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This file includes several letters to Kansas Governor St. John regarding the emigration of African Americans into the State of Kansas. One letter comes from an individual named Cain Sartain, he inquires if there is a State Board of Emigration in Kansas, he also asks about schools, right of franchise, and if life and property is safe. There is a letter from A. N. Moyer of Wyandotte county who writes to Kansas Governor St. John of his concerns regarding the recent increase in African Americans in their city, one topic of concern is a possibility of a disease outbreak. Many of the topics in these letters focus on the settlement of African Americans in the State of Kansas.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: April 1879
Item Number: 455867
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 13 Folder 20
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 455867
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - St. John, John Pierce
Date - 1870s - 1879
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - St. John, John Pierce
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - African Americans - Exodusters
People - Notable Kansans - St. John, John Pierce, 1833-1916
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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