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County Books: Book 1, Page 1 (1862)

Huerfano County, Colorado

This is the first document filed in Huerfano County of which we have a record. It is a document from acting Territorial Governor Lewis Weld certifying the 1861 election of George S. Simpson as Huerfano County Clerk and Recorder.

In 1862 Huerfano County was huge, covering the entire southeast corner of Colorado and encompassing fully a tenth of the surface area of the Territory. By the time of statehood in 1876, Huerfano had been pared back to its svelte, arrowhead shape of today.

Mr. Simpson inadvertantly headed the page "Territory of Colorado / Huerfano County". He then scratched it out and replaced it with "The United States of America / Territory of Colorado / The Governor of the Territory of Colorado".

Book 1 has seen some hard times since Mr. Simpson made this entry. Unfortunately, several pages are missing from the earliest record. It was photographed from the Clerk's vault of the County Courthouse, each page inserted into a glassine envelope for safekeeping.

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