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J. Wilkin to J. M. Armstrong
Date: April 22, 1846
Letter sent to John McIntire Armstrong in Washington, D.C., from his friend, J. Wilkin in Wyandotte, Kansas. The letter was written on wrapping paper in lieu of stationary, and it…
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Baxter Springs as a military post
Date: Between 1900 and 1910
This pamphlet recounts the history of Baxter Springs, Kansas, as military institution during the Civil War. It also describes the murder of the Rev. John Baxter for whom the town…
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Petition alleging voter fraud
Date: November 29, 1854
On November 29, 1854, Territorial Kansas Governor Andrew H. Reeder called the first election in Kansas Territory, which sent pro-slavery delegate John W. Whitfield to the U.S. Congress. Whitfield received…
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Farms and homes in Kansas
Date: 1878
This publication promotes the sale of railroad lands held by the Central Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad in the Republican and Solomon Valley’s of Kansas from Atchison to Beloit.…
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Homes in America along the line of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
Date: April 1882
This pamphlet promotes immigration and the sale of railroad lands in Kansas along the Arkansas River Valley. It includes a map of the continental United States showing the western division…
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4th Kansas Infantry muster rolls
Date: 1862
These are the muster rolls of the 4th Kansas Infantry. The muster roll identifies the officers and enlisted men, their age, birthplace, the location from which they came to Kansas,…
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James Madison Harvey correspondence
Date: 1861-1865
Papers from the James Madison Harvey collection. James was elected as the fifth governor of the State of Kansas in 1868 and served two terms as a Republican from 1869…
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Shawnee Indian reservation plat maps of 1854
Date: 1857
These are survey plat maps of land included in the Shawnee Indian reservation of 1854. Landownership is indicated on the maps. Isaac Cooper Stuck drew these around 1857.
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Sumner Corbin to Frank Walker
Date: March 04, 1862
A letter from Sumner Corbin to Frank Walker discussing such military matters as the 3rd and 4th volunteer regiments, and how numerous men have turned against James Montgomery for not…
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James Blood correspondence
Date: 1854-1861
James Blood was involved with the first party of New England Emigrant Aid Company settlers who arrived to Kansas in late July 1854. Blood was actively engaged from the beginning…
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John Adams Halderman correspondence
Date: 1860-1869
At the outbreak of the Civil War, Major John Adams Halderman (1833-1908) helped recruit and then lead the troops of the First Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment, who saw considerable action…
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First letter of the war
Date: December 1, 1855
A facsimile of a letter written by General James H. Lane, labeled as the first letter of the “Wakarusa War.” This skirmish was between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces near and…
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Permits issued from Colonel R.N. Hershfield
Date: October 1864
Four permits listed for people to do business, including making beer for the use of the army, operating a ferry, employing named individuals, and continuing a functional military establishment.
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Orville Chester Brown correspondence
Date: 1854-1861
A selection of papers from Orville Chester Brown (1811-1904). Brown was a pioneer, founder of Osawatomie, Kansas, and ardent abolitionist. In October 1854, he came to Kansas to improve his…
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Cyrus Leland letters
Date: 1862-1864
These letters were written by Cyrus Leland, primarily, during his time in the Civil War. Leland served in the 4th Kansas and later the10th Kansas Infantry, after the 3rd and…
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Josephine Blakely Martin material
Date: Between 1858 and 1881
Material relating to Josephine Blakely Martin and William S. Blakely. Included in this folder are journals, letters, appointments, and a diploma. Several pages of the journal have been skipped or…
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Joseph H. Trego correspondence
Date: 1862-1863
Joseph Harrington Trego was a physician and pioneer from Mound City. He came to Kansas in 1857 and became a “jayhawker.” In this correspondence he talks of border warfare, formation…
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James H. Lane material
Date: 1854-1910
Material relating to James H. Lane. Lane served as president of the Topeka and Leavenworth constitutional conventions and was elected one of the state’s first U.S. senators. He raised the…
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Lewis Stafford to Kate Newland correspondence
Date: March 1861-January 1863
Civil War letters written by Lewis Stafford of Grasshopper Falls, Kansas, to his girlfriend Kate Newland, also of Grasshopper Falls and later Lecompton and Topeka. Stafford served in Company E…
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Charles and Sarah Robinson correspondence
Date: 1861-1862
Correspondence between Charles Robinson, the first Governor of Kansas, his wife Sara, and others, mostly involving activities in the fight for a non-slavery Kansas. Some of the people discussed are…
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Samuel Worthington correspondence
Date: 1862-1869
Samuel Worthington was a private in Company A, 11th Cavalry Regiment in the Kansas Volunteers. Many of these letters involve his time serving in the Civil War, noting the Battle…
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Mary Elizabeth Lease biographical sketch
Date: Between 1892 and 1894
This handwritten document is signed by Ja’s Arnold but was likely written by Mary Elizabeth Lease. It includes a brief sketch of the years leading up to Lease’s adulthood and…
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James H. Lane to Charles Foster
Date: December 05, 1855
A note from James H. Lane to Charles Foster saying that every Free State man in Kansas is needed in Lawrence to help fight in the Wakarusa War. The “war”…
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Correspondence between Samuel Lyle Adair, Florella Brown Adair, and their children
Date: 1860-1862
Correspondence between Samuel Lyle Adair, his wife Florella Brown Adair, and their children, Charles, Emma, and Addie. Florella was the half- sister of abolitionist John Brown and Samuel was a…
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Hugh Fisher correspondence
Date: 1861-1865
The collection consists of incoming and some outgoing correspondence and personal recollections of Hugh Fisher, involving the military, Fisher family members, and others; as well as recollections of Quantrill’s 1863…