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Charles Robinson writes from Washington, D. C., to speculate about the prospects for financing and building a railroad in the Kansas River valley. He contends that government land grants would be necessary for the successful construction and operation of a railroad. Robinson also defends himself against charges that he was not working hard enough to convince the U.S. Congress to support a railroad in the Kansas River valley.
Creator: Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Date: December 31, 1858
Item Number: 90493
Call Number: William Hutchinson Coll. # 400 Box 1 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90493
Business and Industry - Railroad
Business and Industry - Railroad - Land sales
Collections - Manuscript - Hutchinson, William
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Robinson, Charles
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hutchinson, William
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Transportation - Railroads
Transportation - Railroads - Land sales
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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