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These letters, spanning 1887, are from the Senate, Martin Allen, Morris Collar, and other individuals regarding the Forestry Commissioner position to Kansas Governor John Martin. The Senate passed a bill that created a new position, the Forestry Commissioner. Most of the letters are from individuals recommending Martin Allen, Morris Collar, F. W. Colby, Fred Collins, or S. C. Robb for the position with signed petitions. Allen and Collar wrote applying for the position. Martin appointed S. C. Robb as the Forestry Commissioner.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454803
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Applications and endorsements for jobs, Box 10 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454803
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1885
Date - 1880s - 1886
Date - 1880s - 1887
Date - 1880s - 1888
Date - 1880s - 1889
Environment - Landscape - Forests
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Forest Service
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Government and Politics - State Government - Legislature - Senate
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Legislative - Legislative acts (bills, resolutions, memorials)
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