William Clarke Quantrill

William Clarke Quantrill writes a letter from Olathe, Kansas to William W. Scott on January 22, 1858. Quantrill reports the results of a recent election on the Lecompton Constitution, which he refers to as the "Lecompton swindle." He mentions a recent skirmish at Fort Scott and declares it "a pity" that the Kansas settlers "had not shot every Missourian that was there." He also calls James Henry Lane "as good a man as we have here" and describes Kansas Democrats as "rascals."

January 22, 1858

African Americans
American Indians
Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Border Ruffians
Bushwhackers
Guerrillas
Jayhawkers
Popular Sovereignty
Women

William Clarke Quantrill
James Henry Lane

Lecompton, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Fort Scott, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas
Bourbon County, Kansas

Kenneth Spencer Research Library

William Clarke Quantrill Collection, Box 1, Folder 9: RH MS 75

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