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A. B. Ferguson to Governor John St. John
Date: August 18, 1880
This is a letter from A. B. Ferguson, Burlingame, Kansas, to Kansas Governor John St. John inviting the Governor to a Sunday School gathering the next day at Burlingame.
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Mrs. L. M. Flack to Governor John St. John
Date: August 13, 1880
Mrs. L.M. Flack from Leavenworth, Kansas, sent a letter to Kansas Governor St. John endorsing Mrs. C.M. Willson, a temperance supporter and lecturer. Flack would like Willson added to the…
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D. W. Finney to Governor John St. John
Date: July 27, 1880
This letter from implement dealer D.W. Finney of Neosho Falls, Kansas, guaranteed Kansas Governor St. John “an immense crowd” at the county fairground, if St. John will deliver a temperance…
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J. W. Eckman to Governor John St. John
Date: August 16, 1880
In this letter, Pastor Eckman of Athens, Illinois, invites Kansas Governor St. John, whom Eckman characterizes as the “fearless champion” and “Standard bearer in the great reform”, to speak at…
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J. F. Drake to Governor John St. John
Date: July 08, 1880
In this letter, J. F. Drake, invites Kansas Governor St. John to speak in Emporia at the convention being held August 9th or 10th, 1880. It appears that St. John…
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J. W. Denning to Governor John St. John
Date: August 02, 1880
This letter to Governor St. John from Pastor Denning requests the Governor’s presence for a temperance speech later in August, 1880. It was written from Solomon City, Kansas.
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C. J. Colman to Governor John St. John
Date: July 14, 1880
In this letter, Pastor Colman of Seneca, Kansas, feels his county must be “pushed” to vote for the prohibition amendment and desires Kansas Governor St. John to come address his…
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A. L. Coleman to Governor John St. John
Date: August 10, 1880
In this letter, Kansas Governor St. John is requested to attend a “Grand rally” in Sabetha, Kansas, in order to “fully settle the Prohibition matter” in Northern Kansas. It is…
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J. E. Clardy to Governor John St. John
Date: July 20, 1880
In this letter, Kansas Agriculturist publisher, J.E. Clardy, notifies Kansas Governor St. John that banners have been prepared and printed for the Mass meeting in Westmoreland. He appeals to the…
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R. C. Chase to Governor John St. John
Date: August 05, 1880
In this letter, R. C. Chase of Hiawatha, Kansas, writes Kansas Governor St. John about possible speakers at a temperance meeting in Brown County, Kansas, on August 19, 1880. He…
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D. Boswell to Governor John St. John
Date: August 07, 1880
In this letter, D. Boswell reminds Kansas Governor St. John of his failed promise to speak to the community of Silver Lake in April. He asks the Governor can appear…
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D. Boswell to Governor John St. John
Date: August 11, 1880
In this letter, having received notice that Kansas Governor St. John could visit Silver Springs on the 20th, D. Boswell reminds the Governor that “Barnum’s Day” will be held in…
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E. C. Boaz to Governor John St. John
Date: August 02, 1880
In this letter, E. C. Boaz of Girard, Kansas, invites Kansas Governor St. John to a Temperance meeting to be held in a grove near Girard on September 18th, 1880.
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J. Bany to Governor John St. John
Date: August 11, 1880
In this letter, Kansas Governor St. John is asked by J. Bany, on behalf of the Women’s Temperance Alliance of Cawker City, Kansas, to speak at at Temperance Convention in…
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George W. Bain to Governor John St. John
Date: August 09, 1880
In this letter, George Bain of Kentucky describes for Kansas Governor St. John the events of a recent temperance meeting in Clear Lake, Iowa. Bain mentions the the morning and…
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Noah Allen to Governor John St. John
Date: August 09, 1880
In this letter, Wichita attorney Noah Allen invites Kansas Governor St. John to deliver a prohibition amendment address at a mass meeting in his community. He expresses concern that the…
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Land patent transferring property from Benjamin Hendley Miller to Fannie [Fanny] Wiggins
Date: April 01, 1861
This is a land patent transferring property from Benjamin Hendley Miller to Fannie [Fanny] Wiggins. He received the land for his service in the United States Flotilla during the War…
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Marriage certificate for William F. Gordon and Fanny Kelly
Date: May 05, 1880
This is a marriage certificate issued to William F. Gordon and Fanny Kelly. In 1864, she and Josiah Kelly, her first husband, were traveling from Kansas to Idaho when they…
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Genealogy of the John A. Kelly Family and The Kelly Story (untitled)
Date: June 1950
The Genealogy of the John A. Kelly Family contains letters, family trees, and information concerning the capture of Fanny Kelly by the Sioux Indians. The Kelly Story (untitled) is not…
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Brigadier General Alfred Sully to Assistant Adjutant General Department Northwest, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Date: December 30, 1864
This is a letter from Brigadier General Alfred Sully, Dubuque, Iowa, to Assistant Adjutant General Department Northwest, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, concerning Fanny Kelly who was a captive of the Huck-pa-pa Sioux.…
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Diary of John Beck, 1865
Date: January 1, 1865 - December 31, 1865
This diary by John Beck describes his life in 1865. He writes about his imprisonment and conditions at Danville Confederate Prison in Danville, Virginia. Beck was paroled February 21, 1865,…
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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company employees
Date: Between 1950 and 1959
This photograph shows two Navajo Indian workers from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company with instructor Brugge after a possible class on railcars.
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Walter White, Reverend E. Bernard Hurd, McKinley Burnett, and Arthur Capper
Date: April 26-27, 1949
These two newspaper clippings relate to the visit of Walter White, executive secretary of the NAACP, to Topeka. The first is a photograph showing Senator Arthur Capper, a member of…
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Map of the Oklahoma and Kansas mining district
Date: 1926
This map from Dixon’s Oklahoma- Kansas Mining Directory, illustrates the mining operations that made up the Oklahoma and south eastern Kansas mining district.
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Betty McCann-Thomas reminiscences
Date: 2004 - 2012
This is a reminiscence recorded by Betty McCann-Thomas describing her work at North American Aviation during World War II. After leaving Kansas State University, she attended training school and was…