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The East Abilene Town Company was organized and incorporated in 1887 with L. A. Bigger of Hutchinson, Kansas as its president. M. A. Low was principal stockholder. The company originally purchased 445 acres of land which was platted into the first addition of the Kansas Town and Land Company to Abilene, Kansas. Mr. Bigger was also President of the Reno Town Company in which the Kansas Town and Land Company owned controlling interest. Materials include the company charter and bylaws, director's minutes, general correspondence, leases and land contracts, treasurer's statements and expense accounts, tax lists and certificates, legal documents, and ledger books.
Date: 1887-1900
Item Number: 307371
Call Number: Kansas Town & Land Company Coll. #130, Box 109
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 307371
Business and Industry - Railroad - Companies - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Business and Industry - Railroad - Land sales
Collections - Manuscript - Kansas Town and Land Company
Community Life - Town development - Town companies - East Abilene Town Company
Date - 1880s
Date - 1890s
Date - 1900s
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Charter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Contract
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Land records
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Ledger
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Receipt
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Bookkeeping
Places - Cities and towns - Abilene
Places - Counties - Dickinson
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Railroads - Companies - Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Transportation - Railroads - Land sales
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Financial records
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Ledger
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Organization records - Account book
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Organization records - Charter
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Organization records - Minutes
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