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J.M. Rankin wrote this letter from Emporia, Kansas Territory to Thaddeus Hyatt, chairman of the National Kansas Committee. It discussed how the drought of 1860 was affecting Emporia and expressed thanks for the support of the National Kansas Committee.
Creator: Rankin, J. M.
Date: September 14, 1860
Item Number: 2542
Call Number: Thaddeus Hyatt Coll. #401 Box 1 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2542
Agriculture - Environment - Weather - Droughts
Collections - Manuscript - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief - Kansas National Committee
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Environment - Natural resources - Timber
Environment - Weather - Droughts
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Free Soil
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Places - Cities and towns - Emporia
Places - Counties - Breckinridge (1855-1862)
Places - Counties - Lyon
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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