E.O.C. Ord II., 01/01/1906-12/31/1906

File — Box: 5, Folder: 6

Identifier: 78774

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Consists of correspondence to and from Edward Otho Cresap Ord II. The letters provide details on his military career, his travels in the American West, and his experiences in the Spanish-American War, among other events. Arranged chronologically. The correspondence in this series dates between 1870 and 1923.

Dates

01/01/1906-12/31/1906

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Extent

From the Collection: 22 Linear Feet (25 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Shelf Location

08/19/03

Container Summary

Typed Letter Signed dated 5/3/1906 from Edward Otho Cresap Ord II, Captain, U.S. Army, Retired, and Military Aid to the Mayor, to The Military Secretary, Headquarters 20th Infantry U.S. Infantry, Portsmouth Square, S.F., requesting that M. Spiro be permitted to enter his premises, formerly a jewelry store, to remove property among the ruins of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Ord was in charge of the military response to the earthquake. Also, 2 Letters dated 1906 from the Revolver Club to Ord.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

ORD, EDWARD OTHO CRESAP II - CORRESP. RE:1906 SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE: Typed Letter Signed

SAN FRANCISCO - EARTHQUAKE OF 1906 - CORRESP. FROM ORD, E.O.C. II 1906: Typed Letter Signed