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Reverend William Russell was from Memphis, Michigan. He had been a classmate of Adair's at Oberlin College, and writes to the Adair family to keep in touch with them. Russell provides information about his family and other Oberlin classmates. He expresses his opinions about the situation in Kansas Territory, and writes that, at times, he thinks of moving there to support free state efforts.
Creator: Russell, William
Date: January 23, 1857
Item Number: 90815
Call Number: Samuel & Florella Adair Coll. #161 Box 5 Folder 8
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90815
Collections - Manuscript - Adair, Samuel and Florella
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Adair, Florella Brown, 1816-1865
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Other States - Michigan
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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