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Commissioners of Deeds : Missouri

Date: 1879-1882

This file contains several letters from prospective candidates of the State of Missouri requesting from Kansas Governor St. John the appointment of Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Kansas…

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Commissioners of Deeds : Minnesota

Date: 1881

This folder on Commissioners of Deeds, Minnesota comes from the Correspondence series of the Governor St. John Papers. Included here is a letter from Frank H Carleton of St. Paul…

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Commissioners of Deeds : Michigan

Date: 1879-1880

A letter from Geo. C. Bates of Michigan recommending a person for the appointment as Commissioner of Deeds for Kansas in Michigan. Additionally, there is a letter from W. J.…

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Commissioners of Deeds : Massachusetts

Date: 1879-1882

Two letters to Kansas Governor St. John from prospective candidates applying for the position as Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Kansas in Massachusetts. In addition, are two documents…

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Commissioners of Deeds : Maryland

Date: 1880-1882

Letters to Kansas Governor St. John from individuals requesting the appointment of Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Kansas in Maryland. One letter includes several signatures from references who…

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Commissioners of Deeds : Maine

Date: 1879-1882

A letter from E. Fogg on August 16, 1881 asking Kansas Governor St. John what steps he needs to take to obtain the appointment as Commissioners of Deeds for the…

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Commissioners of Deeds : Louisiana

Date: 1879-1882

Letters to Kansas Governor St. John from individuals in Louisiana who are applying for the position as Commissioner of Deeds for Kansas in Louisiana. There is also a document from…

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Commissioners of Deeds : Kentucky

Date: 1880-1882

These two documents addressed to Kansas Governor St. John relate to the appointment of Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Kansas in Kentucky. The first letter from W. L.…

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Commissioners of Deeds : Illinois

Date: 1880-1882

The documents in this file concern the appointment of Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Kansas in Illinois. There are letters to Kansas Governor St. John from prospective candidates…

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Commissioners of Deeds : Georgia

Date: 1880-1882

This file contains two letters from individuals desiring the appointment as Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Kansas, resident in the State of Georgia. Also included is a document…

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Commissioners of Deeds : Connecticut

Date: 1880-1881

A letter from Charles M. Hawkes of New Haven, Connecticut asking Kansas Governor St. John to appoint his son as Commissioner of Deeds for Kansas in Connecticut. Another letter from…

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Commissioners of Deeds : California

Date: 1879-1882

Documents from prospective candidates applying for the position as Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Kansas in California. There is a letter from Ed Chattin requesting the reappointment of…

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Commissioners of Deeds : Arkansas

Date: 1882

A letter from Edwin M Linzee at Eureka Springs, Arkansas, to Kansas Governor St. John applying for Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Kansas. Enclosed in the letter is…

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Commissioners of Deeds : Arizona

Date: 1882

A letter from a prospective candidate who is sending his application to Kansas Governor St. John for the appointment of Commissioner of Deeds for the State of Kansas in Arizona.

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Claims : Quantrill Raid

Date: 1880

This file contains a copy of a Certificate of Loss due to the invasion of guerrillas in 1861 to 1864. In this letter D. Ellison asks Kansas Governor St. John…

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Claims : Price Raid

Date: 1879-1882

Letters in this file are related to topics about the Price Raid Claims. One letter written to Kansas Governor St. John asks about the Kansas state-issued Union Military Scrips which…

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Claims : Indian Raid of 1878

Date: 1879-1882

There is a letter written from Webb Bertram to Kansas Governor St. John requesting the State Commission investigate claims caused by the Indian Raid of 1878, he also asks that…

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Cities &Towns : Winfield

Date: 1879

This file includes a proclamation from Kansas Governor St. John on February 27, 1879, that declares the city of Winfield a city of the second class based on a certificate…

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Cities & Towns : Wakefield

Date: 1879

A letter from Maurice Dunsford of Wakefield, Kansas writes to ask Kansas Governor St. John to veto the bill to vacate the Market Square in Wakefield, he informs the governor…

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Cities & Towns : Topeka

Date: 1879-1881

This file includes a couple of letters from Hathaway and Robinson of Cleveland, Ohio to Kansas Governor St. John in relation to building a railway, he provides suggestions other contractors…

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Cities & Towns : Oswego

Date: 1880

The documents in this file include a petition to Kansas Governor St. John requesting that Oswego be made into a city of the second class. Second class cities are recognized…

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Cities & Towns : Osage City

Date: 1879

Letters to Kansas Governor St. John in relation to reorganizing Osage City as a city of second class. The letter to Governor St. John is a certificate of the Mayor…