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Inventory of the Edward L. Bartlett Papers, 1863-1904
New Mexico State Records Center and Archives Email: archives@state.nm.us
URL: http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/
©2000 New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
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Title |
Edward L. Bartlett Papers,
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Dates (Inclusive) |
1863-1904 |
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Creator |
Bartlett, Edward L.
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Collection Number |
1960-003 |
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Size |
3.25 linear feet
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Repository |
New Mexico State Records Center and Archives |
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Language |
English. |
Edward L .Bartlett (1847-1904) served as Adjutant General of the Territory of New Mexico
from 1882 to 1889, and Solicitor General of the Territory of New Mexico from 1889-1895 and
1897-1904. He also served as chairman of the Santa Fe City Council, member of the Santa Fe
Board of Education, and twice president of the Santa Fe Board of Trade. Bartlett was a founder
of the New Mexico Bar Association and prominent in Republican Party politics, serving as
chairman of the Territorial Republican Central Committee for two consecutive terms. He also
had a private law practice in Santa Fe and was a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellow
Lodges.
Bartlett was born in Oxford County, Maine, in 1847, the son of Alvin B. And Sarah S.
Bartlett. He attended Bowdoin College in Maine, law school at the University of Michigan, and
was admitted to the bar in Kansas, where he served on the State Supreme Court in 1871. Bartlett
and his wife, Cora L. Bartlett, moved to Santa Fe in 1880. He and Mrs. Bartlett are buried in
Fairview Cemetery, Santa Fe.
Collection is organized into two series:
Solicitor General - Official Correspondence, 1890-1904
Professional papers from his legal practice, 1880-1904
Collection consists of Bartlett's official correspondence as Solicitor General of the Territory
of New Mexico (1890-1902); and professional papers from his legal practice (1880-1904).
Solicitor General correspondence includes letters received from Frank Springer, Elfego Baca,
Frederick Muller, and Pinkerton's National Detective Agency concerning Charles Siringo. Topics
covered in the correspondence include the Rough Riders, Jicarilla Apaches, territorial
penitentiary, Fort Marcy, and the execution of Blackjack Ketchum. Professional papers include
correspondence, case files, and legal documents. Includes materials on Bartlett's wife Cora, water
rights, homesteading, mining corporations, railroad companies (especially the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad Co.), New Mexico Bar Association, the Freemason's Montezuma Lodge, Santa
Fe Water Co., many New Mexico land grants, and various political and legal issues in San Juan
County and Santa Fe.
Access Restrictions
None
Copy Restrictions
Limited duplication allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for all copyright
compliance.
Preferred Citation
Edward L. Bartlett Papers, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe, New
Mexico.
Antonio Martinez Land Grant (N.M.) Bartlett, Cora L. Bartlett, Edward L. Caja del Rio Land Grant (N.M.) Case files Cieneguilla Land Grant (N.M.) Conejos Land Grant (N.M.) Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Company Fort Marcy (N.M.) Freemasons. Montezuma Lodge (Santa Fe, N.M.) Homestead Law -- New Mexico Jicarilla Indians Ketchum, Black Jack, 1865 or 6-1901 Land Grants -- New Mexico Lawyers -- New Mexico Lawyers -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe Legal works Mining Corporations -- New Mexico New Mexico -- Officials and Employees New Mexico -- Politics and Government, 1848-1950 New Mexico Bar Association New Mexico Penitentiary New Mexico. Solicitor General Piedra Lumbre Land Grant (N.M.) Railroad Companies -- New Mexico Roque Lovato Land Grant (N.M.) San Juan County (N.M.) -- History San Miguel del Vado Land Grant (N.M.) Santa Fe (N.M.) -- History Santa Fe Water Co. Siringo, Charles A., 1855-1928 United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st Villa de Santa Fe Land Grant (N.M.) Water Rights -- New Mexico
Contents List
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Requests for official opinions. 1890-1901
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Correspondence regarding specific civil cases. 1892-1901
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Correspondence regarding specific criminal cases. (Includes Letters Received, Bartlett
from O.T. Toombs, concerning bill of Sheriff Salome Garcia for the execution of Thos. Black
Jack Ketchum). 1891-1902
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Correspondence regarding legislation. 1898-1902
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Correspondence regarding school matters. (Includes Letters Received from T.D.
Burns, Frank, Springer, Elfego Baca). 1891-1902
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Correspondence regarding penitentiary, some letters from prisoners. (Includes Letters
Received, Bartlett from Wynkoop, Jan. 22, 1891). 1890-1901
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Correspondence regarding water rights. 1894-1902
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Correspondence concerning Indian Depredation claims. 1891
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Correspondence regarding Jicarilla Apache affairs. (Includes Letters Received,
Bartlett from J.M. Archuleta). 1895-1898
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Correspondence regarding the deactivation of Fort Marcy. (Includes Letters Received,
Bartlett from E.H. Plummer, L.B. Prince). 1891-1894
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Correspondence regarding new Capitol construction and furnishing of official office. 1900
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Pinkertons National Detective Agency, correspondence regarding professional
services of C.A. Siringo. 1891-1899
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Rough Riders, correspondence. (Includes Letters Received, Bartlett from Fred Muller,
July 25, 1898, eyewitness account of the capture of Santiago de Cuba). 1898-1899
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Correspondence concerning municipal and territorial bonds. 1894-1903
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Territory of New Mexico, J.A. Elston vs Board of County Commissioners, Santa Fe
County. 1899
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City of Albuquerque vs United States. n.d.
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Sale of Alamillo Grant (Socorro) by Jose G. Chaves. 1880
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Caja del Rio Grant, A. Abeytia et al vs William Spiegelberg et al. n.d. Caja del Rio
Grant, Denver & Rio Grande RR right-of-way across grant. Map, correspondence. 1899-1900
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Cañon del Rio Colorado Grant, correspondence regarding Red River City Town and
Mineral Co. 1897-1898
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Cieneguilla Grant (Taos Co.), sale of interest in Grant by Antonio Joseph to Elias
Brevoort. 1884 July 10
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Conejos Grant, Juan Luis Martinez vs Damian Duran. 1884-1886
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Corpus Cristi Grant, 3 Letters Recieved, Bartlett from Benjamin Hodges. 1891
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Sena and Farmers Loan and Trust Co. vs American Turquoise Co. 1897-1902
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Roque Lovato Grant, correspondence and contract, L.B. Prince and W.T. Thornton
with Santa Fe Water Co. 1893-1894
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Antonio Martinez Grant, Antonio Martinez, Francisco Martinez y Martinez et al vs
Malaquias Martinez et al. 1893
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San Miguel del Vado Grant, correspondence regarding litigation. 1891-1897
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Francisco Montes Vigil Grant (Truchas), litigation. 1885-1903
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Petaca Grant, litigation of L.Z. and M.Z. Farwell. 1893-1900
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Ortiz Mine Grant, litigation (Brevoort et al. And C.H. Gildersleeve vs New Mexico
Mining Co., et al) and speculation. 1892-1902
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Ortiz Mine Grant, newspaper clippings and correspondence, regarding various
litigations. 1890-1899
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Piedra Lumbre Grant, Candelario Martinez et al vs Jose Maria Chaves et al. 1894
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Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Grant, T.C. Gutierres vs United States. 1893-
1902
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Santa Fe Grant, Villa de Santa Fe vs United States. (Involving Pedro Perea and H.B.
Fergusson). 1892-1900
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Las Trampas Grant, correspondence regarding timber. 1900-1902
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Truchas area, litigation over land, Roman Baca et al vs Amado Chaves et al. 1900-1902
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Land grants, miscellaneous correspondence. 1891-1902
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Court of Private Land Claims, miscellaneous correspondence. 1891-1901
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Court of Private Land Claims, general memo discussing Spanish and Mexican Land
Grant law. n.d.
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Correspondence regarding miscellaneous land speculations. 1892-1902
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Homestead litigation, James MacDonald vs. Maria de la Luz Chavez. 1885
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Miscellaneous correspondence regarding homestead litigation. 1892-1902
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Denver and Rio Grande RR, miscellaneous correspondence; correspondence regarding
miscellaneous legal cases. (One case involving Archbishop Bourgade and Father Gilbertson). 1890-1902
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Denver and Rio Grande RR vs. Frasier Mountain Copper Co. 1903-1904
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Denver and Rio Grande RR vs. United States, timber litigation involving William
Yule. 1897-1899
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Correspondence in re D&RG RR vs. United States timber case above and other cases
involving timber. 1897-1899
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe RR, miscellaneous correspondence (H.L. Waldo). 1890-1901
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United States vs. W.H.H. Llewellyn (Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe). Litigation and
correspondence. 1893-1894
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Morris Nathan vs. Texas, Santa Fe & Northern RR Co. 1885-1901
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Railroad speculation, miscellaneous correspondence. 1895-1901
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Timber speculation, miscellaneous correspondence. 1894-1902
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Railroads, miscellaneous correspondence. 1890-1902
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Railroad passes and related correspondence. 1890-1903
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Cerrillos area: |
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Galena Chief, general correspondence, assessments. 1890-1903
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Losch and OBrien, correspondence and descriptions of mines owned. 1885-1897
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Miscellaneous correspondence and litigation. 1890-1900
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San Pedro area: |
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Governor Ross mine. 1889
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Miscellaneous correspondence and litigations. 1890-1899
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Miscellaneous correspondence, Blue Cañon Mining Co. 1901
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Silver City area: |
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Texas Mine, bill of sale. 1880
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Miscellaneous correspondence. 1895-1899
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Rio Arriba area: |
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Good Hope Mine, miscellaneous correspondence. 1895-1900
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Miscellaneous correspondence. 1892-1901
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Socorro area: |
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Cavern Mining Co. et al. 1892-1895
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Taos area: |
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Rio Grande Placer, Ocean Wave Placer, Aztec Mine. 1879-1880
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Pecos area: |
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Pecos River Mining Co. 1883-1892
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Miscellaneous: |
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Southwest Bullion Co. (Twitchell, Prince). 1890
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Miscellaneous correspondence. 1890-1901
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Miscellaneous correspondence, foreign. 1890-1897
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Letters Received, Bartlett from Peter Powers, itinerant boarding house keeper and
miner. 1890-1897
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Correspondence in re litigation: Junction City vs. Aztec for county seat of San Juan
County. San Juan County vs. Rio Arriba County. 1890-1895
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San Juan County politics. 1890-1900
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J.G. Pyeatt vs. Territory of New Mexico, murder of Charles Willett, Dec 19, 1891. 1891-1897
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Henderson Bates vs. The Aztec Ditch Co. et al. Other San Juan County cases. 1904
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Various litigations over ditches. 1891-1899
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Minnie Berry vs. E.G. Berry, divorce and child custody. 1894-1895
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Letters Received, Bartlett from Granville Pendleton, Aztec lawyer. Includes undated
letter concerning Winfield Wetherill divorce. 1898-1904
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Correspondence in re miscellaneous legal cases. 1890-1903
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Correspondence between members, including discussion of Veeder disbarment. 1891-1901
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Murder of Francisco Chavez: Correspondence concerning reward. Catron letter. 1895-1897
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Contempt proceedings vs. T. Hughes and W.T. McCreight, publishers of the
Albuquerque Daily Citizen, Oct. 9, 1895, attacking attorneys... formulations of charges against
T.B. Catron concerning murder of Chavez. 1895-1897
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Correspondence re: legal publications. 1891-1902
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Miscellaneous correspondence. 1890-1902
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Litigation concerning election cases, 3 cases. 1894 Dec
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Correspondence regarding lobbying activities in the Territorial Legislature. 1895-1901
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Levi Hughes Liberation Meeting. 1895 Dec 23
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Political Correspondence. 1890-1892
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Political Correspondence. 1894
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Political Correspondence. 1895-1906
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Political Correspondence. 1897
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Political Correspondence. 1898
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Political Correspondence. 1899-1902
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Gusdorf vs. Scheurich, bankruptcy settlement. 1898-1901
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Litigations involving Max Frost, 4 cases. 1895-1902
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Estate of Jacob DaCosta. Concerning land (Cerrillos) owned jointly with Zadok
Staab, estate of. 1897-1901
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Correspondence in re L.M. Hamburger vs. A. Downs (Silver City area - cattle ranch). 1890-1891
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A. Staab vs. Board of Taos County Commissioners .1899
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A. Staab vs. Board of Taos County Commissioners. 1899
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Charles Dudrow vs. Cora Dudrow, divorce. 1893
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Lucinda Ellison de Mares vs. Pablo Mares, divorce. 1901
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Extract from minutes.1881
List of companys papers, deeds and records. 1884
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Condemnation of real estate for reservoir. 1892-1895
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Gift of land for reservoir by the Santa Fe City Council. 1894
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Correspondence with Municipal Investment Co., regarding construction of dam and
reservoir. 1891-1896
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Contract with Municipal Investment Co. for the construction of dam and reservoir. 1896
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Industrial and General Trust Ltd. Et al vs. The Water and Improvement Co., et al. 1898-1899
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Fort Wingate, litigation re building of facilities by BIA, involving W.A. McKenzie
and W.F. McLaughlin. 1890-1895
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Gonzales vs. Gonzales (Las Vegas). 1894-1898
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Donahue-Mornier property (Santa Fe, Montezuma St.). 1888-1897
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Taos area, miscellaneous legal cases. 1890-1901
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Letters Received, Bartlett from W.D. Washburn. 1898-1902
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Letters Received, Bartlett from T.D. Burns. 1891-1895
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Letters Received, Bartlett from and re A. Staab. 1890-1901
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Letters Received, Bartlett from C.A. Siringo. 1898
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The Tercentennial Celebration. 1883
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The Santa Fe Board of Trade. 1891-1901
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Hospitals, sanitoria: St. Vincent, etc. 1890-1901
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Correspondence. 1882-1887
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Cora L. Bartlett (wife). Correspondence concerning her activities and her illness
(beginning May, 1897). 1882-1900
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Montezuma Lodge, correspondence, including Catron letter concerning his expulsion
from the lodge; description of land owned by the Temple. 1890-1902
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Wells Fargo & Co. Correspondence with president John J. Valentine. Includes annual
report, 1898. 1892-1901
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Correspondence with newspapers. 1890-1902
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Miscellaneous personal property, 1863, 1885, 1890-1901. 1863-1901
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Miscellaneous personal finances. 1877-1896
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Miscellaneous personal finances. 1897-1902
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Miscellaneous house and office furnishings. 1891-1899
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Automobile advertisements. 1900-1901
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Re: A.B. & Sarah Bartlett (parents). 1863-1878
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Miscellaneous sports and travel. 1890-1903
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E.L. Bartlett Business Papers (Gift of Bruce Ellis, Nov 19, 1971). 1892-1900
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