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A petition on May 5, 1879 from citizens of the County of Pratt asking Governor St. John to organize their county. The petition states the signatures are from legal electors of the State of Kansas. A letter from Notary Public in and for Pratt County States that Thomas W. Purcell, W. S. Purdy, and J. B. Purcell swear an oath the signatures on the petition are genuine, householders, and residents within Pratt County.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1882
Item Number: 455759
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 10 Folder 10
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455759
Built Environment - Function - Government
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Date - 1880s - 1880
Date - 1880s - 1881
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
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
Places - Counties - Pratt
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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