New Mexico State Records Center and Archives
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| Title | John H. Cockrell Papers, | |
| Dates (Inclusive) | 1856-1919 | |
| Creator | Cockrell, John H. | |
| Collection Number | 1959-034 | |
| Size | 1 linear feet | |
| Repository | New Mexico State Records Center and Archives | |
| Language | English. | |
Cockrell was an attorney in Johnson County, Missouri before moving his practice to Lincoln County, New Mexico in 1885.
Collection is organized into four series:
I. Johnson County, Missouri practice (1856-1886)
II. Lincoln County, New Mexico practice (1885-1917)
III. Correspondence (1885-1895)
IV. Miscellaneous (1880-1919)
Collection consists of Cockrells business and personal papers. Series I consists of probate records, case files, and correspondence. Some pertain to work with the Missouri Pacific Railway Co. Series II consists of various documents relating to work with the Feliz Cattle Co.; the Old Abe Co. (mining); the Taliaferro Mercantile Co.; and land claim cases filed with the U.S. Land Offices in Las Cruces and Roswell, New Mexico, and Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Series III consists of personal and business correspondence. Series IV consists of legal documents, mining records, and land conveyances in Lincoln County, New Mexico.
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John H. Cockrell Papers, New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- New Mexico -- Lincoln County
Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico -- Lincoln County
Missouri Pacific Railway Company
Taliaferro Mercantile and Trading Co.
United States. General Land Office
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Probate records and correspondence.1856-1885
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Case files and correspondence.1856-1886
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Case files and correspondence.1863-1885
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Pacific Railway. 1873-1884
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Case files and correspondence.1877-1879
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Feliz Cattle Co. 1885-1917
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Old Abe Mining Co. 1891-1899
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Taliaferro Mercantile and Trading Co. 1909-1910
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U.S. Land Office Cases, Las Cruces. 1885-1890
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U.S. Land Office Cases, Roswell. 1885-1890
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U.S. Land Office, Glenwood Springs, Colo. 1885-1890
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General correspondence and papers.1885-1890
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General correspondence and papers. 1885-1895
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General Correspondence and papers.1886-1890
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Business Correspondence, bills and receipts. 1886-1890
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Agreements, Contracts, Notes and Bonds. 1880-1896
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Mining Records. 1883-1919
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Proceedings of an Informal Conference of the United States Commissioners of
the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition and the Representatives of the Several
Departments of the National Government, held at Washington D.C., May 7-9, 1884. Judd
& Detweiler. 1884
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Land Conveyances. 1888-1893
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