Title:
Folder 19: Militia Petitions, 1870-1871
Record Group Number:
RG0001, SG008
Collection:
Governors David Butlers records
Location:
GR
Box:
Box 2
Folder:
Folder 19
Contributing Institution:
History Nebraska; https://history.nebraska.gov/
Date:
1870-1871
Description:
Petitions to the Governor concerning the organization of militias in various Nebraska counties for protection against what is described as Indian raids. Often the petitions include the name of the company and list the names of officers and soldiers. Some petitions ask for supplies and funds, or they describe the weapons the counties already have available, such as Spencer carbines.
Language:
eng
Subject (Topics) :
Militia
Subject (Topics) :
Military supplies
Subject (Topics) :
Weapons
Subject (Topics) :
Cavalry
Source (Names):
Butler, David, 1829-1891
Source (Names):
Sullivan, G. W.
Source (Names):
Garber, Silas, 1833-1905
Source (Places):
Jefferson County (Neb.)
Source (Places):
Hebron (Neb.)
Source (Places):
West Point (Neb.)
Source (Temporal):
1870s
Format-Extent:
26 Pages
Format-Medium:
petitions
Format-Medium:
letters (correspondence)
Type:
Text
Relation:
Original
Rights:
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under U.S. copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. The organization that has made this item available believes that the item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. (CC Public Domain 1.0 and RightsStatements.org NoC-US 1.0). The original object is available at History Nebraska. For more information contact: [email protected]
File Format:
TIF
Date Digital :
2022-01-20
Identifier:
RG001sg008s003b002f019i0001-0026
