Arizona., 01/01/1901-12/31/1911
Series-level Scope and Content Note
Contains correspondence, manuscripts, receipts, and printed materials originally kept in files by Edward Otho Cresap Ord II. Of interest: documents relating to Ord's business transactions and land holdings in Arizona and ample correspondence between Ord and Mexican military figure Geronimo Trevino, mostly regarding the health of Geronimo Trevino y Ord, who was Ord's nephew, but with some discussion of the Mexican Revolution. Arranged alphabetically across subjects and chronologically within subjects. Every effort was made to preserve the original order of Ord's own filing system. Documents in this series date between 1879 and 1918.
Dates
- 01/01/1901-12/31/1911
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 22 Linear Feet (25 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Shelf Location
08/19/02
Container Summary
Correspondence dated 1911 to Edward Otho Cresap Ord II, mostly concerning land. Correspondents include government land agent M. E. Leverich & Company of Phoenix, Arizona; Gripps Brewing Company of Peoria, Illinois; the Department of the Interior, regarding Ord's request to be placed in charge of the Pima Agency in Sacaton, Arizona; and the U.S. Land Office, concerning a homestead entry. Sent to Florence, Arizona.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP II - CORRESP. RE: ARIZONA LAND (1911): Typed Letter Signed
ARIZONA - LAND - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1911): Typed Letter Signed
M. E. LEVERICH & COMPANY - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1911): Typed Letter Signed
LEVERICH, M. E., & COMPANY - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1911): Typed Letter Signed
GRIPPS BREWING COMPANY - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1911): Typed Letter Signed
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1911): Typed Letter Signed
PIMA AGENCY - REFERENCE (1911): Typed Letter Signed
FLORENCE - ARIZONA - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1911): Typed Letter Signed
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
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