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  1. Diary of Louis John Frederick Jaeger, 1849

    Louis John Frederick Jaeger (1824-1892) was a ferryman and adventurer. He operated a ferry along the Colorado River in Yuma, AZ from 1850 to 1877. Frederick’s collection contains a holograph notebook describing his voyage as a passenger on the ship Mason ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-24 11:01

  2. Account books of Louis John Frederick Jaeger, 1860-1891

    Louis John Frederick Jaeger (1824-1892) was a ferryman and adventurer. He operated a ferry along the Colorado River in Yuma, AZ from 1850 to 1877. This collection contains four of his holograph financial account books for the years 1860 to 1861, 1876, and ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-24 11:02

  3. Diary of Louis John Frederick Jaeger, 1875-1892

    Louis John Frederick Jaeger (1824-1892) was a ferryman and adventurer. He operated a ferry along the Colorado River in Yuma, AZ from 1850 to 1877. This collection contains holograph notebooks spanning Mar. 1, 1875 to Apr. 7, 1880 and Feb. 11 to Mar. 25, ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-25 12:33

  4. Derrotero de los Padres Fray Francisco Atanacio Domínguez, and Fr. Silvestre Vélez, de Escalante, en sus exploraciónes, desde las missiones de Zuñy del Nuevo Mexico, hasta las ymmediaciones de Monte Rey de California

    Collection includes eighteenth-century copy of the diary kept by Vélez de Escalante on his expedition with Dominguez through the four corners area of the American Southwest, July 29, 1776 to Jan. 2, 1777. Although unsuccessful in their mission to find a ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-26 10:07

  5. Aphold Family Papers

    Contains financial statements, 1905-1956, legal documents, 1867-1950, mining claims, 1898-1955, newspaper clippings, 1940-1960. Includes materials relating to Adelaide A. Aphold’s marriages to Louise Aphold, Sr and Dr. Narciso Herra Matas. ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-31 09:31

  6. Correspondence of Crawley P. Dake

    Photocopies of correspondence relating to lawlessness in the southeastern section involving cowboy gangs, difficulties between local law enforcement agencies and the U.S. Marshall, Crawley P. Dake, and his deputy, Wyatt Earp. Correspondents include John J ...

    castanoe - 2020-08-31 10:24

  7. History of Arizona

    The History of Arizona is a book written by Joseph Fish, an Arizona merchant and bookkeeper. The collection contains various portions of the unpublished manuscript in original and carbon typescript, as well as a photocopy; the manuscript relates Arizona ...

    castanoe - 2020-09-11 10:40

  8. Jacobs Family Papers

    The collection consists of correspondence, letter books, invoices, financial statements, ledgers, journals, receipts, cancelled checks, debit and credit memos, certificate of deposit stubs, draft registers, collection registers, and remittance registers ...

    castanoe - 2020-09-11 11:29

  9. Docket of Preliminary Hearings

    Letter copybook of Hughes correspondence while serving as Governor of Arizona Territory. Letters include references to appointments, recommendations, the territorial prison, and the Board of Regents. ...

    castanoe - 2020-09-11 11:49

  10. Bayless Family Papers

    Correspondence, legal papers, financial records, land patents, and account books of William Henry Bayless and his sons relating to cattle and sheep ranching operations in Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Arizona. Also includes letters written to J.F. ...

    castanoe - 2020-11-02 11:20

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