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A letter on June 8, 1872, from Samuel Jelley, notifies Kansas Governor Harvey there is a vacancy in the Office of Justice of Peace for Ellsworth County. A petition from residents of Ellsworth County recommends H. V. Ferris as Justice of the Peace for their county. A letter from M. W. Henry, Ellsworth County Clerk, informs the Governor they have only one Justice of the Peace and requests James Miller be appointed. A resignation letter from Lyman B. Shaw as Justice of Peace of Ford County, dated August 8, 1873. In the letter, Shaw recommends Herman J. Fringer, Notary Public, as a suitable person to fill the vacancy.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1869-1873 : Harvey)
Date: 1869 - 1872
Item Number: 453792
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor James Madison Harvey, Correspondence Files, Appointment Files, Box 2 Folder 41
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453792
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Harvey, James Madison
Date - 1861-1869 - 1869
Date - 1870s - 1870
Date - 1870s - 1871
Date - 1870s - 1872
Government and Politics - State Government - Courts - Justice of the peace
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Harvey, James Madison
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Harvey, James Madison, 1833-1894
Places - Counties - Ellsworth
Places - Counties - Ford
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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