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Blackwell's "History of Arizona"
02-12-2014, 12:28 PM (This post was last modified: 11-23-2014 12:29 PM by Old Dwarf.)
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Blackwell's "History of Arizona"
The following is taken from the above book published in 1923.

P.211-Notes

Chapter VII-Pah-Ute-The Lost County

#16-The phrase "The Devil's Backyard" is traced to a single
source ,a letter from U.S.Marshal Milton B. Duffield to U.S.
Attorney General Henry Stanbery dated April 12th ,1868

This remarkable correspondence & it's reply is undoubtedly
the most bizarre communication between to two government
officials that exist or will ever exist. It was uncovered from
a file on The Office for U.S. Marshal misfiled under expense
vouchers from the Library of Congress during the research for
this book. I hastily made a verbatim copy. Several months later
I requested a copy from the Library of Congress Clerks office
only to be told no such letters could be found. The following
is from the hand written copy I made.

"Honorable Henry Goodwin, A.G.
Dept.of Justice
Washington,D.C.

Re: Pah-Ute Incidents


April 12,1868

Dear Attorney General Stanbery ;

This letter is in response to your request of December 14th,1867
concerning Governor Goodwin's desire to have various incidents
around the Brimstone/Callville/St. Thomas areas of Pah-Ute
County investigated.

I would preface my remarks by acknowledging what you are
about to read will seem outré & fantastical but I can assure
the contents are vouched for by my personal investigation
& the signed affidavits of several members of Callville town
council & other prominent citizens all who assisted in the investigation.

I believe a brief history of the region may be helpful in the
understanding of the background of these incidents.

(to be continued ...the small & fading print is killing my eyes)

OD

Sighing like the night wind and sobbing like the rain,—
Wailing for the lost one that comes not again:
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02-12-2014, 03:13 PM
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RE: Blackwell's "History of Arizona"
Teasers suck. I want to know
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11-23-2014, 12:32 PM (This post was last modified: 12-02-2014 01:36 PM by Old Dwarf.)
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RE: Blackwell's "History of Arizona"
(02-12-2014 03:13 PM)Fizzgaz Wrote:  Teasers suck. I want to know

So you shall , this will be continued as part of a Game Report
"The Duffield Report" probably in a couple of weeks.

OD

PS The Game Report has been posted 12/2/14 on the Game Report Board.

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