6.2 Outsize (Oversize) Record Books, 1882-1889
Sub-Series
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Collection consists of the records of Mora County, New Mexico (1850-1922). The bulk of the material covers the dates 1870 to 1911. Included are records of the county clerk (1850-1918), assessor (1871-1912), sheriff (1879-1884), treasurer (1924), county commissioners (1880-1921), justice of the peace (1856-1910), probate court (1871-1890), superintendent of schools/board of education (1915-1922), and miscellaneous tax records (1903, 1917). Clerks records include registers of licenses, brands, bonds, patents, bounties, property transfers, and chattel mortgages; poll tax lists; voter lists; and election returns. County commissioners records include proceedings (1880-1921), a special census of district 33 (town of Roy) taken in 1906, and a poll tally for the special election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1889. Other election results are files with the justice of the peace records. Probate records contain leases and deeds concerning Lucien B. Maxwell, and guardianship records.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Some materials are in Spanish.
Dates
- 1882-1889
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, and Spanish.
Access Restrictions
Documents are fragile. Use microfilm if available.
Extent
From the Collection: 3 linear feet + 14 v. + 7 rolls
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Repository