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These letters, spanning 1885 to 1887, are from state and Kansas county officials as well as individuals regarding the Justices of the Peace for Chautauqua County Kansas to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters discuss the resignation of predecessors as well as recommendations and signed official petitions for the appointments of Justices of the Peace. Those appointed were S. U. Stearns, L. Lynn, C. C. Purcell, L. H. Merrill, John J. Bruce, Frank Willett, Austin Brown, and B. J. Johnson.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 454968
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 24 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 454968
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 - State Government - Courts - Justice of the peace
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
Places - Counties - Chautauqua
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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