John Payne papers
Certificate of brand of Clair Wynkoop, July 13, 1901.
Collection area: Arizona and Southwest
Collection dates: 1893-1917
Includes 25 items mainly pertaining to John Payne's ranching operations in Socorro, N.M. The letters, receipts, and legal papers document the buying and selling of cattle and, to a lesser extent, of horses. Also present are brand certificates from 1901 and 1917, two personal postcards, and a letter by Charles M. Crossman requesting admittance into an Odd Fellows Lodge.
American cattle rancher
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