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James Redpath, a journalist who had spent some time in Kansas Territory, writes this letter to Reverend Thomas W. Higginson, an abolitionist and agent of the Massachusetts State Kansas Committee. Redpath begins the letter with a vehement denouncement of Mr. Cutter, who has allowed the Missouri ruffians to arrest him peacefully. Redpath is appalled that Cutter did not even fire a shot. Redpath is obviously distraught and seeks advice from Higginson on how he should proceed.
Creator: Redpath, James, 1833-1891
Date: February 5, 1857
Item Number: 90747
Call Number: Thomas W. Higginson Coll. #380 Box 1 Folder 5
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90747
Collections - Manuscript - Higginson, Thomas W.
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Redpath, James, 1833-1891
People - Notable People - Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/90747