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Hiram Hill drafted a letter from Williamsburgh, Massachusetts, to H. M. Simpson, brother of Samuel N. Simpson, in Kansas Territory. Hill responded to H. M.'s favorable impressions of property investments in K.T., and hoped that his anticipations would come to pass. Hill planned to travel to the Territory as soon as his affairs were in order, and inquired about further investment prospects and the going wage for construction tradesmen. He spoke favorably of Governor Gerry (sic, Geary), but feared that the "bogus legislature" would impede his ability to govern.
Creator: Hill, Hiram, 1804-
Date: January 31, 1857
Item Number: 3135
Call Number: Hiram Hill Coll. #382 Box 1 Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3135
Business and Industry - Construction
Business and Industry - Labor
Business and Industry - Services - Real estate
Collections - Manuscript - Hill, Hiram
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Geary, John White
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hill, Hiram
People - Notable Kansans - Simpson, Samuel Newell
People - Notable People - Geary, John W.
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Massachusetts
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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