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Dr. Barstow Darrach wrote to comment upon recent events at the national level and the prospect of little support for the free state cause from either Congress or President Buchanan. He reported that John Brown was in New York speaking about Kansas, and that Brown was trying to raise some funds and other support for the free state cause.
Creator: Darrach, Barstow
Date: January 8, 1857
Item Number: 90215
Call Number: Samuel & Florella Adair Coll. #161 Box 5 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90215
Collections - Manuscript - Adair, Samuel and Florella
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Buchanan, James
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Pierce, Franklin
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable People - Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
People - Notable People - Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Other States - New York
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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