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This document warns the citizens of Lawrence, Kansas Territory, that U.S Marshal Leonard Arms and his "piratical minions" were searching for slaves in Lawrence and urges the citizens to "know your rights and stand to them" to refuse him entry to their homes.
Date: Between 1859 and 1860
Item Number: 90349
Call Number: Port Vault K 326 C498 185?
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90349
Collections - Library
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Law enforcement officers
Government and Politics - Federal Government
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Poster
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Arms, Leonard
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Printed materials - Posters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/90349