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In Scott Co., Iowa ("about 4 miles West of the Mississippi"), on his way to Kansas Territory, John Brown wrote the family to say all was well despite some delays caused by their freight in Chicago and a sick horse. Brown commented mostly on the nature of there journey to date and some miscellaneous business matters.
Creator: Brown, John, 1800-1859
Date: September 4, 1855
Item Number: 4245
Call Number: John Brown Coll. #299 Box 1 Folder 15
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 4245
Agriculture - Livestock - Horses
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John
Community Life - Recreation and Sports - Leisure activities - Horseback riding
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Free Soil
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Home and Family - Activities
Home and Family - Children
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Home and Family - Families - Extended family
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Other States - Illinois - Chicago
Places - Other States - Iowa
Places - Other States - Missouri - Jackson County - Kansas City
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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