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James Griffing wrote from Indianapolis, Indiana, to his fiancee, J. Augusta Goodrich, in Owego, New York. Griffing, a Methodist minister, stated his plans to go to "Nebraska," and speculated that the "surplus population" in the eastern United States likely would lead to rapid settlement of the territory. Griffing expressed excitement about going to Kansas, but warned his fiancee that he would face hardships there.
Creator: Griffing, James S. (James Sayre), 1822-1882
Date: September 2, 1854
Item Number: 6979
Call Number: James Sayre Griffing Coll. #364 Box 1 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 6979
Collections - Manuscript - Griffing, James Sayre
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Methodist
Date - 1854-1860 - 1854
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Other States - Indiana
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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