gov019 GOVERNOR Marshall, William R.: An Inventory of His Gubernatorial Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by state archives staff. Minnesota Historical Society

St. Paul MN.

Government Records

Finding aid encoded by Lyda Morehouse, December 18, 2001.Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. Governor (1866-1870 : Marshall). Records of Governor William R. Marshall, 1866-1870. Includes appointment records; letters received; attorney general's opinions; records relating to pardons and commutations; and requisitions. There is substantial material concerning immigration and land settlement, Indian affairs, railroads, and the Gettysburg and Antietam national cemeteries. 1.2 cu. ft. (2 partial boxes) 111.E.20.7B - 111.E.20.8F CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Attorneys general's opinions--Minnesota. Indians of North America--Minnesota. Land settlement--Minnesota. Pardon--Minnesota. Railroads--Minnesota. Places: Antietam National Cemetery (Md.) Minnesota--Emigration and immigration. Minnesota--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment. Soldier's National Cemetery (Gettysburg, Pa). Persons: Marshall, William Rainey, 1825-1896. Organizations: Minnesota. Attorney General. Types of Documents: Requisitions. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited volume and page or item and folder title here]. Minnesota: Governor: Marshall. Records. Minnesota Historical Society. State Archives.

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Accession Information:

Accession number(s): none; 999-28

Processing Information:

Catalog ID No.: 08-00010978 RLIN ID No.: MNHV 90-A846

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION 111.E.20.7B 6 Appointments: County Commissioners, 1866-1869. Immigration Agents, 1866-1869. Notaries Public, 1866-1869. Other, 1866-1869. Appointment Certificates of Harry Wilson, 1867. 1 folder.

Certificates of appointment for Harry Wilson of Forest City, Minn., to be a notary public (April) and to be judge of probate court for Meeker County (June). Signed by the governor and countersigned by the secretary of state. Also included is an envelope bearing the return of the secretary of state and a stylized state seal. Retained for exhibit value.

111.E.20.7B 6 Letters Received: Federal Agencies--Adjutant General, 1866-1868. Federal Agencies--Interior Dept. 1866-1869. Federal Agencies, General Land Office, 1866-1869. Federal Agencies--Military, 1866-1867. Federal Agencies--Secretary of State, 1866-1869. Federal Agencies--Treasury Dept., 1867-1868. Federal Agencies--War Dept., 1867, 1869. Counties, 1866-1869. Senator Alexander Ramsey, 1866-1867. Dr. L. B. Smith, 1866. Frontier Relief, 1867. Antietam National Cemetery, 1866. Gettysburg National Cemetery, 1866-1868. Immigration, 1866-1869. Indians, 1866-1869. Insane Asylum--St. Peter, 1866. 111.E.20.8F 7 Land, 1866-1869. Legislature, 1866-1869. Railroads, 1866-1869. Requests for Assistance, 1866-1870. Other, 1866-1869. Letters Sent, 1866-1869. Opinions of the Attorney General, 1866-1867. Exchange of Documents, 1866-1869. Commutation Papers, 1866-1869. Criminal Papers, 1866-1869. Pardon Papers, 1866-1869. 2 folders. Reports, 1866-1868. Restoration of Civil Rights, 1868. Requisitions: 1866-1867. 1868 - August 1868. September 1868 - December 1868. 1869 - April 1869. 1869 - December 1869.