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This letter, sent by Ed Russell to Franklin Crane, a prominent citizen of Topeka, Kansas Territory, concerns the proposed St. Joseph and Topeka Railroad. Russell is convinced that the people of Topeka had not acted in "good faith" by choosing to route the railroad through Doniphan rather than Elwood. Russell wants the railroad to go through his hometown of Elwood, which had been the initial plan. This letter illustrates how various communities competed for railroads, even if these railroads were never built.
Creator: Russell, Ed
Date: June 1, 1859
Item Number: 90556
Call Number: Franklin Loomis Crane Coll. #320 Box 1 Scrapbook
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90556
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies
Collections - Manuscript - Crane, Franklin Loomis
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Crane, Franklin Loomis
Places - Cities and towns - Doniphan
Places - Cities and towns - Elwood
Places - Cities and towns - Palermo
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Doniphan
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Railroads - Companies
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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