George J. Remsburg papers, 1891-1941.

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George J. Remsburg papers, 1891-1941.

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This collection primarily contains the personal correspondence between George J. Remsburg and his friends or business associates. It also has articles written for magazines and letters gathering information about the Native American history of the area, especially the Kickapoo; concerning the Quivira Historical Society; between Remsburg and 2 associates concerning the archaeological study of Doniphan County, Kan.; about archaeological discoveries & artifacts; pertaining to people & events in Atchison County, Kan.; and concerning other historical events in Kansas. Mentioned in the collection are Kickapoo leaders Mahimamba & Misquitto; Richard Jordan Gatling; Kennekuk; Paschal Pensoneau; and Remsburg's father, John E. Remsburg. Also included are a brief history of the Kickapoo in Kansas by Remsburg, speeches by Mahimamba & Misquitto, and papers of John E. Remsburg. Other items pertain to George J. Remsburg's health; Charley Hays, a resident of Atchison County; Ezra Daniels's military service, and Abraham Lincoln in Kansas. Correspondents include A.L. DeVoto.

2 ft. (5 boxes)

Kansas State Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7654253

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Gatling, Richard Jordan, 1818-1903

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Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling (12 September 1818–26 February 1903) was born in Hertford County, North Carolina, to Jordan Gatling (14 May 1783–13 April 1848) and Mary Barnes Gatling (30 October 1795–30 September 1868). Jordan Gatling owned and farmed a large tract of land in Hertford County. Jordan and Mary married on 30 October 1795, and had six children: Thomas Barnes Gatling (29 September 1811–14 May 1857), Mary Ann Gatling (29 September 1813–4 October 1838), James H. Gatling (15 July 1816–2 Sep...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Mahimamba (Kickapoo leader)

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Daniels, Ezra Thompson, b. 1844.

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Remsburg, John E. (John Eleazer), 1846-1919

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Remsburg, George J.

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Lincoln scrapbook collected by Remsburg of Potter, Kansas. From the description of Scrapbook, 1909-1920. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 49794608 Archaeologist, author, American Society of Curio Collectors officer. Of Atchison County, Kan.; Porterville, Calif. Full name: George Jacob Remsburg; born 1871, died 1954. From the description of George J. Remsburg papers, 1891-1941. (Kansas State Historical Society). ...

Kennekuk, -1852

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Misquitto (Kickapoo leader)

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Hays, Charles Clarence

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Quivira Historical Society.

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DeVoto, A. L.

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Pensoneau, Paschal, 1796-1883?

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