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Letter, Tho. Ewing Jr to Dir Sir [William F. Roelofson] Author: Ewing, Jr., Thomas , 1829-1896 Date: March 26, 1859 In this March 26, 1859, letter to William F. Roelofson, London, England, T. Ewing, Jr., discussed an investment but also observed: "The city streets are black with the swarms of Pikes Peakers and our prospects are better now than ever. We are getting 2/3rds of the whole of this emigration: and our merchants are doing an enormous business in outfitting for the mines." Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Thomas Ewing, Jr. Collection, #341, Letter Press Book #2 Item Number: 100536 Number of images: 2 Keywords: Commerce; Ewing, Thomas, 1829-1896; Gold mines and mining; Leavenworth County, Kansas Territory; Leavenworth, Kansas Territory; London, England; Merchants; Pikes Peak gold rush; Railroads; Roelofson, William F. |
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