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James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, [Monticello?, Kansas Territory] to his sister Lydia Hickok, Troy Grove, Illinois. He is disappointed to have not received many letters upon his arrival. Hickok has written to many acquaintances but received few letters. He gives regards to friends, especially certain women; wishes he had a photograph of Hannah Edwards. He tells of having seen [James A.] Harvey, a captain of "abolition trators" [sic].
Creator: Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876
Date: September 28, 1856
Item Number: 209308
Call Number: Hickok Family Coll. #806
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 209308
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Law enforcement officers
Collections - Manuscript
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Law enforcement officers
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hickok, James Butler, 1837-1876
Places - Cities and towns - Monticello
Places - Counties - Johnson
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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