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Letters to Kansas Governor St. John concerning the criminal J. C. Wilson, who is accused of the murder of an unknown person. There are several letters to the Governor asking him to offer a reward for the capture of Wilson. A letter from H. H. McAdams transmits to Governor St. John a copy of transcripts concerning the judgment and conviction of J. C. Wilson. The file also includes an affidavit of the arrest of Wilson.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879
Item Number: 454640
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 12 Folder 32
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454640
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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