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These letters, spanning 1886 to 1887, are from various individuals regarding the Soldiers' Orphan Home in Atchison, Kansas to Kansas Governor John Martin. They wrote applying to be either accepted into the home, a teacher, superintendent, or physician. The Soldiers' Orphan Home was established in Atchison, Kansas in 1886.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454831
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Applications and endorsements for jobs, Box 11 Folder 16
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454831
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 - Application, Registration
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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