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Daniel Read Anthony letters covering 1858, 1861 and 1862. Daniel was an abolitionist and free stater, and served two terms as mayor of Leavenworth, Kansas. These letters focus on the struggles between the Border Ruffians and the Free State men, military matters, politics, and speaks of freed slaves he has met who want to incite insurrection among other blacks.
Creator: Anthony, D. R. (Daniel Read), 1824-1904
Date: 1858-1862
Item Number: 225705
Call Number: Danel Anthony Read Coll. #259, Box 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225705
Collections - Manuscript - Anthony, Daniel Read
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Date - 1861-1869 - 1861
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Home and Family - Daily life
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Other States - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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