From John Brown to Orson Day

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Title: From John Brown to Orson Day
Creator: John Brown
Description: This letter, dated February 21, 1856, is from John Brown at his homestead in Osawatomie, Kansas to Orson Day in White Hall, New York. Brown states that he and his family will be ready for Day's arrival in early April. He gives Day instructions and advice on travelling through Kansas City and Westport, Missouri, and assures him that "The Contractors on the route from here to Westport are good Free State men; & Friends."
Date: February 21, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: John Brown
Geographic Subject: Kansas City, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Miami County, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: State Historical Society of Missouri – Kansas City
Location: John Brown (1800-1859) Collection (K0218): f.1, Item 3
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