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W.A. Simpson wrote for the Simpson Brothers from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, to Hiram Hill in Massachusetts. Simpson reported that the Lawrence City Council had passed a sidewalk ordinance, and had received a reasonable estimate for the work and materials to place them on Hill's properties.
Creator: Simpson, W. A
Date: October 7, 1859
Item Number: 3307
Call Number: Hiram Hill Coll. #382 Box 1 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3307
Collections - Manuscript - Hill, Hiram
Community Life - Community services - Economic development
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Government and Politics - Local Government - Municipal - Planning
Government and Politics - Local Government - Municipal - Public Works
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hill, Hiram
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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