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The letter was a follow-up to Franklin Crane's presentation in St. Joseph, Missouri, about efforts to build the St. Joseph and Topeka Railroad. Russell wrote to inquire what progress Crane had made to raise money to build the railroad. [Russell lived in Elwood, Doniphan County, and lobbied for the railroad to pass through that community.]
Creator: Russell, Ed
Date: July 2, 1857
Item Number: 7604
Call Number: Franklin Loomis Crane Coll. #320 Box 1 Scrapbook
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 7604
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies
Collections - Manuscript - Crane, Franklin Loomis
Community Life - Community services - Economic development
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Crane, Franklin Loomis
People - Notable Kansans - Russell, Edward, 1833-1898
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Cities and towns - Elwood
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Counties - Doniphan
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - Missouri - St. Joseph
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Railroads - Companies
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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