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Title
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Westport, Missouri Mill
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Description
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File contains a photocopy of an 1847 letter by Allan Ward, "First Miller at Shawnee-Mission and who built the first mill in Westport, Mo." regarding the mission's operations and his plans to build his own mill.
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Object Type
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Vertical File
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Title
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Letters of Allen T. Ward, 1842-1852: From the Shawnee and Kaw (Methodist) Missions
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Description
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Biographical article about the letters from 1842 to 1851 of Allen T. Ward, or Allen Ward (1806-1862), with portraits of himself and family members and a picture of the east building of the Shawnee Methodist Mission in Johnson County, Kansas. The letters describe his "impressions" and experiences of the place, Indians, fellow missionaries and other settlers, and the surrounding area's activities including Kansas City and the 1849 cholera epidemic (pages 364-371).
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Date
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1967
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
