Francis Henry Hereford papers, 1877-1929 (bulk 1890-1919)

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Francis Henry Hereford papers, 1877-1929 (bulk 1890-1919)

AZ 311


Collection Summary
Creator:	Hereford, Francis Henry, 1861-1928
Collection Name:	Francis Henry Hereford papers,
Inclusive Dates:	1877-1929 (bulk 1890-1919)
Physical Description:	1.4 linear feet
Abstract:	This collection contains correspondence, legal papers, and financial records relating to his law practice, chiefly correspondence between Hereford and the various mining corporations, land and cattle companies he represented. Some correspondence relates to the San Pedro Land Grant.
Collection Number:	AZ 311
Repository:	University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections University of Arizona PO Box 210055 Tucson, AZ 85721-0055 Phone: 520-621-6423 Fax: 520-621-9733 URL: http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/

Biographical Note

Francis Henry Hereford was an attorney in Tucson, Ariz.; he served as Pima County District Attorney from 1882-1895 and was a delegate to the first State Constitutional Convention. Hereford specialized in mining and corporation law and was an attorney for several mining companies in southern Arizona.

Scope and Content Note

This collection contains correspondence, legal papers, and financial records relating to his law practice, chiefly correspondence between Hereford and the various mining corporations, land and cattle companies he represented. Some correspondence relates to the San Pedro Land Grant. Additional material concerns political interests, including correspondence from the Tritle family; family history; and Indian depredation claims involving Solomon Warner, Thomas Gardiner, H.C. Hooker, the Aguirre family, and others. Also included are school enrollment statistics for Tucson schools, 1919; and blueprint maps and newspaper clippings concerning a 1915 widening of 6th Avenue in Tucson.

Restrictions

None.

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Arizona Board of Regents for the University of Arizona, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Access Terms

Personal Name(s)

Hereford, Francis Henry, 1861-1928 -- Archives

Vail, Walter L., 1852-1906

Zeckendorf, Louis, 1838-

Family Name(s)

Tritle family -- Correspondence

Corporate Name(s)

Baboquivari Land and Cattle Company -- Records and correspondence

Calumet & Arizona Mining Company -- Records and correspondence

Cañada del Oro Mines -- Records and correspondence

Crittenden Land and Cattle Company -- Records and correspondence

Greene Cattle Company -- Records and correspondence

Mammoth Cyanide Company -- Records and correspondence

Mammoth-Collins Gold Mines, Ltd. -- Records and correspondence

New Cornelia Copper Company -- Records and correspondence

San Pedro Cattle Company -- Records and correspondence

Southern Pacific Company -- Records and correspondence

Tucson Mining and Smelting Company -- Records and correspondence

Wedge Mining Company -- Records and correspondence

Geographic Name(s)

Arizona -- Politics and government -- To 1950

Empire Mine (Santa Cruz County, Ariz.)

Montana Mine (Santa Cruz County, Ariz.)

Rosemont Mine (Pima County, Ariz.)

Subject(s)

Graham-Tewksbury Feud

Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Claims

Land titles -- Arizona -- History -- Sources

Lawyers -- Arizona

Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- History -- Sources

Mining corporations -- Arizona -- History -- Sources

San Pedro Land Grant

Schools -- Arizona -- Tucson

Streets -- Arizona -- Tucson

Strikes and lockouts -- Copper mining -- Arizona

Genre Form(s)

Bills

Correspondence

Stock certificates

Administrative Information

Credit Line

Francis Henry Hereford papers(AZ 311). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Container List


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1	1	Baboquivari Land and Cattle Company, George H. Appel , A. Hemme, M. King. , 1895-1916


1	2		Salero Livestock and Land Company, Lucas and Wise, Lazear and Orr. , 1897


1	3		San Pedro Cattle Company, A. N. Schuster, F. C. McKinney, W. H. Dowe. , 1890-1895


1	4		San Pedro Grant. , 1895-1897


1	5		Southern Pacific Cases. , 1888-1897


1	6		Tewksbury Case. , 1893-1894


1	7-9		Correspondence: General. , 1888-1929


1	10		Correspondence: Miscellaneous Mining. , 1892-1925


1	11		Legal Correspondence: H. W. Blaisdell land case. , 1888-1889


1	11		Legal Correspondence: Walter Vail various cases. , 1890-1897


1	11		Legal Correspondence: Joseph Parke murdered at Ft. Huachuca. , 1893-1894


1	11		Legal Correspondence: Estate of Charles Myers. , 1894-1895


1	11		Legal Correspondence: G. H. Wadleigh land case. , 1894-1896


1	11		Legal Correspondence: J. C. Johnson vs. E. N. Fish. , 1895-1896


1	11		Legal Correspondence: James Scow regarding price of agricultural products. , 1895-1896


1	11		Legal Correspondence: Toppy Johnson regarding property in Phoenix. , 1895-1897


1	12		Correspondence: Political. , 1888-1925


1	13		Correspondence: Julia R. Charoleau regarding the estate of Paul Rebeil. , 1897


1	14		Correspondence: Adeline Hereford. , 1902-1922


1	15		Correspondence: Tritle Family. , 1895-1926


1	16		Correspondence and tax receipts for Hereford Property. , 1888-1897


1	17		Personal bills and receipts. , 1888, 1890-1898


1	18		Miscellaneous personal items.


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2	1	Bonanza de Cobre Mining Company, Esperanza, Galena and protections claims. , 1907-1909, 1913, 1928


2	2		Calumet and Arizona Mining Company and New Cornelia Copper Company. , 1905-1919


2	3		Arizona Rare Metals Company. , 1914-1919, 1923


2	4		Molybdenum Products Company: Correspondence. , 1916-1918


2	5		Molybdenum Products Company: Legal papers. , 1916-1917


2	6		Molybdenum Products Company: Stock Book.


2	7		Mammoth-Collins Gold Mines Company: Legal papers. , 1899-1902


2	8		Mammoth Cyanide Company. , 1899-1903


2	9		Wedge Mining Company: Stock Ledger. , 1882-1885


2	10		Greene Cattle Company: Memo of Abstracts of San Pedro Grant, San Rafael del Valle Grant, Babocamari Grant, Brief of Appellant. , 1908


2	11	Miscellaneous mining papers.
			Includes:
			Articles of Incorporation of the Reward Mining and Smelting Company, 1892 Articles of Incorporation of the Virginia Mining and Smelting Company, 1897 Articles of Incorporation of the Arizona Smelting and Molybdenum Company, 1917 A mineral patent for a claim in Greaterville Mining District, Pima Co., 1910 Reports on various mines, etc.


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3	1	Canada del Oro Mines, Ltd. and Tucson Mining and Smelting Company, Ltd., J. D. Burgess, Richard Hamilton, F. C. Beckwith, Miltenbert suit. , 1892-1897


3	2		Crittenden Land and Cattle Company, R. R. Richardson. , 1892-1897, 1916-1919


3	3		Empire Mine. , 1889-1897


3	4		Gunsight Mining and Milling Company, C. G. Deatherage. , 1895-1896


3	5		Montana Mine, Louise Zeckendorf. , 1889-1917


3	6		Rosemont Copper Mines, George L. Thompson, Lewisohn Bros. , 1896-1897


3	7	Indian Claims Cases. , 1888-1898
			Includes Solomon Warner, Thomas Gardiner, Aguirre family, H. C. Hooker, and others. Claims for Indian depredations.


3	8		Tucson Public Schools: Miscellaneous material. , 1919


3	9		Tucson 6th Avenue Widening. , 1915


3	10		Manuscript on Mining Laws.


3	11	Miscellaneous items.
			Includes Francis H. Hereford Tax Titles Scrip Book 2 Miscellaneous items on the Colorado River Document on the settlement of the Ls Osa Cattle Company, 1913 Unidentified fragments on a financial transaction


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4			Benjamin H. Hereford: Certificate as Attorney of the Supreme Court of the Territory of Arizona. Signed by Joseph Neugass, Clerk of the Supreme Court, A. T. , January 3, 1877


4			Benjamin H. Hereford: Certificate of appointment as Notary Public of Pima County. Signed by J. C. Fremont, Governor of Territory of Arizona. , March 7, 1881


4			Benjamin H. Hereford: Certificate of election as District Attorney of Pima County. Signed by William J. Osborn, Clerk of Pima County Board of Supervisors. , November 17, 1884


4			Frank H. Hereford: Certificate to practice in the Supreme Court and other courts of the Territory of Arizona. Signed by E. H. Cook for E. B. Dodge, Clerk of the Supreme Court, A. T. , July 8, 1886


4			Frank H. Hereford: Certificate of election as delegate to the Constitutional Convention of Arizona, representing Pima County. Signed by N. O. Murphy, Secretary of Arizona. , June 18, 1891


4			Frank H. Hereford: Certificate as Attorney and Counsellor of the U. S. Supreme Court. Signed by James H. McKenney, Clerk of the U. S. Supreme Court. , March 1, 1907


4			Frank H. Hereford: Certificate to practice in the Supreme Court and other courts of the Territory of Arizona. Signed by C. F. Leonard, Clerk of the Supreme Court, Arizona. , January 24, 1914


4			Frank H. Hereford: Certificate as proctor, advocate, attorney, solicitor and counsellor of the U. S. District Court, in and for the southern district of California. Signed by T. F. Green for William. M. Van Dyke, Clerk of the Court. , December 14, 1917