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Wattles, writing from Fort Scott, Kansas Territory, describes the violence in the southern portion of Kansas Territory shortly before the Marais des Cygnes massacre.
Creator: Wattles, Augustus, 1807-1876
Date: April 28, 1858
Item Number: 90492
Call Number: William Hutchinson Coll. # 400 Box 1 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90492
Collections - Manuscript - Hutchinson, William
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hutchinson, William
People - Notable Kansans - Montgomery, James, 1814-1871
People - Notable Kansans - Wattles, Augustus
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Places - Cities and towns - Marmaton (also Marmiton)
Places - Cities and towns - Moneka
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Counties - Linn
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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