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These letters, spanning 1863 to 1864, are from county officials to Kansas Governor Thomas Carney regarding various Kansas County affairs . County officials wrote, with signed petitions, about the appointment of either sheriff, probate judge, register of deeds, or surveyor for their county. Other officials wrote, with signed petitions, requesting protection against lawless men, the removal of federal troops, and decreased taxation. The Kansas Counties among the letters were Lyon, Douglas, Franklin, Bourbon, Miami, Doniphan, Davis, and Osage.
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1863-1865 : Carney)
Date: 1863 - 1864
Item Number: 453568
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Thomas Carney, Correspondence Files, Letters and other items received, Box 1 Folder 12
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 453568
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Carney, Thomas
Date - 1861-1869 - 1863
Date - 1861-1869 - 1864
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Carney, Thomas
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Taxation
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Carney, Thomas, 1824-1888
Places - Cities and towns - Protection
Places - Counties
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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