Letter, 1891 Mar. 25, Lawrence, Kan., [to] father, [Edwardsville, Kan.] / Herbert Thompson.

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Letter, 1891 Mar. 25, Lawrence, Kan., [to] father, [Edwardsville, Kan.] / Herbert Thompson.

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Letter written by Herbert Thompson, a student at the University of Kansas, to his father, Judge M.L. Thompson, about Jim Lane and Gov. Robinson.

1 item (3 p.) ; 17 cm.

University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library

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University of Kansas Archives / MSS / Rare Books, Kenneth Spencer Research Library

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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...

Thompson, Herbert , 1871-1929.

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Thompson, M. L., 1820-1905

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Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894

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Charles Robinson was born at Hardwick, Mass., July 21, 1818. He was educated at Hadley Academy, Amherst Academy, and Amherst College. For 8 years he studied medicine and in 1843 opened his own practice in Belchertown, Mass. He married Sarah Adams the same year, but she died in 1846. In 1849 he went to California for his health, and while there became a newspaper editor, was indicted for murder but acquitted, and was elected to the Legislature. He returned to Massachusetts in 1851, r...