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Allen, a "minister of the Gospel" at Cottonwood Falls, Kansas Territory, writes in response to James Redpath's and R. J. Hinton's call for "anecdotes & reminiscences" concerning "the brave & philanthropic [John] Brown," who the preacher first met in 1856 in Lawrence, Kansas. Allen left Lawrence when a call came for volunteers to aid in the defense of Osawatomie, Kansas, in August of that year. While there engaged, he saw his first "Border Ruffians," whom he described as "miserable specimens of humanity. They were ragged & dirty. Their cloths & faces were to a considerable extent covered with tobacco spit." Allen and the men with whom he traveled missed the Battle of Osawatomie by moving south before the attack in an effort to find the attackers before they reached the town.
Creator: Allen, C. G. (Cyrus G.), 1826-1899
Date: December, 1859
Item Number: 90067
Call Number: Richard Hinton Coll. #384 Box 1 Folder 10
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90067
Collections - Manuscript - Hinton, Richard
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery - Abolition
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Military - Weapons - Firearms - Rifles
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
People - Notable People - Brown, John, 1800-1859
Places - Cities and towns - Fort Scott
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Cities and towns - Stanton
Places - Counties - Bourbon
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Lykins (1855-1861)
Places - Counties - Miami
Places - Other States - Missouri
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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