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A letter from Joseph Dillon of Lakin, Kansas writes to Governor St. John regarding information that will lead to the arrest of George Bandle, in the letter he asks the Governor if there is still an award for the capture of Bandle. The last document is a petition from citizens of Lakin, Kansas to the Governor to offer an award for the arrest of George Bandle, who is accused for the murder of Harrison Burtch.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1880
Item Number: 454616
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 12 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454616
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1880
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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