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Dr. John Doy used this Sharps carbine fighting border disputes in Franklin County, Kansas Territory, and at Ft. Titus. In January 1859, Doy was captured near Lawrence by pro-slavery Missouri forces and charged with aiding in the abduction of fugitive slaves. For six months Doy was held in a St. Joseph, Missouri, jail. Doy was rescued by ten of his free-state friends, led by Major James Abbott. Engraved in the carbine's stock is the phrase, "Successful Agent of the Irrepressible Conflict."
Date: 1859
Collections - Museum
Curriculum - The Kansas Journey - Chapter 4: Kansas Territory: The Saga of Bleeding Kansas
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Government and Politics - Federal Government
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Elections
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Military - Facilities - Forts
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Weapons - Firearms - Rifles
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Armament - Armament, Firearm - Carbine, percussion lock
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Abbott, James Burnett, 1818-1897
People - Notable Kansans - Doy, John, b. 1812
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Franklin
Places - Other States - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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