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In this letter to John A. Haldeman, Andrew H. Reeder discusses the "sacking of Lawrence," the loss of papers related to the sale on lands that once belonged to Indians, and the use of Haldeman as his agent for his lots in Leavenworth, Kansas. As Reeder's letter indicates, the transition of Indian lands into the hands of white settlers was often quite difficult and added to tension levels in Kansas in the wake of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.
Creator: Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864
Date: August 11, 1856
Item Number: 220033
Call Number: John A. Haldeman Coll. #370, Box 1 Folder 1856-1857
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220033
Collections - Manuscript - Halderman, John A.
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of - General Land Office
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Reeder, Andrew H
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Indian lands
People - American Indians - Indian removal
People - Notable Kansans - Haldeman, John A.
People - Notable Kansans - Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864
People - Notable People - Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Cities and towns - Pawnee (Geary County)
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Other States - Pennsylvania - Easton
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/220033
