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These letters, spanning 1885 to 1886, are from the Adjutant General's office regarding US Army prisoners to Kansas Governor John Martin. All of the signed official letters sentence individuals to or release individuals from the Kansas State Penitentiary. The Kansas State Penitentiary was founded in 1868 and located in Lansing, Kansas.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454925
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 22 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454925
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 - Prison sentences
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisoners
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisons and Jails
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Penitentiary
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Military - Service - Army
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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