Counties : Pratt, defense of petition
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1882
A letter from W. S. Purdy, E.R. Morgan, and C. P. Leslie informs Kansas Governor St. John the residents of Saratoga and Iuka, Kansas are all aware the Governor may locate the Temporary County Seat of Pratt County where the majority of the legal electors of said county petition. Accompanying this letter is a petition from persons signing the Saratoga petition having signed the Iuka petition.

Kansas Adjutant General general correspondence
Creator: Kansas. Adjutant General's Office
Date: 1878
This correspondence was sent and received by the Kansas Adjutant General's Office. Hiram T. Benam served as Adjutant General from 1876-1878 and Peter S. Noble served from 1878-1883. It includes inquiries made from men "anxious for organization" hoping to enlist militias in the towns of Parsons, Independence, Iuka, Lawrence, and Hutchinson. The collection also includes bill of ladings from the Kansas Pacific Railway and Rock Island (Illinois) Arsenal. Frequent correspondence was exchanged with Willis Brown, cashier for the State Bank of Kansas in Seneca, Kansas, Scott Hopkins of the Kansas University Cadets, John T. Bradley, a lawyer from Council Grove and member of the Kansas Senate from 1876 to 1880, F.C. Merrill, a lumber dealer from Paola, and E.D. Rose, a hardware dealer from Holton.

M. C. Davis to Governor John St. John
Creator: Davis, M.C
Date: March 22, 1880
A letter from M. C. Davis of the Pratt County Press writing from Iuka, Kansas. He encourages Kansas Governor St. John to contact and bolster the confidence of temperance candidate Professor Axline.

M. C. Davis to Governor John St. John
Creator: Davis, M.C
Date: April 04, 1880
A "thank you" letter regarding Professor Axline, from M. C. Davis to Kansas Governor St. John.

Official guide to the New Santa Fe Trail
Creator: Taylor Motor Company (Hutchinson, Kan.)
Date: 1910s
This promotional guide book was designed to encourage the improvement of conditions of all roads that make up the integral part of the Santa Fe Trail. The automobile is advertised as the main means of transportation in the new age of discovering old trails of commerce through Kansas.

Pratt County organization records
Creator: Kansas. Secretary of State
Date: 1873-1879
In order for an unorganized county to be recognized by the state of Kansas, a certain number of householders/legal electors had to petition the governor. The governor would appoint a census taker. Initially, unorganized counties were required to document that they had at least 600 inhabitants in order to be recognized as a county by the state legislature. Over time the number of residents needed to organize a county changed to 1500 and later to 2500 residents. The census was submitted to the governor who then issued a proclamation indicating that the requirements had been met, appointing county commissioners and a county clerk, and naming a county seat. Not all of these documents are available for each county. Included in this file is the memorial to the governor, a Pratt County census, and two proclamations. One proclamation designates Iuka as the temporary county seat and the other names Prattville as the temporary county seat.

Standard atlas of Pratt County, Kansas
Creator: Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Date: 1922
The atlas contains a plat book of the villages, cities, and townships of the county, and a map of the state, United States and World. It also has a Patron's Directory and a Business Directory.

Standard atlas of Pratt County, Kansas
Creator: Geo. A. Ogle & Co.
Date: 1906
This atlas shows maps of each township with the names of land owners. It has a Patrons' Directory and portraits.