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This letter concerns clothing sent from New England to "the poor of Kansas in 1856." R. A. Randlett of Topeka, Kansas Territory, wants to find out if Thayer's Emigrant Aid Company was involved in selling clothig that had been donated to go to needy settlers in Kansas. The clothing had been sold during the summer of 1857 "on a years time," according to Randlett, and now some men were trying to collect for it.
Creator: Randlett, Reuben A.
Date: February 25, 1860
Item Number: 90533
Call Number: George L. Stearns Coll. #507
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90533
Collections - Manuscript - Stearns, George L
Community Life - Town development - Town companies - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - Thayer, Eli, 1819-1899
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - Massachusetts
Places - Other States - New Hampshire
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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