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Letter from Sergeant James E. Derwent to Charles Fellows, Regarding the Death of Cochise 1874

AZ 322


Collection Summary

Creator: Derwent, James E.
Collection Name: Letter from Sergeant James E. Derwent to Charles Fellows, Regarding the Death of Cochise
Inclusive Dates: 1874
Physical Description:.1 linear feet
Abstract:James E. Derwent , Sargeant in Company D, 5th United States Cavalry, was on the Chiracahua reservation when Cochise died. Charles Fellows was a personal friend of the sergeant. Holograph letter, accompanied by original envelope.
Collection Number:AZ 322
Language: Materials are in English.
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/
E-Mail: LBRY-askspcoll@email.arizona.edu

Biographical Note

Sergeant Derwent, Company D, 5th United States Cavalry, was on the Chiracahua reservation when Cochise died. Charles Fellows was a personal friend of the sergeant.


Scope and Content Note

Holograph letter, accompanied by original envelope.


Restrictions

Restrictions

There are no restrictions on this collection.

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.


Related Material

Published with historical note by Russell C. Ewing, in Arizona and the West, v.11, no. 1, Spring 1969.


Access Terms

Personal Name(s)
Cochise, Apache chief, 1805?-1874.


Administrative Information

Credit Line

Letter from Sergeant James E. Derwent to Charles Fellows, Regarding the Death of Cochise (AZ 322). Special Collections, University of Arizona Libraries.

Acquisition Information

Acquired as gift of David R. Ewing, 1968.

Processing History

Processed by Staff.