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A letter from J. B. Abbott thanks Kansas Governor St. John and the members of the Kansas State House for passing his bill for a school for those who are underdeveloped. In the letter, Abbott recommends the Governor appoint C. J. Wilber of Illinois as Superintendent of the school as he has past experience.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1881
Item Number: 454431
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 4 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454431
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1881
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Education, State Board of - Superintendent of Public Instruction (preceded Board of Education)
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Cities and towns - Winfield
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Legislative - Legislative acts (bills, resolutions, memorials)
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