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William Allen White
Portrait of William Allen white, editor and owner of the Emporia Gazette newspaper, Emporia, Kansas.
previewAnna Margaret Watson Randolph, diary
Randolph, Anna Margaret Watson, 1838-1917
This brief diary, kept by Anna Margaret (Watson) Randolph, begins with her move to Kansas in an entry dated August 17, 1858. These six entries at the beginning of her diary provide details about her family's journey from Ohio to Kansas Territory, included a number of interesting accounts of their journey on a riverboat. Their boat ran aground several times and, interspersed among her descriptions of these difficulties, Anna wrote about her sister Mary Jane, the weather, and her personal observances of other passengers. She also filled her diary with her frustrations and concerns during their arduous journey west.
previewHiram Hill to Erastus D. Ladd & S.B. Prentiss
Hill, Hiram, 1804-
Hiram Hill wrote to E. D. Ladd and S. B. Prentiss in Kansas Territory, requesting that they send a new drawing of the West Lawrence town shares when they are available, and asking about the prospect of selling town lots there. Hill also inquired about a share of Emporia stock that he had given to Mr. Whitney to pass on to them. He answered their questions regarding maintenance of his rental properties, and confirmed that only "necessary repairs" were to be completed at his expense.
previewWilliam Allen White
Portrait of William Allen White, editor of the "Emporia Gazette" newspaper in Emporia, Kansas.
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