Documents related to the election of S. E. Day, Sr., to the offices of Justice of the Peace, and Committeeman for Saint Michaels, Arizona, in Apache County [constructed title], 1920

Abstract

The first document of the three is B. Y. Peterson's, clerk of Apache county, authentication that S. E. Day, Sr., had received the largest number of votes to be in the election in November to run for the Justice of the Peace for Apache County, dated September 20, 1920. The second document is B. Y. Peterson's verification that S. E. Day, Sr. had been duly elected to that position, dated November 17, 1920. The 3rd document is the verification that S. E. Day, Sr. had been elected as the Precinct Committeeman for St. Michaels', Arizona, precinct, dated September 20, 1920.BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE The Day Family were anglo Indian traders, on the Navajo Reservation in eastern Arizona. The collection includes the personal and business papers of Sam Day, Sr. (1845-1925) surveyor, Indian trader, legislator and United States Indian Commissioner; Anna Day, Sam Sr.'s wife (1872-1932); and of their children, Charles L. Day (1879-1918), Samuel Day, Jr. (1889-1944), United States deputy Marshall. The collection includes information on Navajo culture, stories and legends; the looting of Canyon del Muerta, and the Frank Dugan murder.