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John Pierce St. John, Kansas Governor
Worrall, Henry, 1825-1902
Sketch of John Pierce St. John's inauguration at the Kansas Statehouse on January 13, 1879. This was the first public inauguration of a Kansas governor. The sketch was drawn by Henry Worrall and published in "Harper's Weekly", February 8, 1879.
previewPopulist members of the House of Representatives, Topeka, Kansas
These are Populist members of the House of Representatives and others standing on the state capitol steps, Topeka, Kansas.
previewJohn Brown birthplace
Hills, F. O.
Built in 1785, this Torrington, Connecticut, farm house was purchased in 1799 by Owen Brown, 1771-1856, who was John Brown's father. John Brown was born there on May 9, 1800.
previewPlanters Hotel, Leavenworth, Kansas
Birdsall, G.E.
This sepia colored photograph shows the Planters Hotel in Leavenworth, Kansas. The four-story brick structure, completed in December of 1856, at the corner of Main and Shawnee consisted of 100 rooms that provided comfortable and spacious accommodations for weary travelers. Before the start of the Civil War the hotel was a gathering place for pro-slavery forces and a campaign stop for Abraham Lincoln in his bid for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Presidency. On December 5, 1859 Lincoln spoke on the steps of the Planters Hotel urging voters not to use violence but to use their vote at the ballot box to keep slavery from expanding into the territory. From that day forward the hotel became a Leavenworth landmark, until it was declared unsafe for occupancy in the 1950s and eventually torn down.
previewThomas Bickerton testimony
Hyatt, Thaddeus
This testimony, taken down by Thaddeus Hyatt as part of the Journal of Investigations in Kansas, is divided into two parts. It begins with descriptions of his life before he came to Kansas Territory and his efforts to set up a claim outside of Lawrence, including his technique for building his sod house. Thomas Bickerton was a well traveled individual and an influential commander of a free state artillery company. He was involved in skirmishes with border ruffians and in the attack on Franklin. Also, General James Lane sent him to Kansas City to obtain a brass howitzer (later known as the Abbott howitzer) for use against the proslavery forces.
previewWilliam Beh, testimony
Hyatt, Thaddeus
This testimony, presumably from the Journal of Investigations in Kansas, was most likely recorded on paper by Thaddeus Hyatt, president of the National Kansas Committee. This particular testimony is a very brief account of William Beh's experiences during the turbulent times of 1856 and 1857. It includes information about his claim on the south fork of Pottawatomie Creek and his involvement in the militia as a member of Capt. Samuel Anderson's company. He also requests aid, because he has been sick for three or four months.
previewCyrus Kurtz Holliday to Mary Dillon Holliday
Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900
Cyrus K. Holliday, the founder of Topeka, Kansas Territory, wrote from Lawrence, Kansas Territory to his wife, Mary Holliday, in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He told her of his planned trip up the Kansas River, his pleasure in the people of Kansas Territory, and a Thanksgiving dinner he attended. Unwilling to return to Pennsylvania, Holliday expressed desire that Mary come to Kansas Territory and described the construction of a friend's sod-covered "mansion," one such as Clarina I. H. Nichols, a lecturer and writer, inhabited.
previewCyrus Kurtz Holliday to Mary Dillon Holliday
Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900
Cyrus K. Holliday, founder of Topeka, Kansas Territory, wrote from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, to his wife, Mary Holliday, in Meadville, Pennsylvania. After three weeks at the future site of Topeka, Holliday was glad for city comforts. He mentioned the site's beauty, the prospect of building a house on his farm claim, and his personal success since leaving Meadville. On December 18, 1854, he had been unanimously elected President of the Topeka Town Association and appointed temporary agent of the New England Emigrant Aid Company. The bottom two-thirds of page 3 and 4 (which contained Holliday's signature) have been cut and removed.
previewCyrus Kurtz Holliday to Mary Dillon Holliday
Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900
Cyrus K. Holliday wrote from Lawrence, Kansas Territory to his wife, Mary Holliday, in Meadville, Pennsylvania of his journey to Kansas City to obtain a land warrant for Topeka and to attend the Free State Convention. Two of his articles had been published in The Herald of Freedom, a Lawrence newspaper, and he sent copies. Mentioning political difficulties, Holliday suggested that his wife wait until fall to travel to Kansas. He rented out his cabin in Topeka for profit. A deadly cholera epidemic at Fort Riley had ended.
previewHenry F. Parker to Hiram Hill
Parker, Henry F.
Henry Parker wrote from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, to Hiram Hill in Massachusetts. Parker reported that money had been scarce that season, that the float of West Lawrence was still being investigated by Washington, and discussed town lot values related to the "float" status of the land. Parker also updated Hill on recent political events; the Legislature had convened and was discussing moving the territorial capital. More significantly, a box of votes from the recent Lecompton Constitution election had been discovered under a woodpile, and the Legislature was busy making "stringent" laws to curb future acts of election fraud.
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