R. J. Hinton wrote this letter from Lawrence to the members of the National Kansas Committee, offering his suggestions about how to sustain the struggling settlers of Kansas. He proposed the idea of bringing the manufacturing industry into the territory as a source of employment. He also mentioned that a flour mill would be greatly appreciated by Kansans.
Creator: Hinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901
Date: October 10, 1856
Item Number: 2468
Call Number: Thaddeus Hyatt Coll. #401 Box 1 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2468
Business and Industry - Agricultural Industries - Milling - Mills
Business and Industry - Manufacturing
Collections - Manuscript - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief - Kansas National Committee
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief - National Kansas Committee
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
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 - Clothing
Home and Family - Daily life - Household equipment
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Home and Family - Residences - Furniture
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Weapons - Firearms
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hinton, Richard
People - Notable People - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Places - Other States - New York
Places - Regions - Eastern Kansas
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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