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Samuel A. Kingman, a lawyer and associate justice of the Supreme Court of Kansas, wrote this letter to Governor Charles Robinson requesting a company of troops to protect the northeastern counties of Brown and Doniphan from a possible invasion from Missouri and marauding Jayhawkers.
Creator: Kingman, Samuel Austin, 1818-1904
Date: November 25, 1861
Kingman's letter to Governor Robinson can be used to help students appreciate the fear and uncertainty that permeated Kansas in the months after the start of the Civil War. In particular, Kingman's letter can be used to illustrate the fact that ordinary people were often caught in the middle between two opposing forces.
KS: 7th: 2.6.: important events in Kansas during the Civil War
Item Number: 213206
Call Number: Governor's Records, Robinson, Box 1.1. Folder 13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213206
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Robinson, Charles
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1854 to 1865 (Benchmark 2) - Civil War in Kansas (Indicator 6) - Guerilla Violence
Date - 1861-1869 - 1861
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Kingman, Samuel Austin, 1818-1904
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Places - Cities and towns - Hiawatha
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Brown
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/213206