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John Wesley Carter of Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, wrote to George Stearns regarding a receipt of purchase for revolvers that were requested by Captain John Brown. Carter asked for contact information for John Brown since his previous attempts at contact had failed. A searchable, full-text version of this letter is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
Creator: Carter, John Wesley, 1840-1929
Date: May 5, 1854
Item Number: 224617
Call Number: George L. & Mary E. Stearns Papers Coll. #507, Box 1 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 224617
Collections - Manuscript - Stearns, George L
Date - 1854-1860 - 1854
Military - Weapons - Firearms - Handguns
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable People - Stearns, George L.
Places - Other States - Massachusetts
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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