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A Footnote to the Pottawatomie Massacre, 1856
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| Title | A Footnote to the Pottawatomie Massacre, 1856 |
| Abstract | Five pro-slavery settlers were killed at the Pottawatomie Massacre, May 24, 1856. They were: James P. Doyle and his two sons William and Drury, Allen Wilkinson and William Sherman. Allen Wilkinson was the postmaster, a member of the Kansas territorial legislature and a part-time member of the territory's judicial branch. Article contains reprinted letters written by Wilkinson's brother-in-law, Henry James, detailing the situation. |
| Author | Robert W. Johannsen
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| Date | Autumn 1956 |
| Source | The Kansas Historical Quarterly |
| Location | Periodical |
| Volume | 22 |
| Number | 3 |
| Page | 236-241 |
| Local Subject | Wilkinson, Allen
Pottawatomie Massacre
Brown, John
Massacres
Kansas Territory
Border Warfare
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| Illustrations | N |
| Item Type | Magazine Article
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| Access This Item | This document is not available online. You may come to the Missouri Valley Room to view it or request a photocopy from the Library's Document Delivery service. http://www.kclibrary.org/copy-requests |
| Item ID | 215231 |
| CONTENTdm number | 20919 |
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