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Included in this file is a letter from C. L. Rood requesting that Newton be declared a city of the second class and for city elections to be held on February 3rd. The following letter is from J. W. Ady of Newton, Kansas, he writes to Kansas Governor St. John asking that Newton be made a city of the second class. The last document is a certificate from the city of Newton stating that by law Newton has the required number of inhabitants to become a city of the second class and asks the governor to issue a proclamation.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1880
Item Number: 454481
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 6 Folder 12
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454481
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1880
Government and Politics - Elections
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 - Newton
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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