|
 |
Item Description |
 |
|
Letter, S. N. Simpson to Mr Hiram Hill Author: Simpson, Samuel Newell Date: November 20, 1855 S. N. Simpson wrote from Kansas City, Missouri to Hiram Hill in Williamsburgh, Massachusetts, where Edmund Jones had recently returned (see Hill's letter to Jones of October 11, 1855). Simpson described development and rising property values in Lawrence. He detailed his attempts to collect rent from Mrs. Hall, who had cleaned in exchange for a month's rent. In language reminiscent of documents from the American Revolution, the last paragraph declared that Kansas could but would not break ties with the United States, partly because Kansas needed financial assistance. As evidence, Simpson asked Hill for church-building funds. Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Hiram Hill Collection, #382, Box 1, Folder 4 Item Number: 101906 Number of images: 2 Keywords: Domestics; Hill, Hiram; Jones, Edmund; Kansas City, Missouri; Lawrence, Kansas Territory; Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891; Rent; Simpson, H.M; Town development; Town lots; Women |
||
 |
 |
 pg. 1 |
 pg. 2 |
