Territorial Governor Nehemiah G. Ordway
Years in Office: 1880-1884

Birth: November 10, 1828 in New Hampshire
Death: 1909 in New Hampshire

Governor Nehemiah G. Ordway worked for territorial capitol removal from Yankton to Bismarck and discouraged the division of the territory.

Classification Number: 1/7/1
Accession Number:
H75-283
Collection:
Governor Nehemiah G. Ordway
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Correspondence; Five letters, including one written to President Chester Arthur which relates the political situation in Dakota Territory, as well as Governor Ordway’s conflict with Richard F. Pettigrew.  Also included are photocopies of memorials presented to the Governor, 1880-1881.
Shelf Location: 3548B

Accession Number: 96-331
Collection:
Dakota Territory, Office of the Governor, Inaugural Addresses
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
1880-1883; Report of the Governor of Dakota made to the Secretary of the Interior for 1880, 1881, and 1883; First and Second Biennial Message of His Excellency Nehemiah G. Ordway to the Legislative Assembly.
Shelf Location:
7136A

Collection: Dakota Territorial Records
Series Title & Inclusive Dates:
Governor Nehemiah Ordway Official Correspondence, Notarial Oaths and Bonds, Notarial Applications and Recommendations, and extradition requisitions, 1880-1884.
Shelf Location:
MF 1322-1328, roll 19-25
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