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S. L. Adair to the friends of Christ
Adair, Samuel Lyle
This letter reported on the current religious situation in Osawatomie, Kansas Territory. According to the author, a missionary with the American Missionary Association, the residents had begun the preliminary steps for organizing a church. In Osawatomie there were a number of Baptists, Congregationalists, and Wesleyans, along with a large group who "make no profession of religion." Adair also wrote about the sickness that prevented more formal organization.
previewSamuel L. Adair to Mrs. H. L. Hibbard
Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
Adair, writing from Osawatomie, Kansas Territory, reports on conditions in Kansas to Mrs. Hibbard, who was the president of the Woman's Kansas Aid and Liberty Association of Chicago, Illinois. Adair states that many recent emigrants are ill, and that others, who are using up their own reserves to help the emigrants, hope they will be repaid by aid received in Kansas. He reports that a group of Georgians camped near Osawatomie had run off more than 18 horses. Some free state men had prepared to confront them, but the Georgians had already left the area. Adair writes of rumors that a large force was coming to burn Osawatomie.
previewKansas Territory marriage ceremonies performed by Rev. Samuel L. Adair
Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
This item lists the twenty-one marriage ceremonies Samuel L. Adair performed in Kansas Territory from 1855 to 1861. For each ceremony, Adair identified the bride and groom, the location (often a home), and the date.
previewSamuel L. Adair to Edmund Burke Whitman
Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
Writing from Osawatomie, Kansas Territory, Adair identifies what relief clothing (coats, socks, etc.) he still has on hand and accounts for cash received and expenses incurred.
previewSamuel Lyle Adair to John Brown
Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
Samuel Adair wrote his brother-in-law John Brown from Osawatomie on October 2, 1857, to explain why he could not come see Brown in Iowa. Much of letter describes the general poor state of health in his locale, but he also comments on the political and especially the prospects for free state success in the upcoming election--Adair was not optimistic.
previewSamuel Lyle Adair to John Brown
Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
From Osawatomie, Samuel Adair wrote his brother-in-law John Brown regarding monies Adair had received for the "free State men in Kansas" and specifies how these funds were distributed.
previewSamuel Adair to the Free Mission Sewing Society of the First Congregational Church, South Brookfield, Massachusetts
Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
Reverend Samuel L. Adair wrote from Osawatomie, Kansas Territory, to describe the physical characteristics of Kansas and the efforts being made on behalf of the free state cause in the territory. The letter detailed efforts to establish Congregational churches in Kansas, and described the activities of other denominations.
previewSamuel L. Adair to S. S. Jocelyn
Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
Samuel Adair and his family had just arrived in Kansas City, Missouri. This appears to be a draft of a letter he sent to Reverend S. S. Jocelyn of the American Missionary Society to describe the poor conditions for settlers in Kansas Territory, his and his wife's illnesses, and that the doctor who treated them owned slaves.
previewSamuel L. Adair to S. S. Jocelyn
Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
This letter was written in Osawatomie, Kansas Territory, to Reverend Jocelyn, who was Samuel Adair's contact with the American Missionary Association. The first three pages deal with some disagreement over Adair's salary and support that was to be provided by the association, his efforts on behalf of religion, and prospects for a "union" church building that would be shared by several denominations. The last page discusses economic conditions in Kansas Territory and the difficulty of getting items to Kansas either via the Missouri River or by overland freighting from St. Louis. This appears to be a draft of a letter sent to Jocelyn.
previewSamuel L. Adair to S. S. Jocelyn
Adair, Samuel Lyle, 1811-1898
From Osawatomie, Kansas Territory, Samuel Adair writes that his family has been sick, and that others in the area have been ill or died. The bulk of his letter to Reverend Jocelyn deals with elections held by both proslavery and antislavery supporters in October 1855 and the number of Missourians that voted in the proslavery election on October 1. He describes the territorial legislature that met at Shawnee Mission. He indicates that a relative and his son and son-in-law have arrived in Kansas Territory, and that the relative had brought a number of weapons. The relative to whom he referred was probably John Brown, who was a half brother of Adair's wife, Florella. Samuel Adair writes that he is concerned about Brown's war-like attitude and describes a slaveholder who had left the territory because of concern about the "outcome." This appears to be a draft of a letter sent to Jocelyn.
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