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This letter was written by R. J. Hinton to Thaddeus Hyatt while Hyatt was imprisoned in Washington D.C. In the letter, Hinton applauded Hyatt's commitment to the cause of freedom, and assured him that his efforts would not be forgotten. The letter was written on the back of an announcement for a political anti-slavery convention to be held in Boston.
Creator: Hinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah), 1830-1901
Date: May 25, 1860
Item Number: 2549
Call Number: Thaddeus Hyatt Coll. #401 Box 1 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2549
Collections - Manuscript - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
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 - Antislavery - Abolition
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hinton, Richard
People - Notable People - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Places - Other States - District of Columbia -- Washington
Places - Other States - Massachusetts - Boston
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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