Papers, 1861-1936.

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Papers, 1861-1936.

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Correspondence comprises the bulk of the collection. Coffin wrote long letters to his sister as he traveled back to Colorado from a visit to Illinois in 1862 and wrote letters to newspapers and to others defending the actions of the U.S. Army at Sand Creek. Also included are Coffin's 1907 articles for The Longmont Ledger describing his life in Colorado when he first arrived. Geneva Coffin Craig's correspondence consists of letters she received from family and friends throughout her lifetime. Her mother and sister who lived in Weld County, Colorado, wrote of their lives as nineteenth century farm women. Her sister-in-law wrote from Havana, Cuba between 1900-1904 providing a portrait of life during the American occupation of that country. Her husband, James T. Craig wrote often as he traveled on business.

1.25 linear ft. (2 boxes, 1 photobox)

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7672830

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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Coffin, Julia Dunbar

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Coffin family.

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Morse Coffin came to St. Vrain Valley (Colorado) from Boon's County, Illinois in 1859 at the age of 22. Homesteaded the Sandstone Ranch in 1860. Fought in the Sand Creek Massacre. Married Julia Dunbar in 1865 and had five children. Wrote the book, The Battle of Sand Creek which wasn't published until 50 years after his death. Geneva, the oldest child was a student at the University of Colorado and became a teacher. Married James T. Craig, who worked as a cattleman in Belle Fourche, South Dakota ...

Craig family

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Coffin, Geneva Craig

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Coffin, Morse H., 1836-1913

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Morse H. Coffin was born in Roxbury, N.Y., September 20, 1836. At the age of 21 he was began managing his father's farm in Illinois, but in 1859 he crossed the plains with two friends and arrived in Boulder on July 18th. He first whip-sawed lumber for Low, Goss & Pell, providing the lumber for the first frame house built in Boulder County (built by H.C. Norton). In the spring of 1860 he began farming 160 acres on the St. Vrain, three miles east of Longmont and ultimately owned 360 acres. Mor...