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This letter, written by Leigh R. Webber from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, was addressed to Miss Brown, a daughter of John Stillman Brown, a Unitarian minister who lived west of Lawrence. Webber discussed personal issues such as the health of the Brown family, the weather and agricultural issues. He wrote about Kansas and national politics, including Charles Robinson's role as governor under the new Leavenworth Constitution and James H. Lane's political ambitions. The latter part of the letter focused on John Brown. Webber was conflicted about the morality of Brown's violent actions; while he deemed them "reckless and hopeless," he also believed they may have been provoked by Brown's own religious beliefs and the violence of "the slave power".
Creator: Webber, L. R.
Date: October 22, 1859
Item Number: 220184
Call Number: John Stillman Brown Coll. #300, Box 1, Correspondence 1858-1859
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220184
Agriculture - Livestock - Cattle
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Teachers
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John Stillman
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Fires
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Presbyterian
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Unitarian
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Environment - Weather
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Robinson, Charles
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Leavenworth Constitution
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Virginia
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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