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This certificate granted James Abbott, of Blanton, Kansas Territory, agency to sell subscriptions to the Kansas Herald of Freedom newspaper. The document was signed and sealed by George W. Brown, publisher and editor of the free state paper.
Creator: Brown, George W. (George Washington), 1820-1915
Date: July 10, 1855
Item Number: 6911
Call Number: James Abbott Coll. #252 Box 2 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 6911
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Newspaper
Collections - Manuscript - Abbott, James
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Certificate - Appointment
People - Notable Kansans - Abbott, James Burnett, 1818-1897
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, George Washington
Places - Cities and towns - Blanton
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Business records
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/6911
