he lived at Teviston later known as Bowie, Arizona. From the description of Tevis papers, 1885. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 40343241 ...

Coopwood, Bethel.

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Mowry City Association

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Confederate states of America. Army

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The Savannah Ordnance Depot, Savannah, Georgia, was organized as a field depot during the Civil War. In April 1864, it became the Savannah Arsenal under the supervision of the Chief of Ordnance. From the description of Savannah Ordnance Depot employment roll, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477938 The Confederate States of America Army may have created the position of Purchasing Commissary of Subsistence to oversee the distribution of food and other supplies to the Co...