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These are letters to Kansas Governor St. John regarding Lorenzo Dow Beal. According to the documents L.D. Beal was a criminal who stole cattle. The individuals in these letters inquire whether there is a reward for the arrest of L.D. Beal. Other letters from citizens of Ellsworth county discuss their entitlement to the reward for the arrest of L.D. Beal.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1882
Item Number: 454618
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 12 Folder 10
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454618
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1882
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Theft
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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