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Thaddeus L. Whitney of Lawrence, Kansas Territory agreed to build a house in Lawrence for Hiram Hill of Williamsburgh, Massachusetts. Dimensions and materials were described in detail. Construction was to be completed "in good workmanlike manner." The time and amount of payment also were established. The articles of agreement were signed by Whitney, Hill, and S. N. Simpson as witness.
Creator: Hill, Hiram, 1804-
Date: January 6, 1855
Item Number: 3011
Call Number: Hiram Hill Coll. #382 Box 1 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3011
Built Environment - Function - Domestic
Built Environment - Function - Domestic - Single Dwelling
Business and Industry - Construction - Building materials
Business and Industry - Construction - Residential
Business and Industry - Services - Real estate
Collections - Manuscript - Hill, Hiram
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Home and Family - Residences
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Contract
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Memorandum
People - Notable Kansans - Hill, Hiram
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Massachusetts
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
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