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  1. ii.10.36-37 - Letter

    Letter addressed to the editor of the Liberty Bell newspaper dated 08/08/1894 from Thomas P. Noble of Wyoming, Pennsylvania requesting a sample copy of the LIberty Bell and membership application materials for the colony. Noble has read about the colony in the Chicago Express newspaper and the Progressive Thought publication. He is interested in the cooperative movement.

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    ii.10.36-37
  2. ii.12.16-17 - Letter

    Letter dated 12/14/1894 to E. B. Gaston in his capacity as editor of The Fairhope Courier from O. Savard of St. Paul, MInnesota. Savard has read The Courier, and is sending money for a subscription. He expects to be let go from his current job as an elected official and would like to join the colony He feels his original trade as a shoemaker would be a good addition. He says the political climate is the reason he might lose his job. .

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    ii.12.16-17
  3. ii.12.45-47 - Letter

    Letter dated 4/11/1894 to E. B. Gaston from William Schemenour, who continues his correspondence about becoming a member of the Fairhope Industrial Association. Schemenour has a patent pending on a special wagon axle. He writes very eloquently about his boys "growing into manhood" and his efforts to place them in a favorable position for success.

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    ii.12.45-47
  4. ii.12.49-51 - Letter

    Letter dated 4/30/1894 to E. B. Gaston from William Schemenour of Waterville, Ohio. He is commenting on the submission of his application for membership in the Fairhope Industrial Association. He says he has read widely on economic issues and says "there is no work that eagles George's and when I am tired and weary, I take down my bible Progress & Poverty." Schemenour calls himself a mechanic and jack of all trades.

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    ii.12.49-51
  5. ii.1.36-37 - Postcard

    This postcard is continuing correspondence dated 8/23/1894 from Gilbert Anderson of St. Louis, Missouri to E. B. Gaston, Secretary of the Fairhope Industrial Association in Des Moines, Iowa. Anderson has received the report of the Location Committee and other Fairhope-related materials. He wishes to wait about ten days before sending back his ballot, on which he, as a member of the FIA, will vote on Fairhope's location. He has a friend who ...

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    ii.1.36-37
  6. ii.4.12-13 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston from Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Davenport of Glidden, Iowa dated 05/12/1894. They are sending in their membership application to the Fairhope Industrial Association and have enclosed $5 towards membership. They want to move to a warmer climate. Both Mr. and Mrs. Davenport write the letter.

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    ii.4.12-13
  7. ii.4.29-30 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston dated 03/07/1894 from J. N. Dixon of Malvern, Arkansas. Dixon is sending in his membership application to the Fairhope Industrial Association.

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    ii.4.29-30
  8. ii.4.9 - Letter

    Letter written to E. B. Gaston from H. B. Dame of Flint, Michigan dated 07/18/1894. Dame has read about the Fairhope Industrial Association in the People's Tribune of Saginaw, Michigan and is requesting membership information.

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    ii.4.9
  9. ii.6.11-13 - Letter

    Letter to E. B. Gaston, Iowa, from James W. Hale. dated 7/30/1894. Has read about the proposed colony and is requesting all information regarding how to become a member and the location. Discouraged with the state of civilization.

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    ii.6.11-13
  10. ii.6.38-40 - Letter

    Letter dated 08/06/1894 to E. B. Gaston from Henry C. Hanson of Gothenburg, Nebraska. Hanson does not have the cash to become a member of the Fairhope Industrial Association. He reports, however, that there are people in Nebraska who might be interested in the FIA, and asks Gaston "what you would think of my trying to get recruits for the colony."

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    ii.6.38-40
  11. ii.6.5-6 - Letter

    Letter dated 03/05/1894 to E. B. Gaston from J. H. Hachman of North English, Iowa. Hachman, age 35, identifies himself as a reformer since he was 17, and was a member of the socialist laber (his spelling) party in Germany and is now a member of the People's Party. He wants to join the Fairhope Industrial Association, but is unemployed at the present time and cannot afford the fee. He wants Gaston to send several sample copies of the Liberty B...

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    ii.6.5-6
  12. ii.8.107 - Letter

    Letter dated 10/27/1894 to E. B. Gaston from J. D. Lucier of Findlay, Ohio. Lucier says he will be sending in his membership application for the Fairhope Industrial Association with $5 soon and is looking forward to surrounding himself wtih congenial people.

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  13. ii.8.108-109 - Letter

    Leter dated 06/06/1894 to Alf Wooster from Mrs. H. M. Lyon in Omaha, Nebraska. Mrs. Lyon wants information about membership in the Fairhope Colony. She is a widow, and her daughter will likely accompany her.

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    ii.8.108-109
  14. ii.8.29-30 - Letter

    Letter dated 07/02/1893 to E. B. Gaston from George B. Lang of Woodbine, Iowa. Lang requests copies of applications for membership to the colony, and suggests Gaston also print them in the Liberty Bell newspaper. He is recruiting individuals for the colony, encourages Gaston to file paperwork to incorporate, includes drafts of corporation forms. Lang is an official with the Iowa People's Party. N.B. This letter was more likely written in J...

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    ii.8.29-30
  15. ii.8.31 - Letter

    Letter to E. B. Gaston from George B. Lang of Woodbine, Iowa, an official with the Iowa People's Party. Lang has received copies of the Liberty Bell and has "fellows" inquiring about the colony. He is interested in the Arkansas location for the colony, comments of crops, and discusses a Conference to be held March 23. Gaston's note on this letter indicates he responded to it on 2/26 (either 1893 or 1894).

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  16. ii.8.33 - Invoice

    Invoice dated 03/10/1894 to the Fairhope Industrial Association from George B. Lang, editor of The Sentinel populist newspaper. Lang has printed receipt and order forms for the FIA and requests that the charges for these items apply to his personal payment for membership in the FIA.

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  17. ii.8.35-36 - Letter

    Letter dated 06/15/1894 to E. B. Gaston from James. E. Larimer, Jr. of Norwalk Connecticut. Larimer is sending money for copies of the Liberty Bell newspaper. He is interested in the Fairhope Industrial Association.

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    ii.8.35-36
  18. ii.8.64-65 - Letter

    Letter dated 08/14/1894 to E. B. Gaston from Bert Lee of Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory. Lee is interested in joining the Fairhope colony and has comments on the location, favoring Arkansas. He also has questions about membership in the Fairhope Industrial Association.

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    ii.8.64-65
  19. ii.8.99-100 - Letter

    Letter dated 09/10/1894 to E. B. Gaston from J. A. Long thanking Gaston for the copy of the Fairhope Industrial Association By-Laws. Long hopes to join the Colony,has questions, and asks Gaston to send membership information to: William Dickens of Road House, Iowa, and Will Frank of Rushsylvania, Ohio.

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    ii.8.99-100
  20. ii.9.128-129 - Form

    Completed MembershipFform to the Fairhope Industrial Association dated 06/04/1894 for Lewis Morris of Palatka, Florida.

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    iii.9.129-129

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