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These letters, spanning 1887 to 1888, are from the residents and offices of Rush County, Kansas regarding county affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. A couple of letters discuss the Statue of Liberty and the appointment of probate judge. The rest of the letters discuss the county seat, particularly the location of it. Rush County was organized on December 5, 1874 and named for Alexander Rush, Captain of Company H, Second Colored Cavalry, killed at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas, in April, 1864.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454897
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 19 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454897
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Judges
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 - Courts - Probate courts
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 - Counties - Rush
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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