 A Kansas Memory Podcast
Episode 8: James Lane: A Soldier and a Politician
The documents used in the Lane
podcast are available on
Earlier Kansas Memory podcasts used documents from
Territorial
Kansas Online: A Virtual Repository for Territorial Kansas History,
1854-1861.
- Letter,
J.H. Lane to His Excellency Charles Robinson et al
August 10, 1856
In a brief letter from Topeka that is very difficult
to decipher, Jim Lane informs Robinson, Gen. George W. Deitzler, George
W. Brown, John Brown, "& others" of his arrival with "a sufficient
force" to do battle for the free state cause. He seems to counsel
quick and decisive action.
- General
Order No. 1, Headquarters of Kansas Volunteers, For the Protection
of the Ballot Box
July 18, 1857
This printed document was issued by James H. Lane
and indicated that Lane had been authorized by the Free State government
in Topeka to organize militia companies in order to protect ballot
boxes on election day. It included instructions on how to organize
the companies.
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