Patrick Edward Connor letter : to H[enry] G[oode] Blaisdell [sic] : ALS, 1864 December 7.

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Patrick Edward Connor letter : to H[enry] G[oode] Blaisdell [sic] : ALS, 1864 December 7.

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Letter of congratulation addressed to Blasdel on the occasion of his inauguration as the first governor of the state of Nevada. A request is also made that he select an officer to fill a recent vacancy in Connor's battalion.

1 l. (2 p.) (in 1 portfolio).

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Connor, Patrick Edward, 1820-1891

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Patrick Edward Connor was born in rural County Kerry, Ireland on St. Patrick's Day, 1820. He emigrated to the United States and enlisted, as "Patrick Edward O'Connor", in the United States Army on November 28, 1839. In addition to service in the Seminole Wars, he served as a dragoon at Fort Leavenworth, Fort Atkinson, Fort Sandford, and at the second Fort Des Moines. He was honorably discharged as a private on November 28, 1844, and after two years in New York, he moved to Texas. On April 5, 184...

Blasdel, Henry Goode, 1825-1900

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Henry G. Blasdel was the first governor of the state of Nevada. Born in Indiana, he came to California in 1852. After living in San Francisco, he moved to Virginia City, where he became a mining superintendent. Following service in the Civil War, he was elected governor of Nevada and served from 1864 to 1871. From the description of Papers of Henry Goode Blasdel, 1864-1870. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122510004 Born on J...