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William A. Phillips, a resident of Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, testifies in an affidavit before territorial Chief Justice Samuel Lecompte about an incident in which Phillips, an anti-slavery proponent, was tarred and feathered by a group of pro-slavery supporters from Weston, Missouri.
Creator: Phillips, William A. (William Addison), 1824-1893
Date: May 23, 1855
Item Number: 90270
Call Number: Henry Miles Moore Coll. #450 Box 1 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90270
Collections - Manuscript - Moore, Henry Miles
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Courts
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
People - Notable Kansans - Lecompte, Samuel, 1814-1888
People - Notable Kansans - Phillips, William Addison, 1824-1893
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
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