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A certificate of authenticity for the sale of a horse signed by John Brown. Brown claims the horse was taken near Fort Scott, Kansas Territory, during the Kansas/Missouri border conflicts in 1858 and that this was his riding horse during his activities in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Iowa. The transaction was executed in Cleveland, Ohio, between Brown and a Mr. A. K. Lindsley.
Creator: Brown, John, 1800-1859
Date: March 24, 1859
Item Number: 204523
Call Number: John Brown Coll. 299
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 204523
Agriculture - Livestock - Horses
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Bill-of-sale
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Other States - Ohio
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/204523