Curnow reminiscences, 1940-1940.

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Curnow reminiscences, 1940-1940.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44093567

Typescript reminiscences, 223 pages, entitled "My Journey with Tom, or Law Beyond the Pinals." Curnow relates her experiences traveling by railroad from Los Angeles to Arizona in 1881, then by stagecoach from Casa Grande to Globe including crossing the Gila River and staying at a hotel run by Pauline Cushman Fryer. She describes her pioneer experiences and life in the mining town of Globe, Ariz.

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Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7538027

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Cushman, Pauline, 1833-1893

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Pauline Cushman, born Harriet Wood, entered the U. S. secret service following a Midwestern acting career. After the death of her husband, Charles C. Dickinson, Pauline left her two children with her in-laws to go on the Louisville stage. In April 1863, Cushman was recruited as an army detective by Col. Orlando H. Moore, the provost marshal there. In June 1863, Cushman was sent behind Confederate lines by Army Chief of Police William Truesdail in Nashville to gain information on Confederate Gene...

Curnow, Alice J. (Alice Jane), 1861-1940

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Farm wife; Alice Curnow arrived in Arizona in 1881, lived in Globe and farmed in the Salt River Valley, Tempe and Mesa, with her husband, Tom. From the description of Curnow reminiscences, 1940-1940. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 44093567 ...