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These letters, spanning 1887 to 1888, are from local government offices, companies, and individuals in Western Kansas asking for aid to Kansas Governor John Martin. Individuals wrote asking for relief from drought in Western Kansas. The drought affected farming, food provisions, and other necessities. Martin's last year of office, 1888, gave way to severe drought and an economic recession.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1887
Item Number: 455070
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 28 Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455070
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief
Community Life - Community services - Welfare - Welfare facilities - Poor farms
Date - 1880s - 1887
Environment - Weather - Droughts
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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