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J.L. Palmer to Governor John St. John

Date: January 01, 1880

Kansas Governor St. John is apprised of the Christian Temperance Union of Arkansas Convention, to be held January 27, 1880, in Little Rock. After declaring his wish that the convention…

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John Grass to Governor John St. John

Date: January 05, 1880

John Grass of Independence, Kansas, carefully outlines his county plan for educating people about the prohibition amendment, stressing the importance of ignoring political affiliation when selecting delegates, and predicting a…

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Frances E. Willard to Governor John St. John

Date: November 28, 1879

In this letter, Frances Willard of the National Women’s Christian Temperance Union inquires about a joint summer camp meeting with Governor St. John and his Kansas supporters.

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H.A. Warner to Governor John St. John

Date: December 10, 1879

Physician H. A. Warner, on behalf of temperance organizations in Meriden, Kansas, invites Kansas Governor John St. John to speak to the people there.

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Howard C. Rash to Governor John St. John

Date: December 26, 1879

Merchant Howard Rash requests Kansas Governor St. John notify him of the Governor’s arrival time for his pre-planned January 1st speaking engagement in Salina, Kansas.

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W. H. Hunter to Governor John St. John

Date: November 30, 1879

A Gettysburg, Kansas, citizen informs Kansas Governor St. John of the mounting problems of violence and disorder in his community, resulting from the indiscriminate sale and use of liquor. He…