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A letter written by James H. Buxton from Lawrence, Kansas, addressed to Daniel L. Chandler, an army hospital steward who had cared for Buxton. James describes life in Lawrence with members of the John Stillman Brown family. He also mentions the removal of troops from Lawrence to Fort Riley and expresses his wish to live with Chandler after the end of the war.
Creator: Buxton, James H.
Date: April 27, 1862
Item Number: 220248
Call Number: John Stillman Brown Coll. #300, Box 2, Correspondence Jan.-June, 1862
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220248
Agriculture - Livestock - Horses
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Ministers
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Teachers
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John Stillman
Community Life - Religion
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Unitarian
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Education - Rural
Home and Family - Activities - Religious - Church attendance
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Military - Facilities - Forts - Fort Riley
Military - Facilities - Hospitals
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Forts and military installations - Fort Riley
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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