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In this letter from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, Smith mentions a few business matters (e.g., the railroad convention) but concentrates on the border conflict, with specific criticism leveled at John Brown and James Montgomery. "Captains Brown & Montgomery continue their 'reign of terror' in Linn and Bourbon counties. . . ."
Creator: Smith, Samuel C.
Date: December 29, 1858
Item Number: 90394
Call Number: Charles & Sara Robinson Coll. # 488 Box 1 Folder 6
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90394
Business and Industry - Railroad
Collections - Manuscript - Robinson, Charles and Sara
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable Kansans - Montgomery, James, 1814-1871
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Quindaro
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Linn
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Transportation - Railroads
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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