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Whitman's April 30, 1858, letter to Stearns described the harmonious work conducted by the "State Convention" and its nomination of state officers under the Leavenworth Constitution. That movement, he told Stearns, would probably not "amount to much if the Lecompton Constitution is rejected. He also mentioned continued tension in Bourbon County and the route of U.S. troops by "the free State boys" of Fort Scott.
Creator: Whitman, E. B. (Edmund Burke), 1812-1883
Date: April 30, 1858
Item Number: 4833
Call Number: John Brown Coll. #299 Box 1 Folder 31
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 4833
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, John
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Government and Politics - Federal Government
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Robinson, Charles
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Leavenworth Constitutional Convention
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Lecompton Constitution
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Denver, James William
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Military - Service - Army
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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