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This file contains documents and letters sent to Kansas Governor St. John concerning matters of Graham County. There are recommendation letters and applications from individuals for the appointment as either Census Taker or Temporary County Seat for Graham County. Other letters in this file are relating to the organization of Graham County and the designation of Temporary County Seat. Some individuals are for or oppose the organization of Graham County. A separate letter from a citizen of Gettysburg, Kansas protests against making Millbrook, Kansas the Temporary Seat of Graham County.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: May 1877 - February 1880
Item Number: 454540
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 8 Folder 1 (Large items removed to Oversize Box 7 Folder 3, 072-02-10-01)
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454540
Built Environment - Function - Government
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Date - 1880s - 1880
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 - Graham
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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