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Correspondence and Business Records,, undated

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 12

Scope and Contents

  1. Published supplement taken from the Report of Lt. A.W. Whipple, Corps of Topographical Engineers, Vol. III, pp. 49-53, undated
  2. Scrap, re: Resolution of an Administration Party, undated
  3. Resolutions of Administration Party, undated
  4. Personal memo, re: new era in New Mexico undated
  5. Memo, re: material condition of Utah Indians and relocation of the Navajo Indians, signed by Henry Nereure, undated
  6. Scrap re: Navajo relocation, undated
  7. Memorandum or statement of Land Warrants, re: their price and sale, signed by John Haryn Jr., undated
  8. Report of agency at Fort Webster, an outline of the report, undated
  9. Letter, Steck to Mr. Baker outlining legislation necessary for N.M. Territory, undated
  10. Statement re: "Wonderful Discovery"---the discovery of vermis carltoniani, a worm which destroyed Indian crops, undated
  11. Statement re: permission for certain Mexicans to make an acequia through the lands of the Pueblo of San Felipe, signed by Steck, undated
  12. Copy of memo to Steck to obtain certain court records showing acts of jurisdiction over the Mesilla, signature unintelligible, n.d
  13. Copy of letter to President Andrew Johnson, re: recommendation of R.B. Mitchell to fill N.M. Governor's post, undated
  14. Scrap, re: Navajos stealing stock, undated
  15. Scrap, re: appropriations, undated
  16. Letter, J.A. Beeber to "Mr. Doelor,: re: sale of foundry machinery, undated
  17. Letter (copy), recommending Steck for position of Indian Agent in N.M. addressed to the President of the United States, unsigned, undated
  18. Letter, J.A. Beeber to Steck, re: sale of Muncy Creek Railroad bonds, undated 3 copies.
  19. Flyer from Commissioner of Indian Affairs to agents, undated 3 copies.
  20. "List of tools and materials", undated
  21. Schedule for New Mexico Mining Co. re: list of equipment, undated
  22. Personal memo, undated
  23. Personal memo, undated
  24. Notation, re: contradictory nature of election law, undated
  25. "List of goods turned over to Delgado", undated
  26. "List of articles taken from J.F. Francisco (?)---by the Utah Indians", undated
  27. "Amounts paid upon Labade and order", undated
  28. Inventory of merchandise, undated
  29. "Contents of Hardman" re: an inventory of goods, undated
  30. Scrap, signed T. & D. re: forwarding of bank draft, undated
  31. "El agente de la Indios a Beuabien" re: an inventory of goods, undated
  32. Scrap, "Mescaleros" re: an inventory of goods, undated
  33. Account sheet, undated
  34. Personal notations, misc., undated
  35. "Do"
  36. "Do"
  37. "Bill of goods for Dr. Steck to buy", undated
  38. "Rough estimate given Maj. Greeres", undated
  39. "Run no. 1" re: results of nine days of mining, undated
  40. "Ore from Conningham Mine", undated
  41. "Run no. 2, Tunia Mine", undated
  42. "Run no. 3, Tunia Mine", undated
  43. "Run no. 4, Tunia Mine", undated
  44. "Run no. 5, Tunia Mine", undated
  45. Analysis of costs of extracting gold, undated
  46. Personal memo, undated
  47. Inventory of goods and personal notation by Steck, re: payment of individual accounts, undated
  48. Inventory of goods, undated
  49. Notation on balance due on surveying and marking Indian Pueblos in N.M., undated
  50. "Apache Mescaleros (Forrage)" inventory.
  51. "Issued to Indians" re: monetary amounts, Nov-Feb. No year.
  52. "New Mexico Mining Co., notes unpaid", undated
  53. Scrap, account sheet, undated
  54. Inventory, "Invoice of Public Property the Day Turned over by M. Steck, Supt. of Indian Affairs, to M. Steck, Supt. of Indian Affairs for N.M.", undated (3 copies)
  55. Wallet-sized picture of Warden and Emory (merchandisers), Columbus, Ohio ,undated
  56. Inventory of goods, "The United Stated to Richards and Chambelin", undated
  57. Personal memos, undated
  58. Scrap, "The Principal Chiefs of the Hickarella", undated
  59. Railway passes, calling cards, undated
  60. Scrap, memo on superiority of "Northern people", undated
  61. Picture, unidentified, of a public building, undated
  62. Expense account, "Expense, Santa Fe to Mesilla", undated
  63. Scrap, memo, address of H.B. Kelly, undated
  64. Receipt, J.P. Hague to Steck, undated
  65. Promissory note, Steck to G.P. Frantz, undated
  66. Memo, accounts, undated
  67. Scrap, notation on freight rates, undated
  68. Letter, personal, addressee unknown, signed by Y. Ginio Aguirre, in Spanish, undated
  69. Receipt, James Hunter to Steck, for merchandise, undated
  70. Receipt, Grace and Bofflemjes to C.H. Frouse, undated
  71. Scrap, memo, concerning Laird account, undated
  72. Scrap, memo, concerning Fage account, undated
  73. U.S. Fish Commisssion, blank form, application for carp, undated
  74. Poem, "The Wind," undated
  75. "Apunte de los libros que Encargo al Dr. Steck," in Spanish, undated
  76. Poem, re: Governor Lane, undated
  77. Memo on Indian presents, undated
  78. Sample of oil-sized sheathing.
  79. Invitation to Steck to attend a ball at Exchange Hotel, undated
  80. Scrap memo to C. Greely, undated
  81. Statement, gold received by Steck, undated
  82. Flyer from Porter and Coates, Publisher, touting Captain Jack, the Scout, or The Indian Struggles About Old Fort Duquesne, by Charles McKnight, undated
  83. Flyer, religious, published by American Tract Society, undated
  84. Letter, no addressor to Steck re: instructions in relation to the Pueblo of Jemez, about the Navajo pursuers and refugees, undated
  85. Personal recommendation, E.B. Brown of Steck's ability as a physician, undated
  86. Letter, "Relative to Sgt. Smith's accounts", undated
  87. Scrap re: Mr. Mire and the Secretary of the Interior, undated
  88. Scrap, Steck address to the Utah Indians, undated
  89. Petition to the House of Representatives of the State of Pennsylvania, re: conservation of forests, undated
  90. Writings (partial) on political parties (5 pages), capital punishment (3 pages), and literature (3 pages), undated
  91. Recommendation, Steck testifying to friendship of José Cito, a principal chief of the Apaches, undated
  92. Letter (copy), addressee unknown, unsigned, re: relations between Mexicans, Anglos, and Indians, undated (3 pages)
  93. Letter, E.H. Wingfield to General Fries, Commander El Paso, reporting recovery of four Mexican girls from the Apaches, undated
  94. Letter, Steck to J.W. Woolson, reply to Woolson's letter of Jan 9, 1864, regarding relocation of the Navajo Indians, undated (copy)
  95. Autobiographical sketch in Steck's handwriting, about 1888 in Hughesville, PA.
  96. Misc. personal notes, children's letters, undated

Dates

  • undated

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English Spanish German

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 4 boxes (4.3 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
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Albuquerque NM 87131
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