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Samuel Adair, Osawatomie, Kansas, described the two slaves that he had encountered. One was an eight to ten year old boy that had been hired by a merchant from Kansas City. The other slave of which he was aware was a woman owned by an Indian interpreter named Baptiste. This item is from information collected by Miss Zu Adams in 1895. She was researching the topic of slaves in Kansas and contacted a number of early Kansas settlers requesting information about slaves brought to Kansas Territory. While all of the information she collected was based on reminiscences, it still provides useful information that is difficult, if not impossible, to find elsewhere. Miss Adams and her father F. G. Adams were employees of the Kansas State Historical Society and the information received was donated to that institution.
Creator: Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
Date: September 16, 1895
Item Number: 3468
Call Number: History Slaves
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 3468
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Religion - Ministers
Collections - Manuscript - History
Community Life - Religion - Christianity - Congregational
Date - 1890s - 1895
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Kansas State Historical Society
Home and Family - Activities
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Home and Family - Death and funerals
Home and Family - Families - Extended family
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Reminiscence
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Men
People - Notable Kansans - Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
People - Notable Kansans - Adams, Abzuga (Zu), b. 1859
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Lykins (1855-1861)
Places - Counties - Miami
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Reminiscences and Memoirs
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