Apache Indians -- Wars -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Kit Carson papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232537388]
Identifier: Vault MSS 513
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, military dispatches, a deed, a Taos County Resolution, and two payment vouchers. Nine of these items are personal in nature and are addressed to Carson from friends and family members. The remaining thirty-five letters are concerned with and document Indian affairs. They include instructions from superiors, official correspondence regarding military actions during the American Civil War in the West. They document aspects of the Jicarilla War of 1854-55, the Mescalero...
Dates:
1854-1867
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
C. A. May letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197231044964]
Identifier: MSS 1016
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed letter dated December 2, 1849, written at Socorro, New Mexico, and addressed to a Lt. McLand at Santa Fe, New Mexico. May writes that the Apache chief, "Ponce," and other Apaches request a meeting to discuss peace.
Dates:
1849 December 2
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections