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This file includes letters to Kansas Governor St. John in relation to the Asylum in Osawatomie, Kansas. One of the telegraphs to the governor explains in little detail the destruction caused to the Asylum after the fire. Another letter from A. H. Knapp invites Governor St. John to visit the Asylum. There is another letter from A. H. Knapp inquiring the name and address of a party who is applying for a position in the Asylum.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1880-1882
Item Number: 454406
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, State Departments , Box 2 Folder 14
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454406
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1880
Date - 1880s - 1881
Date - 1880s - 1882
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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