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Robert Simerwell, a missionary colporteur for the American Baptist Publication Society, made this report to the headquarters in Philadelphia. It includes a tally of the number of miles he traveled, the number of tracts and volumes he sold, and the number of families visited, along with other information about the religious lives of Kansas settlers. The bottom portion of the report contains a note from Simerwell to Rev. B. Griffith, dated April 2, 1860. In general, this report provides valuable information about the demand for religious supplies in Kansas Territory.
Creator: Simerwell, Robert, 1786-1868
Date: March 1, 1860 - April 1, 1860
Item Number: 3387
Call Number: Robert W. Simerwell Coll. #500 Box 3 Folder 80
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3387
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Ministers
Collections - Manuscript - Simerwell, Robert W.
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Baptist
Community Life - Religion - Missionaries
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Simerwell, Robert W.
Places - Cities and towns - Auburn
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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