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Letters to Kansas Governor St. John concerning the Kansas Freedman's Relief Association (KFRA). The letters are from residents in Kansas informing the Governor they are contributing money towards the relief fund. The Association was created in 1879 to aid freedmen, refugees, and immigrants who were migrating to Kansas. The KFRA relied on private donations from philanthropists, religious organizations, and distinguished persons such as the abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, among others.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1879-1880
Item Number: 455859
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 13 Folder 13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455859
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
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 - Industrialization and the National Economy, 1870 - 1920
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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