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H. H. Williams writes from Tecumseh, Kansas Territory, where he was imprisoned along with seven other suspects in the Pottawatomie massacre, to inform Rev. Samuel Adair of their situation. The letter is also signed by the seven other prisoners--William Partridge, Jason Brown, S. W. Kilbourne, John Brown Jr., S. B. Morse, Jacob Benjamin, and P. D. Maness. He indicates that they were charged with high treason. He also reported on John Brown, Jr.'s health. Williams asked Adair to try to raise some funds for their legal defense as they had hired a lawyer.
Creator: Williams, Henry H., 1828-1906
Date: June 14, 1856
Item Number: 90507
Call Number: Samuel & Florella Adair Coll. #161 Box 5 Folder 7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90507
Collections - Manuscript - Adair, Samuel and Florella
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Murder
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, Jr.
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Cities and towns - Tecumseh
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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