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George Washington Brown, editor of the "Herald of Freedom" newspaper, was one of seven free state leaders arrested on May 14, 1856, on charges of high treason and held prisoner by federal troops near Lecompton, Kansas Territory. Despite his imprisonment, Brown's letter to his mother expresses optimism about Kansas's prospects of becoming a free state.
Creator: Brown, George W. (George Washington), 1820-1915
Date: July 24, 1856
Item Number: 90499
Call Number: George Washington Brown Coll. #297 Box 1 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90499
Collections - Manuscript - Brown, George Washington
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Prisoners
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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