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The document outlines the details related to the establishment of the Quindaro Town Company in Kansas Territory. It calls for the distribution of lots (shares) among the four founders (Joel Walker, Charles Robinson, Abelart Guthrie, and S. N. Simpson) and outlines plans for selling the remaining lots. It also specifies how proceeds from the sale of lots would be used for various improvements and the number of lots designated for civic purposes.
Creator: Walker, Joel
Date: November 1, 1856
Item Number: 90584
Call Number: Emery Coll. #339 Bx 3 Folder Agreements bills
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90584
Collections - Manuscript - Emery, James Stanley
Community Life - Town development - Town companies
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Contract
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
People - Notable Kansans - Simpson, Samuel Newell
Places - Cities and towns - Quindaro
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
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