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A telegraph in January 1875 asks the Governor if any steps will be taken by the State to arrest the prisoners who escaped from Hays. A letter from S. N. Wood, on March 1, 1875, concerning the sentence of Daniel Romigh and Charles Loomis. A letter on January 15, 1875, from E. S. W. Drought, requests money from the State to defray a train Jared, one of Quantrill's men and the Younger Brothers. A letter on March 15, 1875, from P. Dermmitt, Sheriff of Texas, states they arrested a man named Willis Jackson and asks if an award is being offered for his capture. A certified copy dated March 30, 1875, of the Amendment information in the case of the State of Kansas vs. Willis Jackson. A letter on April 26, 1876, J. Wade Mcdonald, County Attorney, advises Governor Osborn that Willis Jackson has been convicted of murder in the first degree.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1873-1877 : Osborn)
Date: 1874 - 1876
Item Number: 454143
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Thomas Andrew Osborn Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 2 Folder 48
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454143
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
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Escaped prisoners
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Osborn, Thomas Andrew
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Criminals
People - Notable Kansans - Osborn, Thomas Andrew, 1836-1898
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Proclamation
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