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Owen Brown wrote from Munroe Falls, Ohio, to Samuel and Florella Adair in Osawatomie, Kansas Territory, that his son, John Brown, would start for Kansas Territory in a week. Florella Brown Adair was a half sister of John Brown. Owen explained some of his religious beliefs, and mentioned that John had a "warlike spirit," which was necessary for defense, but that Owen hoped it would not extend beyond defense. The letter contained a postscript written by John Brown.
Creator: Brown, Owen, 1771-1856
Date: August 8, 1855
Item Number: 90277
Call Number: Samuel & Florella Adair Coll. #161 Box 3 Folder 11
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90277
Collections - Manuscript - Adair, Samuel and Florella
Date - 1854-1860 - 1855
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Home and Family - Activities
Home and Family - Daily life
Home and Family - Families - Extended family
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Adair, Florella Brown, 1816-1865
People - Notable Kansans - Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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