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1885 TOMBSTONE, ARIZONA TERRITORY QUITCLAIM – NOTED TOMBSTONE FIGURES
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1885, two page indenture/ Quitclaim deed; 8 ½ x 14, along with attached notary public sheet, Cochise County, Arizona Territory. The document is dated Aug 1st, 1885. This is an original deed for the purchase of property in the City of Tombstone between David Miller and W.K. Meade and Robt Kenny. The land was located on the south side of Fremont St, between 5th and 6th Sts.
William Kidder Meade settled in Arizona Territory, invested in mining operations around Florence and became active in Democratic Party politics. He also served as a deputy sheriff in Florence. Meade represented Pinal County in the lower house during the 1879 session of the territorial legislature. Meade moved to Tombstone shortly after the boomtown was founded, and gained ownership interests in several local mines. Income from these interests allowed him to purchase several houses in both Tombstone and Tucson. He returned to the territorial legislature during the 1881 session, this time representing Pima County in the upper house. Following the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Meade sided with Sheriff Johnny Behan against the Earps.
In 1884, Meade was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention, and during the convention he requested Grover Cleveland appoint him as Governor of Arizona Territory. Though he did not receive the requested appointment, he was instead appointed U.S. marshal for Arizona Territory on July 8, 1885 (this document was Aug1st, 1885). Meade left his position as U.S. marshal on March 4, 1890.
The deed is notarized by J.V. Vickers and his seal is attached at the bottom, Vickers was a pioneer of early Tombstone and went on to become the Treasurer of Cochise County and a prominent businessman both in mining and ranching. He was one of the creators of the Chiricahiia Cattle Company (CCC), and was one of the largest cattle empires in the West.
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