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Autobiography of William Bladen Jett

1938 to 1940
AZ 312
Collection Guide
Chapter 1 of Autobiography of William Bladen Jett, circa 1938

William Bladen Jett (1858-1941) was a Methodist minister who served in the U.S. Army with the 4th Cavalry in Arizona and New Mexico.

This collection comprises an autobiographical manuscript containing reminiscences of Jett's boyhood in Virginia during the U.S. Civil War; his service with the U.S. Army, chiefly at Ft. Huachuca and Ft. Stanton; cattle ranching in the San Pedro Valley, AZ.; his employment in Phoenix as a teamster; his studies while a ministerial student at Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA and 39 years serving as a Methodist minister until his retirement in 1929.

Included materials:
Manuscript
Subject Area:
Ranching/Cattle
Military
Mexican
Collection Area:
Arizona & Southwest

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