Stephen W. Dorsey research collection, 1861-1916.

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Stephen W. Dorsey research collection, 1861-1916.

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Summary: Collection consists of the research materials gathered by Thomas J. Caperton while writing "Rogue! Being an account of the life and high times of Stephen W. Dorsey, United States Senator and New Mexico cattle baron," published by the Museum of New Mexico Press in 1978. Materials include copies of letters; newspaper articles; copies of incorporation papers for Dorsey's business holdings; copies of the lawsuits (including the "Star Route" mail fraud), as well as details on the history and construction of the Dorsey Mansion.

2 linear feet.

Museum of New Mexico Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7758382

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Chico Hot Springs Resort

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Dorsey, Clayton Chauncey.

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Seward, Frederick William, 1830-1915

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Lawyer; Assistant Secretary of State under Lincoln; son of William Henry Seward. From the description of Collection, 1864-1906. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50991907 American lawyer and politician who served as the acting secretary of state under the Lincoln, Johnson, and Hayes administrations. From the description of Autobiography, ca. 1870. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122550831 Brother of William H. Seward, Secretary of State for Ab...

Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899

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Ingersoll: unmarried lawyer in Peoria, Ill. From the description of Letter : Peoria, Ill., to Miss Han Selby, Smithland, Ky., 1859 Sept. 24. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 41986349 Ingersoll: lawyer, author, lecturer, well-known proponent of agnosticism. Hackley (1837-1905): businessman & philanthropist from Muskegon, Mich. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Mr. [Charles Henry?] Hackley, 1897 July 21. (Abraham L...

Caperton, Thomas J.

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Stephen Wallace Dorsey, the son of Irish immigrants, was born in 1842 in Vermont. In his youth he moved to Oberlin, Ohio where he worked as a house painter and attended Oberlin College. He subsequently enlisted in the First Ohio Light Artillery in 1861 and following the Civil War, he married and went to work for a tool manufacturer. He rose in the ranks of the company and became involved in Republican politics. Dorsey became president of the Arkansas Central Railway, moved to Arkansas, and in 18...

Dorsey, Stephen Wallace, 1842-1916

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Dorsey was a former railroad executive and U.S. Senator; from 1877 a New Mexico rancher. From the description of Stephen W. Dorsey dictation : Chico Springs, New Mexico, 1885. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 25903650 Dorsey was a rancher and businessman in Colfax County, New Mexico in the 1870s and 1880s. From the description of Stephen W. Dorsey collection, 1861-1977. (Museum of New Mexico Library). WorldCat record id: 37396855 ...