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Letter about Nevada politics in 1868

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Letter about Nevada politics in 1868
This letter is from APK Safford of the U. S. Surveyor General's Office and soon to be Arizona's third Governor. He is obviously answering a question about the recent elections. Grant won every county but Lincoln. William Stewart is on his way back to Washington with a clear road ahead of him. Closes with his hopes that a mine he owns near Graly (Gravelly?) Ford will produce. Anson P. K. Safford was secretary of the Nevada constitutional convention in November 1863 and President of Nevada's first Republican state convention. He turned down a nomination to the US House of Representatives before being appointed surveyor-general of Nevada by President Andrew Johnson in March 1867. Safford served as surveyor-general for two years before health issues forced him to resign. On March 13, 1869, the Nevada Congressional delegation of Thomas Fitch, James W. Nye, and William M. Stewart petitioned President Ulysses S. Grant to nominate Safford as Governor of Arizona Territory. This nomination was supported by Arizona's Coles Bashford, John N. Goodwin, and Richard C. McCormick along with political figures from California. Safford was nominated on April 3, 1869, commissioned April 9, 1869, and sworn into office on July 9, 1869. His second term began in April 1873 and he declined a third term.City: Virginia CityCounty: StoreyState: NV
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