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Joseph Gardner was a free state supporter and a member of the group that rescued Dr. John Doy in July, 1859. Dr. Doy had been convicted in Missouri of abducting slaves, but he was freed from his cell in a St. Joseph, Missouri, jail by Gardner and others.
Item Number: 90134
Call Number: B Gardner Joseph #1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90134
Collections - Photograph
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854-1861
Type of Material - Photographs
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