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This Kansas Central Committee receipt book was one of several in which the committee recorded the various monies, provisions, clothing, etc., that were distributed throughout the Kansas Territory. Many of the items of clothing are specifically listed for children (e.g., "1 girls calico dress" and "1 pair boys woolen pants"), and many items were received by individuals for distribution among the needy of their particular area.
Creator: Kansas State Central Committee
Date: October 30, 1856
Item Number: 90129
Call Number: James Blood Coll. # 281 Box 1 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90129
Collections - Manuscript - Blood, James
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Home and Family - Clothing
Home and Family - Daily life
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Ledger
Places - Cities and towns - Grasshopper Falls
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Valley Falls
Places - Counties - Jefferson
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Organization records
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/90129