Kit Carson letters : Taos, New Mexico Territory, 1854 Mar 21-1859 Nov 9.

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Kit Carson letters : Taos, New Mexico Territory, 1854 Mar 21-1859 Nov 9.

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Typescript copies of letters written by Kit Carson in his official capacity as Indian agent for the tribes of Northern New Mexico. The letters, written to New Mexico Territorial Governors/Superintendents of Indian Affairs William S. Messeroy, David Meriwether, W.W.H. Davis, Jason L. Collins, and S.M. Yost, concern Carson's work with bands of Apaches, Arapahoes, Comanches, Pueblos, and Utahs. Typescript copies of letters sent to Carson from George Manypenny to W.W.H. Davis regarding payments to Carson, and letters to Carson regarding Agency business from William W. Bent, Jason L. Collins, and A.B. Greenwood, are also included in the collection.

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Messeroy, William S.

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Bent, William, 1809-1869

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Greenwood, Alfred Burton, 1811-1889

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Representative from Arkansas. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D. C., to J. S. Black, 1857 Mar. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270505948 Alfred Burton Greenwood was a Representative from Arkansas. He was born in Franklin County, Georgia, July 11, 1811. He graduated from the University of Georgia, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1832. He commenced practice in Bentonville, Arkansas. He was a member of the State house of representativ...

Yost, S. M.

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Carson, Kit, 1809-1868

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Carson, a legendary figure in the history of the American West, was a various times a trader, trapper, military scout, Indian agent, and interpreter. From the description of Kit Carson papers, 1847-1923. (Santa Fe Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37653498 Trapper, guide, Indian agent, and army officer. From the description of Kit Carson papers, 1842-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453501 Kit Carson, a legendary figure in the history of the Ame...

Davis, W. W. H. (William Watts Hart), 1820-1910

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Historian and journalist, of Doylestown, Pa. From the description of Fries Rebellion manuscript, [ca. 1898]. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70927308 Journalist and historian, of Doylestown, Pa. From the description of Notes for History of Bucks County, 1898-1900. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70927309 Journalist and army officer. From the description of Exercises, 1847. (Bucks County Historical...

United States. Office of Indian Affairs. New Mexico Superintendency

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Collins, Jason

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Manypenny, George Washington, 1809-1893

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Indian commissioner. From the description of Letters of George Washington Manypenny, 1845-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453826 ...

Meriwether, D. (David), 1800-1893

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Meriwether, an explorer and trader in his youth, became a Kentucky farmer and politician. He served as governor of New Mexico territory (1853-1857). From the description of Letter, June 3, 1845. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 697839154 David Meriwether was a Kentucky politician. From the description of Broadside, 1835-1840. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 49253268 Kentucky lawyer, legislator, and governo...