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A letter written by Sarah Brown from Lawrence, Kansas, addressed to her brother, William Brown, who was in college in New York. The first part of her letter discusses the presence of the Kansas First in Lawrence. She describes the soldiers as "rough" and notes the proslavery attitude of the regiment, which leads them to abuse African Americans living in Lawrence. Sarah goes on to discuss her views on the need for immediate emancipation. She discusses family issues such as the death of her cousin and a scrapbook she was making with her sister, Mary. The last portion of the letter discusses Sarah's interest in botany and local plants. A complete transcription is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
Creator: Brown, Sarah
Date: February 23, 1862
Item Number: 220236
Call Number: John Stillman Brown Coll. #300, Box 2, Correspondence Jan.-June, 1862
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220236
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Ministers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Ministers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Teachers
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John Stillman
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Fairs
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Unitarian
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Education - Rural
Home and Family - Activities - Religious - Church attendance
Home and Family - Courtship and marriage - Marriage
Home and Family - Daily life - Gardening
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Home and Family - Daily life - Leisure - Alcohol consumption
Home and Family - Daily life - Leisure - Hobbies
Home and Family - Death and funerals
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Scrapbook
People - African Americans
People - African Americans - Discrimination
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Missouri - St. Louis
Places - Other States - New York
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Scrapbooks
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