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Ephraim Nute, a Unitarian minister writing from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, to Edward Everett Hale, described the natural environment, economic developments, politics, religious affairs, and daily life in the territory. Nute commented on the need for more saw mills, efforts to construct a church, prospects for "free-thinking Christianity," and the possibility of armed conflict in the territory.
Creator: Nute, Ephraim
Date: October 3, 1855
Item Number: 1787
Call Number: New England Emigrant Aid Company, Manuscript Coll. No. 624, Box 1, Folder 7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 1787
Built Environment - Function - Domestic
Business and Industry - Construction - Building materials - Sawmills
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Construction
Collections - Manuscript - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Unitarian
Community Life - Religion - Places of Worship
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Environment - Natural resources - Timber
Home and Family - Daily life
Home and Family - Residences
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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