Cochise County Board of Supervisors series, 1881-1887.

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Cochise County Board of Supervisors series, 1881-1887.

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Summary: There are copies of various state legislative acts relating to creating the new county as well as correspondence and financial records relating to dividing Cochise County from Pima County including a 22-page listing of outstanding Pima County checks issued April to December 1880. This list includes many prominent pioneers. Appointments for public offices include petitions signed by residents of various communities. There are bids for services including feeding prisoners and providing indigent sick care and bids, contracts and specifications for building the County jail, courthouse, and hospital. Included here is a report prepared by Dr. Goodfellow about on smallpox cases. Correspondence and petitions (signed by local citizens) are present concerning creating and building roads and the Charleston bridge over the San Pedro River. Also present is a report on jail conditions, undated, by jailor William Soule.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7594777

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Cochise County (Ariz.)

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Historical note: Cochise County was created from part of Pima County on February 1, 1881. From the description of Cochise County Board of Supervisors series, 1881-1887. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 48463636 ...

Cochise County Board of Supervisors

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Goodfellow, George Emory, 1855-1910

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Physician; was assistant surgeon at Fort Whipple Barracks, Prescott, 1877, contract surgeon at Fort Lowell, 1880, then in private practice and coroner in Tombstone, Ariz. Later held positions as surgeon for various railroads, 1891-1910. From the description of Goodfellow papers, 1867-1975. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 37520203 ...