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A letter from E. J. Bell of Lane County, Kansas asks Governor St. John who has jurisdiction over Lane County, he explains in his letter there have been parties who have been attacking cattle men. A separate letter to Kansas Governor St. John also inquiries whether the Governor has jurisdiction in Lane County as well as other organized counties. There is a letter from R. H. Mitchell asking Governor St. John questions regarding attached unorganized counties to organized counties for judicial purposes. Other letters in this file are in regard to boundary lines in Lane County, voting in unorganized counties, and legislative actions.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1883
Item Number: 454549
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 9 Folder 9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454549
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Date - 1880s - 1880
Date - 1880s - 1881
Date - 1880s - 1882
Date - 1880s - 1883
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
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 - Counties - Lane
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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