Title:
Folder 2: Articles of Impeachment, 1871
Record Group Number:
RG0001, SG008
Collection:
Governor David Butler records
Location:
GR
Box:
Box 2
Folder:
Folder 2
Contributing Institution:
History Nebraska; https://history.nebraska.gov/
Contributor:
Butler, David, 1829-1871
Date:
1871
Description:
Articles of Impeachment against Governor David Butler from the Nebraska House of Representatives, dated March 4, 1871. Eleven articles describe his alleged crimes in detail, most concerning the misuse of state funds and abuse of power to purchase property and make contracts. Includes Butler's official response to the Articles of Impeachment.
Language:
eng
Subject (Topics) :
Impeachments
Subject (Topics) :
Trials (Impeachment)
Subject (Topics) :
Political corruption
Source (Names):
Butler, David, 1829-1891
Source (Names):
James Sweet and Brock Bankers
Source (Names):
McBird, Matthew J. (1818-1903)
Source (Places):
Lincoln (Neb.)
Source (Places):
Pawnee City (Neb.)
Source (Places):
Nebraska
Source (Temporal):
1870s
Format-Extent:
31 Pages
Format-Medium:
booklet
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: hn.web@nebraska.gov
File Format:
TIF
Date Digital :
2022-01-26
Identifier:
RG001sg008s004b002f002i0001-0031
