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Potter, writing from Schenectedy, New York, expresses his antislavery opinions to members of the New York State Kansas Committee. He is critical of the Franklin Pierce administration's handling of the Kansas issue. Potter believes that antislavery settlers in Kansas should defend themselves against proslavery violence in Kansas.
Date: March 12, 1856
Item Number: 328
Call Number: William Barnes Coll. #269 Box 2 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 328
Collections - Manuscript - Barnes, William
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Federal Government
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Pierce, Franklin
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Pro-Slavery
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Weapons - Firearms - Rifles
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Other States - New York
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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