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This letter, written by Theodore Hyatt of New York, was sent to his brother, Thaddeus, president of the National Kansas Committee, to keep Thaddeus informed about business dealings in Atchison, Kansas Territory. He reported that S.C. Pomeroy and Benjamin Stringfellow were attempting to attract the freighting business to Atchison through "inducements" in the form of town lots. Theodore also discussed Thaddeus' imprisonment in Washington, D.C., for aiding John Brown and collecting funds to support the Brown family after Brown's death in 1859. Theodore wrote that he was "laying low" on that issue until he could collect all the funds obtained and pay them to Thaddeus.
Creator: Hyatt, Theodore
Date: March 27, 1860
Item Number: 6762
Call Number: Theodore Hyatt Coll. #402 Box 1 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 6762
Business and Industry - Services - Real estate
Collections - Manuscript - Hyatt, Theodore
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisons and Jails
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
People - Notable Kansans - Russell, William H.
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable People - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Other States - New York
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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