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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05476 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | Gordon William Lillie to C. C. Morgan regarding establishing a settlement in Oklahoma |
| Date | 16 June 1889 |
| Author | Lillie, Gordon William (1860-1942) |
| Recipient | Morgan, C.C. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written on stationery of Pawnee Bill's Oklahoma Colonization Company. Informs Morgan of his plans to establish a settlement (possibly the colony which was later known as "Pawnee Bill's Old Town and Trading Post" in Oklahoma). Advises Morgan that a dry goods or cigar business will prove the most lucrative in the established town. |
| Subjects | Westward Expansion Frontiers and Exploration Immigration and Migration American West Merchants and Trade Commerce Tobacco and Smoking |
| People | Lillie, Gordon W. (Gordon William) (1860-1942) Morgan, C. C. (fl. 1889) |
| Place written | Wichita, Kansas |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Westward Expansion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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