Box 1
Container
Contains 12 Results:
Contains 2 typed copies of a description of the collection, a short biographical sketch of Benjamin Morris Thomas and a hand written genealogy of the Bradley family.
Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
- Misc. newspapers and clippings.
- Misc. correspondence, typed and handwritten.
- Annual reports, diairies, account books, scrapbooks, checkbooks, checks, manuals, notebooks, map of Europe after WW I.
- Government documents (Federal and territorial).
- Deeds, property assessments.
- Various and sundry items.
Dates:
1863-1928
Contains letters written by Benjamin Morris Thomas, to his family describing conditions in New Mexico Territory., 1870-1872,
Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Primarily in the Ft. Wingate area and his hopes for a job as Indian agent; suggestions for possible business opportunities in ranching; his return to Indiana and marriage to Esther Bradley and their return to New Mexico.
Dates:
1870-1872,
Contains copies of monthly reports sent by Benjamin Morris Thomas, agent at Southern Apache Agency, to Lt. Col. L. Edwin Dudley, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, Santa Fe., 1873
Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Reporting on conditions: problems with tiswin (a liquor made from corn rations by the Apaches); problems with Apache chiefs Victorio, Pajarito, Gavindo, Loco and others; letters to military officers in the area asking for help; a report titled Sketches From the Past on a trip to Santa Fe in the winter of 1872-1873 for the Court Martial hearings, probably written by Benjamin Morris Thomas in later years.
Dates:
1873
Contains letters of Benjamin Morris Thomas to his family.
Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
Including a letter announcing the birth of a son, Bradley Morris Thomas, on November 8, 1882; several letters to family members written by Esther Thomas; an 8 page undated narrative by Esther Thomas about her experiences in Santa Fe at the Court Martial hearings in 1872-1873 and her life at the post; an account, possibly autobiographical, by Esther Thomas, of a trip from Denver to Santa Fe, incomplete, no date, but possibly in 1870-1871.
Dates:
1863-1928
Contains letters from family members and friends to Benjamin Morris and Esther Thomas,, 1873-1891.
Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
- Misc. newspapers and clippings.
- Misc. correspondence, typed and handwritten.
- Annual reports, diairies, account books, scrapbooks, checkbooks, checks, manuals, notebooks, map of Europe after WW I.
- Government documents (Federal and territorial).
- Deeds, property assessments.
- Various and sundry items.
Dates:
1873-1891.
Contains miscellaneous letters to Benjamin Morris Thomas,, 1881-1883.
Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
Including a letter from Ben M. Thomas, an Indian student at Carlisle Barracks, possibly an adopted son, reporting on his progress at school; letters and reports on the Santa Fe Mission (Presbyterian); a metal plate invitation from Mr. and Mrs. William Breeding for an "at home" on June 11, 1879. (Breeding was Assessor of the District of New Mexico, later Attorney-General.)
Dates:
1881-1883.
Contains monthly reports of Benjamin Morris Thomas, agent at Southern Apache Agency, to Superintendent of Indian Affairs,, 1873-1874.
Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
On rain and cold; complaints of the Apaches about rations; comments on the order to remove the agency to Ojo Caliente; failure of the agency school; report from Ojo Caliente and turning over the agency to J.M. Shaw in November 1874; annual report of Dr. James M. Laing, physician for the Southern Apache Agency, on health, housing, clothing, work habits, use of tiswin (a fermented drink made of corn), games, general health and details of treatment for several injuries and illnesses.
Dates:
1873-1874.
Contains letters from Benjamin Morris and Esther Thomas to his mother and brother, concerning life in Santa Fe and Thomas' appointment on December 19, 1889 as Secretary of the Territory of New Mexico., 1887-1892,
Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
- Misc. newspapers and clippings.
- Misc. correspondence, typed and handwritten.
- Annual reports, diairies, account books, scrapbooks, checkbooks, checks, manuals, notebooks, map of Europe after WW I.
- Government documents (Federal and territorial).
- Deeds, property assessments.
- Various and sundry items.
Dates:
1887-1892,
Contains a certificate appointing Benjamin Morris Thomas Registrar of the Land Office in Tucson in 1883; letters concerning the bond required for the position, letters to Thomas' mother concerning the health of "Little Morris"; descriptions of life in Arizona; a report of the purchase of 120 cattle in 1886; information concerning his resignation as Registrar of the Land Office and his plans to return to Santa Fe to practice dentistry,, 1883;, 1886.
Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
- Misc. newspapers and clippings.
- Misc. correspondence, typed and handwritten.
- Annual reports, diairies, account books, scrapbooks, checkbooks, checks, manuals, notebooks, map of Europe after WW I.
- Government documents (Federal and territorial).
- Deeds, property assessments.
- Various and sundry items.
Dates:
1883;; 1886.
Contains receipts for bricks bought by Benjamin Morris Thomas from the New Mexico Penitentiary, and a note to Mr. Harvey concerning checks signed by B.M. Thomas,, April 23-27, 29-30, May 1, 1889, 1889.
Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
- Misc. newspapers and clippings.
- Misc. correspondence, typed and handwritten.
- Annual reports, diairies, account books, scrapbooks, checkbooks, checks, manuals, notebooks, map of Europe after WW I.
- Government documents (Federal and territorial).
- Deeds, property assessments.
- Various and sundry items.
Dates:
April 23-27, 29-30, May 1, 1889; 1889.
Contains letter concerning Rev. Sam C. Gorman, a Baptist missionary at Laguna Pueblo in the 1850's, written in 1881; letter from Benjamin Morris Thomas concerning accounts from lumber bought for the Presbyterian parsonage in Santa Fe with itemized accounts, clipping from The Daily New Mexican, praising the appointment of Benjamin Morris Thomas as Secretary of the Territory; copy of Thanksgiving proclamation for November 26, 1889 signed by Benjamin Morris Thomas as acting governor; clippings from The Daily New Mexican and another newspaper (Indiana?) announcing the death of Benjamin Morris Thomas on October 2, 1892., 1889;, May 29, 1889
Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
- Misc. newspapers and clippings.
- Misc. correspondence, typed and handwritten.
- Annual reports, diairies, account books, scrapbooks, checkbooks, checks, manuals, notebooks, map of Europe after WW I.
- Government documents (Federal and territorial).
- Deeds, property assessments.
- Various and sundry items.
Dates:
1889;; May 29, 1889
Contains letters primarily on Benjamin Morris Thomas' seeking appointment as Secretary of the Territory, 1889-1889.
Archival Record — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
Included are letters from Lew Wallace, Bradford Prince, W.H.H. Llewellyn and A.D. and C.L. Thomas, brothers of Benjamin Morris Thomas; some miscellaneous material including a complimentary railroad pass on the Southern Railway Company for Thomas, 1892 and a letterhead listing New Mexico Republican Central Committee members-at-large and the Executive Committee (not dated, probably late 1880's since included with other letters of this period).
Dates:
1889-1889.