To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from or about the Kansas Penitentiary regarding criminal matters of Kansas to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters cover various topics including pardons, the Board of Pardons, receiving prisoners, individual inmates, prohibition, requisitions, complaints, warrants, and testimonies. There is also a signed petition requesting justice for a lynched man, Frank W. Bonham, who also did not receive a fair trial.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454919
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 21 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454919
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 - Alcohol
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Prison sentences
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisoners
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
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/454919
