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These documents include a letter from a citizen of Ness county informing Kansas Governor St. John that Ness county was fraudulently organized and remains organized. He asks the governor the proper way of effecting it, such as going through the supreme court, legislature, or another way. He also inquires whether there are any bonds. In addition, there are reports of the efforts of organizing Ness county against the will of the citizens, letters requesting certain individuals to be appointed county positions, among other matters regarding Ness county.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1878-1881
Item Number: 454557
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 9 Folder 17
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454557
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Date - 1880s - 1880
Date - 1880s - 1881
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
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 - Ness
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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