E.F. Kellner letters
Collection
Identifier: Ms-0344-SC
Scope and Contents
Letterpress copies of correspondence sent (13 September 1875 - 10 March 1877) reflect disputes between Kellner and officers over sale of liquor, gambling, and other issues while units of the 9th Cavalry were stationed at the fort. Addressees include A. H. Morehead, Secretary of War William W. Belknapp, Lieutenant M. F. Goodwin, Captain Henry Carroll, sheriff Mariano Barela, and businessman Henry Lesinsky.
Dates
- 1875-1877
Biographical / Historical
E. F. Kellner was post trader and postmaster at Fort Selden in the New Mexico Territory in the 1870s. There were garrisons at Fort Selden from 1865 until 1879. The fort is named in honor of Colonel Henry R. Selden, 1st New Mexico Infantry and one time captain of the 5th US Infantry.
Extent
8 items (Small Collections)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The letterpress copies of letters from E. F. Kellner, post trader and postmaster at Fort Selden, New Mexico Territory, about the disputes with the 9th Cavalry units.
Processing Information
Austin Hoover, January 1996. Revised, Austin Hoover, January 2002
- Title
- Guide to the E.F. Kellner letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Austin Hoover
- Date
- Updated January 2002
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the New Mexico State University Library Archives and Special Collections Repository