Lands, Cherokee Neutral
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1869-1873 : Harvey)
Date: July -December 1869
Level of Description: Folder
Material Type: Government record
Call Number:
Governor's Office, Governor James Madison Harvey, Correspondence Files, Subject Files, Box 4 Folder 120
Unit ID: 453872
Space Required/Quantity: [Not stated]
Title (Main title): Lands, Cherokee Neutral
Scope and Content
Scope and content: The documents in this file pertain to various matters concerning Cherokee Neutral Lands in the State of Kansas, not all of them discussed in this note. A letter on July 29, 1869, informs Kansas Governor Harvey a mass meeting was held on the Cherokee Neutral Lands and requests the withdrawal of the Federal Troops stationed there. A letter on July 24, 1869, from Kansas Governor Harvey, informs Colonel K. Coates, he believes the Sheriff of Bourbon County can secure a party large enough to keep the peace, and if unable to then it is the Sheriff?s responsibility to ask for military aid. A petition from the Mayor and council of Baxter Spring notifies the Governor of a secret society called Land League, who are driving off settlers.
Locators:
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| 027-03-07-04 |
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Creators and Contributors
Agency Classification:
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Kansas State Agencies. Governor's Office. Specific Administrations. Harvey, James Administration.
