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A petition from citizens of Kansas informing Kansas Governor St. John there are more than fifteen hundred inhabitants, the required number, in the boundaries of Graham County and ask that the Governor organize their county as well as appoint Abram T. Hall as Census Taker for Graham County. Following this petition is a letter from Notary Public affirming the signatures are of householders and bona fide residents of Graham County.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: October 11, 1879
Item Number: 455730
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 8 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455730
Built Environment - Function - Government
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
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 - Graham
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence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/455730
