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Charles Robinson, free state leader and activist, wrote to introduce James Abbott to Eli Thayer, organizer of the New England Emigrant Aid Company. Robinson described Abbott as trustworthy and "true as steel to the cause of Freedom in Kansas." He wrote that the rifles previously shipped to Lawrence had had a "very good effect," and suggested that Thayer procure more. On the back of Robinson's letter, Charles Branscomb, Secretary pro tempore of the New England Emigrant Aid Company, wrote an endorsement of Robinson as an agent for the Company, and added his own support of James Abbott.
Creator: Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Date: July 26, 1855
Item Number: 6913
Call Number: James Abbott Coll. #252 Box 2 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 6913
Collections - Manuscript - Abbott, James
Community Life - Town development - Town companies - New England Emigrant Aid Company
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Robinson, Charles
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Weapons - Firearms - Rifles
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Abbott, James Burnett, 1818-1897
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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