[Taos, NM, 1855 letter mentions Kit Carson] Don Fernando de Taos, Mew Mexico, November 22, 1855 dateline on letter with original cover addressed to Connecticut, entered the mails with Santa Fe Dec 1 postmark and "Paid 3" datestamp, letter includes, the very descriptive letter includes "Today Kit Carson told me I need not expect to find the snow less than ten feet deep in the passes of these mountains (the Sangre de Christo mountains)" (letter transcript here)

ex Vogel and Walske (Image)