1846 laws of New Mexico : excerpts from the Kearny Code.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
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Santa Fe :
Museum of New Mexico,
1979.
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| Item Description: | Cover title. Facsimile of title page and excerpts from the 1846 code. "This limited edition booklet was printed on an 1835 Washington Hand Press at the Palace Print Shop, a working exhibit of the Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe."--Colophon, "Back and front cover art-work by Kirk Hughey" The Kearny Code is a legal code named after General Stephen W. Kearny. The Kearny Code was promulgated in present-day Santa Fe, New Mexico on September 22, 1846 for use in the new New Mexico Territory, as occupied by the United States Army during the U.S.-Mexican War. The code was prepared by Col. Alexander William Doniphan, of the 1st Regiment of Missouri Mounted Volunteers, receiving significant assistance from Lt. Willard Preble Hall of the same regiment. One of the Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copies is number 12; inscribed by the illustrator. One of the Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copies is number 309. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 unnumbered pages, 4 pages ; 21 cm |
| Related Items: | The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copies form part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive. |