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The documents in this file are letters and petitions written to Kansas Governor Osborn that concern the appointment of certain individuals as Justices of the Peace for Marion, Neosho, and surrounding counties. A petition on February 22, 1873, from citizens of Peabody Township, Marion County, ask that John P. Church fill the position as Justice of the Peace. A letter on December 29, 1873, from T. E. Simpson, recommends J. W. Hill as Justice of the Peace of McPherson County. A petition from citizens of McPherson Township, recommend Benjamin E. Smith for the appointment as Justice of the Peace.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1873-1877 : Osborn)
Date: 1873 - 1876
Item Number: 454156
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Thomas Andrew Osborn Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 3 Folder 61
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454156
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 - Marion
Places - Counties - Neosho
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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