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In this letter, Morris Locke of Jerseyville, Illinois, comments to Kansas Governor St. John, that their celebration for July 3rd was spoiled by rain and rescheduled on July 29th. He urges the Governor to come speak, stating "I don't see how we can do without you." Locke was the editor of the Jerseyville Examiner, a weekly prohibition newspaper.
Creator: Locke, Morris
Date: July 09, 1880
Item Number: 304790
Call Number: Governor's Office, St. John, Correspondence Received-Subject File, Box 20
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 304790
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 - Illinois
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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