Arizona., 01/01/1912-12/31/1912

File — Box: 3, Folder: 2

Identifier: 78704

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

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

01/01/1912-12/31/1912

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 22 Linear Feet (25 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

08/19/02

Container Summary

Correspondence dated 1912 to Edward Otho Cresap Ord II, mostly regarding land in Arizona. Correspondents include government land agents M. E. Leverich & Company of Phoenix, Arizona; U.S. House of Representatives member from Arizona Carl Hayden, whose Typed Letter Signed to Ord dated 8/12/1912 regarding the Three Year Homestead Law is retained, together with 1 printed speech: "Reducing the Homestead Period from Five to Three Years: Speech of Hon. Carl Hayden of Arizona in the House of Representatives, March 20, 1912" (Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1912) and a printed item: "Circular No. 142. The Three Year Homestead Law"; and Henry W. Howard regarding the health of Geronimo Trevino. Sent to Ord in Florence, Arizona and in Los Angeles, California.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP II - CORRESP. RE: ARIZONA LAND (1912): Typed Letter Signed

M. E. LEVERICH & COMPANY - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1912): Typed Letter Signed

LEVERICH, M. E., & COMPANY - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1912): Typed Letter Signed

HAYDEN, CARL - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1912): Typed Letter Signed

ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP II - CORRESP. FROM HAYDEN, CARL (1912): Typed Letter Signed

HOMESTEAD LAW - PRINTED ITEM (1912): Typed Letter Signed

HOWARD, HENRY W. - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1912): Autographed Letter

ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP II - CORRESP. FROM HOWARD, HENRY W. (1912): Autographed Letter

TREVINO, GERONIMO - REFERENCE (1912): Autographed Letter