| Orion Clemens' Copybook, 1863, May-August |
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ORION CLEMENS' COPYBOOK From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Brigadier General George Wright, Commanding Department of the Pacific, U. S. Army, San Francisco, CA May 4, 1863 Description: Military Subject: Enclosed Letter from Lieutenant, Colonel Eyre Recommending Henry C. Johnson (Brother of Ex-California Governor J. Neely Johnson), Orderly Sergeant of Co. E. 1st Infantry, California Volunteers, Stationed at Fort Craig for a Lieutenent of One of the Infran TERR-0131 0327-0328 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Messrs. of the Fort Churchill Military Board: Captain Thomas E. Ketcham, President; Lieutenant A. N. Runyon, Recorder; Lieutenant F. M. Griffin May 12, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: Received Petition dated May 10, 1863. Advises He Forwarded to Joseph H. Mathewson c/o Captain N. Baldwin, Gold Hill, a Commission as Company B. 1st Battalion of Cavalry, Nevada Territory Volunteers. Cancels Commission for John H. Dalton Because He was Com TERR-0131 0329-0330 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor and Ex-Officio Superintendentof Indian Affairs of Nevada Territory To: Frank Campbell, Esq., Acting Indian Agent, Walker River Reservation May 13, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: Received Letter of April 20."If you find it necessary to leave the Reservation you are directed to store the moveable property at Fort Churchill." TERR-0131 0331 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary and Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: His Excellency, Leland Stanford, Governor of the State of California, Sacramento May 18, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: Acknowledges the Receipt of a Certified Copy of the Act Relating to the Survey of the Boundary Line Between California and Nevada Territory. Transmits a Certified Copy of His Appointment of Butler Ives as Boundary Commissioner. TERR-0131 0332 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Col. Richard C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant General, San Francisco, CA May 19, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: Letter is Blurry in Some Areas. Received Letter of Nomination of Commissions for the Calvary of Nevada Territory. Sends Corrected Proclamation for the Calvary and Infantry of Nevada Territory. TERR-0131 0333 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Brigadier General George Wright, Commanding Department of the Pacific, U. S. Army, San Francisco, CA May 19, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: Received Brigadier General Wright's Letter of the 12th. Relates that He Expects to Commission Thomas Cahill as Captain and John Cahill as Second Lieutenant of Company A. Infantry Volunteers for Nevada Territory. Advises that He Gave Commission to Henry C. TERR-0131 0334 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Col. Richard C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant General, San Francisco, CA May 19, 1863 Description: Notification Subject: Received His Note of the 15th from Major McDermit. Examination of Noyes Baldwin and Joseph H. Mathewson is Satisfactory of the General Commanding. Has Commissioned Baldwin as Captain and Mathewson as 1st Lieutenant, Company B, Nevada Territory Cavalry Vol TERR-0131 0335 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary and Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D.C. May 23, 1863 Description: Official Letter Subject: Official Response to Circular. TERR-0131 0336 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: J. R. McConnell, Esq. May 26, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: Received Mr. McConnell's Letter of the 23rd and is Sending to Washington, D.C. Clemens Gives Him Permission to Proceed with Trip to Fayette County, KY to Bury His Wife, Place His Girls with a Near Relative and Settle Up His Deceased Wife's Business. TERR-0131 0338-0339 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Lieutenant Colonel G. H. Ringgold, Deputy Paymaster General, San Francisco, CA May 30, 1863 Description: Appointment Subject: Commissioned Elias B. Zabriskie as Captain of Company A., Nevada Territory Cavalry Volunteers. TERR-0131 0340 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington, D.C. June 1, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: Received Mr. Seward's Note of April 17 Concerning the Boundary of Nevada Territory and California. Encloses Copies of Appointment and Contract Relating to Same. The Surveyors Have Commenced at Lake Bigler. California Appropriated $25,000 for the Survey. TERR-0131 0341-0342 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Col. Richard C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant General, San Francisco, CA June 1, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: The Commission for Andrew J. Close, Captain, Company A. for Nevada Territorial Volunteers is Satisfactory to the General Commanding. "I will direct the officers who have passed satisfactory examination to report by letter to Lieut. Col. Ringgold for instr TERR-0131 0343 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Lieutenant Colonel G. H. Ringgold, Deputy Paymaster General, San Francisco, CA June 1, 1863 Description: Notification Subject: The Commission for Andrew J. Close, Captain, Company A. for Nevada Territorial Volunteers is Satisfactory to the General Commanding. Advises Captain Close Requests Instructions and Funds for Recruiting. Post Office Address is Silver City. TERR-0131 0344 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Capt. John Bryden, Buena Vista Guards June 2, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: Received Communication of May 18. Letter Regarding Arms and Commissions. Men Need to File Official Oaths with the Adjutant General. TERR-0131 0345-0346 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory To: Hon. R. W. Taylor, Comptroller of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. June 2, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: Letter of 28th is Received. Provides Accounting of Unadjusted Accounts. Needs Instructions for Vouchers. TERR-0131 0347-0348 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Major McDermit, In Command at Fort Churchill, Nevada Territory June 4, 1863 Description: Requesting Arms and Ammunition Subject: Request for 6 Muskets and 500 Cartridges for use of the Commissioners Surveying the Boundary of Nevada Territory and California. TERR-0131 0349 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Columbus Davis, Esq. June 4, 1863 Description: Removal of Office Subject: Notice Removing Mr. Davis from Office as Notary Public for the County of Lander. TERR-0131 0350 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: David McGown, Esq. June 22, 1863 Description: Resignation Subject: Accepted Resignation of June 15, 1863 as Second Lieutenant, Company A., 1st Battalion, Nevada Territory Cavalry Volunteers. TERR-0131 0351 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Messrs. Steele, Kennedy, Gates, Zabriskie and William Hayden June 22, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: Acknowledges Receipt of Letter of June 23 Requesting Clemens to Assign Judge Turner to Hold the July Term of the District Court at Dayton. Clemens Explains Why He Cannot Assign the Judge Due to Circumstances in Other Judicial Districts. TERR-0131 0352-0353 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Thomas B. Smithson June 29, 1863 Description: Removal of Office Subject: Notice Removing Mr. Smithson from Office as Notary Public for the County of Humboldt. TERR-0131 0354 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Brigadier General George Wright, Commanding Department of the Pacific, U. S. Army, San Francisco, CA June 29, 1863 Description: Military Subject: Requesting a Company to be Stationed at Reese River. Fears Trouble from the Seccessionists. Encloses Letter from Captain Close. TERR-0131 0355 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Hon. R. W. Taylor, Comptroller of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. June 30, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: Received Letter of May 29. Clemens Has Consumed the Whole of the Executive Contingent Fund. Encloses Vouchers. TERR-0131 0356 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Messrs. Pitzers & Williams July 1, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Letter Subject: Received their Note of July 30. Encloses Copy of Assignment of Judge Jones to Hold the May Term of Court in Storey County. Also Encloses Copy of the Certificate of the Clerk of the 3rd Judicial District. Refers to the July Term of the District Court for L TERR-0131 0357 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor and Ex-Officio Superintendent of Indian Affairs of Nevada Territory To: Hon. William P. Dole, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C. July 2, 1863 Description: Quarterly Report on Indian Affairs Subject: Mr. Lockhart Recently Returned from Washington, D.C. He is now Preparing to try to Cultivate the Reservations. Clemens Explains the Indians Willingness to Work Like the White Man. Explains that with Working Skills they Will ask for Little of the Governmen TERR-0131 0358 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Hon. Perry. G. Childs, Nevada Territorial Auditor July 2, 1863 Description: Warrant Subject: Requesting a Warrant in Favor of D.B. Woolf for $5. TERR-0131 0359 From: Orion Clemens, Commander in Chief, Nevada Territorial Militia To: F. H. Kennedy, Esq. July 2, 1863 Description: Resignation Subject: Resignation as Judge Advocate Attache to the Staff of Brigadier General Ford, 1st Brigade, Nevada Territorial Militia, Received and Accepted. TERR-0131 0360 From: Orion Clemens, Commander in Chief, Nevada Territorial Militia To: B. D. Hazeltine, Esq. July 2, 1863 Description: Resignation Subject: Resignation as Commissary Attache to the Staff of Brigadier General Ford, 1st Brigade, Nevada Territorial Militia, Received and Accepted. TERR-0131 0361 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory To: Hon. R. W. Taylor, Comptroller of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. July 9, 1863 Description: Report Subject: Report for the Portion of the Fiscal Year from the Last Day of the Session of the Legislative Assembly Until the 30th of June. Relates Printing Difficulties in the Territory. TERR-0131 0362-0365 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Doctor W. Steele, Assistant Surgeon of the Battalion of Nevada Territorial Volunteers July 11, 1863 Description: Special Order Subject: Advises of Enclosure of a Copy of an Extract from Special Order No. 160. Report for Duty as Directed. TERR-0131 0366 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Adjutant General H. P. Russell, Virginia, Nevada Territory July 11, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Subject: Acknowledges Receipt of July 8 Communication. Clemens does not See How He can Prevent Captain Close from Recruiting. Refers Him to Captains Baldwin, Zabriskie and Close. Discusses Recruitment, Horses and Horse Equipment. TERR-0131 0367 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory To: Hon. R. W. Taylor, Comptroller of the Treasury, Washington, D.C. July 11, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Subject: Received Communication of June 19. Encloses the Statement of Disallowances and Suspensions Sent to Him March 19. TERR-0131 0368 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory To: Hon. Perry. G. Childs, Nevada Territorial Auditor July 11, 1863 Description: Account of Copying Subject: Provides an Accounting of Copying of the Carson County Records for the County of Lyon Amounting to $1,738.80. Requests Warrants for: Julius Bornecke $468; William Samson $242.55; H.L. Joachimsen $543.38; Orion Clemens $484.87. TERR-0131 0369 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory To: Hon. John J. Cisco, Assistant U.S. Treasurer, New York July 13, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Subject: Received Communication of June 19 Enclosing Statement of Disbursing Account. TERR-0131 0370 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Captain John Bryden, Buena Vista Guards, Unionville, Nevada Territory July 15, 1863 Description: Arms Subject: Needs Questions Answered on Loyalty. Informs Captain Bryden on Arms Situation and Transportation of the Arms to Humboldt County. Mentions S.L. Baker and Major McDermit. TERR-0131 0371 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor and Commander in Chief, Nevada Territorial Militia To: Major McDermit, In Command at Fort Churchill, Nevada Territory July 15, 1863 Description: Arms and Ammunition Subject: Directs Major McDermit to Deliver to Captain John Bryden 40 Rifle Muskets and 1000 Cartridges. TERR-0131 0372 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Major McDermit, In Command at Fort Churchill, Nevada Territory July 16, 1863 Description: Arms and Ammunition Subject: Encloses Copy of Order Sent to Captain John Bryden at Unionville, Humboldt County Regarding Arms. Requests to be Informed when the Springfield Rifles Arrive. Asks what Arms are at the Post Subject to His Order. TERR-0131 0373 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: E. A. Marsh, Esq. July 22, 1863 Description: Acknowledgement Subject: Received Letter of July 8. "If Mr. Ladd and Sheriff Jacobs seize your books under pretence of replevying them, telegraph me on the instant, and I will have an officer immediately sent from Fort Churchill to arrest them." Explains Current Military Situatio TERR-0131 0374-0375 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Captain John Bryden, Buena Vista Guards, Unionville, Nevada Territory July 23, 1863 Description: Arms and Ammunition Subject: Advises that Major McDermit can Fill Order for Arms and Ammunition. TERR-0131 0376 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary and Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: George T. Knox, Esq. July 23, 1863 Description: Oath Subject: Returning Official Oath for Correction. Mr. Herman has not Qualified by Filing the Same Form of Oath. TERR-0131 0377 From: Orion Clemens, Acting Governor of Nevada Territory To: Col. J. Williams, Austin, Lander County July 23, 1863 Description: Notary Subject: Complaint Made that Mr. Williams has Been Unlucky as to Appoint a "loud mouthed Copperhead as Notary Public." Requests Explanation. "I removed a Notary I appointed myself in your County, for that very thing." TERR-0131 0378 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory To: A. W. Russell, Esq., Lyon County Recorder July 29, 1863 Description: Record Books Subject: Sent Record Books by Express. Requests an Acknowledgement Receipt for the Record Books. TERR-0131 0379 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory To: Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, Washington D. C. August 17, 1863 Description: Requesting Funds Subject: Requests $5,000 be Placed to His Credit at San Francisco for Legislative Session Expenses. TERR-0131 0380 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory To: Territory of Nevada August 25, 1863 Description: Invoice Subject: Invoice for Copying of Storey County Records from the Old Carson County Records in the Amount of $1,480.50. TERR-0131 0381 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory To: Hon. Perry. G. Childs, Nevada Territorial Auditor August 25, 1863 Description: Warrant Subject: Requests Territorial Warrant in favor of Herrmann Haineman for $307.65 out of Money Due Clemens for Copying Storey County Records from the Old Carson County Records . TERR-0131 0382 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory To: Territory of Nevada August 29, 1863 Description: Invoice Subject: Invoice for Copying Storey County Records from the Old Carson County Records in the Amount of $145. TERR-0131 0383 From: Orion Clemens, Secretary of Nevada Territory To: Hon. Perry. G. Childs, Nevada Territorial Auditor August 29, 1863 Description: Copying of records Subject: Requests Territorial Warrant in favor of J. Bruckman for $72.50 out of Money Due Clemens for Copying Storey County Records from the Old Carson County Records TERR-0131 0384 |