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These letters, spanning 1887, are from the office of the National Agricultural Exposition regarding the annual National Agricultural Exposition to Kansas Governor John Martin. Most of the letters are invitations enclosing a ticket and asking for an RSVP as well as for Martin to deliver an address at the opening of the exposition. Other letters discuss the delay in preparations due to weather and explaining the event. The National Agricultural Exposition was held in Kansas City, Missouri and opened on September 15th, 1887 for 60 days.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454940
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 22 Folder 17
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454940
Agriculture - Farm organizations - Agricultural societies
Agriculture - Farm organizations - Fair associations
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Anniversaries - Centennials
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Exposition
Date - 1880s - 1885
Date - 1880s - 1886
Date - 1880s - 1887
Date - 1880s - 1888
Date - 1880s - 1889
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 - Other States - Missouri - Jackson County - Kansas City
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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