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A letter from W. R. Cowley informs Kansas Governor St. John of the death of an individual assaulted by William and Hannah Edington. In Cowley's letter, he requests the Governor to increase the reward for the capture of the Edington's. Another letter from W. R. Cowley advises the Governor that William and Hannah Edington are somewhere in Missouri or Arkansas and asks the Governor to please offer a reward for the arrest and conviction of the two assaulters.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1882
Item Number: 454623
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 12 Folder 15
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454623
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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