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This letter, dated August 27th, 1885, is from F. H. Betton, the Commissioner of Labor, regarding the office's affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. Betton wrote about company committee meetings, including the Union Pacific Railroad, and their conclusion on labor strikes. Betton assured Martin that a strike would not happen.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454775
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, State departments , Box 8 Folder 9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454775
Business and Industry - Labor - Strikes
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1885
Date - 1880s - 1886
Date - 1880s - 1887
Date - 1880s - 1888
Date - 1880s - 1889
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Labor, Department of
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
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Union Pacific Railway
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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