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| 2 | Author: | Romero, José, active 1822-1826. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Letter of Jose Romero,
1824 ead | | | Date(s): | 1824 | | | Abstract: | Jose Romero was a Lieutenant Colonel, Sonora, Mexico; leader of 1823-1826 expeditions to
establish an inland route between Sonora, Mex. and California. Collection contains a letter
(photocopy) to Mariana de Urrea, Commandante General de Sonora, from Romero in San Gabriel, Calif.,
recounting his experiences in attempting unsuccessfully to return to Sonora in the winter of 1823-1824
through the Palm Springs area, and describing the mail route between Tucson and San Gabriel which was
conducted by Jose Cocomaricopa, the bearer of this letter, via the Colorado River route. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Postal service -- Southwest, New -- History -- Sources. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
5 | Author: | Russell, Robert Parke. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Russell's La Paz County: a Historical Anthology in Four Volumes
1986 ead | | | Date(s): | 1986 | | | Abstract: | La Paz County was created in 1983 from Yuma County, Ariz. This collection contains a typescript compilation, 4 vols.,
of newspaper and magazine articles concerning La Paz County, Ariz.; chiefly published in the Arizona Sentinel from 1850-1911.
Vol. 4 contains name and subject indexes. Topics include mines and mining, army, postal service, Native Americans, transportation,
and freighting. | | | Repository: | University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Arizona -- La Paz County -- History. | Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- La Paz County -- History. | Postal service -- Arizona -- History. | | | Similar Items: | Find Similar Guides |
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