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Counties : Pratt, remonstrance

Date: 1879-1882

A remonstrate from residents in Pratt County, Kansas informs the Governor they have heard of efforts to organize their county. In the petition the residents list reasons against the organization…

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Counties : Pratt, petition

Date: 1879-1882

Several petitions asking Kansas Governor St. John to have J. C. Sevey, James Neelands, and John Sillin appointed as Commissioners and Phillip Haines as Clerk, to act as temporary officials…

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Counties : Ness, petitions and memorials

Date: April 03, 1880

A petition from residents of Ness county requests Kansas Governor St. John appoint Ness City as Temporary County Seat when the Governor issues his proclamation to organize the county. Accompanying…

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Counties : Ness, petitions and memorials

Date: March 29, 1880

A petition from citizens of Ness County in the town of Sidney, Kansas requests Kansas Governor St. John designate Temporary County Seat of Ness County in Sidney, Kansas. The petitioners…

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Counties : Ness, memoral for appointment

Date: December 12, 1879

A petition from residents of Ness County asks Kansas Governor St. John to appoint Census Taker to John F. Bowden. The residents of Ness county are wanting to appoint a…

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Counties : Ness, memorial for organization

Date: December 08, 1879

The document here is a petition from citizens of Ness county requesting to Kansas Governor St. John that their county be organized according to law. The petition includes signatures from…

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Counties : Graham, affidavits of citizens

Date: March 30, 1880

The following letters are affidavits from residents in Graham County informing Kansas Governor St. John that there was a misrepresentation in petitions for Roscoe and Hill City for Temporary County…

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Counties : Graham, reports from citizens

Date: March 30, 1880

The following letters in this file are from citizens of Graham County and pertain to matters such as temporary County Seat. There are petitions from citizens requesting Kansas Governor St.…

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Counties : Graham, petitions

Date: March 26, 1880

A petition from citizens of Graham County, Kansas requesting Kansas Governor St. John designate Hill-City, Kansas as temporary County Seat. Accompanying this petition is are letters from the Notary Public…

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Counties : Graham, petitions

Date: March 26, 1880

A petition from the citizens and legal voters of Graham County, Kansas requesting Kansas Governor St. John appoint certain individuals as temporary County Commissioners, and County Clerk. The petitioners also…

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Counties : Graham, petitions

Date: March 20-22, 1880

These are petitions sent to Kansas Governor St. John from residents of Graham County. The petitions request that certain individuals be appointed positions such as census taker, commissioners, and clerk…

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Counties : Graham, petition for appointments

Date: March 20, 1880

The letters in this file are petitions to Kansas Governor St. John to appoint certain individuals as temporary Officers of Graham County. Among these petitions are letters from Notary Public…

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Counties : Graham, petitions

Date: March 5, 1880

A petition from citizens of Graham County, Kansas requesting Kansas Governor St. John appoint certain individuals as temporary County Commissioners, and County Clerk of Graham. The petitioners also request that…