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This letter, written from Atchison by Samuel Pomeroy, was addressed to Thaddeus Hyatt, president of the National Kansas Committee. Pomeroy informed Hyatt of the desperate need for aid, and he related the tale of a young woman who came to him seeking help for their starving families. He also spoke of a man from Eureka who rode 160 miles to obtain bread for himself and his neighbors. Pomeroy promised Hyatt that he would continue to send reports and updates.
Creator: Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
Date: November 4, 1860
Item Number: 2604
Call Number: Thaddeus Hyatt Coll. #401 Box 1 Folder 10
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2604
Collections - Manuscript - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief - Kansas National Committee
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Environment - Weather - Droughts
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Free Soil
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Home and Family - Clothing
Home and Family - Families
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Personal Artifacts - Clothing
People - Notable Kansans - Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
People - Notable People - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Cities and towns - Eureka
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Counties - Greenwood
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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