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Writing from Lecompton, William Leamer described several families who had slaves when he arrived in Kansas Territory in 1856. The information is very brief. This item is from information collected by Miss Zu Adams in 1895. She was researching the topic of slaves in Kansas and contacted a number of early Kansas settlers requesting information about slaves brought to Kansas Territory. While all of the information she collected was based on reminiscences, it still provides useful information that is difficult, if not impossible, to find elsewhere. Miss Adams and her father F. G. Adams were employees of the Kansas State Historical Society and the information received was donated to that institution.
Creator: Leamer, William A., 1826-1910
Date: July 13, 1895
Item Number: 3461
Call Number: History Slaves
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3461
Collections - Manuscript - History
Date - 1890s - 1895
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas State Historical Society
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Leavenworth Constitutional Convention
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Reminiscence
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Adams, Abzuga (Zu), b. 1859
People - Notable Kansans - Adams, F. G. (Franklin George), 1824-1899
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Reminiscences and Memoirs
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