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These letters, spanning 1887 to 1888, are from the Board of Police Commissioners of Wichita regarding their general affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. The board members wrote asking for permission to appoint special policemen. The individuals appointed to the special police, around 20, were not part of the board, but were selected to serve the city on election day.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454787
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, State departments , Box 9 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454787
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 - Crime and Punishment - Law enforcement officers
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
Places - Cities and towns - Sedgwick
Places - Cities and towns - Wichita
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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