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These letters, spanning 1865 to 1868, are from county officials regarding Davis County Kansas affairs to Kansas Governor Samuel Crawford. Some county officials tendered their resignation as either sheriff or probate judge, while others discussed the appointment of a sheriff. Davis County was renamed to Geary County and was one of the first 33 counties organized by the Territorial Legislature in 1855.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1865-1868 : Crawford)
Date: 1865-1868
Item Number: 453666
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Samuel Crawford Correspondence Files, Letters Received and Proclamations, Correspondence Arranged by Subject, Box 1 Folder 16
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453666
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson)
Date - 1861-1869 - 1865
Date - 1861-1869 - 1866
Date - 1861-1869 - 1867
Date - 1861-1869 - 1868
Government and Politics - Local Government - County - Sheriff
Government and Politics - State Government - Courts - Probate courts
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson)
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Resignation
People - Notable Kansans - Crawford, S. J. (Samuel Johnson), 1835-1913
Places - Counties - Davis (1855-1889)
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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