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Henry Denison wrote from Bluemont College in Manhattan, Kansas Territory, to his uncle Joseph Denison, a Trustee of the College. Henry informed him that dry summer conditions had significantly impeded crop growth. The drought also affected the construction of the College, as the plasterers depended on the water supply of a nearby creek to mix their plaster; carpenters, however, moved forward with their work. Henry closed with a mention of a recent eclipse.
Creator: Denison, Henry
Date: August 2, 1860
Item Number: 3775
Call Number: Isaac Goodnow Coll. #357 Box 2 Folder 20
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3775
Agriculture - Crops
Built Environment - Function - Education - School
Business and Industry - Construction
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Construction
Collections - Manuscript - Goodnow, Isaac
Community Life - Community services - Economic development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Bluemont Central College
Environment - Water - Rivers
Environment - Weather - Droughts
Home and Family - Children
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Goodnow, Isaac T., 1814-1894
Places - Cities and towns - Manhattan
Places - Counties - Riley
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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