Government Records
Some documents were recorded (copied) in the Books of Official Letters, Communications, and Railroad Liens, and others were filed. The indexes refer to both files and record books.
Accession numbers: None; 2010-38
Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project
grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
Catalog ID number: 001710403
These records may also be referred to in other series of Secretary of State records as O.L.&C.
Copies of documents sent by, or received for filing in the Secretary of State’s Office.
Indexed under the following categories: letters, notices, resolutions, appointments and notices of elections, memorials of joint resolutions, commissions, immigration, miscellaneous, and certificates of purpose of incorporation. Includes affidavits of publications; commitments to the Iowa Insane Asylum; articles of incorporation; resolutions; memorials such as establishment of mail service; donation of lands and money to aid in railroad construction; removal of Winnebago Indians; compensation for losses by Indian depredations; commission to investigate the management of Indian affairs; extension of the pension law of 1861-1862 to the sufferers of the "Sioux Raid"; State Seal; joint resolutions endorsing Andrew Johnson’s impeachment; appointments and resignations of officials; notices of elections.
Volumes 3 and 4 include trade mark applications.
Communications addressed to the governor concerning mortgages and trust deeds, issuance of state construction bonds, reports and certifications of construction work done, and nonpayment by railroads of various financial obligations (especially for rights-of-way).
Listed as miscellaneous in the indexes.