Ormsby County, Nevada, Records: Finding Aid

Finding aid prepared by Nicholas S. Hall, August 8, 2009.

The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens

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Overview of the Collection

Title: Ormsby County, Nevada, Records

Dates (inclusive): 1864-1886

Collection Number: mssOrmsby County records

Extent: 250 items in 2 boxes

Repository: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Manuscripts Department

1151 Oxford Road

San Marino, California 91108

Phone: (626) 405-2129

Email: reference@huntington.org

URL: http://www.huntington.org

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.

Language: English.

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Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

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

Provenance

Purchased from Wendell P. Hammon, November 1964.

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)

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by author then by type or addressee.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Huntington Library's Online Catalog.

Subjects

Grand jury -- Nevada -- Ormsby County.

Ormsby County (Nev.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.

Forms/Genres

Legal documents -- Nevada -- 19th century.

Reports -- Nevada -- 19th century.

Summonses -- Nevada -- 19th century.

Box 1

Manuscripts, Baker – Wright

Folder 1

Baker, Warren. Construction estimate: [document] (1864, Nov. 21). 1 item.

Folder 2

Brown, R.R. Constable - statement: [document] (1865, Dec. 30). 1 item.

Folder 3

Bartrice, H.F. District attorney - statement: [document] (1882, Oct. 2). 1 item.

Folder 4

Crisler. W.H. Certification of jury summons delivery: [document] (1886, Sep. 23). 1 item.

Folder 5

Crisler, W.H. License register report: [document] [c.1886]. 1 item.

Folder 6

Crisler. W.H. Sheriff - statement: [document] (1885-1886). 13 items.

Folder 7

Davis, E.A. Court house construction estimate: [document] (1867, Jan.9). 1 item.

Folder 8

Edwards, T.D. Certificate of drawing trial jurors: [document] (1883-1886). 10 items.

Folder 9

Edwards, T.D. Court summons: [document] (1875, May 25). 1 item.

Folder 10

Edwards, T.D. Order for defaulting jurors to appear: [document] (1870-1873). 9 items.

Folder 11

Edwards, T.D. Order for drawing grand jury and certificate for grand jury: [document] (1884-1886). 6 items.

Folder 12

Edwards, T.D. Order for drawing jury: [document] (1883-1886). 8 items.

Folder 13

Gaige, M.M. Justice of the peace - report: [document] (1885). 1 item.

Folder 14

Hackett, J.M. Construction estimate: [document] [undated]. 1 item.

Folder 15

Harris, C.N. Certificate of drawing trial jurors: [document] (1871-1874). 11 items.

Folder 16

Harris, C.N. Order of drawing grand jury and certificate for grand jury: [document] (1873-1874). 3 items.

Folder 17

Hatch, M.D. County clerk - statement: [document] (1885-1886). 8 items.

Folder 18

Hatch, M.D. School superintendent - report: [document] (1882, Oct. 14). 1 item.

Folder 19

Hayden, Thomas E. Prosecuting attorney - statement: [document] [c. 1886]. 2 items.

Folder 20

Herrick, H.A. Service estimate: [document] (1875, Jan. 4). 1 item.

Folder 21

Jones, J.P. Construction estimate: [document] (1870, Sep. 9). 1 item.

Folder 22

King, Sam D. Certificate of drawing trial jurors: [document] (1881-1882). 2 items.

Folder 23

King, Sam D. Emolument return of county recorder: [document] (1870, Mar. 31). 1 item.

Folder 24

King, Sam D. Ormsby County (Nev.) auditor’s statements (1869-1872): [document]. 19 items.

Folder 25

Kirway, J.P. and J.F. Easley. Construction estimate: [document]. (1864, Nov. 21). 1 item.

Folder 26

Lewis, S. Proposal for repairing county building: [document] (1870, Sep. 19). 1 item.

Folder 27

Martin, Charles. County recorder and auditor - statement: [document] (1883-1884). 7 items.

Folder 28

McCullough, Frank. Grand jury report: [document] (1886, Nov. 23). 1 item.

Folder 29

McKeeby, S.C. Adoption of notice: [document] (1865, Aug. 7). 1item.

Folder 30

Morris, Jones. Justice of the peace - fees returned: [document] (1866-1870). 4 items.

Folder 31

Nevada -- Ormsby County. Jury summons: [document] (1865-1870). 15 items.

Folder 32

Nevada -- Ormsby County. Jury summons: [document] (1871-1874). 20 items.

Folder 33

Nevada -- Ormsby County. Jury summons: [document] (1876-1879). 17 items.

Folder 34

Nevada -- Ormsby County. Jury summons: [document] (1880-1883). 8 items.

Folder 35

Nevada -- Ormsby County. Jury summons: [document] (1884-1886). 5 items.

Folder 36

Nicholas, A. Wood estimate: [document] (1875, Oct. 12). 1 item.

Folder 37

Nightingill, A.W. Certification of jury summons delivery: [document] (1868, Mar. 11). 1 item.

Folder 38

Simons, Clarence, Evan S. David, and N.D. Chamberlin. Contract: [document] (1874, Aug. 1). 1 item.

Folder 39

Smith, G. G. Certification of jury summons delivery: [document] (1865-1867). 13 items.

Folder 40

Stiles, M.W. Janitor - statement: [document] (1879, Mar. 6). 1 item.

Folder 41

Strong, L.S. and Adolphus Waitz. Special meeting order: [document] (1864, Feb. 23). 1 item.

Folder 42

Swift, S.T. Certification of jury summons delivery: [document] (1872-1884). 9 items.

Folder 43

Swift, S.T. Re-arrest order: [document] [undated]. 1 item.

Folder 44

Swift, S.T. Statement - sheriff: [document] (1883-1884). 4 items.

Folder 45

Torreyson, James, D. District attorney - statement: [document] (1884-1885). 6 items.

Folder 46

Turner, F.D. County auditor - statement: [document] (1885, Aug.). 1 item.

Folder 47

Turner, F.D. County recorder -statement: [document] (1885-1886). 10 items.

Folder 48

Wright, S.H. Certificate of drawing trial jurors: [document] (1865-1878). 13 items.

Folder 49

Wright, S.H. Order for drawing grand jury and certificate for grand jury: [document] (1863-1870). 5 items.

Box 2

Manuscripts, unidentified authors, Correspondence, and Ephemera

Folder 1

-----. Court document (1871, Sep. 2). 1 item.

Folder 2

-----. Election certification: [document] (1875, Mar. 20). 1 item.

Folder 3

-----. Marriage license affidavits: [document] (1881-1886). 9 items.

Folder 4

-----. Miscellaneous grand jury documents (1865-1872). 3 items. 5. -----. Oath of Office (1864-1875). 2 items.

Folder 6

-----. Ormsby County (Nev.) Auditor’s report: [document] (1870-1886). 21 items.

Folder 7

-----. Ormsby County (Nev.) Treasurer’s report: [document] (1870-1878). 12 items.

Folder 8

-----. Ormsby County (Nev.) School board order: [document] (1865, Sep. 4). 1 item.

Folder 9

-----. Subpoena: [document] (1865-1867) 2 items.

Folder 10

Bivins, B.F. 1 letter (1868, Nov. 23) to Chairman, Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 11

Daum, H.B. 1 letter (1873, Nov. 1) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 12

Dealy, J.E. 1 letter (1874, Oct. 13) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 13

Greenebaum, Oscar. 1 letter (1870, July 7) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 14

Gretz, C. 1 letter (1875, Oct. 13) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 15

King, Sam. 2 letters (1868-1869) to “Sir.” 2 items.

Folder 16

Larvaette, Christian. 1 letter (1875, July 6) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 17

Mandlebaum & Klauber. 1 letter (1865, June 26) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 18

Mason, H.S. 2 letters (1870-1871) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 2 items.

Folder 19

McDonald, William. 1 letter (1870, Oct. 31) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 20

McLaine, B.L. 1 letter (1875, Dec. 6) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 21

Neason, J.S. 7 letters (1870-1875) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 7 items.

Folder 22

Olers, Aug. 1 letter (1870, Oct. 20) to F. Rice. 1 item.

Folder 23

Rocke, Thomas . 1 letter (1870, Oct. 10) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 24

Waitz, Adolphus. 1 letter (1870, Nov. 4) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 25

Weed, William M. 1 letter (1875, Dec. 1) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 26

Wright, S.C. 1 letter (1875, Nov. 1) to Ormsby County (Nev.) Board of Commissioners. 1 item.

Folder 27

Ephemera: Miscellaneous ledgers (1864-1875) 10 items.

Folder 28

Ephemera: Receipts (1864-1869). 4 items.

Folder 29

Ephemera: Rent bill (1875, May 11). 1 item.

Folder 30

Ephemera: Stationery wanted for county assessor’s office (1869). 1 item.