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In this letter from "Brownsville, Kansas Territory," John Brown made some observations about the harshness of the weather, the health of his Kansas children, their general lack of preparedness for the winter, and the farm work that needed to be accomplished. His only comment about the political situation in the territory came in closing: "I feel more, & more confident that Slavery will soon die out here; & to God be the praise."
Creator: Brown, John, 1800-1859
Date: November 2, 1855
Item Number: 4249
Call Number: John Brown Coll. #299 Box 1 Folder 15
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 4249
Agriculture - Crops
Agriculture - Labor - Farmers
Built Environment - Function - Domestic
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Farmers
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Environment - Weather
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 - Residences
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, 1800-1859
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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