02321cpcaa2200469 a 4500 mm 79018309 DLC 20260227111655.0 cr ||||||||||| 790726|||||||||||| eng mm 79018309 ms 66001396 DLC DLC DLC dacs W lcmd Denver, James William, 1817-1892. James William Denver papers, 1868-1884. 1,500 items. 5 containers. 1.0 linear feet. Open to research. Four letterpress books containing correspondence relating to Denver's law practice in Washington, D.C., concerning Choctaw Indian claims and land disputes in California and elsewhere in the West, and to his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination (1884). A fifth letterpress book contains the correspondence of Seargent Prentiss Knut of Denver's law firm. Lawyer, army officer, U.S. representative from California, U.S. commissioner of Indian affairs, and governor of Kansas. City of Denver, Colo., named in his honor. Collection material in English. Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009227 Knut, Sargeant Prentiss, 1855-1939 Correspondence. Democratic Party (U.S.) Choctaw Indians Claims. Land tenure California. Land tenure West (U.S.) Practice of law Washington (D.C.) Presidential candidates United States. Presidents United States Election 1884. United States Politics and government 1865-1900. Army officers. itoamc Governors Kansas. itoamc Lawyers. itoamc Public officials. itoamc Representatives, U.S. Congress California. itoamc Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009227 Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009227.3 42186 42186