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The documents in this file include a petition to Kansas Governor St. John requesting that Oswego be made into a city of the second class. Second class cities are recognized as a city with a population over 1,500 at the time of organization. The following papers are from the Mayor of Oswego confirming the city has a population over two thousand residents and giving his certification for organization as a city of second class.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1880
Item Number: 454483
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 6 Folder 14
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454483
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1880
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 - Oswego
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Memorials
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