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These letters, spanning March through April 1886, are from Labette County Kansas sheriffs, government officials, railroad companies, residents of Parsons, Labette County, Kansas, and Knights of Labor of America regarding the Missouri Pacific Railroad Strike to Kansas Governor John Martin. They wrote asking for aid (i.e.- a militia), explaining conditions, and the removal of militia. Among the letters, there are addresses to employees, strike proclamations, and multiple petitions from citizens either asking for aid or about the effects and desired results of the strike.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1886
Item Number: 455078
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 29 Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455078
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1886
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Labor movement - Strikes
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Petition
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Cities and towns - Parsons
Places - Counties - Labette
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
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Missouri Pacific Railroad Company
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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