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This unsigned letter, probably, is written by George Washington Brown while he was being held prisoner at a camp near Lecompton, Kansas Territory, on treason charges,. He offers military advice to free state leaders and comments on events in the Lecompton area.
Creator: Brown, George W. (George Washington), 1820-1915
Date: August, 1856
Item Number: 90454
Call Number: William Hutchinson Coll. # 400 Box 1 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90454
Collections - Manuscript - Hutchinson, William
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Brown, George Washington
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/90454