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Joseph Denison wrote from Parkville, Missouri, to Isaac Goodnow, who was traveling . Denison reported that his solicitations for support of a college in Manhattan, Kansas Territory, had recently been well received. Among the interested parties were C. Evans and P. Judson of Evanstan, Illinois, who had been successful in building up Northwestern University in that area. Samuel Pomeroy also conveyed his interest, having pledged an investment to the cause on behalf of the New England Emigrant Aid Company.
Creator: Denison, Joseph, 1815-1900
Date: May 6, 1857
Item Number: 3724
Call Number: Isaac Goodnow Coll. #357, Box 2 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3724
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Educators
Collections - Manuscript - Goodnow, Isaac
Community Life - Community services - Economic development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Education - Higher education - Institutions - Bluemont Central College
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Free Soil
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Denison, Joseph, 1815-1900
People - Notable Kansans - Goodnow, Isaac T., 1814-1894
People - Notable Kansans - Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
Places - Cities and towns - Manhattan
Places - Counties - Riley
Places - Other States - Illinois - Chicago
Places - Other States - Missouri
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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