LEGAL DOCUMENTS,, 1896-1966
Sub-Series
Scope and Contents
Includes homestead certificate, deeds, agreements, wills, inventories of estates, testimony,depositions, briefs, petition, claim, court order, decree, land patent, land plats, releases, abstractsof title, and relative correspondence. They pertain to use of the water in the Tularosa Ditch, smallland claims located on the Mescalero Indian Reservation, right-of-way for a highway through thereservation, and other family matters. The documents are arranged chronologically within thesubject.
Dates
- 1896-1966
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English, and Spanish.
Access and Use Restrictions
This material may be examined by researchers under supervised conditions in the SearchRoom.
Extent
From the Collection: 11 Linear Feet (35 Boxes)
From the Collection: 2,476 items
Physical Description
(16 folders)
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository