Letter, S. M. Irvin to Dear Sir [Gen. John Bayless]S. M. Irvin, a member of the Highland Town Company, wrote from Highland, Kansas Territory to John Bayless, President of the Company and future Superintendent of Schools in Doniphan County. Irvin discussed different options regarding the development of an "educational company" and seminarian schools. Irvin also looked ahead to other aspects of town development, and stated that it would be advantageous to find a mechanic to buy and run the local mill.1857-10-26Webb, Thomas H. (Hopkins)1801-1866CreatorcreThis item was part of Territorial Kansas Online (TKO# 102117). TKO topic guide: Immigration and Early Settlement>Community Life>Education/Schoolsstill imageku-kansascollection:2373https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-kansascollection/2373u002983||u002984||u002985||u002986aspace_932dbb2ad678d396a0cfcecf615653efelectronicimage/tiffreformatted digitalJohn Bayless papershttp://hdl.handle.net/10407/4982935179RH MS 133University of KansasUniversity of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryThis work is free of known copyright restrictions.ku-kansascollection_2373_MODSMODS record generated from local records created for online exhibit. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2021-10