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The following documents are petitions from residents of Graham County requesting that Kansas Governor St. John appoint specific individuals for positions within Graham county such as Commissioner, Census Taker, and Clerk. These petitions include the names, location, and the date of residency of the signers in Graham County.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: November 5, 1879
Item Number: 455731
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 8 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455731
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Petition
https://www.kansasmemory.gov/item/455731
