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Letters to Kansas Governor St. John in relation to rewards offered for the capture of various criminals in Kansas. One letter asks for a reward for the capture of John and William Burke who are accused of stealing a pair of mules. A separate letter from a citizen of Junction City, Kansas asks the Governor to increase his reward offer for the capture of the murderer of George Didrick. The file includes a copy of an affidavit for the arrest of Millard Eaton, who is accused of murder in Lincoln County, Kansas. Accompanying documents include petitions for rewards as well as capture and arrest of certain criminals.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1882
Item Number: 454615
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 12 Folder 7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454615
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
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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