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James Abbott recalled his experiences as a free state activist who participated in several Kansas Territory conflicts. In this account, he related a brief history of the Kansas Territory's political conflicts between free state and proslavery men, and recounted the events of his own trip back East to secure funds and rifles for the free state cause. His purchases included a mountain howitzer and 117 Sharp's rifles, all of which were smuggled under cover of disguise back to Kansas Territory and into the arms of free state militia. [This transcribed version of the events is either a copy of an original handwritten manuscript, or a compilation based on a personal oral interview.]
Creator: Abbott, James Burnett, 1818-1897
Date: Around 1856
Item Number: 6892
Call Number: James Abbott Coll. #252 Box 2 Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 6892
Collections - Manuscript - Abbott, James
Community Life - Town development - Town companies - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Date - 1854-1860
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Weapons - Firearms - Rifles
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Reminiscence
People - Notable Kansans - Abbott, James Burnett, 1818-1897
People - Notable People - Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
People - Notable People - Lawrence, Amos A., 1814-1886
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Other States - Connecticut
Places - Other States - Illinois
Places - Other States - Massachusetts
Places - Other States - Pennsylvania
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Reminiscences and Memoirs
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