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This letter to Kansas Governor St. John asks him to speak throughout the state. Mayor Henry of Lindsborg, Kansas, graciously and enthusiastically invites the Governor to a July 4th celebration. The letter is also signed by Rev. A. G. Engstrown; Carl A. Swenson, pastor of Bethany Luth. Church; H. Hyde; John. A. Rodell; John McPhail; and Allen Wilber. They are identified as the "Com. on Invitations."
Creator: Henry, W. J.
Date: May 22, 1880
Item Number: 228527
Call Number: Governor's Office, St. John, Correspondence Received-Subject File, Box 19
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 228527
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Lutheran
Date - 1880s - 1880
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Vice - Alcohol use
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Prohibition and temperance
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 - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Cities and towns - Lindsborg
Places - Counties - McPherson
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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