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This printed form was sent to the agent of the New England Emigrant Aid Company to inform him of a land claim by Robert Robitaille, a Wyandot Indian, to a portion of the city of Lawrence, Kansas Territory. It is from the General Land Office in Lecompton, Kansas Territory, and is signed by Ely Moore, register and William Brindle, receiver. William Lykins and Achilles Ward are mentioned in the description of the property being disputed.
Creator: Moore, Ely
Date: May 14, 1857
Item Number: 90804
Call Number: Port Vault K 336.1 Un3L 1857
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90804
Collections - Library
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land - Land offices
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Form
People - American Indians - Tribes - Wyandotte
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Printed materials - Government publications
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/90804