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In this letter, Captain W. D. Matthews of Leavenworth urges Kansas Governor St. John to come speak to the Colored people of Leavenworth, who are being persuaded by the "whiskey men" to vote against the temperance amendment. From the content of the letter it appears Captain Matthews was African American.
Creator: Matthews, W. D.
Date: August 04, 1880
Item Number: 305677
Call Number: Governor's Office, St. John, Correspondence Received-Subject File, Box 19
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 305677
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1880
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 - 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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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