Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
In 1859 after the matter was settled with Kansas entering as a free state, he moved to Atchison, Kansas (named for his cohort David Rice Atchison) to practice law. He worked with former adversary Cyrus K. Holliday to form the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad.
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