List of the persons elected to Congress and to the local Assembly, by the Asamblea Departamental — Last election under the Mexican Government. Transcript: Lista de los indivd. Nombrados por el colegio electoral en el puente año. Diputado propistario al colegio Gral. D. Tomas Chabes y Castillo Suplente D….
The casual observer might justifiably assume that the 19th Century New Mexico law business was almost the exclusive province of persons who had come to the territory after 1846. The first published list of persons admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the Territory of New Mexico…
Bernard Shandon Rodey was born March 1, 1856 in County Mayo, Ireland and emigrated with his parents in 1862, first to Canada and then to Vermont. He arrived in New Mexico in 1881 as an employee of the railroad and was admitted to the Bar in 1883. As a…
By Mark B. Thompson Which (future) New Mexican voted against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson? No, it was not Edmund G. Ross, governor of New Mexico, 1885-89, famously portrayed by John F. Kennedy in “Profiles in Courage.” Ross, a senator from Kansas, voted with the majority against conviction…
Having served as the last Chief Justice of the territorial Supreme Court and the first federal judge after New Mexico achieved statehood, William H. Pope has a unique place in New Mexico history. By Mark B. Thompson Having served as the last Chief Justice of the territorial Supreme Court…
This is a WPA interview with C.D. Bonney. Bonney was one of the first settlers in the Pecos Valley; traveling from Mississippi in 1881. C. D. Bonney- Roswell Old Timer by Georgia B. Redfield. When this investigator on Writers' Project District 2, asked C. D. Bonney, old timer of…
A WPA interview. Marie Carter Anthony, New Mexico Interview 1,100 words Old Timers Dictionary In Detail Cecelia Richards Alvarez The day was Sunday. I recall it quite well. Because the neighbor's little girl woke me up to tell me that my cat had had kittens in her barn. Just…
In 1887 one of the disgruntled colonists sued, seeking money damages for wrongs committed by the leaders. Jessie Ellis alleged that John Newbrough and A.M. Howland had knowingly and falsely asserted: (1) that the property of the colony would be held in common; (2) that the community would be…
Quo Warranto? Is it possible to be appointed as a district attorney by the governor, not once but twice; be told by the courts that the appointment was a nullity, not once but twice; to “successfully” prosecute a capital murder case while apparently holding the office; and, for all…
The Historical Society of New Mexico, the oldest organization of its kind west of the Mississippi River, was formally organized on December 26, 1859 when a number of New Mexicans, both Hispano and Anglo, including many officers, territorial officials, judges, lawyers, churchmen, politicians and merchants, signed the necessary corporation…
