Papers II, 1841-1864.

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Papers II, 1841-1864.

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Papers of George W. Collamore, a Boston attorney who moved to Lawrence, Kansas in 1857, where he served as distributing agent of the New England Kansas Relief Committee, Commissioner of Massachusetts in Kansas, Quartermaster General of the Kansas Militia (1861) and was Mayor of Lawrence when he died in the raid of 1863. Papers consist of legal papers for various cases in Boston, and include papers of attorney and future Mass. Governor John Albion Andrew; papers relating to land speculation in Kansas; invoices and receipts for relief goods; receipts for camp equipment, supplies, ammunition, and work; and papers of Collamore's estate for which Andrew served as Trustee. There are also Chauncy-Hall School reports for John Hoffman Collamore, son of G.W.C., and some letters by him as well. Correspondents include Josiah W. Hubbard, Charles Ingersoll, and Charles L. Schlatter.

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Collamore, George W., d. 1863.

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Kansas. Militia. Quartermaster General.

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Ingersoll, Charles W., 1914-

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Kansas Relief Committee

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Chauncy Hall School

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Hubbard, Josiah W.

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Andrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867

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Lawyer, founder of Free Soil Party in Massachusetts, governor of Massachusetts, 1861-1866. From the description of ALS, 1861 Oct. 19, New York, N.Y., to an unknown correspondent. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122524861 Prominent anti-slavery lawyer and Civil War governor of Massachusetts. From the description of Papers, 1772-1895, [microform]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 25618330 Andrew was Governor of Massachusetts ...

Schlatter, Charles L.

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Charles L. Schlatter, a native of Pennsylvania, lived in Glynn County, Georgia prior to and during the early Civil War years. He was in the 1860 Glynn County, Georgia census as fifty years old. He was married to Fanny C. Schlatter and they had three children Charles L. (Jr.), Fannie, and Mary. From the description of Charles L. Schlatter letter, 1861 Mar. 14 / Charles L. Schlatter. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38475681 ...

Collamore, John Hoffman, ca.1847-

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