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The following documents in this file pertain to criminal matters within various counties in Kansas. A letter from John N. Ritter, Attorney of Cherokee County, writes to inform Governor Harvey there are two murders at large and requests a reward offered for the capture of the criminals. A petition from citizens of Nemaha County asks the Governor to offer a reward for the arrest of the murderer of Henry Stryker. A separate letter from A. C. Potter asks the Governor to offer a reward for the capture of the murderer of Wesley Beckley of Miami County, Kansas.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1869-1873 : Harvey)
Date: 1872
Item Number: 453861
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor James Madison Harvey, Correspondence Files, Subject Files, Box 3 Folder 109
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453861
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Harvey, James Madison
Date - 1870s - 1872
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Murder
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Harvey, James Madison
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Petition
People - Criminals
People - Notable Kansans - Harvey, James Madison, 1833-1894
Places - Counties - Cherokee
Places - Counties - Miami
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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