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Letter, Tho. Ewing Jr to Dear Father [Thomas Ewing, Sr] Author: Ewing, Jr., Thomas , 1829-1896 Date: May 11, 1859 Among other rather mundane items, Ewing told his father back in Ohio that the Democrats had just held a convention at Tecumseh, "which Hugh [Ewing] and Hamp attended," and about the economic conditions in Leavenworth, which were much tied to the success of the "Pikes Peak movement." Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Thomas Ewing, Jr. Collection, #341, Letter Press Book #3 Item Number: 100549 Number of images: 4 Keywords: Construction; Democratic Party (U.S.); Ewing, Thomas, 1789-1871; Ewing, Thomas, 1829-1896; Leavenworth County, Kansas Territory; Leavenworth, Kansas Territory; Physicians; Pikes Peak gold rush; Railroads; Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891; St. Joseph, Missouri; Tecumseh, Kansas Territory |
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