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.
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