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Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1883
This file includes letters on topics such as agriculture, the American Institute of Christian Philosophy, bondsmen, and acknowledgement of receipts. In the first letter to Kansas Governor St. John the person requests the governor speak to the Legislature to adjust measures in securing the Fort Hays reservation as a school for the promotion of agriculture. There is a letter from Joe Anderson of Kansas City, Kansas requesting that Governor St. John be a bondsman for the Olathe Asylum. Other letters in this file discuss appointments, advocacy for temporary amendments, as well as other matters.

About Nicodemus, The Daily Journal
Creator: Lawrence Daily Journal
Date: April 30, 1879
This article from the Lawrence Daily Journal discusses a newspaper article from the Chicago Tribune written during the Exoduster Movement in 1879 providing a brief history of the black community of freed people at Nicodemus, Kansas settled in 1877. Nicodemus is now a historic site administered by the National Parks Service.

Abstract of articles purchased during the third quarter of 1879
Creator: Linn, H.C.
Date: July 01, 1879-September 01, 1879
This item contains a list of items purchased by U.S. Indian Agent H.C. Linn for the Kansas (Potawatomi) Agency in the third quarter of 1879. Items include beef, bastard files, bacon, lye, nails, and other things. The abstract indicates that the purchases were for the Kickapoo tribe living at the Kansas Agency.

Action of Other Cities on the 'Exodus' Question
Creator: Wyandotte Gazette
Date: April 25, 1879
This article includes information about Exoduster relief efforts in both Topeka and Lawrence. In Topeka, the Kansas Freedmen's Aid Association had appealed to other counties, asking them to form local aid societies to assist refugees in their respective areas. Lawrence citizens held a meeting in Fraser Hall to discuss the Exodus; the attendees recognized the legitimacy of the Exodus and were willing to provide aid and support for the emigrants.

Addie Colburn to Governor John St. John
Creator: Colburn, Addie M.
Date: Between May 25, 1879 and May 28, 1879
Addie M. Colburn of Tecumseh, Kansas, requests Kansas Governor St. John drop by the Teft House in Topeka to discuss temperance business with her.

Agricultural College, Kansas State
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1882
The documents in this file include letters for appointments sent from various individuals to Kansas Governor St. John for specific positions in the Agricultural College in Kansas. A few of these requests for appointments include petitions with signatures. There is a copy of resolutions from the Board of Regents of the Agricultural College. Also, there is an invitation to the governor to come visit the college. Many of the matters in this file are centralized around the Agricultural College, Kansas State.

Agricultural fair at Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas
Date: 1879
This is a sketch of the Agricultural Fair at the Farmer's Campground in Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas. It shows three people in a horse and buggy riding past corn stalks, pumpkins and corn cobs. This was during President Hayes' visit. The sketch was by Worrall from Leslie's October 18, 1879.

Agricultural fair with President Hayes, Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas
Date: 1879
This is a sketch of the Agricultural Fair at Neosho Falls, Woodson County, Kansas. It shows a large group of people gathered to hear President Hayes who was on a tour of western states. The sketch was copied from Leslie's, October 18, 1979.

Agricultural, State Board of
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1883
The first letter to Kansas Governor St. John comes from the Office of State Board of Agriculture, the letter is advising Governor St. John of the upcoming annual meeting and where the meeting will be held. The second letter is a petition recommending David Harbough for Regent of the Agricultural College in Manhattan, Kansas, this petition includes five signatures, one of them being James Smith the Kansas Secretary of State. The last letter in this file is from F. P. Baker, in this letter he recommends S. S. Prouty for the position as Secretary State Board of Agriculture.

Albert Griffin to Governor John St. John
Creator: Griffin, Albert
Date: March 29, 1879
Editor Albert Griffin of the Manhattan, Kansas "Nationalist" paper, asks Kansas Governor John St. John to speak in his town on temperance.

Albert Griffin to Governor John St. John
Creator: Griffin, Albert
Date: April 05, 1879
In this letter, having not heard further regarding Kansas Governor St. John's agreement to speak in Manhattan, Kansas, Editor Griffin informs the Governor he is scheduled to speak Sunday, and states "Do not fail us on any account."

Albert Griffin to Governor John St. John
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: April 05, 1879
Having not heard further regarding Kansas Governor St. John's agreement to speak in Manhattan, Kansas, newspaper editor Griffin informs the governor he is scheduled to speak Sunday, and he writes "Do not fail us on any account." Griffin is the editor and proprietor of The Nationalist.

A lesson of the exodus
Creator: Topeka Daily Capital
Date: April 23, 1879
This article discusses what lessons may be learned from the black exodus out of the South. The unnamed author maintains that Southerners will realize their dependence upon black labor. Furthermore, Northerners will be encouraged to see that they must continue what they began during the Civil War and that they cannot let white Southerners rule the country.

A.L. Phillips Teaching Certificate, state of Kansas
Creator: Kansas
Date: 1879
This teaching certificate, labeled "Public Schools of the State of Kansas State Certificate", was awarded to Miss A.L. Phillips of Salina, Kansas on October 1, 1879. It was signed by members of the State Board of Education. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

A. M. Richardson to Governor John St. John
Creator: Richardson, A. M.
Date: November 12, 1879
In this letter, temperance worker A. M. Richardson seeks help from Kansas Governor St. John in securing railroad passes for other temperance supporters and lecturers. Governor St. John serves as president of the State Temperance Union and Rev. A. M. Richardson is the 1st vice president and general agent.

A. M. Richardson to Governor John St. John
Creator: Richardson, A. M.
Date: October 08, 1879
In this letter, A. M. Richardson of Lawrence, Kansas, questions the whereabouts of a box of temperance literature mailed to Kansas Governor St. John.

An illustrated historical atlas of Osage County, Kansas
Creator: Edwards Brothers of Missouri
Date: 1879
This atlas was compiled, drawn and published from personal examinations and surveys. It contains a History of Osage County, Kansas, by Hon. James Rogers. It contains portraits, Lithographs and a list of patrons.

Applications for Enumerators and Supervisors
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1880
Several of these letters are from individuals asking Kansas Governor St. John either for an appointment or recommending someone for the position as Census Supervisor or Census Taker for different counties in the State of Kansas.

Army Battery at an old settlers meeting, Bismarck Grove,
Date: 1879
This photo shows an Army Battery at Bismarck Grove near Lawrence, Kansas, September 1879.

Articles of Corporation and By-Laws of the Kansas Freedmen's Relief Association
Creator: Kansas Freedmen's Relief Association (Topeka, Kan.)
Date: 1879
This pocket-sized booklet contains the articles of incorporation and by-laws of the Kansas Freedmen's Relief Association that assisted Southern blacks emigrating to Kansas influencing the Exoduster Movement of 1879. In addition, the booklet includes a listing of the Board of Directors and officers where Governor John P. St. John served as its president.

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot, Topeka, Kansas
Creator: Feria, Julius
Date: Between 1869 and 1879
This photograph shows an illustration of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company depot in Topeka, Kansas at the intersection of Fourth and Holliday Streets. The station was built in 1869.

A. T. Hall, Jr. and E. P. McCabe to Governor John P. St. John
Creator: Hall, A. T.
Date: April 11, 1879
A.T. Hall, Jr., Deputy District Clerk of Nicodemus, Kansas, and E.P. McCabe the Notary Public of Nicodemus in Graham County are requesting that Governor St. John honor a promise he made earlier in January of 1879 to recognize Nicodemus as the temporary county seat of Graham County.

Attorney General
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1883
Letters to Kansas Governor St. John that talk about matters from the Office of Attorney General for the State of Kansas. Two of the letters pertain to the Insane Asylum in Osawatomie in relation to bonds. Other letters discuss vacancies in offices of counties, requests to employ specific persons to assist in cases before the Supreme Court, opinions regarding the validity of pardoning power, and laws of 1879 defining boundaries of Wallace county, among other affairs.

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Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1883
This file discusses a number of different matters in Kansas. One letter, from M. Bailey of Chanute, Kansas writes to Kansas Governor St. John to complain about the Fiscal Agency on June 10, 1879. A separate letter from F. P. Baker requests Governor St. John increase the salary of a certain individual. There is a letter from A. Bedford of Boston, Massachusetts acknowledging receipt of the engraving of the Governor. Other letters in this file are regarding, the Bell Telephone for the Executive Department of Kansas, a bill for the electric signal bells in the Executive Department, appointments, and recommendation letters, among other topics.

B. F. Flemicken to Governor John St. John
Creator: Flemicken, B. F.
Date: January 21, 1879
In this letter from B. F. Flemicken of Clay Center, Kansas, to Kansas Governor John St. John, Flemicken thanks St. John for his "firm and bold" stance on temperance and praising him for having the "nerve" to do so.