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1. Barney Ward Barney Ward 1965-1972 Chapter about Elijah Barney Ward, or Barney Ward (1813-1865), "[a] builder of Fort Hall [1834)" and "the man who directed the Death Valley '49ers on their supposed 'shortcut' to California." Native of...
2. Early KC History Early KC History 1881 Transcription of the first paper read before the Old Settlers Historical Society by John C. McCoy details some early history of the Kansas City area and its settlement in relation to the local Indians,...
3. Fort Leavenworth Fort Leavenworth 1924 Description of a "Fort," presumably Fort Leavenworth, and "Mormonites" in Caldwell, County, Missouri, among other subjects, in a letter written in 1838. "The situation of the Fort is finely chosen.......
4. Pony Express Pony Express 1997 Description of the overland journey of the horse-riding mail carriers of the Pony Express, organized by William Russell of the freighting firm of Russell, Majors & Waddell, from Saint Joseph, Missouri,...
5. Richard Earickson Richard Earickson 1878 Biographical sketch of Richard Earickson, "one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of Howard county," born in Kentucky in 1803 and moving to Missouri in 1819, becoming a soldier in 1839 "[i]n...