Ormsby County, Nevada, Records, 1864-1886

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Summary

Title:
Ormsby County, Nevada, Records
Dates:
1864-1886
Abstract:
This collection contains items related to Ormsby County, Nevada, between 1864 and 1886. Most are business-related, with the majority of them related to the drawing and summoning of trial and grand juries. Other records include statements from county officials, estimates for goods and services, and voluminous reports from the county auditor and treasurer.
Extent:
250 items in 2 boxes
Language:
English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Ormsby County, Nevada, Records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains items related to Ormsby County, Nevada, between 1864 and 1886. All documents are handwritten. Most are business-related, with the majority of them related to the drawing and summoning of trial and grand juries. Other records include statements from county officials, estimates for goods and services, and voluminous reports from the county auditor and treasurer.

The Grand Jury of Ormsby County is a subject in the following items:

  • Subject in T.D. Edwards Order for drawing grand jury and certificate for grand jury: [document] (1884-1886). Box 1 (11)
  • Subject in C. N. Harris Order of drawing grand jury and certificate for grand jury: [document] (1873-1874). Box 1 (16)
  • Subject in Frank McCullough Grand jury report: [document] (1886, Nov. 23). Box 1 (28)
  • Subject in Ephemera: Miscellaneous grand jury documents (1865-1872). Box 2 (4)

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Wendell P. Hammon, November 1964.
Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by author then by type or addressee.

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Nicholas S. Hall, August 8, 2009.
Date Prepared:
© 2009
Date Encoded:
Machine readable finding aid encoded by Diann Benti in August 2017 from PDF finding aid originally in the Huntington Digital Library.

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Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. Ormsby County, Nevada, Records, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
reference@huntington.org
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