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Letter, William Leeman to "Dear Mother" Author: Leeman, William H. Date: November 9, 1856 Writing to his Mother from Nebraska Territory on November 4, 1856, Leeman, who "belong[ed] to Old Browns company," said he had just left Kansas Territory because, after driving the "Border Ruffians" out, the governor and "his troops were after us [and] we were obliged to leave the territory." Leeman hoped to go back to his 160 acre farm in Kansas soon and encouraged his Mother to come when the troubles were over. Location of Original: KSHS Call Number: Richard Hinton Collection, #384, Box 1, Folder 6 Item Number: 103036 Number of images: 2 Keywords: Border disputes and warfare; Border ruffians; Brown, John, 1800-1859; Free state settlers; Jayhawking; Leeman, William H.; Militia; Nebraska Territory; Osawatomie, Battle of; Sharps rifles |
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