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Barclay's Business Directory of Leavenworth for 1859
Pierse, Allen
In addition to a listing of businesses and advertisements, the directory included the elected officials for the city of Leavenworth for 1858-59 and the newspapers published in Leavenworth. A few women are listed as owners of businesses. The information for the directory was compiled by Allen Pierse.
previewAtchison city directory and business mirror for 1859-60
Sutherland & McEvoy
This was the first city directory published for Atchison, Kansas. In addition to advertisements, a street directory, and information about various civic institutions in Atchison, it also contained an historical sketch of the city written by Dr. J. H. Stringfellow, one of Atchison's "earliest pioneers." Some women are listed in the directory if they operated a business such as a boarding house, if they had a job, or, apparently, if they were widowed or unmarried. The "business mirror" section listed individual businesses grouped by the type of business or profession. The appendix included a listing of city and county officials.
previewLeonora L. Van Brunt
This illustration shows a portrait of Leonora L. Van Brunt. She was one of the earliest settlers of Kansas and the proprietor of a large dry-goods and general mercantile store in Westmoreland, Pottawatomie County.
preview1880 census of Nicodemus Township, Graham County, Kansas
United States. Census Office. 10th census, 1880
This census schedule provides details--including the name, age, race, and occupation--of both white and black settlers in Nicodemus Township in Graham County, Kansas. This township had been settled by African Americans in 1877 along the south fork of the Solomon River.
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