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1. ii.10.101-103 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston on 3/30/1894 from Calvin B. Power. He is responding to Gaston's letter of the 25th. Power can see he over estimated the number of acres to acquire. He wrote an article "Rent Belongs To God" and at close stated he was a candidate for Congress in the 24th District of Pa. He has not earned much money in last 5 months. If his relative should die then he and his sons will get no less than $6,000.00, but he could liv...

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2. ii.10.27 - Newspaper Article

   3 newspaper articles, 1 from Little Rock, Arkansas, 1 from Randolph County, Arkansas saying that the location committee (James Bellangee, S. S. Mann and S. E. Mann) for the Fairhope Industrial Association are in the area looking for a location for their colony. Each article explains the plans of the Fairhope Industrial Association.

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3. ii.10.99-100 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston on 3/20/1894 from Calvin B. Power, Dunbar, Pa. He thinks Gaston's letters in Liberty Bell are good. They must have sufficient money to buy 50,000 to 200,000 acres of land for Colony. They must get enough land to be a force in State Legislation. He is not getting his loan as easily as expected. Has worked hard at propaganda work but has not earned a dime in 5 months. He thinks letters in Liberty Bell seem to fav...

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4. ii.12.95-97 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston on March 1, 1894 from Charles E. Smith of Denver, Colorado saying that he has read the articles of incorporation, constitution and by laws of the Fairhope Industrial Association. He has read an article by J. G. Kinder on Arkansas and believes Gaston should investigate. He suggests that if Gaston likes the Arkansas location that the people in Colorado and the peope in Des Moines join forces to establish a Co-operativ...

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5. ii.13.31-32 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston on April 9, 1894 from Parksly, Virginia describing the advantages of locating the Fairhope Industrial Association Colony in Colorado, Arkansas or Virginia.

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6. ii.13.43 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston on March 6, 1894 from W. G. Vincenheller from the Office of the Bureau of Mines, Manufactures & Agriculture giving information about Arkansas.

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7. ii.13.64-65 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston on March 6, 1894 from A. G. Witt of Pocaontas, Arkansas telling him of the advantages of his location.

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8. ii.1.57-58 - Letter

   Letter written to E. B. Gaston from William Atkinson of Olatte, Kansas. Atkinson is a Populist, interested in cooperative reform, and suggest the state of Arkansas or Oklahoma would be ideal for the proposed colony.

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9. ii.2.71-72 - Postcard

   Postcard to E. B. Gaston from James Bellangee written on June 10, 1894, telling him that the location committee will spend two days in the wilderness then back to Little Rock, Arkansas then on to Lake Charles, Louisiana.

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10. ii.2.73-74 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston from James Bellangee from Pine Bluff, Arkansas on June 17, 1894. Mr. Bellangee says it will be hard to find a good place in Arkansas. He likes Randolph County best but thinks there is a better opportunity in Grand Prairie. "Mr. Mann is sighing for the Gulf breezes. He is disgusted with the stumps and stones of the hill country."

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11. ii.3.11-13 - Letter

    Letter to Ernest B. Gaston from T. H. Chamberlain, Findlay, Ohio, date June 28, 1894. He read in Liberty Bell that Location Committee is now in Arkansas. He mentions Patrick Henry "give me liberty or give me death". Equal freedom is what Patrick Henry meant as liberty. He hopes committee can locate land that is good for agriculture and has a favorable climate. He mentioned Puget Sound Colony in 1886 and felt they did not recognize the law of...

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12. ii.3.48-50 - Letter

    Letter to Ernest B. Gaston, Des Moines, Iowa, from D. A. Coats, Snell, Simmons and Company, Real Estate Agents, Arkansas, dated 1894/05/02. Discusses land in the area and states climate is as good as southern California and as healthy. They have R.R. and water transportation and the soil is easily cultivated and productive. He encourages Gaston to come soon in order to get a sizable tract of land for the proposed colony. He is a personal frie...

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13. ii.3.5-6 - Letter

    Letter to Ernest B. Gaston from T. H. Chamberlain, Findlay, Ohio, dated March 29, 1894. He has questions about officers of proposed colony. He suggested that they do not locate colony any further south than Arkansas. He requested several applications.

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14. ii.4.47-48 - Letter

    Letter to Ernest B. Gaston, Des Moines, Iowa, from P. A. Duterrow, Warm Springs Arkansas, date 07/11/1894. a request for a copy of the constitution and a copy of the Liberty Bell. He suggest that E. B. Gaston look at the Warm Springs, Arkansas area as a location for proposed colony. Land is cheap, country rough, well timbered , healthy and excellent place to grow fruits.

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15. ii.4.59-60 - Letter

    Letter to Ernest B. Gaston, Des Moines, Iowa, from C. L. Ferree, Jamaica, Iowa, dated 06/06/1894. He wishes he had seen committee before they started looking for land. He prefers Southwest Arkansas between Ft. Smith and Texarkana. Discusses why his selection.

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16. ii.6.59-60 - Letter

    Letter dated 06/10/1894 to E. B. Gaston from Henry Hawkins of Armada, Arkansas. Hawkins is "desirous of living with souls more congenial " and is interesed in the Fairhope Colony. He wants Gaston to consider his area as the site and discusses the land, water, crops, etc in Arkansas. He says there are "no land speculators here, but they will no doubt be here before long."

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17. ii.7.31-34 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston on February 25, 1894 from J. G. Kinder of St. Louis, Missouri saying that he has reviewed the Constitution of the Fairhope Industrial Association and can not find many flaws. He talks about the importance of the location of the colony and talks about the advantages of Arkansas and the discomfort of the Topolobampo colonists.

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18. ii.7.35-40 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston on March 25, 1894 from J. G. Kinder of St. Louis, Missouri saying that finding a good location is vital to the success of the colony and detailing the attributes of Randolph County, Arkansas.

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19. ii.8.80-81 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston on 2/14/1894 from C. F. Lindstrom, Kan. He has a letter from T. E. Palmer, Kansas City, Mo., who writes that there are a great number of people in Kansas City who would be glad to help in an organized effort for a cooperative colony. Mr. Palmer did much for Topolobampo movement. He is much taken with "Coming Nation". He suggested to Mr. Palmer an area in southern Missouri, be found for locating a colony. He has ...

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20. ii.9.15-16 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston on 4/03/1894 from T. E. Mann. He asked Gaston who is Hamilton White. He encloses a letter from a good man from Epworth? College faculity and states he would be a worthy acquisition to their numbers. He is an old line Greenbacker and has some means and he was formerly a lumber dealer in Iowa. He writes of the Arkansas location and the lands to be avoided there. His father had been there to visit and wants Gasto...

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