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Letters to Kansas Governor St. John in relation to the criminals Henry Bedford and John Garten. Bedford and Garten are accused of murder in Barbour County, Kansas. This file includes documents that request the Governor offer rewards for the capture and arrest of the two parties. In addition are letters informing the Governor of the capture of both Bedford and Garten and requests for the reward to be paid.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1880
Item Number: 454619
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 12 Folder 11
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454619
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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