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Charles Robinson writes from Camp Sackett, near Lecompton, Kansas Territory, where he was being held prisoner on treason charges. He encourages free state supporters to negotiate with pro-slavery forces in order to defuse tensions in northeast Kansas Territory.
Creator: Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Date: August 16, 1856
Item Number: 90453
Call Number: William Hutchinson Coll. # 400 Box 1 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90453
Collections - Manuscript - Hutchinson, William
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Robinson, Charles
Military - Facilities - Camps
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hutchinson, William
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Places - Counties - Douglas
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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