From John W. Ladd to Matthew R. Walker

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Title: From John W. Ladd to Matthew R. Walker
Creator: John W. Ladd
Description: On July 15, 1860, John W. Ladd writes from Lewis Centre to Matthew R. Walker. Ladd believes "we may expect lively times ahead" with four political parties vying in the presidential election. He discusses national politics briefly, and declares, "the Douglas Popular Sovereignty is about played out and never was anything but a barefaced humbug."
Date: July 15, 1860
Local Subject: Popular Sovereignty
Presidential Election of 1860, Secession, and the War's Commencement
African Americans
Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: John W. Ladd
Stephen A Douglas
Owning Organization: State Historical Society of Missouri – Kansas City
Location: Matthew Rankin Walker (1810-1860) Papers (K0211): f.1
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