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Ewing, Jr., wrote from Leavenworth to inform his father about 915 acres of land, "near the Kaw river . . . three & a half miles north east of Topeka," that had just been purchased for him. "The land is beautiful & fertile--and is adjacent to fine bodies of timber in the Kansas Valley. The proximity of the land to Topeka (which will be the Capital, of the state) and to the rail road, which will undoubtedly be built in a few years is to be considered in estimating the value of the land." He also mentioned its proximity to the "great military road to Fort Riley."
Creator: Ewing, Thomas, 1829-1896
Item Number: 876
Call Number: Thomas Ewing, Jr., Coll. No. 341, Letter Press Book No. 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 876
Business and Industry - Railroad
Collections - Manuscript - Ewing, Thomas, Jr.
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Environment - Natural resources - Timber
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Riley
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Junction City
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Cities and towns - Ozawkie
Places - Cities and towns - Tecumseh
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Geary
Places - Counties - Jefferson
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Rivers - Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Railroads
Transportation - Roads & Highways - Roads
Transportation - Trails - Military
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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