Letters and notes about border raids in Lawrence. New York. 1901

Quantrill's Raid, Lawrence, Kansas. 1863

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Lowe, Joe, 1842-1899

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Nation, Carry Amelia Moore, 1846-1911

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Tappan, Samuel F.

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Tappan arrived at Lawrence in August 1854. He was very active in territorial politics and canvassed southern and western Kansas in favor of an organized free state movement. He took part in the Branson rescue, which is mentioned in these papers. From the guide to the Letters and notes about border raids in Lawrence. New York., 1901, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection) ...

Branson, Jacob

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Black Kettle, Cheyenne chief, d. 1868.

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Wood, Samuel Newitt, 1825-1891

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Wood was a member of the Kansas territorial legislatures of 1860 and 1861, and was a member of the state senate in 1861 and 1867. He was a member of the house of representatives in 1664, 1866, 1876 and 1877. He was killed June 23, 1891, by Jim Brennan. Items 4-7 below refer to his murder. (Biographical information from Kansas Historical Collections, c7:526-7.) From the guide to the Correspondence, statements concerning his murder, and clippings., 1862-1892, (University o...

Abbott, James Burnett, 1818-

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Healf, Richard, 1834-1878

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Brown, John, 1800-1859

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John Brown (May 9, 1800, Torrington, Connecticut – December 2, 1859, Charles Town, Virginia) was born in Connecticut in 1800 before migrating with his family at an early age to the Connecticut Western Reserve. He failed at several business ventures and land speculations before devoting his life to the abolition of slavery. Brown was executed in 1859 following his failed attempt to incite a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia. Edwin Coppoc, a native of Salem, Ohio, joined Brown in his rai...

Connelley, William Elsey, 1855-1930

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Author, historian, secretary of the Kansas State Historical Society (Topeka); of Independence, Topeka, Kan. From the description of William Elsey Connelley papers, 1878-1931. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 124083141 Manabozho (Gluskap) is a trickster figure integral to most Algonquin tribes in the North / Northeastern Woodlands. "The Great Hare", or "the Great White One" easily transforms, is a creator and provider of food, and represents life forces....

Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866

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James Henry Lane (1814-1866) was a noted military and political leader of Kansas. He was active in his home state of Indiana, serving as a military commander in the Mexican War (1841) and later as Indiana's Lieutenant Governor from 1849-1853. Lane then entered national politics as a Democratic Congressman from Indiana, and served one term (1853-1855). The Free State Movement lured Lane to the Kansas Territory in April of 1855. He became an active leader in the Topeka Movement. In June of 1858, L...