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In this letter, Kansas Governor St. John hears from an African American man in Leavenworth, who promises "big meeting of colored voters", if the Governor can visit and speak in his community on the subject of temperance.
Creator: Matthews, W. D.
Date: July 26, 1880
Item Number: 304797
Call Number: Governor's Office, St. John, Correspondence Received-Subject File, Box 20
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 304797
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1880
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Vice - Alcohol use
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 - African Americans
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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