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This letter, dated October 11, 1886, is from Charles P. Stone, U.S. Grand Marshall, regarding the inauguration of the Statue of Liberty to Kansas Governor John Martin. It is an official letter, with RSVP and other requirements listed, inviting the governor and the state of Kansas to, and explaining the significance of, the inauguration of the Statue of Liberty. The opening ceremony of the Statue of Liberty occurred on October 28th, 1886.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454952
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 23 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454952
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Inaugurations
Date - 1880s - 1885
Date - 1880s - 1886
Date - 1880s - 1887
Date - 1880s - 1888
Date - 1880s - 1889
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Invitation
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Original Art - Statue
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 - Art objects - Original art - Sculptures - Statue of Liberty
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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