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Thomas Marsh in Lawrence, Kansas, writes to George L. Stearns regarding Governor Robert Walker and his forces entering Lawrence. Marsh spoke with Walker and found him cordial, however, no person in Lawrence knows what his purposes are; Marsh seems suspicious. Marsh wrote to Stearns on multiple occasions in July to detail the events that took place in Lawrence as they unfolded. A searchable, full-text version of this letter is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
Creator: Marsh, Thomas J.
Date: July 21, 1857
Item Number: 224628
Call Number: George L. & Mary E. Stearns Papers Coll. #507 Box 1 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 224628
Collections - Manuscript - Stearns, George L
Community Life - Town development - Town companies - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Walker, Samuel, 1822-1893
People - Notable People - Stearns, George L.
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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