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Letter, Fred. Law Olmsted to My Dear Sir [James Abbott] Author: Olmsted, Frederick Law Date: September 17, 1855 Frederick Law Olmstead, a free state fundraiser and landscape architect who would later design New York City's Central Park, wrote from New York to James Abbott, reporting of his recent fundraising efforts. Within a week, he hoped to raise enough money to purchase "100 _____", believing it wise not to mention in writing that the objects purchased would be weapons to equip free state militias. Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: James Abbott Collection, #252, Box 2 Folder 8 Item Number: 102437 Number of images: 4 Keywords: Abbott, James Burnett; Free state cause; Free state supporters; Militia; Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903; Weapons (see also Guns) |
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