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Invitations

Date: 1874 - 1876

A letter on September 7, 1875, from W. W. Jones, invites Kansas Governor Osborn to attend the Grand Feast and give an address to the people of Chautauqua County. A…

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Indians

Date: 1873 - 1876

The documents in this file discuss topics relating to various Native American tribes in the State of Kansas. A letter from Captain Charles Collins on August 19, 1874, warns Kansas…

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Indians

Date: 1873-1877

The documents in this file pertain to topics relating to Native Americans in the State of Kansas. This description does not cover all the correspondence in the file. This file…

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Immigration

Date: 1873 - 1876

A letter on November 4, 1876, from Joseph T. Morton, asks to be appointed Agent for the sale of Kansas Lands and to solicit emigration from New England. A letter…

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Fairs

Date: 1874 - 1876

The documents in this file relate to various organizational fairs or conventions where Kansas Governor Osborne or Kansas delegates were invited to be present. This description does not cover all…

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Crime and criminals : miscellaneous

Date: 1874 - 1876

A telegraph in January 1875 asks the Governor if any steps will be taken by the State to arrest the prisoners who escaped from Hays. A letter from S. N.…

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Crime and criminals: the bender case

Date: 1873 - 1876

This series of letters are pulled from the correspondence files of Kansas Governor Thomas Andrew Osborn. They are about the murder case in Labette County, Kansas involving the Bender Family,…

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State county organization

Date: 1873-1877

A letter on May 28, 1873, from A. L. Dodge of Wallace, Kansas, states their town has no Sheriff or Justice of the Peace. In the letter, Dodge informs the…

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State counties

Date: 1873 - 1876

A report on August 19, 1874, from Captain C. M. Ricks of Hutchinson, Kansas, gives an account of the conduct of certain individuals of his command. A report from Jesse…

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Cities and towns

Date: 1873 - 1876

A copy of a telegraph on June 4, 1873, from Kansas Governor Osborn, advises Major R. J. Dodge to arrest and hold prisoners that act against the civil laws until…

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Bonds (State, county, etc.)

Date: 1874 - 1876

A letter on December 22, 1875, from Donnell Lawson and Co., state they have not received the funds to pay the January coupons that should have arrived on the 15th…