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The documents in this file pertain to matters of Harper County, Kansas. A letter from W. H. Olmstead informs Kansas Governor St. John that a safe from Harper County has been stolen by a group of sixty men, he requests assistance to recover the safe. A separate letter from James B. Brodnix gives a detailed statement of the troubles existing between Harper and Anthony County in regard to County Seat. Another letter from J. J. Merrick asks the Governor to investigate reports about the trouble in Harper County before sending troops to enforce the laws. A petition from citizens of Harper County request W. B. Stevenson of Anthony, Kansas be appointed as Probate Judge for Harper County.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1883
Item Number: 454542
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 9 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454542
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Date - 1880s - 1880
Date - 1880s - 1881
Date - 1880s - 1882
Date - 1880s - 1883
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 - Harper
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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