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V[.0Captain Q. H. Pettis, Former Resident of Territory, Addresses Interest, ing Letter to New Mexican.3 Captain George H. Pettis, a former s resident of New Mexico and very well L* known by old-timers, but who Is now e living In Providence, Rhode Is-L* land where he holds the position ofI State Sealer of Weights, Measures andb Balances, is much Interested in the *• proposal to change the name of New g Mexico when the territory takes its n place in the sisterhood of states. Cap* 'I tain Pettis has address the followingII letter to the New Mexican touching e on the subject:0 “Editor New Mexican,c “Santa Fe, New Mexico.11 “When New Mexico comes in as a1 istate, it should be under a new name, and I desire to suggest the name of “Montezuma. How does that strike you?“I notice in the issue of the New Mexican of the 23rd inst., that one of ,. my old soldiers, had passed away, and i I that he was buried in the National cemetery, in your city, with full military honors, as it should have been. He belonged to my old company, Co. F, First New Mexico Infantry, whichI commanded, for several months, Cap-i- tain George W. Cook being absent on [- the sick list, and was the first com* 1 pany to arrive at the lower end of the i- ‘Jornado del Muerto/ to establish Fort i Seldon, I refer to Private Nicolas i- Romero.0 “I am very respectfully,1 “GEORGE H. PETTIS.
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Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe, New Mexico, US
Wed, Feb 05, 1908
Page 4
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