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In this letter to Mrs. W.A.L. Thompson, Nellie J. Fargo relates information about her grandfather Thomas Johnson and the Shawnee Manual Labor School (Fairway, Kansas). Fargo also states that her grandfather was killed by some of William C. Quantrill's men in January 1865.
Creator: Fargo, Nellie J.
Date: April 26, 1935
Item Number: 219925
Call Number: Miscellaneous Fargo, Nellie J.
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 219925
Collections - Manuscript - Miscellaneous - Misc.: Eu-Fa
Community Life - Religion - Missionaries - Shawnee Indian Methodist Manual Labor School
Date - 1930s - 1935
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Missions - Shawnee Indian Manual Labor Mission
People - American Indians - Tribes - Shawnee
People - Notable Kansans - Johnson, Reverend Thomas, 1802-1865
People - Notable People - Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865
Places - Cities and towns - Fairway
Places - Counties - Johnson
Places - Other States - California - Los Angeles
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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