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A petition from the citizens of Graham County, Kansas requesting Kansas Governor St. John establish Roscoe, Kansas as temporary County Seat. The petitioners explain that Roscoe is nearest to the center of population in the county and will thereby accommodate the most voters in Graham county. Accompanying the petition is a separate appeal informing the Governor that there was a misrepresentation in petitions by committees from other towns and the names on their petition want to be recognized under the Roscoe petition.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: March 2, 1880
Item Number: 455732
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 8 Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455732
Built Environment - Function - Government
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1880
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence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/455732
