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William H. Leeman, a follower of John Brown in Kansas Territory,and an eventual casualty of the raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, writes this letter to his mother while "traveling across the prairies of Iowa" in July, 1856. Although he briefly mentions an encounter with "2,000 border ruffians," he assures his mother that he is safe, in good health, and well armed, and that he is much happier in this "adventure" than had he stayed home and "worked in a shop."
Creator: Leeman, William H.
Date: July 15, 1856
Item Number: 90820
Call Number: Richard Hinton Coll. #384 Box 1 Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90820
Collections - Manuscript - Hinton, Richard
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition - Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Home and Family - Families
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Other States - Iowa
Places - Other States - Missouri
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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