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Robinson's August and September 1858 "Account Book" entries included several for the "Quindaro Company," which was being actively promoted and developed at this time. Specific items included reference to the purchase of "2 yoke cattle" for $150.00, "expenses of C.R. at Washington," and an itemized list of supplies and services for the infant river town.
Creator: Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Date: August - September 1858
Item Number: 1390
Call Number: Charles and Sara Robinson Coll. No. 488, Box 24, Volume 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 1390
Collections - Manuscript - Robinson, Charles and Sara
Community Life - Community services - Economic development
Community Life - Town development - Town companies
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Book - Account
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
People - Notable Kansans - Wood, S. N. (Samuel Newitt)
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Quindaro
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Business records
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