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Correspondence and miscellaneous documents relating to the capitol building in Lecompton, Kansas Territory. Some of these documents include a letter to Governor Andrew Reeder concerning drawings and specifications for the capitol of Kansas, the appointment of Owen C. Stewart as superintendent of construction of the capitol building, and the contract for construction dated December 27, 1855.
Date: 1855-1856
Item Number: 225764
Call Number: Territorial Executive Department, Correspondence and Miscellaneous Documents, 1854-1856
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225764
Built Environment - Areas of Significance - Politics/Government
Built Environment - Function - Government - Capitol
Collections - State Archives - Kansas Territory Executive Department
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Territorial Government
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Reeder, Andrew H
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Shannon, Wilson
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
People - Notable Kansans - Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864
People - Notable Kansans - Shannon, Wilson
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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