Papers, 1820-1944.

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Papers, 1820-1944.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45657526

This collection contains the miscellaneous business and private papers of Felipe Peralta, Abram Contreras, and Emiliano Contreras. These papers reflect the social, political, and economic circumstances of the era in Socorro County, county seat and trading center located 72 miles south of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Among these documents are commercial licenses and Felipe Peralta's oath of loyalty to the United States during the time in which New Mexico's political status was that of "territory." This oath is the same as that now given to individuals seeking citizenship in the United States. Other records reflect land transfers, post office transactions, and letters of courtship (and negotiation) between Emiliano Contreras and his betrothed, Sofia Chavez. These letters reflect the social customs surrounding courtship and marriage as well as the gender relations of the time. Other documents relate to a homestead application, certificates (registrations) of cattle brands, receipts, a pamphlet regarding a soil survey of the Socorro and Rio Puerco areas of New Mexico (1929), and general correspondence. Of particular interest are four letters from Elfego Baca, noted New Mexican historical figure, then attorney, to Emiliano Contreras. Record books from local businesses, including the Charles Ilfeld Company, and other general store tabs are also housed in this collection. The collection also contains six unidentified photographic portraits.

1 box (.38 cu. ft.)

eng,

spa,

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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SNAC Resource ID: 7556415

University of New Mexico-Main Campus

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Charles Ilfeld Company

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Charles Ilfeld, born in Homburg, Germany in 1847, arrived in Santa Fe, N.M. in 1865. After working as a clerk for the mercantile business of Elsberg and Amberg he relocated to Taos to work for Adolph Letcher. In 1867 the Adolph Letcher and Company moved to Las Vegas, N.M., where Charles became a partner in the firm. Seven years later, Letcher sold his interest to Ilfeld, who changed the name of the business to Charles Ilfeld Company. Ilfeld's business eventually grew into the largest mercantile ...

Contreras family.

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Felipe Peralta was a La Joya merchant and Socorro County Justice of the Peace. Abram Contreras was a merchant of La Joya, New Mexico, and his son, Emiliano Contreras, was postmaster of Contreras, New Mexico in the 1930s and 1940s. From the description of Papers, 1820-1944. (University of New Mexico-Main Campus). WorldCat record id: 45657526 ...

Contreras, Abram.

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Contreras, Emiliano.

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Peralta, Felipe.

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