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From Manhattan, Kansas Territory, William Goodnow writes to Hiram Hill in Massachusetts, providing Hill with more information about Manhattan. Goodnow quotes current prices on town shares and lots and describes a variety of merchants, goods, and services which are already available there.
Creator: Goodnow, William Eaton, 1807-1876
Date: August 17, 1857
Item Number: 90798
Call Number: Hiram Hill Coll. #382 Box 1 Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90798
Business and Industry - Retail
Collections - Manuscript - Hill, Hiram
Community Life - Town development - Town companies
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Manhattan
Places - Counties - 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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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