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Report of H. J. Strickler, Commissioner to Audit Claims of Citizens of the Territory of Kansas Author: Strickler, Hiram Jackson Date: 1859 Claim #280 was filed on behalf of Mrs. Mary Lovell, a widow, for property taken in August, 1856. She lived in Sugar Mound in Linn County. Her horses and household goods were taken by various armed groups and she stated she walked 25 miles to Westport, Missouri, because she feared for her life. Each claimant had to submit an itemized list and have two witnesses attest to the losses claimed. Even though many of these claims were approved for payment, no funds were ever appropriated or distributed. Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: 328.7304/Un3/Serial Number 1017 Item Number: 101201 Number of images: 2 Keywords: Damage claims; Horses; House furnishings; Linn County, Kansas Territory; Lovell, Mary; Militia; Strickler, Hiram Jackson; Sugar Mound, Kansas Territory; Women |
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