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Michael Steck, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for New Mexico

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Michael Steck is the namesake of the Michael Steck Papers at the University of New Mexico’s Center for Southwest Research and served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico [1][3].

Steck was appointed Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the Territory of New Mexico [5][1]. In April, he wrote to Meriwether regarding Apaches [2][4]. His official and personal records—including business documents and family letters—are held in the Michael Steck Papers at the Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries, University of New Mexico [1].

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  1. _June_Greiner_to_John_Miller_intro_of_Steck (1865) · details
    _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. Ne
  2. _April_to_Meriwether_from_Steck_re_Apaches_p_ · details
    _April_to_Meriwether_from_Steck_re_Apaches_p_ Publisher: Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries, University of New Mexico. http://elibrary.unm.edu/cswr/ Collection: UNM CSWR Michael Steck Papers
  3. _Aug_Socorro_to_Steck_from_W_J_Kermott_J_M_Shaw_personal · details
    _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 India
  4. _April_to_Meriwether_from_Steck_re_Apaches_p_ · details
    _April_to_Meriwether_from_Steck_re_Apaches_p_ Publisher: Center for Southwest Research, University Libraries, University of New Mexico. http://elibrary.unm.edu/cswr/ Collection: UNM CSWR Michael Steck Papers
  5. _July_Santa_Fe_signed_John_Locke_M_D_re_specimen_of_gold_ore_examined_Carbon_copy_included_ (1864) · details
    _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 Subj
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