Records, 1855-1862.

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Records, 1855-1862.

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Records of the New England Emigrant Aid Company, organized to promote anti-slavery migration into Kansas following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, contain letters (and typescript copies) written to its secretary, Dr. Samuel Cabot, regarding the supply of Sharps' rifles to the settlers of that state to defend themselves against the border ruffians. Also, a booklet containing a list of names and their contributions to a "Special Supplies Fund" for the supply of rifles. Correspondents include Martin F. Conway, Thomas W. Higginson, James Montgomery and Samuel C. Pomeroy.

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911

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Higginson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 22, 1823. He was a descendant of Francis Higginson, a Puritan minister and immigrant to the colony of Massachusetts Bay. His father, Stephen Higginson (born in Salem, Massachusetts, November 20, 1770; died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 20, 1834), was a merchant and philanthropist in Boston and steward of Harvard University from 1818 until 1834. His grandfather, also named Stephen Higginson, was a member of the Continental Congre...

Montgomery, James, 1814-1871

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James Montgomery came to Mound City (Linn County) Kansas from South Carolina. He was a pioneer, soldier, and military officer. He served during the Civil War in the 2nd Carolina Colored Infantry on the Union side. He was with the 3rd Kansas Infantry when they opposed General Sterling Price's raid into Kansas during the Kansas-Missouri border troubles, 1855-1861. From the description of James Montgomery papers, 1859-1906. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 51989306...

Conway, M. F. 1827-1882.

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Sharps' Rifle Manufacturing Company (Hartford, Conn.)

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New England Emigrant Aid Company

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Company organized in 1854 as the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Company to promote the settlement of Kansas by antislavery advocates as a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act by the U.S. Congress in 1854; name changed in 1855. Of Boston, Mass. From the description of New England Emigrant Aid Company papers. [microform] / editor, Joseph W. Snell. Assistant editor: Eunice L. Schenck. Microfilm technician: George T. Hawley, 1854-1909. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat ...

Pomeroy, S. C. 1816-1891.

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Cabot, Samuel, 1815-1885.

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