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Rev. Ephraim Nute, minister of the Lawrence Unitarian Church, wrote from Lawrence, Kansas Territory to Edward Everett Hale, a member of the New England Emigrant Aid Company's Executive Committee. Nute included a list of books that he wished to add to his Unitarian church library. Nute commented on the difficulties experienced by those attempting to spread Christianity in Kansas. He also observed that immigration to Kansas was increasing.
Creator: Nute, Ephraim
Date: April 6, 1857
Item Number: 2111
Call Number: New England Emig. Aid Co. Coll. #624 Box 2 Fldr 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2111
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Ministers
Collections - Manuscript - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Community Life - Arts and Entertainment - Literature - Reading
Community Life - Community services - Libraries and museums
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Unitarian
Community Life - Religion - Places of Worship
Community Life - Town development - Town companies - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Free Soil
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Home and Family - Activities - Religious - Church attendance
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Nute, Ephriam, 1819-1897
People - Notable People - Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Massachusetts - Boston
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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