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The letters in this file pertain to a proposed bill to create a new Judicial District in Kansas and the appointment of a Judge for the district. A letter from W. A. Smith, member of the Kansas Legislature, asks Governor Harvey to wait to appoint a Judge for this district until he has had an opportunity to speak with him. Other letters are from various individuals making a recommendation of specific candidates should the bill be approved and the 12th Judicial District created.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1869-1873 : Harvey)
Date: 1871
Item Number: 453780
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor James Madison Harvey, Correspondence Files, Appointment Files, Box 1 Folder 29
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453780
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Harvey, James Madison
Date - 1870s - 1871
Government and Politics - State Government - Courts - District Courts
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Harvey, James Madison
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter - Recommendation
People - Notable Kansans - Harvey, James Madison, 1833-1894
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Legislative
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