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Parrott, the representative of Kansas Territory to the U.S. Congress, wrote to Moore from Washington offering his assessment of the upcoming session of Congress. Parrott predicted that the Congress would reject the Lecompton Constitution. He also offered Moore, a Free State advocate recently elected to the Kansas Territorial House of Representatives, advice on activities to pursue in the Territorial Legislature.
Creator: Parrott, Marcus J. (Marcus Junius), 1828-1879
Date: January 12, 1857
Item Number: 90307
Call Number: Henry Miles Moore Coll. #450 Box 1 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90307
Collections - Manuscript - Moore, Henry Miles
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Lecompton Constitution
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Legislatures
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Moore, Henry Miles
People - Notable Kansans - Parrott, Marcus J.
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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