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My understanding is that Orion was  Lincoln appointee because he'd been a
supporter during the elections.
Arianne

On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 5:18 AM, Dave Davis <[log in to unmask]>
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> That's pretty interesting. First I'd ever heard of this Vote Lincoln! book.
>
> SLC's (unpaid; maybe room & board, at best?) berth out West came through
> Orion. I don't know how big brother was selected for his post-- he must
> have had some connection to the territorial governor, James Nye? (Nye was,
> of course, a Lincoln appointee.)
>
> DDD
>



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Arianne Laidlaw A '58

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