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A petition from the citizens and legal voters of Graham County, Kansas requesting Kansas Governor St. John appoint certain individuals as temporary County Commissioners, and County Clerk. The petitioners also request that the Governor designate Hill-City, Kansas as temporary County Seat. In addition to the petition is a letter from the Notary Public stating that the petition was circulated by C. R. Jackson and Thomas Beaumont and the content explained to the petitioners.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: March 26, 1880
Item Number: 455743
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 8 Folder 17
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455743
Built Environment - Function - Government
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1880s - 1880
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Petition
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Counties - Graham
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/455743
