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This report to the American Baptist Publication Society was written by Robert Simerwell, a missionary colporteur in Kansas Territory. It includes information about the number of families he visited, the number of miles he traveled, and the number of books he sold, as well as other pertinent information. The end of the report contains a note to Rev. B. Griffith that recounts his travels and his interactions with churches.
Creator: Simerwell, Robert, 1786-1868
Date: October 1, 1860 - November 1, 1860
Item Number: 3389
Call Number: Robert W. Simerwell Coll. #500 Box 3 Folder 84
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3389
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 - Alma
Places - Cities and towns - Auburn
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Counties - Wabaunsee
Places - Rivers - Neosho
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/3389