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Brown's blacksmith, Charles Blair, wrote from Collinsville that he had received a draft for $200 and would be pleased to proceed with the completion of the first half of Brown's spear order. Blair seems eager to accommodate Brown in any way possible in order to make this deal work for both of them and the cause.
Creator: Blair, Charles
Date: April 29, 1857
Item Number: 4512
Call Number: John Brown Coll. #299 Box 1 Folder 22
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 4512
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Weapons
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Connecticut
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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