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The letters in this file pertain to the vacancy in the office of Probate Judge for Russell County. There is a letter of resignation from the present Probate Judge, and in his letter, he recommends a successor for the position. A separate letter from A. J. Dixon writes to the Governor to apply for the appointment as Probate Judge. Accompanying the letter is a petition from supporters for A. J. Dixon as Russell County Probate Judge.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879
Item Number: 454570
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 10 Folder 25
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454570
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Government and Politics - State Government - Courts - Probate courts
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 - Russell
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Resignations
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