| Box 1 |
FF 1 |
Letter, handwritten, to W. A. Nutt, Esq. of Quincy,
Ohio, from Jordan & Mechem, real estate agents, Ottawa, Kansas,
dated April 11, 1885. Reply from Nutt on verso, dated April 20,
1885. The subject of this letter is residential property in Ottawa,
Kansas. Stationery includes map of Ottawa and surrounding area,
depicting railroad connections, and also provides data about Ottawa,
including population, industries, location and governmental function. |
| Box 1 |
FF 2 |
Letter, typed, to Joseph Dixon Crucible
Co. of Jersey City, New Jersey, from Joseph M. Patten, general manager
of the Topeka Railway Company, dated May 9, 1894. This letter submits
an order for a particular type of paint to be used on “iron
centre poles” for a trolley system. The letterhead lists officers
of the Topeka company. |
| Box 1 |
FF 3 |
Letter, handwritten, to Mr. E. H. Smith
(of Kentucky?), from S. C. Gainer of Ft. Scott, Kansas, dated March
19, 1871. This letter describes the Ft. Scott area in detail, citing
railroad connections, water availability, agriculture and growing
conditions, and recent emigrants to the area. There is some mention
of a railroad bill before Congress possibly in connection with a
rail line between Louisville and Frankfort, Kentucky. The author
describes Kansas as “an elegant state.” |
| Box 1 |
FF 4 |
Two letters, handwritten, to “Dear
Folks” of Wamego, Kansas, from illegible, dated November 30,
1892 and December 14, 1892. The letters discuss the writer’s
experiences while serving on a jury in Topeka, Kansas, and other
personal business matters. |
| Box 1 |
FF 5 |
Letter, handwritten, to Miss Sarah Ferguson
of Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, from Missionary Sarah Vocht at the
Iowa and Sac Mission [Kansas], dated September 25, 1846. The letter
discusses missionary work. Includes a typed transcription. |
| Box 1 |
FF 6 |
Letter, handwritten, to John N. and Nancy
Smith of Iowa Point, Doniphan County, K. T. [Kansas Territory],
from James W. and Lucinda Smith, dated May 8, 1859. The letter discusses
life in Iowa Point and gold hunters going to Pike’s Peak. |
| Box 1 |
FF 7 |
Two letters, handwritten, to “Dear
Brother,” from [Rev.] George Nye Boardman of Binghamton, [New
York], dated March 14, 1864 and March 28, 1864. The letters discuss
a proposed missionary colony near Lawrence, Kansas, and a description
of the land. |
| Box 1 |
FF 8 |
Letter, handwritten, to Claudius B. Walker
of Jefferson City, Missouri, from A. W. Chenoweth, surgeon in 14th
Kansas Calvary Volunteers, of Lawrence, Kansas, dated January 5,
1862. The letter discusses slavery, emancipation, and Civil War
fighting in Missouri and Arkansas. Typed transcription included. |
| Box 1 |
FF 9 |
Letter, handwritten, to “My Dear
Old Friends,” from A. W. Chenoweth, surgeon in 14th Kansas
Cavalry Volunteers, of Clarksville, Arkansas, Headquarters 14th
Kansas Calvary Volunteers, dated January 31, 1865. The letter discusses
life in the Western Campaign. Typed transcription included. |
| Box 1 |
FF 10 |
Letter, handwritten, to Mr. Wm. (Hackeney
?) of Medicine Lodge, Kansas, from A. H. (Picard ?) of Walton, Harvey
County, Kansas, dated (June ?) 1876. The letter discusses the possible
purchase of cattle. |
| Box 1 |
FF 11 |
Letter, handwritten, to “Mr. Editor,”
from Ike (Partington ?). No date given. Editorial about the weather. |
| Box 1 |
FF 12 |
Two letters, handwritten, to “Cousin
Don” (of Easton, Massachusetts ?), from “Cousin Carrie”
of Ellsworth, Kansas, dated March 19, 1887 and August 20, 1887.
The letters discuss family matters, life, weather, and business
in Ellsworth and Kansas in general. Both letters include envelopes. |
| Box 1 |
FF 13 |
Two letters, handwritten, to Mary, from
(Theo Arnold?) of St. Louis, Missouri, dated April 16 and April
17 (18??). The letters mention slaves and life in Missouri and Kansas.
|
| Box 1 |
FF 14 |
Letter, handwritten, to “Father
& Mother,” from Adelaide of Rumsey, Comanche County, Kansas,
dated October 28, (?). The letter discusses her husband being away
in Medicine Lodge to appear as a witness for a murder trial, farming,
and family matters. |
| Box 1 |
FF 15 |
Three letters, typed, to Dr. E. J. Nodurfth
of Wichita, Kansas, from D. S. Jackman, Treasurer of the Kansas
Milling Company, Wichita, Kansas, dated December 27, 1932, May 5,
1933 and January 20, 1936. The letters discuss financial matters
regarding a cabin rental and a request to schedule a meeting of
the Glenrock. The letters are typed on Kansas Milling Company stationery
with a large graphic letterhead. |
| Box 1 |
FF 16 |
Two letters, typed, to Dr. Nodurfth of
Wichita, Kansas, from J. W. Buck, Vice President of The Rorabaugh
Dry Goods Co., Wichita, Kansas, dated December 26, 1934 and December
26, 1935. The letters announce Dr. Nodurfth as a prize winner in
Christmas Decorations contests. |
| Box 1 |
FF 17 |
Letter, handwritten, to “Cousin,”
from Augustus Shepherd of Highland Home [Illinois], dated March
17, 1857. The letter discusses Kansas and Border Ruffians. |
| Box 1 |
FF 18 |
Letter, handwritten, to Boydie [Edith
Boyd Steinkuchuer] of Chanute, Kansas, from Stephen R. Williams
of Oxford, [Ohio], dated October 4, 1903. The letter discusses family
matters. Includes envelope. |
| Box 1 |
FF 19 |
Letter, handwritten, to “Friend
Alfred,” from John S. Gray, Union Scout, of Ft. Scott, Kansas,
dated September 7, 1862. The letter details how Gray tricked the
Missouri 6th Cavalry into an ambush. Includes a typed transcription.
|
| Box 1 |
FF 20 |
Two letters, handwritten, to J. [James]
W. Denver, from R. [Robert] S. Stephens, of Lecompton, dated July
11, 1858 and October 21, 1858. The letters discuss the rumor of
Denver’s resignation as Governor of the Kansas Territory,
land deeds, and the impossibility “to get the old pro-slavery
men to unite any way with anything, connected with the Free State
party.” |
| Box 1 |
FF 21 |
Letter, handwritten, to “My Dear
Bill,” from James S. Pike dated August 17,1854. In the letter
Pike writes “Meantime my aim will be to the end as it has
been from the beginning to get the democratic candidate, whoever
he may be, committed openly against the admission of Kanzas as a
slave state.” The top right hand corner of Page 3 is missing
from the letter. |
| Box 1 |
FF 22 |
Letter, handwritten, to “Brother”
of Princeton, New Jersey, from unidentified sender, dated September
28, 1860. The letter discusses slavery, family and financial matters
with many religious references. |
| Box 1 |
FF 23 |
Letter, handwritten, to “My Dear
Friend” [F. B. Sanborn] of Concord, Massachusetts, from John
Brown, Jr. of Put-In-Bay, Ohio, dated May 13, 1888. The letter expresses
thanks for aiding the Brown family financially and also discusses
the republishing of Sanborn’s book Life and Letters of
John Brown. |
| Box 1 |
FF 24 |
Letter, handwritten, to “brothers
& sister” [John W. Hunt] of Kansas City, Missouri, from
Olive of Mound City, Kansas, dated March 26, 1875. The letter discusses
family matters and happenings in Mound City. Includes envelope.
|
| Box 1 |
FF 25 |
Letter, handwritten, to “Friend
Hod,” from Horace (Dreyser?) of Lowell, Maine, dated January
4, 1863. The letter is written about life on the home front. Includes
envelope. |
| Box 1 |
FF 26 |
Letter, handwritten, to “My Dear
Parents” of Norwich City (Connecticut?), from (Sarah L. Smith?)
of (Smyrna?), dated July 28, 1836. The author relates to a picture
in her father’s drawing room she saw as a child. |
| Box 1 |
FF 27 |
Letter, handwritten, to “Dearest
Tooth Pickie,” from Mary Williams Hemingway, circa 1903. The
letter by Hemingway is to her cousin and discusses her wedding and
future plans. It is believed Hemingway is the aunt of Ernest Hemingway. |
