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Copy of the proceedings of a meeting of the electors of Buffalo county, upon which officers were appointed by his excellency Samuel W. Black, Governor of this Territory.  FRIDAY,
June 25, 1859.At a meeting of the electors of Nebraska Center, N. T., for the purpose of recommending suitable persons to fill the several offices of Buffalo county, on motion of Charles A. Henry it was moved and carried that Joel T. Mann act as chairman of the meeting, and George T. [F. (?)] Mead as secretary. On motion of Charles A. Henry, Henry Peck was chosen as a suitable person for probate judge, and Charles T. Lurtz as sheriff; Joseph Huff, commissioner of the central precinct; Patrick Care [Carl (?)], justice of the peace; and John Evans as constable in central precinct. On motion, George F. Mead was chosen as county clerk. |
On motion, James E. Boyd was chosen as a suitable person for county register. On motion of James E. Boyd, William Hill was chosen as commissioner of the eastern precinct. On motion of Mr. Peck, George Moore was chosen as a suitable person for county treasurer. On motion of James E. Boyd, Joel T. Mann was chosen as a suitable person for commissioner of Kearny precinct; and on motion of H. J. Stark, E. J. Stark was chosen as a suitable person to fill the office of justice of the peace, and Walter Wilson for constable in Kearny precinct. On motion of Mr. Peck, Resolved, That Dr. Henry, with men living in the eastern precinct, do have them recommend suitable persons to fill the offices of justice of the peace and constable in said precinct. Dr. Charles A. Henry offered the following resolution, which was adopted: Resolved, That we recommend the above named gentlemen to hold the several offices to which they have been nominated by this meeting, and request the governor of this Territory to commission them for said offices. There being no further business, on motion of James E. Boyd the meeting adjourned sine die. JOEL
T. MANN, President.GEO. F. MEAD, Secretary. Having carefully compared the foregoing with the original now on file in my office, I hereby certify that it is a a true and correct copy of the same. In testimony whereof, witness my hand and the great seal of the Territory of Nebraska hereunto affixed. Done at Omaha City on this the 20th day of January, A. D. 1860. [L.
S.] J. STERLING MORTON,Secretary
of Nebraska.Letter Of Governor Samuel Black.
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find the commissions of such officers, which you will please deliver to the respective officers appointed, viz:
I am, sir, very respectfully, your
obedient servant, |
ritories of Kansas and Nebraska; thence in a direction due west one degree; thence due north to the centre of the main channel of the Platte river; thence, following the meanderings of said stream, to the place of beginning, is hereby declared to be known and called by the name of Kearny county. Sec. 2. The seat of justice of said Kearny county is hereby fixed and permanently located at Kearny city in said county, as surveyed, platted, and lithographed by the Kearny city company in the spring of 1859. Sec. 3. The governor of the Territory is hereby authorized and required to appoint and commission the county officers of said county, who shall continue to act in their various offices until the next annual election in the Territory of Nebraska, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Sec. 4. Until the district of country west of said county is organized into counties the same is hereby attached to said county of Kearny for election, judicial and revenue purposes. Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 10, 1960. SAMUEL
W. BLACK,Governor
of Nebraska.SECRETARY'S
OFFICE, Nebraska
Territory.Having carefully compared the above copy, I hereby certify that it is a true and correct copy of the original act now on file in this office. In
testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my[L.
S.] hand
and affixed the great seal of the Territory.Done
at Omaha, January 21, 1860.J.
STIRLING MORTON,Secretary
of Nebraska.This is to certify that at a general annual election held in the several precincts of and to the county of Buffalo, and Territory of Nebraska, on Tuesday, October 11, A. D. 1859, the following named persons received the number of votes annexed to their respective names for the following described offices: Experience Estabrook had 292 votes for member of Congress. William W. Wyman had 292 votes for territorial treasurer. Robert C. Jordan had 292 votes for territorial auditor. Alonzo D. Luce had 292 votes for territorial librarian. William E. Harvey had 292 votes for commissioner of common schools. |
James G. Chapman had 232 votes for district attorney first judicial district. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto attached my name for official purposes this 12th day of October, A. D. 1859. GEO.
MILLER,County
Clerk of Buffalo county, N. T.SECRETARY'S
OFFICE, OMAHA
CITY, January 17, 1860.I certify that the within is a true and correct copy of the returns from Buffalo county, Nebraska Territory, now on file in my office. In
testimony whereof, witness my hand and the[L. S.] great
seal of the Territory of Nebraska hereuntoaffixed.
Done at Omaha on this 19th day of Janu-ary,
A. D. 1860.J.
STERLING MORTON,Secretary
of Nebraska.ELECTION CASE.
March 5, 1860.--Referred to the Committee on Elections and ordered to be printed.
TERRITORY OF
NEBRASKA, County of Douglas,
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Testimony taken on, the part of the said Experience Estabrook, at the city of Omaha, in the said Territory. Present: Mr. Kinney, Mr. Richardson, and Mr. Redick, attorneys for Mr. Estabrook; Mr. Conkling, Messrs. Pease and Paddock,45 attorneys for Mr. Daily. SATURDAY
MORNING, December 31, 1859.Dr. Graff, the first witness, was examined without previous notice by consent of counsel for Mr. Daily. George B. Graff, of lawful age, being first duly sworn according to law, maker, the following answers to the questions proposed, to wit: 1st question. What is your age, occupation, and place of residence? Answer. Forty-three years of age; receiver of public moneys at Dakota; residence, Dakota city. 2d question. How Iong have you resided at Dakota? Answer. About nine months. 4th question. Have you ever been in L'Eau Qui Court county; and if so, when did you visit that county? Answer. I was there in September last. 14th question. Judging from the appearance of the settlements and the people you saw, how many voters, in your opinion, were there in that county? (Objected to by counsel for Mr. Daily, on the ground that the object of the inquiry is not a fit subject of mere opinion.) Answer. I had formed an opinion before the election as to how many votes would be polled there. A year previous there were polled in the county over 80 votes. I knew of considerable emigration to the county last summer. I saw 15 wagons going through our place to Bonhomme island at one time. The impression formed on my mind up there was that they could poll over 300 votes in that county; this is the opinion I formed up there. 2d question. You have spoken of several
settlements in that county, will you name those, if any,
which you actually visited? |
Answer. I was at Croy's Grove, Frankfort, Zepeota, Collins's Grove, and Niobrarah. 3d question. Describe each of those places, specifying the number of inhabitants you saw in each, and their character? Answer. At Croy's Grove there was a single family; a Frenchman and his son were the only votes there. At Frankfort I saw probably half a dozen houses. At Zepeota there are, I think, three dwellings certain, and perhaps more. At Collins's Grove, one house. At Niobrarah, I suppose there are twenty good dwellings and a large hotel that could be inhabited. 4th question. You spoke of other settlements that you did not visit; will you name those places again, and state whether you have any personal knowledge of them? Answer. They are Bonhomme island46 and Breckenridge; all I know in relation to them is what I have heard. 19th question. You stated in your examination in chief that you visited the settlements at Croy's Grove, Zepeota, Frankfort, Collins's Grove, and Niobrarah., and you afterwards said you knew a settlement ten miles up the Running Water; what knowledge have you of that settlement, if you did not visit it? Answer. The knowledge acquired in my office from persons filing their declarations of settlement and intention to pre-empt; the plats being in the office. 20th question. How far is Frankfort from Zepeota? Answer. They are contiguous; Zepeota has been abandoned as a town, and has been pre-empted for farming purposes. 21st question. What distance from Frankfort are Croy's Grove and Collins's Grove, and in what direction? Answer. Croy's Grove is about eight miles southeast of Frankfort, and Collins's Grove is about five or six miles southwest from Frankfort. 22d question. Are not Croy's Grove and Collins's Grove, Bonhomme, and Breckenridge much nearer Frankfort than the town of Niobrarah? Answer. All except Breckenridge; that I am not certain of. |
1st question. Do you reside in the
Covington precinct? 6th question. Is it regarded by you as a part of the legitimate business of a federal officer in this Territory to assist in obtaining the greatest possible number of democratic votes at each election? Answer. I believe this question impertinent, intended to be offensive, and will not answer it. 7th question. State whether, during the canvass for delegate in this Territory, at the last election, the federal officers residing here were required to advance money to aid in the election of Estabrook, and the success of the democratic party in the Territory? Answer. Since I have held office under the present administration, I have never been asked for nor paid one dollar for electioneering or other political purposes, nor do |
I know of any other officer in the Territory having been asked for or paid any money for like purposes. 8th question. State at whose instance you made that political journey to L'Eau Qui Court county, and at whose expense the journey was performed. Answer. At my own, without consultation with anybody. The expense was borne about equally between Patrick, Collier, and myself. The whole amount was less than five dollars; and as I said before I went in pursuance of an intention formed since my first residence in the Territory. Buffalo county. The first specification in the printed
notice attacks the validity of the vote of Buffalo county,
first, for the reason that the county was unorganized, and,
second, on the ground that Fort Kearny was attached to
Buffalo county as a precinct, and was without any
county. |
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