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In this letter to Governor Capper, Kansas Adjutant General Charles S. Huffman details the situation at Camp Funston during the influenza outbreak of 1918. Ordered by Capper to investigate conditions at Camp Funston, Huffman informs Capper that conditions throughout the area were more than satisfactory to meet the demands imposed on the staff and facilities at the camp. In fact, Huffman states that "I can assure you that no parent or relative need have any apprehension but what boys in camp are receiving the best of attention and treatment."
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
Date: October 23, 1918
Item Number: 217149
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Arthur Capper, Correspondence Files, Numerical File Box 16 Folder 53a
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217149
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Capper, Arthur
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Epidemics - Influenza of 1918
Date - 1910s - 1918
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Capper, Arthur
Military - Wars - World War I - Homefront
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Forts and military installations - Camp Funston
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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