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A petition on September 24, 1874, informs Kansas Governor Osborn there is a vacancy in the Office of Justice of the Peace in Deer Creek Township, Allen County, the petitioners request D. C. Adams for the position. A resignation letter from Adam Kile as Justice of Peace of Osage Township, Bourbon County, Kansas, dated October 11, 1873. A petition from residents of Augusta Township, Butler County, states there is a vacancy in the office of Justice of Peace and recommend W. A. Sherman to fill the vacancy. A letter on April 10, 1874, from H. M. Fraizer, informs the Governor that many citizens of Highland Township, Clay Center County, desire R. D. McLard as Justice of the Peace. The following documents in this file are correspondence and petitions concerning the appointment of Justice of the Peace for townships in various counties.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1873-1877 : Osborn)
Date: 1873 - 1876
Item Number: 454154
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Thomas Andrew Osborn Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 3 Folder 59
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454154
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 - Courts - Justice of the peace
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
Places - Counties - Allen
Places - Counties - Ford
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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