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History of Kansas City, Missouri
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Biographical sketch of William Chick Scarritt, or William Scarritt, a lawyer born in Westport in 1861 as a son of Reverend Nathan Scarritt.
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1888
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Book
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History of Kansas City, Missouri
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Biographical sketch of Joseph Norman, a lawyer specializing in abstracts at 16 East 6th Street under the firm name of Norman & Robertson. Born in Illinois in 1841 and coming to Kansas City in 1861 as a teacher in Westport serving the Union in the Civil War.
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1888
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Book
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History of Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Photo and bio of John Wornall, a farmer and Missouri state senator of Jackson County. Born in Kentucky in 1822 and coming here in 1843 with his family and building his home south of Westport (now a museum) on the Santa Fe Trail before becoming a victim of Civil War raids, a Missouri state senator in 1869, and president of the Kansas City National Bank in 1872.
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Date
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1888
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Object Type
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Book
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History of Kansas City, Missouri
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Description
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Photo and bio of Hiram Northrup, a prominent banker in Wyandotte, Kansas and one of the first bankers of Kansas City, Missouri. Born in New York in 1818 and coming to Kansas City in 1844 as an Indian trader (also operating in Westport), business partner and honorary tribal member of the Wyandotte Indians, and merchant and banker with Joseph Chick until the Civil War.
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Date
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1888
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Object Type
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Book
