"BISBEE, Ariz. (AP) — The original court transcripts from the 1881 Coroner's Inquest into the Gunfight at the OK Corral will be handed over to the Arizona State Archives on Wednesday.
The 36-page handwritten account of witness testimony given after the shootout that left three men dead in Tombstone had been missing for years. Two Cochise County court clerks cleaning out a storage space at the Bisbee courthouse found the old documents in a box in March.
Cochise County Clerk of Superior Court Denise Lundin realized they were the original OK Corral documents that had disappeared prior to her becoming clerk in 1994.
Although the documents belong to Cochise County, Lundin says her office can't maintain them and they are an important part of state history that belongs in the archives."
(Associated Press, http://www.azfamily.com/)
That is so Indiana Jones! How cool! I'm glad they found them. So much doesn't survive our climate and conditions here.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! It's amazing what you find when you do a little cleaning.
ReplyDeleteI heard about this on NPR. It's amazing how there are still treasures to be found!
ReplyDeleteThat must have been one surprising moment, to find those old transcripts from so long ago. Would like to see those things for real and see what really happened there in Tombstone years ago. I also would not mind being able to see this place for myself, but since the chance of that happening is very slim, I'll have to rely on pictures. It must have been something to see all that happen. I hope that they hang on to those papers that represent a Historical moment in the history of ole' Tombstone.
ReplyDeleteSharon; it is cool when something that old survives this very hot and dry climate. I hope they put the papers on display somewhere we can all see them.
ReplyDeleteAndrea; it is truly an amazing find. Better get on with my spring cleaning...
Sandra; it makes you wonder want other important papers are hiding in attics, basements and renovated walls just waiting to be found.
Les; I hope they display them in a place we can all see them. It is so cool to be able to read actual eyewitness accounts of what happened at the O.K. Corral on that historical day. They definately better cherish those papers and keep them safe.
Very cool news for a change with all of the earthquakes, volcanoes and the like - thanks so much for posting this - all the best to you!!
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