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County Affairs, Cloud County

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1889, are from the residents and offices of Cloud County, Kansas regarding county affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. Many letters discuss the unexpected death…

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County Affairs, Clark County

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885, are from the residents and offices of Clark County, Kansas regarding county affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. Many of the letters discuss the organization of…

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County Affairs, Cheyenne County

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1887, are from the residents and offices of Cheyenne County, Kansas regarding county affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. Many of the letters discuss the…

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County Affairs, Chautauqua County

Date: 1885-1889

This letter dated January 6, 1886 is from the Chautauqua County, Kansas Clerk, A. C. Hilligoss, regarding the office of coroner to Kansas Governor John Martin. Hilligoss wrote to certify…

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County Affairs, Butler County

Date: 1885-1889

This letter dated August 19, 1886 is from the District Court of Butler County, Kansas regarding the office of coroner to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letter included a signed…

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County Affairs, Barber County

Date: 1885-1889

This letter dated February 13, 1886 is from the Barber County, Kansas Clerk, J. Walstead, regarding the office of coroner to Kansas Governor John Martin. Walstead wrote to announce and…

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County Affairs, Anderson County

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from residents of Anderson County, Kansas regarding state positions to Kansas Governor John Martin. There are letters of resignation and recommendations for individuals…

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County Affairs, Allen County

Date: 1885-1889

These letters are from residents of Allen County, Kansas regarding the vacancy of their sheriff position to Kansas Governor John Martin. Many recommend candidates including D. D. Britton and E.…

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Commissioner of Deeds

Date: 1885-1889

These letters are from various individuals regarding the office of Commissioner of Deeds to Kansas Governor John Martin. Some letters discuss the recent vacancy of the office. Most letters either…

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Claims, Price Raid

Date: 1885-1889

These letters are from soldiers and members of the militia during the Price Raid regarding their claims for the raid to Kansas Governor John Martin. Some letters request the claims…

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Claims, Quantrill Raid

Date: 1883-1885

These letters are from various residents of Kansas regarding Quantrill Raid claims to Kansas Governor John Martin. The individuals requested claims since the raids either wounded them or damaged their…

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Claims, Indian Raids

Date: 1885-1889

These letters are from various individuals regarding “Indian” raid claims to Kansas Governor John Martin. The topics include military expenses like drafts, loss of life, the suffering and need of…

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Claims, General

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1886 to 1888, are from Samuel J. Crawford, Ino S. Williams (third auditor), W. J. Dunham (comptroller), and P. Bonebrake (President of Central National Bank) regarding general…

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Cities, 2nd class

Date: 1886

These letters are from various individuals regarding the establishment of second class cities, based on population, to Kansas Governor John Martin. The second class cities with signed petitions for incorporation…

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Cities, organization of 2nd Class

Date: 1885-1889

These letters are from various individuals regarding the establishment of second class cities, based on population, to Kansas Governor John Martin. The second class cities with signed petitions for incorporation…

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Cities, 1st Class

Date: 1885-1889

These letters are from various individuals regarding the establishment of first class cities, based on population, to Kansas Governor John Martin. The first documents list the first and second class…

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Charitable Institutions

Date: 1885-1889

These letters are from various individuals in charitable institutions to Kansas Governor John Martin. The Kansas Insane Asylum discusses Native American patients among others. The rest of the letters discuss…

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Arbor Day

Date: 1885-1889

These letters are from various individuals regarding Arbor Day to Kansas Governor John Martin. Some are asking if there is an Arbor Day or supporting the celebration of Arbor Day,…

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Appointments, Acknowledgements of

Date: 1885-1889

These letters are from various individuals regarding their appointment to government offices to Kansas Governor John Martin. Most of these letters are about accepting positions appointed by Martin. These positions…

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Aerial Navigation

Date: 1885-1888

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from Dr. S. L. N. Foote in Lebo, Kansas regarding aerial navigation to Kansas Governor John Martin. Foote included pamphlets with endorsements of…

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Veterinarian

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from government officials and other individuals regarding the State Veterinarian to Kansas Governor John Martin. Some wrote asking for the re-appointment of A.…

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Cities, 2nd class

Date: 1888

These letters are from various individuals regarding the establishment of second class cities, based on population, to Kansas Governor John Martin. The second class cities with signed petitions for incorporation…

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Supreme Court Commission

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning February through March 1887, are from government officials regarding the Supreme Court Commission to Kansas Governor John Martin. They wrote recommending individuals, with signed petitions, for an…

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Supreme Court

Date: 1885-1889

This letter, dated October 12th, 1888, is from J. F. Simpson regarding his appointment to the Kansas Supreme Court to Kansas Governor John Martin. Simpson wrote applying for an appointment…

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Statehouse Commissioners

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1887, are from the members of the Statehouse Commissioners regarding positions on the commission to Kansas Governor John Martin. They wrote about the appointment of…