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In this letter, Samuel Adair thanks Mary P. Green for $35 sent by the ladies of La Salle County, Illinois. He indicates that he would try to distribute the money to "no unworthy person," and that it would help relieve the suffering in the territory. He indicates that things were comparatively quiet. He refers to a lack of cash if settlers are required to pay for their land soon, as he fells most would need to take out mortgages. He reports that those suffering the most are families who were sick or where the men were in prison. He expresses gratitude for the support received from the East.
Creator: Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
Date: December 17, 1856
Item Number: 90612
Call Number: Samuel & Florella Adair Coll. #161 Box 6 Folder 13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90612
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Ministers
Collections - Manuscript - Adair, Samuel and Florella
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Congregational
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Home and Family - Activities
Home and Family - Daily life
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Lykins (1855-1861)
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Other States - Illinois
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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