Nye Correspondence, Chronological, 1861, January-August PDF Print

NEVADA TERRITORY GOVERNOR JAMES NYE
CORRESPONDENCE, 1861, JANUARY-AUGUST

1861 00 00.  From: Blake, George A.H., Colonel, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Fort Churchill Ordinance List  Type: Military  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 00 00.  From: Nye, James W., Governor, To: N/A, Content:  Acquired territory  Type: Proclamation  Note: Single page containing only signatures and the Territorial Seal  TERR-0111  016

1861 00 00.  From: Humboldt Delegation, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Recommendations of Humboldt Delegation  Type: Political  Note:   TERR-0111  016

1861 02 21.  From: Clark, Robert, To: President of the United States, Content:  Isaac M. Merrill  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 03 00.  From: Nye, James W., Governor, To: Bunker, Benjamin B., Content:  Utah Territory Laws, Appointments  Type: Governance, Legal  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 03 18.  From: Sloan, A. Scott, To: Secretary of the Treasury, Content:  Obadiah H. Platt  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 03 21.  From: Davis, E. Page, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Notary Application, E. Page Davis  Type: Appointment  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 03 26.  From: Grey, Nathaniel, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Isaac M. Merrill  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 03 30.  From: Bunker, Benjamin B., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Gilbert T. Sewall  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 04 03.  From: Fish, A.L., To: Nye, James W., Content:  John N. Dudleston  Type: Recommendation  Note: Other Signatures:  H.C. Matteson, S.C. Gillett, William Hosford, J.B. Beale, Issing Holcomb, Archibald Parker  TERR-0108  001

1861 04 03.  From: Earl, Robert, To: Nye, James W., Content:  John N. Dudleston  Type: Recommendation  Note: Other Signatures: C.T.E. Van Horne, Ezra Graves, Roscoe Conkling, Mr. Pivner  TERR-0108  001

1861 04 12.  From: Foot, G.C. (or L.C.), To: Nye, James W., Content:  M. Henry Avery  Type: Recommendation  Note: Other Signature: Thomas T. Davis  TERR-0108  001

1861 04 12.  From: Avery, M. Henry, To: Nye, James W., Content:  M. Henry Avery  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 04 17.  From: Leach, James S., To: Nye, James W., Content:  M. Henry Avery  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 04 25.  From: Van Wagner, William H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  A matter of ten dollars  Type: Personal  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 04 25.  From: Van der Lyn, Henry, Jr., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Henry Van der Lyn, Jr.  Type: Military, Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 04 29.  From: Holley, Samuel J., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Secession  Type: Governance  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 04 30.  From: Tarbell, J., To: Nye, James W., Content:  J. Tarbell  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 00.  From: Zabriskie, C.B. et. al., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Same as above  Type: Recommendation  Note: Signed by the residents of Silver City, two pages  TERR-0108  001

1861 05 00.  From: Zabriskie, C.B. et. al., To: Nye, James W., Content:  William Smith Re-appointment, Justice of the Peace  Type: Recommendation  Note: Signed by the residents of Silver City, Five pages of signatures  TERR-0108  001

1861 05 01.  From: Hussy, J.B., To: Nye, James W., Content:  J.B. Hussy  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 02.  From: Myers, Austin, To: Nye, James W., Content:  M. Henry Avery  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 03.  From: Edwards, Ogden, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Ogden Edwards  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 04.  From: Andrew (?), To: Nye, James W.; et. al., Content:  Bill for cleaning services and kindling wood  Type: Personal  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 06.  From: Lincklaen, Ledyard, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Perry G. Childs  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 06.  From: Sewall, Gilbert T., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Discussion of travel by Governor to Nevada  Type: Governance  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 06.  From: Bunker, Benjamin B., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Discussion of travel to Washington  Type: Governance  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 09.  From: Hunt, H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  A Republican mutual friend  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 09.  From: Smith, Samuel A., To: Nye, James W., Content:  William Stafford Darling  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 10.  From: Ten Eyck, H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Perry G. Childs  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 10.  From: Turner, George, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Judge Mott  Type: Personal  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 10.  From: Dugan, Thomas, To: Mott, Judge, Content:  Chief Justice Turner  Type: Personal  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 13.  From: Schwerin, M., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Henry B. Schwerin, Cadet Appointment  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 05 16.  From: Crane, William H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  War Department appointment for William H. Crane  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 06 08.  From: MacCrellish, Fred, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Dr. Henry DeGroot  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 06 23.  From: Knickerbocker, F., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Postmaster General  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 06 26.  From: Rankin, Ira P., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Request for meeting  Type: Invitation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 06 27.  From: Blanding, William, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Ophir Silver Mining Company Director's Room  Type: Invitation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 06 27.  From: Dimmick, K. H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Joseph H. Blood  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  001

1861 07 02.  From: Youngs, Samuel, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Letter of Introduction  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 02.  From: Crocker, Edwin Bryant, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Letter of Introduction  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 03.  From: Fargo, F.F., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Dr. Henry DeGroot  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 03.  From: Howard, William, To: Nye, James W., Content:  James S. Dawson  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 03.  From: Crane, A.M., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Nelson W. Winton  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 04.  From: Lester, Henry, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Henry Lester  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 04.  From: McKune, Jonathan H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Warren W. Wasson  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 04.  From: Knox, John T., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Washington Territory Secretary of State  Type: Personal  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 08.  From: Luck, H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Mr. Barney  Type: Personal  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 08.  From: Crocker, E.B., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Judge McKune  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 08.  From: Parwell, W.B., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Dr. Henry DeGroot  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 09.  From: Harrison, W.R.; Whitmore, J.A.; Gray, T.; Davis, W.W., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Election of Star Rangers  Type: Governance  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 09.  From: Gray, Samuel; Robertson, William, To: Nye, James W., Content:  List of Officers; Star Rangers  Type: Governance  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 11.  From: Nye, James W., Governor, To: To All Whom It May Concern, Content:  Organization of the Territory of Nevada, including Territorial officials  Type: Proclamation  Note: Three copies (one a "true copy" by Controller Keith L. Lee)  TERR-0111  016

1861 07 12.  From: Pierce, Parker H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  County Recorder Appointment for Parker Pierce  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 12.  From: Dixson, Edward C., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Meeting Request  Type: Personal  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 12.  From: VanWinkle, P.W., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Notary Public Applicant P.W. VanWinkle  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 13.  From: Peckham, Edwin P., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Request to act for Nevada Territory in San Francisco  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 15.  From: Galliger, Thomas H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Request for appointment to police or law enforcement position  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 16.  From: Lansing, Anderson; White, Redman, Clement &; Griffith, J.J.; Brown, Si. F., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Appointment of Judge Gordon N. Mott to District Court  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 16.  From: Blood, J.H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Introduction from K.H. Dimmick for position as Commissioner of Deeds  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 17.  From: Kingman,  Hector J., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Application for position of Sheriff of Carson  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 17.  From: Pierson, O.H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Opening of St. Nicholas Hall  Type: Invitation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 17.  From: Foster, J.C., To: Bunker, B. B., Content:  Petition to appoint a county probate judge  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 17.  From: Winton, Nelson W.; Collins, Jonathan A.; Blasdel, H.G.; White, Martin; Rooney, S.B., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Isaac M. Merill  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 17.  From: Nye, James W., Governor, To: To All Whom It May Concern, Content:  Defines judicial districts and assigns judges  Type: Proclamation  Note:   TERR-0111  016

1861 07 17.  From: Pierson, O.H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Grand Ball of July 19th  Type: Invitation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 19.  From: Smith, William, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Affidavit regarding appointment of Justice of the Peace  Type: Legal  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 20.  From: Dall, William L., To: Nye, James W., Content:  E.P. Peckham  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 20.  From: Baker, S.L., To: Nye, James W., Content:  S.L. Baker  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 22.  From: Stevenson, J.D., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Territory of Nevada Commissioner  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 23.  From: Smith, William, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Justice of the Peace Application  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 23.  From: Mott, Gordon N., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Territorial Legislature  Type: Governance  Note: Signed by members of the Bar of Nevada Territory  TERR-0108  002

1861 07 24.  From: Robinson, R., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Compliments of the Club  Type: Personal  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 25.  From: DeGroot, Henry, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Samuel D. King  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 27.  From: Johnson, J. Neely, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Appointment of selectmen  Type: Governance  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 30.  From: Gallaher, S.C., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Commission appointments  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 31.  From: Johnson, J. Neely, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Response to Pyramid Lake excursion invitation  Type: Invitation  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 07 31.  From: Ferris, Leonard W., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Dana Ledge Court Case  Type: Legal  Note:   TERR-0108  002

1861 08 00.  From: Zabriskie, C.B., MD, et. al., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Petition to appoint Isaac E. Brokaw as Constable for 9th Precinct, Silver City  Type: Recommendation  Note: Numerous resident signatures enclosed  TERR-0108  003

1861 08 00.  From: Redman, Clement & White, et. al., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Petition to appoint J.C. Foster as County Probate Judge of Carson County  Type: Recommendation  Note: Fifteen signatures  TERR-0108  003

1861 08 00.  From: Holmes, J.P., et. al., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Petition to appoint J.H. Phillips as Sheriff of Carson County  Type: Recommendation  Note: Fourteen signatures  TERR-0108  003

1861 08 00.  From: Farrell, Charles, et. al., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Petition to appoint Henry M. Little Justice of the Peace of the 9th Precinct, Carson County  Type: Recommendation  Note: Three pages of signatures  TERR-0108  003

1861 08 00.  From: Rupell, A.W. et. al., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Petition to appoint Henry M. Little Justice of the Peace for the 9th Precinct, Carson County  Type: Recommendation  Note: Two pages of signatures  TERR-0108  003

1861 08 00.  From: Nye, James W., Governor, To: To All Whom It May Concern, Content:  Orders elections to be held on the last day of August 1861  Type: Proclamation  Note: Eleven pages; includes printed portions of the "Act Organizing the Territory of Nevada"  TERR-0111  016

1861 08 00.  From: Zabriskie, C.B., MD, et. al., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Petition for I. Martin Reese to continue as Constable of Silver City  Type: Recommendation  Note: Numerous resident signatures enclosed  TERR-0108  003

1861 08 01.  From: Hoyne, Phillip A., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Phillip A. Hoyne  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 05.  From: Hodges, James, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Baker, of New York  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 07.  From: Nones, Joseph B., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Joseph B. Nones  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 08.  From: Nye, James W., Governor, To: To All Whom It May Concern, Content:  Call for an election  Type: Proclamation  Note:   TERR-0111  016

1861 08 12.  From: Clemens, Orion, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Will be in Carson on Tuesday  Type: Telegram  Note:   TERR-0111  006

1861 08 13.  From: Winton, Nelson W., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Delegate to Congress  Type: Political  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 13.  From: Stevens, Robert J., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Treasury Department positions  Type: Governance  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 13.  From: Ferris, Leonard W., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Party Nominations  Type: Political  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 13.  From: Hall, Charles C., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Occupation in Nevada  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 13.  From: Lester, Henry W., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Henry Lester  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 15.  From: Johnson, W.T., To: Nye, James W., Content:  New Jersey Department of State Letter  Type: Governance  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 16.  From: Parker, S.H., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Professor William P. Blocker  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 19.  From: Blake, George A.H., Colonel, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Requisition request for guns and ammunition from Benicia Arsenal  Type: Military  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 21.  From: Hall, Charles C., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Charles C. Hall  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 21.  From: Nye, James W., Governor, To: N/A, Content:  Orders the term of Court in 1st District  Type: Proclamation  Note:   TERR-0111  016

1861 08 23.  From: Whitney, J.D., To: Nye, James W., Content:  World's Fair Exhibit  Type: Invitation  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 29.  From: Pinkham, John F., To: Nye, James W., Content:  John F. Pinkham  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 30.  From: Nye, James W., Governor, To: N/A, Content:  Changes Election Poll in Precinct 1 District 2  Type: Proclamation  Note:   TERR-0111  016

1861 08 30.  From: Blake, William P., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Geological examination of mines prior to Great Exhibition in London  Type: Recommendation  Note:   TERR-0108  003

1861 08 30.  From: Citizens of Genoa, To: Nye, James W., Content:  Petition to move poll  Type: Political  Note: Thirty signatures  TERR-0108  003

1861 08 31.  From: Osborn, William J., To: Nye, James W., Content:  Election certificate  Type: Political  Note:   TERR-0108  003