Collection context
Summary
- 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.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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:
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Arranged alphabetically by author then by type or addressee.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information, contact Reader Services.
- Location of this collection:
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1151 Oxford RoadSan Marino, CA 91108, US
- Contact:
- (626) 405-2191