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Contracts to Solomon Betlemen (Taos, NM) for straw, 1860-1886

 Item — Box: 1
Identifier: 21

Scope and Content

From the Collection: The collection contains photocopies of records of the U.S. War Department, Office of the Quartermaster. The contracts are between local businesses and the U.S. Army to supply feed to various army forts in New Mexico and Texas. Among the New Mexico merchants doing business with the army were Marcus Brunswick and Charles Ilfeld. The detailed contracts stipulate the amount of feed to be supplied, the quality and condition, and the delivery schedule of the feed. Four of the forty contracts in the collection name provisions other than oats, bran or hay. Only two of the contracts supply forts outside of New Mexico.

This collection was formerly known as the U.S. War Department Records. The original records are housed at the National Archives.

Dates

  • 1860-1886

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 box (1 cu. ft.)

Repository Details

Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451