Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Remley, David

Adios Nuevo Mexico : the Santa Fe journal of John Watts in 1859 transcribed, edited, and annotated by David Remley. - Las Cruces, N.M. : Yucca Tree Press, c1999. - xxv, 238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Book I: Spring 1859 -- Book II: Summer 1859 -- Book III: Fall 1859 -- Epilogue -- Index

This jewel among nineteenth century diaries offers a fresh look on mid-nineteenth century life in territorial Santa Fe. Teenage John Watts, homesick for his family in Indiana, occupies his time in 1859 by keeping a journal. John chronicles the daily activities of the people he meets - everyone from the Territorial Governor to the boys playing ball in the alley beside the Baptist Church.

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Watts, John b. 1840


Teenage boys--New Mexico--Santa Fe
Frontier and pioneer life--New Mexico--Santa Fe.


Santa Fe (N.M.)--Social life and customs--19th century.
Santa Fe (N.M.)

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