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Letter written by James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, from someplace in Kansas, to Polly Butler Hickok, Troy Grove, Illinois. He complains that he has received few letters from her. Hickok will not tell his mother what he is doing in Kansas, but he offers to tell her later. He writes that the "excitement" is pretty much over, and he has seen some sights that would make one sick.
Creator: Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876
Date: September 28, 1856
Item Number: 209307
Call Number: Hickok Family Coll. #806
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209307
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Law enforcement officers
Collections - Manuscript
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Law enforcement officers
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hickok, James Butler, 1837-1876
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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