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This document sent to Kansas Governor St. John discusses reasons for the organization of Gove County. Within the document the citizen also provides reasons why there are some who oppose the organization of Gove County. Also included is a petition with signatures from citizens of Gove County requesting that A. J. R. Smith be appointed as census taker for the county.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: March 10, 1880
Item Number: 455128
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 7 Folder 27
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455128
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1880
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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