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This letter to Kansas Governor St. John is from J. L. Palmer of Little Rock, Arkansas. Mr. Palmer offers his views on a meeting place for the next Annual Convention, and laments the difficulties faced by the poor people of his region, struggling against "a wealthy organized whiskey ring." The letter is written on stationery for the Auditor's Office, State of Arkansas. Palmer was involved in the temperance movement.
Creator: Palmer, J. L.
Date: May 08, 1880
Item Number: 228508
Call Number: Governor's Office, St. John, Correspondence Received-Subject File, Box 20
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 228508
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 - Other States - Arkansas - Little Rock
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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