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A letter from Maurice Dunsford of Wakefield, Kansas writes to ask Kansas Governor St. John to veto the bill to vacate the Market Square in Wakefield, he informs the governor if the act goes through it will depreciate the value of their lands. The following document is a petition from the residents of Wakefield to Governor St. John to veto the act to vacate certain lots and the Market Square.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879
Item Number: 454485
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 6 Folder 16
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454485
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Bill
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Cities and towns - Wakefield
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Legislative - Legislative acts (bills, resolutions, memorials)
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