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On Sunday, May 25, 1856, "at the request of Gov. Robinson," S. P. Hanscom writes Sara T. D. Robinson to assure her that her "esteemed and gallant husband" is well. This remarkably detailed letter describes the governor's captivity, the bogus charges filed against him, and circumstances that brought him to Leavenworth, Kansas Territory. Hanscom states that Robinson is receiving many visitors, including Congressman William A. Howard, chair of the congressional committee investigating the Kansas troubles.
Creator: Hanscom, S. P.
Date: May 25, 1856
Item Number: 90271
Call Number: Charles & Sara Robinson Coll. # 488 Box 1 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90271
Collections - Manuscript - Robinson, Charles and Sara
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Shannon, Wilson
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Sara T. L. (Tappan Lawrence), 1827-1911
People - Notable People - Fremont, John Charles, 1813-1890
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Transportation - Water - Steamboats
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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