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As in his earlier letter to Samuel Wood of April 22, A. J. Beach, of Beach Valley, Kansas Territory, describes his Cow Creek bridge dispute with William Edwards and O. G. Stanley. In this letter, Beach officially retains the services of Wood & Perkins to sue Edwards and Stanley for damages. "I can prove," wrote Beach, "that they have asked trains to cross their bridge, taken toll on it, and repaired it with the avowed intention of making it a free bridge and taking the travel away from mine." Beach claims to be losing $20 a day in tolls.
Creator: Beach, A. J.
Date: May 6, 1860
Item Number: 90359
Call Number: Samuel N. Wood Coll. #548
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90359
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Lawyers
Collections - Manuscript - Wood, Samuel N.
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Beach Valley
Places - Counties - Rice
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Roads & Highways - Bridges
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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