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These letters are from various individuals regarding the establishment of second class cities, based on population, to Kansas Governor John Martin. These letters also include oversize maps important for the city's incorporation. The second class cities with signed petitions for incorporation include Coffeyville, Belleville, Caldwell, Washington, Nickerson, Kingman, Concordia, Council Grove, Garden City, Garnett, Harper, and Horton. There are Ordinances and Governor's Proclamations for the declaration of second class cities to Belleville, Caldwell, Nickerson, Osborne, Kingman, Council Grove, Concordia, and Garden City. See "Cities, 1st Class" (Item number: 454842) for a list of first and second class cities along with their dates of incorporation.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1887
Item Number: 455086
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 13 Folder 4 (removed to Oversize Box 7 Folder 7, 72-02-10-01)
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455086
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Martin, John Alexander
Date - 1880s - 1887
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Census
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Martin, John Alexander, 1839-1889
Places - Cities and towns - Concordia
Places - Cities and towns - Council Grove
Places - Cities and towns - Kingman
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Declaration
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Proclamation
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