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Congressman Joshua R. Giddings an abolitionist Republican from Ohio and good friend of the Brown family there, wrote from the U.S. "Hall of Reps" regarding his desire to provide support for Brown and his cause in Kansas and of his belief that the federal troops there would not be used "to shoot the Citizens of Kansas." Although he indicated a need for more "men and arms" in the territory to insure victory, Giddings was "confident there will be no war in Kansas."
Creator: Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed) , 1795-1864
Date: March 17, 1856
Item Number: 4258
Call Number: John Brown Coll. #299 Box 1 Folder 16
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 4258
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress - House of Representatives
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Pierce, Franklin
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 - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - 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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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