Army., 01/01/1911-12/31/1911

File — Box: 3, Folder: 11

Identifier: 78713

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

01/01/1911-12/31/1911

Collection-level Access Restrictions

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Extent

From the Collection: 22 Linear Feet (25 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

08/19/02

Container Summary

Correspondence to and from Edward Otho Cresap Ord dated 1911. Includes 1 Autograph Letter (draft) from Ord to Arizona Governor Richard E. Sloan, expressing his desire to remain in Arizona. Correspondents writing to Ord include United States Revolver Association (Printed Item re: annual meeting), U.S. House of Representatives member from Texas James L. Slayden (Autograph Letter Signed dated 8/10/1911 re: introducing Ord to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs), U.S. Senator George C. Perkins (Typed Letter Signed dated 7/25/1911 re: a copy of the Congressional Record, with mention of meeting Ord's father in Butte County, CA), U.S. War Department (Typed Letter Signed dated 7/19/1911 re: maps of the Mexican state of Coahuila and Typed Letter Signed dated 5/24/1911 re: organized militia), Richard E. Sloan (Typed Letter [carbon copy] dated 5/13/1911 to Ralph H. Cameron re: introducing Ord), Order of Indian Wars of the United States (Typed Letter Signed dated 9/15/1911), and U.S. House of Representatives member from California Julius Kahn (Typed Letter Signed dated 7/24/1911 re: publications about the San Francisco fire).

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP II - CORRESP. TO SLOAN, RICHARD E. (1911): Other Types

SLOAN, RICHARD E. - CORRESP. TO ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP, II (1911): Other Types

SLOAN, RICHARD E. - CORRESP. FROM ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP, II (1911): Other Types

ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP II - CORRESP. FROM SLOAN, RICHARD E. (1911): Other Types

UNITED STATES REVOLVER ASSOCIATION - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1911): Other Types

SLAYDEN, JAMES L. - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1911): Other Types

PERKINS, GEORGE C. - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1911): Other Types

ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP - REFERENCE (1911) RE: PERKINS, GEORGE C.: Other Types

WAR DEPARTMENT - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1911): Typed Letter Signed

CAMERON, RALPH - CORRESP. FROM SLOAN, RICHARD E. (1911): Typed Letter Signed

SLOAN, RICHARD E. - CORRESP. TO CAMERON, RALPH (1911): Typed Letter Signed

KAHN, JULIUS - CORRESP. TO ORD, E.O.C. II (1911): Typed Letter Signed