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A letter from the Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture informs the Governor that he has received his letter and has forward the letter to Dr. L. A. Buck at Peabody, Kansas. In the letter, the Secretary notifies the Governor he has requested Buck to create a report of the work done at the silk station in 1891. In 1885, there were discussions at the state level about establishing a silk station at Peabody, Kansas, funded by the State Legislature. In 1895, the silk station closed.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1889-1893 : Humphrey)
Date: 1892
Item Number: 455329
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Lyman Underwood Humphrey, Correspondence Files, State departments and agencies, Box 1 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455329
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Humphrey, Lyman Underwood
Date - 1890s - 1892
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Kansas State Agricultural College
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Humphrey, Lyman Underwood
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Humphrey, Lyman Underwood, 1844-1915
Places - Cities and towns - Peabody
Thematic Time Period - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Legislative - Legislative acts (bills, resolutions, memorials)
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