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These letters, dated August 1888, are from various individuals to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters cover many topics including publications/newspapers, salaries, bills/No Man's Land laws, livestock issues, geological matters, schools, political matters, railroads, companies, and resignations. 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 1888
Item Number: 454749
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, General file, Box 6 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454749
Agriculture - Livestock
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Printing and publishing
Business and Industry - Railroad
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1888
Environment - Geology
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Resignations
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