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John Wesley Carter of Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, wrote George L. Stearns regarding the shipment of arms to Captain John Brown, who had requested the firearms in previous correspondence. Carter asked for confirmation of the delivery address and stated that he would ship them as soon as he received word from Stearns. A searchable, full-text version of this letter is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
Creator: Carter, John Wesley, 1840-1929
Date: May 15, 1854
Item Number: 224620
Call Number: George L. & Mary E. Stearns Papers Coll. #507 Box 1 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 224620
Collections - Manuscript - Stearns, George L
Date - 1854-1860 - 1854
Military - Weapons - Firearms - Handguns
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - 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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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