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William A. Hammond, secretary of the Pawnee Town Association, writes: "Received Fort Leavenworth K. T. November 16th of A. H. Reeder one hundred dollars ($100.00) in full of a payment on his interest in the stock of Pawnee Town Association." This is the first of several such receipts and documents pertaining to transactions in town shares, etc. Shares had been selling for $120 each, with 10 shares equal to an "interest." The contents of several additional receipts are included in the text version of the item.
Creator: Hammond, William Alexander, 1828-1900
Date: November 16, 1854
Item Number: 90812
Call Number: John A. Halderman Coll. #370 Box 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90812
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 - Receipt
People - Notable Kansans - Haldeman, John A.
People - Notable Kansans - Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864
Places - Cities and towns - Pawnee (Geary County)
Places - Counties - Davis (1855-1889)
Places - Counties - Geary
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Leavenworth
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Business records
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