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Just two weeks before Kansas would be admitted to the Union, and in the midst of the early secession crisis, Montgomery (Mound City, Kansas Territory) writes Franklin B. Sanborn (Boston, Massachusetts) that although Montgomery did not favor an invasion of "the slave states so long as they keep themselves at home," Missouri was crossing the line and interfering in Kansas affairs. He also comments on recent mob violence in Boston and General Harney's futile efforts to enforce the Fugitive Slave law in southern Kansas.
Creator: Montgomery, James, 1814-1871
Date: January 14, 1861
Item Number: 90537
Call Number: George L. Stearns Coll. #507
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90537
Collections - Manuscript - Stearns, George L
Date - 1861-1869 - 1861
Government and Politics - Federal Government
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Montgomery, James, 1814-1871
Places - Cities and towns - Mound City
Places - Counties - Linn
Places - Other States - Massachusetts
Places - Other States - Missouri
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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