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County organization files used to establish county status. Included in this file is the memorial to the governor, an 1871 census of Rice County, and the proclamation appointing county officials and naming Atlanta as the temporary county seat.
Creator: Kansas. Secretary of State
Date: 1871
Item Number: 217108
Call Number: Kansas. Secretary of State's Office, County Organization files, ca. 1861-1912
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217108
Collections - State Archives - Secretary of State
Date - 1870s - 1871
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Harvey, James Madison
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Census
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Petition
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Proclamation
Places - Cities and towns - Atlanta
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Censuses
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Proclamation
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Petition
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