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This file includes general correspondence relating to an appeal for pardon for Harry E. Monk. The letter by Harry E. Monk explains that he is in jail in Leavenworth and needs to provide support for his wife and child. Monk is asking Governor Capper to reconsider his case which the Governor's office responds that they have no jurisdiction in jail sentences. This is part of a bigger collection of Governor Arthur Capper correspondence.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
Date: 1915
Item Number: 451612
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Arthur Capper, Correspondence Files, General Correspondence - Numerical File, Box 1 Folder 12
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 451612
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Capper, Arthur
Date - 1910s - 1915
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisoners
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisons and Jails
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Capper, Arthur
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/451612
