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This series of letters are pulled from the correspondence files of Kansas Governor Thomas Andrew Osborn. They are about the murder case in Labette County, Kansas involving the Bender Family, sometimes referred to as the Bloody Benders. The family consisted of John Bender; his wife, Elvira Bender; son, John, Jr.; and daughter, Kate.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1873-1877 : Osborn)
Date: 1873 - 1876
Item Number: 454142
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Thomas Andrew Osborn Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 2 Folder 47
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454142
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Osborn, Thomas Andrew
Date - 1870s - 1873
Date - 1870s - 1874
Date - 1870s - 1875
Date - 1870s - 1876
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Osborn, Thomas Andrew
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Bender family, 1869-1872
People - Notable Kansans - Osborn, Thomas Andrew, 1836-1898
Places - Counties - Labette
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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