From Sara Robinson to Charles S. Gleed

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Title: From Sara Robinson to Charles S. Gleed
Creator: Sara Robinson
Description: This letter is from Sara Robinson, abolitionist and wife of Kansas Gov. Charles Robinson, to Charles S. Gleed, a businessman in Topeka. Robinson writes from Lawrence, Kansas on January 7, 1881 and criticizes an "error" in an article Gleed wrote: "[you] connected John Brown's name with the safety of Lawrence. He really never had anything to do with its defense in any way." Attached to the letter is an unsigned document describing Brown's role in the "Invasion of the 2800" on September 14, 1856.
Date: January 7, 1881
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Women
People: Sara Robinson
John Brown
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Lawrence, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Miami County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Charles S. Gleed Collection
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