Jesse H. Leonard papers, 1860-1900

The papers consist chiefly of correspondence, 1884-1893, but also include a photograph album, Jesse Leonard's diary for 1883, and a few other papers. About half the letters are business correspondence between Jacob, Jesse, and Alden Leonard, their Head Cowboy S. W. Scott, and other business associates in the West, concerning cattle ranching and mining. Most letters are addressed to Jesse H. Leonard; there a few letters from Scott to Alden Leonard, several letters addressed to Jacob Leonard, and one letter from Jesse Leonard to Scott. A letter from George Pierce includes a roughly drawn map of mining claims in Utah. The rest of the correspondence is personal, and consists mainly of letters to Jesse Leonard from women in New York State, Utah, and Colorado. The bulk of these is from Grace Young, daughter of LeGrand Young of Salt Lake City. The photographs show the Leonard Park land in Mesa County, Colorado, scenes of calf branding at the Leonard summer camp and of driving cattle and horses through Utah, pictures of cowboys and Ute Indians, several views of Monterey and one of San Francisco, California. Other papers include two land grants for land in Missouri, issued in 1860 and signed by President Buchanan and J. B. Leonard, Secretary, General Land Office, and an invitation to the White House in 1900, addressed to a Harold C. Snyder