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The following correspondence pertains to matters related to the Penitentiary in Kansas. A letter on February 20, 1874, from A. J. Angell, President of Board of Directors of the Kansas State Penitentiary, forwards statements and conditions of accounts related to the boarding and clothing of U. S. Civil prisoners for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 1873. A letter on February 16, 1876, from Henry Hopkins, Warden of the Penitentiary, encloses copies of the opinion of Judge Foster, U. S. Court, and Attorney General Randolph concerning the discharge of certain prisoners from the Penitentiary because of an error in a sentence.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1873-1877 : Osborn)
Date: 1874 - 1876
Item Number: 454111
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Thomas Andrew Osborn Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, State Departments, Box 1 Folder 16
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454111
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Osborn, Thomas Andrew
Date - 1870s - 1874
Date - 1870s - 1875
Date - 1870s - 1876
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Prison sentences
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisoners
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Penitentiary
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Osborn, Thomas Andrew
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Osborn, Thomas Andrew, 1836-1898
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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