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These letters are from various individuals regarding the establishment of first class cities, based on population, to Kansas Governor John Martin. The first documents list the first and second class cities along with the year they were established. These letters discuss the name for the first class cities, later called Kansas City and Wichita. Many people chose the name Kansas City with a signed petition. Other suggested names include Wyandotte and Martin City. Besides suggesting a name, other letters ask for a proclamation. There is a Governor's Proclamation for the declaration of first class city to Wichita.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454842
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 13 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454842
Built Environment - Function - Government
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
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Proclamation
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