William Billings' document of deputization to swear in citizens to quell an anti-Chinese riot in Olympia, Washington Territory, 1886.

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William Billings' document of deputization to swear in citizens to quell an anti-Chinese riot in Olympia, Washington Territory, 1886.

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This collection consists of a handwritten document to swear in prominent citizens of Olympia to quell riots against the Chinese. The handwriting begins neatly but becomes increasingly illegible, apparently as the threat of the riot worsens and the need for additional deputies becomes more acute. The document was folded and inscribed "Sheriff of Thurston County Wash Ty, Appointment and qualification of deputy sheriffs". It is "Dated at Olympia, W.T., February 9, 1886." The document of deputization is stamped "State Capitol Museum" at the top of the page. There is a photocopy of a letter dated July 16, 1969 from Blanche Billings Mahlberg, daughter of William Billings to Delbert J. McBride, curator, State Capitol Museum, Olympia, in thanks for a photocopy of the document of deputization. There are two summary sheets included: one is an original typewritten glued to the top of the document; one is a photocopy laid in.

.25 linear feet (1 binder)

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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SNAC Resource ID: 8311868

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Washington State Capital Museum

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McBride, Delbert J. (Delbert John), 1920-1998

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Artist, historian, curator, museum promoter, cultural ambassador, researcher, writer, and educator, of Spokane and Olympia, Wash.; founder and partner in Nisqually Valley Klee Wyk Studio, which specialized in Native American art design; from 1961-1966 served as curator of art at Eastern Washington State Historical Society's Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum in Spokane. In 1966 returned to Thurston County to become curator of the Washington State Capitol Museum in Olympia. After he retired in 1982 co...

Billings, William, 1827-1909

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William Billings was born in Ripton, Addison County, VT on October 27, 1827. At the age of 19 he left home on a whaling vessel. When in arrived as the Sandwich Islands in 1848, he left the vessel and remained there for a year. Hearing of the discovery of gold in California in 1849, he went to San Francisco where he stayed for about 3 months before traveling to Portland, OR. He arrived in Portland in July 1849 and remained until 1851. In 1851 he moved to Olympia, WA where he made his home. From 1...

Mahlberg, Blanche Billings.

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