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A letter from Ed. Russell informs Kansas Governor St. John that John W. Hillmon has committed murder and asks the Governor to use public funds to determine if there has been a murder committed. A following letter from G. Winston advising the Governor that Hillmon is in likely in Colorado and the individual who was murdered was, Frank Walter. A separate letter requests the Governor send a copy of the affidavits filed in the Governor's office by Theo Weisman.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1882
Item Number: 454611
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 12 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454611
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Date - 1880s - 1880
Date - 1880s - 1881
Date - 1880s - 1882
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Murder
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Criminals
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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