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A letter from John MacDonald requesting Kansas Governor St. John deliver a temperance address to his community of Wakarusa, Kansas, whenever it would be convenient. He promises a large audience and "suitable entertainment", if the Governor can stay the night. MacDonald was the Superintendent of Public Instruction for Shawnee County and the letter is written on his official letterhead.
Creator: MacDonald, John, 1843-
Date: May 08, 1880
Item Number: 228485
Call Number: Governor's Office, St. John, Correspondence Received-Subject File, Box 20
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 228485
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
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 - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wakarusa
Places - Counties - Shawnee
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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