Report, 1853.

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Report, 1853.

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This collection consists of one typewritten copy and a photoprint of Joseph King Fenno Mansfield's report of the Dept. of New Mexico from 1853 which includes descriptions, maps, and drawings of Forts Union, Marcy, Massachusetts, Defiance, Conrad, Fillmore, and of the Cantonment Burgwin and El Paso. His report also includes a handwritten copy of Gov. William C. Lane's letter to Colonel D.S. Miles, Commanding Officer of Fort Fillmore, regarding the disputed territory of Mesilla. His reports of the various forts, temporary military stations, and cantonments detail the location of each, the threats faced by each with regard to local Native American tribes, conditions of the forts, themselves, conditions of the roads and the approximate cost of making these passable in all seasons, as well as local crops, water sources, and histories of the establishment of each. The descriptions also include Mansfield's recommendations to keep or modify each fort. In some cases, he proposes changes to the forts and provides maps detailing these. The local Native Americans deemed threatening are described by tribe and by number of warriors. These include the Apaches, Utes, Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Navajos. The Pueblos are more often described along with Mexican and American settler communities, thus demonstrating their affiliation with these groups rather than with the tribes perceived as a danger to the U.S. government and population.

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