James and Elizabeth Abbott, De Soto, Kansas
Date: Between 1860 and 1889
Level of Description: Item
Material Type: Photograph
Call Number:
FK2.J4 D.75.A *2
Unit ID: 210149
Summary: An informal portrait of James Burnett Abbott, 1818-1897, and his wife Elizabeth Ann Watrous Abbott, standing in their flower garden in De Soto, Kansas. The Abbotts were early settlers and an anti-slavery free state activists in Kansas Territory. James Abbott served as both a representative and senator in the State Legislature. In 1861, he was appointed Shawnee Indian agent in De Soto, Kansas and served in that capacity until 1866.
Space Required/Quantity: 11.3 x 18.4 cm
Title (Main title): James and Elizabeth Abbott, De Soto, Kansas
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