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Title
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Russell Hicks
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Description
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Photo and information on Russell Hicks (ca. 1799-1876), a native of Massachusetts and lawyer after moving to Independence in 1829 and noted as one of the most eccentric members of the Kansas Town Company as well as judge and counsel for Senator Thomas Hart Benton.
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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Irascible Judge, Farmer Had Extensive Land Holding in Area
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Description
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Article tells the story of Russell Hicks, one of the least known of the original 14 men who divided up Gabriel Prudhomme's property. Hicks was a lawyer and judge kown for "his perpetual foul humor."
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Date
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1988-08-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
