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This is correspondence of Luther H. Platt and Dwight Henry Platt, missionary son and grandson of Jireh Platt, an abolitionist from Mendon, Illinois. Luther Platt's papers include letters from his wife Nettie, correspondence with religious groups, and correspondence with military officials in the South after the Civil War particularly regarding individuals still being held as slaves. The papers of Dwight Henry Platt include letters to his parents (Luther and Nettie) while he was at Washburn College in Topeka, Kansas, in the early 1880s; letters from friends; and correspondence from other individuals for business and professional purposes. Dwight served as pastor for the Congregational church in northwest Kansas, centered in Goodland.
Date: 1863-1896
Item Number: 228360
Call Number: Dwight H. and Luther H. Platt Coll. #473, Box 1 & 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 228360
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Missionaries
Collections - Manuscript - Platt, Dwight H. & Luther H.
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Congregational
Date - 1861-1869
Date - 1870s
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Washburn University
Home and Family - Daily life
Home and Family - Families
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Places - Cities and towns - Goodland
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wabaunsee
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Sherman
Places - Other States - Illinois
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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