Two Signed and Sealed Documents on the Appointment of Thomas W. Hackett as Notary for Washoe County, Nevada.
Published by N.p. 1865 & 1868, [Carson City], 1865
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The first measures 12 1/4 x 14 inches and has the Nevada state seal in the watermark. The second measures 17 x 14 inches and gold state seal affixed to the page. The first specifies Ophir as the location within Washoe County. Both are signed by the Governor of Nevada, Henry W. Blasdel. Old fold lines and a bit of edge wear but in very good condition.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.He was Governor during the great rush for silver at the Comstock Lode. The Comstock Lode was mainly in Storey County. Washoe County was of vital importance to the development of the Lode as all the timber used in the mines and for the housing was harvested in that county. Of Thomas W. Hackett history has left us very little other than than the fact he was on the jury in a suit against the owners of the steamer ferry Julia that exploded while docked at Vallejo on February 27, 1888, killing 30 passengers.…
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- Title
- Two Signed and Sealed Documents on the Appointment of Thomas W. Hackett as Notary for Washoe County, Nevada.
- Author
- NEVADA: WASHOE COUNTY) BLASDEL, Henry W.
- Publisher
- N.p. 1865 & 1868, [Carson City]
- Publication year
- 1865
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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