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John W. Whitfield to John A. Halderman

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Creator: Whitfield, John W. (John Wilkins), approximately 1826-1879

Date: February 1, 1857

Level of Description: Item

Material Type: Manuscripts

Call Number: John A. Halderman Coll. #370 Box 1

Unit ID: 90145

Summary: John W. Whitfield, the Kansas Territory's delegate to Congress until March 3, 1857, writes John Halderman from "Washington City" regarding the "H__l of a fight" they had had "over Lecompte." Whitfield thinks it likely that it will be left to "Old Buck" (President-elect James Buchanan) to settle things. He also writes concerning his own political prospects and what he was accomplishing for Kansas (e.g., railroad legislation). Samuel D. Lecompte was chief justice of the Kansas Territory from December 1854 to March 1859. President Pierce had appointed James O. Harrison to replace Lecompte in December 1856 but Congress refused to confirm Harrison.

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Title (Main title): John W. Whitfield to John A. Halderman

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Local Note: TKO Doc ID 100282