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The documents in this file pertain to the subject of relief aid in Kansas caused by drought and the grasshopper invasion. This description does not cover all documents in this file. A report on January 4, 1875, discusses an investigation of the destitute occurring from the drought and ravages of the grasshoppers in the North-Western portion of Kansas. A letter on January 11, 1875, from M. S. Caplice of St. Mary, Kansas, about the destitute people in his vicinity and requests relief. A copy of a list of clothing issued to the destitute in Kansas in January 1875. A letter from Whitelaw Reid writes to Kansas Governor Osborn concerning the relief fund.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1873-1877 : Osborn)
Date: January-February 1875
Item Number: 454166
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Thomas Andrew Osborn Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 4 Folder 71
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454166
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Osborn, Thomas Andrew
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Plagues - Grasshopper
Date - 1870s - 1875
Environment - Weather - Droughts
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
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Reports
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