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The first letter in this letter press book concerns political affairs in the territory. The letter is addressed to Thomas Ewing, Sr., in Lancaster, Ohio, and dated Leavenworth, Kansas, August 5, 1857. Responding to his father's observations about the situation in Kansas, Ewing, Jr., wrote "I have all along regarded the attempt at an organization of a State Government, while we are a Territory, as the extreme of folly . . ." and some additional observations about the Topeka movement. Ewing "intend[ed] to stand clear of the political arena in Kansas while the leaders of the Democracy are made up of political murderers, and while the free state party is but the football for the Free soilers in the Northern States."
Date: August 5, 1857
Item Number: 90586
Call Number: Thomas Ewing Jr. Coll. #341 Letter Press Book #1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90586
Collections - Manuscript - Ewing, Thomas, Jr.
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Democrat
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Topeka Constitution
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Walker, Robert John
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Legislatures
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Ewing, Thomas, Jr.
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
Places - Other States - Ohio
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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