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These letters, spanning 1885 to 1888, are from the Grant Monument Association and other individuals regarding the Ulysses S. Grant Monument to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters discuss the creation of the committee, the plans for the monument, the resolutions passed at the Grant Monument Association meetings, and responses to Martin's memorial address at Ulysses S. Grant's birthday celebration. In 1889, the monument was erected in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454955
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 23 Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454955
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Monuments and Memorials - Monuments
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
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
People - Notable People - Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Leavenworth
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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