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Certification of James Abbott's December 1855 election to the post of Representative for the First Senatorial District in the General Assembly of Kansas under the provisions of the Topeka Constitution. The certificate is signed by James Lane and Joel Goodin, Chairman and Secretary of the Executive Committee, respectively.
Creator: Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
Date: February 19, 1856
Item Number: 6942
Call Number: James Abbott Coll. #252 Box 2 Folder 9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 6942
Collections - Manuscript - Abbott, James
Community Life - Town development - Town companies - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Topeka Constitution
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Elections
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Legislatures
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Certificate
People - Notable Kansans - Abbott, James Burnett, 1818-1897
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
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