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The letter indicatesthat J. S. Emery was duly authorized by the New England Emigrant Aid Company as an agent to organize state, county, and town associations in New Hampshire to provide aid to Kansas Territory. Webb suggests they follow the model established in Massachusetts. He also makes it clear that the state association would be responsible for paying Mr. Emery for his efforts in organizing New Hampshire.
Creator: Webb, Thomas H. (Thomas Hopkins), 1801-1866
Date: November 20, 1856
Item Number: 90563
Call Number: Emery Coll. #339 Box 2 Fldr Correspondence 1855-59
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90563
Collections - Manuscript - Emery, James Stanley
Community Life - Town development - Town companies - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Emery, James Stanley
People - Notable People - Webb, Thomas Hopkins, 1801-1866
Places - Other States - New Hampshire
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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