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Detectives

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from individuals in Kansas regarding detective matters to Kansas Governor John Martin. Most letters discuss wanting to become the state detective or a…

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Criminal Records; US Army Prisoners

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1886, are from the Adjutant General’s office regarding US Army prisoners to Kansas Governor John Martin. All of the signed official letters sentence individuals to…

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Criminal Records; Rewards

Date: 1887-1888

These letters, spanning 1887 to 1888, are from county offices and residents of Kansas regarding criminal rewards to Kansas Governor John Martin. Various residents, county sheriffs, and county attorneys wrote…

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Criminal Records; Rewards

Date: 1885-1886

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1886, are from county offices and residents of Kansas regarding criminal rewards to Kansas Governor John Martin. Various residents, county sheriffs, and county attorneys wrote…

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Criminal Records; Miscellaneous

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from or about the Kansas Penitentiary regarding criminal matters of Kansas to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters cover various topics including pardons,…

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Criminal Records; the Bender Family

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from residents of Kansas regarding the Bender family to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters discuss criminal rewards, the whereabouts of the family,…

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County Affairs, Wyandotte County

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning April 1885, are from the residents and offices of Wyandotte County, Kansas regarding the county coroner to Kansas Governor John Martin. The county clerk’s office wrote making…

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County Affairs, Woodson County

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning March 15 to 23, 1887, are from the residents and offices of Woodson County, Kansas regarding the county coroner to Kansas Governor John Martin. C. R. Jonus,…

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County Affairs, Wilson County

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning October 17 to 18, 1888, are from the residents and offices of Wilson County, Kansas regarding the county surveyor to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters endorse…

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County Affairs, Wichita County

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1886 to 1887, are from the residents and offices of Wichita County, Kansas regarding its organization to Kansas Governor John Martin. Many of the letters are signed…

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County Affairs, Wallace County (2)

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, dated 1888, are from the census taker, C. L. Vanderpool, regarding the organization of Wallace County, Kansas to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters are signed forms, from…

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County Affairs, Wallace County (1)

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1886 to 1888, are from the residents and offices of Wallace County, Kansas regarding its organization to Kansas Governor John Martin. Many letters discuss the fraudulent organization…

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County Affairs, Wabaunsee County

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from the residents and offices of Wabaunsee County, Kansas regarding county affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. Most of the letters claim a…

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County Affairs, Trego County

Date: 1885-1889

These letters, spanning January 1885, are from the residents and offices of Trego County, Kansas regarding the probate judge to Kansas Governor John Martin. All of the letters discuss the…