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J. Augusta Goodrich Griffing to James Griffing

Date: September 17, 1859

J. Augusta (Goodrich) Griffing wrote from Hartford, Connecticut, to her husband, James Griffing, in Topeka, Kansas Territory. Mrs. Griffing was visiting family and friends in the East for the first…

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Territorial Census, 1855, District 15

Date: January-February, 1855

This census was taken in order to determine eligible voters for elections to be held as proclaimed by Governor Andrew Reeder on November 10, 1854. The categories for information in…

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Territorial Census, 1855, District 13

Date: January-February, 1855

This census was taken in order to determine eligible voters for elections to be held as proclaimed by Governor Andrew Reeder on November 10, 1854. The categories for information in…

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Territorial Census, 1855, District 12

Date: January-February, 1855

This census was taken in order to determine eligible voters for elections to be held as proclaimed by Governor Andrew Reeder on November 10, 1854. The categories for information in…

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Territorial Census, 1855, District 11

Date: January-February, 1855

This census was taken in order to determine eligible voters for elections to be held as proclaimed by Governor Andrew Reeder on November 10, 1854. The categories for information in…

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Territorial Census, 1855, District 10

Date: January-February, 1855

This census was taken in order to determine eligible voters for elections to be held as proclaimed by Governor Andrew Reeder on November 10, 1854. The categories for information in…

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Territorial Census, 1855, District 9

Date: January-February, 1855

This census was taken in order to determine eligible voters for elections to be held as proclaimed by Governor Andrew Reeder on November 10, 1854. The categories for information in…

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Territorial Census, 1855, District 16

Date: January-February, 1855

This census was taken in order to determine eligible voters for elections to be held as proclaimed by Governor Andrew Reeder on November 10, 1854. The categories for information in…

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Territorial Census, 1855, District 6

Date: January-February, 1855

This census was taken in order to determine eligible voters for elections to be held as proclaimed by Governor Andrew Reeder on November 10, 1854. The categories for information in…

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Territorial Census, 1855, District 5

Date: January-March 1855

This census was taken in order to determine eligible voters for elections to be held as proclaimed by Governor Andrew Reeder on November 10, 1854. The categories for information in…

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James Griffing to J. Augusta Goodrich

Date: October 15, 1854 - October 25, 1854

James Griffing wrote to his fiancee, J. Augusta Goodrich, in Owego, New York, from somewhere along the banks of the Illinois River in Illinois, and, some days later, from Milton,…

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James Griffing to J. Augusta Goodrich

Date: September 1854

James Griffing wrote from Indianapolis, Indiana, to his fiancee, J. Augusta Goodrich, in Owego, New York. Griffing, a Methodist minister, discussed his plans to go to “Nebraska.” He stated that…

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James Griffing to J. Augusta Goodrich

Date: September 2, 1854

James Griffing wrote from Indianapolis, Indiana, to his fiancee, J. Augusta Goodrich, in Owego, New York. Griffing, a Methodist minister, stated his plans to go to “Nebraska,” and speculated that…

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Expenses of Trip for rescuing Dr. Doy

Date: July 23, 1859

An accounting of the expenses (including supplies and cash advances) incurred in the rescue of Dr. John Doy, who had been arrested by Missouri authorities on January 25, 1859, for…

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John McCannon to James B. Abbott

Date: July 24, 1858

John McCannon, who had once served as Quartermaster for the Kansas free state militia, wrote from Little Osage, Kansas Territory, to James Abbott in Lawrence, Kansas. McCannon reported that peace…

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Knox & Kellogg to James B. Abbott

Date: July 17, 1858

St. Louis attorneys Knox & Kellogg responded to an inquiry from James Abbott, informing him that they had been in communication with M. F. Conway, by request of Samuel Cabot.…

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William R. Griffith to James B. Abbott

Date: April 26, 1858

William R. Griffith wrote to James Abbott, Colonel in the Kansas free state militia, informing him that General Eldrige had 40 carbines in his possession. Eldrige was willing to give…

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James B. Abbott to O. P. Bayne

Date: February 3, 1858

James Abbott wrote from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, to Captain O. P. Bayne, to explain his delay in responding to Bayne’s request for military aid. Abbott wrote that his engagement with…