Overview

This collection consists of a single letter, dated December 13, 1855, Cleveland, Ohio, to Hiram Hill, Esq., Philadelphia, Penn. Coates discusses his transacting business regarding real estates interests in Lawrence and Kansas City shared by Coates, Hill and others, who are unnamed. Their property in Lawrence is considered valuable and at Coates' direction was surveyed into town lots. Coates also alludes to the "trouble" in Lawrence which would probably "'fizzle out 'most ingloriously."

Overview This collection of materials includes an illustrated brochure and two leaves of supplemental material which announce and describe fifteen parcels of land generally located in southwest Lawrence, Kansas. The auction was held at the Granada Theatre in downtown Lawrence. Lands sold are described in the brochure which is annotated, with the prices which the lands probably sold for. Potential residential and commercial properties were sold. The bulk of the properties were on or south of 23rd...