Governor's correspondence, 1875-1879.

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Governor's correspondence, 1875-1879.

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These letters document the administrative activities of Governor James B. McCreary as chief executive. Included are a request from officials of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad for protection against violence directed at black laborers who were engaged in construction work; a report of the commissioners that Governor McCreary had appointed to represent him at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia; and several letters from United States Secretary of State Hamilton Fish concerning a Kentucky fugitive believed to be residing in Canada.

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Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives, Kentucky State Archives

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