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History--Early Notices of the Missouri River and Indians (Third Paper)
Title
History--Early Notices of the Missouri River and Indians (Third Paper)
Description
Article describing events and descriptions of Indian and French military settlements in the late 1600s and early 1700s, in the vicinity of Saint Louis and possibly Fort Orleans.
Date
1882-03
Object Type
Magazine Article
History of Kansas City, Missouri
Title
History of Kansas City, Missouri
Description
Biographical sketch of Henry Craig who was born in Kentucky in 1848, became a lawyer and moved to Kansas City in 1869. In 1876 he was "elected by a very large majority to the Missouri House of Representatives" and in 1881 "appointed police commissioner by Governor Crittenden." He founded in 1877 the Craig Rifles military organization in Kansas City and also involved "in ridding the country of the notorious 'James gang.'"
Date
1888
Object Type
Book