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These documents include letters from citizens who request protection from Kansas Governor St. John from a mob of rough. Also included is a letter from the Legation of Denmark on July 10, 1880, in this letter the person is requesting information regarding a deceased lady named Nielsen who was shot near Solomon City, Kansas. A following letter from the Royal Danish Legation in Washington D.C. on December 13th, 1880 inquiries regarding the estate of Jen Nielsen or Benedict late residents of Dickinson county.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1883
Item Number: 454369
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, General (Alphabetical) File, Box 1 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454369
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Date - 1880s - 1880
Date - 1880s - 1881
Date - 1880s - 1882
Date - 1880s - 1883
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Cities and towns - Protection
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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