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Obituary for Joseph Thoes

Date: 1924

This is an obituary from an unidentified Alma, Kansas paper for Joseph Thoes. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory Board.

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Obituary of Emma Thoes Palenske

Date: 1957

This is an obituary from an unidentified Alma, Kansas paper for Emma Thoes Palenske. Funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission through the Kansas State Historical Records Advisory…

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Mid-Kansas Milling Company Letterhead

Date: 1902-1914

This is the letterhead from the Mid-Kansas Milling Company, operated at Alma, Kansas from 1902 until 1912. The letterhead shows J.N. Dolley as president of the company, W.C. Noller as…

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Missouri Pacific Railway Company Pass

Date: 1897

This complimentary pass to travel between all stations in Kansas was issued by the Missouri Pacific Railway Company to Louis Palenske during his term in the Kansas Legislature. This pass…

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Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway pass

Date: 1900

This Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway pass belonged to Louis Palenske. It was given to Palenske during his terms in the Kansas State Legislature, and it allowed him to…

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Admission ticket, World’s Fair, Chicago

Date: 1893

Louis and Emma Palenske attended the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, also known as the World’s Columbian Exposition Chicago. The event honored the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to…

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Abraham Lincoln to L. [Levant] L. Jones

Date: December 09, 1859

This letter was written by Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois to Levant L. Jones, Lawrence, Kansas. In the letter, Lincoln declines an invitation to meet with Levant L. Jones, a Lawrence…

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Alfred Gray miscellaneous writings and certificates

Date: Between 1870 and 1879

Miscellaneous writings and certificates from the Alfred Gray collection. Alfred was an early settler of Quindaro, in present-day Kansas City, Kansas. Quindaro was established by the New England Emigrant Aid…

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Alfred Gray correspondence

Date: 1855-1879

Correspondence from the Alfred Gray collection. Alfred was an early settler of Quindaro, in present-day Kansas City, Kansas. Quindaro was established by the New England Emigrant Aid Company in order…

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Town Company record for Skiddy, Kansas

Date: 1872-1873

The Town Company record for Skiddy, Morris County, Kansas, from the James Stanely Emery collection. The constitution, by laws, and minutes are recorded in this volume.