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Cyrus Shinn to Governor John St. John
Date: May 29, 1880
This letter from Cyrus Shinn to Kansas Governor St. John, hopes to arrange a temperance meeting to be held at Hyde Park in Oneida, Kansas, that would include the people…
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A. G. Shears to Governor John St. John
Date: May 31, 1880
This letter to Governor John St. John is from A. G. Shears. He is anxious to help the prohibition amendment cause and requests liquor statistics and supportive newspapers from Kansas…
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Hand book of the Kansas Legislature
Date: 1889-1893
This bound volume contains hand books for the Kansas Legislature for the years 1889, 1891, and 1893. It includes a directory of elected officials, a roster of members of the…
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Lawson Wilson to Lewis Allen Alderson
Date: December 1831-November 1832
These three letters are from Lawson Wilson in Lincoln County, North Carolina, to his friend, Lewis Allen Alderson, a student at the University of Ohio in Athens. In his letters,…
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Louisa E. White to Lewis Allen Alderson
Date: April 1834-December 1834
These six letters are from Louisa E. White in Williamsburg, Virginia, to Lewis Allen Alderson in Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia. Alderson later moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1858 and was…
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Cary A. Trimble to Lewis Allen Alderson
Date: 1831-1833
These four letters are from Cary A. Trimble in Ohio to Lewis Allen Alderson in Virginia. Alderson later moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1858 and was a prominent Baptist minister.…
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The Kansas Star, volume 54, number 4
Date: December 1939
This is an issue of The Kansas Star, a publication written and printed by the students of the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas. This issue includes news…
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The Kansas Star, volume 54, number 2
Date: October 1939
This is an issue of The Kansas Star, a publication written and printed by the students of the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas. This issue includes news…
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Charles Arbuckle to Lewis Allen Alderson
Date: November 1831-August 1832
These four letters are from Charles Arbuckle to Lewis Allen Alderson. Arbuckle writes from Alderson’s hometown of Lewisburg, West Virginia. In the letters, Arbuckle encourages Alderson to propose to Miss…
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Rufus William Miles to Lewis Allen Alderson
Date: 1832-1834
These ix letters are from Rufus William Miles, an early political supporter of Abraham Lincoln, to Lucy and Lewis Allen Alderson of Virginia. Alderson later moved to Atchison, Kansas, in…
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William C. Sigon to Lewis Allen Alderson
Date: 1833-1834
These three letters are from William C. Sigon to Lewis Allen Alderson. Alderson later moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1858 and was a prominent Baptist minister. He died in Atchison…
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The Kansas Star, volume 54, number 1
Date: September 1939
This is an issue of The Kansas Star, a publication written and printed by the students of the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas. This issue includes news…
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The Kansas Star, volume 52, number 9
Date: May 1939
This is an issue of The Kansas Star, a publication written and printed by the students of the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas. This issue includes news…
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The Kansas Star, volume 52, number 7
Date: April 1939
This is an issue of The Kansas Star, a publication written and printed by the students of the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas. This issue includes news…
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The Kansas Star, volume 52, number 6
Date: March 1939
This is an issue of The Kansas Star, a publication written and printed by the students of the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas. This issue includes news…
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The Kansas Star, volume 52, number 5
Date: February 1939
This is an issue of The Kansas Star, a publication written and printed by the students of the Kansas School for the Deaf in Olathe, Kansas. This issue includes news…
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A. M. Richardson to Governor John St. John
Date: June 1,1880
A letter from Reverend Richardson of Lawrence, requesting Kansas Governor St. John to speak at a gathering on July 4th. He believes the people of Linwood need “waking up” on…
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W. W. Perkins to Governor John St. John
Date: May 29, 1880
A letter from temperance worker W.W. Perkins of Winfield, requesting from Kansas Governor St. John very specific statistics regarding the use and consequences of liquor. As he states, “The surest…
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Thure S. Laforing to Governor John St. John
Date: June 14, 1880
In this letter, Thure Laforing requests a personal meeting with Kansas Governor St. John, to discuss some questions he, and others in the county, have about temperance. He would prefer…
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Morris Locke to Governor John St. John
Date: June 01, 1880
A letter from newspaper publisher Morris Locke of Jerseyville, Illinois, wanting Kansas Governor St. John to address his community on July 4, 1880.
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Eli Johnson to Governor John St. John
Date: June 04, 1880
A letter from Eli Johnson, who has just accepted a temperance leadership position in New York City, describing a mass meeting to be held in December, and would like Kansas…
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M. L. Gates to Governor John St. John
Date: June 01, 1880
A letter from Pastor Gates of Great Bend, imploring Kansas Governor St. John to visit his community, fearing support for the amendment is fading and promising to “hold the fort”…
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A. Crabb to Governor John St. John
Date: June 10, 1880
This letter from Reverend Crabb thanks Kansas Governor St. John for the temperance information sent him, and he pledges his support for the Governor in the upcoming election. Crabb has…
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Charles Cheuvront to Governor John St. John
Date: May 29, 1880
A letter from Charles Cheuvront, requesting from Kansas Governor St. John, copies of temperance lectures that he may deliver to the people of Oxford, Kansas.
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J. T. Bradley to Governor John St. John
Date: June 12, 1880
In this letter, school superintendent J. T. Bradley of Sedan, Kansas, requests a definitive answer from Kansas Governor St. John, whether he will be attending their rally on June 24.