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In this letter to his brother, Milo, Frank Walker wrote that he had preempted land in Linn County, Kansas Territory, in Section 25 of Township 21S, Range 22E. He had 80 acres he thought were worth a total of $1000, and he intended "to engage in a little speculation that I will make 1000 more." He suggested that, if Milo or their sisters could send $150, he could buy 80 acres for them, as well. Walker was writing from Mound City, Kansas Territory.
Creator: Walker, Frank
Date: June 26, 1859
Item Number: 6224
Call Number: Misc., Frank Walker
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 6224
Business and Industry - Services - Real estate
Collections - Manuscript - Miscellaneous
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Mound City
Places - Counties - Linn
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/6224
