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A petition from citizens of Ellsworth County request Kansas Governor Harvey appoint C. B. Whitney as Sheriff. A letter from George Geiger informs the Governor that there is a petition to have him appointed as Probate Judge but that he does not desire the position. A petition to have John H. Edwards appointed as Probate Judge of Ellsworth County. A letter from M. W. Henry, County Clerk, notifies the Governor there are vacancies in the Office of Sheriff and Coroner for Ellsworth County. In Henry's letter, he states the Board of County Commissioners recommends C. B. Whitney as Sheriff and Hugh Tulity for Coroner. Additional documents are related to vacancies in Ellsworth, Kansas.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1869-1873 : Harvey)
Date: 1869 - 1871
Item Number: 453837
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor James Madison Harvey, Correspondence Files, Subject Files, Box 3 Folder 85
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453837
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Harvey, James Madison
Date - 1861-1869 - 1869
Date - 1870s - 1870
Date - 1870s - 1871
Government and Politics - Local Government - County - Coroner
Government and Politics - Local Government - County - Sheriff
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
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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