From Sara Robinson to "My Dear Martha"

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Title: From Sara Robinson to "My Dear Martha"
Creator: Sara Robinson
Description: This letter, dated October 19, 1862, is from Sara Robinson in Topeka, Kansas to Martha. Sara reports that her husband, Kansas Gov. Charles Robinson, went to Altoona, Pennsylvania to meet "the Governors," but by the time he arrived they had already gone to Washington, D.C. Charles "had no wish to see the Sec. of War or the President, both of whom have treated him & the young state of Kansas so villainously & did not follow them." Sara states that when Charles returned, he went to St. Louis to see Gen. Curtis.
Date: October 19, 1862
Local Subject: Women
Surviving a Guerrilla War
People: Sara Robinson
Charles Robinson
Samuel R Curtis
Abraham Lincoln
James Henry Lane
Geographic Subject: Topeka, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Quindaro, Kansas
Wyandotte County, Kansas
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Robinson, Charles, 1862
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