Kearny (Stephen Watts) Family collection, 1848-1922.

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Kearny (Stephen Watts) Family collection, 1848-1922.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64431768

Summary: Collection consists of material from the descendants of Stephen Watts Kearny, including newspaper clippings, handwritten notes on the Kearny family genealogy, letters, and legal documents.

.25 linear feet.

Museum of New Mexico Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7914385

Museum of New Mexico Library

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Kearny, Stephen Watts, 1794-1848

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Army officer. From the description of Proclamation of Stephen Watts Kearny, 1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423835 Army officer; Kearny became a Brigadier General in 1846, and was assigned to command the Army of the West in the Mexican War. He led his men to Santa Fe which was entered without opposition and served as military governor of New Mexico for a month until a civil government was organized. From the description of Kearny proclamation, 1846 Aug. 22...