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The documents in this file concern claims made and filed by individuals in relation to Native American attacks, Price and Quantrill Raids, as well as other affairs. A letter on September 23, 1873, from A. M. Crockett to Adjutant General, Captain C. A. Morris sends orders to authorize the issuance and delivery of the scrips to which the members of company "B" are entitled. A letter on November 26, 1875, from Mrs. O. F. Short, informs Governor Osborn she has a bill that will be in Congress in the winter and requests help from the Governor in getting it passed. A letter on July 15, 1875, from Mrs. E. M Bark, widow of Philip Burk, who was killed six years ago by Native American's, asks if there is any aid Governor Osborn can offer. A letter on May 2, 1876, from J. D. Allen of Shawnee, Kansas, states there are many citizens interested in the reports of the audit of the Quantrill Raid claims.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1873-1877 : Osborn)
Date: 1874 - 1876
Item Number: 454135
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Thomas Andrew Osborn Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 2 Folder 40
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454135
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Osborn, Thomas Andrew
Date - 1870s - 1874
Date - 1870s - 1875
Date - 1870s - 1876
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Osborn, Thomas Andrew
Military - Wars - Civil War - Price's Raid
Military - Wars - Civil War - Quantrill's raid
Military - Wars - Indian Wars
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Claims
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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