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A letter written by William Hutchinson, a resident of Lawrence, Kansas Territory, and correspondent from the New York Tribune, to former Territorial Governor Andrew Horatio Reeder, regarding the struggles in Kansas. He tells about encounters with border ruffians, the political climate, and the pro-slavery movement. A searchable, full-text version of this letter is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
Creator: Hutchinson, William, 1823-1904
Date: September 7, 1856
Item Number: 217315
Call Number: Mershon Collection of Andrew Reeder Family Archives
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217315
Collections - Manuscript
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Reeder, Andrew H
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Hutchinson, William
People - Notable Kansans - Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/217315