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In this letter to W.W. Cone, John C. McCoy discusses the early settlement of Kansas, including his belief that Napoleon Boone was the "first white child born within the limits of the state of Kansas." McCoy, who first came to the "territory" in 1830, lists some of the early settlers living in the eastern portion of the area. McCoy also discusses a stone house built by the U.S. Government for White Plume, head chief of the Kansa Indians.
Creator: McCoy, John Calvin, 1811-1889
Date: August 1879
Item Number: 219505
Call Number: Indian History Coll. #590, Box 3 Folder Kansa
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219505
Collections - Manuscript - Indian History
Date - 1870s - 1879
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kansa
People - American Indians - Tribes - Omaha
People - American Indians - Tribes - Otoe
People - American Indians - Tribes - Pawnee
People - American Indians - Tribes - Shawnee
People - Notable Kansans - Boone, Napoleon, 1828-1850
People - Notable Kansans - Boone, Napoleon, 1828-1850 - Boone, Daniel Morgan, 1769-1839
People - Notable Kansans - Boone, Napoleon, 1828-1850 - Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820
People - Notable Kansans - McCoy, John Calvin, 1811-1889
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Cities and towns - Wilder
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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