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This is the first of three letters from T. W. Carter, agent for the Massachusetts Arms Company in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, to George Luther Stearns. Mr. Stearns was president of the Massachusetts State Kansas Committee and major personal backer of abolitionist John Brown. The letter discusses the shipment of 200 revolvers to Capt. Brown.
Creator: Carter, T. W.
Date: May 1, 1857
Item Number: 90501
Call Number: George L. Stearns Coll. #507
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90501
Collections - Manuscript - Stearns, George L
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Weapons - Firearms
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable People - Stearns, George L.
Places - Other States - Massachusetts
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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