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These letters, spanning August 1886, are from county and state officials as well as other individuals regarding affairs with Mexico to Kansas Governor John Martin. They wrote to offer their individual and staff services to fight Mexico and assist the state with a "possible" war with Mexico. Many letters discussed creating a military company if such events arose.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1886
Item Number: 455063
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 27 Folder 9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455063
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1886
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Military - Wars - Mexican War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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