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David Tatum to Governor John St. John
In this letter, David Tatum, a Quaker minister and strong temperance supporter from Ohio, requests from Kansas Governor St. John a signed endorsement, which he intends to use during his ensuing...
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Mrs. Augustus Wilson to Governor John St. John
A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from Mrs. Augustus Wilson, seeking an interview with the Governor and expounding the virtues and work ethics of temperance supporters Misses' Lang and Travis.
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J. S. Roberts to Governor John St. John
This is a letter from J.S. Reynolds of Solomon City, Kansas. He believes the temperance workers in his area are not working hard enough to gain support for Kansas Governor St. John and urges the...
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W. D. Matthews to Governor John St. John
In this letter, Captain W. D. Matthews of Leavenworth urges Kansas Governor St. John to come speak to the Colored people of Leavenworth, who are being persuaded by the "whiskey men" to vote against...
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Frank C. Smith to Governor John St. John
In this letter, Frank Smith of Clay Center is embarrassed to write Kansas Governor St. John that plans for the Governor's visit have been altered, due to lack of an adequate meeting place and...
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Frank C. Smith to Governor John St. John
In this letter, Frank Smith of Clay Center wants Kansas Governor St. John to attend a gathering at his grove on August 10th and asks what the expense will be. Frank Smith was an attorney in the law...
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Mary Shields to Governor John St. John
A letter from temperance advocate Mary Shields requesting Kansas Governor John St. John speak to her Colorado community in September if convenient. She states "we think that Gov. St. John is not of...
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J. B. Swart to Governor John St. John
In this letter, J. B. Swart, Cherryvale, Kansas, invites Kansas Governor St. John to speak at a September 16th temperance rally, to be held 10 miles west of Parsons.
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E. C. Foster to Governor John St. John
In this letter, Attorney E.C. Foster of Clinton, Iowa, informs Kansas Governor St. John that his wife, Mrs. Foster, an apparent temperance worker, plans to travel and speak to temperance groups in...
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Mary Shields to Governor John St. John
In this letter, Mary Shields, president of the Colorado Woman's Christian Temperance Union, expresses her regret that Kansas Governor St. John cannot address the state union of Colorado and invites...
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W. D. Wyatt to Governor John St. John
A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from attorney W.D. Wyatt of Clinton, Illinois. Wyatt asks the Governor to visit and speak to the temperance faithful in his community on September 8th. Wyatt,...
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E. B. Reynolds to Governor John St. John
A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from a tireless and much-traveled temperance worker, E.B. Reynolds, who refers to the intemperance cause as "rumocracy". Reynolds summarizes his travels and...
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Ed Secrest to Governor John St. John
A letter from Ed Secrest inviting Kansas Governor St. John to address a Temperance Rally at a grove near Randolph, on September 11th. He promises a brass band, singers and baskets of food for the...
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A. D. Way to Governor John St. John
In this letter from Kansas Governor St. John is invited to be among the speakers at a grand temperance rally to be held September 5, in Linn County, Kansas.
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Mrs. C. M. Wilson to Governor John St. John
A letter from Mrs. C.M. Wilson thanking Kansas Governor St. John, who has authorized her to speak on behalf of the temperance cause.
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Lorenzo Westover to Governor John St. John
A letter from Attorney Lorenzo Westover to Kansas Governor St. John, apparently denouncing the church's interpretations of the intended legal consequences of the proposed prohibition amendment. He...
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John Eastwood to Governor John St. John
this letter from John Eastwood of Carlyle, Allen County, Kansas, invites Kansas Governor St. John to attend and address a scheduled temperance rally in September.
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A. W. Dahlston to Governor John St. John
This letter expresses the need for passage of the temperance amendment. A. W. Dahlston follows up on a promise made earlier by Kansas Governor St. John, to deliver a temperance speech in Salemsburg,...
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George L. Leaming to Governor John St. John
A letter to Kansas Governor St. John from George Leaming of Carthage, Missouri, praising the Governor for his efforts on behalf of the temperance movement and expressing the support of his state for...
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M. J. Morse to Governor John St. John
M.J. Morse of Lyons, Kansas, congratulates Kansas Governor St. John on winning a recent nomination and hopes for the same results in November. He also invites the Governor to speak in Lyons on Sept....
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