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County affairs : Ellis County
Date: 1869 - 1872
A petition on July 8, 1869, from citizens of Hays City, requests Kansas Governor Harvey appoint R. A. Eccles as Sheriff of Ellis county. The following documents are also related…
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County affairs : Dickinson County
Date: 1869
An affidavit forwarded on February 13, 1869, from Will H. Lamb notifies Kansas Governor Harvey that he has filed and sent to Senator J. H. Prescott a remonstrance against detaching…
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County affairs : Coffey County
Date: 1871 - 1872
A petition from citizens of Coffey County, Kansas, request Governor Harvey appoints Martin B. Hoover to the office of Sheriff. A letter from William A. Allison informs the Governor that…
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County affairs : Cloud County
Date: 1869 - 1872
A petition on January 4, 1872, to have A. A. Carnahan appointed as the Probate Judge of Cloud County, Kansas, recently made vacant by the resignation of Judge John Fowler.…
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County affairs : Cherokee County
Date: 1869 - 1872
A letter of resignation on November 16, 1869, from Amos Sanford for the Office of Probate Judge. A petition from supporters requesting Frank McDowell, a resident of Cherokee County, be…
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County affairs : Butler County
Date: 1870 - 1871
Separate letters from E. L. Akin and W. H. Redden to Kansas Governor Harvey concerning a party of armed men who murdered citizens in Butler County, Kansas. In their letters,…
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County affairs : Atchison County
Date: 1869
A letter from Albert H. Horton July 17, 1869, notifying Kansas Governor Harvey, there is likely to be a vacancy in the Office of Probate Judge of Atchison County. Horton…
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Claims, Price Raid
Date: 1869 - 1872
The following documents are related to claims made concerning the Price Raid. A telegraph on December 7, 1870, from Sidney Clarke, requests the Governor to come or send someone to…
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Centennial Exposition (Philadelphia)
Date: 1872
The following papers are about the International Exhibition of Arts, Manufactures, and Products of the Soil and Mine, in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The report discusses a resolution passed…
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Bonds, State
Date: 1869 - 1871
A letter on February 11, 1869, from the commissioners of the State School Fund, accept the Governor’s offer to sell $75,000 of State Bonds at ninety-two cents on the dollar.…
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Legislature
Date: 1869 - 1872
A letter from Alex R. Banks encloses copies of a resolution adopted by the House of Representatives calling for information about the recent troubles in Butler County, and the steps…
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Penitentiary
Date: 1870 - 1871
A letter on February 9, 1870, from the Directors of the Penitentiary request the removal of Warden J. L. Philbrick. In the letter, E. Hensley states the board has asked…
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Normal School, Emporia
Date: 1869
A letter from L. B. Kellogg invites Kansas Governor Harvey to attend the commencement and give a short speech to the graduating class of the State Normal School on June…
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Blind, Asylum for the
Date: 1870 - 1871
A letter from W. W. Updegraff, Superintendent, reports the condition of the Institution since he took possession, he notifies the Governor there are no records or vouchers, there are thirteen…
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Auditor of State’s Office
Date: 1869 - 1870
A semi-annual report from A. Thoman, on May 30th, 1870, of the condition of the State Treasury. The State Auditor examines records and documents to evaluate compliance with applicable laws,…
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Attorney General’s Office
Date: 1869 - 1872
The documents in this file pertain to matters of the Attorney General Office. A letter from the A. Danford, Attorney General in 1861, gives his opinion to the Governor regarding…
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Agricultural College, Kansas State
Date: February 10, 1869
An account of the sale of the Agricultural College Lands from September 24, 1868, to January 16, 1869. The report was audited and found correct by John Pipher Treasurer on…
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Soldiers’ claims, agent to adjust
Date: 1870
A letter on January 31, 1870, from W. D. Blackford of Washington D.C., states there is tension from soldiers due to back pay and county claims. In the letter, Blackford…
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Road, State, Commission to Locate, member
Date: 1869
A letter on January 31, 1869, requests Thomas J. Barker for the appointment as Commissioner to locate State Road from Parkville Terry Landing in Wyandotte County to Oskaloosa in Jefferson…
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Price Raid claims commissioner
Date: 1869
A petition on February 25, 1869 from members of the Kansas Legislature for the appointment of Nelson Merchant as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Price Raid Claims.
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Penitentiary director
Date: 1871
A petition on February of 1871 from members of the Kansas Senate ask that J. Wood be appointed the Director of the Penitentiary.
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Penitentiary clerk
Date: 1869 - 1873
A letter on March 9, 1870, from Sleeper and Wilder request Kansas Governor Harvey use his influence to secure a position as a Clerk for H. C. Fields in the…
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Librarian, State
Date: 1870
A petition on February 28, 1870, from members of the Kansas Legislature request and recommend Edward Gill for the appointment as State Librarian. A letter on March 9, 1870, from…
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Justices of the peace : Woodson, Wyandotte counties
Date: 1869 - 1872
A letter on February 27, 1872, informs Kansas Governor Harvey of the resignation of Samuel Cook as Justice of the Peace of Perry township in Woodson County. A petition on…
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Justices of the peace : Washington, Wilson counties
Date: 1869 - 1872
A letter of resignation from Silas S. Penwell as Justice of the Peace for Washington township in Washington County. In the resignation letter, Penwell recommends A. S. Markam as a…