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In this letter from Atchison, Kansas Territory, Pomeroy updates his business partner on the progress of Missouri's railroads, which were about completed to St. Joseph. Pomeroy proposes that they "put the Lightfoot [a river steamship owned by Hyatt] upon this River to run from Atchison to St. Joseph daily -- in connection with the cars." He says a fare of $2.50 could be charged for a "pleasant trip of not more than 3 hours down -- and 5 or 6 hours up."
Creator: Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
Date: January 17, 1859
Item Number: 90474
Call Number: Samuel Pomeroy Coll. #476
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90474
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies
Collections - Manuscript - Pomeroy, Samuel
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
People - Notable People - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Other States - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Railroads - Companies
Transportation - Water - Steamboats
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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