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A news paper clipping of Kansas Governor St. John's Proclamation for a reward for the capture and arrest of James Burks and Samuel Walters, who are accused of the abduction of Amelia Speer on June10th, 1882. A letter from Henderson and McBrian, Attorneys at Law, request the Governor offer a reward for the capture of Burks and Walters. A separate letter from Dr. March of Clifton, Kansas asks the Governor to provide a description of Walters and Burks.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1882
Item Number: 454621
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 12 Folder 13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454621
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1882
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Kidnapping
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Criminals
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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