[Letter from McKown]

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Creator / Contributor: McKown
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
Stanton, Frederick P. (Frederick Perry), 1814-1894
Walker, Robert J. (Robert John), 1801-1869
Title: [Letter from McKown]
Collection Title: Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Date: 1857-11-11
Description: Eight-page letter from Westport, Missouri, regarding the Constitutional Convention for the future State of Kansas, in which two constitutions, one 'with slavery' and one 'without slavery', were under consideration. Includes accusations of political corruption of Kansas Territory Governors [Robert John] Walker and [Frederick Perry] Stanton. Signed 'McKown'.
Identifier: nyhs_sc_b-05_f-09_l-m-u01
Mss Collection - Slavery Collection
Subject: Slavery--Emancipation--Kansas
Slavery--Kansas
Slavery--Missouri
Antislavery movements--United States
Constitutional conventions--Kansas
Material type or medium of original: Letters
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