David A BowlesAug 16, 20231 minJohn A. RowlandThe owner of the Taos Trading Post, John A. Rowland, paid sixty dollars in silver for the return of nine-year-old Fayette Smith. The boy...
David A BowlesJan 10, 20231 minLewis JonesWhile researching my earliest ancestors in Texas, I discovered a series of letters in the archives of “The Center for American History at...
David A BowlesNov 11, 20221 minGood Samaritans Save Fayette SmithTaos merchant, John A. Rowland, paid $60 in silver to Mexican Comancheros, to barter with Comanche Indians for the return of...