Governor John Evans papers, 1861-1895 [manuscript].

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Governor John Evans papers, 1861-1895 [manuscript].

Includes correspondence; receipt signed by D.H. Moffat, Jr.; wedding announcement; certificate signed by President Lincoln appointing Evans territorial governor; joint resolution naming Mt. Evans in honor of Evans. Also includes diaries and correspondence of Evans' wife, Margaret Patten Gray Evans.

.25 linear ft. (1 box), 1 oversize box.

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