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This broadside was an invitation to attend a meeting to discuss and endorse the proceedings of the Big Spring Convention which was organized by free state supporters as part of the actions leading up to the drafting of the Topeka Constitution. The meeting was to be held by "the Freeman on the Wakarusa" at Blanton on September 13, 1855. The document indicated that the "FREE STATE PLATFORM and the Proceedings of the CONVENTION" would be read, and that the best "Orators of the Country" would be there.
Date: September 8, 1855
Item Number: 7626
Call Number: Port Vault K 329 K133 1855
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 7626
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Politicians
Collections - Library
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Reeder, Andrew H
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Poster
People - Notable Kansans - Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864
Places - Cities and towns - Big Springs
Places - Cities and towns - Blanton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Rivers - Wakarusa
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
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