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Most of the letters in this file are in relation to Native American scouting in different parts of Kansas. One letter to Kansas Governor St. John discusses the possibility of the Southern Cheyenne moving north. Another letter gives the governor an update on recent travels and who he has met with including the Ponca and Cheyenne. These letters share the whereabouts as well as any activities of several of the Native Americans groups in Kansas.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1881-1882
Item Number: 454687
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 18 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454687
Collections - Manuscript - Indian History
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1881
Date - 1880s - 1882
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Military - Service - Recruiting - Recruits
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - American Indians
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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