Carson, Kit, 1809-1868
Person
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
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Kit Carson papers
John L. Gaspar letter
File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230340066]
Identifier: MSS 80
Abstract
This folder contains a handwritten letter dated 24 March 1925 and addressed to the Utah historian, Le Roy Hafen. John L. Gaspar discusses his relationship and his knowledge of the American frontiersman and scout, Kit Carson (1809-1868).
Dates:
1925 March 24
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- Abatement (Judicial functions) 1
- Apache Indians -- Wars -- History 1
- Comanche Indians -- Wars -- History -- Sources 1
- Correspondence 1
- Dispatches 1
- Indian agents -- United States -- Correspondence 1
- Jicarilla Indians -- Wars -- History -- Sources 1
- Mescalero Indians -- Wars -- History -- Sources 1
- Navajo Indians -- Wars -- History -- Sources 1
- New Mexico -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel 1
- Paris (France) -- Description and travel 1
- Scouting (Reconnaissance) -- United States -- Biography 1
- Scouting (Youth activity) -- United States -- Biography 1
- Scouts (Reconnaissance) -- United States -- Biography 1
- Scouts (Youth organization members) -- United States -- Biography 1
- Taos County (N.M.) -- History -- Sources 1 + ∧ less
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