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]> wrote: > 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 > -- Arianne Laidlaw A '58