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E. S. Whitney, niece of Hiram Hill, wrote from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, to her uncle in Massachusetts. Whitney reported that money was scarce; the family was living in a hotel in town and they had begun renting their house. Her husband, Thaddeus Whitney, was unable to collect debts owed to him in order to travel to Pikes Peak. They all had recently suffered from an illness, but Thaddeus had begun building a new home on New Hampshire street.
Creator: Whitney, E.S.
Date: November 24, 1859
Item Number: 3311
Call Number: Hiram Hill Coll. #382 Box 1 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3311
Business and Industry - Construction
Business and Industry - Lodging - Hotels
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying - Gold
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Construction
Collections - Manuscript - Hill, Hiram
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Home and Family - Families
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Construction
People - Notable Kansans - Hill, Hiram
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Colorado
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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