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Object ID |
i.4.23 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Description |
Letter dated 7/31/1890 to E. B. Gaston from Kelley Mount, of Osawatomie, Kansas continuing correspondence about the advantages of Louisiana as the site for the proposed colony. Mount writes specifically about New Iberia Parish and references the famous actor Joe Jefferson who owns an island there. According to Mount, the "facilities for making an easy and abundant living are not better to my knowledge anywhere in the United States." Mount was a professional stenographer and typewriter. |
Date |
1890/07/31 |
People |
Gaston, Ernest B. (1861-1937) Mount, Kelley |
Search Terms |
Land, acquisition of Land, cost of Proposed Colony Proposed Colony in Southwest Louisiana Louisiana, advantages of |