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A letter from Missouri Governor J. W. McClurg asks to have Francis Dean arrested and detained at Wyandotte, Kansas. Governor McClurg states that an agent is leaving with a requisition for Francis Dean. A letter from Henry C. Johnson, City Marshall, gives his account to Governor Harvey regarding his arrest for obeying his order to arrest Francis Dean. A letter from Iowa Governor Samuel Merrill asks that Martin V. B. George, an escaped convict, be held in jail at Franklin County until the requisition papers arrive. Additional documents discuss requisitions of certain criminals who fled to Kansas and rewards offered for the arrest and capture of criminals.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1869-1873 : Harvey)
Date: 1871
Item Number: 453860
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor James Madison Harvey, Correspondence Files, Subject Files, Box 3 Folder 108
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453860
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Harvey, James Madison
Date - 1870s - 1871
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Escaped prisoners
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Harvey, James Madison
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Warrant
People - Criminals
People - Notable Kansans - Harvey, James Madison, 1833-1894
Places - Other States - Iowa
Places - Other States - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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