Charles Bent letters to Manuel Alvarez

Collection

Identifier: WH28

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collectionn contains photocopies of manuscript letters from Bent in Taos, N.M. to Alvarez in Santa Fe, N.M. concerning business affairs and protection of U.S. citizens in New Mexico.

Dates

December 10, 1837-June 11. 1846

Language of Materials

Material is in In English except for one in Spanish. Two paragraphs in French signed: Charles Beaubien..

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish, reproduce, or quote from material in the collection should be discussed with the appropriate librarian or archivist. Permission for publication may be given on behalf of the Denver Public Library as the owner of the physical item. It is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained by the customer. The Library does not assume any responsibility for infringement of copyright or publication rights of the manuscript held by the writer, heirs, donors, or executors. Reproduction restrictions are decided on a case-by-case basis.

Charles Bent (1799-1847)

Charles Bent was a pioneer merchant of New Mexico and first American civil governor of the Territory (1846-1847). Born in Va., West Point graduate, in 1832, with brother William, established Bent's Fort in Colorado; then formed trading partnership with Cerán St. Vrain, operating in Santa Fe and Taos, N.M. Jan. 19, 1847 Gov. Bent murdered at his home in Taos by a mob resisting U.S. sovereignty.

Manuel Alvarez (1794-1856)

Manuel Alvarez, was a prominent Santa Fe trader and acting American Consul at Santa Fe (1839-1846). He later served as who became lieutenant-governor of New Mexic0 (1850-1856).

Charles H. Beaubien (1800-1864)

Charles H. Beaubien, also known as Alexis Beaubien, Carlos Beaubien and Charles Trotier, was a Canadian-born American fur trader who was one of two investors who owned 2,700,000 acres (11,000 km2) of northeastern New Mexico and southeastern Colorado in the Beaubien-Miranda as well as the Sangre de Cristo land grants.

Extent

1 box (54 items) ; .25 linear feet

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase; Harold H. Dunham, Denver, Colo.; 1951.

Related Materials

Repository also has in printed form as published in: New Mexico historical review, intermittently from v. 29, no. 3 (July 1954) to v. 31, no. 3 (July 1956).

Bibliography

Repository also has in printed form as published in: New Mexico historical review, intermittently from v. 29, no. 3 (July 1954) to v. 31, no. 3 (July 1956).

General

Photocopies (negative) of originals in: Historical Society of New Mexico, Santa Fe (Benjamin M. Read collection). One letter in typescript copy only.

Language of Materials

In English except for one in Spanish. Two paragraphs in French signed: Charles Beaubien.

Subjects

Justice, Administration of -- New Mexico. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Letters (Correspondence) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Merchants -- New Mexico -- Taos -- Correspondence. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Photocopies Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus