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These letters, spanning 1885 to 1887, are from the U. S. Department of the Interior, government officials, attorneys, and other individuals regarding school land matters, particularly the Agriculture College and Normal School, to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters discuss the legislation focused on selling and redistributing school lands. There are also letters from individuals who discuss their opinion on the school land laws, calling them unjust.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Item Number: 455057
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 27 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455057
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 - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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