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To his Kansas friend "General Whitman," John Brown Jr. wrote from his farm in Ashtabula, Ohio, regarding his continued commitment to the cause of Kansas and the state of his health. Brown wanted Whitman to know the reason for his sudden departure in October 1856: "the symptoms of mental abberation were again manifest to myself at least, and I knew that I must change scenes & circumstances, or again loose my balance entirely." But despite the hardships endured and the resulting illness, "Kansas is deguerotyped upon my heart, a stormy yet glorious picture."
Creator: Brown, Jr., John
Date: February 26, 1858
Item Number: 4765
Call Number: John Brown Coll. #299 Box 1 Folder 31
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 4765
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Robinson, Charles
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Lecompton Constitution
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Legislatures
Home and Family - Daily life - Health and Hygiene
Military - Facilities - Camps
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - Ohio
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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