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Isaac Goodnow, a free state supporter and founder of Bluemont College in Manhattan, Kansas Territory, recorded news of political events and military skirmishes from July, 1855, through January, 1856. Goodnow's diary makes mention of the details of his daily life, such as home maintenance, crop harvests, prairie fires, an extended illness, and encounters with Native Americans.
Creator: Goodnow, Isaac T. (Isaac Tichenor), 1814-1894
Date: July 1855 - January 1856
Item Number: 6779
Call Number: Isaac Goodnow Coll. #357, Box 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 6779
Collections - Manuscript - Goodnow, Isaac
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Robinson, Charles
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Topeka Constitution
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Reeder, Andrew H
Home and Family - Daily life
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Diary
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - Notable Kansans - Goodnow, Isaac T., 1814-1894
People - Notable Kansans - Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Places - Cities and towns - Manhattan
Places - Counties - Riley
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Riley
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Diaries
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