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Certificates of mining claims Dakota Territory 1867. E.B. Eddy recorded November 19, 1867; George W. Wood certificate of ownership of claims in the California mining district Dacotah Territory October 28, 1867; certificate of R.H. Carter's mining claims in Shoshone Mining District Dakota Territory November 26, 1867, 1867

 File — Box: 3, Folder: 50

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This four-box collection consists of W.A. Carter and M.E. Carter's correspondence and business records, including invoices, receipts, accounts etc. covering the years 1859-1890. Their correspondents include important western personalities. Many of these were U.S. Army officers: Generals Patrick Edward Connor, A.L. Chetlain, William Meyers, J.W. Clampitt. Other correspondents include Frank A. Root co-author of The Overland Stage To California, Ogden businessman and Mormon bishop Lorin Farr and Cheyenne banker Posey S. Wilson. The correspondence has been arranged in chronological order. A list of correspondents has been provided.

The non-correspondence consists of business records pertaining to Carter's statements, checks and accounts. There is also material relating to Carter's mining, lumber, oil and cattle interests. There are a few items relating to Carter's judicial career: a deed, an affidavit, a bond and estray notices.

Dates

  • 1867

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Collection materials are in English.

Restrictions

Open to public research.

Extent

From the Collection: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)

Physical Description

Three pieces

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

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