From Florella Brown Adair to Samuel Lyle Adair and Emma Adair

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Title: From Florella Brown Adair to Samuel Lyle Adair and Emma Adair
Creator: Florella Brown Adair
Description: This letter was written on August 20, 1860 by Florella Brown Adair in Grafton, Ohio, to her husband Samuel Lyle Adair and daughter Emma Adair in Osawatomie, Kansas. Florella says that she has become something of a local celebrity as a “Kansas ‘Lion,’” and that people often stop by to visit her. She says that she met many old friends and classmates at a gathering in Oberlin. Florella reports that her son Charles has an opportunity to attend school in Hudson, Ohio, and asks Samuel what he thinks about this prospect.
Date: August 20, 1860
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Women
Presidential Election of 1860, Secession, and the War's Commencement
People: Florella Brown Adair
Geographic Subject: Miami County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Samuel Lyle & Florella Brown Adair Family Collection, Box 1: Folder 3
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