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An affidavit from the County Clerk of Ottawa County certifies to Kansas Governor St. John in an election held in their county that John J. Brown was elected to the Office of Sheriff of Ottawa County and did file his bond. A separate letter from C. L. Botsford informs the Governor John J. Brown failed to qualify to hold office within twenty days after the canvass, in the letter he requests the Governor appoint a different person to fill the position.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1882
Item Number: 454561
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 10 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454561
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1882
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Local Government - County - Sheriff
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 - Ottawa
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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