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Correspondence between Samuel Lyle Adair, his wife Florella Brown Adair, and their children, Charles, Emma, and Addie. Florella was the half- sister of abolitionist John Brown and Samuel was a minister and established the First Congregational Church of Osawatomie. Their cabin was a station on the Underground Railroad and John Brown's headquarters.
Date: 1860-1862
Item Number: 225909
Call Number: Samuel Lyle and Florella Brown family Coll. #161, Box 1 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225909
Collections - Manuscript - Adair, Samuel and Florella
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Date - 1861-1869 - 1861
Date - 1861-1869 - 1862
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Correspondence
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Adair, Florella Brown, 1816-1865
People - Notable Kansans - Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Other States - Ohio
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Civil War, 1861 - 1865
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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