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William D. Haley, writing from Alton, Illinois to Edward Everett Hale, expressed his concern about the lack of Western travel experience possessed by New England Emigrant Aid Company agents. Haley informed Hale that the company agents were "green as grass" with the result being emigrants getting overcharged for travel expenses.
Creator: Haley, William D.
Date: March 9, 1855
Item Number: 1780
Call Number: New England Emigrant Aid Company, Manuscript Coll. No. 624, Box 1, Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 1780
Collections - Manuscript - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Community Life - Town development - Town companies - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909
Places - Other States - Illinois
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Water - Steamboats
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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