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Secretary of State

A letter on January 20, 1878, from T. H. Cavanaugh, Secretary of the State of Kansas, informs Kansas Governor Anthony a certain Land Agent in Salina has sold sections 17 and 6 to settlers taking their money. In the letter, Cavanaugh advises these sections are part of the Salt Springs that were given to the State as Salina lands and requests an investigation into this matter. A follow-up reply regarding the investigation of land sales on January 23, 1878, from Cavanaugh states the Land Agent, J. W. Berks, claims he owns and has a deed for the land and provides further details of his investigation. Additional documents are correspondence from T. H. Cavanaugh concerning certain papers, properties, and investigations into bonds.

Creator: Kansas. Governor (1877-1879: Anthony)
Date: 1877 - 1878

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Item Number: 454031
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor George Tobey Anthony, Correspondence Files, State departments, Box 1 Folder 21
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454031

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