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This broadside listed six places where John W. Whitfield planned to speak during his campaign for reelection as the delegate to Congress from Kansas Territory. Whitfield was a proslavery supporter. The speeches were to be given between September 24 and September 29, 1855. He planned to speak at Dr. Chapman's, Otta Creek; Henry Sherman's; Old Pottawatamie Mission; Sugar Mound; crossing of the Little Osage, and Fort Scott. A barbecue was scheduled for Fort Scott on September 29.
Date: September, 1855
Item Number: 5433
Call Number: Port Vault K 324 P96 1855
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 5433
Collections - Library
Community Life - Events and Celebrations - Festivals
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Elections
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Proslavery
Home and Family - Activities - Picnics and outings - Barbecues
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Poster
People - Notable Kansans - Whitfield, John W.
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Places - Cities and towns - Mound City
Places - Cities and towns - Sugar Mound
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Counties - Franklin
Places - Counties - Linn
Places - Counties - Lykins (1855-1861)
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Rivers - Kansas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
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