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These letters, dated August 1887, are from various individuals to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters cover many topics including the Board of Commissioners, requests for information and documents, pardons, railroads, societies, complaints, and probate judges. Kansas Governor John Martin succeeded G. W. Glick in 1885. By 1889, conditions gave way to severe drought and an economic recession.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: August 1887
Item Number: 454737
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, General file, Box 5 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454737
Business and Industry - Railroad
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Droughts
Date - 1880s - 1887
Environment - Weather - Droughts
Government and Politics - Local Government - County - County Commissioners
Government and Politics - State Government - Courts - Probate courts
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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