Letter, [Ely Moore and William Brindle] Lecompton Land Office to Charles Robinson, Esq.Ely Moore, Register, and William Brindle, Receiver of the Lecompton Land Office wrote to Charles Robinson regarding his ownership of a claim. Robert Robetaille, a Wyandotte Indian, had come forward to place his name on the same piece of land. Robinson was required to produce counter proof of ownership of the claim at the Lecompton Land Office. A. A. Lawrence, in a letter to Robinson dated April 29, 1857, referred to Robinson's attempt to obtain ownership papers of this "float" claim.1857-05-09Webb, Thomas H. (Hopkins)1801-1866CreatorcreThis item was part of Territorial Kansas Online (TKO# 101701). TKO topic guide: Immigration and Early Settlement>The Economy>Speculationstill imageku-kansascollection:2763https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-kansascollection/2763u002840aspace_edb56f0ecbb791cd461ceec1269a0bf9electronicimage/tiffreformatted digitalPapers of Charles Robinsonhttp://hdl.handle.net/10407/4129692862RH MS 38University of KansasUniversity of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryThis work is free of known copyright restrictions.ku-kansascollection_2763_MODSMODS record generated from local records created for online exhibit. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2021-10