Maxwell Land Grant
Author | : William Aloysius Keleher |
Publisher | : Sunstone Press |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780865346192 |
ISBN-13 | : 0865346194 |
Rating | : 4/5 (194 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Maxwell Land Grant by : William Aloysius Keleher
Download or read book Maxwell Land Grant written by William Aloysius Keleher and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the United States acquired New Mexico by invasion and conquest, it inherited a land grant problem of considerable magnitude. This problem continued for decades until 1870 when Congress suddenly declined to act at all on any New Mexico grant claim including the 1841 Maxwell Land Grant which embraced almost two million acres.