KANSAS AND THE
WEST MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION
MS 94-34
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KANSAS AND THE
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| Box 1 | FF 1 | Letter, longhand, 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, longhand, 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." |