This file includes a letter informing Kansas Governor St. John of a vacancy in the Office of Probate Judge for the County of Nemaha, in the letter a recommendation is made for a certain person to fill said position. Another letter discusses the need to fill the position of Probate Judge and includes a petition from the citizens of the county asking for William Histed to be appointed the position of Probate Judge for Nemaha County, Kansas. Additional letters in this file inform the Governor of other vacancies and provide recommendations for certain individuals to fill those positions.