To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
This eloquent letter, presumably written by Orville Chester Brown, provides an example of the free state perspective on the events of 1856. It includes references to a number of key personalities and places that played a vital role during the struggle for Kansas. Brown writes that "Kansas is the scene of bloody strife," as "2000 armed men" from Missouri were rumored to have crossed into Kansas.
Creator: Brown, Orville Chester, 1811-1904
Date: September 2, 1856
Item Number: 2672
Call Number: Orville Chester Brown Coll. #301 Box 1 Folder 7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2672
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, Orville Chester
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Free Soil
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Proslavery
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Home and Family - Death and funerals
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, Orville C.
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, Spencer Kellogg, 1842-1863
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Other States - Georgia
Places - Other States - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/2672