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This letter to Thaddeus Hyatt of the National Kansas Committee, written by Milton Dickey from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, informed Hyatt of Dickey's journey west. The author described the hardships endured by Kansas settlers, as well as the enthralling tale of a free state man who escaped from the prison at Lecompton.
Creator: Dickey, Milton C.
Date: October 23, 1856
Item Number: 2474
Call Number: Thaddeus Hyatt Coll. #401 Box 1 Folder 4
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2474
Collections - Manuscript - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief - Kansas National Committee
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Murder
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Treason
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisons and Jails
Government and Politics - Federal Government
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Free Soil
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Proslavery
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Home and Family - Families
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Weapons - Ammunition
Military - Weapons - Artillery
Military - Weapons - Firearms - Rifles
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Dickey, Milton C., 1824-1879
People - Notable People - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Iowa
Places - Other States - Missouri
Places - Other States - Nebraska
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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