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Cattle and Horse Brands Collection

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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

The collection consists of lists with drawings of cattle brands recorded in Contra Costa County, Calif. (1852), Buenos Aires, Argentina (1854), and Italy (1600s); records of military brands used for horses during the Mexican Revolution (1913); a letter (1932) from the Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico regarding a brand application; receipts for sale of cattle (1865) in Steilacoom, Washington Territory; and samples of brands burned into hide, leather, and wood.

Addition of typed letter from W.A. Naylor to A.L. Nowlin regarding cattle and horse brands was added in 2004 (AM2004-149).

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Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.

No appraisal information is available.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

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Collection Inventory

Brown, Antone: Brand Burned on Hide, 1873. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Brands- Italy: Italian Brand-Sheet with 15 Brands for Cattle, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Brown, Thomas A: List of Brands and Marks, 12 February 1852. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Brands-Mexico: Manuscript Record of Military Brands from the Mexican Revolution, 1912-1913. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Cattle Sanitary Board of New Mexico: Letter, 1932. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Guia de Campaña: Brand Registration for Cattle, No. 253, in Buenos Ayres, Argentina, 14 October 1854. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Hall, William: Brand Burned on Wood, undated. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Fox, H. B: Brand on Silhouette of Cow in Leather, Showing Ear Clip Brand Burned on Reverse, 20 December 1892. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Washington Territory: Cattle Sales in Steilacoom, 1865. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

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