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Constitution of the Sumner Company, written by John J. Ingalls. It was adopted April 3, 1857. There are 17 articles and states that the object of this company is to build upon and improve a town site, situated upon the Missouri River on section 20, township 6 south, range 21 east of the 6th PM. The town site is is named in honor of the Hon. Charles Sumner, Senator from Massachusetts.
Creator: Ingalls, John James, 1833-1900
Date: April 3, 1857
Item Number: 11677
Call Number: John James Ingalls Coll. #177 Box 6 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 11677
Collections - Manuscript - Ingalls, John James
Community Life - Town development - Town companies
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Charter
Places - Cities and towns - Sumner (Atchison)
Places - Counties - Atchison
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Organization records - Charter
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