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These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from residents of Kansas regarding the Bender family to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters discuss criminal rewards, the whereabouts of the family, and descriptions of family members, especially "old man" Bender. Many letters claim that family members have been found. In the early 1870s, townspeople thought the Benders were the latest victims, but a search of their farm revealed the Benders were serial killers.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454918
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 21 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454918
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 - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Murder
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Warrant
People - Criminals - Bender Family
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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