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The letters in this file talk about the organization of Gove county as well as the appointment of Census Taker in for the County of Gove. There are many letters and petitions from citizens who support E. H. Hibbard of Buffalo Park, Kansas as Census Taker for Gove County. Accompanying these letters is an Oath of Office for E. H. Hibbard as Census Taker for said county. Other letters discuss matters such as protests against the organization of Gove County, petition of residents of Gove county informing the Governor that the Census Taker is taking names of individuals not part of the county, and changing county line of Gove County.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1880-1881
Item Number: 454539
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 7 Folder Folders 26-29
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454539
Built Environment - Function - Government
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1880
Date - 1880s - 1881
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Census
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 - Counties - Gove
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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