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The following documents relate to various matters about railroads in Kansas. A letter on July 22, 1873, from Officers of the Republican, Salina and Arkansas Railway Company concerning the contract with A. Cutler to build the railroad and the Salina bonds. A letter on August 1, 1873, from Abram Cutler, informs Governor Osborn the names of those elected to serve for the issuing year as officers of the Railway Company. A letter on October 17, 1873, from H. C. McComas concerning lands granted to the State of Kansas to the Leavenworth, Lawrence, and Galveston Railroad by the act of Congress. A letter on September 8, 1874, from L. A. Thrasher, requests arms for his surveying party.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1873-1877 : Osborn)
Date: 1873, 1874, 1876
Item Number: 454164
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Thomas Andrew Osborn Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 4 Folder 69
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454164
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Osborn, Thomas Andrew
Date - 1870s - 1873
Date - 1870s - 1874
Date - 1870s - 1876
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Osborn, Thomas Andrew
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Contract
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Osborn, Thomas Andrew, 1836-1898
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Galveston & Kansas City Railroad
Transportation - Railroads - Land sales
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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