John Hutchings correspondence
Overview
The first two letters are from Banks, who preceded Hutchings to Lawrence, and they describe Lawrence, the lawyers, and law practice in the area. The third letter written by W. B. West mentions Quantrill's raid and asks about job opportunities in Lawrence.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 - 1863
Creator
- Hutchings, John, 1836-1892 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Hutchings, John
Hutchings moved to Lawrence in 1863 to form a law partnership with Elliott V. Banks.
Extent
1 folder (3 items)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P66
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Helen Crane Bennison, Kansas City, Missouri.
Separated Materials
A reprint of the original article can be found at RH C2327 in the Kansas Collection.
General
Bank's letter dated May 30, 1862, was published with commentary by Paul E. Wilson, in the Kansas Law Review, vol. 10, no. 2, December 1961.
General
Names mentioned in the Banks letter:
- Cobb, Nelson
- Bassett, Owen A
- Carpenter, Louis
- Christian, James
- Coe, John M.
- Fillmore, Lemuel
- Goodin, Joel K
- Hendry, James N.
- Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
- Lowman, E. S.
- Montgomery, W. P.
- Riggs, Samuel Agnew, 1835-1920
- Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
- Russell, Sheldon C
- Shannon, Wilson, 1802-1877
- Smith, George W.
- Thacher, Solon Otis, 1830-1895
- West, W.
- Young, Samuel A.
Subject
- Banks, E. V., 1836?-1873 (Person)
- Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the John Hutchings Collection
- Subtitle
- John Hutchings correspondence
- Author
- kpz 13 November 1972 mg 2004
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid writtenin<language> English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3583617769
- Preferred citation
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John Hutchings Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P66, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository