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These letters, spanning 1885, are from various individuals in Kansas regarding the American Exhibition in London in 1886 to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters discuss appointing commissioners, or representatives, to the exhibition as well as what to display in the exhibition. The governor appointed John A. Clayton and U. H. Chaplin as the commissioners for the exhibition.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1886-1887
Item Number: 454928
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 22 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454928
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Anniversaries - Centennials
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Conferences
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Exposition
Date - 1880s - 1886
Date - 1880s - 1887
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - International - England - London
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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