Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : McClain, R.G. (George)
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1879-1883 : St. John)
Date: 1880-1882
Level of Description: Folder
Material Type: Government record
Call Number:
Governor's Office, Governor John Pierce St. John, Correspondence Files, Correspondence Received, Subject Files, Box 12 Folder 23
Unit ID: 454631
Space Required/Quantity: [Not stated]
Title (Main title): Crime & Criminals: Reward Papers : McClain, R.G. (George)
Scope and Content
Scope and content: Letters from citizens of Hutchinson, Lawrence, Kingman, Topeka as well as other cities in Kansas ask the Governor to offer a reward for the arrest of Robert G. McClain. McClain is accused of forgery among other fraudulent charges, he was also the Notary Public for Hutchinson at the time. An affidavit from Mark Stephenson of Missouri claims McClain was a resident of Missouri, in the letter Stephenson also requests the reward for the arrest of McClain. A separate letter informs the Governor that a new reward should be offered for the re-arrest of McClain, as he has escaped from the Wichita, Kansas jail.
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| 027-04-02-04 |
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Agency Classification:
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Kansas State Agencies. Governor's Office. Specific Administrations. St. John, John Administration.
