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Governor George Anthony Dull Knife's Raid correspondence received
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1877-1879: Anthony)
Date: 1878
Governor George Anthony received these telegrams and letters from various people concerning raids by a group of Cheyenne Indian in Kansas in 1878. The incident is often labeled Dull Knife's Raid. The correspondence request assistance and other actions on the part of the Governor. Letters and telegrams were received from the following Kansas communities: Cimarron, Dodge City, Leavenworth, Ellis, Medicine Lodge, Cherokee, and Topeka. One letter is from Congressman W. A. Phillips, who represented Kansas in Washington, D. C. Many letters include a reference to the governor's reply in letterpress books. A complete transcription is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
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Julia A. Chase to Professor James R. Bickerdyke
Creator: Chase, Julia A.
Date: February 14, 1902
In this letter to James R. Bickerdyke, Julia A. Chase discusses her attempts to help set the record straight regarding some of the statements of Mary Ann "Mother" Bickerdyke. In the letter, Julia explains that she sent a copy of this letter to Mr. George W. Martin of the Kansas State Historical Society
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Thomas J. Marsh to George L. Stearns
Creator: Marsh, Thomas J.
Date: September 28, 1857
The following is a letter dated September 28, 1857, from Thomas J. Marsh to George L. Stearns that attempts to convince Stearns that the territorial judges will rule in favor of the Free State party. Marsh also mentioned the territorial elections and the voter fraud in which Missourians would most likely engage. Marsh also discussed encroachment on the Delaware Indian reservations by Missourians, who were attempting to stake land claims before the reservation was legally open to settlement.
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William Addison Phillips
Date: 1861-1865
Portrait of William Addison Phillips, an author, lawyer, journalist and politician. In 1857, Phillips attended the Constitution Convention at Topeka and the Free State Conventions at Centropolis, Lawrence, and Grasshopper Falls. He founded the town of Salina in April, 1858. In that same month and year, Phillips was nominated at the Topeka Free-State Convention under the Leavenworth Constitution to serve as a supreme court judge. He attended the Convention at Osawatomie and the Republican State Convention at Lawrence in 1859. Phillips served in the Kansas Volunteer Regiments and rose to the rank of colonel. From March 4, 1873 to March 3, 1875 Phillips was an at large representative to the United States Congress and from March 4, 1875 to March 3, 1879 he represented the First District.
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William Addison Phillips to John Brown
Creator: Phillips, William A. (William Addison), 1824-1893
Date: June 24, 1857
To "Jas. Smith" (that is, John Brown), William A. Phillips wrote from Lawrence that he would likely not be able to meet Brown en route to KT at Tabor, Iowa, but would arrange for a few others to do so. Phillips believed Brown "should come into Kansas" if he wanted to but "there is no necessity for active military preparations now."
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William A. Phillips' testimony of assault by proslavers
Creator: Phillips, William A. (William Addison), 1824-1893
Date: May 23, 1855
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.
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William A. Phillips to Samuel N. Wood
Creator: Phillips, William A. (William Addison), 1824-1893
Date: January 29, 1860
William Addison Phillips, snowbound in Salina, Kansas Territory, writes to encourage Samuel Wood to look after Salina's interests in the legislature. He is especially concerned about the potential effort by men from Junction City to promote their town at the expense of Salina, through the acquisition of "special legislative privileges." Phillips specifically mentions the development of the Pikes Peak road. He expresses concern about legislative actions that would allow a monopoly on bridge building, railroad charters and the location of such roads, and post offices.
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William Phillips to Samuel N. Wood
Creator: Phillips, William A. (William Addison), 1824-1893
Date: January 5, 1860
This letter is from William A. Phillips of Salina, Kansas Territory, to Samuel N. Wood, then serving in the territorial legislature (which had adjourned to Lawrence the previous day),. Phillips expresses concern with regard to several local issues. He is especially troubled by the prospects of a renewed effort on the part of Junction City men "to steal a portion of Dickinson county." The boundary lines of both Saline and Dickinson counties should be left as they were, according to Phillips, who insisted the affected population agreed with him.
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