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In this letter, written from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, Samuel Tappan informs Thomas W. Higginson of the state of affairs in Kansas Territory. He begins by mentioning the constitutional convention that would soon meet at Minneola and hopes that the free state side would be triumphant. Tappan also mentions the recent election for mayor of Lawrence, stating that Carmi Babcock won over James Blood. The last page, tacked on as if it were a separate note, gives a brief summary of where influential leaders were currently located, so Higginson would know of their whereabouts.
Creator: Tappan, S. F. (Samuel Forster), -1913
Date: March 15, 1858
Item Number: 90779
Call Number: Thomas W. Higginson Coll. #380 Box 1 Folder 7
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90779
Collections - Manuscript - Higginson, Thomas W.
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
People - Notable Kansans - Plumb, Preston B., 1837-1891
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
People - Notable Kansans - Tappan, Samuel Forster
People - Notable People - Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Places - Cities and towns - Centropolis
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Minneola (Franklin County)
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Franklin
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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