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This newspaper article, published in the New York Daily Tribune from October 10, 1860, outlined the basic details of the suffering and destitution of settlers in Kansas. It also included reprints of two circulars originating from Kansas Territory. One was from the Presbytery of Highland, and the other was from the Central Relief Committee based in Leavenworth. The first reprinted circular provided information about the dire situation and gave the names of the members of this committee. The second circular requested that the elders and deacons of each church in Kansas ascertain how many families needed immediate assistance in order to present a full report to the Central Relief Committee.
Creator: New York Daily Tribune
Date: October 10, 1860
This source can inform students about how Kansans coped with the drought and their resourcefulness during difficult times. It could be grouped with any of the sources related to the drought and famine of 1860, including Thaddeus Hyatt's letter to President Buchanan, Orinda Baker's reminiscence, "The Appeal to the Kansas Sufferers!" and the article in the Junction City Union.
KS:7th:3.7:Challenges of Settlement (2005)
Item Number: 2560
Call Number: Thaddeus Hyatt Papers (Coll. 401) Box 1, Folder 9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2560
Agriculture - Environment - Weather - Droughts
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Newspaper
Collections - Manuscript - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief - Kansas National Committee
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Presbyterian
Community Life - Religion - Places of Worship - Activities
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Challenges of settlement (Indicator 7) - Drought and famine
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Environment - Weather - Droughts
Home and Family - Clothing
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Home and Family - Families
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
People - Notable People - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Places - Cities and towns - Highland
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Cities and towns - Wyandotte
Places - Counties - Doniphan
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
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 - Newspapers
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