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These letters, spanning 1885, are from the residents and offices of Thomas 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 as well as requesting a temporary county seat. There are two Governor's Proclamations appointing an official to verify the population requirements and claiming the official organization of the county. Other letters discuss the appointment of county commissioners and clerks. Thomas County was organized on October 8, 1885 and named for Major General George H. Thomas.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454909
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 20 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454909
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 - Local Government - County - County Commissioners
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 - Thomas
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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