This broadside calls for Lawrence citizens to attend a public meeting to express opposition to John Ritchey's killing of U.S. Marshal Leonard Arms. The broadside included a list of 140 citizens of Lawrence and vicinity who condemned Ritchey's actions.
Creator: Lawrence Citizen
Date: April 28, 1860
Item Number: 3167
Call Number: Port Vault 343.1 P96 1860
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3167
Collections - Library
Community Life - Community services - Courthouses and city halls
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crimes - Murders
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Poster
People - Notable Kansans - Arms, Leonard
People - Notable Kansans - Ritchie, John, 1817-1887
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
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