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Having finally made and returned from his long-delayed trip to Nebraska City, Kagi writes his father from Lawrence, Kansas, where he had gone almost immediately "on business." Although he can't discuss the particulars for fear of "bribed P.M. [post master?] spies," Kagi makes some interesting observations about freestate "prospects" throughout the territory, which "look much more hopeful now than when I left." Kagi mentions some land investment opportunities and the expected arrival of Governor Robert Walker, who would not last long if he tried to enforce the "bogus laws."
Creator: Kagi, John Henry
Date: April 14, 1857
Item Number: 90059
Call Number: Richard Hinton Coll. #384 Box 1 Folder 7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90059
Collections - Manuscript - Hinton, Richard
Community Life - Town development
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Post Offices
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Walker, Robert John
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Legislatures
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
People - Notable People - Kagi, John
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Rivers - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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