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LETTERS FROM HASKELL
Index of Letters
This is a complete listing of the 184 letters from the personal papers of Gov. Charles Robinson held in the Kansas State Archives at the Kansas Historical Society that were identified as pertaining directly to Robinson's time at Haskell and were used in the development of this website. These letters were photographed by Jancita Warrington and indexed and transcribed by Travis Campbell in 2018. More information on the Robinson papers can be found at the Kansas State Historical Society's website.
Date | Author | Description of Contents |
|---|---|---|
1888.12.16 | E-no-she | Requests his sons be sent home with bearer, John Possee. Says they have been at Haskell long enough and he is getting sick also heard they are they only Osage children left at Haskell. Indian names: "Wah kon tah he no pe" and "Wah lah ho nua" |
1889.01.16 | John A. Gorman | A Mr. Ketchum is reviewing Robinson's accounts, speaks very highly of him. |
1889.01.20 | Gorman | Koster's disloyalty to Robinson, Colonel Learnard's complaints, etc. [Letter is diffuclt to read.] |
1889.03.07 | Jno. H. Oberly | Received letter from Koster, former clerk at Haskell. Delay in rendering Robinson's accounts, possible injustice at Koster's removal. |
1889.03.09 | John A. Gorman | A gentleman has declined the position offered him at Haskell, Koster visited Gorman and discussed the misunderstandings about his removal, clerical force at Haskell too small and has caused delay in rendering accounts, suggests hiring Koster at Robinson's discretion. |
1889.06.17 | "Sir: The findings of a board of survey." Re: School Expenses | |
1889.07.06 | R.V. Belt | Copy of letter sent to Robinson regarding James Blood as Assistant Superintendent. |
1889.08.26 | James Blood | James Blood has received no pay for work assisting the clerk, and his claim for severance as Asst. Superintendent. |
1889.09.18 | R.V. Belt | Re: James Blood's claims and settlement of issue of his pay owed |
1889.09.24 | James Blood | Blood states that Robinson sent a letter explaining the necessity of having him as Asst. Sup't. |
1889.10.05 | R.V. Belt | Re: James Blood's claims and settlement of issue of his pay owed. Asks why he waited two years to submit this claim. |
1889.10.26 | T.J. Morgan | Appointment of Special Indian Agent R.S. Gardner to Haskell to address tardiness in handling Robinson's accounts. |
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