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Letter, Thaddeus Hyatt to James Buchanan Author: Hyatt, Thaddeus Date: October 16, 1860 Thaddeus Hyatt, president of the National Kansas Committee, wrote this letter to the President of the United States in an effort to obtain assistance for the suffering inhabitants of Kansas. He described in detail the needs of the settlers, including their lack of adequate winter clothing and the scarcity of food. According to his personal observations, Hyatt concluded that the only options left to Kansas settlers were exodus or starvation. He also asked that all government lands be removed from the market, especially those in the New York Indian Reserve. Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Thaddeus Hyatt Collection, #401, Box 1, Folder 9 Item Number: 101497 Number of images: 4 Keywords: Buchanan, James, 1791-1868; Diseases; Droughts; Economic conditions; Famines; Food; Health; Hyatt, Thaddeus; Indian reserves; Relief; Sickness (see Illness) |
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