Biographies
If you have any biography records or links pertaining to individuals
with a connection to Atchison County, please e-mail me! All files
are "as is" and I cannot guarantee the completeness, accuracy, or
timeliness of the information contained in this database. I regret I
cannot assist you in your personal research or prevent duplication
of data. My goal is to provide these files to aid you in finding
and/or correcting your family information.
- Genealogical and Biographical Record of North-Eastern Kansas by The
Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago, 1900 - a collection of biographies of
individuals who have some type of connection to Atchison County, Kansas.
Name Index
- A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans by William E. Connelley
Chicago : Lewis, 1918 - a collection of biographies of individuals who
have some type of connection to Atchison County, Kansas.
Name Index
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Letters of Correspondence
- Albert D.
Richardson's Letters on the Pike's Peak Gold Region Written to the
Editor of the Lawrence Republican, May 22-August 25, 1860 edited by Louise
Barry February, 1943
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Letter, S. C. Pomeroy to Dear Hyatt [Thaddeus Hyatt]
Author: Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891 Date: August 6, 1857
Pomeroy reports to Hyatt from Atchison regarding various issues having to
do with their investments in that town--"the Rail Road matter," which went
"well," had led Pomeroy to make tentative plans, it seems, to found a town
across the river from Atchison on land he already owned to tie to the
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad. "If the Rail Road can be put through next
season, we can sell [Atchison] lots enough to make such sinners as we are
rich as sinners ought to be." (also available in Text version)
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Letter, S. C. Pomeroy to My dear good little man [Thaddeus Hyatt]
Author: Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
Date: February 14, 1859
Responding to Hyatt's letter of February 2 in which he seems to have
authorized the sale of the "Lightfoot," Pomeroy discussed that potential
deal and others, regarding the growth and development of Atchison. Pomeroy
also discussed making loans at up to 10 percent per month, informed Hyatt
that "the Cars run through to St. Jo. To day for the first time," and
painted a very optimistic picture of Atchison's prosperity and future
prospects. The letter was signed, "Your 'fat belly' friend . . ." (also
available in Text version)
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Letter, Phoebe Atkins to Dear friends
Author: Atkins, Phoebe Date: January 6, 1861 Phoebe Atkins wrote to her
friends regarding her living conditions in Oskaloosa. She described how
settlers had to travel as far as Atchison to obtain provisions and prevent
starvation. She also spoke of the necessity of finding work and her recent
illness.
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Letter, Theodore Hyatt to My good friend [W. F. M. Arny]
Author: Hyatt, Theodore Date: October 5, 1860. Theodore Hyatt of New
York wrote to W. F. M. Arny concerning railroads and business in Atchison.
Apparently, Theodore had been taking part in some speculation and
investing and was not pleased with the results. He wrote that "Kansas
would prove the grave-yard of all our earnings and expectations." He also
spoke of town lots in Atchison, particularly one lot that he had received
from Mr. Fairchild. (also available in Text version)
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Letter, Theodore Hyatt to Dear Brother Thaddeus Hyatt Author: Hyatt,
Theodore Date: March 27, 1860 This letter, written by Theodore Hyatt of
New York, was sent to his brother Thaddeus, president of the National
Kansas Committee. The main purpose of the letter was to keep Thaddeus
informed about business dealings in Atchison, Kansas Territory. S.C.
Pomeroy and Benjamin Stringfellow were attempting to attract the
freighting business to Atchison through "inducements" in the form of town
lots. However, the letter also discussed the current situation, since
Thaddeus had been imprisoned in Washington D.C. for aiding John Brown and
collecting funds to support the Brown family after John's death in 1859.
Theodore briefly mentioned that he was "laying low" on that issue until he
could collect all the funds obtained and pay it to Thaddeus. (also
available in Text version)
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Letter, J. J. I. [John James Ingalls] to Dear Father [Elias T. Ingalls]
Author: Ingalls, John James Date: June 10, 1859 From Sumner on June 10,
1859, just days after the election for delegates to the Wyandotte
Constitutional Convention, Ingalls wrote his father about the "well
fought" contest in a county (Atchison) that was "an old stronghold of
pro-slavery democracy." Ingalls won, of course, even though he at first
"regarded the contest as a hopeless one," but still feared that the
Democrats could control the convention; if so, "Kansas may be a Slave
State after all. . . . It is Estimated that there are five hundred slaves
in the territory today by virtue of the Dred Scott decision. A family
recently came to this place from Kentucky with five." (also available in
Text version)
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