County Affairs, Decatur County
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1885-1889 : Martin)
Date: 1885-1889
Level of Description: Folder
Material Type: Government record
Call Number:
Governor's Office, Governor John Alexander Martin, Correspondence Files, Subject files , Box 14 Folder 6
Unit ID: 454862
Space Required/Quantity: [Not stated]
Title (Main title): County Affairs, Decatur County
Scope and Content
Scope and content: These letters, spanning 1886 to 1887, are from the residents and offices of Decatur County, Kansas regarding county affairs to Kansas Governor John Martin. The letters discuss a cycle of resignation, appointment, failure to qualify, and the reappointment of another individual to the office of coroner as well as the county surveyor. With the failed qualifications of the elected county surveyor, the rest of the letters are recommendations and applications for the reappointment of a county surveyor. Decatur county was founded on December 11, 1879 and named for Commodore Stephen Decatur, of War of 1812 fame.
Locators:
| Locator | Contents |
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| 027-04-07-05 |
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Creators and Contributors
Agency Classification:
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Kansas State Agencies. Governor's Office. Specific Administrations. Martin, John Administration.
