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The documents in this file pertain to various matters concerning crime and criminals in Kansas. J. A. Wells of Lawrence, Kansas, asks Governor Anthony if he knows of anyone wanted by the State of Kansas that engaged in the massacre and burning of Lawrence during the Quantrill Raid. A letter on August 21, 1877, from G. M. Doolittle of Lampasas, Texas, requests a list of the fugitives from Kansas and what they are charged with. A letter on October 13, 1877, from the F. E. Wilson, Sheriff of Comanche, Texas, writes to requests a list of fugitives from Kansas. The remainder of the documents are Special Orders from the Army Headquarters in Washington, D.C., by the direction of the Secretary of War, concerning the sentences of specific individuals.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1877-1879: Anthony)
Date: 1877 - 1878
Item Number: 454072
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor George Tobey Anthony, Correspondence Files, Subject Files, Box 3 Folder 19
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454072
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Anthony, George Tobey
Date - 1870s - 1877
Date - 1870s - 1878
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Prison sentences
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Department of War
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Anthony, George Tobey
Military - Wars - Civil War - Quantrill's raid
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Criminals
People - Notable Kansans - Anthony, George Tobey, 1824-1896
Places - Other States - Kentucky
Places - Other States - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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