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List of items sold at an auction of the Anthony Farm in Baileyville, Kansas, circa 1885

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 11

Scope and Contents

Also includes a note from D.R. Anthony III that says, “This appears to be a sale – auction of farm equipment and supplies at the Anthony Farm, Baileyville, Kansas about 1885. Apparently there was a change of tenant farmer, unexplained, but Col. Anthony 'bid on' much of what was sold. The prices are most interesting. This farm was sold in 1920 by D.R. Anthony Jr. at a good price – about $125 per acre.”

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1885

Repository Details

Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository

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