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The documents in this file discuss the vacancy or recommendation of certain individuals for Justice of the Peace in Phillips, Pottawatomie, and Pratt counties. Many of the documents that recommend a specific person for the appointment of Justice of the Peace include a petition signed by residents of said counties. A few of the letters request that Governor St. John delay appointing a Justice of the Peace in the towns of Solomon and Kirwin which are part of Phillips county.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1882
Item Number: 454663
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 16 Folder 21
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454663
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Date - 1880s - 1880
Date - 1880s - 1881
Date - 1880s - 1882
Government and Politics - State Government - Courts - Justice of the peace
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Counties
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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