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These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from the residents and offices of Stevens County, Kansas regarding county affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. Letters, including endorsements and signed petitions, discuss the resignations from, vacancies in, and appointments to the positions of sheriff, census taker, clerk, and probate judge. Letters and signed petitions request the appointment of the temporary county seat in the town of Hugoton. The case of Wood and Price is also discussed. Many of the letters are signed petitions confirming the population requirements are met for its organization. There is a Governor's Proclamation claiming the official organization of the county. Stevens County was organized on August 3, 1885 and named for Thaddeus Stevens.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454908
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 20 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454908
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 - Local Government - County - Clerk
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter - Recommendation
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Petition
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Counties - Stevens
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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