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Hiram Hill wrote from Williamsburgh, Massachusetts, to Samuel Simpson in Kansas Territory, complaining to him that he had not received the map and information on the newly purchased Wyandotte lands Simpson was to send him. Hill expressed a desire to purchase two or three town shares if they were not too expensive, bringing the value of his investments in Kansas to almost half of his total worth. His aim, as he expressed it, was "first to make money, secondly help the Caus [sic] of freedom". Hill also communicated his dislike for President Pierce's recent statements, and that the free state supporters lobbying in Washington were having "pretty warm work."
Creator: Hill, Hiram, 1804-
Date: December 6, 1856
Item Number: 3123
Call Number: Hiram Hill Coll. #382 Box 1 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3123
Business and Industry - Services - Real estate
Collections - Manuscript - Hill, Hiram
Community Life - Town development - Town companies
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Pierce, Franklin
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Robinson, Charles
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - American Indians - Tribes - Wyandotte
People - Notable Kansans - Hill, Hiram
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
People - Notable Kansans - Simpson, Samuel Newell
People - Notable People - Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Places - Other States - Massachusetts
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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