Family papers, 1880-1931 (bulk 1880-1893).

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Family papers, 1880-1931 (bulk 1880-1893).

Collection contains correspondence (1880-1893), including an 1881 letter by Richter asking for reimbursement of his supplies when Fort McKinney caught on fire, letters between several members of the Watt family describing life in Mitchell and Galt, Ontario and farming in Valley Center, Kansas and the Johnson County War of 1892; a 1903 diary for Elizabeth Watt Richter; and a 1931 letter by Henry Pritchard of Orange County, California proposing to Louise Richter.

2 folders.

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Richter, Richard, d. 1915.

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Watt, Jane Black.

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Pritchard, Henry.

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Watt family.

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Watt, Robert, 1774-1819

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Richter, Elizabeth, 1944-

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Elizabeth Watt (d. 1944) was born in Mitchell, Ontario. She was the daughter of James and Jane Black Watt and sister to James Cullen and Robert Watt. She moved to Johnson County, Wyoming in 1890 to live with her uncle Cullen Watt and his family before her family moved to Valley Center, Kansas. She married Richard Richter in 1893 and they had one daughter, Louise, who was born in 1900. Richter had been a civilian employee at Fort McKinney during the late 1870s and later operated a sawmill and a r...

Watt, James Cullen.

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Richter, Louise M

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Watt, Cullen, 1844-

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Watt, James T., 1923-

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