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From Hickory Point in Jefferson County, George Bell, an agent for the Kansas Central Committee, writes William Hutchinson and James Blood at Lawrence, Kansas Territory, regarding the condition of the "Burr family" and their specific relief needs. The Burrs are described as "destitute" of food and clothing.
Creator: Bell, George W.
Date: October 26, 1856
Item Number: 90523
Call Number: James Blood Coll. # 281 Box 1 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90523
Collections - Manuscript - Blood, James
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief - Kansas State Central Committee
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Home and Family - Clothing
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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