Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District records, 1877-1988.

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Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District records, 1877-1988.

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The papers of the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District span the years 1877-1988. The material consists of Court and Case files, land applications, and water appropriation rights. The Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District played an important role in development of land, water, business and political structure in the late territorial days, and early statehood of New Mexico. Many important territorial laws such as the fence law, as well as state laws like water appropriation rights, are apparent in the legal records of the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District. The Desert Land Act Applications gives detailed information surrounding the application process of buying land in and around the Pecos River Valley. The application process also details the land transactions of prominent business owners such as J.J. Hagerman and Pat F. Garrett. The Water Appropriation Rights materials show detailed transactions involving the water rights via streams, rivers and ditches. The appropriation of water documented in court records (warranty deeds) shows that land applications often dictated who had the rights to certain water in particular areas of southeastern New Mexico. Other materials include state of New Mexico reports, surveys and studies.

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