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Stock raisers and shippers hand book
Date: 1901
This small hand book from the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange notes livestock interests, such as railroad rates and distances, quarantine regulations for 1901, and livestock statistics.
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Correspondence on the Lone Tree massacre, Meade County
Date: 1931-1932
This is correspondence among Charles F. Scott, Harold C. Short, Frank Fuhr, Mrs. F.C. Montgomery and George A. Root. The correspondence focuses on the Lone Tree massacre, Meade County, 1874,…
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Issac McCoy to James Barbour
Date: October 1, 1827
This letter from Isaac McCoy, superintendent of schools among the Potawatomies and the Ottawas, to James Barbour, Secretary of War under President John Qunicy Adams, lists the equipment, animals, dwellings,…
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James Pricket to Robert Simerwell
Date: August 26, 1827
In this letter to Robert Simerwell, James Pricket relays the details of his current job to Simerwell and the missionaries at the Carey Mission where he was working before he…
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Robert Simerwell to his brother
Date: July 1, 1827
This letter from Robert Simerwell details the difficulties faced by the missionaries at the Carey Mission as they work to spread Christianity among the local Native Indians. In particular, Simerwell’s…
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D.D. Fishbank to Mrs. Francis Simmerwell
Date: May 23, 1827
This letter, from D.D. Fishback to Mrs. Francis Simmerwell, addresses some of the problems faced by the missionaries at the Carney Mission, and indicates that the Baptist Female Charitable Society…
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General rules
Date: February 15, 1822
This item, titled General Rules for the regulation of the Fort Wayne Mission Family, details the various rules adopted by the Baptist missionaries at Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the winter…
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United States surveyors massacred by Indians, Lone Tree, Meade County, Kansas
Date: 1874
This manuscript is about the 1874 Lone Tree massacre in Meade County, Kansas, where six government land surveyors were murdered by Cheyenne Indians. A longer account of the massacre has…
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E.D. Smith to George W. Martin
Date: June 09, 1906
This is a letter from E.D. Smith, Meade County, to George W. Martin, Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. Smith writes to Martin telling how much he enjoyed reading volume…
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The first Artesian Valley deep well
Date: January 24, 1937
This is a brief history of the first Artesian Valley deep well located in Meade County. The first well test was done on the Warren Marrs farm and was labeled…
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Resolution from Lawrence, Kansas residents to O.F. Short
Date: September 05, 1874
A resolution from the citizens of Lawrence, Kansas to O.F. Short, also of Lawrence, Kansas, protesting the current Indian policy, after four local land surveyors were murdered by Indians.
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List of residents in Trego County, Kansas
Date: 1908
A list of male residents in Trego County, Kansas for the year 1908.
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John A. Nelson to United States Attorney
Date: November 19, 1879
A letter from U.S. Commissioner John A. Nelson, Wakeeney, Kansas, to the United States Attorney, Topeka, Kansas. Nelson asks where can he procure blank forms and at what cost.
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Education
Date: 1831-1867
In this letter, Sarah P. Simerwell, wife of Robert W. Simerwell, discusses her thoughts on the importance of education. In fact, she argues that education allows one to prosper throughout…
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Chicago Soldiers Colony to Governor George Anthony
Date: May 03, 1878
A letter from the Chicago Soldiers Colony in Collyer, Kansas, to Governor George Anthony. The group asks the governor to send a military detachment to the area to help prevent…
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Pleasant View Congregational Church records, 1905-1913
Date: 1905-1913
Records from the Pleasant View Congregational Church, Hodgeman County, Kansas. Included in the records is the church constitution, by-laws, confirmation of faith, covenant, list of members, and minutes of church…
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Hodgeman County High School (Neideracher School)
Date: Between 1912 and 1913
A brief history of the Hodgeman County High School, also known as the Neideracher School, named for county resident, George Neideracher, who upon his death, willed his property to the…
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Hodgeman County’s county seat history
Date: 1911
A brief history of the county seat war in Hodgeman County. The two rival towns being Hodgeman Center and Jetmore. Eventually, Jetmore was chosen to be the official county seat.
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Cattle toll crossing in Hodgeman Co.; Parker’s Ranch toll crossing
Date: Between 1930 and 1938
A history of the cattle toll crossing and Parker’s Ranch toll crossing in Hodgeman County. Included in this history is a description of the ranch’s land and the amount of…
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Hodgeman County toll bridge
Date: Between 1930 and 1938
This is a history of the Hodgeman County toll bridge, written by Eloise Holbrook. Included in the history is a description of how the bridge came to be built, who…
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Frances Pitts to Kansas State Historical Society
Date: September 19, 1966
A letter from Frances Pitts, Secretary of the Hodgeman County Historical Society, to the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas. The letter lists the new members of the Executive Committee…
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Great express enterprise! From Leavenworth to Sacramento in ten days!
Date: January 30, 1860
A newspaper illustration used with an article on the Pony Express. The article was published in the Leavenworth Daily Times.
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Annual meeting report of the Hodgeman County Historical Society
Date: September 09, 1966
A report of the regular Annual Meeting of the Hodgeman County Historical Society, Jetmore, Kansas. Listed are the officers and directors who were elected. Frances Pitts, Secretary, signed the report.
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Governor Edward Arn’s statement on dams
Date: 1952
This statement by Governor Arn was delivered to the U. S. Congress in 1952 on his behalf by Maurice Fager. It identifies the extent of recent (1951) flood damage in…
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William Quantrill receipt
Date: October 22, 1887
This receipt records a $30 payment to William Quantrill by Henry Torrey as the result of a business dispute over a land claim in Franklin County, Kansas. Harmon Beeson and…