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A petition on April 22, 1881 from residents, householders, and legal electors of Rawlins County request Kansas Governor St. John organize their county. Near the end of the petition is a section from the Notary Public in and for Norton County stating that S. H. Tindell, W. H. McDonald, and David Swift are all known to him and credible people, and swear an oath the signatures on the petition are from residents within Rawlins County.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1881
Item Number: 455312
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 10 Folder 18
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455312
Built Environment - Function - Government
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1881
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Petition
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Counties - Rawlins
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
https://www.kansasmemory.gov/item/455312
