Fort Lewis Military Post (Hesperus, Colo.) federal records

M118 - Fort Lewis Military Post (Hesperus, Colo.) federal records

Collection Overview

Creator: Various
Dates: 1878-1891
Extent: 1.25 linear shelf feet (in 3 document cases)
Abstract:
Selected National Archives documents on the Fort Lewis Military Post, including reports on daily life, supplies, recruitment, relations with local tribes, courts martial, and other post operations.
Language: English
Collection Identifier: M118
Physical Location: This collection is located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College (1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO).

Using these Materials

Please contact the Center of Southwest Studies Archives Manager at archives@fortlewis.edu for more information about reproductions and accessing the collection.

Access Restrictions: There are no access restrictions on the use of this collection. The collection is non-circulating but open to the public for use in the Delaney Southwest Research Library at the Center of Southwest Studies.

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Related Materials:

I070, U.S. Office of the Adjutant General selected general orders and documents re: Fort Lewis (federal Record Group 94) on microfilm (1 roll) (National Archives microfilm publication M 617, roll 624).
I086, Fort Lewis records on microfilm (1 roll).
M001, Fort Lewis College Archives.
M111, Fort Lewis Indian School federal records.

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], [Collection Title], [Collection Number], Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.

Collection Description

Historical/Biographical Note: The post was named after Lieutenant Colonel William Lewis, who was mortally wounded on September 27, 1878, during a military conflict with Cheyenne Indians in Kansas. He died the next day. In October of that year, the U.S. Army established a military post at Pagosa Springs with the stated purpose of controlling and protecting both the Southern Ute Indians and the settlers who were moving into the area and named it after this man. This military post became Fort Lewis and later was moved toward a higher elevation about sixteen miles southwest of Durango which eventually became Fort Lewis A&M College, the forerunner of Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado.

Scope & Contents: This collection contains selected historically significant documents regarding the Fort Lewis military post near Hesperus, Colorado. Records include incoming and outgoing correspondence, much of it indexed; most of the records in this collection are calendars (i.e., detailed item indexes) of correspondence, rather than the actual correspondence. The information in these records documents the Fort's daily routines, buildings, materials, prices, supplies and supply problems, relations with ranchers and businessmen, toll road prices, railroad shipment prices, court martials, etc.

Arrangement: The series in this collection are organized from highest hierarchical level to lowest; from most general to most specific. Because we do not expect to add to this collection, the boxes are numbered in one single numbering scheme starting with 1. Folder numbers start with 1 in each box. Items within each series (e.g., correspondence, reports) and within each folder are arranged chronologically, unless noted otherwise. The previous organization of these photocopies was by the numbered folders of photocopies presumably created by the staff of the Center of Southwest Studies or by staff at the National Archives.

Acquisition Information: Fort Lewis College photocopied these documents from originals which are held by the U.S. National Archives.

Processing Information: Center of Southwest Studies' archival assistants Robin Lyle and Maureen Humphrey arranged and described this collection in the fall of 1998. The College's original photocopies had been made prior to November 1979 and were on acidic paper. To preserve the content of the documents and make them easier to read and use, the archival assistants photocopied these photocopy documents onto Permalife™ bond paper in the fall of 1998. The Center has retained the original photocopies in separate boxes for possible use as backups if needed. Debra Lehl completed the photocopying and did the arrangement and description of the collection during 1999-2000, concluding in September of 2000. Archival student assistant Gretchen Gray placed the folders into their existing series in October of 2005 (previously, they were in no logical order -- simply in the order they were copied). This inventory was prepared by Debra Lehl in 2000 and was edited by Todd Ellison (last revised October 2005).

Detailed Description of the Collection

Series Description

Series 1: Fort Lewis histories and historical materials, 1841-1967 (bulk years 1865-1891), 13 folders. This series contains summaries and other condensed historical material pertaining to Fort Lewis.

Series 2: Fort Lewis indexes and calendars of correspondence, 1880-1889, 7 folders. Primarily incoming, but also includes some outgoing letters written by staff at Fort Lewis. Photocopied from the National Archives’ original bound ledgers. Components of each ledger are: alphabetical index, followed by a calendar (which is the name for a finding aid which describes the date, author, and contents of each letter). The actual letters are not here.

Series 3: Adjutant General’s Office records and correspondence pertaining to Fort Lewis, Colo., 1864-1882, 6 folders.

Series 4: Assistant Adjutant General, Assistant Post Adjutant, Quartermaster, Surgeon and Treasurer indexes and calendars of correspondence, 1880-1891, 67 folders. (Note: these are grouped together because that is how they were arranged at the National Archives.)

Series 5: 15th Infantry Post Adjutant, Assistant Post Adjutant, Surgeon and Treasury records and correspondence pertaining to Fort Lewis, Colo., 1878-1891, 37 folders. (Note: these are grouped together because that is how they were arranged at the National Archives.)

Series 6: Quartermaster (Fort Lewis, Colo.) records and correspondence, 1881-1890, 5 folders.

Series 7: Miscellaneous records, 1880-1981 (bulk years 1880-1890), 8 folders.

Container Description

Container list

Box	Series	Folder	Folder title
1	1	FF 1	Infantry (Fort Lewis, Colo.) items about history of the fort, 1841-1891.
1	1	FF 2	Lewis, William H., (Fort Lewis, Colo.) military records and biographical materials, 1865-1876.
1	1	FF 3	General’s Headquarters (San Juan area) report on possible location for the fort, letter to General Carlton from E. H. Bergmann, 1867 March 15. It also includes an annotated research report of E. H. Bergmann’s letter, by Judy Norton (Fort Lewis College), 1966.
1	1	FF 4	Register of enlistments (Fort Lewis, Colo.), 1870-1888.
1	1	FF 5	Official instructions establishing the cantonment at Pagosa Springs as Camp Lewis, Colo., 1878 Oct. 26 (1 page).
1	1	FF 6	Report of exploration (Pagosa Springs, Colo.), 1878 December.
1	1	FF 7	Report of explorations in and about Pagosa Springs, Colo., by C. A. H. McCauley, Third Calvary, 1879 Feb. 4, pages 4-25 (2 sets).
1	1	FF 8	Adjutant General’s Office, (Fort Lewis, Colo.) extracts from manuscript history of the post of Fort Lewis, Colo. on file in Adjutant General’s Office, certified copies, 1880 Sept. 20-1895 April 5.
1	1	FF 9	Annual inspection report of public buildings at Fort Lewis, Colo., 1886 March 31.
1	1	FF 10	Official notice of withdrawal of troops from Fort Lewis, Colo., 1891 May 28 (1 page).
1	1	FF 11	Personal account about building of the military post at Fort Lewis, Colo./ by George Courtright of San Francisco, Calif., in a letter to "Mrs. Jordan" dated August 23, 1939. 5 pages.
1	1	FF 12	Fort Lewis (Colo.) photo in the Durango Herald, newspaper clipping, 1967 June 5.
1	1	FF 13	Al Sieber (Army guide and scout) newspaper article, undated.
1	2	FF 14	Index of register of letters received at Fort Lewis, Colo., 1880.
1	2	FF 15	Index of letters received at Fort Lewis, Colo., 1880 Dec. 7-1881 April 23.
1	2	FF 16	Index of letters received and orders (Fort Lewis, Colo.), 1880-1883.
1	2	FF 17	Index of letters received (Fort Lewis, Colo.), 1883-1884.
1	2	FF 18	Index of outgoing general correspondence (Fort Lewis, Colo.), 1883 Nov. 10-.
1	2	FF 19	Index of correspondence (Fort Lewis, Colo.), 1886 July 18-1888 July 29.
1	2	FF 20	Index of correspondence of Fort Lewis, Colo., 1888 Aug. 1-1889 Aug. 28.
1	3	FF 21	Adjutant General’s Office general orders regarding Fort Lewis, Colo., 1864 March 15-1895 April 6.
1	3	FF 22	Adjutant General’s Office general and special orders regarding Fort Lewis, Colo., 1878-1880.
1	3	FF 23	Adjutant General’s Office general orders establishing post at Pagosa Springs, Colo., 1879 February 17.
1	3	FF 24	15^th Infantry (Fort Lewis, Colo.) headquarters orders numbers 1-22, 1880 July 10-Nov. 10, pages 1-39.
1	3	FF 25	15^th Infantry (Fort Lewis, Colo.) headquarters orders numbers 23-26, 1880 Nov. 15-1881 March 31, pages 40-87.
1	3	FF 26	Adjutant General’s Office (Rio de la Plata, Colo.) general orders about establishment of military post at Fort Lewis, 1881-1882.
1	4	FF 27	15^th Infantry, Post Adjutant, and Treasury (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of letters received, 1880 July 11-1880 August 25, pages 1-20.
1	4	FF 28	15^th Infantry, Post Adjutant, and Treasury (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of letters received, 1880 August 25-1880 Sept. 14, pages 21-40.
1	4	FF 29	15^th Infantry, Post Adjutant, and Treasury (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of letters received, 1880 Sept. 14-1880 Oct. 7, pages 41-60.
1	4	FF 30	15^th Infantry, Post Adjutant, and Treasury (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of letters received, 1880 Oct. 7-1880 Oct. 24, pages 61-80.
1	4	FF 31	15^th Infantry, Post Adjutant, and Treasury (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of letters received, 1880 Oct. 24-1880 Nov. 22, pages 81-100.
1	4	FF 32	15^th Infantry, Post Adjutant, and Treasury (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of letters received, 1880 Nov. 22-1880 Dec. 7, pages 101-114.
1	4	FF 33	15^th Infantry, and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of letters received, 1880 Dec. 7-1880 Dec. 26, pages 1-20.
1	4	FF 34	15^th Infantry, and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of letters received, 1880 Dec. 26-1881 Jan. 15, pages 21-40.
1	4	FF 35	15^th Infantry, and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of letters received, 1881 Jan. 18-1881 Feb. 10, pages 41-60.
1	4	FF 36	15^th Infantry, and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of letters received, 1881 Feb. 10-1881 March 9, pages 61-80.
1	4	FF 37	15^th Infantry, and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of letters received, 1881 March 10-1881 April 4, pages 81-100.
1	4	FF 38	15^th Infantry, and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of letters received, 1881 April 4-1881 April 23, pages 101-111.
2	4	FF 1	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) headquarters’ calendar of letters, 1881 April 23-May 11, pages 90-131.
2	4	FF 2	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) headquarters’ calendar of letters, 1881 May 11-May 26, pages 132-173.
2	4	FF 3	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) headquarters’ calendar of letters, 1881 May 26-June 6, pages 174-211.
2	4	FF 4	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) headquarters’ calendar of letters, 1881 June 7-July 6, pages 212-255.
2	4	FF 5	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) headquarters’ calendar of letters, 1881 July 7-August 21, pages 256-299.
2	4	FF 6	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) headquarters’ calendar of letters, 1881 August 22-Sept. 29, pages 300-339.
2	4	FF 7	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) headquarters’ calendar of letters, 1881 Oct. 1-1882 Oct. 5, pages 340-379.
2	4	FF 8	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) headquarters’ calendar of letters, 1882 Oct.-1883 March 6, pages 380-421.
2	4	FF 9	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) headquarters’ calendar of letters, 1883 March 6-May 30, pages 422-467.
2	4	FF 10	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1883 June 1-August 20, pages 1-39.
2	4	FF 11	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1883 August 21-Nov. 20, pages 40-83.
2	4	FF 12	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1883 Nov. 22-1884 Feb. 10, pages 84-121.
2	4	FF 13	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1884 Feb. 12-May 23, pages 122-173.
2	4	FF 14	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1884 May 24-August 4, pages 174-215.
2	4	FF 15	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1884 Aug. 5-Sept. 20, pages 216-249.
2	4	FF 16	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1884 Sept. 22-1885 Jan. 6, pages 250-299.
2	4	FF 17	15^th Infantry Post Adjutant, Surgeon, and Treasurer (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1885 Jan. 2-Feb. 24, pages 1-39.
2	4	FF 18	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1885 Feb. 25-May 2, pages 40-85.
2	4	FF 19	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1885 May 4-July 23, pages 86-127.
2	4	FF 20	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1885 July 24-Oct. 16, pages 128-165.
2	4	FF 21	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1885 Oct. 16-1886 Jan. 12, pages 166-197.
2	4	FF 22	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1886 Jan. 13-April 19, pages 198-231.
2	4	FF 23	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1886 April 20-July 25, pages 232-264.
2	4	FF 24	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1886 July 18-Oct. 31, pages 1-39.
2	4	FF 25	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1886 Nov. 1-1887 Feb. 10, pages 40-79.
2	4	FF 26	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1887 Feb. 10-1887 May 2, pages 80-109.
2	4	FF 27	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1887 May 3-Aug. 16, pages 110-149.
2	4	FF 28	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1887 Aug. 16-Nov. 29, pages 150-189.
2	4	FF 29	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1887 Dec. 1-1888 April 12, pages 190-229.
2	4	FF 30	Chief Quartermaster and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1888 April 13-July 29, pages 230-261.
2	4	FF 31	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) index of correspondence, 1887(?), pages 1-55 (pages 53-54 are blank).
2	4	FF 32	15^th Infantry and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1888 Aug. 1-Nov. 2, pages 1-49.
2	4	FF 33	15^th Infantry and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1888 Nov. 3-1889 Jan. 18, pages 50-101.
2	4	FF 34	15^th Infantry and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1889 Jan. 19-March 16, pages 102-149.
2	4	FF 35	15^th Infantry and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1889 March 17-May 29, pages 150-201.
2	4	FF 36	15^th Infantry and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1889 May 31-July 27, pages 202-235.
2	4	FF 37	15^th Infantry and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1889 July 29-Sept. 2, pages 236-264.
2	4	FF 38	Post Adjutant, Quartermaster, and Infantry (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1889 Sept. 13-Nov. 9, pages 2-51.
3	4	FF 1	Post Adjutant, Quartermaster, and Infantry (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1889 Nov. 11- Dec. 11, pages 52-105.
3	4	FF 2	Post Adjutant, Quartermaster, and Infantry (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1889 Dec. 12-1890 Jan. 8, pages 106-153.
3	4	FF 3	Post Adjutant, Quartermaster, and Infantry (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1890 Jan. 9-Feb. 14, pages 154-197.
3	4	FF 4	Post Adjutant, Quartermaster, and Infantry (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1890 Feb. 15-March 22, pages 198-243.
3	4	FF 5	Post Adjutant, Quartermaster, and Infantry (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1890 March 23-April 8, pages 244-264.
3	4	FF 6	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1890 April 8-May 30, pages 1-40.
3	4	FF 7	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1890 May 1-June 11, pages 41-80.
3	4	FF 8	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1890 June 17-August 23, pages 81-124.
3	4	FF 9	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1890 Aug. 29-Oct. 30, pages 125-162.
3	4	FF 10	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1890 Nov. 5-Dec. 30, pages 163-200.
3	4	FF 11	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1891 Jan. 1-June 16, pages 201-242.
3	4	FF 12	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) calendar of correspondence, 1891 June 16-Sept. 11, pages 243-264 and 1-3.
3	4	FF 13	Assistant Adjutant General index of correspondence regarding Fort Lewis, Colo., 1889.
3	4	FF 14	Assistant Adjutant General index of correspondence regarding Fort Lewis, Colo., 1891.
3	4	FF 15	Assistant Adjutant General (Fort Lewis, Colo.) post-closing correspondence and calendars, 1890 May 27-Oct. 29.
3	4	FF 16	Assistant Adjutant General (Fort Lewis, Colo.) post-closing correspondence and calendars, 1890 Oct. 29-1891 March 24.
3	4	FF 17	Assistant Adjutant General (Fort Lewis, Colo.) post-closing correspondence and calendars, 1891 March 24-Sept. 18.
3	5	FF 18	15^th Infantry and Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) endorsements of letters received, 1878-1879.
3	5	FF 19	15^th Infantry (Fort Lewis, Colo.) endorsements and letters received, 1880 March 6-1881 March 31, 22 pages.
3	5	FF 20	Post Adjutant and Assistant Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1878-1891, pages 1-80.
3	5	FF 21	Post Adjutant and Assistant Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1878-1891, pages 81-171.
3	5	FF 22	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1883-1885, pages 1-83.
3	5	FF 23	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1883-1885, pages 84-167.
3	5	FF 24	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1883-1885, pages 168-231.
3	5	FF 25	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1883-1885, pages 232-273.
3	5	FF 26	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1885 Jan. 3-May 21, pages 2-45 (page 1 is in the index).
3	5	FF 27	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1885 May 27-Aug. 5, pages 46-89.
3	5	FF 28	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1885 Aug. 7-Sept. 12, pages 90-133
3	5	FF 29	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1885 Sept. 13-Nov. 12, pages 134-177.
3	5	FF 30	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1885 Nov. 16-1886 Feb. 1, pages 178-223.
3	5	FF 31	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1886 Jan. 29-April 26, pages 224-263 (pg. 264 in index).
3	5	FF 32	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1886 April 29-July 16, pages 1-40.
3	5	FF 33	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1886 July 17-Aug. 20, pages 41-82.
3	5	FF 34	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1886 Aug. 23-Sept. 27, pages 83-122.
3	5	FF 35	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1886 Sept. 11-Oct. 21, pages 123-162.
3	5	FF 36	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1886 Oct. 22-Nov. 26, pages 163-202.
4	5	FF 1	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1886 Nov. 28-Dec. 23, pages 203-240.
4	5	FF 2	Post Adjutant and Assistant Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) general correspondence, 1886 Dec. 24-1887 Jan. 10, pages 241-264.
4	5	FF 3	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1887 Dec. 9-1888 Jan. 18, pages 1-48.
4	5	FF 4	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1888 Jan. 19-April 9, pages 49-90.
4	5	FF 5	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1888 April 14-July 23, pages 91-136.
4	5	FF 6	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1888 July 24-Sept. 25, pages 137-180.
4	5	FF 7	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1888 Sept. 27-Nov. 30, pages 181-220.
4	5	FF 8	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1888 Nov. 30-1889 Feb. 16, pages 221-263.
4	5	FF 9	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1889 Feb. 17-April 6, pages 1-42.
4	5	FF 10	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1889 April 8-May 23, pages 43-80.
4	5	FF 11	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1889 May 23-July 11, pages 81-124.
4	5	FF 12	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1889 July 11-Sept. 14, pages 125-168.
4	5	FF 13	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1889 Oct. 1-1890 Jan. 4, pages 169-210.
4	5	FF 14	Post Adjutant and Surgeon (Fort Lewis, Colo.) outgoing correspondence, 1890 Jan. 6-May 22, pages 211-264.
4	5	FF 15	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) selected documents, 1889-1891.
4	5	FF 16	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) selected documents, 1889-1891.
4	5	FF 17	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) selected documents, 1889-1891.
4	5	FF 18	Post Adjutant (Fort Lewis, Colo.) selected documents, 1889-1891.
4	6	FF 19	Quartermaster (Fort Lewis, Colo.) report of amount needed to pay indebtedness . . ., 1881 March 17.
4	6	FF 20	Quartermaster (Fort Lewis, Colo.) civilian employees index and list, 1881 June-1881 Sept.
4	6	FF 21	Quartermaster (Fort Lewis, Colo.) correspondence of Post Quartermaster’s Office, 1884 Feb. 1.
4	6	FF 22	Quartermaster (Fort Lewis, Colo.) estimate of Quartermaster’s store, 1887 June 30.
4	6	FF 23	Quartermaster (Fort Lewis, Colo.) roster and toll of stabling and current expenses, 1889-1890.
4	7	FF 24	Fort Lewis (Colo.) hospital records, 1880-1887.
4	7	FF 25	Record of deaths and burials at Fort Lewis, Colo., 1881.
4	7	FF 26	Department of the Missouri, return of officers doing duty, 1883 May.
4	7	FF 27	Masonic Lodge # 283 (Cheboygan, Mich.) W. W. W. Daugherty’s petition for membership, 1884 Dec. 16.
4	7	FF 28	McElmo Ute problem correspondence from P. T. ______, Colonel, 22^nd Infantry, to Assistant Adjutant General, Department of the Missouri, 1887 Jan. 8- Jan. 11, pages 1-5.
4	7	FF 29	Advocate General (Fort Lewis, Colo.) proceedings of summary courts martial, 1890.
4	7	FF 30	Court records (Fort Lewis, Colo.) proceedings of a summary court, case numbers 1-15, 1890 Oct. 27- 1890 Dec. 9, pages 1-38.
4	7	FF 31	Fort Douglas (Utah) printed materials, 1981.
4	7	FF 32	Regulations and notes for the uniform of the Army of the United States, 1851, 1861, and 1872/ 3 booklets, compiled and edited by Jacques Noel Jacobsen, Jr., 1973, 1978, and 1981, respectively (accession 2006:046.01).

Creator	Various
Dates	1878-1891
Extent	1.25 linear shelf feet (in 3 document cases)
	Selected National Archives documents on the Fort Lewis Military Post, including reports on daily life, supplies, recruitment, relations with local tribes, courts martial, and other post operations.
Language	English
Collection Identifier	M118
Physical Location	This collection is located at the Center of Southwest Studies on the campus of Fort Lewis College (1000 Rim Dr. Durango, CO).

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