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These letters are from various individuals regarding the establishment of second class cities, based on population, to Kansas Governor John Martin. The second class cities with signed petitions for incorporation include Abilene, Anthony, Cherryvale, Concordia, El Dorado, Eureka, Minneapolis, Seneca, and Weir. There are also Governor's Proclamations for the declaration of second class cities to Abilene, Anthony, Cherryvale, El Dorado, Eureka, Minneapolis, Seneca, and Weir. See "Cities, 1st Class" (Item number: 454842) for a list of first and second class cities along with their dates of incorporation.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454843
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 13 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454843
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 - Census
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Declaration
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Petition
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Cities and towns
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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