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A letter on January 10, 1870, from G. T. Weaver, writes to Kansas Governor Harvey about the seat of the Kansas Representative-Elect from Cherokee County and recommends Amos Sanford. A letter from Sheriff of Cherokee County, Joshua S. Vincent, informs the Governor there is no need to have troops stationed on the neutral lands and requests the troops withdrawn from their county. A letter on October 7, 1870, from Secretary of War, William W. Belknap, encloses a certified copy of Governor Harvey's letter of May 24, 1869, requesting troops be sent to the Cherokee Neutral Lands to preserve the peace. Further documents pertain to other various matters related to the Cherokee Neutral Lands in Kansas.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1869-1873 : Harvey)
Date: 1870 - 1872
Item Number: 453873
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor James Madison Harvey, Correspondence Files, Subject Files, Box 4 Folder 121
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453873
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Harvey, James Madison
Date - 1870s - 1870
Date - 1870s - 1871
Date - 1870s - 1872
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Harvey, James Madison
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - Notable Kansans - Harvey, James Madison, 1833-1894
Places - Counties - Cherokee
Places - Regions - Cherokee Neutral Lands
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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