MOUND CITY, LINN COUNTY, KANSAS TERRITORY AUGUST 23RD 1859

Manuscript Letter. Bloody Kansas [ALS]

Verlag: Kansas Territory, 1859

Beschreibung

A remarkable letter sent from Mound City, Kansas Territory to Manteno, Kankakee Co. Illinois. The recipient, was Ralston Brainard Palmer (1819-1913), a businessman originally from East Haddam, Conn. His uncle, Robert Ralston Fox (d.1872) owned Fishers Island, NY. The Author was apparently an old friend who shared many mutual friends (including ?our old girls?) with Palmer. He apologizes for the cut sheet of paper, saying: ?Excuse this sheet it is the last I had?. 8 x 6 ¼ inches. 4-page letter, final page blank, missing lower third as mentioned above. Creased at folds. Letter with original envelope and 3 cent stamp cancelled in ink. Very good. ?Friend Palmer ?As you will perceive I am in Bloody Kansas. Upon the very spot where they fought bled and died for their country in 56 ? and at this present time we are expecting trouble from the Missourians. They have lately come over into the territory and kidnaped one of our citizens and taken him about 50 miles into the state and have him confined in a dungeon and I tell you it raising quite an excitement ? The citizens of Linn Co. held a meeting yesterday its object to take some steps toward liberating him and resolutions were drawn up and adopted to apply to the governor for aid in quelling the lawless bands of Missourians [if not] the citizens are going to take it into their own hands and are going to march with Montgomery at their head with 3 or 4 hundred men into Missouri and liberate the prisoner and steal all the Niggers they can get? there are a set of d?mn rascals in Kansas as well as Missouri that cares for nothing or nobody, that one termed here Jay Hawkers [i.e. Jayhawkers]. and also claim to be free state men are not a bit better than Border Ruffians? I am one of the returned Pike Peakers ? I have seen a great portion of Kansas territory and think it a fine country. I am practicing my profession and am riding every day? The county is sitting up very fast? Moste Respectfully your friend JD Mann??. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 003259

Bibliografische Details

Titel: MOUND CITY, LINN COUNTY, KANSAS TERRITORY ...

Verlag: Kansas Territory

Erscheinungsdatum: 1859

Einband: No Binding

Zustand: Very Good