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This letter, written by S. C. Pomeroy from Atchison, Kansas Territory, sought to inform Thaddeus Hyatt, president of the National Kansas Committee, of the destitution in Kansas. Pomeroy was keeping Hyatt apprised of the dire situation, and he spoke of relief committees being formed in Leavenworth and Lawrence. Pomeroy also related the tales of specific individuals, such as John Roberts from Chelsea and Mrs. Johnson, a widow with five children.
Creator: Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
Date: November 5, 1860
Item Number: 2608
Call Number: Thaddeus Hyatt Coll. #401 Box 1 Folder 10
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 2608
Collections - Manuscript - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Charitable - Relief - Kansas National Committee
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Environment - Weather - Droughts
Government and Politics - Political Parties - Free Soil
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Home and Family - Daily life - Settlement
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Pomeroy, S. C. (Samuel Clarke), 1816-1891
People - Notable People - Hyatt, Thaddeus
Places - Cities and towns - Atchison
Places - Cities and towns - Chelsea
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Leavenworth
Places - Counties - Atchison
Places - Counties - Butler
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Leavenworth
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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