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The following documents relate to various matters in the State of Kansas. This description does not cover all the documents in this file. A letter on June 25, 1877, from Vice President of the Boston, Winthrop, and Point Shirley Railroad Company, Albert L. Rice, states they have delayed the celebration of the opening of their road until the road is completed to Point Shirley. A letter on September 27, 1878, from R. A. Alston, informs Kansas Governor Anthony the next General Assembly of the State is in November. In the letter from Alston, he advises that he has an interest in improving the Penitentiary System and requests a report from the Principal Keeper and a synopsis of the law governing the punishment of convicts. A letter on February 27, 1878, from G. E. Patrick of Lawrence, requests Governor Anthony to send another sample, and he will assay it immediately.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1877-1879: Anthony)
Date: 1877-1878
Item Number: 454011
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor George Tobey Anthony, Correspondence Files, General file, Box 1 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454011
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Anthony, George Tobey
Date - 1870s - 1877
Date - 1870s - 1878
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Punishment
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Penitentiary
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Anthony, George Tobey
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Anthony, George Tobey, 1824-1896
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Roads & Highways - Roads
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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