Search for cemetery records in Socorro County, NM at by entering a surname and clicking search:

Restrict search to

Surname

Saturday, August 26, 2017

E. Montoya & Sons Make Claim Against U.S. Government - 1880

A letter from the Secretary of the Interior to the U.S. House of Representatives details a claim that Jose Estanislao Montoya made against the U.S. Government requesting reimbursement for stolen property.

According to Estanislao Montoya and his sons D. S. Montoya and Eutimio Montoya, on 23 May 1880, Mescalero Apaches from Victoria's band stole 8,000 sheep and 15 burros from their ranching company E. Montoya and Sons. The sheep were valued at $1 each, while the burros were valued at $20 each. They were requesting that the government reimburse them $8,300 for the stolen livestock.

Affidavits were taken from witnesses Ricardo Pino and Mauricio Miera. Although the fact was not mentioned in the documents, Pino and Miera were Estanisloa's son-in-laws.

S.A. Russell, the U.S. Indian agent for the Mescalero Agency, stated that he was stationed 130 to 140 miles away from where the incident occurred and therefore was not personally able to investigate the claim. He stated that the Indians on the reservation professed that they had no knowledge of the depredations.

It took nearly ten years for the claim to be processed. The information was finally submitted to the House of Representatives on 18 January 1890. The document does not indicate what decision was made on this claim.

Source: "Genealogy Bank," database, Genealogy Bank (www.genealogybank.com: accessed 26 August 2017), E. Montoya & Sons. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting papers in the Indian depredation claim of E. Montoya & Sons. January 18, 1890. -- Referred to the Committee on Indian Depredation Claims and ordered to be printed. Date: Saturday, January 18, 1890. Serial Set Vol. No. 2743. Report: H. Exec. Doc. 127.

8 comments:

  1. Hi there! Nice post! Please tell us when I will see a follow up! alif laila

    ReplyDelete
  2. That appears to be excellent however i am still not too sure that I like it. At any rate will look far more into it and decide personally! xmovies8

    ReplyDelete
  3. I learn some new stuff from it too, thanks for sharing your information. free movies

    ReplyDelete
  4. I can see that you are an expert at your field! I am launching a website soon, and your information will be very useful for me.. Thanks for all your help and wishing you all the success in your business. streaming

    ReplyDelete
  5. This is the type of information I’ve long been trying to find. Thank you for writing this information. https://bogobeats.com

    ReplyDelete
  6. Advantageously, your post is really the highest within this laudable subject matter. I agree utilizing your final thoughts but will thirstily watch for up coming posts. Solely expressing cheers won’t just be satisfactory, to your great clarity on your crafting. Let me immediately get hold of ones own rss feed to last abreast of virtually any messages. Excellent operate and far being successful in your enterprise business! 123movies

    ReplyDelete
  7. Really great post. I just discovered your online journal and needed to say that I have truly delighted in perusing your blog entries. Any way I'll be subscribing to your food and I trust you post again soon. Enormous much obliged for the helpful information. online

    ReplyDelete
  8. I can see that you are an expert at your field! I am launching a website soon, and your information will be very useful for me.. Thanks for all your help and wishing you all the success in your business. for beginners

    ReplyDelete