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Ewing's friend and business associate, Hamp B. Denman, went to Washington, D.C., to seek appointment as register of the U.S. Land Office in Lecompton. President Buchanan "--that damned old scoundrel!"--rejected Denman.
Creator: Ewing, Thomas, 1829-1896
Date: February 23, 1860
Item Number: 922
Call Number: Thomas Ewing, Jr., Coll. No. 341, Letter Press Book No. 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 922
Collections - Manuscript - Ewing, Thomas, Jr.
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land - Land offices
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Buchanan, James
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Democrat
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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