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Jennie A. Beecher to Governor John St. John

Date: June 21, 1880

This is a letter from Jennie Beecher, who is concerned the prohibition amendment might include the making, selling and drinking of sweet cider. This would influence the votes of her…

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Wm. V. Beatty to Governor John St. John

Date: July 30, 1880

In this letter, Clyde, Kansas, newspaper publisher Wm. V. Beatty, expressed his disappointment that Kansas Governor St. John did not show up for a speaking engagement. He wrote that the…

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U. A. Albin to Governor John St. John

Date: July 28, 1880

In this letter, publisher Albin, of the Butler County Republican, requests Kansas Governor St. John give consideration to allow his paper to publish copies of the proposed constitutional amendment. The…

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Indian raid claims, 1878

Date: 1878

These are Indian raid claim files containing letters and affidavits of raid descriptions, claims filed, death identifications, and amounts paid to plaintiffs in Barber, Comanche, Decatur, Ford, Meade, Ness, Rawlins,…

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John H. Linn to Lewis Allen Alderson

Date: March 3, 1831-May 24, 1831

Three letters from John H. Linn to Lewis Allen Alderson. Alderson later moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1858 and was a prominent Baptist minister. He died in Atchison in 1881.

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Robert Lilly to Lewis Allen Alderson

Date: November 26, 1834

This letter was written by Reverend Robert Lilly to Lewis Allen Alderson. Lilly was a long-time pastor at Lyles Baptist Church in Fluvanna County, Virginia. The letter focuses on the…

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John Abney North to Lewis Allen Alderson

Date: February 24, 1831

This is a letter addressed to Lewis Allen Alderson, a student in Athens, Ohio, from John Abney North in Lewisburg, (West) Virginia. North is seeking repayment for debts accrued by…

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James Remly to Lewis Allen Alderson

Date: December 3, 1834

A letter written by prominent Baptist preacher James Remly to Lewis Allen Alderson. Alderson later moved to Atchison, Kansas, in 1858 and was a prominent Baptist minister. He died in…

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Hezekiah Chilton to Lewis Allen Alderson

Date: June 20, 1834

A letter written by Hezekiah Chilton to his colleague Lewis Allen Alderson. Chilton was writing from the salt region of West Virginia known as the Kanawha Salines to his friend…

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J. W. McClung to Lewis Allen Alderson

Date: August 1, 1829

A letter written to Lewis Allen Alderson from his friend J. W. McClung. Alderson was studying at the University of Ohio in Athens at the time, and McClung wrote seeking…

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Hugh Caperton to Lewis Allen Alderson

Date: October 23, 1831

A letter addressed to Lewis Allen Alderson from Virginia congressman Hugh Caperton, who thanks Alderson for the hospitality shown by his father. Both Alderson and Caperton were from Greenbrier County,…

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Liquor destruction, Independence, Kansas

Date: 1907

This black and white photograph shows a group of men in front of the court house in Independence, Kansas, destroying barrels and crates of liquor estimated to be worth $3,000…

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Rolla Clymer correspondence

Date: 1909-1977

This series of the Rolla Clymer collection includes sent and received correspondence arranged chronologically beginning in 1909. With few exceptions, the correspondence provides a continuous and very complete view of…

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Alexander Warner to G. Norton Galloway

Date: October 9, 1893

This is a letter written by Alexander Warner, Baxter Springs, Kansas to G. Norton Galloway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter is written on The House of 1893 stationery and members of…

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Homer M. Limbird collection

Date: February 12, 1898-October 13, 1964

These materials pertaining to Homer Martin Limbird’s service in Company L, 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry, during the Philippine American War (1899-1902). The bulk of the collection consists of letters written…

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Lecompton Constitution election returns

Date: 1857

Election returns from the first vote held on the Lecompton Constitution on December 21, 1857. Counties include Allen, Anderson, Bourbon, Breckinridge (defunct), Brown, Calhoun (defunct), Coffey, Davis, Doniphan, Dorn (defunct),…

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The Monitor

Date: 1895

The first issue of a monthly newsletter that published the interests of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. A sketch inside the front cover shows Elma B.…

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Nellie Rhodes McMillan

Date: Between May 07, 1907 and May 09, 1907

This photograph shows Nellie Rhodes McMillan as the Department President for the Twenty-First Annual Convention of the Kansas Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic held in Topeka, Kansas.