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Miscellaneous writings and certificates from the Alfred Gray collection. Alfred was an early settler of Quindaro, in present-day Kansas City, Kansas. Quindaro was established by the New England Emigrant Aid Company in order to bring to Kansas abolitionists and others who wanted Kansas to become a free state. Gray remained in Kansas throughout his life. A resident of Wyandotte and Topeka, he served as the first Secretary to the Board of Agriculture. Gray County in southwest Kansas was named for him.
Creator: Gray, Alfred, 1830-1880
Date: Between 1870 and 1879
Item Number: 440245
Call Number: Alfred Gray Coll. #339, Box 1 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 440245
Collections - Manuscript - Gray, Alfred
Date - 1870s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Certificate
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Gray, Alfred
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Certificates
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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