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Michael Steck person

born: [1855-01-01,1856-01-01)died/dissolved: [1875-01-01,1876-01-01)🌐 Q23806794id: p_michael-steck_ab13d9

also known as: Steck

Probable 70%
Summary:  The recipient of a March communication from Meriwether, and the namesake of the UNM CSWR collection.
Completeness: 100/100 Grade A
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Claims (17)

appointed

Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico
cited from _July_Santa_Fe_signed_John_Locke_M_D_re_specimen_of_gold_ore_examined_Carbon_copy_included_ (1864)
_July_Santa_Fe_signed_John_Locke_M_D_re_specimen_of_gold_ore_examined_Carbon_copy_included_ Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico Subject: United States. Office of Indian Aff…

appointed_as

Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico
cited from _June_Greiner_to_John_Miller_intro_of_Steck (1865)
_June_Greiner_to_John_Miller_intro_of_Steck Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico Subject: United States. Office of Indian Affairs. New Mexico Superintendency; Indians of Nor…
Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico
cited from _Aug_Socorro_to_Steck_from_W_J_Kermott_J_M_Shaw_personal
_Aug_Socorro_to_Steck_from_W_J_Kermott_J_M_Shaw_personal Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico Subject: United States. Office of Indian Affairs. New Mexico Superintendency; I…

co_founded

cited from _May_copy_Socorro_Edward_Ownby_and_Steck_agreement_re_cutting_hay (1851)
_May_copy_Socorro_Edward_Ownby_and_Steck_agreement_re_cutting_hay Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from Steck's first appointment as Indian Agent for the Southern Apache. Agreement for cutting and curing 400 tons of hay for use by the military base at Socorro…

occupation

Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico
cited from _June_Santa_Fe_Steck_to_Colonel_Puleston_re_removal_of_Gen_Carleton_pages
_June_Santa_Fe_Steck_to_Colonel_Puleston_re_removal_of_Gen_Carleton_pages Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico Subject: United States. Office of Indian Affairs. New Mexico S…
Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico
cited from _Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace_
_Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace_ Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of …
Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico
cited from _Feb_Carleton_furnished_for_the_information_of_M_Steck_Esq_report_on_Indians_at_Pinos_Altos_copies
\_Feb_Carleton_furnished_for_the_information_of_M_Steck_Esq_report_on_Indians_at_Pinos_Altos_copies Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico Subject: United States. Office of In…

owned

business records and family letters
cited from _Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace_
_Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace_ Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of …

received communication from

citizens of Doña Ana CountyFeb
cited from _Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace_
_Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace_ Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of …

receives

cited from _Feb_Carleton_furnished_for_the_information_of_M_Steck_Esq_report_on_Indians_at_Pinos_Altos_copies
\_Feb_Carleton_furnished_for_the_information_of_M_Steck_Esq_report_on_Indians_at_Pinos_Altos_copies Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico Subject: United States. Office of In…

reported_to

cited from _Sept_Apache_agency_Steck_to_Governor_re_Mangas_Coloradas_PDF_ (1855)
_Sept_Apache_agency_Steck_to_Governor_re_Mangas_Coloradas_PDF_ Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his second appointment as Indian Agent for the Southern Apache. Reports Mangas Coloradas is unable to leave his people due to hostilities with Sonorans. Discu…

worked_for

cited from _Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace_
_Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace_ Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of …
cited from _Sept_Apache_agency_Steck_to_Governor_re_Mangas_Coloradas_PDF_ (1855)
_Sept_Apache_agency_Steck_to_Governor_re_Mangas_Coloradas_PDF_ Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his second appointment as Indian Agent for the Southern Apache. Reports Mangas Coloradas is unable to leave his people due to hostilities with Sonorans. Discu…
cited from _July_Note_of_J_W_Taylor_protested_Oct_ (1875)
_July_Note_of_J_W_Taylor_protested_Oct_ Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his first appointment as Indian Agent for the Southern Apache Subject: Indian agents -- New Mexico; Indians of North America -- Government relations Subject file: CSWR MSS 134 BC,…
cited from _Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace_
_Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace_ Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of …
Office of Indian Agent for the Southern Apache
cited from _July_Receipt_Chas_Pace_and_Co_to_Ira_Robbins_re_sale_of_machinery_ (1871)
_July_Receipt_Chas_Pace_and_Co_to_Ira_Robbins_re_sale_of_machinery_ Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his first appointment as Indian Agent for the Southern Apache Subject: Indian agents -- New Mexico; Indians of North America -- Government relations Su…

wrote_to

Colonel PulestonJune
cited from _June_Santa_Fe_Steck_to_Colonel_Puleston_re_removal_of_Gen_Carleton_pages
_June_Santa_Fe_Steck_to_Colonel_Puleston_re_removal_of_Gen_Carleton_pages Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico Subject: United States. Office of Indian Affairs. New Mexico S…

Mentioned by (4)

James Henry Carleton furnished_for Michael Steck
D.J. Miles wrote_to Michael SteckAug
David Meriwether wrote_to Michael Steck
D.J. Miles wrote_to Michael SteckAugust

Sources (12)

_May_copy_Socorro_Edward_Ownby_and_Steck_agreement_re_cutting_hay

Unknown · 1851 · photo · Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of New Mexico. · details

_Sept_Apache_agency_Steck_to_Governor_re_Mangas_Coloradas_PDF_

Steck, Michael · 1855 · book · Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of New Mexico. · details

_Sept_Apache_agency_Steck_to_Governor_re_Mangas_Coloradas_PDF_

Steck, Michael · 1855 · book · Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of New Mexico. · details

_July_Santa_Fe_signed_John_Locke_M_D_re_specimen_of_gold_ore_examined_Carbon_copy_included_

Steck, Michael · 1864 · photo · Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of New Mexico. · details

_June_Greiner_to_John_Miller_intro_of_Steck

Steck, Michael · 1865 · photo · Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of New Mexico. · details

_July_Receipt_Chas_Pace_and_Co_to_Ira_Robbins_re_sale_of_machinery_

Steck, Michael · 1871 · photo · Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of New Mexico. · details

_July_Note_of_J_W_Taylor_protested_Oct_

Steck, Michael · 1875 · photo · Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of New Mexico. · details

_Aug_Socorro_to_Steck_from_W_J_Kermott_J_M_Shaw_personal

Unknown · photo · Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of New Mexico. · details

_Feb_Carleton_furnished_for_the_information_of_M_Steck_Esq_report_on_Indians_at_Pinos_Altos_copies

Unknown · photo · Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of New Mexico. · details

_June_Santa_Fe_Steck_to_Colonel_Puleston_re_removal_of_Gen_Carleton_pages

Unknown · photo · Rights to the digital resource are held by the University of New Mexico. · details

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