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Letter, M. C. Dickey to Mr. [Thaddeus] Hyatt Author: Dickey, Milton C. Date: October 23, 1856 This letter to Thaddeus Hyatt of the National Kansas Committee, written by Milton Dickey from Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, informed Hyatt of Dickey's journey west. The author described the hardships endured by Kansas settlers, as well as the enthralling tale of a free state man who escaped from the prison at Lecompton. Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Thaddeus Hyatt Collection, #401, Box 1, Folder 4 Item Number: 101450 Number of images: 4 Keywords: Cannons; Dickey, Milton C.; Donalson, Israel B.; Emigration and immigration; Firearms; Free state perspective; Hyatt, Thaddeus; Lecompton, Kansas Territory; Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; Prisoners; Prisons; Relief; Root, Joseph P., 1826-1885; Sharps rifles; Slavery; United States. Army |
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