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These letters are from the members of the board of trustees for the State Board of Charities to Kansas Governor John Martin. Many letters recommend people for the board. Those people include D. O. McAllister, Nathan Hughes, B. Kelly, E. K. Blair, D. McTaggart, and W. H. Ward. Ward received a signed petition for his appointment to the board. Bernard Kelly received the most recommendation letters. There are also letters from Kelly and Ward applying for the position.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454799
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Applications and endorsements for jobs, Box 10 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454799
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable
Date - 1880s - 1885
Date - 1880s - 1886
Date - 1880s - 1887
Date - 1880s - 1888
Date - 1880s - 1889
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter - Recommendation
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Petition
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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