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Leigh R. Webber to John Stillman Brown

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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Leigh R. Webber to Mrs. Brown

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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Notes for Old Settlers Meeting

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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Hannah Russell to Mary Brown

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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M.R. Brown to William Brown

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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M.H. Turner to Kirke Mechem

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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Reminiscences of T.J. Sutherland

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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George A. Root to Mr. Elliott of Coffeyville

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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Ewing Herbert, Jr. to Jennie Owen

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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John Donnelly to Miss Brown

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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William Brown to Sarah Brown

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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Leigh R. Webber to John Stillman Brown

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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William Brown to Sarah Brown

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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William Brown to Sarah Brown

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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Leigh R. Webber to Mrs. Brown

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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John Stillman Brown to John L. Rupur

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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Mary E. B. to Sarah Brown

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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Daniel L. Chandler to John Stillman Brown

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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Daniel L. Chandler to John Stillman Brown

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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Samuel M. Irvin diary

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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Leigh R. Webber to Miss Brown

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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William Brown to Sarah Brown

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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Sarah Brown to William Brown

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…