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These two receipts, from Francis Tomes and Sons, New York, detail supplies acquired to benefit the free state cause. They include the prices of Bowie knives, Colt pistols, and other pieces pertaining to the use of firearms.
Date: August 22, 1856 - August 23, 1856
Item Number: 2444
Call Number: Thaddeus Hyatt Coll. #401 Box 1 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2444
Collections - Manuscript - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief - Kansas National Committee
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief - National Kansas Committee
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Weapons - Ammunition - Bullets
Military - Weapons - Ammunition - Cartridges
Military - Weapons - Firearms
Military - Weapons - Firearms - Handguns
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Receipt
People - Notable People - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Places - Other States - New York
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Business records
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/2444