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  1. Diary of Richard C. Harrison

    Photocopy of holograph diary. Brief daily entries relate Richard Harrison's travels in California, and prospecting in the gold fields, 1850- 1853. Includes his personal financial records, and a copy of his last will and testament. Included materials: ...

    castanoe - 2016-11-21 16:23

  2. Ledger of the Compañia Unida Chihuahuense

    Ledger book with handwritten entries that detail the financial transactions of the Divina Providencia Mine, San José, from 1832 to 1836. It also includes financial accounts of the mine owners, Juan Albarez, Estevban Curcier, Juan B. Peeters, and José ...

    castanoe - 2016-11-21 16:51

  3. Douglas Family

    The Douglas Family collection consists of the original typescript of the address given by Lewis W. Douglas on Oct. 19th, 1961 before the Arizona Committee of the Newcomen Society in North America, several preliminary drafts of the speech with holograph ...

    castanoe - 2020-04-21 18:56

  4. Comisionado de Mineria Records

    The collection holds holograph documents pertaining to the titles of five mining claims for the Santa Ana Mine, San Pedro Vigilia Mine, La Frontaina Mine, Foubacachi Mine, and Bronzisa Mine. The mining claims are located in the judicial district of ...

    castanoe - 2020-05-05 18:08

  5. Papers of William E. Thomas

    William E. Thomas, born 1852, was a businessman and a city and county official of Phoenix, AZ. He served as postmaster of Phoenix from 1894 to 1898 and of Liberty, AZ in 1901 and again in 1905. The collection includes correspondence, reports, bills, legal ...

    castanoe - 2020-05-22 14:57

  6. Reports of Tonnage

    William Burnham Alexander (1877-1957) received his Bachelor’s of Science in civil engineering at the University of Arizona in 1904. The collection contains typescript reports of mining tonnage giving name of company, where located, mine name, distance to ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-05 15:21

  7. Articles of Agreement

    The Arizona Mining Company was a major company in the mining business that operated out of Santa Cruz County, AZ. The collection contains a holograph manuscript of the “Articles of Agreement” drawn up on parchment in London, England on August 25th, 1869, ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-05 15:26

  8. Records of the Tip Top Copper Company

    The collection contains payrolls, reports, correspondence, financial records, legal papers, and miscellaneous materials pertaining to the Tip Top Mine in the Helvetia Mining District. There are also some personal letters to employee Joseph Chamrod and his ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-05 15:31

  9. Records of Kingman Sampling Works

    Kingman Sampling Works was a company that operated in Kingman, Mohave County, Ariz. This collection contains two volumes of holograph records on mixtures from 1891 to 1896 and sales from 1893 to 1895. Included materials: Manuscript Subject Area: Mining ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-05 15:33

  10. Appellants' Abstract

    Abstract of court record relating to a dispute between the plaintiff's Equator mining claim and the defendant's Wonderful mining claim, in the Verde Mining District. ...

    castanoe - 2020-06-05 15:54

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