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Title
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Letters Sent (Provost Marshal, Northern District of Kansas)
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Description
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This notebook contains copies of correspondence sent by the Provost Marshal's Office, Northern District of Kansas in Leavenworth, Kansas, between August and December 1865. The correspondence addresses topics such as enrollment, desertions, and recruitment efforts. Participants in the correspondence include Quarter Master General M.C. Miegs; Assistant Secretary of War C.A. Dana; and Capt. J. McCahon, Provost Marshal for the Northern District of Kansas.
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Date
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August 1865-December 1865
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Title
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Medical Record of Examination of Recruits
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Description
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This is a bound volume of records noting the medical examinations of men recruited to the Union Army in Kansas. The records, dating from November 5, 1864 to April 20, 1865, include the recruits' names, ages, country or state of birth, occupation, height, complexion, eye and hair color, chest measurements, race, and town or county of residence.
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Date
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November 5, 1864-April 20, 1865
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Title
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From Edward Fitch to Dear Parents
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Description
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Edward Fitch of Lawrence, Kansas, writes a letter to his parents in Massachusetts on August 9, 1857, announcing that Kansas has voted to ratify the Topeka Constitution. He adds that Free State supporters appear to comprise a majority in Kansas. Fitch complains about a recent Herald of Freedom article on the apportionment of the Kansas Legislature, and claims that it is “the most damning piece of villany ever perpetrated by any men or set of men.”
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Date
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August 9, 1857
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Title
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Maps of Shawnee Indian Reservation
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Description
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These 21 plat maps were made ca. 1857 by Isaac Cooper Stuck. The maps are marked with geographical features and locations of people’s land claims within the Shawnee Indian Reservation in eastern Kansas.
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Object Type
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Map