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These letters, spanning December 1885, are from state and federal offices as well as residents regarding Kansas affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters discuss various topics including agriculture, legislation, military affairs, prohibition, the Quarter-Centennial Celebration, crime, personal matters/opinions, and finances/commerce. John Martin served as 10th governor of Kansas: January 12, 1885, to January 14, 1889. He was fortunate to have acquired upon his inauguration in 1885 a state of affairs that was persistent in prosperous economic growth, and city and town expansion.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: December 1885
Item Number: 454717
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, General file, Box 2 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454717
Agriculture
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Anniversaries - Centennials
Date - 1880s - 1885
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Prohibition and temperance
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Thematic Time Period - Age of Reform, 1880 - 1917
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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