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Cities & Towns : Newton

Date: 1880

Included in this file is a letter from C. L. Rood requesting that Newton be declared a city of the second class and for city elections to be held on…

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Cities & Towns : Manhattan

Date: 1880

The first letter to Kansas Governor St. John is from the Mayor and Councilmen of Manhattan, Kansas, they write to the governor to inform him the city of Manhattan has…

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Cities & Towns : Lawrence

Date: 1879

Most of the letters in this file to Kansas Governor St. John pertain to the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the settlement in Kansas at Lawrence, Kansas. There are…

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Cities & Towns : Kansas City

Date: 1879-1882

The following documents include a petition to Kansas Governor St. John to issue a Proclamation stating that Kansas City, Kansas is a city of the second class. The other document…

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Cities & Towns : Independence

Date: 1879

A letter from the Mayor of Independence, Kansas informing Kanas Governor St. John he has heard through sources that an act has passed in regard to cities of second class,…

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Cities & Towns : Hutchinson

Date: 1880

This file includes a letter from Fletcher Meredith asking Kansas Governor St. John to postpone making Hutchinson, Kansas a city of the second class until after the April election. In…

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Cities & Towns : Columbus

Date: 1882

The following is a certificate sent to Kansas Governor St. John from the Mayor and Councilmen of the city of Columbus, Kansas showing a population of 2,159, included are signatures…

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Cities & Towns : Clay Center

Date: 1880

Letters and petitions to Kansas Governor St. John from the Mayor and City Council of Clay Center asking the governor to declare Clay Center a city of the second class.…

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Cities & Towns : Burlington

Date: 1882

The following is a certificate requesting the city of Burlington be made into a city of the second class. Included in the letter to Kansas Governor St. John is a…

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Cities & Towns : Beloit

Date: 1879

A letter from the Mayor of Beloit writes to Kansas Governor St. John to ask for a proclamation declaring the city of Beloit be considered a city of the second…

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Cities & Towns : Atwood

Date: 1879-1882

This file contains a letter to Kansas Governor St. John from an individual in the town of Attwood, Kansas requesting the governor to appoint a Justice of the Peace and…

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Cities & Towns : Atchison

Date: 1879-1882

This file contains records of meetings held with the city council and mayor of Atchison, Kansas that discuss the number of inhabitants in the city and the desire to become…

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Applications for Enumerators and Supervisors

Date: 1879-1880

Several of these letters are from individuals asking Kansas Governor St. John either for an appointment or recommending someone for the position as Census Supervisor or Census Taker for different…

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University, Board of Regents

Date: 1879-1881

Several documents in this file concentrate on matters relating to the Board of Regents for the State University. The first letter is from John W. Scott requesting the appointment of…

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Penitentiary : Guards

Date: 1879

This file includes a letter from Honorable Henry Hopkins from the penitentiary regarding the appointment of Robert Samuels to a Guardship at the penitentiary. It also discusses other individuals and…