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The entries pertaining to Kansas Territory began on page 18, with Franklin Crane leaving his home in Easton, Pennsylvania with his son, Franklin Jr. He described their journey to Kansas and their initial impressions and travels while in the territory. In June 1855, he returned to Easton to sell his property so he could then return to Kansas. The later entries began in September of 1856 and described tensions in Topeka with efforts to build a fort and rumors of armed Missourians in the area. During this period, settlers and Native Americans both had to contend with the tensions that would soon split the U.S. apart during the American Civil War.
Creator: Crane, Franklin L., 1808-1884
Date: February 23, 1855 - September 29, 1856
Item Number: 11367
Call Number: Franklin Loomis Crane Coll. #320 Box 2 Volume 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 11367
Collections - Manuscript - Crane, Franklin Loomis
Community Life - Town development - Town companies
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Environment - Weather
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Geary, John White
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Diary
People - Notable Kansans - Crane, Franklin Loomis
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - Pennsylvania
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Diaries
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