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This letter from Pastor Richardson of Lawrence informs Kansas Governor St. John of a temperance union executive meeting to be held September 10th, 1880, and explains the importance of the Governor's attendance. Governor St. John was president of the State Temperance Union and Richardson was 1st vice president. Richardson used State Temperance Union letterhead.
Creator: Richardson, A. M.
Date: September 07, 1880
Item Number: 306287
Call Number: Governor's Office, St. John, Correspondence Received-Subject File, Box 20
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 306287
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 - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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