Samuel Lyle Adair

This letter was written March 26 and 29, and April 1, 1861 by Samuel Lyle Adair in Osawatomie, Kansas, to his wife Florella Brown Adair. Samuel writes that he was forced to borrow money to continue work on the church’s construction, and will likely need to borrow more; he explains that this is difficult in Osawatomie because money is scarce. He states that many people in Kansas are destitute, although aid continues to arrive in the county, including a shipment of seed wheat from the New England Relief Committee.

March 26, 1861-April 1, 1861

Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Presidential Election of 1860, Secession, and the War's Commencement
Women

Samuel Lyle Adair

Wyandotte County, Kansas
Andrew County, Missouri
Miami County, Kansas
Atchison County, Kansas
Atchison, Kansas

Kansas Historical Society

Samuel Lyle & Florella Brown Adair Family Collection, Box 1: Folder 3

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