Henry Parker wrote from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, to Hiram Hill, soliciting his approval for the sale of a town lot in West Lawrence to Mr. Nathan Starks. Parker added that Lykins, the previous owner of the lot, had also sold his mill, and wished to settle his business immediately. He also asked Hill if he would be willing to invest in the construction of a court house for Douglas County.
Date: March 16, 1857
Creator: Parker, Henry F.
Item Number: 3142
Call Number: Hiram Hill Coll. #382 Box 1 Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3142
Built Environment - Function - Government - Courthouse
Business and Industry - Construction - Building materials - Sawmills
Business and Industry - Services - Real estate
Collections - Manuscript - Hill, Hiram
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Environment - Plants - Trees
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
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 - Lykins, William
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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