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Testimony of Capt. S. T. Shore Author: No authors specified. Date: December 2, 1856 This testimony, a portion of the Journal of Investigations in Kansas, was collected by the National Kansas Committee under the leadership of Thaddeus Hyatt. Captain Shore was a free state militia captain and was active during the border warfare of 1856. Yet, while he was active in the free state cause, this account focuses on his personal life and his perceptions of the territory. The testimony begins with general information about his family, claim, etc., and then proceeds to his personal opinion of the land and vegetation in Kansas. Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Thaddeus Hyatt Collection, #401, Box 1, Folder 5 Item Number: 101704 Number of images: 4 Keywords: Agriculture; Crops; Grain; Livestock; Ottawa Creek, Kansas Territory; Shore, Samuel T.; Sickness (see Illness) |
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