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In this report from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, Whitman complains about his money problem and writes that abolitionist John Brown would be in Lawrence for "a very important council" of the military organization. "Look for something decisive this winter and Satisfactory." He informs Stearns that he (Whitman) would take care of "J. B.'s wants" as soon as he could, but there was a limit to what he could borrow on his own account. "I am willing to work, wear out, die if need be in the cause, but I cannot send a brick always without straw."
Creator: Whitman, E. B. (Edmund Burke), 1812-1883
Date: October 25, 1857
Item Number: 90592
Call Number: George L. Stearns Coll. #507
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90592
Collections - Manuscript - Stearns, George L
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Elections
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Legislatures
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable People - Stearns, George L.
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Iowa
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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