Board of Trustees of the Sevilleta Grant Records, August 20, 1910-April 8, 1918.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Most of the material in folder 2 is in English. There are two documents in Spanish transfering land ownership from individuals to the Board of Trustees. Contains several mining leases, one for 99 years to G. L. Rule in 1911, a second mining lease to T.B. Everheart and J. H. Batchelder, 1917, and a third mining lease in 1918. Includes an option to buy 16,000 acres for $2.00/acre to H.O. Bursum in 1911 and another to Jose Epitacio Torres in 1914 to buy 20,000 acres at $1.85/acre. Also Trustees' deed for land purchased by James H. Batchelder, Jr. in 1911. Some of the Trustees who signed these documents are Sylvestre Esquibel, Leopoldo Contreras, Abran Barela, Rev. A. R. Cordova, and Alejo Gurule.
Dates
- August 20, 1910-April 8, 1918.
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
English Spanish
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 box (.45 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder
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
cswrref@unm.edu
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
cswrref@unm.edu