To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
Horatio N. Rust, secretary of the Southern Refuge Relief Association, sent this letter to the editor of the Chicago Inter Ocean to pass along news from Elizabeth Comstock, agent of the Kansas Freedmen's Relief Association based in Topeka. Comstock feared for the health of 500 refugees, and so Rust asked for contributions of money, bedding, or clothing to send off immediately.
Creator: Chicago Inter-Ocean
Date: Between 1880 and 1881
This is a brief, accessible letter. It works alongside documents dealing with aid organizations, particularly since some letters mention this advertisement.
KS:7th:3.5:Exodusters (2005)
Item Number: 210625
Call Number: 326.8 R92 H. N. Rust Scrapbook
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210625
Collections - Library
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief - Freedmen's Relief Association
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Exodusters (Indicator 5) - Emigrant aid organizations
Date - 1880s - 1880
Date - 1880s - 1881
Home and Family - Clothing
Home and Family - Residences - Furniture - Beds & bedding
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
People - African Americans - Exodusters
Places - Cities and towns - Chetopa
Places - Cities and towns - Oswego
Places - Counties - Labette
Places - Other States - Illinois - Chicago
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Newspapers - Clippings
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210625