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Having returned from a trip to the East (where he visited George Stearns, Horace Greeley, and others in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia), Montgomery writes from Mound City, Linn County, Kansas Territory, that he "found the people greatly excited." News of violence directed against free state men in Texas and Arkansas has awakened Kansans' sense of urgency, as Montgomery continues his efforts to free slaves and undercut the slave economy of western Missouri.
Creator: Montgomery, James, 1814-1871
Date: October 6, 1860
Item Number: 90088
Call Number: George L. Stearns Coll. #507
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90088
Collections - Manuscript - Stearns, George L
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Montgomery, James, 1814-1871
People - Notable People - Stearns, George L.
Places - Cities and towns - Mound City
Places - Counties - Linn
Places - Other States - Arkansas
Places - Other States - Missouri
Places - Other States - Texas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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