Box-folder 2:21
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Wm. McKnight, Independence, to Alvarez, has been appointed Postmaster of Santa Fe, appoints Alvarez his deputy; excitement over railroad; rumor that Smith will not be confirmed, etc., 1849 Nov 8
File — Box-Folder: 2:21, Reel-frame: 1:937
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of Alvarez's business, consular, and personal correspondence. Correspondents include numerous officials, customers, merchants, and suppliers in New Mexico, St. Louis, New Orleans, New York, and London. Subjects discussed include the Santa Fe Trail, trade relations between the United States and New Mexico, and New Mexico politics and statehood. Items of note are five Alvarez ledgers (1834-1855), a journal of campsites along the Santa Fe Trail, a partial English copy...
Dates:
1849 Nov 8