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These letters are from various residents of Kansas regarding Quantrill Raid claims to Kansas Governor John Martin. The individuals requested claims since the raids either wounded them or damaged their property. The name of William Clarke Quantrill was already known before he led his band of guerillas in a deadly raid on Lawrence, Kansas, August 21, 1863. Claiming to fight for the confederacy, Quantrill organized a band in December 1861. Quantrill's raid also attacked Olathe, Kansas in 1862.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1883-1885
Item Number: 454849
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 13 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454849
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1883
Date - 1880s - 1884
Date - 1880s - 1885
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Military - Wars - Civil War - Quantrill's raid
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Claims
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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