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Dr. William A. Hammond, secretary of the Pawnee town company, was post surgeon at Fort Riley, Kansas Territory, in 1854-55. He writes from the "Catholic Mission" (probably the Potawatomi mission at St. Mary's) to inform Governor Andrew H. Reeder that he has "just purchased from Mr. Wilson one whole interest (10 shares), and from Lt. Hunter one half an interest (5 shares)" for Reeder for a total cost of $1,800.00.
Creator: Hammond, William Alexander, 1828-1900
Date: November 20, 1854
Item Number: 90607
Call Number: John A. Halderman Coll. #370 Box 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90607
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Physicians
Collections - Manuscript - Halderman, John A.
Community Life - Town development - Town companies
Date - 1854-1860 - 1854
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Reeder, Andrew H
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864
Places - Cities and towns - Junction City
Places - Cities and towns - Pawnee (Geary County)
Places - Counties - Davis (1855-1889)
Places - Counties - Geary
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Riley
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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