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This printed letter is from the National Kansas Committee. Its purpose is to solicit money, supplies, and settlers for the Kansas Territory. It provides details on these efforts. Also, it mentions Colonel Buford's expedition to the territory and speculates on Southern motives.
Creator: Arny, W. F. M. (William Frederick Milton), 1813-1881
Date: 1856
Item Number: 90408
Call Number: Port Vault K 325 N213L 1856
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90408
Collections - Library
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief - Kansas National Committee
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Handbill
People - Notable Kansans - Arny, William Frederick Milton, 1813-1881
People - Notable Kansans - Hurd, H. B.
People - Notable People - Hyatt, Thaddeus
People - Notable People - Thayer, Eli, 1819-1899
Places - Other States - Illinois
Places - Other States - Massachusetts
Places - Other States - New York
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Printed materials - Ephemera
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