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This file contains a letter and several pages of signed petitions sent to Kansas Governor St. John in relation to matters in Graham County. A letter from J. Stanley informs Kansas Governor St. John there is an effort by a party to organize the county of Graham, but that he desires no organization for some time, he says this is also the sentiment of many inhabitants of Graham County. There is a petition from legal electors of Graham County requesting the Governor designate Gettysburg as temporary County Seat.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: March 3, 1880
Item Number: 455733
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 8 Folder 7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455733
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence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/455733
