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These letters, spanning 1888, are from Charles E. Faulkner, the superintendent of the Soldiers' Orphans' Home, regarding the home's general affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. Faulkner discussed the establishment of a library in the home, the National Military Home and creating a tombstone dedication for a soldier, applications and requirements for admittance into the home, and reports.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454781
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, State departments , Box 8 Folder 15
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454781
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 - Soldiers Orphans Home
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Soldiers’ Orphans Home
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Report
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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