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Jacob Branson and other Free-State men became angry when the Pro-slavery authorities took no action when Charles W. Dow was killed by Franklin N. Coleman, a Pro-slavery man, in late 1855. Branson made threats against Coleman. A Pro-slavery posse headed by Sheriff Jones arrested Branson at his home, but a group of Free-State men rescued Branson near the Wakarusa River south of Lawrence. This illustration depicts the "Rescue of Branson," and was copied from "History of Kansas" by J. N. Holloway.
Creator: Holloway, J. N.
Date: 1855
Item Number: 208715
Call Number: FK2.83 *22
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208715
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisoners
Government and Politics - Local Government - County - Sheriff
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Book - Illustrations
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Printed materials - Books - Illustrations
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