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James Henry Lane to John Brown
Date: September 29, 1857
James H. Lane wrote from Falls City, Nebraska Territory, to John Brown in Tabor, Iowa, urging Brown to get guns and ammunition to Kansas as soon as possible. Lane wanted…
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John Brown to James Henry Lane
Date: September 16, 1857
In response to Jim Lane’s September 7 call for assistance, John Brown wrote from Tabor, Iowa, on September 16, 1857: “I suppose that three good teams with well covered waggons,…
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Thomas J. Marsh to George Luther Stearns
Date: September 12, 1857
To George Stearns on September 12, 1857, Thomas Marsh wrote that he was leaving Lawrence on a trip to “the Southern part of Kansas” for several days. He believed the…
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James Henry Lane to John Brown
Date: September 7, 1857
James H. Lane, whose extant correspondence is scarce, here wrote from Lawrence to John Brown regarding his (Lane’s) efforts “in perfecting an organization for the protection of the ballot box…
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Thomas J. Marsh to George Luther Stearns
Date: August 29, 1857
From Lawrence, K.T., Thomas J. Marsh wrote to George Stearns on August 29, 1857, to describe the political situation in the territory and the results of the Grasshopper Falls Convention…
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Charles Blair to John Brown?
Date: August 27, 1857
Charles Blair once again wrote to John Brown regarding the spears, the production of which was on hold. Blair couldn’t afford to proceed on his own account (even though he…
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Augustus Wattles to John Brown
Date: August 21, 1857
Augustus Wattles wrote to John Brown from Lawrence, August 21, 1857, regarding several matters but focused again on problems within the Free State movement because of a loss of confidence…
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Thomas J. Marsh to George Luther Stearns
Date: August 20, 1857
In his August 20, 1857, report to Stearns, Marsh again asked for some clarification on a couple payment issues and described his role for the committee (Mass. State Kansas Committee)…
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Nelson Hawkins [John Brown] to Mary Brown & Children every one
Date: August 17, 1857
Using the alias Nelson Hawkins, John Brown wrote his family from Tabor, Iowa, on August 17, 1857, regarding some family matters and their slow trip to Kansas. He seems to…
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Thomas J. Marsh to George Luther Stearns
Date: August 5, 1857
Again from Lawrence, Marsh wrote Stearns on August 5 to ask for clarification about an order he had received from Amos Lawrence to pay John Brown $335. Brown was not…
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Thomas J. Marsh to George Luther Stearns
Date: July 24, 1857
Agent Thomas Marsh, Mass. State Kansas Committee, wrote another of his frequent and detailed letters to George Stearns on July 24, 1857, describing the census and other preparations that were…
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John Brown to Mary Brown & Children every one
Date: July 17, 1857
In a very brief letter to his “wife & children,” John Brown wrote from Iowa, en route to Kansas, that travel was slow because of the freight they were hauling…
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William Addison Phillips to John Brown
Date: June 24, 1857
To “Jas. Smith” (that is, John Brown), William A. Phillips wrote from Lawrence that he would likely not be able to meet Brown en route to KT at Tabor, Iowa,…
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Augustus Wattles to James Smith
Date: June 18, 1857
From Lawrence on June 18, 1857, Augustus Wattles wrote Jas. Smith (Is this a Brown alias?) regarding affairs in Kansas Territory, specifically referring to several of the Free State Party’s…
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T.W. Carter to John Brown
Date: May 25, 1857
This letter from T. W. Carter announced the shipment of 200 revolvers, etc., to John Brown, via Iowa City, and informed him that the bill for the same had been…
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William N. Byers, Handbook to the Gold Fields of Nebraska and Kansas
Date: 1859
As the title indicated, this booklet was a guide for those want to look for gold in the Cherry Creek area near present Denver, Colorado and in the South Platte…
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Methodist Episcopal Church in Kansas, Educational Convention
Date: March 17-18, 1857
This item described an education convention held by the Methodist Episcopal Church in Kansas at Blue Mound, Kansas Territory. The purpose of the convention was to “found a University.” L.…
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O. Wilmarth, Advertisement calendar
Date: 1860
O. Wilmarth’s business was located in the Eldridge House, Lawrence, Kansas Territory. This advertisement calendar for 1860 indicated that Wilmarth was a wholesale and retail dealer in books and stationery.…
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Grand New Year’s Ball
Date: December 30, 1859
This invitation was to a ball to be held at the Osage Valley House in Osawatomie, Kansas Territory. Tickets were $2.50 and a supper was to be served at ten…
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Anniversary Ball
Date: May 20, 1859
The citizens of Lawrence, Kansas Territory, were giving this ball to benefit the fire department but the event was to be held on the anniversary of the destruction of the…
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Cotillon Party
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This invitation was for a party to be held at William Chestnut’s house in Osawatomie, Kansas Territory on December 30, 1858
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Benefit Ball
Date: May 21, 1858
This invitation was to a ball to be held on the anniversary of the destruction of the Free State Hotel. It was to celebrate the opening of the Eldridge House,…
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New Years Hop
Date: January 1, 1858
This invitation was for a dance to be held at “Mr. Chestnut’s New Building” on the evening of New Year’s Day in 1858 in Osawatomie, Lykins County, Kansas Territory. The…
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Washington Birthday Ball by the Kansas Rifles No. One.
Date: February 22, 1856
The Kansas Rifles No. One sponsored this ball to be held at the Free State Hotel in Lawrence, Kansas Territory, “in honor of the Day which gave birth to the…
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Edmund Burke Whitman to Franklin B. Sanborn
Date: May 18, 1857
In his May 18 report to Franklin Sanborn, agent Whitman of Lawrence again cast shame on Massachusetts for its failure to provided needed financial support for the cause in Kansas…