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Bloom Cattle Company records

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-0141

Scope and Content

The records of the Bloom Cattle Company date from 1872-1912. Additional materials concern James Sutherland and W. E. Anderson, who were involved in cattle operations for the Bloom Cattle Company and the Anderson Cattle Company.

The bulk of the collection consists of financial records. These include journals, ledgers, daybooks, bank statements, canceled checks, bills and receipts, cattle and corn tallies, and deposit books.

Legal documents...
include agreements of sale and other contracts.

Correspondence consists primarily of letters received by James Sutherland, manager of New Mexico operations, from the Bloom Cattle Company headquarters in Colorado. The series also includes personal correspondence to James and Pearl Sutherland and letters to and from Gertrude Johnson, James Sutherlands sister.

Also included in the collection are unbound sheets of abstracts of certificates and registers of certificates for Lincoln County, New Mexico.
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Dates

  • 1872-1912
  • 1872-1912.

Language of Materials

English

Access and Use Restrictions

This material may be examined by researchers under supervised conditions in the Search Room.

Copy Restrictions

Limited duplication is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for compliance with all copyright and other applicable statutes.

The copyrights associated with this collection have not been assigned to New Mexico State University.

Historical Sketch

The Bloom Cattle Company was a Trinidad, Colorado, cattle firm which operated the Diamond A ranch on the Rio Hondo in Lincoln County, New Mexico. In addition to the New Mexico ranch, the company had horse and steer ranges near Apishapa Temp Creek and Bent and Lockwood Canons near Thatcher, Colorado. John A. Thatcher served as the companys president, M. D. Thatcher acted as secretary/treasurer, and Frank G. Bloom was the general manager. ... See more

Extent

3.75 Linear Feet

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