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Title: Dakota Territory Records. Official Records of the Governor
Dates: 1861-1889
Record Series: 30076
Quantity: 8.25 feet
Abstract: Records of Governors William Jayne, 1861-1863; Newton Edmunds, 1863-1866; Andrew Faulk, 1866-1869; John Burbank, 1869-1874; John Pennington, 1874-1878; William Howard, 1878-1880; Nehemiah Ordway, 1880-1884; Gilbert Pierce, 1884-1886; Louis Church, 1887-1889; and Arthur Mellette, 1889. Records consist of incoming letters, proclamations, memorials, appointments and resignations, applications and recommendations for appointive positions, extradition requisitions, official oaths and bonds, rewards, notarial applications and bonds.
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Box / Folder Inventory
Box 1:
1 William Jayne Papers- Correspondence 1861-1863
2 William Jayne Papers- Proclamations 1861
3 William Jayne Papers- Memorials 1862
4 William Jayne Papers- Appointments and Resignations 1861-1863
5 William Jayne Papers- Applications and Recommendations 1861-1863
6 William Jayne Papers- Official Oaths and Bonds 1861-1863
7 Newton Edmunds Papers- Correspondence 1863-1866
8 Newton Edmunds Papers- Proclamations 1865
9 Newton Edmunds Papers- Applications and Resignations 1863-1866
10 Newton Edmunds Papers- Applications and Recommendations 1863-1866
11 Newton Edmunds Papers- Official Oaths and Bonds 1863-1866
12 Andrew J. Faulk Papers- Correspondence 1866-1869
13 Andrew J. Faulk Papers- Proclamation 1866
14 Andrew J. Faulk Papers- Applications and Resignations 1866
15 Andrew J. Faulk Papers- Applications and Recommendations 1866
16 Andrew J. Faulk Papers- Oaths and Bonds 1866-1869
17 Andrew J. Faulk Papers- Notarial Applications and Bonds 1866-1869
18 John Burbank Papers- Correspondence 1869-1874
19 John Burbank Papers- Proclamations 1869
20 John Burbank Papers- Appointments and Resignations 1869-1870
21 John Burbank Papers- Applications and Resignations 1869-1874
22 John Burbank Papers- Applications and Petitions for Pardon 1872-1875
23 John Burbank Papers- Reward 1871
24 John Burbank Papers- Notarial Applications 1869-1875
25 John Burbank Papers- Notarial Bonds 1869-1871
26 John Pennington Papers- Correspondence 1874-1878
27 John Pennington Papers- Appointments and Resignations 1875
28 John Pennington Papers- Appointments and Recommendations 1874-1878
29 John Pennington Papers- Treaty Rights 1874
Box 2:
1 John Pennington Papers- Applications and Petitions for Pardon 1875-1878
2 John Pennington Papers- Reward 1877
3 John Pennington Papers- Official Oaths and Bonds 1874-1877
4 John Pennington Papers- Notarial Applications 1874-1878
5 John Pennington Papers- Notarial Bonds 1874-1878
6 William Howard Papers- Correspondence 1878-1880
7 William Howard Papers- Proclamations 1878-1880
8 William Howard Papers- Appointments and Resignations 1878-1880
9 William Howard Papers- Applications and Recommendations 1878-1880
10 William Howard Papers- Applications and Petitions for Pardon 1878-1880
11 William Howard Papers- Rewards 1878
12 William Howard Papers- Official Oaths and Bonds 1878-1880
13 William Howard Papers- Notarial Applications 1878-1880
14 William Howard Papers- Notarial Bonds 1878-1880
15 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Correspondence 1880-1884
Box 3:
1 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Reports 1880-1884
2 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Proclamations 1880-1884
3 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Appointments and Resignations 1880-1884
4 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Reward 1881
5 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Official Oaths and Bonds 1880-1884
6 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Bonds 1880-1881
7 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Bonds 1881-1882
8 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Bonds 1882
9 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Bonds 1882-1883
Box 4:
1 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Bonds 1883
2 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Bonds 1883
3 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Bonds 1884
4 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1880
5 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1881
Box 5:
1 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1881-1882
2 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1882
3 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1882
4 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1882-1883
5 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1883
Box 6:
1 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1883
2 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1883-1884
3 Nehemiah G. Ordway Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1884
4 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Correspondence 1884-1885
5 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Correspondence 1885
Box 7:
1 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Correspondence 1885
2 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Correspondence 1885
3 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Correspondence 1886
4 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Correspondence 1886
5 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Correspondence 1884-1887
6 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Telegrams 1884-1885
7 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Proclamations 1884-1886
8 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Applications and Recommendations 1884-1885
Box 8:
1 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Applications and Recommendations 1883-1887
2 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Applications and Recommendations 1885
3 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Applications and Recommendations 1884
4 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Appointments and Resignations 1885-1887
5 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Applications and Petitions for Pardon 1884-1886
6 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Official Oaths and Bonds 1885-1886
7 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Notarial Oaths and Bonds 1884-1885
8 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Notarial Oaths and Bonds 1885
Box 9:
1 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Notarial Oaths and Bonds 1885-1886
2 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Notarial Oaths and Bonds 1886
3 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Notarial Oaths and Bonds 1886-1887
4 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1884-1885
5 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1885
6 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1886
Box 10:
1 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Notarial Applications and Recommendations 1886
2 Gilbert A. Pierce Papers- Rewards 1886-1887
3 Louis K. Church Papers- Correspondence 1887
4 Louis K. Church Papers- Correspondence 1887
5 Louis K. Church Papers- Correspondence 1888
6 Louis K. Church Papers- Correspondence 1888
7 Louis K. Church Papers- Correspondence 1888
Box 11:
1 Louis K. Church Papers- Correspondence 1888
2 Louis K. Church Papers- Correspondence 1887-1889
3 Louis K. Church Papers- Proclamations 1888
4 Louis K. Church Papers- Applications and Recommendations 1887-1888
5 Louis K. Church Papers- Appointments and Resignations 1886-1889
6 Louis K. Church Papers- Rewards and Official Oaths and Bonds 1887-1888
7 Louis K. Church Papers- Applications and Petitions for Pardon 1887-1888
8 Louis K. Church Papers- Notarial Oaths and Bonds 1887
Box 12:
1 Louis K. Church Papers- Notarial Oaths and Bonds 1887
2 Louis K. Church Papers- Notarial Oaths and Bonds 1887
3 Louis K. Church Papers- Notarial Oaths and Bonds 1888-1889
4 Louis K. Church Papers- Notarial Applications 1887-1888
5 Louis K. Church Papers- Notarial Applications 1888-1889
Box 13:
1 Arthur C. Mellette Papers- Applications and Petitions for Pardon 1889
2 Arthur C. Mellette Papers- Proclamations 1889
3 Arthur C. Mellette Papers- Notarial Oaths and Bonds 1889
4 Arthur C. Mellette Papers- Notarial Oaths and Bonds 1889
5 Arthur C. Mellette Papers- Notarial Applications 1889
6 Arthur C. Mellette Papers- Pardons 1889
7 Arthur C. Mellette Papers- Appointments and Recommendations 1889
8 Arthur C. Mellette Papers- Appointments and recommendations 1889
Box 14:
1 Outgoing Letters- v. 1 1869-1877
2 Outgoing Letters- v. 2 1878-1882
3 Outgoing Letters- v. 3 1885
4 Outgoing Letters- v. 4 1885-1886
Box 15:
1 Outgoing Letters- v. 1 1887
2 Outgoing Letters- v. 2 1887-1888
3 Outgoing Letters- v. 3 1888-1889
Box 16:
1 Outgoing Letters- v. 1 1889
2 Outgoing Letters- v. 2 1889
Box 17:
1 Outgoing Letters 1861-1876
2 Outgoing Letters 1877-1882
3 Outgoing Letters 1883-1887
4 Outgoing Letters 1888-1889
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