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This series of the Isaac Tichenor Goodnow collection includes sent and received correspondence of Isaac T. Goodnow (1814-1894) and also the correspondence of his brother, William E. Goodnow (1807-1876). This correspondence includes early courtship letters between Isaac and his future wife, Ellen Denison, as well as letters between William and his future wife, Harriet Paddleford. There are also several letters written by their brother, Jotham Goodnow. The correspondence is arranged in chronological order. Box 6 includes undated letters arranged by the first letter of the correspondent's last name. Isaac Goodnow moved to Kansas in 1855 and established the town of Manhattan and Bluemont Central Colllege. He died on March 20, 1894.
Date: 1826-1940
Item Number: 307637
Call Number: Isaac T. Goodnow Coll. #357, Box 1-6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 307637
Collections - Manuscript - Goodnow, Isaac
Community Life - Town development - Town companies - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Date - 1800-1819
Date - 1854-1860
Date - 1861-1869
Date - 1870s
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Date - 1910s
Date - 1920s
Date - 1930s
Date - 1940s
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Bluemont Central College
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
People - Notable Kansans - Goodnow, Isaac T., 1814-1894
People - Notable Kansans - Goodnow, William Eaton, 1807-1876
Places - Cities and towns - Manhattan
Places - Counties - Riley
Places - Historic sites - Goodnow House
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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