When did Benjamin Reeves live?

Benjamin Reeves was born around 1825-01-01 and died around 1891-01-01. Documented in Grant County, New Mexico.

What is Benjamin Reeves associated with?

Documented relationships include: appointed_as, elected_to, worked_for. 3 claims extracted from primary sources.

Benjamin Reeves person

Q: What sources cite Benjamin Reeves?

4 primary sources cite this person, including: Freight was carried by pack animals until… (1891); Freight was carried by pack animals until… (1891); In 1825 a party left Santa Fe in June and… (1891); and 1 more.

born: [1825-01-01,1826-01-01)died/dissolved: [1891-01-01,1892-01-01)🌐 Q94486986id: p_benjamin-reeves_92b011

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Summary: U.S. Commissioner appointed to conduct the survey of the road.

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Claims (3)

appointed_as

U.S. Commissioner for road survey

cited from Freight was carried by pack animals until… (1891)

Freight was carried by pack animals until 1824, when wagons were introduced as an ex- periment, and making the trip without diffi- culty, were used exclusively after 1825. In January of that year, through the influence of Col. Thomas H. Benton, o…

elected_to

U.S. Commissioner for road survey— 1825

cited from Freight was carried by pack animals until… (1891) · +1 more

also by Niles Register. Fifteen thousand dollars worth of merchandise from St. Louis, Missouri, was delivered in Santa Fe in 1822, and the traffic had increased to $120,000 in 1830, the year in which the Las Cruces Republican claims Hugh St…