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A petition from citizens of Ness County in the town of Sidney, Kansas requests Kansas Governor St. John designate Temporary County Seat of Ness County in Sidney, Kansas. The petitioners explain due to the location of the town, it makes for a suitable and convenient place for County Seat. On the last page of the petition there is a note from the Notary Public stating J. P. Johnson and R. B. Linville swear an oath they are residents of Ness County Kansas and the names on the petition are genuine signatures of residents and legal voters in Ness County.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: March 29, 1880
Item Number: 455754
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 9 Folder 22
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455754
Built Environment - Function - Government
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
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Petition
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
Places - Counties - Ness
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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