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H. W. Harrington to Governor John St. John

Date: November 30, 1880

A letter from H.W. Harrington, President of the Indiana State Christian Temperance Union, comes to Kansas Governor St. John, requesting a copy of the recently passed Kansas Prohibition Amendment.

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Robert H. Oxley

Date: November 11, 1880

A letter from Robert H. Oxley of Clay Center, writing Kansas Governor St. John, suggesting a special Agency be developed to monitor the movements of alcohol in Kansas. He particularly…

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Eli Johnson to Governor John St. John

Date: October 18, 1880

A letter from Eli Johnson to Kansas Governor St. John advising the Governor to forward any speaking invitations he receives to the N.Y. Temperance Society.

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James Murray to Governor John St. John

Date: September 20, 1880

A letter to Kansas Governor St John from James Murray, requesting details of an unusual voting incident referred to in the Governor’s fairground speech of the previous day.

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Lorenzo Westover to Governor John St. John

Date: November 11, 1880

A letter from Lorenzo Westover, a temperance worker, congratulating Kansas Governor St. John on successful passage of the prohibition amendment, and queries the Governor about which other States need assistance…

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Mary T. Burt to Governor John St. John

Date: October 14, 1880

A letter from Mary T. Burt inviting Kansas Governor St. John to the Women’s National Christian Temperance Union meeting in Boston, October 27th & 28th.

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Joseph Anderson to Governor John St. John

Date: October 09, 1880

A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from Joseph Anderson of Ellsworth. The letter expounds on Anderson’s ideas for creating colorful banners promoting the temperance amendment.

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Eli Johnson to Governor John St. John

Date: October 14, 1880

A letter from Eli Johnson of New York to Kansas Governor St. John inquiring if St. John needed a railroad pass to attend the December 6th Temperance Congress in Cooper…

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A. S. Freed to Governor John St. John

Date: October 08, 1880

A letter from Pastor Freed of Louisburg which informs Kansas Governor St. John that the town clergymen were successful in closing down liquor sales in three area drugstores.

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C. G. Manley to Governor John St. John

Date: October 22, 1880

A letter from C. G. Manley to Kansas Governor St. John inviting him to speak at a “torch light temperance procession” in Augusta, Kansas. The names of George Brown and…

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A. Sellers to Governor John St. John

Date: October 15, 1880

A letter forwarded to Kansas Governor St. John by A. Sellers. The letter was written by temperance worker Robert Lowry. In the letter, Sellers affirms Lowry’s credentials and requests railroad…

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Robert A. Lowry to Governor John St. John

Date: October 15, 1880

A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from Robert Lowry, a temperance worker from Illinois. In the letter, Lowry requests a railroad pass to Gaylord, Kansas. This letter is related…

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L. Baum to Governor John St. John

Date: November 18, 1880

A letter from L. Baum of Paola to Kansas Governor St. John, offering a discerning and, retrospectively, prescient outlook for the effectiveness of the prohibition amendment.

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C. Serini to Governor John St. John

Date: October 08, 1880

A letter from C. Serini of Welda, Kansas to Kansas Governor St. John inviting him to deliver a temperance speech there, and promising a collection to defray his expenses.

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Eli Johnson to Governor John St. John

Date: October 05, 1880

A letter from Eli Johnson, a temperance advocate in New York, to Kansas Governor St. John detailing the executive membership and objectives of the New York State Temperance Society.

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E. B. Reynolds to Governor John St. John

Date: October 01, 1880

A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from temperance worker E.B. Reynolds, requesting renewal of his railroad pass and commenting on successful meetings in Oswego.