Reminiscences, told to his daughter, Mrs. E. M. Owen. Lawrence? October 8, 1912

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...

Miller, Josiah, 1828-1870.

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Josiah Miller (1828-1870) was prominent in the early history of Kansas. It has been asserted that it was he who proposed the motto which was included on the State Seal of Kansas, but this is not fully documented. His business interests, which contributed to the growth of Lawrence, included the publication of the Kansas Free State (1855-1856) with Robert G. Elliott, original membership in the Lawrence Bridge Company, one-third ownership of the bridge charter across the Kansas River, ...

Owen, Mrs. E. M.

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Elliott, Robert Gaston

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Robert G. Elliott was born in Union County, Indiana on July 23rd, 1828. From the description of Robert G. Elliott letters [microform], 1849-1866. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 60844241 ...

Miller, William, 1841-1919

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Shannon, Wilson, 1802-1877

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Governor of Ohio. From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. Clairsville, Ohio, to President Pierce, 1853 Feb. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663752 ...

Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865

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William Clarke Quantrill was born in Canal Dover, Ohio in 1837. He came to Kansas as a young man, and taught school for a while before he became active in the border wars, between free state and pro-slavery forces in the fight for Kansas statehood. He fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War, participating in guerrilla warfare. His most infamous act as a guerrilla chief was the sack of Lawrence in the early morning of August 21, 1863. Quantrill died two years after the raid in a milit...

Miller, George, 1834-1900

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