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H. J. (Mrs. John) Williams writes to express her sympathy for the conditions Mrs. Adair has to endure in Kansas Territory and eloquently describes what suffering she felt Mrs. Adair has experienced. Mrs. Williams indicates that boxes of materials have been sent to Osawatomie, Kansas Territory, and expresseds her fears they have not arrived. The letter provides news of the Williams family and others in Lafayette, Ohio.
Creator: Williams, H. J. (Mrs. John)
Date: January 27, 1857
Item Number: 90216
Call Number: Samuel & Florella Adair Coll. #161 Box 5 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90216
Collections - Manuscript - Adair, Samuel and Florella
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Home and Family - Daily life
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Adair, Florella Brown, 1816-1865
People - Women
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Lykins (1855-1861)
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Other States - Ohio
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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