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These letters, spanning 1886, are from the residents and offices of Seward County, Kansas regarding its organization to Kansas Governor John Martin. Many of the letters are signed petitions confirming the population requirements are met for its organization. There is a Governor's Proclamation electing an official to verify the requirements. Other letters and signed petitions discuss the appointment of a census taker, temporary county seat, commissioners, and clerk. Seward County was organized on June 17, 1886 and named for William H. Seward, Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454901
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 19 Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454901
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
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Petition
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Proclamation
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Counties - Seward
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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