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Date: January 23, 1862
A letter written by Leigh R. Webber from Kansas City, Missouri, addressed to John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of Lawrence, Kansas. Webber begins by recounting other…
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Date: January 11, 1862
This letter, written by Leigh R. Webber from Lexington, Missouri, was addressed to Mrs. Brown, wife of John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of Lawrence. Webber described…
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Date: September 04, 1926
This item, which was prepared for the Old Settlers Meeting of 1926, provides details regarding the arrival of the Shawnee tribe, the prominent Shawnee missions, Mormon missionary work, and also…
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Date: December 15, 1861
This letter, written by Hannah Russell from Salem, Massachusetts, on two different dates, was addressed to Mary Brown, the name of both her sister and niece. Russell primarily discusses local…
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Date: December 11, 1861
A letter written from Lawrence, Kansas, by M.R. Brown, addressed to her son, William Brown, who was in college in New York. Brown begins by discussing the Thanksgiving and Christmas…
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Date: December 15, 1938
In this letter to Kansas State Historical Society secretary Kirke Mechem, Presbyterian Historical Society librarian M.H. Turner informs Mechem that she has searched for information regarding the printing press used…
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Date: July 1882
This item, written by Reverend Samuel M. Irvin, contains Irvin’s thoughts on Thomas Jefferson “TJ” Sutherland. Sutherland, also known as General Sutherland was, according to the information that he gave…
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Date: February 22, 1933
In this letter to Mr. Elliott of Coffeyville, Kansas State Historical Society Curator of Archives George A. Root provides some brief information regarding Samuel Irvin. Root explains that Irvin “arrived…
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Date: April 07, 1855-August 11, 1855
These are the originals and a transcript of the laws, rules, resolutions, and regulations of the settlers of the south fork of the Nimeha [Nemaha]. Also included are meeting minute…
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Date: June 20, 1857
The rules and regulations for Frosts wagon train. The by-laws state the position of each member and their corresponding duties.
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Date: April 06, 1938
This is a letter from Ewing Herbert, Jr., editor of the Hiawatha Daily World, to Jennie Owen, Topeka, Kansas. Herbert gives a brief history of a Hiawatha band that was…
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Date: April 3, 1864
A letter written by John Donnelly from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, addressed to Miss Brown, a daughter of John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of Lawrence. Donnelly, apparently…
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Date: February 7, 1865
This letter, written by William Brown from Lawrence, Kansas, was addressed to his sister, Sarah Brown, who was away at a teaching position in Massachusetts. William began by summarizing an…
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Date: December 23, 1864
A letter written by Leigh R. Webber from Troy, Vermont, addressed to John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of Lawrence, Kansas. Webber discusses Kansas politics, particularly the…
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Date: October 26, 1864
This letter, written by William R. Brown from Lawrence, Kansas, was addressed to his sister Sarah Brown, who was away at a teaching position in Massachusetts. William described his role…
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Date: October 11, 1863
This letter, written by William Brown from Topeka, Kansas, was addressed to his sister, Sarah Brown, in Lawrence. William and Sarah were children of John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister…
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Date: September 5, 1863
A letter written by Leigh R. Webber from Natchez, Mississippi, addressed to Mrs. Brown, wife of John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of Lawrence, Kansas. Webber discusses…
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Date: September 1, 1863
This letter was written by John Stillman Brown from Lawrence, Kansas, addressed to John L. Rupur. Brown gives a detailed and emotional account of William Quantrill’s August 21, 1863, raid…
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Date: August 31, 1863-September 5, 1863
This letter, written by Mary E. B. from West Acton, Massachusetts, was addressed to her cousin Sarah Brown, daughter of John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of…
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Date: September 25, 1861-October 6, 1861
A letter written by Daniel L. Chandler from three locations (West Point, Bates County, Missouri; Mapleton, Missouri; and Kansas City, Missouri) on three separate dates, addressed to John Stillman Brown,…
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Date: September 11, 1861
A letter written by Daniel L. Chandler from Fort Scott, Kansas, addressed to John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of Lawrence. Chandler describes conditions at the fort,…
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Date: January 1, 1841-June 23, 1848
This diary was written by Samuel M. Irvin, and it contains a great number of details surrounding his activities during the period from January 1841 through June 1848. During the…
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Date: October 22, 1859
This letter, written by Leigh R. Webber from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, was addressed to Miss Brown, a daughter of John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of Lawrence.…
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Date: August 4, 1858
This letter, written from Ashley, Massachusetts, by William Brown, was addressed to his sister, Sarah Brown. William and Sarah were the children of John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who…
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Date: March 7, 1858
A letter written from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, by Sarah Brown, addressed to her brother, William Brown, who was studying at Phillips Exeter Academy. Sarah and William were the children of…
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