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These letters, spanning 1863 to 1864, are from government officials and other individuals to Kansas Governor Thomas Carney regarding criminal matters. The correspondents wrote, with signed petitions, about individual cases (i.e.- the McReynolds case), pardons, restoration of citizenship, prisoner escapes, and out of state requisitions.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1863-1865 : Carney)
Date: 1863 - 1864
Item Number: 453569
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Thomas Carney, Correspondence Files, Letters and other items received, Box 1 Folder 13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453569
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Carney, Thomas
Date - 1861-1869 - 1863
Date - 1861-1869 - 1864
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Escaped prisoners
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Prison sentences
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Carney, Thomas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Criminals
People - Notable Kansans - Carney, Thomas, 1824-1888
Places - Other States
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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