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From John Stillman Brown to William Brown
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From John Stillman Brown to William Brown
Description
On February 14, 1858, John Stillman Brown writes a letter from Lawrence, Kansas to his son William. Brown criticizes the Lecompton Constitution and declares that "Our politics, like the weather, are some what squally." He predicts an influx of immigrants to Kansas, and states his belief that "Kansas is sure to be Free. In two years there will not be a slave in Kansas."
Date
February 14, 1858
From Florella Brown Adair to Samuel Lyle Adair and Emma Adair
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From Florella Brown Adair to Samuel Lyle Adair and Emma Adair
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On September 6, 1860, Florella Brown Adair writes from Grafton, Ohio to her husband Samuel Lyle Adair and daughter Emma Adair. Florella says that her friends think she should spend the winter in Ohio instead of returning to Kansas, and that “if you & Emma were out of Kansas I should be glad & we would not return there until things are better in temporal prospects.” Florella shares a rumor about a Methodist preacher in Osawatomie, Kansas, who was seen several times with “colored emegrants” on their way to Canada. “I am inclined to think he has been falsely accused by free state men in Kansas” she concludes.
Date
September 6, 1860
John Doy and Rescue Party
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John Doy and Rescue Party
Description
Photograph taken by Amon Gilbert DaLee in Lawrence, Kansas Territory in the summer of 1859 depicting Dr. John Doy, his son Charles, and his rescue party, which freed him from the St. Joseph, MO jail on July 23, 1859, where he was being held on charges of abducting slaves.
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Image
Date
1859
The Underground Railroad
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The Underground Railroad
Description
Charles T. Webber's depiction of abolitionists helping runaway slaves on their journey to freedom.
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Image
John Ritchie
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John Ritchie
Description
Carte de visite portrait of John Ritchie, an abolitionist who worked on the Underground Railroad and served as a delegate to the Leavenworth Constitutional Convention.
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Image
Date
n.d.
Harriet Tubman
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Harriet Tubman
Description
Harriet Tubman, full-length portrait, standing with hands on back of a chair. Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery and then returned to the South 19 times to escort over 300 slaves to freedom.
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Image
John Otis Wattles
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John Otis Wattles
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A photograph of John Otis Wattles, abolitionist and founder of the Free-State town of Moneka, in Linn County, Kansas.
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Image