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The documents in this file are related to the protection of school lands. This description does not cover all the documents in this file. A telegraph on August 18, 1877, from S. J. Crawford in Kansas City, Missouri, states school lands are secured. A report on August 14, 1877, from J. A. Williamson, Commissioner of Lands in the Department of the Interior, concerning the decision and protection of lands in sections 16 and 36 with regard to school lands in the law of them in Native American reservations. A letter from J. A. Williamson on October 1, 1877, encloses a copy of instructions issued to the Register and Receivers on the selection of lands. A letter on December 27, 1877, from F. D. Hunt, asks for information on the school lands secured such as the number of acres and where the land is located.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1877-1879: Anthony)
Date: 1877 - 1878
Item Number: 454086
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor George Tobey Anthony, Correspondence Files, Subject Files, Box 5 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454086
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Anthony, George Tobey
Date - 1870s - 1877
Date - 1870s - 1878
Education - Higher education - Institutions
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of - General Land Office
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Anthony, George Tobey
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Land records
People - American Indians - Tribes
People - Notable Kansans - Anthony, George Tobey, 1824-1896
Places - Indian reservations
Places - Indian reservations - Reservation
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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