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On letterhead from attorneys "Christian & Lane," James H. Lane writes M. W. Delahay a "Strictly confidential" letter of Lane's plan to help John Speer, Lawrence editor and "faithful friend," take control of the "Republican," a newspaper in Lawrence, Kansas Territory. To do so, Lane needs to raise $500, but he believes the political payoff would be worth the effort. Lane feels abolitionist control of the "Republican," "Times" [Leavenworth] and "Record" [Topeka] newspapers would lead to success for the free state cause.
Creator: Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
Date: December 18, 1860
Item Number: 90572
Call Number: Delahay Family Coll. #326
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90572
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Newspaper
Collections - Manuscript - Delahay Family
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Delahay, Mark William, 1818-1879
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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