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Justices of the Peace, Rooks County

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1887, are from Kansas state officials and other individuals regarding the Justices of the Peace for Rooks County Kansas to Kansas Governor John Martin. The…

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Cities, 2nd Class

Date: 1887

These letters are from various individuals regarding the establishment of second class cities, based on population, to Kansas Governor John Martin. These letters also include oversize maps important for the…

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University of Kansas, Board of Regents

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1887, are from the University of Kansas Board of Regents regarding their general affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. Members of the board of regents…

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Judicial Districts, 23rd

Date: 1885-1889

This letter, dated February 25th, 1886, is from Martin Yates regarding a candidate for the 23rd Judicial District judge, David Rathbone, to Kansas Governor John Martin. Yates wrote enclosing a…

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Writs of Election

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1887, are from various Kansas Senatorial Districts regarding the removal of senators from the district to Kansas Governor John Martin. The signed official documents explain…

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Woman Suffrage

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1886 to 1888, are from Kansas women regarding woman suffrage to Kansas Governor John Martin. Some women wrote against woman suffrage, while a majority wrote for it.…

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US National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from the office of the U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, government officials, organizations, and other individuals regarding the U.S. National Home…

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Strike, Missouri Pacific Railroad (Telegrams)

Date: 1885-1889

These telegrams, spanning March through April 1886, are from county sheriffs, the Adjutant General, district attorneys, and other individuals regarding the Missouri Pacific Railroad Strike to Kansas Governor John Martin.…

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Strike, Missouri Pacific Railroad

Date: 1886

These letters, spanning March through April 1886, are from Labette County Kansas sheriffs, government officials, railroad companies, residents of Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, and Knights of Labor of America regarding…

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Strike, Missouri Pacific Railroad

Date: 1885

These letters, spanning May 1885, are from railroad strikers, government officials, railroad companies, and other individuals regarding the Missouri Pacific Railroad Strike to Kansas Governor John Martin. They wrote explaining…

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Soldiers and Sailors Reunion

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885, are from the Grand Army of the Republic Department of Kansas as well as other government officials and individuals regarding the Soldiers and Sailors Reunion to…

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Resignations

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from government officials regarding their resignations from office to Kansas Governor John Martin. The government officials resigned from offices including various boards (Board…

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Request for Jobs

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1884 to 1887, are from government officials and other individuals requesting jobs to Kansas Governor John Martin. They wrote asking for the appointment to such jobs as…

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Request General

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from government offices, companies, organizations, and other individuals regarding general requests to Kansas Governor John Martin. They wrote asking for information on the…

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Relief

Date: 1888

These letters, spanning 1888, are from government officials, companies, organizations, and other individuals asking for aid to Kansas Governor John Martin. Individuals wrote asking for relief in many ways such…

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Relief, General Request for Assistance

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from Kansas citizens asking for aid to Kansas Governor John Martin. Their requests for assistance were due to problems in farming (planting and…

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Relief (Drought in Western Kansas)

Date: 1887

These letters, spanning 1887 to 1888, are from local government offices, companies, and individuals in Western Kansas asking for aid to Kansas Governor John Martin. Individuals wrote asking for relief…

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Prohibition

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from government offices, companies, organizations, and other individuals regarding prohibition to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters provide various viewpoints on prohibition in…

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Notaries Public

Date: 1888

These letters, spanning 1888, are from Notaries Public regarding their general affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. Most of the letters are tenders of resignation from Notaries Public in various…

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Notaries Public

Date: 1887

These letters, spanning 1887, are from Notaries Public regarding their general affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. Most of the letters are tenders of resignation from Notaries Public in various…

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Notaries Public

Date: 1886

These letters, spanning 1886, are from Notaries Public regarding their general affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. Most of the letters are tenders of resignation from Notaries Public in various…

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Notaries Public

Date: 1885

These letters, spanning 1885, are from Notaries Public regarding their general affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. Most of the letters are tenders of resignation from Notaries Public in various…

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National Guard

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from government officials and other individuals regarding the National Guard to Kansas Governor John Martin. Missouri’s Adjutant General’s office wrote a few times…

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Mexican Incident of August, 1886

Date: 1886

These letters, spanning August 1886, are from county and state officials as well as other individuals regarding affairs with Mexico to Kansas Governor John Martin. They wrote to offer their…

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Martin, John A.: Addresses (Acknowledgements of Receipt)

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning September 1888, are from government officials, companies, organizations, and other individuals acknowledging the governor’s “Addresses: Delivered in Kansas” volume to Kansas Governor John Martin. They wrote acknowledging…