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Separate letters from E. L. Akin and W. H. Redden to Kansas Governor Harvey concerning a party of armed men who murdered citizens in Butler County, Kansas. In their letters, they ask the Governor to provide support to apprehend the guilty parties. A report on December 7, 1870, from Adjutant General D. Whittaker on the affairs in Butler County. A detailed statement from Attorney William B. Parsons of the acts of violence committed in Butler County. Parsons also informs the Governor there may be additional acts of violence committed.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1869-1873 : Harvey)
Date: 1870 - 1871
Item Number: 453831
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor James Madison Harvey, Correspondence Files, Subject Files, Box 3 Folder 79
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453831
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Harvey, James Madison
Date - 1870s - 1870
Date - 1870s - 1871
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Murder
Government and Politics - Local Government - County - Attorney
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Harvey, James Madison
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Adjutant General
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Harvey, James Madison, 1833-1894
Places - Counties - Butler
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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