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This correspondence was sent and received by Kansas Adjutant General Peter S. Noble to and from militiamen across the state, often written on stationary from their places of regular employment. The Kansas University Cadets are frequently mentioned. Included are petitions for the organization of militia companies in the cities of Raymond, Offerle, Burlingame, and Caldwell, among others. Also included are petitions for weaponry and ammunition to protect the cities of Oberlin, Spearville, and Bazine from Indian attacks.
Creator: Kansas. Adjutant General's Office
Date: 1879
Item Number: 227403
Call Number: Kansas Adjutant General, General correspondence, 1878-1879, Folders 6-9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 227403
Collections - State Archives - Adjutant General - Correspondence
Date - 1870s - 1879
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Adjutant General
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Weapons
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Telegram
Places - Cities and towns - Bazine
Places - Cities and towns - Burlingame
Places - Cities and towns - Caldwell
Places - Cities and towns - Independence
Places - Cities and towns - Oberlin
Places - Cities and towns - Offerle
Places - Cities and towns - Ottawa
Places - Cities and towns - Raymond
Places - Cities and towns - Seneca
Places - Cities and towns - Spearville
Places - Counties - Decatur
Places - Counties - Foote (1873-1881)
Places - Counties - Ford
Places - Counties - Franklin
Places - Counties - Montgomery
Places - Counties - Nemaha
Places - Counties - Ness
Places - Counties - Osage
Places - Counties - Rice
Places - Counties - Sumner
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Military records - Muster rolls
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Telegrams
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