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In this letter, Samuel F. Tappan continues to keep Reverend Thomas W. Higginson, of Worcester, Massachusetts, apprised of the current situation in Kansas Territory. He mentions such topics as the Pike's Peak gold rush and the affairs of the New England Emigrant Aid Company, stating his belief that Robinson and Pomeroy are innocent of any charges of speculation. He praises John Brown's work to free slaves and the work of the Doy family in that same endeavor. However, he does not agree with Charles Robinson, who too readily looks to the interests of the Republican Party instead of supporting John Brown's work in the territory. Tappan writes that he appreciated the Atlantic Monthly magazine and Higginson's contributions to it.
Creator: Tappan, S. F. (Samuel Forster), -1913
Date: April 17, 1859
Item Number: 90781
Call Number: Thomas W. Higginson Coll. #380 Box 1 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90781
Business and Industry - Mining and quarrying - Gold
Collections - Manuscript - Higginson, Thomas W.
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Republican
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
People - Notable Kansans - Tappan, Samuel Forster
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
People - Notable People - Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Places - Cities and towns - Kansas City
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Wyandotte
Places - Other States - Colorado
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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