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Cyrus K. Holliday wrote from Topeka, Kansas Territory to his wife, Mary Holliday, who had returned to Meadville, Pennsylvania to give birth to their second child, Charles. Cyrus had been joined in Kansas Territory by his mother and two brothers, James T. and George K. Holliday. Cyrus sadly told of his mother's death at George's home in Wakarusa, Kansas Territory. He suggested that Mary wait to return to Topeka until May 1st, when Alfred Huidekoper of Meadville would issue him a loan. Cyrus also mentioned his political aspirations and two upcoming elections, the first at the Osawatomie Republican Convention, the second for delegates to the Wyandotte Constitutional Convention.
Creator: Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900
Date: March 31, 1859
Item Number: 2874
Call Number: Cyrus Kurtz Holliday Coll. #386 Box 1 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2874
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Bankers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Manuscript - Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz
Community Life - Community services - Economic development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Wyandotte Constitution
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Elections
Home and Family - Children
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Home and Family - Death and funerals
Home and Family - Families - Brothers and sisters
Home and Family - Families - Parents
Home and Family - Family parties and reunions - Birthdays
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Children
People - Notable Kansans - Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wakarusa
Places - Cities and towns - Wyandotte
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Places - Other States - Pennsylvania - Meadville
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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