Potter, writing from Schenectedy, New York, expresses his antislavery opinions to members of the New York State Kansas Committee. He is critical of the Franklin Pierce administration's handling of the Kansas issue. Potter believes that antislavery settlers in Kansas should defend themselves against proslavery violence in Kansas.
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Platt Potter to C. P. Williams, H. H. Van Dyck, B. R. Wood, Deodalus Wright - p. 2