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This letter, written from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, is a tender, heartfelt piece of correspondence, speaking of the joys and triumphs of living in a new land. Brown enjoyed his time in Kansas, preaching at a local church and working on his claim. He outlined for his son, who was away at boarding school in New Hampshire, his typical day-to-day activities, which included cooking, gardening, and housekeeping. He also wrote of the currently peaceful state of affairs in Kansas.
Creator: Brown, John S.
Date: June 21, 1857
Item Number: 3395
Call Number: John Stillman Brown Coll. #300 Box 1 Folder 13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3395
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables
Built Environment - Function - Domestic
Business and Industry - Labor - Domestic servants
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Ministers
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John Stillman
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Unitarian
Community Life - Religion - Places of Worship
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Home and Family - Activities - Religious - Church attendance
Home and Family - Daily life - Food and Cooking
Home and Family - Daily life - Gardening
Home and Family - Daily life - Housework
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Home and Family - Residences
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - New Hampshire
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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