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Kansas  State  Historical  Society, 


EMBRACING    THE 


FIFTH  AND  SIXTH  BIENNIAL  REPORTS, 

1886-1888, 


TOGETHER   WITH   COPIES    OF  OFFICIAL   PAPERS   DURING   A   PORTION   OF  THE    ADMINIS- 
TRATION  OF   GOVERNOR   WILSON   SHANNON,    1856,    AND   THE   EXECUTIVE 
MINUTES   OF   GOVERNOR   JOHN   W.    GEARY   DURING   HIS    ADMIN- 
ISTRATION,   BEGINNING    SEPTEMBER  9,  18-)6,    AND 
ENDING   MARCH  10,  1857. 


Compiled  by  F.  G.  ADAMS,  Secbetary. 


VOL.  lY. 


TOPEKA. 

KANSAS  PUBLISHING  HOUSE:     CLIFFOBD  C.  BAKEE,  STATE  PEINTER. 
1890. 


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OFFICERS  AND  DIRECTORS.  ^^33 
V4 

Q^r<Ts  for  the  yean  1887-8 : 

DAXIKL  W.  WIIJ>KR,  llUwntha Pbksident. 

IIEXHY  II.  \»TLLIAMS.  (>mwi»t4>nHe,         < Vicb-Pbe8IDKNT8. 

TIIOMIS  A.  McNEAL,  Mwllclne  Ixnlge,  f 

FKANKUN  O.  ADAMS.  Topeka Secbbtaby. 

JOHN  FlUVCIS,  Topeka . . . .  • Treasurer. 

For  thf  i/rtir  ISN9  : 

Cau.  ^-M.  A.  PHILLIPS,  ftullna President. 

C**u  iTRl'S  K.  IIOLLIDAV.  T.nK.ki»,  f    Vice-Presidents. 

How.  JAMI'^  S.  EMKKY.  I^iwrfnc*',     ^ 

FRA.VKUN  O.  ADAMS,  TojiekH Secretary. 

UoM.  JOHN  FRAN'Cl.S,  Toi»k« Treasurer. 

For  the  year  /«*90  : 

Cou  CYKI'S  K.  HOLLIDA Y,  Tnin-ka President. 

Hon.  JAMES  S.  EMEHY.  I-.iwrt.ncf.  ^     Vice-Presidents. 

Oov.  LYMAN  r.  lirMI'HHKY,  In«lei>en<lence.  S 

FRANKLIN  O.  ADAMS,  T-.j^'ka Secretary. 

Ho?i.  JONH  KKANCIS.  TojR.ka Treasurer. 


DIRECTORS 


M«>mb<>rN  <»f  lh«»  lV»anl  of  Dlrt'ctors  for  the 

AXTMOMT.  D.  K I^avrn irorth. 

I14.1JCY.  L   D (iaiyltn  CHty. 

HaKRK,   F.  P TnlH-kit. 

Ball,  Volkbt I.»tut>ln. 

ExoUJiil.  A.N Wichita. 

KMRaiiMiK.  ('.  V F.mjKtriti. 

VjkkTHim,  JoHlf Topekfi. 

Out  K.  Oko.   W      ...Xti-hixon. 

U«Mili»uw,  \»kxc  T Manhattan. 

UaucxK.  A.   K ( 'i-tltir  Vale. 

OkkKK,  Eu.  P Winfirlil. 

II AMILTUK.  i.  W HV//^■«y^»n. 

HlLLKIL.  <*.  A Salina. 

Holt.  Joel Ii,h,it. 

HtMrUKKT.   L.  r Imleitcmlfnce.         | 

JollKi^  Joti5  P. .    Voliltntter. 

KluuMAV.  S.  A Tin>eka.  \ 

Minnbrr*  of  the  Board  of  Dlreotorn  for  the  term 

Au»M«.  F.  a Topeka.  I 

Boom.   IfKWBt lAirnetl. 

CikK.  F^  T lA^ttenirorth.  ' 

VkUUuLU  Ku l^ivenirorth.  \ 

('HaiJiTtAjt.  J\uu» Arhinsaji  City. 

I>ALL4«,  E.  J Topeka. 

Ki>«  4atM.  W.  C lAinud. 

EujoTT.  1^  B Manhattan. 

Emkrt.  i.  S tjurrencf.  ' 

OoM.  N.  S   Toprkii. 

Hawji*.  II.  J.  F Wakerney. 

il*T«.  It.  R Onftorne. 

lUtXKk,  D.  » liretit  Henil. 

IIILI-,  F.  M Cedar  Vate. 

Iloixttuv.  r.  K Toi^ka. 

HorKiR.,  iH-tm Horhm. 

HiMrHkRT.JAimi Junction  City 

MtMolMT*  of  the  Board  of  Dlr(«ctnrH  for  the  term 

kutntrt,  J.  B i>es,,to.  I 

Manhattan. 

(Mtatrti. 

lAitfrenve. 

iMtcrence. 

lui  trrenre.  ' 

Uayg  ^  Hty. 


Ar 


"11 


I- 

»i  1 

}   I    II-  I'.N. 

1°  tlU<    Mill 

II  M  I.  (ir 

Hi..   ..... 


N.  A 

''KO.  T.    . 

I  .  W 

UMM  H 

'    kxhako., 

«.  H 

.  It  a 

N.  Mrxnr 


^MU}t«o»,  A.  S 
Kkixooo.  L.  B 


.  Ijiitfrmre. 

Atchison. 

Manhattan. 

Topeka. 
.  Toiieka, 
.  Marion. 
.Atrhimm. 

Tiijteka. 

Topekfi. 

Umpuriu. 


term  endlii>^  .Jrttumrj'  21),  1891 : 

I..ANE,  V.  J Kansas  City. 

Lecjate,  J  ah.  F Leavenworth. 

Lehteh,  H.  N Syracuse. 

McBride,  Wm.  H Osborne. 

McIntire,  T Arkansas  City. 

Martin.  John  A Atdtison. 

Moore,  H.  Miles Leavenworth. 

Phillips,  W.  A Salina. 

Reynolds,  M.  W Genda  Springs. 

Riddle,  A.  P Minneuijolis. 

Robinson.  Chas La  irrence. 

Russell,  Edward Lawrence. 

Speer,  John Sherlock. 

Ware,  K.  F Fort  Scott. 

Wilder,  D.  W Hmwatha. 

Wrioht,  R.  M Dodae  City. 


ending  January  19, 1892 : 

Jones,  C.  J Garden  City. 

Lowe.  P.  G Leavenworth. 

Martin,  Geo.  W Kansas  City. 

McTAutiART,  D Liberty. 

Mead,  J.  R Wichita. 

MooDV.  Joel Mound  City. 

Peck,  George  R Tojteka. 

Reynolds,  Adrian Seilan. 

ScHii.LiNo,  John Hiamttfut. 

SiMPHON,  IJ.  F Tot>eka. 

8TOTLER,  Jacob Wellington. 

Street,  W.  D Decatur. 

SwENssoN.  C.  A McPherson. 

Thacher,  T.  D Topeka. 

Walbond,  Z.  T Osborne 

Wkllhousk,  F Fairmount. 


endinK  January  17, 1893 : 

Kelly.  H.  B 

Kimball,  C.  H 

LlPPIN<-OTT.  J.  A 

McCarthy.  Timothy.  . 

McNeal,  T.  a 

McVicar,  Peter  . . 

Miller,  Sol ^^„„. 

MuRDocK,  M.  M Wivhita. 

Murdoch,  T.  B ei  Dorado. 

PRENTIH    Noble Newton. 

"rx^.^HAs^F.::: S?^^"- 

T;S^'I.:::::::;:::::::::::Kr^• 

QUA.-LE,  W.  A ....Z'dX-City. 

Valentine,  D.  A ciay  Center 


.  . .  McPherson. 
.  . . Parsons. 
. . .  Topeka. 
.  ..Lamed. 
.  ..Medicine Lodge. 
. . .  Topeka. 
Troy. 


CONTENTS. 


Annual  Meetings,  1887, 
Fifth  Biennial  Repoet, 

Yearly  Growth  of  the  Library, 

Public  Documents, 

Sources  of  Accession,    . 

Newspaper  Accessions, 

Portraits,        .... 

Cataloging  and  Classification, 

Principal  Book  Accessions,   . 

Donors  of  Books  and  Pamphlets, 

Donors  of  Manuscript, 

Donors  of  Maps,  Atlases,  etc., 

Donors  of  Pictures, 

Donors  of  Currency,  Scrip  and  Coin, 

Miscellaneous  Contributions, 

Newspaper  Files  and  Periodicals  Donated, 

Bound  Newspaper  Files  and  Periodicals  in  the  Library, 

Current  Newspapers  and  Periodicals  being  Received, 

Finances,  1886,       .... 

Meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors, 
Sixth  Biennial  Repoet, 

Yearly  Growth  of  the  Library, 

Mention  of  Donations, 

Character  of  the  Library, 

Relation  of  the  Society  to  the  State, 

Legal  Requirements, 

Broad  Field  of  Work, 

Province  of  the  Historical  Society, 

Newspapers  as  Materials  of  History, 

Spirit  of  the  Kansas  Press, 

The  Work  exceeds  the  Means, 

Lack  of  Room,      .  .  .  .     - 

Society's  Seal,        .... 

List  of  Addresses  before  the  Society, 

Term  of  Office  of  President, 

Finances,  1887, 

Finances,  1888,      .... 

Principal  Library  Accessions, 


STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


and 


Relics, 


Issues  being  received 


17,  1888, 


8ixT«  BiMHiAL  Kmponr— Continued: 

Donors  of  Books  and  Pamphlets, 

Donors  of  Manuscripts, 

Donors  of  Maps,  Charts  and  Atlases 

Donors  of  Pictures, 

Donors  of  Scrip,  Coins  and  Medals, 

Donors  of  War  Relics, 

Donors  of  Miscellaneous  Contributions 

Donors  of  Sinj^le  Newspapers, 

Donors  of  Newspaper  Files, 

Bound  Newspapers  and  Periodicals, 

Newspapers  and  Periodicals  — Current 

Thirteenth  Annual  Meeting,  1889, 

Special  Meetings,  1889, 

Fourteenth  Annual  Meeting,  1890, 

Collections,  1886  1890, 

President  Wilder's  Address  at  the  Annual  Meeting,  Jan.  17,  1888 

Address  of  Prof.  Isaac  T.  Goodnow.  Jan.  17,  1888, 

Address  of  ex-Chief  Justice  Samuel  A.  Kingman,  Jan. 

Address  of  Prof.  W.  H.  Carruth,  Jan.  17,  1888,     '. 

Address  of  Charles  F.  Scott,  Jan.  17,  1888, 

Address  of  Hon.  H.  N.  Lester,  Jan.  17,  1888, 

Address  of  Hon.  J.  Ware  Butterfield,  Jan.  17,  1888, 

Address  of  C.  Borin,  Jan.  17,  1888, 

Address  of  Hon.  James  F.  Legate,  Jan.  17,  1888, 

Paper  by  Hon.  John  P.  Jones,  for  the  Annual  Meeting,  Jan.  17 

Paper  by  J.  S.  Painter,  for  the  Annual  Meeting,  Jan 

Paper  by  Prof.  C.  A.  Swensson,  for  the  Annual  Meeting,  Jan.  17 

Address  by  Hon.  James  Humphrey,  Jan.  15,  1889, 

Address  by  John  C.  McCoy,  Jan.  15,  1889,      . 

Address  by  Maj.  James  B.  Abbott,  Jan.  16,  1889, 

Address  by  Hon.  H.  B.  Kelly,  Feb.  11,  1889, 

AddreMi  by  Hon.  Joel  Moody,  Feb.  4,  1889, 

AddreM  by  Preeident  Wm.  A.  Phillips,  at  the  Annual 
1890, 

Address  by  Hon.  Percival  O.  Lowe,  Jan.  21,  1890, 

Eologiom  of  Hon.  B.  F.  Simpson,  on  Governor  Martin, 

Biography  of  Gov.  John  W.  Geary, 

Message  of  President  Pierce,  1856, 

Correspondence  of  Gov.  Shannon, 

Correspondence  of  Gov.  Geary,     . 

Bxeootive  Minotes  of  Gov.  Geary, 

'  OsaiftAL  Imdbx, 

CHioMOLoaicAL  Imdkx, 


Meeting,  Jan.  21 


Jan.  21,  1890 


1888, 


1888, 


FIFTH  BIENNIAL  EEPOET 

OF    THE 

KANSAS  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


The  annual  meetings  of  the  Society,  and  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  1887, 
were  held  at  Topeka,  on  Tuesday,  the  18th  of  January. 

Thfe  Board  of  Directors  met  in  the  rooms  of  the  Society,  in  the  Capitol, 
at  3  p.  M. 

In  the  absence  of  the  President,  Colonel  D.  R.  Anthony,  Major  B.  F. 
Simpson,  one  of  the  Vice  Presidents,  called  the  meeting  to  order. 

The  following  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  were  present :  Governor 
John  A.  Martin,  ex-Governor  Thomas  A.  Osborn,  ex-Chief  Justice  Samuel 
A.  Kingman,  Senator  Sol.  Miller,  Senator  P.  G.  Lowe,  Colonel  A.  S.  John- 
son, Hon.  B.  F.  Simpson,  Hon.  John  Francis,  Hon.  T.  D.  Thacher,  Hon. 
Daniel  W.  Wilder,  Hon.  George  W.  Martin,  Hon.  F.  P.  Baker,  Rev.  I.  T. 
Goodnow,  Major  Henry  Inman,  Hon.  W.  C.  Edwards,  Hon.  R.  M.  Wright, 
Hon.  J.  V.  Admire,  Major  J.  B.  Abbott,  *Hon.  V.  J.  Lane,  Hon.  L.  R. 
Elliott,  Hon.  E.  T.  Carr,  Hon.  Ed.  Russell,  Hon.  E.  J.  Dallas. 

Secretary  F.  G.  Adams  submitted  for  consideration  a  draft  of  the  report  of 
the  Board,  which,  being  read  and  amended,  was,  on  motion  of  Mr.  Thacher, 
adopted. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Wilder,  a  committee  of  five  was  appointed  to  nominate 
persons  to  be  recommended  to  the  Society  to  fill  the  places  in  the  Board  of 
Directors,  about  to  be  made  vacant  by  the  expiration  of  the  term  of  service 
of  one-third  of  the  members.  The  chair  appointed  the  following  as  the 
committee:  Messrs.  Wilder,  Thacher,  Russell,  Osborn,  and  Wright. 

The  President  of  the  Society,  Colonel  D.  R.  Anthony,  having  arrived, 
took  the  chair. 

General  Wilder,  from  the  Committee  on  Nominations,  reported  the  names 
of  persons  selected  as  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  to  fill  expired 
terms.     The  report,  on  motion  of  Governor  Martin,  was  approved. 

Mr.  Thacher,  from  the  Executive  Committee,  made  the  following  report, 
which  was  adopted : 

To  THE  BoAED  OF  DiBEOTOBs:  Your  Executive  Committee,  whose  duty  it  is  under 
the  by-laws  of  the  Society  to  examine  and  audit  the  accounts  and  vouchers  of  the 


8TATK  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY, 


TrMSQr«r  of  the  State  Historical  Society,  would  report  that  they  have  examined  the 
•ame,  and  find  them  to  be  correct,  and  as  given  in  the  report  of  the  Secretary  and 
TrMwarer  herewith  presented.  T.  D.  Thaoheb. 

F.  P.  Bakeb. 

D.    W.    WiLDEB. 

Mmjor  Simpeon  offered  the  following  amendment  to  the  by-laws,  which, 
DO  motion  of  Judge  Kingman,  was  adopted  : 

At  or  before  the  commencement  of  each  fiscal  year  a  majority  of  the  Executive 
Committee  shall  file  with  the  Auditor  of  State  a  statement  of  the  name  of  each  per- 
•tin  in  the  service  of  the  Society  entitled  to  stated  compensation,  showing  the 
monthly  salary  of  each,  and  such  other  facts  as  may  be  necessary;  and  if  during  the 
year  obangee  are  made  in  the  clerical  force  of  the  Society,  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Ezeoaiive  Committee,  or  a  majority  of  them,  to  amend  their  statement  in  accord- 
ance with  the  changes  so  made.  The  vouchers  for  the  miscellaneous  expenses  shall 
be  approved  by  a  majority  of  the  Executive  Committee  before  payment. 

Senator  Lowe  proposed  the  following  as  honorary  members  of  the  Society : 
General  Phil.  H.  Sheridan,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  General  D.  H.  Rucker, 
Washington,  D.  C. ;  General  R.  C.  Drum,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  General  B.  C. 
Card,  Washington,  D.  C. ;  General  Stewart  Van  Vliet,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Major  Inman  proposed  the  name  of  General  P.  St.  Greorge  Cooke,  Detroit, 
Michigan. 

Mr.  Thacher  proposed  the  name  of  General  John  C.  Fremont,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 

On  motion,  these  nominations  were  approved. 

The  Secretary  proposed  the  following  as  honorary  members :  Mrs.  Lucy 
B.  Armstrong,  Wyandotte,  Kansas;  Mrs.  Sara  L.  T.  Robinson,  Lawrence,. 
Kansas;  Mre.  Margaret  \\.  Wood,  Strong  City,  Kansas;  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Watrous  Abbott,  DeSoto,  Kansas. 

Major  Inman  proposed  the  name  of  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Humphrey,  Junction 
City,  Kansas. 

On  motion  of  Judge  Kingman,  these  nominations  were  approved. 

The  following  persons  were  proposed  by  the  Secretary  as  corresponding 
roembere  of  the  Society,  and  on  motion  they  were  nominated :  Colonel  Richard 
Owen,  New  Harmony,  Ind. ;  Dr.  Samuel  A.  Green,  Boston,  Mass. ;  Dr.  W.  H. 
Egle,  Harriiiburg,  Pa.;  Hon.  John  Blair  Linn,  Bellefonte,  Pa.;  Rev.  Rus- 
•ellN.  Bellows.  New  York,  N.  Y.;  Rev.  Grindall  Reynolds,  Boston,  Mass.; 
C».  W.  Fox,  Esq.,  Boston,  Mass. ;  Samuel  P.  Jackson,  Esq.,  Worcester,  Mass.* 

The  meeting  of  the  Board  then  adjourned,  to  report  its  action  to  the  an- 
nual meeting  of  the  Society  in  the  evening. 


«iU*!ll'^  ntV/  '"L'irl ''  .'^''^"  '*'*'  nomination,  for  honorary  and  corresponding 
•ibm  b««  Md«  wen  oonflnned  bj  elecUon.  in  accordance  with  the  constitution. 


Fifth  biennial  Repobt. 


ELEVENTH  ANNUAL  MEETING  OF  THE  SOCIETY. 


The  eleventh  annual  meeting  o*f  the  Society  convened  in  the  hall  of  the 
House  of  Representatives  at  7:30  p.  m.,  January  18,  1887,  Col.  D.  R.  An- 
thony, President  of  the  Society,  in  the  chair. 

The  chair  stated  that  the  first  business  in  order  was  the  reading  and  con- 
sideration of  the  report  of  the  Board  of  Directors.  At  the  request  of  the 
Secretary,  Hon.  T.  D.  Thacher  read  the  report,  as  follows : 

FIFTH   BIENNIAL  REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS. 

The  Board  of  Directors  presents  the  following  report  of  the  work  of  the 
Society  during  the  two  years  ending  Jan.  18,  1887 : 

Bound  volumes  added  to  the  library,  2,860;  unbound  volumes  and  pam- 
phlets, 10,008 ;  volumes  of  newspapers  and  periodicals,  2,251 ;  single  news- 
papers and  newspaper  cuttings  containing  special  historical  material,  770 ; 
maps,  atlases,  etc.,  82;  manuscripts,  1,672;  pictures,  274;  miscellaneous 
contributions,  251 ;  scrip,  currency,  etc.,  41. 

Thus  it  will  be  seen  that  the  library  additions  of  books,  pamphlets  and 
newspaper  files  during  the  two  years,  number  15,119  volumes.  Of  these, 
14,092  have  been  procured  by  gift,  and  1,027  by  purchase. 

The  total  of  the  library  at  the  present  time  is  as  follows,  namely :  8,352 
bound  volumes ;  21,103  unbound  volumes ;  5,986  bound  newspaper  files  and 
volumes  of  periodicals ;  in  all,  35,441  volumes. 

YEARLY   GROWTH   OF   THE    LIBRARY. 

The  following  is  a  statement  of  the  yearly  growth  of  the  library  in  eleven 
years,  1876  to  1886,  inclusive : 


Date. 

Volumes 
books. 

Volumes 
newspapers 

and 
periodicals. 

Pamphlets. 

Total  yearly 
accessions. 

Yearly 
total 
of  the 

library. 

1876 

280 
115 

1,237 
290 
448 
414 

1,669 
307 
732 

1,088 

1,.772 

54 
150 
710 
275 
448 
375 
513 
403 
807 
678 
1,573 

74 
501 
1,184 
491 
1,146 
1,127 
2,721 
1,088 
2,763 
2,033 
7,975 

408 
766 
3,131 
1,056 
2,042 
1,916 
4,903 
1,798 
4,302 
3,799 
11,320 

4(j8 

1877 

1,174 

1878 

4,305 

5,361 

7,403 

9,319 

14,222 

16,020 

20  322 

1879 

1880 

1881 

1882 

1883 

1884             .    .            .           .        . 

1885 

24,121 

1886 

35,441 

Totals 

8,352 

5,986 

21,103 

35,441 

The  growth  of  the  library  during  the  two  years  has  been  greater  than  that 
for  any  similar  period.  This  has  been  due,  in  part,  to  the  growth  of  the  State 
in  population,  adding  to  the  number  of  home  contributors  to  our  collections. 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


iiency 


It  has  been  largely  due  to  the  fact  that  the  uninterrupted  prosperity  of  the 
Society  for  the  eleven  years  of  its  existence,  and  the  unparalleled  growth 
of  ite 'library  in  that  i^riod,  has  given  the  Society  a  reputation  for  perma- 
jncy  which  has  attracted  the  attention  of  the  older  libraries  and  library 
orkere  of  the  country,  inducing  great  liberality  on  their  part  in  gifts  from 
their  duplicate  collections. 

Of  such  older  lil>rarie8  which  have  thus  made  gifts  to  our  collections  dur- 
ing the  past  two  years,  the  Boston  Public  Library,  the  Library  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Historical  Society,  Boston,  and  the  Library  of  the  American 
Antiquarian  Society,  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  have  been  most  liberal. 
The  contributions  from  these  three  libraries  consist  of  the  historical  publica- 
tions of  the  societies  themselves,  of  magazine  volumes,  newspaper  files,  and 
8uch  publications  of  all  classes  as  are  gathered  into  historical  libraries,  largely 
of  books  and  pamphlets  upon  historical  subjects,  and  of  the  publications  of 
societies  and  institutions  of  every  kind— in  a  great  measure  of  those  numer- 
ous chariuble,  educational  and  social  organizations  which  so  abound  in 
New  England.  These  are  such  publications  as  make  little  figure  in  the 
popular  liU»rature  of  the  day,  but  they  contain  the  history  of  those  institu- 
tions which  form  the  basis  of  social  and  civil  progress  in  a  section  of  country 
which  has  contributetl  vastly  to  the  elements  of  progress  everywhere.  These 
publications,  made  accessible  on  the  shelves  of  a  library  of  historical  refer- 
ence, form  a  guide  to  our  |)eople  in  the  founding  and  building  up  of  like  in- 
stitutions, growing  up  and  to  grow  up  in  a  State  yet  in  its  infancy. 

PUBLIC    DOCUMENTS. 

The  accessions  of  those  publications  of  the  United  States  Government 
which  go  to  make  up  the  materials  of  the  political  history  of  the  country 
have  been  unusually  large.  At  the  request  of  Senator  Ingalls,  our  library 
was  early  made  a  depository  of  such  documents.  They  are  received  through 
the  Interior  Department  as  they  are  published,  and  distributed  to  certain 
designated  libraries  throughout  the  country.  Added  to  what  have  come  in 
year  by  year  in  this  way,  Senator  Ingalls  has,  within  the  past  two  years, 
contributed  largely  from  his  own  private  collection. 

Senator  Plumb  has  also  been  most  coramendably  attentive  to  the  interests 
of  our  library,  and  its  growth  in  the  different  classes  of  public  documents  has 
been  largely  due  to  constant  contributions  made  by  him  from  year  to  year. 
Representatives  Morrill  and  Ryan  and  other  members  of  our  Congressional 
delegation  have  also  added  largely  to  our  library. 

Large  additions  have  been  made,  too,  during  the  past  year,  by  taking  ad- 
vantage of  the  system  of  library  exchanges,  instituted  by  the  Secretary  of 
the  Interior  for  the  purpose  of  aiding  libraries  to  complete  sets  of  such 
documento  by  exchanges  of  duplicates,  especially  of  such  as  come  under  the 
head  of  Congressional  Debates.  Of  this  class  our  library  has  received, 
during  the  two  years,  17  volumes  of  the  series  denominated  Annals  of  Con- 


Fifth  biennial  Repobt. 


gress,  covering  the  period  from  1789  to  1824 ;  29  volumes  of  the  Register 
of  Debates  in  Congress,  1824  to  1837;  74  volumes  of  the  Congressional 
Globe,  1833  to  1872 ;  42  volumes  of  the  Congressional  Record,  commencing 
with  the  year  1873 ;  in  all,  162  volumes  of  this  class.  Thus,  with  what  Ave 
have  otherwise  secured  with  very  little  cost  to  the  State,  we  have  nearly  a 
complete  set  of  those  volumes  which  contain  a  connected  history  of  the  dis- 
cussions in  Congress  and  in  the  country  of  every  important  subject  of  public 
interest  since  the  foundation  of  the  Government,  including  that  decade  of 
years  in  which  Kansas  affairs  occupied  so  conspicuous  a  part  in  Congres- 
sional proceedings. 

SOURCES   OF   ACCESSION. 

Experience  teaches  that  a  full  library  of  local  history  is  the  most  natural 
nucleus  for  a  general  library,  and  that  the  local  is  so  related  to  and  so 
naturally  expands  into  the  general,  that  no  dividing  line  between  the  local 
and  the  general  is  practicable.  Libraries  of  reference  of  whatever  name 
are  chiefly  consulted  for  the  historical  and  scientific  information  which  may 
be  found  in  them.  That  library  is  best  appreciated  by  library-makers,  and 
those  who  contribute  to  libraries,  which  best  contains  information  respecting 
its  own  neighborhood  and  the  State  and  country  within  its  primary  scope  of 
collection,  and  upon  such  the  fullest  gifts  are  bestowed.  Such  a  library 
pertains  to  the  origin  of  things.  It  is  unique ;  it  contains  what  no  other 
library  contains.  It  is  not  a  mere  duplicate  of  what  a  hundred  other  libra- 
ries in  the  country  possess.  It  therefore  attracts  the  attention  of  workers 
in  historical  and  scientific  investigation  —  of  those  whose  business  is  that  of 
research.  Such  a  library  engages  the  hearty  interest  and  cooperation  of 
other  libraries  of  the  country.  Its  duplicates  of  local  historical  materials 
are  eagerly  sought  for,  and  compensated  by  bountiful  gifts  from  the  large 
stores  of  duplicates  which  all  the  older  libraries  contain. 

NEWSPAPER   ACCESSIONS. 

The  unusual  growth  of  the  newspaper  branch  of  our  library  is  a  marked 
feature.  Of  the  5,986  volumes  now  in  the  library,  1,573  have  been  added 
during  the  past  year. 

There  are  now  being  published  in  the  ^tate  753  newspapers  and  periodi- 
cals, the  regular  issues  of  which  are  all  being  preserved  in  the  library  of 
this  Society.  It  is  the  experience  of  all  historical  research  in  these  days, 
that  files  of  newspapers  are  the  fountain-head  of  all  exact  data  and  infor- 
mation; a  true  reflection  of  the  daily  life  of  the  communities  in  which  they 
are  published.  When  it  is  considered  that  this  Society  has  gathered  very 
full  files  of  the  earliest  newspapers  published  in  Kansas,  and  that  within  the 
last  eleven  years  it  has  gathered  all  Kansas  newspapers,  and  that  its  library 
now  contains  nearly  complete  files  of  all  the  papers  published  in  the  newer 
counties,  it  may  be  truly  said  that  its  work  in  this  department  is  unparal- 
leled in  the  history  of  library-making.     Never  before  was  it  attempted  by 


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STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


MTWcietTor  institution  to  completely  save  such  records  of  the  earliest 
hi«'t«r}'  of 'the  founding  and  growth  of  a  new  commonwealth. 

Th^  newspaper  files  are  now  every  day  consulted  by  the  people  of  all 
portions  of  the  State— for  historical  and  political  information,  for  legal 
notices  and  reports  of  public  proceedings,  and  for  the  precise  facts  as  to 
local  occurrences  of  every  nature.  In  most  instances  the  early  newspaper 
files  <»f  these  counties  have  already  disappeared  from  the  localities  in  which 
they  were  published,  and  are  nowhere  else  to  be  found  except  in  our  library. 
The  labor  attending  the  gathering  in  of  these  newspapers,  and  the  amount  of 
correspondence  necessary  to  the  securing  of  complete  files,  constitutes  a 
very  large  part  of  the  work  of  the  Society;  but  it  is  undoubtedly  the  most 
valuable  feature  of  its  work. 

The  grateful  thanks  of  the  Society  are  due  to  the  thousand  editors  and 
publishers  in  this  State  who,  unstiiitingly,  and  with  constant  expressions  of 
interest  in  our  work  in  making  up  this  branch  of  our  library,  most  gener- 
ously give  the  regular  issues  of  their  paper,  and  supply  upon  request  all 
lacking  numbers  lost  or  mutilated  in  the  mails. 

As  regards  the  whole  country,  our  accumulation  of  materials  of  historical 
information  of  this  class  has  become  very  large.  Of  newspapers  and  period- 
icals published  outside  of  the  State,  the  Society  is  receiving  the  regular  is- 
sues of  one  hundred  and  two.  These  are  local  newspapers  of  neighboring 
States  and  Territories,  leading  newspapers  of  the  country,  historical,  scientific 
and  other  magazines,  and  |)eriodical  publications  of  societies  and  institu- 
tions, all  contributing  to  make  up  a  library  which  shall  contain  a  record  of 
the  history  and  progress  of  the  country  in  all  respects. 

A  noteworthy  portion  of  a  gift  of  97  volumes  of  newspaper  files,  made 
by  the  Boston  Public  Library,  is  that  of  64  volumes  of  dates  from  1767  to 
1830.  This  is  a  most  rare  and  valuable  contribution  to  our  library  of  news- 
paper files,  and  goes  largely  to  increase  the  richness  of  our  collection  in 
earlier  dates  in  this  most  important  branch  of  historical  materials.  The 
titles  and  dates  of  these  files  are  set  out  in  the  appropriate  list  m  this  report. 

In  this  connection  it  is  proper  to  mention  that  among  the  gifts  made  by 
Mr.  Edmond  M.  Barton,  of  the  American  Antiquarian  Society,  Worcester, 
Ma«..  is  a  set  of  the  files  of  the  National  Era,  Washington,  D.  C,  from  1851 
to  1854.  These  files  cover  the  period  of  the  agitation  of  the  Kansas-Ne- 
braska question,  and  the  beginning  of  the  settlement  of  Kansas.  They  are 
very  full  of  discussions  and  of  information  pertaining  to  the  subject*  and 
include  many  letters  from  Kansas,  written  in  the  latter  part  of  the  year 
1854.  *  ^ 

Included  in  a  large  contribution  made  by  Dr.  Samuel  A.  Green,  of  the 

Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  are  109  volumes  of  the  North  American 

Review,  between  the  years  1821  and  1867,  chiefly  of  the  earlier  years  of  this 

invaluable  publication.    This  gift  makes  it  quite  possible,  with  small  ex- 

^  pense  to  the  Society,  to  complete  a  set  of  this  magazine.     Dr.  Green  also  gave 


Fifth  biennial  Repobt,  11 

with  this  contribution  35  volumes  of  the  Christian  Examiner,  Boston,  1824 
to  1867,  and  27  volumes  of  the  Journal  of  the  American  Unitarian  Associa- 
tion, 1854-1869. 

One  of  the  most  valuable  and  appropriate  gifts  in  this  department  has 
been  that  made  by  Francis  J.  Garrison,  of  Koxbury,  Mass.,  of  28  volumes 
of  "The  Liberator,"  William  Lloyd  Garrison's  newspaper,  for  the  years 
1833, 1838,  and  from  1840  to  1865,  inclusive.  The  gift  of  this  set  of  files  is 
indicative  of  the  general  appreciation  our  Society  has  acquired  as  a  receptacle 
for  materials  of  the  historyof  the  great  struggle  for  human  liberty  and  free 
government  through  which  our  country  has  passed,  and  in  which  Kansas 
acted  so  conspicuous  a  part.  Garrison  himself  said  of  our  Society,  in  its 
infancy :  "  The  formation  of  such  a  society  is  cause  for  special  congratula- 
tion, and  an  event  of  historical  importance  far  beyond  the  limits  of  the 
State;  for  there  is  nothing  more  thrilling  in  American  history  than  the 
struggle  against  'Border-Ruffianism'  (alias  the  Slave  Power)  to  secure  free- 
dom and  free  institutions  to  Kansas  —  a  struggle  which,  if  it  had  terminated 
otherwise  than  it  did,  would  have  been  fraught  with  appalling  consequences » 
not  only  to  the  State  itself,  but  to  the  whole  country,  and  postponed  the 
abolition  of  the  dreadful  system  of  chattel  slavery  to  an  indefinite  period." 
The  gift  of  this  set  of  "The  Liberator"  files  by  the  son  is  in  keeping  with 
the  just  appreciation  thus  expressed  by  the  father. 

One  ot  the  largest  gifts  of  newspaper  files  which  the  Society  has  ever  re- 
ceived, has  come  during  the  past  year  from  Hon.  F.  P.  Baker,  of  Topeka, 
who  has  always  been  one  of  the  most  liberal  contributors  to  the  library. 
This  gift  consists  of  sixty-five  bound  volumes,  almost  wholly  of  Topeka  news- 
papers, published  between  the  years  1859  and  1885,  many  of  them  of  the 
earlier  years  of  this  period.  A  statement  of  the  titles  and  dates  is  set  out  in 
the  appropriate  list. 

Among  other  generous  donors  of  newspaper  files  may  be  mentioned  Dr. 
W.  S.  Baker  of  Topeka,  Hon.  R.  S.  Hick  of  Louisville,  Mr.  A.  C.  Waters 
of  Chardon,  Ohio,  Mr.  Wm.  Tyrrell  of  Santa  Cruz,  California,  and  Dr.  Geo. 
L.  Beers  of  Topeka.     Their  gifts  are  enumerated  in  the  appropriate  list. 

MANUSCRIPTS. 

Among  the  manuscript  accessions  of  interest  which  have  been  added  to 
this  class  of  historical  materials  which  the  Society  possesses,  may  be  men- 
tioned a  gift  made  by  Mr.  Edward  Byram,  of  Atchison  county,  of  711  pa- 
pers left  by  his  grandfather,  Rev.  Jotham  Meeker,  the  missionary  to  the 
Indians  who  set  up  the  first  printing  press  in  Kansas.  Mr.  Meeker  began 
printing  in  the  spring  of  1834,  at  thB^  Shawnee  Baptist  Mission,  in  what  is 
now  Johnson  county,  Kansas.  He  did  a  great  deal  of  printing,  chiefly  in 
the  Indian  languages,  for  the  use  of  missionaries  of  various  denominations 
in  their  efforts  to  instruct  the  tribes  of  Indians  which  occupied  that  portion 
of  the  Indian  Territory  now  in  the  limits  of  Kansas.  His  press  was  used 
for  twenty  years  in  this  work,  and  up  to  the  time  when  the  settlement  of 


12  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


Kansas  was  b^un.  The  press  was  afterwards  owned  by  the  well-known 
Kansas  editore,  George  W.  Brown,  S.  S.  Prouty,  Samuel  N.  Wood,  and  Ed- 
win C.  Manning.  The  manuscript  papers  relate  to  Mr.  Meeker's  missionary 
work,  to  his  printing,  and  to  incidents  pertaining  to  life  among  the  Indians 
in  Michigan  and^  Kansas,  during  a  period  of  thirty  years. 

A  gift  made  by  Hon.  Edward  L.  Pierce.of  Milton,  Massachusetts,  of  thir- 
teen lettere  written  by  citizens  of  Kansas  to  Senator  Charles  Sumner  in  1854, 
1855,  and  1856,  is  noteworthy.  The  letters  relate  to  the  exciting  affairs  in 
Kaiuas  Territory  during  that  period.  Among  the  writers  the  names  of  J, 
B.  McAfee,  Samuel  F.Tappan,  Mrs.  Hannah  A.  Ropes,  Miss  Lydia  P.  Hall, 
Charles  Stearns  and  James  F.  Legate  may  be  mentioned. 

Senat4>r  John  Sherman,  of  Ohio,  has  given  the  Society  the  original  manu- 
script, written  by  him,  of  the  remarkable  report  made  by  the  Kansas  Con- 
gressional Investigating  Committee  of  1856.  He  has  also  given  the  Society 
a  scrap-book  which  he  caused  to  be  made  for  the  use  of  the  committee,  which 
contains  135  broad  pages  of  cuttings  from  the  newspapers  of  that  period, 
wholly  relating  to  Kansas  affairs. 

Hon.  Frank  H.  Betton  has  given  the  Society  some  interesting  manuscripts 
of  Dr.  Matthew  Thornton,  the  signer  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence* 
who  was  the  donor's  great-grandfather. 

In  Noveml>er,  1885,  Gen.  Frank  Reeder,  of  Easton,  Pennsylvania,  gave 
the  Society  an  extract  from  a  manuscript  diary  kept  by  his  father,  Gov. 
Andrew  H.  Reeder,  during  the  period  of  his  connection  with  the  history  of 
Kansas  Territory.  The  extract  includes  dates  from  the  5th  to  the  23d  of 
May,  1856,  and  is  a  record  made  by  Governor  Reeder  of  events  immedi- 
ately precetling  and  during  the  time  of  his  concealment  and  escape  in  dis- 
guise from  the  Territory  through  Missouri.     This  extract  is  included  in  the 

third  volume  of  the  Collections  of  the  Society,  published  during  the  past 
year. 

PORTRAITS. 

Appropriately-framed  portraits,  nearly  life  size,  of  Col.  Daniel  H.  Home 
and  Dr.  F.  L.  Crane,  pioneers  of  Toi)eka;  of  William  Lloyd  Garrison,  the 
Hfe-long  advocate  of  the  freedom  of  the  slave;  and  of  Senator  John  Sher- 
man, the  eariy  friend  of  Kansas,  have  been  added  to  our  gallery,  the  gift 
of  the  subjects  of  the  portraits,  or  of  their  friends.  A  finely-executed,  life- 
siie.  oil.painted  jwrtrait  of  ex-Governor  John  P.  St.  John  has  been  given 
the  Society  by  Mrs.  St.  John,  being  the  sixth  of  the  portraits  of  Kansas 
Governors  now  in  our  gallery.  It  was  painted  by  Peter  S.  Noble,  formerly 
Adjutant  General  of  Kansas.  The  fine  portrait  of  Governor  John  A.  Mar- 
tni  the  present  Governor  of  Kansas,  which  has  just  been  placed  in  our 
gallery,  ,«  a  gift  to  the  Society  from  the  Governor's  associates  in  the  execu- 
trve  offices  of  the  State.     It  was  painted  by  the  well-known  artist,  Selden  J 

!^^T"*         u         """^'"'^  P^'^'^'^  *"^  «^^^«^  pictures  besides  have  been 
Hiddcd  to  our  collections,  which  are  mentioned  in  the  appropriate  list. 


Fifth  biennial  Repobt.  13 

NEEDED    ROOM. 

The  library  and  collections  of  the  Society  have  grown  far  beyond  the 
accommodations  for  room  given  it  in  the  State  House.  Provision  should 
be  made  so  that  in  the  completion  of  the  Capitol  suitable  and  ample  room 
shall  be  given  the  Society  for  many  years  to  come. 

VOLUME   OF    COLLECTIONS. 

During  the  year  the  third  volume  of  the  Collections  of  the  Society  has 
been  published,  a  volume  of  519  pages.  This  contains  the  third  and  fourth 
biennial  reports  of  the  Society;  the  executive  minutes  kept  in  the  offices  of 
the  first  two  Territorial  Governors  of  Kansas,  Governors  Andrew  H.  Reeder 
and  Wilson  Shannon,  during  the  terms  of  their  official  service,  1854-6,  to- 
gether with  brief  biographical  sketches  of  the  two  Governors ;  an  extract 
from  Governor  Reeder's  diary,  written  during  the  period  of  his  escape  in 
disguise  from  Kansas  in  May,  1856 ;  historical  addresses  of  Governor  James 
W.  Denver  and  acting-Governor  Frederick  P.  Stanton ;  and  the  proceedings 
of  the  Quarter-Centennial  Celebration,  held  in  Topeka,  January  29,  1886, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Society. 

CATALOGUING   AND    CLASSIFICATION. 

The  Legislature,  at  the  extra  session,  1886,  made  an  appropriation  for  the 
Society  for  extra  clerk  hire  for  indexing  and  cataloguing  the  library.  The 
Board  of  Directors,  in  the  application  of  this  appropriation,  have  used  it  in 
the  direction  intended  by  the  terms  of  the  appropriation,  but  so  far  the 
expenditure  has  been  chiefly  in  preliminary  work.  As  a  preparation  for 
the  work,  it  was  necessary  that  the  library  should  be  classified,  and  the 
books  and  collections  arranged  in  library  system.  The  Society  has  always 
been  short  in  its  clerical  force,  and  for  two  years  previous  to  the  taking  ef- 
fect of  this  appropriation  it  had  been  deprived  of  half  the  clerical  help 
which  had  been  employed  for  the  two  years  previous,  the  deficiency  having 
been  only  partially  supplied  gratuitously.  Hence,  books,  pamphlets,  news- 
paper files,  manuscripts,  everything  had  necessarily  been  placed  in  defective 
system,  or  left  unplaced.  The  work  of  the  year  thus  far  has  therefore  been 
largely  devoted  to  that  of  disposing  of  accumulated  work  necessary  to  the 
placing  of  the  library  in  systematic  classification  for  cataloguing.  Mean- 
time, largely  augmented  current  accessions  have  proportionately  increased 
the  general  work  in  the  rooms  of  the  Society.  The  issue  from  the  press  of 
our  third  volume  of  Collections,  and  the  preparation  of  its  very  complete  in- 
dex, also  the  preparation  of  the  lists  and  papers  contained  in  this  Fifth  Bi- 
ennial Report,  have  contributed  to  the  burden  of  work  during  the  past  year. 

The  system  of  classification  which  has  been  adopted  is  the  decimal  sys- 
tem, which  has  been  brought  to  its  present  state  of  perfection  by  Mr.  Mel- 
vil  Dewey,  Secretary  of  the  American  Library  Association,  and  which  is 
the  system  most  widely  employed  in  the  more  newly  classified  libraries  of 
the  country.     The  books  are  being  placed  on  the  shelves  and  numbered  in 


14  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


accordance  with  this  system,  and  the  cataloguing  of  the  library  has  been 
begun- upon  a  plan  which  refers  to  the  number  of  every  volume,  pamphlet, 
and  newspa|)er  file,  and  to  its  place  on  the  shelves  in  the  library.  This 
work  is  Hearing  completion,  and  when  completed  the  work  of  cataloguing 
will  progress  rapidly.  Of  the  sum  of  $1,000,  appropriated  by  the  Legisla- 
ture for  this  work,  the  sum  of  $677.38  has  been  expended,  leaving  a  bal- 
ance  of  $322.62. 

The  Legislature  should  be  asked  to  continue  appropriations  for  this  very 
importont  work,  and  more  ample  compensation  should  be  given  the  clerical 
force  of  the  Society.  It  is  meager  and  disproportionate  to  the  pay  given 
any  other  servants  of  the  State. 

The  following  lists  and  tables  give  details  of  the  work  of  the  Society  for 
the  two  years. 

PRINCIPAL    BOOK    ACCESSIONS. 

The  following  are  classified  lists,  showing  the  principal  accessions  of  books 
to  the  library  during  the  two  years : 

AGRicrLTURAL  AND  HORTICULTURAL. —  Richthofcn's  Cattle  Raising  on 
the  Plains  of  North  America;  Missouri  State  Horticultural  Society  Re- 
ports; Reports  of  Kentucky  Bureau  of  Agriculture;  Reports  of  the  Ohio 
Agricultural  Experiment  Station ;  Reports  of  the  Wisconsin  Dairyman's 
Association;  Pennsylvania  Agricultural  Reports;  Michigan  Horticultural 
Society  Reports;  Wisconsin  Agricultural  and  Horticultural  Reports. 

BiBLiociRAPHY. — Joseph  T.  Buckingham's  Personal  Recollections  of 
Editorial  Life;  Ayer's  Newspaper  Annual,  1885;  Caspar's  Directory  of 
Antiquarian  Booksellers;  Dewey's  Decimal  Classification ;  Catalogue  of  the 
Cincinnati  Public  Library ;  Catalogue  of  United  States  Government  Pub- 
lications; Rowell's  American  Newspaper  Directory,  1886;  Our  Press  Gang, 
Wilmer;  Catalogue  of  the  American  Antiquarian  Society;  Robert  Clarke's 
Bibliotheca  Americana;  Catalogue  of  the  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  Free 
Public  Library;  Allibone's  Dictionary  of  British  and  American  Authors; 
Maverick's  Raymond  and  New  York  Journalism ;  Hildeburn's  Issues  of  the 
Press  in  Pennsylvania,  2  vols.;  American  Catalogue,  3  vols.;  Catalogue  of 
the  Boston  Atheneura,  5  vols. ;  Catalogue  of  Bowdoin  College  Library. 

Biographical.— Life  of  Stephen  A.  Douglas;  Washington,  Schroeder's 
Maxims  of;  Life  and  Services  of  Gen.  U.  S.  Grant,  Remlap;  Personal 
Memoirs  of  Gen.  U.  S.  Grant,  2  vols. ;  Coppee's  Grant  and  His  Campaigns ; 
Sanborn's  Life  and  Letters  of  John  Brown;  Matlook's  Life  of  Rev.  Orange 
Scott;  Life  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  Powers;  Sargent's  Life  of  Henry  Clay; 
Tuckerman's  Horatio  Greenough ;  Memoir  of  Commodore  McComb,  Rich- 
ard; Theodore  Clapp's  Autobiographical  Sketches;  Life  and  Travels  of 
John  Woolman;  Bartlett's  Life  of  Abraham  Lincoln;  Seward's  Travels 
Around  the  World;  Life  and  Works  of  Dr.  Franklin;  Life  of  John  Paul 
.lon«;  Hillg  Memoir  of  Abbott  Lawrence;  Mackenzie's  Biography  of 
Stephen  Decatur;  Works  of  William  E.  Channing;  William  M.  Paxton's 


Fifth  biennial  Repobt.  15 

Genealogy  of  the  Marshall  Family  in  Kentucky ;  Memoir  of  Elijah  P.  Love- 
joy;  Sargent's  Life  of  Dr.  Lewis  F.  Linn;  Durrie's  American  Genealogies 
and  Pedigrees;  Life  of  Dr.  Cotton  Mather;  Dr.  McAnally's  Life  and  Times 
of  Samuel  Patton ;  Walker's  Life  of  Oliver  P.  Morton ;  Bartlett's  Life  of 
Franklin  Pierce;  Life  and  Speeches  of  Henry  Clay;  Jenkins's  Life  of 
Silas  Wright;  Cotton's  Private  Correspondence  of  Henry  Clay;  Carpen- 
ter's Six  Months  at  the  White  House  with  Abraham  Lincoln;  Brown's 
Life  of  John  A.  Andrew;  Memoirs  of  Wm.  T.  Sherman;  Life  of  Rev. 
Morris  Officer,  Imhoff;  Croffut  &  Morris's  Diary  of  Thomas  Robbins,  of 
Norfolk,  Conn.;  Dr.  Egle's  Pennsylvania  Genealogies;  Parton's  Life  of 
Andrew  Jackson,  3  vols.;  Memorial  and  Genealogical  Record  of  Paul 
Weitzel,  Rev.  E.  H.  Hayden;  Palmer's  Necrology  of  Harvard  College 
Alumni ;  Harvard  College  Memorial  Biographies,  Higginson ;  Cooke's  Life 
of  Ralph  W.  Emerson;  The  Genius  and  Character  of  Emerson,  F.  B.  San- 
born; Parton's  Captains  of  Industry;  Underwood's  Sketch  of  James  Rus- 
sell Lowell;  Underwood's  H.  W.  Longfellow;  Our  Great  Benefactors, 
Samuel  A.  Drake;  Phillips's  Biographical  Dictionary;  Marvin's  Life  of 
William  G.  Caples. 

Church  History. —  Minutes  of  Philadelphia  Baptist  Association,  1707- 
1807;  The  Baptist  Memorial,  1842-1851,  vols.  1-10;  Bird's  Religion  in  the 
United  States ;  Emory's  Episcopal  Controversy  Reviewed ;  Raybold's  An- 
nals of  Methodism ;  Webster's  History  of  the  Presbyterian  Church ;  Morris's 
Christian  Life  and  Character  of  the  Civil  Institutions  of  the  United  States ; 
Theodore  Parker's  Views  of  Religion ;  Bible,  printed  in  Zurich,  Switzer- 
land, in  1545  ;  The  Christian  Examiner,  vols.  1-18, 1824-1836,  and  12  vols., 
1840-1867 —  30  volumes  in  all ;  Rupp's  History  of  Religious  Denominations. 

Education. —  Horace  Mann's  Lectures  on  Education;  Philbrick's  City 
School  Systems ;  Hittell's  History  of  Culture ;  Education  in  its  Relations 
to  Manual  Industry ;  Thoughts  for  Young  Men,  Horace  Mann ;  Manual 
Training,  C.  H.  Ham ;  Stetson's  Problem  of  Negro  Education ;  The  Home 
Library  of  Useful  Knowledge ;  Blake's  Manual  Training  and  Education; 
Hough's  Historical  Sketches  of  Colleges  and  Universities. 

History. —  New  Jersey  Archives,  vols.  8,  9,  and  10;  Works  of  Fisher 
Ames;  Stone's  Campaign  of  Burgoyne;  Hildreth's  History  of  the  United 
States,  6  vols. ;  Bowen's  Sketch  Book  of  Pennsylvania ;  McMaster's  His- 
tory of  the  People  of  the  United  States  ;  Carlton's  New  Hampshire;  But- 
terfield's  Journal  of  Captain  Heart;  Wilson's  American  History;  Gille- 
land's  History  of  the  War  of  1812;  Spofford's  New  England  Legends; 
Ramsey's  Universal  History,  9  vols.;  Catalogue  of  Wisconsin  Historical 
Society;  Gordon's  Gazetteer  of  New  York;  The  Penn  and  Logan  Corre- 
spondence; Sargent's  History  of  Braddock's  Expedition;  Simms's  History 
of  South  Carolina;  Denny's  Record  of  Upland,  Pa.;  Sanford's  History  of 
the  United  States  before  the  Revolution ;  Memoirs  of  the  Historical  Society 
of  Pennsylvania ;  Brinton's  Notes  of  the  Floridian  Peninsula;  Memoirs  of 
the  Antiquarian  Society  of  France;   Transactions  of  the  Nebraska  State 


l(j  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY, 


Historical  Society;  Inple's  Local  Institutions  of  Virginia;  Holcorab's  Pen- 
sylvania  Boroughs;  Child's  History  of  the  United  States  ;  Justin  Winsor's 
History  of  America,  vols.  2,  3,  and  4;  Dickson's  New  America;  Brannan's 
History  of  the  War  of  1812;  Niles's  Revolution  in  America;  Comstock's 
History  of  the  Precious  Metals;  Headley's  Chaplains  and  Clergy  of  the 
Revolution;  White  Slavery  in  the  Barbary  States,  Charies  Sumner;  Nord- 
hoff's  Cotton  States  in  1875;  Hayes's  History  of  the  Trial  of  Charles 
Julius  Guiteau;  Peabody's  Universal  History;  Collections  of  the  New 
Hampshire  Historical  Society ;  Egle  and  Linn's  Pennsylvania  in  the  War 
of  the  Revolution;  Yonge's  Constitutional  History  of  England ;  Drake's 
Making  of  New  England;  Ober's  Young  Folk's  History  of  Mexico  ;  Irving 
Etting's  Dutch  Village  Communities  on  the  Hudson  River;  Papers  of  the 
American  Historical  Association,  vol.  1. 

IndinM. —  Diary  of  David  Zeisberger  among  the  Indians  of  Ohio ;  Drake's 
Indian  Captivities;  Patterson's  Life  of  Black  Hawk;  Schoolcraft's  Myth  of 
Hiawatha;  Schoolcraft's  Thirty  Years'  Residence  among  the  Indians  of 
North  America;  Schoolcraft's  Archives  of  Aboriginal  Knowledge,  6  vols.; 
Wright's  American  Negotiator;  Hanson's  Lost  Prince;  Hubbard's  Life  of 
Red  Jacket  and  His  People;  Hough's  Indian  Treaties;  Cremonj's  Life 
among  the  Apaches;  Reports  of  the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs,  28  vols., 
183.'>-1870;  Condition  of  the  Indian  Tribes,  1865;  Catlin's  Illustrations  of 
the  Manners,  Customs,  (fee,  of  the  North  American  Indians. 

Kansas  Books,  or  by  Kansas  Authors. —  Edwards's  Atlas  of  Cloud 
County,  Kansas,  1885;  Poetical  Works  of  John  P.  Campbell;  Dudley  Has- 
kell, Memorial  Addresses;  Poems  of  Mrs.  Ellen  P.  Allerton;  Spring's  His- 
tor>'  of  Kansas;  Sage's  Wild  Scenes  in  Kansas  and  Nebraska;  Picard's 
Mission  Flower;  Picard's  Matter  of  Taste;  Rhymes  of  Ironquill;  Sister 
Ridnour's  Sacrifice,  Mrs.  C.  E.  Wilder;  Howe's  Mystery  of  the  Locks; 
Sketch  of  the  Life  of  the  Grim  Chieftain,  James  H.  Lane;  The  Rocks  of 
Kansas,  Swallow  and  Hawn;  Goss's  Revised  Catalogue  of  the  Birds  of 
Kansas;  Polk's  Gazetteer  of  Kansas,  1886-87;  The  Story  of  a  Ranch,  Alice 
W.  Rollins;  We  Two  in  Europe,  Mary  L.  Ninde;  Wilder's  Annals  of  Kan- 
Ms.  1886;  Thirty  Years  in  Topeka,  F.  W.  Giles;  Queen  Sylvia  and  other 
Poems,  John  P.  Campbell ;  Howe's  Moonlight  Boy ;  Ebbutt's  Emigrant  Life 
in  Kansas;  Bishop  Vail's  Comprehensive  Church ;  Coburn's  Swine  Husbandry; 
Rev.  Adinijah  and  His  Wife's  Relations,  Mrs.  L.  A.  B.  Steele. 

Ma<»azini-».— Scribner's  Monthly  Magazine,  15  vols.;  Century  Maga- 
zine, 7  vols.;  Dial,  Chicago,  6  vols.;  North  American  Review,  122  vols.; 
Atlantic  Monthly,  50  vols.;  Popular  Science  Monthly,  27  vols.;  Weekly 
AUgazine.  Chicago;  The  Missionary  Herald,  48;  Overland  Monthly; 
(^uarteriy  Journal  of  Inebriety,  2;  Kendall's  Expositor,  1;  Catalogue  U. 
>.  Government  Publications,  2;  American  Antiquarian,  2;  Brown  &  Hol- 
land s  Shorthand  Monthly,  2;  The  Western  Plowman,  2;  The  Unitarian,  1 ; 
The  M.lUtone  and  The  Com  Miller,  2;  The  Iowa  Historical  Record,  2; 
>..nn......  Bivouac,  1;  The  Missionary  Herald,  63 ;  Christian  Examiner,  31 ; 


Fifth  Biennial  Repob't.  17 

Journal  of  the  American  Unitarian  Association,  14;  Boston  Journal  of 
Chemistry,  4 ;  The  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  2 ; 
Harvard  University  Bulletin,  1 ;  The  Popular  Science  News,  2 ;  Science, 
Cambridge  and  New  York,  4;  The  Unitarian  Review  and  Religious  Mag- 
azine, 2;  Political  Science  Quarterly,  1 ;  The  Western  Journal  and  Civilian, 
St.  Louis,  1848  to  1854, 11 ;  The  Kansas  City  Medical  Index,  3 ;  The  Journal 
of  American  Orthoepy,  2;  The  Home  Missionary,  2;  Harper's  Monthly 
Magazine,  8;  Putnam's  Monthly,  2;  The  Galaxy,  24;  The  Library  Journal, 
2 ;  The  Magazine  of  American  History,  4 ;  The  Sheltering  Arms,  2 ;  The 
Publisher's  Weekly,  4;  The  American  Missionary,  2;  Phonetic  Educator, 
1 ;  The  Student's  Journal,  (phonographic,)  2 ;  Magazine  of  Western  History, 
4;  Historical  Register,  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  2;  The  Woman's  Magazine,  2; 
Bulletin  _de  la  Societe  de  Geographic,  Paris,  2;  Chronique  de  la  Societe  des 
Gens  de  Lettres,  Paris,  2. 

Missions. — Annual  Reports  of  American  Board  of  Commissioners  for 
Foreign  Missions;  Missionary  Herald,  1821-1884,  63  vols.;  Moss's  Annals 
of  the  U.  S.  Christian  Commission ;  Bang's  History  of  Methodist  Missions ; 
Pitzel's  Lights  and  Shades  of  Missionary  Life;  Kipp's  Early  Jesuit  Mis- 
sions'; Tracey's  History  of  the  A.  B.  C.  F.  M.;  Green's  History  of  Presby- 
terian Missions ;  Reports  of  American  Bible  Society ;  Holmes's  Missions  of 
the  United  Brethren ;  History  of  Indian  Missions  on  the  Pacific  Coast. 

MoRMONiSM. — Tucker's  Mormonism;  Spaulding's  Manuscript  Found, 
Book  of  Mormon;  Female  Life  Among  the  Mormons;  the  Mormons  or 
Latter-Day  Saints ;  Tell  It  All :  a  Woman's  Life  in  Polygamy,  Stenhouse. 

Political  and  Documentary. — Houghton's  History  of  American  Pol- 
itics; U.  S.  Consular  Reports,  Labor  in  Foreign  Countries,  3  vols.;  Cong- 
don's  Tribune  Essays;  Martin's  Secret  Proceedings  of  the  Constitutional 
Convention  of  1787;  Annals  of  Congress,  1789-1824,  17  vols.;  Register  of 
Debates  in  Congress,  1824-1837,  29  vols.;  Congressional  Globe,  1833-1872, 
74  vols.;  Congressional  Record,  42  vols.;  Gerrit  Smith's  Speeches  in 
Congress;  Nimmo's  Internal  Commerce  of  the  United  States;  Public 
Documents  of  the  U.  S.,  Ingalls's  gift,  222  vols. ;  History  of  the  Ameri- 
can Party;  Sanderson's  Republican  Landmarks;  Greeley  and  Cleveland's 
Political  Text  Book,  1860;  Griffin's  Progress  of  the  Working  Classes; 
U.  S.  Consular  Reports,  1885-1886;  Richardson's  Standard  Silver  Dollar; 
Ford's  Standard  Dollar;  Reports  of  the  Secretary  of  the  U.  S.  Treas- 
ury, 1885;  Poore's  Congressional  Directory,  49th  Congress;  Potter's 
Political  Economy;  Smithsonian  Annual  Report,  1884;  John  Adams's  De- 
fence of  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States ;  Report  of  the  United  States 
Fish  Commissioner,  1883  ;  Moore's  Picturesque  Washington ;  Three  Decades 
of  Federal  Legislation,  S.  S.  Cox;  McPherson's  Hand-Book  of  Politics; 
Benton's  Abridgment  of  Debates,  16  vols.;  American  Archives,  2  vols.; 
Patent  Office  Reports,  27  vols.;  Hoyt's  Protection  versus  Free  Trade; 
Brice's  Financial  Catechism;  Reports  of  U.  S.  Bureau  of  Statistics. 


jg  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


Rebellion.  Books  Relating  to  the  War  of  the.- Official  Records 
of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  vols.  11-15,  7  vols,  aud  parts;  Life  and  Ser- 
vices of  Ellsworth.  Lvon  and  Baker ;  Fry's  New  York  and  the  Conscription 
of  1863 ;  OlCn) vd's  Soldier's  Story  of  the  Siege  of  Vicksburg ;  Gulp's  Twenty- 
fifth  Ohio  Infantry;  U.  S.  Tactics  for  Colored  Troops;  Schenck's  History 
of  the  Burning  of  Chambersburg,  Pa.;  Battle  Fields  of  the  South;  Narra- 
tive of  Suffering;  Quint's  The  Potomac  and  the  Rapidan ;  Army  Notes;  Cas- 
tleman's  Army  of  the  Potomac ;  Fitzhugh's  Sociology  for  the  South ;  Pyne's 
Histor)-  of  the  First  New  Jersey  Cavalry;  John  Austin  Stevens's  History 
of  the  Union  Defence  Committee  of  the  City  of  New  York;  Craven's  Prison 
Life  of  Jefferson  Davis;  Stille's  History  of  the  U.  S.  Sanitary  Commission; 
The  Fight  for  Missouri ;  McElroy's  Andersonville  Prison ;  The  Cruise  of  the 
Alabama  and  the  Sumter,  Semmes;  Pike's  Prostrate  State,  South  Carolina 
under  Negro  Government;  Gilson's  Journal  of  Army  Life;  Prison  Life  in 
the  Tobacco  Warehouse  in  Richmond,  Wm.  C.  Harris;  Jessie  Benton  Fre- 
mont's Story  of  the  Guard ;  Richardson's  Field,  Dungeon  and  Escape ; 
Moore's  Anecdotes,  Poetry  and  Incidents  of  the  War;  Moore's  Women  of 
the  War;  Henry  J.  Raymond's  Letters  on  Disunion  and  Slavery;  Joshua 
R.  Giddings's  Florida  Exiles ;  The  Great  Conspiracy,  Its  t)rigin  and  History, 
John  A.  Logan ;  The  Military  and  Civil  History  of  Connecticut  during  the 
War  of  the  Rebellion ;  Paul's  History  of  Pennsylvania  Soldiers'  Orphans' ' 
School;  Boynton's  History  of  the  U.  S.  Navy  during  the  Rebellion. 

Science. —  Hayden's  Geological  and  Geographical  Atlas  of  Colorado; 
Kiugsley's  Standard  Natural  History,  5  vols. ;  Hitchcock's  Religion  of  Geol- 
ogy; Fourth  Annual  Report  of  the  United  States  Geographical  Survey, 
Powell;  U.  S.  Geographical  Survey  and  Mineral  Resources,  1883-4;  Fifth 
Annual  Report  of  the  United  States  Geological  Survey;  McClu  re's  Obser- 
vations upon  Geology  of  the  U.  S.;  U.  S.  Geological  Survey,  vol.  9,  Powell ; 
Turnbull's  History  of  the  Magnetic  Telegraph;  Mullaly's  Account  of  the 
Laying  of  the  Telegraphic  Cable;  Third  Annual  Report  of  the  Bureau  of 
Ethnology,  Powell. 

Slavery.  Books  Relating  to.— Moore's  Notes  on  Slavery  in  Massa- 
chusetts; Legion  of  Liberty — American  Anti-Slavery  Society;  Carey's 
Slave  Trade;  Brown's  Plea  for  Industrial  Education  Among  Colored  Peo- 
ple; Paine's  Six  Years  in  a  Georgia  Prison ;  Lovejoy's  Memoirs  of  Torrey ; 
Fred  Douglass's  Narrative  of  an  American  Slave,  1847 ;  Longstreet's  Geor- 
gia Scenes;  Horace  Greeley's  History  of  the  Struggle  for  Slavery  Exten- 
sion; Theodore  Welb's  American  Slavery  as  It  Is;  Poole's  Anti-Slavery 
■  ions  Before  the  Year  1800;  Stebbins's  American  Colonization  Society  ; 
id's  Laws  Relating  to  Slavery;  Goodell's  American  Slave  Trade; 
American  SUvery  as  It  Is;  Parker  Pillsbury's  Acts  of  the  Anti-Slavery 
Apostles;  Elizur  Wright's  Life  of  Myron  Holley;  The  Life  of  William 
Lloyd  Garrison;  Bimey's  The  American  Churches  the  Bulwark  of  Amer- 
ican Slavery;  Williams's  History  of  the  Negro  Race  in  America;  The  Im- 
pending Crisis,  Helper;   Personal  Memoirs  of  Daniel  Drayton;   Geo.  W 


Fifth  Biennial  Repobt.  19 

Clark's  Liberty  Minstrel,  1846;  The  Liberty  Bell,  1849;  Henry  Wilson's 
Anti-Slavery  Methods  in  Congress,  1861-1865;  Life  of  Benjamin  Lundy; 
May's  Recollections  of  the  Anti-Slavery  Conflict ;  Peter  Cooper's  Letter  on 
Slave  Emancipation ;  A  History  of  African  Colonization,  Archibald  Alex- 
ander ;  The  Wrong  of  Slavery,  Robert  Dale  Owen ;  Sherman's  Slavery  in 
the  United  States. 

Society,  Labor,  Health,  Charities. —  Report  of  Illinois  Bureau  of 
Labor  Statistics,  1884;  Tennessee  State  Board  of  Health  Reports;  Reports 
Illinois  Board  of  Charities;  Massachusetts  Board  of  Health  Reports;  Sib- 
ley's Harvard  Graduate  Reports ;  Reports  California  Bureau  of  Labor  Sta- 
tistics; Annual  Reports  of  the  Massachusetts  Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics; 
Connecticut  Labor  Report ;  Michigan  Reports  of  Labor  ^atistics ;  Reports 
of  New  Jersey  Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics ;  Reports  of  Indiana  Bureau  of 
Statistics ;  Reports  of  New  York  Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics ;  Reports  of  the  " 
Pennsylvania  Bureau  of  Industrial  Statistics ;  Report  of  the  Missouri  Bureau 
of  Labor  Statistics;  Reports  of  the  National  Board  of  Health,  1880-1885; 
Report  of  United  States  Labor  Commissioner ;  The  Labor  Question,  H.  H. 
Young ;  Reports  of  the  Iowa  State  Board  of  Health ;  Reports  of  the  Illinois 
State  Board  of  Health ;  Reports  of  the  Louisiana  State  Board  of  Health ; 
Reports  of  the  New  York  State  Board  of  Health ;  Reports  of  the  Massa- 
chusetts State  Board  of  Health ;  Reports  of  the  Michigan  State  Board  of 
Health;  Reports  of  the  Tennessee  State  Board  of  Health;  Maine  Board 
of  Health  Reports ;  Proceedings  of  the  National  Conference  of  Charities. 

Social  and  Industrial. — Mayor  Courtenay's  Year  Books  of  Charleston, 
South  Carolina;  Digest  of  the  Laws  of  the  Grange;  Edward  E*  Hale's 
Working  Men's  Homes ;  The  Woman  Question  in  Europe,  Theodore  Stan- 
ton; Howe's  Winter  Home  for  Invalids;  Proceedings  of  the  National 
Grange,  Patrons  of  Husbandry ;  The  Fishers  and  Fisher  Industries  of  the 
United  States,  George  E.  Good ;  Warner's  Industries  of  Massachusetts ; 
Lesley's  Iron  Manufacturer's  Guide ;  The  Science  of  Society,  Stephen  Pearl 
Andrews ;  Mackey's  Encyclopaedia  of  Free-Masonry ;  Ely's  Recent  American 
Socialism;  History  of  Woman  Suffrage,  vol.  3,  Stanton,  Anthony  and  Gage. 

Temperance. —  Jutkin's  Hand-Book  of  Prohibition;  Hastings  —  The 
People  Against  the  Liquor  Traffic;  Gail  Hamilton's  Prohibition  in  Politics  ; 
Andrew's  Errors  of  Prohibition;  One  Hundred  Years  of  Temperance,  J. 
H.  Stearns. 

Travels  in  America. —  Murray's  Discoveries  and  Travels  in  North 
America ;  Duncan's  Travels  Through  a  Part  of  the  United  States ;  Basil 
Hall's  Travels  in  North  America;  John  Ross's  Second  Voyage  to  the  New 
Continent ;  Stephens's  Travels  in  Central  America ;  L.  Maria  Child's  Letters 
from  New  York ;  Ray's  Polar  Expedition  to  Point  Barrow,  Alaska ;  Cor- 
thell's  Inter-Oceanic  Problem ;  Herndon's  Valley  of  the  Amazon  ;  Parry's 
Journal,  Discovery  of  the  Northwest  Passage ;  Hayes's  Arctic  Boat  Jour- 
ney, 1854;    Sarah  J.  Hale's  Northwood,  or  Life  North  and  South. 


20  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


The  West,  Books  Relating  to.— Hildredth's  Pioneer  History  of  the 
OhioVallevan.l  the  Northwest  Territory ;  Bond's  Minnesota  and  Its  Re- 
wmrcee;  Bromwell's  History  of  Emigration;  Bayard  Taylor's  Eldorado; 
C'onneirs  Western  Characters,  or  Types  of  Border  Life;  Powell's  Contribu- 
tions to  North  American  Ethnology,  vol.  6  ;  Hayden's  U.  S.  Geological  Sur- 
veys, vol.  8;  Williams's  History  of  St.  Paul,  Minnesota ;  Hall  and  Whitney's 
Geological  Survey  of  Wisconsin;  Farmer's  History  of  Detroit,  Michigan ; 
Darby '."^  Personal  Recollections  of  St.  Louis  and  Missouri;  Hittell's  Adven- 
tures of  James  Adams,  of  California;  Ritch's  Illustrated  New  Mexico; 
Prince's  Historical  Sketches  of  New  Mexico;  Northrop's  Pioneer  History 
of  Medina  County,  Ohio;  Teetor's  Mill  Creek  Valley,  Ohio;  Miss  Allen's 
Ten  Years  in  Oregon ;  Shepherd's  Prairie  Experiences  in  Handling  Cattle 
and  Sheep;  Bisliop's  First  Years  of  Minnesota;  Johnson's  California  and 
Oregon;  Palmer's  California  and  India;  Margaret  Fuller's  Summer  on  the 
Lakes;  Travels  in  the  Interior  of  North  America;  The  Missouri  River,  far 
up,  in  the  Years  1832-34,  Maximilian  Prinz  zu  wied,  2  vols.,  quarto,  with  folio 
of  48  plates;  King's  Copper- Bearing  Rocks  of  Lake  Superior;  Poems  of 
Albert  Pike;  Burchard's  Production  of  Gold  and  Silver;  Du  Mont's  His- 
tory of  Louisiana  Territory;  Bossu's  Travels  Through  Louisiana  Territory ; 
Bradbury's  Travels  Through  the  Interior  of  North  America;  French's  His- 
torical Collections  of  Louisiana  Territory ;  Nicolet's  Discovery  of  the  North- 
west; Hollister's  Mines  of  Colorado;  Heap's  Central  Route  to  the  Pacific; 
Brayman's  Information  About  Texas ;  Mary  A.  Holly's  Texas ;  Frost's  His- 
tory of  California;  Buffum's  Gold  Mines  of  California;  Wood's  Gold  Dig- 
gings of  California;  Bushnell's  Iowa  Resources  and  Industries;  Bishop 
Robertson's  Louisiana  Territory ;  Speed's  AVilderness  Road  to  Kentucky ; 
Bartlett's  Texas,  New  Mexico  and  California;  A  Family  Flight  Through 
Mexico  and  Kansas,  E.  E.  and  Susan  Hale ;  Scharf 's  History  of  St.  Louis, 
Missouri,  3  vols.;  Olmstead's  Journey  in  the  Back  Country;  Cist's  Cincin- 
nati in  1859;  Scott's  Nebraska  Resources  and  Advantages;  McRae's  Pro- 
ducts and  Resources  of  Arkansas ;  Proceedings  of  the  Davenport,  Iowa, 
Academy  of  Science;  lugersoll's  Crest  of  the  Continent;  Dragoon  Cam- 
paigns to  the  Rocky  Mountains;  Arnold's  Poets  and  Poetry  of  Minnesota; 
Robinson's  Mexico  and  Her  Military  Chieftains;  Woodman's  Texas  Guide  to 
Emigrants ;  Jones's  History  of  the  Republic  of  Texas ;  Bowles's  Across  the 
Continent ;  Dunbar's  Discovery  of  Gold  in  California ;  Capron's  History 
of  California;  a>ffin'8  Seat  of  Empire;  Peck's  Gazetteer  of  Illinois;  Mil- 
burn's  Pioneer  Preachers  and  People  of  the  Mississippi  Valley;  David 
Crockett's  Tour;  Fossett's  Colorado,  Its  Gold  and  Silver  Mines;  Emory's 
New  Mexico  and  California ;  Ober's  Mexican  Resources ;  Camels  for  Mili- 
tary Purposes  on  the  Plains,  Report  of  Secretary  of  War,  1857 ;  McCracken's 
Michigan,  History,  Resources,  etc.;. Raymond's  Mineral  Resources  of  the 
States  and  Territories  West  of  the  Rocky  Mountains;  Owen's  Geological 
Survey  of  Wisconsin,  Iowa  and  Minnesota;  Official  State  Atlas  of  Nebraska; 
History  of  Clear  Creek  and  Boulder  Valleys,  Colorado;  Margry,  Memoirs 


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and  Documents  Kelating  to  French  Discoveries  in  America,  from  1614  to 
1754,  4  vols.;  Bonham's  Fifty  Years  Recollections  of  Illinois;  Lands- 
downe's  Canadian  Northwest ;  Tanner's  Successful  Emigration  to  Canada ; 
Gayarre's  Louisiana;  Imlay's  Topographical  Description  of  the  Western 
Territories  of  North  America;  Reports  on  Pacific  Railway  Survey,  1860; 
Emory's  Mexican  Boundary  Report,  3  vols. ;  Western  Journal  of  Civiliza- 
tion, St.  Louis,  1848  to  1854,  10  vols. ;  Schoolcraft's  Exploring  Expedition 
to  the  Sources  of  the  Missouri ;  Wetmore's  Gazetteer  of  Missouri. 

DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS. 


Donors. 


Books.  Pamp 


Abbott,  James  B.,  DeSoto 

Abrams,  A.  D.,  Council  Grove 

Academic  de  Macon,  Macon,  France .. 

Academic  des  Sciences,  Arts,  et  Belles-Lettres,  Dijon,  France 

Academy  of  Natural  Science,  Davenport,  la 

Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Adams,  F.  G  ,  Topeka 

Adams,  Mrs.  F.  G.,  Topeka 

Adams,  Hally,  Topeka 

Adams,  H,  C,  St.  Joseph,  Mo 

Adams,  H.  J.,  Topeka 

Agriculture,  Commissioner  of,  Ottawa,  Canada 

Akins,  Frank,  Newton 

Alden,  John  B.,  New  York  city 

Aldrich,  Charles  W.,  Washington 

Alexander,  Rev.  W.  S.,  New  Orleans,  La 

Allen,  Hon.  E.  B.,  Topeka 

Allerton,  Mrs.  E.  P.,  Hamlin 

Allyn,  Rev.  Robert,  Carbondale , i 

Almond,  L.  C,  Kingman 

Alrich,  L.  L.,  Sec,  Cawker  City 

Alward,  Rev.  E.,  Wathena 

American  Antiquarian  Society,  Worcester,  Mass 

American  Archaeological  Society  of  Rome,  Rome,  Italy , 

American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science '. 

American  Bell  Telephone  Co.,  Boston,  Mass 

American  Bible  Society,  New  York  city 

American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions,  Boston,  Mass., 

American  Museum  of  Natural  History,  New  York  city 

American  Philosophical  Society,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

American  Unitarian  Association,  Boston,  Mass 

Anderson,  Hon.  John  A.,  Manhattan 

Anderson,  Wiley,  Fort  Scott 

Andrews,  Rev.  Dr.  Israel  W.,  Marietta,  0 

Anthony,  Susan  B.,  Rochester,  N.  Y 

Archibald,  Dr.  0.  W.,  Jamestown,  Dakota 

Atchison,  Andrew,  Dunlap , 

Atherton,  George  W.,  Harrisburg,  Pa 

Axline  &  McNeal,  Medicine  Lodge 

Ayer,  N.  W.  &  Son,  Philadelphia 

Babbitt,  Clinton,  Madison,  Wis 

Babcock,  H.  A.,  Lincoln,  Neb 

Bachelder,  N.  J.,  Andover,  N.  H 

Badger,  Joseph  E.,  jr.,  Frankfort 

Baker,  Frank  J,,  Clay  Center , 

Baker,  F.  P.,  Topeka 

Baker,  N.  R..  Topeka .' 

Baldwin,  James  E.,  Zanesville,  0 , 

Baldwin,  Wm.  H.,  President,  Boston,  Mass 

Ballard,  Harlan  H.,  Lenox,  Mass 

Ball,  Mrs.  Bell,  Topeka 

Barnes,  J.  S.,  Phillipsburg 

Barnes,  J.  S.,  Pratt 

Barren,  J.  A.,  Paris,  France ^ 

Bartlett,  J.  R.,  Washington,  D.  C 

Barteldes,  E.,  Lawrence 

Bates,  D.  H.,  New  York  city 

Bates,  H.  T.,  Sec,  Paola 

Battell,  Robbins  and  Miss  A.,  Norfolk,  Conn , 

Beadle  &  Adams,  New  York  city 

Bean,  Dr.  J.  V.,  Sec,  Howard 

Bebb,  T.  D.,  Oberlin 

Betton,  Hon.  Frank  H.,  Topeka 

Betts,  E.  C,  Auburn,  Ala 


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DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS  — Continded. 


Doncrt. 


BUhop.  O.  S..  Huron,  D.  T 

Bl««>n  t  I  -«t.  i>hitli|i«burg 

BUck 

Black  iirg ~ 

Blair,  i: ..  W'lulhlngtbn,  D.C 

BUke»l«jr,  Kev.  Linus,  Topekk. 

Bond.  8,  A.  <•.,  Secretary,  Boston,  Mass 

Boobain.  Jeriab,  Peoria,  111 

Boston  Board  of  Heallh,  Boston,  Moss 

Boston  <h«rital>lc  A»»i>ciatlon,  Itoston,  Mass 

Bocton  Public  Library,  KoMon,  Mass.,  Arthur  Knapp,  Assistant  Librarian. 

Beaton  Society  for  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to  Children,  Boston,  Mass 

Boatooian  Society,  H<»ton.  Mass 

Bootwell.  F.  M.,  Uroton,  Mass 

Bowdoln  College,  Kninswick,  Me 

Bowes.  <ieo.  \V.,  Topeka ; 

Brackett.C  C,  lawrence 

Bndbory.  Wm.  1!.,  Topeka , 

Bnden,  Dr.  J.,  Nashville,  Tenn , 

Bradford,  Hon.  S.  B.,  Topeka j 

Bradlee,  Rct.  C,  D.,  Itoston,  Mass 

BrandleT,  Henry,  Mattield  Green ^ 

Brelsb,  J.  F.,  Topeka 


Brewers'  Association,  U.  S.,  New  York  city 

Brioe,  Dr.  S.  M.,  Mound  city 

Brown,  A.  N.,  Librarian  U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Brown,  II.  E.,  Oberlin,  O 

Brown,  L.  C,  Nickerson 

Back,  A.  J.,  Oskaloosa 

Buck,  Dr.  J.  F..  Toj^ka 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  HUtorical  Society 

Burgees,  (Jllbert  A.,  Pratt  Co , 

Burnett.  H.  C,  Santa  F^  N.  M 

Burnier,  C.  D.,  Crete,  Nob , 

Busbell,  Wm.,  Camden,  N.  J 

Butler  Hospital  for  Insane,  Providence,  R.  I 

Butler,  I»rof.  J.  I).,  Madison,  Wis , 

Butler,  J.  M..  Coffey  ville 

Butler,  T.  A.,  Lyons 

Butler,  Mrs.  T.  A.,  Lyons , 

California  Bureau  of  Labor  .Statistics,  Sacramento '. 

California,  University  of,  Berkeley, Cal 

Campbell,  Col.  A.  B.,  Toi)eka 

Campbell,  Geo.  E.,  Wichita 

Campbell,  J.  P.,  Abilene l^'.Z".'.'' 

CMnpbell,  Samuel  .»<.,  itoston.  Mass 

Campbell,  W.  P.,  Westmoreland '.[ ' 

Canadian  Institute,  Toronto 

<'arr,  E.  T.,  Ix>avciiworth .""V 

Carr.  .*<.  C.  Milton  Junction,  Wis.... 

Carson   i»r 

Caae.  S 

Caaai'l 

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'vracuse,  N.  Y """*""i"/.i!!"".'."."."!!!.*.'.'."*."!!!'.".*!  

'ieiphiiipi.V.V.\\".V.V."V.*.\"V.".""!!.\"3^^  

-,  Neb 

II.  W Columbus. 


i  itor  of,  Norton ".!.'.'"*"!!!*.*.!". 

l'.-.^t..ri    Ma,g .......*..".*.'...*."*.."*.'.*.' 

'a<ielphla.  Pa .!!!...!!.'."*.'.'.'.'.""!."'!! • 

y,  Chicago,  111 „ .".'."!!!."*."*.'."." 


•»piul,  Itoston,  Mass 

"^4?  M*^  ^''^  Children  of  the  Destitute,*  Boston,' 

.  Phila<Uli)hia,  Pa 

■    Miral  History  ...".7..!..7....*.*. ''.!.'"' 

V  York  city ;.";; 


I ». ,  Secret ary ,' Ne w  York  city." ".!!! !!!!! 


>,  Cincinnati,  O 

' .  N.  Y.„ 

Mass 


,  >N  anhinirton,  D.  C 

rietta,  Ohio „., 


"      :i.rik;«lt.,t,al   1,1),  ,,     ]vjjgg  

Couk.  Geo.  II  .  New  Brunswick   N  J  ^'  "^^""^ 

,  J.  v.,  Barllngton „,...'. 


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DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS  — Continued. 


Donors. 


Pamp 


Copp,  H.  N.,  Washington,  D.  C 

Cornell  University,  Ithaca,  N.  Y 

Corthell,  E.  L.,  New  York  city 

Cotton  Exposition,  Louisiana,  State  Commissioners 

Courtenay,  Hon.  W.  A.,  Charleston,  S.  C 

Coutant,  C.  C,  Garden  City 

Cragin,  F.  W.,  Topeka 

Crandall,  C.  D.,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

Crane,  Geo.,  Brookfield,  Vt ^ 

Crane,  Geo.  W.,  Topeka 

Crawford,  Gov.  S.  J.,  Topeka 

Culbertson,  J.,  Albilene 

Culp,  E.  C,  Salina 

Cummins,  Scott,  Canema 

Cunningham,  H.  S.,  Salina 

Cunningham,  R.  W.,  Lawrence 

Dakota  University,  Vermillion,  D.  T 

Darling,  Gen.  G.  W.,  Utica,  N.  Y 

Davis,  Charles  S.,  Junction  City 

Davis,  John  &  Sons,  Junction  City 

Davis,  John  F.,  Frankfort,  Ky 

Davis,  M.  W.,  Iowa  City,  Iowa 

Deaf  Mutes,  Institute  for  Improved  Instruction  of.  New  York  city  , 

DeGeer,  Mrs.  M.  E.,  Garden  City 

DeMoisy,  Charles,  Fort  Scott 

Dennis,  H.  J.,  State  Librarian,  Topeka 

Dillon,  M.  F.,  Topeka 

Dinsmore,  J.  W.,  Hanover 

Dodge,  S.  H.,  Beloit 

Dorr,  Dalton,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Dougherty,  G.  E.,  Downs 

Dow,  Charles  A.,  Hartford 

Drake,  A.  W.,  Century  Company,  New  York  city 

Draper,  .lames,  Worcester,  Mass 

Drum,  Gen.  R.  C,  Washington,  D.  C 

Dunbar,  Prof.  J.  B.,  Bloomfield,  N.  J 

Dury,  Charles,  Cincinnati,  O 

Dury,  Mrs.  Louisa  M.,  Avondale,  Cincinnati,  0 

Eads,  James  B.,  New  York  city .' 

Eastman,  Dr.  B.  D.,  Topeka 

Eaton,  Gov.  B.  H.,  Denver,  Col 

Edgar,  Geo.  M.,  Fayettesville,  Ark 

Edge,  Thomas  J.,  Harrisburg,  Pa 

Egle,  Dr.  W.  H.,  Harrisburg,  Pa 

Elliott,  L.  R.,  Manhattan 

Emery,  Frank  E.,  Mountainville,  N.  Y 

Ensign,  Dr.  H.  A.,  Newton 

Ensign,  Edgar  T.,  Denver,  Col 

Ervine,  Rev.  S.  B.,  Lecomptou 

Ewing,  Mrs.  Emma  P.,  Ames,  la 

Failyer,  G.  H.,  Manhattan 

Fairchild,  Pres't  George  T.,  Manhattan„ 

Farley,  Rev.  J,  T.,  Burr  Oak 

Farnham,  Geo.  L.,  Lincoln,  Neb 

Faulkner,  Hon.  Charles,  Salina 

Fee,  J.  W.,  Parsons 

Fernow,  B.  E.,  New  York  city 

Files,  A.  W.,  Little  Rock,  Ark 

Filley,  C.  E.  Burlingame 

Fisk  University,  Nashville,  Tenn 

Foote,  Dr.  S.  L.,  Lebo 

Forde,  E.  M.,  Emporia 

Foster,  Charles  A.,  Quincy,  Mass 

Foster,  W.  E.,  New  York  city 

Fowler,  C.  W.,  Kansas  City,  Mo .'. 

Franklin,  Commodore  S.  R.,  Washington 

French  Canadian  Institute,  Ottawa,  Canada 

Frye,  F.  W.  &  Bro.,  Parsons 

Funk,  J.  J.,  Peabody 

Funston,  Hon.  E.  H.,  Carlisle , 

Garver,  J.  N.,  Emporia „.. 

Gaskell,G.  A.,  Chicago,  111 

Gass,  H.  T.,  Flint,  Mich 

Gatschet,  A.  S.,  Washington,  D.  C 

Gay,  Frank  B.,  Hartford,  Conn 

Gemmell,  R.  B.,  Topeka 

George,  Rev.  A.  P.,  Speareville , 

Gill,  Geo.  B.,  Sumner  county , , 

Gillispie,  J.  A.,  Omaha,  Neb 

Gilmore,  John  S.,  Fredonia 


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DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS— Continued. 


Domon. 


Goodman,  L.  A.,  Wertport,  Mo 

Goodnow.  Prof.  I.  T.,  .ManhattsD 

iUm.  Col.  N.  S..  Topeka. 

GraAon,  J.  J.,  Ionia,  Mich - 

(irabtiii,  -\.  A.,  Coluinbiis,  O 

(irabatu.  Prof.  I.  I> ,  .MunhatUn 

(trabani.  W.  O..  Harper ~ 

(iraT««.  Marr  H.,  Chicago,  HI...: ••• 

Gr»«o.  Dr.  .Samuel  A.,  SecreUrr  of  the  Mass.  Historical  Society,  Boston,  Mass. 

(irc«n,  Samuel  S.,  Worcester,  Mass 

Greeoe,  H.  .M.,  Ijurreoco 

Grorw.  Mlsa  Lillle,  Atchison 

Guild,  E.  B.,  Topeka 

Golbric,  I'.  >L,  Adjutant  General,  Harrisburg,  Pa 

Hadler,  Arthur  T.,  Hartford,  Conn 

Haffanian.  J.  .M.  A  Sons,  Concordia 

Half .  ( k-orKc  D.,  Topeka. 


Books. 


Pomp 


127 


Hall.  I).  .M..  Sec.,  Bangor,  Me 

Hamblin,  T.  ¥.,  Ottawa 

Harper  Library  Association,  Harper 

Harrington,  Grant  W.,  I^iwrence 

Harvnrd  rniven<itr,  Canibrid^'e,  .Mass 

Haworth,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  I'.,  olathe 

Hayden.  Kev.  Horace  Fkiwin,  Wilkesbarre,  Pa 

Hendj,  Rer.  J.  F.,  Emporia 

Herald.  .Salina 

Hayvood,  Mrs.  .Maud,  (irecncastle,  Mo 

Hiawatha  Boanl  of  {■>lucation,  Hiawatha 

Higbee,  E.  E.,  Harrisburg,  Pa 

HIgglns,  I..  L.,  Topeka 

Highland  Cniverslty,  Highland , 

Hin,  Wm.St.  Ix)ui8,  .Mo 

Htoman,  I*.  M.,  Denver,  Col 

Hlnrichs,  Dr.  Gustarus,  Iowa  City,  la 

Histnriral  and  rhilosophlcal  Society  of  Ohio,  Cincinnati 

Hoadley,  Charles  J.,  Hartford,  Conn 

Hodpon,  Rev.  T.,  S«wanee,  Tenn 

Hoffman,  Rev.  U.  .\.,  l>own8 , 

Hoceboom,  Dr.  Geo.  \V.,  Topeka .'. 

Holman,  ReT.  C,  North  Toi>eka , 

Holt,  Rev.  L.  H..Toi)eka 

Horace  Mann  School  for  Deaf  .Mutes,  Bostort,  Mass 

Horton,  Hon.  Albert  li.,  Topeka 

Hooper,  S.  K.,  Denver,  Col \ 

Hoofier,  Prest.  W.  W.,  Molly  Springs,  .Mass 

Horn.r,  .Mim  Hatlle.  Hoiden 

Houghton,  .MIlHin  A  Co.,  lioston,  Mass 

Howart),  ueo.  E..  Lincoln,  Neb ."„' 

Howe,  Hon.  Samuel  T.,To[>eka 

Iloyt,  Rev,  A.  K.,  New  Orleans,  La 

Hoxle.  H.  M.,St.  IvOuU,  .Mo "   ' 

HubbanI,  L.  P.,  New  York  city ^.... '  "* ■ 

Hub»>«.|l.  W.  O.,  Uwrence 

ilulbert,  K.  W„Sec..  Fort  .Scott '..'..'.'.'". 

Hullntf,  A.  s.,  Tojieka 

Hutihlnn,  E  R.,  I>es  .Moines,  la 

Huxley,  H.  E.,  Neenah,  Wl» 

Illinoia  Hoard  of «  haritles,  .Springfield,  III 

Illinois  Itoanl  of  Health.  Springfield 

Illinois  itureau  of  I>alior  Statistics 

Indian  Rights  AMociatlon,  Phlladelphla.Pa!!'.'.".'..'." 

Indiana  lk«ni  of  stallMics,  Indianapolis .*..*.*."' 

iDd  ana  Historical  Society.  Indianapolis 

Indiana  state  Boanl  of  Health,  Indianapolis 

lodustrial  Uague,  I'hlla«lelphin,  Pa .„ 

Iniralls.  Hon.  John  J.,  Atchison 

IngerMll.  Prert,  C,  L,  Ft.  Collins,  Col ".'.".".'.'.' 

Iowa  City ".!"*.!'"*.'. 

nt  of  Public  Instruct  ion,  Des  Moines. 


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Iowa  HiMorical  Socletr 

Iowa  SI 

Jay 


Jenki 

Jenk- 

JeroK 

John^ 

John 

Joneo 

Jone>, 

IU1I"< 


in , 

.  D.T. 


Baltimore,  Md. 


Neb. 


BUtoTaaclwn'  AaMeUtlon,  Topeka.-VT ....!!..!.,....! 


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DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS— Continued. 


Donors. 


Kellerman,  Prof.  W.  A.,  Manhattan.... 

Kellogg,  A.  N.  &  Co.,  Kansas  City 

Kellogg,  Dr.  J.  H.,  Battle  Creek,  Mich. 

Kenea  &  Lane,  La  Cygne 

Kennedy,  Dr.  J.  F.,  Des  Moines,  la 


Kennedy,  R.  T.,  Mexia,  Texas 

Kent,  H.R.,  Topeka 

Kentucky  Deaf  Mute  Institute,  Frankfort. 

Kerlin,  Dr.  Isaac  N.,  Elwyn,  Pa 

Kimball,  James  P.,  Washington,  D.  C 

Kimball,  John  C,  Hartford,  Conn. 


Kimball,  Sumner  J.,  General  Superintendent,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Kinne,  E.  A.,  Cottonwood  Falls 


Knapp,  Dr.  A.  H.,  Osawatomie 

Knaus,  Warren,  Salina 

Knox,  Rev.  J.  D.,  Topeka 

Knox,  M.  V.  B.,  Littleton,  N.  H 

Knudsen,  C.  W.,  Norwalk,  Conn 

Kochlitzky,  Oscar,  Jefferson  City,  Mo 

Kretsinger,  D.  L.,  Winfield 

Krimble,  John,  Secretary,  Washington,  D.  C 

Lane,  Ed.  C,  LaCygne 

Langworthy,  Rev.  I.  P.,  Boston,  Mass 

Latour,  Major  L.  A.  H.,  Montreal,  Canada 

Lattimer,  J.  W.,  Pleasanton 

Lawhead,  Hon.  J.  H.,  Topeka 

Lawrence,  C.  H.,  Secretary,  Hiawatha 

Lazenby,  W.  R.,  Columbus,  Ohio 

Leavenworth,  Mrs.  Jennie  C,  University  of  Virginia. 

Lemmon,  A.  B.,  Newton 

Leue,  Adolphe,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

Levsey,  W.,  State  Treasurer,  Harrisburg,  Pa 

Lilley,  George,  Brookings,  Dakota 

Lindsley,  Dr.  J.  B.,  Nashville,  Tenn 

Lippincott,  Dr.  J.  A.,  Lawrence 

Longfellow  Memorial  Association,  Cambridge,  Mass... 

Long  Island  Historical  Society,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

McCabe,  Hon.  E.  P.,  Topeka 

McCamant,  Joel  B.,  Harrisburg,  Pa 

McFarlane,  Rev.  Daniel,  St.  Marys 

McCash,  I.  N.,  Lyons 

MacGregor,  Duncan,  Chicago 

McLachlin,  H.  M.,  Paola 

Mcllravy,  E.  L.,  Lawrence 

McVicar,  Dr.  Peter,  Topeka 

Magee,  R.,  Eskridge 

Maimonides  Library,  New  York  city 

Maine  State  Board  of  Health,  Augusta 

Maloy,  John,  Council  Grove 

Manchester,  Rev.  Alfred,  Providence,  R.  I 

Manning,  Robert,  Boston,  Mass 

Marcus,  Alfred  A.,  Boston,  Mass 

Martin,  Geo.  W.,  Junction  City 

Martin,  Gov.  John  A.,  Topeka 

Maryland  Historical  Society,  Baltimore 

Massachusetts  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  Boston,  Mass... 

Massachusetts  General  Hospital,  Boston 

Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  Boston 

Massachusetts  Horticultural  Society,  Boston 

Massachusetts  Soldiers'  Home,  Chelsea , 

Massachusetts  State  Board  of  Health,  Boston 

Mathewson,  H.  P.,  Lincoln,  Neb 

Maxson,  P.  B.,  Emporia '. 

Maxwell,  M.  M.,  Valley  Falls 

Maxwell,  Mrs.  S.  B.,  Des  Moines,  Iowa 

Merrill,  Chester  W.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

Michigan  Board  of  Health,  Lansing 

Michigan  Deaf  and  Dumb  Institute,  Lansing 

Michigan  Horticultural  Society,  Lansing 

Miles,  B.  J.,  Eldora,  la : 

Miller,  E.,  Lawrence 

Miller,  J.  H.,  President,  Holton 

Milliken,  Robert,  Emporia 

Mills,  Charles  F.,  Springfield,  111 

Mills,  T.  B.,  Las  Vegas,  N.  M 

Minnesota  Historical  Society,  St.  Paul 

Missouri  Auditor  of  State,  Jefferson  City 

Missouri  Pacific  Railway,  St.  Louis 

Missouri,  University  of,  Columbia .» 


26 


STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY, 


DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS— Continued. 


Domor$. 


Books. 


Pamp 


lIlMOori  Uoirenitj.  School  of  Mines,  Holla. 

Mitchell.  1).  A.,\VichlU 

Moore,  R.  R.  Topeka « 

Mornui,  E.  G„  IJe«  Moines,  la 

MoTfan.Geo.  II.,St.  Ix>ul8,  Mo 

Morgan,  Rer.  H.,  Clareoiont,  Minn 

Morsan,  T.  J.,  Providence,  R.  I 

MoriartT,  F.  A.,  Council  Grove ^. 

Morrill,  Hon.  E.  N..  Hiawatha 

Morrill  Normal  School,  Morrill 

Morris,  Hon.  R.  B.,  Topeka 

Monie.  Richard  C,  New  York  city 

Moeher,  J.  A.,  Scandla 

Molter,  John  L.,  St.  Joseph,  Mo 

Munk,  Dr.  J.  A.,  Topeka 

Murdock.  M.  M.,  Wichita - ., 

Murray,  David,  .\lbany.  N.  Y 5 

National  Hoard  of  Health.  Washington,  D.  C 5 

Nebraska,  Governor  of,  Lincoln I        4 

Neelander,  Edwanl,  Lind»borg 

New  England  Historical  (Genealogical  Socletv,  Boston,  Mass 

New  England  Hospital  for  Women  and  Children,  Roxbury,  Mass 

New  England  Industrial  School,  Ikverly,  Mass 

New  Hampshire  Historical  Society,  Concord 

New  Jersey  Historical  Society,  Newark 

New  Jersey  .State  Board  of  I^abor  Statistics,  Trenton 

New  York  State  Itoard  of  Health,  Albany 

New  York  I*.  K.  city  .Mission,  New  York  city 

Newcomb,  Prof,  .siiiion,  Washington,  D.  C 

Niles,  James  It.,  Auditor  General,  Harrisburg,  Pa 

Nortbfield  Seminary,  Northfield,  Mass 

Norton,  C.  A.,  Belolt 

Oficer,  Mrs.  Susan,  Topeka , 

CHara,  1*  A.,  Reno  Center 

Ohio.Sute  Board  of  Agriculture,  Columbus 

Oldham,  J.  T.,  Kl  Dorado 

Oldroyd,  O.  H.,  Springfield,  HI 

Osburn,  W.  H.,  Burrton 

Otgoodbr.  W.  W.,  Rochester,  N.  Y 

Otuwa  University.  Ottawa „ 

Owen,  Col.  Richard,  New  Harmony,  Indiana .'.'..' 

Oyster,  Dr.  J.  H.,  Paola,  Kansas 

Paddock,  Rt.  Rev.  Benjamin  H.,  Boston,  Mass 

Palmer.  Sheffield.  Mound  City 

Parmelee,  G.  F.,  Topeka 

Parmelee,  J.  B.,  Lincoln,  Neb ' 

Patrick,  A.  G.,  Valley  Falls 

Pattee,  F.  J.,  Smith  Center ^ 

Paxton,  W.  M.,  Platte  City,  Mo 

Peek,  Charles  F.,  Albany,  N.  Y ."!*.'.'.!!!!!!!". 

Pennsylrania  Soldiers'  (irphans'  Home,  Harrisburg....!..'.".* 

PeDnsylvanU,  University  of,  Philadelphia 7. 

Perkins,  Hon.  B.  W.,  Oswego 

Peters,  s.  R.,  Newton "!'.!"."".'." ""* 

Phjjadelphi.  Academy  of  Natural  ScienMs,  PhiVadelpM^^^  

b^ii  J*"  ''*''*  '''^'■"'^y  Company,  Philadelphia,  Pa . 

Phi  ade  phla  Numismatic  and  Antiquarian  Society,  V 


Society,  Philadelphia,  Pa.. 


5«"«d^'phU  Public  Library  CompaKyJ^hiladeiphla  Pa.  Z.^^^        " 

PIckard,  J.  I^    Iowa  City,  la 

P»f.e.tien.  Albert.  Washington,  D.  C 

Plllsburr,  Parker,  (Joncord.  N.  H 

Plumb,  Hon.  Preston  B..  Emiwiria  


•reston  B..  Emporia 
for 


Political  Education.  Society  for,  New  York'city 

Pond.  C.  V   R,  Lansing,  Mich 

Popenot    •         ■  Manhattan 'Z.'V.V.Vr/.ZZ 

Pomeros  ngton,  D.  C 

Prouty. 

Publish.  ^^'yoik^"Z'""z:":""": 

(juick,  li  '        

Rash,  11  ...'."..'.'.v..'.'.*.!**. 

Rastall,  M,^.  ,  «„„n.  ii'.',  Buri'lngime' 


.^r".  I  iiniiH-  II.,  Kuriingame 

an,  R.  A.,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

Dr.  J.  W.,  Topeka 

►r.J.T.,Appleton,Wls. .V.V.*.;; 


Beev«,  i>r 

Register,  lola... 

R«^  A.  B..  Chicago.  Ill :;:;;:::::;: 

.^  2fei!  f*i^  H»«ori<»l  Society,  ProTldonM  .V.:: 

Richawia,  Emiiy  R.,  Bo^n/iiiii".;;:;;;;;:;:.;;;;;;;;;; 


106 


Fifth  Biennial  Repobt. 


27 


DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS  — Continued. 


Donors. 


Richmond,  Rev.  J.  S.  New  York  city 

Riddle,  Gov.  A.  P.,  Minneapolis 

Robertson,  Bishop  C.  F.,  St.  Louis,  Mo 

Robinson,  H.  E.  Maryville,  Mo 

Robinson,  M.  L.,  Winfield 

Roby,  Dr.  H.  W.,  Topeka : 

Roe,  Alfred  S.,  Worcester,  Mass 

Rogers,  Horace,  Hudson,  0 

Roop,  C.  Y.,  Holtou 

Root,  Frank  A.,  Gunnison,  Col 

Ross,  Dr.  Alexander  M.,  Montreal,  Canada 

Ross,  Gov.  Edmund  G.,  Santa  Fe,  N.  M 

Roudebush,  J.  W.  &  E.  E.,  Topeka 

Rounds,  S.  P.,  Washington,  D.  C 

Rovrell,  Geo.  P.&Co.,  New  York  city 

Rowen,  Stephen  C,  Washington,  D.  C 

Ruggles,  Wm.  B.,  Albany,  N.  Y 

Ryan,  Hon.  Thomas,  Topeka 

St.  John,  E.,  Chicago,  HI 

St.  John,  Gov.  John  P.,  Olathe 

Salomon,  Dr.  Lucian,  New  Orleans,  La 

Sanborn,  F.  B.,  Concord,  Mass 

Sanborn,  J.  W.,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

Sandefur,  Rev.  W.  J.,  Sunnydale 

San  Diego,  Cal.,  Immigration  Association,  San  Diego 

Schliemann,  W.  E.,  Manhattan 

Scientific  American,  New  York  city 

Scott,  Lewis,  Marysville , 

Scott-Browne,  D.  L.,  New  York  city 

Seaver,  Edwin,  P.,  Boston,  Mass 

Seymore,  Norman,  Sec,  Mt.  Morris,  N.  Y 

Shaffer,  John  R.,  Fairfield,  Iowa 

Shaw,  Arch.,  Olathe 

Sheffield,  Rev.  C.  S.,  Topeka 

Shelden,  Alvah,  El  Dorado 

Sheltering  Arms  Association,  New  York  city 

Shelton,  Prof.  E.  M.,  Manhattan 

Shepard,  R.  B.,  Anthony 

Sherman,  Porter,  Wyandotte 

Sheward,  L.  A.,  Cherry  vale 

Simmons,  Dr.  N.,  Lawrence 

Sims,  Hon.  Wm.,  Topeka 

Smith,  Dr.  Ashbury  G.,  Boston,  Mass 

Smith,  B.  F.,  Lawrence 

Smith,  C.  W.,  Lawrence 

Smith,  Geo.  W.,  Topeka 

Smith,  John  H.,  Lansing 

Smith,  P.  W.,  Sec,  Hays  City 

Smithsonian  Institution,  Washington,  D.  C 

Smyth,  B.B.,  Topeka 

Snyder,  Rev.  J.  H.,  Lecompton 

Societe  des  Sciences  et  de  Geographic,  Port-au-Prince,  Hayti 

Soci6tedes  Sciences,  Lettres  et  Arts,  de  Pau,  France 

Societe  des  Sciences  Naturelles,  LaRochelle,  France 

Societe  Havraise,  d'Etudes  Diverses,  Havre,  France 

Societe  Historique,  Literaire,  Artistique  et  Scientifique,  Du  Cher,  Paris,  France. 

Society  Nationale  des  Antiquaries  de  France,  Paris 

South  Carolina  Deaf  and  Dumb  Institute,  Columbia,  S.  C 

South  End  Industrial  School,  Roxbury,  Mass 

Speer,  H.  C,  Topeka 

Spring,  Prof.  L.  W.,  Lawrence 

Stanley,  E.,  Lawrence 

Stevens,  Thomas  C,  Hiawatha 

Stewart,  A.  P.,  Oxford 

Streit,  Joseph,  Hoyt 

Sturtevant,  Dr.  E.  Lewis,  Albany,  N.  Y 

Swarr,  D.  M.,  Lancaster,  Pa 

Sweet,  Rev.  W.  H.,  Baldwin 

Swiler,  John  W.,  Madison,  Wis 

Taylor,  Prest.  A.  R.,  Emporia 

Tennessee  Deaf  and  Dumb  Institute,  Knoxville,  Tenn 

Tennessee  State  Board  of  Health,  Nashville,  Tenn 

Tewkesbury,  Geo.  E.,  Topeka 

Thacher,  T.  D.,  Topeka 

Thayer,  Rev.  E.  0.,  Atlanta,  Ga 

Thoman,  G.,  New  York  city : 

Thomas,  A.,  Topeka 

Thomas,  Charles,  Grand  Center 

Thomas,  Col.  J.  B.,  Dayton,  0 

Thomas,  R.  H.,  Mechanicsburg,  Pa 


Books. 


251 


Pamp 


28 


STATE  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY. 


DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS— Continued. 


Donora. 


F.  C,  PUlDTlIle 

>o,(i«ort:«  F..  MaiibatUn 

TbotnpsoD,  Nathan,  Ijiwrence ~ 

TboBipaon,  Dr.  Neclv,  Topeka 

TbOBiwoD.  W.  E.,  Ultle  Kock,  Ark 

TIdrnuD,  Dr.G.  M..  Marion ^.'. 

Tllley,  R.  H.,  Newport,  R.  I 

TiUoCMO.  D.  C,  Topeka. 

TonliBMD.  Charles  H.,  Topeka « ^^ 

TooUiaker,  W.  H..  Ce<lar  Junction 

Train,  M.  J.,  Albany,  t)regon 

Trimble,  John,  Secretary,  Washington,  D.  C 

Troutiuan,  Janics  A..  Topeka. 

Tdrner,  B.  K.,  New  York  city 

Turner,  L.  L.,  Topeka. „ 

Turton.  Profeswor  U.S.,  Olathe 

Twe«ddale,  William,  Topeka. 

Udden,  ProfesBor  J.  A 

Union  Pacific  Railwar,  Denver,  Col 

United  .*«Utes  Army,  Chief  of  Enzineers,  Washington,  D.  C. 
United  State*  Army,  Chief  of  Ordnance,  Washington,  D.  C 

United  SUtes  Bureau  of  Ethnology.  Washington,  D.  0 

United  Sutea  Bureau  of  Statistics,  Washington,  D.  C 

United  States  Catholic  Historical  Society.  New  York  citv.... 

Uniteti  State*  Civil  Service  Commission,  Washington,  D!  C,  

United  States  Commissioner  of  .\griculturc,  Washington,  D.  C 

United  Slates  Commissioner  of  Ethication,  Washington,  D.  C 

United  States  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs,  Washington,  D.  C, 

United  Stales  Commissioner  of  I'atents,  Washington,  D.  C 

United  States  Fish  Commis-Hioner,  Wa.<hington,  D.  C 

United  States  Ge«ilogical  Survey,  Dirt-ctor  of,  Washington,  D.  C... 

United  SUtes  Light  House  Board,  Wa.shington,  D.  C 

United  SUtes  .Mint,  Director  of,  Washington,  D.  C 

United  SUtes  Naval  Observatory,  Washington,  D.  C 

United  SUtes  Navy,  Chief  of  Ordnance,  Washington,  D.  C 

United  Slates  Navy,  Secretary  of,  Washington,  D.  C 

United  States  Se<retary  of  the  Interior,  Washington,  D.C 

United  Sutes  Secretary  of  State,  Washington,  D.C 

United  .States  Signal  Service.  Chief  of,  Washington,  D.  C '. 

United  States  Secntary  of  the  Treasury,  Washington:  D.  C 

United  States  .Secretary  of  War,  Washfngton,  D.  C 

University  of  the  South,  Sewanee,  Tenn 

Unknown 

Uuh  Territory,  (iovernor  of.  Salt  I^ke  City...!!!.*"*.!.'.*. 

Vail,  BUhop  Thomas  H.,  Topeka 

yirginia  Ixjpartment  of  Agriculture,  Kichmond!*.*.*..'.."',.".!'.". 

Vltton,  Charles  W..  .MePherson 

VoUw.  I>aniel.  Independence !. 

Wade,  F.  J.,.st.  lAoxir,,  Mo !"! 

Walte,  .Mrs.  Anna  C,  Lincoln 


Books.  Pamp 


Ind... 


Walker,  John,  Jefferson  City,  Mo 
Walker,  J.  II.,  Secretary,  Adams 

Walt  -n.  Wirt  W.,  (lay  Center 

Want,  Henry  A.,  Rochester,  N.  Y 

Ward,  I'resldent  L.  M..  Ottawa 

WanI,  Mi^or  U.  (J.,. Sedan 

JXVl"'  ^'^O'KC  W..  Kansas  City,*Mo..!!!.'.'."!!'.*.'.*.*.!!!!!! 

Warder,  Professor  H.  B.,  Ijifayette,  Ind 

Waters,  A.  C,  Chanlon,  Ohio 

w*I'f  ^  ?**''•  »^reozo,  Potaluma,  Cal '.*.*..!!!!!!"!!!! 

Webb,  Linus  s..  Topeka. 

Webb,  Rev.  W.  S..  lola. 

Weighi^man,  Matthew.  TopekiC*;!*.'™!!!!!!*;;;^^^^^^^^^^   

Helchbans,  Jacob,  Topeka 

Welsh,  u  ^•.i>'»ven  worth...!!!!!!".'!!!!!!""!* 

Wberrell,  John,  Par>la 

West,  Marr  A.,  (iaiesburg.  III.!.'.*.*!!!!!!! 

w!!l.^T"''  "••'-Mute  Institute,  Romney.'.!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Western  ru*,  rvr,  an.l  Northern  Ohio  Historical  Society, CleveUnd! 

Wl.  '•'"* 

Wl,. 
While,  w 

Whitehe:.  V,r^ 

Whitney.  ,  ,,"" 

Wileox,  I'.  I-.,  I),  nver   (  ol        


Science,  Philadelphia,  Pa,. 
icit 


Fifth  biennial  Repobt. 


29 


DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS  — Concluded. 


Donors, 


Books. 


Pamp 


Williams,  F.  M.,  Verden,  Neb 

Williams,  Job,  Hartford,  Conn 

Williams,  Col.  J.  F.,  St.  Paul,  Minn 

Wilson,  Mrs.  Augustus,  Parsons 

Wilson,  C.  B.,  Secretary,  Marysville 

Wilson,  S.  M.,  Secretary,  Tennessee  Ridge,  Tenn 

Wilson,  W.  J.,  Winfield 

Winchell,  Mrs.  E.  E.,  Madison,  Conn 

Wintbrop,  Robert  C,  Boston,  Mass 

Winconsin  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Madison. 

Wisconsin  Dairymen's  Association,  Fort  Atkinson 

Wisconsin  Historical  Society,  Madison 

Wisconsin,  University  of,  Madison 

Wiseman,  Theodore,  Lawrence 


Wolf,  Rev.  Innocent,  Atchison 

Wood,  Samuel  N.,  Woodsdale 

Woodford,  J.  E.,  Secretary,  Burlington. 

Working,  D.  W.,  jr.,  Manhattan 

Wright,  Carroll  D.,  Boston,  Mass 


Wright,  Rev.  S.  C,  McPherson 

Yale,  Caroline  A.,  Northampton,  Mass 

Yale  College,  New  Haven,  Conn 

Young  Woman's  Christian  Association,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 
Zebrung,  J.  H.,  Cuba 


Total. 


2,309     9,710 


DONOKS   OF   MANUSCRIPTS. 

Abbott,  James  B.,  De  Soto,  Kansas:  Original  roll  of  officers  and  members 
of  the  company  called  the  "Capital  Guards,"  Topeka,  1861,  composed  of 
members  and  officers  of  the  first  State  Legislature,  then  in  session. 

Adams,  Mrs.  Harriet  E.,  Topeka :  Twenty-seven  letters  of  Kansas  women, 
written  in  relation  to  the  procuring  of  portrait  of  Mrs.  C.  I.  H.  Nichols, 
to  be  placed  in  vol.  1  of  the  History  of  AVoraan  Suffrage. 

Anthony,  Col.  D.  R.,  Leavenworth:  Credentials  of  Leavenworth  county 
delegates  to  the  Kansas  Republican  State  Convention  of  1886. 

Baker,  C.  C,  Topeka:  Autograph  of  Jefferson  Davis  on  registry  return 
receipt,  acknowledging  receipt  by  him  of  resolution  passed  by  the  Kansas 
Legislature,  February  9, 1885,  condemning  Col.  Frank  Bacon  for  the  part 
taken  by  him  in  ceremonies  of  respect  to  the  ex-President  of  the  Con- 
federacy, in  connection  with  the  "Liberty  bell"  and  the  Cotton  Centennial 
Celebration  at  New  Orleans,  1885-1886. 

Barnd,  J.  K.,  Ness  City:  Furlough  granted  Henry  F.  Thomas,  private  of 
Company  C,  first  Confederate  Regiment,  Georgia  volunteers,  signed  by 
Col.  J.  C.  Gordon  and  Brig.  Gen.  John  H.  Jackson,  dated  Dalton,  Georgia, 
January  25,  1864. 

Betton,  Hon.  Frank  H.,  Topeka:  Original  manuscript  of  a  discourse  on  the 
subject  of  Foreordination,  by  Matthew  Thornton,  a  signer  of  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence. 

Bradlee,  Rev.  C.  D.,  Boston,  Mass. :  Autographs  of  John  Quincy  Adams, 
Thomas  C.  Amory,  Nathaniel  P.  Banks,  Geo.  S.  Boutwell,  James  Bowdoin, 
Josiah  Bradlee,  Samuel  Bradlee,  Edward  Everett,  Rufus  Choate,  Schuyler 
Colfax,  Dorothea  L.  Dix,  Joseph  Henry,  Geo.  F.  Hoar,  Geo.  S.  Hillard, 


30  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


S.  K.  Lothrop,  Charles  Lowell,  Geo.  R.  Minot,  Edwin  P.  Whipple,  and 
forty-five  other  distinguished  persons. 

Brown,  Geo.  W.,  Rockford,  111. :  Letter  to  the  State  Historical  Society,  dated 
June  9,  1886,  relating  to  early  Kansas  newspaper  history. 

Byram,  Edward,  Shannon:  Manuscript  papers  of  his  grandfather,  Rev. 
Jotham  Meeker,  missionary  to  the  Ottawa 'and  other  Indian  tribes  in 
Michigan  and  Kansas,  embracing  letters  and  other  papers  written  by  him 
and  others  in  the  years  1820  to  1854,  inclusive  — 711  papers. 

Case,  Theo.  S.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. :  Autograph  letters,  in  morocco  binding, 
written  to  donor  in  1859  by  Horace  Greeley,  relating  to  political  and  other 
affairs  pertaining  to  Kansas  and  Kansas  City,  together  with  letter  of  donor 
giving  a  history  of  the  correspondence. 

Cone,  William  W.,  Topeka :  Letter  of  Gen.  Henry  I.  Hunt,  addressed  to 
donor,  dated  Governor's  office.  Soldiers'  Home,  near  Washington,  D.  C, 
June  7,  1885,  relative  to  early  days  at  Fort  Leavenworth. 

Dieffenbach,  O.,  Sunbury,  Pa. :  Reminiscences  of  John  Hamilton,  relating 
to  his  services  in  the  United  States  Dragoons  in  aiding  in  the  selection  of 
the  site  of  Fort  Scott,  Kansas,  in  April,  1842. 

Dill,  Charles,  Leavenworth :  Monthly  meteorological  reports  of  Leaven- 
worth Signal  station,  January  and  February,  1885. 

Elliott,  L.  R.,  Manhattan :  Seven  papers  relating  to  the  National  Anti- 
Saloon  Conference,  held  at  Chicago,  September  16, 1886. 

Fields,  Henry  C,  Leavenworth :  Recollections  of  the  history  of  the  Kick- 
apoo  cannon,  and  of  its  capture  by  citizens  of  Leavenworth,  in  January, 
1858. 

Finch,  C.  S.,  Harper :  Postal  card  containing  3,307  words  written  with  pen 
by  W.  F.  Hunter,  of  Harper,  dated  January  25,  1886,  descriptive  of 
Harper  county,  Kansas. 

Graham,  W.  O.,  Harper :  History  of  the  founding  and  growth  of  the  Harper 
City  Free  Library. 

Hale,  Geo.  D.,  Topeka :  Manuscript  books  and  papers  relating  to  the  busi- 
ness of  the  Tecumseh,  Kansas,  Town  Company  during  the  years  1855  and 
1856;  given  by  Mrs.  Hiram  J.  Strickler  to  donor;  46  manuscripts  and 
28  blanks. 

Hebbard,  J.  C,  Topeka:  Sketch  by  donor  of  Prudence  Crandall,  entitled 
"Connecticut  Canterbury  Tales  from  Real  Life." 

Holman,  Rev.  C,  North  Topeka :  Manuscript  Records  of  the  Kansas  Metho- 
dist Episcopal  Church  Conference,  for  the  period  from  October  23, 1856, 
to  the  year  1874;  three  record  books,  and  719  manuscript  papers. 

Inman,  Henry,  Ellsworth:  Letter  of  R.  E.  Edwards  giving  an  account  of 
the  naming  of  Edwards  county,  dated  Kinsley,  Kansas,  January  27, 1886. 

Inman,  Joseph  Henry,  Ellsworth:  Parchment  land  patent  issued  by  Fred- 
erick Calvert,  6th  Lord  Baron  of  Baltimore,  Maryland,  to  Jacob  French, 
of  Frederick,  Md.,  dated  September  29, 1759. 


Fifth  Biennial  Repobt.  31 

Jerome,  Frank  E.,  Russell :  Letter  of  donor  to  the  Kansas  Historical  Society 
relative  to  the  authorship  of  the  John  Brown  song,  dated  May  14,  1885; 
manuscript  copy  of  donor's  poem  entitled,  "American  Flag  with  its  Thirty- 
four  Stars ; "  letter  of  donor's  mother  relative  to  a  gold  medal  given  by  the 
British  Government  to  his  father  for  services  relating  to  the  selection  of 
the  colors  of  British  postage  stamps;  letter  of  donor  explanatory  of 
Indian  hieroglyphics  copied  by  him  from  rocks  on  the  banks  of  the  Saline 
river,  four  miles  north  of  Russell,  Kansas;  three  manuscript  papers,  of 
which  the  donor  is  author,  entitled  "Boys  and  Girls  of  China;"  "Torna- 
does of  Electric  Origin ; "  and  Recollections  of  J.  Wilkes  Booth,  in  Leaven- 
worth, Kansas,  in  December,  1863." 

Johnson,  Geo.  Y.,  Lawrence:  The  book  containing  the  registry  of  citizens 
of  Kansas  who  attended  the  World's  Industrial  and  Cotton  Centennial 
Exposition  at  New  Orleans,  1884-1885,  a  large  manuscript-bound  volume. 

Johnson,  Mrs.  Libbie  P.,  Willis :  Letter  of  Hiram  Powers  to  Miss  Abby 
Gibson,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  dated  Florence,  Italy,  May  10,  1841 ;  also 
autograph  poem  of  Mrs.  L.  H.  Sigourney,  entitled  "  Powers's  Statue  of 
the  Greek  Slave,"  dated  August  5,  1851. 

Kansas  House  of  Representatives,  Topeka:  Address  of  General  Francisco 
O.  Arce,  Governor  of  the  State  of  Guerrero,  Mexico,  to  the  Kansas  House 
of  Representatives,  January  15,  1885,  and  translation  of  the  same. 
Ordered  by  the  House  to  be  deposited  in  the  library  of  the  State  His- 
torical Society. 

Kennedy,  Maj.  W.  B.,  Lawrence:  Manuscript  account  of  the  murder  of 
John  Jones,  at  Blanton's  Bridge,  May,  1856. 

Marshall,  Gen.  Frank  J.,  Longmont,  Col. :  Biographical  sketch  of  donor. 

Martin,  Gov.  John  A.,  Topeka:  Governor's  proclamation  relative  to  the 
death  of  Gen.  U.  S.  Grant,  dated  July  23,  1885,  autograph  copy. 

Osburn,  W.  H.,  Burrton:  Certificate  of  membership  in  Osburn's  Oklahoma 
colony. 

Owen,  Richard,  New  Harmony,  Ind. :  Autographs  of  Robert  Dale  Owen  and 
David  Dale  Owen;  also  of  Robert  Owen  sr.,  written  about  the  year  1854, 
at  the  age  of  85,  and  2  letter  envelopes  addressed  by  the  latter  to  donor. 

Pierce,  Hon.  Edward  L.,  Milton,  Mass. :  Thirteen  manuscript  letters  written 
from  Kansas  in  1855  and  1856  to  Hon.  Charles  Sumner,  by  the  following 
persons:  John  Hutchinson,  Charles  Stearns,  S.  C.  Harrington,  Thomas 
Shankland,  Henry  P.  Waters,  J.  B.  McAfee,  Samuel  F.  Tappan,  Mrs. 
H.  A.  Ropes,  Lydia  P.  Hall,  and  James  F.  Legate. 

Sherman,  Hon.  John,  Mansfield,  O. :  Original  manuscript  of  the  report  of 
the  Kansas  Congressional  Committee  of  1856,  given  the  State  Historical 
Society  through  Hon.  H.  J.  Dennis,  State  Librarian. 

Smith,  Geo.  W.,  Topeka :  Receipt  book  of  Docket  Clerk,  Kansas  House  of 
Representatives,  1885,  containing  autographs  of  chairmen  of  committees. 

Snyder,  J.  H.,  San  Diego,  Cal. :   Copy  of  notice  of  Atchison  Rangers,  a 


32  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


Pro-Slavery  company,  warning  John  Henry  and  George  Heron,  Free-State 
men,  to  leave  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  dated  August  23,  1856;  also, 
biographical  sketch  of  donor. 

Stubbs,  Mahlon,  Emporia:  Original  tribal  copy  of  treaty  with  the  Kansas 
tribe  of  Indians,  by  which  the  right-of-way  through  their  lands  was  con- 
ceded for  the  use  of  the  wagon-road  from  the  Missouri  river  to  New  Mex- 
ico, dated  August  16, 1825. 

Tilloteon,  D.  C,  Topeka:  Manuscript  book  containing  a  roster  of  attend- 
ants at  the  National  Educational  Convention  at  Topeka,  in  July,  1886; 
also,  index  to  the  same ;  also,  register  of  Kansas  teachers  attending  the 
convention. 

Waller,  G.  M.,  Atchison :  Land  patent  issued  by  President  Andrew  Jackson 
to  Richard  Doulware,  dated  October  13,  1835. 

Waugh,  Rev.  Lorenzo,  Petaluma,  Cal. :  Reminiscences  relating  to  persons 
and  incidents  mentioned  in  his  book,  entitled  "Autobiography  of  Lorenzo 
Waugh." 

Welsh,  L.  A.,  Leavenworth :  Monthly  meteorological  summary  at  Leaven- 
worth Signal  Station,  for  May,  August,  September  and  December,  1886. 

Wilcox,  Hon.  Philip  P.,  Denver,  Col. :  Biographical  sketch  of  donor. 

Wilder,  Daniel  W.,  Topeka:  Paper  written  by  Prof  John  B.  Dunbar,  con- 
taining a  bibliography  of  French  authorities  on  the  Kansas  region. 

Winchell,  Mrs.  E.  E.,  Madison,  Conn.:  Sketch  written  by  donor  relating  to 
early  times  in  Kansas. 

Wood,  Samuel  N.,  Topeka :  The  original  order  of  Gen.  Edward  Hatch,  which 
was  served  on  Oklahoma  colonists,  dated  headquarters,  troops  in  the  field, 
Oklahoma,  on  the  Cimarron  river,  January  19,  1885. 

DONORS  OF  MAPS,  ATLASES,  &C. 

Bartlett,  J.  R.,  Washington,  D.  C. :  Eight  pilot  charts  of  the  North  Atlantic 
ocean,  months  of  January  to  December,  1886;  map  of  Baffin's  bay  to 
Lincoln  sea,  polar  regions. 

Barton,  Edmond  M.,  Worcester,  Mass.:  One  map  of  the  Mississippi  river; 
seventeen  Frank  Leslie's  war  maps ;  one  new  military  map  of  the  Southern 
and  border  States ;  six  other  war  maps  of  the  Rebellion. 

Bennett  &  Smith,  Garden  City :  Maps  of  the  Garden  City  U.  S.  Land  District. 

Edwards,  John  P.,  Quincy,  111.:  Atlas  of  Cloud  county,  Kansas,  1885. 

Goodnow,  Prof  I.  T.,  Manhattan:  Folding  map  of  Kansas,  showing  Agri- 
cultural College  lands,  1870;  seventeen  maps  relating  to  the  sale  of  rail- 
road lands  in  Davis,  Wabaunsee,  Riley  and  Neosho  counties,  Kansas; 
map  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  1864;  map  of  the  State  of  Missouri,  St. 
Louis,  1871. 

Mulhollen,  Isaac,  Kenneth:  Map  of  Sheridan  county. 

Rand,  McNally  &  Co.,  Chicago,  III. :  New  Handy  Atlas  of  the  Northwest ; 
mounted  map  of  Kansas,  1886. 


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Scott,  Orr  &  Co.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. :  Map  of  Kansas  City,  Wyandotte,  and 

Armourdale. 
Shelden,  Alvah,  El  Dorado:  Map  of  Butler  county. 
Sims,  Wm.,  Topeka:  Fifteen  maps  of  Kansas. 
Taylor,  Prest.  A.  K.  Emporia:    Maps  of  Kansas  showing  Kansas  State 

Normal  School  lands. 
Triplet,  C.  S.,  Leoti  City:  Map  of  Southwestern  Kansas  counties,  showing 

situation  of  Leoti  City,  Wichita  county. 
Union  Pacific  Railway  Co.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. :  Map  of  the  Union  Pacific 

Railway  and  connecting  railroads. 
White,  Thomas  J.,  Atchison :  Hayden's  Atlas  of  Colorado  and  portions  of 

adjacent  territory. 
Wood,  S.  N.,  Topeka :  Map  of  Oklahoma. 
WoodruflT,  Frank  M.,  Topeka :  Five  war  maps  of  portions  of  Tennessee  and 

Georgia,  1863. 

DONORS   OF   SINGLE   NEWSPAPERS  AND   NEWSPAPER   CUTTINGS. 

Alrich,  L.  L.,  Beloit :  Copy  of  Beloit  Record,  spring  supplement,  illustrated, 
April  16, 1885;  clipping  from  Cawker  City  Record  of  April  30, 1885,  con- 
taining an  account  of  the  settlement  of  Hascall  Skinner  at  Waconda, 
Mitchell  county,  October  1, 1869. 

Ashbaugh,  Miss  Anna,  Topeka :  New  York  Morning  Herald,  Vol.  1,  No.  1, 
May  6, 1835;  Buck  and  Ball,  Vol.  1,  No.  1,  Cane  Hill,  Arkansas,  Decem- 
ber 6, 1862,  published  by  Union  troops;  Topeka  Tribune  extra,  October 
27,  1864,  containing  an  account  of  the  battle  of  the  Big  Blue,  Missouri, 
October  23, 1864. 

Ball,  Mrs.  Bell,  Topeka :  Eighty-one  historical  newspaper  clippings ;  copy  of 
Our  Dumb  Animals  (periodical),  Boston,  September,  1886 ;  The  Weekly 
Occidental,  a  Chinese  newspaper,  San  Francisco,  August  7,  1885 ;  San 
Francisco  Chronicle,  August  2-9,  1886,  seven  newspapers,  containing  re- 
port of  G.  A.  R.  and  W.  R.  C.  encampment  in  San  Francisco ;  San  Fran- 
cisco Call,  August  3, 1886,  28  pages,  containing  proceedings  of  National 
encampment,  August,  1886. 

Barton,  Edmond  M.,  Worcester,  Mass. :  82  copies  miscellaneous  magazines ; 
20  copies  of  the  New  England  Farmer,  scattering  numbers,  December  9, 
1848  to  March,  1867. 

Betton,  Hon.  Frank  H.,  Topeka:  Harper's  Magazine,  August,  1873,  coiv 
taining  sketch  of  Matthew  Thornton  and  other  signers  of  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence. 

Bosbyshell,  Maj.  O.  C,  Philadelphia,  Pa.:  Clipping  from  the  Grand  Army 
Scout  and  Soldier's  Mail,  Philadelphia,  November  3,  1883,  containing  an 
account  of  the  origin  of  the  John  Brown  song. 

Bradlee,  Rev.  C.  D.,  Boston,  Mass :  Boston  Watchman  of  December  24, 
1885;  Boston  Beacon,  May  29, 1886  —  article  entitled,  "On  the  Lookout; 
What  is  a  Free  Church";  Fair  Haven  (Mass.)  Star,  September  5,  1885, 


34  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


proceedings  and  addresses  at  dedication  of  Rogers's  School ;  clipping  from 
the  Portland  (Me.)  Press,  of  February  28,  1885,  containing  account  of 
the  celebration  of  Longfellow's  birthday,  by  the  Maine  Historical  Society; 
Dedham  (Mass.)  Transcript,  September  21,  1886,  containing  account  of 
the  celebration  of  the  250th  anniversary  of  the  incorporation  of  the  town ; 
clipping  from  the  Morning  Star,  Boston,  September  23,  1886,  containing 
Charles  William  Butler's  poem,  entitled  "  Lines  on  Seeing  Longfellow's 
House  Again;"  clippings  from  the  Chelsea  (Mass.)  Record  and  Boston 
Globe,  containing  observances  on  the  50th  anniversary  of  the  marriage 
of  the  Rev.  Elias  Mason  and  wife,  November,  1886 ;  Holiday  Transcript, 
Boston,  December  24,  1886. 

Burnett,  J.  C,  Topeka:  The  "B  —  B  — Blizzard,"  January  23,  1886. 

Bushell,  Wm.,  Camden,  N.  J.:  Philadelphia  Daily  News  of  April  29, 1885, 
containing  an  account  of  Ben.  Franklin's  heirs;  eight  newspaper  cuttings 
relating  to  the  last  illness,  death  and  burial  of  Horace  Greeley ;  five  Phila- 
delphia newspapers  containing  account  of  the  proceedings  of  the  funeral 
of  Greneral  Grant;  Philadelphia  Press  of  April  9,  1885,  containing  an 
account  of  "  What  General  Mahone  saw  of  the  surrender  of  Lee  to  Grant" ; 
newspaper  clippings  relating  to  "  John  Brown  prisoners  while  awaiting 
death,"  and  to  an  incident  relating  to  John  Brown's  sons  and  the  G.  A.  R. 
at  Pasadena,  Cal.,  August,  1886;  miniature  copy  of  the  Philadelphia 
Weekly  Press  of  September  29, 1881,  containing  an  account  of  the  funeral 
obsequies  of  President  Garfield ;  Philadelphia  Daily  Press  of  August  4, 
1885,  account  of  the  Philadelphia  and  Camden  cyclone  of  August  3, 1885; 
Philadelphia  Daily  News,  October  3,  1885;  the  "Log  Cabin,"  Horace 
Greeley's  paper.  New  York  and  Albany,  August  22, 1840;  miniature  copy 
of  the  Philadelphia  Daily  News  of  October  3,  1885;  copy  of  the  New 
York  Sun  of  September  3, 1833,  first  issue  of  the  paper,  reprint ;  Philadel- 
phia Press  of  June  3, 1886,  containing  an  account  of  President  Cleveland's 
marriage;  also,  clippings  relating  to  decorating  Confederate  graves,  and 
to  "The  Indian  Problem." 

Canfield,  Prof.  J.  H.,  Lawrence:  Copy  of  Shasta  (Cal.)  Republican  of 
February  6,  1858. 

Carr,  S.  C,  Milton  Junction,  Wis.:  Western  Farmer  and  Wisconsin  Grange 
Bulletin,  January  2,  and  February  6,  1886. 

Caae,  Nelson,  Oswego:  Kansas  State  Sunday  School  Journal,  January,  1882, 
January,  1883,  October,  1884,  October,  1885,  and  July,  1886. 

Clarke,  Robert,  Cincinnati,  O.:  Cincinnati  Commercial  Gazette,  December 
26,  1885,  containing  an  article  on  the  John  Brown  song. 

Clarke,  Sylvester  H.,  Clyde,  N.  Y.:  Ten  clippings  from  newspapers  chiefly 
of  the  years  1856  and  1857,  containing  historical  matter  relating  to  Kan- 
Ms;  New  York  Independent  of  January  12,  1871,  containing  article  by 
a  C.  Pomeroy  on  Robert  E.Lee;  Washington  National  Republican  of 
November  29,  1862,  containing  speech  of  S.  C.  Pomeroy  at  contraband 


Fifth  biennial  Repobt.  35 

dinner;  Washington  New  Era,  April  12,  1864,  containing  speech  of  S. 
C.  Pomeroy  in  the  United  States  Senate;  "The  Barnburner" — news- 
paper, August  5,  1848,  containing  speech  of  Thomas  Corwin  on  the  Com- 
promise Bill  in  the  United  States  Senate,  July  24,  1848. 

Coleman,  D.,  and  wife,  Topeka :  Copy  of  Ulster  County  Gazette  of  January 
4,  1800,  containing  account  of  the  death  of  President  Washington. 

Cook,  Hon.  B.  C,  Harper:  Copies  of  Richmond  (Va.)  Daily  Dispatch  of 
February  22,  1861,  December  2,  1862,  April  1  and  June  10,  1863,  and 
August  31  and  September  9,  1864 — six  newspapers. 

Darling,  Gen,  Charles  W.,  Utica,  N.  Y. :  Clipping  from  New  York  Daily 
Press,  comment  on  article  of  Gov.  John  A.  Martin,  in  North  American 
Review. 

Drowne,  Henry  T.,  New  York  City:  New  York  Times  of  August  9, 1885— 
account  of  proceedings  of  the  funeral  of  General  Grant. 

Easley,  Ralph  M.,  Hutchinson:  Hutchinson  Daily  News,  October  13,  1886 
—  illustrated  sketch  of  the 'town  of  St.  John,  Kansas;  Hutchinson  Daily 
News,  November  12,  1886,  containing  illustrated  historical  material  re- 
lating to  the  city  of  Hutchinson. 

Elliott,  L.  R.,  Manhattan:  Five  Chicago  newspapers  containing  proceed- 
ings of  the  National  Anti-Saloon  Conference,  Chicago,  September,  1886 ; 
eleven  copies  of  the  Evening  Courier,  Independence,  Kansas,  March  7  to 
November  17,  1879. 

Frost,  H.  W.,  Topeka:  Memphis  (Tenn.)  Sunday  Times  , of  August  9, 1885, 
containing  an  account  of  the  negro  man  said  to  be  the  person  who,  while 
an  infant,  was  kissed  by  Capt.  John  Brown  when  on  the  way  to  his  exe- 
cution at  Charlestown,  Va. 

Fuller  Mrs.  Mary,  Washington,  D.  C. :  Copies  of  the  Washington  Post  and 
Star  of  November  21,  1885,  containing  obituary  notices  of  Robert  L. 
Ream. 

Gill,  Geo.  B.,  Afton,  Iowa:  Two  clippings  relative  to  the  connection  of 
donor  with  the  provisional  government  formed  by  John  Brown  prepara- 
tory to  the  Harper's  Ferry  invasion. 

Goodnow,  Rev.  Isaac  T.,  Manhattan :  Three  copies  of  the  New  Century, 
Fort  Scott,  March  21,  1875,  and  August  12  and  29,  1877. 

Grant,  Geo.  K.,  Ottawa:  The  Alpha  Media,  Kansas,  vol.  1,  Nos.  4,  7,  12, 
1884  (amateur  newspaper.) 

Green,  Dr.  Samuel  A.,  Boston,  Mass. :  Copies  of  the  Bay  State  Monthly, 
Boston,  January,  May,  June,  and  October,  1884;  The  Excelsior,  Boston, 
June  and  July,  1858;  eighteen  copies  of  "Our  Dumb  Animals,"  news- 
paper, April  1874,  to  June  1875. 

Halderman,  Gen.  John  A.,  Bangkok,  Siam :  The  Siam  Weekly  Advertiser, 
Bangkok,  January  27,  and  February  3  and  10,  1883. 

Hick,  R.  S.,  Louisville :  Cherokee  Advocate,  Tahlequah,  September  11, 1845 ; 
Arkansas  Traveler,  Cane  Hill,  January  1,  1863. 


36  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


Honey,  J.  W.  &  Co.,  Clyde:    Four  copies  of  the  Clyde  Star,  vol.  1,  Nos. 

1  and  4,  March  14  and  25,  1884. 
Hopkins,  A.  C,  Salina:  The  Normal  Register,  Salina,  for  April,  1885. 
Hunter,  Mrs.  M.  J.,  Concordia:  Clippings  from  the  Kansas  Farmer,  her 

poems,  "  Vae  Victis,"  and  "Three  Walks." 
Jerome,  Frank  E.,  Russell :  27  clippings  from  Russell  Record  of  dates  from 

1884  to  1886,  containing  8  prose  articles  and  19  poems  written  by  donor; 

biographical  sketch  of  Hon.  Asa  Kinney,  clipped  from  Russell  Record 

ofOctober?.  1886. 
Judd,  Orange,  Chicago,  111.:  Circular  from  Prairie  Farmer  entitled,  "  Who 

Shall  Go  West." 
Kenea  &  Lane,  La  Cygne:  La  Cygne  Daily  Journal,  September  30  to 

October  3,  1885 — Fair  paper. 
Kennedy,  Maj.  W.  B.,  Lawrence:  Supplement  to  Lawrence  Republican, 

containing  list  of  voters  of  Lawrence  township,  Douglas  county,  for  the 

year  1859. 
Knox,  Rev.  M.  V.  B.,  Littleton,  N.  H.:  The  Methodist  Pulpit  and  Pew  for 

January,  1886. 
Leake,  Paul,  Lawrence :  Hudson  (N.  Y.)  Weekly  Gazette  of  April  9,  1885, 

containing  fac-simile  of  volume  I,  No.  1  of  the  Hudson  Weekly  Gazette 

of  April?,  1785. 
Latour,  Maj.  L.  A.  H.,  Montreal,  Canada :  Copy  of  Canadian  Antiquarian 

and  Numismatic  Journal  ofOctober,  1881. 
Leahy,  D.  D.,  Caldwell:  New  York  Morning  Post,  November  7,  1783;  two 

copies,  repjint. 
Lester,  Champ,   Russell:  Clipping   from   National  Tribune,  Washington, 

D.  C,  containing  account  of  the  spiking  of  a  rebel  battery  on  Island  No. 

10,  March  31,  1862,  of  which  affair  donor  was  a  participant. 
Lilley,  George,  Brookings,  D.  T.:  The  Dakota  Collegian,  Brookings,  May 

27,  1885. 
Maloy,  John,  Council  Grove :  Council  Grove  Cosmos,  September  23,  1886, 

containing  a  chapter  of  donor's  history  of  Morris  county. 
Manchester,  Rev.  Alfred,  Providence,  R.  I. :  Two  Providence  newspapers 

of  June  24  and  25,  1886,  containing  account  of  the  celebration  of  the 

founding  of  Providence,  1663-1886. 
Maxwell,  M.  M.,  Valley  Falls:  Valley  Falls  Daily  Register,  September  1, 

1885 — Fair  paper. 
Miller,  J.  H.,  President,  Holton :  Ten  numbers  of  the  Normal  Advocate, 

Holton,  1883-1886. 
Miller,  Hon.  Sol.,  Troy:  Seven  numbers  of  the  Eaton  (Ohio)  Register,  of 

dates  from  October  22,  1885,  to  April  22,  1886;  and  nineteen  copies  of 

the  Twin  Valley  Times,  West  Alexandria,  O.,  of  dates  from  June  3, 1886, 

to  January  6,  1887,  containing  articles  written  by  the  donor  relating  to 

the  early  history  of  West  Alexandria  and   Preble  county,  Ohio,  chiefly 

written  under  the  head,  "  Reminiscences  of  Twin."     Copies  of  the  Sever- 


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ance  Advertiser  of  April  5  and  19,  and  May  2,  1884,  and  of  the  Alumni 
Annual,  Highland  University  for  1884. 

Mills,  T.  B.,  Las  Vegas,  N.  M. :  San  Miguel  County  Republican,  October, 
1886,  seven  numbers. 

Moore,  Robert  R.,  Topeka:  Dye's  Counterfeit  Detector  for  October,  Novem- 
ber, December,  1885,  and  January,  1886. 

Moriarty,  F.  A.,  and  Waller,  W.  F.,  Council  Grove:  Copies  of  the  Council 
Grove  Cosmos  containing  John  Maloy's  History  of  Morris  county. 

Neelander,  Edward,  Lindsborg :  Copies  of  the  "  Pedagogen,"  Lindsborg, 
vol.  1,  Nos.  1  to  9,  excepting  No.  6,  1885,  and  vol.  2,  No.  3,  1886. 

Nichols,  Miss  Nellie  C,  Pomo,  Cal. :  Clipping  from  Ukiah  City,  Cal.,  Press 
of  January  16,  1885,  containing  obituary  of  Mrs.  C.  I.  H.  Nichols. 

Olney,  Mrs.  Eugenie  Wilde,  Lake  City,  Col. :  Mount  Vernon,  Iowa,  Hawk- 
eye  of  June  25,  1886,  containing  Commencement  Exercises  of  Cornell 
College,  1886. 

Olney,  Henry  C,  Lake  City,  Col. :  Biographical  sketch  of  Gov.  E.  G.  Ross, 
with  a  statement  of  how  he  received  his  appointment  as  Governor  of 
New  Mexico. 

Owen,  Col.  Richard,  New  Harmony,  Ind. :  Evansville,  Indiana,  Journal  of 
September  8,  1886,  containing  an  article  written  by  donor  on  the  Origin 
of  Earthquakes;  biography  of  donor  in  "Indiana  Student,"  April,  1886. 

Payne,  Abraham,  Providence,  R.  I.:  Four  copies  of  the  Windham  County, 
Connecticut,  Standard  of  May  12, 1886,  containing  article  by  donor,  enti- 
tled "  Prudence  Crandall." 

Prentis,  Noble  L.,  Atchison  :  Clipping  from  Atchison  Champion,  Novem- 
ber 17,  1886,  containing  article  entitled  "  Kansas  Naturalists,  Ancient 
and  Modern." 

Root,  Frank  A.,  Gunnison,  Col.:  Clipping  from  Denver  Tribune  Republi- 
can, July  3,  1886,  containing  article  entitled  "  Gunnison  County's  Jubi- 
lee ;"  clipping  from  the  Denver  Tribune  Republican — article  entitled 
"  The  Great  Gunnison  Region;"  Rocky  Mountain  News,  Denver,  Octo- 
ber 8,  1886 — opening  of  the  Second  Annual  Manufacturers'  Exposition 
at  Denver;  Five  Salt  Lake  City  newspapers  and  sixteen  Colorado  news- 
papers of  March,  1885 ;  three  Colorado  newspapers  of  March  and 
November,  1884,  one  of  May  1,  1881,  and  one  Salt  Lake  City  paper  of 
November,  1884;  Denver  Opinion  of  August  15  and  22,  1885,  and  Den- 
ver Daily  News  of  August  16,  1885. 

Root,  Frank  A.  &  Sons,  North  Topeka  :  Copies  of  the  North  Topeka  Mail, 
containing  article  on  the  Kansas  State  Historical  Society. 

Ross,  Dr.  Alexander  M.,  Montreal,  Canada:  Pictorial  History  of  the 
Harper's^  Ferry  Insurrection,  a  supplement  to  Frank  Leslie's  Illustrated 
Newspaper,  November  19,  1859  ;  clipping  from  the  Montreal  Herald 
and  Commercial  Gazette  of  November  23,  1885,  containing  an  account 
of  the  sanitary  condition  of  Montreal. 
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:]S  STATS  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


Sage,  Frank  I.,  Alma:  Council  Grove  Press  of  November  10,  1860;  Feb- 
ruary 16  and  23,  March  16,  23,  30,  April  13,  20  and  27,  May  4,  11,  18 
and  25,  June  1  and  22  and  July  6,  1861 ;  Emporia  News,  September  29, 
1860,  and  The  Crisis,  (^olumbus,  Ohio,  June  20,  1861— eighteen  news- 
papers. 

Shiner  &  Audei-son,  Westmoreland:  Copy  of  the  Westmoreland  Recorder 
of  January  10,  1887,  containing  Kansas  Reminiscences,  by  Sylvester 
Fowler. 

Snyder,  J.  H.,  San  Diego,  Cal.:  Kansas  Daily  Tribune,  Topeka,  March  11, 
1856,  vol.  1,  No.  6;  Sumner  Daily  Gazette,  Sumner,  Atchison  county, 
October  1,  1857,  vol.  1,  No.  8;  proceedings  of  Free-State  Territorial 
Convention  at  Lawrence,  December  2, 1857,  Lawrence  Republican  extra; 
proceedings  of  Free-State  mass-meeting  at  Lawrence,  February  13, 1856; 
speech  of  General  Lane  on  President  Buchanan's  message  transmitting 
to  the  Senate  the  Lecompton  Constitution,  Lawrence  Republican  extra ; 
San  Diego  Weekly  Sun,  December  19,  1885. 

Turrell,  Nyraphas  S.,  Topeka:  Political  Barometer,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y., 
May  10,  1803. 

Unknown :  The  Missionary  Visitor,  Dayton,  Ohio,  May  8, 1886,  containing 
Eugene  F.  Ware's  poem  entitled  "The  Washerwoman." 

Wait,  Charles  E.,.Rolla,  Mo.:  RoUa  Weekly  Herald  of  April  15,  1886— 
description  and  illustrations  of  the  Missouri  School  of  Mines. 

Walton,  W.  W.,  Clay  Center:  Clay  Center  Dispatch  of  November  26, 1885, 
containing  "  Exhibit  of  Progress  of  Clay  County  and  Clay  Center." 

Walton,  Tell  W.,  Clay  Center :  Three  copies  Emigration  edition  Caldwell 
Journal,  March  25,  1886. 

Waters,  A.  C,  Chardon,  Ohio:  108  copies  of  "The  Home  Missionary  Mag- 
azine," 1873-1883;  42  copies  of  miscellaneous  magazines  and  pamphlets ; 
57  copies  of  miscellaneous  newspapers. 

Waters,  Mrs.  E.  A.,  Chardon,  Ohio:  38  numbers  of  "Life  and  Light," 
monthly  missionary  magazine,  Boston,  1871-1884;  74  copies  miscellane- 
ous Sunday  school  papers,  1858-1876. 

Waugh,  Rev.  L.,  Petaluma,  Cal.:  Copy  of  California  Voice,  September  30, 
1886,  containing  article  written  by  donor,  entitled  "  Wine  is  a  Mocker." 

Whitcomb,  A.,  Lawrence :  Copy  of  the  "  Second  Interregnum,"  Honolulu^ 
Sandwich  Islands,  March  3,  1874,  containing  an  account  of  events  relat- 
ing to  the  death  and  burial  of  King  Lunalilo;  The  Kansas  Crusader  of 
Freedom,  Doniphan,  Kansas,  of  January  30  and  March  6,  1858 ;  The 
Herald  of  Freedom,  Lawrence,  May  17,  1856. 

Wilcox,  P.  P.,  Denver,  Col.:  Rocky  Mountain  News,  containing  list  of 
Colorado  pioneers;  Rocky  Mountain  Herald,  Denver,  August  8,  1885; 
two  copies  of  the  "  Rocky  Mountain  Herald,"  Denver,  October  21  and  23, 
1886,  containing  biographical  notes  of  Colorado  men  and  women  ;  Den- 
ver Tribune,  September  12,  1886— article  written  by  donor  on  the  poli- 


Fifth  Biennial  Repobt.  39 

tics  of  Denver  and  Arapahoe  county;  clipping  from  the  Denver  Tribune- 
Kepublican,  August  27,  1885,  relating  to  the  Apache  Indian  trouble, 
also  of  July  3,  1886,  containing  article  entitled  "  His  Accounts  Settled;" 
Denver  Tribune-Republican,  August  28,  1886,  containing  letter  of  Gov. 
C.  Meyer  Zulick,  of  Arizona;  "The  Rocky  Mountain  Call,"  Denver, 
August  21,  1886,  and  "The  Salt  Lake  Tribune,"  August  8,  1886;  clip- 
pings from  Denver  News,  September  19,  1886,  and  Denver  Graphic, 
September  18,  1886,  containing  biography  and  portrait  of  Hon.  Perry  L. 
Hubbard;  copy  of  the  Denver  Republican  of  January  1,  1887,  contain- 
ing biographies  of  members  of  the  Colorado  Legislature;  copy  of  the 
Rocky  Mountain  News,  Denver,  January  16,  1887  ;  Rocky  Mountain 
Herald,  Denver,  October  3,  1886,  containing  proceedings  of  the  Sixth 
Annual  meeting  of  Colorado  Pioneers. 

Wilder,  Mrs.  C.  F.,  Manhattan:  Three  clippings  from  the  Central  Christian 
Advocate,  St.  Louis — articles  written  by  donor ;  30  clippings  from  Wor- 
cester, Mass.,  Spy,  and  the  Central  Christian  Advocate,  St.  Louis — arti- 
cles written  by  donor;  Central  Christian  Advocate,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  April 
21  and  May  12,  1886,  containing  articles  written  by  donor. 

Wilder,  D.  W.,  Hiawatha :  Clipping  from  the  Topeka  Commonwealth,  con- 
taining a  statement  of  Spanish  authorities  on  the  Kansas  region. 

Williams,  M.  Parker,  Hudson,  N.  Y.:  Hudson  Gazette  of  April  9,  1885, 
Centennial  edition,  1785-1885,  containing  fac-simile  of  original  number. 

Woodman,  Seldon  J.,  North  Topeka :  Clippings  from  the  Louisville,  Ken- 
tucky, Courier-Journal  of  July  23,  1883,  containing  notice  of  donor's 
portrait  of  John  Brown ;  clipping  from  Chicago  Times  of  March  3,  1885, 
containing  reminiscences  of  John  Brown  and  John  E.  Cook;  clipping 
containing  account  of  the  dedication  of  the  Rhode  Island  State  Normal 
School  Building,  January  3,  1879. 

Zebrung,  J.  H.,  Cuba:  Six  numbers  of  the  Nebraska  Congregational  News, 
Lincoln,  January  to  June,  1885;  clipping  from  the  "Lever,"  entitled 
"  Prohibition  or  Death,"  by  Charles  H.  Branscomb. 

DONORS    OF    PICTURES. 

Abbott,  Maj.  James  B.,  DeSoto:  Monogram  of  the  Kansas  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives, 1868. 

Adams,  A.  A.,  Garnett :  Stereoscopic  view  of  the  Anderson  county,  Kan- 
sas, cyclone,  of  April  23,  1884. 

Baker,  F.  P.,  Topeka :  Portraits  of  representative  Parisian  journalists,  with 
fac-similes  of  journals,  in  miniature. 

Bartlett,  T.  H.,  Boston,  Mass.:  Photograph  of  plaster  cast  of  statue  of  John 
Brown,  executed  by  Paul  W.  Bartlett. 

Brown,  Geo.  W.,  Rockford,  111.:  Ferreotype  portrait  of  Prof.  B.  F.  Mudge, 
taken  about  1865.      .  * 

Byram,  Ed.,  Shannon :  Portrait  of  Rev.  Jotham  Meeker,  with  autograph. 


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STATE  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY. 


Capper,  Arthur,  Topeka:  Monogram  containing  portraits  of  Richard   J. 

Colver,  L.  A.  Wright,  C.  K.  Holliday,  Arthur  Capper,  Geo.  M.  Clark, 

J.  L.  Thornton,  G.  M.  Ewing,  C.  E.  Mcintosh  and  A.  J.  McCabe,  city 

editors  of  the  Toj)eka  daily  newspapers,  1886. 
Case,  Theo.  S.,  Kansas  City,  Mo.:  Steel  portrait  of  Horace  Greeley,  bound 

in  with  manuscript  letters  of  Mr.  Greeley. 
Colt,  Mrs.  M.  D.,  Albion,  Mich.:  Photo  portrait  of  the  donor,  author  of  the 

book  entitled  "Went  to  Kansas." 
Cooke,  Gen.  Philip  St.  George,  Detroit,  Mich.:  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of 

donor. 
Crane,  George  W.,  Topeka:  Photo  portrait  of  Dr.  F.  L.  Crane;  also,  large 

gilt-framed  crayon  portrait  of  Dr.  F.  L.  Crane. 
Darling,  C.  W.,  Utica,  N.  Y.:  Cabinet  photo  of  donor. 
Drake,  A.  W.,  Century  Company,  New  York  City:    Fifty-eight  selected 

proofs  of  engravings,  from  Century  and  St.  Nicholas  Magazines. 
Edwards,  Hon.  W.  C,  Larned:  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor. 
Garrison,  Francis  J.,  Roxbury,  Mass.:  Life-size  photo  portrait  of  William 

Lloyd  Grarrison. 
Gilmore,  John  S.,  Fredonia:  Wood-cut  of  Wilson  county  court  house. 
Gillett,  Almerin,  Emporia ;  James    Smith,  D.  W.  Wilder,  William   Sims, 

T.  D.  Thacher,  J.  W.  Hamilton,  T.  McCarthy,  S.  B.  Bradford,  L.  L.  Turner, 

and  F.G.Adams:   Oil   portrait  of  Gov.  John   A.  Martin,  painted   by 

Seldon  J.  Woodman. 
Goodnow,  Prof  L  T..  Manhattan :   Birds-eye  view  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  in 

Harper's  Weekly  of  May  27,  1876. 
Gray,  Lewis  L.,  Lawrence:   23  cabinet  photos   of  prominent   citizens  of 

Kansas. 
Holman,  Mrs.  Jennie  Rawlins,  New  York  City:  Cabinet  portrait  of  Gen. 

John  A.  Rawlins. 
Home,  Col.  D.  H.,  Oceanside,  Cal.:  Life-size  crayon  portrait  of  donor,  done 

by  J.  Lee  Knight. 
Howard,  Win.  S.,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.:  Engraved  portraits  of  his  father, 

the  late  Gen.  Wm.  A.  Howard. 
Jerome,  F.  E.,  Russell :  Card  photo  of  his  son  and  daughter,  Walter  and 

Mattie  Jerome ;  drawings  representing  Indian  hieroglyphics  on  rocks  on 

the  banks  of  Saline  river,  near  Russell ;  pencil  sketch  made  by  donor, 

of  Beloit,  as  in  1871 ;  photo  view  at  Leavenworth,  1885,  and  of  Leaven- 
worth court  house  and  Leavenworth  bridge. 
Johnson,  Geo.  Y.,  Lawrence:    Four  large   photographs   representing   the 

Kansas  display  at  the  New  Orleans  Cotton  Centennial  Exposition,  of  1885. 
Johnson,  Mrs.  Libbie  P.,  Willis:  Daguerreotype  portrait  of  Jennie  Lind. 
Jones.  C.  J.,  Garden  City:  Photographs  of  entrances  to  U.  S.  Land  Office 

at  Garden  City. 
Kelly,  F.  J.,  Cawker  City:  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor. 
liconard  <fe  Martin,  Topeka :    Cabinet  photo  portraits  of  State  employes. 


Fifth  biennial  Repobt.  41 

and  members  and  officers  of  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives, 

1885-6—276  in  all. 
Leonhardt,  Mrs.  C.  F.  W.,  Manhattan:    Photo   portrait  of  General  Leon- 

hardt. 
Marlatt,  Washington,  Manhattan :  Two  large  photos  representing  donor  as 

in  1856  and  as  in  1886. 
Marshall,  Gen.  Frank  J.,  Longmont,  Col.:  Engraved  portrait  of  donor. 
Martin,  Geo.  AY.,  Junction  City :  Cabinet  photo  of  Wm.  Sayer  Blakely. 
Martin,  Gov.  John  A.,  Atchison:  Large   photo   group   of  officers   of  the 

Eighth  Kansas  Infantry,  copied  from  a  tin-type,  taken  at  Fort  Stevenson, 

Ala.,  in  August,  1863. 
Mead,  James  P.,  Kingman :  Lithographic  views  of  Kingman  as  in  1883 

and  1886. 
Mellen,  Geo.  E.,  Gunnison,  Col.:  43  stereoscopic  views   and   nine  cabinet 

photos  of  scenery  in  Colorado  and  the  Northwestern  States  and  Territories. 
Moore,  Robert  R.,  Topeka:  Photograph  of  Worrall's  carving  of  the  Kan- 
sas State  seal. 
Morris,  Richard  B.,  Atchison:  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor. 
Neelander,  Edward,  Lindsborg:  Lithographic   view   of  Bethany   Normal 

Institute,  at  Lindsborg. 
Parsons,  Luke  F.,  Salina:  Cabinet   photo   of  Wm.  H.  Leeman,  who  was 

killed  at  Harper's  Ferry  at  the  time  of  the  John  Brown  invasion. 
Plumb,  Hon.  P.  B.,  Emporia:  Engraved  portraits  of  Gov.  Robert  J.  Walker 

and  Hon.  John  Sherman;   engraved  portrait   of  Gen.  Winfield  Scott; 

engraved   portraits   of  Gen.  John  A.   Rawlins ;    engraved    portraits    of 

Gen.  Phil.  H.  Sheridan. 
Redpath,  James,  New  York  city :  Cabinet  photo  of  donor. 
Riddle,  J.  R.,  Topeka:  22  photographic  views  in  Colorado  and  New  Mexico. 
Robinson,  F.  N.,  Howard,  D.  T.:    Photograph  of  cyclone  which  occurred 

August  28,  1884,  near  Howard,  Dakota. 
Russell,  Edward,  Lawrence :  Cabinet  portrait  of  donor. 
St.  John,  Gov.  John  P.,  Olathe :  Cabinet  photo  of  donor. 
St.  John,   Mrs.  Gov.  John  P.,  Olathe:    Life-size,  gilt-framed,  oil-painted 

portrait  of  Gov.  St.  John. 
Savage,  Joseph,  Lawrence:  Photo  portrait  of  Prof.  Benj.  F.  Mudge. 
Sherman,  Hon.  John,  Mansfield,  Ohio:  Life-size  photo  portrait  of  donor. 
Sherman,  Gen.  W.  T.,  St.  Louis,  Mo.:  Large  photo  portrait  of  donor. 
Simpson,  Charles,  Atchison :    Cabinet   photo  of  his  mother,  the  late  Mrs. 

Maria  Simpson,  daughter  of  Rev.  Jothani  Meeker,  missionary,  who  was 

born  at  the  Ottawa  Mission,  in  Kansas,  September  4, 1834. 
Snyder,  A.  J.,  Kansas  City,  Mo.:  Engraving   of  Andy   J.  Snyder's   Stock 

Yards,  Kansas  City,  Mo. 
Thomson,  Matt.,  Alma :  Map  of  Wabaunsee  county,  with  pictures  of  the 

school  houses  of  the  present  time,  and  also  of  the  earlier  school  houses  in 

the  county. 


42  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


Vail,  Bishop  Thomas  H.,  Topeka :  Cabinet  portrait  of  donor. 

Ware.  Hon.  E.  F.,  Fort  Scott:  Large  photo  portrait  of  donor,  "  Ironquill." 

Waters,  L.  C,  Topeka:  Copy  of  Worrall's  picture  of  drouthy  Kansas. 

Waiigh,  Rev.  Lorenzo,  Petahima,  Cal.:  Cabinet  portrait  of  donor. 

Webb,  Linus  S.,  Topeka :  Monograms  of  the  Kansas  Legislature  for  1870 
and'l871. 

Webb,  L.  J.,  Topeka:  Photo  of  Col.  S.  N.  Wood  and  his  party  of  rescuers 
returning  from  Texas. 

Weed,  Geo.  W.,  Toi)eka :  PhoUigraphic  view  of  the  U.  S.  court  house,  To- 
peka, 1879;  plans  and  drawings  of  the  same,  21  in  number. 

Wilcox,  P.  P.,  Denver,  Col.:  Photo  portraits  of  donor,  daughter  and  grand- 
daughters ;  also  stereos  of  Apache  Bath  and  San  Carlos  Agency,  Arizona 
Territory ;  also  photo  of  the  Wilcox  block,  Denver,  Col. 

Willard,  Miss  Frances  E.,  Chicago,  111. :  Large  photo  portrait  of  donor. 

Worcester,  E.  P.,  Colby,  photo  of  "Thomas  County  Cat"  printing  office,  a 
sod  house. 

DONORS    OF    CURRENCY,    SCRIP    AND    COIN. 

Ball,  Mrs.  Bell,  Topeka ;  One  Chinese  coin  of  the  value  of  one-twelfth  cent, 
U.  S.  money,  and  one  of  the  value  of  one  cent,  U.  S.  money,  procured  of 
Kim  Lung  &  Co.,  San  Francisco,  August,  1886. 

Barton,  Edmond  M.,  Worcester,  Mass. :  Three  Confederate  bonds  of  denom- 
inations $100,  $500,  $1,000;  eight  pieces  Confederate  scrip. 

Butterfield,  J.  Ware,  Florence :  Kansas  State  scrip,  issued  under  the  To- 
peka Constitution,  and  dated  Jan.  17, 1856,  in  favor  of  Geo.  W.  Smith  and 
signed  by  J.  H.  Lane,  J.  K.  Goodin,  and  C.  Robinson. 

Foster,  Hon.  C.  G.,  Topeka :  Ten-cent  shinplaster  given  to  donor  at  Pal- 
myra, Mo.,  in  1863. 

Ham,  Gillespie,  Willis :  Copper  anti-slavery  medal  with  kneeling  figure  of 
a  woman  chained,  with  the  inscription,  "Am  I  not  a  woman  and  a  sister?" 

Johnson,  A.  S.,  Topeka:  One  dollar  Union  military  bond  of  the  State  of 
Missouri,  dated  June  1,  1865,  (portrait  of  W.  S.  Moseley). 

Marflitt,  Hawkins  N.,  Topeka:  Forty-dollar  piece  of  Continental  currency 
under  act  of  Congress  of  Sept.  26,  1778. 

MeuUer,  E.,  Topeka:  Five-cent  piece  of  fractional  or  postal  currency. 

Miller,  Hon.  Sol.,  Troy :  Book  of  blank  certificates  of  the  Drovers'  Bank 
of  Kansas,  Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  185- ;  book  of  blank  drafts  on 
same;  ditto  of  certificates  of  deposit;  fourteen  bank  notes  as  above,  of  de- 
nominations of  $1,  $2,  $3,  $5,  and  $10— outfit  lor  proposed  bank  in  early 
Territorial  times. 

ShelUm,  Prof.  E.  M.,  Manhattan  :  Japanese  shinplaster,  an  "  Ichin  "  or  one- 
fourth  "boo,"  of  the  value  of  about  six  and  one-fourth  cents. 

Simison,  E.H..  Minneapolis:  Two-shillings-and-sixpence  note,  Pennsylva- 
nia colonial  scrip,  given  donor  by  his  grandfather. 

Smith,  J.  Kaufman,  Topeka:  Confederate  five-dollar  note  issued  at  Rich- 
mo!M?   Vir-inia,  Sept.  2,  1861. 


Fifth  biennial  Repobt.  43 

Stevenson,  R.  B.,  lola :  Two-dollar  note  of  the  Bullion  Bank,  Washington, 
D.  C,  dated  July  4, 1862 ;  one-dollar  note  of  the  City  Bank,  dated  Leaven- 
worth City,  K.  T.,  Nov.  1,  1856. 

MISCELLANEOUS    CONTRIBUTIONS. 

Abbott,  James  B.,  De  Soto :  Miniature  arm  chair  made  by  donor  from  ma- 
hogany invalid  chair  once  the  property  of  Col.  Samuel  Young,  who  was 
prominent  in  the  early  politics  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Adams,  F.  G.,  Topeka  :  Admission  ticket  to  the  Capital  Grange  social,  Feb. 
9,  1876;  certificate  of  membership  in  Kansas  State  Teachers' Association, 
July  27,  1865;  admission  ticket  to  the  Tenth  Annual  Fair  of  Shawnee 
County  Agricultural  iSociety,  Sept.-Oct.,  1880. 

Aldrich,  Charles  W.,  Washington  :  Four  posters,  Washington  County  Fair, 
1885. 

Alward,  Rev.  E.,  Wathena:  Circular  to  the  Baptist  churches,  giving  a 
history  of  the  extinguishment  and  revival  of  the  Baptist  Northeast  Kan- 
sas Association. 

Ball,  Mrs.  Bell,  Topeka:  Souvenir  badge  of  reception  committee  of  Shaw- 
nee county,  appointed  to  receive  the  veterans  passing  through  Topeka  on 
their  way  to  the  National  Encampment  at  San  Francisco,  August,  1886 ; 
Kansas  G.  A.  R.  badge  worn  at  the  Twentieth  National  Encampment,  San 
Francisco,  August,  1886 ;  badge  worn  at  the  Fourth  Kansas  State  En- 
campment, Fort  Scott,  March,  1885  ;  menu  of  Baldwin  Hotel,  San  Fran- 
cisco, August  3,  1886,  Twentieth  National  Encampment;  31  cards  of 
members  of  W.  R.  C.  and  G.  A.  R.,  attending  the  Twentieth  National 
Encampment,  San  Francisco,  1886  ;  piece  of  cork  from  the  only  cork  tree 
ever  known  to  grow  on  the  Pacific  coast  of  America,  grown  near  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. ;  sea  shells  and  water  agate,  picked  up  on  the  beach  at  Santa 
Monica,  near  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  during  the  National  Encampment  ex- 
cursion, August,  1886 ;  piece  of  backbone  of  a  whale,  one  of  the  largest 
ever  known,  washed  upon  the  beach  18  miles  from  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  in 
1882 ;  egg  of  marine  animal  washed  on  the  beach  of  Santa  Monica,  Cali- 
fornia. The  foregoing  are  memorials  of  the  Twentieth  National  En- 
campment excursion,  August,  1886. 

Bay  ley,  Samuel,  Hartford :  9  fragments  of  ancient  pottery,  and  4  flint  imple- 
ments, arrow-heads,  etc.,  found  in  California  township,  Coffey  county,  in 
1885. 

Bean,  Dr.  J.  V.,  Howard:  Posters,  etc.,  of  Elk  County  (Kansas)  Fair,  1886. 

Bowhay,  Geo.  H.,  Topeka:  War  lance  with  staff*  highly  ornamented  with 
eagle  feathers  and  scalp  locks,  once  the  property  of  Cloud  Chief,  a 
Cheyenne  Indian,  and  carried  by  him  at  the  battle  on  Little  Big  Horn 
river,  Montana,  in  which  General  Custer  and  his  command  were  killed, 
June  25,  1876 ;  also  medicine  bonnet  of  Cheyenne  medicine  man. 

Brandley,  Henry,  Matfield  Green:  40  circulars,  blanks,  etc.,  of  Republican 
State  Central  Committee,  1886. 


44  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


Butler,  T.  A.,  Lyons:  Premium  list  and  posters  of  the  Rice  County  Fair 
Association,  1885. 

Campbell,  J.  B.,  Haddam:  12  election  tickets,  Presidential,  State  and 
county,  Washington  county,  1884,  representing  all  parties. 

Carpenter,  John  C,  Chanute:  Libby  prison  receipt  for  $7.00,  given  to  donor 
at  Richmond,  Va.,  June  23,  1863,  signed  by  Thomas  P.  Turner,  Captain. 

Cunningham,  R.  W.,  Lawrence:  Complimentary  ticket  of  admission  to  the 
Western  National  Fair,  Lawrence,  September,  1884;  posters,  etc.,  West- 
ern National  Fair,  Bismarck,  1885. 

De  Geer,  Mrs.  M.  E.,  Greeley  Center:  Specimen  of  iron  pyrites  from  Greeley 
Center. 

Dickerson,  Luther,  Atchison:  Arrow-head,  of  gun 'flint,  found  on  the  farm 
of  donor,  near  Atchison,  in  1885. 

Elliott,  L.  R.,  Manhattan:  Printed  circulars,  etc.,  relating  to  the  Republi- 
can National  Anti-Saloon  Conference,  Chicago,  September  16,  1886 ;  3 
circulars  and  blanks  relating  to  the  railroad  strike  at  Parsons,  March, 
1886;  3  National  Prohibition  election  tickets,  Kansas  State  election  1885; 
election  tickets,  "wet"  and  "dry,"  Prohibition  election,  Atlanta,  Ga.,  No- 
vember 25,  1885. 

Fairchild,  Pres't  G.  T.,  Manhattan :  Card,  commencement  exercises  of  the 
Kansas  State  Agricultural  College,  June,  1886. 

Ferguson,  William,  Frankford,  Philadelphia,  Pa.:  A  sword  brought  by 
Capt.  John  Brown  to  Kansas  in  1855  or  1856,  from  Akron,  O.,  and  pre- 
sented by  John  Brown's  sons  to  Otis  Potter,  of  Lawrence,  in  1856. 

Giles,  F.  W.,  Topeka:  Folding  metric  rule,  metre  length,  according  to  the 
standard  metric  system,  for  use  in  the  library  of  the  Society.. 

Greene,  Hon.  A.  R.,  Lecompton  :  Fragment  of  Egyi)tian  linen,  2,700  years 
old,  taken  from  the  mummy  "  Pempi,"  late  of  the  necropolis  at  Thebes, 
presented  to  Mr.  Greene  by  Prof.  Moses  Coyt  Tyler,  of  Cornell  Univer- 
sity ;  fragment  of  bell  tower  stairway,  of  San  Xavier  Church,  near  Tuc- 
son, Arizona,  built  1783-97 ;  fragment  of  picket  fence,  now  in  ruins, 
which  once  inclosed  the  graves  of  the  17  U.  S.  soldiers  killed  at  the  battle  of 
Taledega,  Ala.,  1815;  fragment  of  the  flag-staff  at  Fort  Sumter,  at  the 
time  the  post  was  surrendered  by  Maj.  Robert  Anderson  to  the  Confeder- 
ates, April  13th,  1861;  fragment  of  granite  from  the  Mormon  Temple  at 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah;  bunch  of  sweet  alyssum  gathered  from  the  graves 
of  David  C.  Broderick  and  Gen.  E.  D.  Baker  in  Lone  Mountain  ceme- 
tery, San  Francisco,  Cal. ;  fragment  of  the  altar  rail  of  P^cos  Church, 
near  Santa  Fe,  New  Mexico,  built  in  the  sixteenth  century. 
Gillis,  E.  D.,  Rochester,  N.  Y. :  Badgeof  Grand  Legion  of  New  York  Select 

Knights,  A.  O.  U.  W. 
Griffing,  Wm.  J.,  Manhattan :    Three  flint  arrow-heads,  two  fragments  of 
pottery,  three  flint  scrapers,  and  one  red  sandstone  utensil  or  ornament ; 
found  by  donor  on  the  farm  of  E.  B.  Gilmore,  near  the  mouth  of  Wild 
Cat  creek,  Riley  county,  Kansas. 


Fifth  Biennial  Repobt.  45 

Heywood,  Mrs.  Maud,  Greencastle,  Mo. :  Bead  bag  worked  by  one  of  Rev. 
Jotham  Meeker's  Indian  pupils,  who  presented  it  to  Mr.  Meeker.  Given 
by  Peter  Byram,  of  Atchison,  to  Mrs.  Heywood. 

Hulbert,  E.  W.,  Fort  Scott :  Posters,  etc.,  of  Sixth  Annual  Fair  of  Bourbon 
county,  October,  1886. 

Huling,  A.  S.,  Topeka :  Passes  to  U.  S.  Cotton  Exposition,  New  Orleans, 
1885,  in  name  of  donor. 

Jerome,  F.  E.,  Russell:  Scrap-book  with  drawings,  picture  illustrations, 
and  manuscript  WTitings,  made  by  donor  in  1861. 

Johnson,  Col.  A.  S.,  Topeka :  The  inkstand  used  by  donor  while  a  member 
of  the  first  Territorial  Legislature  of  Kansas,  1855. 

Kenea  &  Lane,  La  Cygne :  Republican  election  tickets  voted  in  Linn  county, 
November  2,  1886. 

Leonhardt,  Mrs.  Esther,  Manhattan :  Election  ticket  under  the  Topeka  Con- 
stitution, 1857;  piece  of  Pasquotank  county,  North  Carolina,  scrip,  $1.00, 
dated  June  4, 1861. 

Maxwell,  M.  M.,  Valley  Falls ;  Posters,  daily  register,  admission  tickets,  &c., 
Valley  Falls  District  Fair,  1885. 

Miller,  Mrs.  H.  E.,  Atlanta,  Ga. :  Badge  of  the  "  Wet "  party  at  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  worn  during  the  Prohibition  canvass,  1886. 

Moriarty,  F.  A.,  Council  Grove:  Premium  list,  cards,  etc.,  Golden  Belt 
Trotting  Circuit,  Cpuncil  Grove,  September,  1886. 

Olney,  Henry  C,  Gunnison,  Col. :  The  gold  pen  with  which  the  donor,  as 
Chief  Clerk  of  the  Kansas  House  of  Representatives,  wrote  his  name  as 
the  first  signature  to  the  joint  resolution  by  w^hich  the  Fifteenth  Amend- 
ment to  the  constitution  of  the  United  States  was  ratified^by  the  Kansas 
Legislature,  by  vote  of  the  House  on  the  18th  of  January,  and  of  the 
Senate  on  the  19th  of  January,  1870. 

Page  Bros.,  Ashland:  New  Year's  card  of  the  Republican-Herald,  Ashland. 

Ranney  &  Forges,  North  Topeka :  Large  ancient  implement,  agricultural, 
7x21  inches,  of  flint  or  chert,  found  on  the  farm  of  James  Hetzell,  in  the 
northwest  part  of  Shawnee  county. 

Sage,  Frank  L,  Alma:  Printer's  "stick,"  with  date  "April  7,  1857"  en- 
graved upon  it. 

Shaflfer,  John  B.,  Ottawa :  Four  posters  Franklin  County  Fair,  1885. 

Sherman,  Hon.  John,  Mansfield,  O.:  Original  scrap-book  prepared  for  the 
use  of  the  Kansas  Congressional  Committee  of  1856,  for  the  investigation 
of  the  troubles  in  Kansas,  containing  newspaper  clippings  relating  wholly 
to  Kansas — 143  pages. 

Skinner,  Daniel  S.,  Topeka:  Buckskin  coat,  embroidered  and  fringed,  taken 
from  a  Seminole  or  Creek  chief,  at  a  battle  during  the  war  between  those 
tribes  of  Indians  and  the  United  States  ;  given  the  donor  by  his  uncle, 
D.  G.  Skinner,  who  was  at  the  battle. 

Smith,  Geo.  W.,  Topeka:  Tenth  Annual  Commandery,  Grand  Lodge  A. 


46  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


F.  and  A.  M..  Kansas,  Tenth  Annual  Communication,  July  14,  1885., 
hand-bill  announcement. 

Smith,  P.  W..  Hays  City:  Nine  posters,  tickets  of  admission,  postal  cards, 
etc.,  of  Fair  of  Western  Kansas  Agricultural  Association  at  Hays  City, 
September,  1885. 

Stotler,  Jacob,  Emiwria  :  Card— Observance  of  donor's  twenty-fifth  wed- 
ding annivei'sary. 

Town,  Isaac  N.,  Calabasas,  Arizona :  Apache  hoi-se-shoe  and  canteen,  picked 
up  by  donor  May  24,  1886,  on  the  trail  made  by  Geronimo  and  his  band 
between  Tubac  and  the  Aqua  Caliente,  Santa  Rita  mountains. 

Turrell,  Nymphas,  Topeka:  Cane  made  from  the  timber  of  Ericsson's  mon- 
itor. 

Tyrrell,  Wm.,  Santa  Cruz,  Cal.:  Buffalo  Bill's  horn,  procured  by  donor  at 
Fort  Lamed  in  1872. 

Walker, Geo.,  Burlington:  Stone  Indian  pipe,  catlinite,  of  large  size,  found 
by  donor  on  the  prairie  in  the  southern  part  of  Lane  county,  Kansas, 
August  19,  1885. 

Wells,  Welcome,  Manhattan:  11  Indian  relics,  flint  spear-heads,  knives, 
etc.,  found  on  the  site  of  the  Kaw  Indian  village  near  Manhattan. 

Wilder,  D.  W.,  Topeka  :  Sample  of  the  first  printing  ever  done  at  Santa  F6, 
New  Mexico,  1834,  given  to  donor  by  Samuel  Ellison,  October,  1886 ; 
time  table  for  the  present  century.  • 

Wilson,  W.  J.,  Winfield:  Tickets  of  admission  to  Cowley  County  Fair,  Sep- 
tember, 1886. 

Young,  Grove,  Higginsville,  Mo.:  Skin  of  his  cavalry  horse,  war  of  the  Re- 
bellion, Fifth  Kansas  Cavalry. 

VOLUMES   OF   NEWSPAPER    FILES    AND    PERIODICALS,  DONATED. 

The  American  Anticjuarian  Society,  Worcester,  Mass.,  Edmund  M.  Barton, 
Librarian ;  The  Signs  of  the  Times,  Oakland,  Cal.,  from  January  7  to 
June  24, 1886;  Bost  n  Morning  Post,  22  numbers  of  the  years  1838  and 
1839;  New  England  Farmer,  Boston,  partial  files  from  1860-1862 ;  the 
Christian  Register,  Boston,  partial  files  for  the  years  1869,  and  1876-1881 ; 
Journal  of  Chemistry,  Boston,  partial  files  from  1869-1871 ;  Boston  Daily 
Glol)e,  partial  file.<  for  the  years  1876,  and  1883  to  1885;  Boston  Herald, 
partial  files  from  1883-1886 ;  The  Evening  Traveler,  daily,  Boston,  1  vol., 
January  to  June,  1886 ;  Commercial  Bulletin,  Boston,  partial  file,  1886 ;  The 
Massachusetts  Spy,  weekly,  Worcester,  January  9  to  December  25,  1822; 
Worcester  Daily  Spy,  38  volumes,  from  January  to  December,  1859,  from 
January  1868,  to  December  1884,  and  from  July  1885,  to  July  1886,  and 
13  duplicate  volumes  of  the  same;  National  ^gis,  Worcester,  6  vols., 
1825,  1826,  1830,  1838-1840,  and  a  few  copies  of  1810  and  1811 ;  also 
duplicate  volumes  for  1825,  1830,  1838-1840;  Massachusetts  Yeoman, 
Worcester,  nearly  complete  files  from  1827-1830,  and  partial  files  from 
1823-1826,  also  duplicates  from    1827-1830;   Worcester   Republican, 


Fifth  Biennial  repobt.  47 

partial  files  for  the  year  1830  and  from  1834-1837 ;  Daily  Transcript, 
Worcester,  6  vols.,  1853-1855;  Worcester  Evening  Gazette,  38  vols., 
from  January  1828  to  December  1866,  from  January  1867  to  July  18, 

1881,  and  from  January  1882  to  December  1885,  and  2  duplicate  vols.  ; 
Worcester  Daily  Press,  8  vols.,  from  June  1873  to  June  1877,  and  partial 
files  of  1877  find  1878 ;  The  Fitchburg  Sentinel,  Mass.,  partial  file  for 
1886;  American  Agriculturist,  New  York,  partial  file  1867;  The  Spec- 
tator, New  York  and  Chicago  (monthly),  11  vols.,  from  1870-1880,  and 
4^  duplicate  copies ;  The  Iron  Age,  New  York,  1  vol.,  r876,  complete, 
and  partial  files  for  1875,  1877  and  1879;  Commercial  and  Financial 
Chronicle,  New  York,  partial  files  1880  and  1884;  The  Voice,  New  York, 
from  January  7  to  June  24,  1886  ;  files  of  the  National  Era,  Washington, 
D.  C,  1851-1854,  4  vols.,  and  duplicates  of  1852  and  1853,  6  vols,  in  all. 

American  Board  of  Commissioners  for  Foreign  Missions,  Boston,  Mass.: 
Missionary  Herald,  1821-1884,  vols.  17  to  80,  63  vols. 

Anthony,  Miss  Susan  B.,  Rochester,  N.  Y. :  Files  of  the  Revolution,  New 
York,  vols.  1-5,  1868-70 ;  files  of  the  Ballot  Box  and  National  Citizen, 
Toledo,  O.,  and  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  vols.  1-6,  1876-1881 :  11  vols,  in  all. 

Baker,  F.  P.,  Topeka:  65  bound  newspaper  files,  namely:  Of  the  State  Rec- 
ord, daily,  Topeka,  from  June  3,  1868,  to  November  28,  1871,  10  vols.; 
of  the  Weekly  State  Record,  from  November  5,  1859,  to  April  28,  1875, 
9  vols.;  of  the  Daily  Commonwealth,  from  May  1,  1869,  to  December  31, 

1882,  31  vols.;  of  the  Weekly  Commonwealth,  from  July  4,  1874,  to  De- 
cember 30,  1880,  9  vols.;  Topeka  Daily  Times,  from  March  27  to  May  5, 
1876;  Topeka  Daily  Citizen,  April  and  May,  1885;  State  Fair  Record, 
daily,  September  11-15,  1871;  Topeka  Daily  Blade,  from  November  13, 
1876,  to  March  28,  1877;  New  York  Tribune,  from  April  28  to  Decem- 
eer  29,  1869;  New  York  Independent,  from  August  6  to  December  19, 
1868. 

Baker,  F.  P.  &  Sons,  Topeka:  Bound  files  of  the  Daily  Commonwealth  for 
1885  and  1886,  and  weekly  for  1885. 

Baker,  Dr.  W.  S.,  Topeka:  Files  of  New  York  Semi- Weekly  Tribune,  1877, 
1878,  1879,  1880,  1881,  1882  and  1885  complete,  7  vols. 

Beers,  Dr.  Geo.  L.,  Topeka :  Files  of  the  Christian  Union,  New  York,  Oc- 
tober 5,  1882,  to  June  10,  1886,  4  vols.;  files  of  the  New  York  Independ- 
ent from  March  24,  1881,  to  June  10,  1886,  5  vols.;  The  Christian 
Advocate  New  York,  from  April  23,  1885,to  June  17,  1886,  2  vols. 

Bishop,  James  F.,  Huron,  Dakota:  File  of  the  Dakota  Teacher,  Huron, 
August,  1885,  to  June,  1886. 

Boston  Public  Library,  Boston,  Mass.,  Arthur  Knapp,  assistant  librarian, 
97  volumes  of  Massachusetts  Newspaper  Files,  namely:  The  Boston 
Chronicle,  Dec.  21,  1767,  to  Dec.  19,  1768 ;  Federal  Orrery,  Boston,  Oct. 
20,  1794,  to  April  18,  1796,  and  scattering  duplicates,  from  Oct.  20, 1794, 
to  October  12,  1795;  Massachusetts  Mercury,  Boston,  May  11,  1798,  to 


48  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


August  9,  1799;  Columbian  Centinel  and  Massachusetts  Federalist,  Bos- 
ton, from  June  29,  1779,  to  Aug.  31,  1805,  from  Jan.  3,  1807,  to  Oct.  3, 
1810,  from  Jan.  2,  1811,  to  July  1,  1812,  and  scattering  duplicates,  from 
Feb.  28,  1801,  to  Dec.  29,  1802 ;  The  Independent  Chronicle  and  the 
Universal  Advertiser,  Boston,  from  Jan.  1,  1798,  to  Dec.  17,  1801  ;  The 
Independent  Chronicle,  Boston,  from  Dec.  21,  1801,  to  Dec.  30,  1804; 
Boston  Patriot,  from  Apiil  7,  1809,  to  Sept.  12,  1810,  from  March  2  to 
Dec.  25,  1811,  from  March  14,  1812,  to  Sept.  8,  1813,  and  scattering  du- 
plicates, from  March  3,  1809,  to  March  10, 1813  ;  Independent  Chronicle 
and  Boston  Patriot  (semi-weekly),  from  Jan.  11,  1832,  to  Aug.  10, 1837; 
American  Republican,  Boston,  from  March  13  to  April  7,  1809;  Boston 
Gazette,  from  Jan.  9  to  Oct.  29,  1804,  from  Aug.  19,  1815,  to  Aug.  19, 
1816,  from  Dec.  27,  1817,  to  Dec.  25,  1819,  from  April  23,  1827,  to  Nov. 
28,1828;  Boston  Spectator,  from  Jan.  4,  1814,  to  Feb.  5,  1815;  Boston 
Commercial  Gazette  (daily),  from  Dec.  29,  1817,  to  Dec.  25,  1819;  New 
England  Galaxy,  Boston,  from  Oct.  31, 1823,  to  Dec.  26,  1828,  and  scat- 
tering duplicates,  Oct.  15,  1824,  to  April  6, 1827  ;  Boston  Recorder,  from 
Jan.  2,  1832,  to  Dec.  25,  1835;  Evening  Journal,  Boston,  from  Jan.  3, 
1837,  to  Dec.  30,  1843,  from  Jan.  4  to  Dec.  30,  1844,  and  from  Feb.  4  to 
Dec.  30,  1845  ;  The  Commonwealth  (daily),  Boston,  from  Jan  1  to  July 
3,  1851,  from  Jan.  1  to  Sept.  21,  1854,  and  the  weekly  from  Sept.  1, 1866, 
to  Aug.  28,  1869 ;  Youth's  Companion,  Boston,  from  Oct.  21,  1852,  to 
April  17,  1856;  Evening  Telegraph  (daily),  Boston,  from  Sept.  27,  1854, 
to  March  31,  1855;  Anglo-Saxon,  Boston,  from  Jan.  5,  1856,  to  Dec.  13, 
1856;  The  Atlas  and  Daily  Bee,  Boston,  from  June  15  to  Dec.  31, 1858; 
The  National  J^gis,  Worcester,  Mass.,from  Dec.  2, 1801, to  Dec.  25, 1811, 
from  Jan.  20,  1813,  to  May  4,  1814,  from  Jan.  5,  1815,  to  Dec.  25,1816, 
and  from  Dec.  15,  1824,  to  June  8, 1825 ;  Essex  Register,  Salem,  Mass., 
from  Jan.  1  to  Dec.  17,  1817 ;  The  Emancipator,  New  York  city,  N.  Y., 
from  Feb.  3,  1837,  to  Feb.  14,  1839;  The  Christian  Union,  New  York, 
from  July  6  to  Dec.  28,  1882. 

Boughton,  J.  S.,  Lawrence:  Files  of  the  Kansas  Monthly,  Lawrence,  vols. 
2,  3  and  4, 1879, 1880, 1881 ;  files  of  "Once  a  Week,"  Lawrence,  January 
6,  1883,  to  August  9,  1884,  2  vols. 

Brown  <fe  Holland,  Chicago:  Brown  &  Holland's  Shorthand  News,  vols. 
3  and  4,  1884,  1885. 

Diplomatic  Review,  London,  England,  publishers  of:  Files  of  the  Review, 
vols.  1  to  25,  1855-1877,  25  vols. 

Egle,  Dr.  William  H.,  Harrisburg,  Pa.:  Vols.  1  and  2  of  the  Historical 
Register;  Notes  and  Queries,  Historical  and  Genealogical,  relating  to  the 
interior  of  Pennsylvania,  quarterly,  1883  and  1884. 

Fairchild,  President,  Geo.  T.,  Manhattan:  Vols.  10  and  11  of  the  Indus- 
trialist,  Manhattan,  from  August  23,  1884,  to  July  10,  1886. 

Garrison,  Francis  J.,  Roxbury,  Mass :  28  vols,  of  "  The  Liberator,"  (William 


Fifth  Biennial  Repobt.  49 

Lloyd  Garrison's  newspaper,)  Boston,  for  the  years  1833,  1838,  and  from 
1840  to  1865,  inclusive. 

Graham,  Andrew  J.,  New  York:  Vol.  15,  of  the  Student's  Journal,  New^ 
York,  1885,  1886. 

Green,  Dr.  Samuel  A.,  Boston,  Mass. :  102  vols,  of  the  North  American 
Review,  Boston,  between  the  years  1821  and  1867;  18  vols,  of  the  Christian 
Examiner,  Boston,  vol.  1-19,  1824-1836;  and  12  vols,  of  the  same,  be- 
tween the  years  1840  and  1867;  5  vols,  of  the  Quarterly  Journal  of  the 
American  Unitarian  Association,  Boston,  1854  to  1859;  9  vols,  of  the 
Monthly  Journal  of  the  American  Unitarian  Association,  from  1860  to 
1869. 

Hagaman,  J.  M.,  Concordia:  File  of  the  Concordia  Daily  Blade,  December 
22,  1884,  to  February  7,  1885,  vol.  1,  Nos.  1-36. 

Hamblin,  T.  Frank,  Ottawa:  Ottawa  Campus,  vols.  1  and  2,  December  1864, 
to  June  1886. 

Hanes,  D.  C,  Ottawa:  The  Assembly  Herald,  daily,  Ottawa,  June  23  to 
July  3,  1885,  containing  proceedings  of  the  Sunday  School  Assembly. 

Hick,  Hon.  R.  S.,  Louisville:  File  of  the  Louisville  Reporter,  October  6, 
1870,  vol.  1,  No.  2,  ta  September  24,  1880,  vol.  10,  No.  52,  (lacking  from 
September  13,  1877,  to  January  16,  1879.) 

Hillman,  R.  L.,  Minneapolis :  File  of  the  Daily  Institute,  Minneapolis, 
Nos.  1-20,  July  7  to  August  1,  1885. 

Jefferies,  John  J.,  &  Co.,  Ottawa:  Files  of  Jefferies'  Western  Monthly,  Ot- 
tawa, August,  1884,  to  July,  1885,  and  3  pieces  of  music,  1  vol. 

Maloy,  John,  Council  Grove:  The  Crisis,  Columbus,  O.,  Samuel  Medary, 
editor,  from  January  31,  1861,  to  January  23,  1863,  2  vols.;  Kendall's 
Expositor,  Washington,  D.  C,  from  February  3,  1841,  to  December  16, 
1841. 

Miller,  Prof.  E.,  Lawrence :  File  of  the  University  Review,  Lawrence,  Sep- 
tember, 1884,  to  June,  1885. 

Mills,  T.  B.,  Las  Vegas,  New  Mexico:  Bound  files  of  Mills  &  Smith's 
Real  Estate  Advertiser,  Topeka,  vols.  1-4,  from  October,  1867,  to  De- 
cember, 1870. 

Tomlinson,  Charles  H.,  San  Diego,  Cal. :  The  Century  Magazine,  vols.  30, 
31  and  32,  and  Nos.  5  and  6  of  vol.  29,  1885-1886. 

Tyrrell,  William,  Santa  Cruz,  California:  2  vols.  Putnam's  Monthly,  1853; 
4  vols.  Boston  Journal  of  Chemistry,  1873-1877 ;  8  vols.  Harper's  Monthly 
Magazine,  1851-1854;  3  vols.  New  York  Nation,  1878-1882;  files  of  the 
Nation,  broken,  1883,  1884  and  1885,  and  December  7  and  21,  1882,  98 
copies. 

Waters,  L.  C,  Topeka:  Files  of  the  New  York  Independent  from  1873  to 
1883,  and  a  few  numbers  in  1884,  11  vols. 


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STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


BOUND   NEWSPAPERS    AND    PERIODICALS. 

The  following  is  a  statement  of  bound  newspaper  files,  and  bound  volumes 
of  periodicals  in  the  library  of  the  Society,  January  18,  1887,  numbering 
5  986  volumes ;  of  which  4,292  are  of  Kansas,  and  1,694  are  of  other  States 
aiid  countries,  and  of  which  2,251  have  been  added  during  the  two  years 
covered  by  this  report.  (, Volumes  not  otherwise  described  are  of  weekly 
newspajMjrs.) 


i>1;ND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS. 


Netospapers. 


ALLEN  COUNTY. 


loU  Register 


.yien  County  Independent,  lola i««ri«x« 

;V''"K!;mfrr""''^°** ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::i  i87J:!886 

tluroboldt  Union i  nj7fl_,aaR 

Inter-State,  Iluraboldl 

Independent  Press,  Humboldt 

Moran  Herald 


ANDKRSON  COUNTY. 

tJamett  Weekly  Journal 

(iarnett  Plalndealer 

Anderson  County  Republican,  Garnett 

llepubllcan-Plaindealer,  Garnett 

Anderson  County  Democrat, Garnett ; 

rhe  (Jrceley  Tribune 

Iht(;reeley  News 

rhe  Colony  Free  Press 

Westphalia  Times 

Kincaid  Kronicle 


187 

1882 
1885, 1836 


ATCHISON  COUNTY. 

Squatter  Sovereign,  Atchison 

Freedom's  Champion,  (1861  lacking,)  Atchison 

Atchison  Dally  Iree  Press 

Atchison  Weekly  Free  Press,  (four  files  each  of  1866  and  1867,).... 

Champion  and  Press  (weekly),  Atchison 

Atchison  Daily  Champion 

Atchison  Wt'ckly  Champion,  ( lacking  from  1878-1885,) 

Kansas  Zeitung,  Atchison,  i  duplicates  of  vol.  1 ) 

Atchison  Iniou,  (broken  files,) 

Atchison  Patriot,  daily,  (from  July,  1876,  to  July,  1879,  lacking,). 

Atchison  Patriot,  weekly 

Atchison  Courier 

Atchison  Glol»e,  daily 

Atchlsoolan,  Atchison 

Vtchlson  Banner 

rhe  New  West,  Atchison... 


The  Sunday  Morning  Call,  Atchison. 
Atchison  Telegraph. 


Kansas  Stants-Anr-clger,  Atchison... 

\  irtial,  dailv 

ri,ury  Atchison 

A  iiday  Siorning  Sermon. 
The  Western  Recorder,  Atchison.... 
The  Trades-Union,  Atchison 


BARBER  COUNTY. 

Karlter  County  Mail,  Medicine  Lodge 

Medicine  Ix>dge  Cresset 

The  Barber  County  Index,  Medicine  Lodge 

Harelion  Eiipr««s 

.,-1-    i-i  —  i»„,..i,i 


1.  New  Kiowa.. 


iiy.. 


Kansas  i*rairle  Dog,  Lake  City. 


1876-1886 
1876-1884 
1883, 1884 
1884-1886 
1885, 1886 
1880, 1881 
1881-1886 
1882-1886 
1885, 1886 


1856, 1857 
1857-1863 


18';5-1868 
1868-1878 
1876-1886 
1873-1886 
1857, 1858 
1859-1861 
1876-1886 
1874-1886 
1876-1879 
1878-1886 

1877 
1878, 1879 
1878-1880 
1882,1883 

1882 
1881-1886 
1881,1882 
1884-1886 

1884 

1884 
1885, 1886 


1878, 1879 
1879-1886 
1881-1886 
1884-1886 
1884-1886 
1884-1886 
1884-1886 
1885,1886 
1885,1886 


Fifth  biennial  Repoet. 


51 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS— Continued. 


Newspapers. 


Years. 


BARTON   COUNTY, 

Great  Bend  Register 

Inland  Tribune,  Great  Bend 

Arkansas  Valley  Democrat,  Great  Bend 

Kansas  Volksfreund,  Great  Bend 

The  Ellsworth  Express 

Pawnee  Rock  Leader 


BOURBON   COUNTY. 

Fort  Scott  Daily  Monitor 

Fort  Scott  Weekly  Monitor  (1869-1876  lacking) 

Fort  Scott  Pioneer 

Camp's  Emigrant's  Guide,  Fort  ScoLt 

New  Century,  Fort  Scott 

The  Fort  Scott  Herald 

Republican-Record,  Fort  Scott 

Herald  and  Record,  Fort  Scott 

Evening  Herald,  daily,  Fort  Scott 

Medical  Index,  monthly,  Fort  Scott 

The  Banner,  Fort  Scott 

Fort  Scott  Daily  Tribune 

Fort  Scott  Weekly  Tribune 

Bronson  Pilot 

The  Fulton  Independent 

The  Telephone,  Uniontown 

The  Garland  Gleaner 

Kansas  Staats-Zeitung,  Fort  Scott 


Hiawatha  Dispatch 

The  Hiawatha  World , 

Kansas  Herald,  Hiawatha 

The  Kansas  Sun,  Hiawatha 

Weekly  Messenger,  Hiawatha 

The  Kansas  Democrat,  Hiawatha. 
Everest  Reflector 


BROWN  COUNTY. 


BUTLER  COUNTY. 


Augusta  Republican,  (1875-1880  lacking,). 

Southern  Kansas  Gazette,  Augusta 

Augusta  Advance 

Augusta  Electric  Light 

Walnut  Valley  Times,  El  Dorado 

El  Dorado  Press 

El  Dorado  Daily  Republican 

El  Dorado  Republican.... 

Butler  County  Democrat,  El  Dorado 

The  El  Dorado  Eagle 

The  New  Enterprise,  Douglass 

Douglass  Index 

The  Douglass  Tribune 

Leon  Indicator 

The  Leon  Quill 

The  Benton  Reporter 

The  Towanda  Herald 

The  Brainerd  Sun 

L3,tham  Journal 


CHASE  COUNTY. 

Chase  County  Courant,  Cottonwood  Falls.. 

Chase  County  Leader,  Cottonwood  Falls 

Strong  City  Independent 


CHAUTAUQUA  COUNTY. 

Chautauqua  Journal,  Sedan 

The  Chautauqua  County  Times,  Sedan 

Sedan  Times , 

Sedan  Times-Journal 

The  Border  Slogan,  Sedan 

The  Graphic,  Sedan 

Chautauqua  News,  Peru 

The  Peru  Times ; 

The  Chautauqua  Springs  Spy , 

The  Cedar  Vale  Star , 


Republican-Courier,  Columbus.. 
The  Columbus  Courier 


CHEROKEE  COUNTy. 


1876-1886 

11 

1876-1886 

11 

1877-1882 

6 

1878, 1879 

1 

1878-1886 

8 

1886 

1 

lSHO-1886 

14 

1867-1886 

12 

1876-1878 

2 

1877 

1 

1877,1878 

1 

1878-1882 

5 

1879-1882 

4 

1882-1884 

2 

1882-1885 

6 

1881-1884 

4 

1882-1884 

2 

1884-1886 

4 

1884-1886 

2 

1884-1886 

2 

1884-1886 

2 

188."),  1886 

1 

1886 

1 

1886 

1 

1876-1882 

6 

1882-1886 

5 

1876-1883 

8 

1879, 1880 
1882-1884 

2 

0 

1884-1886 

3 

188o, 1886 

1873-1883 

4 

1876-1886 

11 

1883, 1884 

1 

1884-1886 

2 

1874-1886 

13 

1877-1883 

7 

1885-1886 

3 

1883-1886 

3 

1881-1886 

6 

1882 

1 

1879,1880 
1880-1883 
1884-1886 
1880-1886 

2 

3 

s 

6 

1886 

1 

1884,1885 
1885, 1886 
1885, 1886 
1885, 1886 

1 
2 
1 
1 

1874-1886 

12 

1875-1886 

12 

1881-1886 

5 

1875-1884 

9 

1878-1881 

3 

1882-1884 

3 

1885, 1886 

2 

1883, 1884 
1884-1886 

1877-1881 

1886, 1887 
1882,1883 
1884-1886 

3 

1876-1878 

3 

1879-1886 

8 

52 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


BOUND  NEU'SPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS -Continued. 


Ifeiespapera. 


CHEROKEE   COUNTY  —  Owc/udcJ. 

Columbus  Democrat 

Border  Star,  Col uuibu*. 

The  Columbus  Vldette 

The  Times.  Columbus ~ 

Kansas  liee-KeeiK-r,  Columbus 

I>ea'«  Coluujbus  Advocate 

The  Dailv  Advocate,  Columbus 

The  Daily  News  and  The  Weekly  News,  Columbus 

The  Expository,  (iirard  and  Columbus :.... 

The  Snrij;  of  .Vhrtle  (  monthly  ),  Columbus 

The  Kansa.s  Prohibitionist,  Columbus 

Baxter  Springs  Repul^ican 

The  Times,  liaxter  Springs 

Baxter  Springs  News 

Galena  Miner ^ 

Short  Creek  Weekly  Banner,  Galena 

The  Galena  Messenger 

Short  Creek  Heuubllcau,  Galena 

Empire  City  Echo '. 

The  Ionian  Casket  (monthly),  Quakervale 

Western  Friend  (  montblv  ),  Quakervale 

The  Laborer's  Tribune,  Weir 

CHEYENNE    COUNTY. 

Cheyenne  County  Rustler,  Wano 

CLARK    COUNTY. 

Clark  Countv  Clipper,  Ashland 

Republican  HeraM,  Ashland 

Clark  County  Chief,  Englewood 

Appleton  Kansas  Era 

CLAY  COUNTY. 

aay  County  Dispatch,  Clav  Center 

The  Ixx«llst,  Clay  Center ' 

The  Democrat,  Clav  Center -. 

The  Cresaet,  Clay  Center 

The  Times,  Clav  Center 

The  Times  (daily ),  Clay  Center !.!..'.*.'.*.".*.*.'.'.'.'.*.' 

The  Kansas  Hautist,  Clay  Center 

The  Monitor,  Clay  Center !..!!!!!!."!!.'!!!!!*" 

Clay  Center  Eagle '."'.!*.*.!!!"!'.!!!!!!!' 

Morganrllle  News  and  Sunflower .'.."!!."*.'.*.'."!.*.'.'.''."*.'..".!!*.!*.'. 

CLOUD  COUNTY. 

Republican  Valley  Empire,  Clyde  and  Concordia 

Concordia  Empire 

The  Republican-Empire,  Concordia "V.V. 

The  Concordia  RepuMican .'."'.".'.'.'.*.*..".'.'.'.'.'."!!.'."!!.'.' 

Tbe  Concordia  Expositor !.!!!!!'.!!'.!!!!!!!!!!! 

The  Cloud  County  Hlade,  Concordia '.'..'...'..'.'.'....'. 

Kansas  Blade,  Concordia \\[ 

Concordia  Daily  Hlade  (vol.1.  No.  1—86) ...!!!!!!.".!!!..,' '"* 

Cloud  Countv  Critic,  Concordia 

The  Concortlia  Tiuiea '* 

TheClrde  Herald ;;;;.;; 

Clyde  Uemocrat ' 

Cline's  Prcaa,  Clyde ".'.'.'."Z 

The  Clyde  Mall.:. "!!... '....■."."'!;; 

(ilsistti  Tribune „ |//' 

*  Kansan,  Jamestown.!.*.'.'."*////////.'"'.... 

1 1  lie  News 

Milton  vale  Star 

Amec  Advocate ...........,"!!...'..'.', ".."./.".'i 

...        .      ...  COFFEY  COUNTY. 

Neoeho  \  alley  Register,  Burlington 

?■"?■*  .^■*'1?*'  ^"/iJngton,  (duplicate  of  i86f)'/!*./.'.'.'/*.!!!'//"^"'"!|.\\\7//||;;""';"'\* 

1'  an '..././/.!.'.".".*/*/!// 

!|  riot,  Burlington ..'..........*.'..**.'.*.'..'.* 

T ''•   '  "        I 'II  independent ' 

Kiirliii^i  .1.    Diiily  Star */ • 

Iatov  l;t  pwrit-r 

Tbt  Ia!U>  Light • - 

The  Warerly  Newa ' 


1876 
1877-1886 
1877, 1878 


1882-1886 
1886, 1887 


1883-1885 

1886 

1876,1877 

1878-1881 

1882-1886 

1877-1880 

1878 

1879 

1883-1886 

1877-1879 

1878, 1879 

1880-1886 

1884-1886 


1885, 1886 


1884-1886 

1886 

1885, 1886 

1885. 1886 


1876-1886 
1879-1881 
1879, 1880 

1882. 1883 
1882-1886 

1886 
1881-1884 

1883. 1884 
1885,1886 
1835, 1886 


1870-1872 
1876-1882 
1883-1886 
1882,1883 
1877-1881 
1879-1881 
1882-1886 
1884, 1885 
1882-1886 
1884-1886 
1878-1886 
1880-1882 
1884 
1884-1886 
1881,1882 
1883-1886 
1881-1886 
1882-1886 


1859, 1860 
1864-1868 
1876-1886 
1882-1886 

1886 
1876-1886 

1878 
1879-1886 
1884-1886 
1885, 1886 


Fifth  Biennial  Repobt. 


53 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Continued. 


Newspapers. 


COMANCHE  COUNTY. 


Comanche  Chieftain,  Nescatunga... 
The  Western  Kausan,  Nescatunga. 

Nescatunga  Enterprise 

Coldwater  Review 

The  Western  Star,  Coldwater., , 

Comanche  County  Citizen,  Avilla.., 

Protection  Echo 

Evansville  Herald 


COWLEY   COUNTY. 

Winfield  Courier 

Winfield  Daily  Courier 

Winfield  Plow  and  Anvil 

-Cowley  County  Telegram,  Winfield 

Winfield  Daily  Telegram 

Winfield  Semi -Weekly 

Cowley  County  Monitor,  Winfield 

Cowley  Countv  Courant,  Winfield 

Winfield  Daily  Courant 

The  Daily  Visitor,  Winfield 

The  Winfield  Tribune 

Arkansas  City  Traveller 

Arkansas  Valley  Democrat.  Arkansas  City 

The  Arkansas  City  Republican 

The  New  Enterprise,  Burden 

Burden  Enterprise 

Burden  Eagle 

Cambridge  Commercial 

The  News,  Cambridge 

The  Eye,  Dexter 

The  Udall  Sentinel 

TheUdall  Record 


CRAWFORD  COUNTY. 

Girard  Press 

Crawford  County  ^ews,  Girard 

Girard  Herald 

The  Kansas  Workman,  monthly,  Girard 

Cherokee  Index 

The  Young  Cherokee,  Cherokee 

Cherokee  Banner 

The  Temperance  Rural,  Cherokee 

Sentinel  on  the  Border,  Cherokee 

The  Cherokee  Sentinel 

The  Saturday  Cyclone,  Cherokee 

The  Smelter,  Pittsburg 

The  Headlight,  Pittsburg 

The  McCune  Standard 

The  McCune  Times 

The  Brick,  McCune 

Walnut  Journal 

The  Educational  Advocate,  Walnut 

The  Arcadia  Reporter 

The  Hepler  Leader 

The  Farlington  Plaindealer 


DAVIS  COUNTY. 


Junction  City  Union,  (triplicates  of  '75, '76, '77, '78,  and  duplicates  of  '79-'86,). 

-Junction  City  Tribune 

The  Youths'  Casket,  monthly.  Junction  City 

Davis  County  Republican,  Junction  City 


DECATUR  COUNTY. 


The  Oberlin  Herald 

The  Eye,  Oberlin 

The  Oberlin  World  and  Democrat. 
The  Norcatur  Register 


DICKINSON  COUNTY. 

Dickinson  County  Chronicle,  Abilene 

Kansas  Gazette,  Enterprise  and  Abilene 

Abilene  Daily  Gazette 

The  Weekly  Democrat,  Abilene 

The  Abilene  Reflector 

The  Solomon  Sentinel,  Solomon  City 

Enterprise  Register 

The  Anti-Monopolist,  Enterprise 


1884-1886 
1885, 1886 
1886 
1884-1886 
1885,1886 
1885, 1886 
1885, 1886 
1885. 1886 


1874-1886 
1885, 1886 
1876 
1876-1886 
1879-1882 

1879. 1880 
1880 

1881,1882 
1881,1882 
1886 
1884-1886 
1876-1886 
1879-1886 
1884-1886  I 

1880.1881  1 
1882-1886  I 
1885, 1886 

1881 
1882-1886 

1884. 1885 

1885. 1886 


1874-1886 
1876-1880 
1880-1886 
1882-1884 
1876,1877 
1876,1877 
1877, 1878 

1879 
1879-1882 
1883-1886 
1885, 1886 
1881-1886 

1886 
1881,1882 
1882-1886 

1886 
1882-1886 

1884 
1882-1886 

1883 
1885, 1886 


1865-1886 

1873-1886 

1878 

1882-1886 

1879-1886 
1883-1886 
1885, 1886 


1876-1886 
1876-1886 
1886 
1880-1882 
1883-1886 
1879-1886 
1883, 1884 


54 


STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Continued. 


Newspapers. 


DICKINSON  oovvTy  —  Concluded. 


The  Chapman  SUr 

The  Herlngton  Tribune., 

The  Hope  Herald 

The  Hoi»e  l»i>patch 


DONIPHAN  COUNTY. 


While  Cloud  Chief,  ( 7  duplicates,) 

Weekly  KanHas  Chief,  Troy,  ( 1  duplicate,) 

Trov  Hept»rter 

Doniphan  County  Republican,  Troy,  ( 1873  lacking,) 

Troy  Weekly  Hulletin 

Elwuod  Advertiser,  ( 1  duplicate.) 

Kaii.sas  Free  Tresg,  Elwood,  (  1  duplicate,) 

Klwood  Free  Press,  ( 1  duplicate,) 

Walhtna  Reporter,  ( 1868-1873  lacking,) 

Hi(;liland  Sentinel 

The  <  entral  Slate,  Highland 

While  Cloud  Review 

Enterprise,  SeTerance,  ( and  Centralia,  Nemaha  county,). 


DOUGLAS  COUNTY. 


Herald  of  Freedom.  Lawrence,  (duplicates.) 

Kansas  Free-State,  I>awrence 

Lawrence  Republican,  (volumes  1  and  3,  incomplete,). 

The  WeMern  Home  .lournal,  I^wrence 

The  Weekly  Kansas  Journal,  Lawrence 

Republicau-.lournal, daily,  Lawrence 

Lawrence  Daily  .Journal 


The  Concregaiional  Record,  monthly,  (Lawrence,  January,  1859,  to  December,  1864 
Topeka,  June,  18"'        ' 


1865,  to  May,  1867,) 

The  Tribune,  Lawrence,  (lacking  1873  and  1875,) 

The  Semi-Weekly  Tribune,  and  the  Weekly  Herald-Tribune,  Lawrence 

The  Lawrence  Tribune 

The  Tribune,  daily.  ( 1875,1878,  1879,  and  part  of  1877  lacking;  duplicates,)  Lawrence 

Herald-Tribune,  daily,  Lawrence 

Evening  Tribune,  Lawrence 

i^jiirit  of  KannaH,  Lawrence 

Kansas  ("ollegiaie,  Lawrence 

The  I'nivcrsiiy  Courier,  l^wrence 

Univer^ily  Courier,  I^awrence 

The  Kansas  Review,  monthly,  Lawrence 

Lawrence  Standard 

Kansas  Monthly,  I^wrence ."....!.'.*.'.'.'.!!"."!.'!! 

The  Dally  ReiMjrier,  Lawrence !.."!!!"**."!'.'.' 

Kansas  Tenij>erance  Palladium,  Lawrenctf '.'.'.!!!!!!"*.*! 

I>ie  (iemiania,  l^awrence '.'.'. 

The  Kansas  Liberal,  monthly,  Lawrence,  July  to Septemher,'l88y,T8ee'v^^ 

The  I^awreuceCazeite.. 

Lawrence  Daily  Gazette ."."'.*."'.* 

Weaiern  Recorder,  I^wrence i...."!.!!!.".'.*...."!!!"!!"!!!!"!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Kansas  Churchman,  monthly,  I^awrenoe !.*.*.".*.'.«"!!!!!!!!!'"'! 

Kansas  Daily  Herald.  I^iwrence .!.."!...."." 

The  Head  (  enter  and  Daily  Morning  Sun,  Lawrence .."!*.!".'...'.*".* 

The  Daily  Morning  News,  I^wrence 

Once  a  Week.  Lawrence 


The  Kansas  Zephyr,  Ijiwrence 

North  Ijiwrence  l^m 


,      ^       l>eader 

Freeman's  (  hampion,  Prairie  City 

Baldwin  Criterion 

The  Baldwin  Visitor '. 

The  Baldwin  Ixidger 

The  Baldwin  Index,  Baker  UnlversUy*"!''""*.*.'."*.'.!."'."*.'! 

Lecompton  Monitor „ 


Edwards  County  I>eader,  Kinsley 
\  alley  Republican,  (  bound  with 

KlnM.  V  irci.iil.ti.  jin 


EDWARDS  COUNTY. 


•an 
'  i'ic,  (except  188 

n-(;rnnliic 

■  ng,  Kinsley... 

i  he  Kitl^lly  Mercury .„., 

The  Wendell  Champion ««. . 


Kinsley  Graphic,  1878,). 


1884-1886 
1885,1886 
1885, 1886 


1857-1872 
1876-1886 
1866,1867 
1871-1875 
1877-1H79 

1857. 1858 

1858. 1859 
18.19-1861 
1867-1877 
1878,1879 
1880-1882 


1854-1859 
1855,1856 
1857-1860 
1869-1884 
1886 
1877-1880 
1880-1886 

1859-1867 
1868-1883 
1884,1885 
1885, 1886 
1873-1884 
1884, 1885 

1886 
1875-1882 
1875-1879 
1878,1879 
1882-1886 
1879-1886 
1877-1879 
1878-1881 

1879 
1879, 1880 
1880-1886 

1882-1886 
1884,1885 
1883,1884 
1883-1886 
1883-1884 

1883 
1883,1884 
1883-1885 
1884-1886 
1884,1885 
1857, 1858 
1883-1885 

1884 


1885, 1886 


1877-1880 
1877,1878 
1878-1881 
1878  1886 
1882 
1878-1879 
1883-1886 
1885-1886 


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Newspapers. 


ELK   COUNTY. 


The  Courant,  Howard 

The  Courant-Ledger,  Howard 

Industrial  Journal,  Howard 

The  Howard  Courunt 

Kansas  Rural,  Howard 

The  Howard  Journal 

The  Howard  Democrat 

Elk  County  Ledger,  Elk  Falls, 

The  Weekly  Examiner,  Elk  Falls.. 

Elk  Falls  .Signal 

The  Pioneer,  Longton 

The  Times,  Longton 

Moline  News 

Moline  Mercury 

The  Moline  Free  Press 

Grenola  Argus 

The  Grenola  Chief. 

Grip,  Howard 

The  Cave  Springs  Globe , 

The  Herald,  Cana  Valley 

The  Grenola  Hornet 

Cain  City  News 


Years. 


1875-1877 
1878-1880 
1878-1880 
1880-1886 

1881 
1880-1883 
1884-1886 
1876, 1877 

1878 
1880-1882 
1880,1881 
1881-1886 

1880 

1882 
1883-1885 
1880,1882 
1883-1886 

1883. 1884 
1882 

1882,1883 

1884. 1885 
1884-1886 


ELLIS  COUNTY. 

Ellis  County  Star,  ( lacking  from  Dec.  7, 1876,  to  April  11,  1879,)  Hays  City. 

Hays  Sentinel,  Hays  City 

The  Star-Sentinel,  Hays  City 

German-American  Advocate,  Hays  City 

Ellis  Weekly  Headlight,  Hays  City 

Hays  City  Times,  Hays  City 

Ellis  County  Democrat  and  Ellis  County  Free  Press,  Hays  City 

Ellis  Review,  Hays  City 


The  Rural  West,  Ellsworth. 

The  Ellsworth  News 

The  Ellsworth  Democrat. 

Wilson  Index 

The  Wilson  Kcho 

The  Wilson  Wonder 

Cain  City  News 


FINNEY  COUNTY, 

The  Irrigator,  Garden  City 

Garden  City  Herald 

Garden  City  Herald,  daily 

Garden  City  Sentinel „ , 

Garden  City  Sentinel,  daily 

The  Cultivator  and  Herdsman,  monthly  and  weekly,  Garden  City. 

The  Western  Times,  Garden  City 

Lakin  Herald 

The  Kearney  County  Advocate,  Lakin 

The  Pioneer  Democrat 

lyanboe  Times , 


FOOTE  COUNTY. 

( See  Ford  County.) 

The  New  West  and  the  Optic,  Cimarron 

The  Signet,  Cimarron 


FORD  COUNTY. 

Dodge  City  Times 

Ford  County  Globe,  Dodge  City 

The  Globe  Live-Stock  Journal,  Dodge  City 

Dodge  City  Democrat 

Kansas  Cowboy,  Dodge  City ^. ., 

Tne  Sup,  Dodge  City 

Speareville  Enterprise 

Speareville  News 

Speareville  Blade 

Ford  County  Record,  Speareville 

Ford  County  Democrat,  >peareville  and  Fonda 

The  New  West,  Cimarron 

Cimarron  Herald  and  Kansas  Sod  House 

The  Jacksonian,  Cimarron 

The  Ryansville  Boomer,  and  The  Boomer,  Ford  City., 
Wilburn  Argus 


1876-1881 

1877-1881 

1880-1886 

1882-1886 

1882-1886 

1886 

1886 

1886 


ELLSW^ORTH  COUNTY. 

Ellsworth  Reporter 1875-1886 

1882 
1883,1884 
1885,1886 
1878,1879 
1880-1886 
1886 
1882-1886 


1883 

1886 
1884-1886 

1886 
1884-1886 

1885 
1883, 1884 
1885,1886 
1885, 1886 


1879-1881 
1880 


1876-1886 
1878-1884 


1884-1886 

1884. 1885 
1886 
1878 

1878-1880 

1885. 1886 
1885,1886 

1886 
1885,1886 
1885,1885 
1885, 1886 
1885, 1886 


56 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS -Contimueu. 


Newtpapert. 


FRAKKLIK  OOUMTY. 

WflAtern  Home  Journal,  Ottawa 

Otuwa  Journal •• 

The  Triumph,  Ottawa 

Otuwa  Journal  and  Triumph.................... 

Ottawa  Campus,  occasional,  ( ▼ois.  1  ana  z,) 

Otuwa  Kepublican  (1875  lacking) - 

Otuwa  Dally  Republican 


Kansas  Home  News,  Ottawa 

Otuwa  Gaaette 

Ottawa  Leader 

Kansas  Free  Trader,  monthly,  OtUwa. 

Jefferiee  Western  Monthly,  Ottawa 

Dally  Local  News,  otUwa 

Williamsburg  Review 

Weekly  Gazette.  Williamsburg 

The  Eagle,  Williamsburg 

I^ne  Advance 

The  Commercial  Bulletin,  Lane 

The  Wellsville  News 

The  Wellsville  Transcript 

The  Wellsville  News 

The  Pomona  Knterprise 

Richmond  Recorder 

Princeton  Progress 


Years. 


1865-1868 

1870-1874 

1876 

1877-1886 

1864-1886 

1874-1886 

1879-1886 

1879, 1880 

1879 

1880 

1883 

1884. 1885 
1886 
1879 

1880-1883 

1885. 1886 
1881,1882 

1886 
1882 
1882,1883 
1884-1886 
1885, 1886 
1885. 1886 


GOVE  COUNTY.  | 

Buffalo  Park  Kx press ]o»J 

Buffalo  Park  Pioneer ia^'   mr 

The  Golden  Belt  Republican,  Grinnell 1  J»°^' J^Sc 

<ap  Sheaf,  Grainfield ^^'S 

GaMtte,  Gove  City !  ^^^ 


OBAUAM  COUNTY. 

The  Western  Star,  Hill  aty 

Hill  City  Lively  Times 

The  Hill  City  Reveille 

Graham  County  I>ever,  Gettysburg 

The  Millbrook  Times 

<;raham  County  Republican,  Millbrook 

Millbrook  Herald 

Millbrook  Herald  (2d) 

The  Graham  County  Democrat,  Millbrook 

Roaooe  Tribune 


1879, 1880 
1881 
1884-1886 
1879, 1880 
1879-1886 
1881 
1882, 1883 


1880, 1881 


GRANT  COUNTY.  I 

Grant  County  Register,  Ulysses j  1885,1886 

OREELKY  COUNTY.  I 

<>reeley  County  Gazette,  Greeley  Center  and  Horace 

GREENWOOD  COUNTY. 

Eureka  censorial 

Kureka  Herald 

The  Graphic,  Eureka ; 

The  Kureka  Republican , 

(ireenwood  County  Republican,  Eureka. 

The  Bureka.'^un 

Greenwood  County  Democrat,  Eureka. 

Democratic  Messenger,  Eureka 

Madison  Times 

The  Madison  News 

The  Zenith,  and  the  Madison  Times 

Fall  River  Times ^ 

Fall  River  Echo 

Sevcry  Pioneer 

.Southern  Kansas  Journal,  Severy 

Severy  Liberal 

The  Sunflower,  Reeoe. 


HARPER  COUNTY. 

The  Anthony  Republican 

Anthony  Daily  Republican 

Harper  County  Enterprise,  Anthony 

The  Harper  County  Democrat,  Antnony 

Harper  County  Times,  Harper 

The  Sentinel.  Harper 

The  Dally  Sentinel,  Harper 

Harper  Graphic. 


1876-1879 
1876-1886 
1879-1882 
1879, 1880 
1880-1886 
1879, 1880 
1882-1884 
1884-1886 
1877, 1878 
1879-1886 


1883-1886 
1882 
1884-1886 
1885,1886 
1885, 1886 

1879-1886 
1886 

1885, 1886 
1886 

1878-1885 

1882-1886 
1886 

1883-1886 


FIFTH  Biennial  Re  poet. 


57 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS— Continued. 


Newspapers. 


Years. 


EUARPER  COVTHTY— concluded. 

Anthony  Journal 1878-1884 

The  Danville  Courant 1883,1884 

The  Danville  Express 1885, 1886  | 

The  Attica  Advocate I  1885,1886 

Freepcrt  Leader ;  1885.1886 

Midlothian  Sun,  Freeport I  1885,1886 

The  Freeport  Tribune,  (changed  from  Sun,) i  1886 

The  Crisfield  Courier 1885-1887 

HAMILTON  COUNTY. 

The  Syracuse  Journal i  1885,1886 

Syracuse  Sentinel,  (removed  from  Johnson  City,  Stanton  county,) !  1886 

Border  Ruffian,  Coolidge 1885,1886 

Surprise  Post 1886 

The  Signal,  Kendall '  1886 

The  Kendall  Boomer 1S86 

Hartland  Herald 1886 

The  Hartland  Times 1886 

Johnson  City  Sentinel  (since  in  Stanton  county; 1886 


HARVEY   COUNTY. 


Zur  Heimath,  Halstead,  semi-monthly 

The  Halstead  Independent 

The  Halstead  Clipper 

Harvey  County  News,  Newton 

The  Newton  Republican,  (changed  from  Harvey  County  News,). 

Newton  Daily  Republican 

Newton  Kansan 

The  Golden  Gate,  Newton 

Das  Neue  Vaterland,  Newton 

The  Newton  Democrat 

The  Burrton  Telephone 

The  Burrton  Monitor 

The  Jayhawker  and  Palladium,  Sedgwick 

The  Pantagraph,  Sedgwick 


1875- 
1881- 
1884- 
1876- 
1879- 


•1881 
•1886 
■1886 
1879  ! 
•1886  i 


1876-1886 
1879 


1883- 
1878- 
1881- 
1882- 
1884- 


1882  ! 
1879 
1886 

1881  ! 

1886  I 

1884  ■ 

1886  : 


HODGEMAN   COUNTY. 

Agitator,  Hodgeman  Center |  1879,1880 

Republican,  Fordham 1879 

The  Buckner  Independent,  Jetmore 1879-1881 

The  Jetmore  Reveille 1  1882-1886 

Hodgeman  County  Scimitar,  Jetmore _  1886 

Ravanna  Chieftain 1885, 1886 

The  Kansas  Sod-House,  Ravanna 1886 

The  Orwell  Times 1885,1886 


.lACKSON   COUNTY. 

Helton  Express 

Holton  Recorder 

The  Holton  Argus , 

The  Holton  Signal 

The  Bee,  Netawaka  and  Holton,  daily  and  weekly.... 
The  Whiting  Weekly  News 


1872-1875 
1875-1886 
1877 
1878-1886 
1879,1880 
1883-1886 


.TEFFERSON  COUNTY. 

The  Kansas  Educational  Journal,  Grasshopper  Falls.    ( See  Leavenworth  county.) 

The  Kansas  New  Era,  Grasshopper  Falls 

Valley  Falls  New  Era 

The  Valley  Falls  Liberal  and  The  Kansas  Liberal,  monthly.  Valley  Falls  and  Lawrence. 

Lucifer,  the  Linht-Bearer,  Valley  Falls 

Valley  Falls  Register ■ 

The  Oskaloosa  Independent , 

Sickle  and  Sheaf,  Oskaloosa 

Oskaloosa  Weekly  Sickle , , 

The  Winchester  Argus 

The  Kaw  Valley  Chief,  Perry 

The  Perry  Monitor,  and  Kaw  Valley  Chief,  2d,  Perry 

The  Norton ville  News 

Meriden  Report ,.-. 

The  Osawkie  Times 


JEWELL  COUNTY. 


Jewell  County  Diamond,  Jewell  City , 

Jewell  County  Republican,  Jewell  City 

Jewell  County  Monitor,  Jewell  Center 

Jewell  County  Monitor  and  Diamond,  Jewell  Center. 
Jewell  County  Monitor,  Jewell  Center  and  Mankato. 


1866,1867 
1873-1886 
1880-1883 


1881-1886 
1870-1886 
1873-1879 
1879-1886 
1879-1886 
1879-1882 
1883, 1884 
1885, 1886 
1885,1886 
1885, 1886 


1876,1877  1 
1879-1886 
1876,1877  I 
1878,1879  I 
1880-1886  : 


58 


STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS— Continued. 


Newtpapera. 


JBWKLL  covvTY— concluded. 

Jewell  County  Review,  Jewell  Center  and  Mankato 

Mankato  Review 

The  Kansas  Jewellite,  Mankato. 

White  Oak  Independent  .^ 

Jewell  (  ounly  Jtnirtial,  Omio ^ 

Western  Advocate,  Omio 

The  Oiulo  Mail 

Burr  Oak  Reveille 

Burr  Oak  Herald 

Burr  Oak  Rustler 

Salem  Chronicle 

Salem  Art;us 

The  People's  Friend,  Salem 

Randall  Register.... 


Olathe  Mirror 

Mirror  and  News-Letter,  Olathe.... 

The  Olathe  Mirror 

Olathe  Mirror-Gazette 

Western  Progress,  Olathe 

Kansas  Siar,  Olathe 

Olathe  I.«ader 

Olathe  (iazette 

Educational  Advocate,  Olathe 

Johnson  County  Democrat,  Olathe. 

Kansas  Patron,  Olathe , 

Ihe  Olathe  Republican 

Kansas  Register,  Spring  Hill 

Weekly  Review,  Spring  Hill 

Spring  Hill  New  Era 


JOHNSON  COUNTY. 


^ 

Years. 

i 

1879-1882 

1883-1886 

1882,1883 

1879 

1879,1880 

1882 

1884 

1880-1884 

1883-1886 

1886 

1882 

1883-1886 

1885,1886 

2 

1885, 1886 

2 

1866-1868 

2 

1876-1882 

6 

1882, 1883 

1883-1886 

1876-1880 

1876-1886 

11 

1879-1882 

1879-1883 

3 

1880 

1 

1882-1886 

5 

1882-1886 

5 

1884,1885 

2 

1878 

1 

l.akin  Herald. 


KEARNEY  COUNTY. 


_.       „.  KINGMAN  COUNTY. 

The  Kingman  .Mercury 

The  Kingman  Blade \ 

The  KinK'iiian  County  Citizen,  Kingman .".'.*."!!!!.' 

The  Kinsman  County  Republican,  Kingman.. 

Citizen- Republican,  Kingman 

Southern  Kansas  Democrat,  Kingman "...!"!"*.*. 

The  Kinsman  Courier .***" 

Kingman  leader 

News,  Norwich 


_,,,,.,.      .  KIOWA  COtNTY. 

Wellsrord  Register 

The  Democrat  and  Watchman.  Dowel  1  post  office..!.. 
Comanche  Chief  and  The  Kiowa  Chief,  Reeder     . 

Greensburg  Signal 

Greensburg  Rustler 

Mullinville  .Mallet .''.'. 


LABETTE  COUNTY. 


Panooi  Sun 

Paraooa  Sun,  daily 

PanoQs  Eclipse 

Paraona  Dally  Ecllpwj ";;;;■; 

Dally  Outlook,  Parsons " 

pally  Infant  Wonder,  Parsons...".'.".'.'.*."" 

Dally  Republican,  Parsons 

Parsons  Palladium 

Clietopa  Advance 

Chetopa  Herald 

Cbetopa  '■' 

?•»««"  ' *'"*!"!Z"Z"!;""" 

Labeiie  ..crat,  Oswego .' 

The  Oswetf.,  Daily  Republican .*."*" 

Mound  Valley  Herald:. 

Mound  Valley  News " 

The  Altamont  SentioeL 


1878, 1880 

1  2 

1880 

1 

1879-1884 

4 

1882-1884 

2 

1884 

1 

1883-1886 

3 

1884-1886 

3 

1884-1886 

2 

1886 

1 

1885 

1 

1885-1886 

1 

1886 

1 

1886 

1 

1886 

1 

1886 

' 

1876-1886 

11 

1884-1886 

6 

1876-1886 

11 

1881-1886 

11 

1877,1878 

1 

1878-1880 

3 

1880,1881 

? 

1883-1886 

4 

1881 

1876-1878 

■?. 

1878-1886 

9 

1876-1878 

1885,1886 

1 

1876-1886 

11 

1880-1886 

7 

1881-1886 

5 

1881-1883 

3 

1885, 1886 

1 

1886, 1887 

1886 

1 

Fifth  biennial  Report. 


59 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Continued. 


Lane  C-^unty  Gazette,  California. 
Lane  County  Herald,  Dighton.... 
The  Dighton  Journal 


Newspapers. 


LANE  COUNTY. 


LEAVENWORTH  COUNTY. 

Kansas  Herald,  Leavenworth 

Kansas  Territorial  Register,  Leavenworth 

Leavenworth  Conservative,  daily,  (January  to  June,  1867,  lacking,) 

Times  and  Conservative,  Leavenworth,  daily 

Leavenworth  Times,  daily,  (July  to  October,  1878,  lacking 

Leavenworth  Times,  weekly 

Leavenworth  Daily  Commercial 

Kansas  Freie  Presse,  Leavenworth,  weekly 

Kansas  Freie  Presse,  Leavenworth,  daily 

Leavenworth  Appeal 

Leavenworth  Appeal  and  Herald 

Leavenworth  Appeal  and  Tribune 

Public  Press,  Leavenworth,  weekly 

Public  Press,  Leavenworth,  daily,  (from  July,  1877,  to  June,  1879,  lacking) 

Home  Record,  Leavenworth,  monthly 

Democratic  Standard,  Leavenworth,  weekly 

Kansas  Farmer,  Leavenworth,  monthly 

The  Leavenworth  Evening  Standard 

The  Kansas  Educational  Journal,  monthly:  Leavenworth,  Jan.,  1864,  to  Aug.,  1865; 
Grasshopper  Falls,  Sept.,  1865,  to  Jan.,  1866;  Topeka,  June,  1866,  to  Aug.,  1867;  Em- 
poria, Sept.,  1867,  to  April,  1871 ;  Emporia  and  Topeka,  May,  1871,  to  April,  1873 

Orphan's  Friend,  Leavenworth,  monthly 

The  Western  Homestead,  Leavenworth,  monthly 

The  Workingman's  Friend.  Leavenworth 

Leavenworth  Weekly  Chronicle 

The  Visitor,  Leavenworth 

The  Catholic,  Leavenworth 

The  Kansas  Prohibitienist,  Leavenworth 

Kansas  Commoner,  Leavenworth 

The  Tonganoxie  Mirror .' 

The  Tonganoxie  News,  changed  from  Linwood  Leader 

The  Linwood  Leader 


LINCOLN  COUNTY. 

Lincoln  County  News,  Lincoln  Center 

Saline  Valley  Register,  Lincoln  Center 

Lincoln  Register,  Lincoln  Center 

Saline  Valley  Register,  Lincoln  Center 

Lincoln  Banner,  Lincoln  Center 

Lincoln  Republican,  Lincoln  Center 

The  Argus  and  Beacon,  Lincoln  Center 

The  Beacon  of  Lincoln  County,  Lincoln  Center 

The  Lincoln  Beacon,  Lincoln  Center 


Border  Sentinel,  Mound  City 

Linn  County  Clarion,  Mound  City. 

Mound  City  Progress 

La  Cygne  Weekly  Journal 

The  Pleasanton  Observer 

The  Pleasanton  Herald 

ThePrescott  Eagle 

The  Blue  Mound  Sun 


LINN  COUNTY. 


LYON  COUNTY. 

Emporia  News 

Emporia  Daily  News 

Kansas  Educational  Journal,  Emporia,  (see  Leavenworth  county). 

Emporia  Ledger 

The  Hatchet,  monthly,  Emporia 

The  Educationalist,  monthly,  Emporia 

Emporia  Sun 

The  Kansas  Greenbacker,  and  the  National  Era,  Emporia 

The  Emporia  Journal ,. 

The  Kansas  Sentinel,  Emporia... .~. 

Daily  Bulletin,  Emporia 

Emporia  Daily  Republican 

Emporia  Democrat s , 

Emporia  Daily  Globe 

The  Hartford  Enterprise 

The  Hartford  Weekly  Call 

Americus  Weekly  Herald , 

The  Americus  Ledger 

The  Neosho  Vivifier,  Neosho  Rapids 


1880-1882 
1885,1896 


1854-1859  I     5 
1855  i     1 

1861-1868  !   16 

1869, 1870  I     3 

1870-1886  i  .33 

1876-1880 

1873-1876 

1876-1886 

1876-1886  I 

1876-1878  i 
1879 

1879,1880 

1877-1883 

1877  1882 

1876-1886 

1880-1882 

1867-1872 

1881-1886 


1864-1873  I 
1878-1886  I 
1878-1882  1 
1881-1883  I 
1883.1884  1 
1882-1884  i 
1885-1886  i 

1883.1884  I 

1884.1885  ! 
1882-1886  I 
1885-1886  ! 
1883-1884  : 


1873 
1876-1879 
1879,1880 
1881-1883 
1884-1886 
1886 
1880 


1881-1884 


1866-1874 
1876-1886 
1884-1886 
1876-1886 
1876-1886 
1882-1886 
1883-1886 
1883-1886 


1878-1886 

1876-1880 
1877,1878 
1879-1880 
1878,1879 
1878-1879 
1880,1881 
1880-1882 

1881 
1881-1886 
1882-1886 

1886 
1879-1880 
1879-1886 
1881, 1882 
1885, 1886 
1885, 1886 


60 


State  Histobical  society. 


BOUND  NEWSPAPERS  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Continued. 


Nmotpapert. 


h'phsrson  county. 

The  .McPherson  Independent 

The  McPherson  Freeman 

The  McPherson  Uepublican 

The  Comet,  McI*herM)n 

Industrial  [liberator,  McPherson 

The  McPherson  Independent,  McPherson 

The  McPherson  Press 

The  McPherson  County  Champion,  McPherson 

Lindsborg  Ix)calist ' , 

Smoky  Valley  News,  Lindsborg 

Kansas  Poster,  Lindsborg 

The  Canton  Monitor 

Canton  Carrier 

The  Windora  Record , 


MABION  COUNTY. 

Marion  Couuty  Record,  Marion  Center 

The  .School  (ialaxy,  Marion  Center 

Central  Kansas  Telo^icraph,  Marion  Center 

Marion  Hanuer,  Marion  Center 

Marion  (irapbic,  Marion  Center 

Marion  County  Democrat  and  Independent,  Marion  Center. 

The  .Marion  Register,  Marion , 

The  Peabody  Gazette 

Peabody  Reporter 

The  Peabody  Post 

Marion  (irapbic,  I'eabody 

f-lorence  Herald 

Florence  Tribune , 

Hillsboro  Phonograph 

The  Intelligenf-er,  Hillsboro 

Freundschafts-Kreis,  Hillsboro 


MARSHALL  COUNTY. 

The  Marysvllle  Enterprise  (  volumes  1  and  3) 

The  Lantern,  Marysvflle 

The  .Marshall  County  News,  Marysville 

Kansas  Staats-Zeitung,  Marysville '. 

Marysville  Signal 

Marysville  Post,  (jfJerman,) 

Marshall  County  Democrat,  Marysville 

The  Bugle  Call,  Marvsvllle 

The  Waterville  Telegraph,  ( 1874  and  1875  lacking,) 

Blue  Rapids  Times 7....,., 

IfTlng,  IMue  Valley  Gazette !......... 

The  Irving  citizen 

Frankfort  Record 

The  National  Headlight,  Frankfort '.".'.". 

The  Frankfort  Ree !"*'.'.*.'.*. 

The  Beattic  Boomerang 

The  North  Star.  Beattie 

The  Star,  Beattie 

The  Visitor.  A  xtell '.'"".'.". 

Axtell  Anchor 


Fowler  City  (Jraphic 

The  Fowler  City  Advocate 

MeMle  County  (Jlolw,  .Meade  Center 

Meade  Center  Press 

The  Press-Democrat,  .Meade  Center 

Meade  Center  Telegram 

The  Hornet,  Spring  IaVb 

The  Guardian,  West  Plains 

Meade  County  Times,  Mertllla ! 


XEADB  COUNTY. 


The  Western  Spirit,  Paola 

The  Miami  Republican,  Paola... 

Republican-Citizen,  Paola 

Miami  Talisman,  Paola 

Paola  Times 

The  Border  Chief,  Louisburg 

Watchman.  Louisburg ;... 

Osawatomie  Times 

,  The  Oaawatomie  Seotinel 

FoDtaoa  News ,. 


MIAMI  COUNTY. 


1876-1879 

4 

1878-1880. 

» 

1879-1886 

/ 

1881,1882 

1 

18«2 

1 

1882-1884 

4 

1884, 1885 

1 

1885,1886 

i  - 

1879-1883 

f  3 

1881-1886 

:  5 

1882, 1883 

1 

1880 

1 

1885,1886 

1 

1884-1886 

2 

1875-1886 

i  11 

1877 

1  1 

1880 

1 

1880, 1881 

.  2 

1882,1883 

1  1 

1883, 1884 

1 

1885,1886 

1 

1876-1886 

11 

1880 

1 

1882 

1 

1883-1886 

a 

1876-1885 

10 

1884-1886 

2 

1881 

1 

1881, 1882 

1 

1885, 1886 

2 

1866-1868 

2 

1876 

1 

1876-1886 

11 

1879-1881 

2 

1881-1883 

2 

1881-1886 

5 

1883-1886 

4 

1885, 1886 

1 

1870-1886 

15 

1876-1886 

11 

1876-1878 

3 

1880 

1 

1876-1879 

4 

1879-1881 

2 

1881-1886 

6 

1883,1884 

1 

1884, 1885 

1 

1885,1886 

2 

1883, 1884 

1 

1883-1886 

3 

1885, 1886 

1 

1886 

1 

1885, 1886 

1 

1885,1886  , 

I 

1886  ; 

1 

1886 

1 

1885,1886 

1 

1886 

1 

1886  . 

1 

1874-1886 

13 

1876-1886 

11 

1878-1880 

<> 

1881,1882  1 

1 

1882-1886  1 

5 

1879-1881  1 

2 

1881  1 

1 

1880,1881  1 

1 

1885,1886  ; 

<> 

1885,1886 

1 

Fifth  biennial  Repobt. 


61 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS— Continued. 


Newspapers. 


MITCHELL  COUNTY. 

Beloit  Gazette,  (duplicates  from  April,  1872,  to  April  1873;  1873,  1874  and  1875  lacking;)..!  1872-1886 

Belolt  Weekly  Record '  1877-1879 

The  Beloit  Courier ;  1879-1886 

Beloit  Weekly  Democrat '  1878-1880 

Western  Democrat,  Beloit 1^0,1881 

The  Western  Nationalist,  Beloit .„. :  1882, 1883 

The  Echo,  Cawker  City 1876-1878 

The  Caw ker  City  Free  Press I  1878-1883 

Cawker  City  Journal '  1880-1886 

The  Public  Record,  Cawker  City ,  1883-1886 

Glen  Elder  Key 1880 

Glen  Elder  Herald 1885,1886 

Simpson  Siftings 1884-1886 

Scottsville  Independent 1886 


MONTtiOMERY   COUNTY. 

Independence  Courier 

Independence  Kansan 

The  Star,  Independence 

The  Star  and  Kansan,  Independence 

The  South  Kansas  Tribune,  Independence 

The  Workingman's  Courier,  Independence 

The  Living  Age,  Independence, 

The  Evening  Reporter,  Independence,  (lacking  from  1883  to  February  17,  1886,). 

The  Independence  News,  daily  and  weekly 

Montgomery  Argus,  Independence 

Coffey ville  Journal 

The  Gate  City  Enterprise,  Coffey  ville 

Gate  City  Gazette,  Coffey  ville...' 

Cherry  vale  Leader 

Cherry  vale  Globe 

Cherry  vale  News 

Cherry  Valley  Torch,  Cherryvale 

Cherry  vale  Globe-News 

The  Globe  and  Torch,  Cherryvale 

Daily  Globe  and  Torch,  Cherryvale 

The  Weekly  Clarion,  Cherryvale 

Cherryvale  Bulletin 

The  Elk  City  Globe 

The  Elk  City  Star 

The  Elk  City  Democrat 

The  Caney  Chronicle , 

The  Havana  Vidette 

Liberty  Light , 


1874,1875  ; 
1876-1884  I 
1882-1884 
1885, 1886 
1876-1886  I 
1877-1879  I 
1881   I 
1882-1886  :■ 
1886  I 
1886  I 
1876-1886 

1884.1885  I 
1886 
1877  ! 

1879-1882  : 
1881,1882  ! 
1882-1885 
1882-1884  i 

1885.1886  i 
1885,1886  I 

1885  ! 
1884-1886 
1882-1886  ! 
1884-1886  ! 
1885,1886  i 
1885,1886 
1885,1886 

1886 


MORRIS  COUNTY.  j 

Morris  County  Republican,  Council  Grove i  1876, 

Council  Grove  Democrat I  1876, 

Republican  and  Democrat,  Council  Grove I  1877- 

Council  Grove  Republican t  1879- 

Morris  County  Times,  Council  Grove I  1880, 

The  Kansas  Cosmos,  Council  Grove,  (January  to  July,  1885,  lacking;  October  15,  1886,  { 

Cosmos  consolidated  with  Council  Grove  Republican,) ;  1881- 

The  Council  Grove  Guard ;  1884- 

Morris  County  Enterprise,  Parkerville. I  1878- 


1877 

1 

1877 

9 

1879 

2 

1886 

8 

1881 

2 

1886 

6 

1886 

9 

1884 

7 

MORTON  COUNTY,  j 

Frisco  Pioneer 1886,1887 


NEMAHA  COUNTY. 

Seneca  Weekly  Courier 

Seneca  Courier-Democrat 

The  Seneca  Tribune 

Our  Mission,  Seneca ".„ 

Nemaha  County  Republican,  Sabetha 

The  Sabetha  Advance 

Sabetha  Weekly  Herald 

The  Oneida  Journal 

The  Oneida  Chieftain,  Democrat,  and  Dispatch 

The  Oneida  Monitor , 

The  Wetmore  Spectator  (lacking  from  August,  1884,  to  August,  1885,). 

The  Centralia  Enterprise 

The  Centralia  Journal 


1875-1884 

10 

1885, 1886 

2 

1879-1886 

8 

1885, 1886 

1 

1876-1886 

11 

1876, 1877 

2 

1884-1886 

3 

1879-1882 

3 

1883, 1884 

1 

1885,1886 

1 

1882-1886 

3 

1883, 1884 

1 

1885, 1886 

2 

62 


STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY, 


BOUND  NEWSi'APEB  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — CONTiyUEU. 


Newspapers. 


NEOSHO  COUNTY. 

Neo«ho  County  Journal,  Osage  Mission 

The  Temperance  Banner,  Osage  Mission 

Neosho  Valley  Enterprise,  Osage  Mission 

The  Neosho  (.ounty  Democrat,  Osage  Mission 

Neosho  Coifniy  Keconi,  Erie 

The  Neosho  County  Republican,  Erie 

Chanute  Times.. 

The  Ihanute  Democrat 

The(4)anute  Chronicle 

Chanule  Blade 

Head  Light,  Thayer 

TheThaver  Herald 

Star  of  Hope,  Urbana 


The  Pioneer,  Clarinda  and  Sidney. 

The  Advance,  Sidney 

Ness  City  Times 

The  Truth,  Ness  City.. 

The  News,  Ness  City 

The  Ness  City  Graphic 

The  Globe,  Schoharie 


NESS  COUNTY. 


NORTON  COUNTY. 

Norton  County  Advance,  Norton 

Norton  ("ounty  People,  Norton 

The  Norton  Courier 

Norton  Champion 

The  I.«nora  leader 

The  Kansas  Northwest,  Lenora 

The  Kansas  Monitor,  I^nora 

The  Common  People,  Lenora. 

The  Norton  County  Badger,  and  The  Edmond  Times,  Edmond, 
The  Almena  Star 


OSAGE  COUNTY. 

Osage  County  Chronicle,  Burlingame,  (1872  lacking,) 

Osage  County  Democrat,  Burlingame 

Burlingame  Herald 

Burlingame  Independent,  (changed  from  Carbondale  Calendar,  January  28  to  April  1, 
1886;  Carbondale  Independent,  April  8  to  May  13, 1886,  then  moved  to  Burlingame,). 

Osage  City  Kree  Press.. ...C f. 

The  Kansas  Times,  Osage  City,  (moved  from  Lyndon,) 

The  Osage  City  Republican „ 

Osage  C  ounty  Democrat,  Osage  City 

Ljrndon  Times 

Tne  Lyndon  Journal .'.".'.'.*.*.".*.'.*!!!y.'.'.!!!!!'.!*...!!!.T!!!!!! 

The  Lyndon  I^eader !!!!!!!!./.'....'..."...!..."...!!!."!!!!. 

Kansas  Plel»elan,  Lyndon  and  .Scranton .". !"""."..'.!!'  "  ".'". 

The  Carbondale  Journal !."..!.... .....!....  . 

Carbondale  Independent '.'.'.."."!!"'."!".*.'.". '.'.".'/.V.V/.'.!!!!!!!!!! 

Astonisher  A  Paralvzer  Carbondale ."...".'.*.'.*.'.'."'.' **" 

Kansas  Workman,  .»H;ranton  and  Quenemo ....r.......V...     .' 

Melvero  Record 


Osborne  County  Farmer,  Osborne. 

The  Truth  Teller,  Osborne , 

Dally  News,  Osborne 

Osltorne  County  News,  Osborne.... 

Bull's  City  PoHi 

Osborne  <  ouniy  Key,  Bull's  City,. 
The  Western  Empire,  Bull's  City.., 

Downs  Times 

Downs  (  hlef. " 

Port  is  Patriot 


OSBORNE  COUNTY. 


The  Western  Empire.  Alton,  (moved  from  Buli'Vcityij'. 

OTTAWA   COUNTY. 

The  Solomon  Valley  .Mirror,  Minneapolis 

The  Sentinel.  Minneapolis.  


Minneapolis  Messenger, (successor  of'Sentlneik 
Minneapolis  Independent '_ 


OtUwa  County  Index,  Minneapolis.... 
The  Progressive  Current,  Minneapolis. 


i^ 

Years. 

1 

1876-1886 

11 

1878-1880 

2 

1880-18S2 

2 

1883-1886 

4 

1876-1886 

11 

1884-1886 

3 

1876-1886 

11 

1879-1882 

3 

1882, 1883 

2 

188:M886 

3 

1876-1886 

11 

1878 


1879-1882 

1882. 1883 
1880-1886 

1883. 1884 
1884-1886 

1886 
1883,1884 


1878  1882 
1880-1883 
188.3-1886 
1884-1886 
1882-1886 

1884. 1885 

1885. 1886 


1886, 1886 


1881-1886 
1881-1884 


1876-1886 
1879-1881 
1882, 1883 
1886, 1887 
1876-1879 
1882-1886 
1882, 1883 
1882 
1879 
1882-1884 
1885, 1886 
1883-1886 
1884-1886 


1876-1886 


1881,1882 
188.3-1885 
1880-1886 
1886 
1881-1886 
1885, 1886 


1874-1886 
1876-1883 
188:^-1886 
1876-1881 
1880-1883 
188.3, 1884 


Fifth  biennial  Repobt. 


63 


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Newspapers. 


OTTAWA  COUNTY — concluded.. 

Minneapolis  Democrat \  1884-1886 

The  Daily  Institute,  Minneapolis,  Nos.  1  to  20 1885 

Kansas  Workman,  monthly,  Minneapolis i  1885, 1886 

Minneapolis  Schooljournal 1885, 1886 

The  Delphos  Herald <  1879,1880 

Delphos  Carrier !  1881-1886 

Bennington  Star 1883-1886 

The  Bennington  Journal j  1885 

PAWNEE  COUNTY. 

Larned  Press i  1876-1878 

The  Pawnee  County  Herald,  Larned 1877,1878 

The  Larned  En terprise-Chronoscope. 


18:8-1886 


()pli 
Wee 


The  Larned  Weekly  Eagle-Optic !  1885,1886 

Garfield  Letter :  1885,1886 

PHILLIPS  COUNTY.  i 

TheKirwin  Chief 1876-1886 


Kirwin  Progress  and  Kirwin  Democrat., 

The  Independent,  Kirwin 

Kirwin  Republican 

Phillips  County  Herald,  Phillipsburg.... 

The  Phillipsburg  Times 

Logan  Enterprise 

Phillips  County  Freeman,  Logan , 

The  Logan  Republican 

The  Ijong  Island  Argus 


POTTAWATOMIE  COUNTY. 

Pottawatomie  Gazette,  Louisville,  (vols.  1,2,  3,4  and  duplicate  vol.  1,). 

Kansas  Reporter,  Louisville 

Pottawatomie  county  Herald,  Louisville 

The  Louisville  Republican  (and  The  Semi-Weekly  Republican) 

Weekly  Kansas  Valley,  Wamego 

The  Wamego  Blade 

The  Wamego  Tribune 

Kansas  Agriculturist,  Wamego 

Wamego  Democrat 

St.  Marys  Times 

St.  Marys  Democrat 

Pottawatomie  Chief,  St.  Marys 

St.  Marys  Express 

St.  Marys  Star 

Inkslingers'  Advertiser,  Westmoreland ". 

The  Weekly  Period,  Westmoreland ■ 

The  Westmoreland  Recorder 

The  Oaaga  Journal 

The  Onaga  Democrat 

Independent  and  Morning  News,  Havensville 


PRATT  COUNTY, 


The  Stafford  Citizen 

Pratt  County  Press,  luka 

Pratt  County  Times,  luka 

The  Saratoga  Sun 

Pratt  County  Democrat,  Saratoga.. 
The  CuUison  Banner 


RAWLINS  COUNTY. 


Atwood  Pioneer 

Republican  Citizen,  Atwood 

Rawlins  County  Democrat,  Atwood. 

The  Ludall  Settler 

The  Celia  Enterprise 


RENO  COUNTY. 

Hutchinson  News .* 

Hutchinson  Daily  News J. 

Hutchinson  Herald 

The  Interior,  Hutchinson 

The  Interior  Herald,  Hutchinson 

The  Sunday  Democrat,  (The  Dollar  Democrat,  The  Democrat,  and  the  Hutchinson  Dem- 


ocrat,). 


The  Argosy,  Nickerson 

The  Nickerson  Register..,. 
The  Arlington  Enterprise. 


1877,1878 

<> 

1880-1886 

6 

1883, 1884 

1 

1878-1886 

9 

1884,1885 

1 

1879-1883 

5 

1883-1886 

3 

1886 

1 

1885 

1 

1867-1870 

5 

1870-1887 

17 

1879 

1 

1882-1886 

5 

1869-1871 

9 

1876 

1 

1877-1882 

6 

1879-1886 

8 

1885, 1886 

1 

1876, 1877 

2 

1878 

1 

1878,1879 

2 

1880-1886 

6 

1884-1886 

3 

1878 

1 

1882-1885 

1885,1886 

2 

1878-1885 

8 

1885,1886 

1 

1880-1882 

' 

1877,1878 

1 

1878-1886 

8 

1881-1886 

5 

1885, 1886 

2 

1885,1886 

1 

1886 

1 

1879-1882 

3 

1880-1886 

6 

1885, 1886 

1 

1884-1886 

2 

1885, 1886 

1 

1876-1886 

11 

1886 

1 

1876-1885 

9 

1877-1885 

8 

1885, 1886 

'2 

1883-1886 

4 

1878-1886 

8 

1884-1886 

2 

1885-1886 

1 

64 


STATE  UISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS— Continukd. 


Newspapers. 


BRPUBLIC  COUNTY. 


The  Belleville  Republic 

The  Belleville  Telescope -.. 

The  Weekly  Record,  Belleville. 


Scandia  Republic. 

The  Republic  County  Journal,  Scandia.. 


Republican-Journal,  Scandia.. 

.Scandia  Journal 

Republic  County  Independent.  Scandia.. 

Republic  County  Chief,  Scandia 

While  Rock  Independent 

Republic  f  ity  News 

Conservative  Cuban,  Cuba 

Republic  County  Pilot,  Cuba , 

The  Wayne  Register 


RICE  COUNTY. 

Rioe  County  Gaxette,  sterling 

SterlinR  Cazette 

Weekly  Hiilletin,  and  The  Sterling  Bulletin 

The  Lyons  Republican , 

The  Dailv  Republican,  Lyons 

Central  Kansas  Democrat,  (1882  and  1883  lacking,)  Lyons., 

Central  Kansas  Democrat,  daily,  Lyons 

The  Lyons  Prohibitionist .' 

The  Rural  West.  Little  River 

The<"hase  Dispatch 


RILEY  COUNTY. 

The  Kansas  Radical,  Manhattan,  (duplicate  of  1867  and  1868,) 

The  Manhattan  Independent 

The  Manhattan  Standard,  (triplicate  of  1869  and  duplicate  of  1870,). 

Manhattan  Homfstead 

The  Nationalist.  Manhattan 

The  Literary  Review,  Manhattan 

Manhattan  heacon 

The  Industrialist,  Manhattan,  (twelve  duplicates,) 

Manhattan  Enterprise 

The  Kansas  Telephone,  Manhattan 

The  Manhattan  Republic 

The  IndejH-ndent,  Manhattan.. a 

The  Mercury,  Manhattan .• 

The  <;olden  Cresset,  monthly,  Manhattan 

The  Journal  of  .Mycology,  monthly,  Manhattan 

The  lndp|>ondent,'Riley  Center ....".. 

Rantlolph  Echo 

LeonardviUe  Monitor.. 


1876 
1876-1886 
1883-1885 

1877 
1878-1880 

1881 
1882-1886 
1883,1884 
1885,1886 

1879 
1883-1886 
1884-1886 
1885, 1886 
1885, 1886 


1876-1880 
1881-1886 
1877-1880 
1879-1886 

1882 
1879-  1886 

1886 
1885,1886 
1881, 1882 
1884,1885 


I  \ 


ROOKS  COUNTY. 

The  Stockton  News  and  The  Western  News,  (except  1881,  see  Plainville  News,). 

itooks  County  Record,  Stockton ' 

Stockton  Democrat .'.*."'.",' 

The  Plainville  News,  (moved  from  Stockton  for  one  year.).!.^^^^^         

The  I'lainville  Press 

Plainville  Echo \ 

Plainville  Time*. .;..;: 

Webster  Eagle 


RUSH  COUNTY. 

Rojih  CouDtT  Proffreas,  Rush  Center,  and  LaCrosse  Eagle. 

LaCroMe  Chieftain 

The  Blade,  Walnut  City 

The  Herald,  Walnut  City .'.    

Walnut  City  Gacette 


1866-1868 
1866-1868 
1868-1870 
1869-1878 
1870-1886 

1872 
1872-1875 
1875-1886 
1876-1882 
1881-1886 
1882-1886 

1888 
1884-1886 
1884-1885 
1885, 1886 
1879-1882 
1882-1886 
1884-1886 


1876-1886 
1879-1886 


1885,1886 

1884-1886 

1886 


1877,1878 
1882-1886 
1878-1882 
1888-1886 


nl.Rusaell.... 
'ce,  Russell , 


RutMllCn 
Ruasell  < 
RusmII  I 
The  Rus- 
RusHell  I 
Hunker  i! 

Ruoker  lim  nannf-r 

Bunker  Hill  Banner  (second) 

Tlie  Oakley  Opinion 


RU8SKLL  OOUNTY. 


iimal.. 
<r , 


.    1876- 

1879 
1882, 
1885, 
1880, 
1882, 
1884, 


»T.  JOHN  COUNTY. 


1878 
-1881 
1883 


1881 
1883 
1885 


Fifth  Biennial  Bepobt. 


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Newspapers. 


\   ^ 


Years. 


SALINE  COUNTY.  1 

The  Salina  Herald !  1876-1886  11 

Saline  County  Journal,  Salina 1876-1886  \  11 

Farmers'  Advocate,  Salina 1876-1879  \  4 

The  Weekly  Democrat,  Salina 1878,1879  I  1 

Svenska  Herolden,  Salina 1878-1881  .'! 

The  Salina  Independent 1882-1885  \  3 

The  Salina  Republican I            1886  !  1 

The  Rising  Sun,  Salina i  1885, 1886  j  1 

1880  i  1 

1881-1886  j  o 

1886-1887  '  1 

1886  1 


Brookville  Independent. 

Brookville  Transcript 

Chico  Advertiser,  (discontinued,)., 
The  Gypsum  Banner 


SCOTT  COUNTY. 

Western  Times,  Scott  City i  1885,1886  1 

Scott  County  News,  Scott  City 1886  i  1 

Scott  Countv  Herald,  Scott  City '.... 1886  !  1 


SEDGWICK  COUNTY. 

Wichita  Vidette,  (August  25,  1870,  to  March  11, 1871,).. 

Wichita  City  Eagle,  (1873-1876  lacking,) 

Wichita  Daily  Eagle 

Wichita  Weekly  Beacon 

The  Wichita  Daily  Beacon 

Wichita  Herald 

Stern  des  Westens,  Wichita 

National  Monitor,  Wichita 

Daily  Republican,  Wichita 

Wichita  Republican 

Wichita  Daily  Times 

Sedgwick  Jayhawker  and  Palladium,  Wichita 

The  New  Republic,  Wichita , 

Wichita  Daily  Evening  Resident 

The  Arrow,  Wichita , 

Kansas  Staats-Anzeiger,  Wichita 

Cheney  Journal 

Valley  Center  News 

Clearwater  Leader 


1870, 1871 
1872-1886 
1884-1886 
1874-1884 
1884-1886 
1877-1879 
1879 

1879. 1880 

1880. 1881 
1880, 1881 
1881-1884 
1882-1883 
1883-1886 

1886 
1886 
1886 
1884-1886 
1885, 1886 
1886 


The  Garden  City  Paper , 

The  Irrigator,  Garden  City., 


SEQUOY'Air   COUNTY. 


SEWARD   COUNTY', 

The  Prairie  Owl,  Fargo  Springs 

Seward  County  Democrat,  Fargo  Springs 

The  Fargo  Springs  News 


SHAWNEE  COUNTY. 

Daily  Kansas  Freeman,  Topeka,  (  October  24  to  November  7,) 

The  Kansas  Tribune,  Topeka 

Topeka  Tribune,  (two  sets,) 

The  Topeka  Tribune 

Topeka  Daily  Tribune,  (January  12  to  March  1,) 

The  Congregational  Record,  Topeka,  (see  Douglas  county.) 

Weekly  Kansas  State  Recor^,  Topeka,  ( 1863-1867  lacking,  and  7  duplicates,) 

Daily  Kansas  State  Record,  Topeka,  (January  to  June,  1870,  lacking,) 

Daily  Kansas  State  Record,  Topeka,  (duplicates  of  above,) 

Fair  Daily  Record,  Topeka,  (duplicate  volume,) 


The  Kansas  Farmer,  monthly,  (Topeka,  May,  1863,  March  and  April,  1864;  Lawrence, 
January,  1865,  to  July,  1867;  Leavenworth,  September,  1867,  to  December,  1873; 
Topeka,  weekly,  1873  to  1884,) 

Kansas  Educational  Journal,  Topeka,  ( see  Leavenworth  county.) 

Topeka  Leader,  (1866  and  1867,  duplicates,)., 


Commonwealth,  daily,  Topeka,  (41  duplicates,) 

The  Weekly  Commonwealth,  Topeka,  (6  duplicates,) 

Tanner  and  Cobbler,  Topeka 

Kansas  Magazine,  monthly,  Topeka 

Topeka  Daily  Blade,  (1874  not  published,  and  1875  backing,  1  duplicate, 

Topeka  Weekly  Blade 

Kansas  State  Journal,  daily,  Topeka 

Kansas  Weekly  State  Journal,  Topeka 

Kansas  Democrat,  Topeka 

American  Young  Folks,  monthly,  Topeka 

Times,  Topeka,  daily 

The  Kansas  Churchman,  monthly,  Topeka,  ( 1883-1885,  Lawrence,) 

Commercial  Advertiser,  Topeka.. 


1879  1  1 
1882  I  1 


1885,1886  I  1 
1886  1 
1886   1 


1855  I 
1855-1858  I 
1858-1861 
1866, 1867 

1864 

1859-1875 

1868-1871 

1868-1871 

1871 


1863-1886   23 


1S65-1869 
1869-1886 
1874-1886 

1872 
1872-1873 
1873-1879 
1876-1879 
1879-1886 
1879-1886 
1874-1882 
1876-1882 

1876 
1876-1886 

1877 


56  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICA  I^,  KANSAS -Continued. 


Nevapapwrs. 


SHAWNEE  covVT'l— eonduded. 

Educstiooal  Calendar,  monthly,  Topeka 

Colored  CltiMn,  Topeka 

D«r  tourier.Tojjeka 

The  Daily  (apiial,  Topeka........ •,";i:'""L': 

Weekly  rapiial  aud  Farmers'  Journal,  Topeka 

?;;^;s::':j^i;s;i!r'i5^i^-^tbiyi8y9:i^;;.;d^ 


The  ToiK-ka  Trll»nne. 

North  Topoka  Dally  .\rgu8,  and  Times. 


TbeTo|)eka  I'osl, daily. 

The  Wliim-Whaiu,  Topeka, 

The  ICducalionisi.Toneka 

The  Kansas  Telograph,  Topeka 

Good  Tidings,  Topeka ••——•• 

Daily  I>emtK;rat  and  Daily  State  Press,  Topeka 

The  ColortHi  I'atriot,  Topeka t 

The  KveniuK  Herald,  Topeka .....^....... 

The  Faithful  Witness,  semi-monthly,  Topeka 

The  National  Workman, To|)eka 

Haturday  Kvcnlnft  I^nce.  Topeka 

The  Kansas  Newspaper  Union,  Topeka 

The  ToiH-ka  Tribune — • 

The  Daily  Critic.  Topeka VV",;; ; 

New  Paths  in  the  Far  West,  German  monthly,  Topeka 

Light,  Masonic  Monthly,  Topeka ::•••,;; ;• 

The  Kansas  Knight  and  Soldier,  semi-monthly,  Topeka 

The  Spirit  of  Kansas,  Topeka 

Western  Baptist,  Topeka 

Western  .S-hool  Journal,  monthly,  Topeka .• 

The  Kansas  l^w  Journal,  Toi>eka 

The  Citizen,  daily,  Topeka 

The  Kansas  Democrat,  daily,  Topeka 

Our  Messenger,  monthly,  Topeka ,;,"•—• 

Welcome,  Music  and  Home  Journal,  monthly,  Topeka 

Anti-Monopolist,  Topeka 

Topeka  Times,  North  Toi)eka,  (March,  1873,  to  February,  1874,  lacking,). 

North  Topeka  Times 

The  Evening  Uepublic,  North  Topeka 

North  Topeka  .Mail 

Kaosas  Valley  Times,  Rossville 

The  Rossville  News 

Carpenter's  Kansas  Lyre,  Rossville 

Silver  I^ke  News f 

The  Future,  monthly,  Richland 


SHERIDAN  COUNTY. 


Sheridan  County  Tribune,  Kenneth.... 
Weekly  Sentinel.  Kenneth  and  Hoxie. 
Democrat,  Kenneth  and  Hoxie 


SHERMAN   COUNTY. 


The  New  Teoumaeb,  Gandy,  Leonard  and  Itasca.. 
VolUire  AdTiaer 


SMITH  COUNTY. 

Smith  ConntT  Pioneer,  Smith  Centre 

The  Kansas  Free  Press.  Smith  Centre 

Smith  County  Record,  Smith  Centre , 

Smith  County  Weekly  Kullelin,  Smith  Centre 

The  Baroo,  Smith  Centre 

Gaylord  Herald 

The  Toiler  and  Independent,  Harlan , 

The  Harlan  Weekly  Chief 

The  Harlan  Advocate ^. 

The  Cedarvllle  Telephone 

TheCcdarvllIc  Review 

The  Dispatch,  Reamsville 

The  Cora  Union 


STAFFORD  COUNTY. 

g«»H-r.r<i  rniintv  Herald.  Stafford 

St.  v  Republican, Stafford , 

Ti  \dvanoe , 

The  -  :.  Juhn , 

The  Siallurd  County  Bee,  Milwaukee. 

The  Macksville  Times 


1881,1882 
1884-1886 
1885,1886 


1876-1886 
1879-1881 
1882,1883 
1884-1886 
1885,1886 
1879-1886 
1879, 1880 
1884, 188.5 
1885,1886 
1883 
1884, 1885 
1884-1886 


1879-1886 
1886 
1880-1886 
1885,1886 
1882,1883 
1886 


Fifth  Biennial  Repobt. 


67 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS -Continued. 


Newspapers. 


STANTON  COUNTY. 

Veteran  Sentinel,  and  Johnson  City  Sentinel 

STEVENS  COUNTY. 

Hugo  Herald,  Hugoton 

SUMNER   COUNTY. 

Sumner  County  Press,  Wellington 

Wellington  Daily  Press 

Sumner  County  Democrat,  Wellington 

Wellington  Semi-Weekly  Vidette 

The  Wellingtouian,  Wellington 

The  Wellington  Democrat 

Sumner  County  Standard,  Wellington 

The  Daily  Postal  Card,  Wellington 

The  Republican,  Wellington 

The  Wellington  Monitor , 

Kansas  Weather  Observer,  Wellington 

Oxford  Independent 

Oxford  Reflex  and  Weekly 

Caldwell  Post 

Caldwell  Journal .* 

Oklahoma  War  Chief,  Wichita,  January  12  to  March  9,  1883;  Gueda  Springs,  March  '23 
to  July  19, 1883;  Oklahoma  Territory,  April  26  and  May  3, 1884;  Arkansas  City,  May  10, 
1884;  Geuda  Springs,  August  30,  1884;  South  Haven,  October  23  to  December  4,  1884; 
Arkansas  City,  February  3  to  June  ll,J88o;  Caldwell,  June  18, 1885,  to  August  12, 1886. 

Caldwell  Commercial 

Caldwell  Standard 

The  Free  Press,  Caldwell 

Belle  Plaine  News 

The  Kansas  Odd  P'ellow,  Belle  Plaine 

The  Resident,  Belle  Plaine 

Mulvane  Herald 

Mulvane  Record 

Geuda  Springs  Herald 

Argonia  Clipper 

Conway  Springs  Star 

The  Weekly  News,  South  Haven 

The  South  Haven  New  Era 

THOMAS  COUNTY. 

Thomas  County  Cat,  Colby 

TREGO  COUNTY. 

The  Wa-Keeney  Weekly  World 

Kansas  Leader,  Wakeeney 

Trego  County  Tribune,  Wakeeney 

Globe,  Cyrus 

WABAUNSEE  COUNTY. 

The  Wabaunsee  County  Herald,  Alma 

The  Alma  Weekly  Union 

Wabaunsee  County  News,  Alma 

The  Blade,  Alma 

Wabaunsee  Countj^  Herald,  Alma 

The  Alma  Enterprise 

The  Land-Mark,  Eskridge,  (not  published  from  December,  1874,  to  June  30,  1883,) 

The  Home  Weekly,  Eskridge 

The  Eskridge  Star 

Wabaunsee  County  Democrat,  Eskridge 

WALLACE  COUNTY. 

Wallace  County  Register,  Wallace 

WASHINGTON  COUNTY. 

Western  Observer  and  Washington  Republican,  (broken  files,) 

Washington  Republican  and  Watchman 

Washington  Republican 

Washington  County  Register,  Washington -... 

Washington  County  Daily  Register,  Washington... r.~. 

Weeekly  Post,  Washington 

Western  Independent,  Hanover 

Washington  County  Sun  and  Hanover  Democrat '.. 

The  Hanover  Democrat 

Grit,  Hanover 

The  Clifton  Localist 

Clifton  Journal  and  Review 

Clifton  Review '. 


1873-1886 

1886,1887 

1877-1879 

1879 

1881-1885 

1882-1884 

1 884-] 886 

1886, 1887 

1886 

1886 

1886 

1876-1879 

1880,1881 

1879-1883 

1883-1886 


1883-1886 
1880-1883 

1884 
1885,1886 
1879-1886 
1882,1883 
1885,1886 
1880-1882 
1885,1886 
1882-1886 
1884-1886 
1885, 1886 
1885, 1886 

1886 


1885, 1886 


1879-1886 
1879, 1880 
1885, 1886 
1882. 1883 


1869-1871 
1871,1872 
1876-1886 
1877,1878 
1879-1881 
1884-1886 
1873-1883 
1881-1886 
1883-1886 
1886 


1886 


1869,1870 
1870,1871 
1876-1886 
1881-1886 
1884,1885 
1883-1886 
1876,1877 

1878 
1878-1886 
1884,1885 

1878 
1878-1880 
1881-1886 


68 


STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS-Concloded. 


Newspapers. 


WASHINGTON  OOUKTT — Concluded . 

Tb«  Local  News  aad  The  Semi-Weekly  News,  Clifton 

The  Greenle»f  Journal 

The  Greenleaf  Independent 

The  iDdewndent-Journal,  Ureenleaf. 

Ureenlear  Herald 

The  Haddam  Weekly  Clipper ~ 

Palmer  Weekly  (Jlobe 

The  Barnes  Enterprise 


WICHITA  COUNTY. 

Wichita  SUDdard,  Bonasa  and  L«oti  City 

lieoil  lADoe 


Wilson  County  (Itizen,  Kredonia.. 

Fredonia  Tribune 

Fredonta  Democrat 

The  Times,  Fredonia 

Fredonia  ("hronicle 

Neodesha  Free  Press 

Neodesha  Gazette,...! 

Neodesha  Register 


WILSON  COITNTY. 


'  >i 


Years. 


1885,1886 
1881-1888 
1882, 1883 
1883-1886 


1885,1886 


1870-1886 
1878, 1879 
1882-1886 
1883-1885 
1885, 1886 
1876-1882 
1881. 1882 
1883-1886 


WOODSON  COUNTY. 

Woodson  Counlv  Post,  Neosho  Falls 1873-1883 

Neosho  Falls  P<;st ^f^Mf^^ 

Weekly  News,  Yates  Center,  and  The  Yates  Center  News 1877-1886 

Yates  Center  Argus ^??^'^??? 

Woodson  Democrat,  Yates  Center 1884-1886 

The  Toronto  Topic 1883-1886 


WYANDOTTE  COUNTY. 

(iuindaro  Cbinduwan , 

Wyandotte  Gazette  (1869  and  1873  lacking) 

Wyandotte  Herald  { 1873  lacking) 

The  KawHWouth  Pilot,  Wyandotte 

F^jiiltablc  Aid  Advocate,  monthly,  Wyandotte 

Wyandotte  Kepulilican,  daily  and  weekly 

The  Wyandotte  Chief. 

Kansas'  Pioneer,  Wyandotte 

The  Pioneer,  Kansas  City,  Kansas 

The  Kansas  Pilot,  Kansas  Citv,  Kansas 

The  Stock  Farm  and  Hume  Weekly,  Kansas  City,  Kansas. 

The  Spy,  Kansas  City,  Kansas 

The  Globe  and  the  Sun  and  Globe,  Kansas  City,  Kansas.... 

Light,  Kansas  City,  Kansas 

The  Wasp,  liosedale 


1857, 1858 
1866-1886 
1872-1886 
1881 
1881-1883 
1881, 1882 
1883,1885 
1883-1885 
1878-1880 

1879. 1881 
1880 

1881. 1882 
1884, 1886 
1884, 1885 
1884, 1885 


BOUND  NEWSPAPERS,  ETC.,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES. 

tiewtpopwt. 

Years. 

1 

«..B.«A. 

The  NaUonallst,  Mobile 

1865-1868 

1879-1886 

1879-1880 

1882-1886 

1885,1886 

1886 

1886 

1886 

1877-1886 
1878-1886 
1879-1880 
1880-1881 
1880-1886 
1882-1886 
1884 

R 

CALIFOBNIA. 

San  Francisco  Weekly  Post 

The  Alaska  Appeal,  San  Francisco 

9 
1 

The  Pacific  Rural  Press,  San  Francisco 

The  Overland  Monthly,  San  Francisco 

California  Patron  and  Agriculturist,  San  Francisco 

5 
2 
1 

American  Sentinel,  Oakland 

Signs  of  the  Times,  Oakland ;:.;:;:;:: 

1 

COLORADO. 

Silver  World,  LakeCHty 

9 

Weekly  Rocky  Mountain  News,  Denver .'.Z!.'.'.*   '."!*.*.*'.'.!' 

The  Rocky  Mountain  Presbyterian,  Denver  and  Cincinnati 

The  Gunnison  Review,  weekly 

9 

9 

vMoantaIn  Mall.Salida 

6 

The  Gunnison  Dally  Review-Pr««. !.'..*"'.'.".."!!!.'.""'. ' 

Denver  Daily  Tribune ....."..!""!........!!.!"".!!!..'..!" 

9 
2 

FIFTH  BIENNIAL  RE  POET. 


69 


BOUND  NEWSPAPERS,  ETC.,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES— Continued. 


Newspapers. 


COLORADO  —  concluded. 

GrandJunction  News 1884 

White  Pine  Cone I  1884-1886 


CONNECTICUT. 

The  Connecticut  Courant,  Hartford 

Middlesex  Gazette,  Middletown,  1804,  1805  and  1817., 

Quarterly  Journal  of  Inebriety,  Hartford 

Travelers'  Record,  monthly,  Hartford 


1796-1799 
1804-1817 
1876-1886 


DAKOTA. 

Dakota  Teacher,  Huron,  August,  1885,  to  June,  1886 '  1885,1886 

DISTRICT   OF  COLUMBIA. 

Kendall's  Expositor,  Washington j  1841 

The  National  Era,  Washington 1847-1859 

The  Council  Fire,  Washington 1879-1882 

The  Alpha,  Washington 1881-1886 

The  Washington  World 1882-1884 

National  Tribune 1883,1884 

United  States  Government  publications,  monthly  catalogue,  Washington 1885,1886 

The  Official  Gazette  of  the  United  States,  Patent  Office,  Washington |  1885,1886 


FLORIDA. 

The  Florida  Dispatch,  Jacksonville \  1885, 


GEORGIA. 

Southern  Industrial  Record,  monthly,  Atlanta j  1885, 


ILLINOIS. 

Religio-Philosophical  Journal,  Chicago 

The  Inter-Ocean,  Chicago 

Semi-weekly  Inter-Ocean,  Chicago 

Faith's  Record,  monthly,  Chicago 

Commercial  Advertiser,  Chicago , 

Industrial  World  and  Commercial  Advertiser,  Chicago 

Industrial  World  and  Iron  Worker,  Chicago 

American  Antiquarian,  quarterly,  Chicago , 

Weekly  Drovers'  Journal,  Chicago 

The  Standard^  Chicago 

Farmers'  Review,  Chicago 

Chicago  Journal  of  Commerce 

The  Dial,  Chicago 

Brown  and  Holland's  Short-Hand  News,  monthly,  Chicago., 

The  Watchman,  semi-monthly,  Chicago 

The  Weekly  Magazine,  Chicago 

The  New  Era,  Chicago , 

The  Odd  Fellows'  Herald,  Bloomington 

The  Weekly  News,  Chicago 

The  Western  Plowman,  Moline.. 

The  Grange  News,  River  Forest 

Svenska  Araerikanaren,  Chicago 

The  Unitarian,  monthly,  Chicago 

The  Union  Signal,  Chicago , 

The  Penman's  Gazette,  monthly,  Chicago  and  New  York 


INDIAN  TERRITORY. 

The  Cherokee  Advocate,  Tahlequah 

The  Cheyenne  Transporter,  Darlington 

Indian  Chieftain,  Vinita 


INDIANA. 

Indiana  State  Journal,  Indianapolis 

Our  Herald,  La  Fayette 

The  Millstone  and  The  Corn  Miller,  monthly,  Indianapolis.. 
Mennonitische  Rundschau,  Elkhart 


IOWA. 


Davenport  Gazette 

The  Weekly  Hawk-Eye,  Burlington 

The  Burlington  Hawk-Eye,  daily 

The  Iowa  Historical  Record,  quarterly,  Iowa  City. 


Weekly  Courier-Journal,  Louisville.... 
Southern  Bivouac,  monthly,  Louisville. 


1868-1877 
1874-1881 
1879-1886 
1874-1881 
1877-1879 
1880-1882 
1882-1886 
1878-1886 
1879-1886 
1880-1886 
1880, 1881 
1881 
1881-1886 
1882-1885 
1882-1886 
1882-1885 


1885, 1886 
1885. 1886 


1886 
1886 


1878-1886 
1882, 1883 
1885, 1886 


1878 
1881-1885 
1882-1885 
1885, 1886 


1878-1880 
1886, 18874 


70 


STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY, 


BOUND  NEWSPAPEBS,  Ac,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES -Contikurd. 


Newpapvr: 


LOUISIANA. 

8oath-We8t«rD  Christian  Advocate,  New  Orleans.. 
The  Times-Democrat,  daily,  New  Orleani 


MARYLAND. 

Johns  Hopkins  University  Circular,  Baltimore.. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

October  20.  1794,  to  Oct.  12,  1795 ••—••" 

Massachusetts  .Mertury,  lioston.  May  11, 1798,  to  Aug.  9, 1799^..... ••••"•••••;" 

Thffndepcndent  ChrJnicle  and  the  Universal  Advertizer,  Boston,  from  Jan.  1, 1798,  to 

Thfl^eDcWnt  Chronicle,  Bos^^^^  to  Dec.  30,  1804 ^ 

BSstonlSt  from  April  7, 1809.  to  Sept.  12. 1810 ;  from  March  2  to  Dec.  25  1811 ;  from 
March  14.  1812,  to  Sept.  8,  1813;  and  scattering  duplicates  from  March  3,  1809,  to 

Inde*^nden^Cbron■icTe  and  Boston 

Columbian  Centiuel  and  Massachusetts  Federalist,  Boston  from  June  29, 1799  to  Aug 
31  1805  •  irom  Jan.  3,  1807,  to  Oct.  3.  1810;  from  Jan.  2,  1811,  to  July  1,  1812;  and 
scatterine  duplicates  from  Feb.  28,  1801.  to  Dec.  29, 1802 ••••••■"•••; 

Bost^  olieue.  l?om  Jan.  9  to  Oct.  29, 1804:  from  Aur.  19.  1815,  to  Aug.  19,  1816;  from 
Sec  27   1817.  to  Dec.  25, 1819;  from  April  23,  1827,  to  Nov.  28,  1828 

Boston  Commercial  Gazette,  daily,  from  Dec.  29,  1817,  to  Dec.  25, 1819 

Massachusetts  Spy  or  Worcester  Gazette • •• •''":";'A"I"'i't""' 

TheNatioual  /vigis,  Worcester.  Dec.  2, 1801,  to  Dec.  25, 1811 ;  from  Jan.  20, 1813  to  May 
4  1814;  from  jin.  5,  1815,  to  Dec.  25, 1816;  from  Dec.  15, 1824,  to  June  8, 1825;  and 
years  1825,  1830,  1838-1840 

Boston  Spectator,  from  Jan.  4.  1814,  to  Feb.  5,  1815 

NoJth  American  Review,  Boston,  (Nos.  3-6.  10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19,  20,  21  and  130  lacking,).., 

Essex  Register.  Salem,  from  Jan.  1  to  Dec.  17,  1817 

The  Missionary  Herald,  Boston,  vols.  17-80 

The  Massachusetts  Spy,  weekly,  Worcester .......... 

New  England  Galaxy,  Boston,  from  Oct.  31,  1823,  to  Dec.  26, 1828;  and  scattering  dupli- 
cates from  Oct.  15,  1824,  to  April  6,  1827 

Christian  Examiner,  Boston,  vols.  1-19,  1824-1836,  and  12  vols,  between  1840  and  1867 

Boston  Recorder,  from  Jan.  2.  1832,  to  Dec.  25,  18;«.. 

The  Liberator,  Itoston,  (lacking  1834-1837  and  1839,) •••••••••••• 

Evening  Journal,  Boston,  from  Jan.  3, 1837,  to  Dec.  30, 1843 ;  from  Jan.  4  to  Dec.  30, 1844; 
and  from  Feb.  4  to  Dec.  30, 1845 

The  Commonwealth,  daily,  Boston,  Jan.  1  to  July  3, 1851 ;  and  from  Jan.  1  to  Sept.  21, 


1854. 


The  Commonwealth,  Boston,  from  Sept.  1, 1866,  to  Aug.  28, 1869 

Youth's  Companion,  Boston,  from  Oct.  21, 1852,  to  April  17, 1856,  and  1886, 

Dally  Transcript,  Worcester,  from  Feb.,  1853.  to  Dec,  1855 

Evening  Telegraph,  daily,  Boston,  from  Sept.  27,  1854,  to  March  31,  1855.... 

Quarterly  Journal  of  American  Unitarian  Association.  Boston 

Monthly  Journal  of  the  American  Unitarian  Association,  Boston 

Anglo-Saxon.  Boston,  from  Jan.  5  to  Dec.  15,  1866 

The  Atlantic  Monthly,  lioston,  vols.  1-60 

The  Atlas  and  Daily  llee,  Boston,  from  June  15  to  Dec.  31, 1858 


Worcester  Daily  Spy,  from  Jan.  to  Dec,  1869;  from  Jan.,  1868,  to  Dec,  1884;  and  from 
July.  188.'i.  to  .July.  1886 


Worceftter  Evening  Gazette,  from  Jan.  to  Dec,  1866;  from  Jan.,  1867,  to  July  18, 1881 

and  from  Jan..  1882,  to  Dec,  1885 ^ 

Banner  of  LiKht.  Boston 

Worcester  Dally  Press,  from  June,  1873,  to  Dec,  1876 

Boston  Journal  of  Chemistry 

JBgis  and  Gazette.  Worcester,  (part  of  1877  lacking,) 

The  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  quarterly,  Boston 

The  Woman's  Journal 

Harvard  University  Bulletin,  quarterly ^ 

Civil  Service  Record.  Boston 

United  Stales  Official  Postal  Guide,  monthly,  Boston „ 

Science,  Cambridge,  (see  New  York,) 

The  Citizen,  monthly,  Boston 

The  Evening  Traveller,  daily,  Boston,  from  Jan.  to  June,  1886 „ 

The  Popular  Science  News,  Boston 

The  Unitarian  Review  and  Religious  Magazine,  Boston 

Political  Scienoe  Quarterly,  Boston 


1879-1886 


1885,1886 


1767,1768 

1794-1796 
1798-1799 

1798-1801 
1801-1804 


1809-1813 
1832-1837 


1799, 1812 

1804-1828 
1817-1819 
1805, 1806 


1801-1825 
1814.1815 
1815-1867 

1817 
1821-1884 

1822 

1823-1828 
1824-1868 
1832-1836 
1833-1865 

1837-1845 

1851-1864 
1866-1869 
1852-1886 
1853-1855 
1851,1855 
1854,1869 
1860-1869 

1856 
1857-1882 

1858 


1868-1885 
1869-1872 
187.3-1876 
1873-1877 
1875  1880 
1876-1886 
1879-1886 
1880-1886 
1881,1882 
1881-1886 
1883-1885 


1885.1886 
1885,1886 


MICHIGAN. 

Adtent  Review  and  S«bbath  Herald,  Battle  Creek. 


Fifth  biennial  Report. 


71 


BOUND  NEWSPAPERS,  &c.,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES— Continued. 


Newspapers. 


MINNESOTA. 

Pioneer-Press,  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis 


The  Western  Journal,  (and  Civilian,)  monthly,  St.  Louis 

Organ  and  Reveille,  St.  Louis 

St.  Joseph  Free  Democrat 

American  Journal  of  Education,  monthly,  St.  Louis 

Kansas  City  Times,  daily,  (1875  lacking,) 

St.  Joseph  Herald,  daily,  (1878  and  to  July,  1879,  lacking,) 

St.  Joseph  Herald 

St.  Joseph  Gazette 

The  Kansas  City  Review  of  Science  and  Industry,  monthly 

Weekly  Journal  of  Commerce,  Kansas  City 

Kansas  City  Daily  Journal , 

Mirror  of  Progress,  Kansas  City 

Kansas  City  Price  Current 

Santa  F6  Trail,  monthly,  Kansas  City,  volume  1,  number  1  to  8. 

Camp's  Emigrant  Guide  to  Kansas,  Kansas  City 

Fonetic  Teacher,  monthly,  St.  Louis,  volume  2 

American  Home  Magazine,  Kansas  City , 

Kansas  City  Live-Stock  Indicator 

The  Mid-Continent,  Kansas  City 

Svenska  Herolden,  Kansas  City 

Western  Newspaper  Union,  Kansas  City 

The  Centropolis,  Kansas  City 

American  Journalist,  monthly,  St.  Louis 

The  Kansas  City  Medical  Index 

Kansas  City  Live-Stock  Record  and  Price  Current 

Missouri  and  Kansas  Farmer,  Kansas  City 

The  Kansas  City  Star 


NEW  JERSEY. 

The  Journal  of  American  Orthoepy,  monthly,  Ringos. 

NEW  MEXICO. 

Santa  F6  New  Mexican 

Albuquerque  Weekly  Journal 

Mining  World,  Las  Vegas 

New  Mexican  Mining  News,  Santa  F6 

Las  Vegas  Weekly  Optic 

The  Santa  Fe  Weekly  Leader 


NEW  YORK. 

New  York  American,  New  York  City 

The  Anti-Slavery  Record,  New  York 

The  Emancipator,  New  York,  (from  February  3,  1837,  to  February  14, 1839,)... 

The  New-Yorker,  New  York 

The  Jeffersonian,  Albany 

The  Northern  Light,  Albany , 

Workingman's  Advocate,  New  York 

Scientific  American,  New  York,  (lacking  from  1861  to  1884,) 

New  York  Daily  Tribune,  (lacking  from  1870  to  1874,  and  from  1876  to  1879,).. 

New  York  Semi-Weekly  Tribune,  (lacking  1876, 1883, 1884,) 

New  York  Weekly  Tribune 

Propagandist,  New  York 

The  Home  Missionary,  New  York , 

Harper's  Monthly  Magazine,  New  York 

Harper's  Weekly,  New  York 

New  York  Illustrated  News 

The  Industry  of  All  Nations,  New  York 

Putnam's  Monthly.  New  York 

Daily  Times,  New  York,  (incomplete,) 

The  Phonographic  Intelligencer,  New  York 

The  Printer,  New  York 

New  York  Independent,  New  York 

The  Galaxy,  monthly,  New  York 

American  Agriculturist,  monthly.  New  York , 

The  Revolution,  New  York J. 

The  Spectator,  New  York  and  Chicago 

Scribner's  Monthly  and  the  Century  Magazine,  New  York 

Popular  Science  Monthly,  New  York 

Fruit  Recorder  and  Cottage  Gardener,  Palmyra 

The  Christian  Union,  New  York 

The  Iron  Age,  New  York 

The  Library  .journal,  monthly.  New  York 

The  Magazine  of  American  History,  monthly,  New  York 

Brown's  Phonographic  Monthly,  New  York '. 


1878, 1879 


1848-1854 
1851 
I860 
1873-1886 
1873-1886 
1876-1886 
1877-1886 
1877-1886 
1877-1884 
1877-1879 
1879-1886 
1879-1881 
1880,1881 
1880,1881 
1880-1884 
1881 
1881,1882 
1882-1886 
1882-1886 
1882-1884 
1883-1886 
1883-1886 
1883-1885 
1884-1886 
1884-1886 
1886 


1884-1886 


1881-1883 
1881-1886 
1880-1882 
1881-1883 
1883,1884 
1885, 1886 


1827, 1828 
1836 
1837-1839 
1837-1840 
1838, 1839 
1841-1843 
1844, 1845 
1849-1886 
1649-1886 
1871-1885 
1869, 1870 
1850, 1851 
1850  1886 
1851-1854 
1857-1886 
1853 
1853 
1853 
1854,1856 
1857 
1858-1863 
1859-1886 
1866, 1877 
1867-1869 
1868-1870 
1870-1880 
1870-1886 
1872-1885 
1874-1876 
1874-1886 
1876 
1876-1886 
1877-1886 
1878-1883 


72  STATE  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY 

BOUND  NEWSPAPERS,  Ac,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES-CONTiyUK^ 
Ifmotpapers. 


NEW  tovt.v.— concluded. 
The  NaUonal  atbten  and  Ballot  Box.  from  May,  1878.  to  October,  1881,  New  York,  (see 


Ballot  Box,  Ohio,)  ^  aik-«» 

The  Cultivator  and  Country  Gentleman,  Albany 

The  Dally  Register.  New  York 

America,  New  York Vw","' Mr-vo^b 

TheShelterlnK  Arms,  monthly,  New  York 

The  Union,  Brooklyn VV"'A •"C'Jtl"' 

The  Bee  Kec|*ni'  P'xchanKe,  monthly,  Canajoharie... 

The  Publishers' Weekly,  New  York.„ « 

The  American  Missionary.  New  York 

The  Nation,  New  York ;...  - 

John  Swlnton's  Paper,  New  York....  ••••"•••"■••••v  "V 
Vppleton's  Literary  Bulletin,  bi-monthly,  New  York 


Phoneiic  PMucatori  New  York  and  Cincinnati. 

The  Literary  News,  New  York :C\'''\i'''"'<r"'^ 

The  Student's  Journal,  phonograuhlc  monthlv,  New  York 

The  Phonographic  World,  monthly,  New  York 

New  York  Weokly  Witness 

Jh^'hJlstuS'Adv^irteTfr'L'Ap^ir.isS^ 

The  Protestant  Episcopal  Mission  Leaf,  monthly,  New  York 

The  National  Temperance  Advocate,  New  York 

Science,  New  York 


OHIO. 

The  Ohio  Cultivator.  Columbus 

Weekly  Phonetic  Advocate,  Cincinnati » 

Phonetic  Advocate  Supplement,  Cincinnati ^ • 

The  Masonic  Review 

Type  of  the  Times,  Cincinnati 

American  Phonetic  Journal,  Cincinnati ^... 

The  Crisis,  from  January  :U,  1861,  to  January  23, 1863,  Columbus. .......^......... 

The  Ballot  Box, from  June,1876,to  May.l878,Toledo,(8eeNationalCitizen,NewYork,). 

Nachrlchten  aus  der  Heldenwelt,  Zanesville 

Cincinnati  Weekly  Times 

The  Phonetic  Mucator,  Cincinnati 

The  Christian  Hress,  Cincinnati 

The  American  Journal  of  Forestry,  Cincinnati 

The  Christian  Standard,  Cincinnati • 

Magazine  of  Western  History,  monthly,  Cleveland 

Farm  and  Fireside,  semi-monthly,  Springfield ; 

The  American  Grange  Bulletin,  Cincinnati 


PENNSYLVANIA. 


The  American  Naturalist,  Philadelphia.. 
Th«  Preai,  daily,  Philadelphia 


ProgT«iS!philadelphla 

Publlo  Ledser,  daily,  Philadelphia. 

Faith  and  Works,  monthly,  Philadelphia 

Naturalist's  Leisure  Hour,  monthly.  Philadelphia. 

Historical  Register,  vols.  1  and  2,  Harrisburg 

The  Farmers'  Friend,  Mechanicsburg 


Lire-Stock  Journal,  Fort  Worth.. 
Texas  Wool  Grower,  Fort  Worth. 

El  Faao  Timet,  daily 

Taxaa  Berlew,  monthly,  Austin  .. 


VKKMONT. 

TlM  Womao's  Magazine,  monthly,  Brattleboro 

VIRGINIA. 

The  Richmond  Standard 

.Southern  Workman  and  Hampton  School  Record,  Hampton. 

WASHINGTON  TERRITOBY. 

Whatoom  Reveille 


WISCONSIN. 

WiaooDslo  Bute  Journal,  Madison 

Western  Farmer  and  Wisconsin  Grange  Bulletin,  Madison 

ENGLAND. 

I.«ndon  Illustrated  News 

Diplomatic  Review,  vols.  1-26,  London 

The  Fonetic  Journal.  Bath 

The  Labour  Standara,  London 

Forestry,  a  magazine  for  the  country,  monthly,  Edinburg  and  London. 


187&-1881 
1879, 1880 
1879-1886 
1879-1881 
1879-1886 
1879-1882 
1879-1882 
1879-1886 


1883-4887 

1883-1886 

1884,1886 

1884,1885 

1884-1886 

1885, 1886 

1885,1886 

1886, 1886 

1886. 1886 

1886 

1886 

1886 


1845, 1846 
1860-1853 
1860-1852 
1853-1862 
1854,1866 
1868 
1861-1863 
1876-1878 
1877-1880 
1878-1886 
1878-1883 
1880-1886 
1882, 1883 
1883-1886 
1884-1886 
1884-1886 


1867-1880 
1878-1880 
1878-1885 
1879-1886 
1879-1886 
1880-1886 
1883,1884 
1886 

1882-1886 
1882, 1883 


1886 


1886, 1886 

1880,1881  I 
1886 


1878-1886 
1886 


1842-1879 

1855-1877 

1879 

1882-1884 


Fifth  biennial  Report.  73 


BOUND  NEWSPAPERS,  &c.,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES— Concluded. 


Newspapers. 


Years. 


FRANCE. 

Bulletin  de  la  Societe  Protectrice  des  Animaux,  monthly,  Paris 

Bulletin  de  la  Societe  de  Geographic,  Paris 

Societe  de  Geographie  compte  rendu  des  Seances  de  la  Commission  Centrale,  semi- 
monthly, Paris 

Chronique  de  la  Societe  des  Gens  de  Lettres,  monthly,  Paris 

Bulletin  Mensuel  de  la  Soci§te  des  Gens  de  Lettres,  Paris 

Bulletin  des  Seances  de  la  Societe  Nationale  d' Agriculture,  monthly,  Paris 


1878-1882 
1878-1886 

1882-1886 
1879-1886 
1878-1880 
1879-1886 


KANSAS    NEWSPAPERS    AND    PERIODICALS    NOW    RECEIVED. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  newspapers  and  periodicals  published  in 
Kansas,  corrected  up  to  the  date  of  the  publication  of  this  report,  October 
1,  1887.  The  regular  issues  of  thes'e,  with  very  few  exceptions,  are  now  be- 
ing received  by  the  Kansas  State  Historical  Society.  They  are  the  free  gift 
of  the  publishers  to  the  State.  They  are  bound  in  annual  or  semi-annual 
volumes,  and  are  preserved  in  the  library  of  the  Society  in  the  State  Capitol 
for  the  free  use  of  the  people.  They  number  852  in  all.  Of  these  72  are- 
dailies,  722  are  weeklies,  38  are  monthlies,  1  is  semi-monthly,  1  is  bi-monthly^ 
4  are  quarterlies,  and  2  are  occasional.  They  come  from  all  of  the  106 
counties  of  Kansas,  and  record  the  history  of  the  people  of  all  the  com- 
munities and  neighborhoods. 

•  ALLEN    COUNTY. 

The  Humboldt  Union,  Republican;  W.  T.  McElroy,  publisher,  Humboldt. 

The  Humboldt  Herald,  Democratic;  S.  A.  D.  Cox,  editor  and  publisher,  Humboldt. 

The  lola  Register,  Republican;  Chas.  F.  Scott,  publisher,  lola. 

Allen  County  Courant,  Democratic;  J.  C.  Hamm  &  Bro.,  publishers  and  proprietors, 
lola. 

Allen  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  J.  J.  Rambo,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, lola. 

The  Moran  Herald,  Republican;  G.  D.  Ingersoll,  editor  and  proprietor,  Moran. 

ANDEESON    COUNTY. 

Garnett  Weekly  Journal,  Prohibition;  Geo.  W.  Cooper,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Garnett. 

The  Republican-Plaindealer,  Republican;  Anderson  County  Republican  Company 
and  Howard  M.  Brooke,  publishers,  Garnett. 

The  Garnett  Eagle,  Republican;  W.  A.  Trigg,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Garnett. 

The  Greeley  News,  Neutral;  W.  O.  Champe,  editor,  Greeley. 

The  Colony  Free  Press,  Republican;  J.J.  Burke,  editor.  Colony. 

Westphalia  Tiroes,  Independent;  Adele  D.  Reed,  editor  and  proprietor,  Westphalia. 

Kincaid  Kronicle,  Democratic;  H.  D.  Routzong,  editor,  W.  C.  Routzong,  proprie- 
tor, Kincaid. 

ATCHISON    COUNTY. 

The  Atchison  Champion,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  John  A.  Martin,  pro 
prietor,  Atchison. 

Atchison  Patriot,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  Patriot  Publishing  Company, 
proprietors,  Atchison. 


74  STATE  IIISTOmCAL  SOCIETY. 


Atchison  Globe,  (daUy  and  weekly,)  Independent;  Edgar  W.  Howe  A  Co.,  editors 
and  proprietors,  Atchison. 

The  Musootah  Record,  Republican;  L.  H.  Miller  and  -  Miller,  editors  and  pro- 
prietors, Mascotah. 

BABBEB    COUNTY. 

Medicine  Lodge  Cresset,  Republican;  L.  M.  Axline,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor. Medicine  Lodge. 

The  Barber  County  Index,  Democratic;  E.  P.  Caruthera  and  W.  G.  Musgrove,  edi- 
tors and  proprietors,  Medicine  Lodge. 

Medicine  Lodge  Chief,  Union  Labor;  H.  G.  Evans  and  Allen,  editors  and 

publishers,  Medicine  Lodge. 

Hazelton  Express,  Republican;  W.  E.  Burleigh,  editor  and  proprietor,  Hazelton. 

Hazelton  Tribune,  Independent;  Wm.  Whitworth,  editor  and  publisher,  Hazelton. 

The  Kiowa  Herald,  Democratic;  David  D.  Leahy,  editor,  Kiowa  Printing  &  Pub- 
lishing Company,  publishers,  Kiowa. 

The  Kiowa  Journal,  Republican;  W.  C.  CEarles  and  D.  A.  Woodworth,  editors  and 
publishers,  Kiowa. 

The  Union,  Neutral;  W.  A.  Campbell,  editor,  C.  H.  Douglas,  business  manager, 
Sun  City. 

Kansas  Prairie  Dog,  Democratic;  C.  L.  Haramack,  editor,  Reuben  Lake,  proprie- 
tor. Lake  City. 

The  £tna  Clarion,  Democratic;  W.  N.  Bradbury,  editor  and  proprietor,  ^tna. 

BABTON    COUNTY. 

Great  Bend  Register,  Republican;  E.  L.  Chapman,  editor  and  proprietor,  Great 
Bend. 

Great  Bend  Tribune,  Republican;  C.  P.  Townsley,  editor  and  proprietor,  Great 
Bend. 

Barton  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  W.  E.  Stoke,  editor,  Great  Bend. 

The  Daily  Graphic,  Independent;  W.  E.  Stoke,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Great 
Bend. 

Ellinwood  Express,  Independent;  C.  A.  Voigt,  editor  and  proprietor,  Ellin  wood. 

Pawnee  Rock  Leader,  Republican;  J.  D.  Welch,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Pawnee  Rock. 

The  Hoisington  Echo,  Republican;  J.  H.  Kerr,  editor,  J.  M.  White,  proprietor, 
Hoisington. 

BOUBBON    COUNTY. 

Fort  Scott  Monitor,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  John  H.  Rice,  editor;  W.M. 
Rice,  associate  editor;  R.  P.  Rice,  business  manager;  H.  V.  Rice,  traveling  agent, 
Fort  Scott. 

Fort  Scott  Tribune,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  J.  B.  Chapman,  editor.  Fort 
Scott. 

Kansas  Staats-Zeitung,  (German,)  Independent;  L.  Rick,  editor  and  publisher, 
Fort  Scott. 

The  Bronson  PUot,  neutral;  D.  F.  Peffley,  editor  and  publisher,  Bronson. 

The  Fulton  Independent,  independent;  A.  W.  Felter,  editor  and  proprietor,  Fulton. 

The  Telephone,  Neutral;  Chas.  8.  Clark,  editor  and  proprietor,  Mapleton. 

The  Garland  Gleaner,  Independent;  Dr.  O.  J.  Bissell,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor; Mark  Scott,  business  manager  and  city  editor,  Garland. 

BBOWN   COUNTY. 

Brown  County  Republican,  Republican;  D.  W.  Wilder,  publisher,  I.  N.  Jones,  mau- 
Hger,  Hiawatha. 


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The  Kansas  Democrat,  Democratic;  George  T.  Williams,  editor  and  publisher, 
Hiawatha. 

The  Free  Press,  Republican;  E.  J.  Patch,  publisher,  Hiawatha. 

Horton  Headlight,  Republican;  Harley  W.  Brundige  and  Samuel  E.  Bear,  editors 
and  publishers,  Horton. 

Horton  Gazette,  Independent;  Charles  C.  Bartruflf,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor, Horton. 

BUTIiEB    COUNTY. 

Augusta  Weekly  Journal,  Republican;  W.  M.  Rees  and  W.  J.  Speer,  editors  and 
publishers,  Augusta. 

Walnut  Valley  Times,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Alvah  Shelden,  editor, 
Shelden  &  McGuin,  proprietors,  John  McGuin,  business  manager.  El  Dorado. 

El  Dorado  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  T.  B.  Murdock,  editor 
and  proprietor.  El  Dorado. 

El  Dorado  Democrat,  Democratic;  C.  J.  Griffith,  editor  and  proprietor,  El  Dorado. 

Douglass  Tribune,  Republican;  J.  M.  Satterthwaite,  editor  and  proprietor,  Douglass. 

Leon  Indicator,  Republican;  S.  G.  Pottle,  editor  and  publisher,  C.  R.  Noe,  associ- 
ate editor,  Leon. 

Towanda  Herald,  Independent;  E.  Davis  jr.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Towanda. 

Latham  Signal,  Republican;  Tom  C.  and  M.  A.  Copeland,  editors  and  publishers, 
Latham. 

The  Brainerd  Ensign,  Republican;  R.  P.  Morrison,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor, Brainerd. 

The  Beaumont  Business,  Neutral;  John  Richards,  editor  and  proprietor,  Beaumont. 

CHASE    COUNTY. 

Chase  County  Courant,  Democratic;  W.  E.  Timmons,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Cottonwood  Falls. 

Chase  County  Leader,  Republican;  William  A.  Morgan,  editor  and  publisher,  Cot- 
tonwood Falls. 

Strong  City  Independent,  Independent;  F.  M.  Jones,  editor,  Strong  City  Publish- 
ing Company,  publishers,  Strong  City. 

CHAUTAUQUA    COUNTY. 

The  Sedan  Times- Journal,  Republican;  Adrian  Reynolds,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Sedan. 

The  Graphic,  Democratic;  A.  D.  Dunn,  publisher,  Sedan. 

Chautauqua  Springs  Mail,  Neutral;  R.  K.  Blake,  editor,  Chautauqua  Springs. 

The  Cedar  Vale  Star,  Republican;  A.  R.  Greene,  proprietor,  J.  A.  Constant,  editor 
and  manager.  Cedar  Vale. 

OHEBOKEE    COUNTY. 

Star-Courier,  Democratic;  James  Wilson,  editor  and  proprietor,  Columbus. 

The  Columbus  Advocate,  Republican;  A.  T.  Lea  &  Son,  editors  and  proprietors, 
Columbus. 

Baxter  Springs  News,  Neutral;  M.  H.  Gardner,  editor  and  publisher,  Baxter  Springs. 

Baxter  Springs  Delta,  Independent;  J.  M.  Duncan,  M.  D.,  editor,  L.  E.  AUbright, 
local  editor  and  general  manager,  Baxter  Springs. 

Short  Creek  Republican,  Republican;  L.  C.  Weldy,  editor  and  proprietor.  Galena. 

The  Western  Friend,  (monthly,)  Religious;  Cyrus  W.  Harvey,  editor,  Anson  B. 
Harvey,  publisher,  Quakerville. 

Weir  City  Tribune,  Democratic;  A.  L,  Hayden  and  John  W.  Kirk,  editors  and  pub- 
lishers. Weir. 


76  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


CHKTBNNK    COUNTY. 

Cheyenne  County  Rustler,  Republican;  C.  E.  Denison,  editor  and  proprietor,  Wano. 
Wano  Plaindealer,  Democratic;  L.  E.  Humphrey,  editor  and  proprietor,  Wano. 
Bird  City  News,  Republican;  Geo.  W.  Murray,  editor  and  publisher.  Bird  City. 
Cheyenne  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  WUl  C.  Hydon,  editor.  Northwestern 
Publishing  Company,  publishers.  Bird  City. 

The  Gleaner,  Republican;  J.  W.  Benner,  editor  and  publisher,  Jaqua. 

CLABK    COUNTY. 

Clark  County  Clipper,  Democratic;  John  I.  Lee.  editor,  Lee  Bros.,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Ashland. 

Ashland  Herald,  Republican;  Geo.  W.  Kimbrel,  editor,  J.  W.  and  G.  W.  Kimbrel, 
publishers,  Ashland. 

Ashland  Weekly  Journal,  Republican;  W.  L.  Cowden,  editor,  F.  H.  Morgan,  man- 
ager, Journal  Company,  publisher,  Ashland. 

Clark  County  Chief,  Democratic;  G.  S.  Watts,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Englewood. 

The  Minneola  Era,  Democratic:  Allen  B.  Sayles  and Watson,  editors  and  pro- 
prietors, Minneola. 

The  Lexington  Leader,  Independent;  Joe  H.  Carter,  editor  and  proprietor,  Lex- 
ington. 

Cash  City  Cashier,  Republican,  Jerome  Winchell,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor. 
Cash  City. 

CLAY    COUNTY. 

The  Dispatch,  (semi-weekly,)  Republican;  E.  J.  Bonham  and  J.  B.  Palmer,  editors, 
J.  B.  Palmer,  manager.  Dispatch  Publishing  Company,  publishers.  Clay  Center. 

The  Times,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  J.  P.  Campbell  and  D.  A.  Valentine, 
editors  and  owners.  Clay  Center. 

The  Clay  Democrat,  Democratic;  W.  J.  A.  Montgomery,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor.  Clay  Center. 

The  Observer,  (monthly,)  Religious;  Y.  M.  C.  Association,  publisher,  F.  E.  Derr, 
general  secretary.  Clay  Center. 

The  Outlook,  (monthly,)  Religious;  S.  Waite  Phelps,  editor,  Ernest  Pye,  business 
manager,  Clay  Center. 

The  Clay  County  Sentinel,  Republican;  James  M.  Padgett,  editor  and  publisher, 
Morganville. 

Wakefield  Advertiser,  Democratic;  J.  J.  L,  Jones,  editor,  Wakefield. 

The  Idana  Journal,  Independent;  8.  T.  Marshall,  publisher,  Idana. 

CLOUD    COUNTY. 

Concordia  Empire,  Republican;  T.  A.  Sawhill,  editor.  Empire  Steam  Printing 
Company,  publishers,  Concordia. 

Kansas  Blade,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  J.  M.  Hagaman,  publisher,  Con- 
cordia. 

Kansas  Kritic,  Union  Labor;  W.  H.  Wright  <k  Son,  editors  and  proprietors,  Con- 
cordia. 

The  Concordia  Times,  Republican;  T.  A.  Filson,  editor,  T.  A.  &  F.  M.  Filson, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Concordia. 

The  Concordia  Weekly  Daylight,  Democratic;  W.  N.  Dunning,  editor  and  proprie- 
tor, H.  A.  Moore,  associate  editor,  Concordia. 

The  Clyde  Herald,  Republican;  J.  B.  &,  M.  L.  Rupe,  editors  and  proprietors,  Clyde. 

The  Clyde  Mail,  Republican;  A.  8.  Green,  editor,  Clyde. 


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The  Christian  Visitor,  (monthly,)  Religious;  J.  S.  Nasmith,  editor,  Clyde. 

The  Kansan,  Republican;  James  and  Mary  L.  Burton,  editors,  publishers  and  pro- 
prietors, Jamestown. 

The  Glasco  Sun,  Republican;  Ferd  Prince,  printer,  Glasco. 

The  Miltonvale  News,  Republican;  J.  C.  Cline  &  Sons,  editors,  publishers  and  pro- 
prietors, Miltonvale. 

Miltonvale  Chieftain,  Republican ;  C.W.  Trobridge,  editor  and  publisher,  Miltonvale. 

The  Ames  Bureau,  Neutral;  Mrs.  C.  L.  Roadruck  and  Miss  Etta  Roadruck.  editors 
and  proprietors,  Ames. 

OOFFEY    COUNTY. 

Burlington  Republican-Patriot,  Republican;  C.  0.  Smith,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Burlington. 

The  Burlington  Independent,  Democratic;  John  E,  Watrous,  publisher,  Burling- 
ton. 

The  Burlington  Nonpareil,  Republican;  Brown  Printing  Co.,  publishers,  Burling- 
ton. 

The  Free  West,  (quarterly,)  Real  Estate;  Lane  &  Kent,  publishers,  Burlington. 

Le  Roy  Reporter,  Independent;  Frank  Fockele,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Le  Roy.. 

The  Lebo  Light,  Neutral;  Philo  B.  Clark,  editor  and  business  manager,  F.  M. 
Burnham,  proprietor,  Lebo. 

Waverly  News,  Independent;  L.  E.  Smith,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Waverly. 

The  Gridley  Gazette,  Independent;  Dan  K.  Swearingen,  publisher,  Gridley. 

OOMANCHE    COUNTY. 

The  Coldwater  Review,  Democratic;  Review  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Coldwater. 

The  Western  Star,  Democratic;  W.  M.  Cash,  editor  and  proprietor,  Coldwater. 

Coldwater  Echo,  Republican;  Elbridge  G.  Phelps,  editor  and  publisher,  Coldwater.^ 

The  Coldwater  Real  Estate  Journal,  (monthly;)  G.  W.  Lanman  and  H.  S.  Bennett, 
publishers,  Coldwater. 

Nescatunga  Enterprise,  Republican;  N.  S.  Mounts,  editor,  N.  S.  Mounts  and  T.  E. 
Beck,  proprietors,  Geo.  W.  Newman,  publisher,  Nescatunga. 

Comanche  City  News,  Democratic;  J.  C.  MoUoy,  editor,  MoUoy  &  Co.,  publishers,. 
Comanche  City. 

Kansas  Ledger,  Republican;  H.  M.  Winn,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor.  Pro- 
tection. 

COWIiEY    COUNTY. 

The  Winfield  Courier,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Ed.  P.  Greer,  editor,  Win- 
field. 

Cowley  County  Telegram,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  D.  C.  Young  &  Co.^ 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Winfield. 

Saturday  Evening  Tribune,  Republican;  E.  B.  Buck,  proprietor,  Winfield. 

The  Winfield  Visitor,  (daily,)  Republican;  A.  L.  Shultz  and  M.  L.  Harter,  editors,, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Winfield. 

The  American  Nonconformist,  labor;  H.  &  L.  Vincent,  publishers  and  proprie- 
tors, Winfield. 

Republican  Traveler,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  J.  O.  Campbell,  proprietor 
and  managing  editor,  Arkansas  City. 

Arkansas  Valley  Democrat,  Democratic;  T.  Mclntire,  editor,  C.  M.  Mclntire,  local 
editor  and  publisher,  Arkansas  City. 

Evening  Dispatch,  (daily,)  and  Canal  City  Dispatch,  (weekly,)  Democratic;  Amos 
Walton,  editor  and  proprietor,  Dispatch  Company,  publishers,  Arkansas  City. 

The  Burden  Enterprise,  Republican;  A.  W.  West,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor^ 
Burden. 


78  STATE  HlSTOmCAL  SOCIETY. 


Burden  Eagle,  Republican;  James  H.  Caskey,  editor  and  proprietor,  Burden. 

The  Udall  Record,  Republican;  Albert  V.  Wilkinson,  editor,  Samuel  B.  Sherman, 
Henry  F.  Hicks  and  A.  V.  Wilkinson,  proprietors,  Udall. 

Advertiser,  Atlanta,  Republican;  P.  W.  Craig,  editor. 

The  Eye,  Rapublican:  Harrison  D.  Cooper,  editor  and  proprietor,  C.  G.  Elliott, 
local  editor.  Dexter. 

CBAWFOBD    COUNTY. 

The  Qirard  Press,  (semi- weekly,)  Republican;  E.  A.  Wasser  and  Dudley  C.  Flint, 
editors,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Girard. 

The  Girard  Herald,  Democratic;  W.  F.  Laughlin  and  T.  H.  Anderson,  editors,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors,  Girard. 

The  Cherokee  Sentinel,  Republican;  Chas.  M.  Lucas,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Cherokee. 

The  Cherokee  Cyclone,  Democratic;  G.  G.  Hamilton,  editor  and  proprietor,  Cher- 
okee. 

The  Pittsburg  Smelter,  (semi-weekly,)  Republican;  John  P.  Morris,  editor,  Will 
P.  Leech,  associate  editor,  Pittsburg. 

The  Pittsburg  Headlight,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  M.  F.  Sears  and  C.  W. 
Moore,  editors  and  publishers,  Pittsburg. 

The  McCune  Times,  Republican;  J.  M.  Thompson,  editor,  McCune. 

Walnut  Journal,  Independent;  H.  Quick  and  W.  H.  Holeman,  editors  and  proprie- 
tors, Walnut. 

The  Arcadia  Reporter,  Independent;  Dr.  O.  J.  Bissell,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor; M.  Scott,  local  editor,  Arcadia. 

The  Hepler  Banner,  Republican;  Henry  F.  Canutt,  editor,  H.  F.  Canutt  A  Son, 
publishers,  Hepler. 

DAVIS   COUNTY. 

The  Junction  City  Union,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Geo.  W.  Martin,  editor, 
publisher  and  proprietor,  Junction  City. 

The  Junction  City  Tribune,  Union  Labor;  John  Davis,  editor,  Chas.  S.  Davis, 
associate  editor  and  business  manager,  Junction  City. 

The  Junction  City  Republican,  Republican;  Geo.  A.  Clark,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Junction  City. 

DEOATUB   COUNTY. 

Oberlin  Herald,  Democratic;  F.  L.  Henshaw  and  A.  N.  Burch,  editors  and  propri- 
etors, Oberlin. 

Oberlin  Opinion,  Republican;  F.  W.  Casterline,  editor,  Casterline  Bros.,  proprie- 
tors, Oberlin. 

The  Oberlin  Eye,  (semi-weekly,)  Republican;  C.  Borin,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Oberlin. 

The  Norcatur  Register,  neutral;  H.  H.  Hoskins,  editor  and  publisher,  Nbrcatur. 

The  Allison  Breeze,  neutral;  W.  E.  Smith,  editor  and  proprietor,  Allison. 

DICKINSON   COUNTY. 

The  Abilene  Gazette,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  George  W.  C.  Rohrer,  editor 
and  proprietor,  Gazette  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Abilene. 

The  Abilene  Chronicle,  Republican;  Mrs.  Mary  M.  Bowman,  editor  and  proprie- 
tor, Abilene. 

The  Abilene  Reflector,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  Henry  Litts,  editor,  L.  H. 
Litts  <fc  Co.,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Abilene. 

Solomon  Sentinel,  Republican;  E.  B.  Burnett,  editor  and  publisher,  Solomon  City. 


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The  Anti-Monopolist,  Anti-Monopoly;  W.  H.  T.  Wakefield,  editor,  Joe  Fiedler, 
business  manager.  Enterprise. 

The  Hope  Herald,  Republican;  Geo.  Burroughs,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Hope. 

The  Hope  Dispatch,  Democratic;  A.  M.  Crary,  editor.  Dill  &  Bell,  proprietors, 
Hope. 

The  Herington  Tribune,  Republican;  Tom  Gallagher,  editor  and  publisher,  Her- 
ington. 

The  Herington  Herald,  (quarterly,)  Neutral;  Tom  Gallagher,  editor  and  publisher, 
Herington. 

Carlton  Advocate,  Republican;  Lambert  Willstaedt,  editor  and  publisher,  Carlton. 

The  Chapman  Courier,  Republican;  H.  C.  Boles,  publisher.  Chapman. 

The  Banner  Register,  Neutral;  S.  P.  Harrington,  editor,  S.  P.  Harrington  and  J. 
G.  Connor,  publishers.  Banner  City. 

DONIPHAN    COUNTY. 

The  Weekly  Kansas  Chief,  Republican;  Sol.  Miller,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Troy. 

The  Troy  Times,  Republican;  A.  W.  Beale,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Troy. 

DOUGLAS    COUNTY. 

Lawrence  Tribune,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  W.  F.  Chalfant,  editor  and 
proprietor,  Lawrence. 

Lawrence  Journal,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  0.  E.  Learnard,  editor  and  pro- 
prietor, Lawrence  Journal  Co.,  publishers,  Lawrence. 

Die  Germania,  (German,)  Gottlieb  Oehrle,  publisher,  Lawrence. 

The  Lawrence  Gazette,  Democratic;  Osbun  Shannon,  editor,  Gazette  Publishing 
Co.,  publishers;  Frank  L.Webster,  manager,  Lawrence. 

The  University  Review,  (monthly,)  educational;  T.  F.  Doran,  editor-in-chief,  A.  L. 
Wilmoth  and  V.  L.  Kellogg,  business  managers;  Kansas  University  Publishing  Co., 
publishers,  Lawrence. 

The  Weekly  University  Courier,  educational;  Cyrus  Crane,  editor-in-chief.  Courier 
Co.,  publishers,  Denton  Dunn,  Prest.,  R.  J.  Curdy,  Sec,  Lawrence. 

Sigma  Nu  Delta,  (bi-monthly,)  college  society  magazine;  Grant  W.  Harrington,  edi- 
tor-in-chief, Lawrence. 

The  College  Review,  (Business  College  monthly,)  W.  H.  Sears,  managing  editor, 
Lawrence. 

Kansas  Zephyr,  (monthly,)  amateur;  Fred  H.  and  Jus.  D.  Bowersock,  editors, 
Lawrence. 

Baldwin  Ledger,  Republican;  W.  H.  Finch,  editor,  C.  O.  Finch,  local  editor,  Bald- 
win. 

Baldwin  Index,  (monthly,)  educational;  College  Library  Societies,  publishers, 
Baldwin. 

The  Eudora  News,  Independent;  M.  R.  Cain,  editor  and  proprietor,  Eudora. 

EDWABDS    COUNTY. 

Kinsley  Graphic,  Democratic;  Lon  Beard,  editor  and  publisher,  Kinsley. 

The  Kinsley  Mercury,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  W.  S.  Hebron,  editor  and 
publisher,  Brandon  Bros.  &  Hebron,  proprietors,  Kinsley. 

Weekly  Banner-Graphic,  Democratic;  Lon  Beard,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Kinsley. 


80  STATE  HISTOEICAL  SOCIETY. 


ELK    COUNTY. 

The  Howard  Courant.  Republican;  Asa,  Tom  E.  and  John  A.  Thompson,  editors 
and  publishers,  Howard. 

Howard  Democrat,  Democratic;  James  Robert  Hall,  editor  and  publisher,  Howard. 

The  Longton  Times,  Independent;  Geo.  M.  Flory,  editor  and  publisher,  Longton. 

Longton  Leader,  Neutral;  Grierson  &,  Co.,  publishers  and  proprietors,  J.  Holman 
Buck,  local  editor,  Longton. 

Moline  Mercury.  Neutral;  Geo.  C.  Armstrong,  editor,  Armstrong  &,  Co.,  publishers^ 
Moline. 

Grenola  Chief,  Republican;  D.  W.  Jones,  editor  and  proprietor,  Grenola. 

Kansas  Telephone,  Neutral;  Grant  A.  Robbins,  editor.  Elk  Falls. 

ELLIS    COUNTY. 

Hays  Sentinel,  Republican;  F.  C.  Montgomery,  manager.  Hays  City. 
Ellis  County  Free  Press,  (semi-weekly,)  Republican;  Harry  Freese,  editor,  pub- 
lisher and  proprietor,  Hays  City. 

The  Ellis  Headlight,  Republican;  M,  M.  Fuller,  editor  and  proprietor,  Ellis. 
The  Ellis  Review,  Neutral;  Frank  J.  Brettle,  editor  and  publisher,  Ellis. 
Walker  Journal,  Neutral;  C.  L.  Cain,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Walker. 

ELL8WOBTH    COUNTY. 

Ellsworth  Reporter,  Republican;  W.  A.  Gebhardt  and  Geo.  Huycke,  editors,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors,  Ellsworth. 

Ellsworth  Democrat,  Democratic;  G.  A.  CoUett  and  F.  S.  Foster,  editors,  G.  A. 
Collett,  proprietor,  Ellsworth. 

The  Wilson  Echo,  Republican;  8.  A.  Coover,  editor  and  proprietor,  C.  S.  Hutchin- 
son, foreman,  Wilson. 

The  Wilson  Hawkeye,  Republican;  J.  A.  Tillman  and  F.  E.  Jerome,  editors,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors,  Wilson. 

The  Kanopolis  Journal,  Republican;  R.  V.  Morgan,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Kanopolis. 

The  Holyrood  Enterprise,  Neutral;  Will  J.  Shaughnessy,  editor,  John  Corrigan 
and Shaughnessy,  proprietors,  Holyrood. 

FINNEY    COUNTY. 

Finney  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  P.  J.  Talbot  and  L.  H.  Barlow,  editors, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Garden  City. 

Garden  City  Sentinel  and  Cultivator,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  L.  D.  Bailey, 
editor,  J.  W.  Gregory,  proprietor.  Garden  City. 

Garden  City  Herald,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  J.  S.  Painter,  editor,  W.  W. 
Wallace,  business  manager.  Herald  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Garden  City. 

Pierceville  Courier,  Democratic;  Richard  Talbot,  editor,  Lon  Whorton,  proprie- 
tor, Pierceville. 

The  Terry  Eye,  Neutral;  E.  L.  Stephenson,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Terry. 

The  Hatfield  News,  Neutral;  M.  B.  Crawford,  editor  and  proprietor,  Hatfield. 

FOBD    COUNTY. 

The  Dodge  City  Times,  Independent;  N.  B.  Klaine,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor. Dodge  City. 

The  Globe  Live-Stock  Journal,  Republican;  D.  M.  Frost,  editor  and  publisher. 
Dodge  City. 

.     Dodge  City  Weekly  Democrat,  Democratic;  W.  F.  Petillon,  proprietor,  Dodge 
City. 


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The  Champion,  Independent;  Rev.  John  Begley,  editor,  Noel  Edwards,  manager, 
Begley  &  Edwards,  publishers,  Dodge  City. 

Ford  County  Republican,  Republican;  R.  E.  Deardoff,  editor,  M.  W.  Sutton  and 
Rush  E.  Deardoff,  proprietors,  Dodge  City. 

Speareville  Blade,  Republican;  John  R.  Huffman,  editor  and  proprietor,  Speare- 
ville. 

The  Boomer,  Democratic;  Frank  G.  Prouty,  editor  and  proprietor.  Ford. 

Ford  Gazette,  Democratic;  C.  D.  Baxter,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor.  Ford. 

Ford  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  Jas.  C.Harrell,  editor  and  proprietor,  Fonda. 

The  Wilburn  Argus,  Democratic;  J.  H.  Clawson,  editor  and  proprietor,  Wilburn. 

Bucklin  Standard,  Independent;  E.  H.  Wilson,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Bueklin. 

FBANKLIN    COUNTY. 

Ottawa  Journal  and  Triumph,  Greenbacker;  E.  H.  Snow,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Ottawa. 

The  Ottawa  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  A.  T.  Sharpe,  editor  and 
proprietor,  Ottawa. 

Ottawa  Daily  Local  News,  Neutral;  W.  L.  Kerr,  editor  and  proprietor,  Ottawa. 

The  Queen  City  Herald,  Democratic;  J.  B.  Kessler,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Ottawa. 

The  Kansas  Lever,  Prohibition;  W.  M.  Preshaw,  editor,  Ottawa  Printing  Company, 
publishers,  Ottawa. 

Ottawa  Campus,  (monthly,)  collegiate;  Frank  A.  Wright,  editor-in-chief,  J.  W. 
Griffith,  business  manager,  Ottawa. 

Fireside,  Factory  and  Farm,  (monthly.)  Neutral;  E.  W,  Frick  and  Frank  Muth, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Ottawa. 

The  Eagle,  Neutral;  T.  W.  Fields,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Williamsburg. 

The  Commercial  Bulletin,  Republican;  Frank  Pyle,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor, Lane. 

The  Wellsville  Exchange,  real  estate;  T.  J.  Gregory,  editor  and  publisher,  Wells- 
ville. 

Richmond  Recorder,  Neutral;  T.  W.  Fields,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Rich- 
mond. 

Princeton  Progress,  Neutral;  T.  W.  Fields,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Princeton. 

GARFIELD    COUNTY. 

Ravanna  Chieftain,  Republican;  Alexander  &  Roby,  editors,  publishers  and  pro- 
prietors, Ravanna. 

Ravanna  Record,  Democratic;  Enos  <fc  Davies,  editors  and  publishers,  Ravanna. 

The  Kal  Vesta  Herald,  Democratic;  John  Ewing,  editor  and  manager,  J.  B.  Fu- 
gate,  proprietor,  Kal  Vesta. 

The  Essex  Sunbeam,  Neutral;  Will.  F.  Ellsworth,  editor  and  proprietor,  Essex. 

Garfield  County  Call,  Democratic;  Naugle  &  Cline,  publishers,  Eminence. 

Garfield  County  Journal,  Independent;  G.  L.  Sigman,  editor  and  publisher.  Loyal. 

GOVE    COUNTY. 

Buffalo  Park  Pioneer,  Republican;  G:  F.  Roberts  and  F.  J.  Potter,  publishers, 
Buffalo  Park. 

The  Golden  Belt,  Independent  Republican;  H.  A.  Houston,  editor,  Jos.  Corette, 
proprietor,  Grinnell. 

Grainfield  Cap  Sheaf,  Democratic;  Grainfield  Publishing  Company,  publishers, 
William  J.  Evans,  editor  and  manager,  Grainfield. 


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Gove  County  Gazette,  Republican;  Rezin  W.  McAdam,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Gove  City. 

Gove  County  Graphic,  Democratic;  Ralph  L.  Chriswell,  editor  and  publisher, 
Gove  City. 

The  Settlers'  Guide,  Independent  Republican;  8.  W.  Baker,  editor,  J.  H.  Baker, 
manager,  Quinter. 

The  Smoky  Globe,  Independent;  J.  L.  Papes,  editor,  Cosby  A  Reed,  proprietors, 
Jerome. 

QBAHAM   COUNTY. 

The  Millbrook  Times,  Republican;  Ben.  B.  F.  Graves,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Millbrook. 

Millbrook  Herald,  Democratic;  N.  C.  Terrell,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Millbrook. 

Graham  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  L.  M.,  L.  F.,  and  Lillie  Pritchard,  editors, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Millbrook. 

The  Hill  City  Reveille,  Republican;  J.  G.  Binder,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
HUl  City. 

The  Hill  City  Democrat,  Democratic;  J.  F.  Stewart,  publisher  and  proprietor.  Hill 
City. 

The  Western  Cyclone,  Republican;  Geo.  A.  Sanford,  editor  and  proprietor,  Nioo- 
demus. 

The  Nicodemus  Enterprise,  Republican;  H.  K.  Lightfoot,  editor  and  publisher, 
J.  C.  Lowery,  assistant  editor,  Nicodemus. 

The  Fremont  Star,  Independent;  W.  H.  Cotton,  editor  and  proprietor,  Fremont. 

GBANT   COUNTY. 

Grant  County  Register,  Democratic;  Herbert  L.  Gill,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Ulysses. 

Ulysses  Tribune,  Republican;  Elmer  H.Youngman,  editor  and  proprietor,  Ulysses. 

Golden  Gazette,  Independent;  T.  S.  Hurd,  editor  and  publisher,  Golden. 

Zionville  Sentinel,  Neutral;  W.  C.  Calhoun,  editor  and  proprietor,  Zionville. 

Cincinnati  Commercial,  Independent;  J.  W.  Kendall  and  G.  W.  Perry,  editors  and 
publishers.  Commercial  Publishing  Company,  proprietors,  Cincinnati,  Tilden  post 


Lawson  Leader,  Independent;  J.  V.  Cover,  editor,  Lawson. 

Conductor  Punch,  Democratic;  Sam  Cummins,  editor.  Punch  Publishing  Com- 
pany, publishers,  Conductor. 

OBAY    COUNTY. 

The  Jaoksonian,  Democratic;  G,  M.  Magill  and  Ellis  Garten,  publishers  and  pro- 
prietors, Cimarron. 

Cimarron  New  West,  Republican;  S.S.Logan,  business  manager,  Logan  &  Camp- 
bell, proprietors,  Cimarron. 

Gray  County  Echo,  Republican;  G.  W.  Benedict,  editor,  A.  T.  Riley,  proprietor, 
Cimarron. 

The  Montezuma  Chief,  Democratic;  J.  H.  Hebard,  editor  and  manager,  Monte- 
zuma. 

Ingalls  Union,  Independent;  R.  H.  Turner,  editor,  Ingalls. 

Ensign  Razzoop,  Independent;  H.  A.  Post,  editor,  Ensign,  (Lone  Lake  post  oflaoe.) 

OBBBIiEY   COUNTY. 

Greeley  County  Gazette,  Democratic;  Ben.  O.  and  W.  B.  C.  Wible,  publishers, 
Horace. 


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Greeley  County  Tribune,  Democratic;  Carter  Hutchinson,  editor  and  publisher, 
Tribune. 

Tribune  Enterprise,  Democratic;  Richard  J.  Colver,  editor,  Tribune. 

Greeley  County  News,  Democratic;  A.  J.  Hunter,  editor  and  proprietor,  Greeley 
Center. 

GEEENWOOD    COUNTY. 

The  Eureka  Herald,  Republican;  Z.  Harlan,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor.  Eu- 
reka. 

The  Greenwood  County  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  W.  E.  Doud, 
editor  and  proprietor.  Eureka. 

Democratic  Messenger,  Democratic;  T.  W.  Morgan,  editor,  Eureka. 

The  Madison  News,  Republican;  W.  O.  &  V.  E.  Lunsford,  editors  and  proprietors, 
Madison. 

The  Madison  Times,  Republican;  E.  R.  Trask,  editor  and  publisher,  Madison. 

The  Severy  Record,  Republican;  J.  M.  Littler,  editor  and  proprietor,  Severy. 

Fall  River  Times,  Independent;  J.  A.  Somerby,  editor,  Fall  River. 

Fall  River  Courant,  Republican;  Geo.  H.  Doud,  editor  and  proprietor,  Fall  River. 

Greenwood  Review,  Independent;  G.  S.  McCartney,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Virgil. 

HAMILTON    COUNTY. 

The  Syracuse  Journal,  Republican;  H.  N.  Lester,  editor,  J.  P.  Gardner,  business 
manager,  Syracuse. 

Syracuse  Sentinel,  Republican;  Will  C.  Higgins  and  Ed.  V.  Higgins,  managing 
editors  and  proprietors,  Syracuse. 

The  Syracuse  Globe-Democrat,  Democratic;  A.  C.  McQuarrie,  editor  and  pub- 
lisher, Syracuse. 

The  Kendall  Boomer,  Democratic;  Henry  Block,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
KendaU. 

The  Coolidge  Citizen,  Independent;  W.A.Merrill,  editor  and  proprietor,  Coolidge. 

HAEPEB    COUNTY. 

The  Anthony  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  George  W.  MafEet, 
editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Anthony. 

Harper  County  Enterprise,  Democratic;  T.  H.  W.  McDowell,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  W.  L.  Hutchinson,  general  business  manager,  Anthony. 

The  Free  Press,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  E.  R.  Callender  and  T.  J.  Black- 
man,  editors  and  proprietors,  Anthony. 

The  Harper  Sentinel,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  J.  L.  Isenberg,  editor  and 
publisher,  Harper. 

Harper  Graphic,  Republican;  C.  S.  Finch,  editor,  W.  T.  Walker,  associate  editor 
and  business  manager.  Finch  <fc  Walker,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Harper. 

The  Attica  Advocate,  Republican;  L.  A.  Hoffman,  editor,  Hoffman  &  Son,  publish- 
ers and  proprietors,  Attica. 

The  Attica  Bulletin,  Democratic;  F.  B.  Brown,  editor  and  publisher,  Attica. 

Freeport  Leader,  Republican;  Mervin  O.  Cissel,  publisher,  Freeport. 

Bluff  City  Tribune,  Republican;  WilL.C.  Barnes,  editor  and  publisher.  Bluff  City. 

HAEVEY    COUNTY. 

The  Newton  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Noble  L.  Prentis,  editor, 
Newton  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Newton. 

Newton  Kansan,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Chas.  H.  Kurtz,  editor  and  pro- 
prietor, Newton. 


.s4  STATE  HiSTOmCAL  ISOCIETY. 

Newton  Anzeiger,  German;  U.  Hege,  editor,  Newton. 

The  Halstead  Independent,  Republican:  H.  S.  Gilhams,  editor  and  proprietor, 

Halstead. 

The  Halstead  Herald,  Independent;  H.  E.  Swan,  editor  and  proprietor,  Halstead. 

The  Burrton  Graphic,  Republican;  M.  L.  Sherpy.  editor  and  publisher,  Burrton. 

The  Sedgwick  Pantagraph,  Republican;  Cash  M.  Taylor,  editor,  C.  M.  and  

Taylor,  publishers,  Sedgwick. 

Walton  Independent,  Independent;  Ira  H.  Clark,  editor  and  publisher,  Walton. 

HASKELL.    COUNTY. 

The  Ivanhoe  Times,  Neutral;  C.  T.  Hickman,  editor  and  manager,  Ivanhoe. 
Santa  F^  Champion,  Democratic;  J.  M.  Gore,  publisher,  Santa  F^. 
Haskell  County  Review,  Republican;  Lowry  G.  Gilmore,  publisher,  Santa  F^. 
Santa  F^  Trail,  Democratic;  Jay  Shoemaker,  editor  and  proprietor,  W.  P.  Hale, 
foreman,  Santa  F^. 

HODGEMAN    COUNTY. 

The  Jetmore  Reveille,  Republican;  Roando  C.  Orndorff,  editor,  H.  Orndorff,  pro- 
prietor, Jetmore. 

The  Jetmore  Weekly  Scimitar,  Democratic;  Henry  W.  Scott,  editor  and  proprie- 
tor. Jetmore. 

Jetmore  Siftiugs,  Republican;  W.  H.  Imus,  editor,  Imus  Bros.,  proprietors,  W.  B. 
Barksdale,  local  editor,  Jetmore. 

Jetmore  Journal,  Democratic;  Mrs.  Delia  F.  Gore,  editor,  J.  M.  Gore  and  W.  R. 
Brownlee,  proprietors.  Jetmore. 

Hanston  Gazette,  Republican;  J.  L.  Brady,  editor,  W.  C.  Simons,  business  man- 
ager. Gazette  Company,  publishers,  Hanston,  (Marena  post  office.) 

JACKSON    COUNTY. 

The  Holton  Weekly  Recorder,  Republican;  M.  M.  Beck,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Holton. 

The  Holton  Weekly  Signal,  Democratic;  W.  W.  Sargent,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Holton. 

Jackson  County  Federal,  (semi-weekly,)  Republican;  G.D.Baker,  editor,  A.  E. 
Baker,  proprietor,  Holton. 

The  Normal  Advocate,  (quarterly,)  Educational;  J.  H.  Miller,  editor  and  proprie- 
tor, Holton. 

The  Whiting  Weekly  News,  Republican;  G.  C.  Weible,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Whiting. 

The  Hoyt  Times,  Independent;  James  Wakefield,  editor  and  proprietor,  Hoyt. 

JEFFBB80N    COUNTY. 

The  Oskaloosa  Independent,  Republican;  F.  H.  Roberts,  editor  and  publisher, 
Oskaloosa. 

Valley  Falls  New  Era,  Republican;  R.  E.  Van  Meter,  editor  and  proprietor.  Valley 
Falls. 

The  Valley  Falls  Register,  Democratic  ;  T.  W.  Gardiner,  editor  and  publisher, 
Valley  Falls. 

Lucifer,  (The  Light-Bearer,)  Liberal;  Moses  Harmon  and  E.  C.  Walker,  editors, 
M.  Harmon  and  George  8.  Harmon,  publishers,  Valley  Falls. 

The  Winchester  Argus,  Republican;  Lon  W.  Robinson,  editor  and  publisher, 
Winchester. 

The  Nortonville  News,  Republican;  Robert  A.  Wright,  editor  and  proprietor,  Nor- 
tonville. 


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Meriden  Report,  Independent;  P.  N.  Gish  «fe  Son,  editors,  publishers  and  propri- 
etors, Meriden. 

The  McLouth  Times,  Republican;  A.  B.  Mills,  editor  and  publisher,  McLouth. 

JEWELL    COUNTY. 

Jewell  County  Monitor,  Republican;  R.  F.  Vaughan  and  J.  W.  Van  Deventer,  edi- 
tors and  proprietors,  Mankato. 

The  Jewell  County  Review,  Republican ;  S.  M.  Weed,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Mankato. 

Jewell  County  Republican,  Republican;  Benjamin  Musser  and  W.  C.  Palmer,  pub- 
lishers, Jewell  City. 

Burr  Oak  Herald,  Republican;  H.  F.  Faidley,  editor  and  proprietor.  Burr  Oak. 

Burr  Oak  Republican,  Republican;  George  Hill,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Burr  Oak. 

Salem  Semi-Weekly  Argus,  Democratic;  G.  W.  Reed,  editor  and  proprietor,  Salem. 

The  People's  Friend,  Neutral;  M.  L.  Lockwood,  editor  and  proprietor,  Salem. 

Randall  Tribune,  Independent;  O.  L.  Reed,  editor  and  proprietor,  Randall. 

JOHNSON     COUNTY. 

The  Olathe  Mirror,  Republican;  H.  A.  Perkins,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Olathe. 

The  Kansas  Patron,  Grange;  Geo.  Black,  editor,  H.  C.  Livermore,  manager,  John- 
son Cooperative  Association,  puljlishers,  Olathe. 

The  Johnson  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  W.  C.  Paul,  editor  and  owner,  Olathe. 

The  Kansas  Star,  E.  W.  Bowles,  editor,  published  by  the  pupils  of  the  Deaf  and 
Dumb  Institution,  Olathe. 

The  Olathe  Baptist  Builder,  (monthly,)  Religious;  R.  P.  Stephenson,  editor  and 
publisher,  Olathe. 

The  New  Era,  Prohibition;  J.  W.  Sowers,  editor,  Spring  Hill. 

KEARNEY    COUNTY. 

The  Kearney  County  Advocate,  Republican;  F.  R.  French,  editor  and  manager, 
C.  0.  Chapman,  proprietor,  Lakin. 

Lakin  Pioneer  Democrat,  Democratic;  Geo.  J.  Blakely,  editor  and  publisher, 
•  Lakin. 

Hartland  Herald,  Democratic;  Jos.  Dillon,  editor  and  proprietor,  Hartland. 

The  Hartland  TimSs,  Republican;  T.  J.  Hayes,  editor  and  publisher,  Hartland. 

Kearney  County  Coyote,  Democratic;  Lon  Whorton,  editor  and  proprietor,  Chan- 
tilly. 

KINGMAN    COUNTY. 

The  Kingman  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  W.  A.  Eaton,  editor  and  publisher, 
Kingman. 

The  Kingman  Weekly  Courier,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  John  C.  Foley, 
editor  and  publisher,  Kingman. 

Kingman  Leader,  Republican;  Morton  Albaugh,  editor,  Kingman. 

Kingman  Weekly  News,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Independent;  M.  A.  Hull,  editor,  pub- 
lisher and  business  manager,  Kingman. 

Norwich  News,  Independent  Democratic;  Chas.  C.  Bishop,  editor  and  business 
manager.  News  Company,  publishers,  Norwich. 

Ninnescah  Herald,  Independent  Republican;  J.  Geo.  Smith,  editor  and  publisher, 
Ninnescah. 

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86  *  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

The  Spivey  Dispatch,  Independent;  Harry  W.  Brown,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Spivey. 

New  Mordock  Herald,  Neutral;  Chas.  M.  Becker,  editor  and  proprietor.  New  Mur- 
dock. 

The  Penalosa  News,  Independent;  J.  H.  Quinn  and  W.  J.  Krebs,  editors  and  pub- 
lishers, Penalosa. 

KIOWA   COUNTY. 

The  Kiowa  County  Signal,  Republican;  Will.  E.  Bolton,  editor,  publisher  anfl  pro- 
prietor, Greensburg. 

Qreensbnrg  Rustler,  Democraitic;  8.  B.  Sproule,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Greensburg. 

Greensburg  Republican,  Republican;  William  H.  Hollis,  editor,  W.  H.  Hollis  A  Co., 
publishers,  Greensburg. 

The  MuUinville  Mallet,  Democratic;  L.  F.  Grove,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Mullinville. 

Kiowa  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  R.  E.  Dowell,  editor,  R.  A.  Dowell  A  Son, 
proprietors,  Wellsford. 

The  Bangor  Judge,  Independent;  O.  W.  Meacham,  editor,  Bangor  Publishing  Co., 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Bangor. 

liABBTTB   COUNTY. 

The  Parsons  Sun,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  H.  H.  Lusk,  editor  and  pro- 
prietor. Parsons. 

The  Parsons  Eclipse,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Independent;  J.  B.  and  C.  A.  Lamb, 
editors  and  proprietors,  Parsons. 

Parsons  Palladium,  Democratic;  Will.  W.  Frye,  editor,  Frank  W.  and  Will.  W. 
Frye,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Parsons. 

The  Chetopa  Advance,  Republican;  R.  M.  Roberts,  editor  and  publisher,  Chetopa. 

Chetopa  Statesman,  Democratic;  N.  Abbott,  editor  and  publisher,  Chetopa. 

The  Oswego  Independent,  Republican;  Nelson  Case,  editor,  Mrs.  Mary  McGill, 
publisher,  Oswego. 

Labette  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  C.  E.  Hughey  and  H.  A.  Harley,  editors 
and  publishers,  Oswego. 

The  Oswego  Bee,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Abe  Steinberger  &  Co.,  editors 
and  publishers,  Oswego. 

The  Mound  Valley  Herald,  Republican;  W.  F.  Thrall,  editor  and  publisher.  Mound 
VaUey. 

United  Labor,  Union  Labor;  C.  Len  Albm,  editor,  G.  Campbell,  business  manager, 
Mound  Valley. 

Altamont  Sentinel,  Independent;  Harry  Mills,  editor.  Mills  A,  Newlon,  proprietors, 
Altamont. 

Edna  Enterprise,  Neutral;  I.  D.  McKeehen,  editor  and  proprietor,  Edna. 

LANK   COUNTY. 

Lane  County  Herald,  Democratic;  J.  C.  Riley  jr.,  editor  and  proprietor,  Dighton. 
The  Dighton  Journal,  Republican;  Ben.  L.  Green,  editor,  B.  L.  Green  and  B.  A. 
Sawyer,  proprietors,  Dighton. 

The  Dighton  Republican,  Republican;  M.H.  Curts,  editor  and  proprietor,  Dighton. 

LXAYXNWOBTH   COUNTY. 

The   Leavenworth  Times,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;   Z.  A.  Smith,  editor, 


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Edward  N'.  Dingley,  business  manager,  Leavenworth  Times  Publishing  Co.,  pub- 
lishers, Leavenworth. 

The  Standard,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  T.  A.  Hurd,  president,  Edward 
Carroll,  secretary,  Frank  T.  Lynch,  treasurer  and  manager,  Leavenworth. 

The  Sun,  (daily,)  Independent;  T.  W.  Houston,  editor.  Sun  Publishing  Company, 
publishers,  Leavenworth. 

The  Kansas  Catholic,  religious;  John  O'Flanagan,  editor,  Leavenworth. 

The  Home  Record,  (monthly,)  charitable;  Mrs.  C.  H.  Cushing,  editor.  Home  for 
the  Friendless,  publishers,  Leavenworth. 

The  Orphan's  Friend,  (monthly,)  charitable;  J.  B.  McCleery,  editor,  Mrs.  DeForest 
Fairchild,  associate  editor,  Mbs.  Thomas  Carney,  business  manager,  Leavenworth. 

The  Tonganoxie  Mirror,  Republican;  William  Heynen,  editor  and  publisher, 
Tonganoxie. 

LINCOLN    COUNTY. 

The  Lincoln  Republican,  Republican;  Tell  W.  Walton,  editor  and  publisher,  Lin- 
coln. 

The  Lincoln  Beacon,  Independent;  advocates  Woman  Suffrage,  Prohibition,  and 
Anti-Monopoly;  W.  S.  &  Anna  C.  Wait,  editors  and  publishers,  Lincoln. 

Lincoln  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  Ira  S.  Troup  and  Ed.  Harris,  editors 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Lincoln. 

The  Sylvan  Grove  Sentinel,  Neutral;  W.  H.  Pilcher,  editor  and  publisher.  Sylvan 
Grove. 

liINN    COUNTY. 

Linn  County  Clarion,  Republican;  J.  C.  Trigg,  editor  and  proprietor.  Mound  City. 

Mound  City  Semi-Weekly  Progress,  Independent;  J.  G.  Cash  and  C.  L.  Mentzer, 
editors,  publishers  and  proprietors.  Mound  City. 

LaCygne  Weekly  Journal,  Republican;  J.  P.  Kenea  and  Ed.  C.  Lane,  editors  and 
publishers,  LaCygne. 

LaCygne  Leader,  Democratic;  J.  E.  Chapman,  editor  and  proprietor,  LaCygne. 

The  Pleasanton  Observer,  Republican;  S.  J.  Heaton,  editor,  D.  S.  Capell,  proprie- 
tor, Pleasanton. 

The  Pleasanton  Herald,  Greenback;  J.  E.  &  Ed.  D.  Latimer,  editors  and  proprie- 
tors, Pleasanton. 

The  Blue  Mound  Sun,  Republican;  G.  W.  Botkin,  editor,  G.  W.  Botkin  and  W.  S. 
Piatt,  publishers,  Blue  Mound. 

The  Prescott  Eagle,  Republican;  C.  E.  Covert,  editor  and  proprietor,  Prescott. 

liOGAN     COUNTY. 

The  Monument  Courier,  Republican;  Joe  H.  Jordan,  editor  and  proprietor,  Monu- 
ment. 

Oakley  Opinion,  Democratic;  Edward  Kleist,  editor  and  publisher,  Oakley. 

Logan  County  Times,  Republican;  H.  C.  Chapman,  editor,  Loren  H.  Chapman, 
publisher,  Oakley. 

Winona  Messenger,  Democratic;  A.  S.  Booton,  editor  and  publisher,  Winona. 

Russell  Springs  Record,  Neutral;  E.  C.  Forney,  editor  and  publisher,  Russell 
Springs. 

McAUaster  Weekly  Herald,  Independent;  Pres.  Israel,  editor,  I.  P.  Israel,  publisher 
and  proprietor,  McAUaster. 

Logansport  Light,  Neutral;  Frank  Davis,  editor,  W.  F.  Davis  <fc  Sons,  publishers 
and  proprietors,  C.  A.  Davis,  general  agent,  Logansport. 

Augustine  Herald;  N.  Fenstemaker,  editor,  Augustine. 


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liYON    COUNTY. 

The  Emporia  News,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Independent;  H.  A.  Newcoinb,  editor, 
Chas.  Harris,  manager,  Emporia  News  Company,  publishers,  Emporia. 

The  Emporia  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  C.  V.  Eskridge,  editor 
and  publisher,  Emporia. 

The  Emporia  Democrat,  Democratic;  J.  M.  MoCown,  editor  and  proprietor,  Em- 
poria. 

The  Hartford  Weekly  Call,  Republican;  W.  J.  Means  and  A.  D.  Chambers,  editors 
and  publishers,  Hartford. 

The  Americus  Ledger,  Republican;  Geo.  A.  and  Wm.  Moore,  editors  and  pub- 
lishers, Americus. 

The  Admire  City  Free  Press,  Republican;  James  Cox,  editor  and  proprietor,  Ad- 
mire City. 

The  Allen  Tidings,  Independent;  Major  A.  Paul,  editor  and  proprietor,  Allen. 

m'phebson  county. 

The  McPherson  Freeman,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  H.  B.  Kelly,  editor, 
publisher  and  proprietor,  McPherson. 

The  McPherson  Republican  and  Weekly  Press,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican; 
8.  G.  Mead,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  McPherson. 

Kansas  State  Register,  Prohibition;  T.  W.  and  A.  D.  Woodrow,  editors,  Kansas  State 
Register  Publishing  Company,  publishers  and  proprietors,  McPherson. 

The  Democrat,  Democratic;  Warren  Knaus,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
McPherson. 

McPherson  Anzeiger,  (German;)  Western  German  Publishing  Co.,  publishers, 
McPherson. 

The  Lindsborg  News,  Republican;  J.  A.  Uddeh,  editor,  Bethany  Publishing  Co., 
publishers,  Lindsborg. 

Framat,  (Swedish,)  Educational;  C.  A.  Swensson,  C.  G.  Norman,  and  E.  Nelander, 
editors,  David  A.  Swanson,  manager,  Lindsborg. 

The  Canton  Carrier,  Independent;  Geo.  C.  Findley,  editor  and  publisher.  Canton. 

The  Canton  Republican,  Republican;  W.  R.  Davis,  editor  and  publisher.  Canton. 

The  Windom  Enterprise,  Republican;  C.  A.  Sensor,  editor  and  proprietor,  Win- 
dom. 

The  Moundridge  Leader,  Independent;  James  M.  Coutts,  editor  and  proprietor, 
E.  A.  Hubbert,  publisher,  Moundridge. 

The  Marquette  Monitor,  Republican;  J.  W.  Richardson,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Marquette. 

MABION    COUNTY. 

Marion  Record,  Republican;  E.  W.  Hoch,  editor,  Hoch  Bros.,  proprietors,  W.  F. 
Hoch,  manager,  Marion. 

The  Marion  Register,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  C.  N.  Whitaker,  managing 
editor,  Harry  E.  Whitaker,  city  editor,  Whitaker  Bros.,  publishers,  Marion. 

The  Cottonwood  Valley  Times,  Republican;  W.  W.  Wheeland  and  M.  O.  Billings, 
editors,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Marion. 

The  Marion  County  Anzeiger,  German;  J.  Harms,  editor,  Western  German  Pub- 
lishing Company,  publishers,  Marion. 

The  Peabody  Gazette,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  W.  H.  Morgan  «fe  Son, 
editors,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Peabody. 

The  Peabody  Graphic,  Democratic;  F.  E.  Simpson,  editor,  Peabody. 

The  Florence  Herald,  Republican;  W.  H.  Booth,  editor  and  proprietor,  Florence. 


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Florence  Weekly  Bulletin,  Democratic;  J.  B.  Crouch,  editor,  W.V.Kent,  publisher, 
Florence. 

Hillsboro  Herald,  (German,)  Democratic;  W.  J.  Harding,  editor,  Hillsboro  Pub- 
lishing Company,  publishers,  Hillsboro. 

Canada  Arcade,  Neutral;  J.  T.  Groat  and  E.  S.  Shuman,  editors  and  publishers, 
Canada. 

Lincolnville  Star;  F.  D.  Weller,  editor,  Lincolnville. 

Lost  Springs  Journal,  Republican;  Bert  Dunlap,  proprietor,  Lost  Springs. 

MABSHAIiL    COUNTY. 

Marshall  County  News,  Republican;  Geo.  T.  Smith,  editor  and  proprietor,  Marys- 
ville. 

Marshall  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  William  Becker,  publisher,  Mary sville. 

Marysville  Post,  (German,)  Democratic;  William  Becker,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Marysville. 

The  True  Republican,  Lab.or  Union;  P.  D.  Hartman,  editor,  Marysville. 

The  Waterville  Telegraph,  Republican;  Henry  C.  Willson,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Waterville. 

Blue  Rapids  Times,  Republican;  E.  M.  Brice,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Blue  Rapids. 

The  Frankfort  Bee,  Republican;  Lum  C.  McCarn,  editor  and  proprietor,  Frank- 
fort. 

The  Frankfort  Sentinel,  Independent;  S.H.Peters,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Frankfort. 

The  Axtell  Anchor,  Independent  Republican;  J.  M.  Ross  and  Thos.  Nye,  publishers, 
Axtell. 

The  Star,  Republican;  Dan  M.  Mabie,  editor,  Star  Publishing  Company,  pub- 
lishers, Beattie. 

Western  Breeder,  (monthly,)  Dan  M.  Mabie,  editor.  Star  Publishing  Company, 
publishers,  Beattie. 

The  Irving  Leader,  Republican;  J.  R.  Leonard,  editor  and  proprietor,  Irving. 

MEADE    COUNTY. 

Meade  County  Globe,  Republican;  Frank  Fuhr,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 
Meade  Center. 

Meade  County  Press-Democrat,  Democratic;  Wilts  Brown,  editor  and  publisher, 
Meade  Center. 

The  Meade  Republican,  Republican;  T.  J.  Palmer,  editor  and  proprietor,  Meade 
Center. 

Fowler  City  Graphic,  Independent;  E.  E.  Henley,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Fowler  City. 

The  West  Plains  Democrat,  Democratic;  S.  L.  Frisbie,  editor  and  proprietor,  West 
Plains. 

Meade  County  Times,  Republican;  H.  L. Bishop,  editor  and  publisher,  Mertilla. 

Spring  Lake  Hornet,  Prohibition;  C.  K.  Sourbeer,  editor,  Sourbeer  Bros.,  pub- 
lishers. Spring  Lake. 

MIAMt  COUNTY. 

The  Western  Spirit,  Democratic;  B.J.Sheridan,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Paola. 

The  Miami  Republican,  Republican;  W.  D.  Greason,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Paola. 

The  Paola  Times,  Republican;  J.  T.  Trickett,  editor  and  publisher,  Paola. 


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The  Louisburg  Herald,  Democratic;  B.  A.  Wright,  editor  and  publisher,  Louis- 
bnrg. 

Oaawatomie  Gaslight,  Independent;  C.  8.  Bixby,  editor,  Osawatomie  Printing 
Oompany,  publishers,  Osawatomie. 

The  Fontana  News,  Neutral;  A.  Lane,  editor  and  publisher,  Fontana. 

MITCHELIi    COUNTY. 

The  Beloit  Gazette,  Republican;  8.  H.  Dodge,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Beloit 

Beloit  Weekly  Courier,  Republican;  W.  H.  Caldwell,  editor  and  proprietor,  Beloit. 

The  Western  Democrat,  Democratic;  M.  J.  Moore,  editor  and  manager,  H.  A. 
Yonge,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Beloit. 

Cawker  City  Journal,  Republican;  Austin  L.Topliff,  editor  and  proprietor,  Oawker 
City. 

Public  Record,  Independent  Republican;  L.  L.  Alrich,  editor  and  publisher,  Cawker 
City. 

Glen  Elder  Herald,  Republican;  N.  F.  Hewett,  editor,  Arthur  L.  Hewett,  local  editor. 
Glen  Elder. 

Scottsville  Independent,  Republican;  John  S.  Parks,  editor  and  publisher,  Scotts- 
Tille. 

MONTOOMEBY   COUNTY. 

The  star  and  Kansan,  Democratic;  H.  W.  Young,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Independence. 

South  Kansas  Tribune,  Republican;  W.  T.  &,  C.  Yoe,  editors,  publishers  and  pro- 
prietors, Independence. 

The  Evening  Reporter,  (daily,)  Neutral;  T.  N.  Sickels,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor. Independence. 

The  Coflfeyville  Journal,  Republican;  D.  Stewart  Elliott,  editor  and  publisher, 
Ooflfeyville. 

The  Sun,  Republican;  W.  A.  Peflfer  jr.  and  John  Truby,  editors  and  publishers, 
Coffeyville. 

The  Globe  and  Torch,  Republican;  C.  P.  Buffington,  editor  and  publisher,  Cherry - 
Tale. 

Cherry  vale  Bulletin,  Democratic;  E.  W.  Lyon  &  Co.,  publishers.  Cherry  vale. 

The  Cherry  vale  Republican,  Republican;  A.  L.  Wilson,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, J.  I.  Wilson,  associate  editor,  Cherryvale. 

Cherry  vale  Champion,  Republican;  F.  G,  Moore,  publisher,  Cherryvale. 

The  Elk  City  Globe,  Republican;  V.  E.  Jennings,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Elk  City. 

The  Elk  City  Eagle,  Democratic;  J.R.Charlton,  editor  and  publisher,  Elk  City. 

The  Caney  Chronicle,  Republican;  J.  T.  McKee,  editor  and  proprietor,  Caney. 

The  Liberty  Review,  Republican;  A.  S.  Duley,  editor  and  publisher.  Liberty. 

Havana  Weekly  Herald,  Independent;  E.  J,  Barron,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Havana. 

The  Havana  Vidette,  R.  B.  Knock,  editor  and  publisher,  Havana. 

MOBBIS    COUNTY. 

The  Council  Grove  Republican,  Republican;  Frank  Moriarty  and  W.  F.  Waller, 
proprietors,  Council  Grove. 

Council  Grove  Guard,  Democratic;  E.  J.  Dill  and  W.  D.  Jacobs,  editors  and  pro- 
prietors. Council  Grove. 


Fifth  BIENNIAL  Repobt.  91 

The  White  City  News,  Independent;  Banna  Cress,  editor  and  publisher,  White 
City. 

The  Dwight  Wasp,  Republican;  Frank  S.  Grasty,  editor  and  manager,  Dwight 
Printing  Company,  publishers,  Dwight. 

Field  and  Range,  (monthly,)  Agricultural;  published  by  the  Field  and  Range  Com- 
pany, proprietors,  Dwight,  and  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

MOETON    COUNTY. 

Morton  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  Ed.  G.  Lee,  editor  and  publisher,  Frisco. 
The  Southwest  Leader,  Democratic;  Q.  A.  Robertson,  editor,  R.  G.  Price,  local  edi- 
tor, Leader  Company,  proprietors,  Richfield. 

The  Richfield  Republican,  Republican;  Wardrip  &,  Dauron,  publishers,  Richfield. 

NEMAHA    COUNTY. 

Seneca  Courier-Democrat,  Democratic;  A.  P.  &  C.  H.  Herrold,  editors,  publishers 
and  proprietors,  Seneca. 

The  Seneca  Tribune,  Republicai;! ;  W.  H.  and  G.  F.  Jordan,  editors  and  publishers, 
Seneca. 

Nemaha  County  Republican,  Republican;  J.  F.  Clough,  editor  and  proprietor,  W. 
H.  Whelan,  associate  editor,  Sabetha. 

The  Sabetha  Herald,  Republican;  Flora  P.  Hogbin,  editor,  A.  C.  Hogbin,  publisher, 
Sabetha. 

Nemaha  County  Spectator,  Independent;  T.  J.  Wolfley  and  J.  M.  Cober,  editors 
and  proprietors,  Wetmore. 

Centralia  Journal,  Republican;  W.  J.  Granger,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Centralia. 

The  Goffs  News,  Neutral;  Thomas  A.  Kerr,  editor  and  publisher,  Goffs. 

NEOSHO    COUNTY. 

Neosho  County  Journal,  Republican;  R.  D.  Kirkpatrick,  editor  and  publisher, 
Osage  Mission. 

Chanute  Times,  Republican;  Cyrus  T.  Nixon,  editor  and  publisher,  Chanute. 

Chanute  Blade,  Neutral;  C.  E.  Allison,  editor  and  publisher,  Chanute. 

Republican-Record,  Republican;  B.  J.  Smith  and  D.  C.  Ambrose,  publishers,  Erie. 

The  Neosho  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  W.  E.  Hardy,  president  and  editor, 
Democratic  Printing  Company,  publishers,  Erie. 

Head  Light,  Republican;  C.  T.  Ewing,  publisher,  Thayer. 

Galesburg  Enterprise,  Republican;  J.  R.  Schoonover,  publisher,  Galesburg. 

NESS    COUNTY. 

Ness  City  Times,  Republican;  Geo.  L.  Burton  and  Philo  C.  Black,  editors,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors,  Ness  City. 

Ness  County  News,  Republican;  J.  K.  Barnd  and  R.  J.  McFarland,  editors,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors,  Ness  City. 

Walnut  Valley  Sentinel,  Democratic;  D.  E.  McDowell  and  R.  G.  Weisell,  editors, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Ness  City. 

The  Harold  Record,  Republican;  Robt.  Findlay,  editor  and  proprietor,  Harold. 

Nonchalanta  Herald,  Neutral;  H.  C.  Notson,  editor  and  publisher,  Nonchalanta. 

The  Bazine  Register,  Republican;  Morris  &  Son,  editors  and  proprietors,  Bazine. 

NOBTON    COUNTY. 

The  Norton  Courier,  Republican;  F.  M.  Duvall,  manager,  Norton. 

The  Champion,  Republican;  J.  W.  Conway,  editor  and  proprietor,  Norton. 

Norton  Democrat,  (semi-weekly,)  Democratic;  W.  H.  Hiles,  editor,  W.  H.  Hiles 


92  STATE  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY, 

and  A.  L.  Drnmmond,  publishers  and  proprietors,  A.  L.  Drnmmond,  manager, 
Norton. 

Lenora  Leader,  Republican;  J.  H.  Wright,  editor  and  publisher,  Lenora. 

The  Lenora  Record,  Democratic;  Charles  T.  Bogert,  editor  and  publisher,  Lenora. 

The  Edmond  Times,  Republican;  Mark  J.  Kelley,  editor.  Times  Printing  Com- 
pany, publishers,  Edmond. 

Almena  Star,  Independent;  Q.  W.  Shook,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Almena. 

OSAQE   COUNTY. 

The  Osage  County  Chronicle,  Republican;  J.  N.  McDonald,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Burlingame. 

The  Burlingame  Independent,  Prohibition;  John  E.  Rastall,  editor  and  proprie- 
tor, Burlingame. 

The  Burlingame  News,  (Amateur  Monthly,);  Dick  Taylor,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Burlingame. 

Osage  City  Free  Press,  (semi-weekly,)  Republican;  J.  V.  Admire,  editor,  Free 
Press  Printing  Company,  publishers,  Osage  Citj. 

Kansas  People,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Independent;  Kansas  People  Printing  Com- 
pany, publishers,  Miles  W.  Blain,  president  and  manager,  Elijah  Mills,  secretary  and 
treasurer,  Osage  City. 

The  Lyndon  Journal,  Republican;  W.  A.  Madaris,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Lyndon. 

The  Carbondalian,  Republican;  Reuben  F.  Playford,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Carbondale. 

The  Kansas  Workman,  Labor  Reform;  Cyrus  Corning,  editor  and  business  man- 
ager, H.  P.  Vrooman,  A.  J.  R.  Smith,  and  J.  A.  Smith,  associate  editors,  Kansas  Work- 
man Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Quenemo. 

The  Osage  County  Republican,  Republican;  R.  A.  Miller,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Quenemo. 

The  Melvem  Record,  Republican;  W.  S.  Rilea,  editor  and  publisher,  Melvern. 

OSBOBNE    COUNTY. 

Osborne  County  Farm'er,  Republican;  S.  E.  Ruede,  C.  W.  Crampton  and  C.  W. 
Landis,  editors,  publishers  and  proprietors,  C.  W.  Crampton,  business  manager,  Os- 
borne. 

Osborne  County  News,  Democratic;  W.  D.  Gerard  &  Co.,  editors  and  publishers, 
Osborne. 

The  Western  Odd  Fellow  (monthly),  Social;  D.  J.  Riohey,  editor  and  publisher, 
Osborne. 

Osborne  County  Journal,  Republican;  F.  H.  Barnhart,  editor  and  proprietor,  Os- 
borne. 

Downs  Times,  Republican;  Geo.  E.Dougherty,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor. 
Downs. 

The  Downs  Chief,  Republican;  W.  H.  Whitmore,  editor  and  publisher,  Downs. 

Western  Empire,  Republican;  A.  G.  Grubb,  publisher,  Alton. 

Portis  Patriot,  Republican;  Franz  S.  Drummond,  editor  and  publisher,  Portis. 

OTTAWA   COUNTY. 

The  Minneapolis  Messenger,  Republican;  A.  P.  Riddle  and  C.  M.  Dunn,  editors, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Minneapolis. 

Solomon  VaUey  Democrat,  Democratic;  Park  S.  Warren,  managing  editor,  Min- 
neapolis. 


Fifth  Biennial  Refobt.  9a 

Kansas  Workman  (monthly),  A.  0.  U.  W.;  A.  P.  Riddle,  editor  and  proprietor^ 
Minneapolis. 

The  Sprig  of  Myrtle  (monthly),  Knights  of  Pythias;  A.  P.  Riddle,  editor  and  pro- 
prietor, Minneapolis. 

Ottawa  County  Commercial,  Independent;  W.  M.  &  H.  R.  Campbell,  editors  and 
proprietors,  Minneapolis. 

Delphos  Carrier,  Republican;  W.  B.  &  C.  M.  Davis,  editors  and  proprietors,  Del- 
phos. 

Bennington  Star,  Independent;  D.  B.  Loudon,  editor  and  proprietor,  Bennington. 

The  Tescott  Herald,  Republican;  Guy  A.  Adams,  editor,  Herald  Company,  pub- 
lishers, Tescott. 

The  Church  Gleaner  (monthly).  Religious;  Rev.  O.E.Hart,  editor  and  proprietor,^ 
Minneapolis. 

PAWNEE    COUNTY. 

Larned  Weekly  Chronosoope  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  The  Larned  Print- 
ing Company,  publishers,  W.  B.  Robey,  business  manager,  E.  E.  Stevens,  managing 
editor,  Larned. 

The  Larned  Eagle-Optic,  Democratic;  Optic  Steam  Printing  Cpmpany,  publishers,^ 
Thomas  E.  Leftwich,  managing  editor,  A.  B.  Leftwich,  business  manager,  Larned. 

The  Burdett  Bugle,  Democratic;  J.  C.  Browne,  manager.  Optic  Steam  Printing 
Company,  publishers,  Burdett. 

The  Garfield  News,  Independent;  F.  N.  Newhouse,  editor  and  publisher,  Garfield. 

PHILLIPS    COUNTY. 

The  Kirwin  Chief,  Republican;  C.  Borin,  proprietor,  R.  I.  Palmer,  editor  and 
manager,  Kirwin. 

The  Independent,  Anti-Monopoly;  C.  J.  Lamb,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor^ 
Kirwin. 

Phillipsburg  Herald,  Republican;  E.  F.  Korns  and  R.  A.  Dague,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Phillipsburg. 

Phillipsburg  Democrat,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  W.  D.  Covington,  William 
Taylor  and  Frank  Boyd,  proprietors,  Phillipsburg. 

The  Phillipsburg  Dispatch,  Republican;  Ira  A.  Kelley,  editor,  McNay  &  Kelley,. 
publishers,  J.  M.  McNay,  business  manager,  Phillipsburg. 

Phillips  County  Freeman,  Anti-Monopoly;  H.  N.  Boyd,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Logan. 

The  Logan  Republican,  Republican;  Porter  &  Lincoln,  editors,  Logan  Printing 
Company,  publishers,  Logan. 

Long  Island  Leader,  Republican;  J.  N.  Curl,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor^ 
Long  Island. 

Phillips  County  Inter-Ocean,  Republican;  E.  M.  Weed,  editor  and  proprietor^ 
Long  Island. 

Woodruff  Republican,  Republican;  J.  H.  Hill,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,. 
W^oodruflf. 

Marvin  Monitor,  Republican;  Marvin  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  G.  E.  Cronk^ 
secretary,  Marvin. 

POTTAWATOMIE    COUNTY. 

The  Louisville  Indicator,  Republican;  E.  D.  Anderson,  editor  and  publisher,  Louis- 
ville. 

Kansas  Agriculturist;  Neutral;  Ernest  A.  Weller,  editor  and  proprietor,  Wamego. 
Daily  Wamegan,  Independent;  Ernest  A.  Weller,  editor  and  proprietor,  Wamego^ 
St.  Marys  Express,  Republican;  H.  H.  Hagan,  editor  and  proprietor,  St.  Marys. 


94  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

St.  Marys  Star,  Democratic;  James  Graham,  editor  and  publisher,  St.  Marys. 

The  Westmoreland  Recorder,  Republican;  J.  W.  Shiner  and  W.  S.  Anderson, 
editors  and  publishers,  Westmoreland. 

The  Onaga  Democrat,  Democratic;  A.  W.  Chabin,  editor  and  publisher,  Onaga. 

The  Oldsburg  News-Letter,  Republican;  J.  W.  McDonald  and  Lewis  Havermale, 
«ditor8  and  publishers,  Oldsburg. 

PBATT   COUNTY. 

The  luka  Traveler,  Republican;  W.  V.  McConn,  editor  and  publisher,  luka. 

Pratt  County  Press,  Republican;  A.S.Thomson,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Pratt  Center. 

Pratt  County  Times,  Republican;  Jas.  Kelly  and  J.  W.  Naron,  editors  and  pub- 
lishers, Pratt  Center. 

Pratt  County  Register,  Democratic;  Dilday  A  Van  Senden,  editors  and  publishers, 
Pratt  Center. 

The  Saratoga  Sun,  Republican;  J.  K.  Hupp,  editor  and  publisher,  Albaugh  «k 
Hupp,  proprietors,  Saratoga. 

Cullison  Banner,  Independent;  Clarence  V.  Kinney,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Callison. 

The  Preston  Herald,  Republican;  J.  K.  Cochran,  editor,  Preston. 

BAWIilNB   COUNTY. 

The  Republican  Citizen,  Republican;  James  D.  Greason,  editor  and  publisher, 
Atwood. 

The  Rawlins  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  L.  A.  Hannigan,  editor,  Atwood. 

The  Ludell  Settler,  Republican;  D.  H.  McPeek,  editor,  A.  H.  Chessmore  and  D.  H. 
McPeek,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Ludell. 

The  Ludell  Gazette,  Republican;  R.  H.  Chase,  editor,  Ludell. 

The  Celia  Enterprise,  Democratic;  Fred  H.  Eno,  editor  and  proprietor,  Celia. 

BENO   COUNTY. 

The  Hutchinson  News,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Ralph  M.  Easley,  presi- 
dent and  general  manager,  Hutchinson. 

Interior  Herald,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Fletcher  Meridith,  editor  and 
proprietor,  Hutchinson. 

The  Weekly  Democrat,  Democratic;  B.  M.  Johnston,  editor  and  proprietor,  Hutch- 
inson. 

The  Saturday  Review,  Independent;  C.  G.  Easley,  editor  and  proprietor.  South 
Hutchinson. 

The  Nickerson  Argosy,  Republican;  W.  F.  Hendry,  editor,  R.R.Hendry  and  J.  E. 
Humphrey,  publishers,  Nickerson. 

The  Nickerson  Register,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Richard  Dallam,  pub- 
lisher, Nickerson. 

The  Arlington  Enterprise,  Republican;  Ed.  M.  Wright,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Arlington. 

Sylvia  Telephone,  Republican;  Chas.  A.  Peyton,  editor  and  proprietor,  Sylvia. 

Haven  Independent,  Independent;  Fred  W.  Thorp,  editor  and  proprietor,  Haven. 

The  Tnron  Rustler,  Republican;  J.  O.  Graham,  editor,  J.  O.  Graham  and  Abram 
M.  Carr,  publishers,  Turon. 

Lerado  Weekly  Ledger,  Republican;  Leslie  Niblack,  editor  and  manager,  Frank 
A.  A  Leslie  Niblack,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Lerado. 

The  Weekly  Press,  Independent;  WiUis  J.  Pegg,  editor  and  proprietor.  Partridge. 


Fifth  Biennial  Repobt.  95 


BEPUBLIO    COUNTY. 

The  Belleville  Telescope,  Republican;  E.  B.  Towle,  editor,  J.  C.  Humphrey,  pub- 
lisher and  proprietor,  Belleville. 

The  Belleville  Democrat,  Democratic;  J.  &  C.  M.  McLaury,  publishers,  Belleville. 

The  Scandia  Journal,  Republican;  Geo.  F.  Page,  editor  and  proprietor,  Scandia. 

The  Scandia  Independent,  Independent;  S.  G.  Burnham,  editor,  J.  P.  Heaton, 
manager,  O.  E.  Beecher,  president,  Geo.  Nichols,  treasurer,  T.  M.  Little,  secretary, 
Scandia  Printing  and  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Scandia. 

Republic  City  News,  Republican;  Gomer  T.  Davies,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor. Republic  City. 

The  Cuba  Pilot,  Republican;  J.  D.  Bennett  and  H.  G.  McDonald,  editors  and  pro- 
prietors, John  D.  Bennett,  publisher,  C.  L.  McAfee,  compositor,  Cuba. 

Wayne  Register,  Republican;  B.  W.  Curtis,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Wayne. 

Advanced  Leader,  Republican;  P.  McHutchon,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Warwick. 

BICE    COUNTY. 

Sterling  Gazette,  Republican;  E.  B.  Cowgill,  editor  and  publisher,  A.  L.  McMillan, 
associate  editor.  Sterling. 

The  Sterling  Bulletin,  (daily  aud  weekly,)  Republican;  W.  M.  Lamb,  M.  D.,  T.  L. 
Powers  and  Clarence  Prescott,  publishers.  Sterling. 

The  Lyons  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Clark  Conkling,  pub- 
lisher, Lyons. 

Central  Kansas  Democrat,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  F.  N.  Cooper  <fe  Co., 
editors  and  proprietors,  Lyons. 

The  Lyons  Prohibitionist,  Prohibition;  D.  P.  Hodgdon,  editor,  Lyons. 

The  Chase  Record,  Independent;  J.  E.  Junkin,  editor  and  proprietor.  Chase. 

The  Little  River  Monitor,  Neutral;  T.  G.  Robison,  editor.  Little  River. 

Geneseo  Herald,  Neutral;  Frank  Reeves,  editor,  F.  J.  Mealey,  associate  editor, 
Frank  Reeves  &  Co.,  proprietors,  Geneseo. 

The  Raymond  Independent,  Independent;  R.  M.  W^atson,  editor  and  publisher, 
Raymond. 

Cain  City  Razzooper,  Democratic;  Will  J.  McHugh,  editor  and  proprietor,  B.  Grant 
Jefferis,  associate  editor,  Cain  City. 

BILEY    COUNTY. 

The  Nationalist,  Republican;  Rev.  R.  D.  Parker,  Geo.  F.  Thompson  and  L.  B. 
Parker,  editors  and  proprietors,  Manhattan. 

The  Industrialist,  Educational  and  Agricultural;  edited  by  the  Faculty  of  the  State 
Agricultural  College,  Geo.  T.  Fairchild,  president,  Manhattan. 

The  Manhattan  Republic,  (daily  and  weekly.)  Republican;  G.  A.  Atwood,  editor, 
Manhattan. 

The  Mercury,  Democratic;  J.  J.  Davis,  editor  and  proprietor,  Manhattan, 

The  Kansas  Telephone,  (monthly,)  Religious;  Rev.  R.  D.  Parker,  editor,  L.  B. 
Parker,  publisher,  Manhattan. 

The  Journal  of  Mycology,  (monthly,)  Scientific;  Prof.  W.  A.  Kellerman,  Manhat- 
tan; J.  B.  Ellis,  Newfield,  N.  J.;  and  B.  M.  Everhaft,  West  Chester,  Pa.,  editors,  Man- 
hattan. 

The  Randolph  Echo,  Republican;  P.  B.  Lewis,  editor,  Randolph. 

Leonardville  Monitor,  Republican;  P.  S.  Loofbourrow,  editor,  Leonardville. 

BOOKS    COUNTY. 

The  Western  News,  Republican;  B.  Hill,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Stockton. 


96  STATE  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY. 


The  Rooks  County  Record,  Republican;  W.  L.  Chambers,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Stockton. 

The  Rooks  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  H.  T.  Miller,  editor  and  publisher, 
Stockton. 

The  Plainville  Times,  Independent;  S.  8.  &  F.  M.  Case,  editors,  and  F.  M.  Case, 
proprietor,  Plainville. 

Webster  Eagle,  Republican;  R.  D.  Graham  and  Mart  H.  Hoyt,  editors,  Webster. 

Woodston  Register,  Independent;  M.  L.  Mclntyre,  publisher,  Woodston. 

BUSH    COUfTTY. 

Walnut  City  Gazette,  Republican;  R.  A.  &,  H.  A.  Russell,  editors,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Rush  Center. 

La  Crosse  Chieftain,  Republican;  H.  S.  Fish,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  La 
Crosse. 

The  La  Crosse  Democrat,  Democratic;  J.  M.  Tracy,  editor,  La  Crosse  Printing  and 
Publishing  Company,  publishers,  La  Crosse. 

Walnut  City  Democrat,  Democratic;  R.  F.  Ward,  editor,  Democratic  Publishing 
Company,  publishers.  Walnut  City,  ( Rush  Center  post  ofl&ce.) 

The  Walnut  City  Daily  News,  Neutral;  J.  B.  MuUay,  editor,  T.  J.  Stumbaugh.  gen- 
eral manager,  Stumbaugh  <fe  Mullay,  publishers.  Walnut  City. 

The  McCracken  Enterprise,  Neutral;  The  Enterprise  Publishing  Company,  pub- 
lishers, McCracken. 

BUSSELL    COUNTY. 

The  Russell  Record,  Republican;  Harry  A.  Dawson,  editor  and  publisher,  Russell. 

Russell  Journal,  Neutral;  E.  L.  S.  Bouton,  editor,  J.  L. C.  Wilson,  business  manager, 
Bouton  &.  Wilson,  proprietors,  Russell. 

The  Russell  Democratic  Review,  Democratic;  A.  C.  Cruce,  editor,  Charles  Smith 
db  Co.,  proprietors,  W.  H.  Quarterman,  manager,  Russell. 

The  Bunker  Hill  News,  Republican;  Chas.  F.  Pugh,  editor,  Bunker  Hill. 

The  Dorrance  Nugget,  Independent;  Samuel  H.  Haffa,  editor  and  proprietor,  Dor- 
rance. 

Luray  Headlight,  Independent;  Jas.  £.  Garner,  editor  and  manager.  Garner  Bros., 
publishers,  Luray. 

BAIilME   COUNTY. 

Saline  County  Journal,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  M.D.  Sampson,  editor, 
publisher  and  proprietor,  Salina. 

Salina  Herald,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  3.  M.  Davis,  editor  and  publisher, 
Salina. 

The  Salina  Republican,  Republican;  Fred  G.  Andrews  and  Ed.  B.  Payne,  editors, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Salina. 

The  Rising  Sun,  Prohibition;  D.  M.  Gillespie,  editor  and  publisher,  Mrs.  M.  J. 
Hunter,  corresponding  editor,  Salina. 

Normal  Register,  (occasional,)  L.  O.  Thoroman,  editor,  Salina. 

The  Brookville  Transcript,  Republican;  Frank  Honeywell,  editor,  W. S.  Bush,  fore- 
man. Transcript  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Brookville. 

Brookville  Times,  Independent;  J.  C.  Gault,  publisher,  Brookville. 

The  Gypsum  Valley  Echo,  Republican;  J.  Wayne  Amos,  editor  and  publisher.  Gyp- 
sum City. 

Assaria  Argus,  Neutral;  Dursley  Sargent  and  J.  O.  Middaugh,  publishers,  Assaria. 

SCOTT   COUNTY. 

Scott  County  Herald,  Democratic;  S.  W.  Case,  editor,  Frank  A.  Capps,  local  edi- 
tor and  business  manager,  Mrs.  S.  W.  Case,  corresponding  editor,  Scott  City. 


Fifth  biennial  Repobt.  97 

Scott  County  News,  Republican;  Harvey  Fleming  and  N.  D.  Adams,  editors  and 
publishers,  Scott  City. 

The  Scott  Sentinel,  Democratic;  M.  J.  Keys,  editor,  E.  B.  Harrington,  local  editor, 
Scott  City. 

Pence  City  Times;  J.  W.  Bast,  editor.  Pence  City. 

SEDGWICK    COUNTY. 

Wichita  Eagle,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  M.  M.  Murdock,  editor,  M.  M.  & 
R.  P.  Murdock,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Wichita. 

The  Wichita  Beacon,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  Ben  A.Eaton,  editor,  W.  B. 
Hotchkiss,  business  manager,  Beacon  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Wichita. 

New  Republic,  Republican;  J.  S.  Jennings,  editor  and  proprietor,  Wichita. 

The  Arrow,  Neutral;  Lon  Hoding,  publisher,  Wichita. 

Wichita  Herold,  (German,)  Democratic;  John  Hoenscheidt,  editor,  Wichita. 

Kansas  Staats-Anzeiger,  (German,)  Democratic;  John  Hoenscheidt,  editor,  Wichita. 

The  Union  Labor  Press,  Anti-Monopolist;  E.  H.  Loutrel,  editor,  Labor  Union 
Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Wichita. 

Sunday  Growler,  Neutral;  R.  E.  Ryan,  editor,  Ridge  Comly,  business  manager. 
Growler  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Wichita. 

Evening  Call,  (daily,)  Independent;  W.  M.  Starr  and  A.  M. Bryson,  editors,  Wichita. 

The  Daily  Journal,  Independent;  Leo  L.  Redding,  editor,  The  Daily  Journal  Com- 
pany, publishers,  Wichita. 

Wichita  Globe,  Republican;  D.  L.  Roberson,  editor,  Globe  Publishing  Company, 
publishers,  Wichita. 

Wichita  District  Advocate,  (monthly,)  Religious;  J.  D.  Bodkin,  editor  and  business 
manager,  Wichita. 

Monthly  Echoes,  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  A.  Baird,  general  secretary,  Wichita. 

University  Review,  (quarterly,)  Educational;  Rev.  Warren  B.  Hendrix,  president 
and  business  manager,  Wichita. 

Th-:  Western  Evangelist,  (semi-monthly,)  Religious;  Joel  Harper  and  J.  H.  Parker, 
editors,  Wichita. 

The  Wichita  Democrat,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  Chas.  A.  Edwards,  editor, 
■John  Edmonds,  manager,  O.  C.  Sharp,  business  manager.  Democratic  Publishing 
Company,  publishers,  Wichita. 

The  Valley  Center  News,  Republican;  A.  H.  Carpenter,  editor  and  proprietor,  E. 
E.  Hodge,  assistant  editor.  Valley  Center. 

The  Weekly  Mt.  Hope  Mentor,  Republican;  Welch  &  Welch,  publishers,  Mt.  Hope. 

The  Colwich  Courier,  Independent;  Willis  B.  Powell,  editor  and  proprietor,  Col- 
wich. 

Clearwater  Independent,  Independent;  J.  R.  McQuown,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Clearwater. 

SBWABD    COUNTY. 

The  Prairie  Owl,  Republican;  A.  B.  Carr,  editor  and  publisher,  Fargo  Springs. 

The  Seward  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  Griff  B.  Newcom,  local  editor  and 
foreman,  Democrat  Publishing  Co.,  proprietors  and  publishers,  Fargo  Springs. 

The  Fargo  Springs  News,  Republican;  A.  K.  Stoufer,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Fargo  Springs. 

Seward  County  Courant,  Republican;  R.  E.  Hicks,  editor  and  proprietor,  Spring- 
field. 

Springfield  Transcript,  Neutral;  L.  P.  Kemper,  editor,  M.  S.  Parsons,  local  editor, 
Springfield. 


98  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


The  Springfield  Soap-Box,  Republican;  Gibson  <fc  Davis,  editors,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Springfield. 

Seward  Independent,  Independent;  L.  R.  H.  Durham,  publisher,  Seward. 

8HAWNEK    COUNTY. 

The  Commonwealth,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Commonwealth  Publishing 
Company,  publishers  and  proprietors,  P.  P.  Baker,  president  and  editor,  N.  R.  Baker, 
secretary,  treasurer  arid  business  manager,  Topeka. 

The  Topeka  Daily  Capital,  and  The  Weekly  Capital  and  Farmers'  Journal,  Repub- 
lican; J.  K.  Hudson,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Topeka. 

Kansas  State  Journal,  ( daily  and  weekly,)  Republican ;  Frank  P.  MacLennan, 
editor  and  publisher,  Topeka. 

The  Kansas  Democrat,  (daily,)  Democratic;  W.  P.  Tomlinson,  editor  and  general 
manager,  Charles  K.  HoUiday,  city  editor,  Topeka. 

Kansas  Farmer,  Agricultural ;  Kansas  Farmer  Company,  publishers,  Samuel  J. 
Crawford,  president,  J.  B.  McAfee,  general  agent,  H.  A.  Heath,  business  manager, 
W.  A.  PeflFer,  managing  editor,  Topeka. 

Kansas  Telegraph,  (German,)  Democratic;  H.  VonLangen,  editor  and  publisher, 
Topeka. 

The  Kansas  Churchman,  (occasional,)  Religious;  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Vail,  editor, 
Topeka. 

Kansas  Methodist-Chautauqua,  Religious;  S.  E.  Pendleton,  D.  D.,  editor,  P.  T. 
khodes,  business  manager,  Topeka. 

The  Western  Baptist,  Religious;  L.  H.  Holt,  C.  S.  Sheffield  and  A.  C.  Vail,  editors, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Topeka. 

Saturday  Evening  Lance,  literary;  Harry  W.  Frost,  editor  and  publisher,  Topeka. 

The  Lantern,  literary;  James  L.  King,  managing  editor,  George  W.  Reed,  business 
manager,  Topeka. 

The  Kansas  Newspaper  Union;  N.  R.  Baker,  manager,  Topeka. 

Labor  Chieftain,  Knights  of  Labor;  C.  A.  Henrie,  editor  and  publisher,  Topeka. 

Western  School  Journal,  (monthly,)  educational;  R.  W.  Turner,  editor  and  pub- 
lisher,* Topeka. 

The  Kansas  Knight  and  Soldier,  G.  A.  R. ;  M.  O.  Frost,  editor  and  publisher, 
Topeka. 

City  and  Farm  Record,  (monthly,)  real  estate;  I.  W.  Pack,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Topeka. 

The  Kansas  Home,  (monthly,)  real  estate;  George  W.  Watson,  editor  and  pub- 
lisher, Topeka. 

Light,  (monthly,)  Masonic;  Charles  Spalding,  editor  and  publisher,  Topeka. 

Our  Messenger,  (monthly,)  W.  C.  T.  U.;  Olive  P.  Bray,  editor,  Topeka. 

The  Welcome,  (monthly,)  musical;  E.  B.  Guild,  editor  and  publisher,  Topeka. 

Bulletin  of  the  Washburn  College  Laboratory  of  Natural  History,  occasional; 
F.  W.  Cragin,  editor,  published  by  Washburn  College,  Topeka. 

The  Washburn  Argo,  (monthly,)  Literary;  Howard  D.  Tucker,  editor-in-chief, 
Samuel  W.  Naylor,  business  manager,  Topeka. 

The  Washburn  Reporter,  collegiate;  E.  D.  McKeever,  editor-in-chief,  Robert  Stone, 
C.  P.  Donnell,  D.  H.  Piatt  and  Ralph  IngaUs,  editors,  C.  P.  Donnell,  manager, 
Topeka. 

The  Western  Advocate,  (monthly;)  C.  RoUin  Camp,  editor  and  publisher,  Topeka. 

The  Bee,  amateur,  (monthly;)  Charles  F.  Goodrich,  editor,  Charles  Worrall,  pub- 
lisher, Topeka. 


Fifth  Biennial  Repobt.  d9 


The  Weekly  Mail,  Republican;  Frank  A.,  Albert  C.  and  George  A.  Root,  editors 
and  publishers,  North  Topeka. 

The  Spirit  of  Kansas,  Prohibition  and  Anti-Monopoly;  G.  F.  Kimball,  editor  and 
publisher.  North  Topeka. 

The  Benevolent  Banner,  colored;  Barker,  Garrett,  De  Frantz  &,  Charles,  editors 
and  proprietors.  North  Topeka. 

Carpenter's  Kansas  Lyre,  Republican;  J.  S.  Carpenter,  editor,  Rossville. 

8HEBIDAN    COUNTY. 

The  Hoxie  Sentinel,  Republican;  W.  L.  Humes,  editor  and  proprietor,  Hoxie. 
The  Hoxie  Democrat,  Democratic;  S.  P.  Davidson,  editor  and  proprietor,  Hoxie. 
Sheridan  Times,  Neutral;  F.  C.  Thompson,  publisher,  Sheridan. 

SHERMAN    COUNTY. 

Sherman  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  Frank  Parks,  editor  and  proprietor^ 
Eustis. 

Sherman  County  Dark  Horse,  Republican;  J.  H.  Tait,  editor,  proprietor  and  pub- 
lisher, Eustis. 

Sherman  Center  News,  Democratic;  E.  F.  Tennant,  editor,  John  D.  Reed,  propri- 
etor, Sherman  Center. 

Sherman  County  Republican,  Republican;  Bayard  Taylor,  editor,  Hedrick  &  Co.^ 
publishers,  Sherman  Center. 

Sherman  County  News,  Republican;  O.  B.  Kail,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Voltaire. 

SMITH    COUNTY. 

Kansas  Pioneer,  Republican;  W.  H.  Nelson,  editor.  Nelson  <fe  Beacon,  proprietors, 
Smith  Centre. 

Smith  County  Bulletin,  Republican;  John  Q.  Royce,  editor  and  publisher.  Smith 
Centre. 

The  Bazoo,  Democratic;  Jack  W.  Stewart,  editor  and  proprietor.  Smith  Centre. 

Gaylord  Herald,  Republican;  Lew  C.  Headley,  editor  and  proprietor,  Gaylord. 

Cedarville  Globe,  Republican;  A.  Barron,  editor  and  proprietor,  Cedarville. 

The  Lebanon  Criterion,  Republican;  Byron  J.  Thompson,  editor,  Thompson  & 
Wright,  publishers,  Lebanon. 

STAFFOBD    COUNTY. 

The  Weekly  Telegram,  Republican;  R.  M.  Blair,  editor  and  proprietor,  Stafford. 

Stafford  County  Republican,  Republican-Prohibition;  E.  S.  Hadlock,  editor  and 
proprietor,  Stafford. 

Stafford  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  G.  R.  Cruzen,  editor  and  publisher,  Staf- 
ford. 

St.  John  Advance,  Democratic;  W.  K.  P.  Dow,  editor  and  proprietor,  St.  John. 

The  Sun,  Republican;  J.  F.  Spickard,  editor  and  publisher,  St.  John. 

County  Capital,  Republican;  I.  S.  Lewis,  publisher,  St.  John. 

The  Macksville  Times,  Republican;  A.  H.  Dever,  editor,  Welch  &  Becktell,  pro- 
prietors, John  S.  Welch,  business  manager,  Macksville. 

The  Cassoday  Mirage,  Republican;  W.  A.  Potter,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Cassoday. 

STANTON   COUNTY. 

The  Johnson  City  World,  Democratic;  Geo.  V.  Mechler,  editor,  Mechler  Bros.,  pro- 
prietors, Johnson  City. 

Stanton  County  Eclipse,  Republican;  Frank  Weston,  business  manager.  Eclipse 
Company,  publishers,  Johnson  City. 


100  STATE  HiSTOmCAL  SOCIETY 


The  Mitchellville  Courier,  Democratic;  Frank  E.  Newkirk,  editor,  Courier  Pub- 
lishing Company,  proprietors,  Mitchellville. 

The  Gazette,  Democratic;  J.  W.  Merifield,  editor  and  proprietor,  Eli,  (Wayland 
post  oflSce.) 

The  Border  Rover,  Neutral;  Lon  Cravens,  editor  and  publisher,  Borders. 

STEVBNS   COUNTY. 

The  Hugo  Weekly  Herald,  Democratic;  C.  E.  Cook,  editor  and  proprietor,  N. 
Campbell,  local  editor,  Hugoton. 

Woodsdale  Democrat,  Democratic;  Grant  Turner,  editor,  Grant  Turner  and  E.  C. 
McLane,  proprietors,  Woodsdale. 

Hugoton  Hermes,  Republican;  Chas.  M.  Davis,  publisher,  Hugoton. 

Gazelle,  Democratic;  James  Moodey,  editor,  Zella. 

Dermot  Enterprise,  Democratic;  Gooden  &  Chism,  editors  and  publishereT,  Dermot. 

SUMNBB    COUNTY. 

The  Sumner  County  Press,  Republican;  A.  L.  Runyan,  editor.  Press  Printing  Com- 
pany, publishers,  Wellington. 

Sumner  County  Standard,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  Luke  Herring,  editor 
and  publisher,  Frank  Gilmore,  associate  editor,  Wellington. 

The  Wellington  Monitor,  Republican;  J.  G.  Campbell  and  Chas.  Hood,  editors  and 
publishers,  Wellington. 

Wellington  Morning  Quid-Nunc,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Wells  Corey, 
editor,  Frank  Corey,  superintendent,  F.  R.  Sprague,  secretary,  Wellington. 

Weather  Observer,  (monthly,)  John  H.  Wolfe,  publisher,  Wellington. 

The  Oxford  Register,  Neutral;  J.  S.  Converse,  editor  and  publisher,  Oxford. 

The  Caldwell  Journal,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  W.  E.  Powers,  editor,  R. 
B.  Swarthout,  business  manager  and  publisher,  Caldwell. 

The  Caldwell  News,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Robert  T.  Simons,  editor  and 
publisher,  Caldwell. 

The  Industrial  Age,  Union  Labor;  Samuel  Crocker,  business  and  managing  editor, 
"The  Industrial  Age"  Printing  and  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Caldwell. 

Belle  Plaine  News,  Republican;  Geo.  W.  Cain,  publisher  and  proprietor.  Belle 
Plaine. 

Mulvane  Record,  Independent;  G.  L.  Reed,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Mul- 
rane. 

Geuda  Springs  Herald,  Republican;  C.  G.  Furry,  editor  and  proprietor,  Geuda 
Springs. 

The  Argonia  Clipper,  Independent;  Bowker  &  Duncan,  editors  and  publishers, 
Argonia. 

Conway  Springs  Star,  Neutral;  A.  M.  Anderson,  editor  and  proprietor,  Conway 
Springs. 

The  South  Haven  New  Era,  Neutral;  Geo.  W.  Half erty,  editor  and  proprietor.  South 
Haven. 

THOMAS   COUNTY. 

Thomas  County  Cat,  Republican;  Jos.  E.  Gill,  editor,  Thomas  County  Cat  Pub- 
lishing Company,  proprietors,  Colby. 

The  Democrat,  Democratic;  C.  R.  Marks,  editor  and  proprietor,  Colby. 

TBEQO   COUNTY. 

Western  Kansas  World,  Republican;  W.  S.  Tilton,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Wa-Keeney. 


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Wa-Keeney  Tribune,  Democratic;  A.  W.  Hotchkiss,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Wa-Keeney. 

Trego  County  Republican,  Republican;  Geo.  J.  Shepard  and  John  N.  Barrett,  ed- 
itors and  proprietors,  Wa-Keeney. 

WABAUNSEE    COUNTY. 

Wabaunsee  County  News,  Republican;  D.  W.  Scott,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Alma. 

The  Alma  Enterprise,  Republican;  V.  C.  Welch  and  Frank  I.  Sage,  editors,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors.  Alma. 

The  Eskridge  Home  Weekly,  Republican;  D.  V.  Dowd,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Eskridge. 

The  Eskridge  Star,  Republican;  E.  H.  Perry  and  I.  Day  Gardiner,  editors  and 
publishers,  Eskridge. 

The  Alta  Vista  Register,  Republican;  S.  A.  Stauflfer,  editor.  Register  Co.,  publish 
ers,  Alta  Vista. 

WALLACE    COUNTY. 

Wallace  County  Register,  Republican;  S.  L.  Wilson,  editor,  Wallace. 

The  Wallace  County  News,  Republican;  I.  D.  Haldeman,  editor.  News  Company, 
publishers,  Wallace. 

The  Western  Times,  Republican;  Mrs.  Kate  B.  Russell,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Sharon  Springs. 

Sharon  Springs  Leader,  Republican;  Joe  F.  White,  editor  and  publisher,^haron 
Springs. 

WASHINGTON    COUNTY. 

Washington  Republican,  Republican;  H.  C.  Robinson,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Washington. 

Washington  County  Register,  Republican;  J.  T.  Hole,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Clarence  Huff,  local  editor,  Washington. 

The  Washington  Post,  Democratic;  Chas.  F.  Barrett,  editor  and  proprietor,  Wash- 
ington. 

The  Washington  Daily  Times,  (amateur;)  Ben  Davidson,  editor  and  publisher, 
Washington; 

The  Hanover  Democrat,  Democratic;   J.  M.  Hood,  editor,  J.  M.  Hood  and  

Hunger,  publishers,  Hanover. 

The  Clifton  Review,  Republican;  J.  A.  Branson,  editor  and  proprietor,  Clifton. 

The  Local  News,  (semi-weekly,)  Republican;  Padgett  Bros.,  editors,  publishers 
and  proprietors,  Clifton. 

Greenleaf  Journal,  Republican;  C.  P.  Knowlton,  editor,  C.  F.  Knowlton  and  Frank 
D.  Bliss,  publishers,  Greenleaf. 

The  Greenleaf  Herald,  Independent;  Geo.  Gird,  editor  and  publisher,  Greenleaf. 

The  Greenleaf  Safeguard,  Democratic;  Frank  S.  Weiler,  editor,  Greenleaf. 

Haddam  City  Weekly  Clipper,  Republican;  J.  B.  Campbell,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Haddam. 

The  New  Era,  Independent;  A.  P.  Crosby,  editor,  C.  F.  Barrett,  proprietor,  Had- 
dam. 

The  Barnes  Enterprise,  Republican;  M.  H.  Williams  and  M.  O.  Reitzel,  editors, 
Enterprise  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Barnes. 

WICHITA   COUNTY. 

Wichita  Standard,  Republican;  C.  S.  Triplett,  editor  and  publisher,  Leoti  City. 
The  Leoti  Transcript,  Democratic;  Jo.  M.  Kendall,  editor,  W.  R.  Gibbs,  publisher 
and  proprietor,  Leoti  City. 

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102  STATE  JUHTOHICAL  SOCIETY. 

The  Coronado  Star,  Democratic;  A.  B.  Sykes,  editor  and  proprietor,  Coronado. 
The  Wichita  County  Herald,  Republican;  D.  T.  Armstrong,  publisher  and  propri- 
tor,  Coronado. 

WILSON    COUNTY. 

Wilson  County  Citizen,  Republican;  John  S.  Gilmore,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor,. Fredonia. 

Fredonia  Democrat,  Democratic;  H.  L.  Crittenden,  editor,  H.  L.  Crittenden  &  Co., 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Fredonia. 

Fredonia  Chronicle,  Republican;  W.  R.  Dunn,  editor  and  proprietor,  Fredonia. 

Neodesha  Register,  Republican;  J.  K.  Morgan,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Neodesha. 

Altoona  Advocate,  Independent;  Harry  Armstrong,  editor  and  publisher,  Altooua. 

Benedict  Echo,  Independent;  C.  A.  McMullen,  editor  and  publisher,  Benedict. 

Buffalo  Clipper,  Republican;  J.  H.  Hale,  editor  and  publisher,  Buffalo. 

WOODSON   COUNTY. 

Neosho  Falls  Post,  Republican;  J.  N.  Stout,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Neosho  Falls. 

The  News,  Republican;  N.  B.  Buck  and  R.  H.  Trueblood,  publishers  and  proprie- 
tors, Yates  Center. 

The  Independent-Sun,  Prohibition;  D.  H.  Burt,  editor  and  proprietor,  Yates  Cen- 
ter. 

Woodson  Democrat.  Democratic;  Democrat  Publishing  Company,  publishers, 
Yates  Center. 

The  Toronto  Topic,  Democratic;  Frank  Hall,  editor  and  publisher,  Toronto. 

WYANDOTTE   COUNTY. 

The  Wyandotte  Herald,  Democratic;  V.  J.  Lane  &  Co.,  editors,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Wyandotte. 

The  Wyandotte  Gazette,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  R.  B.  Armstrong,  editor 
and  proprietor,  Wyandotte. 

Kansas  Pioneer,  German;  Louis  Weil,  editor  and  publisher,  Kansas  City. 

The  Kansas  Weekly  Cyclone,  Neutral;  Louis  Rosenthal  and  Mark  Cromwell,  edi- 
tors and  publishers,  Kansas  City. 

The  Methodist  Record,  (monthly,)  Religious;  Rev.  George  Winterbourne,  editor 
and  publisher,  Mrs.  R.  Freeman,  associate  editor,  Kansas  City. 

The  Argentine  Weekly  Argus,  Independent;  Louis  Rosenthal  and  Mark  Cromwell, 
editors  and  publishers,  Argentine. 

PAPERS   OF   OTHER  STATES    AND   COUNTRIES    NOW    RECEIVED. 
OAIil^'OBNIA. 

The  Weekly  Post,  Post  Co.,  publishers,  San  Francisco. 

Pacific  Rural  Press,  Dewey  A  Co.,  publishers,  A.  T.  Dewey  and  W.  B.  Ewer,  ed- 
itors, San  Francisco. 

Overland  Monthly,  Overland  Monthly  Co.,  publishers,  San  Francisco. 

California  Patron  and  Agriculturist,  J.  Chester,  managing  editor,  California  Patron 
Co.,  publishers,  San  Francisco. 

The  Signs  of  the  Times,  International  Missionary  Society,  publishers,  E.  J.  Wag- 
goner and  Alonzo  T.  Jones,  editors,  Oakland. 

Pacific  Health  Journal  and  Temperance  Advocate,  (bi-monthly,)  Pacific  Press  Co., 
publishers;  J.  N.  Loughborough,  E.  J.  Waggoner  and  A.  T.  Jones,  editors,  Oakland. 


Fifth  Biennial  Rep  out.  io3 


The  American  Sentinel,  (monthly,)  Pacific  Press  Co.,  publishers,  E.  J.  Waggoner 
and  Alonzo  T.  Jones,  editors,  J.  H.  Waggoner,  corresponding  editor,  Oakland. 

OOIiOBADO. 

Weekly  Rocky  Mountain  News,  News  Co.,  publishers,  John  Arkins,  president  and 
manager,  Denver. 

Silver  World,  W.  E.  Mendenhall,  editor  and  proprietor,  Lake  City. 

Gunnison  Review-Press,  (tri-weekly,)  H.  C.  Olney,  manager,  Press  Co.,  publishers, 
Gunnison. 

The  Salida  Mail,  (semi-weekly,)  Truesdell  «fe  Erdlen,  proprietors,  A.  J.  TruesdelU 
editor,  Salida. 

OONNEOTIOUT. 

Quarterly  Journal  of  Inebriety,  T.  D.  Crothers,  M.  D.,  editor;  published  by  the 
American  Association  for  the  Cure  of  Inebriates,  Hartford. 

Travelers  Record,  (monthly,)  Travelers  Insurance  Co.,  publishers,  Hartford. 

DISTBICT    OF    COLUMBIA. 

The  Alpha  (monthly),  Caroline  B.  Winslow,  editor,  Washington. 
The  Official  Gazette  of  the  United  States  Patent  Office  (weekly),  Washington. 
United  States  Publications,  Monthly  Catalogue,  J.  H.  Hickcox,  publisher,  Wash- 
ington. 

United  States  Official  Postal  Guide,  see  Boston,  Mass. 

Public  Opinion,  Public  Opinion  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Washington. 

FliOBIDA. 

The  Florida  Dispatch,  .A.  H.  Manville,  editor,  Chas.  W.  Da  Costa  and  A.  H.  Man- 
ville,  proprietors,  Jacksonville. 

GEOBGIA. 

Southern  Industrial  Railroad  Record,  conducted  by  A.  L.>  Harris,  Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 

Semi-Weekly  Inter-Ocean,  Inter-Ocean  Publishing  Company,  Chicago. 

Industrial  World  and  Iron  Worker,  F.  W,  Palmer,  editor,  Melvin  M.  Cohen,  assist- 
ant manager,  Chicago. 

The  Standard,  Justin  A.  Smith,  editor,  Edward  Goodman,  E.  R.  &  J.  S.  Dickerson, 
proprietors,  Chicago. 

Weekly  Drovers'  Journal,  H.  L.  Goodall  &,  Co.,  publisher,  Chicago. 

The  Svenska  Amerikanaren,  Swedish-American  Company,  publishers,  P.  A.  Sunde- 
lius,  President,  Chicago. 

American  Antiquarian  and  Oriental  Journal,  (monthly,)  Rev.  Stephen  D.  Peet, 
editor,  F.  H.  Revell,  publisher,  Chicago. 

The  Union  Signal,  Mary  Allen  West,  editor,  Julia  Ames,  associate  editor,  Chicago. 

The  Open  Court,  (semi-monthly,)  B.  F.  Underwood,  editor  and  manager,  Sara  A. 
Underwood,  associate  editor,  Chicago. 

Gaskell's  Magazine,  (monthly,)  A.  J.  Scarborough,  editor,  G.  A.  Gaskell  &  Com- 
pany, publishers,  Chicago. 

The  Comrade,  (semi-monthly,)  H.  E.  Gerry,  managing  editor,  Chicago. 

The  Dial,  (monthly,)  A.  C.  McClurg  &,  Co.,  publishers,  Chicago. 

The  Watchman,  (semi-monthly,)  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  W.  W.  Vanarsdale,  publisher,  Chicago. 

Chicago  Journal  of  Commerce,  Journal  of  Commerce  Co.,  publishers,  Chicago. 

Odd  Fellows  Herald,  G.  M.  Adams,  editor,  M.  T.  Scott,  publisher,  Bloomington. 

Western  Plowman,  J.  W.  Warr,  editor,  L.  B.  Kuhn,  business  manager,  Warr  <fc  Kuhn, 
proprietors,  Moline. 


104  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


INDIAN    TEBBITOBT. 

Cheyenne  Transporter,  Maffet  «fc  Merritt,  publishers,  Darlington. 
The  Cherokee  Advocate,  E.  C.  Boadi^ot  jr.,  editor,  Tahlequah. 
Indian  Chieftain,  John  L.  Adair,  editor,  M.  E.  Milford,  manager.  Chief  tain  Publish- 
ing Co.,  publishers,  Vinita. 

INDIANA. 

The  Indiana  State  Journal,  Journal  Newspaper  Co.,  publisherSi  Indianapolis. 
The  Millstone  A,  Corn  Miller,  ( monthly,)  D.  H.  Ranck,  editor  and  publisher,  Indian- 
apolis. 
Indiana  Student,  (semi-monthly,)  D.  Driscoll  and  D.  K.  Goss,  editors,  Bloomington. 
Mennonitisohe  Rundschau,  Menno^ite  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Elkhart. 


The  Iowa  Historical  Record,  (quarterly;)  published  by  the  State  Historical  Society, 
Iowa  City. 

liOniBIANA. 

Southwestern  Christian  Advocate,  Marshall  W.  Taylor,  editor;  published  by  the 
Methodist  Book  Concern,  New  Orleans. 

MABYIiAND. 

• 

Johns  Hopkins  University  Circulars,  (monthly;)  printed  by  John  Murphy  <k  Co., 
Baltimore. 
Jottings,  ( monthly,)  Insurance;  Jottings  Co.,  proprietors,  Baltimore. 

MASSAOHUSBTTS. 

New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  ( quarterly,)  John  Ward  Dean, 
editor,  Boston. 

The  Woman's  Journal,  Lucy  Stone,  H.  B.  Blaokwell,  and  Alice  Stone  Blackwell, 
editors,  Boston. 

The  Unitarian  Review  and  Religious  Magazine,  (monthly,)  Jos.  Henry  Allen,  edi- 
tor, Boston.  , 

The  Youth's  Companion,  Perry  Mason  &  Co.,  publishers,  Boston. 

Popular  Science  News,  James  R.  Nichols,  and  Austin  P.  Nichols,  editors,  W.  J. 
Rolfe,  associate  editor,  Boston. 

Harvard  University  Bulletin,  Justin  Winsor,  editor,  Cambridge. 

Library  Notes,  (quarterly,)  Melvil  Dewey,  editor.  Library  Bureau,  publishers, 
Boston. 

Lend  a  Hand,  (monthly  magazine  of  organized  philanthropy,)  Edward  E.  Hale, 
D.  D.,  editor,  Boston. 

United  States  Official  Postal  Guide,  (monthly,)  Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co.,  pub- 
lishers, Boston. 

The  Citizen,  (monthly,)  Citizen  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Boston. 

Estes  A  Lauriat's  Monthly  Book  Bulletin,  Boston. 

The  True  Educator,  (monthly,)  Chas.  C.  Ramsey,  editor.  South  Lancaster. 

MICHIGAN. 

The  Fireside  Teacher,  (monthly),  G.  H.  Bell,  publisher.  Battle  Creek. 
Advent  Review,  and  Sabbath  Herald,  Seventh-Day  Adventist  Publishing  Associa- 
tion, publishers.  Battle  Creek. 
The  Unitarian,  (monthly),  Brooke  Hereford  A  J.  T.  Sunderland,  editors,  Ann  Arbor. 


Fifth  biennial  Repobt,  io5 


Kansas  City  Times,  (daily,)  Morrison  Munford,  President,  Times  Publishing  Co., 
publishers,  Kansas  City. 

Kansas  City  Daily  Journal,  Journal  Co.,  publishers,  Kansas  City. 

The  Kansas  City  Star,  (daily,)  Star  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Kansas  City. 

Kansas  City  Live-Stock  Indicator,  F.  D.  Coburn,  editor,  A.  D.  Simons,  commercial 
editor,  P.  D.  Etue,  business  manager,  Kansas  City. 

The  Kansas  City  Live-Stock  Record,  Cuthbert  Powell,  editor,  Ramsey,  Millet  <fe 
Hudson,  proprietors,  Kansas  City. 

The  Kansas  City  Medical  Index,  (monthly,)  S.  Emory  Lanphear,  editor  and  pub- 
lisher, Kansas  City. 

The  Kansas  City  Record,  A.  N.  Kellogg  Newspaper  Co.,  publishers,  J.  F.  Guiwits, 
manager,  Kansas  City. 

Western  Newspaper  Union,  W.  A.  Bunker,  manager,  Kansas  City. 

The  Mid-Continent,  Samuel  B.  Bell,  editor,  Mid-Continent  Publishing  Co.,  pub- 
lishers, Kansas  City. 

The  Centropolis,  Rev.  C.  C.  Woods,  and  Rev.  D.  M.  McClellan,  editors,  James  A. 
Hayes,  agricultural  editor,  F.  W.  Butterlield  &  Sons,  publishers,  Kansas  City. 

The  Witness,  J.  H.  Smart,  editor,  F.  D.  Pettit,  S.  S.  editor,  J.  H.  Smart  <fe  Co., 
publishers,  Kansas  City. 

The  Herald,  Herald  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Kansas  City. 

The  Kansas  Magazine,  (monthly,)  Kansas  Magazine  Publishing  Co.,  Kansas  City. 

Missouri  and  Kansas  Farmer,  (monthly,)  Cliflfe  C.  Brooke,  editor  and  publisher, 
Kansas  City. 

The  Sun,  (bi-monthly,)  Kansas  City. 

St.  Joseph  Herald,  (daily  and  weekly,)  John  P.  Strong,  general  manager.  Herald 
Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  St.  Joseph. 

St.  Joseph  Weekly  Gazette,  Gazette  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  St.  Joseph. 

American  Journal  of  Education,  (monthly,)  J.  B.  Merwin,  managing  editor,  H.  D. 
Shamron,  J.  Baldwin,  G.  I.  Osborne,  and  R.  C.  Norton,  associate  editors,  St.  Louis. 

The  Central  Christian  Advocate,  Benjamin   St.  James  Fry,  editor,  Cranston  «fe 
Stowe,  publishers,  St.  Louis. 

St.  Louis  Evangelist,  Rev.  E.  Cooper,  D.  D.,  editor,  Presbyterian  Newspaper  Co., 
publishers,  Carlos  S.  Greeley,  President,  St.  Louis. 

Western  Newspaper  Union,  Newspaper  Union  Co.,  publishers,  St.  Louis. 

Western  Newsdealer,  (quarterly,)  Lang  &  Co.,  publishers,  St.  Louis. 

The  Altruist,  (monthly,)  devoted  to  Common  Property  and  Community  Homes;  A. 
Longley,  editor,  St.  Louis. 

NEBBASKA. 

Western  Resources,  H.  S.  Reed,  managing  editor,  Lincoln. 

The  Woman's  Tribune,  Clara  Bewick  Colby,  editor  and  publisher,  Beatrice. 

Western  Newspaper  Union,  Newspaper  Union  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Omaha. 

NEW    JEB8EY. 

The  Journal  of  Orthoepy,  (monthly,)  C.  W.  Larison,  editor,  Ringos. 
Orchard  and  Garden,  published  by  J.  T.  Lovett,  Little  Silver. 

NEW   MEXICO. 

The  Daily  Citizen,  Thos.  Hughes,  editor  and  proprietor,  Albuquerque. 


106  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


NEW    YOBK. 

New  York  Tribune,  (daily),  New  York. 

The  Daily  Register,  New  York. 

The  Century  Illustrated  Monthly  Magazine,  Century  Co.,  publishers,  New  York. 

Harper's  Weekly,  New  York. 

Magazine  of  American  History,  (monthly),  Mrs.  Martha  J.  Lamb,  editor.  New  York. 
Scientific  American,  Munn  <k  Co.,  editors  and  proprietors.  New  York. 

Science,  Science  Co.,  publishers.  New  York. 

The  Swiss  Cross,  Harlan  H.  Ballard,  editor.  New  York. 

Electrical  Review,  Geo.  Worthington,  editor.  Chas.  W.  Price,  associate  editor,  New 
York. 

The  Library  Journal,  (monthly,)  Official  Organ  of  the  American  Library  Associa- 
tion, C.  A.  Cutter  and  R.  R.  Bowker,  editors.  New  York. 

The  Cooperative  Index  to  Periodicals,  (quarterly,)  W.  J.  Fletcher,  editor.  New 
York. 

The  American  Missionary,  (monthly.)  published  by  the  American  Missionary  As- 
sociation, W.  B.  Washburn,  LL.  D.,  President,  New  York. 

The  Home  Missionary,  (monthly,)  published  by  the  Home  Missionary  Society, 
New  York. 

Nation,  New  York. 

Political  Science  Quarterly,  edited  by  the  Faculty  of  Political  Science  of  Co- 
lumbia College;  Ginn  &,  Co.,  publishers,  New  York. 

Appleton  Literary  Bulletin,  D.  Appleton  &  Co.,  publishers,  New  York. 

Irish  World,  Patrick  Ford,  editor  and  proprietor,  New  York. 

New  York  Weekly  Witness,  John  Dougall  &  Co.,  publishers.  New  York. 

The  Voice,  Funk  &  Wagnalls,  publishers.  New  York. 

The  Public  Service  Review,  T.  F.  Rodenbough,  general  manager.  New  York. 

The  Decorator  and  Furnisher,  (monthly,)  Edward  Dewson,  manager.  New  York. 

Student's  Journal,  Andrew  J.  Graham,  editor  and  proprietor,  New  York. 

Sabbath  Reading,  John  Dougall  A  Co.,  publishers,  New  York. 

Home  Knowledge,  (monthly,)  Robert  A.  Ginn,  editor;  Home  Knowledge  Associa- 
tion, proprietors.  New  York. 

The  Phonographic  World,  (monthly,)  E.  N.  Miner,  publisher.  New  York  City. 

The  Library  Magazine,  John  B.  Alden,  publisher.  New  York. 

The  National  Temperance  Advocate,  J.  N.  Stearns,  publishing  agent.  New  York. 

The  Publishers'  Weekly,  (a  book  trade  journal,)  R.  R.  Bowker,  manager.  New  York. 

Sheltering  Arms,  (monthly,)  New  York. 

The  Husbandman,  Elmira. 

OHIO. 

Magazine  of  Western  History,  illustrated,  (monthly,)  Cleveland. 

Ohio  Archteological  and  Historical  Quarterly,  Prof.  George  W.  Knight,  Dr.  I.  W. 
Andrews,  Prof.  W.  H.  Venabld,  Prof.  B.  A.  Hinsdale,  and  Prof.  G.  F.  Wright,  editorial 
committee;  A.  H.  Smythe,  publisher,  Columbus. 

Deutsch-Amerikanisches  Magazin,  (quarterly,)  H.  A.  Rattermann,  editor. 

The  Cincinnati  W^eekly  Times,  Cincinnati. 

The  Christian  PresP,  published  by  the  Western  Tract  Society. 

Christian  Standard,  Isaac  Errett,  editor,  Cincinnati. 

American  Grange  Bulletin,  F.  P.  Wolcott,  editor,  Cincinnati. 

Farm  and  Fireside,  (semi-monthly,)  Mast,  Crowell  &  Kirkpatrick,  editors  and  pro- 
prietors, Springfield. 


Fifth  biennial  Report.  io7 


PENNSYLVANIA. 

Public  Ledger,  (daily,)  G.  W.  Childs,  editor  and  publisher,  Philadelphia. 

Faith  and  Works,  published  by  the  Woman's  Christian  Association;  Mrs.  A.  H. 
Franciscus,  Philadelphia. 

The  Naturalist's  Leisure  Hour,  A.  E.  Foote,  editor  and  publisher,  Philadelphia. 

Farmers'  Friend  and  Grange  Advocate,  R.  H.  Thomas,  editor,  Mechanicsburg. 

Zion's  Watch  Tower,  (monthly,)  C.  T.  Russell,  editor,  Alleghany. 

The  Morning  Star,  (monthly,)  published  in  the  interest  of  Indian  education;  R.  H. 
Pratt,  A.  J.  Standing,  and  Marianna  Burgess,  editors;  Indian  Industrial  School, 
Carlisle. 

Building  Association  and  Home  Journal,  (monthly,)  Michael  J.  Brown,  editor, 
Philadelphia. 

TEXAS. 

'     Texas  Live-Stock  Journal,  Philip  H.  Hale,  editor,  Fort  Worth. 

VEBMONT. 

The  Woman's  Magazine,  (monthly,)  Esther  T.  Housh,  editor;  Frank  E.  Housh  «fe 
Co.,  publishers,  Brattleboro. 

WISCONSIN. 

Wisconsin  State  Journal,  David  Atwood,  proprietor,  Madison. 

FBANOE. 

Sooi^te  de  Geographie,  compte  rendu  des  Stances  de  la  Commission  Centrale, 
(semi-monthly,)  Paris. 

Bulletin  de  la  Societe  de  Geographie,  (quarterly,)  Paris. 

Chronique  de  la  Societe  des  Gens  de  Lettres,  (monthly,)  Paris. 

Bulletin  des  Stances  de  la  Societe  Nationale  d' Agriculture  de  France,  (monthly,) 
Paris. 

Bulletin  de  la  Ministere  de  I'Agriculture,  (monthly,)  Paris. 


FINANCES. 
The  finances  of  the  Society  for  the  year  ending  January  18th,  1887,  in- 
cluding the  Treasurer's  account  of  receipts  and  expenditures,  and  the  ex- 
penditures from  the  appropriations  made  by  the  Legislature,  of  which  detailed 
statements  are  given  in  accompanying  papers,  will  be  found  on  the  next 
page.* 

♦The  following  is  the  financial  statement  made  by  the  Board  at  the  Annual  Meeting,  January  19, 
1886,  for  the  year  ending  at  that  date: 

1885.  RECEIPTS. 

Jan.  20,  Balance  of  appropriation  to  June  30,  1885 $1,087  02 

Jan.  20,  Balance  in  hauds  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  Society 14  20 

July  1,  Appropriations  to  June  30,  1886 3,250  00 

Receipts  from  membership  fees 90  00 

Total :.. 84,441  22 

EXPENDITURES. 

Salaries  and  clerk  hire $2,093  00 

Postage,  freight,  and  contingent 449  05 

Purchase  of  bool£S 653  67     3,195  72 

Balance $1,245  50 


108  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


BE0EIPT8. 

1886. 

Jan.  19,  Appropriations  to  June  30,  1886 $1,249  26 

Jan.  19,  Balance  in  hands  of  Treasurer  of  Society,  fees 11  20 

Feb.  23,  Miscellaneous  appropriation,  extra  clerk  hire 1,000  00 

July    1,  Appropriations  to  June  30,  1887 3,250  00 

Receipts  from  membership  fees 62  00 

Total $6,562  46 

EXPENDITUBE8. 

Salaries  and  clerk  hire  from  general  appropriations,  $2,062  65 

Clerk  hire  from  miscellaneous  appropriation 677  38^ 

Clerk  hire  from  membership  receipts 60  00 

Purchase  of  books 677  67 

Postage,  freight,  and  contingent 631  21      4,098  71 

Balance  unexpended $1,463  76 

The  estimates  for  appropriations  which  the  Board  submits,  for  each  of  the 
two  ensuing  fiscal  years,  are  as  follows  : 

Salary  of  Secretary $1,600 

Clerk  hire 5^,000 

Purchase  of  books 1,000 

Postage,  freight,  and  contingent 1,000 

And  for  deficiencies  for  the  present  fiscal  year 1,000 

On  motion  of  Hon.  James  F.  Legate,  the  item  of  clerk  hire  for  each  of 
the  two  fiscal  years  was  by  unanimous  vote  of  the  Society  increased  to 
$3,000. 

The  reading  and  consideration  of  the  report  of  the  Board  of  Directors 
having  been  concluded,  on  motion  it  was  then  adopted. 

General  Wilder,  from  the  Committee  on  Nominations,  made  the  following 
report : 

Your  Committee  on  Nominations  recommend  the  following  persons  for  members 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  for  the  term  ending  January,  1890:  John  G.  Pratt,  May- 
wood;  J.  B.  Abbott,  DeSoto;  N.A.Adams,  Manhattan;  J.  B.  Clogston,  Eureka;  Geo. 
W.  Knapp,  Clyde;  G.  W.  Veale,  Topeka;  A.  S.  Johnson,  Topeka;  L.  B.  Kellogg,  Em- 
poria; H.  H.  Williams,  Osawatomie;  E.  B.  Crew,  Delphos;  T.  A.  McNeal,  Medicine 
Lodge;  Thomas  A.  Osborn,  Topeka;  E.  B.  Purcell,  Manhattan;  John  W.  Scott,  lola; 
A.  L.  Coleman,  Centralia;  W.  S.  Tilton,  Wa-Keeney;  Geo.  W.  Doty,  Burlingame;  J. 
Wayne  Amos,  Gypsum  City;  T.  S.  Haun,  Jetmore;  J.  R.  Burton,  Abilene;  J.  H.  Down- 
ing, Hays  City;  C  E.  Faulkner,  Salina;  J.  K.  Hudson,  Topeka;  Cyrus  Leland,  Troy; 
J.  B.  McAfee,  Topeka;  C.  H.  Kimball,  Parsons;  Chas.  Williamson,  Washington;  A.  W. 
Smith,  McPherson;  T.  B.  Murdock,  El  Dorado;  Noble  L.  Prentis,  Atchison;  John  H. 
Rice,  Fort  Scott;  H.  B.  Kelly,  McPherson;  T.  T.  Taylor,  Hutchinson. 

And  to  fill  the  following  vacancies  in  the  term  ending  January,  1888:  Thos.  P. 
Fenlon,  Leavenworth,  vice  Wirt  W.  Walton,  deceased;  T.  A.  Hurd,  Leavenworth,  vice 
W.  B.  Clarke,  removed  from  the  State. 

The  report  was  then  adopted,  and  the  persons  so  nominated  for  Directors 
were  elected. 


Fifth  biennial  repobt.  .  io9 

The  business  proceedings  of  the  annual  meeting  having  been  concluded, 
President  Anthony  delivered  a  brief  address  relating  to  the  subject  of  the 
history  of  the  Society,  and  the  importance  of  the  work  it  was  carrying  for- 
ward. 

Brief  addresses  were  also  made  by  Hon.  Edward  Russell  of  Lawrence, 
ex-Chief  Justice  Kingman  of  Topeka,  Hon.  Jas.  F.  Legate  of  Leavenworth, 
Hon.  T.  Dwight  Thacber  of  Topeka,  Hon.  Chas.  Williamson  of  Washing- 
ton, Hon.  P.  G.  Lowe  of  Leavenworth,  Mr.  L.  R.  Elliott  of  Manhattan, 
Major  Henry  Inman  of  Ellsworth,  Hon.  John  E.  Rastall  of  Burlingame, 
and  Gov.  C.  V.  Eskridge  of  Emporia. 

On  motion  of  Hon.  John  Speer,  a  resolution  was  adopted  expressive  of 
the  sympathy  of  the  Society  with  Hon.  Kersey  Coates,  of  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
an  honorary  member  of  the  Society,  on  account  of  his  severe  illness,  of  which 
the  members  of  the  Society  had  just  been  apprised. 

The  annual  meeting  of  the  Society  then  adjourned. 


MEETING  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS. 


At  the  conclusion  of  the  proceedings  of  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Society, 
a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  was  convened,  on  the  call  of  the  Presi- 
dent, Colonel  D.  R.  Anthony,  who  occupied  the  chair. 

On  motion,  the  Board  proceeded  to  the  election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing 
two  years.     The  election  resulted  as  follows : 

President,  Daniel  W.  Wilder,  Hiawatha;  Vice  Presidents,  Henry  H. 
Williams,  Osawatomie,  and  Thomas  A.  McNeal,  Medicine  Lodge ;  Secretary, 
Franklin  G.  Adams,  Topeka;  Treasurer,  John  Francis,  Topeka. 

President  Wilder,  being  then  called  to  the  chair,  thanked  the  Society  for 
the  honor  conferred  upon  him. 

The  President  then  announced  the  following  committees : 

Executive  Committee:  Governor  John  A.  Martin,  Hon.  T.  Dwight 
Thacher,  Hon.  P.  I.  Bonebrake,  Major  N.  A.  Adams,  and  Hon.  F.  P.  Baker, 

Legislative  Committee:  Hon.  Benjamin  F.  Simpson,  Hon.  E.  B.  Purcell, 
and  Hon.  Edward  Russell. 

The  persons  nominated  at  the  afternoon  meeting  for  honorary  and  cor- 
responding members  were  then  unanimously  chosen. 

On  motion,  the  meeting  of  the  Board  then  adjourned. 


SIXTH   BIENNIAL  REPOET. 


The  Board  of  Directors  met  in  the  rooms  of  the  Society,  Tuesday,  Novem- 
ber 20, 1888,  at  3:30  p.  m.,  the  following  members  being  present:  Hon.  John 
Francis,  Hon.  V.  J.  Lane,  Hon.  F.  P.  Baker,  Judge  S.  A.  Kingman,  Hon. 
D.  W.  Wilder,  Hon.  James  Smith,  Maj.  Benjamin  F.  Simpson,  Hon.  James 
F.  Legate,  Hon.  W.  C.  Edwards,  Hon.  E.  J.  Dallas,  Hon.  Martin  Mohler, 
Hon.  T.  D.  Thacher,  and  the  Secretary,  F.  G.  Adams. 

Letters  were  read  from  Hon.  Edward  Russell,  President  of  the  Society, 
and  from  Prof  I.  T.  Goodnow  and  Hon.  L.  R.  Elliott,  expressing  regrets 
at  their  inability  to  be  present  at  the  meeting. 

The  President  and  Vice-Presidents  being  absent.  Judge  Kingman  was 
called  to  the  chair,  on  motion  of  Hon.  F.  P.  Baker. 

The  Secretary  then  read  the  report,  which  was  approved  on  motion  of 
Mr.  Legate,  and  ordered  for  publication. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Legate,  it  was  voted  that  a  committee  be  appointed, 
composed  of  three  citizens  of  Topeka,  to  act  in  connection  w^ith  the  Presi- 
dent and  Secretary  of  the  Society,  to  confer  Avith  the  Executive  Council  and 
the  Legislature,  and  to  take  charge  of  the  matter  of  procuring  suitable  rooms 
in  the  State  House,  when  completed,  for  the  library  and  collections  of  the 
Society.  The  President  appointed  F.  P.  Baker,  T.  D.  Thacher  and  John 
Francis  members  of  the  committee. 

The  Secretary  called  the  attention  of  the  Board  to  a  letter  from  Senator 
Plumb,  transmitting  a  letter  of  Col.  R.  J.  Hinton,  in  which  the  latter  pro- 
poses to  dispose  of  some  historical  manuscripts  and  papers  which  he  has 
collected.  On  motion,  the  Secretary  was  directed  to  confer  with  Colonel 
Hinton  upon  the  subject. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Edwards,  the  following  resolution  was  adopted,  and 
ordered  to  be  submitted  to  the  annual  meeting  for  its  consideration : 

Whereas,  The  Kansas  State  Historical  Society  has  always  considered  that  its 
library  and  collections  were  being  gathered  and  made  up  wholly  as  the  property  of 
the  State;  and,  whereas,  the  Legislature,  by  act  of  March  10,  1879,  declared  the  Society 
to  be  a  trustee  of  the  State,  and  its  library  and  collections  of  every  kind  to  be  the 
inalienable  property  of  the  State:  therefore, 

Resolved,  That  this  Society  hereby  fornaally  declares  it  to  be  the  intention  of  the 
Society,  that  its  library  and  collections  hitherto  gathered,  and  all  that  shall  hereafter 
be  gathered,  are,  and  are  to  become  the  exclusive  property  of  the  State  of  Kansas, 
for  the  use  of  the  people  of  the  State;  and  the  Society  fully  accepts  the  terms  and 
conditions  expressed  and  contained  in  said  act  of  March  10,  1879. 

On  motion,  the  meeting  adjourned. 

(Ill) 


112 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


REPORT  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS,  NOV.  20,  1888. 


By  vote  of  the  Board  of  Directors  at  the  meeting  of  January  17th,  1888, 
the  time  for  concluding  the  yearly  work  of  the  Society  and  making  up  the 
annual  report  was  changed  from  the  third  Tuesday  of  January  to  the  third 
Tuesday  in  November.  This  change  was  made  for  the  object  of  giving 
time  for  the  printing  of  the  Society's  biennial  reports  previous  to  their  pre- 
sentation to  the  annual  meeting,  and  before  the  meeting  of  the  Legislature. 
The  report  here  presented,  then,  exhibits  the  work  of  the  Society  during 
the  period  commencing  with  January  18th,  1887,  and  ending  with  Novem- 
ber 19th,  1888,  or  about  one  year  and  ten  months,  instead  of  for  the  full 
period  of  two  years,  as  has  been  the  case  with  former  biennial  reports. 

SUMMARY. 

During  the  period  covered  by  this  report  there  have  been  added  to  the 
library  of  the  Society,  of  bound  volumes,  1,619;  unbound  volumes  and 
pamphlets,  9,250 ;  volumes  of  newspapers  and  periodicals,  1,995 ;  single  news- 
papers, 1,734;  maps,  atlases  and  charts,  116;  manuscripts,  662;  pictures 
and  >yorks  of  art,  275 ;  scrip,  currency,  coins  and  medals,  32 ;  war  relics, 
12;  miscellaneous  contributions,  229. 

The  library  additions  of  books,  pamphlets,  and  newspaper  files,  not  in- 
cluding duplicates,  number  12,864  volumes.  Of  these,  12,001  have  been 
procured  by  gift,  and  863  by  purchase. 

The  whole  number  of  volumes  in  the  library  at  the  present  time  is  as 
follows,  namely:  9,971  bound  volumes;  30,353  unbound  volumes;  7,981 
bound  newspaper  files  and  volumes  of  periodicals ;  in  all,  48,305  volumes. 

YEARLY  GROWTH  OF  THE  LIBRARY. 

The  following  is  a  statement  of  the  yearly  growth  of  the  library  in  thir- 
teen years,  1876  to  1888,  inclusive:  \ 


Date. 

Volumes 
hookt. 

Volumes 
newspapers 

periodieaU. 

Pamphlets. 

Total  yearly 
accessions. 

Ye<irly 
total 
qfthe 

library. 

1876 

280 
115 

1,237 
290 
448 
414 

1,669 
307 
782 

1,088 

1,772 
768 
866 

64 
160 
710 
276 
448 
876 
613 
403 
807 
678 
1,578 
1,007 
988 

74 
601 
1,184 
491 
1,146 
1,127 
2,721 
1,088 
2,763 
2,033 
7,975 
1,643 
7,707 

408 
766 
3,131 
1,056 
2,042 
1,916 
4,903 
1,798 
4,302 
3,799 
11,320 
3,303 
9,561 

408 

1877 

1,174 

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4,305 
5,361 
7,403 

1880 

1881 

9,319 
14,222 
16,020 
20,322 
24,121 

1882 

1883 

1884, 

1885 

1886 

1887 

35,441 
38,744 

1888 

48,305 

Totals 

9,971 

7,981 

80,363 

48,305 

Sixth  Biennial  Re  poet.  113 

The  tables  which  the  report  contains  show  perhaps  as  well  as  tables  and 
exhibits  can,  the  character  and  extent  of  the  work  done  by  the  Society  dur- 
ing the  period  which  the  report  covers. 

Included  in  the  pamphlet  accessions  are  5,393  newspaper  cuttings,  which 
have  been  mounted  and  placed  in  the  library  classification.  These  are  the 
accumulations  of  many  years.  They  relate  chiefly  to  Kansas  history,  local 
and  general,  to  biography,  proceedings  of  local  pioneer  gatherings,  and  of 
various  State  societies  and  associations.  Mounted  in  scrap-books  and  placed 
in  the  library,  they  are  thus  made  convenient  for  reference. 

MENTION  OF  SOME  DONATIONS. 

Among  the  most  liberal  of  the  donors  of  books  and  pamphlets  may  be 
mentioned  Rev.  S.  L.  Adair,  of  Osawatomie;  Hon.  F.  P.  Baker,  Hon.  T.  D. 
Thacher,  Mr.  A.  S.  Huling  and  lion.  D.  M.  Valentine,  of  Topeka;  Prof. 
I.  T.  Goodnow  and  Mrs.  B.  F.  Mudge,  of  Manhattan ;  Hon.  Geo.  W.  Mar- 
tin, Kansas  City;  Hon.  Eli  Thayer,  of  Worcester,  Massachusetts;  Dr.  Sam- 
uel A.  Green,  Secretary  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  Boston ;  and 
the  Essex  Institute,  Salem,  Massachusetts.  Prof.  Goodnow  has  given  from 
his  thirty-three  years'  savings  in  Kansas  a  mass  of  historical  material  of  in- 
estimable value,  consisting  of  books,  pamphlets,  magazines,  manuscripts, 
maps,  newspaper  files  and  other  papers.  Hon.  D.  M.  Valentine  has  given 
the  Society  ninety-four  pamphlets,  chiefly  consisting  of  Kansas  political  and 
other  publications  thoughtfully  saved  by  him  during  his  thirty  years'  resi- 
dence in  Kansas.  One  of  the  most  valuable  gifts  of  books  to  the  Society  has 
been  that  made  by  Hon.  George  W.  Martin,  now  of  Kansas  City,  Kansas, 
consisting  of  100  copies  of  "  Wilder's  Annals,"  1875  edition.  This  book  has 
been  much  sought  for  by  libraries  and  institutions  with  which  our  Society 
makes  exchanges,  and  the  gift  enables  us  to  effect  exchanges  securing  the 
augmentation  of  our  library  by  many  valuable  volumes  otherwise  beyond 
our  reach. 

Of  the  662  manuscript  papers  contributed,  there  are  many  which  are  of 
historical  interest.  Among  such  may  be  mentioned  the  record  books  of 
early  Topeka  social  organizations,  given  by  Mrs.  Ashbaugh ;  the  muster- 
rolls,  given  by  Judge  L.  D.  Bailey,  containing  a  record  of  the  first  military 
organization  in  what  is  now  Lyon  county;  Dr.  George  W.  Brown's  contri- 
butions to  anti-slavery  and  early  Kansas  history ;  the  contributions  made  to 
John  Brown  history  by  John  Brown,  jr.,  Theodore  Botkin,  Hon.  Horace  L. 
Jones,  Hon.  O.  E.  Morse,  Col.  William  A.  Phillips,  and  Capt.  J.  A.  Pike; 
the  autobiographical  sketches  by  lady  editors  of  Kansas  newspapers;  the 
mass  of  petitions  of  the  women  of  Kansas  for  municipal  suffrage,  presented 
to  the  Legislature  of  1887 ;  and  the  voluminous  original  records  of  Kansas 
history  contained  in  the  contributions  made  by  Mrs.  Lawrence,  the  widow 
of  Amos  A.  Lawrence,  a  most  liberal  benefactor  of  Kansas  in  the  earliest 
days  of  trial.     These  manuscripts  contain  a  large  portion  of  the  records  of 


114  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


the  work  of  the  New  England  Emigrant  Aid  Company,  of  which  Mr.  Law- 
rence was  the  treasurer. 

Of  maps  and  atlases  donated  to  the  library,  the  atlas  to  accompany  the 
Ohio  Geological  Survey,  given  by  Mr.  Robert  Clarke,  of  Cincinnati,  ac- 
companied as  the  gift  was  by  that  of  the  volumes  of  the  Survey,  is  worthy 
of  special  mention ;  as  is  also  the  gift  by  Mr.  F.  E.  Jerome,  of  Russell,  of 
the  atlas  to  accompany  the  Michigan  Geological  Survey.  Mr.  John  P.  Ed- 
wards, of  Quincy,  Illinois,  has  added  to  the  gifts  before  made  by  him  of 
Kansas  maps  and  atlases,  by  contributing  large  wall  maps  of  three  Kansas 
and  one  Missouri  county.  Professor  Goodnow's  very  large  gift  to  the  So- 
ciety was  acccompanied  by  eighteen  valuable  maps.  The  gift  made  by  J. 
H.  Meacham  of  his  voluminous  illustrated  atlas  of  Brown  and  Nemaha 
counties  is  an  important  contribution  to  the  materials  of  Kansas  history. 
The  Iowa  atlas  given  by  Mr.  A.  W.  Stubbs'  is  a  valuable  record  of  the  history 
of  a  neighboring  State.  Messrs.  Wasser  and  Flint,  of  Girard,  have  added 
again  to  their  contributions  of  Kansas  maps.  Mr.  Henry  Kuhn's  gift  of 
Boudinot's  map  of  the  Indian  Territory  is  an  important  contribution. 
Rand,  McNally  &  Co.  have  added  largely  to  the  gifts  which  they  had  be- 
fore made  of  maps  of  the  States  and  Territories.  The  archaeological  map 
made  and  given  to  the  Society  by  Mr.  William  Griffing  is  an  interesting 
record  of  original  investigation  of  the  antiquities  of  Kansas. 

Noteworthy  among  the  pictures  added  to  the  gallery  is  a  crayon  portrait 
of  Senator  Ingalls,  a  gift  of  the  artist, 'Mr.  A.  Montgomery;  a  crayon  por- 
trait of  Col.  Alexander  S.  Johnson,  given  by  himself  by  special  request; 
and  a  portrait  of  Chester  Thomas,  sr.,  given  by  members  of  his  family. 
Mr.  Robert  Tracy,  of  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  has  given  photo  portraits  of  Maj. 
William  P.  Richardson  and  Dr.  John  H.  Stringfellow,  both  prominent 
figures  in  the  earliest  period  of  Kansas  Territorial  history;  the  family  and 
friends  of  Prof  B.  F.  Mudge  have  given  a  portrait  of  that  most  prominent 
early  worker  in  Kansas  science;  Thomas  W.  Heatley  has  given  an  original 
photo  portrait  of  Richard  Realf,  and  a  fine  crayon  copy  of  this  portrait  has 
been  given  the  Society  by  Mrs.  Peacock,  who  executed  it;  H.  T.  Martin, 
the  photographer,  has  contributed  cabinet  photos  of  members  of  the  Legis- 
lature and  the^executive  officers  of  1887-8, 136  in  number.  Numerous  other 
portraits  and  pictures  have  also  been  contributed  to  the  Society's  very  large 
collection  of  this  class  of  historical  material.  Ex-Gov.  Frederick  P.  Stanton, 
now  a  resident  of  Farmwell,  Virginia,  has  given  the  Society  a  fine  marble 
bust  of  himself,  executed  many  years  ago  by  Horatio  Stone.  This  gift  will 
ever  be  regarded  by  the  Society  and  by  the  people  of  Kansas  as  an  inter- 
esting memorial  of  one  whose  official  career  was  marked  by  invaluable 
services  in  times  of  great  need. 

Conspicuous  among  the  contributions  is  the  gold  medal  which  was  pre- 
sented by  Victor  Hugo  and  his  associates  in  France,  in  1874,  to  the  widow 
of  Capt.  John  Brown,  in  testimony  of  the  recognition  by  the  donors  of  the 


Sixth  biennial  Be  poet.  115 

supreme  sacrifice  made  by  the  Kansas  martyr  in  behalf  of  human  rights. 
The  medal  has  been  deposited  with  the  Historical  Society  by  Capt.  John 
Brown,  jr.,  and  his  brothers  and  sisters,  regarding  as  they  do  our  Society 
as  the  appropriate  custodian  of  the  memorials  of  their  illustrious  father. 

Of  war  memorials  may  be  mentioned  the  gift  by  Maj.  James  B.  Abbott  of 
his  sword,  a  relic  of  the  early  troubles  in  Kansas,  as  well  as  of  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion,  also  the  gift  by  the  same  of  an  English  musket,  a  relic  of  Confed- 
erate arms  employed  on  our  border  in  Price's  raid,  and  a  Pro-Slavery  flag,  a 
relic  of  the  Kansas  Territorial  troubles;  the  gift  by  Mrs.  Hannah  Ritchie 
of  the  sword  and  gun  of  Gen.  John  Ritchie,  memorials  of  the  services  ren- 
dered by  a  distinguished  and  honored  pioneer  citizen  of  Kansas  in  the  war 
for  the  preservation  of  the  Union.  Hon.  A.  Washburn  gives  an  interesting 
relic  of  the  war  of  the  Revolution,  and  Dr.  S.  B.  Prentiss  the  same  of  the 
Pro-Slavery  troubles  of  1856.  Interesting  relics  of  the  war  of  the  Rebellion 
have  been  given  by  Mrs.  Lititia  Watkins,  Mr.  W.  A.  Warren,  J.  W.  Rich- 
ardson, W.  E.  Richey,  and  Mrs.  Sophia  Ashbaugh. 

Of  files  of  newspapers.  Rev.  S.  L.  Adair  has  given  thirty-six  volumes, 
Hon.  F.  P.  Baker  sixteen,  and  Prof.  I.  T.  Goodnow  sixty-two.  These  with 
the  others  contributed  swell  the  number  of  files  given  the  Society  in  addi- 
tion to  those  contributed  in  regular  issues,  to  one  hundred  and  twenty-eight 
in  number.  These  added  to  the  volumes  of  newspapers  and  periodicals  which 
have  accumulated  through  regular  newspaper  issues  received,  chiefly  from 
gifts,  make  up  1,995  volumes  of  this  most  valuable  class  of  historical  ma- 
terials received  during  the  period  covered  by  the  report. 

CHARACTER  OF    THE   LIBRARY. 

The  lists  and  tables  which  this  report  contains  show  that  there  is  being 
made  up  by  this  Society  for  the  use  of  the  people  of  Kansas  a  library  of 
history  and  reference,  remarkable  in  its  growth,  and  still  more  remarkable 
in  the  character  and  value  of  the  materials  which  it  contains.  They  show 
that  notwithstanding  much  embarrassment  the  growth  of  the  library  and 
collections  has  steadily  continued  from  year  to  year  during  the  thirteen 
years  of  the  Society's  existence,  and  that  in  that  time  there  have  been  placed 
on  the  library  shelves  more  than  forty-eight  thousand  volumes  of  books, 
newspaper  files  and  pamphlets;  and  in  addition  to  these,  this  and  former  re- 
ports show  a  collection  of  manuscripts,  pictures,  statuary,  relics  and  objects 
of  historical  illustration  of  every  kind  and  description  almost  countless  in 
number. 

The  character  of  these  materials  is  such  as  was  contemplated  in  the  or- 
ganization of  the  Society  and  such  as  the  law  directs  the  Society  to  bring 
into  its  library  and  collections.  They  are  chiefly  the  printed  and  written 
records  of  the  people  of  Kansas;  records  which  go  to  show  the  sacrifices 
and  achievements  of  our  first  settlers  in  establishing  freedom  on  our  soil ; 
records  of  the  daily,  weekly,  monthly  and  yearly  transactions  of  the  people 


116  State  Historical  Society. 

in  social,  moral,  educational  and  material  progress;  in  the  building-up  of 
our  towns,  with  their  depots  of  trade,  their  manufactories,  and  varied  in- 
dustrial establishments;  records  which  show  the  unexampled  progress  in  the 
construction  of  lines  of  railroad  transportation ;  in  the  opening  and  plant- 
ing of  farms,  orchards  and  vineyards;  records  of  the  march,  year  by  year, 
of  our  frontier  people  toward  the  border,  still  experimenting  with  the  powers 
of  nature,  and  still  subduing  obstacles  which  for  all  the  ages  before  had 
been  deemed  insurmountable.  The  history  of  the  struggles  and  triumphs 
of  the  people  of  Kansas,  from  the  earliest  day  to  the  present,  have  been 
and  are  being  more  fully  recorded  by  pen  and  printing-press  than  ever  be- 
fore was  that  of  any  people ;  and  our  Historical  Society  is  very  fully  gather- 
ing in  and  placing  accessibly  on  its  shelves  the  record  as  thus  being  made 
up.  The  published  statistics  of  the  libraries  of  the  country  show  that  the 
library  of  the  Kansas  Historical  Society  is  the  largest  historical  library 
west  of  the  Mississippi  river,  and  the  largest  but  one  west  of  the  Alleghany 
Mountains.  When  it  is  considered  that  this  library  is  not  composed  of 
evanescent  books  of  the  literature  of  the  day,  written  and  printed  for  the 
amusement  of  the  hour,  and  then  no  longer  sought  for  reference  or  for  any 
other  use,  but  that  it  chiefly  contains  the  original  records  of  the  facts  in 
the  history  of  our  own  pioneer  people,  of  the  first  generation  of  the  founders 
and  builders  of  the  State,  it  may  be  well  said  that  when  we  speak  of  its 
remarkable  growth  in  the  number  of  its  volumes,  we  present  a  feature  of 
but  slight  consideration  compared  with  that  of  the  character  of  the  volumes 
which  it  contains  as  original  materials  of  history. 

And  not  only  is  the  history  of  our  own  people  being  gathered  into  this 
library,  but  as  the  law  directs,  the  library  is  being  made  one  of  very  widely 
extended  reference,  in  general  history,  in  science,  and  in  all  subjects  of 
social,  educational,  and  literary  research. 

RELATION  OF  THE  SOCIETY  TO  THE  STATE. 
The  kind  of  work  being  done  by  the  Society,  and  the  relation  which  it  sus- 
tains to  the  State,  are  peculiar;  hence  the  duties  imposed,  and  the  privileges 
conferred  upon  it  by  law,  are  not  so  well  understood  as  they  should  be.  There 
is  but  one  other  institution  in  the  country  so  nearly  like  this  in  object  and 
scope,  and  in  its  connection  with  the  State,  as  to  admit  of  comparison.  The 
Wisconsin  Historical  Society  is  much  like  ours,  and  afforded  the  model 
uix)n  which  our  work  in  its  incipiency  was  planned  and  in  the  main  has 
since  been  carried  forward.  Both  are  voluntary  associations.  Their  mem- 
bers and  officers  are  private  citizens  elected  by  the  societies.  Their  mode  of 
work  has  been  devised,  and  is  being  carried  forward  upon  plans,  rules  and 
regulations  made  by  themselves.  But  what  they  do  is  for  the  people  of  the 
State.  Their  library  and  all  their  collections  are  the  property  of  the  State, 
placed  in  rooms  provided  by  the  State,  and  are  inalienable  and  irremovable. 
The  expenses  of  the  work  of  the  Society  are  chiefly  defrayed  by  the  State. 


Sixth  Biennial  Repbt.  117 

'I'his  relation  of  the  State  Historical  Society  to  the  State  is  essential  to  the 
existence  of  a  historical  society  in  a  new  State  where  there  are  no  opulent 
citizens  to  found  and  maintain  such  a  society.  So  far  as  there  has  been  any 
experience  in  such  work,  it  is  the  relation  best  calculated  to  secure  the 
making  up  of  a  public  historical  collection  in  any  State ;  a  work  which  it  is 
everywhere  conceded  every  State  should  have  by  some  means  done  for  it, 
and  the  neglect  of  which  is  greatly  deplored  where  it  has  been  left  undone. 
Such  a  society  is  greatly  stimulated  to  exertion  to  fulfill  the  public  require- 
ments. Where  by  law  the  society  is  made  the  trustee  and  servant  of  the 
State  its  work  is  not  perfunctory  like  that  of  the  State  official,  whose 
term  of  service  is  determined  upon  political  considerations.  The  existence 
of  the  Society  and  its  continued  support  are  dependent  upon  its  fulfillment 
of  the  public  demand  and  expectation  year  by  year  and  continually.  This 
has  been  and  must  ever  be  the  experience  of  such  a  relation  to  the  State  of 
a  voluntary  association  of  this  character. 

LEGAL  REQUIREMENTS. 

The  act  of  the  Legislature  of  1879,  by  which  the  Society  was  made  the  trus- 
tee of  the  State  and  its  collections  the  property  of  the  State,  makes  it  the 
duty  of  the  Society  to  make  up  a  library  of  "  books,  maps  and  other  materials 
illustrative  of  the  history  of  Kansas  in  particular  and  the  West  generally ; 
.  .  .  to  purchase  books  to  supply  deficiencies  in  the  various  departments 
of  its  collections,  and  to  procure  by  gift  and  exchange  such  scientific  and 
historical  reports  of  the  Legislatures  of  other  States,  of  railroads,  reports  of 
geological  and  other  scientific  surveys,  and  such  other  books,  maps,  charts 
and  materials  as  will  facilitate  the  investigation  of  historical,  scientific,  so- 
cial, educational  and  literary  subjects,  and  to  cause  the  same  to  be  properly 
bound;  to  catalog  the  collections  of  the  said  Society  for  the  more  convenient 
reference  of  all  persons  who  may  have  occasion  to  consult  the  same;  to  bi- 
ennially prepare  for  publication  a  report  of  its  collections  and  such  other 
matter  relating  to  its  transactions  as  may  be  useful  to  the  public;  and  to 
keep  its  collections  arranged  in  convenient  and  suitable  rooms,  to  be  pro- 
vided and  furnished  by  the  Secretary  of  State,  as  the  Board  of  Directors 
shall  determine." 

Considering  the  novelty  of  such  a  relation  of  a  State  to  an  association  of 
its  private  citizens,  it  is  not  surprising  that  the  duties  thus  imposed  by  the 
State  and  the  compensation  given  for  performing  them  should  not  for  a 
time  be  properly  adjusted.  The  Society  has  not  been  in  the  habit  of  com- 
plaining of  lack  of  appreciation  and  compensation ;  for  the  public  appre- 
ciation has  always  and  everywhere  been  made  most  manifest,  and  the  Society 
has  always  been  confident  that  the  lack  of  adequate  means  for  carrying  on 
its  work  would  prove  to  be  but  temporary.  The  membership  of  the  Society 
now  extends  to  every  county  in  the  State.  The  most  valuable  part  of  the 
current  accessions  to  its  librarv,  namely  the  newspaper  issues,  and  locally 


118  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


printed  matter,  are  being  freely  contributed  by  members  of  the  Society, 
from  every  county  in  the  State.  The  faithful  performance  of  the  most  im- 
portant part  of  its  work,  that  of  caring  for  these  local  contributions,  employs 
more  than  half  the  time  of  the  clerical  force  of  the  Society.  It  is  not  to  be 
supposed  that  a  society  whose  work  is  being  done  wholly  for  the  people  of 
the  State,  whose  working  membership  embraces  every  part  of  the  State,  and 
the  results  of  whose  work  have  come  to  be  appreciated  by  all  classes  of  in- 
telligent people  in  the  State,  will  remain  for  a  much  longer  period  in  a  state 
of  embarrassment  for  want  of  means  to  carry  forward  the  work  assigned  to  it. 

BROAD  FIELD  OF  WORK. 

The  duty  imposed  by  the  Legislature  upon  the  Society  to  place  in  its 
library  with  the  publications  of  our  own  State,  those  of  other  States  and 
those  of  learned,  social  and  scientific  institutions  generally,  so  as  to  make 
up  a  library  which  shall  give  every  citizen  of  the  State  facilities  for  the  in- 
vestigation of  "historical,  social,  educational  and  literary  subjects,"  are  so 
comprehensive  that  its  library  undertaking  may  be  said  to  be  unlimited  in 
its  object  and  scope. 

The  broad  field  from  which  the  materials  of  this  library  are  being  gathered 
has  proven  to  be  a  very  fruitful  one.  While  our  best  garnerings  are  from 
within  our  own  State,  the  limits  of  the  work  of  the  Society  are  boundless. 
So  interwoven  has  been  the  history  of  Kansas  with  that  of  the  principal 
events  of  the  whole  country,  and  so  much  has  the  work  of  the  Society 
enlisted  a  general  interest,  its  library  has  come  to  be  the  recipient,  largely 
by  gift,  of  not  only  the  materials  of  the  history  of  the  whole  country,  but 
of  everything  of  a  literary  and  scientific  character  relating  to  all  parts  of 
the  country.  The  library  is  becoming,  at  a  cost  involving  little  more  than 
that  of  freight  and  postage,  care  and  keeping,  a  library  of  reference  very 
broad  in  its  scope.  Its  growth  would  be  far  more  rapid,  and  its  accessi- 
bility and  consequent  usefulness  to  the  public  would  be  far  greater,  were 
adequate  means  given  the  Society  to  employ  a  sufficient  clerical  force,  and 
if  the  State  had  been  able  to  fulfill  its  undertaking  to  furnish  "suitable  and 
convenient  rooms  for  the  collections." 

The  State  of  Kansas  in  legalizing  the  work  of  the  State  Historical  Soci- 
ety and  giving  such  a  breadth  and  scope  to  the  objects  aimed  to  be  accom- 
plished by  it,  intended  no  half-way  work.  The  action  of  the  Legislature 
was  prompted  by  the  conviction  which  has  always  rested  in  the  minds  of 
our  people,  that  Kansas  has  made  and  is  making  a  history  unique  in  its 
character  and  unparalleled  in  the  magnitude  of  the  principles  which  had 
been  and  are  being  vindicated  and  exemplified  on  our  soil.  The  materials 
of  our  own  history,  and  of  our  world-wide  related  history,  are  such  as  no 
State  ever  before  had  spread  out  for  the  gathering. 

And  the  willing  helpers  in  the  work  are  as  widespread  as  are  the  mate- 
rials.   The  interest  in  the  work  of  the  Kansas  Historical  Society  is  as  broad 


Sixth  biennial  Mefobt.  119 

as  the  country  itself.  Said  the  Secretary  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical 
Society:  "Massachusetts  helped  to  redeem  and  make  Kansas, —  it  will  help 
its  Historical  Society."  Said  Henry  Ward  Beecher  in  accepting  a  mem- 
bership in  our  Society :  "  I  need  not  say  how  deep  an  interest  I  have  taken 
in  her  noble  progress  and  renowned  prosperity.  She  well  deserves  the  title 
'New  England  of  the  West.'"  Said  William  Lloyd  Garrison:  "The  for- 
mation of  such  a  society  is  cause  for  special  congratulation,  and  an  event  of 
historical  importance  far  beyond  the  limits  of  the  State;  —  for  there  is  noth- 
ing more  thrilling  in  American  history  than  the  struggle  to  secure  freedom 
and  free  institutions  to  Kansas  —  a  struggle  which,  if  it  had  terminated 
otherwise  than  it  did,  would  have  been  fraught  with  appalling  consequences 
not  only  to  the  State  itself,  but  to  the  whole  country.  How  different  would 
have  been  the  fate  of  Kansas,  if  slavery  had  been  successfully  established 
upon  her  soil !  Under  the  plastic  hand  of  freedom,  how  astonishing  has  been 
her  growth  in  intelligence,  industry,  enterprise,  population,  and  material 
prosperity ;  and  at  the  present  time  what  strides  she  is  making  in  develop- 
ing her  ample  resources,  and  how  irresistible  is  the  magnetism  by  which  she 
is  drawing  to  herself  from  all  quarters  a  mighty  immigration  that  can 
scarcely  fail  to  place  her,  ere  long,  in  the  front  rank  of  States.  This  is  her 
fitting  recompense  for  having  gone  through  a  baptism  of  blood  and  an 
ordeal  of  fire  with  such  firmness  and  devotion  to  the  sacred  cause  of  free- 
dom. May  her  'peace  be  as  a  river,'  and  her  'prosperity  as  the  waves  of 
the  sea.'  " 

It  is  in  the  preservation  of  the  materials  of  the  history  of  the  growth  and 
development  of  Kansas  during  the  past  thirteen  years  that  the  work  of  the 
Society  is  most  complete  and  comprehensive.  Before  our  Society  had  begun 
its  work,  the  printed  materials  of  the  history  of  the  earlier  days  had  in 
large  part  been  dissipated  and  destroyed.  The  materials  of  the  present 
day,  as  they  are  daily  and  weekly  being  issued  from  more  than  a  thousand 
busy  printing-presses,  are  all  being  saved  in  the  library  of  our  Society.  In 
its  growth  and  development  Kansas  has  gone  forward  until  it  has  reached, 
with  all  the  appliances  of  the  best  civilization  the  world  has  ever  known, 
the  remotest  boundaries  of  oui*  State;  and  now  are  to  be  found  newspaper 
presses  in  every  county.  These  papers  make  a  record,  week  by  week,  of  all 
the  events  occurring  in  the  growth  of  these  new  counties,  and  complete  files 
of  all  are  being  preserved  in  the  library  of  the  State  Historical  Society,  the 
gift  of  their  generous  and  thoughtful  publishers. 

PROVINCE   OF  A  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

That  the  Kansas  State  Historical  Society  is  well  fulfilling  the  mission 
assigned  it  by  the  Legislature,  and  according  to  the  highest  standards  es- 
tablished for  an  institution  charged  by  a  State  with  the  duty  of  forming  a 
library  of  historical  and  other  materials  for  the  use  of  the  people,  may  be 
quoted  here  a  single  testimonial  as  to  what  ought  to  be  done  for  the  accom- 


120  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

plishraent  of  such  object.  It  is  the  testimony  of  Dr.  Henry  A.  Homes,  who 
for  forty  years,  and  till  his 'death  a  few  months  since,  was  the  eminent  libra- 
rian of  the  general  library  of  the  State  of  New  York.  It  is  found  in  an 
article  prepared  by  him  contained  in  the  United  States  Government  publi- 
cation entitled,  "  Public  Libraries  in  the  United  States  of  America;  their 
History,  Condition,  and  Management,"  published  by  the  Department  of  the 
Interior,  in  1876.  In  a  paragraph  in  which  he  makes  a  statement  of  the 
special  province  of  a  general  State  library,  as  distinct  and  separate  from 
that  of  a  library  of  law  reports,  statutes,  journals  of  the  Legislature,  and 
State  documents,  he  says: 

.  "A  State  library  will,  of  course,  make  it  one  of  its  special  aims  to  collect  works  of 
American  history  in  general  just  so  far  as  the  means  at  its  disposal  will  admit.  But 
of  all  the  purposes  for  which  it  exists,  none  respond  so  directly  to  the  wants  of  the 
largest  number  of  the  citizens  of  a  State  as  to  aim  to  collect  all  the  materials  access- 
ible to  illustrate  the  history  of  the  State,  its  counties,  its  towns,  and  its  citizens. 
The  authorities  of  the  library  will  therefore  be  attentive  to  secure  all  local  histories 
and  biographies,  manuscript  collections  of  the  papers  of  its  eminent  citizens,  the 
official  proceedings  of  all  counties  and  towns,  reports  of  all  societies,  charitable, 
commercial,  manufacturing,  military  and  secret,  and  as  many  of  the  newspapers 
printed  in  the  State  as  can  be  obtained,  with  its  almanacs,  and  business  and  town 
directories.  To  these  will  naturally  be  added  works  in  science  and  the  arts  which 
relate  more  particularly  to  the  productions  of  the  State.  An  honorable  historic 
consciousness  will  be  promoted  by  securing  works  of  merit  of  all  kinds  written  by 
citizens  of  the  State." 

NEWSPAPERS  AS  MATERIALS  OF  HISTORY. 

The  following  \S  quoted  from  the  same  high  authority : 

"Much  might  be  said  regarding  the  value  of  the  different  classes  of  books  just 
mentioned,  a  value  which  grows  with  successive  years.  We  will,  however,  single  out 
from  among  them  for  particular  notice  the  class  of  newspapers.  For  many  towns 
and  counties  they  are  the  only  printed  record  of  the  earliest  facts  of  local  history. 
Their  value  in  libraries  is  already  recognized  in  our  Western  States.  The  Indiana 
State  Library  receives  twenty-eight  newspapers  as  an  annual  gift;  Minnesota  was 
receiving  forty  in  1862;  and  Ohio  received  twenty-eight.  The  New  Jersey  Library 
invites  donations  of  the  same  kind.  There  can  be  little  doubt  that  the  publishers 
of  a  large  proportion  of  the  newspapers  of  any  State  would  preserve  and  give  to  the 
State  the  file  of  each  year,  on  the  single  condition  that  it  should  be  promptly  bound 
and  be  made  accessible  to  the  public.  It  would  be  equitable  and  useful  to  provide 
by  statute  that  each  publisher  sending  a  newspaper  should  receive  a  copy  of  the  laws 
of  the  session." 

This  eminent  librarian  singles  out  from  among  the  most  important  of  all 
the  subjects  of  collection  the  local  newspaper.  And  yet  what  a  meager 
showing  he  makes  as  to  what  the  State  libraries  of  the  country  were  twelve 
years  ago  doing  in  this  department  of  work :  Indiana,  twenty-eight  news- 
papers; Minnesota,  forty;  Ohio,  twenty -eight.  And  they  are  doing  no 
better  to-day.  State  libraries  never  have  effectively  done  the  most  appro- 
priate work  for  a  library  of  local  history  and  general  reference  for  the 


Sixth  biennial  Report.  I'll 

people.     They   have  a  paramount  object  besides,  and  to  that  their  chief 
work  is  naturally  and  necessarily  confined. 

It  was  left  to  the  voluntary  associations  of  private  citizens  forming  the 
Wisconsin  Historical  Society  and  the  Kansas  Historical  Society,  to  prop- 
erly inaugurate  and  carryforward  this  kind  of  work.  The  board  of  direct- 
ors of  the  Wisconsin  Historical  Society  at  their  annual  meeting  in  January 
last,  reported  as  contained  in  their  library,  5,^40  volumes  of  newspaper 
iiles;  and  to  this  class  of  library  materials  they  particularly  refer  as  being 
^'the  fountain-head  of  modern  history." 

SPIRIT   OF   THE   KANSAS  PRESS. 

The  New  York  State  Librarian  suggested  that  publishers  should  be  com- 
pensated for  their  newspapers.  That  might  do  for  New  York,  Indiana,  and 
Ohio.  But  Kansas  newspaper  publishers  see  the  matter  in  a  different  light ;  it 
was  they  who  organized  the  Society,  and  no  sooner  was  it  organized  than  they 
began  freely  to  give  their  regular  issues.  Not  only  that,  but  the  veteran 
editor  who  had  published  his  paper  from  aw-ay  back  in  the  early  history  of 
Kansas  Territory  got  together  his  scattered  duplicates  until  he  had  made  up 
for  the  Society  a  complete  file,  not  a  number  missing.  At  least  one  file  thus 
given  w^e  have,  covering  a  period  now  of  more  than  thirty  years.  So  the 
publisher  of  the  newspaper  starting  in  a  frontier  county,  hearing  of  the  work 
our  Society  is  doing,  of  which  he  is  pretty  sure  to  hear  even  before  his  first 
issue  is  out,  with  alacrity  puts  the  State  Historical  Society  on  his  mail 
book.  Thus  the  work  of  the  newspaper  man's  enterprise,  zeal  and  ambi- 
tion goes  to  posterity.  And  who  shall  say  that  he  will  not  do  better  work  ; 
more  for  the  good  of  the  people  a  history  of  whose  doings  he  records,  than 
if  he  felt  that  the  issues  from  his  press  were  but  for  a  day,  speedily  to  pass 
from  the  face  of  the  earth  as  has  been  the  common  experience  where  no  his- 
torical society  has  existed  to  save  the  issues  of  the  press  and  place  them 
between  fire-proof  walls  built  by  the  State  for  the  preservation  of  its  sacred 
archives.  The  newspaper  men  and  women  of  Kansas  are  putting  it  in  the 
power  of  the  Historical  Society  which  they  founded  to  do  better  work  in 
making  up  a  library  of  the  best  materials  of  local  history  than  is  being 
done  by  any  other  society  or  institution  in  the  world. 

That  the  publishers  of  Kansas  newspapers  appreciate  the  work  being 
done  by  the  Historical  Society  w^hich  they  established,  a  single  quotation 
may  be  given  from  among  hundreds.     Says  the  editor  of  a  leading  daily : 

"This  Society,  as  its  name  implies,  is  the  custodian  and  conservator  of  the  his- 
tory of  Kansas.  A  copy  of  almost  every  newspaper  published  in  this  State,  from 
its  organization,  and  prior  to  that  period,  through  its  earliest  Territorial  days,  may 
be  found  on  iile  in  its  rooms.  I]rom  that  established  in  1854  down  to  the  journals 
of  to-day,  a  copy  of  each  is  there  carefully  preserved,  thus  making  a  continuous 
and  unbroken  history  of  the  State  to-day.  A  copy  of  every  book  written,  by  Kan- 
sans,  may  be  found  on  its  shelves;  so  of  thousands  of  foreign  newspapers  and 
pamphlets;  and  all  the  addresses  and  speeches  embodying  matters  relating  to  Kan- 


122  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 

sas  affairs  are  there  compiled  and  stowed  away.  A  copy  of  each  annual  Agricultural 
Report,  which,  by  the  way,  are  the  fullest,  completest,  and  most  accurate  reports  of  the 
kind  prepared  by  any  State  in  the  Union,  is  there  preserved.  Copies  of  the  pro- 
ceedings of  every  Legislature  and  every  State  convention,  a  record  of  the  minutes 
of  every  important  public  gathering  ever  held  in  Kansas,  are  kept  there.  The  walls 
and  cases  of  this  office  are  adorned  with  portraits  of  Governors  of  Kansas,  of  many 
other  historial  characters,  and  of  the  various  Territorial  and  State  Legislatures. 
Glass  cases  arranged  about  the  rooms  contain  Kansas  relics  of  all  sorts,  conveniently 
placed.  In  short,  everything  of  an  historical  character  is  being  gathered  up  and 
consigned  to  its  proper  place  in  the  archives  of  this  Society. 

"The  value  of  our  State  Historical  Society,  aside  from  its  general  purposes,  as 
the  custodian  of  Kansas  history,  as  an  aid  in  litigation,  can  hardly  be  overestimated. 
A  prominent  attorney  of  this  city  a  few  years  ago,  in  an  important  patent  case, 
found  himself  compelled  to  establish  a  certain  date  and  fact  vital  to  his  client.  He 
searched  high  and  low,  far  and  near,  without  avail.  At  last  it  occurred  to  him  that 
he  might  at  least  get  a  clue  from  the  State  Historical  Society.  He  went  to  Topeka 
and  was  handed  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Society  the  public  directory  containing  the 
very  date  and  fact  he  needed. 

"The  men  who  organized  this  Society  builded  better  than  they  knew.  Their 
efforts  to  maintain  it  through  all  these  years  have  already  been  amply  rewarded  in 
the  practical  as  well  as  sentimental  benefit  it  has  conferred  upon  the  citizens  of 
Kansas,  and  the  appropriations  made  by  the  Legislature  for  its  support  have  been 
among  the  best  investments  the  State  has  ever  made.  Its  utility  will  be  more  appre- 
ciated from  year  to  year,  and  long  after  its  projectors  and  present  patrons  have 
passed  from  the  stage  of  action,  its  work  and  accumulations  will  abide  among  the 
most  cherished  possessions  of  the  Kansans  who  are  to  be." 

THE  WORK  EXCEEDS  THE  MEANS. 

The  law  makes  it  the  duty  of  the  Society  to  catalog  this  library.  This 
calls  for  consideration  the  subject  of  the  long-continued  embarrassment  of 
the  Society  for  want  of  adequate  appropriations  by  the  Legislature  to  carry 
on  its  work,  a  subject  which  has  been  repeatedly  presented  before  in  these 
reix)rts.  The  present  very  poorly  paid  clerical  force  is  insufficient  to  prop- 
erly perform  the  current  work  of  the  Society,  which  has  hitherto  been 
necessarily  confined  to  that  of  gathering  in  the  accumulations,  making  a  rec- 
ord of  them,  having  them  bound,  classifying,  and  arranging  them  on  the 
shelves,  acknowledging  gifts,  and  conducting  the  very  extensive  correspond- 
ence involved  in  reaching  out  for  material,  widely  scattered  as  are  the 
people  who  have  for  manifest  causes  had  connection  with  the  events  of 
Kansas  history  from  the  earliest  days.  It  has  thus  far  been  impossible  to 
comply  with  the  requirement  to  catalog  the  library.  The  meager  appro- 
priations have  compelled  the  payment  to  the  clerks  employed  of  less  than 
one-half  the  amount"  paid  to  employes  in  other  departments  of  the  State. 
Double  the  amount  should  be  paid  to  present  employes,  and  an  additional 
force  should  be  employed.  The  scanty  provision  made  by  the  State  to  ena- 
ble the  Society  to  perform  its  work  has  no  precedent  in  the  legislation  of 
any  State.  While  Kansas  gives  $4,250  to  its  Historical  Society,  Wisconsin 
has  for  many  years  given  annually  more  than  $9,000. 


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LACK   OF   ROOM. 

The  present  embarrassment  of  the  Society  for  lack  of  room  for  its  collec- 
tions, and  the  urgent  demand  at  this  time  that  provision  shall  be  made  in 
the  State  Capitol  when  completed  for  the  future  needs  of  this  library,  must 
again  be  mentioned. 

The  law,  as  has  been  quoted,  has  made  it  the  duty  of  the  Secretary  of 
State  to  furnish  convenient  and  suitable  rooms  for  the  library  and  collec- 
tions, such  as  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Society  shall  determine.  Of 
course  it  has  been  thus  far  out  of  the  power  of  the  Secretary  of  State  or 
any  other  authority  to  comply  with  this  requirement  in  the  uncompleted 
state  of  the  Capitol  building.  But  in  view  of  the  progress  being  made 
toward  the  completion  of  the  Capitol,  at  the  annual  meeting  two  years  ago, 
the  Board  presented  the  subject  in  its  report  to  the  Society,  and,  during  the 
session  of  the  Legislature  following,  a  conference  was  held  between  the  legis- 
lative committee  of  the  Society  and  the  joint  committee  of  the  Legislature 
on  the  State  Library,  to  whom  the  Governor's  recommendation,  that  proper 
legislation  should  be  had  for  the  maintenance  of  the  work  of  the  Society, 
had  been  referred.  The  committee  of  the  Legislature  responded  to  the 
wishes  of  our  committee,  and  the  following  concurrent  resolution  was  intro- 
duced by  the  committee  in  the  House  of  Representatives,  and  was  adopted: 

House  Concubkent  Resolution  No.  22,  1887. —  "jBe  it  resolved  by  the  House  of 
Representatives,  the  Senate  concurring  therein,  That  the  State  House  Commissioners 
be,  and  they  are  hereby  instructed,  that  in  the  preparation  of  the  plan  of  the  main 
building  of  the  State  House,  and  in  the  assignment  of  rooms,  ample  provision  be 
made  for  the  valuable  collections  of  historical  material  of  the  State  Historical 
Society,  and  for  its  future  growth." 

When  the  resolution  came  before  the  Senate  it  failed  to  pass.  A  com- 
mittee has  been  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Directors  to  confer  with  the 
Executive  Council  and  the  Legislature  in  relation  to  rooms  for  the  library 
and  collections  of  the  Society  in  the  Capitol  when  completed. 

SOCIETY'S  SEAL. 

During  last  year,  at  the  suggestion  of  President  Wilder,  an  engraved  seal 
for  the  Society's  use,  with  a  design  deemed  appropriate,  was  procured  to  be 
made  in  Washington,  through  the  kind  offices  of  Senator  Plumb.  The 
design  combines  the  seal  of  the  State  of  Kansas,  with  the  coats  of  arms  of 
France  and  Spain  at  the  periods  of  the  sovereignty  of  those  powers  over 
Louisiana  Territory,  of  which  the  territory  within  the  bounds  of  Kansas 
formed  a  part. 

ADDRESSES   BEFORE    THE    SOCIETY. 

At  the  annual  meeting,  January  17,  1888,  addresses  were  delivered  by 
the  following  persons : 

Hon.  D.  W.  Wilder  delivered  the  annual  address,  briefly  sketching  the 


124  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


history  of  the  Society.  Other  addresses  were  delivered  upon  subjects  per- 
taining to  Kansas  history,  as  follows: 

Prof  I.  T.  Goodnow,  Manhattan,  Personal  Reminiscences,  being  an 
account  of  the  founding  of  Manhattan  by  a  New  England  Emigrant  Aid 
party  in  1855,  of  which  party  Prof  Goodnow  was  the  leader. 

Hon.  S.  A.  Kingiuan,  Topeka,  on  the  Growth  and  Development  of 
Kansas. 

Prof  W.  H.  Carruth,  Lawrence,  on  the  subject  of  the  Origin  of  Kansas 
Geographical  Names. 

C.  A.  Hiller,  Esq.,  Salina,  on  the  Padouacas,  and  other  Aboriginal  Tribes 
of  Kansas. 

C.  F.  Scott,  lola,  on  the  subject  of  the  Pioneer  Press  of  Kansas. 

Hon.  H.  N.  Lester,  Syracuse,  on  the  Colonization  of  the  Upper  Arkansas 
Valley  in  Kansas. 

Hon.  J.  Ware  Butterfield,  Florence,  on  the  subject  of  the  Kansas  Histor- 
ical Society,  the  character  of  its  work,  and  the  importance  of  maintaining  it. 

Columbus  Borin,  of  Oberlin,  on  Kansas,  her  History,  her  History-mak- 
ei-s,  and  her  Historical  Society. 

Hon.  James  F.  Legate,  Leavenworth,  on  the  Pioneers  of  Kansas,  refer- 
ring particularly  to  the  services  of  Joel  K.  Goodin,  Samuel  C.  Pomeroy, 
John  Brown,  and  some  others. 

Noble  L.  Prentis,  Newton,  on  the  subject  of  the  Swedish,  Bohemian,  Irish, 
and  other  colonies  of  foreigners  in  Kansas. 

Historical  papers  were  prepared  and  presented  to  the  meeting  by  persons 
who  were  not  present,  as  follows: 

John  P.  Jones,  of  Coldwater,  on  the  subject  of  the  alleged  Exploration  of 
Lieut.  Du  Tisne,  in  1719,  of  the  country  of  the  Osages,  Pawnees  and  Pa- 
douacas. 

J.  S.  Painter,  of  Garden  City,  on  Southwestern  Kansas,  its  settlement, 
development,  and  transformation. 

Prof  C.  A.  Swensson,  of  Lindsborg,  on  the  History  of  the  Swedish  Amer- 
ican settlements  in  Kansas. 

Printed  or  manuscript  copies  of  most  of  these  addresses  and  papers  are  in 
the  files  of  the  Society,  and  should  form  a  part  of  a  volume  of  collections 
which  should  be  published  at  an  early  day. 

TERM  OF  OFFICE  OF  PRESIDENT. 

At  the  annual  meeting  in  January,  1888,  Hon.  D.  W.  Wilder,  having  held 
the  office  of  President  for  one  year,  resigned  the  position,  and  Hon.  Edward 
Russell  of  Lawrence  was  elected  in  his  stead  for  the  unexpired  term  of  one 
year.  This  was  done  in  pursuance  of  the  suggestion  made  by  Gen.  Wilder 
and  approved  by  a  vote  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  that  it  would  be  better 
for  the  interests  of  the  Society  that  the  term  of  the  office  of  President  should 
be  but  for  one  year,  instead  of  two  years  as  provided  in  the  constitution. 


Sixth  Biennial  Re  poet.  125 

An  amendment  of  the  constitution  for  this  object  has  been  proposed  and 
placed  in  the  minutes  of  the  Society  for  consideration  at  the  annual  meeting 
in  1889.     It  is  in  the  following  words: 

"The  elective  officers  of  the  Society  shall  consist  of  a  President  and  two  Vice- 
Presidents,  who  shall  hold  their  offices  for  the  term  of  one  year,  and  until  their  suc- 
cessors shall  be  chosen;  a  Secretary  and  a  Treasurer,  who  shall  hold  their  offices  for 
the  term  of  two  years,  and  until  their  successors  shall  be  chosen;  said  officers  to  be 
chosen  by  the  Board  of  Directors  from  their  members,  their  election  to  be  made  at 
the  first  meeting  of  the  Board  subsequent  to  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Society,  and 
their  terms  of  office  shall  begin  at  the  date  of  their  election  and  qualification  in 
office." 

At  this  meeting,  also,  Hon.  William  A.  Phillips,  of  Salina,  was  elected 
one  of  the  Vice-Presidents,  in  the  place  of  Hon.  Henry  H.  Williams,  who  has 
removed  from  the  State. 

FINANCES,  1887. 

The  finances  of  the  Society  for  the  year  ending  January  17,  1888,  includ- 
ing the  Treasurer's  account  of  receipts  and  expenditures  and  the  expendi- 
tures from  the  appropriations  made  by  the  Legislature,  as  shown  at  the 
annual  meeting,  1888,  were  as  follows: 

EECEIPTS. 

1887. 

Jan.  18,  Appropriations  to  June  30,  1887 $1,135  39 

"     18, 'Balance  in  hands  of  Treasurer  of  Society,  fees 3  20 

"     18,  Balance  of  miscellaneous  appropriation 322  62 

July     1,  Appropriation  to  June  30,  1888 4,250  GO 

Receipts  from  membership  fees 54  00 

Total |5,765  21 

EXPENDITUBE8. 

Salaries  and  clerk  hire  from  general  appropriations $2,447  55 

Clerk  hire  from  miscellaneous  appropriations 322  62 

Clerk  hire  from  membership  receipts 14  40 

Purchase  of  books 653  78 

►Postage,  freight  and  contingent 485  73        3,924  08 

Balance $1,841  13 

FINANCES,  1888. 

The  finances  for  the  period  commencing  January  18,  and  ending  Novem- 
ber 20th,  1888,  are  as  follows: 

RECEIPTS. 

1888. 
Jan.  17,  Balance  of  appropriation  to  June  30,  1888 $1,79  ^  33 

"     17,  Balance  in  hands  of  Treasurer  of  Society,  fees 42  80 

July     1,  Appropriation  to  June  30,  1889 4,250  00 

Receipts  from  membership  fees 54  00 

Total $6,145  13 


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Forward,  total  receipts $6,145  13 

EXPENDITUBES. 

Salaries  and  clerk  hire $2,500  00 

Purchase  of  books ^^'^  ^^ 

Postage,  freight  and  contingent 206  47 

Expenditures  from  membership  fees 64  80        3,516  38 

Balance $2,628  75 

PRINCIPAL  LIBRARY  ACCESSIONS. 

The  following  classified  lists  show  the  principal  accessions  of  books  and 
pamphlets  to  the  library  during  the  period  covered  by  the  report: 

Bibliography  and  Journalism. —  Indexes  to  16vols.  New  York  Daily 
Tribune;  Clarke's  Globe  Dictionary  of  the  English  Language;  Publishers' 
Trade-List  Annual,  1888;  Bulletins  of  the  Library  Company  of  Philadel- 
phia; Hammett's  Bibliography  of  Newport,  Rhode  Island;  Proceedings  of 
the  Mississippi  Press  Association,  1885-6;  Norton's  History  of  the  Texas 
Press;  Perrin's  Pioneer  Press  of  Kentucky;  English  Catalogue  of  Books 
for  1887;  Annual  American  Catalogue,  1887;  Poole's  Index  to  Periodical 
Literature;  Continuous  Index  to  Periodicals;  Prof.  M.  M.  Campbell's  Pub- 
lications on  the  Improvement  of  the  English  Alphabet,  5  pamphlets ; 
Knudsen's  Si)elling  Reform  Publications,  3;  Gibson's  Bibliography  of 
Short-hand ;  Sampson's  History  of  Advertising;  Bates's  Advertiser's  Handy 
Guide;  Bates's  Advertiser's  Guide  Book,  1888;  Alden's  American  Newspa- 
per Catalogue,  1886;  Ro well's  American  Newspaper  Directories,  7  vols.; 
Ayer's  Newspaper  Annual,  1886,  1887. 

Religion,  Temperance,  Mormonism. — Walsh's  Echoes  of  Bible  His- 
tory; Reports  of  American  Sunday  School  Union;  The  Policy  of  the  M.  E. 
Church,  1842;  Kerr's  People's  History  of  Presbyterianism;  Pingree  and 
Rice's  Debate  on  the  Doctrine  of  Univereal  Salvation;  Bradlee's  Sermons 
for  All  Sects;  Mayo's  Graces  and  Powers  of  the  Christian  Life;  History 
of  the  American  Missionary  Association;  Adams's  Bohemian  Work  in 
Chicago;  The  West  Church,  Boston,  Commemorative  Services,  1887; 
Cooke's  History  of  the  Clapboard  Trees  Parish,  Dedham,  Mass.;  Kidder's 
Mormons,  1852;  Gunnison's  Mormons  or  Latter  Day  Saints;  Hyde's  Mor- 
monism, Its  Leaders  and  Designs;  Annual  Report  Kansas  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
1888;  Historical  Sketch  of  the  First  Presbyterian  Church  of  Lawrence, 
Kansas,  1888;  Kansas  Baptist  Annual,  1886;  Clubb's  Maine  Liquor  Law 
and  Life  of  Neal  Dow;  Proceedings  of  the  United  Grand  Commandery 
Knights  Templar,  1886;  Armstrong's  Temperance  Reformation. 

United  States  Public  Documents. — Congressional  Documents,  172 
vols.;  Presidents'  Messages  and  Documents,  1873-1882,  13  vols.;  Reports 
of  the  Secretary  of  U.  S.  Treasury;  Annual  Report  U.  S.  Commissioner  of 
Pensions,  1888;  Report  of  the  U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Patents,  1884;  Statis- 
tics of  the  United  States  Domestic  Commerce  of  1863;  Nimmo's  Internal 


Sixth  biennial  Be  fob  t.  127 


Commerce  of  the  United  States;  Nimmo's  Commerce  and  Navigation;  Re- 
ports, Commerce  and  Navigation  of  the  United  States,  6  vols. ;  Commercial 
Relations  of  the  United  States,  1862;  Index  to  U.  S.  Consular  Reports; 
Statistics  and  Preliminary  Reports  of  the  U.  S.  Census,  1860;  Reports  of 
the  Director  of  U.  S.  Mint,  7  vols. ;  Proceedings  of  National  Prison  Reform 
Congress ;  Proceedings  of  the  U.  S.  Conference  of  Charities  and  Corrections ; 
Report  of  the  U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Labor,  1887;  Proceedings  of  the 
National  Convention  of  Bureaus  of  Statistics  and  Labor,  4  vols.;  Bul- 
letins of  U.  S.  Fish  Commissioner,  1881-4;  Bulletins  of  U.  S.  Commis- 
sioner of  Fisheries,  vols.  2,  3  and  4;  Annual  Report  of  the  U.  S.  Com- 
missioner of  Fish  and  Fisheries;  Goode's  Fisheries  and  Fish  Industries  of 
the  United  States ;  Bulletins  and  Proceedings  of  the  U.  S.  National  Museum, 
11  vols.;  Report  of  U.  S.  Chief  Signal  Officer,  1887;  Report  of  the  U.  S. 
Chief  Signal  Office ;  Reports  of  the  Chief  Signal  Officer  of  the  United  States, 
4  vols.;  Annual  Reports  of  the  U.  S.  Light  House  Board,  1886  and  1887, 
2  vols. ;  U.  S.  Life-Saving  Service  Report;  Annual  Reports  and  Maps  of 
the  U.  S.  Coast  Survey,  5  vols. ;  U.  S.  Official  Postal  Guide  ;  Annual  Report 
of  the  U.  S.  Superintendent  of  Public  Documents. 

State  Documents. —  Reports  of  Illinois  Railroad  and  Warehouse  Com- 
missioners; Reports  of  Iowa,  Massachusetts,  Minnesota,  and  New  York 
Railroad  Commissioners ;  Reports  of  Iowa  State  Veterinary  Surgeon ;  Reports 
Iowa  State  Library,  9  vols.;  Census  of  the  State  of  New  York,  1875;  Year 
Book  of  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  1887;  Report  of  the  Massachusetts 
Board  of  Lunacy  and  Charity,  1887;  Reports  of  Ohio  Meteorological  Bu- 
reau; Bulletins  Nebraska  and  Missouri  Weather  Service;  Annual  Reports 
of  the  Governors  of  Idaho,  Montana,  New  Mexico,  Washington,  and  Wyo- 
ming Territories;  Publications  of  Montana  Territory,  16  vols.;  Reports  of 
the  Indiana,  Louisiana,  Michigan  and  Wisconsin  State  Boards  of  Health ; 
Reports  of  the  New  Jersey  and  New  York  Bureaus  of  Statistics  of  Labor ; 
Michigan  Registration  of  Vital  Statistics,  1872;  Ohio  State  Statistical  Re- 
port ;  Reports  of  Indiana  Department  of  Statistics. 

Politics,  Political  Economy. —  Journal  of  Debates  in  the  Massachu- 
setts Convention,  1820-21 ;  Discussions  on  the  Massachusetts  Constitution 
of  1853;  Pamphlets  on  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States;  Stan  wood's 
History  of  Presidential  Elections;  Bartlett's  Presidential  Candidates,  1860; 
Henry's  Messages  of  President  Buchanan;  Benton's  Thirty  Years'  View; 
Works  of  William  H.  Seward,  5  vols.;  Mill's  Essay  on  Liberty ;  McPher- 
son's  Hand-Book  of  Politics,  1868,  1872,  1880,  1888  r  Proceedings  in  the 
Cases  of  the  Impeachment  of  Kansas  State  Officers,  1862 ;  Trumbull's 
American  Lesson  of  the  Free  Trade  Struggle  in  England ;  Lieb's  Protec- 
tive Tariff;  Peffer's  Tariff  Manual;  Oglesby's  Usury;  Prohibition  Party 
Campaign  Documents,  1886,  1888;  The  Knight's  Book,  the  Principles  and 
Aims  of  the  Knights  of  Labor;  Gunton's  Wealth  and  Progress  ;  Kellogg's 
Labor  and  Capital;  Smith's  Hard  Times,  Suggestions  to  Workers  and  Hints 


128  STATE  Historical  Society, 


to  the  Rich ;  Jacobson's  Hints  Toward  Settling  the  Labor  Troubles ;  Fore- 
man's Big  Wages  and  How  to  Earn  Them ;  Gilmore's  Republican  Cam- 
paign Songs,  1888  ;  Colton's  Labor  Songs  ;  Ingalls'  Social  Wealth ;  Norcross' 
History  of  Democracy ;  Lumry's  National  Suicide  and  Its  Prevention  ; 
Parsons'  Rights  of  a  Citizen  of  the  United  States  ;  Quarantine  Laws  of 
the  United  States ;  Eudicott's  Immigration  Laws  of  the  United  States, 
State  and  National ;  CuUin's  China  in  America;  Dillon's  Oddities  of  Colo- 
nial Legislation;  Chapman's  Right  and  Wrong  in  Massachusetts;  Hale's 
How  They  Lived  in  Hampton  ;  Woman  Suffrage  in  Kansas ;  Reynolds's  His- 
tory of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Illinois;  Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Kansas,  1870-1875;  Proceedings  of  the  M.  W.  Grand  Lodge  of  Kansas, 
1886-8;  Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Commandery  of  Kansas,  1868-1885; 
Proceedings  of  the  Grand  Chapter  of  Kansas,  1866-1874. 

Slavery. —  Elliot's  Bible  and  Slavery;  Clarkson's  Essay  on  Slavery; 
Alcot's  African  Colonization ;  Channing's  West  India  Emancipation ;  The 
Boston  Slave  Riot  and  Trial  of  Anthony  Burns ;  The  Abolitionist,  1833 ; 
Stearns's  Notes  on  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin;  Jones's  Negro  Myths  from  the 
Georgia  Coast;  Cable's  The  Negro  Question. 

Finance. —  Financial  History  of  the  United  States  from  1774  to  1885, 
3  vols.;  Knox's  History  of  the  Issues  of  United  States  Paper  Money ; 
Baker's,  The  Subject  of  Money ;  Report  of  the  Silver  Commission  of  the 
United  States,  1876  ;  Dye's  Coin  Encyclopedia. 

Military  and  Naval. —  Scott's  General  Regulations  for  the  U.  S.  Army, 
1821;  U.  S.  Army  Regulations,  1881;  Hamersly's  Army  and  Navy  Regis- 
ter, 1776-1887;  Hamersly's  Army  Register,  U.  S.,  for  one  hundred  years, 
1779-1879;  Official  Army  Registers  of  the  United  States,  1887,  1888; 
Scribner's  Navy  in  the  Civil  War,  3  vols.;  Reports  Chief  of  Engineers, 
U.  S.  Army;  Report  of  the  Chief  of  Ordnance,  U.  S.  A.,  1886;  Report  of 
the  Secretary  of  U.  S.  Navy,  2  vols.,  1885  and  1886;  Congressional  Report 
on  Ordnance  and  War  Ships;  War  Series,  Information  from  Abroad ;  Naval 
Resources,  Information  from  Abroad;  Chadwick's  Training  of  Seamen  in 
England  and  France;  Soley's  Foreign  Systems  of  Naval  Education;  Iowa 
Adjutant  General's  Report,  8  vols.;  Report  of  the  Adjutant  General  of 
Pennsylvania,  1866. 

Education. —  Kiddle   &  Schem's   Cyclopaedia  of  Education;  Painter's 
History  of  Education;  Low  &  Pulling's  History  of  English  Education 
Rosenkranz's  Philosophy  of  Education ;  Preyer's  The  Mind  of  the  Child 
Froebel's  Education  of  Man ;  Lancaster  Improvements  in  Education,  1807 
Baldwin's   Elementary   Psychology   and    Education;    White's   European 
Schools  of  History  and  Politics ;  Laurie's  Rise  and  Early  Constitution  of 
Universities;  Adams's  Study  of  History  in  American  Colleges  and  Univer- 
sities; Record  of  the  Commemoration  of  the  250th  Anniversary  of  Harvard 
University;  Bowditch's  History  of  Yale  University;  Hough's  Historical 
and  Statistical  Sketch  of  the  University  of  the  State  of  New  York ;  Alex- 


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ander's  Biographical  Sketches  of  the  Founders  and  Alumni  of  Log  College, 
Pa. ;  Smith's  History  of  Jefferson  College,  Penn. ;  Historical  Sketch  of  the 
Boston  Latin  School;  Foster's  Alumni  Oxonienses:  The  Members  of  the 
University  of  Oxford,  England,  from  1715  to  1886;  Schoenhof's  Technical 
Education  in  Europe;  Catalogs  of  the  Chicago  Manual  Training  School; 
Publications  of  the  American  Industrial  Education  Association ;  Love's 
Industrial  Education;  Workman's  Element's  of  Geography,  1814;  Geike's 
Teaching  of  Geography;  Hinman's  Eclectic  Physical  Geography;  Morri- 
son's Ventilation  and  Warming  of  School  Buildings;  Fish's  Guide  to  the 
Conduct  of  Meetings;  Jenkins's  Short-hand  Instructor  and  Dictator;  Re- 
ports of  the  U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Education,  1870,  1883-4,  1885-6;  Pro- 
ceedings of  the  Trustees  of  the  Peabody  Education  Funds,  vol.  3,  1881- 
1887;  Report,  Chicago  Schools,  1887;  Thirteen  Reports  Illinois  Industrial 
University;  Reports  of  the  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction  of  Michi- 
gan, 10  vols. 

Science. —  Silliman's  American  Journal  of  Science  and  Arts,  36  numbers ; 
The  American  Journal  of  Science,  1818;  Woodward's  Modern  Philosophical 
Conceptions  of  Life;  Good's  Book  of  Nature;  Annual  Report  Smithsonian 
Institution,  1849,  1884,  1885;  Miscellaneous  Publications  of  same,  9  vols.; 
Smithsonian  Miscellaneous  Collections,  vols.  28  to  33  ;  Smithsonian  Contribu- 
tions to  Knowledge,  6  vols.;  Reports  of  the  American  Philosophical  Society ; 
Proceedings  of  the  American  Philosophical  Society,  1887;  Proceedings  of  the 
American  Philosophical  Society,  vol.  25,1888;  Proceedings  of  the  Philadel- 
phia Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  1888 ;  Bulletins  of  the  Washington  Philo- 
sophical Society ;  Transactions  of  the  Kansas  Academy  of  Science ;  Journal  of 
the  Cincinnati  Society  of  Natural  History ;  Proceedings  of  the  Cincinnati  So- 
ciety of  Natural  History,  1887;  Essex  Institute  Bulletins,  18  vols.,  1869- 
1886;  Annales  de  Society  des  Sciences  Naturelles,  La  Rochelle,  France,  1886 ; 
Bulletin  de  Societe  des  Sciences,  Lettres  et  Arts,  De  Pau,  France,  1885  to 
1887,  2  vols.;  Memoires  de  1' Academic  de  Sciences  et  Belles  Lettres,  de 
Dijon,  France,  vol.  9,  1887;  American  Ephemeris  and  Nautical  Almanac, 
1888;  Proctor's  Half- Hours  With  the  Stars;  Atkinson's  Elements  of  Elec- 
tric Lighting ;  Blodget's  Climatology  of  the  United  States ;  Dawson's  Geo- 
logical History  of  Plants;  Kellerman's  Analytical  Flora  of  Kansas,  1888; 
Hall's  Catalogue  of  the  Unionidse  of  the  Mississippi  Valley;  Keep's  West 
Coast  Shells;  Allen's  History  of  the  American  Bison;  Patton's  Natural 
Resources  of  the  United  States ;  Mineral  Resources  of  the  United  States, 
1867;  Raymond's  Mineral  Resources  West  of  the  Rocky  Mountains,  1877; 
Report  of  the  Director  of  the  U.  S.  Mint  on  Precious  Metals,  1884;  Annual 
Reports  of  the  California  State  Mineralogist,  1885,  '86,  and  '87;  Reports  of 
the  Colorado  State  School  of  Mines,  1885-1887;  De  la  Beche's  Geological 
Manual;  Hull's  Geological  History;  Reports  of  U.  S.  Geological  Survey; 
Emmons's  Geology  and  Mining  Industry  of  Leadville,  Colo.;  Emmons's 
Atlas  of  the  Geology  of  Leadville;  Worthen's  Illinois  Geological  Report,, 


130  State  Histobical  society. 


1875;  Lyon,  Cox  and  Lesquereux's  Kentucky  Geological  Report,  1851; 
Owen's  Kentucky  Geological  Report,  1858-9 ;  Jackson's  Maine  Geological 
Report,  1837,  5  vols.;  Jackson's  Maine  Geological  Report,  1839;  Broad- 
head,  Meek  &  Shumard's  Geological  Report  of  Missouri,  1855-1871 ;  Pum- 
pelly's  Missouri  Geological  Report,  1872;  Shumard  &  Swallow's  New 
Fossils  from  Missouri  and  Kansas ;  Swallow's  Geology  of  the  Southwest 
Branch  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad;  Leidy's  Ancient  Fauna  of  Ne- 
braska, 1853;  Geological  History  of  Lake  Lahontan,  Nevada;  Ohio  Geo- 
logical Reports,  6  vols.,  and  maps;  Rogers's  Pennsylvania  Geological 
Report,  vols.  1  and  2, 1858;  White's  Pennsylvania  Geological  Report,  1878; 
Lesquereux's  Atlas  to  the  Coal  Flora  of  Pennsylvania,  1879;  Lesquereux's 
Text  to  accompany  the  same,  1880;  Buckley's  Reports  of  the  Geological 
and  Agricultural  Survey  of  Texas,  1874,  1876;  Dutton's  Tertiary  History 
of  the  Grand  Caiion  District,  with  atlas;  Hager's  Vermont  Geological 
Reports,  1861;  Whitfield's  Paleontology  of  the  Black  Hills;  Jenney's 
Mineral  Wealth,  etc.,  of  the  Black  Hills,  1876;  Billing's  Canada  Geolog- 
ical Report,  1861-5;  Browne's  Boston  and  New  England  Medical  Register, 
4  vols.;  Stimson's  History  of  Express  Companies  and  Railroads;  Wood's 
I*ractical  Treatise  on  Railroads,  1832;  Poor's  Directory  of  Railroads,  1886. 

ARCU.KOLO(iY  AND  ETHNOLOGY. —  Rcports  of  the  Pcabody  Museum  of 
American  Archieology  and  Ethnology ;  Baldwin's  Ancient  America ;  Read's 
Archeology  of  Ohio;  Griffing's  Archaeological  Chart  of  Manhattan  and 
Vicinity;  Biichner's  Man  in  the  Past,  Present  and  Future;  Thurston's 
Mound  Builders;  Report  of  the  U.  S.  Bureau  of  Ethnology,  1881-1882; 
Cushing's  Zuni  Bread  StuflT. 

Agriculture,  Horticulture  and  Forestry. —  Reports  of  Statistician 
of  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture,  14  vols.;  Botanical  Division  U.  S. 
Department  of  Agriculture,  Bulletin  Nos.  2,  3,  5  and  6 ;  IT.  S.  Department 
of  Agriculture,  2d  Report  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  1885;  Annual  Re- 
port U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  1887;  Division  of  Entomology, 
U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture,  Bulletin  No.  19 ;  Division  of  Entomology, 
IT.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture,  Periodical  Bulletins,  vol.  1,  Nos.  1,  2  and 
3;  Chemical  Division,  U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture,  Bulletins  Nos.  2, 
3,  6,  12,  13,  14, 15, 16, 17,  and  18;  Ohio  State  Forestry  Review,  1886;  Con- 
sular Reports  on  the  Forestry  of  Europe;  U.  S.  Agricultural  Department's 
Report  of  Forestry  Conditions  of  the  Rocky  Mountains;  Proceedings  of  the 
Annual  Conventions  of  American  Florists,  1886-7;  Alkali  Lands,  Irrigation 
and  Drainage  in  California;  Report  of  the  Alabama  Commissioner  of  Agri- 
culture, 1888;  Transactions  of  the  Massachusetts  Horticultural  Society, 
1887;  Report  of  the  Michigan  State  Pomological  Society,  1878;  Transac- 
tions of  the  Michigan  State  Agricultural  Society,  14  years;  Bulletins 
34-38,  Michigan  Agricultural  Farm  Department;  Reports  of  the  Michigan 
^tate  Board  of  Agriculture  for  11  years;  Proceedings  of  the  Mississippi 
Horticultural  Society,  1883;  Twelve  Bulletins  of  the  Missouri  State  Agri- 


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cultural  College;  Ohio  Agricultural  Reports,  12  vols.;  Report  of  the  Com- 
missioner  of  Agriculture  of  South  Carolina,  1886;  Tennessee  Agricultural 
and  Geological  Map,  1888;  Meraoires  Publier  Par  La  Soci^te  Nationale 
d' Agriculture  de  France,  1888;  Real's  Grasses  of  North  America;  Brisbin's 
Beef  Bonanza,  or  How  to  Get  Rich  on  the  Plains;  Brisbin's  Trees  and  Tree 
Planting ;  Food  and  Food  Adulterants,  Wiley,  Richardson  and  Crarapton  ; 
U.  S.  Bulletin  of  Sugar-Producing  Plants;  Bulletins  of  the  Connecticut 
Cornell  University,  Illinois,  Kansas,  Kentucky,  Maine,  Massachusetts, 
Michigan,  Minnesota,  Missouri,  North  Carolina,  New  Hampshire,  Ohio, 
Pennsylvania,  Vermont,  and  Wisconsin  Agricultural  Experiment  Stations. 

Literature  and  Miscellany. —  Gov.  John  A.  Martin's  Addresses 
Delivered' in  Kansas;  PefTer's  Geroldine;  or,  What  May  Happen;  Mrs. 
Hudson's  Esther,  The  Gentile;  Picard's  Old  Boniface;  Peacock's  Poems  of 
the  Plains,  and  Songs  of  the  Solitudes;  John  P.  Campbell's  Poetical  Works, 
Queen  Sylvia  and  Other  Poems,  The  Summerless  Sea  and  Other  Poems, 
and  Merle  of  Medevon  and  other  Prose  Writings,  4  vols,  in  all;  Jos. 
E.  Badger's  Stories  and  Tales  of  the  West ;  Poems  of  Celeste  May ;  Bart- 
lett's  Familiar  Quotations;  Hitchcock's  Poetical  Dictionary;  Frey's  Sobri- 
quets and  Nicknames;  R.W.Emerson's  Miscellanies;  Hale's  Books  That 
Have  Helped  Me;  Higginson's  Hints  on  Writing  and  Speechmaking; 
Fiske's  Mirror  Annual  and  Directory  of  Theaters  for  1888;  William  Wirt's 
Letters  of  the  British  Spy;  Keim's  Society  in  Washington;  The  Columbian 
Orator;  Thompson's  Seasons;  Coates  Kinney's  Lyrics;  W.  M.  Paxton's 
Poems;  Poems  of  Phillis  Wheatley;  Humphrey's  Miscellaneous  Works. 

History,  Geography,  Descriptive,  Travels. — Memoires  Societe  His- 
torique,  Litteraire,  Artistique  et  Scientifique  du  Cher.,  vol.  3,  1887;  Bul- 
letin de  la  Society  Nationale  des  Antiquaries  de  France,  1885  and  1886,  2 
vols.;  Archives  do  Museu  Nacional  do  Rio  de  Janeiro,  vol.  7,  1887;  Pro- 
ceedings Canadian  Institute,  1888;  Proceedings  New  Hampshire  Historical 
Society,  1884-8;  Proceedings  of  the  Massachusetts  Historical  Society, 
1884-6 ;  Massachusetts  Historical  Society  Collections,  vol.  2,  sixth  series : 
"Sewall's  Letter-book";  Essex  Institute  Historical  Collections,  28  vols., 
1859-1886;  Proceedings  Bunker  Hill  Monument  Association,  1888;  Pro- 
ceedings of  the  Rhode  Island  Historical  Society,  1887-8;  New  York 
Historical  Society  Collections,  9  vols. ;  Publications  of  the  Buffalo,  New 
York,  Historical  Society,  vols.  1  and  2 ;  Proceedings  of  the  New  Jersey 
Historical  Society;  Southern  Historical  Society,  vol.  15,  1887;  Collections 
of  the  Virginia  Historical  Society,  vol.  7,  1888;  Georgia  Historical  Col- 
lections, 2  vols.,  1840-2;  Publications  of  the  Western  Reserve  and 
Northern  Ohio  Historical  Society,  7  vols. ;  Catalogue  of  the  Minnesota  His- 
torical Society;  Transactions  of  the  Nebraska  State  Historical  Society; 
Contibutions  to  the  Historical  Society  of  Montana,  1876;  Papers  of  the  Cal- 
iforia  Historical  Society;  Rawlinson's  Ancient  History;  Stoke's  Mediaeval 
History;  Patton's  Modern  History;  Prescott's   Encyclopedia  of  History, 


132  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


Biography  and  Travel;  Murray's  Encyclopedia  of  Geography;  Morlitz's 
Travels  in  England  in  1782;  Atkinson's  Oriental  and  Western  Siberia; 
Margry,  Meraoires  et  Documents,  Origines  Francaises  des  Pays  d'Outre- 
Mer,  1679-1754,  6  vols.;  Historical  Writings  of  Francis  Parkman,7  vols.; 
Kingsford's  History  of  Canada,  1679-1725;  Bryce's  Short  History  of 
the  Canadian  People;  Bryce's  Old  Settlers  of  the  Red  River,  Canada; 
Bryce's  Holiday  Rambles  Between  Winnipeg  and  Victoria;  Bryce's 
Manitoba,  Its  Infancy,  Growth  and  Present  Condition;  Sullivan  and 
Blake's  Mexico,  Picturesque,  Political  and  Progressive,  1888;  Hamil 
ton's  Mexican  Handbook;  Solis's  History  of  the  Conquest  of  Mexico 
by  the  Spaniards;  Prescott's  Conquest  of  Mexico,  3  vols.;  Chevalier's 
Mexico,  Ancient  and  Modern  ;  Ruxton's  Adventures  in  Mexico  and  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  1846-7;  Barrister's  Trip  to  Mexico,  1849-50;  Cubas'  Republic 
of  Mexico  in  1876;  Wilson's  Mexico  and  Its  Religion;  Curtis's  Capitals  of 
Spanish  America;  Squier's  Nicaragua,  Its  People,  Scenery  and  the  Pro- 
posed Oceanic  Canal,  1852,  2  vols.;  Stout's  Nicaragua;  Account  of  Mi- 
randa's Expedition  ;  Pumpelly's  Across  America  and  Asia  and  Around  the 
World;  Jenkins's  Exploring  Expeditions  of  Wilkes  d'Urville,  Ross  and 
Lynch;  Nourse's  American  Explorations  in  the  Ice  Zone;  International 
Polar  Expedition  to  Point  Barrow,  Alaska,  during  the  years  1881-1883,  by 
Lieut.  P.  H.  Ray;  Schley's  Greely  Relief  Expedition,  1884;  Joel  Barlow's 
Vision  of  Columbus;  Bancroft's  History  of  the  United  States,  vols.  4-6; 
Winsor's  Narrative  and  Critical  History  of  the  United  States,  2  vols.; 
Henry's  Normal  History  of  the  United  States;  Chevalier's  Society  in 
United  States;  Carnegie's  Triumphant  Democracy,  or  Fifty  Years'  March 
of  the  Republic;  Pearse's  History  of  Iron  Manufacture  in  the  American 
Colonies;  Mellen's  Book  of  the  United  States,  1836;  Colerick's  Adventures 
of  Pioneer  Children ;  Abbott's  Blue  Jackets  of  '76,  Naval  Battles  of  the 
Revolution;  Conover's  Journals  of  Sullivan's  Expedition;  Mrs.  Grant's 
Memoirs  of  an  American  Lady;  Baxter's  British  Invasion  from  the  North, 
Campaigns  of  Carleton  and  Burgoyne,  with  Digby's  Journal;  Brown's 
Views  of  the  Campaigns  of  the  Northwestern  Army,  1815;  Cutts's  Conquest 
of  California  and  New  Mexico;  Tour  to  Northern  Mexico  with  Doniphan's 
Expedition,  1846  and  1847,  Wislizenus ;  Melish's  Travels  in  the  United 
States  in  1806-11 ;  Mitchell's  Traveler's  Guide  Through  the  United  States, 
1833;  Hodgson's  Journey  Through  North  America;  Pope's  Tour  of  the 
United  States;  Loskiel's  Journey  from  Bethlehem,  Penn.,  to  Goshen, 
Ohio,  in  1803;  Dixon's  Tour  Through  the  United  States  and  Canada; 
Barneby's  Life  and  Labors  in  the  Far  West;  Steele's  Overland  Guide, 
1888;  Gleed's  Overland  Guide;  Clemens'  Life  on  the  Mississippi;  For- 
man's  Narrative  of  a  Journey  Down  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi,  1789-90; 
Whymper's  Travel  and  Adventure  in  the  Territory  of  Alaska;  Emory's 
Mexican  Boundary  Survey,  2  vols.,  1857-8;  Reports  of  the  Mexican  Bor- 
der Commission,   1875;    McClure's   Three  Thousand    Miles  Through  the 


Sixth  Biennial  Re  poet.  i33 


Kocky  MountaiDs;  Cox's  Adventures  on  the  Columbia  River;  Sitgreaves' 
Expedition  Down  the  Zuni  and  Colorado  Rivers,  1854;  Stansbury's  Ex- 
ploration of  Utah;  W.  Hepworth  Dixon's  White  Conquest;  Palmer's 
Rocky  Mountain  Travels ;  Perkins'  Check  List  for  American  Local  His- 
tory; Barber's  History  and  Antiquities  of  New  England,  1841;  Stearns's 
History  of  Rindge,  N,  H. ;  Goodwin's  Pilgrim  Republic,  Colony  of  New 
Plymouth;  Stearns's  History  of  Ashburnham,  Mass.;  Bates'  Records  of  the 
Town  of  Braintree,  Mass.;  Celebration  of  the  250th  Anniversary  of  Ded- 
ham,  Mass.;  Lewis's  History  of  Linn,  Mass.;  Green's  History  of  Spring- 
field, Mass. ;  Mason's  History  of  the  Town  and  City  of  Springfield,  Mass., 
1636-1886;  Winchester,  Massachusetts,  Historical  Record;  Providence 
Plantations  for  250  Years,  1636  to  1886 ;  Atwater's  History  of  New  Haven  ; 
Brooks's  Story  of  New  York;  Clute's  Annals  of  Staten  Island,  N.  Y. ; 
Broadhead's  Towns  along  the  Mohawk  River  from  1630-1634;  Hough's 
History  of  Jefferson  County,  New^  York ;  Hotchkins's  History  of  the  Settle- 
ment of  Western  New  York;  Hawes's  Buffalo  Fifty  Years  Ago;  Evert's 
History  of  Monroe  County,  New  York;  Parker's  Rochester,  New  York,  a 
Historical  Story;  Cornell's  History  of  Pennsylvania;  Howe's  Historical 
•Collections  of  New  Jersey;  Shaw's  History  of  Essex  and  Hudson  Coun- 
ties, N.  J.;  Clay's  Annals  of  the  Swedes  on  the  Delaware;  Minutes  of  the 
Council  of  the  State  of  Delaware,  1776-1792;  McSherry's  History  of 
Maryland,  1634-1848;  Polk's  Hand-Book  of  North  Carolina,  1879;  Car- 
roll's South  Carolina,  1836;  Year  Book  of  Charleston,  South  Carolina, 
1886;  White's  Historical  Collections  of  Georgia;  Meek's  Romantic  Pas- 
sages in  Southwestern  History;  Duane's  Account  of  Louisiana,  1803; 
Stiff's  Texas  Emigrant;  Smith's  Reminiscences  of  the  Texas  Republic; 
McCalla's  Adventures  in  Texas,  1840;  Parker's  Expedition  of  Captain 
Marcy  Through  Texas  in  1854;  Parker's  Notes  of  Marcy's  Expedition 
Through  Texas  in  1854;  Phelan's  History  of  Tennessee;  Andrews'  Admis- 
sion of  Kentucky,  Tennessee  and  Ohio  Into  the  Union  ;  Historical  Writings 
•of  Orasmus  H.  Marshall,  in  Relation  to  the  West;  Hale's  Trans-AUeghany 
Pioneers;  Gilmore's  Advance  Guard  of  Western  Civilization;  Hall's 
Legends  of  the  West ;  The  Old  Northwest,  Hinsdale ;  Drake's  Making  of 
the  Great  West;  Mitchener's  Ohio  Annals,  Historic  Events  in  the  Tuscara- 
was and  Muskingum  Valleys;  Graham's  History  of  Coshocton  County^ 
Ohio;  Venable's  Foot-Prints  of  the  Pioneers  in  the  Ohio  Valley;  Rickoff's 
Ohio,  a  Centennial  Poem;  History  of  Wayne  County,  Ohio;  Norton's  His- 
tory of  Knox  County,  Ohio;  Alderman's  Centennial  Souvenir  of  Marietta, 
Ohio ;  Perrin's  History  of  Stark  County,  Ohio ;  Black's  Story  of  Ohio ; 
Walker's  History  of  Athens  County,  Ohio ;  Graham's  History  of  Richland 
Oounty,  Ohio ;  Beers's  History  of  Clark  County,  Ohio ;  Goodrich  &  Tuttle's 
Illustrated  History  of  Indiana ;  Sheahan  &  Upton's  Great  Conflagration  in 
Chicago;  Reynolds'  Pioneer  History  of  Illinois;  Blois'  Gazetteer  of  Michi- 


134  State  Histobical  Society, 


gan,  1839 ;  History  of  Dane  County,  Wisconsin ;  Seymour's  Sketches  of 
Minnesota,  with  a  map,  1850;  Belton's  Annals  of  St.  Louis,  Under  the 
French  and  Spanish  Domination;  History  of  Vernon  County,  Missouri; 
History  of  Clay  and  Platte  Counties,  Missouri;  McNamara's  Three  Year& 
on  the  Kansas  Border;  W.  W.  Sargent's  Holton,  the  County  Seat  of  Jack- 
son County,  Kansas,  1888;  Savage's  Visit  to  Nebraska,  1842;  Scidmore'a 
Alaska;  Priest's  American  Antiquities  and  Discoveries  in  the  West;  Buf- 
falo Bill,  His  Wild  West  Show;  McChvng's  Sketches  of  Western  Adven- 
ture; Mrs.  Custer's  Tenting  on  the  Plains,  or  General  Custer  in  Kansa* 
and  Texas ;  Exploration  for  a  Railroad  Route  from  the  Mississippi  River 
to  the  Pacific  Ocean,  1860;  Dixon's  New  America;  Bancroft's  Pacific 
States  Histories,  27  vols.;  Marryat's  Mountains  and  Mole  Hills,  California; 
Widney's  California  of  the  South;  Nicolay's  Oregon  Territory,  1846; 
Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co.'s  American  Commonwealths,  9  vols.;  Koster'» 
Travels  in  Brazil,  1817;  Kidder's  Sketches  of  Residence  and  Travels  in 
Brazil,  1845;  Herndon's  Exploration  of  the  Valley  of  the  Amazon,  with 
atlas,  1854;  King's  Twenty-four  Years  in  the  Argentine  Republic;  Antonio 
dc  Ulloa's  Noticias  Americanos  (Central  and  North),  Madrid,  1792. 

Gazetteers,  Directories,  Almanacs. —  lire's  Dictionary  of  Arts,. 
Manufactures  of  Mines,  2  vols.;  Morse's  American  Gazetteer,  1797;  Cen- 
tennial Gazetteer  of  the  United  States,  1876 ;  Zell's  Business  Directory,  1886 ; 
Ames's  Almanac  for  1765;  Whig 'Almanac,  N.  Y.,  1847-54,  and  Tribune 
Almanac,  1856-87,  14  years;  American  Almanac,  15  years,  completing  set 
from  1830;  Brown's  Western  Gazetteer,  1817;  Boston  Municipal  Register, 
1861 ;  Dickman's  Kansas  Medical  Directory,  1881 ;  Elk  County  Directory,. 
1888;  Radges's  Topeka  City  Directory,  1888-9. 

Maps,  Atlases,  Charts. —  Mitchell's  New  General  Atlas;  Labberton's 
Historical  Atlas  and  General  History ;  Historical  Map  of  the  United  States  ,- 
Monthly  Pilot  Charts  of  the  North  Atlantic  Ocean ;  Map  of  the  Great  Central 
Route  betw^n  the  Atlantic  and  Mississippi,  1854 ;  Maps  of  the  Yellowstone 
Country ;  Andreas'  Illustrated  Historical  Atlas  of  the  State  of  Iowa;  Rand, 
McNally  &  Co.'s  Maps,  (see  list  of  map  donations) ;  Map  of  the  Platte 
Country,  Missouri,  1854 ;  Meacham's  Illustrated  Atlas  of  Brown  and  Nemaha 
Counties,  Kansas;  Eleven  Maps  of  Kansas  and  parts  of  Kansas.  (See  list 
of  donors  of  maps,  atlases,  and  charts.) 

Biography. —  Morley's  English  Writers;  Groser's Men  Worth  Imitating; 
Simmons's  Men  of  Mark  ;  Victor's  Life  and  Events;  Angell's  Autobiograph- 
ical Sketches;  Appleton's  Cyclopsedia  of  American  Biography,  5  vols.; 
American  Men  of  Letters,  10  vols.;  Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co.'s  American 
Statesmen,  18  vols.;  Miller's  Bench  and  Bar  of  Georgia;  Lynch's  Bench 
and  Bar  of  Mississippi ;  Everett's  Address  on  Charles  Francis  Adams;  Life 
of  P.  T.  Barnum;  Biography  of  Rev.  Henry  Ward  Beecher;   Knox's  Life 


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and  Work  of  Henry  Ward  Beecher;  Rosevelt's  Life  of  Thomas  Hart 
Benton;  Hayden's  Biographical  Sketch  of  Oliver  Brown;  Curtis's  Life 
of  James  Buchanan,  2  vols.;  Hensel  and  Parker's  Lives  of  Cleveland 
and  Thurman;  Life,  Journals  and  Correspondence  of  Rev.  Manasseh 
Cutler,  2  vols.;  DeLesseps'  Recollections  of  Forty  Years;  Life  and  Times 
of  Frederick  Douglass;  Mansfield's  Memoirs  of  Daniel  Drake,  and  of 
the  Early  Settlement  of  Cincinnati;  Biographical  Sketch  of  Lyman  C. 
Draper  and  M.  M.  Jackson ;  Hayden's  Gen.  Roger  Enos,  of  Arnold's 
Expedition  to  Canada,  1775;  Life  of  John  B.  Finch;  McMaster's  Benjamin 
Franklin  as  a  Man  of  Letters;  Memoirs  of  John  C.  Fremont;  Hale's 
Franklin  in  France,  parts  1  and  2;  Austin's  Life  of  Elbridge  Gerrv ; 
Greeley's  Recollections  of  a  Busy  Life;  Reminiscences  of  General  W.  S. 
Hancock ;  Taylor's  Memoirs  of  Joseph  Henry ;  Jackson's  Life  of  William 
Henry  Harrison;  Grigg  and  Elliot's  Life  of  General  William  H.  Harrison; 
Wallace  and  Townsend's  Lives  of  Harrison  and  Morton  ;  Danvers's  Thomas 
Jefferson;  Life  of  Amos  A.  Lawrence;  Arnold's  Life  of  Abraham  Lincoln; 
Rice's  Reminiscences  of  Abraham  Lincoln ;  Wells's  Lincoln  and  Seward ; 
Dawson's  Life  and  Services  of  Gen.  John  A.  Logan;  Rudd  and  Carleton's 
Life  and  Writings  of  Gen.  Nathaniel  Lyon;  Woodward's  Life  of  Gen. 
Nathaniel  Lyon;  Adams's  Lives  of  Madison  and  Monroe;  Magruder's 
Biography  of  John  Marshall;  Weems's  Life  of  William  Penn;  Jenkins's 
President  Polk  and  His  Administration ;  Reminiscences  of  Ben:  Perley  Poore  ; 
Memoirs,  Correspondence  and  Reminiscences  of  William  Renick ;  Diary  of 
Thomas  Robbins;  Life  of  Emery  A.  Stdrrs;  Harsha's  Life  of  Charles 
Sumner;  Byrce's  Biographical  Sketch  of  John  Tanner;  Life  and  Writings 
of  Grant  Thorburn ;  Autobiography  of  Lorenzo  Waugh,  4th  edition ;  Hall's 
Life  of  George  Washington ;  Lossing's  Home  of  Washington ;  Autobiography 
of  Thurlow  Weed;  Memoirs  of  Thurlow  Weed;  Hayden's  Weitzel  Me- 
morial. 

Genealogy. —  Burke's  General  Armory  of  England,  Scotland,  Ireland 
and  Wales,  1883;  Savage's  Genealogical  Dictionary,  4  vols.;  New  England 
Historic  Genealogical  Society  Proceedings ;  Hughes'  American  Ancestry ; 
Munsell's  American  Ancestry;  Rupp's  thirty  thousand  names  of  German, 
Swiss,  Dutch,  French  and  other  Immigrants  in  Pennsylvania;  Austin's 
Genealogical  Dictionary  of  Rhode  Island;  Dedham,  Massachusetts,  Record 
of  Marriages,  Births  and  Deaths,  1635-1845;  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of 
Ralph  Earle;  Genealogy  of  the  Family  of  George  Marsh,  of  Hingham, 
Mass.,  by  E.  J.  Marsh ;  The  Genealogy  of  John  Marsh,  of  Salem,  Mass. ; 
Genealogy  of  the  Perrin  Family;  Hayden's  Pollock's  Descendents. 

Indians. — Cleveland's  Lost  Tribes;  Lake  Mohonk  Conference  of  the 
friends  of 'the  Indians,  1887;  Helen  Jackson's  Century  of  Dishonor;  Bar- 
row's The  Indians'  Side  of  the  Indian  Question ;  Harrison's  Studies  on  Indian 
Reservations;  Life  of  John  Eliot,  The  Apostle  to  the  Indians;  Jacobs's  No- 


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136  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 

nantum  and  Natick.Mass.;  Ojibway  New  Testament,  1844;  Powell's  Intro- 
duction to  the  Study  of  Indian  Languages;  Hayden's  Silver  and  Copper 
Indian  Medals;  Compiled  Laws  of  the  Cherokee  Nation,  from  1839-1875; 
Blackbird's  History  of  the  Ottawa  and  Chippewa  Indians;  Lang  and  Tay- 
lor's Visit  to  Indians  West  of  the  Mississippi,  1843 ;  Newsom's  Scenes  Among 
the  Indians,  and  Custer's  Last  Fight;  Johnston's  Capture  by  the  Indians  in 
1790;  Col.  James  Smith's  Captivity  with  the  Indians,  1755-9;  Jewett's  Cap- 
tivity among  the  Savages  of  Nootka  Sound,  1815 ;  Pattie's  Narrative,  Timothy 
Flint;  Seaver's  Life  of  Mary  Jemison ;  Foster's  Sequoyah ;  Mrs.  Eastman's 
Dahcotah,  or  Life  and  Legends  of  the  Sioux;  Brisbin's  Belden,  The  White 
Chief. 

Rebellion. —  Greeley's  American  Conflict;  Nicolay's  Outbreak  of  the 
Rebellion;  Moore's  Rebellion  Record,  12  vols.;  Raymond's  History  of  the 
Administration  of  President  Lincoln;  Compte  De  Paris,  History  of  the 
Civil  War  in  America,  4  vols.;  Campaigns  of  the  Civil  War,  13  vols.; 
Official  Army  Register  of  the  volunteer  force  of  the  United  States  Army, 
1861-5,  parts  3  and  6;  Reports  on  the  Conduct  of  the  War,  1865,  3  vols.; 
Official  Records,  War  of  the  Rebellion,  7  vols. ;  Medical  and  Surgical  His- 
tory of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  vol.  1,  part  3;  Reports  of  the  Woman's 
Relief  Corps ;  Bigelow's  France  and  the  Confederate  Navy,  1862-8 ;  Wil- 
liams's Negro  Troops  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion ;  Wilson's,  The  Black 
Phalanx;  A  History  of  the  Negro  Soldiers  of  the  U.  S. ;  Higginson's  Army 
Life  in  a  Black  Regiment;  Pinkerton's  Spy  of  the  Rebellion;  Pitman's 
Trials  for  Treason ;  Glisan's  Journal  of  Army  Life ;  Steele's  Frontier  Army 
Sketches;  Swinton's  Campaigns  of  the  Army  of  the  Potomac;  Van  Home's 
History  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland;  Gen.  Logan's  Volunteer  Soldier 
of  America;  Gen.  McClellan's  Own  Story,  The  War  for  the  Union;  Auto- 
biography of  Private  Dalzell ;  Lee's  Army  Ballads  and  Other  Poems; 
Brown's  Bugle  Echoes,  Poetry  of  the  Civil  War,  Northern,  and  Southern; 
True's  Maine  in  the  War  of  the  Union ;  Schouler's  Massachusetts  in  the 
Civil  War;  Laciar's  Patriotism  of  Carbon  County,  Penn.,  During  the  War 
of  the  Rebellion;  Sprenger's  Camp  and  Field  Life  of  the  122d  Regiment 
Pennsylvania  Volunteers ;  Jacob's  Rebel  Invasion  of  Maryland  and  Penn- 
sylvania; Capt.  D.  J.  Wright's  History  of  the  8th  Regiment  Kentucky 
Volunteer  Infantry;  Ohio  Official  Roster  of  Soldiers;  Roster  of  the  Ohio 
Soldiers  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  3  vols.;  Merrill's  Soldier  of  Indiana 
in  the  War  of  the  Union;  Admire's  Memoranda  of  Company  E,  65th  Reg- 
iment Indiana  Infantry;  List  of  ex-Soldiers,  Sailors  and  Marines  living  in 
Iowa;  Kelso's  Reign  of  Terror  in  Missouri;  Dunnet's  Roster  of  Michigan 
Soldiers  in  Kansas;  Moser's  Roster  of  Iowa  Soldiers  in  Kansas;  Ellen  Wil- 
liams's History  of  the  2d  Colorado  Regiment ;  Stephens's  Constitutional  View 
of  the  War  Between  the  States. 


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DONORS  OF   BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  gifts  made  to  the  Society  of  books  and  pamphlets 
by  individuals  and  institutions,  including  exchanges  and  gifts  of  State  pub- 
lications for  exchanges  with  other  societies  and  institutions: 


Donors. 


Abbott,  J.  B.,  DeSoto 

Abbott,  Willis  J.,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

Acadeinie  de  La  Rochelle,  Societe  de  Sciences  Naturelles,  La  Rochelle,  I'rance 

Academic  des  Belles-lettres,  Sciences  et  Arts,  La  Rochelle,  France 

Academie  des  Sciences  et  Belles-lettres,  Dijon,  France 

Adair,  Rev.  S.  L.,  Osawatomie 

Adams,  F.  G.,  Topeka 

Adams,  Frank  Scott,  Waterville 

Adams,  John  W.,  Topeka 

Adams,  Rev.  Edwin  E.,  Chicago,  111 

Admire,  J.  V..  Osage  City 

Admire,  W.  W.,  Topeka ■. 

Alabama  Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  Montgomery 

Alden,  Edwin,  Cincinnati,  O 

Alexander,  W.  L.,  Des  Moines,  la 

Allen,  A.  T.,  Topeka 

Allen,  Hon.  E.  B.,  Topeka ]     63 

Allison,  W.  M.,  editor  Visitor,  Wichita 

Alrich,  L.  L.,  Cawker  City ! 

American  Bell  Telephone  Co.,  Boston,  Mass j 

American  Congregational  Association,  Boston,  Mass 

American  Historical  Association,  Washington,  D.  C 

American  Home  Missionary  Society,  New  York 3 

American  Humane  Association,  Chicago,  111 

American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers,  New  York  city 4 

American  Museum  of  Natural  History,  New  York  city 

American  Philosophical  Society,  Philadelphia,  Pa 2 

American  Protective  Tariff  League,  New  York  city 

American  Sunday-School  Union,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

American  Tract  Society,  New  York  city 1 

Ames,  John  G.,  Washington,  D.  C 

Anderson,  Hon.  John  A.,  Washington,  D.  C j 

Andrews,  Dr.  Israel  Ward,  Marietta,  O • 

Angell,  George  T.,  Boston,  Mass !      2 

Anthony,  D.  R.,  Leavenworth i 

Anthony,  Gov.  George  T.,  Leavenworth 

Appleton,  F.  H.,  Boston,  Mass i      4 

Arkansas  Deaf-Mute  Institute,  Little  Rock 

Armstrong  and  Nioyer,  editors  Gazette,  Wyandotte 

Astor  Library,  New  York I 

Atchison,  Topeka  &,  Santa  Fe  Railroad  Co.,  Boston,  Mass 

Atwood,  G.  A.,  editor  Republican,  Manhattan  

Austin  Industiial  School,  Knoxville,  Tenn 

Ayer,  N.  W.  &  Son,  Philadelphia,  Pa ;      -3 

Badger,  Joseph  E.,  Frankfort i 

Baker,  G.  C,  Topeka I 

Baker,  F.  P.,  Topeka [     68 

Baldwin,  W.  H.,  Boston,  Mass. !       1 

Ball,  Mrs.  Bell,  Topeka 

Ban,  R.  W.,  Harper 

Bancroft  Bros.,  San  Francisco,  Cal 1 

Barnes,  J.  S.,  Sec,  Phillipsburg 

Barnes,  Mrs.  Charles,  Manhattan 

Barnes,  W.  H.,  Sec,  Independence 

Barton,  C.  M.,  Worcester,  Mass 

Bass,  A.  &  Co.,  McPherson ! •■ 

Bates,  J.  H.,  New  York  city 

Battell,  Bobbins  and  Miss  Anna,  Norfolk,  Conn 

Beadle  &  Adams,  New  York  city 

Beezley,  J.  F.,  Sec,  Girard 

Belfield,  Henry  H.,  Chicago,  111 

Belrose,  Louis,  Washington,  D.  C 

Bennett  and  Benham,  editors  Prohibitionist,  Columbus 

Betton,  Hon.  Frank  H.,  Topeka 

Bigelow,  John,  New  York  city 

Biggers,  Mrs.  Kate  H.,  Longton ....    

Black,  George,  Olathe 

Blake,  C.  C,  Richland 

Bonham  and  Palmer,  editors  Dispatch,  Clay  Center 

Boston  Public  Library,  Boston,  Mass 

Boston  Public  Schools,  Boston,  Mass 


Pamp 


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STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLEI'S-Continubd. 


Donors. 


Book*. 


Pamp 


BoudiDOt,  W.  P.,  Tablequah.  I.  T 

Boutwell,  D.  W.,  Topeka 

Bowes,  G.  W.,  Topeka 

Bracken,  (ieorge  C,  l^wrence 

Bradford,  Hon.  S.  B.,  Topeka 

Bradford,  Mrs.  M.  K.,  Atchison 

Bradlee,  Rev.  C.  D..  Boston,  Mass 

Branuer,  A.  J.,  CliOon 

Brighani,  Sarah  M.,  Junction  City ;.. ••  •.• 

British  and  American  Archselogical  Society,  Rome,  Italy 

Brooklyn  Library,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y..... 

Brown,  Capt.  John, jr..  Put-in- Hay  Island,  Ohio 

Brown,  Dr.  Francis  H.,  Boston,  Mass 

Brown,  George  W.,  Rockford,  111 

Brown,  John  M.,  Kansas  City,  Kas 

Brown,  Joseph  .M.,  .Atlanta,  Ga 

Brown,  Orville  C,  Adams,  N.  Y 

Brown,  Rev.  Duncan,  Highland 

Browne,  J.  C,  editor  Hugle,  Hurdett 

ButTalo  Historical  Society,  lUiflalo,  N.  Y 

Bureau  of  Press  Cuttings,  New  York  city,  N.  Y 

Burnett,  H.  C,  Santa  Fe,  N.  M 

Burton  &  Black,  editors  Times,  Ness  City 

Bushell,  W.,  Camden,  N.  J 

Caldwell,  E.  F.,  I>awrence 

California  Historical  Society,  Berkeley,  Cal 

California  State  Mining  Bureau,  San  Francisco 

California  University.  Berkeley 

Campbell,  J.  B.,  Haddam 

Campbell,  John  Preston,  Abilene 

Campbell,  J.  P.,  and  D.  A.  Valentine,  editors  of  the  Times,  Clay  Center.. 

Campbell,  M.  M.,  North  Topeka 

Canadian  Institute,  Toronto 

Carulhers,  E.  P.,  editor  Index,  Medicine  Lodge 

Case,  Nelson,  Oswego 

Caspar,  C.  N.,  Milwaukee,  Wis 

Cassell  4  Co.,  New  York  City 

Cavanaugh,  Thomas  H.,  Olympia,  W.  T 

Century  Company,  New  York  City 

ChaflTee,  Rev.  H.  W.  Ottawa 


Chamberlain,  A.  F.,  Toronto,  Canada. 
Chambers,  W.  L.,  Stockton 


Chapman,  E.  L.,  editor  Register,  Great  Bend 

Chapman,  J.  B.,  editor  Tribune,  Fort  Scott 

Chicago  Board  of  Public  Works,  Chicago,  111 

Chicago  Historical  Society,  Chicago,  ill 

Children's  Aid  Society,  New  York  city 

Children's  Hospital,  iioston.  Mass 

Childs,  (ieorge  W.,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Church  Home  for  Orphan  and  Destitute  Children,  Boston,  Mass 

Church  Temperance  Society,  New  York  City 

Cincinnati  Society  of  Natural  History,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

Clapp,  Rev.  A.  H.,  D.  D.,  New  York  City 

Clark,  A.  P.,  editor  Republic,  Washington,  D.  C 

Clark,  Arthur,  Leavenworth , 

Clark,  (ieo.  A.,  editor  Republican,  Junction  City 

Clark,  S.  H.  H.,  St.  Louis 

Clarke,  Robert,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

Clarke,  S.  H..  Clyde,  N.  Y 

Clarkson,  Harrison,  Topeka 

Clement,  G.  W.,  Wichita 

Clough,  J.  P.,  secretary,  Sabetha 

Cochrane,  John  ('.,  Chicago,  HI 

Collet,  C.  D,,  London,  England 

Collins,  J.  S.  A  Co.,  Topeka 

Colorado  Stale  Agricultural  College,  Fort  Collins 

Colorado  State  School  of  Mines,  Denver 

Cone,  William  W.,  Topeka 

Congregational  Sunday-School  Publication  Society,  Boston,  Mass... 

Connecticut  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  New  Haven 

Cooke,  Gen.  P.  St.  George,  Detroit,  Mich 

Corbin,  Caroline  F.,  Chicago,  III 

Cornell  University,  Ithaca,  N.  Y 

Cornell  University  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Courtenay,  William  A.,  Charleston.  S.C 

Cragln,  F.  W.,  Topeka 

Crane,  Geo.  W.,  Topeka 

(>awford.  Gov.  Samuel  J.,  Topeka 

Crlswell,  Ralph  L,  Gove  City 


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139 


DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS  — Continued. 


Donors. 


Crosby,  D.  R.,  Minneapolis i 

Cruce,  W.  P.,  El  Dorado I 

CuUin,  Stewart,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Cummins,  C.  S.,  Canema 

Currier,  Charles,  Leavenworth ! 

Cuthbertson,  M.  D.,  Voltaire 

Cutter,  C.  A.,  Boston,  Mass 

Darling,  C.  W.,  Utica,  N.  Y :       1 

Davenport  Academy  of  Science,  Davenport,  Iowa ! 

Davie,  W.  0  ,  Cincinnati,  Ohio !      8 

Davis,  Charles  S.,  editor  Tribune,  Junction  City j 

Dedham  Historical  Society,  Dedham,  Mass 1 

DeGeer,  Mrs.  M.  E.,  Topeka 

Delaware  Historical  Society,  Wilmington  !      l 

DeMotte,  McK.,  editor  Independent,  Enterprise. 

Dennis,  H.  J.,  Topeka ;      3 

DesMoines  Academy  of  Science,  DesMoines,  Iowa 

Dewey,  A.  T.,  San  Francisco,  Cal 

Dewey,  Melvil,  New  York  City 

Doane  College,  Crete,  Neb 

Doniphan,  Col.  John,  St.  Joseph,  Mo 1 

Dowling,  Thomas,  Washington,  D.  C 

Drummond,  Frank,  Topeka i       1 

Dunnett,  D.  W.,  Howard 1 

Earle,  Pliny,  Northampton,  Mass i      1 

Easley,  Ralph,  editor  News,  Hutchinson 

Eastman,  Dr.  B.  D.,  Topeka 6 

Eaton,  Ben.  A.,  editor  Beacon,  Wichita I 

Egle,  Dr.  W.  H.,  Harrisburg,  Pa i      2 

Eldridge,  J.  L.,  Topeka 

Elliott,  L.  R.,  Manhattan 

Essex  Institute,  Salem,  Mass 41 

Fairchild,  George  T.,  Manhattan ^ 

Farmers  Loan  Company,  Wintield 

Field,  Millard  L.,  Osawatomie 

Filson,  T.  A.,  and  F.  M.,  editors  Times,  Concordia 

Findlay,  George  W.,  Topeka : 

Fish,  H.  S.,  editor  Chieftain,  LaCrosse : 

Fisk,  Clinton  B.,  New  York  city ; 

Fiske,  Daniel,  Minneapolis,  Minn i , 

Foley,  J.  M.,  Chicago.  Ill 

Foote,  A.  E.,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Forde,  E.  M.,  Emporia 

Foster,  Joseph,  London,  Eng 1 

Frenow,  B.  E.,  Washington,  D.  C 

Frost,  Harry  W.,  editor  Lance,  Topeka 

Fuller,  Mrs.  Mary,  Washington,  D.  C 

Funk,  John  J.,  Sec,  Peabody 

Funston,  Hon.  E.  H.,  Washington,  D.  C 

Gallagher,  F.  W.,  Sec,  St.  Marys 

Galloway,  John  M.,  Topeka 

Gast,  Hallie  A.,  Fremont,  Ohio 1 

Gazette  Company,  St.  Joseph,  Mo ■-■■ 

Georgia  Historical  Society,  Savannah,  Ga t 

Gerard,  Charles  B.,  Anderson,  Ind '       1 

(iile,W.S.,  Venango 1 

Gillman,  H.  A.,  Supt.  State  Hospital  for  the  Insane,  Mount  Pleasant,  Iowa ! 

Gilmore,  John  S.,  Fredonia 

Girls'  Higher  School,  Chicago,  Hi i 

Globe-Democrat  Co.,  St.  Louis,  Mo 

Goepel,  Frank,  Sec,  Cawker  City i 

Goodnow,  Rev.  I.  T.,  Manhattan 2 

Graham,  I.  D,,  Manhattan j       1 

Grand  Chapter,  Kansas I      1 

Grand  Commandery,  Kansas '      2 

Green,  Dr.  Samuel  A.,  Boston,  Mass y. I     21 

Green,  Samuel  S.,  Worcester,  Mass 

Greer,  Ed.  P.,  editor  Courier,  Winfield 

Griffin,  Albert,  New  York  city 

Griswold,  W.  M.,  Washington,  D.  C .- 

Guild,  E.  B.,  Topeka 

Hadley,  T.J.,  Olathe 

Haifa,  S.  A.,  editor  Nugget,  Dorrance 

Hamilton,  Hon.  James  W.,  Topeka 

Hampton,  E.  S.,  Detroit,  Mich 

Hard,  N.  J.,  Topeka 

Harding,  W.  J.,  Hillsboro 

Harper,  Rev,  Joel,  Wichita 

Harrington,  Grant  W.,  Lawrence 


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STATE  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY. 


DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS  — Continued. 


Donors. 


Books. 


Pomp 


H»rt,  Rev.  O.  E.  MinDeapoIis 

Harvard  University.  Taiubridge,  Mass 

Haskell,  W.  H..  Atchison 

Hayden,  Rev.  Horace  Edwin,  Wilkesbarre,  Pa 

Healley.  T.  W.  Wyandotte 

Heely,  P.  J.,  San  Francisco 

Hein,  O.  L.,  Leavenworth 

Hendy,  Rev.  J.  F.,  Eni|)oria 

Herald  Company,  St.  .Joseph,  Mo 

Higgins,  L.  L,  To|>eka 

Higglnson,  Thomas  W.,  Cambridge,  Mass.. 

Hile,  J.  W.,  Valley  Falls 

Hill,  Dr.  G.  H.,  Independence,  la 

Hill,  William  L.,  St.  Ix)uis,  Mo 

Hinckley,  Howard  V.,  Topeka 

Hinton,  R.  J.,  New  York  city 

Hlrons,  C.  C.  Topeka 

Historical  and  PhiloHophlcal  Society  of  Ohio,  Cincinnati. 
Historical  Society  of  Southern  California,  Los  Angeles.. 

Hodgdon,  D.  P.,  editor  Prohibitionist,  Lyons 

Hoffman,  Rev.  R.  A.,  Downs 

HoUiday.  C.  K.,  Topeka 

Holman.  Rev.  C,  North  Topeka 

Holt,  L.  H.  &  Co.,  Topeka 

Hortou.  Hon.  A.  H..  Topeka 

Howe,  E.  W.,  editor  Globe,  Atchison 

Fowland,  Joseph  A.,  Worcester,  Mass 

Hudson,  J.  K.,  Topeka 

Hudson,  Mrs.  M.  W.,  Topeka 

Hulbert,  E.  W.,  Sec,  Fort  Scott 

Hullng,  Alden  S.,  Topeka 

Humpnrey,  Mrs.  Mary  A.,  function  City 

Hutchins,  B.  S.,  editor  Leader,  Kingman  

Hiflr,  J.  M.,  Mound  City 

Illinois  Agricultural  Experiment  Station 

Illinois  Industrial  University,  Champaign,  111 

Indian  Rights  .\s8ociation,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Indiana  Department  of  Statistics,  Indianapolis 

Indiana  Historical  Society,  Indianapolis 

Indiana  State  Hoard  of  Health,  Indianapolis 

Indianapolis  Public  Library,  Indianapolis,  Ind 

Industrial  Mucalion  Association,  New  York  City 

Industrial  I^eague,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Ingalls,  Hon,  .John  J.,  Washington,  D.  C 

Iowa,  Adjutant  General  of 

Iowa  Stale  Agricultural  College,  Ames,  Iowa 

Iowa  State  Ik)ard  of  Health,  DesMoines 

Iowa  State  Historical  .Society,  Iowa  City 

Iowa  Stat«  Library,  DesMoines,  Iowa 

Iowa  Slate  Veterinary  Department 

Jackson,  H.  M.,  Atchison 

Jenkins,  W.  L,,  lioston,  Mass 

Jerome.  F.  E.,  Russell 

Johns  Hopkins  Universitv,  Baltimore,  Md 

Johns,  Mrs.  I^ura  M.,  Salin 

Johnston,  John  ('.,  Secretary, Newton 

Journal  Company,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

Kansas  Academy  of  Science,  Topeka 

Kansas  Board  of  Railroad  Commissioners,  Topeka 

Kansas  State  Teachers'  Association 

Kaufman,  A  C.,  Charleston,  S.  C 

Kellam,  T.  J.,  Topeka 

Kellermao,  W.  A.,  Manhattan. 

Kelly,  H.  B,  editor  Freeman,  McPberson 

Kenea  A  Lane,  editors  Journal,  LaCygne 

Kentucky  Agricultural  Experiment  Station 

Kessler,  D.,  Willis 

Kilmer,  Fred.  B  ,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J 

Knanp,  F.  A.,  Topeka 

Knapp,  George  W.,  Kendall 

Knight  Brothers,  New  York  City..,.   

Knox,  Rev.  J.  D..  Topeka 

Knox,  Rev,  M.  V.  B.,  Littleton,  N.  H 

Knox,  W.  C.  A  Co..  Topeka 

Knudsen.  C.  W..  Norwalk.  Conn 

KoBt,  Dr.  J.,  Tallahasse,  Fla 

Ladd,  Rev.  H.  O.,  Santa  F6,  N.  M 

*l*mb,C.  J,,  editor  Independent,  Kirwin 

Lane,  Ed.  C,  LaCygne 


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Donors. 


Langford  &  Stoke,  editors  Graphic,  Great  Bend 

Lathy,  W.  E.,  Newton 

Latimer,  J.  W.,  secretary,  Pleasanton 

Lawhead,  Hon.  J.  H.,  Topeka 

Lawrence,  C.  H.,  secretary,  Hiawatha 

Lawrence,  Mrs.  Sarah  E.,  Brookline,  Mass 

Layton,  William  E.,  Newark,  N.  J 

Leahy,  D.  D.,  Kiowa 

Leavenworth,  Mrs.  J.  C,  Havertord  College,  Pa 

Lee,  £d.  G.,  editor  Democrat,  Frisco 

Lee,  John  I.,  editor  Clipper,  Ashland 

Leicester,  Massachusetts,  Public  Library 

Leslie,  Gov.  Preston  H.,  Helena,  Montana 

Library  Bureau,  Boston,  Massachusetts 

Library  Company  of  Philadelphia,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Linn,  John  Blair,  Bellefonte,  Pa 

Lippincott,  Dr.  J.  A.,  Lawrence 

Livingston  County,  New  York,  Historical  Society,  Danville,  N.  Y 

Lockley,  Fred.,  editor  Traveler,  Arkansas  City 

Logan,  ilev.  N.  Rogers,  Oskaloosa 

Long  Island  Historical  Society,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

Loue,  Adolph,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 

Louisiana  State  Board  of  Health,  New  Orleans 

Lovett,  J.  T.,  Little  Silver,  N.  J 

Loy,  William  E.,  San  Francisco,  Cal 

Lykins,  W.  H.  R.,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

Lyons,  J.  A.,  DesMoines,  Iowa 

MacLennau,  Frank  P.,  editor  Journal,  Topeka 

McAllaster,  O.  W.,  Lawrence 

McBride,  Rev.  R.  E.,  Washington,  Kas 

McCarthy,  Hon.  Timothy,  Topeka 

McChesney,  John  W.,  Red  Wing,  Minn 

McConnell,  W.  K.,  Sec,  Greenleaf 

McCrary,  George  W.,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

McDowell,  S.  O.,  Topeka 

McGill,  G.  M.,  editor  Jacksonian,  Cimarron 

McGregor,  R.  P.,  Baxter  Springs 

McHarg,  Rev. ,  Blue  Rapids 

Mcllravy,  E.  L  ,  Lawrence 

Mclntire,  T.,  editor  Democrat,  Arkansas  City 

McVicar,  Dr.  P.,  Topeka 

Maimonides  Library,  New  York  city 

Maine  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Orono,  Me 

Manchester,  Rev.  Alfred,  Providence,  R.  I 

Marsh,  E.  J.,  Leominster,  Mass 

Marshall,  Mary,  Beloit 

Marston,  C.  W.,  Cedar  Junction 

Martin,  George  W.,  editor  of  the  Union,  Junction  City 

Martin,  Gov.  John  A.,  Topeka 

May,  Mrs.  Celeste,  Nelson,  Neb 

Massachusetts  Board  of  Lunacy  and  Charity,  Boston 

Massachusetts  Bureau  of  Statistics  of  Labor 

Massachusetts  Charitable  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  Boston 

Massachusetts  Historical  Society,  Boston 

Massachusetts  Horticultural  Society,  Boston 

Massachusetts  School  for  Feeble-Minded,  Boston 

Massachusetts  Society  for  Promoting  Agriculture,  Boston 

Massachusetts  State  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Amherst 

Mead,  J.  R.,  Wichita 

Meade  and  Dunham,  editors  Republican,  McPherson 

Merrill,  Miss  Catherine,  Indianapolis,  Ind 

Michigan  Agricultural  College,  Agricultural  College  P.  O 

Michigan  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Agricultural  College  P.  O. 

Michigan  Agricultural  Farm  Department,  Constantine 

Michigan  State  Agricultural  Society,  Lansing 

Michigan  State  Board  of  Health,  Lansing 

Mickey  Bros.  &  Co.,  Stockton 

Midland  College,  Atchison 

Milford,  M.  E.,  Vinita,  L  T 

Miller,  J.  H.,  Helton 

Miller,  Sol.,  Troy 

Milliken,  Robert,  Emporia 

Mills,  T.  B.,  Las  Vegas,  N.  M 

Miner,  E.  N  and  L.  A.,  New  York  city 

Minnesota  Agricultural  College,  St.  Paul 

Minnesota  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  St.  Anthony  Park 

Minnesota  Historical  Society,  St.  Paul 

Mississippi  Press  Association,  Vicksburg 

Mississippi  State  Agricultural  College,  Jackson 


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DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS— Continued. 


Donors. 


[ulvane.. 


Missouri  Agricultural  ExperimeDt  Station,  Ck>lumbia.. 

Missouri  School  of  Mines  and  Metallurgy,  Rolla 

Missouri  State  Agricultural  College,  Columbia 

Missouri  Weather  Service,  Director  of,  St.  Louis 

Mitchell,  Joshua,  Sec.  Seneca 

Mobler,  Martin,  Topeka 

Montana  Historical  Society,  Helena 

Montana  Territorial  Library,  Helena. 

Moon,  K.  U.,  Topeka 

Moonlight,  (iov.  Thomas,  Cheyenne.  Wyoming 

Moore,  Robert  R.,  Topeka 

Moriarty,  K.  A.,  Sec,  Council  Grove 

Moser,  O.  A.,  Emporia 

Motter,  John  L.,  St.  Joseph,  Mo 

Mudge,  Mrs.  B.  F.,  Manhattan 

Mulvane,  Kansas  Building  and  Loan  Association, 

Munn  A  Co.,  New  York  city 

Murdock,  T.  B.,  editor  Republican,  El  Dorado 

Murdock,  M.  M.,  editor  Eagle,  Wichita 

National  Museum  of  Brazil,  Rio  Janeiro... 

National  Young  Woman's  Christian  Association,  Chicago,  III 

Nebraska  .State  Historical  Society,  Lincoln 

Nebraska  Weather  Service,  Director  of,  Crete,  Neb 

New  England  Historic  Cenealogical  Society,  Boston,  Mass 

New  England  Methodist  Historical  Society,  Boston,  Mass 

New  England  Society,  New  York  city 

New  Hampshire  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Hanover 

New  Hampshire  Historical  Society,  Concord 

New  Jersey  Bureau  of  Statistics  of  Labor,  Trenton 

New  Jersey  Historical  Society,  Newark 

New  York  Bureau  of  Statistics  of  Labor,  Albany 

New  York  Institution  for  Deaf  Mutes,  New  York  city 

New  York  Life  Insurance  Co.,  New  York  city 

New  York  State  Library,  Albany 

Newlierry,  Horace  J.,  Topeka 

Newberry  Library,  Chicago 

Newlon,  Dr.  W.S.,  Oswego 

Nichols,  C.  D.,  Sec,  Columbus 

North.  F.  W.,  Wichita 

North  Carolina  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Raleigh 

North  Carolina  Board  of  Agriculture,  Raleigh   

Norton,  A.  B.,  Dallas,  Tex 

Norton,  C.  A.,  lieloit 

Ohio,  Adjutant  General  of,  Columbus 

Ohio  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Columbus „ 

Ohio  Meteorological  Bureau,  Columbus 

Ohio,  Secretary  of  State,  Columbus 

Ohio  State  School  of  Agriculture,  Columbus 

OInev,  Mrs.  Emeline  A.,  Madison,  Wis 

Omaha  Public  Library,  Omaha,  Neb 

Oregon  State  Agricultural  College,  Corvallis '. 

Osgoodby,  W.  W..  Rochester,  N.  Y 

Owen,  Col.  Richard,  New  Harmony.  Ind 

Ozlaa,  J.  W.,  Ottawa 

Parmalee,  G.  F.,  Topeka 

Paxton,  W.  .M.,  Platte  City,  Mo '..!!!."!"!!."!!!!!'..'.".".*.' 

Peabody  Museum  of  American  Archseology  and  Ethnology,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

Peacock.  T.  B.,  Topeka .„. 

Peck,  Miss  Ada  H.,  Topeka 

Pecker,  J.  E.,  Concord,  N.  H 

Peffer,  W.  A.,  Topeka..  


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Pennsylvania  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  srateiyoilegci^^^^^ 
Pennsylvania  iJoard  of  Agriculture,  Harrisbiirg 


Pennsylvania  .Museum  and  School  of  Industrial  Art,  Philadelphia. 

Pennsylvania  State  Penitentiary,  Philadelphia 

Pennsylvania  University,  Philadelphia .  . 

Perine,  A.  B..  Topeka 

Perine,  Mary  E.,  Topeka ....".'.'.'.'..'...".'.' 

Perine,  .Mis.s  Emma  G.,  Topeka 

Peters,  Hon.  S.  R..  Washington,  D.C .'.'.".'.".'.'.".".!"" 

Peltilon,  W.  T.,  editor  Democrat,  Dodge  City 

Philadelphia  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  Philadeiphia.  Pa.!.!!"'.!!! 

Phillips,  Henry,  jr.,  Philadelphia.  Pa 

Phillips,  William  A.,  Salina. 

Philosophical  Society  of  Wa-shington.  D.  C 

Pilling.  J.  C,  Wa.shington,  D.C 

Plumb,  P.  B.,  Washington,  D.  C 

Pomeroy,  S.  C,  Washington,  D.  C 

Porter,  W.G.,  Colby.,...! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 


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DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS  — Continued. 


Donors. 


Books.  Pamp 


Powell,  F.  M.,  Glenwood,  la 

Powell,  Mrs.  Ella,  Washington 

Pratt,  W.  D.,  Jetmore 

Prentis,  Noble  L.,  editor  Republican,  Newton 

Price,  Viola  V.,  Emporia 

Pritchett,  C.  W.,  Glasco,  Mo 

Prohibition  National  Committee,  New  York  city 

Providence  Athenseum,  Providence,  R.  I 

Railway  Age  Co.,  Chicago,  111 

Rastall,  Mrs.  Fanny  H.,  Burlingame 

Rathbone,  Charles,  Sec,  Peabody 

Redden,  A.  L.,  El  Dorado 

Redden,  Dr.  J.  W.,  Topeka 

Redington,  .1.  C.  O.,  Topeka 

Reid,  John  M.,  Morrill 

Republican  Editors  of  Washington 

Reynolds,  R.  E.,  Kingman 

Rhode  Island  Historical  Society,  Providence 

Rhodes,  Rev,  M.,  Atchison 

Rice,  Allen  Thorndike,  New  York  city 

Rice,  Franklin  B.,  Worcester,  Mass 

Rice,  Hon.  James,  Denver,  Col 

Rice,  John  H.  and  sons,  editors  Monitor,  Fort  Scott 

Ricksecker,  J.  H.,  and  W.  H.  Page,  Sterling 

Riser,  H.  C,  Topeka 

Roberts,  F,  H.,  editor  Independent,  Oskaloosa 

Roe,  A.  S.,  Worcester,  Mass 

Rohrer,  G.  W.  C,  editor  Gazette,  Abilene 

Rolling,  H.,  Topeka 

Romero,  M.,  Washington,  D.  C 

Root,  F.  A.,  North  Topeka 

Ross,  Gov.  E.  G.,  Santa  Fe,  N.  M 

Roudebush,  J.  W.,  Topeka 

Rudisill,  Rev.  L.  A.,  Topeka 

Russell,  Ed.,  Lawrence 

Rust  University,  Holly  Springs,  Miss 

Ryan,  Hon.  Thomas,  Washington,  D.  C 

Sampson,  F.  A.,  Sedalia,  Mo 

San  Francisco  Public  Library,  Cal 

Sanborn,  F.  B.,  Concord,  Mass 

Sargent,  W.  W.,  Holton 

Savage,  James  W.,  Omaha,  Neb 

Sawyer,  Mrs.  A.  H.,  Topeka 

Seabrook,  S.  L.,  Topeka 

Searl,  A.  D.,  Leadville,  Col 

Semple,  Gov.  Eugene,  Olympia,  W.  T 

Schulein,  S.,  Ft.  Scott 

Shelden,  Alvah,  editor  Times,  El  Dorado 

Sheltering  Arms,  New  York  city 

Shelton,  Prof.  E.  M.,  Manhattan 

Shepard,  R.  B.,  Anthony 

Shiner  &  Codding,  editors  Recorder,  Westmoreland 

Shinn,  A.  C,  Ottawa 

Sikes,  J.  R.,  Loudonville,  Ohio 

Simmons,  Dr.  N.,  Lawrence 

Sims,  Hon.  William,  Topeka 

Slonecker,  J.  G.,  Topeka 

Smith,  B.  F.,  Lawrence 

Smith,  George  W.,  Topeka 

Smith,  G.  Y.,  &  Co.,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

Smithsonian  Institution,  Washington,  D.  C 

Snyder,  Edwin,  Sec,  Oskaloosa 

Snyder,  J.  H.,  San  Diego,  Cal 

Spengler,  John,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

SociSte  des  Sciences,  Lettres  et  Arts,  De  Pau,  France 

Societe  Historique,  Litteraire,  Artistique,  et  Scientifique,  du  Cher,  Bourges.. 

Societe  Nationale  d' Agriculture  de  France,  Paris 

Societe  Nationale  des  Antiquaries  de  France,  Paris 

Sone,  F.  D.,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

South  Carolina  Department  of  Agriculture,  Columbia 

South  End  Industrial  School,  Roxbury,  Mass 

Southwick,  Henry  L.,  Boston,  Mass 

Spangler,  William  W.,  Indianapolis,  Ind 

Spelman's  Seminary  and  Normal  School,  Atlanta,  Ga 

Stacy,  A.  G.,  Topeka 

Stamp,  Miss  M.  J.,  Topeka 

Stearns,  J.  N.,  New  York  city 

Stearns,  Mrs.  Mary  E.,  Medford,  Mass 

Stebbins,  L.  A.,  Lawrence 


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DONORS  OF  BOOKS  AND  PAMPHLETS— Continued. 


Donors. 


Books. 


Stevens,  Thomas,  Hiawatha 

Stevens,  Gov.  E.  A.,  Boise  City,  Idaho 

Stewart,  William  J.,  Boston^  Mass 

Swarr,  D.  M.,  Lancaster,  Pa 

Swarthout,  R.  B.,  editor  Journal,  Caldwell 

Swezey,  G.  D.,  Crete,  Neb 

Taylor,  A.  R.,  Emiioria 

Tavlor,  Hawkins,  Washington,  D.  C 

Tennessee  State  lioard  of  Health,  Nashville 

Thacher,  T.  D.,  Toi>eka 

Thayer,  Albert  F.,  Maple  Hill 

Thayer.  Eli,  Worcester,  Mass 

Thohiann,  G.,  New  York  city 

Thomas,  Chester,  jr..  Sec,  Topeka 

Thomas,  Don  Lloyd,  New  York  city 

Thompson,  Dr.  A.  H.,  Topeka 

Thompson,  Tom  E.,  Howard 

Thurston,  G.  P.,  Nashville,  Tenn 

Tilley,  R.  H.,  Newport,  R.  I 

Times  Company,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

Trimble,  John,' Lansing,  Mich 

Underwood,  B.  F.,  Chicago,  111 

U.  S.  Army  Adjutant  General,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Army  Surgeon  General.  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Attorney  General,  Washington,  D.  C 

TT.  S.  Bureau  of  Navigation,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Bureau  of  Statistics,  Treasury  Department,  Washington,  D.  C, 

U.  S.  Chief  of  Engineers,  U.  S.  A.,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Chief  of  Ordnance,  U.  S.  A.,  Washington,  D,  C 

U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Education,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Labor,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Patents,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Pensions,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S,  Fish  Commissioner,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Geological  Survey,  Director  of,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Hydrographic  Office,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Inter-State  Commerce  Commission,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.S.  Life-Saving  Service,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.S.  Lighthouse  Board,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Mint,  Director  of,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Nautical  Almanac,  Supt.  of,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  Md 

U.  S.  Naval  Observatory,  Washington,  D.  C , 

U.  S.  Secretary  of  State,  Washiiieton,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Secretary  of  War,  Washington,  D.  C , 

U.  8.  Signal  Office,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  8.  Signal  Service,  Washington,  D.  C 

U.  S.  Signal  Station,  Observer  of,  Leavenworth 

Unknown 

Utley,  H.  M.,  Detroit,  Mich 

Vail,  Bishop  T.  H.,  Topeka 

Valentine,  Hon.  D.  M.,  Topeka 

Van  Hoesen,  I.  N.,  Sec,  Lawrence 

Vermont  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  Burlington 

Virginia  Department  of  Agriculture,  Richmond 

Virginia  (Jranger,  editor  of,  Portsmouth,  Va 

Virginia  Historical  Society,  Richmond 

Votaw,  Daniel,  Independence 

Wait,  Mrs.  Anna  C,  editor  Beacon,  Lincoln 

Wakefield,  W.  H.  T.,  editor  Anti-Monopolist,  Enterprise 

Walker,  I.  H.,  Adams,  Ind 

Wallace,  H.  B.,  Sec,  Sallna 

Waller,  W.  F.,  editor  Republican,  Council  Grove... 

Ward,  Henry  A.,  Rochester,  N.  Y :.... 

Ward,  Mrs.  .Jennie  M.,  Ottawa 

Ward,  Rev.  M.  L.,  Ottawa 

Washington.  B.  T.,  Tuskegee,  Ala 

Wasser  %  Flint,  editors  Press,  Girard 

Waueb,  Rev.  Ix>renzo,  Petal u ma,  Cal 

Webb.  W.  D..  Atchison 


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Weber,  G.  A.,  St,  Louis 

Weeks,  Stephen  B.,  Chapel  Hill,  N.  C 

Welsh,  Herbert,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Welsh,  L.  A.,  I>eavenworth 

Western  Reserve  and  Northern  Ohio  Historical  Society,  Cleveland,  O., 


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Donors. 


Books. 


Pamp 


Western  Unitarian  Association,  Chicago,  111 

Wharton,  Francis,  Washington,  D.  C 

Whitman,  Albery  A.,  Topeka 

Whittemore,  L.  D.,  Topeka 

Whittlesey,  Frederick  A.,  Eochester,  N.  Y 

Wilcox,  P.  P.,  Denver,  Col 

Wilder,  D.  W.,  Topeka 

Wilder,  E.,  Topeka 

Wilder,  Mrs.  C.  F.,  Manhattan 

Wiley,  H.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C 

Wilson,  W.  J.,  Sec,  Winfield 

Winchester  Historical  Genealogical  Society,  Winchester,  Mass. 

Wisconsin  Agricnltural  Experiment  Station,  Madison 

Wisconsin  Board  of  Health,  Madison 

Wisconsin  State  Grange,  Neenah 

Wisconsin  State  Historical  Society,  Madison 

Wollstein,  M.,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

Woman's  Medical  College,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Woman's  National  Republican  Committee,  New  York  city 

Wood,  S.  N.,  Woodsdale 

Woodford,  J.  E.,  Sec,  Burlington 

Woodward,  C.  L.,  New  York  city 

Wooster,  L.  C,  Eureka 

Worcester  Free  Public  Library,  Worcester,  Mass 

Worcester  Society  of  Antiquity,  Worcester,  Mass 

Worrall,  Harvey,  Topeka 

Wright,  T.  J.,  Atchison 

Wright,  W.  S.,  Stockton 

Wyoming  Historical  and  Geological  Society,  Wilkesbarre 

Yale  University,  New  Haven,  Conn 

Yoe,  W.  T.,  and  C,  editors  Tribune,  Independence 

Yonge,  H.  A.,  editor  Democrat,  Beloit 

Young,  H.  W  ,  Independence 

Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  Topeka 

Yuran,  Jason,  Blue  Rapids 

Zirkle,  H.  W..  Burrton 


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DONORS  OF   MANUSCRIPTS. 

Abbott,  James  B.,  DeSoto:  Pen-and-ink  sketch  of  an  early  citizen  of  Kan- 
sas, written  by  Gen.  James  G.  Blunt;  Manuscript  muster-roll  of  the 
Sewannoe  (Shawnee)  Company,  Co.  G.,  mustered  for  the  protection  of 
Kansas  Territory. 

Adams,  H.  J.,  Topeka:  Poll-book  of  the  election  in  school  district  number 
22,  Shawnee  county,  Kansas,  August  28,  1886. 

Alexander,  Mrs.  Loise  L.,  Lawrence:  Biographical  sketch  of  Louis  S. 
Leary,  of  Oberlin,  Ohio,  who  was  killed  at  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.,  October 
17,  1859,  in  John  Brown  expedition. 

Alrich,  Mrs.  E.  B.,  Cawker  City :  Autobiographical  sketch,  with  editorial 
experiences  of  donor,  dated  December  22, 1887. 

Ashbaugh,  Mrs.  Sophia,  Topeka:  By-laws  and  minutes  of  M.  E.  Sewing 
Society  of  Topeka,  from  November  7,  1861,  to  March  24,  1864,  (four- 
quire  blank  book);  Constitution,  by-laws  and  minutes  of  the  Topeka 
Woman  Suffrage  Association,  from  November,  1867,  to  November,  1875, 
(three-quire  blank  book) ;  Constitution  and  proceedings  of  the  Topeka 
Busy-Bee  Society,  from  February  19, 1877,  to  May  25, 1881,  (three-quire 
blank  book);  the  same  from  May  12, 1881,  to  July  12, 1883,  (three-quire 
blank  book.) 


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Bailey,  L.  D.,  Garden  City :  Five  muster-rolls  and  one  exemption-roll  of 
Kansas  Militia,  1858,  for  the  precincts  of  Columbia,  Russell,  Eagle 
Creek,  Florence  and  Shellrock  Falls,  in  Madison  (now  Lyon)  county, 
Kansas,  in  the  7th  Brigade,  commanded  by  Gen.  John  W.  Whistler,  the 
enrollment  having  been  made  by  donor  as  enrolling  officer  under  his  oath 
of  office,  February  26,  1858,  which  is  indorsed  on  the  roll  for  Russell 
precinct. 

Baker,  C.  C,  Topeka:  Petitions  presented  to  the  Kansas  Legislature,  1887, 
on  the  subject  of  Woman  Suffrage;  petition  of  85  boys  and  girls  of 
Galena,  Kansas,  for  passage  of  laws  for  their  protection  from  the  manu- 
facture and  sale  of  alcoholic  beverages. 

Botkin,  Theo.,  Attica:  Statement  of  donor  relative  to  a  conference  between 
John  Brown,  Augustus  Wattles  and  James  Montgomery,  concerning  John 
Brown's  Harper's  Ferry  expedition. 

Bowman,  Mrs.  Mary  M.,  Abilene:  Autobiographical  sketch  with  editorial 
experiences  of  donor,  dated  December  1,  1887. 

Bray,  Miss  Olive  P.,  Topeka:  Autobiographical  sketch  with  editorial  expe- 
riences of  donor,  dated  November  30,  1887. 

Britton,  R.,  Oakland,  Iowa:  Copy  of  donor's  poem  entitled  "Kansas." 

Brown,  Dr.  George  W.,  Rockford,  111.:  Letter  of  donor  containing  histori- 
cal reminiscences  of  Kansas;  Account  of  the  founding  of  Emporia,  Kan- 
sas, dated  October  8,  1887 ;  Letter  of  James  Christian,  dated  Arkansas 
City,  Kansas,  September  29,  1887,  containing  an  account  of  the  recovery 
of  writer's  eyesight;  Letter  of  donor  relative  to  pamphlet  entitled  "The 
Man  With  The  Branded  Hand,"  dated  April  25th,  1887,  and  addressed 
to  Rev.  Photius  Fisk;  Letter  of  George  N.  Hill,  relating  to  foregoing, 
dated  Boston,  Mass.,  May  22,  1887. 

Brown,  John,  jr.,  Put-in-Bay  Island,  Lake  Erie,  Ohio;  Copy  of  letter  of 
Marshall  Johnson  to  donor,  dated  Jefferson,  Ashtabula  county,  Ohio, 
January  24,  1860,  and  letter  of  donor  in  reply,  dated  Dorset,"  Ashtabula 
county,  January  25,  1860;  having  reference  to  the  effort  of  the  marshal 
to  arrest  Captain  Brown  for  complicity  in  the  Harper's  Ferry  invasion ; 
Original  manuscript  entitled  "Phrenological  Description  of  John  Brown, 
as  given  by  O.  S.  Fowler,"  dated  New  York,  February  27,  1847. 

Burton,  Mrs.  Mary  L.,  Jamestown :  Autobiographical  sketch  and  editorial 
experiences  of  donor,  dated  December  6,  1887. 

Casselle,  Charles,  Horton :  Letter  of  donor,  dated  Oct.  1,  1888,  giving  his 
recollections  of  steamboating  on  the  Kansas  river,  in  1855. 

Clark,  Arthur,  Leavenworth:  Letter  of  Col.  Philip  St.  George  Cooke, 
dated  May  19,  1855,  in  reply  to  inquiries  made  by  Dr.  Samuel  F.  Few 
and  George  Rnssell  of  Leavenworth,  relative  to  the  custody  of  certain 
persons  accused  of  crimes  or  political  offenses. 

Clarke,  S.  H.,  Clyde,  N.  Y.:  Letter  written  by  Hon.  S.  C.  Pomeroy  to 
George  S.  Park,  dated  April  24,  1855,  relative  to  the  destruction  of  the 


Sixth  biennial  Bepobt.  147 

Parkville  Luminary,  Parkville,  Mo.,  by  Pro-slavery  men ;  letters  written 
by  S.  C.  Pomeroy  to  donor,  Oct.  19,  1855,  and  July  30,  and  Dec.  7,  1859 
relative  to  Kansas  affairs;  certificate  of  membership  in  New  York  State 
Kansas  Emigration  Company,  share  No.  848,  S5,  dated  March,  1857. 

Cuthbertson,  M.  D.,  Voltaire:  Letter  written  by  Gen.  John  A.  Logan, 
dated  June  15,  1885,  to  donor,  acknowledging  letter  of  congratulation  on 
the  reelection  of  Gen.  Logan  to  the  United  States  Senate. 

Darling,  C.  W.,  Utica,  N.  Y. :  Proceedings  of  the  Oneida  Historical  Society, 
November  28,  1887;  "Ancestry  of  Darling." 

Emerson,  Joseph  W.,  Zeandale :  Keminiscences  of  donor's  early  Kansas  ex- 
periences. 

Fisk,  Rev.  Photius,  Boston,  Mass.:  Autograph  of  Captain  John  Brown, 
given  donor  in  1859,  as  the  giver  was  about  to  leave  Massachusetts  for 
Harper's  Ferry,  Virginia. 

Flenniken,  B.  F.,  Clay  Center:  Hand-made  newspaper  published  February 
4th,  1878,  by  Elias  Cunningham,  of  Middletown,  Conn.,  vol.  3,  No.  136, 
entitled  "The  Young  American." 

Goodnow,  Prof.  I.  T.,  Manhattan  :  Personal  reminiscences  of  emigration  to 
Kansas  in  1855,  paper  read  at  the  meeting  of  the  Kansas  State  His- 
torical Society,  January  17, 1888;  letter  written  to  donor  by  George  Wal- 
ter, dated  New  York,  November  22, 1854,  relative  to  the  Kansas  American 
Settlement  Company,  proposing  the  settlement  at  Council  City,  now 
Burlingame,  Osage  county,  Kansas;  letter  of  Hon.  Eli  Thayer  to  donor, 
dated  Worcester,  Mass.,  February  25,  1888,  relative  to  the  settlement  of 
the  Manhattan,  Kansas,  colonies  in  1855,  under  the  auspices  of  the  New 
England  Emigrant  Aid  Company. 

Harding,  Benjamin,  Wathena:  Minutes  of  the  Union  League  of  America, 
No.  68  of  Wathena,  from  August  14,  1863,  to  June  23,  1864. 

Hogbin,  Mrs.  Flora  P.,  Sabetha:  Autobiographical  sketch  with  editorial 
experiences  of  donor,  dated  April  13,  1888. 

Holcombe,  B.  I.,  Monticello,  Mo. :  Letter  of  donor  dated  Kirksville,  Mo., 
July  19,  1887,  on  Missouri  bibliography. 

Hughes,  Thomas,  Mound  City:  Autograph  letter  of  Gen.  William  H.  Har- 
rison addressed  to  his  wife,  Mrs.  Anna  Harrison,  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  dated 
Headquarters,  Franklinton,  June  12,  1813. 

Hunter,  Mrs.  M.  J.,  Salina:  Autobiographical  sketch  with  editorial  experi- 
ences of  donor,  dated  November  30,  1887. 

Jeffers,  D.  B.,  McPherson,  Kansas:  Portion  of  letter  envelope  addressed  to 
donor  from  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  lost  in  the  mail  by  the  sinking  of  the 
steamer  Oregon  off  Fire  Island,  N.  Y.,  March  14,  1886;  recovered  July 
1-4,  1886,  and  forwarded  to  donor  by  the  postmaster  of  New  York  City, 
with  explanatory  note  attached. 

Jones,  Horace  L.,  Salina:  Letter  written  by  T.  AV.  Scudder,  Topeka,  to 
John  H.  Kagi,  dated  May  22,  1857;  discharge  of  John  H.  Kagi  from 


148  State  Historical  Society. 

service  in  Co.  B,  2d  Reg.  Kas.  Vols.,  invasion  of  1856,  signed  by  Capt. 
W.  F.  Creitz  and  Col.  C.  Whipple  (  Aaron  Dwight  Stevens  ),  dated  Octo- 
ber 1,  1856;  letter  of  L.  Clephane  to  John  H.  Kagi,  written  for  G. 
Bailey,  jr.,  editor  of  the  National  Era,  Washington,  D.  C,  dated  January 
26,  1857,  relating  to  Kansas  correspondence. 

Kansas  House  of  Representatives,  1887,  by  resolution:  One  hundred  and 
sixty-five  petitions  for  municipal  suffrage  for  women,  presented  to  the 
Kansas  Legislature  of  1887,  by  Mrs.  Fanny  H.  Rastall,  President  of  the 
Kansas  Woman's  Temperance  Union,  and  Mrs.  Laura  M.  Johns,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Kansas  Equal  Suffrage  Association. 

Knapp,  George  W.,  Clyde :  Paper  written  by  D.  L.  Chandler,  giving  an 
account  of  the  naming  of  Cloud  county,  Kansas,  dated  March  13,  1885. 

Lane,  V.  J.,  Wyandotte:  Copy  of  a  manuscript  letter  of  credit,  confidence 
and  good-will,  written  by  Gov.  Sam  Houston,  of  Texas,  in  behalf  of 
James  St.  Louis,  a  Delaware  Indian  chief,  dated  April  15,  1843. 

Lawrence,  Mrs.  Sarah  E.,  Longwood,  Brookline,  Mass. :  Ten  manuscript 
books  of  the  New  England  Emigrant  Aid  Company,  1854-1862,  con- 
sisting of  accounts  of  original  shares  of  stock,  with  names  of  sharehold- 
ers, namely,  one  cash  book,  one  journal,  three  ledgers,  two  books  of 
quitclaims,  and  one  book  containing  256  type-writer  copies  of  letters 
written  by  Amos  A.  Lawrence,  while  treasurer  of  the  Emigrant  Aid 
Company  from  1854  to  1861  inclusive,  all  relating  to  Kansas;  12  papers 
relating  to  the  affairs  of  the  Kansas  land  trust  fund,  of  dates  from  1856 
to  1870. 

Maloy,  John,  Council  Grove:  Letter  of  donor,  August  4,  1888,  relative  to 
the  naming  of  Dorn  county,  now  Cherokee  county,  Kansas. 

Marple,  Ezekiel,  North  Topeka:  "Pass"  given  by  a  pro-slavery  committee 
at  Chillicothe,  Mo.,  September  10,  1856,  addressed  to  Lieut.  Col.  Jeff. 
Thompson,  St.  Joseph,  giving  donor  passport  with  wagons  through  Mis- 
souri to  Kansas,  signed,  H.  D.  Renney,  Ed.  S.  Darlington,  N.  J.  Bliss. 

Martin,  Gov.  John  A.,  Atchison:  Letter  written  by  Mrs.  Mary  Martin, 
Claflin,  Barton  county,  July  22,  1888,  to  Gov.  Martin,  transmitting  photo 
portrait,  group  of  triplets,  children  of  John  W.  and  Mary  Martin,  15 
months  old,  Loy  C,  Roy  B.  and  Floy  G.  Martin. 

Moore,  Milton  R.,  Topeka:  Day-book  of  the  Kansas  Magazine  Company, 
Topeka,  entries  from  January  1,  1872,  to  October  15,  1873,  143  pages; 
ledger  of  same,  215  pages;  subscription  book  of  same  with  alphabetic 
lists  of  subscribers  to  the  magazine;  scrap  book  containing  editorial  no- 
tices of  the  Kansas  Magazine.     (See  miscellaneous  list.) 

Morse,  O.  E.,  Mound  City:  Letter  of  donor,  dated  July  27,  1887,  relating 
to  the  attempted  rescue  of  Capt.  John  Brown  from  the  Charlestown,  Va., 
prison,  by  Col.  James  Montgomery  and  others. 

Northrop,  H.  M.,  Wyandotte:   Certificate  of  donation  of  $1,000,  made  by 

^    Mrs.  Margaret  Northrop,  April  15, 1867,  to  secure  to  the  citizens  of  Kan- 


SIXTH  BIENNIAL  REPOBT.  149 


sas  a  pew  in  the  Metropolitan  Memorial  M.  E.  Church  at  Washington, 
D.  C,  with  autographs  of  Geo.  U.  S.  Grant,  Chief  Justice  S.  P.  Chase, 
and  others ;  letter  of  donor  transmitting  the  foregoing,  dated  Wyandotte, 
July  6,  1887. 

Phillips,  William  A.,  Salina :  Autograph  letter  of  John  H.  Kagi,  addressed 
to  donor,  dated  Tabor,  Iowa,  Feb.  7,  1859,  relating  to  the  last  party  of 
fugitive  slaves  escorted  by  John  Brown  from  Missouri  through  Kansas ; 
letter  of  donor,  dated  Jan.  12,  1888,  transmitting  foregoing. 

Pike,  J.  A.,  Florence:  Letter  of  donor,  June  23,  1887,  relative  to  the  at- 
tempted rescue  of  Captain  John  Brown  from  Charlestown,  Va.,  prison, 
by  Col.  James  Montgomery  and  others. 

Pritchard,  Miss  L.  D.,  Millbrook:  Autobiographical  sketch,  with  editorial 
experiences  of  donor,  dated  Dec.  11,  1887. 

Prouty,  S.  S.,  Topeka:  Volume  containing  117  letters  written  by  contribu- 
tors, in  1885-6,  to  Hon.  J.  V.  Admire,  concerning  the  one-thousaud-dollar 
Prouty  Fund. 

Reed,  Miss  Adele,  Westphalia:  Autobiographical  sketch  with  editorial  ex- 
periences of  donor,  dated  Dec.  6,  1887. 

Remington,  J.  B.,  Osawatomie:  Copies  of  original  manuscripts  now  in  the 
possession  of  Maj.  Remington,  being  official  and  semi-official  papers  of 
the  Confederate  Government  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  and  which  came 
into  the  possession  of  Maj.  Remington  at  the  residence  of  Jefferson  Davis 
at  the  capture  of  Richmond  in  April,  1865,  7  papers.  Given  to  the 
Society  at  the  solicitation  of  Capt.  John  Brown,  jr. 

Salter,  Mrs.  S.  M.,  Argonia:  Autograph  card  and  portrait  of  donor,  Mayor 
of  Argonia,  1887. 

Sherman,  A.  C,  Rossville:  Letter  of  Dr.  W.  R.  Sherman,  written  to  his 
daughter,  Alice  M.  Sherman,  and  dated  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa,  Nov.  6,  1856 ; 

r  speaks  of  the  proposed  extension  of  slavery  and  of  the  outrages  in  Kan- 
sas. 

Simpson,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  Topeka:  Order,  dated  Hartford,  Conn.,  Dec.  2,  1776, 
directed  to  Chauncey  Whittlesey,  great-grandfather  of  donor,  by  Gov. 
Jonathan  Trumbull. 

Smith,  Charles  W.,  Lawrence:  The  six  original  poll-books  of  the  city  elec- 
tion at  Lawrence,  April  5,  1887 — the  first  city  election  at  which  women 
voted  in  Kansas. 

Smith,  George  W.,  Topeka:  Manuscript  receipt  book  of  Docket  Clerk,  Kan- 
sas House  of  Representatives,  1887,  containing  autographs  of  members ; 
book  containing  petitions  of  settlers  of  Finney,  Hodgeman  and  Ford 
counties,  Kansas,  praying  the  Legislature  of  1887  to  establish  a  new 
county  to  be  called  Banner  county;  subscription  book  containing  auto- 
graphs of  members  of  Kansas  House  of  Representatives,  1887,  contrib- 
utors to  the  purchase  of  a  gold  watch  for  Chaplain  J.  A.  Bright ;  petition 
of  residents  of  Butler  county,  Kansas,  praying  the  Legislature  of  1887 


150  State  Historical  Society, 

to  prohibit  county  commissioners  from  building  a  bridge  across  White- 
water river  in  Augusta  township ;  petition  of  residents  of  Osage  county 
to  Senate  of  1887  for  an  appropriation  for  an  Industrial  School  for  girls; 
pledge  of  members  of  House  of  Representatives  of  1883  to  the  support 
of  certain  railroad  legislation. 

Thayer,  Eli,  Worcester,  Mass.:  Letter  of  donor,  dated  October  13, 1887,  re- 
lating to  a  meeeting  held  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  November  17,  1856,  for 
the  purpose  of  discussing  the  "Kansas  Question." 

Wait,  Mrs.  Anna  C,  Lincoln :  Autobiographical  sketch  with  editorial  ex- 
periences of  donor,  dated  December  6,  1887. 

Washburn,  A.,  Topeka:  Manuscript  account  of  Revolutionary  powder-horn 
given  by  him  to  the  Historical  Society. 

Wilcox,  P.  P.,  Denver,  Colo. :  Manuscript  letters,  March  and  April,  1887 ; 
Original  letter  of  Rev.  Pardee  Butler  to  Hon.  P.  P.  Wilcox  of  Denver, 
dated  Framingham,  Kansas,  January  25,  1887,  relating  to  early  Kansas 
affairs. 

Wilder,  D.  W.,  Topeka:  Copy  of  Col.  John  A.  Martin's  official  report  of  ac- 
tions of  the  Third  Brigade,  First  Division  20th  Army  Corps,  dated  Chat- 
tanooga, Tenn.,  September  28,  1863. 

Yates,  E.  N.,  Leavenworth :  Original  confederate  muster-roll,  captured  by 
donor,  while  marching  with  Sherman's  army  through  Georgia,  in  1864. 

DONORS  OF  MAPS,  CHARTS,  AND  ATLASES. 

Andrews  and  Payne,  Salina:  Copy  of  Phil.  Q.  Bond's  plat  of  Salina,  Kan- 

sas,  January  16,  1887. 
Baker,  F.  P.,  Topeka:  Pilot  charts  of  the  North  Atlantic  ocean,  May,  June 

and  July,  1887. 
Bartholomew  &  Co.,  Topeka :  Map  of  the  city  of  Topeka,  1887. 
Bartlett,  J.  R.,  Washington,  D.  C:  Monthly  pilot  charts  of  the  Northerrf 

Atlantic  ocean  for  the  years  1887,  1888,  24  maps. 
Bass,  A.  &  Co.,  McPherson:  Map  of  College  Place  addition  to  the  city  of 

McPherson. 
Bennett,  J.  H.,  Holton:  Pocket  map  of  Shawnee  and  Wyandotte  lands  in 

Kansas  Territory,  compiled  from  U.  S.  surveys  by  Robert  L.  Lawrence, 

March,  1857. 
Black,  John  C,  Washington,  D.  C:  Holman  &  Cowdons's  statistical  map 

of  the  United  States,  1888. 
Bradlee,  Rev.  Dr.  C.  D.,  Boston,  Mass.:  Copy  of  Edward  E.  Clark's  map 

of  the  city  of  Boston,  1885. 

Clark,  Arthur,  Leavenworth:  Map  of  Kansas  and  the  Pike's  Peak  region, 
1859.  ^ 

Clark,  Robert,  Cincinnati,  Ohio:  Atlas  to  accompany  reports  of  geoloffical 

survey  of  Ohio,  1873. 
Griswell,  Ralph  L.,  Gove  City:  Map  of  Gove  City,  Kansas,  1888. 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  151 

Edwards,  John  P.,  Quincy,  111.:  Wall  maps  of  Douglas  county,  Kansas, 
1887,  of  Johnson  county,  Kansas,  1886,  Wyandotte  county,  Kansas,  1886, 
and  Jackson  county,  Missouri,  1887. 

Goodnow,  Prof.  I.  T.,  Manhattan:  Map  of  Greenwood  County,  Kansas, 
showing  lands  of  M.  K.  &  T.  Rly.,  1871 ;  Map  of  Wilsonton,  1888;  Map 
of  Pottawatomie  Reserve  Lands ;  Map  of  part  of  Kansas  Pacific  Rail- 
way lands;  Map  of  M.  K.  &  T.  Railway  lands  in  Woodson  county; 
Map  of  part  of  the  land  of  the  A.  T.  &  S.  F.  Railroad  Company  in 
Kansas;  Map  of  Ashland,  Riley  county,  1857;  Map  of  St.  George,  Pot- 
taw^atomie  county,  K.  T. ;  Adams  &  Elliott's  Map  of  Kansas ;  Map  of  M. 
K.  &  T.  Railway  lands  in  Neosho  Valley ;  Phillips'  Map  of  the  United 
States,  Liverpool ;  Map  of  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Railway  and  connec- 
tions, Chicago,  1877;  Four  New  York  Tribune  war  maps,  1861  and  1862 ; 
Map  of  the  War  in  Europe,  1870;  Map  of  the  Great  Central  Route 
between  the  Atlantic  and  the  Mississippi,  1854;  Map  of  the  lands  of  the 
Ontario  Colony,  San  Bernardino  county,  California. 

Griffing,  William  J.,  Manhattan :  Archaeological  chart  of  Manhattan  and 
vicinity,  1888,  made  by  donor,  showing  results  of  explorations  and  in- 
vestigations made  by  him  and  other  members  of  the  Agricultural  College 
Scientific  Club. 

Hale,  George  D.,  Topeka:  Map  of  Denver,  Colorado,  1888. 

Hall  &  O'Donald,  Topeka:  Chart  containing  roster  of  Kansas  State, 
county,  and  Federal  ofiicers,  May,  1888. 

Heath,  D.  C.  &  Co.,  Boston,  Mass. :  Four  outline  maps  of  the  United  States. 

Hord,  B.  M.,  Nashville,  Tenn.:  Tennessee  Agricultural  and  Geological 
Map,  1888. 

Jerome,  F.  E.,  Wilson:  Atlas  containing  plates  to  accompany  the  second 
volume  of  the  Geological  Survey  of  Wisconsin,  1876. 

Kansas  Railroad  Commissioners,  James  Humphrey,  Almerin  Gillett  and 
A.  R.  Greene,  Topeka :  Railroad  maps  of  Kansas,  1886  and  1887,  20 
copies. 

Kenea,  J.  P.  and  Ed.  C.  Lane,  LaCygne:  Map  showing  the  Congressional 
districts  of  Kansas,  published  in  LaCygne  Journal,  March  10,  1883. 

Krarup,  M.  C,  Ellis :  Map  showing  the  lands  of  W.  T.  Hansen,  in  Graham, 
Trego,  Rooks  and  Ellis  counties,  Kansas. 

Kuhn,  Henry,  Rhoades,  Kansas:  Copy  of  E.  C.  Boudinot's  map  of  the 
Indian  Territory,  1879. 

Kurtz,  Charles  H.,  Newton :    Map  of  Newton,  Kas.,  1887. 

Lawrence,  Mrs.  Sarah  E.,  Longwood,  Brookline,  Mass.:  Colton's  map  of 
Nebraska  and  Kansas,  1854. 

Marston,  C.  W.,  Cedar  Junction:  Map  entitled  "An  Accurate  Map  of 
North  America,  Showing  the  British  and  Spanish  Dominions  According 
to  the  Treaty  of  Paris,  of  February  10,  1763."     London. 

Meacham,  J.  H.,  Sabetha:  Meacham's  Illustrated  Atlas  of  Brown  and 
Nemaha  counties,  Kas.,  1887. 


152  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Mohler,  Martin,  Topeka :   Map  of  Grove  City,  Kansas,  1888. 

Mudge,  Mrs.  B.  F.,  Manhattan :   Six  maps  of  the  Yellowstone  country. 

Ferine,  Clara  E.,  Topeka:    Map  of  Wabaunsee  county,  Kansas,  1887. 

Radges,  Samuel,  Topeka:  Two  maps  of  Kansas,  showing  new  counties  as 
established  by  the  Legislature  of  1887. 

Rand,  McNally  &  Co.,  Chicago,  111.:  Large  sectional  map  of  southern  Cali- 
fornia; indexed  map  of  Nebraska;  pocket  maps  of  Louisiana,  Utah  and 
the  Indian  Territory,  1887 ;  commercial  map  of  the  United  States  and 
Canada,  1887;  official  railroad  map  of  United  States  and  Canada,  1887; 
pocket  maps  of  Minnesota,  Washington  Territory,  Arizona  Territory, 
and  Dakota  Territory;  pocket  map  and  shippers'  guide  of  Kansas,  1888; 
pocket  map  of  Colorado,  1887. 

Ricksecker,  J.  H.,  and  W.  H.  Fage,  Sterling:  Map  of  the  city  of  Sterling, 
October,  1886;  map  of  Rice  county,  Kansas,  September,  1886. 

Ross,  Robbins  &  Co.,  Topeka:  Map  of  Topeka  and  additions,  1887. 

Secretary  of  the  Interior,  Washington,  D.  C:  Atlas  to  accompany  Hern- 
don  &  Gibbon's  Report  of  Exploration  of  the  Valley  of  the  Amazon, 
1854;  60  maps  of  the  Coast  Survey,  1855. 

Sherrill,  J.  E.,  Danville,  Ind.:  Map  of  Mertilla,  Kansas,  containing  price 
list  of  lots,  1887. 

Sims,  William,  Topeka:  Map  of  Kansas  with  new  counties,  1887. 

Stubbs,  A.  W.,  Santa  F4,  Kansas:  Illustrated  historical  atlas  of  the  State 
Iowa,  1875. 

Talbott,  Albert  G.,  Wyandotte:  Map  of  Kansas  City  Kansas  and  vicinity, 
1887.     ■ 

Thacher,  T.  D.,  Topeka:  Military  map  of  Kansas,  Rand,  McNally  &  Co., 
Chicago,  1886. 

Wasser  &  Flint,  Girard:  Map  of  Girard,  Kansas,  1886;  Map  of  Crawford 
county,  Kansas,  1886;  Map  showing  line  of  Chicago,  Jefferson  City, 
Girard  &  Facific  Railroad  through  Missouri  and  Kansas,  in  Girard 
Fress,  May,  4,  1887. 

Watson,  George  W.,  Topeka:  Map  of  Florence,  Kansas,  1887;  Map  of  the 
city  of  Topeka,  1887. 

DONORS  OF  PICTURES. 

Abbott,  J.  B.,  De  Soto :  Miniature  monogram  of  the  members  of  the  Kan- 
sas House  of  Representatives,  Republican  and  Democratic  separate,  1868. 

Abbott,  Mrs.  James  B.,  De  Soto :  Fhoto  portrait  of  donor. 

Adams,  F.  G.,  Topeka:  Nine  of  Winslow  &  Homer's  Campaign  Sketches 
of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  by  L.  Frang  &  Co. ;  portrait  of  Gen.  Ben- 
jamin Harrison,  Republican  candidate  for  Fresident,  1888. 

Adams,  Mrs.  Daniel  M.,  North  Topeka:  Large  photo  portrait  of  Chester 
Thomas,  sr.,  gilt  frame. 

Admire,  W.  AV.,  Topeka:  Fhoto  picture  of  the  grave  of  Mrs.  Nancy  Hanks 
Lincoln,  mother  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  at  Boonville,  Indiana. 


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Alrich,  Mrs.  E.  B.,  Cawker  City:  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor,  1887. 

Amos,  J.  Wayne,  Salina:  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor. 

Anthony,  Daniel  K.,  Leavenworth:  Lithograph  picture  of  donor's  stock 
,  farms  at  Baileyville,  Nemaha  county,  and  Huron,  Atchison  county,  Kan- 
sas, also  of  the  Leavenworth  Times  building,  and  of  donor's  private  resi- 
dence in  Leavenworth  city;  steel  engraved  portrait  of  donor. 

Armstrong,  John,  Topeka:  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor,  1888. 

Bailey,  Zachariah, Topeka:  Lithograph  monogram,  portraits  of  Miss  Frances 
E.  Willard,  Gov.  John  P.  St.  John,  Hon.  Alfred  Colquitt,  and  Gen.  Neal 
Dow. 

Baker,  C.  C,  Topeka:  Photo  group,  caricature,  of  Gen.  Ben  Butler  and 
Sand  Lot  Kearney ;  photo  view  of  Commonwealth  office  and  State  cap- 
itol;  stereoscopic  view  of  the  Gunnison  Review  office,  Gunnison,  Colo. 

Bixby,  Charles  S.,  Osawatomie:  Stereoscopic  view  of  Osawatomie  gas  well, 
No.  1,  1887. 

Bradlee,  Rev.  Dr.  C.  D.,  Boston,  Mass. :  Photo  portrait  of  donor. 

Brown,  Dr.  George  W.,  Rockford,  111. :  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  Rev.  Pho- 
tius  Fisk,  with  inscription  by  donor;  and  cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor. 

Burton,  Mrs.  Mary  L,,  Jamestown :  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor. 

Butler,  Rev.  Pardee,  Farmington :  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor. 

Century  Company,  New  York  City,  N.  Y. :  Portraits  of  Lincoln  banner,  be- 
longing to  the  Historical  Society ;  Photos  of  certificate  and  autograph  of 
Gov.  John  W.  Geary,  with  the  seal  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas  attached 
to  the  pardon  of  Milton  Kinzler,  dated  March  2,  1857. 

Clarke,  S.  H.,  Clyde,  N.  Y. :  Cabinet  portrait  of  donor,  1888 ;  Photo  portraits 
of  Secretary  Edwin  M.  Stanton,  President  Andrew  Johnson,  Frederick 
Douglass,  William  H.  Seward,  Anna  Dickinson;  of  Washington  and 
Lincoln,  grouped;  and  of  P.  T.  Barnum  and  Gen.  Tom  Thumb  and  Com- 
modore Nutt  and  their  wives,  grouped. 

Coon,G.  L.,  Jewell  City:  Photo  of  Ashtabula,  Ohio,  railroad  disaster,  Decem- 
ber 29,  1876. 

Copeland,  Mrs.  Delila,  Oberlin,  Ohio :  Photo  portrait  of  John  A.  Copeland, 
associate  of  John  Brown,  executed  at  Charlestown,  Virginia,  December 
16,  1859. 

Drake,  A.  W.,  Century  Co.,  N.  Y. :  Proofs  of  Kansas  pictures  in  Century 
Magazine,  illustrating  the  Abraham  Lincoln  serial,  1887,  12  engravings. 

Emerson,  Joseph  W.,  Zeandale:  Photo  portrait  of  donor. 

Everest,  H.  W.,  Wichita:  Garfield  University  Memorial  Picture,  Wichita, 
Kansas. 

Farnsworth,  H.  W.,  Topeka:  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor,  taken  Feb.  1, 
1887. 

Fisk,  Rev.  Photius,  Boston,  Mass.:  Ambrotype  picture  of  Dr.  John  Doy 
and  the  members  of  the  party  who  rescued  him  from  jail  at  St.  Joseph, 
Missouri,  July  23,  1859. 


154  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Foley,  J.  M.,  Chicago,  111.:  Monogram  containing  portraits  of  the  seven 
anarchists  condemned  for  throwing  dynamite  bombs,  May  4,  1886. 

Goodnow,  Prof.  I.  T.,  Manhattan :  Two  cabinet  photo  portraits  of  donor, 
taken,  one  in  1852,  the  other  in  1886. 

Harding,  Benjamin,  Wathena:  Cabinet  photo  of  donor. 

Harris,  E.  P.,  Topeka:  Cabinet  photo  of  donor,  1886. 

Heatley,  Thomas  W.,  Wyandotte:  Photo  portrait  of  Kichard  Realf,  the 
original  from  which  the  engraved  portrait  of  the  poet  was  taken  for 
Lippincott's  Magazine,  March,  1879. 

Hogbin,  Mrs.  Flora  P.,  Sabetha:  Cabinet  photo  of  donor. 

Hubbard,  H.  R.,  R.  P.  McGregor,  A.  N.  Chadsey,  E.  H.  Brown,  L.  D. 
Kirkman,  members  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  1887:  Monogram 
containing  photo  portraits  of  sixty-nine  ex-soldiers,  members  and  officers 
of  the  Kansas  House  of  Representatives,  1887. 

Hubbard,  J.  M.,  Middletown,  Conn.:  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor, 
1887. 

Ingalls,  John  J.,  Atchison :  Photograph  of  fly-leaves  of  John  Brown's  bible, 
containing  inscription  to  John  F.  Blessing,  Charlestown,  Virginia,  and 
autograph  of  Captain  Brown. 

Jerome,  F.  E.,  Wilson:  Cabinet  photo  portraits  of  donor  and  his  daughter. 

Johnson,  Col.  Alexander  S.,  Topeka:  Life-size  crayon  portrait  of  donor. 

Kagy,  Joseph  R.,  Findlay,  Ohio:  Photo  portrait  of  John  Henry  Kagi,  of 
Kansas  and  Harper's  Ferry. 

Lawrence,  Mrs.  Sarah  E.,  Longwood,  Brookline,  Mass. :  The  Albion  Gal- 
lery, N.  Y.,  1843,  a  volume  of  seven  engravings,  with  text;  "Picturesque 
Sketches  in  Spain,"  London,  1837,  a  volume  containing  26  sketches, 
principally  of  Spanish  architecture,  by  David  Roberts. 

Lescher,  T.  H.,  Topeka:  Portrait  of  donor,  printed  by  Blue  process,  1887. 

McGregor,  R.  P.,  Baxter  Springs :  Photograph  of  soldiers'  monument  erected 
by  the  U.  S.  Government  to  the  memory  of  the  officers  and  soldiers  killed 
in  the  battle  of  Baxter  Springs,  Kansas,  October  6, 1863,  and  other  engage- 
ments in  this  vicinity,  who  are  buried  near  the  monument,  and  whose 
names  are  inscribed  thereon. 

Martin,  Gov.  John  A.,  Atchison:  Photo  portraits,  group  of  triplets,  children 
of  John  W.  and  Mary  Martin,  Claflin,  Barton  county,  Kansas,  15  months 
old,  July,  1888— Loy  C,  Roy  B.,  and  Floy  G.  Martin. 

Martin,  H.  T.,  Topeka:  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  Louis  S.  Leary,  associate 
of  John  Brown,  copied  from  daguerrotype  in  possession  of  his  daughter, 
Louise  Leary  Alexander,  of  Douglas  county,  Kansas;  cabinet  photo 
portraits  of  Kansas  State  officers  and  members  of  the  Legislature  of 
1887,  1888,  136  in  number. 

Moffett,  C.  W.,  Montour,  Iowa:  Photo  portrait  of  John  H.  Kagi,  of  early 
Kansas  and  Harper's  Ferry. 

Montgomery,  A.,  Topeka:  Photograph  of  donor's  drawing  from  Munkacsy's 


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picture  of  Christ  Before  Pilate;  large  crayon  portrait  of  Senator  John  J. 
Ingalls,  executed  by  donor. 

Mudge,  Mrs.  B.  F.,  Manhattan;  A.  H.  Thompson,  N.  S.  Goss  and  F.  G. 
Adams,  Topeka;  J.  K.  Meade,  Wichita;  R.  J.  Brown,  Leavenworth,  and 
J.  D.  Parker,  Manhattan :  Oil-painted  portrait  of  Prof  B.  F.  Mudge,  by 
Woodman. 

Newberry,  Horace  J.,  Topeka:  Monogram  of  Senate  reporters,  Legislature 
of  1887. 

Peacock,  Mrs.  Ida  E. :  Large  crayon  portrait  of  Richard  Realf,  from  the 
engraving  accompanying  Rossiter  Johnson's  sketch  in  Lippincott's  Mag- 
azine. 

Peacock,  Miss  Nina,  Topeka:  Large  crayon  portrait  of  Thomas  Brower 
Peacock,  executed  by  donor. 

Ferine,  Miss  Clara  E.,  Topeka:  Cuts  representing  the  school  houses  of  Wa- 
baunsee county,  Kansas,  in  Matt.  Thompson's  map  of  the  county. 

Ferine,  Miss  Emma  G.,  Topeka:  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor. 

Reed,  Miss  Adele,  Westphalia:  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  donor. 

Rupe,  Mrs.  M.  L.,  Clyde :  Photo  of  log  cabin  in  Elk  township.  Cloud  county, 
built  in  1865  and  occupied  by  Hon.  John  B.  Rupe  and  Frank  Rupe. 

Salter,  Mrs.  S.  M.,  Argonia:  Portrait  of  donor,  1887. 

Stanton,  Fred.  P.,  Farmwell,  Va. :  Marble  bust  of  donor,  executed  by  Ho- 
ratio Stone,  of  Washington,  D.  C. 

Stout,  J.  W.  &  Co.,  Topeka:  Pencil  sketch,  design  of  monument  to  the 
I  memory  of  Gen.  U.  S.  Grant,  designed  and  drawn  for  the  Kansas  Grant 

^  Monument  Association  by  W.  H.  Fernald  and  George  M.  Stone,  Topeka, 

1887. 

Stringfellow,  B.  F.,  Topeka:  Large  photo  portrait  of  donor;  the  same,  cab- 
inet size. 

Stringham,  T.  L.,  Topeka:  Bird's-eye  view  of  the  western  part  of  Topeka 
and  suburbs. 

Swayze,  O.  K.,  Topeka:  Programme  of  grand  concert,  Marshall's  Military 
Band,  Topeka,  Feb.  4, 1888,  containing  photo  portrait  of  J.  B.  Marshall, 
director. 

Thompson,  Tom  E.,  Howard :  Photograph  of  Elkcounty  court  house,  How- 
ard, 1887. 

Towner,  W.  E.,  Topeka:  Cabinet-photo  portrait  of  donor. 

Tracy,  Robt.,  St.  Joseph,  Mo. :  Cabinet  photo  portrait  of  Maj.  Gen.  William 
P.  Richardson,  of  the  Kansas  Territorial  Militia,  1855-6;  cabinet  photo 
portrait  of  Dr.  John  H.  Stringfellow,  Speaker  of  the  first  Kansas  House 
of  Representatives. 

Triplett,  C.  S.,  Leoti :  Photo  group  of  first  officers  of  Wichita  county,  Kan- 
sas, elected  February  8, 1887 ;  photograph  of  first  agricultural  display  in 
Wichita  county,  made  by  Dunham  and  Barker  at  Bank  of  Leoti  City, 
1887. 


156  State  Historical  society. 

Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  &  Co.,  Cincinnati,  O. :  Engraved  portraits  of  authors 
of  publications  of  the  donors;  namely,  of  Dr.  Joseph  Ray,  J.  C.  Ridpath, 
A.  Schuyler,  E.  E.  White,  W.  H.  McGuffey,  H.  W.  Harvey,  Alfred  Hol- 
brook,  and  W.  J.  Milne,  eight  portraits. 

Vance,  W.  O.,  New  Albany,  Ind. :  Photographic  view  of  school  house  in 
the  mountains  of  Maryland,  used  by  Captain  John  Brown  as  an  arsenal, 
also  of  swivel  gun  and  pike  employed  by  Captain  Brown  in  the  Harper's 
Ferry  invasion,  October  16,  1859. 

Waugh,  Rev.  Lorenzo,  Petaluma,  Cal. :  Picture  of  Old  John  Street  (N.  Y.) 
M.  E.  Church,  the  first  in  America. 

AVheeler  &  Teitzel,  Junction  City:  Monogram  containing  portraits  of  the 
115  members  of  the  Kansas  M.  E.  Conference,  at  Junction  City,  March, 
1887  ;  photographic  view  of  the  remains  of  the  first  Territorial  capitol,  at 
Pawnee,  near  Fort  Riley,  as  remaining  1887. 

Wilcox,  P.  P.,  Denver,  Colo. :  Bird's-eye  view  of  Denver,  1887. 

DONORS   OF   SCRIP,  COINS,  AND   MEDALS. 

Baker,  C.  C,  Topeka:  Three-dollar  note  of  the  Bullion  Bank  of  Washing- 
ton, D.  C,  dated  July,  1862. 

Banner,  A.  J.,  Clifton :  Piece  of  North  Carolina  Colonial  scrip,  two  shil- 
lings six  pence,  1771. 

Bolmar,  C.  P.,  North  Topeka:  A  Democratic  bronze  medal  of  the  Presi- 
dential campaign  of  1840,  with  medallion  of  President  Van  Buren  on  one 
side  and  on  the  other  side  an  eagle  with  shield  and  motto,  "Independent 
Treasury,  July  4,  1840." 

Brown,  John,  jr.,  Put-in-Bay  Island,  Ottawa  county,  Ohio,  deposited  by  him- 
self and  the  other  surviving  children  of  John  Brown,  of  Osawatomie  and 
Harper's  Ferry:  The  Golden  Medal  which  was  presented  in  1874  to  Mrs. 
Mary  A.  Brown,  widow  of  John  Brown,  by  Victor  Hugo  and  others, 
members  of  a  subscription  committee  in  Paris,  France;  also  the  original 
letter  accompanying  the  gift  signed  by  the  members  of  the  committee; 
also  a  copy  of  the  letter  written  by  John  Brown,  jr.,  on  behalf  of  his 
mother  and  family,  addressed  to  the  committee  in  acknowledgment  of  the 
gift. 

Cunningham,  E.  W.,  Emporia:  Bond  No.  25  of  School  District  No.  1,  Lyon 
county,  Kansas,  dated  July  1st,  1863,  for  $100,  supposed  to  be  the  first 
legal  issue  of  Kansas  school-district  bonds. 

Darling,  Charles  W.,  Utica,  N.  Y.:  A  $500  note  of  the  Bank  of  Monroe, 
Mich.,  1835 ;  autograph  of  John  Quincy  Adams. 

Harbord,  J.  G.,  Manhattan:  Tippecanoe  medal  of  1840,  showing  on  one 
side  profile  bust  of  Gen.  William  H.  Harrison,  surrounded  by  the  words, 
"Maj.  Gen.  William  H.  Harrison,  born  February  9, 1773;"  on  the  other 
side  an  eagle  with  Tippecanoe  banner. 

Losch,  William,  Topeka:  Coins  — Swedish,  1  ore,  1870,  copper;  French, 
2  of  the  Third  Empire,  cinq,  centimes,  1856,  and  dix  centimes,  1856, 


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copper;  Canadian,  one  half-penny  token,  Bank  of  Upper  Canada,  1857, 
copper;  German,  1  Kreuzer,  1875,  6  Kreuzer,  1835,  2  copper  coins;  1 
pfennig,  1849, 1  do,  1851,  1  do,  1871,  20  do,  1874,  first  three  copper,  last 
silver;  1  Kreuzer,  1871,  Baden;  1  Sechsling,  1855,  Hamburg,  copper; 
1  Dreiling,  1855,  Hamburg;  Russian,  1  K.  K.  Aesterreichische  Scheide- 
munze,  1861;  Hungarian,  1  Magyr  Kiralyi  Valto  Penz,  1868;  3  U.  S. 
copper  cents,  1  1876,  2  1881. 

Patton,  David,  Atchison:  Piece  of  Continental  money,  14  shillings,  issue 
of  1775. 

Pratt,  E.,  Cottonwood  Falls:  Piece  of  Maryland  colonial  scrip,  denomina- 
tion $200,  dated  Annapolis,  April  10,  1774;  also  piece  of  U.  S.  Conti- 
nental scrip,  denomination  $50,  issued  under  act  of  Congress,  January 
14,  1779. 

Shepard,  William  J.,  Blue  Mound :  Copper  Whig  Harrison  medal,  of  the 
campaign  of  1840  —  on  one  side  scales  labeled  ''Whigs  and  Democrats," 
the  latter  "  Weighed  in  the  Balance  and  Found  Wanting."  The  other 
side,  worn  smooth,  the  word  "Buren"  only  remaining. 

Stone,  R.  C,  Piedmont:  Claim  debt  bond  of  Kansas  Territory,  No. 
852,  $1,000,  payable  to  William  Stone,  under  act  for  the  adjustment  and 
payment  of  claims,  approved  February  7,  1859,  signed  b}^  H.  J.  Strick- 
ler,  Auditor,  and  dated  December  1,  1859. 

Walch,  C.  J.,  Burden  :  Coins— 1  U.  S.  copper  cent,  1843;  1  alloy  do,  1857; 
1  Canadian  five-cent  piece,  1883 ;  1  Chinese  one-fourth  De,  1860. 

WAR   RELICS. 

Abbott,  J.  B.,  De  Soto:  English  musket  found  by  Col.  A.  S.  Johnson  on 
the  battle-field  of  Westport,  Mo.,  and  presented  by  him  to  Maj.  Abbott, 
battle  fought  Oct.  23,  1864;  sword,  procured  by  donor  in  1855,  from  the 
manufacturer  at  Cabotville,  Conn.,  and  used  by  him  through  the  Kansas 
Territorial  troubles  and  Price's  raid ;  Border-Ruffian  flag  which  was  placed 
in  the  Hartford,  Conn.,  Atheneum,  by  James  D.  Farren,  afterward  re- 
turned to  Mrs.  Abbott. 

Ashbaugh,  Mrs.  Sophia,  Topeka:  Candlestick  of  stone  or  clay,  made  by  Dr. 
A.  Ashbaugh  while  in  charge  of  a  small-pox  hospital  at  Paola,  Kansas, 
during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion. 

Kansas  Republican  State  Convention,  July,  1888,  Topeka,  by  resolution: 
Gavel  made  from  block  of  wood  from  battle-field  of  Chickamauga,  Tenn., 
with  bullet  imbedded ;  the  handle  made  of  wood  from  the  battle-field  of 
Stone  river,  Tenn.;  (presented  to  the  Convention  by  Hon.  W.  E.  Richey, 
of  Harveyville,  Kansas.) 

McCarthy,  Timothy,  Topeka:  Antique  Colt's  navy  revolver,  found  on 
farm  of  donor  near  Fort  Earned,  1887. 

Prentiss,  Dr.  S.  B.,  Lawrence :  The  leaden  bullet  extracted  by  donor  from 
the  body  of  John  Jones,  who  was  shot  and  killed  by  Pro-Slavery  men  at 
Blanton's  bridge,  Douglas  county,  Monday,  May  19,  1856. 


168  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Richardson,  J.  W.,  Marquette :  Biscuit  presented  by  the  wife  of  a  Confederate 
soldier  to  J.  B.  Mock,  a  Union  soldier  marching  through  North  Carolina. 

Ritchie,  Mrs.  Hannah,  Topeka:  The  sword  and  gun  of  Gen.  John  Ritchie, 
used  by  him  during  the  period  of  his  service  in  the  army  in  the  War  of 
the  Rebellion. 

Washburn,  A.,  Topeka:  Powderhorn  made  in  October,  1775,  by  Nathan 
Washburn,  a  Connecticut  Revolutionary  soldier,  while  in  camp  at  Rox- 
bury,  Mass.,  during  the  investment  of  Boston.  The  horn  was  given  by 
Mr.  Washburn  to  his  grandson,  the  donor. 

Wasson,  W.  A.,  Lane,  Kansas:  Fragment  of  the  vest,  with  button  attached, 
of  Capt.  Nick  L.  Beuter,  Company  C,  12th  Kansas  Infantry,  who  was 
shot  and  killed  near  Hot  Springs,  Arkansas,  April  2,  1864. 

Watkins,  Mrs.  Lititia  V.,  Barnard:  Revolving  pistol  No.  2769,  the  prop- 
erty of  Col.  James  Montgomery  during  the  Pro-Slavery  troubles  in  Kan- 
sas Territory,  and  during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion. 

DONORS  OF  MISCELLANEOUS  CONTRIBUTIONS  AND  RELICS. 

Abbott,  Jas.  B.,  De  Soto:  Blanks  relating  to  payment  of  Quantrill  raid 

claims,  appropriation  of  1887. 
Adams,  F.  G.,  Topeka:  Complimentary  ticket  and  badge  given  to  members 

of  the  Legislative  excursion  to  Wichita,  Feb.  18-19,  1887;  programme, 

ticket,  and  badge,  Northwest  Kansas  Editorial  Association,  May  23-25, 

1888. 
Adams,  H.  J.,  Topeka:  Shawnee  county,  Kansas,  election  tickets,  fall  of 

1885. 
Barnes,  J.  S.,  Sec,  Phillipsburg:  Invitation  cards  to  Phillips  County  Fair, 

1887  and  1888. 
Barnes,  W.  H.,  Sec,  Independence:  Cards,  circulars,  &c,  Montgomery 

County  Fair,  1876,  1880-1887. 
Bayley,  Samuel,  Hartford:  Two  flint-scrapers,  one  spear-head,  and   five 

fragments  of  Indian  pottery,  found  sec  5,  T.  20,  R.  14  E.,  California 

township,  Coffey  county,  Kansas. 
Beezley,  J.  F.,  Sec,  Girard:  Posters,  &c,  Crawford  County  Fairs,  1878- 

1887,  except  1882-3. 
Bethany  College,  Lindsborg:   Invitation  card,  commencement  exercises, 

June,  1887. 
Botkin,  Theo.,  Attica:  Fragment  of  mastodon's  tooth,  found  at  Attica,  five 

and  a  half  feet  below  the  surface,  April,  1887. 
Bowes,  George  W.,  Topeka :  Book  of  blank  notes  of  Topeka  Bank  and  Sav- 
ings Institution. 
Bradlee,  Rev.  C.  D.,  Boston,  Mass. :  Card  of  Title  Insurance  Company. 
Carson,  Hampton  L.,  Sec,  Philadelphia:  Invitation  card  to  Constitutional 

Centennial  Celebration,  Philadelphia,  September  15-17,  1887. 
Carter,  Joe  H.,  Lexington:  Sandstone  pebble,  form  of  linch-pin  for  ox-bow 

key,  found  in  bed  of  Bluff  creek,  Clark  county,  Kansas,  1887. 


Sixth  biennial  Re  poet.  159 

Clarke,  W.  B.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. :  Copy  of  memorandum  book  and  calendar 

of  the  Merchants'  National  Bank,  Kansas  City. 
Crosby,  D.  R.,  Minneapolis :  Premium  lists,  posters,  etc.,  of  the  Ottawa  County 

Fair,  1888. 
Cuthbertson,  M.  D.,  Voltaire :  Badge  worn  at  first  annual  reunion  of  the  old 

soldiers  of  Sherman  county,  Kansas,  at  Voltaire,  September  12-14,  1887; 

and  badge  worn  at  the  first  reunion  of  the  soldiers  of  Sherman  county, 

Kansas,  Eustis,  September  1-3,  1887. 
Daniel,  S.  A.,  Eskridge :  Election  ticket  used  in  the  first  city  election,  Esk- 

ridge,  Kansas,  1887 — candidates  all  women. 
Elliott,  L.  R.,  Manhattan :   Handbill,  dated  April  25,  1887,  and  extra  of 

the  Leonardville  (Riley  county)  Monitor,  April  26,  1887,  mementoes  of 

the  Rock  Island  Railroad  bond  vote  in  Riley  county. 
Fast,  Henry  H.,  Hillsboro :  Plate  for  the  printing  of  cloth,  made  and  used 

by  the  grandfather  of  donor,  in  Russia,  as  early  as  1775. 
Fee,  S.,  Wamego:    Stamped  envelope  of  1876,  United  States  postage  3 

cents,  engraving  showing  post-rider  in  1776,  and  mail  car  in  1876. 
Fisher,  J.  R.,  Topeka:  Section  of  oak  tree  with  branch  so  bent  and  grown 

into  the  trunk  as  to  form  a  loop,  or  looped-handle. 
Frankey,  J.  F.,  Dodge  City,  Kansas:  Card  of  invitation  to  the  laying  of 

the  corner-stone  of  the  Presbyterian  College  at  Dodge  City,  April  5, 

1888. 
Goodnow,  Prof.  I.  T.,  Manhattan :  Broadside  proclamation  of  the  Executive 

Committee  of  Kansas,  under  the  Topeka  Constitution,  dated  November 

24,  1855,  giving  notice  of  the  election  to  be  held  December  15,  1855,  on 

the  adoption  of  the  Constitution,  signed  by  J.  H.  Lane,  Chairman,  and  J. 

K.  Goodin,  Secretary. 
Hale,  George  D.,  Topeka:  Ancient   vase  of  pottery,  procured  by  H.  E. 

Nickerson  from  a  mound  in  section  33,  township  11,  range  7,  east,  on  the 

banks  of  the  Little  river,  Poinsett  county,  Arkansas,  1887. 
Hubert,  Mrs.  A.  G.,  Topeka:   Piece  of  granite  from  Texas  State  capitol, 

Austin. 
Hulbert,  E.  W.,  Secretary,  Fort  Scott:    Posters  of  Bourbon  county  fair 

1887. 
Kenea,  J.  P.,  and  Ed.  C.  Lane,  La  Cygne :  Calendars  of  the  La  Cygne  Jour- 
nal for  1887—8  cards. 
Latimer,   J.  W.,  Pleasanton:    Posters  of  Pleasanton  (Linn  county)  fair, 

1887. 
McClelland,  W.  B.,  Bird  City:  Poster  Bird  City  Driving  Park  Association, 

1887. 
McConnell,  W.  K.,  Greenleaf :  Card  of  invitation  to  Washington  County 

Fair,  1888. 
McLain,  F.  E.,  Sec,  Hays  City :  Posters  of  the  fair  of  the  Western  Kansas 

Agricultural  Association,  Hays  City,  1886. 
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160  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


Magill,  J.  S.,  Sec,  Marysville:  Posters  of  meetings  of  Marshall  county 
pioneers  at  Marysville,  Sept.  12,  1888. 

Meade,  J.  R.,  Wichita:  Piece  of  pottery  found  by  donor  in  1885,  in  the 
western  part  of  New  Mexico,  thirty  miles  north  of  Grant  station,  on  the 
A.  &  P.  Rly.,  and  given  by  him  to  the  Society  Feb.  19,  1887. 

Jklills,  T.  B.,  Las  Vegas,  N.  M. :  Poster  relative  to  lot  sale  in  Las  Vegas, 
August  4,  1887. 

Mitchell,  David,  McPherson:  Circulars,  &c.,  of  stock  sale.  May  4,  1887. 

Mitchell,  Joshua,  Seneca:  Posters  of  the  Nemaha  County  Fair,  1888. 

Moon,  E.  G.,  Sec,  Topeka:  Card  of  invitation  to  State  Fair,  Topeka,  1888 ; 
posters,  cards,  Ac,  of  the  same. 

Moore,  Milton  R.,  Topeka:  Scrap-book  containing  editorial  notices  of  the 
Kansas  Magazine,  Topeka,  1872-1873. 

Munz,  A.,  Ogden:  Two  flint  spear-heads  found  six  miles  north  of  Fort 
Riley,  in  bed  of  Three-Mile  creek,  Riley  county,  Kansas. 

Murdock,  M.  M.,  Wichita:  Pocket  tally-sheets  of  Kansas  Republican  Con- 
vention, Wichita,  July  25, 1888,  and  card  containing  the  electoral  vote  of 
1884. 

Nichols,  C.  D.,  Sec,  Columbus:  Programs  and  posters  of  the  Cherokee 
county  fair,  1887. 

Patrick,  A.  G.,  Valley  Falls :  Copies  of  donor's  political  broadsides,  Nov. 
1887. 

Pope  Manufacturing  Co.,  Boston,  Mass:  Donor's  bicycle  calendar  for  1888. 

Reinch,  A.,  Lawrence:  Skeleton  of  an  Osage  Indian,  exhumed  near  Wal- 
nut river,  Cowley  county,  Kansas. 

Richards,  J.  H.,  Wichita,  Kansas :  Pass  over  St.  L.  Ft.  S.  &  Wichita  Rail- 
road, 1887,  design  of  sunflower  engraved  thereon. 

Sims,  A.  C,  Winona:  Specimen  of  nickel  ore  from  mine  near  Winona,  Lo- 
gan county,  Kansas. 

Snow,  William  M.,  Manhattan :  Scrap-book  made  by  Dr.  Amory  Hunting 
of  Manhattan,  containing  newspaper  clippings  relating  to  Kansas  Terri- 
torial affairs. 

Stewart,  Mrs.  M.,  Wichita:  Silk  badge  worn  by  the  Wichita  delegation  to 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  at  the  20th  National  Encampment  G.  A.  R.,  August, 

1886,  with  grasshopper  and  sunflower  painted  therein  by  donor, 
rhacher,  T.  D.,  Topeka:  Card  of  invitation  of  the  Irish  National  League, 

to  attend  the  meeting  at  the  Grand  Opera  House,  Topeka,  April  12th, 

1887,  addressed  by  Hon.  John  J.  Ingalls  and  Hon.  Thomas  Ryan. 
Thomas,  Chester,  jr.,  Topeka:  Posters,  cards,  circulars,  etc,  Kansas  State 

Fair,  1887. 
Van  Hoesen,  I.  N.,  Sec,  Lawrence:  Card  of  invitation,  posters,  cards,  etc., 

of  the  Western  National  Fair,  Bismarck  Grove,  1888. 
Vance,  D.  J.,  Sec,  Mankato:  Card  of  invitation  to  Jewell  County  Fair, 

1888. 


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Walch,  C.  I.,  Burden :  One  flint  arrow-head. 

Wilson,  W.  J.,  Secretary,  Winfield:  Copies  of  circulars,  postal  cards, 
etc.,  of  Cowley  county  fair,  Winfield,  1887;  37  posters,  cards,  blanks, 
badges,  etc.,  of  Cowley  county  fair,  1888. 

Worrall,  Isaac  W.,  Pratt,  Kansas:  Carving  of  peach  pit,  made  to  repre- 
sent an  Indian  head. 

DONORS    OF    SINGLE   NEWSPAPERS. 

Abbott,  James  B.,  De  Soto :  Supplement  to  Hartford  (Conn.)  Post,  of  Jan- 
uary 5,  1887,  containing  brief  biographical  mention  of  the  members  of 
the  Connecticut  Legislature  of  1887;  Hartford  Post  of  January  29, 1887, 
containing  biographical  sketch  of  Mark  Howard,  President  National 
Fire  Insurance  Company;  Weekly  Underwriter,  Hartford,  supplement, 
January  15,  1887,  containing  biographical  sketches  of  Hartford  under- 
writers. 

Adair,  Pev.  S.  L.,  Osawatomie:  Thirty-two  copies  miscellaneous  newspapers. 

Adams,  Frank  S.,  Waterville:  Waterville  Telegraph,  February  4,  1887, 
containing  biographical  sketches  of  Waterville  business  men. 

Adams,  J.  W.,  Topeka :  Copy  of  the  Union  and  Advertiser,  Kochester,  N.  Y., 
March  23,  1888,  containing  a  review  of  the  history  and  progress  of 
Rochester. 

Andrews  &  Payne,  Salina:  Salina  (Kansas)  Republican,  illustrated  edi- 
tion. May,  1888. 

Anthony,  Daniel  R.,  Leavenworth :  Supplement  to  the  Leavenworth  Times, 
1888,  containing  press  comments  on  donor's  candidacy  for  Governor. 

Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railroad,  General  Offices,  Topeka:  Copy  of 
the  Madagascar  Times,  Antananarivo,  November  12,  1887. 

Ball,  Dr.  J.  Parker,  Coldwater:  Comanche  County  Sun,  Coldwater,  Nos.  1 
and  2,  September  10  and  29,  1888. 

Barnes,  M.  E.  and  M.  J.  Packard,  Atlanta,  Ga. :  Copies  of  Spellman  Mes- 
senger, November  and  December,  1887. 

Bradlee,  Rev.  Dr.  C.  D.,  Boston,  Mass.:  Unitarian  Record,  Chelmsford, 
Mass.,  February,  1887,  and  of  the  Southern  Letter,  February,  1887,  Tus- 
kegee,  Ala.;  Boston  Evening  Traveller,  June  11,  1888,  containing  donor's 
poem,  "In  Memoriam,"  to  Rev.  James  Freeman  Clarke;  copy  of  the 
Christian  Register,  Boston,  December  1,  1887;  copy  of  Our  Best  Words, 
Shelbyville,  III,  1888. 

Burleigh,  Rev.  C.  H.,  Cheney:  The  Conference  Daily,  Winfield,  March 
10-15,  1887,  five  newspapers. 

Bushell,  W.,  Camden,  N.  J. :  Copy  of  the  North  American,  Phila.,  Sept. 
16,  1887,  containing  fac-simile  of  the  first  printed  copy  of  the  constitu- 
tion of  the  United  States. 

Caldwell,  E.  F.,  Lawrence:  Copy  of  the  Southern  Kansan,  January,  1887. 

Call  Publishing  Co.,  Wichita:  Copy  of  Wichita  Daily  Call,  Feb.  19,  1887, 


162  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 

giving  list  of  persons  attending  Legislative  excursion  to  Wichita,  Feb. 
18-19,  1887,  with  proceedings  of  entertainment,  while  in  that  city. 

Cameron,  Hugh,  Lawrence:  Copy  of  the  Journal  of  United  Labor,  Phila., 
March  19,  1887. 

Chandler,  Dr.  Daniel  L.,  Ogden :  Twenty-eight  copies  of  Herald  of  Free- 
dom, Lawrence,  K.  T.,  1857;  2  copies  of  the  Topeka  Tribune,  Jan.  12 
and  June  6,  1857 ;  copy  Kansas  Freeman,  Topeka,  Nov.  14,  1855 ;  copy 
of  Lecompton  Union,  Feb.  21,  1857 ;  copy  of  New  York  Republican, 
Nov.  22,  1856. 

Christian  Cynosure,  Chicago,  Publishers  of:  Issues  of  March  31, 1887,  con- 
taining articles  relating  to  John  Brown,  written  by  Hon.  S.  C.  Pomeroy, 
Rev.  C.  C.  Foote  and  others. 

Clark,  Arthur,  Leavenworth :  Copy  of  the  Truth-Teller,  a  half-sheet  news- 
paper, Topeka,  February  24,  1862. 

Clarke,  Sylvester  H.,  Clyde,  N.  Y.:  Copy  of  "Social  Visitor,  Magazine," 
containing  biographical  sketch  of  W.  C.  Quantrill  and  account  of  Law- 
rence raid,  August  21,  1863. 

Cooper,  F.  N.  and  Co.,  Lyons :  Lyons  Daily  Democrat,  Sept.  29,  1887,  de- 
scriptive of  Lyons  and  Rice  county,  Kansas. 

Corey,  Wells,  Editor  Quid-Nunc,  Wellington :  Copy  of  New  Year's  edition, 
Jan.  1, 1888. 

Criswell,  Ralph  L.,  Gove  City :  Copy  of  the  Gove  City  Advocate,  April 
2,  1888. 

Darling,  C.  W.,  Utica,  N.  Y. :  Fac-simile  number  of  the  Utica  Morning 
Herald,  1887. 

Davis,  Charles  S.,  Junction  City:  Conference  Daily  Tribune,  Junction 
City,  March  17-22,  1887,  5  newspapers. 

Dignon,  T.  D.,  Topeka:  Copy  Ulster  County  Gazette,  Princeton,  N.  Y., 
January  4,  1880,  (reprint),  containing  account  of  the  death  of  Gen. 
George  Washington. 

Dixon,  J.  J.  A.  T.,  Bunker  Hill :  Copies  of  the  Bunker  Hill  News  of  No- 
vember 26,  December  10,  17,  24  and  31,  1886. 

Easley,  C.  G.,  South  Hutchinson:  Saturday  Review,  South  Hutchinson, 
Kansas,  October  1,  1887,  descriptive  edition. 

Elliott  &  Rosser,  Coffey ville:  Six  copies  of  Southern  Kansas  Journal  and 
Land  Buyer's  Guide,  Coffey  ville,  March,  1887. 

Elliott,  L.  R.,  Manhattan:  Copies  of  the  Manhattan  Methodist,  October 
and  December,  1886;  Assembly  Herald,  Ottawa,  June  22  and  July  3, 
1886;  Kansas  Banner,  Parsons,  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  September  21,  1886;  copy 
of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  Argus,  vol.  2,  No.  1,  first  quarter,  1888;  and  The 
Crank,  Gueda  Springs,  September  11,  1886. 

Foote,  A.  E.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. :  Philadelphia  Inquirer,  containing  lecture 
of  donor  on  the  minerals  of  the  United  States. 

Garrison,  Francis  J.,  Boston,  Mass.:    Copies  of  The  Liberator,  Boston, 


Sixth  Biennial  Re  poet.  163 

March  21  and  December  5,  1845,  and  March  13,  1846,  to  supply  de- 
ficiencies in  files. 

Goodnow,  Prof.  I.  T.,  Manhattan:  Two  numbers  of  the  Salt  Lake  Tribune, 
Utah,  March  13  and  14,  1888;  copy  of  Jonathan's  Whittlings  of  War, 
New  York,  April  22,  1854;  copy  of  the  New  York  Amulet,  March  1, 
1831;  copy  of  the  Brownsville  (Nebraska)  Advertiser  of  September  12, 
1867;  copy  of  the  Portland,  Maine  Advertiser,  May  18,  1827;  copy  of 
"Boston,  1630-1880,"  dated  September  17,  1880;  forty  numbers  of  the 
Oxford  Observer,  Paris,  Maine,  1826-1832;  ninety-two  numbers  of  the 
Oxford  (Maine)  Democrat,  1856-1860;  one  hundred  and  twenty-three 
numbers  of  Zion's  Herald,  Boston,  Mass.,  1877-1887;  eight  numbers  of 
the  American  Agriculturist,  1864-1872;  five  copies  of  the  Norway 
(Maine)  Advertiser,  1845-1850;  thirty-two  numbers  of  the  New  York 
Weekly  Witness,  1872-1876;  eighteen  numbers  of  the  Land  Owner, 
Chicago,  111.,  1874-1876;  one  hundred  and  two  numbers  of  the  Globe- 
Democrat,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  1862-1880;  ten  numbers  of  the  New  York 
Independent,  1870-1875;  fifty-two  numbers,  daily  and  weekly,  of  the 
Chicago  Inter-Ocean,  1885-1887;  twenty-three  numbers  of  the  Hearth 
and  Home,  Washington,  D.  C,  1884-1887;  forty-two  numbers  of  the 
New  York  Weekly  Tribune,  1870-1885;  eight  numbers  of  the  Herald  of 
Health,  New  York,  1865-1867;  forty-four  numbers  of  the  Advance, 
Chicago,  111.,  1870-1875;  one  hundred  and  sixteen  numbers  of  the  To- 
peka  Weekly  Capital,  1883-1887;  eight  numbers  of  the  Kansas  Farmer, 
vol.  1,  1863-1864,  and  thirty-two  numbers  of  the  same,  1865-1872;  fifty- 
four  numbers  of  the  Kansas  Methodist,  Topeka,  1881-1888;  nine 
numbers  of  the  Literary  Review,  Agricultural  College,  Manhattan, 
February  to  December,  1872;  copy  of  the  Emporia  News,  July  8,  1865  ; 
thirteen  numbers  of  the  Manhattan  (Kansas)  Express,  1869;  fifty-eight 
numbers  of  the  Manhattan  Republic,  1884-1887;  twenty  numbers  of  the 
Manhattan  Independent,  1862-1867;  eighteen  numbers  of  the  Manhat- 
tan Beacon,  1872;  one  hundred  and  twenty-four  numbers  of  the  Man- 
hattan Nationalist,  1874—1882;  five  numbers  of  the  Kansas  M.  E. 
Conference  Daily,  Topeka,  March,  1888;  one  hundred  and  fifty-one  mis- 
cellaneous Kansas  newspapers,  1873-1887;  two  hundred  and  forty-one 
numbers  miscellaneous  newspapers  of  other  States ;  Kansas  City  Times, 
November  25,  1879,  containing  biography  of  Prof  B.  F.  Mudge;  1,457 
in  all. 

Greer,  Ed.  P.,  Winfield:  Copy  of  Winfield  Courier,  June  8,  1887,  contain- 
ing illustrations  of  Winfield  statistics,' &c. 

HoflTman,  Rev.  R.  A.,  Downs :  Ellsworth  Daily  Democrat,  March  24-28, 
1887,  containing  proceedings  of  Northwest  Kansas  M.  E.  Conference, 
1887,  4  newspapers. 

Hughes,  Mrs.  Thomas,  Albuquerque,  N.  M.:  Santa  Fe  Daily  New  Mexican, 
February  4,  5,  7,  8,  10,  1887,  containing  matter  relating  to  the  New 
Mexico  Legislature  then  in  session. 


164  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Jerome,  Frank  E.,  Russell  and  Wilson:  Copies  of  Wakefield  (England) 
Express,  March  19,  1887,  and  Manchester  Courier  of  May  3  and  5,  and 
June  6  and  11,  1887,  containing  an  account  of  the  Queen's  jubilee; 
Copy  of  the  Ulster  County  Gazette,  Kingston,  N.  Y.,  January  4,  1800, 
(reprint ;)  Copies  of  the  Gleaner  and  Luzern  Advertiser,  Wilkesbarre,  Pa., 
October  11  and  18,  and  November  1,  15,  22,  and  29,  1811. 

Lee,  Ed.  G.,  Frisco :  Morton  County  (  Kansas)  Democrat,  Frisco,  February 
5,  1887,  containing  paragraph  relating  to  valuable  historical  papers  in 
possession  of  Judge  Frybarger,  Syracuse,  Kansas. 

Litts,  L.  H.,  &  Co.,  Abilene:  Illustrated  Abilene  Reflector,  April  12, 1887; 
two  copies. 

Lykins,  W.  H.  R.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. :  Copy  of  Agassiz  Companion,  Wyan- 
dotte, October,  1887,  containing  article  written  by  donor  on  Indian  names. 

McCrary,  George  W.,  Kansas  City,  Mo.:  Copy  of  Our  Best  Words,  Shel- 
byvilie.  111.,  April  15,  1887. 

Maffet,  George  W.,  Anthony:  Copies  of  Anthony  (Kansas)  Republican, 
vol.  9,  Nos.  38  and  39,  boom  edition,  1888;  2. 

Marston,  C.  W.,  Cedar  Junction:  Copies  Cherokee  (I.  T.)  Advocate,  Tahle- 
quah,  August  14,  1885,  and  Indian  Chieftain,  Vinita,  I.  T.,  January  27 
and  February  3,  1887. 

Martin,  G.  W.,  Junction  City:  Junction  City  Union,  February  12,  1887, 
containing  a  paper  written  by  Lemuel  Knapp,  dated  December  23,  1856, 
giving  his  experiences  at  Pawnee  City  in  1854-55. 

Menager,  E.  S.  and  S.  A.,  Menager,  Kansas :  Copy  of  "Cincinnati,  1788  and 
1888,"  a  centennial  newspaper. 

Mueller,  Ernest,  Topeka:  Copy  of  the  Berliner  Tageblatt,  March  16, 1888, 
official  paper  of  the  German  empire,  containing  an  account  of  the  life, 
death  and  funeral  of  Emperor  William,  proclamations,  etc. 

Miller,  J.  H.,  Holton :  Copy  of  the  Normal  Advocate,  Holton,  May  1, 1887. 

Mills,  T.  B.,  &  Son,  Las  Vegas,  N.  M.,  Investors'  Review,  vol.  1,  No.  1,  Oc- 
tober, 1887. 

Nixon,  Thomas,  Wellington :  Newcastle  Weekly  Chronicle,  England,  Au- 
gust 29,  1885,  containing  an  account  of  Washington  Hall,  at  Washing- 
ton, Eng.,  formerly  the  property  of  George  Washington's  ancestors. 

Olney,  Henry  C,  Gunnison,  Colo. :  Copy  of  Rocky  Mountain  News,  Denver, 
holiday  edition,  December  29,  1887. 

Owens  &  Mendenhall,  Dodge  City :  Newspapers  containing  a  business  re- 
view of  the  products  and  progress  of  Dodge  City,  Kansas,  1888. 

Ozias,  J.  W.,  Ottawa  or  Wichita:  Northwestern  Christian  Advocate,  April 
30, 1862,  and  Buchanan  County  Bulletin,  Independence,  Iowa,  Oct.  29, 1869. 

Pratt,  Captain  R.  H.,  Carlisle,  Penn.:  Copies  of  "Eadle  Keatah  Toh,"  vol. 
I.,  No.  2.,  and  of  the  Morning  Star,  vol.  V.,  No.  2,  publications  of  Indian 
Industrial  School,  Carlisle. 

Schulein,  S.,  Fort  Scott:  Cuttings  from  newspapers  relative  to  commercial 
agencies. 


Sixth  Biennial  re  poet.  165 

Swarr,  D.  M.,  Lancaster,  Pa. :  Fac-simile  copy  of  the  Philadelphia  Public 
Ledger,  vol.  I.,  No.  1,  March  25,  1836;  copies  of  the  Philadelpia  Press, 
of  March  13  and  14,  1888,  containing  account  of  the  eastern  blizzard  of 
the  12th  and  13th;  copies  of  Der  Volks-Freund,  Lancaster,  Pa.,  of  Dec. 
29,  1835  and  Jan.  26  and  March  1,  1836;  copy  of  the  Manheim  (Pa.) 
Monitor,  April  5,  1888. 

Thayer,  Eli,  Worcester,  Mass. :  Four  copies  of  Boston  Herald,  April  24, 
1887,  containing  articles  by  donor,  relating  to  saving  Kansas  to  freedom. 
Two  newspaper  clippings  relating  to  the  work  of  the  New  England  Emi- 
grant Aid  Society,  articles  by  donor. 

Thompson,  Tom  E.,  Howard :  Copy  of  Elk  County  Courant,  Elk  City,  June 
17,  1874;  copies  of  Elk  County  Herald,  Howard,  Kas.,  vols.  1  to  9,  Aug. 
20  to  Oct.  14,  1881 ;  the  same  of  the  Howard  City  Beacon,  Nos.  3  to  22, 
July  24  to  Nov.  27,  1875,  and  six  duplicates. 

Valentine,  D.  A.,  Clay  Center:  Times,  Clay  Center,  March  31,  1887,  con- 
taining views  of  that  city  in  1877  and  1886. 

Walker,  John,  Hunnewell:  Copy  of  the  Sentinel,  Kichmond,  Va.,  March 
14,  1865,  containing  message  of  President  Jeff.  Davis  to  the  Confederate 
Congress,  and  other  matters  of  historical  interest. 

Waugh,  Rev.  Lorenzo:  Biggs  (Cal.)  Argus,  Feb.  24,  1887,  containing  per- 
sonal mention  of  donor,  and  his  moral  work  among  the  children ;  copy 
of  the  Christian  Advocate,  N.  Y.,  May  21,  1888,  containing  proceedings 
of  the  Twenty-fifth  General  Conference,  and  a  letter  of  donor;  copy  of 
Chico  (Cal.)  Chronicle,  Feb.  17, 1887,  giving  paragraph  relating  to  Rev. 
Lorenzo  Waugh,  also  to  J.  B.  Robinson  and  W.  B.  Mott,  early  Califor- 
nians;  Sacramento  (Cal.)  Daily  Bee,  immigration  edition,  1887. 

Wilcox,  P.  P.,  Denver,  Colo.:  Copies  of  Denver  Republican  of  Jan.  30, 
1887,  containing  an  account  of  stage-robbing  in  June,  1881,  near  Lake 
City,  Colorado. 

Wilder,  D.  W.,  Hiawatha:  Daily  Brown  County  World,  Oct.,  1887,  Fair 
edition. 

Willson,  H.  C,  Waterville:  Waterville  Telegraph,  Jan.  7,  14,  21,  28,  and 
Feb.  11, 1887,  containing  biographical  sketches  of  Waterville  business  men. 

DONORS    OF   NEWSPAPER   FILES. 
The  following  is  a  list  of  newspaper  files  and  volumes  of  periodicals  do- 
nated, other  than  those  received  in  current  issues : 

Adair,  Rev.  S.  L.,  Osawatomie:  Files  of  the  New  York  Evangelist,  from 
January  9,  1845,  to  February  11,  1847;  of  the  Advance,  Chicago,  for 
1873  to  1875,  1877,  1879,  1884,  and  partial  files  for  1876,  1878, 1882  and 
1883;  of  the  Sunday  School  Times,  Philadelphia,  for  1879,  1880,  1884, 
1885, 1886,  and  partial  files  for  1878  and  1883;  and  of  the  National  Sun- 
day School  Teacher,  Chicago,  for  1869-1881,  and  partial  files  for  1868 
and  1882 — thirty-six  files  in  all. 
Angell,  George  T.,  Boston,  Mass. :  Files  of  "  Our  Dumb  Animals,"  Boston, 
from  July,  1882,  to  January,  1885. 


166  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Baker,  Dr.  W.  S.,  Topeka:  Files  of  the  New  York  Semi- Weekly  Tribune 
for  1886  and  1887. 

Baker,  F.  P.,  Topeka:  Four  files  of  the  Weekly  Commonwealth,  1883, 1886 
and  1887;  two  files  of  the  Daily  Commonwealth,  1884 ;  four  files  of  the 
Daily  Commonwealth,  1887;  files  of  the  Daily  Commonwealth,  Topeka, 
January  2,  to  December  30, 1883,  and  from  July  10  to  December  30, 1883 ; 
the  same  of  the  Weekly  Commonwealth,  January  1,  1881,  to  December 
28.  1882,  and  from  July  19  to  December  27,  1883;  sixteen  files  in  all. 

Bawden,  W.  J.,  Fort  Scott :  Files  of  the  Fort  Scott  Monitor,  weekly,  for  1868 
and  1869. 

Beers,  Dr.  G.  L.,  Topeka:  Files  of  the  Christian  Union,  New  York,  from 
June  17,  1886,  to  June  30,  1887;  New  York  Independent,  from  June  17, 

1886,  to  December  30,  1887;  The  Christian  Advocate,  N.  Y.,  from  June 
24  to  December  30,  1886. 

Bell,  G.  H.,  Battle  Creek,  Mich. :  File  of  the  Fireside  Teacher,  Battle  Creek, 
from  May,  1886,  to  April,  1887. 

Burleigh,  C.  H.,  Cheney :  Two  files  of  Southwestern  Kansas  Conference  Daily, 
Winfield,  March  10  to  15,  1887. 

Campbell,  M.  M.,  North  Topeka:  File  of  the  Phonographic  Magazine,  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  1887. 

Evans,  Mrs.  A.  R.,  Topeka:  File  of  The  Delineator,  N.  Y.,  1886. 

Goodnow,  Prof  I.  T.,  Manhattan :  Two  files  of  the  Oxford  Observer,  Paris, 
Maine,  from  July  8,  1824,  to  June,  1826 ;  6  files  of  the  Oxford  Demo- 
crat, 1871-1876;  6  files  of  Zion's  Herald,  Boston,  Mass.,  1868,  1869, 
1870,1879,1880,1883;  5  files  of  the  Great  Southwest,  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
vols.  1,  2,  3,  6,  and  7,  1874-1880;  2  files  of  the  American  Agriculturist, 
1860-1861 ;  2  files  of  the  Norway  (Maine)  Advertiser,  January  2,  1872 
to  December  31,  1875 ;  4  files  of  the  Land  Owner,  Chicago,  111.,  1870- 
1873;  8  files  of  the  Kansas  Farmer,  1865-1872;  file  of  the  New  York 
Independent,  1874;  6  files  of  the  New  York  Weekly  Tribune,  1879-1884 ; 
2  files  of  the  Advance,  Chicago,  111.,  1872  and  1873;  3  files  of  the  Man- 
hattan Kansas  Express,  1860,  1861,  1862;  file  of  the  Manhattan  Inde- 
pendent, 1864;  2  files  of  the  Manhattan  Beacon,  1873  and  1874;  11  files 
of  the  Manhattan  Nationalist,  1871,  1873,  1875,  1878,  1879,  1883, 1884- 
1887  ;  sixty-two  files  in  all. 

Holbrook,  E.  A.,  Chicago,  111.:  File  of  the  Western  Trail,  Rock  Island 
route,  1886  and  1887. 

Johns  Hopkins  University,  Baltimore,  Md. :  File  of  the  University  circular 
from  December,  1879,  to  August,  1882. 

McLaren,  J.  D.,  Kansas  City,  Mo. :  File  of  the  Normal  Institute  Record, 
Minneapolis,  Kansas,  July  15  to  August  9,  1878;  Kansas  Educational 
Journal,  Emporia  and  Topeka,  file  from  June,  1871,  to  April,  1873. 

Moore,  Robert  R.,  Topeka :  File  of  Dye's  Government  Counterfeit  Detector, 

1887,  1888.  • 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt. 


167 


Rank,  D.  H.,  Publishing  Company,  Indianapolis,  Ind. :  Millstone  and  Corn 

Miller,  files  for  1884  and  1885. 
Robinson,  Mrs.  E.  S.,  Topeka :  Files  of  the  Evangelical  Magazine  and  Gospel 

Advocate,  Utica,  N.  Y.,  vols.  4,  5  and  9,  1833,  1834  and  1838,  duplicate 

of  1833;  files  of  Utica,  N.  Y.,  Evangelical  Magazine,  vols.  2  and  3,  April 

5,  1828,  to  December  26,  1829;  five  files  in  all. 
Smalley,  Ellis,  Council  Grove :  Files  of  the  Diamond,  1840-1842,  a  monthly 

periodical  published  in  New  York  in  the  interest  of  radical  reform. 
St.   John,  E.,  Rock  Island   Railway,  Chicago,  111.:    Files  of   the  Western 

Trail,  from  May,  1886,  to  April,  1888. 
Swayze,  Oscar  K.,  Topeka:    File  of  the  Topeka  Daily  Blade  from  January 

7,  1875,  to  February  17,  1876. 
Thompson,  Tom.  E.,  Howard:  File  of  the  Winfield  Courier  from  February 

1,  1873,  to  May  29,  1874. 
Tincher,  G.  W.,  Topeka:  File  of  the  Temperance  Rural,  Cherokee,  Kansas 

1878  and  1879. 

BOUND  NEWSPAPERS  AND  PERIODICALS. 

The  following  is  a  statement  of  bound  newspaper  files  and  bound  volumes 
of  periodicals  in  the  library  of  the  Society,  November  20,  1888,  including 
the  volumes  which  become  complete  December  31,  1888,  numbering  7,990 
volumes ;  of  which  5,751  are  of  Kansas,  and  2,239  are  of  other  States  and 
countries,  and  of  which  2,004  have  been  added  during  the  two  years  covered 
by  this  report.  (Volumes  not  otherwise  described  are  of  weekly  newspapers.) 

BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS. 


Newspapers. 


lola  Register 

Allen  County  Independent,  lola. 

Allen  County  Courant,  lola 

Allen  County  Democrat,  lola 

Democrat-Courant,  lola 

Humboldt  Union 

Inter-State,  Humboldt 

Independent  Press,  Humboldt.... 

The  Humboldt  Herald 

Moran  Herald 


ALLEN   COUNTY. 


ANDERSON   COUNTY. 

Garnett  Weekly  Journal 

Garnett  Plaindealer 

Anderson  County  Republican,  Garnett 

Republican-Plaindealer,  Garnett 

Anderson  County  Democrat,  Garnett 

Garnett  Eagle 

The  Greeley  Tribune 

The  Greeley  News ^ 

The  Colony  Free  Press 

Westphalia  Times 

Kincaid  Kronicle 

The  Kincaid  Dispatch 


ATCHISON  COUNTY. 

Squatter  Sovereign,  Atchison 

Freedom's  Champion,  (1861  lacking,)  Atchison 

Atchison  Daily  Free  Press 

Atchison  Weekly  Free  Press,  (four  files  each  of  1866  and  1867,). 
Champion  and  Press  (weekly),  Atchison 


Years, 


1873-1888 

16 

1879,1880 

1 

1881-1888 

5 

1886-1888 

1 

1888 

1 

1876-1888 

13 

1878-1888 

9 

1882 

1 

1887-1888 

1 

1885-1888 

3 

1876-1888 

13 

1876-1884 

9 

1883,1884 

1 

1884-1888 

5 

1885-1887 

2 

1886-1888 

2 

1880,1881 

1 

1881-1888 

7 

1882-1888 

7 

1885-1888 

3 

1886,1887 

2 

1888 

1 

1856,1857 

1 

1857-1863 

4 

1865-1868 

7 

1866-1868 

3 

1868-1873 

4 

168 


State  histobical  Society. 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS— Continued. 


Newtpapers. 


ATCHISON  covNTY  —concluded. 

Atchison  Daily  Champion 

Atchison  Weekly  Champion,  <  lacking  from  1878-1885,) 

Kansas  Zeitiing,  Atchison,  (duplicates  of  vol.  1,) 

Atchison  Union,  (broken  files,) 

Atchison  Patriot,  daily,  (  from  July,  1876,  to  July,  1879,  lacking,)... 

Atchison  Patriot  (weekly) 

Atchison  Courier..    , 

Atchison  Globe  (daily) 

Atchisonian,  Atchison 

Atchison  Banner 

The  New  West,  Atchison 

The  Sunday  Morning  Call,  Atchison 

Atchison  Telegraph 

Kansas  Staats-Anzeiger,  Atchison 

Atchison  Journal  (daily) 

Western  Mercury,  Atchison 

Atchison  Sunday  Morning  Sermon 

The  Western  Recorder,  Atchison 

The  Trades-Union,  Atchison ! 

The  Atchison  Times 

The  Prairie  Press,  Lancaster 

Messachorean  (monthly),  Atchison , 

Muscotah  Record,  (missing  from  August,  1886,  to  January,  1887,)., 
The  Effingham  Times 


BARBER  COUNTY. 

Barber  County  Mail,  Medicine  Lodge 

Medicine  Lodge  Cresset 

The  Barber  County  Index,  Medicine  Lodge 

Medicine  Ix)dge  Chief 

Hazelton  Express 

The  Kiowa  Herald,  New  Kiowa 

The  Kiowa  Journal 

Sharon  News 

The  Union,  Sun  City 

The  .F.tna  Clarion 

Kansas  Prairie  Dog,  Lake  City 

The  Lake  City  Bee 


Great  Bend  Register 

Inland  Tribune,  (Jreat  Bend 

Arkansas  Valley  Democrat,  Great  Bend. 

Kansas  Volksfreund,  Great  Bend 

Barton  County  Democrat,  Great  Bend.... 

Daily  (iraphic,  (Jreat  Bend 

The  Ellinwood  P^xpress 

Pawnee  Rock  I.«aaer 

The  Echo,  Hoisington 

Claflin  Gazette 


BARTON  COUNTY. 


BOURBON  COUNTY. 

Fort  Scott  Daily  Monitor 

Fort  Scott  Weekly  Monitor,  (1870-1876  lackine.V.!....... 

Fort  Scott  Pioneer.  *  ' 


Camp's  Emigrant's  Guide,  Fort  Scott. 

New  Century,  Fort  Scott 

The  Fort  .Scott  Herald 

Republican- Record,  Fort  Scott 

Herald  and  Record,  Fort  Scott 

Evening  Herald,  dally,  Fort  Scott 

Medical  Index,  monthly.  Fort  Scott... 

The  Banner,  Fort  Scott 

Fort  Scott  Dally  Tribune 

Fort  Scott  Weekly  Tribune 

Kansas  Staats-Zeitung,  Fort  Scott 

The  Fort  Scott  Union 

Bronson  Pilot "^ 

The  Fulton  Independent .'.'. 

The  Telephone.  Uniontown 

The  Garland  Gleaner 


Hiawatha  Dispatch 

The  Hiawatha  World 

Kansas  Herald,  Hiawatha ... 
The  Kansas  Sun,  Hiawatha., 


BROWN  COUNTY. 


1876-1888 

1873-1888 

1857,1858 

1859-1861 

1876-18S8 

1874-1888 

1876-1879 

1878-1888 

1877 

1878,1879 

1878-1880 

1882,1883 

1882 

1881-1885 

1881,1882 

1884-1886 

1884 

1884 

1885,1886 

1888 

1888 

1888 

1886-1887 

1887,1888 


1878,1879 
1879-1888 
1881-1888 
1886-1888 
1884-1888 
1884-1888 
1886-1888 
1884-1886 
1884-1888 
1885-1887 
1885-1887 


1876-1888 
1876-1888 
1877-1882 
1878,1879 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1878-1888 
1886-1888 


1888 


1880-1888 
1867-1888 
1876-1878 
1877 
1877,1878 
1878-1882 
1879-1882 
1882-1884 
1882-1885 
1881-1884 
1882-1884 
1884-1888 
1884-1888 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1884-1888 
1884-1888 
1886-1888 
1886,1887 


1876-1882 
1882-1888 
1876-1883 
1879,1880 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt. 


169 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Continued. 


Newspapers. 


BROWN  COUNTY  —  concluded. 

Weekly  Messenger,  Hiawatha 

The  Kansas  Democrat,  Hiawatha 

Free  Press,  Hiawatha 

Everest  Reflector , 

Horton  Headlight 

Horton  Daily  Headlight , 


BUTLER  COUNTY. 


Augusta  Republican,  (1875-1880  lacking,) 

Southern  Kansas  Gazette,  Augusta 

Augusta  Advance .' 

Augusta  Electric  Light 

Augusta  Weekly  Journal 

Walnut  Valley  Times,  El  Dorado 

Daily  Walnut  Valley  Times,  El  Dorado 

El  Dorado  Press 

El  Dorado  Daily  Republican 

El  Dorado  Republican  

Butler  County  Democrat,  El  Dorado 

The  El  Dorado  Eagle 

The  New  Enterprise,  Douglass 

Douglass  Index , 

The  Douglass  Tribune 

Leon  Indicator,  (missing  from  February  to  September,  1887,). 

The  Leon  Quill 

The  Benton  Reporter 

The  Towanda  Herald 

The  Brainerd  Sun 

Latham  Journal 

Latham  Signal 

The  Beaumont  Business 

Potwin  Messenger 

The  Brainerd  Ensign 


1882-1884 
1884-1888 
1887,1888 
1885,1886 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 


1873-1883 
1876-1886 
1883,1884 
1884-1886 

1888 
1874-1888 
1887-1888 
1877-1883 
1885-1888 
1883-1888 
1881-1888 

1882 
1879,1880 
1880-1883 
1884-1888 
1880-1888 
1886,1887 
1884,1885 
1885-1888 
1885,1886 
1885,1886 
1887,1888 
1886-1888 

1888 
1887,1888 


CHASE  COUNTY. 

Chase  County  Courant,  Cottonwood  Falls 

Chase  County  Leader,  Cottonwood  Falls 

Strong  City  Independent 

Chase  County  Republican,  Strong  City 


CHAUTAUQUA    COUNTY. 

Chautauqua  Journal,  Sedan 

The  Chautauqua  County  Times,  Sedan 

Sedan  Times 

Sedan  Times-Journal 

The  Border  Slogan,  Sedan 

The  Graphic,  Sedan 

Chautauqua  News,  Peru 

The  Peru  Times 

The  Weekly  Call,  Peru 

The  Chautauqua  Springs  Spy 

Chautauqua  Springs  Mail 

The  Cedar  Vale  Star 


CHEROKEE    COUNTY. 

Republican-Courier,  Columbus 

The  Columbus  Courier 

Columbus  Democrat 

Border  Star,  Columbus 

The  Columbus  Videtie 

The  Times,  Columbus 

Kansas  Bee-Keeper,  Columbus 

Lea's  Columbus  Advocate 

The  Daily  Advocate,  Columbus 

The  Daily  News  and  The  Weekly  News,  Columbus 

The  Expository,  Girard  and  Columbus 

The  Sprig  of  Myrtle  (monthly),  Columbus 

The  Kansas  Prohibitionist,  Columbus 

Baxter  Springs  Republican 

The  Times,  Baxter  Springs 

Baxter  Springs  News 

Baxter  Springs  Delta 

Galena  Miner 

Galena  Miner  (second) 

Short  Creek  Weekly  Banner,  Galena 

The  Galena  Messenger 

Short  Creek  Republican,  Galena , 


1874 

-1888 

1875 

-1888 

1881 

-1887 

1887,1888 

1875-1884 

1878 

-1881 

1882 

-1884 

1885 

-1888 

1883 

,1884 

1884 

-1888 

1877 

-1881 

1886,1887 

1888 

1882 

,1883 

1887 

1884 

-1888 

1876 

-1878 

1879-1888 

1876 

1877-1886 

1877 

1878 

1882- 

-1886 

1882 

-1885 

1882- 

-1888 

1886,1887 

1882 

1883 

1883,1884 

1883- 

-1885 

1886 

1876,1877 

1878- 

-1881 

1882-1888 

1887 

1877- 

-1880 

1888 

1878 

1879 

1883- 

-1888 

170 


STATE  HlSTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


BOUND  NEWSPAPERS  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Continued. 


Newspapers. 


CHEROKEE  COONTY- 

EmplreClty  Echo 

The  Ionian  Casket  (monthly),  Quakervale 

Western  Friend  (monthly),  Quakervale 

The  Laborer's  Tribune,  Weir 


■concluded. 


CHEYENNE  COUNTY. 

Cheyenne  County  Rustler,  Wane 

Plaindealer,  Wano 

Bird  City  News 

Cheyenne  County  Democrat,  Bird  City 

The  Gleaner,  Jaqua 


CLARK  COUNTY. 


Clark  County  Clipper,  Ashland 

Republican  Herald,  Ashland 

Asnland  Journal 

Clark  County  Chief,  Englewood 

The  Englewood  Chief 

Englewood  Enterprise 

Appleton  Kansas  Era 

Tne  I^exington  Leader 

The  Minneola  Era 

Clark  County  Republican,  Minneola. 
Cash  City  Cashier 


CLAY  COUNTY. 

Clay  County  Dispatch,  Clay  Center 

The  Localist,  Clay  Center 

The  Democrat,  Clay  Center 

The  Cresset,  Clay  Center 

The  Times,  Clay  Center , 

The  Times  (dailv),CIay  Center 

The  Kansas  Baptist,  Clay  Center 

The  Monitor,  Clay  Center 

Clay  Center  Eagle 

Republican  Valley  Democrat,  Clay  Center 

Morganville  News  and  Sunflower 

The  Clay  County  Sentinel,  Morganville 

The  Idana  Journal 

Wakefield  Advertiser 

The  Herald,  Industry 


CLOUD  COUNTY. 

Republican  Valley  Empire,  Clyde  and  Concordia 

Concordia  Empire 

The  Republican-Empire,  Concordia \ 

Concordia  Empire 

The  Concordia  Republican 

The  Concordia  Expositor 

The  Cloud  County  Blade,  Concordia 

Kansas  Blade,  Concordia 

Concordia  I^aily  Blade !!!!!!!....! 

Cloud  County  Critic,  Concordia .......'! 

The  Concordia  Times ...",.. 

Concordia  Democrat,  and  Daylight !!........,...."!! 

Clyde  Democrat 

The  Clyde  Herald 

Cllne's  Press,  Clyde 

The  Clyde  Mail .".'.'."."."..V." 

The  Clyde  Argus ".".!'.'.*.'.!!*.""" 

Glasco  Tribune 

The  Glasco  Sun ...............!.....!!!1 

Cloud  County  Kansan,  Jamestown !!!!!"!!!!!..'..*.*.*". 

The  Mlltonvale  News 

Milton  vale  Star ..........!!!!!! 

Mlltonvale  Chieftain... ......'..'."..'.*.''*."....".'.'! 

Ames  Advocate .!!"!!!!!!!.'.'.'..!!!!* 

The  Ames  Bureau 

The  Weekly  Courier,  Ames .."!.".*!!!"."..."."!.'.'.'." 


VT        t.     ,r    ,.        ,,      .  COFFEY  COUNTY. 

Neosho  Valley  Register,  Burlington 

Kansas  Patriot,  Burlington,  (duplicate  of  1867.V.!.'.'."" 

Burlin>,'ton  Patriot .' 

Burlington  Republican 

The  Kepublican-Patriot,  Burlington 

Burlington  Daily  Republican-Patriok '.'.'.'.". 

The  Burlington  Independent 


Years. 


1877-1879 

3 

1878,1879 

1 

1880-1888 

7 

1884-1888 

5 

1885-1888 

3 

1886-1888 

2 

1886-1888 

2 

1886-1888 

2 

1887,1888 

1 

1884-1888 

4 

1886,1887 

2 

1887,1888 

2 

1885-1887 

8 

1888 

1 

1888 

1 

1885-1887 

2 

1886-1888 

2 

1887,1888 

1 

1888 

1 

1887,1888 

1 

1876-1888 

13 

1879-1881 

3 

1879,1880 

2 

1882,1883 

1 

1882-1888 

7 

1886-1888 

6 

1881-1884 

3 

1883,1884 

1 

1885,1886 

1 

1886-1888 

3 

1885-1887 

3 

1887,1888 

2 

1886,1887 

1 

1887,1888 

2 

1887,1888 

1 

1870-1872 

3 

1876-1882 

7 

1883-1886 

4 

1887,1888 

2 

1882,1883 

2 

1877-1881 

b 

1879-1881 

3 

1882-1888 

7 

1884-1888 

6 

1882-1888 

7 

1884-1888 

5 

1886-1888 

3 

1880-1882 

2 

1878-1888 

10 

1884 

1 

1884-1887 

3 

1888 

1 

1881,1882 

1 

1883-1888 

6 

1881-1888 

7 

1882-1888 

8 

1886 

1 

1888 

1 

1886,1886 

1 

1887 

1 

1888 

1 

1859,1860 

1 

1864-1868 

5 

1876-1886 

10 

1882-1886 

4 

1886 

1 

1887 

1 

1876-1888 

13 

Sixth  biennial  Bepobt, 


171 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES,  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Contini 


Newspapers. 


Burlington  Daily  Star 

The  Burlington  Nonpareil. 

Leroy  Reporter 

The  Leroy  Eagle 

TheLebo  Light 

The  Waverly  News 

The  Gridley  Gazette 


COFFEY  COVSTY  —  concluded. 


COMANCHE  COUNTY. 

Comanche  Chieftain,  Nescatunga 

The  Western  Kansan,  Nescatunga 

Nescatunga  Enterprise 

Cold  water  Review 

The  Western  Star,  Coldwater 

Republican,  Coldwater 

Coldwater  Echo 

Comanche  County  Citizen,  Avilla 

The  Avilla  Democrat 

Protection  Echo.   

The  Protection  Press 

Kansas  Weekly  Ledger,  Protection 

The  Leader,  Protection 

Evansville  Herald 

Comanche  City  News 


1878 
1887-1888 
1879-1888 

1888 
1884,1888 
1885,1888 
1887,1888 


1884-1886 
1885,1887 
188(5-1888 
1884-1888 
1885-1888 
1885,1886 
1887,1888 
1885,1886 
1^86,1887 
1885-1887 
1886,1887 
1887 
1888 
1885-1887 
1886-1888 


COWLEY  COUNTY. 

Winfield  Courier 1873-1888 

Winfield  Daily  Courier 1885-1: 

Winfield  Plow  and  Anvil 1876 

Cowley  County  Telegram,  Winfield 1876-1888 

Winfield  Daily  Telegram,  (1883-1886  lacking,) 1879-1888 

Winfield  Semi-Weekly 1879,1880 

Cowley  County  Monitor,  Winfield 1880 

Cowley  County  Courant,  Winfield 1881,1882 

Winfield  Daily  Courant 1881,1882 

TheDailv  Visitor,  Winfield 1886-1888 

The  Winfield  Tribune 1884-1888 

The  American  Nonconformist,  Winfield 

Southwestern  Kansas  Conference  Daily,  Winfield 

Arkansas  City  Traveler  and  Republican-Traveler 

Arkansas  Valley  Democrat,  Arkansas  City 

The  Arkansas  City  Republican 

Rep|i)lican-Traveler  (daily),  Arkansas  City 

Canal  City  Daily  Dispatch,  Arkansas  City 

Canal  City  Dispatch  (weekly),  Arkansas  City 

The  Fair  Play,  Arkansas  City 

The  New  Enterprise,  Burden 

Burden  Enterprise 

Burden  Eagle 

Cambridge  Commercial.. 

The  News,  Cambridge .. 

The  Eye,  Dexter 

The  Udall  Sentinel 

TheUdall  Record 

The  Cambridge  News 


CRAWFORD  COUNTY. 

Girard  Press 

Crawford  County  News,  Girard 

Girard  Herald 

The  Kansas  Workman,  monthly,  Girard 

Cherokee  Index 

The  Young  Cherokee,  Cherokee 

Cherokee  Banner 

The  Temperance  Rural,  Cherokee,  (one  duplicate,) 

Sentinel  on  the  Border,  Cherokee 

The  Cherokee  Sentinel 

The  Saturday  Cyclone,  Cherokee ...^.... 

The  Smelter.  Pittsburg 

The  Headlight,  Pittsburg 

The  Daily  Headlight,  Pittsburg 

The  McCune  Standard 

The  McCune  Times 

The  Brick,  McCune  and  Pittsburg 

Walnut  Journal 

The  Educational  Advocate,  Walnut 

The  Arcadia  Reporter 


1887,1888 

1887 
1876-1888 
1879-1888 
1884-1886 
1886-1886 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 

1888 
1880,1881 
1882-1888 
1885-1888 

1881 
1882-1886 
1884-1888 
1885,1886 
1886,1887 

1888 


1874-1888 
1876-1880 
1880-1888 
1882-1884 
1876,1877 
1876,1877 
1877,1878 
1878,1879 
1879-1882 
1883-1888 
1885-1887 
1881-1888 
1886-1888 

1887 
1881,1882 
1882-1888 
1886,1887 
1882-1888 

1884 
1882-1887 


172 


STATE  HISTOBIGAL  SOCIETY. 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Continued. 


Newspapers. 


CRAWFORD  covVTY  —  coneluded. 

The  Christian  Worker,  Arcadia 

The  Hepler  I^eader 

The  Hepler  Banner 

The  Karlington  Plaindealer 

Farlington  Gem 

Mulberry  (Jrove  Gazette 

DAVIS  COUNTY. 

Junction  City  Union,  (triplicates  of '75,  76,  '77,  '78,  and  duplicates  of '79-86,)... 

The  Junction  City  Daily  Union 

Junction  City  Tribune 

The  Youths'  Casket  (monthly),  Junction  City 

Davis  County  Republican,  Junction  City 

The  Junction  City  Methodist 

DECATUR  COUNTY. 

TheOberlin  Herald 

The  Eve,  Oberlin 

The  Oberlin  World  and  Democrat 

Oberlin  Opinion '. 

The  Norcatur  Register 

The  Allison  Breeze  and  Times 

DICKINSON  COUNTY. 

Dickinson  County  Chronicle,  Abilene 

Kansas  (Jazette,  Enterprise  and  Abilene 

Abilene  Daily  Gazette 

The  Weeklv  Democrat,  Abilene 

The  Abilene  Reflector 

The  Abilene  Daily  Reflector 

The  Solomon  Sentinel,  Solomon  City 

Enterprise  Register 

The  Anti-Monopolist,  Enterprise 

The  Chapman  Star 

The  Chapman  Courier 

The  Herington  Tribune 

The  Hope  Herald 

The  Hope  Dispatch 

Carlton  Advocate 

The  Banner  Register,  Banner  City 

The  Manchester  Sun 

DONIPHAN  COUNTY. 

White  Cloud  Chief,  (  7  duplicates,) 

Weekly  Kansas  Chief,  Troy,  ( 1  duplicate,) 

Troy  Reporter 

Doniphan  County  Republican,  Troy,  (1873  lackinir.) 

Troy  Weekly  Bulletin 

The  Troy  Times 

El  wood  Advertiser,  (1  duplicate,) ....".....!.!!.....!!!!.'.!..*.*."*. 

Kansas  Free  Press,  Elwood.  (1  duplicate,) 

Elwood  Free  Press,  (1  duplicate,) 

Watbena  Reporter,  (1868-1873  lacking,) ". '"" 

Highland  Sentinel 

The  Central  State,  Highland 

White  rioud  Review .\.\".!!y.'.*.!!".!'..".'!!!.'."'."'.'.*.'. 

Enterprise,  Severance,  (and  Centralia, Nemaha  county,) ....."...........!!..,.!.!.!...!!!!.! 

DOUGLAS  COUNTY. 

Herald  of  Freedom,  Lawrence,  (7  duplicates,) 

Kansas  Free-State,  Lawrence 

Lawrence  Republican,  (volumes  1  and  3,  incomplete,) .'.'..'.r.'///.*.!!'.'.*///.."."!*."!.*."!!!.'!^^^^^^ 

The  Western  Home  Journal.  Lawrence .'......".".'.'."*."!!.".*.*.*!!! 

The  Weekly  Kansas  Journal,  Lawrence '..'.'.!!*.*.'.*.*,'.'.'.!!!!! 

Republican-Journal  (daily),  Lawrence '.!!!!!!."*.*.' 

I^awrence  Daily  Journal '.'."!.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 

The  Congregational   Record,  monthly,  ( Lawrence,  January,  1*859.  to  De^^^^ 

Topeka,  June,  1865,  to  May,  1867.) .. 

The  Tribune,  Lawrence, (lacking  1873  and  1875,) '.......'..'. 

The  Semi-Weekly  Tribune,  and  the  Weekly  Herald-Tribune,  Lawrence!!!.*!!'.'.'.".!'.".'.!!.*.'.*"*.*.' 
The  I^wrence  Tribune 

T,^®  Tl^Ii",".®'  '^"*'J^'  ^^®^'^'  ^^'^'  *"9'  an**  part  of  1877  "lacking"";*"d'u'p"li"c^^^^^^ 

Herald-Tribune,  daily,  l^awrence " 

Evening  Tribune,  Lawrence !!!."!!!!!.'.'.'!!!!!.!!!'!! 

Spirit  of  Kansas,  Lawrence .'.".!!!!"."..!!..."....".*. 

Kansas  Collegiate,  Lawrence 

The  University  Courier,  Lawrence !...  .!!!....'.'.*!!!.".*.".* 


1883 


1886,1887 


1865-1888 
1887 

1873-1888 
1878 

1882-1888 

1886,1887 


1879-1888 
1883-1888 
1885,1886 


1887,1888 


1876-1888 
1876-1888 
1886-1888 
1880-1882 
188:^-1888 
1887,1888 
1879-1888 
1883,1884 
1884-1888 
1884-1886 
1887,1888 
1885-1888 
1885-1888 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 

1857-187f 
1876-1888 
1866,1867 
]871-lf75 
1877-1879 
1886-1888 
1857,1858 
1858,1859 
1859-1861 
1867-1877 
1878,1879 
1880-1882 
1880-1887 


1854-1859 
1855,1856 
1857-1860 
1869-1884 
188(>-1888 
1877-1880 
1880-1888 

1859-1867 
1868-1883 
1884,1885 
1885-1888 
1873-1884 
1884,1886 
1886-1888 
1875-1882 
1875-1879 
1878,1879 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt. 


173 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Continued. 


Neivspapers. 


DOUGLAS  cov^TY  —  concluded. 


University  Courier,  Lawrence 

The  Kansas  Review  (monthly),  Lawrence 

Lawrence  Standard 

Kansas  Monthly,  Lawrence 

The  Daily  Reporter,  Lawrence 

Kansas  Temperance  Palladium,  Lawrence 

Die  Germania,  Lawrence 

The  Kansas  Liberal  (monthly),  Lawrence,  July  to  September,  1882,  (see  Valley  Falls,)., 

The  Lawrence  Gazette 

Lawrence  Daily  Gazette 

Western  Recorder,  Lawrence 

Kansas  Churchman  (monthly),  Lawrence 

Kansas  Daily  Herald,  Lawrence 

The  Head  Center  and  Daily  Morning  Sun,  Lawrence 

The  Daily  Morning  News,  Lawrence 

Once  a  Week,  Lawrence 

Sigma  Nu  Delta  (bi-monthly),  Lawrence 

Evening  Telegram,  Lawrence 

Lawrence  Daily  Democrat 

The  Kansas  Zephyr,  Lawrence 

North  Lawrence  Leader 

Freeman's  Champion,  Prairie  City 

Baldwin  Criterion 

The  Baldwin  Visitor 

The  Baldwin  Ledger 

The  Baldwin  Index,  Baker  University 

Lecompton  Monitor 

The  Eudora  News , 


EDWARDS  COUNTY. 

Edwards  County  Leader,  Kinsley 

Valley  Republican,  (bound  with  Kinsley  Graphic,  1878,). 

Kinsley  Republican 

The  Kinsley  Graphic,  (except  1882,) 

Kinsley  Republican-Graphic 

Edwards  County  Banner,  Kinsley 

Weekly  Banner-Graphic,  Kinsley 

Kansas  Staats-Zeitung,  Kinsley 

The  Kinsley  Mercury 

Kinsley  Daily  Mercury 

The  Wendell  Champion 

Belpre  Beacon 


ELK  COUNTY. 

The  Courant,  Howard 

The  Courant-Ledger,  Howard 

Industrial  Journal,  Howard 

The  Howard  Courant 

Kansas  Rural,  Howard 

The  Howard  Journal 

The  Howard  Democrat 

Kansas  Traveler,  Howard 

Howard  Daily  Traveler 

The  Broad  Axe,  Howard 

Elk  County  Ledger,  Elk  Falls 

The  Weekly  Examiner,  Elk  Falls 

Elk  Falls  Signal 

The  Pioneer,  Longton 

The  Times,  Longton 

Longton  Leader 

Moline  News 

Moline  Mercury,  (1883  and  1884  lacking,) 

The  Moline  Free  Press 

Grenola  Argus 

The  Grenola  Chief 

Grip,  Howard 

The  Cave  Springs  Globe 

The  Herald,  Cana  Valley 

The  Grenola  Hornet 


ELLIS  COUNTY. 

Ellis  County  Star  ( lacking  from  December  7, 1876,  to  April  11, 1879,)  Hays  City. 

Hays  Sentinel,  Hays  City 

The  Star-Sentinel,  and  Hays  City  Sentinel 

German-American  Advocate,  Hays  City 

Ellis  Weekly  Headlight,  Hays  City 

Hays  City  Times,  Hays  City 


1882-188(5 
1879-1888 
1877-1879 
1878-1881 
1879 
1879,1880 
1880-1888 

1882-1888 
1884,1885 
1883,1884 
1883-1885 
1883,1884 

1883 
1883,1884 
1883-1885 
1886-1888 

1888 

1888 
1884-1887 
1884,1885 
1857,1858 
1883-1885 

1884 
1885-1888 

1886 
1885,1886 
1887,1888 


1877-1880 

1877,1878 

1878-1881 

1878-1887 

1882 

1887 

1887,1888 

1878,1879 

1883-1888 

1887,1888 

1885-1888 

1888 


1875-1877 
1878-1880 
1878-1880 
1880-1888 

1881 
1880-1883 
1884-1888 
1886,1887 

1887 

1888 
1876,1877 

1878 
1880-1882 
1880,1881 
1881-1888 

1887 

1880 
1882-1888 
1883-1885 
1880-1882 
1883-1888 
1883,1884 

1882 
1882,1883 
1884,1885 


1876-1881 
1877-1881 
1880-1888 
1882-1886 
1882-1888 


174 


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BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Continued. 


Newspapers. 


ELLIS  covstY  —  concluded. 
Ellis  County  Democrat  and  Ellis  County  Free  Press,  Hays  City. 

ElUs  Review,  Hays  City ™ 

Democratic  Times,  Hays  City 

Tlie  Republican,  Hays  City 

Walker  Journal 


ELLSWORTH  COUNTY. 


Ellsworth  Reporter 

The  Rural  West.  Ellsworth. 

The  F^llsworth  News 

The  Ellsworth  Democrat 

Wilson  Index 

The  Wilson  Echo 

The  Wilson  Wonder 

Cain  City  News 

The  Kanopolis  Journal 

The  Holyrood  Enterprise 

The  Wilson  Hawkeye 


FINNEY  COUNTY. 

The  Irrigator,  Garden  City 

Garden  (  itv  Herald,  ( 1884-7  lacking,) 

Garden  City  Herald  (daily) 

Garden  City  Sentinel 

Garden  City  Sentinel  (daily) 

The  Cultivator  and  Herdsman,  monthly  and  weekly.  Garden  City. 

The  Western  Times,  Garden  City 

Finney  County  Democrat,  Garden  City 

Pierce ville  Courier 

Terry  Enterprise 

The  Terry  Eye 

Locomotive,  \joco 

The  Hattield  News 


FOOTE  COUNTY. 

(See  Gray  county.) 

The  New  West  and  the  Optic,  Cimarron 

The  Signet,  Cimarron 


FORD  COUNTY. 

Dodge  City  Times 

Ford  County  Globe,  Dodge  City 

The  Globe  Live-Stock  Journal,  i)odge  City 

Dodge  City  Democrat 

Kansas  Cowbov,  Dodge  City 

The  Sun,  Dodge  <  ity 

Ford  County  Republican,  Dodge  City 

Speareville  Enterprise 

Spearevilie  News 

Speareville  Hlade 

Ford  Touuty  Record, Speareville 

Ford  County  Democrat,  S|)eare ville  and  Fonda 

The  Ryansville  Boomer,  and  The  Boomer,  Ford  City. 

Wilburn  Argus , 

Bucklin  Standard 

TheBucklin  Herald 

The  Weekly  Telegram,  Bloom 


FRANKLIN  COUNTY. 

Western  Home  Journal,  Ottawa 

Ottawa  Journal 

The  Triumph,  Ottawa 

Ottawa  Journal  and  Triumph , 

Ottawa  Tampus,  occasional,  (vols.  1  and  2,) , 

Ottawa  Republican,  ( 1875  lacking,) 

Ottawa  Daily  Republican 

Kansas  Home  News,  Ottawa 

Ottawa  (iazette 

Ottawa  I.«ader ''.''.'* 

Kansas  Fiee  Trader  (monthly),  Ottawa '. 

Queen  City  Herald,  Ottawa 

Jefferies  Western  Monthlv,  Ottawa. %. 

Daily  Ix»cal  News,  Ottawa' , 

Williamsburg  Review ' 

Weekly  Gazette,  Williamsburg 

Ihe  Eagle,  Williamsburg 7. 

Lane  Advance 


1886-1888 
1886-1888 


1887,1888 


1875-1888 
1882 
1883,1884 
1885-1888 
1878,1879 
1880-1888 
1886,1887 
1882-1886 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 


1882-1886 
1883-1888 
1886-1888 
1884-1888 
1886-1888 
1884-1886 
1885 
1887,1888 
1886,1887 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 


1879-1881 


1876-1888 
1878-1884 
1884-1887 
1884-1888 
1884,1885 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1878 
1878-1880 
1885-1888 
1885,1886 
1886,1887 
1885-1887 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 


1865-1868 

1870-1874 

1876 

1877-1888 

1864-1888 

1874-1888 

1879-1888 

1879,1880 

1879 

1880 

1883 

1883-1887 

1884,1885 

1886-1888 

1879 

1880-1883 

1885-1888 

1881,1882 


SIXTH  BIENNIAL  REPOBT. 


175 


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Neivspapers. 


FRANKLIN  COUNTY  —  Concluded. 


The  Coiumercial  Bulletin,  Lane 

The  Wellsville  News 

The  Wellsville  Transcript 

The  Wellsville  News  (second) 

The  Wellsville  Exchange.... 

The  Pomona  Enterprise 

Richmond  Recorder 

Princeton  Progress 

Fireside,  Factory  and  Farm,  Ottawa. 

The  Kansas  Lever,  Ottawa 

The  Bee  (daily  and  weekly),  Ottawa. 


GARFIELD   COUNTY. 

Ravanna  Chieftain 

Ravanna  Sod-House 

Ravanna  Record 

The  Ravanna  Enquirer 

The  Kal  Vesta  Herald 

The  Essex  Sunbeam 

The  Garfield  County  Call,  Eminence 

Garfield  County  Journal,  Loyal 


GOVE  COUNTY, 

Buffalo  Park  Express 

Buffalo  Park  Pioneer 

The  Golden  Belt  Republican,  Grinnell 

Cap  Sheaf,  Grainfield 

Gazette,  Gove  City 

■Gove  County  Graphic,  (iove  City 

The  Settler's  Guide,  Quinter 

The  Smoky  Globe,  Jerome 


1886-1888 
1882 
1882,1883 
1884-1886 
1887,1888 
1885-1888 
1885-1888 
1885-1888 
188G-1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 


1885-1888 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1886-1888 
1887 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 


1880 
1885,1887 
1885,1888 
1885,1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1886-1888 


GRAHAM   COUNTY. 

The  Western  Star,  Hill  City 1879, 

Hill  City  Lively  Times 

The  Hill  City  Reveille 1884- 

Hill  City  Democrat 1887, 

Oraham  County  Lever,  Gettysburg 1879, 

The  Millbrook  Times .'. 1879- 

Graham  County  Republican,  Millbrook 

Millbrook  Herald 1882, 

Millbrook  Herald  (second) 1885- 

The  Graham  County  Democrat,  Millbrook 1885- 

Roscoe  Tribune j  1880, 

Western  Cyclone,  Nicodemus 1886- 

Nicodemus  Enterprise 

The  Fremont  Star 1886- 

The  Fremont  Press 

GRANT   COUNTY. 

Grant  County  Register,  Ulysses 1885- 

Ulysses  Tribune 1  1887, 


1880 
1881 
1888 
1888 
1880 
1888 
1881 


1881 
1888 
1887 
1888 
1888 


The  Post,  Surprise. 

Shockeyville  Eagle 

Golden  Gazette 

Zionville  Sentinel 

The  Commercial,  Cincinnati  and  Appomattox 

The  Standard-Democrat,  Cincinnati  and  Appomattox. 

The  Lawson  Leader 

Conductor  Punch 


GRAY    COUNTY. 

The  New  West,  Cimarron  and  Echo 

Cimarron  Herald  and  Kansas  Sod  House 

The  Jacksonian,  Cimarron 

Cray  County  Echo,  Ingalls  and  Cimarron 

Ingalls  Union. 

Gray  County  Republican,  Ingalls 

The  Montezuma  Chief 

Ensign  Razzoop 


GREELEY  COUNTY. 

Greeley  County  Gazette,  Greeley  Center  and  Horace 

Greeley  County  News,  Greeley  Center  and  Horace 

Horace  Messenger 


1887 
,1887 
,1888 
,1888 
,1888 


1886 
1886 
1887 
1887 
1887 
1887 
1887 
1887 


1885-1888 
1885,1886 
1885-1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 


1886-1888 
1886-1888 


—12 


176 


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BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Ck)NTlNUKD. 


Newapapers, 


GREELEY  COWtY—COnclvded. 

Hector  Echo 

Greeley  County  Tribune,  Tribune,  and  Reid 

Greeley  County  Enterprise,  Tribune 

Greeley  County  Republican,  Reid 

Ck>lokan  Graphic 


GREENWOOD  COUNTY. 

Eureka  Censorial 

Eureka  Herald 

The  Graphic,  Eureka 

The  Eureka  Republican 

Greenwood  County  Republican,  Eureka 

The  Eureka  Sun 

Greenwood  County  Democrat,  Eureka 

Democratic  Messenger,  Eureka 

Madison  Times , 

The  Madison  News 

The  Zenith,  and  the  Madison  Times 

Fall  River  Times 

Fall  River  Echo 

Fall  River  Courant 

Severy  Pioneer 

Southern  Kansas  Journal,  Severy 

Severy  L!l)eral 

Severy  Record 

The  Kansas  Clipper,  Severy 

The  Sunflower,  Reece 

Greenwood  Review,  Virgil 


HAMILTON  COUNTY. 

The  Syracuse  Journal 

Syracuse  Sentinel,  (removed  from  Johnson  City,  Stanton  county,). 

Syracuse  Democrat 

Democratic  Principle,  Syracuse 

West  Kansas  News,  Syracuse 

Border  Ruffian,  Coolidge 

Coolidge  Citizen , 

Coolidge  Times 

Surprise  Post 

The  Signal,  Kendall 

The  Kendall  Boomer 

Kendall  Republican 

Kendall  (iazette 


Johnson  City  Sentinel,  (since  in  Stanton  county,). 
Enfield  Tribune 


HARPER  COUNTY. 

The  Anthony  Republican 

Anthony  Daily  Republican 

Harper  County  Enterprise,  Anthony 

The  Harper  County  Democrat,  Anthony 

Anthony  Free  Press,  daily 

Anthony  Journal „ 

Anthony  Daily  Journal 

Harper  County  Times,  Harper 

The  Sentinel,  Harper 

The  Daily  Sentinel,  Harper 

Harper  Graphic 

Harper  Daily  (graphic 

Bluff  City  Tribune 

The  Danville  Courant 

The  Danville  Express 

The  Attica  Advocate 

Attica  Kulletin 

Attica  Daily  Advocate 

P>eeport  Leader 

Midlothian  Sun,  Freeport \\ 

The  Freeport  Tribune,  (changed  from  Sun.) 

The  Crisfield  Courier f. ' 


HARVEY  COUNTY. 

Zur  Heimath,  (semi-monthly),  Halstead 

The  Halstead  Independent 

The  Halstead  Clipper 

Halstead  Herald '. '."'."; 

Harvey  County  News,  Newton 

The  Newton  Republican,  (changed  ft-om  Harvey  County  NewsJ 


1880,1887 
1887, 18S8 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 


1876-1879 
1876-1888 
1879-1 S82 
1879, 18S0 
1S80-1888 
1879,1880 
1882-1884 
18S4-1888 
1877,1878 
1879-1888 
1886-1888 
1881-18«8 
1883-1886 
1886-1888 
1882 
1881-1887 
1885, 18S6 
1887,1888 
1887,188s 
1885,1886 
1887,1888 


1885-1888 
1886-1888 

1887 
1887,1888 

1887 
1885-1887 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 

18.S6 
1880,1887 
188tJ-1888 
1886,1887 

1887 
1 886-1888 
1886,1887 


1879-1888 
1886-1888 
1885-1888 
1 880-1 S88 
1887,1888 
1878-l>i84 

188S 
1878-188.T 
1882-1888 
1886-1888 
1883-1888 

1880 
1886-1888 
1883,1884 
1885,1886 
1885-1888 
1886-1888 

1887 
1885-1888 
1885,1886 

1886 
1885-1888 


1875-1881 
1881-1888 
1884-1886 
1887,1888 
1876-1879 
1879-1888 


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Newspapers, 


HARVEY  COUNTY  —  concluded. 

Newton  Daily  Republican 

Newton  Kansan , 

Newton  Daily  Kansan 

The  Golden  Gate,  Newton > 

Das  Neue  Vaterland,  Newton 

The  Newton  Democrat 

Newton  Anzeiger 

The  Kansas  Commoner,  Newton 

The  Kansas  Chronicle,  Newton 

The  Burrton  Telephone , 

The  Burrton  Monitor .• 

The  Burrtoii  Graphic 

The  Jayhawker  and  Palladium,  Sedgwick 

The  Pantagraph,  Sedgwick 

"Walton  Independent 


HASKELL  COUNTY. 

Ivanhoe  Times 

Santa  Fe  Trail 

Santa  Fe  Champion 

Haskell  County  Review,  Santa  Fe 

Haskell  County  Republican,  Santa  Fe 

The  Santa  Fe  Leader 


1886-1888 
1876-1888 

1887,1888 
1879-1882 

1879 
1S83-1887 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 

1888 
1878-1881 
1881-1888 
1886-1888 
18S2-1884 
1884-1888 
1886-1888 


1886-1888 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1888 
1888 


HODGEMAN   COUNTY.  ' 

Agitator,  Hodgeman  Center 1879,1880 

Republican,  Fordham '. 1879 

The  Buckner  Independent,  Jetmore 1879-1881 

The  Jetmore  Reveille 1882-18S8 

Hodgeman  County  Scimitar,  Jetmore 1886-1888 

Jetmore  Siftings 1886-1888 

Jetmore  Journal 1887,1888 

The  Orwell  Times 1885,1886 


JACKSON  COUNTY. 

Holton  Express 

Holton  Recorder 

The  Holton  Argus 

The  Holton  Signal 

Ja'ikson  County  Federal,  Holton 

The  Bee  (daily  and  weekly),  Netawaka  and  Holton.... 

The  Whiting  Weekly  News 

The  Hoyt  Times 


JEFFERSON   COUNTY. 

The  Kansas  Educational  Journal,  Grasshopper  Falls.    ( See  Leavenworth  county.) 

The  Kansas  New  Era,  Grasshopper  Falls , 

Valley  Falls  New  Era 

The  Valley  Falls  Liberal  and  the  Kansas  Liberal  (monthly),  Valley  Falls  and  Lawrence. 

Lucifer,  (the  Light-Bearer,)  Valley  Falls 

Valley  Falls  Register 

The  Oskaloosa  Independent 

Sickle  and  Sheaf,  Oskaloosa 

Oskaloosa  Weekly  Sickle 

The  Winchester  Argus 

The  Winchester  Herald 

The  Kaw  Valley  Chief,  Perry 

The  Perry  Monitor  and  Kaw  Valley  Chief  (second),  Perry 

The  Nortonville  News 

Meriden  Report 

The  Osawkie  Times 

The  McLouth  Times 


JEWELL  COUNTY. 


Jewell  County  Diamond,  Jewell  City 

Jewell  County  Republican,  Jewell  City 

Jewell  County  Monitor,  Jewell  Center j. 

Jewell  County  Monitor  and  Diamond,  Jewell  Center. 
Jewell  County  Monitor,  Jewell  Center  and  Mankato.. 
Jewell  County  Review,  Jewell  Center  and  Mankato... 

Mankato  Review 

Mankato  Daily  Review 

The  Kansas  Jewellite,  Mankato 

The  Jacksonian,  Mankato 

White  Oak  Independent 

Jewell  County  Journal,  Omio 

Western  Advocate,  Omio 


1872-1875 

1875-1888 
1877 
1878-1888 
1886,1887 
1879,1880 
1883-1888 
1887 


1866,1867 
1873-1888 
1880-1883 
1883-1888 
1881-1888 
1870-1888 
1873-1879 
1879-1886 
1879-1888 
1888 
1879-1882 
1883,1884 
1885-1888 
1885-1888 
1885,1886 
1887,1888 


1876,1877 
1879-1888 
1876,1877 
1878,1879 
1880-1888 
1879-1882 
1883-1888 

1887 
1882,1883 

1888 

1879 
1879,1880 

1882 


178 


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BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS— C^ntinukd. 


Netospapert. 


JEWELL  COUNTY - 

The  Omlo  Mall 

Burr  Oak  Reveille 

Burr  Oak  Herald 

Burr  Oak  Rustler 

Independent  Republican,  Burr  Oak 

Salem  Chronicle 

Salem  Argus 

The  People's  Friend,  Salem 

Randall  Register 

Randall  Tribune 


-  concluded. 


JOHNSON  COUNTY. 

Olathe  Mirror 

Mirror  and  News-Letter,  Olathe 

The  Olathe  Mirror,  (1884-6,  see  below,) 

Olathe  Mirror-Gazette 

Western  Progress,  Olathe 

Kansas  Star,  Olathe 

Olathe  I>eader 

Olathe  Gazette 

Educational  Advocate,  Olathe 

Johnson  County  Democrat,  Olathe 

Kansas  Patron,  Olathe 

The  Olathe  Republican , 

Kansas  Register,  Spring  Hill 

Weekly  Review,  Spring  Hill 

Spring  Hill  New  Era 


KEARNEY  COUNTY. 

Lakin  Herald 

The  Kearney  County  Advocate,  Lakin 

Pioneer  Democrat,  Lakin , 

Hartland  Times. 

Hartland  Herald 

Kearney  County  Coyote,  Chantilly,  and  Omaha 


KINGMAN  COUNTY. 

The  Kingman  Mercury 

The  Kingman  Blade * 

The  Kingman  County  Citizen,  Kingman 

The  Kingman  County  Republican-,  Kingman 

Citizen-Kepublican,  Kingman 

Southern  Kansas  Democrat,  Kingman 

The  Kingman  Courier 

Kingman  Dailv  Courier 

Kingman  I^eader 

Kingman  News 

Kingman  Daily  News,  (November,  1887,  to  February,  1888,  lacking,). 

Voice  of  the  People,  Kingman 

News,  Norwich 

Ninnescah  and  Cunningham  Herald 

The  Spivey  Dispatch.... 

New  Murdock  Herald 

The  Pfnalosa  News 

The  Nashville  News 


KIOWA  COUNTY. 

Wellsford  Register t. 

Wellsford  Republican , 

Kiowa  County  iJemocrat,  Wellsford 

The  Democrat  and  Watchman,  Dowell  post  office , 

Comanche  Chief  and  The  Kiowa  Chief,  Reeder , 

Oreensburg  Signal 

Greensburg  Rustler 

Oreensburg  Republican 

Mullinville  Mallet 


The  Weekly  Telegram,  Mullinville.. 
The  Haviland  Tribune 


Parsons  Sun , 

Parsons  Sun,  daily 

Parsons  Ek:lipse 

Parsons  Dally  Eclipse 

Daily  Outlook,  Parsons , 

Dally  Infant  Wonder,  Parsons. 
Daily  Republican,  Parsons , 


LABETTE  COUNTY. 


1884 
1880-1884 


1886,1887 
1886,1887 


1885-1887 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 


1876-1882 
1882-1888 
1883-1886 
1876-1880 
1876-1888 
1879-1882 
1879-1883 


1882-1888 
1884,1885 
1878 
1881,1882 
1883-1885 


1882-1884 
1885-1888 
188.5-1888 
1886,1887 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 


1878-1880 
1880 
1879-1884 
1882-1884 
1884 
1883-1888 
1884-1888 
1887,1888 
1884-1888 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 


1886-1888 

1887,1888 

1887 

1887,1888 


1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1885,1880 
1886 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1886-1888 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 


1876-1888 
1884-1888 
1876-1888 
1881-1888 
1877,1878 
1878-1880 
1880,1881 


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Newspapers. 


LABETTE  COUNTY  —  concluded. 

Parsons  Palladium i  1883-1888 


The  Daily  Evening  Star,  Parsons,  (April  6  to  October  19,  1881,). 
Southern  Kansas  Advance,  Chetopa.. 

Chetopa  Advance 

Chetopa  Herald 

Chetopa  Statesman 

The  Chetopa  Democrat 

Oswego  Independent 

Labette  County  Democrat,  Oswego... 

The  Oswego  Republican 

The  Oswego  Daily  Republican 

The  Oswego  Bee 

The  Oswego  Daily  Bee 

Mound  Valley  Herald 

Mound  Valley  News 

The  Altamont  Sentinel 

The  Edna  Star 


LANE  COUNTY. 


Lane  County  Gazette,  California. 

Lane  County  Herald,  Dighton 

The  Dighton  Journal 

Dighton  Republican 


LEAVENWORTH  COUNTY. 

Kansas  Herald,  Leavenworth 

Kansas  Territorial  Register,  Leavenworth 

Leavenworth  Conservative,  daily,  (January  to  June,  1867,  lacking,) 

Times  and  Conservative,  Leavenworth  (daily) 

Leavenworth  Times,  daily,  (July  to  October,  1878,  lacking,) 

Leavenworth  Times  (weekly) 

Leavenworth  Daily  Commercial 

Kansas  Freie  Presse,  Leavenworth  (weekly) 

Kansas  Freie  Presse,  Leavenworth  (daily) 

Leavenworth  Appeal 

Leavenworth  Appeal  and  Herald 

Leavenworth  Appeal  and  Tribune 

Public  Press,  Leavenworth  (weekly) 

Public  Press,  Leavenworth,  daily,  (from  July,  1877,  to  June,  1879,  lacking) 

Home  Record,  Leavenworth  (monthly) 

Democratic  Standard,  Leavenworth  (weekly) 

Kansas  Farmer,  Leavenworth  (monthly) 

Leavenworth  Evening  Standard 

The  Kansas  Educational  Journal,  monthly:  Leavenworth,  January,  1864,  to  August, 
1865  ;  Grasshopper  Falls,  September,  1865,  to  January,  1866  ;  Topeka,  June,  1866,  to 
August,  1867 ;  Emporia,  September,  1867,  to  April,  1871 ;  Emporia  and  Topeka,  May, 
1871,  to  April,  1873 

Orphan's  Friend,  Leavenworth  (monthly) 

The  Western  Homestead,  Leavenworth  (monthly) 

The  Workingman's  Friend,  Leavenworth 

Leavenworth  Weekly  Chronicle .- 

The  Visitor,  Leavenworth .' 

The  Catholic,  Leavenworth 

The  Kansas  Prohibitionist,  Leavenworth 

Kansas  Commoner,  Leavenworth 

Truth,  monthly,  Leavenworth 

The  Daily  Sun,  Leavenworth 

Leavenworth  Post  (daily) 

The  Tonganoxie  Mirror 

The  Tonganoxie  News,  changed  from  Linwood  Leader 

The  Linwood  Leader 


LINCOLN  COUNTY. 


Lincoln  County  News,  Lincoln  Center 

Saline  Valley  Register,  Lincoln  Center 

Lincoln  Register,  Lincoln  Center 

Saline  Valley  Register,  Lincoln  Center 

Lincoln  Banner.  Lincoln  Center 

Lincoln  Republican,  Lincoln  Center 

The  Argus  and  Beacon,  Lincoln  Center 

The  Beacon  of  Lincoln  County,  Lincoln  Center., 

The  Lincoln  Beacon,  Lincoln  Center 

Lincoln  County  Democrat,  Lincoln 

The  Sylvan  Grove  Sentinel 


1881 
1876-1878 
1878-1888 
1876-1878 
1885-1888 

1888 
1876-1888 
1880-1888 
1881-1886 
1881-1883 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1885-1888 
1886,1887 
18S6-1888 
1887,1888 


1880-1882 
1885-1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 


1854-1859 
1855 
1861-LS68 
1869,1870 
1870-1888 
1876-1880 
1878-1876 
1876-1886 
1876-1886 
1876-1878 
1879 
1879,1880 
1877-1883 
1877-1882 
1876-1888 
1880-1882 
1867-1872 
1881-1888 


1864-1873 
1878-1888 
1878-1882 
1881-1883 
1883,1884 
188-'-l884 
1 885-1 K88 
1883,1884 
1884,1885 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1888 
1882-1888 
1885-1887 
1883,1884 


1873 
1876-1879 
1879,1880 
1881-1883 
1884-1886 
1886-1888 

1880 
1881-1884 
1884-1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 


180 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS— Continued. 


Newspapers. 


LINN  COUNTY. 


Border  Sentinel,  Mound  City. 

Linn  County  Clarion,  Mound  City. 

Mound  City  Progress 

La  Cygne  Weekly  Journal 

La  cVgne  Leader 

The  Heasanton  Observer 

The  Pleasauton  Herald 

The  Prescott  Eagle 

The  Blue  Mound  Sun 


LOGAN  COUNTY. 


The  Oakley  Opinion 1885-1888 

The  Oakley  Republican 1887,1888 

Oakley  Saturday  Press.. 

I^gan  County  Times,  Oakley  and  Russell  Springs 1887,1888 

The  Courier,  Ennis  and  Monument 

The  Scout,  Gopher  and  Winona,  ( bound  with  Winona  Messenger,) 1886 


1866-1874 
1876-1888 
1884-1888 
1876-1888 
1887,1888 
1876-1>'88 
1882-1888 
1883-1888 


The  Winona  Clipper. 

McAllaster  Weekly  Record 

Augustine  Herald 

The  Leader,  Russell  Springs , 

The  Record,  Russell  Springs 

The  Logan  County  Republican,  Russell  Springs.. 


The  Fanatic,  Emporia. 

The  Hartford  Enterprise 

The  Hartford  Weekly  Call  

Araericus  Weekly  Herald 

The  Americus  Ledger •. 

The  Neosho  Vivifier,  Neosho  Rapids 

The  Neosho  Valley  Press,  Neosho  Rapids , 

The  Admire  City  Free  Press 

The  Allen  Tidings 


M'PHERSON  COUNTY. 

The  McPberson  Independent 

The  McPherson  Freeman 

McPheraon  Daily  Freeman 

The  McPberson  Republican 

McPberson  Daily  Republican 

The  Comet,  McPberson 

Industrial  Liberator,  McPberson 

The  McPberson  Independent,  McPberson 

The  McPberson  Press 

The  McPberson  County  Champion,  McPberson 

The  Democrat,  McPberson 

Kansas  State  Register,  McPberson 

The  .McPberson  Anzeiger 

Lindsborg  Localist 

Smoky  Valley  News.  Lindsborg 

Kansas  Posten,  Lindsborg 

The  Canton  .Monitor 

Canton  Carrier 

The  Windom  Record 

The  Windom  Enterprise 

The  Moundridge  Leader 

Marquette  Monitor „ , 


1876-1879 

1878-1888 
1887,1888 
1879-1888 
1887,1888 
1881,1882 

1882 
1882-1884 
1884,1885 
188.5,1887 
1886-18S8 

1887 
1887,1888 
1879-1883 
1881-1888 
1882,1883 


1884-1886 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 


1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1887 
1^88 


LYON  COUNTY. 

Emporia  News 1866-1888 

Emporia  Daily  News 1878-1888 

Kansas  Educational  Journal,  Emporia,  (see  Leavenworth  county,) 

Emporia  Ledger 1876-1880 

The  Hatchet  (monthly),  Emporia 1877,1878 

The  Educationalist  (monthly,)  Emporia 1879-1880 

Emporia  Sun 1878,1879 

The  Kansas  Greenbacker,  and  the  National  Era,  Emporia 1878,1879 

The  Emporia  Journal 1880,1881 

The  Kans-is  Sentinel,  Emporia 1880-1882 

Daily  Bulletin,  Emporia 1881 

Emporia  Daily  Republican I  1881-1888 

The  Emporia  Republican i  1886-1888 

Emporia  Democrat I  1882-1888 

Emjwria  Daily  (ilobe !  1886,1887 

18S7,18>-8 
1879,1880 
1879-1888 
1881,1882 
1885-1888 
18H5,1886 
1886,1887 
18S7,1888 
1^87,l888 


Sixth  Biennial  re  poet. 


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Newspapers. 


MARION   COUNTY. 

Marion  County  Record,  Marion  Center , 

The  School  Galaxy,  Marion  Center 

Central  Kansas  Telegraph,  Marion  Center 

Marion  Banner,  Marion  Center 

Marion  Graphic,  Marion  Center 

Marion  County  Democrat  and  Independent,  Marion  Center.. 

The  Marion  Register,  Marion 

The  Marion  Tribune 

The  Cottonwood  Valley  Times,  Marion 

Marion  Daily  Times 

The  Marion  County  Anzeiger,  Marion  and  Hillsboro 

The  Peabody  (iazette 

The  Peabody  Daily  Gazette 

Peabody  Reporter 

The  Peabody  Post 

Marion  Graphic,  Peabody 

Florence  Herald,  (1886  lacking,) 

Florence  Tribune 

Florence  Weekly  News 

The  Florence  Weekly  Bulletin 

Hillsboro  Phonograph 

The  Intelligencer,  Hillsboro 

Freundschafts-Kreis,  Hillsboro 

Hillsboro  Herald 

Canada  Arcade 


MARSHALL    COUNTY. 

The  Marysville  Enterprise  (volumes  1  and  3) , 

The  Lantern,  Marysville 

The  Marshall  County  News,  Marysville 

Kansas  Staats-Zeitung,  Marysville 

Marysville  Signal 

Marysville  Post,  (German,) 

Marshall  County  Democrat,  Marysville 

The  Hugle  Call,  Marysville 

The  True  Republican,  Marysville 

The  Walerville  Telegraph,  (1874  and  1875  lacking,) 

Blue  Rapids  Times 

The  Blue  Rapids  Lyre 

Irving,  Blue  Valley  Gazette 

The  Irving  Citizen 

The  Irving  Leader 

Frankfort  Record 

The  National  Headlight,  Frankfort 

The  Frankfort  Bee 

The  Frankfort  Sentinel 

The  Beat  tie  Boomerang 

The  North  Star,  Beattie.'. 

The  Star,  Beattie 

The  Visitor,  Axtell 

Axtell  Anchor 

Lincolnville  Star 


I  1875-1888 

1877 

1880 

1880,1881 

1882,1883 

1883,1884 

1  1885,1888 

1886, 18H7 

1887,1888 

1888 

!  1887,1888 

!   1876-1888 

1887 

:  1880 

!  1882 

1883-1888 

1876-1888 

1884-1886 

1886,1887 

1887,1888 

1881 

1881,1882 

1885,1886 

1886,1887 

1887 


;  1866-1868 
1876 

j  1876-1888 
'  1879-1881 
i  1881-1^83 

1881-1888 

1883-1888 
i  1885,1886 

1886-1888 

1870-1888 
\  1876-1888 
!  18.-6,1887 

1876-1878 
i     1880 

1886-1888 
;  1876-1879 
I  1879-1881 
i  1881-1888 
\   1886-1888 

1883,1884 
I  1884,1885 
i  1885-1888 
I  1883,1884 

1883-1888 
1  1887,1888 


MEADE    COUNTY. 

Fowler  City  Graphic 

The  Fowler  City  Advocate 

Meade  County  Globe,  Meade  Center 

Meade  Center  Press 

The  Press-Democrat,  Meade  Center 

Meade  Center  Telegram 

The  Meade  Republican,  Meade  Center 

The  Hornet,  Sjiring  Lake,  and  Artois,  Artesian  City. 

The  Guardian,  West  Plains 

The  West  Plains  News  and  Democrat 

Meade  County  Times,  Mertilla 


The  Western  Spirit,  Paola 

The  Miami  Republican,  Paola. 

Republican-Citizen,  Paola 

Miami  Talisman,  Paola 

Paola  Times 

The  Border  Chief,  Louisburg..., 

Watchman,  Louisburg 

The  Louisburg  Herald 

•Osawatomie  Times 

The  Osawatomie  Sentinel , 


MIAMI   COUNTY. 


1885-1888 
1886 
1885-1888 
1885,1886 
1886-1888 
1886 
1887,1888 
1885-1888 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1886-1888 


1874-1888 
1876-1888 
1878-1880 
1881,1882 
1882-1888 
1879-1881 
1881 
1887,1888 
1880,1881 
1885,1886 


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BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS— Continued. 


Newspapers. 


MIAMI  covvTY— concluded. 


Osawatomie  Gaslight.. 
Graphic,  Osawatomie. 
FonUna  News 


MITCHELL  COUNTY. 

Beloit  Gazette,  (duplicates  from  April,  1872,  to  April,  1873 ;  1873, 1874  and  1875  lacking;). 

Beloit  Weekly  Record 

The  Beloit  Courier 

Beloit  Weekly  i:)emocrat 

Western  Democrat,  Beloit,  (1882  and  1883  lacking,) 

The  Western  Nationalist,  Beloit 

The  Echo,  Cawker  City 

The  Cawker  City  Free  Press 

Cawker  City  .Journal 

The  Public  Record,  Cawker  City 

Glen  Elder  Key 

Glen  Elder  Herald 

Simpson  Siflings 

Scottaville  Independent 


MONTGOMEBY  COUNTY. 


Independence  Courier 

Independence  Kansan 

The  Star,  Independence 

The  Star  and  Kansan,  Independence 

The  South  Kansas  Tribune,  Independence 

The  Workingman's  Courier,  Independence 

The  Living  Ace,  Independence 

The  Evening  Reporter,  Independence,  (lacking  from  1883  to  February  17, 1886,). 

The  Independence  News  (daily  and  weekly) 

Montgomery  Argus,  Independence 

Coffey  ville  Journal 

The  Gate  City  Enterprise,  Coffeyville 

Gate  City  Gazette.  Coffeyville 

The  Sun,  Coffeyville 

Cherry  vale  Leader 

Cherry  vale  Globe 

Cherry  vale  News 

Cherry  Valley  Torch,  Cherryvale 

Cherry  vale  (i  lobe-News 

The  Globe  and  Torch,  Cherry  vale 

Daily  (Uobe  and  Torch,  Cherryvale 

The  Weekly  Clarion,  Cherryvale 

Cherryvale  Bulletin 

The  Cherryvale  Republican 

The  Cherryvale  Champion 

The  Elk  City  Globe 

The  Elk  City  Star 

The  Elk  City  Democrat 

The  Elk  City  Eagle 

The  Caney  Chronicle! 

The  Havana  Vidette 

Havana  Weekly  Herald 

Liberty  Light 

The  Liberty  Review 


MORRIS  COUNTY. 


Morris  County  Republican,  Council  Grove 

Council  (irove  Democrat 

Republican  and  Democrat,  Council  Grove 

Council  Grove  Republican 

Morris  County  Times,  Council  Grove 

The  Kansas  Cosmos,  Council  Grove,  (January  to  July,  1885,  lacking;   October  15, 

Cosmos  consolidated  with  Council  Grove  Republican,) 

The  Council  (Jrove  (Juard 

The  Anti-Monopolist,  Council  Grove 

Morris  County  Enterprise,  Parkerville , 

The  Parkerville  Times 

The  Morris  ("ounty  News,  White  City 

The  Dwight  Wasp 


Frisco  Pioneer 

Morton  County  Democrat,  Frisco., 

The  Richfield  Leader 

The  Leader-Democrat,  Richfield... 


MORTON  COUNTY. 


1887,1888  1  1 

1888   1 

1886-1888  I  a 

I 

I 
1872-1888 
1877-1879 
1879-1888  I 
1878-1880  I 
188i)-1888 
1882,1883 
1876-1878 
1878-1883 
1880-1888  I 
1883-1888  ; 

1880 
1885-1888  I 
1884-1886  I 


1874,1875 
1876-1884 
1882-1884 
1885-1888 
1876-1888 
1877-1879 

1881 
1882-1888 

1886 

1886 
1876-1888 
1884,1885 
1886,1887 
1886-1888 

1877 
1879-1882 
1881,1882 
1882-1885 
1 882-1 R84 
1885-1888 
1885-1887 

1885 
1884-1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1882-1887 
1884-1886 
1885,1886 
1886-1888 
1885-1888 
1885,1886 
1887,1888 


1876,1877 
1876,1877 
1877-1879 
1879-1888 
1880,1881 

1881-1886   6 
1884-1888   4 


1878-1884 
1887,1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 

1886,1887 
188ft-1888 
1886,1887 


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Newspapers. 


MORTON  covTHiY— concluded. 

The  Richfield  Republican 1887,1888  1 

The  Great  Southwest,  Richfield 1887,1888  1 

The  TalogaStar '  1887,1888  I  1 

NEMAHA  COUNTY.  j 

Seneca  Weekly  Courier |  1875-1884  10 

Seneca  Courier-Democrat 1885,1888  4 

The  Seneca  Tribune 1879-1888  ;  10 

Our  Mission,  Seneca i  1885,1886  j  1 

Nemaha  County  Republican,  Sabetha 1876-1888  13 

The  Sabetha  Advance 1876,1877  2 

Sabetha  Weekly  Herald 1884-1888  i  5 

The  Oneida  .Journal 1879-1882  I  3 

The  Oneida  Chieftain,  Democrat,  and  Dispatch 1883,1884  1 

The  Oneida  Monitor I  1885,1886  !  1 

The  Wetmore  Spectator,  (lacking  from  August,  1884,  to  August,  1885,) i  1882-1888  '  5 

The  Centralia  Enterprize 1883,1884  1 

The  Centralia  Journal 1885-1888  4 

The  Goff's  News 1887,1888  [  1 

NEOSHO  COUNTY.  1 

Neosho  County  Journal,  Osage  Mission 1876-1888  i  13 

The  Temperance  Banner,  Osage  Mission 1878-1880  \  2 

Neosho  Valley  Enterprise,  Osage  Mission , ,  1880-1882  '  2 

The  Neosho  County  Democrat,  Osage  Mission 1883-1888  5 

Neosho  County  Record,  Erie 1876-1886  U 

The  Neosho  County  Republican,  Erie 1884-1886  3 

The  People's  Vindicator,  Erie 1888  1 

Republican-Record,  Erie 1886-1888  :  2 

Chanute  Times 1876-1888  13 

The  Chanute  Democrat 1879-1882  3 

The  Chanute  Chronicle 1882,1883  2 

Chanute  Blade 1883-1888  5 

The  Chanute  Vidette 1887,1888  1 

Head  Light,  Thayer 1876-1888  13 

The  Thayer  Herald 1885,1886  1 

Star  of  Hope,  Urbana 1878  \  1 

i 

NESS  COUNTY.  i 

The  Pioneer,  Clarinda  &  Sidney 1879-1882  3 

The  Advance,  Sidney '  1882-1883  1 

Ness  City  Times 1880-1888  8 

The  Truth,  Ness  City 1883-1884  ;  i 

The  News,  Ness  City 1884-1888  4 

The  Ness  City  Graphic 1886  1 

Walnut  Valley  Sentinel,  Ness  City 1886-1888  j  2 

The  Globe,  Schoharie 1883,1884  i 

The  Harold  Boomer  and  Record 1887,1888  2 

Nonchalanta  Herald 1887,1888  1 

The  Bazine  Register ^  1887,1888  j  1 

NORTON  COUNTY.  | 

Norton  County  Advance,  Norton j  1878-1882  5 

Norton  County  People,  Norton 1880-1883  2 

The  Norton  Courier 1888-1888  !  6 

Norton  Champion 1884-1888  4 

The  Norton  Democrat,  and  Weekly  New  Era 1886-1888  2 

The  Lenora  Leader 1882-1888  6 

The  Kansas  Northwest,  Lenora i  1884,1885  1 

The  Kansas  Monitor,  Lenora 1885,1886  1 

The  Common  People,  Lenora 1  1886,1887  !  1 

The  Lenora  Record 1887,1888  1 

The  Norton  County  Badger,  and"! 

The  Edmond  Times,  Edmond.      J  

The  AlmenaStar 

Almena  Plaindealer 

The  Oronoque  Magic 


1886-1888 

1885-1888  3 

1888  1 

1886  1 


1868-1888   19 


OSAGE  COUNTY. 

Osage  County  Chronicle,  Burlingame,  (1872  lacking) 

Osage  County  Democrat,  Burlingame 1881-1887  4 

Burlingame  Herald 1881-1884  2 

Burlingame  Independent,  (changed  from  Carbondale  Calendar,  January  28  to  April  1, 

1886;  Carbondale  Independent,  Aprils  to  May  13,  1886,  then  moved  to  Burlingame,)....    1886-1888  2 

Burlingame  News,  amateur 1886-1888  1 

Osage  City  Free  Press 1876-1888  13 

The  Kansas  Times,  Osage  City,  (moved  from  Lyndon,) \  1879-1881  3 

The  Osage  City  Republican 1  1882,1883  1 


/ 


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BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Continued. 


Netospapert. 


OSAGE  COUNTY — concluded. 

Osage  County  Democrat,  Osage  City 

The  Kansas  People,  Osage  City 

Kansas  People  (daily),  Osage  City 

Lyndon  Times 

The  Lyndon  Journal 

The  Lyndon  Leader • 

Kansas  l^lebeJan,  Lyndon  and  Scranton 


Osage  County  Times,  Scranton. 
The  Carbondale  Journal. 


Carbondale  Indepeudent 

AstonisherA  Paralyzer,  Carbondale 

The  Carbondalian,  Carbondale .... 

The  CarlMindale  Record 

Kansas  Workman,  Scranton  and  Quenemo. 

Osage  County  Republican,  Quenemo 

Melvern  Record 


OSBORNE  COUNTY. 

Osborne  County  Farmer,  Osborne 

The  Trulh  Teller,  Osborne 

Daily  News,  Osborne 

Osborne  County  News,  Osborne 

Western  Odd  Fellow  (monthly).  Osborne 

Osborne  County  Journal,  Osborne 

Bull's  City  Post 

Osb-jrne  County  Key,  Bull's  City 

The  Western  Empire,  Bull's  City 

The  Western  Empire,  Alton 

Downs  Times 

Downs  Chief. 

Portis  Patriot 


OTTAWA  COUNTY. 

The  Solomon  Valley  Mirror,  Minneapolis 

The  Sentinel,  Minneapolis 

Minneapolis  Messenger,  (successor  to  Sentinel,) 

The  Daily  Messenger,  Minneapolis 

Minneapolis  Independent 

Ottawa  County  Index,  Minneapolis 

The  Progressive  Current,  Minneapolis 

Solomon  Valley  I>emocrat,  Minneapolis 

The  Daily  Institute,  Minneapolis,  Nos.  1  to  20 

Kansas  Workman,  monthly,  Minneapolis 

Minneapolis  School  Journal 

The  Sprig  of  Myrtle,  monthly,  Minneapolis 

Ottawa  (  ounty  Commercial,  Minneapolis 

The  Delphos  Herald 

Delphos  Carrier , 

Bennington  Star 

The  Bennington  Journal , 

The  Tescott  Herald 


PAWNEE  COUNTY. 

Larned  Press 

The  Pawnee  County  Herald,  Larned 

The  I.jirned  P>nterprise-Chronoscope 

Larned  Daily  (  hronoscope 

The  Larned  Optic 

The  larned  W'eekly  Eagle-Optic 

Garfield  l^etler 

TheCiarfield  News 

TheBurdett  Bugle 

Pawnee  County  Republican 


PHII.I.IPS  COUNTY. 

The  Kirwin  Chief. 

Kirwin  Progress  and  Kirwin  Democrat 

The  Indei)endent,  Kirwin 

Kirwin  Republican 

Philllns  County  Herald,  Phillipsburg 

The  i'hillipsburg  Times 

The  Phillipsburg  Dispatch 

Phillipsburg  Democrat 

Logan  Enterprise 

Phillips  County  Freeman,  Logan 

The  I.K>gan  Republican 

The  Long  Island  Argus 

Long  Island  leader 

Phillips  County  Democrat,  Long  Island 


1886,1887 

1887,1888 

1887,1888 

1876-1879 

1882-1888 

1882,1883 

1882 

1888 

1879 

1B82-1884 

1885-1887 

1887,1888 

1888 

1883-1888 

1886-1888 

1884-1888 

1876-1888 

1880 

1881 

1883-1888 

18^6-1888 

1886-1888 

1880 

1881,1882 

1883-1885 

1885-1888 

1880-1888 

lb86-1888 

1881-1888 


1874-1886 
1876-1883 
1883-1888 

1887 
1876-1881 
1880-1883 
1^83,1884 
1884-1868 

1885 
1885-1888 
1885,1886 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1879,1880 
1881-1888 
1883-1888 

1885 
1887, 18&8 

1876-1878 
1877,1878 
1878-1888 
1887,1888 
1878-18>^ 
1885-1888 
1885,1886 
lb87,1888 
Ib8d-1888 
1886,1887 

1876-1888 
1877,1878 
1880-1888 
1883,1884 
1878-1888 
1^84,1885 
J886-18b8 
18»7,1888 
1879-1883 
1883-1888 


1886-18i>8 
1886 


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Newspapers. 


PHILLIPS  COUNTY—  concluded. 

Phillips  County  Inter-Ocean,  Long  Island 

Marvin  Monitor 

Woodruff  Gazette  and  Republican 

POTTAWATOMIE   COUNTY, 

Pottawatomie  Gazette,  Louisville,  (vols.  1,  2,  3,  4,  and  duplicate  vol.  1,) 

Kansas  Reporter,  Louisville 

Pottawatomie  County  Herald,  Louisville 

The  Louisville  Republican  (and  The  Semi-Weekly  Republican) 

The  Louisville  Indicator 

Weekly  Kansas  Valley,  Wamego 

The  Wamego  Blade 

The  Wamego  Tribune 

Kansas  A trriculturist,  Wamego 

Wamego  Democrat 

The  Daily  Wamegan,  Wamego 

St.  Marys  Times 

St.  Marys  Democrat 

Pottawatomie  Chief,  St.  Marys 

St.  Marys  Express 

St.  Marys  Star 

St.  Marys  Gazette 

Inkslingers'  Advertiser,  Westmoreland 

The  Weekly  Period,  Westmoreland 

The  Westmoreland  Recorder 

The  Onaga  Journal , 

The  Onaga  Democrat „ 

Independent  and  Morning  News,  Havensville 

The  Olsburg  New's-Letter 

PRATT  COUNTY. 

The  Stafford  Citizen 

Pratt  County  Press,  luka 

Pratt  County  Times,  luka 

The  luka  Traveler 

The  Saratoga  Sun 

Pratt  County  Democrat,  Saratoga 

TheCullisou  Banner 

Pratt  County  Register,  Pratt 

The  Pratt  County  Republican,  Pratt 

The  Preston  Herald 

Springvale  Advocate 

RAWLINS  COUNTY. 

Atwood  Pioneer 

Republican  Citizen,  Atwood 

Rawlins  County  Democrat,  Atwood  and  Blakeman 

The  Atwood  .Journal 

The  Ludell  Settler 

The  Celia  Enterprise 

The  Blakeman  Register 

The  Herndon  Courant 

RENO   COUNTY. 

Hutchinson  News 

Hutchinson  Daily  News 

Hutchinson  Herald 

The  Interior,  Hutchinson 

The  Interior-Herald,  Hutchinson 

Hutchinson  Daily  Interior-Herald 

The  Sunday  Democrat,  The   Dollar  Democrat,  The  Democrat,  and  Tlie    Hutchinson 

Democrat 

The  Hutchinson  Call  (daily) 

The  Argosy,  Nickerson 

The  Nickerson  Register 

The  Arlington  Enterprise 

The  Nickerson  Daily  Register 

The  South  Hutchinson  Leader , 

The  Saturday  Review,  South  Hutchinson 

Sylvia  Telephone 

The  Haven  Independent 

The  Turon  Rustler 

Partridge  Cricket  and  Press 

Lerado  Ledger 


1887,1888 
1886,1887 
1886,1887 


1867- 
1870- 

1?82- 
1887, 
1869- 

1877- 
1879- 

1885, 
1887, 
1876, 

1878, 
1880- 
1884- 


1882- 
1885- 
1878- 
1885 
l)-80- 
1887 


1877, 
1878- 
1881- 
1886- 
1885- 
1885, 
1886- 
1886- 

1887, 


1870 

■1887 
1879 
■1886 
18>^8 
1871 
1876 
-1882 
•1888 
1886 
1888 
1877 
1878 
1879 
-1888 
-1888 
1888 
1878 
-1885 
-1888 
-1885 
1887 
-1882 


1878 

1887 

1888 

1888 

1887 

1886  ! 

1888  I 


1888 
1888  1 
1888 


1879-1882 
1880-1888 
1885-1888 

1888 
1884-1887 
1885-1888 
1887-1888 

1888 


1876-1888 
1886-1888 
1876-1885 
1877-1885 
1885-1888 
1887 


1888 
1878-1888 
1884-1888 
1885-1888 

1887 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1886,1887 


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BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS— Continued. 


Newtpapers. 


REPUBLIC  COUNTY. 


The  Belleville  Republic 

The  Belleville  Telescope 

The  Weeklv  Record,  Belleville., 
The  Belleville  Democrat 


Scandia  lienublic 

The  Republic  County  Journal,  Scandia.. 

Republican-Journal,  Scandia 

Scandia  Journal 

Republic  County  Independent,  Scandia.. 

Republic  County  Chief,  Scandia 

The  Scandia  Independent 

White  Rock  Independent , 

Republic  City  News. 

Conservative  Cuban,  Cuba 

Republic  County  Pilot,  Cuba 

The  Wayne  Register 

The  Warwick  Leader 


RICE  COUNTY. 

Rice  County  Gazette,  Sterling 

Sterling  Gazette 

Weekly  Bulletin,  and  The  Sterling  Bulletin 

The  Lyons  Republican 

The  Daily  Republican,  Lyons 

The  Lyons  Dailv  Republican , 

Central  Kansas  bemocrat,  (1882  and  1883  lacking,)  Lyons., 

Central  Kansas  Democrat,  daily,  Lyons 

The  Lyons  Prohibitionist 

The  Soldiers'  and  Lyons  Tribune 

The  Rural  West,  Little  River 

The  Little  River  Monitor 

The  Chase  Dispatch 

The  Weekly  Record,  Chase 

The  Daily  Bulletin,  Sterling 

Sterling  Republican,  weekly 

Sterling  Republican,  daily 

The  Arkansas  Valley  Times,  Sterling 

The  Saturday  Republican 

Geneseo  Herald 

The  Raymond  Independent 

The  Cain  City  Razzooper 

Partridge  Press 

Independent,  Frederick , 

The  Alden  Herald , 


RILEY  COUNTY. 

Manhattan  Express 

The  Kansas  Radical,  Manhattan,  (duplicate  of  1867  and  1868,) 

The  Manhattan  Independent,  ( 1865  lacking,) 

The  Manhattan  Standard,  (triplicate  of  1869  and  duplicate  of  1870,). 

Manhattan  Homestead ., 

The  Nationalist,  Manhattan,  (eleven  duplicates,) 

The  Literary  Review,  Manhattan 

Manhattan  Beacon,  ( two  duplicates,) 

The  Industrialist,  Manhattan,  (twelve  duplicates,) 

Manhattan  Enterprise 

The  Kansas  Telephone,  Manhattan 

The  Manhattan  Republic 

Manhattan  Daily  Republic 

The  Independent,  Manhattan 

The  Mercury,  Manhattan 

The  Golden  Cresset  (monthly),  Manhattan 

The  Journal  of  Mycology  (monthly),  ManbatUn 

The  Riley  Times 

The  Independent,  Riley  Center 

Randolph  Echo 

Leonardville  Monitor 


ROOKS  COUNTY. 

The  Stockton  News  and  the  Western  News,  ( except  1881,  see  Plain ville  News,). 

Rooks  County  Record,  Stockton 

Stockton  Democrat , 

Stockton  Eagle 

The  Plain  ville  News,  (moved  from  Stockton  for  one  year.) 

?he  Plainville  Press 
Jainville  Echo 

Plainville  Times '"'. ''"'""!"'"' 


1876 
1876-1888 
1883-1885 
1886-1888 

1877 
1878-1880 

1881 
1882-1888 
1883-1884 
1885,1886 
1887,1888 

1879 
1883-1888 
1884-1886 
1885-1888 
1885-1887 
1886,1887 


1876-1880 
1881-1888 
1877-1888 
1879-1888 

1882 
1887,1888 
1879-1887 
1886,1887 
1885-1888 
1887,1888 
1881,1882 
1886-1888 
1884,1885 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1886,1887 

1887 


1887,1888 

1887,1888 

1887,1888 

1887 

1888 


1860-1862 


1868-1870 
1869-1878 
1870-1888 

1872 
1872-1876 
1875-1888 
1876-1882 
1881-1888 
1882-1888 
1887,1888 

1883 
1884-1888 
1884,1885 
1885-1888 
1887,1888 
1879-1882 
1882-1887 
1884-1888 


1876-1888 
1879-1888 
1885-1888 
1887,1888 
1881 
1885,1886 
1884-1886 


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Newspapers. 


ROOKS  COUNTY  —  concluded. 


Webster  Eagle 

Webster  Enterprise 

Woodston  Saw  and  Register. 
Cresson  Dispatch 


RUSH  COUNTY. 

Rush  County  Progress,  Rush  Center,  and  LaCrosse  Eagle. 

LaCrosse  Chieftain 

LaCrosse  Democrat 

The  Blade,  Walnut  City 

The  Herald,  Walnut  City 

Walnut  City  Gazette,  Rush  Center 

The  Democrat,  Walnut  City 

Walnut  City  News  (daily) 

The  McCracken  Enterprise 


RUSSELL  COUNTY. 

Russell  County  Record,  Russell 

Russell  County  Advance,  Russell 

Russell  Independent 

The  Russell  Hawkey e 

Russell  Live-Stock  Journal,  and  Russell  Journal 

Russell  Review,  and  Democratic  Review,  Russell 

Bunker  Hill  Advertiser 

Bunker  Hill  Banner 

Bunker  Hill  Banner  (second) 

The  Bunker  Hill  News 

Bunker  Hill  Gazette 

The  Dorrance  Nugget 

Luray  Headlight 


1885-1887 

1888 

1886-1888 

1887,1888 


1877,1878 
1882-1888 
1887,1888 
1878-1882 
1883-1886 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 


1876-1888 
1878 
1879-1881 
1882,1883 
1885-1888 
1886-1888 
1880,1881 
1882,1883 
1884,1885 
1887,1888 
1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 


ST.  JOHN  COUNTY. 


The  Oakley  Opinion 1885,1886 


The  Salina  Herald 

Salina  Daily  Herald 

Saline  County  Journal,  Salina 

Saline  County  Daily  Journal,  Salina. 

Farmers'  Advocate,  Salina 

The  Weekly  Democrat,  Salina 

Svenska  Herolden,  Salina 

The  Salina  Independent 

The  Salina  Republican 

The  Rising  Sun,  Salina 

Brookville  Independent 

Brookville  Transcript..... 

Brookville  Times 

Chico  Advertiser 

The  Gypsum  Banner 

Gypsum  Valley  Echo 

Assaria  Argus 


SALINE  COUNTY. 


Western  Times,  Scott  City 

Scott  County  News,  Scott  City... 
Scott  County  Herald,  Scott  City. 
The  Scott  Sentinel,  Scott  City..., 

Grigsby  City  Scorcher 

The  Pence  Phonograph 


SCOTT  COUNTY. 


SEDGWICK  COUNTY. 

Wichita  Vidette,  (August  25, 1870,  to  March  11,  1871,).. 

Wichita  City  Eagle,  (1873-1876  lacking,) 

Wichita  Daily  Eagle 

Wichita  Weekly  Beacon 

The  Wichita  Daily  Beacon , 

Wichita  Herald 

Stern  des  Westens,  Wichita 

National  Monitor,  Wichita 

Daily  Republican,  Wichita 

Wichita  Republican 

Wichita  Daily  Times 

Sedgwick  Jayhawker  and  Palladium,  Wichita 

The  New  Republic,  Wichita 

Wichita  Daily  Evening  Resident 

The  Arrow,  Wichita 


1876-1888 
1887,1888 
1876-1888 
1887,1888 
1876-1879 
1878,1879 
1878-1881 
1882-1885 
1886-1888 
1885-1888 
1880 
1881-1888 
1887,1888 
1886,1887 
1886,1887 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 


1885,1886 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1887 
1887.1888 


1870,1871 
1872-1888 
1884-1888 
1874-1888 
1884-1888 
1877-1879 

1879 
1879,1880 
1880,1881 
1880,1881 
1881-1884 
1882,1883 
1883-1888 

1886 
1886-1888 


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State  Historical  Society. 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS.  KANSAS— Continued. 


Newtpaperi. 


SEDGWICK  covJiTY  — concluded. 

Kansas  Staats- A  nzeiger,  Wichita 

Wichita  Herald 

The  Wichita  Citizen,  Labor  Union,  Union  Labor  Press,  and  Independent 

The  Wichita  District  Advocate 

Sunday  Growler,  Wichita 

Wichita  Dailv  Journal 

Wichita  Daily  Call 

Wichita  (Uobe 

Western  Evangelist,  Wichita 

The  Leader,  (prohibition,)  Wichita,  (see  Topeka,) 

Cheney  Journal 

The  Cheney  Weekly  Blade 

Valley  Center  News 

The  Mount  Hope  Mentor... 

Clearwater  Leader 

TheColwich  Courier 

Garden  Plain  Herald 

SEQUOYAH  COUNTY. 

(See  Finney  County.) 

The  Garden  City  Paper , 

The  Irrigator,  Garden  City 

SEWARD  COUNTY. 

The  Prairie  Owl,  Fargo  Springs 

Seward  County  Democrat,  Fargo  Springs 

The  Fargo  Springs  News 

Springfield  Transcript 

Springfield  Soap- Box 

Seward  County  Courant,  Springfield 

Seward  Independent 

The  Arkalon  News 

The  Liberal  Leader 

SHAWNEE  COUNTY. 

Daily  Kansas  Freeman,  Topeka,  (October  24  to  November  7,) 

The  Kansas  Tribune,  Topeka 

Topeka  Tribune,  (two  sets,) 

The  Topeka  Tribune 

Topeka  Daily  Tribune,  (January  12  to  March  1.) 

The  Congregational  Record,  Topeka,  (see  Douglas  county). 

Weekly  Kansas  State  Record,  Topeka,  (1863-1867  lacking,  and  7  duplicates,) 

Daily  Kansas  State  Record,  Topeka,  (January  to  June,  1870,  lacking) 

Daily  Kansas  State  Record,  To|)eka,  (duplicates  of  above) 

Fair  Daily  Record,  Toi)eka,  (duplicate  volume,) 

The  Kansas  Farmer,  monthly,  (Topeka,  May,  1833,  March  and  April,  1864;  Lawrence, 

January,  1865,  to  July,  1867;   I^eavenworth,  September,  1867,  to  December,  1873; 

Topeka,  weekly,  1873  to  1884,)  eight  duplicates 

Kansas  Educational  Journal,  Topeka,  (see  Leavenworth  county). 

Topeka  leader,  (1K66  and  18fi7,  duplicates,) 

Commonwealth,  daily,  Topeka,  (50  duplicates,) 

The  Weeklv  Commonwealth,  Toj>eka,  (13  duplicates,) 

Tanner  and  O  bbler,  Topeka '... 

Kansas  .Magazine  (monthly),  Topeka 

Topeka  Daily  Blade,  (1874  not  published,  1  duplicate,) 

Topeka  Weekly  Blade 

Kansas  State  Journal  (daily),  Topeka 

Kansas  Weekly  State  Journal,  Topeka 

Kansas  Democrat,  Topeka 

American  Young  Folks  (monthly),  Topeka 

Times  (daily),  Topeka , 

The  Kansas  Churchman,  monthly,  Topeka,  (1883-1885,  Lawrence,) 

Commercial  Advertiser,  Topeka 

Educational  Calendar  (monthly),  Topeka , 

Colored  Citizen,  Topeka 

Der  Courier,  Topeka 

The  Daily  Capital,  Topeka 

Weekly  Capital  and  Farmers'  Journal,  Topeka , 

Kansas  Staats-Anzeiger,  Topeka 

The  Kansas  Methoilist  and  Kansas  Methodist-Chautauqua, Topeka,  (monthly  1879,1880 

and  weekly  1881-1886,) ; 

The  Topeka  Tribune 

North  Topeka  Dailv  Argus,  and  Times 

The  Topeka  Post  (daily) ; , 

The  Whim-Wham.  Topeka 

]nie  Educationist,  Topeka 

Western  School  Journal  (monthly),  Topeka , 

The  Kansas  Telegraph,  Topeka 


1886-1888 
1><85-1888 
18x6-1888 


18S7, 1888 

1887 

1887 

1887, 18S8 

1888 

1884-1886 

1888 

188.'>-1888 

1885-1888 

1886-1888 

1887, 1>88 

1887, 1888 


1879 


18S6-1888 
18S6-1888 
1886-1888 
18X7, 18S8 
1887, 188H 
1887, lh88 
1888 


1886 
1855-1858 
18)8-1861 
1866, 1867 

1864 

1859-1875 

1868-1871 

1868-1871 

1871 


1863-1888 

1865-1869 
1869-1888 
1874-1888 

1872 
1872, 1873 
1873-1879 
1876-1879 
1879-1888 
1879-1886 
1874-1882 
1876-1882 

1876 
1876-1886 

1877 

1877. 1878 

1878. 1879 
1878-1880 
1879-1888 
18H3-1888 
1879-1881 

1879-1888 
18H0, 1881 
1880, 1881 
1880 
1880,1881 
1880-1884 
1885-1888 
1881-1888 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt. 


189 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Concluded. 


Newspapers. 


Years. 


SHAWNEE  covsTY  —  concluded. 

Good  Tidings,  Topeka 1881-1886 

Daily  Democrat  and  Daily  State  Press,  Topeka i  188I  1882 

The  Colored  Patriot,  Topeka 'l882 

The  Evening  Herald,  Topeka 1882 

The  Faithful  Witness  (semi-monthly),  Topeka 1882-1886 

The  National  Workman,  Topeka '  1882 

Saturday  Evening  Lance,  Topeka.. I  1883-1888 

The  Kansas  Newspaper  Union,  Topeka |  1883-1888 

The  Topeka  Tribune , 1883-1885 

Anti-Monopolist,  Topeka ;  1883,1884 

The  Daily  Critic,  Topeka 1884 

New  Paths  in  the  Far  West  (German  monthly),  Topeka 1884,1885 

Light  (Masonic  monthly),  Topeka :  1884-1888 

The  Kansas  Knight  and  Soldier  (semi-monthly),  Topeka 1884-1888 

The  Spirit  of  Kansas,  Topeka 1884-1888 

Western  Baptist i  1884-1888 

City  and  Farm  Record  and  Real  Estate  Journal  (monthly),  Topeka 1884-1888 

The  Kansas  Law  Journal,  Topeka 1885-1887 

The  Citizen  (daily),  Topeka 1885,1886 

The  Washburn  .Argo  (  monthly),  Topeka '  1885-1888 

The  Washburn  Reporter,  Topeka 1887,1888 

The  Kansas  Democrat  (daily),  Topeka 1886-1888 

Our  Messenger  (mouthly),  Topeka 1886-1888 

Welcome,  Music  and  Home  Journal  (monthly),  Topeka 1885-1888 

Kansas  Home  (monthly),  Topeka 1886-1888 

The  Lantern,  Topeka I  18^7,1888 

North  Topeka  Daily  Courier 1887,1888 

Topeka  Times,  North  Topeka,  (March,  1873,  to  February,  1874,  lacking,) 1871-1874 

North  Topeka  Times ' 1876-1885 

The  Evening  Republic,  North  Topeka 1882 

North  Topeka  Mail 1882-1888 

The  North  Topeka  News !  1888 

News  (daily),  North  Topeka  !  1888 

Kansas  Valley  Times,  Rossville I  1879-1782 

The  Rossville  News 1883,1884 

Carpenter's  Kansas  Lyre,  Rossville !  1884-1888 

Silver  Lake  News 1882 

The  Future,  monthly,  Richland 1885-1887 


SHERIDAN  COUNTY. 

Sheridan  County  Tribune,  Kenneth 1881 ,1882 

Weekly  Sentinel,  Kenneth  and  Hoxie 1  1884-1888 

Democrat,  Kenneth  and  Hoxie I  1885-18'*8 

Sheridan  Times !  1887,1888 


SHERMAN  COUNTY, 

The  New  Tecumseh,  Gandy,  Leonard  and  Itasca 

Sherman  County  Republican,  Itasca,  Sherman  Center  and  Goodland. 

Voltaire  Adviser 

Sherman  County  News,  Voltaire 

Sherman  County  Dark  Horse,  Eustis 

Sherman  County  Democrat,  Eustis 

Sherman  Center  News,  Sherman  Center  and  Goodland 

SMITH  COUNTY. 

Smith  County  Pioneer.Smith  Centre , 

The  Daily  Pioneer,  Smith  Centre 

The  Kansas  Free  Press,  Smith  Centre 

Smith  County  Record,  Smith  Centre 

Smith  County  Weekly  Bulletin,  Smith  Centre , 

The  Bazoo,  Smith  Centre 

Gaylord  Herald 

The  Toiler  and  Independent,  Harlan 

The  Harlan  Weekly  Chief 

The  Harlan  Advocate 

The  Harlan  Enterprise 

The  Cedarville  Telephone •, 

The  Cedarville  Review 

Cedarville  Globe 

The  Dispatch,  Reamsville 

The  Cora  Union 

The  Lebanon  Criterion 

The  People's  Friend,  Reamsville 


STAFFORD  COUNTY. 

Stafford  County  Herald,  Stafford 

Stafford  County  Republican,  Stafford , 

The  St.  John  Advance 


1885,1886 
1886-1888 
1885.1886 
1886-1888 
18S6-18S8 
1887,1888 
1886,1887 


1876-1888 
1887,1888 
1879-1881 
1882,1883 
1884-1888 
1885-1888 
1879-1888 
1879,1880 
1884,1885 
1885-1887 
1887,1888 
1883 
1884,1885 
1886-1888 
1884-1886 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 

1879-1886 
1886-1888 


190 


STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Continued. 


Newspapers. 


STAFFORD  coWTi  —  concluded. 

The  Sun,  St.  John 

County  Capital,  St.  John ; 

The  Stafford  County  Bee,  Milwaukee 

The  Macksville  Times 

TheCassody  Herald 

The  Cassody  Mirage 

Stafford  County  Democrat,  Stafford 

The  Weekly  Telegram,  Stafford 

STANTON    COUNTY. 

Veteran  Sentinel,  and  Johnson  City  and  Syracuse  Sentinel 

The  Johnson  City  World 

Stanton  Countv  Eclipse,  Johnson  City 

Johnson  Citv  Journal 

The  Mitchel'lville  Courier 

The  Border  Rover,  Borders 

Stanton  Telegram,  Goguac 

STEVENS  COUNTY. 

Hugo  Herald,  Hugoton 

Hugoton  Hermes 

Woodsdale  Democrat 

Dormot  Enterprise 

The  Voorhees  Vindicator 

Zella  Gazelle  and  Moscow  Review 

SUMNER  COUNTY. 

Sumner  County  Press,  Wellington : 

Wellington  Daily  Press 

Sumner  County  Democrat,  Wellington 

Wellington  Semi- Weekly  Vidette 

The  Wellingtonian,  Wellington 

The  Wellington  Democrat 

Sumner  County  Standard,  Wellington 

Daily  Standard,  Wellington 

The  Daily  Postal  Card,  Wellington 

The  Kepublican,  Wellington 

The  Wellington  Monitor , 

Kansas  Weather  Observer,  Wellington 

Wellington  Morning  Quid  Nunc  (daily) 

Wellington  Quid  Nunc 

Wellington  Daily  Telegram 

Oxford  Independent 

Oxford  lieflex  and  Weekly 

The  Oxford  Register 

Caldwell  Post 

Caldwell  Journal 

Caldwell  Daily  Journal , 

Oklahoma  War  Chief,  Wichita,  January  12  to  March  9, 1883;  Geuda  Springs,  March  28 
to  July  19, 1883;  Oklahoma  Territory,  April  26  and  May  3, 1884 ;  Arkansas  City.  May 
10,  1884;  Geuda  Springs,  August  30,  1884;  South  Haven,  October  23  to  December  4, 
1884;  Arkansas  City,  February  3  to  June  11, 1885;  Caldwell,  June  18, 1885,  to  August 
12,1886 .:. 

Caldwell  Commercial 

Caldwell  Standard 

The  Free  Press,  Caldwell 

Times,  Caldwell 

The  Caldwell  News,  daily  and  weekly 

The  Industrial  Age,  Caldwell 

Belle  Plaine  News 

The  Kansas  Odd  Fellow,  Belle  Plaine 

The  Resident,  Belle  Plaine 

Mulvane  Herald 

Mulvane  Record ; 

Geuda  Springs  Herald 

Argonia  Clipper 

Conway  Springs  Star 

The  Weekly  News,  South  Haven 

The  South  Haven  New  Era 

THOMAS  COUNTY. 

Thomas  County  Cat,  Colby 

The  Democrat,  Colby 

The  Hastings  d  Brewster  Gazette 


1885-1888 
1887,1888 
1882,1883 
1886-1888 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1885-1888 


1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 


1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1887.1888 


1873-1888 
1886,1887 
1877-1879 
1879 
1881-1885 
1882-1884 
1884-1888 
1887,1888 
1886,1887 


1887,1888 
1887,1888 

1887 
1876-1879 
1880-1881 
1884-1888 
1879-1883 
1883-1888 

1887 


1883-1886 
1880-1883 
1884 
1885,1886 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1879-1888 
1882,1883 
1885,1886 
1880-1882 
1885-1888 
1882-1888 
1884  1888 
1885-1888 
1885,1886 


1885-1888 
1886-1888 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt. 


191 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS  — Continued. 


Newspapers. 


The  Wa-Keeney  Weekly  AVorld. 

Kansas  Leader,  Wa-Keeney 

Trego  County  Tribune,  Wa-Keeney. 

Globe,  Cyrus 

Trego  County  Gazette,  Wa-Keeney.. 


TREGO  COUNTY. 


WABAUNSEE  COUNTY. 


The  Wabaunsee  County  Herald,  Alma 

The  Alma  Weekly  Union 

Wabaunsee  County  News,  Alma 

The  Blade,  Alma 

Wabaunsee  County  Herald,  Alma 

The  Alma  Enterprise 

The  Land-Mark,  Eskridge,  (not  published  from  December,  1874,  to  June 

The  Home  Weekly,  Eskridge 

The  Eskridge  Star 

Wabaunsee  County  Democrat,  Eskridge 

The  Alta  Vista  Register 


Yeart 


WALLACE   COUNTY. 

Wallace  County  Register,  Wallace 

Wallace  County  News 

Wallace  Weekly  Herald 

The  Western  Times,  Sharon  Springs 

Sharon  Springs  Leader 


WASHINGTON  COUNTY. 

Western  Observer,  and  Washington  Republican,  (broken  files,). 

Washington  Republican  and  Watchman 

Washington  Republican 

Washington  County  Register,  Washington 

Washington  County  Daily  Register,  Washington 

Weekly  Post,  Washington 

Washington  Daily  Post 

Washington  Daily  Times 

Western  Independent,  Hanover 

Washington  County  Sun  and  Hanover  Democrat 

The  Hanover  Democrat 

Grit,  Hanover 

The  Clifton  Localist 

Clifton  .Journal  and  Review , 

Clifton  Review 

The  Local  News,  and  The  Semi-Weekly  News,  Clifton 

The  Greenleaf  .Journal 

The  Greenleaf  Independent 

The  Independent- Journal,  Greenleaf 

Greenleaf  Journal 

Greenleaf  Herald 

The  Haddam  Weekly  Clipper 

The  New  Era,  Haddam 

Palmer  Weekly  Globe 

Palmer  Pioneer 

The  Barnes  Enterprise 


WICHITA  COUNTY. 


Wichita  Standard,  Bonasa  and  Leoti  City 

Leoti  Lance 

Wichita  County  Democrat,  Leoti  City 

The  Leoti  Transcript,  Leoti  City 

Wichita  County  Herald,  Coronado 

The  Coronado  Star 

Wichita  County  Farmer,  Coronado,  Farmer  City  and  Leoti., 


Wilson  County  Citizen,  Fredonia.. 

Fredonia  Tribune 

Fredonia  Democrat 

The  Times,  Fredonia 

Fredonia  Chronicle 

Neodesha  Free  Press 

Neodesha  Gazette 

Neodesha  Register 

Neodesha  Independent 

Altoona  Advocate 

The  Benedict  Echo 

Buffalo  Clipper , 

Buffalo  Express 

The  Coyville  Press 


WILSON  COUNTY. 


1879-1888 
1879,1880 
1885-1888 
1882,1883 

1887,1888 


1869-1871 
1871,1872 
1876-1888 
1877,1878 
1879-1881 
1884-1888 
1873-1883 
1881-1888 
1883-1888 
1886 
1887,1888 


188G-18S8 
1886,1887 
1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 


1869,1870 
1870,1871 
1876-1888 
1881-1888 
1884, 1885 
1883-1888 

1887 
1887,1888 
1876,1877 

1878 
1878-1888 
1884,1885 

1878 
1878-1880 
1881-1888 
1885-1888 
1881-1883 
1882,1883 
1883-1887 
1887,1888 
1883-1888 
1883-1888 
1886,1887 

1884 

1888 
1885-1888 


1885-1888 
1886,1887 
1886,1887 
1887,1888 
1886,1887 
1886-1888 


1870-1888 
1878,1879 
1882-1888 
1883-1885 
1885-1888 
1876-1882 
1881,1882 
1883-1888 
1887,1888 
1886,1887 
1886-1888 
1887 
1888 
1887,1888 


—13 


1^2 


STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY, 


BOUND  NEWSPAPER  FILES  AND  PERIODICALS,  KANSAS— Concltokd. 


Newspapers, 


WOODSON  COUNTY. 

Woodson  County  Post,  Neosho  Falls 

Neosho  Falls  Post •••• 

Woodson  County  Republican  and  Independent,  Neosho  Falls, 

Weekly  News,  Yates  Center,  and  the  Yates  Center  News 

Yates  Center  Argus 

Woodson  Democrat,  Yates  Center 

The  Sun  and  Independent-Sun,  Yates  Center 

The  Toronto  Topic 

Register,  Toronto 

WYANDOTTE  COUNTY. 

Quindaro  Chindowan 

Wyandotte  Gazette,  (1869  and  1873  lacking,) 

The  Kansas  Citv  Daily  Gazette 

Wyandotte  Herald,  (1873  lacking,) 

The  Kawsmouth  Pilot,  Wyandotte 

Equitable  Aid  Advocate  (monthly),  Wvandotte 

Wyandotte  Republican  (daily  and  weekly) 

The  Wvandotte  Chief. 

Kansas  Pionier,  Wyandotte 

The  Pioneer,  Kansas  City,  Kansas 

The  Kansas  Pilot,  Kansas  Citv,  Kansas 

The  Stock  Farm  and  Home  Weekly,  Kansas  City,  Kansas 

The  Spy,  Kansas  City,  Kansas 

The  Globe  and  the  Sun  and  Globe,  Kansas  City,  Kansas 

Light,  Kansas  City,  Kansas 

The  Kansas  Weekly  Cyclone,  Kansas  City,  Kansas 

The  Wasp,  Rosedale 

Rosedale  Record 

Argentine  Republic 

The  Argentine  Advocate 

Cromwell's  Kansas  Mirror,  Armourdale 


Years. 


1873-1888 

10 

1883-1888 

6 

1886,1887 

1 

1877-1888 

12 

1882,1883 

2 

1884-1888 

4 

1886-1888 

2 

1883-1888 

5 

1886,1887 

^ 

1857,1858 

1 

1866-1888 

19 

1887,1888 

4 

1872-1888 

16 

1881 

1 

1881-1883 

3 

1881,1882 

2 

1883,1885 

2 

1883-1888 

5 

1878-1880 

3 

1879,1881 

2 

1880 

1 

1881,1882 

1 

1884,1886 

2 

1884-1886 

1 

1887,1888 

1 

1884,1885 

1 

1888 

1 

1887,1888 

1 

1888 

1 

1887,1888 

1 

BOUND  NEWSPAPERS,  ETC.,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES. 


Newspapers. 


ALABAMA. 

The  Nationalist,  Mobile 

ARIZONA. 

Arizona  Weekly  Journal-Miner,  Prescott 

CALIFORNIA. 

Overland  Monthly,  San  Francisco,  f.  s 

Overland  Monthly,  San  Francisco,  s.  s , 

San  Francisco  Weekly  Post , 

The  Alaska  Appeal,  San  Francisco , 

The  Pacific  Rural  Press,  San  Francisco , 

California  Patron  and  Agriculturist,  San  Francisco 

American  Sentinel,  Oakland 

Signs  of  the  Times,  Oakland 

Pacific  Health  Journal  (monthly),  Oakland 

COLORADO. 

Silver  World,  Lake  City 

Weekly  Rocky  Mountain  News,  Denver , 

The  Rocky  Mountain  Presbvterian,  Denver  and  Cincinnati 

The  Gunnison  Review  (weekly) 

The  Gunnison  Daily  and  Trl-Weekly  Review-Press 

Mountain  Mail,  Sallda , 

Denver  Dally  Tribune , 

Grand  Junction  News 

White  Pine  Cone 

The  Denver  Republican  (daily) 

The  Queen  Bee  (monthly),  Denver , 


1866-1868 
1887,1888 


1868-1875 
1883-1888 
1879-1888 
1879,1880 
1882-1888 


1886-1888 


1877-1888 
1878-1888 
1879-1880 
1880,1881 
1882-1888 
1880-1888 
1884 
1884 
1884-1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 


Sixth  biennial  Report, 


193 


BOUND  NEWSPAPERS,  ETC.,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES  — Continued. 


Newspapers. 


Yean 


CONNECTICUT. 

The  Connecticut  Courant,  Hartford 1796-1799  3 

Middlesex  Gazette,  Middletown,  1804,  1805  and  1817 1804-1817  I     3 

Siliman's  Journal  of  Science  and  Arts,  New  Haven,  vols.  1,  and  37  to  48 1818-1869  13 

Quarterly  Journal  of  Inebriety,  Hartford 1876-1888  12 

Travelers'  Record  (monthly),  Hartford 1886-1888  :     3 


Dakota  Teacher,  Huron,  August,  1885,  to  June, 
Bismarck  Weekly  Tribune 


DISTRICT   OP   COLUMBIA. 


1885,1886 
1887,1888 


Kendall's  Expositor,  Washington 1841 

The  National  Era,  Washington 1847-1859 

The  Council  Fire,  Washington 1879-1882 

The  Alpha,  Washington i  1881-1888 

The  Washington  World |  1882-1884 

National  Tribune !  1883,1884 

United  States  Government  publications,  monthly  catalogue,  Washington I  1885-1888 

The  Official  Gazette  of  the  United  States,  Patent  Office,  Washington I  1885-1888 

Public  Opinion,  Washington  and  New  York 1887, 


The  Florida  Dispatch,  Jacksonville., 


GEORGIA. 

Southern  Industrial  Record  (monthly),  Atlanta.... 
Atlanta  Constitution 


ILLINOIS. 

Eeligio- Philosophical  Journal,  Chicago 

The  Inter-Ocean,  Chicago 

Semi-Weekly  Inter-Ocean,  Chicago 

Faith's  Record  (monthly),  Chicago 

Commercial  Advertiser,  Chicago 

Industrial  World  and  Commercial  Advertiser,  Chicago 

Industrial  World  and  Iron  Worker,  Chicago 

American  Antiquarian  (quarterly),  Chicago 

Weekly  Drovers'  Journal,  Chicago , 

The  Standard,  Chicago 

Farmers'  Review,  Chicago 

Chicago  Journal  of  Commerce 

National  Sunday  School  Teacher  (monthly),  Chicago 

Land  Owner,  Chicago 

Chicago  Advance,  (files  for  1872,  1873,  1874, 1875,  1877, 1879, 1884,  and  one  duplicate,)., 

The  Dial,  Chicago 

Brown  and  Holland's  Short-Hand  News  (monthly),  Chicago 

The  Watchman  (semi-monthly),  Chicago 

The  Weekly  Magazine,  Chicago 

The  New  Era,  Chicago 

The  Odd  Fellows'  Herald,  Bloomington 

The  Weekly  News,  Chicago 

The  Western  Plowman,  Moline 

The  Grange  News,  River  Forest 

Svenska  Amerikanaren,  Chicago 

The  Unitarian  (monthly),  Chicago 

The  Union  Signal,  Chicago 

The  Penman's  Gazette  (monthly),  Chicago  and  New  York 

Pravda  (monthly),  Chicago 

The  Western  Trail  (monthly),  Chicago 

Gaskell's  Magazine  (monthly),  Chicago 

The  Open  Court,  Chicago 

The  Comrade  (bi-monthly),  Chicago 

The  National  Educator  (monthly),  Chicago 

The  Chicago  Express 


INDIAN  TEKRITaRY. 


The  Cherokee  Advocate,  Tahlequah , 

The  Cheyenne  Transporter,  Darlington. 
Indian  Chieftain,  Vinita 


INDIANA. 

Indiana  State  Journal,  Indianapolis 

Our  Herald,  La  Fayette 

The  Millstone  and  The  Corn  Miller  (monthly),  Indianapolis. 

Mennonitische  Rundschau,  Elkhart 

Indiana  Student  (monthly),  Bloomington 


1885-1888 
1887,1888 


1868-1877 
1874-1881 
1879-1888 
1874-1881 
1877-1879 
1880-1882 
1882-1888 
1878-1888 
1879-1888 
1880-1888 
1880,1881 

1881 
1869-1881 
1870-1873 
1872-1884 
1881-1888 
1882-1885 
1882-1888 
1882-1885 
1883,1884 
1883-1888 
1884-1886 
1885-1888 
1885,1886 
1885-1888 
1886,1887 
1886-1888 

1886 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 

1888 


1881-1888 
1883-1886 
1884-1888 


1878-1888 
1882,1883 
1884-1888 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 


194 


STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY, 


BOUND  NEWSPAPERS,  ETC.,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES— Continued. 


Newtpapert. 


IOWA. 

DsTenport  Gazette • 

The  Weekly  Hawk-Eye,  Burlington 

The  Burlington  Hawk-Eye  (daily) 

The  Iowa  Historical  Society  (quarterly),  Iowa  City 

KENTUCKY. 

Weekly  Courier-Journal,  Louisville 

Southern  Bivouac  (monthly),  Louisville 

LOUISIANA. 

South-Western  Christian  Advocate,  New  Orleans 

The  Times-Democrat  (daily).  New  Orleans 

MAINE. 

Oxford  Observer,  Paris — 

Oxford  Democrat,  Paris 

Maine  Advertiser,  Norway 

MARYLAND. 

Johns  Hopkins  University  Circular,  Baltimore,  (1882-1884  lacking,) 

Jottings  (monthly),  Baltimore 

The  American  Journal  of  Psychology,  Baltimore,  (quarterly) 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

The  Boston  Chronicle,  Dec.  21, 1767,  to  Dec.  19,  1768 

Federal  Orrery,  Boston,  Oct.  20, 1794,  to  April  18, 1796,  and  scattering  duplicates  from 
Oct.  20,  1794,  to  Oct.  12,  1795 

Massachusetts  Mercury,  Boston,  May  11, 1798,  to  Aug.  9, 1799 

The  Independent  Chronicle  and  the  Universal  Advertizer,  Boston,  from  Jan.  1, 1798,  to 
Dec.  17,  1801 

The  Independent  Chronicle,  Boston,  Dec.  21, 1801,  to  Dec.  80, 1804 

Boston  Patriot,  from  April  7, 1809,  to  Sept.  12,  1810;  from  March  2  to  Dec.  25, 1811;  from 
March  14,  1812,  to  Sept.  8, 1813;  and  scattering  duplicates  from  March  3,  1809,  to 
March  10,  1813 

Independent  Chronicle  and  Boston  Patriot  (semi-weekly),  Jan.  11, 1832,  to  Aug.  10, 1837.. 

Columbian  Centinel  and  Massachusetts  Federalist,  Boston,  from  June  29, 1799,  to  Aug. 
31,  1805;  from  Jan.  3,  1807,  to  Oct.  3, 1810;  from  Jan.  2, 1811,  to  July  1, 1812;  and 
scattering  duplicates  from  Feb.  28, 1801,  to  Dec.  29, 1802 

Boston  Gazette,  from  Jan.  9  to  Oct.  29,  1804;  from  Aug.  19,  1815,  to  Aug.  19, 1816;  from 
Dec.  27,  1817,  to  Dec.  25,  1819:   from  April  23,  1827,  to  Nov.  28,  1828 

Boston  Commercial  Gazette  (daily),  from  Dec.  29, 1817,  to  Dec.  25, 1819 

Massachusetts  Si)y  or  Worcester  (iazette 

The  National  ^gis,  Worcester,  Dec.  2, 1801,  to  Dec.  25,  1811 ;  from  Jan.  20,  1813,  to  May 
4,  1814;  from  Jan.  5, 1815,  to  Dec.  25, 1816;  from  Dec.  15, 1824,  to  June  8, 1825;  and 
years  18i5,  1830,1838-1840 

Boston  Spectator,  from  Jan.  4, 1814,  to  Feb.  5, 1815 

North  American  Review,  Boston,  (Nos.  3-6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 19,  20,  21  and  130  lacking,) 
1879  18S0   1888 

Essex  Register,  Saieni,  from  JanV'l  to  De^^  ........!....'..! , 

The  Missionary  Herald,  Boston,  vols.  17-80 

The  Massachusetts  Spy  (weekly),  Worcester 

New  England  Galaxy,  Boston,  from  Oct.  31, 1823,  to  Dec.  26, 1828;  and  scattering  dupli- 
cates from  Oct.  15,  1824,  to  April  6, 1827 

Christian  Examiner,  Boston,  vols.  1-19, 1824-1836,  and  12  vols,  between  1840  and  1867 

Boston  Recorder,  from  Jan.  2,  1832,  to  Dec.  25,  1835 

The  Liberator,  Boston,  (lacking  1834-1837  and  1839,) 

Evening  Journal,  Boston,  from  Jan.  3, 1837,  to  Dec.  30, 1843;  from  Jan.  4  to  Dec.  30, 1844; 
and  from  Feb.  4  to  Dec.  30, 1845 , 

The  Commonwealth  (daily),  Boston,  Jan.  1  to  July  3, 1851 ;  and  from  Jan.  1  to  Sept.  21, 
1854 

The  Commonwealth,  Boston,  from  Sept.  1, 1866,  to  Aug.  28, 1869 

Youth's  Companion,  Boston,  from  Oct.  21, 1852,  to  April  17, 1856,  and  1886-1888 

Dally  Transcript,  Worcester,  from  Feb.,  1853,  to  Dec,  1855 

Evening  Telegraph  (daily),  Boston,  from  Sept.  27, 1854,  to  March  31, 1855 , 

Quarterly  Journal  of  American  Unitarian  Association,  Boston 

Monthlr  Journal  of  the  American  Unitarian  Association,  Boston 

Anglo-Saxon,  Itoston,  from  Jan.  5  to  Dec.  16, 1856 , 

The  Atlantic  .Monthlv,  Boston,  vols.  1-50 , 

The  Atlas  and  Daily  bee,  Boston,  from  June  15  to  Dec.  31, 1868 

Worcester  Daily  Spy,  from  Jan.  to  Dec,  1859;  from  Jan.,  1868,  to  Dec,  1884;  and  from 
July,  1885,  to  Julv,  1886 

Worcester  Evening  Gazette,  from  Jan.  to  Dec,  1866;  from  Jan.,  1867,  to  July  18, 1881; 
and  from  Jan.,  18S2,  to  Dec,  18S5 

Zion's  Herald,  Boston,  (1868, 1869,1870,1879, 1880, 1883,) 

Banner  of  Light,  Boston 

Worcester  Daily  Press,  from  June,  1873,  to  Dec,  1876 

Boston  Journal  of  Chemistry 

iEgls  and  Gazette,  Worcester,  (part  of  1877  lacking,) ' i 


1878 
1881-1885 
1882-1885 
1885-1888 

1878-1880 
1886, 1887 


1879-1888 


1824-1826 
1871-1876 
1872-1875 


1879-1888 
1887,1888 


1767,1768 


1794-1796 
1798-1799 


1798-1801 
1801-1804 


1809-1813 
1832-1837 


1799-1812 

1804-1828 
1817-1819 
1805, 1806 


1801-1825 
1814, 1815 

1815-1888 
1817 

1821-1884 
1822 

1823-1828 
1824-1868 
1832-1835 
1833-1865 

1837-1845 

1851-1854 
1866-1869 
1852-1888 
1853-1855 
1854, 1865 
1864-1859 
•1860-1869 

18.56 
1857-1882 

1858 


1868-1885 
1868-1883 
1869-1872 
1873-1876 
1873-1877 
1875-1880 


Sixth  biennial  Repobi. 


195 


BOUND  NEWSPAPERS,  ETC.,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES  — Continued. 


Newspapers. 


MASSACHUSETTS  —  Concluded. 
The  New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register  (quarterly),  Boston 

The  Woman's  Journal 

Harvard  University  Bulletin  (quarterly) 

Civil  Service  Record,  Boston 

United  States  Official  Postal  Guide  (monthly),  Boston 

Our  Dumb  Animals  (monthly),  Boston 

Science,  Cambridge,  (see  New  York,) 

The  Citizen  (monthly),  Boston 

The  Evening  Traveller  (daily),  Boston,  from  January  to  June,  1886 

The  Popular  Science  News,  Boston 

The  Unitarian  Review  and  Religious  Magazine,  Boston , 

Political  Science  Quarterly,  Boston 

Abolitionist,  Boston 

The  Writer  (monthly),  Boston 

The  Estes  &  Lauriat  Book  Bulletin  (monthly),  Boston 

American  Teacher  (monthly),  Boston 

Evening  Gazette,  Boston 

The  New  Jerusalem  Magazine  (monthly),  Boston 

Spelling  (quarterly),  Boston 

Library  Notes  (monthly),  Boston 

Martha's  Vineyard  Herald,  Cottage  City 


MICHIGAN. 

The  Fireside  Teacher  (monthly),  Battle  Creek !  1886-1882 

The  Unitarian,  Ann  Arbor 1887,1888 


MINNESOTA. 

Pioneer-Press,  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis 


The  Western  Journal,  (and  Civilian,  monthly),  St.  Louis 

Organ  and  Reveille,  St.  Louis 

St.  Joseph  Free  Democrat 

American  Journal  of  Education  (monthly),  St.  Louis 

Kansas  City  Times,  daily,  ( 1875  lacking,) 

The  Great  Southwest  (monthly),  St.  Louis,  vols.  1,2,3,6  and  7 .... 

St.  Joseph  Herald,  daily,  (1878  and  to  July,  1879,  lacking,) 

St.  Joseph  Herald 

St.  Joseph  Gazette 

The  Kansas  City  Review  of  Science  and  Industry,  monthly 

Weekly  Journal  of  Commerce,  Kansas  City 

Kansas  City  Daily  Journal 

Mirror  of  Progress,  Kansas  City 

Kansas  City  Price  Current 

Santa  Fe  Trail  (monthly),  Kansas  City,  volume  1,  number  1  to 

Camp's  Emigrant  Guide  to  Kansas,  Kansas  City 

Fonetic  Teacher  (monthly),  St.  Louis,  volume  2 

American  Home  Magazine,  Kansas  City 

The  Communist  and  Altruist  (bi-monthly),  St.  Louis 

Kansas  City  Live-Stock  Indicator 

The  Mid-Continent,  Kansas  City 

Svenska  Herolden,  Kansas  City 

Western  Newspaper  Union,  Kansas  City 

The  Centropolis,  Kansas  City 

American  Journalist  (monthly),  St.  Louis 

The  Kansas  City  Medical  Index 

Kansas  City  Live-Stock  Record  and  Price  Current 

The  Kansas  City  Record 

Missouri  and  Kansas  Farmer,  Kansas  City 

The  Kansas  City  Star,  daily 

The  Faithful  Witness  (monthly),  Kansas  City 

The  Herald,  Kansas  City 

The  Kansas  Magazine  (monthly),  Kansas  City 

The  St.  Louis  Evangelist 

St,  Louis  Globe-Democrat,  daily 

The  Central  Christian  Advocate,  St.  Louis 

The  Evening  News,  Kansas  City 

Kansas  City  Daily  Traveler 


NEBRASKA. 

The  Western  Newspaper  Union,  Omaha 

The  Woman's  Tribune  (monthly  and  weekly),  Beatrice., 

Western  Resources  (monthly),  Lincoln 

Nebraska  State  Journal  (daily),  Lincoln 

Nebraska  State  Journal,  Lincoln 


1848-1854 
1851 
1860 
1873-1888 
1873-1888 
1874-1880 
1876-1888 
1877-1888 
1877-1888 
1877-1884 
1877-1879 
1879-1888 
1879-1881 
1880,1881 
1880,1881 
1880-1884 
1881 
1881,1882 
1881-1888 
1882-1888 
1882-1888 
1882-1884 
1883-1888 
1883-1888 
1883-1885 
1884-1888 
1884-1888 
1885-1888 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1886,1887 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1888 
1888 
1888 


1886-1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 


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State  histobical  Society. 


BOUND  NEWSPAPERS,  ETC.,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES  — Continued. 


Newspapers. 


NEW  JERSEY. 


The  Journal  of  American  Orthoepy  (monthly),  Ringos 1884-1888 

Orchard  &  Garden  (monthly),  Little  Silver 1887,1888 


NEW  MEXICO. 

Santa  F6  New  Mexican 

Albuquerque  Weekly  Journal 

Mining  World,  Las  Vegas 

New  Mexican  Mining  News,  Santa  F6 

Las  Vegas  Weekly  Optic 

The  Santa  Fe  Weekly  Leader 

The  Daily  Citizen,  Albuquerque 

Daily  New  Mexican,  Santa  FC 


NEW  YORK. 

New  York  American,  New  York  City 

Evangelical  Magazine,  Utica,  (vols.  2  and  3,) 

Evangelical  Magazine  and  Gospel  Advocate,  Utica,  (vols.  4,  5,  and  9, 1833,  1834  and  1838,) 

The  Anti-Slavery  Record,  New  York 

The  Emancipator,  New  York,  (from  February  3, 1837,  to  February  14, 1839,) 

The  New-Yorker,  New  York 

The  Jeffersonian,  Albany 

The  Diamond,  New  York 

The  Northern  Lieht,  Albany 

Workingman's  Advocate,  New  York 

New  York  F>angelist 

Scientific  American,  New  York,  (lacking  from  1861  to  1884,) 

New  York  Daily  Tribune,  ( lacking  from  1870  to  1874,  and  from  1876  to  1879,) 

New  York  Semi-Weekly  Tribune,  (lacking  1876,  1883, 1884,) 

New  York  Weekly  Tribune,  (lacking  1871-1878,) 

Propagandist,  New  York 

The  Home  Missionary,  New  York 

Harper's  Monthly  Magazine,  New  York 

Harper's  Weekly,  New  York 

New  York  Illustrated  News 

The  Industry  of  All  Nations,  New  York 

Putnam's  Monthly,  New  York 

Daily  Times,  New' York,  (incomplete,) 

The  Phonographic  Intelligencer,  New  York 

The  Printer,  New  York , 

New  York  Independent,  New  York,  (1874  duplicate,) 

U.  S.  Service  Magazine  (monthly).  New  York , , 

The  Galaxy  ( monthly).  New  York 

American  Agriculturist  (monthly),  New  York,  (lacking  1862-1866,) 

The  Revolution,  New  York , 

The  Spectator,  New  York  and  Chicago , 

Scribner's  Monthly  and  the  Century  Magazine,  New  York , 

Popular  Science  >Ionthly,  New  York 

Fruit  Recorder  and  Cottage  Gardner,  Palmyra 

The  Christian  Union,  New  York 

The  Iron  Age,  New  York 

The  Librarjr  Journal  (monthly),  New  York , 

The  Magazine  of  American  History  (momthly),  New  York ,..., 

Brown's  Phonographic  Monthly,  New  York 

The  National  Citizen  and  Ballot  Box,  (from  May,  1878,  to  October,  1881,)  New  York,  (see 

Ballot  Box, Ohio,) ,. ....^ 

The  Cultivator  and  Country  Gentleman,  Albany 

The  Daily  Register,  New  York 

America,  New  York 

The  Sheltering  Arms  (monthly).  New  York !....!......!...!!....!...*.'.""'! 

The  Union,  Hrooklvn 

The  Bee  Keepers'  Exchange  (monthly),  Canajoharie !!!...."!..!!!!.. 

The  Publishers'  Weekly,  New  York 

The  American  Mi8.«ionary,  New  York !!."".*!!...! 

The  Nation,  New  York " 

John  Swinton's  Paper,  New  York ..!.....!......!! 

Appleton'8  Literary  Bulletin  (bi-monthly).  New  York .'..'*..'"'.*.'.*.*.'.*. 

Phonetic  Educator,  New  York  and  Cincinnati 

The  Literary  News,  New  York '/.] 

The  Student's  Journal  (phonographic  monthly),  New  York ...."....!!.!..".***.' 

The  Phonographic  World  (monthly),  New  York 

New  York  Weeklv  Witness 

The  Irish  World,  New  York !..."..!!!!*.*.!."!.*'.!!.*.'".".'.*.*,*.*"" 

The  Christian  Advocate  (from  April,  1885,  to  Dec.  30,  1886),  New  York  !.....*.'.'."'.'.!!."!!.*!."!!!.' 

The  Cooperative  Index  to  Periodicals  (quarterly).  New  York 

The  Protestant  Episcopal  Mission  Leaf  (monthly),  New  York 

The  National  Temperance  Advocate,  New  York 

Science,  New  York 


1881-1883 
1881-1886 
1880-1882 
1881-1883 
1883,1884 
1885,1886 
1887,1888 
1887,1888 


1827,1828 
1828,1829 
1833-1838 

1836 
1837-1839 
1837^1840 
1838,1839 
1840-1842 
1841-1843 
1844,1845 
1845-1847 
1849-1888 
1849-1888 
1871-1887 
1869-1884 
1850,1851 
1850-1888 
1851-1854 
1857-1888 

1853 

1853 
1853-1867 
1854-1856 

1857 
1858-1863 
1869-1887 
1864-1866 
1866,1877 
1860-1869 
1868-1870 
1870-1880 
1870-1888 
1872-1885 
1874-1876 
1874-1887 

1876 
1876-1888 
1877-1888 
1878-1883 

1878-1881 
1879,1880 
1879-1888 
1879-1881 
1879-1888 
1879-1882 
1879-1882 
1879-1888 
1880-1888 
1882-1888 
1883-1887 


1884,1885 
1884-1888 
1885-1888 
1885-1888 
1885-1888 
1885,1886 
1885-1888 
1886 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 


Sixth  Biennial  Be  poet. 


197 


BOUND  NEWSPAPERS,  ETC.,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES  — Continued. 


Newspapers. 


NEW  YOUVi  — concluded. 

The  American  Book-Maker  (monthly),  New  York 

The  New  Princeton  Review  (semi-monthlj-),  New  York  city. 

The  Husbandman,  Elmira 

Sabbath  Reading,  New  York 

The  Delineator  (monthly).  New  York 

Electrical  Review,  New  York 

Scribner's  Magazine  (monthly).  New  York., 


1885,1886 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1886-1888 
1886 
1886-1888 
1887,1888 

Agricultural  Science  (monthlv),  New  York 1887,1888 

The  Swiss  Cross  (monthlv),  New  York 1887,1888 

The  Voice,  New  York 1887,1888 

The  Decorator  and  Furnisher  (monthly),  New  York 1887,1888 

The  Public  Service  Review  (monthly).  New  York 1887,1888 

Home  Knowledge  (monthly),  New  York 1887,1888 

Judge,  New  York 1888 

New  York  Pioneer 1  1887,1888 

The  Curio,  New  York I  1887,1888 

Demorest's  Monthly,  New  York !  1888 

Tariff  League  Bulletin,  New  York i  1888 

Library  Bulletin  of  Cornell  University  (monthly) I  1887,1888 

Political  Science  Quarterly,  New  York I  1886-1888 


OHIO. 

The  Ohio  Cultivator,  Columbus 

Weekly  Phonetic  Advocate,  Cincinnati 

Phonetic  Advocate  Supplement,  Cincinnati 

The  Masonic  Review 

Typeof  the  Times,  Cincinnati 

American  Phonetic  Journal,  Cincinnati 

The  Crisis,  (from  January  31,  1861,  to  January  23,  1863,)  Columbus 

The  Ballot  Box,  from  June  1876,  to  May  1878,  Toledo,  (see  National  Citizen,  New  York)., 

Nachrichten  aus  der  Heidenwelt,  Zanesville 

Cincinnati  Weekly  Times 

The  Phonetic  Educator,  Cincinnati 

The  Christian  Press,  Cincinnati 

The  American  Journal  of  Forestry,  Cincinnati 

The  Christian  Standard,  Cincinnati 

Magazine  of  Western  History  (monthly),  Cleveland 

Farm  and  Fireside  (semi-monthly),  Springfield 

The  American  Grange  Bulletin,  Cincinnati 

Ohio  Archaeological  and  Historical  Quarterly,  Columbus 

Phonographic  Magazine  (monthly),  Cincinnati 


1845,1846 
1850-1853 
1850-1852 
1853-1862 
1854,1855 

1858 
1861-1863 
1876-1878 
1877-1880 
1878-1888 
1878-1883 
1880-1888 
1882-1883 
1883-1888 
1884-1888 
1884-1888 

1886 
1887-1888 

1887 


PENNSYLVANIA. 

The  American  Naturalist,  Philadelphia 

The  Press  (daily),  Philadelphia 

Progress,  Philadelphia 

Public  Ledger  (daily),  Philadelphia 

Faith  and  Works  (monthly),  Philadelphia 

Eadle  Keatah  Toh  — The  Morning  Star  and  the  Red  Man, 


I  1867-1880 

,  1878-1880 

:  1878-1885 

i  1879-1888 

I   1879-1888 

Carlisle \  1881-1888 

1879-1886 
1880-1888 
1883,1884 


Sunday  School  Times,  (files  for  1879,  1880, 1884, 1885,  1886),  Philadelphia 
Naturalist's  Leisure  Hour  (monthly),  Philadelphia.. 

Historical  Register,  (vols.  1  and  2),  Harrisburg 

The  Farmer's  Friend,  Mechanicsburg \  1886-1888 

Dye's  Government  Counterfeit  Detector,  Philadelphia i  1886-1888 

The  Building  Association  and  Home  Journal  (monthly),  Philadelphia 

The  Book  Mart  (monthly),  Philadelphia 

Paper  and  Press  (monthly),  Philadelphia 

American  Manufacturer  and  Iron  World,  Pittsburg 


TEXAS. 

Live-stock  .Journal,  Fort  Worth 1882-1888 

Texas  Wool  Grower,  Fort  Worth 1882,1883 

El  Paso  Times  (daily) I  1883 

Texas  Review  (monthlv),  Austin 1886 

The  Canadian  Free  Press 1887,1888 

The  Canadian  Crescent 


VERMONT. 


The  Woman's  Magazine  (monthly),  Brattleboro. 
The  National  Bulletin  (monthly),  Brattleboro... 


VIRGINIA. 

The  Richmond  Standard 

Southern  Workman  and  Hampton  School  Record,  Hampton. 


Whatcom  Reveille. 


WASHINGTON  TERRITORY. 


1885-1888 
1886,1887 


1880,1881 


1884-1885 


1887,1888 

1887,1888 

1888 

1888 


198  ISTATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


BOUND  NEWSPAPERS,  ETC.,  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND  COUNTRIES  —  Concluded. 


Newspapers. 


Years. 


WISCONSIN. 

Wisconsin  State  Journal,  Madison 

Western  Farmer  and  Wisconsin  Grange  Bulletin,  Madison 

ENGLAND. 

London  Illustrated  News 

Diplomatic  Review,  (vols.  1-25,)  London 

The  Fonetic  Journal,  Bath 

The  Labour  Standard,  London 

Forestry,  a  magazine  for  the  country  (monthly),  Edinburgh  and  London 

FRANCE. 

Bulletin  de  la  Soci^tfi  Protectrice  des  Animaux  (monthly),  Paris 

Bulletin  de  la  Soci6t6  de  Geographic,  Paris 

Socit-tti  de  Geographie  compte  rendu  des  Stances  de  la  Commission  Centrale  (semi- 
monthly), Pans 

Chronique  de  la  Soci6t6  des  Gens  de  Lettres  (monthly),  Paris 

Bulletin  Mensuel  de  la  Soci6t6  des  Gens  de  Lettres,  Paris 

Bulletin  des  Stances  de  la  Socifitg  Nationale  d' Agriculture  (monthly),  Paris 


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KANSAS  NEWSPAPERS  AND  PERIODICALS   NOW  RECEIVED. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the  newspapers  and  periodicals  published  in 
Kansas,  corrected  up  to  January  1, 1889.  The  regular  issues  of  these,  with 
very  few  exceptions,  are  now  being  received  by  the  Kansas  State  Historical 
Society.  They  are  the  free  gift  of  the  publishers  to  the  State.  They  are 
bound  in  annual  or  semi-annual  volumes,  and  are  preserved  in  the  library 
of  the  Society  in  the  State  Capitol  for  the  free  use  of  the  people.  They 
number  827  in  all.  Of  these  45  are  dailies,  1  is  semi-weekly,  733  week- 
lies, 40  monthlies,  1  is  semi-monthly,  2  are  bi-monthlies,  4  are  quarterlies,  and 
1  is  occasional.  They  come  from  all  of  the  106  counties  of  Kansas,  and 
record  the  history  of  the  people  of  all  the  communities  and  neighborhoods. 

ALIiEN   COUNTY. 

The  Humboldt  Union,  Republican;  W.  T.  McElroy,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Humboldt. 

The  Humboldt  Herald,  Democratic;  S.  A.  D.  Cox,  editor  and  publisher,  Hum- 
boldt. 

The  lola  Register,  Republican;  W.  W.  Scott,  publisher,  lola. 
Allen  County  Courant,  Democratic;  J.  C.  Hamm  &  Bro.,  publishers  and  propri- 
etors, lola. 

The  Moran  Herald,  Republican;  G.  D.  IngersoU,  editor  and  proprietor,  Moran. 

AMDEBSON    COUNTY. 

Garnett  Weekly  Journal,  Democratic;  J.  T.  Highley,  publisher,  Garnett. 

The  Republican-Plaindealer,  Republican;  Anderson  County  Republican  Company 
and  Howard  M.  Brooke,  publishers,  Garnett. 

The  Garnett  Eagle,  Republican;  W.  A.  Trigg,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Garnett. 

The  Greeley  News,  neutral;  W.  O.  Champe,  editor,  Greeley. 

The  Colony  Free  Press,  Republican;  J.  J.  Burke,  editor,  Colony. 

Westphalia  Times,  independent;  Adele  D.  Reed,  editor  and  proprietor,  Misses 
Adele  D.  and  Bertie  Reed,  publishers,  Westphalia. 

The  Kincaid  Dispatch,  Republican;  J.  E.  Scruggs  and  J.  G.  Cash,  publishers, 
Kincaid. 


Sixth  biennial  be  poet.  199 


ATCHISON    COUNTY. 

The  Atchison  Champion,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  John  A.  Martin,  pro- 
prietor, Alf.  H.  Martin,  business  manager,  Atchison. 

Atchison  Patriot,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  C.  S.  Wilson,  editor,  R.  B. 
Drury,  business  manager,  Patriot  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Atchison. 

Atchison  Globe,  (daily  and  weekly,)  independent;  Edgar  W.  Howe  &  Co.,  editors 
and  proprietors,  Atchison. 

The  Atchison  Times,  Union  Labor;  J.  A.  Sunderland,  publisher,  Atchison. 

The  Messachorean,  Midland  College,  (monthly,)  educational;  W.  B.  Glanding, 
managing  editor,  Atchison. 

Muscotah  Record,  Republican;  L.  H.  and  Chas.  Miller,  editors  and  proprietors, 
Muscotah. 

The  Effingham  Times,  independent;  Wilson  Cohoon  and  Coleman  Martin,  editors 
and  proprietors,  Effingham. 

The  Prairie  Press,  Democratic;  W.  C.  Adkins,  publisher,  Lancaster. 

BAEBER  COUNTY. 

Medicine  Lodge  Cresset,  Republican;  L.  M.  Axline,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Medicine  Lodge. 

The  Barber  County  Index,  Democratic;  E.  P.  Caruthers,  editor  and  proprietor. 
Medicine  Lodge. 

The  Hazelton  Express,  Republican;  W.  A.  E.  Adams,  editor  and  publisher.  Hazel- 
ton. 

The  Kiowa  Herald,  Democratic;  J.  E.  Hall,  editor  and  publisher,  Kiowa. 

The  Kiowa  Journal,  Republican;  W.  C.  Charles  and  D.  A.  Woodworth,  editors  and 
publishers,  Kiowa. 

The  Union,  Democratic;  J.  D.  Youart,  editor  and  proprietor.  Sun  City. 

The  Lake  City  Bee,  independent;  A.  B.  Hoffman,  editor  and  proprietor,  Lake  City. 

BAKTON    COUNTY. 

The  Great  Bend  Register,  Republican  ;  R.  A.  Charles,  editor,  E.  L.  Chapman, 
proprietor,  Great  Bend. 

Great  Bend  Tribune,  Republican ;  C.  P.  Townsley,  editor  and  proprietor.  Great 
Bend. 

Barton  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  Will  E.  Stoke,  editor  and  proprietor. 
Great  Bend. 

The  Ellinwood  Advocate,  Democratic ;  J.  D.  Quillen,  editor,  Ellinwood. 

Pawnee  Rock  Leader,  Republican  ;  M.  E.  Heynes,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Pawnee  Rock. 

BOUEBON    COUNTY. 

Fort  Scott  Monitor,  (daily  and  weekly),  Republican  ;  John  H.  Rice,  editor,  W.  M. 
Rice,  associate  editor,  R.  P.  Rice,  business  manager,  H.  V.  Rice,  traveling  solicitor. 
Fort  Scott. 

Fort  Scott  Tribune,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic ;  J.  B.  Chapman,  editor.  Fort 
Scott. 

Fort  Scott  Weekly  Globe,  Union  Labor ;  H.  L.  Burdett  and  A.  L.  Preston,  pub- 
lishes, Fort  Scott. 

The  Bronson  Pilot,  neutral ;  W.  M.  Holeman,  proprietor,  Bronson. 

The  Fulton  Independent,  independent;  A.  W.  Felter,  editor  and  proprietor,  Fulton. 

The  Telephone,  Republican ;  G.  J.  McQuad,  editor  and  proprietor. 

BEOWN    COUNTY. 

Brown  County  World,  Republican;  D.  W.  Wilder,  editor  and  proprietor,  Ewing 
Herbert,  associate  editor  and  manager,  Hiawatha. 


200  STATE  HISTOBIGAL  SOCIETY. 


The  Kansas  Democrat,  Democratic;  George  T.  Williams,  editor  and  publisher, 
Hiawatha. 

Horton  Headlight,  Republican;  Harley  W.  Brundige  and  Samuel  E.  Bear,  editors 
and  publishers,  Horton. 

The  Horton  Gazette,  Republican;  Charles  C.  Bartruff,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Horton. 

Horton  Commercial,  Democratic;  Clyde  McManigal,  editor,  J.  S.  Sherdeman  and 
Clyde  McManigal,  publishers,  Horton. 

The  Horton  Railway  Register,  Republican;  C.  N.  Whitaker,  managing  editor, 
Harry  Whitaker,  city  editor,  Horton. 

The  Everest  Enterprise,  independent;  T.  A.  H.  Lowe,  editor  and  business  man- 
ager, T.  A.  H.  Lowe  and  J.  B.  Green,  publishers,  Everest. 

Fairview  Enterprise,  independent;  S.  O.  Groesbeck,  editor,  Fairview. 

BUTLEB    COUNTY. 

The  Augusta  Journal,  Republican;  W.  J.  Speer,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Augusta. 

Walnut  Valley  Times,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Alvah  Shelden,  editor,  pub- 
lisher and  proprietor.  El  Dorado. 

El  Dorado  Republican,  Republican;  T.  B.  Murdock,  editor  and  proprietor.  El  Do- 
rado. 

Butler  County  Jeflfersonian,  Democratic;  J.  B.  Crouch,  editor  and  proprietor. 
El  Dorado. 

Douglass  Tribune,  Republican;  J.  M.  Satterthwaite,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Douglass. 

The  Leon  Indicator,  Republican;  C.  R.  Noe,  editor  and  publisher,  Leon. 

The  Herald,  independent;  E.  Davis,  jr.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Towanda. 

Latham  Signal,  Republican;  Tom  C.  Copeland,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Latham. 

The  Brainerd  Ensign,  Republican;  R.  P.  Morrison,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
prietor,  Brainerd. 

Potwin  Messenger,  neutral;  J.  M.  Worley,  publisher,  Potwin. 

CHASE    COUNTY. 

Chase  County  Courant,  Democratic;  W.  E.  Timmons,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Cottonwood  Falls. 

Chase  County  Leader,  Republican;  William  A.  Morgan,  editor  and  publisher, 
Cottonwood  Falls. 

Chase  County  Republican,  Republican;  W.  Y.  Morgan,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Strong  City. 

CHAUTAUQUA    COUNTY. 

The  Sedan  Times- Journal,  Republican;  Adrian  Reynolds,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Sedan. 

The  Sedan  Graphic,  Democratic;  A.  D.  Dunn,  publisher,  Sedan. 

The  Weekly  Call,  Republican;  F.  M.  Gwyn,  editor  and  publisher,  Peru. 

Chautauqua  Springs  Express,  neutral;  W.  J.  Wright,  editor  and  publisher,  Chau- 
tauqua Springs. 

The  Cedar  Vale  Star,  independent;  F.  G.  Kenesson,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Cedar  Vale. 

CHEBOKEE    COUNTY. 

The  Columbus  Star-Courier,  Democratic;  N.  T.  Allison  and  W.  P.  Eddy,  editors 
and  proprietors,  Columbus. 


Sixth  biennial  Befobt.  201 


The  Columbus  Advocate,  Republican;  A.  T.  Lea  &  Son,  editors,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Columbus. 

Baxter  Springs  News,  neutral,  M.  H.  Gardner,  editor  and  publisher,  Baxter 
Springs. 

Short  Creek  Republican,  Republican;  L.  C.  Weldy,  editor  and  proprietor.  Galena. 

Galena  Miner,  Union  Labor;  J.  F.  McDowell,  publisher.  Galena. 

The  Western  Friend,  (monthly,)  religious;  Cyrus  W.  Harvey,  editor,  Varck. 

Weir  City  Tribune,  independent;  Wm.  Hawley,  editor,  The  Tribune  Printing 
Co.  publishers  and  proprietors,  Weir. 

Weir  City  Eagle,  Republican;  John  McKillop,  editor  and  manager,  Weir  City. 

CHEYENNE  COUNTY. 

Cheyenne  County  Rustler,  Republican;  C.  E.  Denison,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, St.  Francis. 

The  Plaindealer,  Democratic;  C.  F.  Woodward,  editor,  Plaindealer  Publishing 
Co.,  publishers,  St.  Francis. 

Bird  City  News,  Republican;  Geo.  W.  Murray,  editor  and  publisher,  Bird  City. 

Cheyenne  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  Will  C.  Hydon,  editor  and  manager. 
Bird  City. 

CLABK    COUNTY. 

Clark  County  Clipper,  Democratic;  John  I.  Lee  editor,  Lee  Bros,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Ashland. 

Ashland  Weekly  Journal,  Republican;  Charles  C.  Moore  and  Myron  G.  Stephen- 
son editors  and  proprietors,  Ashland. 

The  Englewood  Enterprise,  neutral;  J.  R.  Axsom,  editor  and  proprietor,  Engle- 
wood. 

The  Englewood  Chief,  Republican;  J.  M.  Grasham,  editor,  J.  M.  Grasham  and  G. 
S.  Watt,  publishers,  Englewood. 

CLAY    COUNTY. 

The  Dispatch,  Republican;  E.  J.  Bonham  and  J.  B.  Palmer,  editors,  J.  B.  Palmer, 
manager.  Dispatch  Publishing  Company,  publishers.  Clay  Center. 

The  Times,  Republican;  J.  P.  Campbell  and  D,  A.  Valentine,  €>ditors,  owners  and 
publishers.  Clay  Center. 

Republican  Valley  Democrat,  Democratic;  R.  O.  Lewis,  editor.  Democrat  Publish- 
ing Co.,  publishers.  Clay  Center. 

The  Clay  County  Sentinel,  Republican;  C.  W.  Hoyt,  editor  and  publisher,  Morgan- 
ville. 

The  Herald,  Republican;  E.  P.  Ellis,  editor  and  proprietor,  Chas.  H.  Jones,  local 
editor  and  business  manager,  Oak  Hill. 

The  Echo,  Republican;  J.  C.  Cline,  editor,  Frank  A.  Cline,  publisher,  Oak  Hill. 

Wakefield  Advertiser,  Democratic;  J.  J.  L.  Jones,  editor,  Wakefield. 

CLOUD  COUNTY. 

Concordia  Empire,  Republican;  T.  A.  Sawhill,  editor  and  proprietor,  Concordia, 

Kansas  Weekly  Blade,  Republican;  J.  M.  Hagaman,  publisher,  Concordia. 

The  Concordia  Times,  Republican;  T.  A.  Filson,  editor  and  publisher;  S.  Z.  Filson, 
associate  editor,  Concordia. 

Weekly  Daylight,  Democratic;  E.  Marshall  &  Co.,  editors  and  proprietors,  Con- 
cordia. 

The  Clyde  Herald,  Republican;  J.  B.  and  M.  L.  Rupe,  editors  and  proprietors, 
Clyde. 


202  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

The  Clyde  Argas,  Republican;  Chas.  A.  Morley  and  Owen  V.  Smith,  editors  and 
publishers,  Clyde. 

The  Glasco  Sun,  independent;  Miss  Katie  Hubbard,  editor  and  proprietor, Glasco. 

The  Mil  ton  vale  News,  Republican;  J.  C.  Cline,  editor  and  proprietor,  Miltonvale. 

The  Kansan,  Republican;  James  and  Mary  L.  Burton,  editors,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Jamestown. 

The  Quill,  Republican;  W.  W.  Pinkerton,  proprietor;  Mark  G.  Woodrufif,  associate 
editor,  Jamestown. 

COFFEY    COUNTY. 

Burlington  Republican  and  Patriot,  Republican;  C.  O.  Smith,  editor,  publisher 
and  proprietor,  Burlington. 

The  Burlington  Independent,  Democratic;  John  E.  Watrous,  publisher,  Burling- 
ton. 

The  Burlington  Nonpareil,  Republican;  Brown  Printing  Company,  publishers, 
Burlington. 

LeRoy  Reporter,  independent;  Frank  Fockele,  publisher  and  proprietor,  LeRoy. 

The  Lebo  Light,  neutral;  F.  M.  Burnham,  editor  and  proprietor,  Lebo. 

Waverly  News,  independent;  L.  E.  Smith,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Waverly. 

The  Gazette,  Union  Labor;  Dan  K.  Swearingen,  publisher,  Burlington. 

COMANCHE    COUNTY. 

The  Western  Star,  Democratic;  W.  M.  Cash,  editor  and  proprietor,  Coldwater. 

The  Coldwater  Review,  Democratic;  Review  Publishing  Company,  publishers, 
Coldwater. 

Coldwater  Echo,  Republican;  E.  G.  Phelps,  editor,  J.  E.  Hutchison,  publisher, 
Coldwater. 

Coldwater  Enterprise,  Republican;  N.  S.  Mounts,  editor,  Geo.  W.  Newman,  pub- 
lisher. Mounts  &  Newman,  proprietors,  Coldwater. 

The  Leader,  Democratic;  Joe  H.  Carter,  editor.  Protection. 

COWLEY    COUNTY. 

The  Winfield  Courier,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Ed.  P.  Greer,  editor, 
Frank  H.  Greer,  oity  editor,  Winfield. 

Winfield  Telegram,  Democratic;  J.  R.  Clark,  editor  and  proprietor,  Winfield. 

Saturday  Evening  Tribune,  Republican;  E.  B.  Buck,  editor.  Tribune  Company, 
publishers,  Winfield. 

The  Winfield  Visitor,  (daily  and  weekly,)  independent;  A.  L.  Schultz  and  M.  L. 
Harter,  editors,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Winfield. 

The  American  Nonconformist,  Union  Labor;  H.  Vincent,  editor,  J.H.Randall, 
associate  editor,  H.  and  L.  Vincent,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Winfield. 

Republican  Traveler,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  T.  W.  Eckert,  editor,  T.  W. 
Eckert  and  R.  A.  Howard,  publishers,  Arkansas  City. 

Arkansas  Valley  Democrat,  Democratic;  T.  Mclntire,  editor,  C.  M.  Mclntire, 
local  editor,  L.  M.  M'Intire,  publisher,  Arkansas  City. 

Canal  City  Dispatch,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  Geo.  W.  Wagner  and  B. 

A.  Wagner,  editors  and  publishers,  Arkansas  City. 

The  Fair  Play,  Union  l!.abor;  W.  B.  Wagner,  editor  and  proprietor,  Arkansas 
City. 

The  Burden  Enterprise,  Republican;  W.  L.  Button,  editor,  W.  K.  McComas,  pub- 
lisher and  proprietor.  Burden. 

Burden  Eagle,  Republican;  J.  G.  and  J.  H.  Crawford,  editors  and  proprietors, 
Burden. 

The  Udall  Record,  Republican;  W.  H.  Hornaday,  editor  and  publisher,  Udall. 


Sixth  Biennial  Bepobt.  203 


The  Cambridge  News,  Republican;  A.  V.  Wilkinson,  editor,  Samuel  B.  Sherman, 
Henry  F.  Hicks,  and  A.  V.  Wilkinson,  proprietors,  Cambridge. 

Atlanta  Cricket,  Republican;  Milo  A.  Copeland,  publisher,  Atlanta. 

Dexter  Free  Press,  independent;  P.  W.  Craig,  editor  and  publisher,  Dexter. 

OEAWFOBD    COUNTY. 

The  Girard  Press,  Republican;  E.  A.  W^asser  and  Dudley  C.  Flint,  editors,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors,  Girard. 

The  Girard  Herald,  Union  Labor;  W.  A.  Bailey,  editor  and  proprietor,  Girard. 

The  Cherokee  Sentinel  on  the  Border,  Republican;  F.  W.  Doughty  and  Willis 
Swank,  publishers,  Cherokee. 

Pittsburg  Smelter,  Republican;  John  P.  Morris,  editor,  Pittsburg. 

The  Pittsburg  Headlight,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  W^m.  Moore  &  Son 
(C.  W.  Moore),  editors  and  publishers,  Pittsburg. 

Pittsburg  Democrat,  Democratic;  G.  S.  McCartney,  publisher,  Pittsburg. 

The  McCune  Times,  Republican;  Alfred  Jett,  editor  and  publisher,  McCune. 

Walnut  Journal,  Republican;  H.  Quick  and Martin,  editors,  publishers  and 

proprietors.  Walnut. 

The  Arcadian,  Republican;  Willis  Swank,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Law- 
rence Galliher,  local  editor  and  business  manager,  Arcadia. 

Arcadia  Democrat,  Democratic;  J.  M.  Swan,  editor,  J.  M.  Swan  and  J.  C.  Pasley, 
proprietors,  Arcadia. 

The  Hepler  Banner,  Republican;  Henry  F.  Canutt,  editor,  H.F.  Canutt  and  Son, 
publishers,  Hepler. 

DAVIS    COUNTY. 

The  Junction  City  Union,  Republican;  W.  C.  Moore,  editor,  John  Montgomery 
and  E.  M.  Gilbert,  publishers,  Junction  City. 

The  Junction  City  Tribune,  Union  Labor;  John  Davis,  editor,  Chas.  S.  Davis,  as- 
sociate editor  and  business  manager,  John  Davis  &  Sons,  proprietors,  Junction  City. 

The  Junction  City  Republican,  Republican;  Geo.  A.  Clark,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor.  Junction  City. 

Insurance  Messenger,  (monthly;)  G.  F.  Little,  editor  and  proprietor,  M.  L.  Little, 
associate  editor.  Junction  City. 

DEOATUB    COUNTY. 

Oberlin  Herald,  Democratic;  Fred.  L.  Henshaw,  editor  and  proprietor,  Oberlin. 

Oberlin  Opinion,  Republican;  F.  W.  Casterline,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Oberlin. 

The  Eye,  Republican;  C.  Borin,  editor;  Eye  Publishing  Company,  publishers, 
Oberlin. 

The  Oberlin  Farmer,  (monthly,)  agricultural;  G.  Webb  Bertram,  editor  and  pro- 
prietor, Oberlin. 

The  Norcatur  Register,  neutral;  H.  H.  Hoskins,  editor  and  publisher,  Norcatur. 

The  Jennings  Times,  Democratic;  John  Shields  and Lewis,  editors,  Jennings. 

Jennings  Echo,  Republican;  J.  W.  Page  and  R.  M.  Day,  editors,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Jennings. 

DICKINSON    COUNTY. 

Abilene  Weekly  Chronicle,  Republican;  R.  B.  Claiborne,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor.  Chronicle  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Abilene. 

The  Abilene  Gazette,  Democratic;  the  Gazette  Printing  Company,  publishers, 
Abilene. 

Abilene  Reflector,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Chas.  M.  Harger,  city  editor, 


204  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Richard  Waring,  business  manager,  Reflector  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Ab- 
ilene. 

Dickinson  County  News,  Democratic;  B.  F.  Strother,  editor,  Strother  Bros.,  pub- 
lishers, Abilene. 

Solomon  Sentinel,  Republican;  E.  B.  Burnett,  editor  and  publisher,  Solomon  City. 

The  Enterprise  Independent;  Enterprise  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  En- 
terprise. 

The  Kansas  Miller  and  Manufacturer,  (monthly,)  manufacturing  interests;  C.  B. 
Hoffman,  editor,  W.  T.  Hopkins,  business  manager.  Enterprise. 

The  Hope  Herald,  Republican;  Geo.  Burroughs,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Hope. 

Hope  Dispatch,  Republican;  A.  M.  Crary,  editor,  M.  C.  Hemenway,  proprietor, 
Hope. 

The  Herington  Tribune,  neutral;  V.  C.  Welch  and  Frank  I.  Sage,  publishers, 
Herington. 

The  Herington  Headlight,  Republican;  Tom  Gallagher,  publisher,  Herington. 

The  Chapman  Courier,  independent;  J.  H.  Engle,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor. Chapman. 

The  Manchester  Sun,  neutral;  A.  8.  Green,  editor,  Manchester. 

DONIPHAN    COUNTY. 

The  Weekly  Kansas  Chief,  Republican;  Sol.  Miller,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Troy. 

The  Troy  Times,  Republican;  F.  L.  Finch,  editor  and  publisher,  W.  H.  Finch» 
proprietor,  Troy. 

White  Cloud  Review,  neutral;  Sanders  Bros.,  publishers,  White  Cloud. 

DOUGLAS   COUNTY. 

The  Evening  Tribune,  (daily,)  Republican;  0.  E.  Learnard,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, H.  M.  Greene,  editor,  Lawrence. 

Lawrence  Journal,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  O.  E.  Learnard,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  H.  M.  Greene,  editor,  Lawrence. 

Die  Germania,  (German,)  Edward  Griin,  publisher,  Lawrence. 

The  Lawrence  Gazette,  Democratic;  Osbun  Shannon,  editor.  Gazette  Publishing 
Co.,  publishers,  Frank  L.  Webster,  manager,  Lawrence. 

The  University  Review,  (monthly,)  educational;  V.  L.  Kellogg,  editor-in-chief ^ 
W.  T.  Caywood  and  A.  L.  Wilmoth,  business  managers,  Kansas  University  Publish- 
ing Co.,  publishers,  Lawrence. 

The  Weekly  University  Courier,  educational;  Richard  Horton,  editor-in-chief^ 
Courier  Co.,  publishers,  Chas.  H.  Johnson,  president,  E.  C.  Esterly,  secretary,  P.  T. 
Foley,  printer,  Lawrence. 

University  Times,  educational;  Edgar  Martindale,  editor-in-chief,  C.  E.  Street 
and  J.  Frank  Craig,  business  managers,  Lawrence. 

Delta  of  Sigma  Nu,  (bi-monthly,)  college  society  magazine;  Grant  W.  Harrington^ 
managing  editor,  Lawrence. 

The  Progressive  Educator,  (monthly,)  educational;  Prof.  J.  A.  Stotler,  editor  and 
proprietor,  Lawrence. 

The  College  Review,  Business  College,  (quarterly;)  E.  Mcllravy,  editor,  Lawrence 
Business  College,  publishers,  P.  T.  Foley,  printer,  Lawrence. 

Baldwin  Ledger,  Republican;  W.  H.  Finch,  editor,  Baldwin. 

The  Baker  University  Index,  (monthly,)  educational;  C.  K.  Woodson,  editor-in- 
chief,  J.  A.  Hyden,  jr.,  business  manager.  College  literary  societies,  publishers,  Law- 
rence. 


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College  Echo,  (monthly,)  educational;  F.  P.  Jacoby,  editor,  Lane  University, 
publishers,  Lecompton. 

The  Eudora  News,  neutral;  M.  R.  Cain,  editor  and  proprietor,  Eudora. 

EDWAKDS    COUNTY. 

The  Weekly  Kinsley  Mercury,  Republican;  W.  S.  Hebron,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Kinsley. 
.    Weekly  Banner-Graphic,  Democratic;  J.  M.  Springer,  editor,  Kinsley. 

ELK    COUNTY. 

The  Howard  Courant,  Republican;  Asa,  Tom.  E.  and  John  A.  Thompson,  editors, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Howard. 

The  Howard  Democrat,  Democratic;  James  Robert  Hall,  editor  and  publisher, 
Howard. 

The  Broad  Axe,  Union  Labor;  Harry  E.  Bird,  editor  and  publisher,  Howard. 

The  Longton  Times,  independent;  Geo.  M.  Flory,  editor  and  publisher,  Longton. 

Moline  Mercury,  Republican;  Geo.  C.  Armstrong,  editor  and  proprietor,  Moline. 

The  Grenola  Chief,  Union  Labor;  Brice  E.  Davis,  editor  and  proprietor,  Grenola. 

Kansas  Weekly  Ledger,  Republican;  William  Root,  editor  and  publisher.  Elk 
Falls. 

ELLIS    COUNTY. 

Hays  City  Sentinel,  Republican;  W.  P.  Montgomery,  manager  and  publisher.  Hays 
City. 

Free  Press,  (semi-weekly,)  Republican;  Harry  Freese,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Hays  City. 

Democratic  Times,  Democratic;  G.  W.  Sweet,  editor  and  publisher,  Hays  City. 

The  Republican,  Republican;  George  P.  Griffith,  editor.  Hays  City. 

The  Ellis  Headlight,  Republican;  Edgar  M.  Baldwin,  editor  and  publisher,  Ellis. 

The  Ellis  Review,  neutral;  Frank  J.  Brettle,  editor  and  publisher,  Ellis. 

ELLSWOBTH    COUNTY. 

Ellsworth  Reporter,  Republican;  Geo.  Huycke,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Ellsworth. 

Ellsworth  Democrat,  Democratic;  G.  A.  Coilett  and  F.  S.  Foster,  editors  and 
publishers,  Ellsworth. 

The  Weekly  Herald,  Republican;  H.  D.  Morgan,  editor,  Ellsworth. 

The  Wilson  Echo,  Republican;  'S.  A.  Coover,  editor,  Coover  &  Hutchison,  pro- 
prietors, C.  S.  Hutchison,  foreman,  Wilson. 

Wilson  Eagle,  Democratic;  R.  J.  Coffey,  editor,  Wilson. 

The  Kanopolis  Journal,  Republican;  R.  V.  Morgan,  editor  and  publisher,  Kan- 
opolis. 

The  Holyrood  Enterprise,  Republican;  M.  G.  Woodmansee,  editor  and  proprie- 
tor, Holyrood. 

FINNEY    COUNTY. 

Finney  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  L.  H.  Barlow  and  M.  B.  Hundley,  editors 
and  publishers,  Garden  City. 

Garden  City  Sentinel,  (daily  and  weeily,)  Republican;  J.  W.  Gregory,  publisher 
and  proprietor,  Garden  City. 

Garden  City  Weekly  Herald,  Republican;  J.  S.  Painter,  editor,  W.  W.  Wallace,  busi- 
ness manager,  Herald  Printing  Company,  publishers,  Garden  City. 

The  Terry  Eye,  Democratic;  E.  L.  Stephenson,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Terry. 

The  Hatfield  News,  neutral;  M.  B.  Crawford  <fe  Co.,  proprietors,  Hatfield. 


206  STATE  HISTOBIGAL  SOCIETY. 


FOBD   OOUNn. 

The  Dodge  City  Times,  Democratic;  Noal  Edwards  and  E.  L.  Mendendall,  editors 
and  proprietors,  Dodge  City. 

Dodge  City  Weekly  Democrat,  Democratic;  Joe.  W.  Trimble,  editor,  Dodge  City. 

Our  Methodist,  (monthly,)  religions;  Rev.  A.  P.  George,  editor  and  publisher, 
Dodge  City. 

Ford  County  Republican,  Republican;  R.  E.  Deardofif,  editor;  M.  W.  Sutton  and 
Rush  E.  Deardoff,  proprietors.  Dodge  City. 

Speareville  Blade,  Republican;  T.  B.  Stewart  &.  Co.,  editors  and  proprietors;  E.  L. 
Smith,  local  editor,  Speareville. 

Ford  Gazette,  Republican;  C.  D.  Baxter,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor.  Ford. 

The  Bucklin  Herald,  Democratic;  T.  G.  Hunter,  editor  and  proprietor,  Bucklin. 

The  Weekly  Telegram,  Republican;  M.  D.  Stroup,  editor;  and  M.  D.  Stroup  and 
Charles  Eckley,  publishers,  Bloom. 

The  Bucklin  Journal,  Republican;  E.  L.  Coen,  editor;  R.  T.  Roby,  publisher, 
Bucklin. 

FBANKLIN    COUNTY. 

Ottawa  Journal  and  Triumph,  Union  Labor;  E.  H.  Snow,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Ottawa. 

The  Ottawa  Republican,  (daily  and  weeky,)  Republican;  Geo.  T.  Anthony,  editor, 
A.  T.  Sharpe,  publisher,  Ottawa. 

The  Queen  City  Herald,  Democratic;  J.  B.  Kessler,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor, Ottawa. 

The  Kansas  Lever,  Prohibition;  E.  W.  Frick  and  Frank  Muth,  Ottawa  Printing 
Company,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Ottawa. 

The  Ottawa  Campus,  (monthly,)  collegiate;  William  J.  Cowell,  editor-in-chief, 
J.  W.  Griffith,  business  manager,  Ottawa  University  Oratorical  Association,  publish- 
ers, Ottawa. 

The  Eagle,  Republican;  T.  W.  Fields,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Williams- 
burg. 

Wellsville  Exchange,  neutral,  Mrs.  L.  A.  Fields,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Wellsville. 

The  Pomona  Enterprise,  neutral;  T.  L.  Newoomb,  editor,  Enterprise  Publishing 
Company,  publishers,  Pomona. 

GABFIELD    COUNTY. 

Bavanna  Chieftain,  Republican;  W.  F.  Ellsworth,  editor,  Ravanna. 

Ravanna  Record,  Democratic;  Thos.  A.  Davies,  publisher,  Ravanna. 

Garfield  County  Call,  Independent  Democratic;  E.  L.  Cline,  editor  and  proprie- 
tor. Eminence. 

The  Garfield  County  Journal,  independent;  S.  J.  Myers,  editor,  C.  F.  Hoadley,  pub- 
lisher and  proprietor,  Loyal. 

OOVE   COUNTY. 

Grainfield  Cap  Sheaf,  Independent  Democratic;  C.  M.  and  E.  L.  M'Clintock,  ed- 
itors, and  publishers,  Grainfield. 

Gove  County  Gazette,  Democratic;  E.  J.  Eillean,  editor.  Gazette  Printing  Com- 
pany, publishers,  Gove  City. 

Gove  County  Republican,  Republican;  J.  E.  Hart,  editor,  W.  J.  Lloyd,  'publisher, 
Gove  City. 

The  Settlers'  Guide,  Republican;  S.  W.  Baker,  editor,  J.  H.  Baker,  manager, 
Quinter. 


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GBAHAM  COUNTY. 

The  Millbrook  Times,  Republican;  Benj.  B.  F.  Graves  and  Merritt  L.  Graves,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors,  Millbrook. 

Graham  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  Louis  M.  Pritchard  and  Milt.  L.  Singrey, 
editors  and  publishers,  Millbrook. 

The  Hill  City  Reveille,  Republican;  H.  D.  Clayton,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor. Hill  City. 

Hill  City  Democrat,  Democratic;  J.  F.  Stewart  and  H.  Kampmeier,  editors,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors,  Hill  City. 

Hill  City  Star,  Republican;  J.  H.  Wright  and  H.  S.  Hogue,  publishers,  Hill  City. 

Hill  City  Sun,  Union  Labor;  T.  H.  McGill,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor.  Hill 
€ity. 

The  Fremont  Press,  Democratic;  E.  E.  Bright  and  R.  S.  Stout,  editors  and  pro- 
prietors, Fremont. 

The  Bogue  Signal,  Republican;  F.  F.  McBride,  editor  and  proprietor,  Bogue. 

GEANT    COUNTY. 

Grant  County  Register,  Democratic;  Herbert  L.  Gill,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Ulysses. 

The  Tribune-Commercial,  Republican;  John  M.  Ruckman  and  Geo.  W.  Perry, 
editors,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Ulysses. 

Golden  Gazette,  Democratic;  J.  A.  Harman,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  J. 
O.  Johnson,  associate  editor.  Golden. 

Shockeyville  Plainsman,  Republican;  T.  R.  Hornaday,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Shockey. 

GRAY    COUNTY. 

The  Jacksonian,  Democratic;  E.  S.  Garten,  editor  and  manager,  Jacksonian 
■Printing  Company,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Cimarron. 

New  West  Echo,  Republican;  N.  B.  Klaine,  editor,  S.  S.  Logan,  business  manager, 
New  West  Printing  Company,  publishers,  Cimarron. 

The  Montezuma  Chief,  Democratic;  J.  H.  Hebard,  editor  and  manager.  Chief 
Publishing  Company,  publishers,  T.  B.  Pyles,  proprietor,  Montezuma. 

Ingalls  Union,  independent;  R.  H.  Turner,  editor.  Union  Publishing  Company, 
publishers,  Ingalls. 

GEEELEY    COUNTY. 

The  Horace  Champion,  Republican;  Clarke  H.  White  and  Henson  B.  Lemmon, 
proprietors,  Horace. 

The  Horace  Messenger,  Democratic;  A.  J.  Hunter  and  A.  C.  Fulkerson,  editors 
and  proprietors,  Horace. 

The  Greeley  County  Enterprise,  Democratic;  Carter  Hutchinson,  editor  and 
manager,  Tribune. 

Greeley  County  Republican,  Republican;  J.  M.  Hawkins,  publisher,  Tribune. 

GEEENWOOD    COUNTY. 

The  Eureka  Herald,  Republican;  Z.  Harlan,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Eureka. 

The  Greenwood  County  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  W.  E.  Doud, 
editor  and  proprietor,  Eureka. 

Democratic  Messenger,  Democratic;  T.  W.  Morgan,  editor,  Eureka. 

The  Madison  News,  Republican;  W.  O.  and  V.  E.  Lunsford,  editors  and  proprie- 
tors, Madison. 

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208  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


The  Severy  Record,  Republican;  Geo.  H.  Doad,  editor,  Geo.  H.  Doud  and  H.  W. 
Bailey,  proprietors,  Severy. 

The  Kansas  Clipper,  Democratic;  C.  E.  Wainscott,  editor  and  proprietor,  Severy. 

Fall  River  Times,  Union  Labor;  J.  A.  Somerby,  editor,  Fall  River. 

Saturday  Morning  Sun,  neutral;  J.  H.  Morse,  editor  and  proprietor,  Fall  River. 

HAMILTON    COUNTY. 

The  Syracuse  Journal,  Republican;  H.  N.  Lester,  editor,  G.  W.  Reed,  businesa 
manager,  Journal  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Syracuse. 

Syracuse  Sentinel,  Republican;  Will  C.  Higgins  and  Ed.  V.  Higgins,  managing 
editors  and  proprietors,  Sentinel  Company,  publishers,  Syracuse. 

The  Democratic  Principle,  Democratic;  F.  M.  Dunlavy,  editor  and  proprietor, 
T.  S.  Hurd,  associate  editor,  Syracuse. 

The  Kendall  Boomer,  Democratic;  Henry  Block,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Kendall. 

The  Coolidge  Citizen,  Republican;  O.  H.  Knight  and  J.  H.  Borders,  editors  and 
proprietors,  Coolidge. 

The  Coolidge  Times,  Democratic;  L.  I.  Purcell,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Coolidge. 

HABPEB   COUNTY. 

The  Anthony  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  George  W.  Mafifet, 
editor,  publisher  and  proprietor;  Lafe.  Merritt,  city  editor,  Anthony. 

Harper  County  Enterprise,  Democratic;  T.  H.  W.  McDowell,  editor,  publisher 
and  proprietor;  W.  L.  Hutchinson,  general  business  manager,  Anthony. 

Anthony  Journal,  Republican;  J.  R.  Hammond,  editor;  Anthony  Journal  Co., 
publishers,  Anthony. 

The  Harper  Sentinel,  Democratic;  J.  L.  Isenberg,  editor  and  publisher,  Harper. 

The  Prophet,  Union  Labor, ,  editor  and  manager,  Harper. 

Harper  Normal  School  and  Business  College  Journal,  (monthly,)  educational; 
R,  W.  Ball,  editor  and  publisher,  Harper. 

The  Harper  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  M.  A.  Hull,  editor  and 
publisher,  Harper. 

The  Attica  Advocate,  Republican;  L.  A.  Hoffman,  editor;  Hoffman  &.  Son,  (A.  B.,) 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Attica. 

Freeport  Leader,  Republican;  Mervin  O.  Cissel,  publisher,  Freeport. 

Bluff  City  Herald,  Republican;  James  Glover,  editor  and  proprietor.  Bluff  City. 

The  Crisfield  Courier,  independent;  B.  Wilson,  editor;  Henry  Anderson  andL.  B. 
Wilson,  proprietors,  Cristield. 

HARVEY    COUNTY. 

The  Newton  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Noble  L.  Prentis,  editor; 
Newton  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Newton. 

Newton  Kansan,  Republican ;  Charles  H.  Kurtz,  editor  and  proprietor,  Newton. 

Newton  Anzeiger,  German;  C.  D.  Heinrich,  editor  and  publisher,  Newton. 

The  Kansas  Commoner,  Union  Labor;  J.  R.  Rogers,  editor,  B.  E.  Kies,  business 
manager,  Newton. 

The  Newton  Weekly  Journal,  Democratic;  John  A.  Reynolds,  publisher,  Newton. 

The  Halstead  Independent,  Republican;  Joe  F.  White,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Halstead. 

The  Burrton  Graphic,  Republican;  M.  L.  Sherpy,  editor  and  proprietor,  Burrton. 

The  Sedgwick  Pantagraph,  Republican:  Cash  M.  Taylor,  editor  and  publisher, 
Sedgwick. 


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HASKELL    COUNTY. 

The  Ivanhoe  Times,  Democratic;  T.  B.  Pyles,  editor,  Times  Publishing  Com- 
pany, publishers,  Ivanhoe. 

The  Santa  Fe  Leader,  Democratic;  C.  R.  Cravens,  editor.  Leader  Publishing 
Company,  publishers,  Santa  Fe. 

The  Santa  F^  Monitor,  Republican;  J.  W.  Richardson,  editor  and  publisher, 
Santa  F6. 

HODGEMAN    COUNTY. 

Jetmore  Reveille,  Republican;  Roando  C.  Orndorflf,  managing  editor,  H.  Orn- 
dorfiP,  proprietor,  Jetmore. 

The  Jetmore  Weekly  Scimitar,  Democratic;  William  J.  Fuller,  editor  and  mana- 
ger, Jetmore. 

Jetmore  Sif tings,  Republican;  L.  C.  Miller,  editor  and  proprietor,  Jetmore. 

Jetmore  Journal,  Republican;  E.  E.  Hood,  editor,  S.  A.  Sheldon,  proprietor,  Jet- 
more. 

JACKSON    COUNTY. 

The  Holton  Weekly  Recorder,  Republican;  M.  M.  Beck,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Holton. 

The  Holton  Weekly  Signal,  Democratic;  W.  W.  Sargent,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Holton. 

The  Normal  Advocate,  (monthly,)  educational;  E.  J.  Hoenshel,  editor  and  pro- 
prietor; J.  J.  Rippetoe,  associate  editor,  Holton. 

The  Whiting  Weekly  News,  Republican;  J.  S.  Clark,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor. Whiting. 

Soldier  City  Tribune,  neutral;  A.  P.  Shaw,  publisher.  Soldier. 

JEFFEESON    COUNTY. 

The  Oskaloosa  Independent,  Republican;  F.  H.  Roberts,  editor  and  publisher, 
Oskaloosa. 

Valley  Falls  New  Era,  Republican;  A.  W.  Robinson,  editor  and  proprietor.  Valley 
Falls. 

The  Valley  Falls  Register,  Democratic;  T.  W.  Gardner,  editor  and  publisher.  Val- 
ley Falls. 

Lucifer,  (The  Light  Bearer,)  Liberal;  Moses  Harmon,  editor  and  publisher.  Val- 
ley Falls. 

Fair  Play,  Liberal;  E.  C.  Walker,  editor,  E.  C.  Walker  and  Lillian  Harmon, 
publishers.  Valley  Falls. 

The  Winchester  Herald,  Republican;  Oscar  C.  Kirkpatrick,  publisher,  Winchester. 

The  Nortonville  News,  Republican;  Robert  A.  Wright,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Nortonville. 

Meriden  Report,  Democratic;  John  Gish  and  John  Groshong,  editors  and  pub- 
lishers, Meriden. 

ThaMcLouth  Times,  Republican;  A.  B.  Mills,  editor  and  publisher,  McLouth. 

JEWELL    COUNTY. 

Jewell  County  Monitor,  Republican;  R.  F.  Vaughan,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Mankato. 

Jewell  County  Review,  Republican;  S.  M.  Weed,  editor  and  proprietor,  Mankato. 

Kansas  Labor  Clarion,  Union  Labor;  J.  Dunton,  editor  and  proprietor,  Mankato. 

The  Jacksonian,  Democratic;  George  W.  Reed,  editor,  S.  S.  Mason,  publisher, 
Mankato. 


210  STATE  Historical  Society. 


Jewell  County  Republican,  Republican;  Benjamin  Musser  and  W.  C.  Palmer, 
publishers,  Jewell  City. 

Burr  Oak  Herald,  Republican;  H.  F.  Faidley,  editor  and  proprietor.  Burr  Oak. 

JOHNSON    COUNTY. 

The  Olathe  Mirror,  Republican;  H.  A.  Perkins,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Olathe. 

The  Kansas  Patron,  Grange;  Geo.  Black,  editor,  H.  C.  Livermore,  manager,  John- 
son County  Cooperative  Association,  publishers,  Olathe. 

The  Kansas  Star;  published  by  the  pupils  of  the  Deaf  and  Dumb  Institution, 
Olathe. 

The  Olathe  Baptist  Builder,  (monthly,)  religious;  R.  P.  Stephenson,  editor  and 
publisher,  Olathe. 

Spring  Hill  New  Era,  Prohibition;  J.  W.  Sowers,  editor.  Spring  Hill. 

The  Johnson  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  David  Hunt,  publisher,  Olathe. 

KEABNEY    COUNTY. 

The  Kearney  County  Advocate,  Republican;  C.  O.  Chapman,  editor  and  proprie- 
tor, Lakin. 

Lakin  Pioneer  Democrat,  Democratic;  John  T.  Griffith,  editor  and  publisher, 
Lakin. 

Hartland  Herald,  Democratic;  Jos.  Dillon,  editor  and  proprietor,  Hartland. 

Kearney  County  Coyote,  Democratic;  Lon.  Whorton,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Hartland. 

The  Standard,  Democratic;  Jo.  W.  Merifield,  editor,  Hartland. 

KINGMAN    COUNTY. 

Kingman  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  W.  A.  Eaton,  editor  and  publisher, 
Kingman. 

The  Kingman  Courier,  (daily  and  weekly),  Republican;  J.  Malcom  Johnston, 
editor,  J.  A.  Maxey,  business  manager,  C.  M.  Bay,  publisher,  Kingman. 

Kingman  Leader,  Republican;  Morton  Albaugh,  editor,  Kingman. 

Voice  of  The  People,  Union  Labor;  C.  L.  Swartz,  editor,  N.  V.  Van  Patten,  man- 
ager, Kingman. 

Norwich  News,  Republican;  J.  O.  Graham,  editor  and  publisher,  Norwich. 

The  Cunningham  Herald,  independent  Republican;  J.  Geo.  Smith,  editor  and 
publisher,  Cunningham. 

The  Spivey  Dispatch,  independent;  Al.  D.  Krebs  and  W.  J.  Krebs,  editors  and 
proprietors,  Spivey. 

The  Spivey  Index,  neutral;  Geo.  W.  Kelley,  editor,  B.  V.  Kelley,  publisher,  Spivey. 

KIOWA    COUNTY. 

The  Kiowa  County  Signal,  Republican;  Will.  E.  Bolton,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Greensburg. 

Greensburg  Rustler,  Democratic;  S.  B.  Sproule,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Greensburg. 

Kiowa  County  Times,  independent;  H.  B.  Graves,  editor,  Coke  Eberly,  publisher, 
Greensburg. 

Wellsford  Reformer,  Democratic;  8.  W.  Herring,  editor,  W.  S.  Neal,  proprietor, 
Wellsford. 

Haviland  Tribune,  Union  Labor;  Will.  S.  Neal,  proprietor,  Haviland. 


Sixth  biennial  repobt.  211 


LABETTE    COUNTY. 

The  Parsons  Sun,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  H.  H.  Lusk,  editor,  publisher 
and  proprietor.  Parsons. 

The  Parsons  Eclipse,  (daily  and  weekly,)  independent;  J.  B.  Lamb  &  Sons,  (C.  L. 
and Lamb,)  editors  and  proprietors,  Parsons. 

Parsons  Palladium,  Democratic;  Will  W.  Frye,  editor,  Frank  W.  and  Will  W.  Frye, 
publishers  and  proprietors.  Parsons. 

The  Weekly  Clarion,  Republican;  A.  H.  Tyler,  editor,  and  business  manager,  L.  K. 
Sheward,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Parsons. 

The  Chetopa  Advance,  Republican;  J.  M.  Cavaness,  editor,  Chetopa. 

Chetopa  Statesman,  Union  Labor;  Nelson  Abbott,  editor,  Chetopa. 

The  Chetopa  Democrat,  Democratic;  J.  J.  Rambo,  publisher,  Chetopa. 

The  Oswego  Independent,  Republican;  Nelson  Case,  editor,  Mrs.  Mary  McGill, 
publisher,  W^.  F.  McGill,  local  editor,  Oswego. 

Labette  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  J.  M.  Landis,  editor  and  publisher,  Os- 
wego. 

The  Oswego  Bee,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Union  Labor;  Wright,  Macon  &  Company, 
publishers,  J.  H.  Macon,  business  manager,  Oswego. 

The  Mound  Valley  Herald,  Republican;  W.  F.  Thrall,  editor  and  publisher.  Mound 
Valley. 

Altamont  Sentinel,  independent;  Mrs.  Lizzie  Newlon,  publisher,  C.  S.  Newlon,  pro- 
prietor, Altamont. 

The  Wilsonton  Journal,  neutral;  Mrs.  Augustus  Wilson,  editor  and  proprietor,  E.  G. 
Gushing,  associate  editor  and  manager,  Wilsonton. 

LANE    COUNTY. 

Lane  County  Herald,  Democratic;  J.  C.  Riley,  jr.,  editor;  Riley  &  Egger,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors,  Dighton. 

The  Dighton  Journal,  Republican;  Ben  L.  Green,  editor  and  proprietor;  H.  E. 
Woolheater,  local  editor,  Dighton. 

Lane  County  Republican,  Republican;  M.  H.  Curts,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Dighton. 

LEAVENWOBTH    COUNTY. 

The  Leavenworth  Times,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Z.  A.  Smith,  editor, 
A.  C.  Lamborn,  manager,  Leavenworth  Times  Publishing  Company,  publishers, 
Leavenworth. 

The  Standard,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  T.  A.  Hurd,  president,  Edward 
Carroll,  secretary,  Frank  T.  Lynch,  treasurer  and  manager,  Leavenworth. 

The  Sun,  (daily,)  independent;  Sun  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Leaven- 
worth. 

Leavenworth  Post,  (German,)  independent;  Max  Gronefeld,  editor,  Franz  F. 
Metschan,  publisher,  Leavenworth. 

The  Kansas  Catholic,  religious;  John  O'Flanagan,  editor,  Kansas  Catholic  Pub- 
lishing Company,  publishers,  Leavenworth. 

The  Home  Record,  (monthly,)  charitable;  Mrs.  C.  H.  Gushing,  editor.  Home  for 
the  Friendless,  publishers,  Leavenworth. 

The  Orphan's  Friend,  (monthly,)  charitable;  Mrs.  Thomas  Carney,  editor  and 
business  manager,  Mrs.  DeForest  Fairchild,  associate  editor,  Leavenworth. 

The  Lance,  independent;  James  Paddock,  editor  and  publisher,  Leavenworth. 

Central  Business  College  Journal,  (monthly,)  educational;  Leach  &  Parker, 
principals,  Leavenworth. 

The  Tonganoxie  Mirror,  Republican;  William  Heynen,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Tonganoxie. 


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lilNOOIiN   COUNTY. 

The  Lincoln  Republican,  Republican;  Tell  W.  Walton,  editor  and  publisher, 
Lincoln. 

The  Lincoln  Beacon,  independent;  advocates  Woman  Suffrage,  Prohibition,  and 
Anti-Monopoly;  W.  S.  and  Anna  C.  Wait,  editors  and  publishers,  Lincoln. 

Lincoln  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  Ira  S.  Troup,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Lincoln. 

Sylvan  Grove  Sentinel,  neutral;  W.  H.  Pilcher,  editor  and  publisher,  Sylvan 
Grove. 

Barnard  Times,  independent;  S.  M.  Figge,  publisher,  Barnard. 

liINN   COUNTY. 

Linn  County  Clarion,  Republican;  C.  J.  Trigg,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Mound  City. 

Mound  City  Progress,  independent;  Howard  T.  Smith  and  John  R.  Mentzer, 
editors,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Mound  City. 

Torch  of  Liberty,  Union  Labor;  W.  H.  Clark  and  James  Morrison,  editors  and 
publishers,  Mound  City. 

LaCygne  Weekly  Journal,  Republican;  J.  P.  Kenea  and  Ed.  C.  Lane,  editors  and 
publishers,  LaCygne. 

The  Pleasanton  Observer,  Republican;  S.  J.  Heaton,  editor,  D.  S.  Capell,  J.  P. 
Kenea  and  Ed.  C.  Lane,  proprietors,  Pleasanton. 

The  Pleasanton  Herald,  Union  Labor;  J.  E.  Latimer,  editor  and  publisher,  Pleas- 
anton. 

The  Blue  Mound  Sun,  Republican;  John  N.  Barnes  and  W.  S.  Piatt,  editors  and 
publishers.  Blue  Mound. 

The  Prescott  Republican,  Republican;  Charles  Henry  Bigwood  and  James  Stew- 
art Beckwith,  editors  and  publishers,  Prescott. 

liOGAN   COUNTY. 

Monument  Obelisk,  Republican;  J.  W.  Taylor,  editor  and  publisher.  Monument. 

Oakley  Opinion,  Democratic;  Edward  Kleist,  editor  and  publisher,  Oakley. 

Oakley  News  Letter,  Republican;  John  A.  Goodier,  editor  and  publisher,  Oakley. 

Winona  Weekly  Messenger,  Democratic;  A.  S.  Booton,  editor  and  publisher, 
Winona. 

The  Winona  Clipper,  Republican;  J.  P.  Israel,  editor,  Winona. 

Logan  County  Republican,  Republican;  C.  V.  Kinney,  editor;  J.  K.  Hupp,  pro- 
prietor, Russell  Springs. 

Logan  County  Leader,  Democratic;  S.  W.  Grove,  editor;  S.  W.  Grove  and  Geo. 
Egger,  publishers,  Russell  Springs. 

Augustine  Herald,  Republican;  N.  Fenstemaker,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Augustine. 

liYON   COUNTY. 

The  Emporia  News,  (daily  and  weekly,)  independent;  J.  F.  O'Connor,  editor;  H. 
D.  Hammond,  business  manager;  News  Company,  publishers,  Emporia. 

Emporia  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  C.  V.  Eskridge,  editor,  pub- 
lisher and  proprietor,  Emporia. 

The  Emporia  Democrat,  Democratic;  J.  M.  McCown,  editor  and  proprietor,  Em- 
poria. 

The  Kansas  Workman,  Union  Labor;  Cyrus  Corning,  editor;  Kansas  Workman 
Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Emporia. 

The  Fanatic,  Prohibition;  Joseph  Langellier,  editor  and  publisher,  Emporia. 


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Emporia  Sunday  Gazette,  Republican;  W.  F.  Craig,  editor  and  proprietor,  Em- 
poria. 

The  Hartford  Call,  Republican;  W.  J.  Means,  editor  and  publisher,  Hartford, 

The  Americus  Ledger,  Republican;  C.  A.  and  William  Moore,  editors,  publishers, 
and  proprietors,  Americus. 

Allen  Tidings,  Republican;  Major  A.  Paul,  editor  and  proprietor,  Allen. 

m'pheeson  county. 

The  McPherson  Freeman,  Republican;  H.  B.  Kelly,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, McPherson. 

The  McPherson  Republican  and  Weekly  Press,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican; 
S.  G.  Mead,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  McPherson. 

The  Democrat,  Democratic;  Warren  Knaus,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
McPherson. 

McPherson  Anzeiger,  (German;)  J.  F.  Harms,  editor,  Western  German  Publish- 
ing Company,  publishers,  McPherson. 

Our  Opinion,  Union  Labor;  Geo.  C.  Findley,  editor  and  business  manager.  Our 
•Opinion  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  McPherson. 

The  School,  Fireside  and  Farm,  (monthly,)  educational;  S.  Z.  Sharp,  editor-in- 
chief,  George  E.  Studebaker,  business  manager,  McPherson  College,  publishers, 
McPherson. 

The  Lindsborg  News,  Republican;  A.  Ringwald,  publisher,  Lindsborg. 

The  Canton  Republican,  Republican;  W.  R.  Davis,  editor  and  publisher.  Canton. 

The  Moundridge  Leader,  independent;  James  M.  Coutts,  editor,  Moundridge 
Publishing  Company,  proprietors,  Moundridge. 

The  Marquette  Monitor,  Republican;  S.  W.  Hill,  editor  and  proprietor,  Mar- 
quette. 

The  Galva  Times,  neutral;  James  A.  Harris,  publisher,  Galva. 

Framat,  (Swedish,)  educational;  Jonas  Westling,  manager,  Bethany  Book  Con- 
cern, publishers,  Lindsborg. 

MAEION    COUNTY. 

Marion  Record,  Republican;  E.  W.  Hoch,  editor,  B.  C.  Hastings,  manager,  Marion. 

The  Cottonwood  Valley  Times,  Democratic;  W.  W.  Wheeland,  editor,  "The  Times  " 
Publishing  Company,  J.  H.  Buchanan,  president,  M.  O.  Billings,  business  manager, 
publishers,  Marion. 

Marion  County  Anzeiger,  German;  J.  F.  Harms,  editor,  Western  German  Pub- 
lishing Company,  publishers,  Hillsboro. 

The  Lower  Light,  (monthly,)  religious;  0.  L.  Clarke,  secretary,  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
publishers,  Marion. 

The  Peabody  Gazette,  Republican;  W.  H.  Morgan  and  Son  (Geo.  E.),  editors, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Peabody. 

The  Peabody  Graphic,  Republican;  R.  L.  Cochran,  editor,  D.  McKercher,  pub- 
lisher, Peabody. 

The  Florence  Herald,  Republican;  W.  H.  Booth,  editor  and  proprietor,  Florence. 

Florence  Weekly  Bulletin,  Democratic;  J.  B.  Crouch,  editor,  Florence. 

Hillsboro  Herald,  (German,)  Republican;  John  Dole,  proprietor,  Hillsboro. 

The  Lost  Springs  Courier,  Republican;  J.  C.  Padgett,  publisher,  Lost  Springs. 

MAESHALL    COUNTY. 

Marshall  County  News,  Republican;  Geo.  T.  Smith,  editor  and  proprietor,  Marys- 
^ille. 

Marshall  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  O.  J.  Morse  and  W.  T.  Ecks,  editors  and 
managers,  Marysville. 


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Marysville  Post,  (German,)  Democratic;  William  Becker,  editor,  publisher  an<J 
proprietor,  Marysville. 

The  True  Republican,  Union  Labor;  P.  D.  Hartman,  editor,  Marysyille. 

The  Waterville  Telegraph,  Republican;  Henry  C.  Willson,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Waterville. 

Blue  Rapids  Times,  Republican;  E.  M.  Brice  and  Edward  Skinner,  editors,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors,  Blue  Rapids. 

The  Frankfort  Bee,  Republican;  W.  J.  Granger,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Frankfort. 

The  Frankfort  Sentinel,  Union  Labor;  S.  H.  Peters,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Frankfort. 

The  Axtell  Anchor,  Republican;  J.  M.  Ross  and  Thomas  Nye,  publishers,  Aitell.. 

The  Star,  Republican;  Dan  M.  Mabie,  editor  and  publisher,  Beattie. 

The  Irving  Leader,  Republican;  J.  R.  Leonard,  editor  and  proprietor,  Irving. 

MEADE    COUNTY. 

The  Meade  County  Globe,  Republican;  Frank  Fuhr,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Meade  Center. 

Meade  County  Press-Democrat,  Democratic;  H.  Wilts.  Brown,  editor  and  pub- 
lisher, Meade  Center. 

The  Meade  Republican,  Republican;  T.  J.  Palmer,  editor  and  proprietor,  Meade 
Center. 

Fowler  City  Graphic,  Republican;  I.  A.  Strauss,  editor,  O.  S.  Hurd,  publisher  and 
proprietor.  Fowler  City. 

The  West  Plains  Mascott,  Republican;  H.  B.  Stone,  editor  and  publisher.  West 
Plains. 

The  Hornet,  Republican;  Chas.  K.  Sourbeer,  editor,  Sourbeer  Bros.,  publishers. 
Artesian  City. 

MIAMI    COUNTY. 

The  Western  Spirit,  Democratic;  B.  J.  Sheridan,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 
Paola. 

The  Miami  Republican,  Republican;  W.  D.  Greason,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Paola. 

The  Paola  Times,  Republican;  Aaron  D.  States,  editor;  Harry  W.  Land,  pub- 
lisher; States  &  Land,  proprietors,  Paola. 

The  Louisburg  Herald,  Republican;  R.  H.  Cadwallader,  editor,  publisher  and: 
proprietor,  Louisburg. 

Osawatomie  Graphic,  independent;  Frank  Pyle  and  Merritt  E.  Springer,  editors- 
and  proprietors,  Osawatomie. 

Osawatomie  Advertiser,  neutral;  published  by  Osawatomie  Printing  Co.,  A.  F. 
Meek,  president;  W.  H.  Campbell,  secretary;  G.  N.  Marley,  publisher,  Osawatomie. 

The  Fontana  News,  neutral;  M.  Bramblet,  editor  and  publisher,  Fontana. 

MITGHEIiL    COUNTY. 

The  Beloit  Gazette,  Republican;  S.H.  Dodge,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Be- 
loit. 

Beloit  Weekly  Courier,  Republican;  W.H.Caldwell,  editor  and  proprietor,  Beloit.. 
The  Western  Democrat,  Democratic;  H.  A.  Yonge,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Beloit^ 
Cawker  City  Journal,  Republifean;  by  Ferd.  Prince,  Cawker  City. 
Public  Record,  Republican;  L.  L.  Alrich,  editor  and  publisher,  Cawker  City. 
The  Weekly  Times,  Republican;  J.  W.  McBride,  editor  and  proprietor,  Cawker 
City. 


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Glen  Elder  Herald,  Republican;  N.  F.  Hewett,  editor,  Glen  Elder. 
Scottsville   Independent,  Republican;    Frank   M.  Coflfey,  editor  and   publisher, 
Scottsville. 

MONTGOMEBT    COUNTY. 

The  star  and  Kansan,  Democratic;  H.  W.  Young,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor, Independence. 

South  Kansas  Tribune,  Republican;  W.  T.  and  C.  Yoe,  editors,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Independence. 

The  Evening  Reporter,  (daily,)  neutral;  T.  N.  Sickels,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor. Independence. 

The  Refugees'  Lone  Star,  (occasional,)  charitable;  D.  Votaw,  editor,  Freedman's 
Relief  Association,  publishers,  Independence. 

The  Coffeyville  Journal,  Republican;  D.  Stewart  Elliott,  editor,  W.  G.  Waver- 
ling,  business  manager  and  publisher,  Coffeyville. 

The  Sun,  Republican;  W.  A.  Peffer,  jr.,  editor  and  publisher,  Coffeyville. 

The  Eagle,  Democratic;  H.  M.  Stewart,  editor,  Stewart  <fc  Hetherington,  pub- 
lishers, Coffeyville. 

Daily  Globe  and  Torch,  and  The  Republican,  (weekly,)  Republican;  C.  P.  Buf- 
fington,  editor.  Republican  Publishing  Company,  ( C.  C.  Kincaid,  C.  P.  Buffington, 
W.  A.  Cormack  and  0.  F.  Carson,)  publishers,  Cherryvale. 

Cherry  vale  Champion,  Republican;  S.  P.  Moore,  editor,  F.  G.  Moore,  publisher 
and  proprietor,  Cherryvale. 

The  Elk  City  Eagle,  Republican;  W.  F.  Kingston,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor. Elk  City. 

The  Caney  Chronicle,  Republican;  J.  T.  McKee,  editor,  J.  T.  McKee  &  Sons,  pro- 
prietors, Caney. 

The  Liberty  Review,  Union  Labor;  A.  S.  Duley,  editor  and  publisher.  Liberty. 

The  Havana,  Herald,  independent;  V.  0.  Prather,  editor  and  proprietor,  E.  G. 
Smith  and  V.  O.  Prather,  publishers,  Havana. 

MOBBIS    COUNTY. 

The  Council  Grove  Republican,  Republican;  Frank  Moriarty  and  W.  F.  Waller, 
editors  and  proprietors.  Council  Grove. 

Council  Grove  Guard,  Democratic;  E.  J.  Dill,  editor  and  publisher.  Council  Grove. 

The  Anti-Monopolist,  Union  Labor;  W.  H.  T.  Wakefield,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor.  Council  Grove. 

The  Dunlap  Reporter,  independent;  Daniel  W.  Murphy,  editor,  Dunlap. 

The  White  City  News,  independent;  Banna  F.  Cress,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, White  City. 

The  Dwight  Wasp,  Republican;  Joseph  O.  Clayton,  editor  and  manager;  Dwight 
Printing  Company,  publishers,  Dwight. 

MOBTON    COUNTY. 

The  Leader-Democrat,  Democratic;  Q.  A.  Robertson,  editor,  Richfield. 

The  Richfield  Republican,  Republican;  R.  G.  Price,  publisher,  Richfield. 

The  Taloga  Star,  Prohibition;  H.  W.  Worthington,  editor  and  publisher;  Samuel 
Worthington,  associate  editor,  Taloga. 

Westola  Wave,  neutral;  W.  C.  Calhoun,  editor  and  proprietor,  Westola. 

Cundiff  Journal,  Democratic;  Colver  &  Wester,  editors  and  proprietors,  Cundiff. 

Morton  County  Monitor,  Republican;  Glenn  S.  Van  Gundy,  editor;  Frank  Van 
Gundy,  publisher,  Morton. 

The  Herald ;  Gilbert,  editor  and  proprietor,  Morton. 


216  STATE  Historical  Society. 


NEMAHA    COUNTY. 

Seneca  Courier-Democrat,  Democratic;  A.  P.  and  C.  H.  Herold,  editors,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors,  Seneca. 

The  Seneca  Tribune,  Republican;  W.  H.  and  G.  F.  Jordan,  editors  and  publish- 
ers, Seneca. 

Nemaha  County  Republican,  Republican;  J.  F,  Clough,  editor  and  proprietor, 
W.  H.  Whelan,  associate  editor,  Sabetha. 

The  Sabetha  Herald,  Republican;  Flora  P.  Hogbin,  editor,  A.  C.  Hogbin,  pub- 
lisher, Sabetha. 

Nemaha  County  Spectator,  Republican;  John  Stowell,  editor,  Wetmore. 

Centralia  Journal,  Republican;  Bert  Patch,  editor,  B.  H.  Patch,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Centralia. 

The  Goff's  News,  neutral;  Thomas  A.  Kerr,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Goff's. 

NE08H0    COUNTY. 

Neosho  County  Journal,  Democratic;  John  R.  Brunt,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Osage  Mission. 

Chanute  Weekly  Times,  Republican;  Cyrus  T.  Nixon,  editor  and  publisher, 
Chanute. 

The  Chanute  Blade,  Democratic;  C.  E.  Allison  and  J.  P.  Bell,  editors  and  pub- 
lishers, Chanute. 

Chanute  Vidette,  Republican;  G.  M.  Dewey,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Chanute. 

Republican  Record,  Republican;  Ben.  J.  Smith,  editor  and  proprietor,  Erie. 

The  People's  Vindicator,  Union  Labor;  Wm.  George  and  W.  E.  Hardy,  editors 
and  publishers,  Erie. 

Head  Light,  Republican;  C.  T.  Ewing,  publisher,  Thayer. 

Galesburg  Enterprise,  Republican;  J.  R.  Schoonover,  publisher,  Galesburg. 

NESS   COUNTY. 

Ness  City  Times,  Republican;  Steele  L.  Moorhead,  editor  and  proprietor,  Ness 
City. 

Ness  County  News,  Republican;  James  K.  Barnd,  editor  and  proprietor,  Ness  City. 

Walnut  Valley  Sentinel,  Democratic;  D.  E.  McDowell  and  R.  G.  Weisell,  editor, 
publisher  and  proprietor,  Ness  City. 

Harold  Record,  Republican;  Robert  Findlay,  sr.,  editor  and  proprietor,  Harold. 

Nonchalanta  Herald,  neutral;  H.  C.  Notson,  editor  and  publisher,  Nonchalanta. 

NOBTON    COUNTY. 

The  Norton  Courier,  Republican;  F.  M.  Duvall,  manager,  Norton. 

The  Champion,  Republican;  J.  W.  Conway,  editor  and  proprietor,  Norton. 

Weekly  New  Era  and  Norton  Democrat,  Democratic;  W.  H.  Hiles,  editor,  Norton. 

Lenora  Record,  Democratic;  Charles  T.  Bogert,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Lenora. 

The  Edmond  Times,  Republican;  Mark  J.  Kelley,  editor.  Times  Printing  Com- 
pany, publishers,  Edmond. 

The  Almena  Star,  Republican;  Marion  J.  Munday,  publisher,  Almena. 

The  Almena  Plaindealer,  Republican;  A.  J.  McKinney,  editor  and  publisher, 
Almena. 

OSAOE    COUNTY. 

The  Osage  County  Chronicle,  Republican;  J.  N.  McDonald,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Burlingame. 

The  Burlingame  Democrat,  Democratic;  W.  D.  Jacobs  and  J.  L.  Cooper,  editors 
and  proprietors,  E.  J.  Dill,  W.  D.  Jacobs  and  J.  L.  Cooper,  publishers,  Burlingame. 


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The  Burlingame  News,  (amateur  monthly;)  Dick  Taylor,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Burlingame. 

The  Beech  Brook  Breeze,  (amateur  monthly;)  Nettie  B.  Woodzelle,  editress,  W. 
H,  Mundy,  publisher,  Burlingame. 

The  Burlingame  Echo,  (amateur  monthly;)  W.  H.  Mundy,  editor,  proprietor  and 
publisher.  Miss  Lulu  Harris,  associate  editor,  Burlingame. 

The  Oage  City  Free  Press,  Republican;  J.  V.  Admire,  editor,  D.  J.  Roberts,  super- 
intendent. Free  Press  Company,  publishers,  Osage  City. 

Kansas  People,  independent;  Miles  W.  Blain  and  Elijah  Mills,  editors  and  pub- 
lishers, Osage  City. 

The  Lyndon  Journal,  Republican;  W.  A.  Madaris,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Lyndon. 

Osage  County  Graphic,  Republican;  R.  A.  Miller,  editor.  Graphic  Publishing 
Company,  publishers,  Lyndon. 

The  Carbondalian,  Republican;  Reuben  F.  Playford,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Carbondale. 

The  Osage  County  Republican,  Republican;  W.  F.  Cochran  and  M.  B.  Evans, 
editors  and  publishers,  Quenemo. 

The  Melvern  Record,  Republican;  W.  S.  Rilea,  editor  and  publisher,  Melvern. 

Osage  County  Times,  Union  Labor;  James  Cox,  editor  and  proprietor,  Scranton. 

08B0BNE    COUNTY. 

Osborne  County  Farmer,  Republican;  C.  W.  Crampton  and  C.  W.  Landis,  editors, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  C.  W.  Crampton,  business  manager,  Osborne. 

Osborne  County  News,  Democratic;  W.  D.  Gerard  &  Co.,  editors  and  publishers, 
Osborne. 

Osborne  County  Journal,  Republican;  F.  H.  Barnhart  and  John  G.  Eckman,  pro- 
prietors, Osborne. 

Downs  Times,  Republican;  E.  D.  and  Q.  R.  Craft,  publishers,  Downs. 

The  Downs  Chief,  Democratic;  W.  H.  Whitmore,  editor  and  proprietor.  Downs. 

Western  Empire,  Republican;  Israel  Moore  and  D.  E.  Goddard,  publishers,  Alton. 

Portis  Patriot,  Republican;  M.  H.  Hoyt,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Portis. 

The  Downs  Globe,  Republican;  Benj.  T.  Baker,  editor,  Benj.  T.  Baker  and  James 
Bower,  proprietors,  Downs. 

OTTAWA    COUNTY. 

The  Minneapolis  Messenger,  Republican;  A.  P.  Riddle  and  C.  M.  Dunn,  editors 
and  publishers,  A.  P.  Riddle,  proprietor,  Minneapolis. 

Solomon  Valley  Democrat,  Democratic;  Park  S.  Warren,  managing  editor,  Min- 
neapolis. 

Minneapolis  Commercial,  Republican;  H.  R.  Campbell,  editor,  H.  R.  and  E.  K. 
Campbell,  publishers,  Minneapolis. 

Kansas  Workman,  (monthly,)  A.  O.  U.  W.;  A.  P.  Riddle,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Minneapolis. 

The  Sprig  of  Myrtle,  (monthly,)  Knights  of  Pythias;  A.  P.  Riddle,  editor  and  pro- 
prietor, Minneapolis. 

The  School  Room  Journal,  (monthly.)  educational;  A.  P.  Warrington,  editor,  Min- 
neapolis. 

Delphos  Republican,  Republican ;  J.  M.  Waterman,  editor  and  proprietor,  Delphos. 

Bennington  Star,  Union  Labor;  D.  B.  Loudon,  editor  and  proprietor,  D.  K.  Kirk- 
land,  local  editor,  Bennington. 

The  Tescott  Herald,  Republican;  Guy  A.  Adams,  editor  and  proprietor,  Tescott. 


218  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


PAWNEE    COUNTY. 

Lamed  Weekly  Chronoscope,  Republican;  The  Larned  Printing  Company,  pub- 
lisher, Fred  S.  Hatch,  managing  editor,  Larned. 

The  Larned  Eagle-Optic,  Democratic;  Optic  Steam  Printing  Company,  pub- 
lishers, Thomas  E.  Leftwich,  managing  editor,  A.  B.  Leftwich,  business  manager, 
Larned. 

The  Labor  News,  Union  Labor;  W.  M.  Goodner,  editor  and  business  manager, 
Larned. 

Larned  Democrat,  Democratic;  B.  B.  Crawford,  editor  and  proprietor,  Larned. 

The  Burdett  Bugle,  Democratic;  J.  C.  Browne,  publisher,  Burdett. 

PHIIililPS   COUNTY. 

The  Kirwin  Chief,  Republican;  R.  J.  Palmer,  and  C.  E.  Anderson,  publishers,  R. 
J.  Palmer,  manager,  Kirwin. 

Phillipsburg  Herald,  Republican;  E.  F.  Korns  and  R.  A.  Dague,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Phillipsburg. 

Phillipsburg  Democrat,  Democratic;  W.  D.  Covington,  proprietor,  Phillipsburg. 

The  Phillipsburg  Dispatch,  Republican;  J.  M.  McNay,  editor,  J.  M.  McNay  &  Co., 
publishers,  Phillipsburg. 

Phillips  County  Freeman,  anti-monopoly;  H.  N.  Boyd,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Logan. 

The  Logan  Republican,  Republican;  Lew  and  Chas.  Cunningham,  publishers, 
Logan. 

Long  Island  Leader,  Republican;  J.  N.  Curl,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Long  Island. 

Phillips  County  Inter  Ocean,  Republican;  E.  M.  Weed,  editor,  and  proprietor, 
Long  Island. 

POTTAWATOMIE   COUNTY. 

The  Louisville  Indicator,  Republican;  E.  D.  Anderson,  editor  and  publisher, 
Louisville. 

Kansas  Agriculturist,  Republican;  Ernest  A.  Weller,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Wamego. 

Daily  Wamegan,  Republican;  Ernest  A.  Weller,  editor  and  proprietor,  Wamego. 

The  Kansas  Reporter,  Republican;  W.  P.  Campbell,  editor  and  publisher,  Wamego. 

St.  Marys  Star,  Democratic;  James  Graham,  editor;  C.  W.  and  L.  J.  Graham, 
associate  editors  and  publishers,  St.  Marys. 

St.  Marys  Gazette,  Republican;  J.  S.  Carpenter,  editor;  J.  S.  Carpenter  and  A.  C. 
Sherman,  publishers,  St.  Marys. 

The  Westmoreland  Recorder,  Republican;  J.  W.  Shiner,  editor  and  publisher, 
Westmoreland. 

The  Onaga  Democrat,  Democratic;  A.  W.  Chabin,  editor  and  publisher,  Onaga. 

The  Olsburg  Newsletter,  Republican;  Lewis  Havermale,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Olsburg. 

-PBATT   COUNTY. 

The  Pratt  County  Republican,  Republican;  F.  A.  Lanstrum  and  C.  T.  Warren, 
editors  and  proprietors,  Pratt. 

Pratt  County  Times,  Republican;  James  Kelly,  editor;  James  Kelly  and  J.  W. 
Naron,  publishers,  Pratt  Center. 

Pratt  County  Register,  Democratic;  Dilday  &  Van  Senden,  editors,  publishers 
aivl  proprietors,  Pratt  Center. 


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Cullison  Tomahawk,  Democratic;  J.  S.  M'Anarney,  editor;  Cullison  Publishing 
Company,  publishers;  C.  Y.  Martin,  manager,  Cullison. 

Preston  Enterprise,  independent;  Charles  T.  Allen,  editor  and  publisher,  Preston. 

BAWLINS    COUNTY. 

The  Republican  Citizen,  Republican;  James  D.  Greason,  editor  and  publisher, 
Atwood. 

The  Atwood  Journal,  Democratic;  R.  S.  Hendricks,  editor  and  proprietor,  At- 
wood. 

The  Rawlins  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  L.  A.  Hannigan,  editor,  Blakeman. 

The  Blakeman  Register,  Republican;  F.  F.  Coolidge,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Blakeman. 

The  Ludell  Gazette,  Republican;  R.  H.  Chase,  editor,  Ludell. 

The  McDonald  Times,  Republican;  Fred  H.  Eno,  editor,  J.  R.  Sedgwick,  pub- 
lisher, McDonald. 

The  Herndon  Courant,  Republican;  E.  H.  Rathbone,  publisher,  Herndon. 

EENO    COUNTY. 

Hutchinson  News,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Ralph  M.  Easley,  president 
and  managing  editor,  Hutchinson  News  Company,  publishers,  Hutchinson. 

Weekly  Interior  Herald,  Republican;  Fletcher  Meridith,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Hutchinson. 

The  Weekly  Democrat,  Democratic;  M.  J.  Keys,  editor  and  publisher,  Hutchin- 
son. 

The  Saturday  Review,  Democratic;  Y.  A.  Hartman,  editor.  South  Hutchinson. 

The  Nickerson  Argosy,  Republican;  W.  F.  Hendry  and  J.  E.  Humphrey,  editors 
and  publishers,  Nickerson. 

The  Nickerson  Register,  Republican;  Harry  W.  Brown  and  Harry  Brightman, 
editors  and  publishers,  Nickerson. 

The  Arlington  Enterprise,  Republican,  John  L.  Sponsler,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Arlington. 

Sylvia  Telephone,  Republican;  F.  D.  Roberts  <fe  Co.,  proprietors,  Sylvia. 

The  Haven  Dispatch,  Republican;  George  S.  Astle  and  G.  W.  Duke,  editors  and 
proprietors.  Haven. 

The  Turon  Rustler,  Republican;  M.  A.  Smedley  and  R.  S.  Smedley,  editors  and 
publishers,  Turon. 

The  Journal,  Republican;  R.  H.  Chittenden,  editor,  H.  T.  Chittenden,  jr.,  pub- 
lisher. South  Hutchinson. 

The  Weekly  Press,  Republican;  F.  G.  Guyer,  editor  and  proprietor,  Olcott. 

The  Torch  Light,  Prohibition;  L.  D.  Abbott,  editor  and  pr6prietor,  Plevna. 

EEPUBIilO    COUNTY. 

The  Belleville  Telescope,  Republican;  E.  E.  Brainerd,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Belleville. 

The  Belleville  Democrat,  Democratic;  C.  M.  McLaury,  editor,  J.  and  C.  M. 
McLaury,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Belleville. 

Scandia  Journal,  Republicari;  I.  C.  Ware,  editor.  Ware  &  Co.,  publishers,  Scandia. 

The  Scandia  Independent,  independent;  H.  J.  Newton,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor, Scandia. 

Republic  City  News,  Republican;  Gomer  T.  Davies,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Republic  City. 


220  STATE  RISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


The  Cuba  Union,  Republican;  T.  A.  Cordry,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Cuba. 

The  Cuba  Daylight,  Republican;  Joseph  Shimek,  editor,  publisher  and  propria 
etor,  Cuba. 

BIOE    COUNTY. 

Sterling  Gazette,  Republican;  E.  B.  Cowgill,  editor  and  publisher,  A.  L.  McMillan, 
associate  editor,  Sterling. 

The  Sterling  Bulletin,  Republican;  J.  E.  Junken  and  S.  H.  Steele,  publishers,  W. 
J.  Benn,  city  editor,  Sterling. 

Sterling  Weekly  Champion,  Republican;  Thos.  L.  Powers,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Sterling. 

The  Lyons  Republican,  Republican;  Clark  Conkling,  publisher,  Lyons. 

The  Lyons  Prohibitionist,  Prohibition;  D.  P.  Hodgdon,  editor  and  proprietor,. 
Lyons. 

The  Lyons  Tribune,  Democratic;  Soldiers'  Tribune  Publishing  Company,  pub- 
lishers, Lyons. 

The  Chase  Record,  independent;  D.  W.  Stone,  editor  and  proprietor.  Chase. 

The  Little  River  Monitor,  Republican;  W.  G.  Greenbank,  editor  and  business, 
manager,  E.  B.  PuUiam,  publisher,  Little  River. 

Geneseo  Herald,  Republican;  W.  R.  White  and  M.  W.  Smith,  editors,  Geneseo. 

Cain  City  Razzooper,  Democratic;  Will  J.  McHugh,  editor  and  publisher,  B.  Grant 
Jeflferis,  associate  editor,  Cain  City. 

Frederick  Independent,  Republican;  Ira  H.  Clark,  editor  and  proprietor,  Fred- 
erick. 

BILEY    COUNTY. 

The  Nationalist,  Republican;  Rev.  R.  D.  Parker,  Geo.  F.  Thompson,  and  L.  B. 
Parker,  editors,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Manhattan. 

The  Industrialist,  educational  and  agricultural;^  edited  by  the  Faculty  of  the 
State  Agricultural  College,  Geo.  T.  Fairchild,  president,  Manhattan. 

The  Manhattan  Republic,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  G.  A.  Atwood,  editor 
and  publisher,  Manhattan. 

The  Mercury,  Democratic;  J.  J.  Davis,  editor  and  proprietor,  Manhattan. 

The  Kansas  Telephone,  (monthly,)  religious;  Rev.  R.  D.  Parker,  editor  and  pub- 
lisher, Manhattan. 

Journal  of  Mycology,  (monthly,)  scientific;  Prof.  W.  A.  Kellerman,  editor  and 
publisher,  Manhattan. 

The  Argus,  (quarterly,)  religious;  Manhattan  Y.  M.  C.  A.,  publishers,  Manhattan. 

The  Saturday  Signal,  Union  Labor;  Jas.  W.  and  Emmett  McDonald,  publishers, 
Manhattan. 

Randolph  Enterprise,  Republican;  J.  H.  Colt,  editor  and  proprietor,  Randolph. 

Leonardville  Monitor,  Republican;  P.  S.  Loofbourrow,  editor,  Leonardville. 

The  Riley  Times,  Union  Labor;  Dudley  Atkins,  editor  and  publisher,  Riley. 

BOOKS    COUNTY. 

The  Western  News,  Republican;  E.  and  O.  Owen,  editors  and  proprietors, 
Stockton. 

Rooks  County  Record,  Republican;  W.  L.  Chambers,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Stockton. 

Rooks  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  H.  T.  Miller,  editor  and  publisher,  Stockton. 

Stockton  Eagle,  Republican;  R.  D.  Graham  and  Mart.  H.  Hoyt,  editors,  Stockton. 

Stockton  Academician,  educational,  (monthly;)  edited  by  the  Faculty,  I.  F.  Mather,, 
principal,  Stockton. 


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The  Plainville  Times,  Republican;  W.  E.  Powers,  editor  and  proprietor,  Plain- 
ville. 

Labor  Tablet,  Union  Labor;  James  and  William  Butler,  editors  and  publishers, 
Plainville. 

Woodston  Register,  independent;  D.  E,  Cole,  editor,  M.  L.  Mclntyre  <fe  Co.,  pub- 
lishers, Woodston. 

Cresson  Dispatch,  neutral;  Frank  M.  Boyd,  proprietor,  Cresson. 

KUSH    COUNTY. 

Rush  Centre  Gazette,  Republican;  R.  A.  Russell,  editor  and  publisher,  R.  A.  and 
H.  A.  Russell,  proprietors,  Rush  Centre. 

Rush  County  News,  Republican;  Tom  J.  Stumbaugh,  editor  and  manager.  News 
Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Rush  Centre. 

La  Crosse  Chieftain,  Republican;  John  E.  Frazer,  editor,  John  E.  Frazer  and 
F.  H.  Davis,  proprietors,  La  Crosse. 

The  La  Crosse  Democrat,  Democratic;  J.  M.  Tracy,  editor  and  publisher.  La 
Crosse. 

McCracken  Enterprise,  Republican;  W.  B.  Newton,  editor  and  publisher,  Mc- 
Cracken. 

BUSSELL    COUNTY. 

The  Russell  Record,  Republican;  James  Jones,  editor  and  publisher,  Wi  S.  Keller, 
foreman,  Russell. 

Russell  Journal,  Democratic;  E.  J.  Collins,  editor,  Collins  and  Merrill,  proprietors, 
Russell. 

Bunker  Hill  Gazette,  Republican;  J.  C.  Gault  and  A.  J.  Ulsh,  editors,  J.  C.  Gault, 
publisher.  Bunker  Hill. 

The  Dorrance  Nugget,  Republican;  Samuel  H.  Haffa,  editor  and  proprietor,  Dor- 
rance. 

Luray  Headlight,  independent;  J.  M.  McAfee,  editor  and  publisher,  Luray. 

The  Lucas  Advance,  Republican;  C.  E.  Hughey,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Lucas. 

Waldo  Enterprise,  independent;  F.  M.  Case,  editor  and  publisher,  Waldo. 

SALINE    COUNTY. 

Saline  County  Journal,  Republican;  M.  D.  Sampson,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Salina. 

Salina  Herald,  Democratic;  J.  M.  Davis,  publisher,  Salina. 

The  Salina  Republican,  (daily  and  weekly.)  Republican;  J.  Leeford  Brady,  editor, 
publisher  and  proprietor,  Salina. 

The  Rising  Sun,  Prohibition;  D.  M.  Gillespie,  editor  and  publisher,  Salina. 

Normal  Register,  (quarterly,)  educational;  L.  O.  Thoroman,  managing  editor, 
Salina. 

The  Western  Odd  Fellow,  (semi-monthly,)  secret  society;  D.  J.  Richey,  publisher, 
Salina. 

Vade  Mecum,  (monthly,)  in  the  interests  of  agents  and  advertisers;  F.  F.  Oakley, 
publishers,  Salina. 

Brookville  Transcript,  Republican;  Frank  Honeywell,  editor  and  publisher, 
Brookville. 

The  Gypsum  Valley  Echo,  Republican;  J.  Wayne  Amos,  editor  and  publisher. 
Gypsum  City. 

The  Assaria  Argus,  Republican;  Dursley  Sargent,  publisher  and  proprietor,  As- 


222  STATE  HiSTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


80OTT   COUNTY. 

Scott  County  News,  Republican;  Harvey  Fleming  and  N.  D.  Adams,  editors  and 
publishers,  Scott  City. 

The  Sentinel-Herald,  Democratic;  D.  F.  Hall,  editor,  J.  M.  Beadles,  managing 
editor,  Scott  City. 

The  Pence  Phonograph,  Democratic;  R.  W.  Black,  editor  and  proprietor,  Pence. 

8EDOWICK    COUNTY. 

Wichita  Eagle,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Marshall  M.  Murdock,  editor, 
M.  M.  and  R.  P.  Murdock,  publishers  and  proprietors,  Wichita. 

The  News-Beacon,  (daily,)  and  The  Wichita  Beacon,  (weekly,)  Democratic;  John 
S.  Richardson,  editor,  Frederick  N.  Peck,  publisher,  Wichita. 

Wichita  New  Republic,  Republican;  J.  S.  Jennings,  editor  and  proprietor,  Wich- 
ita. 

The  Arrow,  neutral;  Lon  Hoding,  publisher,  Wichita. 

Wichita  Herold,  (German,)  Democratic;  John  Hoenscheidt,  editor,  Wichita. 

Kansas  Staats-Anzeiger,  (German,)  Democratic;  John  Hoenscheidt,  editor,  Wich- 
ita. 

The  Wichita  Independent,  neutral;  H.  W.  Sawyer,  editor  and  manager,  Wichita. 

The  Mirror,  society;  R.  E.  Ryan  and  E.  L.  Mackenzie,  editors  and  publishers, 
Wichita. 

The  Wichita  Journal,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  John  Hoenscheidt,  man- 
aging editor,  Leo.  L.  Redding  and  Samuel  A.  Harburg,  associate  editors.  Journal 
Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Wichita. 

Monthly  Echoes,  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  A.  Baird,  general  secretary,  Wichita. 

University  Review,  (quarterly,)  educational;  Rev.  Warren  B.  Hendryx,  president 
and  business  manager,  Wichita. 

The  Wichita  Weekly  Express,  Union  Labor;  Robert  E.  Neff,  editor,  G.  T.  Demaree, 
managing  editor.  Enterprise  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Wichita. 

Wichita  Commercial  Bulletin,  neutral;  J.  Hulaniski,  editor,  C.  L.  Hammack,  busi- 
ness manager,  Hulaniski  <fe  Hammack,  publishers,  Wichita. 

The  Wichita  Commercial,  neutral;  Ralph  Field,  editor  and  publisher,  Whit  0. 
Mitchell,  associate  editor,  Wichita. 

Wichita  Diocesan  News,  religious;  Rev.  John  Begley,  editor,  Wichita. 

The  Valley  Center  News,  Republican;  Dwight  Beach,  editor,  Dewing  &,  Beach,  pro- 
prietors. Valley  Center. 

The  Weekly  Mount  Hope  Mentor,  Republican;  E.  V.  Welch,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor. Mount  Hope. 

The  Colwich  Courier,  independent;  Willis  B.  Powell,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Colwich. 

The  Clearwater  Sun,  Republican;  F.  B.  Brown,  editor  and  publisher,  Clearwater. 

The  Cheney  Blade,  Republican;  Warren  Foster,  editor  and  proprietor,  Cheney. 

BEWABD    COUNTY. 

The  Liberal  Leader,  Democratic;  Lambert  Willstaedt,  editor  and  publisher,  Lib- 
eral. 

Southwest  Chronicle,  Republican;  GrifiF  B.  Newcom,  editor  and  manager.  Chroni- 
cle Printing  Co.,  publishers,  Liberal. 

The  Arkalon  News,  Republican;  A.  K.  Stoufer,  editor  and  proprietor,  Arkalon. 

Springfield  Transcript,  Democratic;  L.  P.  Kemper,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Springfield. 


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SHAWNEE    COUNTY. 

The  Capital-Commonwealth,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  J.  K.  Hudson,  edi- 
tor, publisher  and  proprietor,  Topeka. 

State  Journal,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  Frank  P.  MacLennan,  editor  and 
publisher,  Topeka. 

The  Kansas  Democrat,  (daily,)  Democratic;  The  Kansas  Democrat  Publishing  Co., 

C.  K.  Hdlliday,  jr.,  president,  W.  P.  Tomlinson,  vice-president,  Harry  Garvey,  secre- 
tary, treasurer,  manager  and  publisher,  J.  L.  Thornton,  business  manager,  Topeka. 

Kansas  Farmer,  agricultural;  Kansas  Farmer  Company,  publishers,  Samuel  J. 
Crawford,  president,  J.  B.  McAfee,  vice-president,  H.  A.  Heath,  business  manager, 
W.  A.  Peffer,  managing  editor,  Topeka. 

Kansas  Telegraph,  (German,)  Democratic;  H.  Von  Langen,  editor  and  publisher, 
Topeka. 

The  Kansas  Churchman,  (monthly.)  religious;  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Vail,  editor, 
Topeka. 

The  Western  Baptist,  religious;  L.  H.  Holt  and  C.  S.  Sheffield,  editors,  publishers 
and  proprietors,  Topeka. 

Saturday  Evening  Lance,  literary;  Harry  W.  Frost,  editor  and  publisher,  Topeka. 

The  Kansas  Newspaper  Union ;  F.  P.  Baker,  editor,  N.  R.  Baker,  manager,  Topeka. 

Western  School  Journal,  (monthly,)  educational;  John  MacDonald,  editor,  pub- 
lisher and  proprietor,  Topeka. 

The  Weekly  Knight  and  Soldier,  G.  A.  R.;  M.  0.  Frost,  editor  and  publisher,  To- 
peka. 

The  American  Citizen,  (colored,)  Republican;  J.  Hume  Childers,  editor,  A.  Mor- 
ton, manager,  J.  L.  Sims,  assistant  manager,  Morton  &  Co.,  publishers,  Topeka. 

The  Christian  Citizen,  general  newspaper;  Richard  Wake,  editor,  Riley  &  W^ake 
Printing  Company,  publishers,  A.  T.  Riley,  business  manager,  Topeka. 

The  Sunday  Ledger,  literary;  J.  P.  Limeburner,  editor,  George  W.  Reed,  business 
manager.  The  Ledger  Company,  publishers,  Topeka. 

The  Light,  (monthly,)  Masonic;  Charles  Spalding,  editor  and  publisher,  Topeka. 

Our  Messenger,  (monthly,)  W\  C.  T.  U.;  Olive  P.  Bray,  editor,  Topeka. 

The  Welcome,  (monthly,)  musical;  E.  B.  Guild,  editor  and  publisher,  Topeka. 

The  Washburn  Argo,  (monthly,)  literary;  A.  W.  Brewster,  editor-in-chief,  Samuel 
W.  Naylor,  business  manager,  Topeka. 

The  Washburn  Reporter,  collegiate;  Robert  Stone,  editor-in-chief,  C.  P.  Donnell, 

D.  H.  Piatt,  H.  M.  Olson  andJ.  L.  Poston,  associate-editors,  L.  S.  Dolman,  business 
manager,  Topeka. 

The  Night  Hawk;  Washburn  College,  occasional,  Topeka. 

Kansas  United  Presbyterian,  (monthly,)  religious;  Rev.  M.  F.  McKirahan,  pub- 
lisher, R.  M.  McGaw,  local  editor,  W.  J.  Neely  and  J.  E.  Kirkpatrick,  business  man- 
agers, Topeka. 

The  Leader,  Prohibition;  Lee  H.  Dowling,  editor,  Topeka. 

Topeka  Argus,  Republican-Prohibition,  equal  suffrage,  human  rights  and  West- 
ern immigration;  Mrs.  M.  E.  DeGeer,  editor-in-chief.  Miss  Laura  Keeve,  publisher, 
Topeka. 

The  Kansas  Financier,  (semi-monthly;)  S.  L.  Seabrook,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Topeka. 

The  Printer  Girl,  (monthly,)  literary;  Mary  Abarr,  editor  and  manager,  Printer 
Girl  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Topeka. 

What  Now,  (monthly;)  published  by  Railroad  Department  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A., 
R.  L.  Roberts,  editor,  Topeka. 
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224  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


The  Association  Reflector,  (monthly,)  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  T.  P.  Day,  editor,  G.  W.  Gar- 
land, business  manager,  Topeka. 

The  Season  Signal,  (monthly,)  advertising;  J.  M.  Shepherd,  publisher,  Topeka. 

The  Budget,  (monthly,)  advertising;  J.  F.  Daniels,  publisher,  Topeka. 

The  Kansas  News,  (monthly,)  advertising;  C.  E.  Prather,  editor,  Kansas  News 
Co.,  publishers,  Topeka. 

National  Passenger,  (monthly,)  railroad;  James  L.  King,  editor,  Geo.  M.  Ewing, 
business  manager,  Topeka. 

The  Topeka  Mail,  Republican;  Frank  A.,  Albert  C.  and  George  A.  Root,  editors 
and  publishers.  North  Topeka. 

The  North  Topeka  News,  (daily  and  weekly,)  neutral;  G.  F.  Kimball,  editor,  Kan- 
sas News  Co.,  publishers.  North  Topeka. 

The  Spirit  of  Kansas,  Prohibition  and  anti-monopoly;  G.  F.  Kimball,  editor  and 
publisher,  North  Topeka. 

The  Rossville  Times,  neutral;  G.  A.  Weller,  editor  and  publisher,  Rossville. 

SHEBIDAN    COUNTY. 

The  Hoxie  Sentinel,  Republican;  W.  L.  Humes,  editor  and  proprietor,  Hoxie. 
TheHoxie  Democrat,  Democratic;  S.  P.  Davidson,  editor  and  proprietor,  Hoxie. 
The  Selden  Times,  Republican;  J.  F.  Thompson,  publisher,  Selden. 

SHEBMAN   COUNTY. 

Sherman  County  Democrat,  Democratic;  Frank  Parks,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Goodland. 

Sherman  County  Dark  Horse,  Republican;  J.  H.  Tait,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Goodland. 

The  Goodland  News,  Democratic:  E.  F.  Tennant,  editor  and  publisher,  Goodland. 

Sherman  County  Republican,  Republican;  J.  H.  Stewart,  publisher,  J.  J.  Crofut, 
soliciting  editor,  Goodland. 

State  Line  Register,  neutral;  Chas.  A.  Fitch,  editor,  J.  Frank  Longanecker,  pro- 
prietor, Kanorado. 

SMITH   COUNTY. 

Kansas  Pioneer,  (daily  and  weekly;)  J.  N.  Beacom,  managing  editor  and  pub- 
lisher, J.  J.  Hafer,  local  editor,  Smith  Centre. 

The  Smith  County  Bulletin,  Republican;  John  Q.  Royce,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Smith  Centre. 

The  Bazoo,  Democratic;  Jack  W.  Stewart,  editor  and  proprietor.  Smith  Centre. 

Gaylord  Herald,  Republican;  Lew  C.  Headley,  editor  and  proprietor,  Gaylord. 

Cedarville  Globe,  Republican;  A.  Barron,  editor  and  proprietor,  Cedarville. 

The  Lebanon  Criterion,  Republican;  J.  A.  Wright,  editor  and  publisher,  Lebanon. 

Union  Labor  Trumpet  and  The  People's  Friend,  Union  Labor;  M.  L.  and  Katie 
Lockwood,  publishers,  Kensington. 

The  Kensington  Mirror,  Republican;  0.  L.  Reed,  editor,  Kensington. 

The  Athol  News,  Union  Labor;  M.  L.  and  Katie  Lockwood,  publishers,  Athol. 

STAFFORD    COUNTY. 

Stafiford  County  Herald,  Republican  and  Democratic;  R.  M.  Blair  and  L.  M. 
Steele,  editors.  Herald  Publishing  Company,  proprietors,  M.  Benefiel,  publisher. 

Stafiford  County  Republican,  Republican-Prohibition;  Dr.  Geo.  W.  Akers,  editor. 
Art.  B.  Akers,  business  manager,  Akers  &  Son,  proprietors,  Stafford. 

The  St.  John  Weekly  News,  Republican;  W.  K.  P.  Dow,  editor  and  business  man- 
ager, The  News  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  St.  John. 


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County  Capital,  Democratic;  John  B.  Hilmes,  editor  and  publisher,  St.  John. 

The  Macksville  Times,  Republican;  A.  H.  Dever,  editor,  Welch  &  Woodford, 
managers,  John  S.  Welch,  business  manager,  Macksville. 

The  Cassoday  Mirage,  Democratic;  Hosea  Hammitt,  editor  and  publisher,  Cas- 
soday. 

STANTON    COUNTY. 

Johnson  City  Journal,  Republican;  John  A.  Webster  and  N.  R.  Spencer,  editors, 
Johnson  City. 

The  Border  Rover,  Democratic;  Lou  Cravens,  editor  and  publisher,  T.  B.  Pyles, 
proprietor.  Borders. 

Stanton  Telegram,  Republican;  E.  W.  Cross,  editor  and  proprietor,  Goguac. 

STEVENS    COUNTY. 

The  Hugo  Weekly  Herald,  Democratic;  Geo.  W.  McClintick,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Hugoton. 

Woodsdale  Democrat,  Democratic;  S.  N.  Wood  &  M.  L.  Wood,  editors.  Woods- 
dale  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  D.  W.  Walker,  manager,  Woodsdale. 

The  Hermes,  Republican;  Chas.  M.  Davis,  editor  and  publisher,  Hugoton. 

Moscow  Review,  Democratic;  Lee  A.  Walton,  editor,  James  Moody,  publisher,  T. 
B.  Pyles,  proprietor,  Moscow. 

The  Voorhees  Vindicator,  Democratic;  C.  R.Wright,  editor,  T.  B.  Pyles,  proprie- 
tor, Voorhees. 

SUMNEB    COUNTY. 

The  Sumner  County  Press,  Republican;  Jacob  Stotler,  editor  and  manager,  Will 
R.  Stotler,  assistant  editor,  Press  Printing  Company,  publishers,  Wellington. 

Sumner  County  Standard,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Democratic;  Luke  Herring,  editor 
and  publisher,  Wellington. 

The  Wellington  Monitor,  Republican;  J.  G.  Campbell  and  Chas.  Hood,  editors 
and  publishers,  Wellington. 

The  Christian  Reminder,  (monthly,)  religious;  Rev.  J.  G.  M.  Hursh,  editor  and 
publisher,  Wellington. 

Stars  and  Stripes  for  Young  America,  (bi-monthly,)  amateur;  Fred  F.  Heath, 
Milwaukee,  Wis.,  and  John  T.  Nixon,  editors,  Wellington. 

The  Mocking  Bird,  Republican;  A.  A.  Richards,  publisher,  Oxford. 

The  Caldwell  Journal,  Democratic;  David  Leahy,  editor,  R.  B.  Swarthout,  pub- 
lisher, Caldwell. 

The  Caldwell  News,  Republican;  Robert  T.  Simons,  editor  and  publisher,  Cald- 
well. 

The  Industrial  Age,  Union  Labor;  S.  C.  Whitwam,  editor,  Wellington. 

Belle  Plaine  News,  independent;  Emera  E.  Wilson,  editor,  Wilson,  Turley  &  Co., 
proprietors.  Belle  Plaine. 

Mulvane  Record,  independent;  G.  L.  Reed,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Mul- 
vane. 

Geuda  Springs  Herald,  Republican;  M.  W.  Reynolds,  editor  and  proprietor,  Geuda 
Springs. 

The  Argonia  Clipper,  independent;  S.  W.  Duncan,  editor  and  proprietor,  Argonia. 

Conway  Springs  Star,  Republican;  Geo.  W.  Cain  and  P.  W.  Bast,  publishers,  Con- 
way Springs. 

The  South  Haven  New  Era,  neutral;  Boone  Denton,  editor  and  proprietor,  South 
Haven. 

THOMAS    COUNTY. 

Thomas  County  Cat,  Republican;  Joseph  A.  Gill,  editor,  Thomas  County  Publish- 
ing Company,  proprietors  Colby. 


226  State  Historical  Society, 

The  Democrat,  Democratic;  Howard  Carpenter,  editor  and  proprietor,  Colby. 
The  Colby  Tribune,  Republican;  I.  A.  Kelley,  editor  and  proprietor,  Colby. 
The  Brewster  Gazette,  Republican;  Q.  F.  Roberts,  editor,  Brewster. 

TBBGO   COUNTY. 

Western  Kansas  World,  Republican;  W.  8.  Tiiton,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Wa-Keeney. 

Wa-Keeney  Tribune,  Democratic;  C.  L.  Cain,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Wa- 
Eeeney. 

Trego  County  Republican,  Republican;  Geo.  J.  Shepard,  editor  and  publisher, 
Wa-Keeney. 

WABAUNSEE    COUNTY. 

The  Wabaunsee  County  News,  Republican;  I.  D.  Gardiner,  editor,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Alma. 

The  Alma  Enterprise,  Republican;  V.  C.  Welch  and  Frank  I.  Sage,  editors,  pub- 
lishers and  proprietors.  Alma. 

The  Eskridge  Star,  Republican;  E.  H.  Perry,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Eskridge. 

The  Alia  Vista  Register,  Republican;  S.  A.  Stauffer,  editor.  Register  Co.,  pub- 
lishers, Alta  Vista. 

The  Paxico  Courier,  Republican;  L.  E.  Hoffman,  editor,  Paxico.  * 

WAIiliAOE    COUNTY. 

Wallace  County  Register,  Republican,  S.  L.  Wilson,  editor,  S.  L.  Wilson  <fe  Co., 
publishers,  Wallace. 

Wallace  Weekly  Herald,  Democratic;  A.  S.  Booton,  editor,  A.  S.  Booton  and  J.  L. 
Bornt,  publishers,  Wallace. 

The  Western  Times,  Republican;  Mrs.  Kate  B.  Russell,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Sharon  Springs. 

Sharon  Springs  Leader,  Republican;  C.  N.  Banks,  editor,publisher  and  proprie- 
tor, Tune  Bentley,  local  editor  and  manager,  Sharon  Springs. 

The  Weskansan,  independent;  Mark  Scott,  editor,  Weskan  Publishing  Company, 
publishers,  Weskan. 

WASHINGTON    COUNTY. 

Washington  Republican,  Republican;  H.  C.  Robinson  and  L.  J.  Sprengle,  editors, 
publishers  and  proprietors,  Washington. 

The  Washington  Register,  Republican;  J.  B.  Besack  &,  Son  (W.  H.),  editors, 
Washington. 

The  Washington  Post,  Democratic;  Samuel  Clarke,  editor,  Washington. 

The  Hanover  Democrat,  Democratic;  J.  M.  Hood,  editor,  J.  M.  Hood  and  ■ 
Munger,  publishers,  Hanover. 

The  Clifton  Review,  Republican;  J.  A.  Branson,  editor  and  proprietor,  Clifton. 

The  Local  News,  Republican;  L.  A.  Palmer,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Clifton. 

Greenleaf  Journal,  Republican;  J.  W.  Bliss,  editor,  Frank  D.  Bliss,  publisher  and 
proprietor,  Greenleaf. 

The  Greenleaf  Herald,  independent;  Frederick  Amelung,  editor  and  proprietor, 
Greenleaf. 

Haddam  Weekly  Clipper,  Republican;  J.  B.  Campbell,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Haddam. 

The  Haddam  Investigator,  neutral;  Ray  E.  Chase,  editor,  T.  C.  Baldwin,  manager, 
Haddam. 


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The  Barnes  Enterprise,  Republican;  M.  H.  Williams  and  M.  O.  Reitzel  editors, 
Enterprise  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Barnes. 

Palmer  Pioneer,  Republican;  F.  T.  Cook,  editor,  Palmer. 

Hollenberg  Record,  Republican;  Charles  E.  Williamson,  editor,  Hollenberg. 

WICHITA    COUNTY. 

Wichita  Standard,  Republican;  C.  S.  Triplett,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Leoti. 

The  Leoti  Transcript,  Democratic;  W.  R.  Gibbs,  editor  and  proprietor,  Leoti. 
The  Western  Farmer,  neutral;  D.  T.  Armstrong,  editor  and  proprietor,  Leoti. 

WILSON    COUNTY. 

Wilson  County  Citizen,  Republican;  John  S.  Gilmore,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Fredonia. 

Fredonia  Democrat,  Democratic;  H.  L.  Crittenden,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor, Fredonia. 

Neodesha  Register,  Republican;  J.  K.  Morgan,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Neodesha. 

Neodesha  Independent,  independent;  Harry  A.  Armstrong,  editor  and  publisher, 
Neodesha. 

Buffalo  Express,  Union  Labor;  W.  H.  Jones,  editor  and  publisher,  Buffalo. 

Altoona  Journal,  independent;  M.  A.  Rhea,  editor  and  publisher,  Altoona. 

WOODSON    COUNTY. 

The  Post,  Republican;  J.N.  Stout,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Neosho  Falls. 

The  News,  Republican;  I.  M.  Jewitt  and  R.  H.  Trueblood,  publishers  and  pro- 
prietors, Yates  Center. 

Woodson  Democrat,  Democratic;  R.  R.  Wells,  editor  and  proprietor,  Yates 
Center. 

The  Toronto  Republican,  Republican;  N.  B.  Buck  and  C.  A.  Buck,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Toronto. 

WYANDOTTE    COUNTY. 

The  Wyandotte  Herald,  Democratic;  V.  J.  Lane  &  Co.,  editors,  publishers  and 
proprietors,  Kansas  City. 

The  Kansas  City  Gazette,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  the  Gazette  Company, 
publishers,  Geo.  W.  Martin,  president  and  editor,  J.  J.  Maxwell,  city  editor  and  treas- 
urer, J.  W.  Wert,  secretary,  Kansas  City. 

Kansas  Pioneer,  Republican;  Louis  Weil,  editor  and  publisher,  Kansas  City. 

The  Agassiz  Companion,  (monthly,)  scientific;  Will  H.  Plank,  editor  and  pub- 
lisher, Kansas  City. 

Rosedale  Record,  Democratic;  F.  M.  B.  Norman,  editor  and  proprietor,  Rosedale 
Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Rosedale. 

The  Armourdale  Advocate,  (daily  and  weekly,)  Republican;  John  E.  Rastall,  editor 
and  proprietor,  F.  O.  Rodell,  local  editor,  Armourdale  post  office,  Kansas  City. 

Cromwell's  Kansas  Mirror,  Republican;  Mark  Cromwell,  editor  and  proprietor 
Armourdale  post  office,  Kansas  City. 

Argentine  Republic,  neutral;  Joseph  T.Landrey,  editor  and  proprietor,  Argentine. 

NEWSPAPERS  AND  PERIODICALS  OF  OTHER  STATES  AND   COUNTRIES 

NOW   RECEIVED. 

ABIZONA. 

Arizona  Weekly  Journal-Miner,  Republican;  Arizona  Publishing  Company,  pub- 
lishers, J.  C.  Martin,  editor  and  manager,  Prescott. 


228  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY, 


OAIjIFOBNIA. 

The  Weekly  Post;  Post  Company,  publishers,  San  Francisco. 

Pacific  Rural  Press;  Dewey  &  Co.,  publishers,  A.  T.  Dewey  and  W.  B.  Ewer,  edi- 
tors, San  Francisco. 

The  Overland  Monthly;  Overland  Monthly  Company,  publishers,  San  Francisco. 

California  Patron  and  Agriculturist;  A.  T.  Dewey,  manager,  San  Francisco. 

The  Signs  of  The  Times;  International  Missionary  Society,  publishers,  E.  J. 
Waggoner  and  Alonzo  T.  Jones,  editors,  Oakland. 

Pacific  Health  Journal  and  Temperance  Advocate,  (monthly;)  Pacific  Press 
Company,  publishers,  J.  N.  Loughborough,  J.  E.  Caldwell,  M.  D.,  and  C.  P.  Bollman, 
editors,  Oakland. 

The  American  Sentinel,  (monthly;)  Pacific  Press  Publishing  Company,  publish- 
ers, E.  J.  Waggoner  and  Alonzo  T.  Jones,  editors,  Oakland. 

OOIiOBADO. 

Weekly  Rocky  Mountain  News;  News  Company,  publishers,  John  Arkins,  presi- 
dent and  manager,  Denver. 

The  Denver  Republican,  (daily;)  Republican  Publishing  Company,  publishers, 
Denver. 

Queen  Bee,  woman  suffrage;  Mrs.  C.  M.  Churchill,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Denver. 

Colorado  School  Journal,  (monthly;)  Aaron  Gove,  editor,  J.  D.  Dillenback,  pub- 
lisher, Denver. 

Hinsdale  Phonograph;  Walter  E.  Mendenhall,  editor,  W.  E.  Mendenhall  and  D. 
C.  Loudon,  proprietors,  Lake  City. 

Gunnison  Review-Press,  (tri-weekly,)  Republican;  H.  C.  Olney,  manager,  Review- 
Press  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Gunnison. 

White  Pine  Cone,  Republican;  Geo.  S.  Irwin,  editor,  Gunnison. 

The  Salida  Mail,  (semi-weekly;)  C.  F.  Brown,  editor,  J.  F.  Erdlen,  publisher, 
Erdlen  &  Brown,  proprietors,  Salida. 

Law  and  Gospel,  (monthly;)  W.  H.  Bauser,  publisher,  Springfield. 

OONNBCTIOUT. 

Quarterly  Journal  of  Inebriety;  T.  D.  Crothers,  M.D.,  editor,  published  by  the 
American  Association  for  the  Cure  of  Inebriates,  Hartford. 

Travelers'  Record,  (monthly;)  Travelers'  Insurance  Company,  publishers,  Hart- 
ford. 

DISTRICT    or    COLUMBIA. 

The  Official  Gazette  of  the  United  States  Patent  OflBce,  (weekly,)  Washington. 

United  States  OflBcial  Postal  Guide;  The  Brodix  Publishing  Co.,  Washington. 

Public  Opinion;  Public  Opinion  Co.,  publishers,  Washington,  A.  H.  Lewis,  resi- 
dent manager,  140  Nassau  street.  New  York. 

The  National  Tribune;  Geo.  E.  Lemon,  editor,  Washington. 

United  States  Government  Publications,  (monthly  catalogue;)  J.  H.  Hickcox, 
publisher,  Washington. 

DAKOTA. 

Bismarck  Weekly  Tribune,  Republican;  M.  H.  Jewell,  publisher,  Bismarck. 

FliOBIDA. 

The  Florida  Weekly  Dispatch;  Chas.  W.  Da  Costa,  publisher,  A.  K.  Hammond, 
manager,  Jacksonville. 


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GEOBGIA. 

Southern  Industrial  Railroad  Record;  conducted  by  A.  L.Harris,  Record  Publish- 
ing Co.,  publishers,  Atlanta. 

The  Atlanta  Constitution,  Atlanta. 

Spelman  Messenger,  (monthly;)  L.  A.  Upton  and  M.  J.  Packard,  editors,  E.  0. 
Werden,  publisher,  Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS. 

Semi- Weekly  Inter-Ocean;  Inter-Ocean  Publishing  Company,  Chicago. 

Industrial  World  and  Iron  Worker;  F.  W.  Palmer,  editor,  Melvin  M.  Cohen,  assist- 
ant manager,  Chicago. 

The  Standard,  (religious;)  Justin  A.  Smith,  D.  D.,  editor,  Edward  Goodman,  E.  R. 
and  J.  S.  Dickerson,  proprietors,  Chicago. 

The  Weekly  Drovers'  Journal;  H.  L.  Goodall  &  Co.,  publishers,  Chicago. 

The  Svenska  Amerikanaren;  Swedish  American  Printing  Co.,  publishers,  Bong- 
gren  and  Waerner,  editors,  A.  E.  G.  Wingard,  business  and  advertising  manager, 
Chicago. 

The  American  Antiquarian,  and  Oriental  Journal,  (bi-monthly;)  Rev.  Stephen  D. 
Peet,  editor  and  publisher,  Mendon  and  Chicago. 

The  Union  Signal,  organ  of  W.  Is.  T.  U.;  Mary  Allen  West,  editor,  Julia  Ames, 
associate  editor,  Woman's  Temperance  Publication  Association,  publishers,  Geo.  C. 
Hall,  business  manager,  Chicago. 

The  Open  Court;  Dr.  Paul  Cams,  editor.  Open  Court  Publishing  Company,  pub- 
lishers, Chicago. 

The  Comrade,  (monthly;)  H.  E.  Gerry,  managing  editor,  Chicago. 

The  Dial,  (monthly;)  A.  C.  McClurg  &  Co.,  publishers,  Chicago. 

Watchman,  (semi-monthly,)  Y.  M.  C.  A.;  S.  A.  Taggart,  editor,  W.  W.  Vanarsdale, 
publisher,  Chicago. 

The  Chicago  Express,  Union  Labor;  D.  P.  Hubbard,  editor  and  manager,  Express 
Printing  Co.,  publishers,  Chicago, 

The  Humane  Journal,  (monthly;)  Albert  W.  Landon,  publisher,  Chicago. 

Pravda,  mission  work;  A.  E.  Adams,  publisher,  Chicago. 

The  Newspaper  Union,  (monthly;)  J.  F.  Cramer,  president,  C.  E.  Strong,  man- 
ager, Chicago. 

The  Kindergarten,  (monthly;)  Cora  L.  Stockham  and  Emily  A.  Kellogg,  editors, 
Alice  B.  Stockham  &  Co.,  publishers,  Chicago. 

The  Western  Trail;  published  in  the  interest  of  the  Rock  Island  Railroad,  Chi- 
cago. 

Liberty  Library;  J.  M.  Foley,  publisher,  Chicago. 

The  Odd  Fellows'  Herald;  G.  M.  Adams,  editor  and  manager,  M.  T.  Scott,  pub- 
lisher, Bloomington. 

Western  Plowman;  J.  W.  Warr,  editor,  L.  B.  Kuhn,  business  manager,  Warr  & 
Kuhn,  proprietors,  Moline. 

The  National  Educator;  J.  Bonham,  editor  and  publisher.  Rev.  Francis  Springer, 
associate  editor,  Springfield. 

INDIAN    TEEBIXOBY. 

The  Cherokee  Advocate;  W.  P.  Boudinot,  editor,  J.  L.  Springston,  translator, 
Tahlequah. 

Indian  Chieftain;  John  L.  Adair,  editor,  M.  E.  Milford,  manager,  Chieftain  Pub- 
lishing Co.,  publishers,  Vinita. 

INDIANA. 

The  Indiana  State  Journal;  Journal  Newspaper  Co.,  publishers,  Indianapolis. 
The  Millstone  and  the  Corn  Miller,  (monthly;)  the  D.  H.  Ranck  Publishing  Co., 


230  STATE  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY, 


(D.  H.  Ranck,  president,  A.  K.  Hallowell,  vice-president,  Lonis  H.  Gibson,  secretary,) 
publishers,  Indianapolis. 

Indiana  Student,  (semi-monthly;)  Robertson  &.  Dresslar,  editors,  Bloomington. 

Mennonitische  Rundschau,  Mennonite  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Elkhart. 


The  Iowa  Historical  Record,  (quarterly;)  published  by  the  State  Historical  So- 
ciety, M.  W.  Davis,  secretary,  Iowa  City. 

liOniSIANA. 

Southwestern  Christian  Advocate;  A.  E.  P.  Albert,  editor,  published  by  the  Metho- 
dist Book  Concern,  New  Orleans. 

MABTIiAND. 

Johns  Hopkins  University  Circulars,  (monthly;)  printed  by  John  Murphy  &Co^ 
Baltimore. 

The  American  Journal  of  Psychology,  (quarterly;)  G.  Stanley  Hall,  editor,  E.  C. 
Sanford,  publisher,  Baltimore. 

Jottings,  (monthly,)  insurance;  Jottings  Co.,  proprietors,  Baltimore. 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

New  England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  (quarterly;)  John  Ward  Dean, 
editor,  N.  E.  Historic  Genealogical  Society,  publishers,  Boston. 

The  Woman's  Journal;  Lucy  Stone,  H.  B.  Blackwell  and  Alice  Stone  Blackwell, 
editors,  Boston. 

The  Unitarian  Review  and  Religious  Magazine,  (monthly;)  Jos.  Henry  Allen, 
editor,  Boston. 

The  Youth's  Companion;  Perry  Mason  &  Co.,  publishers,  Boston. 

Popular  Science  News,  (monthly;)  Austin  P.  Nichols,  editor,  W.  J.  Rolfe,  asso- 
ciate editor,  Seth  C.  Bassett,  manager,  Bcston. 

Harvard  University  Bulletin;  Justin  Winsor,  editor,  Cambridge. 

Library  Notes,  (quarterly;)  Melvil  Dewey,  editor.  Library  Bureau,  publishers, 
Boston. 

Estes  and  Lauriat's  Monthly  Book  Bulletin,  Boston. 

Saturday  Evening  Gazette;  Henry  G.  Parker,  editor  and  publisher,  Boston. 

Journal  of  American  Folk-Lore,  (quarterly;)  Franz  Boas,  T.  Frederick  Crane, 
J.  Owen  Dorsey,  editors,  W.  W.  Newell,  general  editor,  Boston. 

The  Writer,  (monthly;)  W.  H.  Hills,  editor  and  publisher,  Boston. 

The  New-Jerusalem  Magazine,  (monthly,)  religious;  Massachusetts  New-Church 
Union,  publishers,  Boston. 

American  Teacher,  (monthly,)  educational;  A.  E.  Winship  and  W.  E.  Sheldon, 
editors.  New  England  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  Boston. 

Spelling,  (quarterly,)  organ  of  the  Spelling  Reform  Association;  Melvil  Dewey, 
editor,  Boston. 

Martha's  Vineyard  Herald,  Chas.  Strahan,  publisher.  Cottage  Hill. 

MICHIGAN. 

The  Fireside  Teacher,  (monthly,)  home  culture;  G.  H.  Bell,  publisher,  Battle 
Creek. 

Advent  Review  and  Sabbath  Herald;  Uriah  Smith,  editor,  L.  A.  Smith,  associate 
editor,  Seventh-Day  Adventist  Publishing  Association,  Battle  Creek. 

The  Unitarian,  (monthly;)  J.  T.  Sunderland,  publisher,  Ann  Arbor. 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  231 


MISSOUBI. 

Kansas  City  Times,  (daily;)  Morrison  Munford,  president  and  manager,  Charles 
E.  Hasbrook,  secretary,  Times  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Kansas  City. 

Kansas  City  Daily  Journal;  Journal  Co.,  publishers,  Kansas  City. 

The  Kansas  City  Star,  (daily,)  Kansas  City. 

The  Evening  News,  (daily;)  Willis  J.  Abbott,  editor,  N.  E.  Eisenlord,  business 
manager,  Kansas  City. 

Kansas  City  Daily  Traveler;  Traveler  Printing  Co.,  H.  B.  Cooper,  manager,  Kansas 
City. 

Kansas  City  Live-Stock  Indicator;  The  Indicator  Publishing  Company,  publishers, 
Kansas  City, 

The  Kansas  City  Live-Stock  Record  and  Farmer;  J.  H.  Ramsey  Printing  Co.,  pro- 
prietors, Kansas  City. 

Lanphear's  Kansas  City  Medical  Index,  (monthly;)  S.  Emory  Lanphear,  editor 
and  publisher,  Kansas  City. 

The  Kansas  City  Record;  A.  N.  Kellogg  Newspaper  Co.,  publishers,  J.  F.  Guiwits, 
manager,  Kansas  City. 

Western  Newspaper  Union,  Kansas  City. 

The  Mid-Continent,  religious;  Rev.  A.  A.  E.  Taylor,  editor.  Rev.  William  J.  Lee, 
associate  editor,  Presbyterian  Newspaper  Co.,  publishers,  Kansas  City. 

The  New  West,  (monthly;)  Warren  Watson,  editor,  The  New  West  Publishing  Co., 
publishers,  Kansas  City. 

The  Herald;  Herald  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Kansas  City. 

Missouri  and  Kansas  Farmer,  (monthly;)  Cliffe  M.  Brooke,  editor  and  publisher, 
Kansas  City. 

Western  Advocate,  or  Camp's  Emigrant  Guide,  (monthly;)  C.  Rollin  Camp,  editor 
and  publisher,  Kansas  City. 

The  Sun,  (bi-monthly;)  C.  T.  Fowler,  publisher,  Kansas  City. 

St.  Joseph  Herald,  (daily  and  weekly;)  William  M.  Shepherd,  manager.  Herald 
Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  St.  Joseph. 

St.  Joseph  Weekly  Gazette;  Gazette  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  E.  E.  McCammon, 
secretary,  St.  Joseph. 

St.  Louis  Globe-Democrat,  (daily;)  Globe  Printing  Company,  publishers,  D.  M. 
Houser,  president,  S.  Ray,  secretary,  St.  Louis. 

American  Journal  of  Education,  (monthly;)  J.  B.  Merwin,  managing  editor,  St. 
Louis. 

The  Central  Christian  Advocate;  Benj.  St.  James  Fry,  editor,  Cranston  &,  Stowe, 
publishers,  St.  Louis. 

The  Christian  Evangelist;  J.  H.  Garrison  and  B.  W.  Johnson,  editors,  J.  J.  Haley, 
office  editor,  Christian  Publishing  Company,  publishers,  St.  Louis. 

The  Altruist,  (monthly;)  devoted  to  common  property  and  community  homes; 
A.  Longley,  editor,  St.  Louis. 

St.  Louis  Herald,  (monthly;)  Charles  A.  Mantz,  publisher,  St.  Louis. 

The  Church  Builder  and  Western  Evangelist;  H.  C.  Scotford,  editor  and  pub- 
lisher, Kansas  City,  Mo.,  and  Wichita,  Kas. 

NEBRASKA. 

Western  Resources;  H.  S.  Reed,  managing  editor,  Resources  Publishing  Com- 
pany, publishers,  Lincoln. 

The  Woman's  Tribune;  Clara  Bewick  Colby,  editor  and  publisher,  Beatrice. 

Western  Newspaper  Union;  Newspaper  Union  Publishing  Company,  publishers, 
Omaha. 


232  STATE  HI8T0B1CAL  SOCIETY, 


Nebraska  Congregational  News;  H.  A.  French,  publisher,  Lincoln. 
Nebraska  State  Journal,  (daily  and  weekly;)  Lincoln. 

NEW    JEBSEY. 

The  Journal  of  American  Orthoepy,  (monthly;)  C.  W.  Larisun,  editor,  Ringos. 
Orchard  and  Garden;  published  by  J.  T.  Lovett,  Little  Silver. 

NEW    MEXICO. 

The  Daily  Citizen ;  Thos.  Hughes,  editor  and  proprietor,  Albuquerque. 
Las  Vegas  Daily  Optic;  R.  A.  Kistler,  editor  and  proprietor.  East  Las  Vegafc. 
Santa  F6  Daily   New  Mexican;  New  Mexican  Printing  Company,  publishers, 
Santa  Fe. 

NEW    YOBK. 

New  York  Tribune,  (daily,)  New  York. 

The  Daily  Register;  the  New  York  law  journal,  New  York. 

The  Century  Illustrated  Monthly  Magazine;  Century  Company,  publishers,  Wm. 
W.  Ellsworth,  secretary,  New  York. 

Harper's  Weekly;  Harper  «fe  Bros.,  New  York. 

Magazine  of  American  History,  (monthly;)  Mrs.  Martha  J.  Lamb,  editor,  New 
York. 

Scientific  American;  0.  D.  Munn  and  A.  E.  Beach,  editors  and  proprietors,  New 
York. 

Science;  Science  Company,  N.  D.  C.  Hodges,  publishers,  New  York. 

The  Swiss  Cross;  Harlan  H.  Ballard,  editor,  N.  D.  C.  Hodges,  publisher.  New 
York. 

Electrical  Review;  Geo.  Worthington,  editor,  Chas.  W.  Price,  associate  editor, 
New  York. 

The  Library  Journal,  (monthly;)  official  organ  of  the  American  Library  Assooia- 
tion;  C.  A.  Cutter  and  R.  R.  Bowker,  editors.  New  York. 

The  Cooperative  Index  to  Periodicals,  (quarterly;)  W.  I.  Fletcher,  editor,  New 
York. 

The  American  Missionary,  (monthly;)  published  by  the  American  Missionary 
Association,  Rev.  W.  M.  Taylor,  D.  D.,  LL.  D.,  president.  New  York. 

The  Home  Missionary,  (monthly;)  published  by  the  American  Home  Missionary 
Society,  Alexander  H.  Clapp,  D.  D.,  Treasurer,  New  York. 

The  Nation,  New  York. 

Political  Science  Quarterly;  edited  by  the  Faculty  of  Political  Science  of  Colum- 
bia College,  Ginn  <fe  Co.,  publishers,  New  York. 

Appleton  Literary  Bulletin;  D.  Appleton  <fe  Co.,  publishers.  New  York. 

The  Irish  World;  Patrick  Ford,  editor  and  proprietor,  New  York. 

New  York  Weekly  Witness;  John  Dougall  &  Co.,  publishers.  New  York. 

The  Voice;  Funk  &  Wagnalls,  publishers,  New  York. 

The  Decorator  and  Furnisher,  (monthly;)  T.  A.  Kennett,  editor,  W.  P.  Wheeler, 
business  manager.  The  Art  Trades  Publishing  Company,  publishers.  New  York. 

Student's  Journal;  Andrew  J.  Graham,  editor  and  proprietor,  New  York. 

Sabbath  Reading;  John  Dougall  &  Co.,  publishers,  New  York. 

The  Phonographic  World,  (monthly;)  E.  N.  Miner,  publisher,  New  York. 

The  Library  Magazine,  John  B.  Alden,  publisher.  New  York. 

The  National  Temperance  Advocate;  J.  N.  Stearns,  secretary  and  publishing 
agent,  New  York. 

The  Publishers'  Weekly,  (a  book  trade  journal;)  R.  R.  Bowker,  manager.  New  York. 

The  Husbandman,  Elmira. 

Public  Opinion;  Public  Opinion  Co.,  publishers.  New  York  and  Washington. 


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The  New  York  Pioneer;  John  Dougall  &  Co.,  publishers,  New  York. 

The  New  Princeton  Review,  (bi-monthly;)  A.  C.  Armstrong  &  Son  publishers, 
New  York. 

The  Tariff  League  Bulletin;  published  by  the  American  Protective  Tariff  League, 
New  York. 

Demorest's  Monthly  Magazine;  W.  Jennings  Demorest,  publisher,  New  York. 

The  North  American  Review,  (monthly;)  Allen  Thorndike  Rice,  editor,  New  York. 

Sheltering  Arms,  (monthly,)  New  York. 

Scribner's  Magazine,  (monthly;)  Chas.  Scribner's  Sons,  publishers.  New  York. 

The  Globe;  The  North  American  Exchange  Company,  publishers.  New  York. 

Judge;  I.  M.  Gregory,  editor,  W.  J.  Arkell,  publisher.  New  York. 

The  Standard;  Henry  George,  editor  and  proprietor.  New  York. 

The  Book  Buyer,  (monthly;)  Chas.  Scribner's  Sons,  New  York. 

The  Bibliographer,  (monthly;)  Moulton,  Weuborne  and  Co.,  publishers,  Buffalo. 

Garden  and  Forest;  conducted  by  Prof.  C.  S.  Sargent,  The  Garden  and  Forest 
Publishing  Company,  publishers.  New  York. 

Book  Chat;  Brentano's,  publishers,  New  York. 

The  Literary  News,  (monthly,)  New  York. 

The  Library  Bulletin  of  Cornell  University,  Ithaca. 

The  Book  Mart,  (monthly;)  Halkett  Lord,  literary  editor,  New  York. 

The  Youth's  Temperance  Banner;  J.  N.  Stearns,  corresponding  secretary  and 
publishing  agent.  New  York. 

OHIO. 

Magazine  of  Western  History,  (monthly;)  J.  H.  Kennedy,  editor,  Cleveland. 

Ohio  Archaeological  and  Historical  Quarterly;  Prof.  George  W.  Knight,  Prof.  W. 
H.  Venable,  Prof.  B.  A.  Hinsdale  and  Prof.  G.  F.  Wright,  editorial  committee,  A.  H. 
Smythe,  publisher,  Columbus. 

Weekly  Times,  Cincinnati. 

The  Christian  Press;  published  by  the  Western  Tract  Society,  Cincinnati. 

Christian  Standard;  Isaac  Errett,  editor-in-chief,  Cincinnati. 

American  Grange  Bulletin;  F.  P.  Wolcott,  editor,  Cincinnati. 

Farm  and  Fireside,  (semi-monthly;)  Mast,  Crowell  <fe  Kirkpatrick,  editors  and 
proprietors,  Springfield  and  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Public  Ledger,  (daily;)  G.  W.  Childs,  editor  and  publisher,  Philadelphia. 

Faith  and  Works;  published  by  the  Woman's  Christian  Association;  Miss  H.  V. 
Wriggins,  business  manager.  Miss  A.  C.  Webb,  editor,  Philadelphia. 

The  Naturalist's  Leisure  Hour,  (monthly;)  A.  E.  Foote,  editor  and  publisher,  Phila- 
delphia. 

Farmers'  Friend  and  Grange  Advocate;   R.  H.  Thomas,  editor,  Mechanicsburg. 

Building  Association  and  Home  Journal,  (monthly;)  Michael  J.  Brown,  editor 
and  proprietor,  Philadelphia. 

Paper  and  Press,  (monthly ;)  W.  M.  Patton,  publisher  and  proprietor,  Philadelphia. 

American  Manufacturer  and  Iron  World;  Jos.  D.  Weeks,  editor,  Pittsburgh. 

Poultry  Keeper,  (monthly;)  P.  H.  Jacobs,  editor.  Poultry  Company,  publishers, 
Parkesburg  and  Philadelphia. 

Book  News;  John  Wanamaker,  publisher,  Philadelphia. 

The  Book^Mart,  (monthly;)  Halkett  Lord,  literary  editor,  Book  Mart  Publishing 
Co.,  publishers,  Pittsburgh. 

The  Red  Man,  (monthly;)  printed  by  Indian  boys  at  the  Indian  School,  M.  Bur- 
gess, business  manager,  Carlisle. 


234  State  Histobical  Society. 

TENNESSBB. 

Agrionltaral  Science,  (monthly;)  Ghas.  S.  Plumb,  editor,  Knoxville. 

TEXAS. 

Oanadian  Free  Press;  L.  V.  Harm,  editor  and  proprietor,  Canadian. 

The  Canadian  Crescent;  Freeman  E.  Miller,  Canadian. 

Texas  Live-Stock  Journal;  Stock  Journal  Publishing  Company,  publishers.  Fort 
Worth. 

The  Southern  Mercury;  State  Alliance  Publishing  Company,  P.  S.  Browder,  busi- 
ness manager,  Dallas. 

VEBMONT. 

The  Woman's  Magazine,  (monthly;)  Esther  T.  Housh,  editor,  Frank  E.  Hoosh  &. 
Co.,  publishers,  Brattleboro. 

VIBGINIA. 

Southern  Workman  and  Hampton  School  Record;  S.  C.  Armstrong,  H.  W.  Lud- 
low and  M.  F.  Armstrong,  editors,  F.  N.  Gilman,  business  manager,  printed  by 
negro  and  Indian  students,  Hampton. 

WISCONSIN. 

Wisconsin  State  Journal;  David  Atwood,  proprietor,  Madison. 

CANADA. 

The  Herald,  phonetic;  The  Herald  Publishing  Co.,  publishers,  Toronto. 

FBANCE. 

Soci^t^  de  G^ograpie,  Compte  rendu  des  Stances  de  la  Commission  Centrale, 
(semi-monthly;)  Paris. 

Bulletin  de  la  Soci^t^  de  Gdographie,  (quarterly,)  Paris. 

Chronique  de  la  Soci^t^  des  Gens  de  Lettres,  (monthly,)  Paris. 

Bulletin  des  Stances  de  la  Soci^t6  Nationale  d' Agriculture  de  France,  (monthly,) 
Paris. 

Bulletin  de  la  Minist^re  de  1' Agriculture,  (monthly,)  Paris. 


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MEETINGS,  1889-90. 


THIRTEENTH  ANNUAL  MEETING. 

The  thirteenth  annual  meeting  of  the  Society  was  held  in  the  hall  of  the 
House  of  Kepresentatives,  Tuesday  evening,  January  15,  1889;  Hon.  Ed- 
ward Russell,  President  of  the  Society,  in  the  chair. 

An  address  was  delivered  by  Hon.  James  Humphrey,  of  Junction  City, 
on  the  subject  "Kansas,  West  of  Topeka,  Prior  to  1865  ;"  a  paper  prepared 
by  John  C.  McCoy,  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  on  the  subject  of  the  "Survey  of 
the  Indian  Lands  of  Kansas,"  was  read  by  Hon.  T.  D.  Thacher;  and  a 
paper  on  the  subject  of  the  "Rescue  of  Dr.  John  Doy,"  was  read  by  Maj. 
James  B.  Abbott,  of  DeSoto. 

On  motion,  the  amendment  to  the  constitution  of  the  Society  submitted 
at  the  annual  meeting,  1888,  was  adopted,  in  the  following  words : 

"The  elective  oflScers  of  the  Society  shall  consist  of  a  President  and  two  Vice- 
Presidents,  who  shall  hold  their  offices  for  the  term  of  one  year,  and  until  their  suc- 
cessors shall  be  chosen  ;  and  a  Secretary  and  a  Treasurer,  who  shall  hold  their 
offices  for  the  term  of  two  years,  and  until  their  successors  shall  be  chosen  ;  said 
officers  to  be  chosen  by  the  Board  of  Directors  from  their  members,  their  election 
to  be  made  at  the  first  meeting  of  the  Board  subsequent  to  the  annual  meeting 
of  the  Society,  and  their  terms  of  office  shall  begin  at  the  date  of  their  election 
and  qualification  in  office." 

On  motion  of  Hon.  D.  W.  Wilder,  Hon.  Joel  Moody,  of  Linn  county,  was 
invited  to  deliver  an  address  before  the  Society  at  some  time  during  the 
winter. 

The  committee  on  nominations  reported  the  following  names  for  members 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  for  the  term  of  three  years  next  ensuing: 

F.  G.  Adams,  Topeka  ;  Henry  Booth,  Larned ;  E.  T.  Carr,  Leavenworth  ;  James 
Christian,  Arkansas  City  ;  Ed.  Carroll,  Leavenworth ;  E.  J.  Dallas,  Topeka ;  W.  C. 
Edwards,  Larned;  L.  R.  Elliott,  Manhattan  ;  J.  S.  Emery,  Lawrence;  N.  S.  Goss, 
Topeka ;  B.  J.  F.  Hanna,  Wa-Keeney  ;  R.  R.  Hays,  Osborne  ;  D.  N.  Heizer,  Great 
Bend  ;  F.  M.  Hills,  Cedar  Vale  ;  C.  K.  Holliday,  Topeka  ;  Scott  Hopkins,  Horton  ;  F. 
Wellhouse,  Fairmount ;  James  Humphrey,  Junction  City  ;  C.  J.  Jones,  Garden  City  ; 
P.  G.  Lowe,  Leavenworth  ;  Geo.  W.  Martin,  Kansas  City  ;  J.  R.  Mead,  Wichita  ;  Joel 
Moody,  Mound  City  ;  George  R.  Peck,  Topeka ;  Adrian  Reynolds,  Sedan  ;  John 
Schilling,  Hiawatha  ;  B.  F.  Simpson,  Topeka  ;  Jacob  Stotler,  Wellington  ;  W.  D. 
Street,  Decatur  ;  C.  A.  Swensson,  McPhefson  ;  D.  MoTaggart,  Liberty  ;  T.  D.  Thacher, 
Topeka  ;  Z.  T.  Walrond,  Osborne. 

The  Board  of  Directors  elected  the  following  officers : 

President,  Col.  William  A.  Phillips,  Salina;  Vice-Presidents,  Col.  Cyrus 
K.  Holliday,  Topeka,  and   Hon.  James  S.  Emery,  Lawrence;  Secretary, 
F.  G.  Adams;  Treasurer,  Hon.  John  Francis. 
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236  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

The  following  committees  were  appointed  for  the  ensuing  year : 

Executive  Committee  —  Governor  L.  U.  Humphrey,  Hon.  T.  Dwight 
Thacher,  Hon.  Albert  R.  Greene,  Hon.  N.  A.  Adams,  Hon.  F.  P.  Baker. 

Legislative  Committee — Hon.  James  S.  Emery,  Hon.  F.  P.  Baker,  Hon.  T. 
Dwight  Thacher,  Col.  C.  K.  Holliday,  Hon.  A.  R.  Greene. 

The  meeting  then  adjourned. 


SPECIAL  MEETING  FEBRUARY  4,  1889. 

On  call  of  the  President  and  Secretary  a  meeting  of  the  Historical  So- 
ciety was  held  in  its  rooms  Monday  evening,  February  4th,  to  hear  a  paper 
read  by  Senator  Joel  Moody,  on  the  subject,  "Alvar  Nunez  Cabeea  de  Vaca." 
The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Vice-President  Hon.  James  S.  Emery, 
of  Lawrence. 

At  the  conclusion  of  Senator  Moody's  address  a  vote  of  thanks  was  ex- 
tended to  him,  and  a  copy  of  his  address  solicited  for  publication  in  the 
Transactions  of  the  Society. 


SPECIAL  MEETING  FEBRUARY  11,  1889. 

On  Monday  evening,  February  11,  1889,  the  Historical  Society  met  in 
the  Senate  Chamber,  for  the  purpose  of  listening  to  an  address  delivered 
by  Senator  H.  B.  Kelly,  in  accordance  with  an  invitation  which  had  been 
extended  to  him  by  vote  of  the  Society.  The  subject  was,  "No  Man's 
Land."  At  the  conclusion  of  the  reading,  the  thanks  of  the  Society  were 
extended  to  the  Senator,  together  with  a  request  for  a  copy  of  his  address 
for  publication  in  its  Transactions. 


FOURTEENTH  ANNUAL  MEETING. 

At  the  annual  meeting,  January  21,  1890,  in  the  absence  of  President 
Wm.  A.  Phillips,  Vice-President  C.  K.  Holliday  presided. 

Hon.  T.  D.  Thacher  read  the  annual  address  prepared  by  President  Phil- 
lips, entitled  "  Lights  and  Shadows  of  Kansas  History." 

Hon.  Percival  G.  Lowe  read  a  paper  entitled  "  Kansas  as  seen  in  the 
Indian  Territory." 

Hon.  A.  R.  Greene  read  an  eulogium,  prepared  by  Hon.  B.  F.  Simpson, 
on  the  late  Governor  John  A.  Martin. 

Col.  A.  S.  Johnson,  Col.  Thomas  Ewing,  Hon.  Edward  Russell,  Hon. 
John  Brady  and  Rev.  John  G.  Pratt  were,  by  vote,  invited  to  prepare  pa- 
pers to  present  to  the  next  annual  meeting. 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  237 

The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year : 

President,  Col.  Cyrus  K.  Holliday,  Topeka;  Vice-Presidents,  Hon.  James 

S.  Emery,  Lawrence,  and  Governor  Lyman  U.  Humphrey,  Independence. 
The  following  were  elected  members  of  the  Board  of  Directors  for  the 

term  ending  January  17, 1893: 

J.  B.  Abbott,  DeSoto;  N.  A.  Adams,  Manhattan;  Geo.  T.  Anthony,  Ottawa;  F.  W. 
Blackmar,  Lawrence;  James  H.  Canfield,  Lawrence;  Richard  Cordley,  Lawrence;  J. 
H.  Downing,  Hays  City;  R.  G.  Elliott,  Lawrence;  Henry  Elliston,  Atchison;  Geo.  T. 
Fairchild,  Manhattan;  Geo.  D.  Hale,  Topeka;  Wm.  Higgins,  Topeka;  E.  W.  Hoch, 
Marion;  Edgar  W.  Howe,  Atchison;  J.  K.  Hudson,  Topeka;  A.  S.  Johnson,  Topeka; 
H.  B.  Kelly,  McPherson;  L.  B,  Kellogg,  Emporia;  C.  H.  Kimball,  Parsons;  J.  A. 
Lippincott,  Topeka;  Timothy  McCarthy,  Larned;  T.  A.  McNeal,  Medicine  Lodge; 
Peter  McVicar,  Topeka;  Sol.  Miller,  Troy;  M.  M.  Murdock,  Wichita;  T.  B.  Murdock, 
El  Dorado;  Noble  Prentis,  Newton;  Wm.  M.  Rice,  Fort  Scott;  Chas.  F.  Scott,  lola; 
A,  W.  Smith,  McPherson;  A.  R.  Taylor,  Emporia;  W.  A.  Quayle,  Baldwin  City;  D.  A. 
Valentine,  Clay  Center. 


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COLLECTIONS 


KANSAS  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY, 

1886—1890. 
AND  EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOVERNOR  JOHN  W.  GEARY. 


PRESIDENT'S  ADDEESS. 


[At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Society,  January  17,  1888,  Hon.  D.  W,  Wilder, 
President  of  the  Society,  delivered  the  following  address  :] 

Beginnings  are  the  hardest.  This  Society  made  the  beginning  of  its  li- 
brary in  a  book-case  in  the  State  Auditor's  office.  Next,  its  domicile  was  under 
the  Senate  stairway,  in  the  northwest  corner  of  the  east  wing  of  the  State 
House.  Its  third  home  was  a  room  on  the  lower  floor  of  the  north  side  of 
the  east  wing.  When  the  west  wing  was  completed  the  present  rooms  were 
occupied,  and  were  believed  to  be  spacious  enough  to  last  twenty  years. 
Four  years  ago  the  rooms  were  crowded,  and  there  was  an  overflow  into  a 
large  unfinished  room  in  the  basement.  The  Society  is  not  yet  thirteen  years 
old,  it  has  upwards  of  40,000  volumes,  and  still  our  friends  in  this  State  and 
other  States  are  sending  us  precious  gifts,  and  we  care  for  them  the  best  we 
can.  Last  year  Judge  Adams  had  book-cases  made  and  placed  in  the  hall 
of  this  wing,  and  some  people  stuck  up  their  noses  and  said  it  was  a  desecra- 
tion of  these  handsome  corridors.  Mr.  Dennis,  the  State  Librarian,  has  had 
similar  cases  made  and  placed  in  the  halls  of  the  east  wing.  He  also  had 
an  overflow  that  filled  one  room  in  the  cellar.  The  State  Library  is  also 
growing  with  great  rapidity.  But  the  walls  of  the  central  building  of  our 
capitol  are  now  going  up  with  reasonable  speed,  and  the  State  House  Com- 
missioners assure  us  that  both  libraries  shall  have  ample  room  when  that 
lofty  building  is  completed. 

A  society  and  library  that  have  grown  so  fast  must  have  had  good  friends 
at  the  beginning.  This  Society  had;  it  has  ever  been  fortunate.  The  first 
donor  of  books  and  the  first  President  was  Samuel  A.  Kingman,  then  Chief 
Justice  of  State.  His  interest  in  the  Society  and  his  influence  were  very' 
great,  and  they  have  continued  from  the  hour  of  its  birth.  Our  State  his- 
tory has  no  nobler  name  than  Kingman's,  and  it  will  live  with  the  life  of 
the  State. 

The  most  persistent,  efficient  and  steadfast  early  friend  of  the  Society  was 
Hon.  Floyd  P.  Baker.  Without  his  work  the  Society  would  have  failed. 
He  was  the  publisher  and  editor  of  the  Commonwealth,  i\iQ  leading  State  pa- 
per, as  he  still  is,  and  he  not  only  wrote  hundreds  of  articles  for  the  Society, 
but  he  did  its  printing  on  credit,  when  nobody  else  would  trust  it,  and  he 
gave  it  the  benefit  of  his  good  judgment  and  rare  business  sagacity.  For 
years  he  has  been  the  business  head  of  the  Society,  giving  his  time  and  la- 

(241) 


242  STATE  HL^TORIC.iL  SOCIETY. 

bor  freely  and  with  generous  enthusiasm.  Mr.  Baker  has  also  been  the 
President  of  the  Society,  and  his  unselfish  labors  will  continue  while  life 
lasts. 

Two  other  names  only  will  be  mentioned  at  this  time.  They  do  not  com- 
plete the  list,  by  any  means,  but,  on  other  occasions,  and  from  time  to  time, 
the  record  will  be  made  complete.  Those  names  are,  of  course,  Judge  Adams 
and  his  daughter.  Miss  Zu  Adams.  Other  persons  have  aided  the  Society 
and  library;  these  two  have  given  all  of  their  time, and  have  made  both. 
They  were  born  for  the  work.  They  have  had  a  full  intellectual  apprecia- 
tion of  the  scope  of  such  a  society,  and  their  hearts  and  their  hands  have 
been  nobly  devoted  to  the  work.  In  a  world  of  money-making  and  of  ma- 
terial success,  they  have  turned  aside  from  popular  paths  and  entered  these 
cloisters,  and  labored  here,  at  the  expense  of  health  and  wealth  —  always 
with  good  cheer,  kindness,  and  magnanimity.  Judge  Adams  not  only  knows 
history:  he  knows  geology;  he  knows  the  mound-builders  of  the  prehistoric 
age.  He  has  no  theologic  hatred,  and  is  as  friendly  to  Catholic  as  to  Prot- 
estant missionaries;  as  fair  and  impartial  to  one  Protestant  sect  as  to 
another.  This  library  already  contains  the  fullest  religious  history  of  all 
denominations  in  Kansas  that  can  be  obtained  anywhere,  and  additions  are 
constantly  coming  in.  Judge  Adams  has  been  an  Indian  agent;  not  one  of 
the  kind  that  plundered  the  Red  man,  but  one  who  met  him  in  kindness  as  a 
brother  man.  And  Judge  Adams  was  active  and  influential,  in  Territorial 
days,  in  making  Kansas  free.  He  knew  all  of  the  actors  in  that  national 
revolution.  So  free  is  he  from  bigotry  and  malice  that  he  is  the  warm  per- 
sonal friend  of  the  pro-slavery  men  of  that  period  who  still  live  in  the  State. 
They  also  come  here  with  their  treasures,  glad  and  proud  that  Kansas  is 
free  and  the  nation  is  free.  Our  antagonist  is  our  helper,  and  this  library 
is  the  repository  of  everything  that  relates  to  Kansas  history.  It  is  most 
fortunate  —  a  good  fortune  not  to  be  estimated  —  that  its  founder  and  builder. 
Judge  Adams,  is  a  man  of  broad  and  catholic  mind.  He  is  a  Kansan,  and 
nothing  relating  to  Kansas  is  foreign  to  him.  And  so  the  Society  and  li- 
brary are  founded  upon  the  everlasting  rock. 

One  profession,  friendly  to  this  Society  and  forming  the  largest  part  of  it, 
deserves  the  best  words  in  the  dictionary.  The  editors  and  publishers  have 
all  been  its  friends  from  the  start.  They  made  Kansas,  and  it  was  enough 
for  them  to  crown  the  work  with  a  little  job  of  this  kind.  A  united  press 
can  move  Kansas,  the  world,  and  the  whole  solar  system,  and  remain  fresh 
and  vigorous  enough  to  tackle  some  other  trifle  the  next  day.  Having 
made  an  interesting  effort  of  this  kind,  most  of  the  papers  would  say:  "A 
large  mass  of  entertaining  matter,  necessarily  crowded  out  of  this  issue,  will 
appear  in  the  evening  edition." 

The  newspapers  of  Kansas  are  still  the  life  and  the  main  support  of  the 
Historical  Society.  The  publishers  cheerfully  send  all  of  their  papers  here, 
and  the  Society  preserves  and  binds  them.     They  make  the  history  of  the 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  243 

State.  The  Society  was  started  at  the  right  time  to  secure  the  files  of  all 
the  important  papers  published  in  the  Territorial  period.  We  have  the 
Leavenworth  Herald,  the  first  paper  in  English  published  on  our  soil,  and 
we  have  the  files  of  the  pioneer  papers  of  Lawrence,  Topeka  and  other  lo- 
calities. Stray  copies  of  early  papers  are  still  coming  in,  and  all  are  valua- 
ble. The  printed  w^ord  is  much  more  correct  than  the  remembered  word, 
even  of  the  person  who  has  the  most  retentive  memory.  The  memory,  like 
the  physical  system,  changes  every  seven  years. 

When  this  Society  was  founded,  in  1875,  only  half  of  Kansas  had  been 
settled,  and  every  paper  of  every  town  and  county  in  the  new  half  is  pre- 
served in  this  library.  The  local  items,  the  legal  and  business  advertise- 
ments, the  school  and  church  notices,  and  the  election  returns,  contain  the 
name  of  every  man  and  woman  who  has  taken  any  noticeable  part  in  mak- 
ing half  of  Kansas  —  the  better  half,  perhaps;  certainly  a  very  lively  and 
wide-awake  people,  occupying  40,000  square  miles  in  the  heart  of  the  con- 
tinent. 

Facts  like  these  show  you  what  the  Society  has  done  and  is  doing;  why  it 
is  prosperous  and  popular ;  why  so  many  people  are  interested  in  its  destiny. 


244  State  historical  Society 


PERSONAL  REMINISCENCES  AND  KANSAS  EMIGRATION,  1855. 


[A  paper  read  before  the  meeting  of  the  State  Historical  Society  by  Prof.  Isaac 
T.  Goodnow,  at  the  annual  meeting,  January  17,  1888.] 

The  Missouri  Compromise  of  1820  limited  slavery  to  the  south  of  the 
line  of  36°  30'  north,  a  little  south  of  the  southern  line  of  Kansas.  A  re- 
peal of  this  by  the  Kansas  and  Nebraska  act  of  1854  opened  a  vast  terri- 
tory to  the  introduction  of  slavery,  and  left  its  introduction  or  exclusion,  to 
actual  settlers.  They  could  "vote  it  up"  or  "vote  it  down"!  The  design 
of  the  South  was  to  make  Kansas  a  slave  State.  The  great  problem  for 
solution  was,  which  great  party  of  the  Nation  could  most  rapidly  throw  in 
its  emigrants.  The  State  of  Missouri  was  the  natural  gateway  through 
which  the  tide  of  emigration,  both  slave  and  free,  swept. 

The  populous,  wealthy  counties  of  western  Missouri  were  slavery's  strong- 
hold, and  gave  it  a  great  advantage.  First,  they  could  close  this  gateway 
at  their  discretion.  Second,  under  the  leadership  of  David  Atchison,  Vice- 
President  of  the  United  States,  they  formed  the  Blue  Lodges  of  Missouri, 
containing  thousands  of  members,  sworn  to  obey  their  leaders  and  to  estab- 
lish slavery  in  Kansas.  At  election-times,  armed  with  shot-guns  and  rifles, 
bow^ie-knives  and  revolvers,  with  the  inevitable  barrel  of  whisky,  they  would 
pour  over  the  borders,  take  possession  of  the  various  places  of  voting,  and 
" v^ote  up"  slavery. 

To  promote  Free-State  emigration  the  New  England  Emigrant  Aid  Com- 
pany was  formed.  It  organized  emigration ;  friends  and  neighbors  went 
together,  and  had  each  other's  society  in  the  new  country;  the  fare  was 
greatly  reduced,  on  the  railroads,  and  at  the  hotels  on  the  route,  and  much 
care  and  anxiety  was  saved  by  sending  with  each  company  a  superintendent, 
who  "knew  the  ropes"  and  could  render  assistance  in  any  emergency. 
Great  central  points  were  selected  by  the  company,  hotels  erected,  steam 
mills  provided,  and  town  companies  organized.  Pamphlets  and  newspapers 
were  scattered  broadcast  over  the  free  North.  The  best  lecturers,  the  most 
gifted  orators  sounded  the  tocsin  of  alarm.  In  vivid  colors  they  pictured 
the  dangers  of  Kansas,  with  the  beauty  and  value  of  the  Territory  for  settle- 
ment. Their  trains  left  Boston  at  regular  intervals  with  25  to  200  emi- 
grants, with  recruits  added  by  the  way.  The  route  was  by  Albany,  Cleve- 
land, Chicago,  Alton,  and  thence  by  steamer  18  miles  to  St.  Louis,  whence 
passage  was  taken  by  steamer  up  the  Missouri  to  Kansas  City,  Leavenworth, 
and  Atchison.  The  Hannibal  &  St.  Jo.  and  the  Missouri  Pacific  railroads 
were  not  then  built.  This  was  the  route  from  the  East  till  the  crowds  were 
so  great  that  the  slaveholders  in  alarm  closed  the  gate  and  turned  back  the 


Sixth  Biexxial  repobt,  245 


crowd.     After  this  the  main  current  of  emigration  set  in  overland,  by  Iowa 
and  a  corner  of  Nebraska,  by  what  is  called  "  Lane's  route." 

The  Crusade  found  me  in  the  beautiful  town  of  East  Greenwich,  R.  I.,  on 
Narragansett  Bay,  teaching  in  a  Methodist  institution.  I  had  been  an  Anti- 
Slavery  voter  ever  since  1840,  and  was  one  of  the  7,000  who  first  voted  for 
James  G.  Birney  in  the  hard-cider  and  log-cabin  campaign,  w'hich  resulted 
in  the  election  of  General  Harrison.  Fully  believing  that  the  rule  of 
Slavery  or  of  Freedom  in  the  nation  would  be  settled  on  the  prairies  of 
Kansas,  I  felt  impelled  to  throw  myself  into  the  scale  on  the  side  of  Free- 
dom. I  corresponded  with  Dr.  Jos.  Denison,  then  preaching  in  Boston.  We 
met  in  the  city  of  Providence,  in  December,  1854,  and  listened  to  a  rousing 
lecture  by  Eli  Thayer,  the  founder  of  the  New  England  Emigrant  Aid  Com- 
pany. With  him,  after  the  lecture  we  discussed  the  pros  and  cons  of  the 
enterprise  till  near  midnight.     The  decision  was  for  emigration. 

My  professorship  was  immediately  resigned,  and  three  months  were  spent 
in  private  correspondence,  writing  for  the  newspapers,  with  considerable 
talking  and  travel  to  help  on  the  cause.  The  time  set  for  our  company 
of  some  200  to  leave  Boston  was  March  13,  1855.  After  consultation  with 
Eli  Thayer,  J.  M.  S.  Williams  and  Dr.  Robinson  —  now  Gov.  Robinson  — 
it  was  thought  best  for  me  to  leave  on  the  6th  of  March,  one  week  ahead  of 
the  main  company,  in  order  to  select  a  town-site  with  good  farm  claims 
around,  to  be  ready  at  their  coming,  and  thus  save  the  unpleasantness  of 
waiting.  On  this  train  I  met  for  the  first  time  Rev.  C.  H.  Lovejoy,  of  New 
Hampshire,  who  with  others,  as  he  said,  had  started  for  Kansas  from  a  let- 
ter of  mine  in  a  Boston  paper.  His  wife  was  an  intellectual  woman,  skilled 
in  polemics,  and  amused  us  greatly  by  the  way  she  handled  and  silenced 
some  of  the  skeptics  who  made  themselves  prominent  in  loud  expressions  of 
unbelief.  We  found  Chicago  then,  as  I  first  heard  the  expression — "a 
right  smart  chance  of  a  place"  —  with  some  30,000  or  40,000  inhabitants. 
Nothing  beautiful  about  it  —  muddy  streets,  miserable  depots  and  poor 
hotels.  We  were  glad  to  get  out  of  it.  On  the  Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad 
we  first  witnessed  a  prairie  fire;  beautiful  and  grand  we  then  thought,  but  a 
mere  rush-light  compared  to  what  we  can  get  up  in  Kansas !  St.  Louis  we 
thought  a  respectable  city. 

Our  trip  up  the  Missouri  of  eight  days  on  the  Kate  Swinney,  Captain 
Choteau,  was  a  remarkably  pleasant  one.  We  had  120  emigrants,  with 
about  100  U.  S.  cavalry  with  a  fine  band  of  music.  For  a  wonder,  almost 
everybody  was  Free-State,  and  we  had  our  own  way  in  about  everything. 
Luke  P.  Lincoln,  our  superintendent,  was  a  fine  singer,  and  organized  a  glee 
club  which  sang  the  songs  of  Liberty,  "the  homes  of  the  brave  and  the 
land  of  the  free,"  to  be  wrought  out  on  the  prairies  of  Kansas.  Never  was  a 
company  more  popular  with  the  ofiicers  of  the  boat  or  with  the  soldiers. 
The  military  band  interspersed  their  music  with  ours,  and  "  all  went  merry 
as  a  marriage  bell."     At  one  of  the  wood-landings  I  was  much  surprised  to 


246  STATE  HiSTOIilCAL  SOCIETY. 

meet  an  old  pupil,  Francis  B.  Smith  —  though  I  ought  not  to  have  been, 
as  I  had  had  5,000  of  them,  and  they  were  scattered  everywhere.  He  was 
bound  for  Kansas  on  the  boat  ahead  of  us,  and  had  run  down  from  a  land- 
ing just  above.  We  reached  Kansas  City  March  18th,  a  cold,  clear  Sabbath 
morning. 

On  Monday  our  people  were  busy  purchasing  oxen  and  horses  and  wagons 
for  the  trip  into  Kansas.  Here  for  the  first  time  I  met  General  Pomeroy ; 
he  had  just  returned  with  his  horse  and  buggy  from  a  trip  up  the  Smoky 
Hill,  100  miles  above  Fort  Riley,  exploring  the  country  entirely  alone. 
We  set  up  that  night  till  2  o'clock,  settling  the  question  as  to  where  our 
company  should  go.  With  remarkable  accuracy  he  described  the  country 
at  the  junction  of  the  Republican  and  Smoky  Hill,  where  Junction  City 
now  is,  and  at  the  junction  of  the  Big  Blue  and  Kansas  rivers,  where  Man- 
hattan now  is.  With  singular  foresight  he  foretold  that  the  Government 
bridge  at  Juniata  would  be  soon  washed  away  and  the  travel  would  eventu- 
ally go  over  the  Blue  near  its  mouth,  and  Juniata  become  extinct — a 
prophecy  which  speedily  came  to  pass.  The  next  day  with  a  committee  of 
seven,  with  a  good  two-horse  team  we  started  west,  passing  through  West- 
port,  and  traveled  seventeen  miles  to  the  cabin  of  a  Shawnee  Indian  by  the 
name  of  Ham,  who  gave  us  the  privilege  of  occupying  his  cabin  at  25  cents 
a  head.  We  could  sit  up  by  a  fire  in  a  large  open  fire-place,  or  lie  down 
on  the  floor  in  our  own  blankets.  It  was  a  puncheon  floor  with  cracks 
large  enough  to  put  your  hands  through,  and  it  was  cold  and  the  draft  was 
lively !  I  got  a  cold  that  lasted  me  six  weeks,  and  I  shall  never  forget 
Ham. 

The  second  day  we  reached  Lawrence,  a  rude  town  of  some  forty  or  fifty 
log  and  rough  board  cabins  with  a  "caravansary"  for  immigrants,  built  of 
sod  walls  and  cloth  roof,  with  prairie  hay  for  a  carpet,  and  furnished  with 
a  cooking  stove.  I  slept  that  night  upon  the  floor  of  the  Herald  of  Freedom 
printing  office  as  a  special  favor  from  the  editor,  Geo.  W.  Brown,  and  was 
grateful  for  the  privilege. 

On  the  third  day  we  reached  Topeka,  stopping  at  a  log  hotel,  situated  on 
the  bottom  near  where  the  old  steam  saw  mill  stood  so  long,  and  near  where 
now  stands  the  cracker  factory.  On  this  flat  were  half  a  dozen  cabins,  log 
and  shake  cabins.  A  shake  cabin  was  covered  with  clapboards,  split  from 
logs,  usually  oak.  Here  for  the  first  time  I  met  Col.  Holliday,  the  founder 
of  the  Capital  City,  a  scholarly  gentleman  of  fine  conversational  powers  and 
with  high  hopes ;  yet  I  very  much  doubt  whether  they  reached  to  the 
height  he  has  since  attained!  With  him  I  was  delighted  to  find  Lucius  C. 
Wilmarth,  another  pupil  of  mine,  who  had  cast  in  his  lot  with  the  Colonel 
to  found  a  city. 

The  fourth  day  we  passed  a  number  of  loaded  teams,  Pennsylvanians 
bound  for  Pawnee,  Gov.  Reeder's  town,  soon  after  wiped  out  by  an  order 
from  Jeff  Davis,  then  Secretary  of  War,  because  on  the  Fort  Riley  reserve. 


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Leavenworth,  situated  on  a  Government  reserve,  was  allowed  to  remain  — 
because  it  was  Pro-Slavery,  while  Reeder's  town  was  Free-State;  it  was  a 
flourishing  settlement  with  500  inhabitants  —  as  monuments  two  stone  build- 
ings left.  We  found  the  Catholic  Mission  at  St.  Marys,  established  in  1835, 
in  successful  operation,  with  its  numerous  Pottawatomie  cabins  clustered 
around  it,  and  very  convenient  for  obtaining  necessary  supplies  for  man  or 
beast.  At  night  we  camped  on  Graymore's  floor,  seven  miles  west  of  the 
Mission,  on  Lost  creek.  He  was  a  retired  Californian  who  had  married  a 
"likely"  Pottawatomie  squaw  and  a  fine  farm  with  her!  At  1  o'clock  we 
were  awakened  by  the  arrival  of  the  U.  S.  mail  for  Fort  Eiley.  The  car- 
rier emptied  his  bag  upon  the  floor,  and  found  a  valuable  book,  directed  to 
someone  beyond.     He  says,  "I  will  take  that — the  fellow  don't  need  it!" 

The  fifth  day,  on  the  Government  road,  five  miles  above  where  Manhat- 
tan is  now  situated,  on  the  Big  Blue,  we  struck  Juniata,  a  little  Pro-Slavery 
town,  close  by  a  Government  bridge,  built  at  an  expense  of  $10,000.  The 
principal  man  was  an  old  "six-foot"  Virginian  by  the  name  of  Dyer,  of  the 
Methodist  Church  South.  His  cabin  as  described  by  an  exploring  mission- 
ary was  "one  story  high  and  three  stories  long!"  His  wife  excused  him  to 
the  same  missionary  for  not  saying  grace  at  the  table,  by  saying,  "My  old 
man,  since  coming  to  the  new  country  has  lost  his  manners."  They  kept  a 
sort  of  free  hotel  and  a  small  store.  It  was  a  preaching-place  for  all  de- 
nominations. And  it  w^as  customary  after  the  sermon  to  invite  everybody 
to  dinner.  They  were  a  noble,  generous-hearted  old  couple,  but  their  free 
table  and  dishonest  clerks  soon  got  away  with  most  of  their  property.  The 
destruction  of  the  bridge,  the  following  winter,  and  the  changing  of  the 
Government  road,  with  the  rivalry  of  Manhattan,  which  followed,  eflect- 
ually  wiped  out  the  town.  In  Kansas  no  Pro-Slavery  town  could  live  by 
the  side  of  a  Free-State  town ! 

One  mile  west  of  Juniata  we  found  Rev.  Charles  E.  Blood,  a  missionary 
of  the  Congregational  church,  to  whom  I  had  letters  of  introduction.  With 
him  for  a  guide  we  walked  some  three  miles  and  ascended  from  the  north 
what  is  now  called  Bluemont  Hill.  Taking  position  upon  the  top  of  an  In- 
dian mound,  Saturday  evening,  March  24,  1855,  just  as  the  sun  was  resting 
on  the  western  hills,  we  first  looked  upon  the  most  beautiful  town-site  that 
we  had  ever  beheld.  With  the  old  Grecian  philosopher  when  he  had  dis- 
covered the  law  of  specific  gravity,  I  felt  like  exclaiming  Eureka!  Eureka!  ! 
I  have  found  it!  I  have  found  it!  Our  expectations  were  more  than 
met.  The  decision  of  the  committee  was  to  look  no  farther,  and  to  sum- 
mon the  remaining  company  to  hurry  up  as  soon  as  possible  to  be  ready  for 
the  election  on  the  30th  and  to  secure  the  town-site.  We  soon  learned  that 
in  the  fall  of  1854  Geo.  S.  Park  had  located  a  town-site  on  the  Kansas  river, 
at  the  southwestern  part  of  the  present  site,  and  had  named  it  Poliska.  He 
had  built  a  log  cabin  upon  it  for  a  blacksmith  shop,  and  a  big  Virginian, 
one  of  the  Juniata  outfit,  had  jumped  his  claim  by  breaking  into  the  cabin, 


248  State  Histobical  Society. 

taking  possession,  nominally  living  there,  but  really  at  old  man  Dyer's, 
where  board  was  better  and  cheaper. 

At  the  northeast  part  of  the  town-site,  upon  the  Big  Blue,  the  same  fall, 
S.  D.  Houston  of  Illinois,  Judge  Saunders  W.  Johnston  of  Ohio,  Judge  J.  M. 
Russell  of  Iowa,  Dr.  H.  A.  Wilcox  of  Rhode  Island,  and  E.  M.  Thurston 
of  Maine,  five  graduates  from  five  diflferent  States,  met  and  located  the  town 
of  Canton.  A  dugout  at  the  base  of  Bluemont  marked  their  only  improve- 
ment. Our  committee  of  Isaac  T.  Goodnow,  Luke  P.  Lincoln,  Charles  H. 
Lovejoy,  N.  R.  Wright,  C.  N.  Wilson  and  Joseph  Wintermute,  decided  at 
once  to  consolidate  these  two  companies  with  their  own,  and  form  one  strong 
company.  After  careful  deliberation,  on  the  26th  I  pitched  my  tent  upon 
Park's  town-site,  about  30  rods  from  his  blacksmith  shop,  with  the  design, 
of  course,  to  neutralize  any  legal  claim  that  our  friend,  the  Virginian,  might 
have.  Myself  and  Wintermute  slept  there  the  first  night.  It  was  cold  and 
clear ;  the  stars  shone  brightly  and  we  were  happy.  We  were  reinforced  by 
our  company  in  season  to  vote  for  the  first  Territorial  legislators  on  the 
30th,  and  aided  in  the  election  of  S.  D.  Houston  and  Martin  F.  Conway, 
Representative  and  Counselor,  the  only  Free-State  men  in  the  Border-Ruf- 
fian Legislature.  Gov.  Walker,  a  Wyandotte  chief,  with  several  half-breeds 
and  Pro-Slavery  voters  from  Wyandotte,  came  up,  but  they  had  not  calcu- 
lated on  the  vote  of  our  company,  and  thus  failed  in  this  instance  to  elect 
their  men.  The  plan  was  to  import  a  sufficient  number  of  men  in  every 
district  to  make  a  clean  sweep,  and  elect  every  Pro-Slavery  candidate. 

On  the  morning  of  election  day,  while  at  the  polls  in  Juniata,  for  the 
first  time  I  met  Martin,  the  Virginian,  who  warned  me  from  his  claim. 
The  reply  was  not  at  all  assuring.  In  the  afternoon,  while  away  from  my 
tent,  on  the  Blue,  I  saw  a  crowd  of  men,  afoot  and  on  horses,  coming  down 
the  mountain  at  the  northwest.  I  started  for  my  tent,  but  they  reached  it 
first.  One  excited  fellow  fired  a  bullet  through  the  tent  just  over  the  head 
of  Lincoln,  whom  I  had  left  asleep  and  alone  in  the  tent,  and  another  com- 
menced cutting  the  cords  of  the  tent.  This  waked  up  Lincoln  with  the 
exclamation,  "  What  does  this  mean?"  The  reply  was,  we  had  abused 
Martin  and  jumped  his  claim,  and  they  were  going  to  throw  the  tent  into 
the  river.  Lincoln  says,  "  Hold  on !  This  is  Mr.  Goodnow's  tent  and  he 
will  be  here  soon  to  answer  any  demand ! "  One  young  man,  finely  mounted 
and  good-looking,  with  military  air,  rode  out  to  meet  me.  Saluting  as  he 
came  up,  he  says,  "Mr.  Goodnow,  I  believe?"  Recognizing  the  fact,  he 
says,  "I  understand  there  is  a  difficulty  about  a  claim  here,  and  we  have 
come  down  to  settle  it."  "All  right,"  I  replied,  and  we  returned  together, 
talking  of  the  weather  and  anything  but  the  case  in  hand.  On  approach- 
ing a  motley,  hard-looking  crowd,  with  rifles,  shot-guns,  bowie-knives  and 
pistols,  all  ready  for  use,  they  eyed  me  as  though  I  had  been  some  danger- 
ous wild  beast  that  ought  to  be  killed,  or  caged.  I  coolly  and  pleasantly 
said,  "Good  afternoon,  gentlemen,"  which  salutation  was  returned,  but  not 


Sixth  biexxial  Repobt.  249 

with  very  good  grace.  By  this  time  four  of  iDy  men  were  present,  and  it 
was  proposed  to  organize  by  the  appointment  of  a  chairman  and  secretary, 
which  was  done.  It  was  then  moved  that  the  two  parties  interested  should 
state  their  grievances  and  claims. 

On  the  morning  of  pitching  my  tent,  some  one,  an  enemy  of  Martin,  had 
gone  ahead  of  us,  broken  into  Park's  cabin  and  thrown  Martin's  bed,  buf- 
falo, blankets  and  flour  down  the  bank  of  the  Kansas  river,  evidently  to 
get  up  a  quarrel  between  Martin  and  us.  My  men  gathered  up  what  they 
could  and  returned  them  to  the  cabin,  saving  all  but  the  flour  and  bed. 
Martin  spoke  first,  evidently  believing  that  we  were  parties  to  the  raid 
■on  the  cabin,  and  declaring  his  right  to  the  claim.  I  replied,  and  think 
that  I  convinced  all  present  that  we  had  no  hand  in  the  damage  to  his 
property;  and  secondly,  that  I  had  acted  in  good  faith  in  making  my  im- 
provements, and  fully  believed  that  Martin  had  committed  a  trespass  in 
breaking  into  Park's  cabin. 

A  committee  of  five  was  appointed  by  the  chairman,  three  to  represent 
the  majority  and  two  the  minority,  and  to  decide  what  w-as  to  be  done. 
They  unanimously  reported  that  I  should  have  till  the  next  day  at  1  o'clock 
to  remove  my  tent  and  find  a  new  home.  I  replied  that,  in  view  of  the  fact 
that  they  had  the  physical  power  to  remove  me,  I  would  submit  to  the  re- 
port, under  protest.  My  equestrian  friend  says,  "Your  protest,  I  suppose, 
has  reference  to  a  settlement  of  the  case  before  some  legal  tribunal."  "  Cer- 
tainly," was  the  reply;  and  they  saw  that  I  had  the  advantage.  The  out- 
come was  that  Martin  after  loafing  around  the  cabin  a  few  days  got  tired 
and  lonesome,  and  offering  to  compromise  at  a  less  price  than  would  pay 
the  lawyer's  fees  in  case  of  contest,  we  accepted  his  offer,  and  a  few  days 
later  I  carried  him  to  the  river  on  his  way  to  Old  Virginia.  In  our  camp- 
ing out  we  slept  side  by  side  and  parted  good  friends.  I  do  not  know  of 
another  case  of  the  kind  in  Kansas,  settled  without  a  fight. 

April  4th  a  meeting  was  called  for  the  formation  of  a  new  town  com- 
pany from  the  consolidation  of  the  old  companies  with  ours.  It  proved  suc- 
cessful, and  the  company  thus  formed  was  called  the  "Boston  Association," 
and  the  town-site  was  named  "Boston."  The  names  of  the  members  of  the 
Boston  association  were:  Geo.  S.  Park,  S.  D.  Houston,  S.  W.  Johnston,  J.  M. 
Russell,  E.  M.  Thurston,  H.  A.  Wilcox,  members  of  the  old  organization; 
and  Isaac  T.  Goodnow,  C.  E.  Blood,  C.  H.  Lovejoy,  Joseph  Denison,  Wm. 
E.  Goodnow,  Amory  Hunting,  Luke  P.  Lincoln,  I.  S.  Childs,  S.  Whitehorn, 
C.  N.  Wilson,  A.  Browning,  Newell  Trafton,  Tunis  J.  Roosa,  John  Hoar, 
John  Flagg,  C.  W.  Bebee,  G.  F.  Brown,  Charles  Barnes,  Stephen  Barnes, 
Cyrus  Bishop,  Martin  F.  Conway,  J.  H.  McClure,  W.  McClure,  E.  C.  Per- 
sons, Frank  B.  Smith,  Truman  Shattuck,  B.  Wheldon,  H.  B.  Neely,  and  T. 
C.  Wells,  of  the  new  arrivals;  in  all  thirty-five  members,  of  whom  twenty- 
four  were  present. 

To  save  the  town-site  from  jumpers,  several  shake  houses  were  built,  and 


260  STATE  HllSTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

one  placed  on  each  quarter-section,  with  some  one  to  occupy  and  hold  it  as 
a  claim  till  we  could  preempt  with  a  "float."  This  was  an  Indian  land 
warrant  for  640  acres  of  land,  and  was  transferable  by  purchase. 

We  were  soon  reinforced  by  quite  a  number  from  Dr.  Denison's  com- 
pany, which  left  Boston  one  week  later  than  ours.  He  was  detained  in 
Kansas  City  by  the  loss  of  a  child,  and  was  down  with  a  fever  himself  for 
several  weeks.  Not  half  of  his  company  ever  reached  us.  It  was  too  far 
out !  They  stopped  by  the  way,  or  became  discouraged  from  the  hardships 
and  returned,  not  having  counted  the  cost  to  begin  with.  Even  of  those 
who  reached  us,  probably  one-half  left  us  the  first  season.  It  required 
special  effort  to  drive  oS'  homesickness.  I  told  them  I  had  come  to  Kansas 
to  help  make  it  a  free  State,  and  should  remain  till  that  was  accomplished, 
if  they  all  left.  About  the  last  of  May,  John  Pipher  and  Andrew  J. 
Mead,  in  the  steamer  Hartford,  with  some  seventy-five  settlers,  arrived 
from  Cincinnati.  They  had  on  board  ten  houses,  ready  framed  for  putting 
up,  and  were  bound  for  the  site  where  Junction  City  now  is.  We  told 
them  if  they  would  join  us  and  help  build  the  town  we  would  give  them 
half  the  town-site ;  the  offer  was  accepted,  and  they  remained  and  business 
became  lively.  The  name  of  the  town  was  changed  from  Boston  to  Man- 
hattan, as  a  clause  in  the  constitution  of  the  Cincinnati  and  Kansas  Land 
Company  required  that  the  town  where  they  settled  should  be  called  Man- 
hattan. This  steamer  on  its  return  ran  aground  a  short  distance  below 
Manhattan,  and  was  burned  by  a  prairie  fire  which  swept  over  it.  The 
bell,  a  fine-toned  one,  was  saved,  and  given  to  the  Methodist  Church,  it 
being  the  first  one  built.  It  has  called  the  people  together  ever  since,  and 
may  last  several  hundred  years  longer. 

The  union  of  the  two  companies,  of  the  East  and  of  the  West,  produced 
a  grand  practical  combination,  the  best  kind  of  a  business  compound  to 
make  the  right  kind  of  a  town  to  live  in  and  to  educate  our  children  for 
citizenship  and  the  responsibilities  of  life.  Judge  Pipher  with  his  military 
airs,  prompt  action  and  commanding  voice  was  just  the  man  for  our  first 
Mayor,  having  been  unanimously  elected  to  this  office.  In  all  our  contests 
with  town-jumpers  and  border- ruffians,  he  had  the  tact  to  come  out  ahead 
and  without  any  bloodshed.  I  shall  never  forget  his  grand  charge  on 
horseback,  his  hat  off*  his  cloak  flying  far  in  advance  of  a  line  of  thirty 
two  men  on  a  run  to  lynch  or  drive  off"  Isaac  S.  Haskell,  one  of  the 
jumpers.  The  fellow  had  said  that  he  would  never  leave,  but  would  lay  his 
bones  there;  but  when  he  saw  that  body  of  determined  men,  swiftly 
approaching,  his  courage  failed,  and  he  ran  at  the  top  of  his  speed.  The 
Mayor  was  all  too  glad  to  see  him  go,  and  to  hasten  him  on,  rode  on.  Jehu- 
like, and  coming  up  to  him,  with  stentorian  voice  cried  out,  "  Run,  run  for 
your  life,  for  I  cannot  answer  for  what  my  men  may  do!"  And  with  the 
loss  of  one  shoe,  Haskell  disappeared  over  Bluemont  range.  Really,  we 
did  not  know  then  how  we  could  have  got  along  without  the  Judge.     It  is  a 


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singular  fact  in  our  Territorial  history,  that  in  all  parts  of  Kansas  we  have 
had  leaders  raised  up  according  to  our  necessities.  I  never  could  see  how 
we  could  have  succeeded  in  1855-6-7,  without  Charles  Robinson,  Samuel 
C.  Pomeroy,  and  James  H.  Lane. 

One  of  our  settlers  came  the  overland  route  with  his  team  and  family. 
For  years  he  was  noted  for  his  long  hair  and  whiskers.  He  had  made  a 
vow  that  they  never  should  be  cut  till  Kansas  was  a  free  State.  He  was 
like  an  old  Whig  whom  we  met  in  Dallas,  Texas,  in  our  Kansas  editorial 
excursion  to  the  Gulf  in  1875.  In  the  campaign  of  1844  he  had  made  a 
vow  that  he  would  neither  shave  nor  use  the  shears  till  Henry  Clay  was 
elected  President.     He  kept  his  vow. 

The  first  child  born  in  the  city  was  Irwin  Lovejoy,  now  an  honored 
graduate  from  Baker  University  and  the  Theological  Department  of  Boston 
University.  His  parents.  Rev.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  H.  Lovejoy,  occupied  a  log 
cabin  near  the  Blue.  I  recollect  dining  there  one  day  from  a  big  fish. 
A  line  had  been  set  the  night  before.  A  small  fish  of  some  five  pounds 
had  taken  the  hook,  when  this  big  fish  of  thirty  pounds  weight  swallowed 
the  little  one,  and  both  were  hauled  ashore.  Mrs.  Lovejoy  was  a  good  cook 
as  well  as  a  good  controversialist,  and  our  dinner  was  delicious.  The 
first  death  was  G.  W.  Barnes,  a  promising  young  man,  son  of  Charles 
Barnes.  Our  first  corn  crop,  planted  on  the  18th  of  June,  sold  at  home 
for  the  Fort  Riley  market  at  $1.25  per  bushel,  and  eggs  62^  cents  per  dozen. 

On  the  4th  of  July  we  had  pumpkin  pies,  but  never  have  had  them  so  early 
since !  On  the  town-site  of  Manhattan  I  could  tie  the  prairie  grass,  blue- 
stem,  over  my  head  while  sitting  upon  my  pony. 

At  first  our  supplies  came  from  the  river,  120  miles  away.  It  required  a 
journey  of  one  or  two  weeks  with  horses  or  oxen.  The  first  winter  some  of 
our  settlers  dried  their  corn  in  the  oven  and  ground  it  in  coffee  mills;  it 
made  the  best  kind  of  bread.  The  arrival  of  the  Emigrant  Aid  mill  from 
Lawrence,  drawn  by  twenty  yoke  of  oxen,  was  a  greater  event  to  us  than 
that  of  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  eight  years  later.  Wild  turkeys,  prairie 
chickens,  quails,  with  rabbits,  'coons  and  possums,  a  few  deer  and  wild-cats, 
and  wolves  now  and  then  thrown  in  for  a  change,  furnished  a  good  variety 
of  game.  For  winter  meat  a  trip  of  100  miles  was  taken  out  onto  the  plains 
for  buffalo,  which  was  all  very  good  business  so  long  as  we  kept  clear  of  the 
warlike  Cheyennes.  The  Kaw  and  Pottawatomie  Indians,  always  ready 
for  war  in  their  hunting  expeditions,  usually  kept  the  hostile  Indians  at  a 
distance. 

In  all  the  Kansas  Free-State  conventions  Manhattan  was  well  repre- 
sented, and  her  influence  was  felt  in  the  right  direction.  At  the  first  Free- 
State  Convention  at  Lawrence,  Aug.  14  and  15,  1855,  Manhattan  was 
represented  by  Dr.  Amory  Hunting,  Rev.  Joseph  Denison,  F.  B.  Neely, 
Wm.  E.  Goodnow,  and  Isaac  T.  Goodnow.  P.  C.  Schuyler  presided  with 
distinguished  ability,  and  gave  universal  satisfaction.  In  the  large  busi- 
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252  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

ness  committee,  composed  of  some  sixteen  or  twenty  members,  there  was  an 
unfortunate  personal  difficulty  between  Martin  F.  Conway  and  G.  W. 
Smith,  which  for  a  time  threatened  disaster  to  the  Free-State  cause.  Fi- 
nally, wise  counsel  prevailed,  a  personal  explanation  succeeded,  and  past 
differences  were  buried,  and  the  meeting  of  two  days  proceeded  with  per- 
fect unanimity  of  feeling  and  measures.  It  was  at  this  meeting  that 
"Colonel"  Lane,  as  he  was  then  called,  first  made  his  debut.  As  a  sup- 
porter of  the  Kansas-Nebraska  bill  in  Congress,  he  was  looked  upon  with 
suspicion  by  the  members  of  the  convention.  Charles  Foster,  a  young  and 
eloquent  lawyer  from  Boston,  in  a  speech  took  special  pains  to  rehearse  his 
past  history,  not  at  all  complimentary  to  Col.  Lane.  At  its  conclusion 
everybody  expected  a  reply.  But  the  Colonel  not  appearing,  the  chairman. 
Judge  Schuyler,  cried  out  with  a  strong  voice  which  ought  to  have  been 
heard  a  block  away, "  Where  is  the  redoubtable  Colonel  ?  "  Still  no  "  Colonel " 
appeared  !  It  was  not  long,  however,  before  he  offered  a  set  of  apt,  pointed 
resolutions,  which  every  member  of  the  convention  could  not  help  voting 
for.  From  this  to  the  end  of  the  convention  he  was  an  efficient  worker,  and 
soon  after  represented  Lawrence  in  the  Big  Springs  convention,  where  he 
reported  the  first  platform  of  Free-State  principles  for  Kansas.  But  at  no 
period  in  his  subsequent  career  was  his  remarkable  tact  shown  to  greater 
advantage  than  at  the  Lawrence  convention.  At  this  time,  also.  General 
Poraeroy  came  before  the  convention,  in  a  neat,  well-prepared  speech,  in- 
terspersed with  some  beautiful,  appropriate  quotations  of  poetry,  and  which 
was  delivered  in  a  very  agreeable  manner. 

The  New  England  Emigrant  Aid  Company  undoubtedly  saved  Kansas 
from  slavery.  It  organized  emigration  and  furnished  leaders  of  skill  and 
courage  that  enabled  the  settlers  to  cope  with  the  myrmidons  of  slavery. 
Lawrence  was  a  creation  of  this  company,  and  furnished  a  rallying-point 
from  the  various  and  widely  scattered  settlements.  First  and  last  it  was  the 
object  of  Border-Ruffian  hate  and  attack.  And  she  suffered  more  than  all 
other  towns  put  together.  From  each  burning  it.  Phoenix-like,  rose  from 
its  ashes  stronger,  and  more  beautiful  than  ever.  While  we  admit  that 
Pennsylvania,  New  York,  and  the  West  furnished  a  majority  of  the  Free- 
State  element,  yet  without  Lawrence  and  such  leaders  as  Gov.  Robinson 
and  General  Pomeroy,  brought  here  by  the  New  England  Emigrant  Aid 
Company,  what  stand  could  have  been  made  against  the  hordes  of  Geor- 
gians, South  Carolinians,  and  the  Blue  Lodges  of  Missouri?  It  furnished 
the  cohesive  power  that  bound  all  in  a  mass,  irresistible  to  the  wiles  and 
fierce  attacks  of  the  slave  power. 

Never  was  a  State  settled  from  purer,  nobler  motives.  In  a  private  letter 
received  not  long  since,  Eli  Thayer  writes :  "  I  feel  a  kinship  nearer  than 
that  of  blood  for  the  heroic  Kansas  pioneers  who  responded  to  my  call  for 
volunteers  for  Kansas.  They  made  the  first  self-sacrificing  emigration  in 
the  world's  history.     All  other  emigrations  have  been  either  compulsory  or 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  253 

self-seeking.  Our  Kansas  Free-State  men  were  as  much  above  the  Puritans 
as  angels  are  above  mortals."  Eli  Thayer,  the  honored  founder  of  the  New 
England  Emigrant  Aid  Company,  went  over  New  England,  preaching  a 
crusade  for  the  freedom  of  Kansas,  like  Peter  the  Hermit  in  his  crusade  for 
the  recovery  of  the  Holy  Land.  Kansas  owes  him  a  debt  that  she  can 
never  pay.  A  very  fine  marble  bust  of  this  noble  educator  and  phihm- 
thropist  can  be  seen  in  the  rooms  of  our  Historical  Society. 

I  have  often  thought,  could  I  live  over  my  Kansas  life  again,  what 
changes  I  would  make!  We  all  have  our  fancies.  There  was  not  a  town- 
site  between  this  and  the  Missouri  river  that  I  fancied  like  our  own,  and 
not  a  claim  in  all  the  way  for  which  I  would  exchange  mine  on  the  Wild 
Cat  to  live  on.  Our  fellow-citizens,  friends  and  neighbors,  our  churches  and 
schools,  all  are  first  class,  and  from  the  first  to  the  last  I  have  never  wished 
to  change  my  location.  Well  can  we  say,  "Our  lots  have  fallen  to  us  in 
pleasant  places  —  we  have  a  goodly  heritage  !"  May  the  same  contentment 
and  appreciation  attend  the  life  of  every  Kansas  emigrant. 


254  STATE  Historical  Society. 


ADDRESS  OF  EX-CHIEF  JUSTICE  SAMUEL  A.  KINGMAN. 


[Delivered  at  the  annnal  meeting  of  the  State  Historical  Society,  Jan.  17,  1888.] 

Assuming  that  others  will  deal  this  evening  with  the  history  of  this  Soci- 
ety and  of  the  State,  I  propose  to  devote  a  few  moments  to  the  task  of  de- 
ducing from  the  past  a  few  hints  for  the  future.  However  much  less 
interesting  this  course  must  be,  it  may  not  be  without  its  value. 

Lord  Bacon,  in  his  classification  of  learning,  assign^  to  history  everything 
that  is  related  immediately  to  memory.  So  viewed,  this  paper  is  hardly 
within  the  scope  of  the  objects  of  this  Society. 

Hegel  in  his  "Philosophy  of  History"  gives  a  definition  broad  enough  to 
cover  what  I  have  to  say,  and  as  others  do,  so  do  I,  adopt  that  view  that 
meets  my  own  necessities.  Hegel  says :  "  History  is  the  objective  develop- 
ment of  the  divine  idea  of  reason,  whose  essential  characteristic  is  free- 
dom, and  the  condition  of  whose  existence  is  to  know  itself,  to  become 
self-conscious." 

If  this  be  true,  then  that  people  is  worthy  of  historical  place,  knows  its 
own  deeds,  w  ill  provide  for  them  in  advance,  and  prepare  the  necessary 
conditions  and  instrumentalities  for  the  full  and  proper  development  of  the 
welfare  of  society. 

Whether  that  is  the  case  in  our  own  State,  is  an  inquiry  that  can  hardly 
be  foreign  to  the  objects  of  this  Society,  which  is  the  guardian  of  the  his- 
toric character  of  the  State. 

Recently  a  distinguished  organ  of  Kansas,  authorized  by  official  position 
to  voice  the  thought  of  her  people,  gave  utterance  to  this  expression :  "Kan- 
sas progress,  on  the  other  hand,  is  continuous,  permanent,  and  never-ending." 

That  this  is  so,  almost  every  man  in  Kansas  will  bear  witness,  especially 
land  agents,  town-builders,  speculators,  and  railroads.  What  the  rate  of 
progress  will  be  must  be  left  to  conjecture.  "I  know  of  no  way  of  judging 
the  future  but  by  the  past,"  was  declared  by  the  great  orator  of  the  Revo- 
lution, and  with  proper  limitations  and  allowance  for  modifications  of  con- 
ditions, it  seems  a  safe  and  prudent  way. 

Let  us  take  a  glance  into  the  future,  thus  lighted  by  the  lamp  of  expe- 
rience. Since  Kansas  was  admitted  as  a  State  she  has  doubled  her  population 
once  in  seven  years.  Now  if  this  pace  continues  the  child  is  now  living  who 
will  see  26,252  millions  people  within  the  borders  of  our  State,  or  about 
twenty-five  times  as  many  people  as  there  are  now.  This  would  give  a 
population  of  500  to  the  square  acre,  leaving  nothing  for  streets  and  alleys, 
graveyards  or  baseball  grounds,  making  a  population  about  as  dense  as  that 
of  Topeka  with  additions. 


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Sixth  biexxial  Repoiit.  255 

Do  not  be  frightened  by  these  figures.  The  result  will  never  be  realized, 
and  if  it  should  be  you  are  not  likely  to  be  the  child  that  will  live  to  see  it. 

But  the  possibilities  startle  one,  and  necessarily  suggest  the  inquiry  whether 
the  sagacity  and  foresight  of  our  people  is  equal  to  wisely  providing  for  the 
needs  of  a  population  so  rapidly  increasing,  and  the  mind  necessarily  turns 
in  rapid  succession  from  one  point  of  view  to  another,  and  is  apt  to  lose  it- 
self in  a  maze  of  useless  speculation  or  speculative  uselessness.  But  let  us 
(who  are  philosophical)  examine  the  matter  calmly,  and  to  escape  bewil- 
derment and  keep  within  the  fifteen  minutes  allotted,  take  up  one  topic. 

The  force  that  acts  most  prominently  and  constantly  in  directing  human 
affairs  is  the  law.  All  other  social  forces,  religious,  commercial,  or  literary, 
and  all  ideas,  arts,  sciences  and  usages  are  easily  considered  as  concentering 
in  it.  It  is  the  resultant  of  the  desires  and  needs  of  all  the  various  classes 
of  society,  and  the  peculiar  wants  of  each  element  of  the  State.  It  is  the 
perfected  tree  whose  welcome  shade  shelters  all. 

It  is  a  pertinent  inquiry,  then,  to  learn  what  provision  is  made  for  the 
formation  of  the  rules  that  are  to  regulate  the  affairs  of  the  coming  hosts. 
And  the  answer  Avill  be  satisfactory.  When  the  people  adopted  the  con- 
stitution they  thought  that  fifty  days  each  year  was  little  enough  to  do  the 
work  of  legislating,  considering  our  few  people  and  the  simple  manner  of 
conducting  affairs.  Our  traffic  was  small,  and  confined  to  the  necessaries 
of  life;  transportation  was  in  wagons.  No  great  corporations  had  gathered 
to  themselves  vast  aggregates  of  wealth,  to  bless  or  oppress  the  world. 

In  their  simplicity  the  founders  of  the  State  believed  that  fifty  days  each 
year  was  not  more  than  enough  time  in  which  to  make  our  laws.  Later, 
with  our  increased  knowledge  and  experience  we  cut  the  time  down  one- 
half,  by  providing  for  only  biennial  sessions,  and  making  no  provision  for 
lengthening  the  session.  Deducting  the  time  taken  to  organize  the  Legisla- 
ture, name  the  committees,  and  Sundays,  the  sessions  are  less  than  forty 
days,  or  twenty  days  a  year  —  about  one-half  of  the  time  taken  by  the 
County  Board  of  Shawnee  to  administer  its  affairs,  and  less  than  one-third 
of  the  days  taken  by  the  City  Council  of  Topeka  to  regulate  its  affairs. 

And  yet  this  twenty  days  must  be  considered  enough,  for  did  not  the  Leg- 
islature refuse  to  submit  a  proposition  for  a  constitutional  convention,  deem- 
ing the  same  unnecessary  ?  It  was  the  voice  of  the  collective  wisdom  of  the 
State,  backed  by  experience  and  the  advice  of  the  board  of  trade  —  twenty 
days  a  year  is  enough.  Such  is  the  evolution  of  jurisprudence  in  Kansas, 
far  exceeding  in  the  capacity  of  its  development,  our  increase  in  population 
and  wealth. 

It  is  true  that  quite  a  number  of  the  undeveloped  members  of  the  Legis- 
ture  voted  to  submit  the  matter;  but  the  majority,  who  know  from  expe- 
rience their  own  competency  to  provide  at  an  hour's  notice  for  the  regulation 
of  the  affairs  of  an  empire  \vith  its  vast  and  complicated  interests,  social, 
moral  and  material,  decided  that  there  was  all  the  time  necessary :  and  who 
dares  dispute  their  wisdom  ? 


256  State  Historical  Society. 

The  conviction  must  have  been  strong,  for  there  were  minor  questions 
pressing  for  consideration  and  amendment,  such  as  the  fact  that  the  imme- 
diate prospect  that  our  Legislature,  under  the  present  constitution,  would 
soon  represent  areas  and  not  humanity,  acres  and  not  men.  Experience, 
logic  and  common  sense  must  all  yield  to  illuminated  minds. 

Indeeed,  he  who  questions  legislative  wisdom  may  be  characterized  as 
Mr.  Bumble  did  the  law.  The  only  doubt  is  whether  the  coming  hosts  of 
Kansas  will  have  the  good  fortune  to  have  the  benefit  of  so  much  genius  to 
regulate  its  immense  affairs. 


Sixth  biennial  repobt.  257 


ORIGIN  OF  KANSAS  NAMES.- FOREIGN  SETTLEMENTS. 


[A  paper  read  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Kansas  State  Historical  Society,  Janu- 
ary 17,  1888,  by  Prof.  W.  H.  Carruth,  of  the  Kansas  State  University.] 

My  invitation  to  speak  here  is  of  so  recent  a  date  that  I  have  had  no 
time  to  make  any  historical  research,  and  you  can  easily  see  that  I  could 
have  no  personal  acquaintance  with  the  ancient  history  of  the  State.  How- 
ever, I  am  very  glad  to  make  use  of  my  opportunity  by  telling  you  some  of 
the  things  I  want  to  know,  which  perchance  some  of  you  know,  wholly  or 
in  part,  and,  if  such  be  not  the  case,  of  begging  your  assistance  in  getting 
answers  to  my  own  questions. 

It  would  be  a  matter  of  interest,  if  not  of  importance,  to  know  the  mean- 
ing and  origin  of  all  the  geographical  names  in  our  State.  Moreover,  it  is 
quite  probable  that  the  research  would  bring  to  light  not  a  few  historical 
matters  of  interest,  while  the  curiosity  of  children  about  these  names  might 
not  infrequently  become  a  means  of  teaching  a  lessen  in  local  history.  To 
take  a  few  instances :  Who  would  know"  in  later  time  whether  Humboldt  was 
named  by  settlers  from  some  other  town  of  the  same  name,  or  by  American 
admirers  of  the  great  naturalist,  or  by  a  colony  of  his  countrymen?  The 
last  is  the  fact.  Or  that  the  neighboring  town  of  lola  was  named  after  the 
wife  of  one  of  its  founders?  The  name  of  the  county,  Allen,  came  I  know 
not  whence.  There  are  doubtless  children  not  a  few  who  suppose  that  Wy- 
andotte originated  in  the  convenient  trigraph  Y&.,  or  others,  even  the 
proud  capital  itself,  who  do  not  know  that  Topeka  is  Indian  for  "Small  Po- 
tatoes." 

The  newspapers  of  the  State  could  easily  collect  this  information,  and  I 
trust  they  may  be  moved  to  do  so. 

Another  and  more  important  matter  which  I  commend  to  the  attention 
of  this  society  is  the  charting  of  the  foreign  settlements  in  the  State.  We 
have  represented  within  our  borders  nearly  every  European  language  and 
even  dialect,  with  all  the  corresponding  peculiarities  and  varieties  of  man- 
ners and  character.  As  time  goes  on  it  will  become  ever  more  important 
for  the  language  student  and  the  historian  to  know  the  original  home  and 
the  strength  and  limits  of  these  settlements.  Sometimes  new  words  will 
work  their  way  into  our  language  -through  these  channels,  and  future  schol- 
ars will  be  saved  many  a  long  research  by  knowing  the  original  dialects  of 
all  the  elements  of  our  population.  I  think  I  have  already  discovered  a  few 
beginnings  of  such  new  growths  in  our  language.  The  same  thing  will  be 
true  in  regard  to  customs  and  costumes  that  will  be  found  among  us  some 
day,  apparently  isolated  and  inexplicable.     But  just  as  the  botanist,  finding 


258  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

a  plant  somewhere  on  the  Kansas  plains  far  away  from  its  kindred,  learns 
by  inquiry  of  the  annals  of  the  county,  that  hereabouts  settled  a  colony 
from  New  York,  or  Michigan,  who  probably  brought  the  seed  with  them  in 
the  mud  dried  upon  the  wagon-bed,  so  will  students  of  these  slower  yet 
no  less  natural  growths,  language  and  manners,  be  enabled,  by  a  little 
trouble  on  our  part  in  recording  the  facts  of  to-day,  to  trace  the  genesis  of 
many  an  otherwise  puzzling  phenomenon.  I  suppose  the  simplest  way  of 
securing  this  information  is  through  the  census-takers,  and  I  trust  that  Ma- 
jor Sims,  or  his  successor,  will  see  the  desirability  of  including  this  among 
the  very  valuable  charts  of  the  Reports  of  the  State  Board  of  Agriculture. 


Sixth  Biexxial  Report.  259 


THE  PIONEER  PRESS  OF  KA.NSAS. 


[At  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Society,  January  17,  1888,  Charles  F.  Scott,  editor 
of  the  lola  (Kansas)  Register  read  the  following  paper  :] 

It  is  probably  not  a  violent  presumption  that  all  the  world  is  reasonably 
well  apprised  of  the  fact  that  Kansas  has  gained  considerably  in  population 
and  wealth  during  the  past  quarter  of  a  century.  At  any  rate,  all  the  world 
may  know  it  if  it  cares  to  be  informed.  For  the  fact  has  been  announced 
several  times.  Visitors  sojourning  here  for  a  season  have  returned  home 
and  told  about  it.  The  land-grant  railroads  have  alluded  to  it  occasionally 
in  their  advertisements.  And  even  Kansas  people,  in  the  seclusion  of 
family  gatherings  similar  to  this,  have  sometimes  modestly  called  attention 
to  the  encouraging  figures.  But  while  the  fact  of  our  rapid  and  substantial 
development  is  known  and  admitted,  it  may  not  be  difficult  to  understand 
why  some  of  our  Eastern  friends,  who  have  never  visited  us,  may  find  it 
hard  to  see  the  reason  for  it.  Having  never  felt  any  inclination  themselves 
to  come  to  a  State  that  was  first  bleeding,  and  then  drouthy,  and  then  de- 
voured of  grasshoppers,  they  do  not  understand  why  anybody  else  should 
have  such  inclination.  They  doubtless  find  themselves  in  much  the  same 
predicament  as  was  Bill  Nye  in  attempting  to  account  for  the  proneness  of 
people  to  visit  the  grave  of  a  man  who,  according  to  Mr.  Ignatius  Donnelly, 
was  a  drunken,  lowbred,  illiterate  loafer.  Mr.  Nye  finally  concluded  that 
Shakespeare  was  lucky  in  getting  himself  buried  at  a  place  to  which  people 
just  naturally  flocked;  and  our  puzzled  Eastern  friends  may  explain  to 
themselves  in  a  similar  way  the  development  of  Kansas.  Those  who  are 
better  informed,  however,  who  have  the  ''sensible  and  true  avouch"  of 
their  own  eyes  to  aid  their  judgment,  have  experienced  no  such  diffi- 
culty in  finding  a  reason.  They  have  found  it  in  the  beauty  of  a  Kansas 
landscape,  in  the  salubrity  of  our  climate,  in  the  fertility  of  her  soil,  in  the 
variety,  extent  and  distribution  of  her  mineral  resources,  and  in  countless 
other  material  attractions.  The  agents  and  assistants  of  this  development 
have  been  recognized  also,  and,  in  the  main,  have  been  generously  awarded 
their  due  meed  of  honor  and  praise.  The  railroads  reaching  out  into  the 
unknown,  leading  rather  than  following  immigration;  our  educational 
system,  furnishing  without  price  the  means  of  every  degree  of  culture, 
from  the  primary  school  to  the  university;  our  enlightened  and  liberal 
laws  —  all  these  have  been  given  a  large  share  of  credit  in  bringing  about 
an  advancement  that  the  world  has  seldom  witnessed.  But  of  all  the 
agencies,  individual  or  corporate,  animate  and  material,  that  have  labored 
to  achieve  this  devoutly  wished  consummation,  there  is  one  that  even  yet 


260  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

awaits  adequate  recognition,  although  without  it  all  these  others  would 
have  labored  in  vain.  And  that  is  the  pioneer  press  of  Kansas.  And  by 
pioneer,  I  mean  not  only  that  of  the  fifties  and  early  sixties,  but  that  also 
which  has  accompanied  and  kept  pace  with  the  very  utmost  wave  of  the 
tide  of  immigration  as  it  gradually  crept  from  the  eastern  border  to  the 
western  plains.  While  exhausting  the  vocabulary  of  praise  in  applauding 
the  work  that  others  have  done  for  Kansas,  these  men  have  refrained,  with 
a  modesty  and  diffidence  characteristic  of  their  profession,  from  calling 
attention  to  their  own  labors,  and  nobody  else  ever  seemed  to  think  about 
it.  It  would  seem  that  this  august  Society,  whose  peculiar  province  it  is 
to  note,  not  only  the  growth  of  Kansas,  but  the  manner  of  that  growth 
and  all  the  elements  and  agencies  of  it,  might  most  fittingly  supply  this 
unaccountable  omission.  Your  present  talker  hopes  that  he  may  venture 
to  call  attention  to  it,  without  incurring  the  odium  that  usually  attaches  to 
a  solo  performance  upon  one's  personal  trumpet;  for  although  himself  an 
humble  member  of  the  craft,  he  did  not  come  upon  the  field  until  every  way 
had  been  made  straight.  It  is  the  labor,  often  unrequited,  but  always 
faithfully  and  cheerfully  done,  of  those  who  made  these  ways  straight,  that 
Kansas  should  hold  in  loving  and  grateful  remembrance.  For  the  news- 
paper men  of  Kansas,  as  has  been  well  said,  were  her  first  and  bravest 
pioneers.  From  the  elm  tree  on  the  banks  of  the  Missouri,  from  under 
whose  grateful  shadow  fluttered  forth  the  first  printed  sheet  more  than  a 
generation  ago,  to  the  sand-hills  and  ravines  of  Thomas  county,  from  which 
the  latest  venture  has  just  reached  us,  they  have  led,  step  by  step,  the 
peaceful  army  that  has  conquered  the  waste  places.  Wherever  two  or 
three  stores  and  a  blacksmith  shop  were  gathered  together,  there  was  the 
newspaper  man  with  his  little  "print  shop,"  in  the  midst  of  them.  And  he 
was  there  "to  stay,"  as  he  generally  took  pains  to  announce.  He  was  there 
to  say  that  his  town  was  the  town  of  the  county;  that  its  site  was  the  finest, 
its  water  the  purest,  and  its  business  men  the  most  enterprising  and  ener- 
getic. He  was  there  to  make  outsiders  feel  that  life  spent  anywhere  else 
was  worse  than  wasted.  He  was  there  to  urge  and  scourge  the  citizens  into 
prospecting  for  coal  and  gas  and  salt,  into  offering  inducements  to  railroads, 
into  going  out  and  compelling  manufacturing  enterprises  to  come  in  and 
locate.  He  was  there  to  prophesy  a  boom,  and  to  see  to  it  that  the 
prophecy  was  fulfilled.  Infinitely  fertile  in  schemes  and  suggestions,  one 
plan  was  no  sooner  realized  or  proven  futile  than  another  was  proposed. 
Always  resolute,  energetic,  hopeful,  no  disappointment  could  cool  his  ardor 
or  weaken  his  faith.  No  matter  if  the  railroad  did  go  to  the  rival  town ; 
it  was  only  a  "jerk-water"  any  way,  and  the  trunk  line  would  be  along 
presently.  No  matter  if  the  factory  did  fail  to  materialize,  a  larger  one 
was  always  in  sight.  His  courage  and  cheerfulness  survived  even  the  dis- 
aster of  a  county -seat  fight,  giving  him  a  chance,  like  another  Mark 
Tapiey,  to  "  come  out  strong." 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  261 

It  is  not  within  the  scope  of  these  brief  remarks  to  "name  names"  or  to 
give  individual  instances.  In  general,  however,  the  picture  thus  hastily 
drawn  shadows  forth  the  main  outlines  in  the  experience  of  all  our  pioneer 
newspaper  men.  In  the  plain  United  States  language  that  they  themselves 
used,  they  had  started  out  to  stay  by  their  town,  and  they  did  it  with  daunt- 
less courage,  with  tireless  persistency,  and  with  self- forgetting  singleness  of 
purpose. 

And  all  the  time  they  were  doing  this  they  did  not  forget  Kansas. 
Whatever  they  may  have  said  concerning  some  rival  town,  for  the  State  at 
large  they  had  only  words  of  pride  and  praise  and  love.  Away  back  in 
the  fifties,  while  she  was  still  a  prey  to  slavery  and  border-ruffianism,  they 
proclaimed  that  she  must  and  should  be  free  forevermore  —  and  some  of 
them  sealed  the  proclamation  with  their  blood.  While  two-thirds  of  her 
territory  was  still  branded  on  all  the  maps  as  a  sandy  desert,  her  editors 
made  weekly  affidavit  that  there  were  roses  on  every  hillside.  Any  dis- 
paraging remark  about  her  was  resented  as  a  personal  affront.  Any 
attempt  of  an  injudicious  outsider  to  point  out  a  defect  in  Kansas  was 
instantly  buried  a  hundred  fathoms  deep  under  scores  of  newspapers  loaded 
with  defiant  denials  of  every  allegation.  Through  famine  and  pestilence 
and  war,  through  chinch-bugs  and  grasshoppers  and  drouth,  their  courage 
never  faltered,  their  zeal  never  flagged,  their  faith  never  doubted.  The 
darker  it  grew,  the  more  vociferously  they  proclaimed  that  the  dawn  was 
just  at  hand.  All  the  long  summer  and  late  into  the  fall,  they  called  the 
world  to  come  and  bear  witness  to  our  Italian  climate;  and  when,  along  in 
December,  the  mercury  suddenly  dropped  out  of  the  thermometer  they 
promptly  denied  the  absurd  rumors  that  people  had  been  frozen  to  death, 
and  triumphantly  proclaimed  that  it  was  twice  as  cold  everywhere  else. 
They  were  fond  of  comparing  her  people,  her  politics,  her  morals,  her 
churches  and  schools,  her  soil  and  crops,  with  those  of  other  States;  and 
they  always  saw  to  it  that  the  comparison  was  favorable  to  Kansas. 

All  of  these  things  they  did,  not  because  they  were  paid  to  do  them,  but 
because  they  loved  to  do  them.  And  when  the  story  of  Kansas  is  told,  let 
not  the  labors  of  these  men  be  forgotten.  They  may  not  have  created 
Kansas  exactly,  but  they  breathed  into  her  nostrils  the  breath  of  life. 
They  found  her  bleeding,  barren  and  prostrate,  and  they  have  endured  all 
difficulties  that  she  might  be  lifted,  blooming  and  triumphant,  to  the 
shining  stars. 


262  STATE  Historical  Society. 


COLONIZATION  OF  THE  UPPER  ARKANSAS  VALLEY  IN 

KANSAS. 


[The  following  paper  was  read  by  Hon.  H.  N.  Lester,  of  Syracuse,  Kansas,  at 
the  annual  meeting,  January  17,  1888:] 

Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Oentlemen:  Fifteen  minutes  may  be  too  short 
a  time  for  the  gentleman  who  preceded  me,  to  express  himself  upon  this 
occasion,  but,  it  is  more  than  ample  for  me,  and  if  my  card  of  invitation 
had  read  sixteen,  instead,  it  is  very  doubtful  if  you  would  have  had  the 
pleasure  of  forming  my  acquaintance  to-night.  For  I  credit  myself  with 
more  good  sense  than  to  attempt  any  lengthy  display  of  frontier  elo- 
quence before  so  refined  and  cultured  an  audience  as  faces  me  to-night. 
And  as  you  do  not  expect  much  from  me  upon  any  subject,  so  you  will  not 
expect  me  to  recite  the  history  of  the  olden  times,  nor  to  repeat  the  story 
of  those  days,  when  the  eastern  portion  of  our  State  was  the  theater  of  a 
struggle  which  resulted  in  making  Kansas  free,  and  was  indeed  the  Con- 
cord and  Lexington  that  ushered  in  the  mightier  conflict  that  terminated 
in  the  enfranchisement  of  a  race,  and  the  ire  of  whose  heat  melted  a  "glit- 
tering generality"  into  a  solid  ingot  of  "eternal  truth."  Among  you  sit 
to-night,  men  who  were  active  participants  in  those  stirring  times,  whose 
presence  is  more  eloquent  than  speech  of  mine,  and  whose  monument  is  in 
the  records  sheltered  beneath  this  roof,  to  teach  coming  generations  the 
knowledge  of  their  sacrifice  and  the  glory  of  their  accomplishments. 
Therefore  I  shall  speak  to  you  of  that  portion  of  the  State  with  which  I 
am  more  familiar,  and  which  is  now  designated  as  western  Kansas.  And 
as  one  Kansas  county  is  about  all  my  intellectual  powers  are  able  to 
grapple  with  in  one  encounter,  I  shall  confine  myself  to  that  of  Hamilton, 
where  I  have  now  resided  nearly  fifteen  years,  and  which  is  indeed  a  fair 
prototype  of  them  all,  in  configuration,  soil,  climate,  and  settlement. 

Hamilton  is  one  of  the  extreme  western  counties,  and  borders  on  the 
State  of  Colorado.  Nearly  through  its  center  the  sinuous  Arkansas  winds 
its  course,  the  great  water-way  over  which  the  founder  of  the  salty  city  of 
Hutchinson  transported  cotton  from  New  Orleans  in  ocean  steamers,  when 
he  was  about  the  only  inhabitant  of  that  now  thriving  and  populous  town. 
At  least  the  maps  and  pamphlets  sent  broadcast  over  the  land  in  1872  by 
this  enterprising  Kansan  presented  the  alluring  spectacle  of  puffing  steam- 
ers, and  wharves  piled  high  with  the  fleecy  product  of  the  South.  And 
although  in  the  light  of  experience  we  are  led  to  doubt,  at  any  time,  the 
existence  of  Hutchinson's  "merchant  marine,"  we  have  actual  knowledge 
that  the  river,  at  least,  is  a  reality,  and  runs  from  the  mountains  to  the 


Sixth  Biexnial  Report.  263 

sea,  roaring  full  in  the  summer-time,  and  laying  by  for  repairs  in  the  win- 
ter, when  Dakota  blizzards  make  traveling  unsafe. 

The  first  settlement  of  this  county  was  made  at  Syracuse,  (then  Holli- 
daysburg,)  in  the  spring  of  1873,  by  a  colony  recruited  in  and  about 
Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  by  Mr.  E.  P.  Barber.  A  more  incongruous,  motley  body 
of  men  and  women  were  surely  never  gathered  together  since  the  time  when 
Captain  Noah  sailed  the  Ark  over  mountain  and  valley,  and  the  waters  cov- 
ered the  face  of  the  earth.  Neither  were  they  much  wiser  than  Noah  as  to 
where  they  were  going,  or  what  they  would  do  when  they  got  there.  Really, 
they  did  not  expect  to  do  much  of  anything.  They  had  somehow  formed 
the  idea  that  in  this  favored  land  they  would  find  the  paradise  of  agricul- 
ture, where  wheat  and  corn,  potatoes  and  oranges  were  produced  by  a  sort 
of  "spontaneous  combustion,"  and  neither  they  nor  their  descendants  need 
to  "toil  or  spin." 

To  be  more  serious,  yet  not  more  truthful,  they  came  to  farm,  and  to 
build  up  a  pastoral  community.  And  being  mostly  composed  of  various 
trades  and  professions,  they  brought  a  farmer  along  to  show  them  how  to 
make  "  bricks  without  straw,"  or  rather,  raise  crops  w^ithout  water.  They 
had  other  ideas  than  this,  however,  and  one  of  them  was  to  possess  the 
whole  county,  change  the  name  from  Hamilton  to  Onondaga,  Hollidays- 
burg  to  Syracuse,  and  make  it  the  county  seat.  They  changed  the  name  of 
the  town,  but  so  far  it  has  not  been  definitely  and  unalterably  settled  whether 
or  not  it  is  the  county  seat.  In  June  another  detachment  arrived,  of  which 
I  was  one.  We  were  four  days  on  the  road  from  Atchison,  before  we 
reached  the  Mecca  of  our  hopes  —  and  such  a  one  as  we  had  never  dreamed 
of.  Prairie  land  as  far  as  we  could  see,  bare  and  brown  as  a  well-roasted 
turkey.  No  rain  had  fallen  for  more  than  six  weeks,  and  it  seemed  to  me 
as  I  gazed  around  that  I  stood  in  the  exact  geographical  center  of  desola- 
tion. A  few  days  after,  however,  the  clouds  gathered,  the  flood-gates  of 
the  heavens  opened,  and  the  water  came  down  in  sheets.  Vegetation  re- 
vived, gardens  flourished,  and  the  hearts  of  the  people  were  glad. 

The  next  season  the  drouth  came  on  again,  Indian  scares  were  prevalent, 
the  "  tinkers  and  tailors,  blacksmiths  and  sailors,"  could  not  get  the  hang  of 
the  thing,  and  the  gloom  of  despondency  hung  over  us.  In  this  emergency, 
a  Mr.  Kelsey,  who  lived  at  Hutchinson,  and  who  filled  the  position  of  For- 
ester (whatever  that  might  mean  in  a  country  where  there  were  no  forests) 
for  the  Santa  Fe,  came  down  to  speak  words  of  encouragement  to  us.  He 
was  a  good  talker,  and,  gathering  our  people  together,  proceeded  to  make 
us  a  speech,  which  evidently  had  a  good  eflfect,  until  he  happened  to  say  in 
speaking  of  what  they  had  grown  at  Hutchinson,  that  they  had  raised 
muskmelons  that  weighed  forty  pounds ;  when  an  old  fellow  by  the  name 
of  Morris  jumped  up  and  said :  "  Muskmelons  that  weighed  forty  pounds ! 
—  that's  nothing;  I've  raised  them  in  California  that  one  seed  weighed  forty 
pounds."     The  assertion  fairly  astounded  Kelsey ;  it  seemed  to  break  the 


264  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

backbone  of  his  argument,  aud  although  he  tried  to  rally,  the  recoil  was 
too  great.     His  speech  ended  there  —  and  his  influence. 

But  I  must  not  attempt  to  give  the  history  of  that  colony  in  detail,  for, 
if  I  had  the  ability  to  put  it  in  shape  I  could  fill  a  book.  It  is  enough 
for  me  to  say  here,  that  drouths  and  grasshoppers,  blizzards,  Indians,  and 
prairie  fires,  discouraged  the  people,  and  by  help  of  the  railroad  company 
they  moved  to  different  parts  of  Kansas,  all  but  four  families,  who  are  in 
Syracuse  now ;  and  the  farmer  I  mentioned  went  to  Missouri,  thence  to 
Texas,  into  Arkansas,  and  the  last  heard  of  him  was,  that  he  was  still  on 
the  wing. 

For  many  years  since  then  the  country  has  slept  in  its  original  solitude, 
inhabited  only  by  stock-men,  who  used  their  best  endeavors  to  keep  settlers 
out,  while  the  railroad  company,  fighting  shy  of  detached  settlements, 
adopted  the  wiser  plan  of  pushing  on  the  immigration  in  a  solid  body;  and 
not  until  a  few  years  ago  did  the  head  of  its  column  dare  to  cross  the 
imaginary  line  at  Dodge  City,  that  in  the  minds  of  men  marked  the  divi- 
sion of  the  fertile  from  the  sterile  lands.  Dodge  City,  Cimmaron  and 
Garden  City  grew  up,  and  the  lines  pushed  on  into  Hamilton  county.  To- 
day it  numbers  some  7,000  or  8,000  inhabitants.  Syracuse,  Coolidge  and 
Kendall  are  prosperous  towns,  aud  but  for  the  blight  that  has  rested  upon 
it  since  its  organization,  "the  primal,  eldest  curse"  of  all  the  new  counties 
of  the  State,  more  to  be  dreaded  than  blizzard,  or  hot  simoom,  drouth, 
grasshoppers,  and  Indian  raids  —  a  Kansas  county- seat  contest,  we  should 
now  have  double  the  present  number  of  inhabitants.  For  more  than  two 
years  now  we  have  lived  under  its  baneful  influence,  under  a  dual  govern- 
ment—  one  at  Syracuse  and  another  at  Kendall,  and  a  part  of  one  at 
Coolidge  at  different  intervals.  A  portion  of  the  records  is  in  each  town. 
A  county  treasurer  at  Syracuse,  one  at  Coolidge,  and  a  deputy  at  Kendall ; 
two  probate  judges,  marrying  and  giving  in  marriage.  Altogether  we  are 
in  a  state  of  chaos;  our  indebtedness  piled  mountain  high,  and  increasing 
daily.  I  sometimes  wonder  how  we  exist  at  all.  It  is  indeed  a  state  of 
affairs  ruinous  to  all  public  interests,  destructive  of  all  business  occupa- 
tions, an  obstacle  to  progress,  and  a  bar  to  all  development  of  our  great 
natural  resources.  Is  it  strange  our  people  cry  out  for  relief,  and  implore 
the  august  tribunal,  in  whose  power  it  is  to  lift  the  incubus  that  weighs 
us  down,  to  drive  away  the  bird  of  evil  omen  that  preys  upon  the  sub- 
stance of  the  land,  to  "Take  its  beak  from  out  our  hearts,  and  take  its 
form  from  off*  our  door,"  that  we  may  open  wide  the  portals  to  the  multi- 
tudes moving  ever  westward,  and  even  now  clamoring  for  admittance. 
Then  indeed  might  our  people  rejoice,  singing  the  glad  song  of  Miriam: 

"Sound  the  loud  timbrel  o'er  Egypt's  dark  sea  — 
Jehovah  has  triumphed,  His  people  are  free." 

For  then  peace  would  dwell  in  the  place  of  contention,  plenty  smile  where 
poverty  frowns,  and  glad  prosperity  trail  her  golden  garments  over  a  land  as 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  265 

fair  and  fertile  as  smiles  in  the  light  of  the  shining  sun.  Then,  and  not  until 
then,  can  we  become  of  some  good  to  ourselves,  of  some  service  to  our 
neighbors,  and  of  credit  to  the  great  State  of  which  we  are  so  profoundly 
proud;  a  State  whose  history  is  all  heroic,  whose  marvelous  growth  is  the 
astonishment  of  the  world,  and  whose  name  is  familiarly  spoken  in  all  the 
languages  of  men.  God  grant  that  the  day  may  come,  and  quickly,  when 
with  burden  lifted,  and  fetters  broken,  our  oppressed  may  all  go  free. 


266  State  Historical  Society, 


KANSAS  HISTORY. 


Minutely  Written  and  Well  Preserved  by  tlie  Kansas  Editors. 


[Hon.  J.  Ware  Butterfield's   address  before  the  State  Historical  Society,  at  the 
annual  meeting,  January  17,  1888.] 

Mr.  President,  Ladies  and  Gentlemen:  I  can  but  express  my  gratitude  at 
being  able  to  be  present  this  evening,  and  will  detain  you  for  a  few 
moments  only  with  what  I  have  to  say  relative  to  the  Kansas  Historical 
Society. 

To  the  members  of  the  press  the  State  of  Kansas  is  under  lasting  ob- 
ligations; for  the  press  never  did  a  better  thing  for  Kansas  than  the 
founding  of  this  Society.  Probably  of  the  two  millions  of  inhabitants 
of  Kansas  to-day  but  few  are  aware  that  this  Society  was  conceived  and 
organized  by  a  few  members  of  the  press.  A  resolution  was  passed  by  an 
editorial  convention,  called  in  the  year  1875,  declaring  in  favor  of  the 
establishment  of  a  State  Historical  Society,  the  object  of  which  should  be 
that  of  "saving  the  present  and  past  records  of  our  twenty-one  years  of 
ev^entful  history."  This  Society  was  organized  in  1875.  From  its  age  and 
resources  but  little  might  have  been  expected,  and  yet  of  its  "twenty-one 
years  of  eventful  history,"  the  records  of  which  occupy  so  much  space  in 
the  great  capitol  of  Kansas,  the  half  has  not  been  told. 

Great  as  is  the  State,  marvelous  as  has  been  its  growth  and  development, 
the  second  quarter  r f  a  century  of  its  life  will,  when  its  end  approaches, 
show  a  greater  and  more  glorious  triumph.  True,  slavery  was  excluded 
from  Kansas  soil,  and  deeds  of  valor  made  Kansas  a  free  State;  later  on 
she  gave  of  her  blood  and  treasure  to  preserve  the  Union  and  put  down  the 
Kebellion.  Kansas  was  born  amid  turmoil,  plots  and  bloodshed,  and  it 
took  nearly  one-quarter  of  a  century  to  re-create  it  upon  a  peace  footing. 
So  far  as  men  were  concerned,  no  State  was  better  prepared  for  war  than 
was  Kansas  during  the  border  troubles  and  its  subsequent  period  of  war  — 
men  everywhere  —  few  boys  and  fewer  women,  but  everywhere  men;  and 
as  men  they  conducted  themselves  to  the  end. 

The  Rebellion  over,  peace  was  almost  as  great  a  trial  to  their  manhood  as 
was  war.  A  great  State — 400  by  200  miles  —  was  to  be  settled,  plowed, 
and  planted ;  and  civil  authority,  pushing  aside  military  law,  was  to  create 
and  educate  a  race  of  Kansans.  Right  nobly  has  it  all  been  done.  The 
men  and  women  who  came  to  Kansas  during  its  struggle  for  freedom  and 
aided  in  attaining  these  victories,  were  ready  to  push  onward  the  car  of 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  267 

progress  and  light  anew  the  beacon  of  civilization.  Kansas  stands  to-day 
with  the  eyes  of  the  whole  world  focused  upon  her,  noting  the  results  of 
her  efforts  for  temj^erance  and  justice. 

Prohibition  —  law  and  order  sustained  —  municipal  suffrage  for  women  — 
these  are  the  results,  these  the  legacies  left  to  children  born  on  Kansas 
soil.  It  is  the  unwritten  history  of  Kansas,  history  not  yet  made,  that  is 
to  decide  whether  these  are  to  succeed  or  fail.  Why  should  not  the  children 
of  such  fathers  and  mothers  be  equal  to  the  occasion  and  keep  the  banner 
of  Kansas  in  the  front  rank  ?  If  left  to  them,  there  would  be  no  doubt ; 
but  will  it  be  left  to  them  ?  Oh  no  !  The  thousands  of  immigrants  who 
have  yearly  come  from  the  Old  World,  rearing  children  that  are  soon,  some 
very  soon,  to  take  an  active  part  in  the  making  of  the  law,  how  will  they 
act  on  these  vital  questions  ?  Anarchy  and  insubordination,  the  outgrowth 
of  tyranny  and  oppression  in  the  Old  World,  have  shown  themselves  in 
America  during  the  past  few  years  with  fatal  effect.  In  Kansas  they  can- 
not thrive.  If  we  sustain  the  past  history  of  Kansas,  our  very  laws  would 
throttle  it.  But  the  germ  should  be  killed  —  killed  by  education  and  con- 
tact with  our  advanced  civilization. 

For  one  I  am  not  afraid  of  foreign  immigration  ;  on  the  contrary,  it  is  to 
that  immigration,  restricted  by  wholesome  laws,  shutting  out  thieves,  felons, 
and  paupers  (but  not  the  poor  simply  on  account  of  their  poverty)  —  to  the 
new  blood  coming  from  every  clime,  that  will  marry  and  intermarry  with 
Americans,  Irish  and  German-Americans,  that  I  look  for  the  strongest  sup- 
port of  our  Government.  Our  danger  lies  only  in  the  non- enforcement  of 
our  laws. 

But  to  return  to  matters  of  this  Society :  I  have  examined  the  history 
and  workings  of  a  great  many  historical  societies  in  the  United  States,  but 
I  find  only  one  that  bears  any  comparison  to  our  own,  or  rather  with  which 
any  just  comparison  can  be  made.  That  is  the  Wisconsin  Historical  Soci- 
ety. It  is  thirty-five  years  old,  and  the  State  appropriates  to  it  annually 
$10,060,  viz.: 

Library $5,000  GO 

Salary  of  secretary 1,200  00 

Librarian 2,000  00 

Assistant  librarian 920  00 

Janitor 500  00 

This  Society  is  the  pride  of  the  Wisconsin  people,  and  well  it  may  be. 
Kansas  has  taken  its  idea  from  Wisconsin,  not  as  old,  not  as  large,  but 
doing  equally  as  good  work  ;  and  to  say  that,  is  sufficient  praise  of  our  own 
institution.  I  shall  not  speak  of  ^ny  of  its  actual  requirements  and  neces- 
sities. It^  officers  will  do  that,  and  the  State  will  cheerfully  respond  to 
their  requests. 

Michigan  gives  $500  a  year  to  a  pioneer  society.  Iowa  gives  $1,000  a 
year  to  a  State  Historical  Library  in  connection  with  the  State  University. 
Minnesota  gives  $2,500  a  year  to  her  Society,  and  the  Society  has  a  perma- 
—18 


268  STATE  HiSTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

nent  fund  that  yields  an  income  of  $1,200  annually.  Nebraska,  New  Hamp- 
shire and  Vermont  all  give  small  amounts  to  their  historical  societies. 

The  State  of  Kansas  has  during  the  past  six  years  appropriated  for  the 
State  Historical  Society  the  following  sums  annually : 

Legislature  of  1883 $2,550  00 

Legislature  of  1885 3,350  00 

Special  session  of  1886,  a  special  donation 1,000  00 

Lejfislature  of  1887 4,240  00 

Which  makes  an  average  appropriation  for  the  past  six  years  of  $3,516.66 
per  year. 

The  annual  reports  of  the  Kansas  Historical  Society  and  its  quarter- 
centennial  volume  are  valuable,  and  will  be  regarded  years  hence  as  perfect 
treasures  of  history. 

I  have  one  thought  that  I  would  like  you  to  consider,  even  after  you 
leave  this  hall:  Seed  sown  on  fertile  soil  is  a  test  of  the  quality  of  the  seed. 
If  this  suggestion  is  worthless  or  impracticable,  it  will  not  root;  if  it  is  good 
seed,  let  it  be  cultivated.  Kansas  is  always  liberal,  but  in  some  things  she 
would  not  suffer  by  more  liberality.  Truth  eliminated  from  fiction  should 
be  the  garment  woven  by  the  State.  The  warp  and  woof  should  be  the 
truth.  Fiction,  not  fact,  will  surely  be  woven  into  the  history  of  our  State 
unless  the  proper  steps  are  taken  to  preserve  the  facts  as  they  happen  day 
by  day.  Why  should  not  the  State  of  Kansas  have  a  Kansas  Annual,  pub- 
lished by  the  State  Historical  Society  ?  It  would  be  of  no  great  expense  to 
the  State,  and  would  be  of  great  service  and  profit.  It  should  contain  in 
addition  to  the  report  of  the  Society,  a  summary  of  Kansas  for  the  year, 
touching  concisely  on  the  political,  educational,  legislative,  and  judicial  his- 
tory ;  reminiscences  of  actors  in  the  border  struggle  and  civil  war.  Every 
fact  would  be  an  ingot  invaluable  to  the  future  historian  of  our  State.  Give 
an  account  of  discoveries,  such  as  coal,  gas,  and  salt;  speak  of  inventions, 
such  as  sugar  refining;  State  institutions,  such  as  reformatories,  asylums, 
silk  industry  and  stations,  and  other  experimental  industries.  And  equally 
important  would  be  an  authoritative  history  of  the  various  Indian  tribes  that 
so  lately  occupied  and  roamed  at  will  over  our  broad  prairies.  This  is 
meant,  not  for  an  advertisement  of  the  State,  but  simply  to  preserve  the  facts, 
both  failures  and  successes.  To-day  we  are  discovering  new  coal  fields,  one 
of  the  real  necessities  of  Kansas.  It  has  been  developed  that  Kansas  can 
feed  her  own  and  neighboring  States;  can  supply  salt  enough  to  make 
another  ocean ;  sugar  enough  to  sweeten  the  world;  and  silk  —  well,  sufli- 
cient  for  a  dress  pattern  for  the  estimable  wife  of  our  honored  Governor. 


Sixth  biennial  Re  post.  269 


KANSAS. 

Her  Historj^,  Her  History-Makers,  and  Her  Historical  Society. 


[An  address  by  C.  Borin,  editor  of  the  Oberlin  Eye,  before  the  State  Historical  So- 
ciety, January  17, 1888.] 

Since  Coronado  was  led  by  the  savage  guide  across  the  treeless  plains 
now  touched  into  living  beauty  by  Kansas  husbandry,  Kansas  has  awakened 
an  interest  in  the  civilized  world ;  since  Jefferson,  repudiating  the  tenets  of 
his  party  against  extension  of  territory,  broke  party  faith  to  gain  an  empire 
in  the  Louisiana  Purchase,  Kansas,  a  most  important  portion  of  that  ter- 
ritory, has  held  the  attention  of  intelligent  minds  in  all  countries  of  the 
earth.  Through  the  exciting  times  of  the  Missouri  Compromise,  the  Free- 
Soilers,  the  Kansas-Nebraska  bill,  the  raid  and  the  execution  of  John 
Brown,  and  the  awful  civil  war  thus  precipitated,  down  to  constitutional 
prohibition,  municipal  suffrage  for  women,  and  the  Murray  law,  Kansas  has 
been  a  subject  of  comment  throughout  this  country  and  Europe,  and  Kan- 
sas men  and  formerly-of-Kansas  men  and  their  sayings  and  doings  have 
been  "cussed"  and  discussed  by  papers  and  people  throughout  the  world. 

Geographically  central  in  the  nation  and  the  inhabitable  portion  of  the 
North- American  continent,  our  fair  young  commonwealth  is  historically  the 
central  figure  of  the  nation  —  aye,  of  the  nations  of  the  earth,  and  as  they 
watch  with  bated  breath  and  wondering  eye  her  marvelous  development 
they  ask  with  Solomon,  "Who  is  this  that  cometh  up  from  the  wilderness?" 
And  as  they  behold  her  boundless  prairies;  wrested  from  the  Great  Ameri- 
can Desert  of  Mitchell's  map  by  the  energy  of  the  sturdy,  home-making, 
home-beautifying,  home-loving  Anglo-Saxon  race ;  converted  into  broad  pro- 
ductive fields  and  rich  pastures ;  dotted  with  orchards,  groves  and  farmers' 
homes;  covered  o'er  with  cities,  towns  and  villages;  threaded  by  streams, 
that  wind  about  like  curves  of  living  silver,  ministering  to  the  thirsty  earth 
and  its  burden  of  vegetable  and  animal  life  with  their  wealth  of  liquid  crys- 
tal ;  banded  by  mile  upon  mile  of  burnished  steel  in  those  mighty  arteries 
of  commerce,  the  railroads;  veiled  with  the  living  lace  of  numberless  tele- 
graph, telephone  and  electric-light  wires ;  as  they  look  upon  the  cattle  on  a 
thousand  hills ;  as  they  see  the  gleaming  gold  of  her  wonderful  stores  of 
grain — gold  and  precious  treasures  for  which  Coronado  sought  in  vain  —  as 
they  observe  the  marvelous  mineral  wealth  brought  to  light  by  Kansas 
push,  pick  and  powder,  they  are  further  led  to  exclaim  in  the  context  to 
Solomon's  question,  "leaning  upon  her  Beloved?" 


BUO  SniKTE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

But  though  dealing  to  some  extent  with  the  material  resources  of  Kansas 
as  developed  by  Kansas  brawn,  the  history  of  this  favored  daughter  of  prog- 
ress has  chiefly  to  do  with 

KANSAS   BRAIN. 

Abler  tongues  than  mine  have  praised  these  pioneer  history-makers  — 
Governor  Reeder,  Rev.  Jothara  Meeker,  John  Brown,  James  H.  Lane,  and 
the  yast^and  varied  constellations  to  which  each  belongs  and  which  shine  so 
brightly  in  the  broad  firmament  of  Kansas  history;  mine  be  the  humbler 
task  of  mentioning  other  classes  of  the  beloved  upon  whom  Kansas  has  so 
xjonfidentiy  .leaned  witlw^ut<betrayal  as  she  has  come  up  out  of  the  wilderness 
on  her  course  to  the  stars. 

-;i,ij^rst4n  the  li^)t;L<pia^  those  much-abused  men,  who  have  been  reviled 
jandwho  hatV^  revUe^  agalijn,  who  have  been  called  by  every  opprobrious  name 
'in -the  glossary  Qf;TOa|iee. -and  contumely,  and  who  have  given  back  in  full 
jipne^SMje,;  . I  ;f^fer  X^i ^Ihe  r:  >,■ 

-r.J  iKiil  -to  iU^in^ni    lHX:nr.I^EAL-ESTATE   AGENTS. 

,:  The  ^  Kansas  of  t^-d,$,y;i  is  largely  indebted  to  them  for  what  she  is. 
•Iiftrge-l>xaiiiedjclearreyQ(J[^ strong  to  plan  and  to  do,  possessed  of  keen  judg- 
[me4t,  a  \yeli-etprje4  jflin^uand  a  ready  tongue,  the  Kansas  land  agent  is 
Isure^ly  :<)^^  of  the  Mpte^-  The  Missouri  land  man  paints  fences,  barns 
^flid-QuthOMses.onjth'eiJvOa^B.  leading  to  his  village;  the  Kansas  man  takes  a 
-fuJl^p^gP;  adverti|e|iaest/  ii^  his  local  paper,  a  column  or.  two  of  reading 
jiofcicesj  and' orders- a; tHQiis^nd  extra  copies,  sending  them  broadcast  through 
the  East.  iThe  dealer ri^i realty  in  Iowa  sells  a  farm  and  makes  a  hundred 
dftllars;  , the,  jKan*ft$(jift$^:  surveys  and  plats  a  town  on  the  farm,  gives  a  lot 
JiO;  thiQ;  j)Wa^-'Wh0::>(Ui//l?Mild  on  it,  builds  school  houses,  churches,  public 
w0rks^;S$qnre9tr8-ilrQftdi,facilities,  and  there  is  a  Horton  with  her  four  thou- 
]8aOfll ; pleopfe  Ui,^ev?ftit?e^j months,  or  a  Wichita,  the  windy  wonder  of  the 
Wj^tri  jHieylii^s?;  JPterjhjaps,  But  the  noblest  liar  of  them  all  hangs  his 
-he«4/iPi.-sibJiniei']inaaifejVV;jshort  years  —  mayhap  mouths  —  the  lies  he  told 
,ar!e^ifar,below;,th,^^tr^th  Kansas  progress  makes  possible. 
-.,;,B|LifcJi,an;%ifio;tiJiie^et;it9  pronounce  eulogies  upon  the  land  agent.  Next  I 
■pilWftjj'l  hrii;  i^'K/i^  A>'\P.{\  . 
..auml.    M    i.,b;.,Mt    -,:,/-  JOURNALISTS. 

HiiMo4pfti?yfifi?(irlpid^:;i|iiy.,4yvelling  upon  the  work  these  devoted  men  and 
.JiW)[ip^l>,jljifli've  4(>fl§  itP^P?!?^  the  upbuilding  of  Kansas.  I  could  exhaust  my 
-l^iBftJier^  )>yi  the  projpg.ijip  ;tp,  this  fruitful  theme.  I  but  point  you  to  the  hon- 
-Qj^ajble, .presiding-, offip^,_,t'he  veteran  secretary  of  this  association,  Col.  An- 
/jtlw>ny>]QiQv^,M%rt^i[^,  pJdiSpl.  Miller,  Noble  Prentis,  and  a  host  of  others,  all 
'thoii^rQl?l^;jiK|Q|:^^!b«aifipg'jth?  scars  of  battle  and  some  wearing  the  crowns  of 
>ft-ha«^y-H?iOfl(>yiicitp^j54.(j,'JJhey,  from  their  past  experiences,  hard  trials  and 
-5gJ!Q*t'ItrJ^uijjjli^s,jCQHl(^,"a  tale  unfold  that  would  harrow  up  your  souls 
cftq^^f^kp^ftc5iip^|ii<f<^i%r,lmir  to  stand  on  end,  like  quills  upon  the  fretful 
porcupine."     All  honor  to  'these  brothers  of  the  press,  who  have,  through 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt,  '  271 

devious  paths,  dread  dangers  and  dark  difficulties,  sounded  the  praises  of 
Kansas  till  she  shines  among  the  stars. 

THE    TEACHERS, 

too,  I  must  leave  to  others  words  of  praise,  les^t^/l  *  laiiid  my  own  calling. 
Suffice  it  to  say  that  from  the  first  brave  half-dozen  to  the  thousands  who 
now  meet  yearly  in  this  audience-room,  from  McCarty,  of  revered  memory, 
to  my  good  friend  the  "  canny  Scot,"  full  of  practical  good-sense  and  quaint 
humor,  who  in  this  populous  county  of  Shawne%rules  the  teachers  with  a 
tongue  of  caustic  power,  the  teachers  have  been  no  mean  factor  in  the  up- 
building of  this  commonwealth.  ,  .         . 

STATESMEN, 

I  need  only  mention  in  passing.  Kansans  are  all  statesme^i.and.Foyrth  of 
Ju-liars,  and  rank  anywhere,  from  Ingalls  and  plumb  on  the  one  hand,,  to 
the  original  of  Mark  Twain's  "Col.  Sellers"  on  the  other.  _        ,, 

Preachers,  from  the  pioneer  Dr.  Fisher  to  the  brother  in  one  of  our  grow- 
ing cities,  who,  catching  the  boom  fever,  startled,  Ijimself  and  hig  congrega- 
tion one  Sunday  morning  by  announcing  as  his  text  "the  second  addition 
to  John :  lot  3,  block  5,"  have  materially  aided  in  the  grand  work  of  up- 
building the  State.  ., 

Scientists,  lawyers,  authors,  poets,  all  have  add^d,  their  quota  in  making 
up  the  full  measure  of  Kansas  history,  and  ,  .  ,, ,..       i  ,    ,  , ;        ,,,  . 

THE    STATE    HISTORICAL    SOCIETY 

is  the  omnium  gatherum,  securing  from  all  these  history- makers  the  mate^ 
rial  for  the  history  of  the  State,  restoring  mutilated  books,  arranging  and 
preserving  articles  of  historic  value,  filing  and  binding  current  history  in 
the  daily  and  weekly  newspapers  of  the  State,  searching  out  and  securing  ev- 
erything possible  that  will  make  our  history  complete,  and  making  such  dis- 
position of  it  that  it  is  easy  of  access  to  anyone  who  seeks  its  treasures,  any 
student  of  history  who  chooses  to  avail  himself  of  its  vast  stores  of  knowl- 
edge. 

When  we  consider  the  power  the  history  of  a  State  is  for  good  to  its  peo- 
ple, when  we  remember  the  love  of  country  it  engenders,  when  we  under- 
stand the  incentive  it  is  to  the  youth,  the  counselto  the  statesman,  when  we 
apprehend  the  courage  it  imparts  to  the  struggling  ones,  when 'we  realize 
the  comfort  it  affords  those  who  are,  after  an  active;  life^  watebiiig-  the  re- 
sults of  their  labor,  we  may  be  able  to  appreciate  the  value  of  this  Sdciety, 
and  the  necessity  of  providing,  in  increased  room,' mare  liberal  appropria- 
tions and  more  cordial  and  earnest  support,  the  means  for  its  greatly  enlarged 
usefulness.  ■'  -'^  '^:fi-  ■yuv]-'  ^-fi;  <■:  ^n;;..-  // 

Long  live  the  Kansas  Historical  Society,  and  may  she  ever  enlarge -he^ 
borders!  '/^  ^'^uL  ni-jofl  b/ioj'ii  muO 

■   ;'  iliv/  bHbiiR^  ?'iJ!e7  yvrt  tzoa 


272  Statu  Histobical  Society. 


PIONEERS  OF  KANSAS. 


[Address  of  Hon.  Jas.  F.  Legate  before  the  Kansas  Historical  Society,  at  the  annual 
meeting,  January  17,  1888.] 

Ladies  and  Gentlemen:  When  I  received  a  brief  notice  on  yesterday 
morning  from  my  friend  here,  President  Wilder,  telling  me  that  I  would  be 
expected  to  make  a  fifteen-minutes  talk  in  this  hall  this  evening,  I  did  not 
know  what  to  talk  about.  I  do  not  know  now  what  to  say.  I  have  noth- 
ing to  talk  about.  When  I  came  to  Topeka  I  called  upon  the  President 
and  begged  that  I  might  be  excused,  but  my  pleadings  were  in  vain.  I 
then  implored  him  to  call  upon  me  after  the  others  had  spoken  and  after 
the  audience  had  thinned  out,  hoping  that  by  that  time  there  would  be  no 
audience  to  talk  to  and  I  would  be  relieved  from  making  a  talk  at  all  this 
evening. 

There  is  a  little  personal  pride  that  prompts  men  to  make  history  for 
themselves  by  making  written  speeches  at  these  Society  meetings.  How  fu- 
tile !  He  who  cares  most  for  the  history  of  others,  whose  history  is  worth 
caring  for,  will  be  best  remembered  when  the  pen  of  the  real  historian  shall 
note  our  deeds  and  chronicle  the  events  of  those  days. 

It  is  very  pleasant  for  us  to  come  here  and  travel  backward  to  1854.  Af- 
ter that  time  —  between  1854,  when  I  first  landed  in  Kansas,  until  1888  — 
if  I,  or  anyone,  had  foretold  the  events  that  would  transpire  in  that  inter- 
vening period,  I  should  have  been  denounced  as  a  fool  or  a  lunatic,  though 
I  had  not  told  half  the  truth.  That  period  is  crowded  with  such 
remarkable  events,  with  such  remarkable  scenes,  and  with  remarkable  men 
and  women,  that  no  man,  however  wise,  or  however  eloquent,  can  recall 
them  in  a  single  night,  or  in  a  single  week,  or  in  a  single  month.  And  no 
man  who  now  lives,  or  has  ever  lived,  has  meted  out  half  justice  to  either. 
Nor  need  we  now,  as  my  friend  who  preceded  me,  refer  to  the  original  Col. 
Sellers.  If  he  had  lived  here  and  known  Samuel  C.  Pomeroy,  to  whom  he 
doubtless  refers,  with  all  his  faults,  he  would  have  known  one  of  the  best 
men  Kansas  ever  had ;  one  of  her  best  friends ;  and  one  to  whom  the  State 
is  under  more  obligation  than  to  any  other  man.  And  the  method  of 
his  taking-off  was  such  a  disgrace  left  upon  the  State  and  every  man  and 
woman  in  the  State  that  it  will  last  as  a  shame  while  the  history  of  Kansas 
lasts. 

Our  friend  Borin  does  well  to  mention  female  municipal  suffrage  as  one 
of  the  glories  of  Kansas.  Let  me  here  make  a  prophecy  —  that  within  the 
next  five  years  Kansas  will  have  more  than  2,500,000  people,  and  that  the 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  273 

women  of  the  State  will  have  the  same  right  to  vote  and  hold  office  that  men 
now  enjoy. 

The  women  of  Kansas  have  earned  it  by  their  chivalric  deeds  in  war, 
and  by  their  matchless  deeds  in  peace,  aidiug  to  subdue  the  wild  wastes  of 
Kansas,  transforming  the  home  of  the  wild  red  man,  the  wild  buffalo  and 
the  prowling  wolf  into  happy  Christian  homes  for  the  highest  civilization  on 
the  face  of  the  earth. 

To  attempt  to  recall  the  history  of  all  the  men  and  women  of  Kansas  is 
futile.  Robinson,  Lane  and  John  Brown  are  the  three  prominent  lights  of 
the  past.  For  Kansas  to  write  up  one  and  talk  down  another  is  a  crime.  An 
Ananias  historian  has  tried  to  write  a  history  that  would  make  John  Brown 
a  demon,  a  thief  and  a  murderer,  and  Lane  a  blackguard  and  a  roustabout. 
After  one  reading  of  that  history,  every  Kansan  who  lived  in  those  days 
realizes  how  great  a  little  nothing  is.  It  is  the  duty  of  every  man  who  was 
an  integral  part  of  those  events,  who  lived  through  those  scenes,  to  forget 
all  the  shortcomings  of  men,  and  preserve  only  their  good  deeds. 

Men  have  sought  to  change  the  verdict  of  the  people  of  those  days  con- 
cerning John  Brown  and  others.  How  futile  the  attempt !  You  might  as 
well  attempt  to  overturn  the  Rocky  Mountains  with  a  lady's  hairpin  for  a 
lever.  The  verdict  has  been  rendered  and  is  settled,  not  alone  by  the 
people  of  Kansas,  or  by  the  people  of  the  nation,  but  by  the  people  of  the 
whole  world.  I  conceive  it  to  be  our  part,  as  the  survivors  of  those  days, 
to  give  merited  place  in  history  to  those  men  whose  heroic  conduct  made 
them  so  richly  deserve  it. 

I  have  often  thought  how  little  remembered  are  the  real  powerful  actors 
of  those  days.  I  recall  one.  I  knew  him  but  little  until  1855,  first  meet- 
ing him  at  the  Big  Springs  convention  down  here  in  Douglas  county. 
That  was  an  important  convention,  and  gave  to  the  world  the  purposes,  the 
designs  and  the  hopes  of  the  Free-State  party  of  Kansas.  Great  men  were 
there;  good  men  were  there;  men  who  will  be  preserved  in  history.  That 
convention  created  an  executive  committee.  One  man  upon  that  com- 
mittee was  the  brain-power  and  ruler  of  them  all.  He  caught  the  crude 
thoughts  of  others,  and  moulded  and  fashioned  them  with  his  own  for  the 
world  to  read,  and  by  which  Ave  were  guided  and  others  controlled.  He 
was  the  man  of  power  and  executive  ability  of  that  .committee.  Lane  and 
Robinson  and  George  W.  Brown  were  in  occasional  warfare.  But  this  man 
ever  stood  as  judge,  and  was  always  guided  by  that  higher  sense  of  right  by 
which  all  good  men  are  guided.  He  led  us  through  the  dark  ways  by  the 
light  of  his  brain.  And  yet,  though  the  thoughts  were  his,  though  they 
were  formulated  by  him,  they  came  from  the  executive  committee,  and  he 
individually  remained  unknown.  This  executive  committee  was  the  Moses 
that  led  us  across  the  sea  of  oppression. 

There  was  a  large  convention  held  in  the  fall  of  1855,  at  Topeka.  This 
same  man  was  a  prominent  actor  there.     His  counsel  was  always  sought, 


274  State  Histobical  Society. 

his  judgment  almost  always  relied  upon.  He  was  placed  upon  the  execu- 
tive committee  created  by  that  convention.  And,  as  on  the  other,  he  was 
the  soul  and  the  brain  and  executive  power  of  that  committee. 

Later  on  there  was  another  convention,  at  Grasshopper  Falls.  He  was  a 
powerful  factor  in  that  convention,  and  was  again  placed  upon  the  execu- 
tive committee  created  by  that  convention,  and  there  did  his  full  duty. 

When  triumph  crowned  our  efforts  and  we  had  elected  a  Free-State  Ter- 
ritorial Legislature,  he  was  made  Secretary  of  the  Council.  And  he,  more 
than  any  member  of  the  Council,  was  the  legislator  there.  The  struggle 
seeming  to  have  been  over  with  slavery,  and  a  fresh  struggle  coming  upon 
us,  with  the  Lecompton  Constitution  behind  it,  this  man  conceived  it  to  be 
his  duty  to  return  to  the  party  of  his  first  love  and  of  his  first  convictions. 
Through  him  a  Democratic  convention  was  held  at  Leavenworth.  A  more 
powerful  one,  undoubtedly,  has  never  met  in  Kansas.  This  man  was  made 
president  of  the  convention.  The  power  of  that  convention  no  man  can 
measure.  Its  results  no  man  can  appreciate.  It  was  by  and  through  that 
Democratic  convention  of  which  this  man  was  president,  that  the  Demo- 
cratic Senate  and  the  Democratic  House  of  Representatives  of  the  nation 
were  divided  among  themselves.  By  that  division  the  Lecompton  Consti- 
tution was  killed,  though  it  had  been  espoused  by  the  President  of  the 
United  States ;  and  by  its  death  came  the  constitution  under  which  we  were 
admitted  into  the  Union  and  under  which  we  live  to-day.  He  seems,  from 
this  standpoint,  to  have  been  wiser  than  he  knew. 

He  remained  with  his  party  until  the  first  guns  were  fired  upon  Sumter. 
Then  he  knew  no  party  but  that  party  which  was  for  his  country.  He  was 
in  the  Legislature  once  or  twice  during  that  terrible  struggle,  and  always 
did  his  full  duty  there.  Yet  the  underbrush  of  forgetfulness  has  so  grown 
that  but  few  in  Kansas  know  that  Joel  K.  Goodin  ever  lived. 

We  called  him  a  crank  because  he  swerved  from  his  party.  We  were 
all  cranks.  None  but  cranks  ever  came  to  Kansas  opposing  slavery.  It 
w*as  cranks  that  have  built  a  church  on  every  hillside  and  a  school-house 
in  every  valley  in  the  State  of  Kansas.  It  was  cranks  that  drove  the  In- 
dian from  these  plains  and  compelled  him  to  seek  a  more  secure  lodgment. 
It  was  cranks  that  have  driven  the  buffalo  and  the  elk  almost  from  the  face 
of  the  earth,  and  have  peopled  this  State  with  well-nigh  two  millions  of 
people.  It  was  cranks  that  created  the  Rebellion.  But  that  Rebellion 
made  the  Union  free — free  as  it  never  had  been  before,  though  always 
claimed  as  the  land  of  the  free  and  the  home  of  the  brave.  But  that  claim 
was  a  lie,  and  it  should  have  blistered  the  tongue  that  gave  it  utterance. 

The  Rebellion  has  come  and  gone.  The  cannon  fired  in  each  battle  of 
the  Rebellion  that  made  the  air  lurid,  the  terrible  clash  of  arms  that  stained 
the  earth  with  human  gore,  was  but  the  thunder  and  lightning  that  purified 
the  air,  the  rain  that  swelled  the  bud,  the  sunshine  that  opened  the  rose 
that  adorns  the  Garden  of  Liberty. 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  275 

We  talk  about  newspapers  having  made  Kansas !  It  is  a  mistake.  It  is 
the  men. and  women  that  God  Almighty  made  and  sent  here  that  made 
Kansas  and  keep  the  newspapers  alive.  The  newspapers,  as  my  friend  has 
said,  may  lie ;  they  doubtless  do.  I  know  they  used  to  when  I  edited  a 
paper.  But  the  lies  they  tell  to-day  about  Kansas  and  each  other,  they  are 
ashamed  of  as  they  seek  their  couch  at  night.  And  they  awake  in  the 
morning  regretting,  not  that  they  had  told  a  lie,  but  that  they  had  not  told 
half  the  truth  of  the  morning. 

Let  us  stop  this  theory  of  detraction,  and  hunting  the  bad  things  that 
those  men  have  done,  remembering  only  the  good  they  have  done,  and  Joel 
K.  Goodin  and  all  the  rest  will  occupy  their  proper  places  in  history.  But 
it  is  getting  late.  You  are  tired.  I  have  said  enough.  I  will  stop. 
Good-night. 


276  STATE  Historical  society. 


DISCOVERER  OF  KANSAS. 


[A  oontribntion  to  the  State  Historical  Society  by  Hon.  John  P.  Jones,  concerning 
the  claim  that  Lieutenant  Dutisne  discovered  Kansas  in  1719.] 

CoLDWATER,  Kas.,  Jan.  9,  1888. 

Hon.  F.  G.  Adams,  Seci-etary  State  Historical  Society,  Topeka,  Kansas — 
Dear  Sir:  I  find  that  it  will  be  impossible  for  me  to  accept  the  kind  invi- 
tation of  the  Board  of  Directors  to  be  present  at  the  twelfth  annual  meet- 
ing of  our  State  Historical  Society  on  the  17th,  and  can  only  thank  the 
members  for  remembering  me,  expressing  at  the  same  time  the  pleasure  it 
would  have  afforded  me  to  be  with  you. 

May  I  take  this  opportunity  of  recalling  to  your  mind  the  conversation 
we  had  last  February  with  reference  to  the  expedition  of  Lieutenant  Du- 
tisne in  the  summer  of  1719,  from  the  Kaskaskias  on  the  Illinois  river  to 
the  Osages  and  Pawnees,  in  which  conversation  I  expressed  the  belief  that 
the  Lieutenant  was  never  in  the  territory  now  embraced  in  the  State  of 
Kansas,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  nearly  all  the  publications  that  his- 
torically cover  our  colonial  period,  represent  him  as  having  visited  the  Pa- 
doucas,  who  were  then  located  about  the  headwaters  of  the  rivers  we  now 
know  as  the  Solomon,  Saline,  and  Smoky  Hill.  If  the  latter  were  true,  he 
would  have  traveled  two-thirds  of  the  distance  across  our  State  diagonally, 
which  would  justly  entitle  him  to  the  reputation  so  many  writers  have  given 
him,  of  being  the  first  French  explorer  of  our  territory  and  the  first  white 
man  to  enter  it  from  the  east.  Having  had  occasion  some  years  since  to 
look  up  the  career  of  Lieutenant  Dutisne  in  the  Mississippi  Valley,  where  he 
took  a  prominent  part  in  the  affairs  of  his  time,  and  becoming  familiar  with 
it,  I  was  not  prepared  to  find,  as  I  did  on  coming  to  this  State,  that  he  was 
regarded  here  in  the  light  of  an  explorer  of  this  Territory.  This  view,  I 
think,  was  given  prominence  in  the  first  instance,  in  a  work  especially  relat- 
ing to  Kansas,  by  Edward  Everett  Hale,  in  his  "Kanzas  and  Nebraska," 
Boston,  1854.  After  mentioning  the  visit  of  Dutisne  to  the  Osages  and  Paw- 
nees, he  says : 

"Fifteen  days  more  westward  marching  brought  him  to  the  Padoucahs,  a  very 
brave  and  warlike  nation.  Here  he  erected  a  cross,  with  the  arms  of  the  king,  Sep- 
tember 27th,  1719.  In  his  report  of  his  expedition  he  gives  the  details  which  we 
have  quoted,  and  notices  the  salines  and  masses  of  rock  salt  found  to  this  day  in  the 
region  he  traveled  over.  He  found  the  Osages  at  the  spot  which  they  still  occupy. 
If  his  measurements  were  exact,  his  first  Pawnee  village  was  near  the  mouth  of  Re- 
publican Fork.  Fifteen  days'  westward  travel  must  have  been  up  the  valley  of  one 
of  the  forks  of  Kansas  river,  but  the  name  of  the  Padoucah  Indians  is  now  lost. 
.  ...  Dutisne,  therefore,  may  be  regarded  as  the  discoverer  of  Kansas  to  the  civ- 
ilized world." 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  211 

The  foregoing  statement  from  Mr.  Hale's  book  seems  to  have  been  ac- 
cepted by  subsequent  writers  as  true  and  correct ;  while  as  a  matter  of  fact 
it  is  an  error,  almost  in  its  entirety.  The  first  point  to  be  disposed  of  is, 
whether  or  not  the  Lieutenant  visited  the  Padoucas  at  all,  let  them  have 
been  located  where  they  may;  and  as  answer  to  this  part  of  Mr.  Hale's 
statement  I  will  give  you  the  translation  of  Dustine's  letter  to  Bienville,  as 
it  appears  in  Vol.  6  of  Margry's  Documents,  relating  to  the  discoveries  of 
the  French  in  the  western  part  of  America,  published  at  Paris  the  present 
year,  which  is  as  follows : 

"The  Kaskaskias,  Nov.  22, 1719. 

"Sib  :  I  do  myself  the  honor  to  write  the  present  letter  to  you  to  beg  you  to  con- 
tinue your  protection  to  me.  You  know,  sir,  that  I  have  been  obliged  to  go  away 
from  among  the  Missourys,  as  they  did  not  wish  me  to  go  to  the  Panioussas  (Paw- 
nees). This  compelled  me  while  on  my  return  to  the  Illinois  to  offer  to  M.  de  Bois- 
briant  to  make  the  journey  across  the  country,  and  he  granted  me  permission  to  do 
so.  The  journey  was  attended  with  much  trouble,  as  my  men  fell  sick  on  the  way. 
My  own  health  remained  good.  I  send  you  with  this  a  little  account  of  my  trip. 
When  I  went  among  the  Osages  I  was  well  received  by  them.  Having  explained  my 
intentions  to  them,  they  answered  me  well  in  everything  that  regarded  themselves, 
but  when  I  spoke  of  going  among  the  Panis,  they  all  opposed  it,  and  would  not  as- 
sent to  the  reasons  which  I  gave  for  going.  Having  learned  that  they  did  not  intend 
for  me  to  carry  away  the  goods  which  I  had  brought,  I  proposed  to  them  to  let  me 
take  three  guns,  for  myself  and  my  interpreter,  telling  them  decidedly  that  if  they 
did  not  consent  I  would  be  very  angry  and  you  would  be  indignant ;  upon  which 
they  consented.  Knowing  the  character  of  these  savages,  I  did  not  delay,  but  set 
out  on  the  road.  In  four  days  I  was  among  the  Panis,  where  I  was  very  badly  re- 
ceived, owing  to  the  fact  that  the  Osages  had  made  them  believe  that  our  intentions 
were  to  entrap  them  and  make  them  slaves.  On  that  account  they  twice  raised  the 
tomahawk  above  me ;  but  when  they  learned  the  falsehoods  of  the  Osages,  and  saw 
the  bravery  which  I  showed  when  they  threatened  me,  brutal  as  these  men  are,  they 
consented  to  make  an  alliance,  and  treated  me  very  well.  I  traded  them  my  three 
guns,  some  powder,  pick-axes  and  a  few  knives,  for  two  horses  and  a  mule,  marked 
with  a  Spanish  brand.  I  proposed  to  them  to  let  me  pass  through  to  the  Padoucahs. 
To  this  they  are  much  opposed,  as  they  are  deadly  enemies.  Seeing  that  they  would 
not  consent,  I  questioned  them  in  regard  to  the  Spanish. 

"They  said  the  Spanish  had  been  to  their  villages  formerly,  but  now  they  pre- 
vented them  from  coming  and  barred  the  road.  They  traded  me  a  silver  cup,  and 
told  me  that  it  would  take  more  than  a  month  to  go  to  the  Spaniards.  It  seems  to 
me  we  could  succeed  in  making  peace  between  this  tribe  and  the  Padoucahs,  and  by 
this  means  open  a  route  to  the  Spaniards.  It  could  be  done  by  giving  back  to  them 
their  slaves  and  making  them  presents.  I  told  them  it  was  your  desire  they  should 
be  fri€nds.  We  could  yet  attempt  the  passage  by  the  Missoury,  going  to  the  Panis- 
mahas  to  carry  them  some  presents.  I  have  offered  M.  de  Boisbriant  to  go  there 
myself,  and  if  this  is  your  wish  I  am  r«ady  to  execute  it  so  as  to  merit  the  honor  of 
your  protection.  I  have  written  to  the  Cadodaquious  chief,  and  have  asked  him  to 
notify  you.  A  Mento  chief  has  charge  of  the  letters.  I  had  seen  him  among  the 
Osages,  and  he  had  sold  some  slaves  for  me  to  the  Natchitoches.  It  is  from  him  that 
I  have  learned  of  the  arrival  of  M.  La  Harpe  with  the  large  boats  at  the  Nassourites. 
He  has  assured  me  that  he  would  go  to  the  Natchitoches  in  one  month.  The  direc- 
tion he  points  out  as  the  way  to  go  there  from  the  Osages  is  south,  one-quarter 


278  State  Historical  Society. 


southwest.  The  villages  of  the  Mentos  are  seven  days'  journey  from  the  Osages 
southwest.  The  chief  has  promised  me  to  come  to  the  Illinois  and  bring  some 
horses.     The  Panis  have  promised  likewise,  and  they  ought  to  come  next  spring, 

"As  the  Osages  would  not  give  me  a  guide  to  return  to  the  Illinois,  I  was  obliged 
to  choose  my  own  route  by  means  of  compass,  bringing  fourteen  horses  and  my 
mule.  I  had  the  misfortune  to  lose  six  horses  and  a  colt,  which  is  a  loss  to  me  of 
several  hundred  francs.  I  refer  you  to  M.  de  Boisbriant  to  tell  you  all  the  dilficulties 
I  have  passed  through.  I  hope,  sir,  as  I  am  one  of  the  oldest  lieutenants  of  the 
company,  that  you  will  do  me  the  favor  to  procure  me  a  company.  I  will  try  and 
merit  it  by  my  assiduity  in  the  service. 

I  am,  with  great  respect,  etc." 

It  will  be  seen  that  Lieutenant  Dutisne  mentions  that  he  desired  to  go  to 
the  Padoucas,  but  that  the  Pawnees  would  not  consent,  hence  he  tried  to 
learn  from  them  what  he  could  concerning  the  Spaniards.  Also  that  he 
thought  he  could  reach  them  by  way  of  the  Missourys  and  Panismahas, 
who  were  located  on  the  Missouri  river  at  that  time;  that  he  had  proposed 
it  to  M.  de  Boisbriant,  who  was  the  French  commander  at  the  Kaskaskias, 
and  was  ready  to  go  if  Bienville  approved  of  it.  If  he  had  succeeded  in 
reaching  the  Padoucas  by  way  of  the  Panioussas,  there  would  have  been  no  ne- 
cessity of  further  effort  by  the  way  of  the  Missourys.  There  certainly  is  noth- 
ing in  the  letter  to  lead  one  to  believe  that  he  went  further  than  the  village 
of  the  Panioussas;  and  the  question  next  is,  where  were  they  at  that  time? 
The  lieutenant  mentions  that  he  sends  "a  little  account  of  his  trip"  with  the 
letter.  This  little  account,  as  he  called  it,  has  not  as  yet  come  to  my  notice. 
But  at  the  time  he  was  exploring  the  country  of  the  Osages  and  Pawnees, 
M.  Bernard  de  La  Harpe,  another  French  officer,  was  ascending  the  Red 
river  from  its  mouth,  and  exploring  the  country  between  it  and  the  Arkan- 
sas, and  he  has  left  a  number  of  journals  and  records  of  this  and  other 
transactions  which  took  place  while  he  was  in  the  colony. 

In  the  sixth  volume  of  Margry's  Documents,  page  310,  there  is  given  an 
extract  from  a  relation  of  La  Harpe's,  which  is  apparently  taken  from  the 
report  of  Dutisne,  in  which,  after  describing  the  country  from  the  Kaskas- 
kias to  the  Osages,  he  says : 

"From  the  Osages  to  the  Panis  it  is  forty  leagues  southwest,  the  whole  way  over 
prairies  and  hills  full  of  wild  cattle.  The  lands  are  fine  and  well  wooded.  There 
are  four  rivers  from  the  Osages  to  the  Panis  which  must  be  crossed.  The  greatest 
is  that  of  the  Arkansas,  which  has  its  course  towards  the  northwest,  one-quarter 
north.  Sieur  du  Tisne  crossed  i't.  He  then  found  some  rapids  of  three  feet  of 
water.  The  other  rivers  were  not  of  any  consequence.  They  fall  into  the  Osage 
river.  This  river  of  the  Arkansas  is  twelve  leagues  east  of  the  Panis  village.  This 
is  situated  on  the  bank  of  a  river,  surrounded  by  elevated  plains,  southwest  of  which 
is  a  forest  of  great  use  to  them.  This  is  a  village  of  thirty  cabins  and  200  warriors. 
One  league  northwest  on  the  borders  of  the  same  stream  they  have  another  village, 
as  strong  as  the  first.  There  are  in  these  two  villages  300  horses,  which  they  value 
highly  and  could  not  do  without.  .  .  .  According  to  their  report  it  is  fifteen 
days'  journey  to  the  great  village  of  the  Padoucas,  but  they  meet  them  often  at  six 
dayfi'  journey  from  their  villages.  They  have  a  cruel  war  between  them,  so  that  they 
eat  each  other  up.     When  they  are  at  war  they  harness  their  horses  with  a  cuirass  of 


Sixth  Biexxial  Repobt.  279 


tanned  leather.  They  are  very  adroit  with  the  bow  and  arrow.  They  use  a  lance 
which  is  like  a  sword  with  a  handle  of  wood.  At  two  days'  distance  from  their  vil- 
lages west,  one-quarter  southwest,  they  have  a  mine  of  rock  salt,  which  is  very  line 
and  pure.  Every  time  that  they  give  food  to  eat  to  strangers  the  chiefs  cut  the 
meat  into  pieces  and  carry  it  to  the  mouths  of  those  they  feast.  M.  du  Tisne  planted 
there  the  flag  of  truce,  the  27th  day  of  September,  1719,  in  the  middle  of  their  vil- 
lages, which  they  received  with  pleasure." 

Dutisne  found  the  Osages  on  the  river  of  that  name,  probably  not  far  from 
where  it  crosses  the  line  between  Kansas  and  Missouri,  but  within  the  ter- 
ritory now  embraced  by  the  latter  State,  as  their  home  was  there  for  an  hun- 
dred years  later.  Four  days'  travel,  he  says  —  forty  leagues  southwest.  La 
Harpe  says  —  he  found  the  Panis,  after  crossing  the  Arkansas  and  leaving  it 
twelve  leagues  east.  The  river  here  called  the  Arkansas,  I  think  was  the 
Neosho,  as  I  have  another  relation  of  La  Harpe's  in  which  it  is  said  Dutisne 
found  the  Panis  on  a  branch  of  the  Arkansas.  The  small  rivers  that  run 
into  the  Osage  were  the  waters  of  the  Little  Osage  and  its  tributaries,  which 
came  from  a  southwesterly  direction.  After  leaving  these,  still  traveling 
southwest,  he  crossed  the  Neosho,  as  I  believe,  and  from  its  size  thought  he 
had  reached  the  Arkansas.  Twelve  leagues  beyond  this  stream  he  came  to 
the  village  of  the  Panis,  unquestionably  in  the  boundaries  of  the  present  In- 
dian Territory.  It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that  the  Pawnees  at  this  time 
were  divided  into  a  number  of  different  tribes,  divisions  of  which  occupied 
parts  of  the  territory  lying  between  the  Red  river  on  the  south  and  the 
Platte  on  the  north,  the  Aricaras  being  the  most  northern  branch,  and  the 
Wichitas  of  Red  river  the  most  southern.  The  tribe  visited  by  Dutisne  was 
known  as  the  Panis  or  Panioussas,  and  he  mentions  the  tribe  on  the  Mis- 
souri as  Panismahas.  Hence,  in  locating  the  tribe  that  he  was  among  we 
should  recollect  that  it  was  the  Panioussas.  On  the  earliest  French  maps 
of  the  country  west  of  the  Missouri  we  find  the  Panioussas  placed  on  the 
Arkansas.  DeLisle's  map,  1703,  locates  the  Panis  and  Panioussas  on  a 
branch  of  the  Arkansas.  That  the  tribe  nearest  to  the  Kansas  Indians  was 
known  to  the  French  as  Panismahas  is  show^n  by  Bourgmont's  narrative,  in 
which  it  is  stated  that  he  associated  with  him  on  his  journey  to  the  Pa- 
doucas,  only  six  years  after  Dutisne  had  failed  to  reach  them,  the  Missouris, 
Otoes,  Osages,  lowas,  Panismahas  and  Kansas.  Starting  from  the  village 
of  the  latter,  the  course  of  their  journey  was  west-southwest,  and  after  trav- 
eling about  eighty  leagues  the  Padoucas  were  met.  At  the  treaty  the  great 
chief  of  the  Panismahas  made  the  last  speech.  If  Mr.  Hale  was  correct, 
and  the  other  historians  who  have  followed  his  lead,  in  stating  that  our  ter- 
ritory was  explored  by  Dutisne,  it  is  evident  to  me  that  the  latter  would 
have  said  that  after  four  days'  travel  he  arrived  at  the  village  of  the  Panis- 
mahas, as  he  knew  this  location,  and  states  in  his  letter  that  he  thought  the 
Padoucas  could  be  reached  by  passing  through  their  territory  by  way  of  the 
Missouri. 


280  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY, 

The  following  note  in  La  Harpe's  narrative  confirms  my  view  of  the  loca- 
tion of  the  Panioussas.  It  says,  referring  to  the  Indians  between  the  Red 
and  Arkansas  rivers: 

"They  make  together  4,000  persons.  They  are  allies  of  the  Panioussas,  who  are 
forty  leagues  distant  on  the  north.  Although  they  are  at  peace  with  the  Osages, 
they  defy  them.  This  tribe  is  situated  forty  leagues  northeast.  They  are  also  allied 
with  the  wandering  tribes  on  the  upper  part  of  Red  river,  but  they  carry  on  a  cruel 
war  with  the  Canecy,  the  Padoucas  and  with  several  of  the  Panis  villages.  They 
know  the  Aricaras,  established  on  the  Causes  side  on  the  Missouri." 

There  is  nothing  in  Dutisne's  letter  or  the  relation  of  La  Harpe  to  indi- 
cate that  his  expedition  did  not  end  at  the  Pawnee  village.  He  speaks  of 
another  village  as  being  located  farther  up  the  stream ;  of  the  salines  which 
were  two  days,  distance  west,  and  of  the  Padoucas,  who  were  reported  as  fif- 
teen days'  distance,  but  says  nothing  of  having  visited  either.  On  the  con- 
trary* he  seems  to  have  raised  a  flag  at  the  Pawnee  village,  and  turned 
backward  toward  the  Illinois,  hoping  to  be  allowed  to  try  and  reach  the 
Padoucas  by  a  more  northerly  route.  This  it  was  not  his  fortune  to  do.  The 
Spaniards  were  threatening  to  drive  the  French  from  the  Illinois  country 
while  the  latter  were  endeavoring  to  strengthen  themselves  there  and  to 
open  the  route  to  the  gold  mines  which  they  supposed  existed  in  New  Mex- 
ico, and  of  which  they  were  continually  hearing  fabulous  accounts.  Dutisne 
was  called  to  the  lower  Mississippi,  and  the  duties  of  mediator  between  the 
French  on  the  Illinois  and  the  Indians  of  the  West  fell  to  the  lot  of  S.  De 
Bourgmont,  who  a  few  years  later  succeeded  in  negotiating  a  treaty  of  peace 
which  embraced  nearly  all  the  tribes  on  the  lower  Missouri  and  its  tribu- 
taries. 

I  should  like  to  write  you  more  on  this  subject,  but  think  I  have  said 
enough  to  maintain  my  position  in  reference  to  Dutisne,  and  will  not  tres- 
pass further.  Yours  respectfully, 

John  P.  Jones. 


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SOUTHWEST  KAI^ifSAS. 


[A  paper  presented  by  J.  S.  Painter,  editor  of  the  Garden  City  Herald,  to  the  State 
Historical  Society,  at  the  annual  meeting,  January  17,  1888.] 

The  subject  which  I  have  chosen  as  the  basis  of  a  few  remarks  on  this  oc- 
casion will  not  startle  any  one  with  its  novelty,  but  I  trust  that  what  I 
shall  say  about  it  will  be  of  interest. 

We  are  making  history  in  southwestern  Kansas  so  rapidly  that  simply  to 
think  of  it,  even  in  the  calmest  manner  possible,  nearly  takes  one's  breath. 
Everything  in  the  country  bears  the  insignia  of  progress,  from  the  recently 
appropriated  claim  of  the  settler  who  has  just  arrived  from  the  East,  to  the 
newly-platted  town-site,  euphoniously  advertised  as  the  "  Infant  Wonder," 
or  "The  Child  of  Destiny,"  the  possibilities  of  which  are  hidden  in  the 
womb  of  futurity,  and  pretty  well  hidden  at  that.  But  I  do  not  often  make 
such  truthful  and  frank  confessions  at  home  —  that  is,  in  the  neighborhood 
of  these  ambitious  towns.  It  is  not  healthy  to  do  so.  The  whole  country 
is  undergoing  a  transformation  quite  as  marvelous  as  anything  recorded  in 
mythical  lore.  Towns  spring  up  in  a  single  day,  as  if  by  magic,  and,  when 
a  week  old,  aspire  for  county-seat  honors.  Every  one  of  them  expects  to 
be  a  Chicago  in  five  years,  and  most  of  the  inhabitants  can  present  such  an 
irresistible  array  of  arguments  in  proof  of  the  fact  that  it  is  dangerous  to 
discuss  the  question  with  them.  I  have  known  persons,  more  incredulous 
than  wise,  to  express  a  doubt  on  a  plain  proposition  of  this  character,  and 
to  seriously  regret  it  afterwards.  It  often  requires  a  whole  calendar  month 
to  recover  from  an  argument  of  this  kind,  the  logic  of  the  opposing  dis- 
putant is  so  positive  and  convincing.  I  could  cite  a  great  many  instances 
illustrative  of  this  point,  but  I  do  not  care  to  go  into  details. 

All  of  these  aspiring  towns  are  located  on  one  or  more  lines  of  railway 
that  can  be  seen  on  the  maps,  if  they  cannot  be  found  anywhere  else,  and 
each  one  is  so  situated  as  to  control  the  trade  of  a  territory  several  hundred 
miles  square  —  at  least  the  local  newspapers  unite  in  saying  so;  and  with 
all  my  waywardness  and  indiscretion  I  have  never  been  reckless  enough  to 
discredit  such  authoritative  sources  of  information  and  truth. 

One  of  the  peculiarities  of  the  people  of  this  section  is,  that  each  town 
makes  its  own  local  geography,  and  it  is  high  treason  for  those  of  any  other 
locality  to  question  its  authenticity.  The  maps  show  each  town  to  be  a 
county  seat,  and  to  have  lines  of  railroad  radiating  towards  all  points  of  the 
compass.  If  the  people  of  southwestern  Kansas  have  a  passion  for  any- 
thing that  cannot  be  satiated  short  of  possession,  it  is  their  hungry  desire 
for  county  seats.  Most  of  the  counties  have  three,  and  the  residents  anx- 
iously, madly  long  for  more.     They  are  usually  distinguished  as  the  county 


282  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

seat  de  facto,  the  county  seat  de  jure,  and  the  one  that  is  under  considera- 
tion by  the  Supreme  Court,  which  has  never  been  christened,  and  the  only 
one  that  is  not  liable  to  a  change  of  venue  as  the  result  of  some  new  town- 
site  speculation.  Hamilton  county,  on  the  extreme  western  border,  is  espe- 
cially blessed  with  seats  of  county  government.  It  has  four,  and  some  of  the 
people  who  have  settled  in  the  county  recently,  and  have  not  had  an  oppor- 
tunity of  expressing  their  preference,  are  looking  around  for  a  piece  of  land 
on  which  to  locate  another !  The  original  county  seat  was  at  Kendall,  by 
virtue  of  a  proclamation  issued  by  the  Governor.  It  still  remains  there  vi 
et  armis.  The  second  county  seat  was  established  at  Syracuse  by  a  fraudu- 
lent election,  at  which  1178  votes  were  polled  by  a  little  village  of  less  than 
500  inhabitants.  In  examining  into  this  matter,  the  Supreme  Court  ex- 
pressed a  belief  that  most  of  these  votes  were  cast  by  the  judges  and  clerks 
of  election  after  the  ballot-box  was  closed ;  but  I  think  it  was  a  mathemat- 
ical miracle,  like  the  loaves  and  fishes,  which  cannot  be  accounted  for  by 
any  of  the  customary  methods  of  reasoning.  The  progeny  of  this  fraudu- 
lent accouchement  still  lives,  and,  contrary  to  the  ordinary  expectancy  of 
such  monstrosities,  is  quite  healthy  and  strong,  and  has  even  quite  a  num- 
ber of  curious  admirers.  Another  election  was  held,  and  a  third  county 
seat  was  corralled  at  Coolidge  by  almost  unanimous  consent.  The  fourth 
one  is  a  result  of  a  legal  contest  between  Kendall  and  Syracuse,  and  now 
reposes  quietly  among  the  dusty  archives  of  the  Supreme  Court,  and  we  pre- 
sume it  is  a  great  deal  safer  and  more  comfortable  there  than  it  would  be 
roaming  around  over  the  bleak  prairies  of  Hamilton  county  in  the  winter 
season. 

Five  years  ago  that  portion  of  southwestern  Kansas  known  as  the  Gar- 
den City  land  district,  which  embraces  fourteen  counties,  was  a  treeless, 
unproductive  waste,  a  solemn,  expansive  wilderness  of  unbroken  prairies, 
wind-swept,  storm-bent  and  uninhabited,  save  by  a  few  hardy,  enterprising 
stockmen,  who  for  the  most  part,  led  a  roving,  pastoral  life,  and  grazed 
their  growing  herds,  without  let  or  hindrance,  upon  the  native  grasses  of  the 
public  domain.  The  plow  and  other  implements  of  husbandry  were  un- 
known. The  soil,  which  had  been  gathering  fertility  from  the  repose  of 
centuries,  was  lavishing  its  strength  in  the  production  of  buffalo  grass,  soap- 
weed  and  cactus.  The  cow-boy  "rode  the  range"  with  the  lawless  and 
reckless  daring  of  the  oriental  barbarian.  There  were  no  evidences  of  ap- 
proaching civilization,  except  an  occasional  empty  whisky  bottle  found  be- 
side some  winding  trail,  or  the  fugitive  tin-tag  extracted  from  a  recently 
acquired  plug  of  "spitting  tobacco."  Dodge  City  was  the  western  limit  of 
settlement,  and  the  man  who  could  live  there  a  whole  year  without  being 
shot  or  hung  was  regarded  as  the  special  proteg^  of  Providence,  and  death 
refused  to  tackle  him  in  the  daytime  without  reinforcements.  But  in  1884 
a  change  came,  and  immigrants  from  all  parts  of  the  East  began  to  settle  on 
the  bottom  lands  of  the  Arkansas  and  lesser  streams.     They  came  slowly  at 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  283 


first,  increasing  in  numbers  each  successive  month,  until  in  April,  1885,  a 
boom  commenced  that  never  before  was  equaled  in  the  settlement  of  any 
country.  Every  train  was  loaded  with  battalions  of  the  invading  army  of 
home-seekers,  who  came  to  conquer  and  possess  the  land.  The  roads  were 
lined  with  an  apparently  endless  procession  of  prairie  schooners  and  other 
vehicles  filled  with  a  varied  mass  of  humanity,  household  effects  and  farm- 
ing implements  —  heirlooms  of  the  old  home.  They  came  by  thousands  and 
scattered  over  the  country,  like  the  swarms  of  grasshoppers  which  infested 
the  State  in  the  early  days,  but,  unlike  those  pests,  they  came  not  to  destroy, 
but  to  build  up.  These  immigrants  were  not  the  riff-raff  and  pauperized 
surplus  of  foreign  shores,  the  indigent  and  criminal  effervescence  of  large 
cities,  but  the  flower  of  the  nation  —  stalwart  men  and  healthy  women,  from 
the  rural  districts  of  the  Middle  and  Eastern  States,  who  came  to  labor  and 
wait,  do  and  dare,  in  order  that  they  might  have  homes  of  their  own  when 
accumulating  years  shall  have  touched  their  heads  with  the  rime-rune  of  age 
and  furrowed  their  cheeks  Avith  the  lines  of  time.  Most  of  them  were  young 
men,  under  thirty  years  of  age,  and,  like  the  young  hickories  in  the  open 
woods,  constitute  the  undergrowth  of  the  wilderness  of  liberty,  the  ho])e  and 
strength  of  this  new  empire,  carved  out  of  the  erstwhile  desert  plain,  which 
in  a  few  years  will  surprise  the  world  with  its  Corinthian  proportions  and 
the  excellences  of  its  achievements. 

In  order  to  show  something  of  the  rapidity  with  which  this  country  has 
been  settled,  I  shall  be  pardoned,  I  trust,  for  introducing  a  fe\v  figures  care- 
fully compiled  from  records  of  the  U.  S.  Land  Office  at  Garden  City.  I 
am  aware  that  statistics,  as  a  rule,  are  dry  and  uninteresting,  but  those  who 
wish  to  get  a  clear  and  accurate  idea  of  the  growth  and  development  of  this 
now  important  part  of  our  commonw-ealth  will  not  only  appreciate  the  re- 
sults of  such  research,  but  will  be  glad  to  perpetuate  these  statistical  facts 
with  others  in  the  archives  of  this  Society.  To  those  interested  in  a  subject, 
statistics  are  far  from  being  the  barren  array  of  figures  ingeniously  and  la- 
boriously combined  into  columns  and  tables,  which  indifi'erent  persons  are 
apt  to  suppose  them.  They  constitute  rather  the  ledger  of  the  State  or  Na- 
tion in  which,  like  the  merchant  in  his  books,  the  citizen  can  read,  at  one 
view,  all  the  results  of  a  year,  as  compared  with  other  years  or  periods,  and 
deduce  the  profit  or  the  loss  which  has  been  made,  in  morals,  education,  pop- 
ulation, wealth,  or  power.  The  Garden  City  land  district  is  composed  of  the 
territory  now  included  in  Clark,  Finney,  Ford,  Gray,  Garfield,  Grant,  Ham- 
ilton, Haskell,  Kearny,  Meade,  Morton,  Seward,  Stevens  and  Stanton  counties, 
and  a  part  of  Hodgeman,  in  all  about  11,350  square  miles,  or  7,246,000  acres. 
In  the  last  five  years  over  6,000,00D  acres  of  this  vast  area  has  been  appro- 
priated under  the  homestead,  preemption,  and  timber-culture  laws,  and  are 
now  the  property  of  individual  owners,  a  very  great  proportion  of  whom  are 
actual  residents  of  the  counties  named.  Most  of  these  entries  have  been 
made  since  the  beginning  of  1885,  as  there  had  been  but  comparatively  lit- 

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284  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

tie  stir  prior  to  that  date.  The  material  development  of  the  southwest  has 
kept  pace  with  the  increase  of  population.  Thousands  upon  thousands  of 
acres  of  sod  have  been  broken  and  planted  to  crops,  the  yield  of  which  has 
exceeded  the  most  sanguine  expectations.  Twenty-five  thousand  houses 
have  been  built  by  settlers  on  the  farms  of  this  new  district,  and  nearly 
one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  acres  have  been  planted  in  fruit  and  forest 
trees.  Almost  fifteen  thousand  claim-holders  have  made  final  proof,  trans- 
ferring the  title  from  the  Government  to  private  ownership  of  nearly  two 
and  one-half  million  acres  of  land.  This  vast  area  is  unsurpassed  in  fertil- 
ity, the  soil  ranging  from  fourteen  inches  to  six  feet  in  depth,  and  capable 
of  sustaining  a  population  quite  as  dense  as  that  of  any  part  of  the  Union. 
In  the  spring  of  1885  there  were  but  six  towns  in  the  territory  now  em- 
braced in  the  Garden  City  land  district,  and  excepting  Dodge  City,  which 
had  long  been  a  shipping  point  for  the  cattle-growers  of  southwestern  Kan- 
sas, eastern  Colorado,  No  Man's  Land,  northern  Texas,  and  northeastern 
New  Mexico,  the  combined  population  did  not  exceed  one  thousand.  To-day 
there  are  thirty-eight  towns  in  the  district,  ranging  in  population  from  two 
hundred  to  six  thousand,  namely :  Dodge  City,  Ford  City,  Speareville  and 
Wilburn,  in  Ford  county ;  Ingalls,  Cimarron  and  Montezuma,  in  Gray 
county  ;  Garden  City,  Pierceville  and  Terry,  in  Finney  county ;  Chantilly, 
Hartland  and  Lakin,  in  Kearny  county ;  Coolidge,  Kendall  and  Syracuse, 
in  Hamilton  county  ;  Johnson  City  and  Eli,  in  Stanton  county  ;  Cincinnati, 
Ulysses  and  Surprise,  in  Grant  county  ;  Santa  Fe  and  Ivanhoe,  in  Haskell 
county  ;  Ashland,  Englewood  and  Minneola,  in  Clark  county  ;  Meade  Cen- 
ter, Fowler  City  and  West  Plains,  in  Meade  county  ;  Springfield  and  Fargo 
Springs,  in  Seward  county;  Hugoton  and  Woodsdale,  in  Stevens  county; 
Richfield,  Frisco  and  Taloga,  in  Morton  county;  and  Eminence  and  Ra- 
vanna,  in  Garfield  county;  besides  nineteen  other  places  that  are  confident 
of  being  railroad  centers  in  the  "sweet  by  and  by,"  and  most  of  which  enjoy 
the  luxury  of  a  local  newspaper,  supported  by  a  town  company  and  Gov- 
ernment printing  in  the  shape  of  land  notices.  Twenty-eight  out  of  the 
thirty-two  towns  mentioned  have  good  schools,  and  most  of  them  have  sub- 
stantial school  buildings  costing  from  ten  to  fifteen  thousand  dollars  each, 
supplied  with  all  modern  appliances  and  conveniences.  All  but  two  have 
regular  church  services  of  one  or  more  denominations,  and  a  majority  of 
them  have  one  or  two  church  edifices  that  will  accommodate  from  two  to 
five  hundred  persons.  Most  of  them  have  lodges  of  the  principal  secret  soci- 
eties, and  posts  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  The  people  are  pro- 
gressive and  public-spirited,  and  generously  contribute  of  their  means  to 
assist  any  enterprise  that  promises  to  promote  the  educational,  moral,  com- 
mercial and  social  interests  of  their  respective  localities.  A  high  moral 
sense  pervades  each  community,  and  as  a  rule  the  laws  are  as  readily  and 
thoroughly  enforced  as  in  the  older  sections  of  the  Union.  In  fact,  about 
the  only  oflfenses  that  have  been  committed  in  this  part  of  the  State  since 


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Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  285 

its  settlement  have  been  violations  of  the  prohibitory  law,  in  counties  where 
there  was  no  organized  government,  and  a  disregard  of  the  provisions  con- 
trolling elections  in  contests  where  the  prize  to  be  secured  was  the  all- 
important  one,  the  permanent  location  of  a  county  seat.  The  last  saloon, 
however,  has  long  since  been  wiped  out,  and  the  recent  enactment  of  a  law 
providing  for  grand  }uries  has  made  the  selling  of  intoxicants,  under  the 
guise  of  a  drug  store,  more  dangerous  than  the  handling  of  dynamite  by  in- 
experienced hands.  The  county-seat  contests  will  soon  be  settled  by  the 
inevitable  supremacy  of  right,  and  the  commercial  growth  of  the  towns  lo- 
cated on  the  proposed  lines  of  railway  that  are  reaching  out  to  control  the 
trade  of  this  vast  region  of  fertile  soil,  and  then  a  period  of  prosperity  will 
begin  which  can  only  result  in  a  high  state  of  civilization  and  superior  in- 
dustrial development.  The  future  for  southwestern  Kansas  is  full  of  prom- 
ise. It  has  not  only  a  wonderfully  varied  and  fertile  soil,  adapted  to  the 
prodiiction  of  all  kinds  of  cereals,  vegetables  and  fruits  that  can  be  grown 
in  the  temperate  zone,  but  has  a  superb  climate,  not  surpassed,  taking  every- 
thing into  consideration,  and  only  equaled  by  a  few  places  on  the  American 
continent.  The  average  altitude  of  this  region  is  about  twenty-six  hundred 
feet  above  sea  level,  and  consequently  the  air  is  always  pure  and  invigorat- 
ing.    The  summers  are  long  and  pleasant,  the  winters  short  and  mild. 

"Stern  -winter  smiles  on  this  auspicious  clime. 
The  fields  are  florid  with  unfading  prime; 
From  the  bleak  pole  no  winds  inclement  blow, 
Mould  the  round  hail  or  flake  the  fleecy  snow; 
But  from  the  verdant  plains  the  bless'd  inhale 
The  fragrant  murmurs  of  the  western  gale." 

Flowers  bloom  nine  months  in  the  year,  and  give  forth  a  fragrance  that 
is  as  soothing  to  the  senses  as  the  memory  of  some  sweet  dream.  The  very 
weeds  so  bloom  beneath  the  kindly  sun  and  make  such  gorgeous  show  of 
color,  that  what  is  wantonly  hidden  here  by  the  ruthless  plow  would  be 
cherished  by  the  people  of  the  East  as  "a  thing  of  beauty  and  a  joy  for- 
ever." 

Southwestern  Kansas  is  a  healthy  country.  The  potent  and  curative  ef- 
fects of  altitude  upon  certain  diseases  have  long  been  conceded  by  medical 
men,  as  well  as  other  intelligent  observers.  Nothing  is  more  common  than 
for  people  to  say  that  the  air  of  western  Kansas  invigorates  them  like  new 
wine.  It  has  been  declared  that  "an  unclouded  mind  partakes  of  the  elas- 
ticity of  a  healthy  body,  and  the  unwonted  vigor  of  man's  intellect  is  mani- 
fested by  a  newly-aroused  desire  for  activity  and  by  an  increased  capability 
to  accomplish."  Every  brain-worker  will  attest  the  truth  of  this  declara- 
tion, and  nowhere  in  the  whole  country  are  the  professions  and  all  manner 
of  business  pursuits  prosecuted  with  so  much  vigor  and  success  as  in  south- 
western Kansas.  Men  are  improved  mentally  and  socially  as  well  as  phys- 
ically by  emigrating  to  this  country.     There  can  be  no  doubt  of  this  fact. 


286  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Invalidism  always  affects  meDtal  conditions,  and  a  dyspeptic  person,  or  a 
sufferer  from  any  chronic  ailment,  however  inconsequential,  cannot  help  but 
lose  a  little  good  temper.  With  restored  health  comes  not  only  renewed 
energy,  but  a  brighter  view  of  life.  The  world  seems  a  better  place  than  it 
was.  Companionship  is  pleasant,  and  that,  no  doubt,  is  what  makes  the 
people  of  southwestern  Kansas  superior  to  all  others  in  the  manifestation  of 
real,  substantial  friendship  and  hearty  good-will. 

It  is  a  beautiful  country  —  an  embryotic  poem  —  a  picture  still  lacking  a 
few  delicate  touches  —  a  romance  with  the  last  chapter  yet  unwritten  — 
gorgeous  in  its  native  grandeur,  but  destined  to  be  more  beautiful  when 
time,  and  the  conscientious  energies  of  its  people,  shall  have  solved  the 
mighty  problem  of  its  higher  and  more  perfect  civilization.  Truly,  it  is  a 
goodly  land  which  the  Lord  our  God  has  given  us,  and,  inspired  with  grate- 
ful appreciation  as  well  as  patriotic  devotion,  we  sincerely  echo  the  words 
of  the  poet: 

"Great  God!  we  thank  thee  for  this  home  — 
This  bounteous  birthland  of  the  free; 
Where  wanderers  from  afar  may  come. 

And  breathe  the  air  of  liberty. 
Still  may  her  flowers  untrampled  spring, 

Her  harvests  wave,  her  cities  rise; 

And  yet,  till  time  shall  fold  his  wing, 

Remain  earth's  loveliest  paradise." 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  287 


THE  SWEDES  IN  KANSAS. 


[A  paper  written  by  President  C.  A.  Swensson,  of  Bethany  College,  Lindsborg,  for 
the  annual  meeting  of  the  State  Historical  Society,  January  17,  1888.] 

Gentlemen:  It  would  have  afforded  me  great  j^leasure  to  attend  your 
meeting,  thereby  getting  into  yet  more  intimate  connection  with  the  past 
w^onderful  and  inspiring  history  of  our  young  giant  State,  and  also  with  the 
present  and  future  noble  development  of  the  coming  central  State  of  the 
Union ;  but  duties  in  connection  with  our  work  here  made  it  impossible  for 
me  to  come. 

The  history  of  the  Swedish-American  element  in  America,  and  in  Kan- 
sas especially,  is  one  of  special  importance  just  now  when  the  foreign  immi- 
gration is  such  a  timely  and  popular  subject  for  discussion.  Our  people 
began  settling  in  Kansas  in  the  fifties,  (about  '57  or  '58,  I  think.)  Maria- 
dahl,  in  Pottawatomie  county,  near  Randolph,  is  the  first  settlement  of 
Swedes  in  Kansas.  Hon.  John  A.  Johnson,  of  Randolph,  is  one  of  the  pi- 
oneers of  Swedish  Kansas.  About  the  same  time  Mr.  Jaderberg,  of  Enter- 
prise, Dickinson  county,  came  to  Kansas.  I  do  not  know  where  he  settled 
at  first.  A  company,  with  Dr.  C.  Gran,  of  Henry  county,  Illinois,  as  the 
leader,  came  to  Kansas  early  in  the  sixties  to  find  a  place  for  the  Swedish 
colony.  I  think  that  the  fine  Neosho  valley  suited  them  better  than  any- 
thing else. 

The  great  Swedish  immigration,  however,  took  place  in  1869-1870  and  the 
years  immediately  following.  The  great  colonies  in  Saline  and  McPherson 
counties  were  then  founded.  Our  people  have  been  moving  into  the  State 
ever  since,  until  we  now  claim  about  50,000  Swedes,  their  children  included, 
in  this  State.  Our  principal  colonies  are  situated  in  Pottawatomie,  Riley, 
Marshall,  Clay,  Republic,  Dickinson,  Saline,  McPherson,  Rice,  Pawnee,  Reno, 
Allen,  Osage,  Decatur,  Rawlins  and  Logan  counties.  In  the  cities  of  To- 
peka,  Lawrence,  Kansas  City  (Kas.),  Salina,  McPherson,  Hutchinson  and 
Osage  we  have  a  good  sprinkling  of  Swedish  citizens.  Lindsborg,  almost 
entirely  Swedish,  is  the  social  and  religious  center  of  the  Swedes  in  the  en- 
tire Southwest.  Immense  new  colonies  are  being  founded  in  the  western 
part  of  Kansas,  about  150,000  acres  of  railroad  lands  alone  having  been 
sold  to  our  people  during  the  last  year. 

The  discussion  of  the  foreign  immigration  question  at  present  is  too  in- 
discriminate, I  think.  Going  to  the  very  bottom  of  things,  the  natives  of 
this  grand  country  of  ours  are  to-day  largely  domiciled  in  the  Indian  Ter- 
ritory. The  immigration  of  foreigners  into  America  has  been  the  making 
of  this  republic.  Our  condemnation  of  the  "foreigners"  should  therefore 
be  tempered  with  a  good  deal  of  common-sense  and  the  history  of  the  facts 


288  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

in  the  case;  otherwise  there  will  be  raised  a  host  of  gainsayers,  to  say  the 
least.  Take  the  Swedes,  for  instance.  They  came  to  America,  many  of  them, 
in  absolute  poverty ;  but  have  they  anywhere  or  under  any  circumstances 
failed  to  become  good  citizens?  What  is  the  condition  of  their  great  colo- 
nies in  Kansas,  Illinois,  Iowa,  Minnesota,  and  Nebraska?  The  answer  is 
unusually  unanimous.  They  have  converted  wastes  and  deserts  into  the 
finest  agricultural  districts  imaginable;  have  themselves  become  prosperous 
citizens,  and  are  everywhere  raising  a  "second  crop"  of  Swedes,  natives  of 
America,  that  are  taking  place  in  the  front  ranks  of  the  best  civilization  in 
the  world.  Have  you  ever  heard  of  a  Swedish  anarchist,  communist,  or 
nihilist  ?  No,  we  are  not  made  that  way ;  we  come  from  a  free  and  noble 
people,  and  our  history  as  a  free  people  dates  back  at  least  to  the  beginning 
of  the  Christian  era.  I  for  one,  and  as  an  American  citizen  by  birth,  will 
say  that  that  is  the  kind  of  material  to  make  good  American  citizens  out  of. 

The  Syredes  of  America  in  the  60's  flocked  to  the  banners  of  the  Union, 
in  the  civil  war  then  waging.  They  were  by  nature,  so  to  speak,  on  the 
right  side.  The  Swedes  of  Kansas  and  Iowa,  as  a  class,  have  worked  hard 
for  prohibition,  and  that  as  good  Kepublicans  —  because  every  Swede  is  born 
a  Republican,  and  will  remain  such  if  no  unforeseen  accidents  overtake 
him. 

The  Swedes  of  Kansas  have  built,  here  at  Lindsborg,  one  of  the  finest 
colleges  in  the  entire  West.  This  college  is  not  a  "  real-estate  agency,"  but 
is  a  thing  of  reality,  with  seven  departments,  sixteen  instructors,  and  350  stu- 
dents. The  buildings  are  large  and  the  equipment  altogether  modern  and 
up  to  date.  The  medium  of  instruction  is  almost  exclusively  the  English 
language. 

Let  us,  therefore,  in  denouncing  the  "foreigners,"  never  forget  that  we 
were  all  foreigners  once,  that  there  are  different  kinds  of  foreigners  even 
to-day,  and  that  the  Swedes  have  always  been  an  industrious,  intelligent, 
peaceable  and  law-abiding  people. 


Sixth  Biennial  Be  post.  289 


THE  COUNTRY  WEST  OF  TOPEKA  PRIOR  TO  1865. 


[An  address  delivered  before  the  State  Historical  Society  by  Hon.  James  Humphrey, 
at  the  annual  meeting,  January  15,  1889.] 

The  limits  assigned  to  this  paper  confine  the  narrative  to  a  sketch  of  the 
progress  of  settlement  and  a  description  of  the  life  of  the  early  communi- 
ties in  that  portion  of  Kansas  lying  west  of  Shawnee  county  prior  to  1865. 
Since  this  portion  of  Kansas  was  not  within  the  theater  of  that  active 
conflict  between  antagonistic  forces  striving  for  the  mastery  in  the  Terri- 
torial era,  nor  the  seat  of  government,  no  events  usually  deemed  historical 
occurred  to  disturb  the  monotony  of  ordinary  aflairs.  Nevertheless,  the 
immigration  of  people  to  hitherto  unredeemed  wastes,  the  founding  of  new 
communities,  reclaiming  the  primeval  wilderness,  and  turning  the  forces  of 
nature  in  untried  fields  to  the  production  of  those  objects  which  increase 
human  comfort  and  add  to  the  stores  of  wealth,  are  events  of  no  ordinary 
historical  interest  and  value.  They  possess  a  subjective  significance,  inas- 
much as  all  new  situations  and  environments  modify  human  character, 
drawing  out  and  stimulating  a  varied  energy,  a  diversified  order  of  abilities 
and  aptitudes,  and  a  quickened  fertility  of  invention  where  the  natural  re- 
sources exist  in  abundant  variety,  but  conducing  to  the  evolution  of  a  more 
uniform  type  of  character  where  the  conditions  call  for  a  less  varied  display 
of  energy. 

I  shall  not  attempt  to  describe  the  course  of  settlement  and  the  conditions 
existing  in  those  portions  of  Kansas  west  of  Topeka,  lying  remote  from  the 
line  of  the  Kansas  river.  The  limits  of  this  paper  would  not  permit  the 
gatheriug-up  of  incidents  and  events  which  would  serve  to  illustrate  so  large 
a  field.  This,  indeed,  would  be  unnecessary  for  the  purpose  of  this  sketch, 
since  the  conditions  being  very  nearly  similar,  several  examples  may  stand 
as  a  type  of  the  rest. 

The  first  settlements  followed  the  established  lines  of  travel.  The  military 
road  from  Fort  Leavenworth  w^est,  leading  to  military  posts  planted  at  in- 
tervals upon  the  extreme  frontier,  was  the  line  upon  which  the  earliest 
and  most  prosperous  settlements  spread  out.  Not  only  was  this  line  secure 
from  Indian  incursions,  but  the  traflSc  which  sprang  up  along  it  to  supply 
the  wants  of  the  stream  of  travel  and  the  demands  of  the  military  gar- 
risons, furnished  at  once  a  market  for  the  simple  productions  of  the  soil. 

The  Kansas  river  runs  through  an  alluvial  plain,  averaging  about  four 
miles  in  width  west  of  Topeka.  The  plain  upon  each  side  ascends  abruptly 
to  an  elevation  of  from  one  hundred  and  fifty  to  three  hundred  feet  to  a 
limitless  stretch  of  undulating  plains,  whose  fertility  is  hardly  inferior  to 


290  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

that  of  the  river  bottoms.  Thus  the  level  plains  are  bounded  upon  each 
side  by  lines  of  bluffs  of  remarkable  uniformity,  whose  outline  is  inter- 
rupted at  intervals  by  the  lateral  water-courses  which  drain  the  uplands 
and  pour  their  contents  into  the  river  below.  Along  the  margin  of  the 
river  and  its  lateral  tributaries  were  narrow  belts  of  timber,  of  such  vari- 
eties as  were  indigenous  to  this  soil,  and  these  were  the  chief  attractions  to 
the  first  settlers.  These  were  the  sole  means  then  resorted  to  out  of  which 
to  construct  habitations  and  fences,  and  they  furnished  the  cheapest  and 
readiest  means  available.  The  first  settlers  planted  themselves  along  these 
water-courses,  and  were  at  first  disposed  along  the  margin  of  the  streams 
where  the  timber  grew.  The  houses  were  chiefly  built  of  logs  cut  into  con- 
venient lengths  and  roofed  with  "shakes"  for  shingles,  these  being  thin, 
short  boards,  shaved  or  split  from  straight-grained  logs.  These  humble 
dwellings  at  that  time  sheltered  the  heads  of  men,  many  of  whom  had  been 
reared  in  the  haunts  of  a  high  civilization,  and  whose  minds  had  been  re- 
fined and  stored  with  various  learning.  They  were  the  abodes  of  hos- 
pitable men  and  women,  whose  generous  welcome  was  not  in  the  least 
marred  by  the  absence  of  rich  viands  from  the  board,  but  whose  guests, 
amid  congenial  companionships,  discovered  a  feast  in  corn  bread  and  bacon. 
One  of  the  early  sources  of  contention  that  arose  among  the  early  settlers 
in  this  part  of  Kansas,  was  contests  between  rival  claimants  to  the  same 
tract  of  land.  Adventurous  interlopers  watching  for  opportunities  to  im- 
pugn the  right  of  a  prior  claimant  to  a  choice  selection  under  the  preemp- 
tion laws,  would  assert  a  claim  over  that  first  made  to  the  same  tract  of  land. 
Then  again  the  public  land  surveys  had  not  been  extended  this  far  west  at 
the  period  of  first  settlement,  and  it  quite  frequently  happened  that  when 
the  boundary-lines  of  sections  and  subdivisions  were  run,  two  preemption 
claimants  were  within  the  lines  of  the  same  quarter-section,  or  if  the  whole 
tract  between  them  was  not  in  controversy,  some  portion  of  the  same  tract 
would  be  claimed  by  each.  Conflicting  claims  of  this  character  gave  rise 
to  many  prolonged  and  bitter  suits  before  the  land  ofliices,  in  some  of  which 
the  costs  and  expenses  involved  in  the  litigation  far  exceeded  the  value  of 
the  land.  The  best  right  depended  upon  priority  and  continuous  settlement 
upon  the  tract  in  dispute;  and  as  a  settlement  might  lawfully  be  made  with- 
out immediate  visible  occupancy,  it  frequently  became  a  diflicult  question 
to  decide  which  of  the  two  claimants  acquired  the  first  right.  The  neighbor- 
hood assumed  sides  in  these  controversies,  the  nature  of  their  sympathies 
and  recollections  determining  them  to  the  one  side  or  the  other.  In  some 
instances,  where  the  rival  claimants  were  men  of  local  prominence,  these 
contests  were,  in  those  days  of  partial  isolation,  events  of  no  small  im- 
portance. They  formed  the  staple  of  neighborhood  discussion  as  long  as 
they  lasted.  The  man  among  them  who  had  seen  a  copy  of  Blackstone  once 
or  twice  in  his  life,  or  who  had  heard  a  hint  dropped  by  the  lawyer  on  his 
side,  was  wont  to  discourse  learnedly  upon  the  legal  aspects  of  the  case,  and 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  291 

he  would  be  listened  to  with  all  the  deference  due  to  an  oracle.  Besides 
rescuing  the  rural  population  from  social  stagnation,  these  land  contests 
gave  profitable  employment  to  young  lawyers  at  a  time  when  the  courts  had 
hardly  got  fairly  under  way. 

In  recounting  the  history  of  a  mixed  community,  partly  rural  and  partly 
urban,  during  the  formative  period,  the  chief  center  of  interest  is  the  town. 
Through  this  the  stream  of  trade  flows.  It  is  the  seat  and  center  of  official 
life;  the  focus  of  a  more  varied  and  intense  activity,  where  institutions, 
educational,  social  and  religious,  which  give  form  and  character  to  the  com- 
munity, first  appear,  and  are  nourished  into  permanent  growth.  The  history 
of  a  community  is  largely  the  history  of  the  town  which  exists  in  its  midst. 
The  country  and  town  are  interdependent,  but  the  town  gives  rise  to  greater 
unity  of  character,  is  the  chief  source  of  events,  and  of  diff'usive  influence. 

During  the  period  covered  by  this  narrative  the  settlements  reached  west- 
ward to  Saline  county :  beyond  that  was  the  great  American  desert  and 
the  trail  to  Pike's  Peak.  The  towns  of  chief  local  concern  were  Manhattan, 
Ogden,  Junction  City,  Wabaunsee,  Alma,  Louisville,  Abilene,  and  Salina. 
The  best  portion  of  Pottawatomie  county  was  then  an  Indian  reservation. 
An  Indian  village  at  St.  Marys,  the  seat  of  a  Catholic  school,  which  has 
since  grown  into  a  large,  well-appointed  and  influential  college,  predated 
the  organization  of  the  Territory.  Pawnee,  designated  by  Governor  Keeder 
as  the  seat  of  the  new  Territorial  Government,  had  but  a  brief  existence. 
It  was  within  the  lines  of  the  Fort  Riley  reservation,  and  was  snuffed  out 
by  an  order  from  Washington  to  vacate. 

November  8th,  1854,  the  Territory  of  Kansas  Avas  by  executive  order 
divided  into  sixteen  election  districts.  This  portion  of  Kansas  was  com- 
prised in  the  Ninth  and  Tenth  districts,  excluding  the  Pottawatomie  res- 
ervation. At  an  election  held  on  the  30th  of  March,  1855,  for  members  of 
the  first  Legislative  Assembly  of  the  Territory,  Martin  F.  Conway  was 
elected  to  the  Council  and  Samuel  D.  Houston  to  the  House  of  Represent- 
atives. The  Ninth  and  Tenth  districts  then  contained  99  voters,  and 
embraced  all  the  territory  north  of  the  Kansas  river  and  west  of  the  Ver- 
million, in  Pottawatomie  county,  except  the  northern  part  of  Pottawatomie 
and  Marshall  counties,  which  constituted  the  Eleventh  election  district. 

Manhattan  was  the  first  town  to  be  located  west  of  Topeka.  A  Boston 
company,  at  the  head  of  which  was  Prof.  Isaac  T.  Goodnow,  pitched  their 
tent  and  established  headquarters  upon  the  present  site  of  Manhattan,  March 
24,  1855.  S.  D.  Houston  and  associates  had  already  selected  a  quarter- 
section  near  the  selection  of  the  Boston  company  for  a  town-site,  and  named 
it  Canton.  The  two  effected  a  consolidation,  and  gave  the  resulting  town- 
site  the  name  of  Boston.  During  that  spring  a  company  formed  at  Cin- 
cinnati sent  an  expedition  to  Kansas  to  look  up  an  eligible  place  for  a 
town,  under  the  lead  of  Andrew  J.  Mead  and  John  Pipher.  The  colony 
consisting  of  75  persons  and  the  material  for  ten  frame  houses,  came  in  an 


292  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Ohio  river  steamer,  intending  to  settle  above  Fort  Riley.  They  reached  the 
mouth  of  the  Blue  June  1, 1855,  where  the  boat  grounded.  The  Boston  com- 
pany offered  the  Cincinnati  colony  a  portion  of  their  town-site:  the  offer  was 
accepted,  and  the  name  was  again  changed  —  now  to  Manhattan. 

The  location  was  one  of  marked  natural  advantages  for  a  town.  Situated 
at  the  confluence  of  the  Blue  with  the  Kansas  river,  and  several  creek  val- 
leys descending  toward  the  town,  it  might  naturally  expect  to  command  an 
extensive  local  trade.  At  this  time  too,  navigation  of  the  Kansas  river 
was  deemed  feasible,  and  Manhattan  would  become  the  chief  entrepot  of 
the  river  commerce  for  the  western  country.  These  dreams  were  indulged 
until  repeated  attempts  to  render  the  stream  tributary  to  commerce  had 
proved  futile.  The  scenery  surrounding  it  presented  a  pleasant  and  varied 
aspect.  The  level  plain  upon  which  the  town-site  was  laid  off  was  bounded 
on  the  north  by  a  line  of  bluffs  presenting  a  bold  and  rounded  form  near 
the  river  bank,  terminating  in  rising  upland  swells  to  the  west;  by  the  two 
rivers  east  and  south,  and  beyond  the  Kansas,  bearing  to  the  southwest,  a 
long  outline  of  steep  hills  of  undulating  form.  The  grounds  and  surround- 
ings were  not  exactly  classic,  though  they  first  attracted  the  eye,  and  drew 
to  their  vicinity  men  who  had  delved  in  classic  lore;  and  thus  was  Man- 
hattan launched  upon  the  stream  of  history. 

Although  the  town  drew  to  its  bosom  a  varied  population,  its  leading 
characteristics  were  of  the  New  England  type.  While  its  material  progress 
was  carefully  attended  to  and  watched  with  solicitude  and  interest,  it  early 
became  the  scene  of  much  mental  activity.  In  1856  a  literary  society  was 
incorporated  and  organized,  a  circulating  library  collected,  and  weekly 
meetings  for  discussions  and  other  literary  exercises  were  conducted  under 
its  auspices.  Besides  this,  an  association  was  formed,  and  clothed  with 
corporate  authority,  having  for  its  object  the  establishment  of  a  college. 
This  in  an  infant  community,  where  the  destiny  of  freedom  or  slavery  was 
trembling  in  the  balance,  would  appear  to  have  been  an  unpromising  enter- 
prise, but  not  so  to  these  New  England  men,  who  scanned  the  future  with 
prophetic  vision.  A  site  of  100  acres  was  selected  for  this  institution  upon 
the  rising  ground  west  of  the  town,  and  the  title  procured.  Prof.  Goodnow 
spent  several  years  of  unremitting  labor  to  raise  the  funds  for  a  suitable 
building,  apparatus,  furnishings  and  library,  by  soliciting  from  friends  and 
the  sale  of  Manhattan  town  lots  set  apart  for  that  purpose,  and  in  1859  the 
walls  of  the  Blue  Mont  College  building  began  to  rise.  The  corner-stone 
was  laid  with  elaborate  ceremony  May  10, 1859,  with  speeches  from  General 
Pomeroy  and  others.  It  was  opened  for  the  reception  of  students  about 
one  year  thereafter,  and  continued  under  the  auspices  of  the  Blue  Mont 
College  Association  until  July,  1863,  when  it  was  turned  over,  with  a 
library  of  2,000  volumes,  its  apparatus  and  land,  as  a  gift  to  the  State  for  a 
State  Agricultural  College.  The  Agricultural  College  was  opened  with 
Rev.  Joseph  Denison,  President,  September  2,  1863,  and  was  conducted 


Sixth  biennial  Be  poet.  293 

under  his  presidency  ten  years.  Tiie  appropriations  during  the  first  years 
of  its  existence  were  somewhat  meager.  Its  endowment  fund,  too,  had  to 
be  created  by  the  slow  process  of  sales  of  the  lands  set  apart  by  the  General 
Government  for  its  support,  and  its  development  in  directions  requiring  con- 
siderable expenditure  was  necessarily  slow.  A  high  grade  of  scholarship 
was  however  early  established.  Several  of  its  early  graduates  have  since 
risen  to  positions  of  mark  and  distinction.  One  of  the  pressing  needs  of 
that  time  was  competent  teachers  to  take  charge  of  the  common  schools, 
and  the  State  Agricultural  College  contributed  liberally  to  the  supply. 

The  limits  assigned  me  will  not  permit  a  detailed  history  of  this  institu- 
tion, nor  can  I  pursue  it  to  its  present  ample  proportions  and  marked  suc- 
cess. For  the  same  reason  I  cannot  stop  to  detail  how  these  men  built 
school-houses  and  churches,  ordained  ministers,  established  missions,  con- 
verted the  heathen,  out  of  weakness  were  made  strong,  and  vanquished  all 
obstacles.  A  crowd  of  reminiscences  force  themselves  upon  me  which  belong 
to  local  history,  but  would  be  out  of  place  in  the  brief  summary  I  am  set 
to  present. 

During  this  early  period  the  legal  atmosphere  was  somewhat  befogged, 
and  for  a  time  the  administration  of  justice  was  decidedly  frontierish.  By 
act  of  the  first  Legislative  Assembly  the  probate  judges  were  given  general 
jurisdiction.  The  act  was  later  declared  to  be  in  conflict  with  the  organic 
act,  but  until  this  decision  reduced  the  probate  court  to  its  proper  functions 
the  jurisdiction  which  the  act  sought  to  confer  was  exercised.  One  of  the 
early  judges  of  this  court  in  Riley  county  was  Robert  Reynolds,  sr.,  an  ec- 
centric man  of  strong  prejudices,  especially  against  prominent  Free-State 
men.  Upon  one  occasion,  having  summoned  the  grand  jury,  one  of  the 
members  of  which  was  obnoxious  to  the  charge  of  being  an  earnest  Free- 
State  man,  he  demanded  as  a  test  of  his  loyalty  and  competence  to  act  as  a 
grand  juror  his  support  of  the  administration  of  Franklin  Pierce.  The 
juror  not  reaching  this  high  standard,  he  was  dismissed.  Upon  another  oc- 
casion, not  being  satisfied  of  the  qualifications  of  the  lawyers  who  practiced 
at  his  bar,  he  required  them  to  be  examined  and  readmitted.  Whether 
this  implied  a  reflection  on  the  intelligence  of  the  lawyers  or  the  judge,  I 
shall  not  undertake  to  determine.  Another  incident  of  peculiar  complexion 
from  a  judicial  standpoint  was  related  to  me  at  the  time  by  one  of  the 
actors  in  the  scene.  E.  M.  Thurston,  then  prominent  in  Free-State  coun- 
cils, appeared  in  this  court  on  behalf  of  a  client.  The  rulings  of  the  judge 
being  persistently  adverse  to  him,  he  took  exceptions,  the  frequency  of 
which  nettled  the  judge,  and  he  construed  them  to  be  personal,  and  proposed 
a  settlement  of  these  differences  outside  of  the  court-room.  These  judicial 
methods  were  not  habitual,  however,  and  the  country  justice  improved  on 
them  when,  summoning  a  defendant  before  him  to  answer  for  a  misde- 
meanor, and,  not  knowing  exactly  how  to  open  the  proceedings,  called  for 
a  motion.     The  defendant's  attorney  moved  the  discharge  of  the  defendant, 


294  State  Histobical  Society. 

and  this,  being  as  promptly  seconded,  was  put  and  carried,  and  thus  was 
justice  dispensed  with  with  the  aid  of  the  vox  populi.  The  appearance  of 
Judge  Elmore  subsequently  upon  the  bench  in  this  part  of  the  district 
cleared  up  the  legal  atmosphere  and  established  the  legal  bearings  of  the 
community. 

During  these  early  years  the  population  did  not  increase  rapidly  in  this 
portion  of  Kansas.  The  means  of  transportation  were  meager  and  expen- 
sive, but  it  expanded,  and  pushed  slowly  to  the  westward.  Ogden  caught 
the  debris  of  Pawnee  when  that  ill-fated  town  was  swept  from  its  moorings 
by  an  official  cyclone  from  Washington.  It  became,  and  held  the  county 
seat  of  Kiley  county  until  1858,  when  it  was  removed  to  Manhattan. 

Junction  City,  the  next  central  settlement  west,  was  laid  out  and  platted 
in  1858.  Its  surroundings  present  scenics  of  natural  beauty  equal  to  those 
of  Manhattan.  Situated  at  the  foot  of  the  two  great  valleys  of  the  Repub- 
lican and  Smoky  Hill  rivers,  its  advantages  as  a  point  for  trade -are  at  once 
established.  Its  growth  was  more  rapid,  and  its  history  in  some  respects 
more  varied  and  eventful  than  that  of  its  more  dignified  and  orthodox 
neighbor  at  the  mouth  of  the  Blue. 

Two  different  ideas  underlaid  the  founding  of  Manhattan  and  Junction 
City.  The  commercial  motive  was  the  chief  incentive  to  each.  In  the  case 
of  Manhattan  the  original  scheme  comprehended  a  finished  community: 
schools,  churches,  college,  libraries  and  literary  societies  all  existed  in  em- 
bryo, ready  to  be  launched  forth  at  the  earliest  opportunity.  In  Junction 
City  a  town-site  was  platted,  hotel  and  saloon  started,  and  the  rest  was  ex- 
pected to  follow  by  a  process  of  natural  evolution.  In  the  one  the  social, 
intellectual  and  moral  needs  of  the  people  were  anticipated;  in  the  other 
those  needs  were  left  to  call  into  existence  the  means  for  their  own  satisfac- 
tion. Manhattan  bore  the  image  and  superscription  of  New  England,  Junc- 
tion City  of  the  frontier.  If  the  local  census  did  not  quite  meet  public 
expectation,  it  was  increased  by  a  vote  of  the  City  Council.  Many  of  her 
business  men  were  possessed  of  great  push  and  energy.  They  speculated, 
dealt  in  everything,  grew  rich  fast,  lived  high,  and  soon  retired,  "dead 
broke."  Many  of  them  scattered  out  to  the  known  and  unknown  regions 
of  the  earth,  and  left  the  business  and  other  interests  of  the  town  in  the 
hands  of  men  who  had  learned  that  the  earth  was  not  made  in  a  day,  and 
was  not  to  be  devoured  in  the  same  length  of  time. 

Schools  and  churches  came,  but  they  grew,  and  their  growth  was  not 
rapid.  Junction  City  ultimately  attained  a  high  degree  of  civilization,  but 
in  reaching  it,  like  many  other  Kansas  towns,  it  passed  through  the  frontier 
and  cowboy  stages. 

In  1859  a  newspaper  was  established,  which  proved  to  be  a  lively  sheet. 
This  was  soon  afterwards  turned  over  to  George  W.  Martin,  who  made  it 
livelier  still.  The  history  of  Junction  City  is  recorded  in  twenty-odd  vol- 
umes of  the  Junction  City  Umon,  and  cannot  be  compressed  within  the 


Sixth  biennial  Bepobt.  295 

limits  of  a  few  pages.  No  history  of  the  town  can  be  written  without 
making  distinguishing  note  of  the  Union.  Its  tone  was  vigorous  and  ag- 
gressive; it  possessed  the  most  marked  individuality  of,  perhaps,  any  paper 
in  the  State.  Many  able  pens  wrote  for  it  at  different  times,  but  they  all 
caught  its  gait  and  tone.  For  years  it  was  Junction  City's  chief  evangel. 
It  castigated  the  vicious,  rebuked  the  sinner,  raised  its  voice  like  one  crying 
in  the  wilderness  against  "Owl"  clubs  and  other  midnight  carousals.  It 
was  a  potent  factor  in  local  affairs,  and  its  influence  extended  to  every 
quarter  of  the  State.  It  is  an  immense  advantage  to  a  town  to  be  repre- 
sented in  the  wide  world  by  a  newspaper  in  an  attractive  dress  and  full  of 
live  thought. 

Near  to  the  town  stands  Fort  Riley.  Several  officers  then  stationed 
there,  who  afterwards  became  famous,  were  to  some  extent  identified  with 
the  history  of  the  town;  among  them  General  Lyon  and  General  J.  E.  B. 
Stuart.  The  two  latter  were  in  1860  admitted  to  the  bar  of  the  District 
Court  of  Davis  county.  In  passing  upon  the  report  of  their  examination 
the  judge  announced  that  he  would  make  the  order  for  their  admission  nisi, 
which  being  interpreted  was  understood  to  mean  that  their  admission  was 
on  condition  that  they  produced  a  basket. of  champagne.  It  is  needless  to 
say  that  the  nature  of  the  order  had  been  anticipated. 

In  the  early  period  of  its  history  Junction  City  contained  a  Southern  ele- 
ment, which  upon  the  approach  of  secession  became  rampant.  It  was  de- 
clared that  the  national  flag  should  not  wave  in  the  air  at  Junction  City. 
This,  however,  was  quickly  settled  by  Capt.  J.  R.  McClure,  who  before  the 
assembled  town  hoisted  the  colors  in  the  public  square,  and  defended  the 
Union  cause  in  an  earnest  speech,  standing  under  its  ample  folds.  Junction 
City  raised  the  first  company  in  this  part  of  Kansas  for  service  in  the  same 
cause,  which  was  led  by  Capt.  McClure  to  the  front.  During  the  ensuing 
four  years  the  spirit  of  the  community  was  military.  Those  not  enrolled 
in  the  army  were  arming  and  drilling.  In  the  meantime  the  population 
remained  nearly  stationary.  After  the  close  of  the  war  and  the  approach 
of  the  railroad,  the  material  progress  of  the  town  was  rapid ;  but  this  be- 
longs to  a  later  period  than  that  I  have  undertaken  to  narrate.  In  the 
meantime  settlements  were  thinly  scattering  out  in  the  vast  solitude  beyond. 

As  you  ascend  the  Smoky  Hill  fork  of  the  Kansas  river,  you  observe  that 
the  configuration  of  the  country  and  characteristics  of  the  soil  remain  sub- 
stantially unchanged  from  the  general  aspects  of  the  Kansas  below,  until 
the  vicinity  of  Abilene  is  reached,  where  the  level  river  plains,  instead  of 
being  confined  by  lines  of  steep  bluffs,  extend  into  gentle  upland  swells. 
The  less  precipitous  surface  of  the  country,  giving  rise  to  fewer  tributary 
streams,  renders  the  whole  susceptible  of  cultivation. 

Penetrating  this  country  to  a  point  where  Mud  creek  intersects  the  plain, 
Tim  F.  Hersey,  who  possessed  the  elements  of  a  successful  frontiersman  — 
courage,  endurance,  and  natural  sagacity  —  in  1858  drove  his  stakes  on  the 


296  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

banks  of  that  stream,  and  rightly  conjectured  that  its  situation  and  topo- 
graphical surroundings  marked  it  as  the  natural  center  of  a  future  prosperous 
community.  With  ox  teams  and  stage  coaches  as  the  medium  of  transpor- 
tation in  those  days,  Abilene  appeared  as  a  remote  speck  upon  a  very  distant 
horizon.  The  vast  country  about  remained  for  years  a  blank,  and  the  vil- 
lage a  mere  stage  station  where  the  "last  square  meal"  was  served  to  passen- 
gers to  the  mountain  regions. 

Its  development  came  later.  First,  the  cowboy  with  his  immense  herds 
and  ceaseless  brawls;  then,  the  land  agent  with  his  fertile  methods  of  ad- 
vertising, and  Abilene  and  its  surroundings  were  launched  upon  a  career 
of  unchecked  growth  and  prosperity.  The  history  of  this  transformation 
of  a  stretch  of  raw  prairie  into  productive  fields  and  beautiful  town  belongs 
to  a  later  period  than  to  which  this  narrative  relates. 

The  site  of  the  present  city  of  Salina  was  selected  long  before  any  settle- 
ment had  reached  that  far  west.  The  selection  was  made  by  Colonel  Wil- 
liam A.  Phillips,  in  1857.  The  location  of  a  town-site  at  that  early  period 
in  a  region  so  remote  and  wild  was  a  sure  indication  of  strong  faith  in  the 
future  of  Kansas,  and  the  exercise  of  a  prescient  sagacity,  as  the  sequel  has 
proven.  Colonel  Phillips  at  that  time  had  seen  more  of  Kansas  than  any 
other  man  in  it.  As  the  Kansas  correspondent  of  the  New  York  Tribune 
he  was  present  in  every  convention  and  assembly  met  to  discuss  and  decide 
upon  measures  affecting  the  welfare  and  destiny  of  the  State.  His  earnest 
appeals  to  the  North  on  behalf  of  the  Free-State  cause  rang  through  the 
columns  of  that  great  newspaper,  and  brought  thousands  to  the  rescue  of 
Kansas  from  the  grasp  of  the  slave-power.  He  had  inspected  with  a  prac- 
tical eye  every  portion  of  Kansas  then  known  to  the  settler,  and  much  that 
no  settler's  foot  had  ever  trod.  He  selected  his  site  for  the  future  city  in 
the  midst  of  a  great  plain,  at  a  point  where  the  Smoky  Hill  river  makes  a 
great  sweep  to  the  south,  leaving  an  unbroken  stretch  of  level  fertile  land 
for  twenty  miles  in  that  direction,  reaching  out  fourteen  miles  to  a  natural 
divide  on  the  west,  and  at  the  most  convenient  point  of  access  to  the  great 
valley  of  the  Saline  river.  Its  natural  advantages  were  marked,  and  it 
needed  but  the  settlement  of  the  surrounding  country  to  secure  to  Salina  a 
rapid  and  prosperous  growth. 

Those  who  establish  town-sites  in  an  undeveloped  country  are  chargeable 
with  considerable  responsibility.  They  may  allure  capital  for  a  time  into 
unprofitable  investments,  and  by  selecting  inconvenient  locations,  subject 
communities  to  expensive  burdens  in  the  transaction  of  their  business,  and 
these  evils  are  only  finally  corrected  after  sacrifice  and  loss. 

In  February,  1858,  the  town-site  was  surveyed  and  platted,  and  subse- 
quently a  charter  was  obtained  and  a  town  company  organized  in  1859,  of 
which  Col.  Phillips  was  president,  his  associates  being  A.  M.  Campbell,  A. 
C.  Spillman,  Robert  Crawford  and  James  Muir,  to  whom  was  afterwards 
added  Rev.  Wm.  Bishop,  R.  H.  Bishop,  and  R.  Calkins. 


Sixth  biennial  Report.  297 

Salina  remained  the  frontier  settlement  in  that  part  of  Kansas  up  to  1865, 
and  later.  When  selected  it  was  an  Indian  and  buffalo  region.  It  is  sin- 
gular that  it  escaped  being  raided  by  Indians  during  the  earlier  portion  of 
its  history.  As  late  as  1862  an  Indian  raid  was  attempted,  and  several 
ranchmen  west  of  the  town  were  killed.  Others,  escaping,  raised  an  alarm 
among  the  settlers,  who  immediately  organized  and  prepared  for  defense. 
In  September  of  the  same  year  the  inhabitants  were  surprised  by  a  party 
of  bushwhackers,  who  loaded  themselves  with  plunder  and  rode  away,  in- 
flicting no  other  injuries.  Saline  county  made  very  slow  progress  in  settle- 
ment up  to  1867.  In  the  spring  of  that  year  the  Kansas  Pacific  road 
reached  there;  from  this  time  the  settlement  was  rapid  and  the  town  entered 
upon  a  career  of  solid  growth  and  prosperity. 

In  this  brief  and  rapid  review  I  have  necessarily  passed  without  mention 
many  incidents  and  events  of  local  interest.  I  could  not  stop  to  narrate  the 
useful  and  honorable  part  which  many  prominent  citizens  from  this  section 
of  the  State  took  in  public  affairs.  Nor  the  great  number  of  town-sites 
selected  and  platted,  the  stakes  marking  the  boundaries  of  which  were  con- 
sumed by  prairie  fires,  and  their  distinguishing  features  lost  to  history.  For 
in  that  early  time  the  sight  of  the  future  metropolis  of  the  West  was  sought 
for  with  infinitely  more  diligence  than  wisdom.  When  Horace  Greeley 
passed  through  Kansas  in  1859  he  thought  too  much  good  land  was  wasted 
in  town-sites,  which  in  their  turn  harbored  too  much  dormant  muscle,  and  he 
advised  the  people  to  get  back  into  the  country  and  raise  potatoes.  Kan- 
sas, however,  never  was  much  of  a  potato  State. 


298  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


SURVEY  OF  KANSAS  INDIAN  LANDS. 


[  Read  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  State  Historical  Society,  Jan.  15,  1889,  by  John 
C.  McCoy,  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.] 

Prior  to  sixty  years  ago  Dearly  the  whole  of  the  territory  now  embraced 
within  the  limits  of  Kansas  was  in  possession  of  the  two  tribes  of  Indians 
known  as  the  Kansas  tribe  and  the  Osages.  These  had  from  time  immemo- 
rial occupied  this  region.  In  1825  the  United  States  Government  made 
treaties  with  these  two  tribes,  with  a  view  of  diminishing  their  possessions 
and  preparing  a  portion  of  their  territory  for  the  occupancy  of  the  rem- 
nants of  Indian  tribes  within  the  Mississippi  Valley.  The  progress  of  set- 
tlements within  the  States  west  of  the  Alleghanies  demanded  that  the 
remaining  lands  occupied  by  the  Indians  in  the  settled  States  and  Terri- 
tories should  be  opened  to  settlement,  and  the  Indians  themselves  placed 
beyond  contiguity  with  the  whites. 

Missionaries  had  long  been  among  those  eastern  tribes.  Among  the 
devoted  men  who  had  been  thus  engaged,  was  Rev.  Isaac  McCoy.  He  had 
labored  with  zeal,  and  with  more  or  less  success,  in  Indiana  and  Michigan ; 
but  the  success  which  had  crowned  his  efforts  when  the  settlements  were 
remote  from  his  missionary  stations  were  greatly  lessened  as  the  homes 
of  the  settlers  became  intermingled  with  those  of  the  Indians.  He  it  was, 
more  than  any  other  person,  who  besought  the  Government  to  remove  the 
Indians  to  the  far  West.  By  the  year  1830  the  work  of  removal  began. 
Mr.  McCoy  was  made  the  agent  of  the  Government  for  the  removal  of  the 
tribes,  and  in  selecting  their  locations.  With  him  was  associated  in  that 
work  his  son  John  C.  McCoy,  who  in  this  paper  gives  an  account  of  work 
relating  to  the  colonization  of  Kansas  sixty  years  ago. 

Mr.  McCoy  traversed  our  plains  long  before  they  were  inhabited  by 
white  men.  Western  Missouri  was  but  a  sparsely-settled  frontier  region. 
Kansas  City  and  St.  Josej)h  had  no  existence.  Mr.  McCoy  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  Kansas  City,  and  was  at  the  time  this  paper  was  read  the  only 
survivor  of  the  original  town  proprietors.  He  had  lived  to  see  a  city  of 
150,000  inhabitants  where  was  naught  but  timbered  hills  and  forbidding 
gorges.  He  had  seen  a  State  of  a  million  and  a  half  of  prosperous  people 
grow  up  in  a  territory  which  he  helped  to  assign  to  the  intended  perpetual 
occupancy  of  the  red  man.  His  presence  before  our  Historical  Society  was 
a  remarkable  illustration  of  growth  and  progress  in  the  history  of?)ur  coun- 
try. He  had  continued  to  live  in  Kansas,  and  on  the  Kansas  border,  from 
the  date  of  his  first  coming  West.     He  was  at  the  time  of  his  attendance  at 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  299 

this  meeting  in  apparently  good  health.  In  the  following  spring  his  health 
began  to  fail,  and  he  died  at  his  home  in  Kansas  City,  on  the  2d  day  of 
September,  1889.  He  was  born  at  Vincennes,  Indiana,  on  the  28th  day  of 
September,  1811,  and  was  therefore  almost  seventy-eight  years  old  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  had  been  a  member  of  our  Kansas  State  Historical 
Society  almost  from  the  beginning,  and  for  several  years  was  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Directors.  He  was  a  large  contributor  to  the  library  of  the 
Society.  The  manuscripts  of  his  own,  and  of  those  so  carefully  made  up  by 
his  father  and  scrupulously  preserved  by  the  son,  and  finally  deposited  by 
him  in  the  collections  of  our  Society,  are  of  inestimable  value. 

Nearly  a  year  ago  in  response  to  a  request  conveyed  in  a  resolution 
adopted  at  the  last  annual  meeting  of  the  State  Historical  Society  of  Kan- 
sas, and  at  the  urgent  solicitation  of  Judge  Adams,  the  worthy  Secretary,  I 
consented  to  try  to  prepare  the  paper  here  presented,  and  have  it  ready  for 
this  annual  meeting.  I  have  undertaken  to  give  my  personal  recollections 
of  events  which  transpired  upon  the  wild  wilderness  stage  in  this  far  West 
region,  and  especially  those  relating  to  the  immigrant  tribes  of  Indians 
which  removed  to  and  remained  within  the  limits  of  Kansas  during  a  period 
of  about  forty-five  years,  from  1829  to  about  1875,  when,  with  only  a  few 
individual  exceptions,  the  last  of  the  race,  both  immigrant  and  indigenous, 
had  left  for  their  present  new  homes  in  the  Indian  Territory.  I  found  very 
soon  after  commencing  my  task  that  I  had  undertaken  what  was  impossible 
to  accomplish  from  memory  unaided  by  records  and  reference  data,  to  be 
found  only  in  the  archives  of  the  State  Historical  Society  at  Topeka;  and 
although  frequently  prompted  by  your  Secretary,  the  Avork  was  delayed  un- 
til a  very  short  time  before  the  meeting.  Much  of  the  labor  and  research 
and  verification  of  data  and  facts  from  records  in  the  paper  now  presented, 
is  the  work  of  Secretary  Adams,  and  to  him  is  largely  due  the  credit  if  any 
there  be  for  this  contribution  to  the  historic  records  of  Kansas  and  the  old 
far  West.  The  chief  agency  I  have  had  in  its  preparation  has  been  to  fur- 
nish such  incidents  and  explanations  of  facts  worthy  of  historic  record  as 
might  illustrate  and  add  to  the  completeness  of  authentic  history.  If  after  a 
lapse  of  more  than  half  a  century  these  personal  recollections  of  the  ear- 
liest periods  in  the  history  of  the  now  great  and  prosperous  State  of  Kan- 
sas, and  which  a  kind  Providence  has  enabled  me  to  retain  with  clear  and 
undiminished  distinctness,  should  in  any  measure  promote  the  mission  of 
your  worthy  Society,  I  will  be  amply  rewarded. 

By  the  act  of  May  26th,  1830,  Congress  provided  for  establishing  the  In- 
dian Territory,  The  terms  of  the  act  authorized  the  President  to  select  a 
portion  of  the  territory  of  the  United  States  west  of  the  States  of  Arkansas 
and  Missouri,  and  west  of  the  Territory  of  Iowa,  to  which  the  Indian  title 
had  been  extinguished,  to  be  divided  into  a  suitable  number  of  districts  for 
the  reception  of  such  tribes  of  Indians  as  might  choose  to  exchange  the 
lands  where  they  then  resided,  in  the  States  to  the  eastward  of  the  Missis- 

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300  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

sippi,  and  remove  to  such  new  territory.  It  was  provided  that  such  new 
districts  should  be  surveyed  and  marked  out  so  as  to  be  easily  distinguished 
from  each  other. 

My  father,  the  Rev.  Isaac  McCoy,  was  assigned  to  the  duty  of  making  se- 
lections for  the  tribes  removed  under  this  act,  and  of  surveying  and  mark- 
ing out  the  several  districts  of  lands  selected.  He  had  been  largely 
instrumental  in  securing  the  passage  of  the  act  of  Congress  which  established 
the  Indian  Territory.  He  had  a  friendly  understanding  with  several  of 
the  tribes  which  were  to  remove,  having  long  been  a  missionary  among 
them.  He  had  in  1828  visited  the  Territory  with  delegations  of  the  tribes 
to  make  explorations,  and  to  gather  information  as  to  the  character  of  the 
country,  and  its  suitableness  for  inhabitancy.  With  President  Jackson, 
and  the  officers  of  the  Indian  Department,  he  had  had  many  conferences 
upon  the  subject  of  this  new  change  in  Indian  affiiirs.  These  circumstances 
led  to  his  selection  for  the  work  of  aiding  in  establishing  the  emigrant  In- 
dians in  their  new  homes.  In  anticipation  of  the  passage  of  the  act  he  had 
removed  his  family,  in  September,  1829,  from  the  missionary  station,  where 
he  had  long  resided,  on  the  St.  Joseph  river  in  Michigan,  to  the  town  of 
Fayette,  Missouri,  the  most  suitable  place  for  their  temporary  residence.  I 
joined  the  family  at  that  place  in  the  fall  of  that  year. 

I  was  at  that  time  eighteen  years  of  age.  From  almost  the  day  of  my 
birth  my  father  had  lived  with  his  family  in  the  Indian  country.  The  pri- 
mary education  I  received  was  derived  from  parental  instruction,  and  the 
aid  of  missionary  teachers.  Afterwards  I  went  from  home  to  attend  school ; 
and  was  at  different  times  at  school  at  Troy,  at  Franklin,  and  at  Miami 
University  in  Ohio,  and  at  Transylvania  University  at  Lexington,  Kentucky. 
In  view  of  prospective  work  in  the  Indian  Territory,  I  had,  in  my  studies, 
given  attention  to  the  subject  of  practical  surveying.  In  the  work  of  sur- 
veying the  lands  assigned  to  the  various  tribes,  I  assisted  my  father  from  the 
beginning,  and  of  later  surveys  I  had  entire  charge. 

With  the  following  surveys  I  was  connected,  either  as  assistant  or  chief 
surveyor,  under  instructions  from  the  War  Department,  or  Superintendent 
of  Indian  Affairs: 

1.  Survey  of  the  western  boundary-line  of  the  Delaware  lands,  in  Septem- 
ber, 1830. 

2.  Survey  of  the  northern  boundary  of  the  Delaware  lands,  and  of  the 
military  reservation  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  in  October,  1830. 

3.  Survey  in  1831,  of  a  small  tract  of  about  thirteen  by  thirty  miles,  west 
of,  and  near  the  southwest  corner  of  the  State  of  Missouri,  for  the  mixed 
band  of  Shawnees  and  Senecas. 

4.  Survey  in  1831,  of  the  meanders  of  the  Arkansas  river  from  a  point 
near  the  mouth  of  the  Verdigris  to  about  five  miles  above  the  mouth  of  the 
Red  Fork,  about  eighty-five  miles  from  the  point  of  beginning. 

5.  In  1832  a  tract  of  six  miles  square  adjoining  and  south  of  the  Peoria 


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and  Kaskaskia  lands,  which  tract  was  designed  to  be  for  a  seat  of  govern- 
ment for  all  the  tribes  of  the  new  Indian  Territory;  upon  which  was  to  be 
located  a  great  council-house  with  ample  grazing-grounds  adjacent  for  the 
ponies  of  the  delegates  in  attendance  at  the  annual  and  called  meetings  of 
the  body  politic  of  the  tribes,  to  make  laws  for  their  common  good,  to  pro- 
mote peaceful  and  friendly  relations  between  the  tribes,  and  for  their  in- 
struction and  aid  in  acquiring  a  knowledge  of  the  arts  and  blessings  of  a 
Christian  civilization. 

6.  In  1832  the  lands  of  the  Ottawas. 

7.  The  same  year,  the  lands  of  the  Chippewas. 

8.  In  1833,  commencing  July  29th,  the  survey  of  the  boundary-lines  of 
the  Peorias,  Kaskaskias,  Weas,  and  Piankashaws. 

9.  In  September,  1833,  the  survey  of  the  southern  and  western  lines  of 
the  Shawnee  lands. 

10.  In  December,  1833,  the  survey  of  the  boundary-lines  of  the  Kickapoo 
lands. 

11.  Survey  in  the  spring  of  1836,  of  the  western  boundary  of  the  State  of 
Missouri,  from  the  southwest  corner  to  a  point  eighty-two  miles  south  from 
the  mouth  of  the  Kansas  river,  the  point  being  due  east  of  the  northeast 
corner  of  the  Osage  lands. 

12.  Survey,  commencing  May  25,  1836,  of  the  northern  boundary-line  of 
the  Osage  lands  from  the  northeast  corner  to  the  Arkansas  river. 

13.  Survey  of  the  northern  boundary-line  of  the  lands  of  the  Kansas 
Indians  in  July,  1836. 

14.  Survey  in  1837,  of  the  south,  the  west,  and  the  north  lines  of  the 
land  now  known  as  the  "Cherokee  strip,"  extending  west  to  longitude  100° 
west  from  Greenwich,  the  south  line  being  between  the  lands  of  the  Creeks 
and  the  Cherokees,  and  the  north  line  between  the  Cherokee  and  the  Osage 
reservations. 

15.  Also  in  1837,  a  tract  south  of  the  Pottawatomies  and  north  of  Fort 
Scott,  for  the  Kew  York  Indians,  to  which  land  only  a  few  of  the  New 
York  Indians  ever  came,  and  which  they  finally  refused  to  accept. 

16.  In  1838,  in  conjunction  with  Capt.  Hood  of  the  U.  S.  Topographical 
Engineers,  the  western  boundary  of  the  State  of  Missouri  from  the  mouth 
of  the  Kansas  river  to  a  point  about  forty  miles  south. 

17.  In  1839,  the  lands  of  the  half-breed  Sauks,  Foxes,  and  lowas  of  Mis- 
souri, between  the  Nemaha  rivers  and  on  the  Missouri  river. 

18.  In  1845,  thirty-nine  sections  for  the  Wyandotte  Indians. 

19.  Survey  at  different  times  between  the  years  1833  and  1845,  of  the 
meanders  of  the  Missouri  river  from  the  mouth  of  the  Kansas  river  to  the 
mouth  of  the  Little  Nemaha. 

20.  The  lands  of  the  Sauks  and  the  Foxes  of  Illinois,  on  the  Marais  des 
Cygnes,  in  1854  or  1855. 


302  State  Histobical  society. 

21.  In  1854  or  1855,  a  re-survey  and  curtailment  of  the  military  reserva- 
tion at  Fort  Leavenworth. 

22.  In  1854  or  1855,  survey  of  the  town-site  of  Leavenworth  city.  This 
survey  was  made  at  the  same  time  of  the  re-survey  of  the  military  reserva- 
tion. 

W^E&TERN    DELAWARE   BOUNDARY-LINE. 

If  I  were  to  try  to  give  on  this  occasion  anything  like  detailed  accounts 
of  the  work  of  all  these  surveying  expeditions,  it  would  weary  your  patience. 
I  shall  therefore  now  only  speak  somewhat  in  detail  of  some  of  the  circum- 
stances and  incidents  of  two  or  three  of  these  surveys. 

The  survey  of  the  western  boundary-line  of  the  Delaware  lands  was 
commenced  on  the  6th  of  September,  1830.  The  starting-point  was  on  the 
Kansas  river,  where  the  eastern  boundary-line  of  the  reservation  of  the 
Kansas  tribe,  or  Kaws,  crossed  the  river.  That  initial  point  was  two  or 
three  miles  above  where  the  city  of  Topeka,  the  capital  of  the  State  of 
Kansas,  now  stands.  The  Kansas  tribe  had,  by  treaty  of  1825,  given  up  to 
the  United  States  all  their  claim  to  lands,  except  to  a  strip  thirty  miles 
wide,  lying  on  both  sides  of  the  Kansas  river,  and  extending  westward  of 
the  point  I  have  named,  to  the  buffalo  plains.  The  southern  boundary  of 
their  reservation  and  that  portion  of  the  eastern  boundary  south  of  the 
Kansas  river  had  been  in  1827  surveyed  by  Maj.  Angus  L.  Langham,  a 
brother  of  Elias  Langham,  who  was  Surveyor  General  of  Missouri  at  a 
very  early  day. 

Our  surveying  party  consisted  of  Isaac  McCoy,  Government  Commis- 
sioner, in  charge.  Dr.  Rice  McCoy,  surveyor,  myself  as  assistant,  Congreve 
Jackson,  afterwards  Lieutenant-Colonel  in  Doniphan's  regiment  in  its  cele- 
brated march  through  Mexico  in  the  Mexican  war,  and  Albert  Dickens, 
chain  men,  and  three  employes,  and  Johnny  Quick,  a  Delaware  chief,  and 
James  Conner,  sent  by  the  tribe  as  interpreter,  to  witness  the  survey.  We 
also  had  two  other  interpreters,  one  for  the  Kaws,  named  Joe  Jim,  and 
another  named  Pierish,  for  the  Pawnees. 

Our  party  started  out  from  Fayette,  Missouri,  fitted  out  with  pack-horses 
carrying  all  camp  equipage,  except  some  tents  procured  at  Fort  Leaven- 
worth. We  passed  up  to  Chouteau's  trading-house  on  the  south  side  of  the 
Kansas  river,  about  seven  miles  above  the  mouth,  and  crossing  there  passed 
on  to  Fort  Leavenworth.  There  we  were  furnished  with  fifteen  infantry 
soldiers  to  act  as  guards  and  laborers,  with  tents  and  camp  supplies. 

On  our  way  to  Cantonment  Leavenworth  to  procure  our  escort  and  sup- 
plies, we  passed  the  Shawnee  council-house,  which  was  a  few  miles  out  from 
the  Missouri  State  line,  south  of  the  Kansas  river.  There  we  found  a  com- 
pany of  thirty-five  Kaw  Indians  engaged  in  a  council  with  the  Shawnees. 
The  latter  invited  my  father  to  attend  the  council.  This  he  was  glad  to 
do,  as  our  work  would  lead  us  near  the  Kaw  villages,  and  it  was  necessary 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  303 

that  my  father  should  give  some  explanation  of  his  design  in  surveying  in 
order  to  avoid  exciting  their  jealousy  and  exposing  us  to  danger. 

There  was  another  ground  for  precautionary  measures.  The  Kaws  and 
Pawnees  were  hereditary  enemies,  and  at  this  time  were  at  war,  or,  perhaps 
more  correctly  speaking,  in  their  never-ending  contest  to  ascertain  which 
could  steal  the  most  horses  and  scalps  from  the  other.  A  party  of  the 
Kaws  had  recently  stolen  nine  horses  from  the  Pawnees,  and  two  other  par- 
ties were  at  this  very  time  out  on  like  expeditions.  As  much  of  our  work 
lay  between  these  two  tribes,  we  were  liable  to  find  ourselves  between  two 
fires  as  it  were.  AVe  had  reason  to  fear  that  if  the  Kaws  should  not  suc- 
ceed to  their  satisfaction  in  their  descent  upon  the  Pawnees,  they  might  en- 
deavor to  make  up  for  their  lack  of  plunder  from  our  party;  and  if  they 
should  succeed  in  their  incursion  upon  the  Pawnees,  the  latter  might  follow 
them,  and  be  led  on  to  us  with  a  like  disposition  to  make  up  for  their  losses. 
In  view  of  our  possible  danger  from  the  Pawnees,  at  the  request  of  my 
father.  Major  John  Dougherty,  their  agent,  had  the  goodness  to  send  an  ex- 
press to  invite  their  chiefs  in  to  a  council  at  Fort  Leavenworth.  This  pre- 
caution was  the  more  necessary,  as  our  surveying  expedition  would  take  us 
far  out  upon  that  portion  of  the  buflTalo  plains  frequented  by  the  Pawnees 
in  their  hunting  excursions.  Indeed,  we  were  to  pass  through  a  portion  of 
the  Republican  valley  not  very  far  from  where  the  Pawnees  long  had  a 
permanent  village,  the  seat  of  the  Pawnee  Republic,  and  which  they  had 
but  a  few  years  previous  to  the  time  of  which  I  am  speaking,  abandoned ; 
removing  to  the  Platte  valley  in  Nebraska. 

Major  Dougherty  appointed  a  council  with  the  Pawnee  chiefs,  to  be  held 
at  Fort  Leavenworth  on  the  24th  of  September,  1830. 

At  this  time  the  Kaw  agency  was  at  a  point  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Kansas  river  opposite  Horse  Shoe  Lake,  about  eight  miles  above 
Lawrence,  and  near  where  Williamstown  now  is,  on  the  Kansas  Pacific 
Railroad.  Maj.  John  Dougherty  accompanied  our  party  from  Fort  Leav- 
enworth as  far  as  the  agency.  Reaching  that  point,  another  council  with 
the  Kaws  was  held,  and  our  mission  was  explained  to  White  Plume,  or 
Nom-pa-war-ra,  who  was  the  great  chief  of  the  Kaws  at  that  time.  To  the 
best  of  my  recollection.  White  Plume  sent  with  us  one  of  his  head-men  be- 
sides Joe  Jim,  his  interpreter. 

One  of  the  soldiers,  named  Rash,  was  detailed  as  hunter,  and  he  kept  the 
party  amply  supplied  with  game,  which  was  abundant.  His  skill  was  un- 
erring, and  one  day  he  brought  into  camp  five  deer-hides.  My  father,  how- 
ever, forbade  the  wanton  destruction  of  the  wild  animals.  One  evening,  on 
going  into  camp  near  Stranger  creek  on  our  way  out,  less  than  twenty 
miles  from  Cantonment  Leavenworth,  a  herd  of  elk,  estimated  to  number 
two  or  three  hundred,  was  encountered,  and  several  killed.  I  mention  this 
fact  to  show  how  abundant  was  wild  game  in  Kansas  at  that  early  period. 
Capt.  Martin,  in  1818,  camped  for  the  winter  with  three  companies  of  U.  S. 


304  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

riflemen  on  Cow  Island,  ten  miles  above  Leavenworth,  and  during  that 
winter  killed  between  two  and  three  thousand  deer,  besides  great  numbers 
of  bears,  turkeys,  etc.  "While  on  our  surveying  expedition  Chief  Quick  and 
Interpreter  Conner,  of  the  Delawares,  went  out  on  a  hunt  one  day  and  lost 
their  reckoning.  After  three  or  four  days'  wandering  they  finally  found 
their  way  into  the  fort,  where  we  found  them  a  week  or  so  afterwards. 

Having  found  our  initial  point,  as  established  by  Major  Langham,  on 
the  north  side  of  the  Kansas  river,  just  above  where  Topeka  now  is,  as  I 
have  mentioned,  we  started  out  September  6th,  1830,  and  passed  northward 
to  the  northern  line  of  the  Delaware  outlet.  Here  we  raised  a  mound  ten 
feet  square  at  the  base  and  seven  feet  high,  under  which  we  deposited 
pieces  of  granite  boulder,  flint  and  chert,  and  what  appeared  to  us  to  be 
iron  ore,  which  we  found  near  the  place.  This  mound  was  placed  in  bot- 
tom land,  on  the  south  side  of  Spring  creek,  very  near  to  where  the  town  of 
Eureka,  in  Jackson  county,  was  located  after  the  settlement  of  Kansas  was 
begun. 

The  Delaware  outlet  was  a  strip  of  land  given  by  the  Government  to  the 
Delawares,  ten  miles  wide,  and  extending  from  the  northwest  corner  of  the 
Delaware  lands  proper,  westward  to  the  buffalo  plains.  Having  established 
the  western  line  and  the  point  at  the  northwest  corner  of  the  Delaware 
lands,  it  was  our  next  work  to  run  a  random  line  eastward,  or  rather  south- 
eastward, to  the  Missouri  river  at  Cantonment  Leavenworth,  near  which 
post  it  had  been  determined  by  the  treaty  the  northeast  corner  of  the  Dela- 
ware land  should  be;  or,  in  other  words,  the  extent  to  which  these  lands 
should  reach  northward  on  the  Missouri  river.  The  distance  from  our 
northwest  corner  to  Fort  Leavenworth  we  found  to  be  forty-five  miles  and 
a  fraction. 

We  reached  the  Missouri  river,  near  the  fort,  September  24th,  and  on 
that  day  was  held  the  council  with  the  Pawnees  which  had  been  appointed 
by  Major  Dougherty.  The  Pawnees  were  told  by  my  father  that  we  were 
surveying  the  lands  of  the  Delawares,  but  they  were  not  told  that  we  were 
to  pass  out  upon  their  hunting-grounds,  because  their  knowledge  of  that  fact 
might  have  exposed  us  to  danger  from  them. 

The  boundaries  of  the  military  reservation  at  Fort  Leavenworth  had 
not  up  to  this  time  been  defined,  and  no  treaty,  law,  or  instructions  pointed 
out  my  father's  duty  in  reference  to  the  boundaries  of  such  reservation. 
But  upon  consultation  with  the  oflicers  at  the  fort,  it  was  determined  that 
a  survey  of  such  boundaries  should  be  made  at  this  time.  This  we  ac- 
cordingly did,  and  the  report  of  his  action  to  the  War  Department  was 
approved. 

Having  established  the  southeast  corner  of  the  military  reservation  on 
the  Missouri  river,  on  the  first  of  October  we  surveyed  the  southern  line 
of  the  reservation,  running  four  miles  due  westward,  and  there  marked  the 
southwest  comer,  near  Salt  creek. 


Sixth  Biennial  Eepobt.  305 

Having  completed  the  survey  of  the  military  reservation,  we  were  now 
prepared  to  resume  our  Delaware  survey  and  to  mark  out  the  Delaware  out- 
let to  the  plains.  Starting  from  the  southwest  corner  of  the  military  reser- 
vation, we  retraced  our  north  line  of  the  Delaware  land  to  the  point  which  we 
had  established  at  the  northwest  corner  of  their  lands  proper.  Twelve  miles 
out  from  the  military  reservation  we  reached  0-keet-sha,  or  Stranger  creek. 
This  name  we  found  to  be  tliat  by  which  it  was  called  by  the  Kansas  In- 
dians, the  word  0-keet-sha  meaning  "stranger."  On  the  11th  of  October 
we  reached  a  stream  thirty-four  and  one-half  miles  from  the  military  reser- 
vation, which  the  Indians  called  Nesh-cosh-cosh-che-ba,  or  Swallow  river, 
seventy-six  links  wide,  about  which  there  was  large  timber.  Another  mode 
of  rendering  the  sounds  of  this  Indian  name  of  this  river  is  Nach-uch-u- 
te-be,  and  this  is  the  orthography  given  on  the  map  which  we  made  of  the 
Delaware  reservation.  The  stream  was  also  called  Sautrelle  river,  and  also 
Martin's  river,  in  1830.  In  the  field-notes  of  our  survey  it  is  given  as  Nesh- 
cosh-cosh-che-ba. 

On  the  13th  of  October  we  reached  the  mound  which  we  had  placed  at 
the  northwest  corner  of  the  Delaware  land  on  the  18th  of  September,  just 
a  month  previous  to  the  closing  of  this  retraced  line.  The  course  of  this 
line  was  northwestwardly  from  Cantonment  Leavenworth,  in  order  to  reach 
a  point  ten  miles  north  of  the  northeast  corner  of  the  Kansas  reservation 
for  the  opening  of  the  ten-mile-wide  Delaware  outlet,  which  was  to  pass 
westward  along  the  northern  boundary  of  the  Kansas  reservation.  To  es- 
tablish the  northern  boundary  of  the  outlet  was  our  next  duty. 

delawapvp:  outlet  supjvey. 

On  the  15th  of  October,  1830,  our  party  set  out  on  a  survey  of  the  north- 
ern boundary-line  of  the  Delaware  outlet,  passing  from  the  point  we  had 
established  as  the  northwest  point  of  the  Delaware  reservation,  due  west- 
ward one  hundred  and  fifty  miles  to  near  the  forks  of  the  Solomon.  We 
reached  the  Big  Blue  on  the  22d  of  October.  This  stream  the  Kansas 
Indians  called  Mon-e-ca-to,  or  Blue  Earth  river.  This  we  reached  at  a  point 
forty-five  and  a  half  miles  from  our  starting-point,  or  ninety  miles  from 
Cantonment  Leavenworth.  Some  eighteen  miles  further  west  we  first  saw 
the  ferruginous  sandstone  hills  on  the  divide  between  the  Blue  and  the 
Republican. 

On  the  29th  of  October  we  reached  the  Republican,  one  hundred  and 
thirty-four  miles  from  Cantonment  Leavenworth.  This  stream  was  called 
by  the  Kansas  Indians  Pa-ne-ne-tah,  or  Pawnee  river.  This  river  was 
twelve  chains  wide  where  we  reached  it,  at  a  point  near  the  present  town 
of  Clifton,  in  Washington  county.  Crossing  to  the  south  side,  our  course 
took  us  past  near  the  present  site  of  the  town  of  Concordia. 

The  terminus  of  our  line,  one  hundred  and  fifty  miles  west  of  the  initial 
points,  was  in  what  are  now  the  limits  of  Smith  county,  on  the  top  of  a 


306  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

ridge  west  of  Oak  creek,  not  many  miles  from  the  present  town  of  Cawker 
City.  From  this  point,  the  Ne-pa-hol-la,  or  Solomon  river,  was  plainly  seen 
coming  from  the  northwest  and  west.  Limestone  cliifs  prevailed  to  the 
northeast,  the  land  being  hilly  and  broken  to  the  northwest,  with  prairie 
bottom  stretching  away  to  the  northwest  and  west. 

SURVEY  OF  SHAW^NEE  LANDS. 

In  1833  my  father  also  received  instructions  from  General  Clark  to 
establish  a  part  of  the  southern  boundary-line,  and  the  western  line  of  the 
Shawnee  lands.  A  portion  of  the  southern  boundary  had  been  established 
by  Major  Laugham,  in  1828. 

On  Wednesday,  September  18,  1833,  we  commenced  our  survey  at  the 
20th  milestone  on  the  southern  boundary  of  these  lands,  as  established  by 
Maj.  Langham,  and  proceeded  thence  west,  having  first  retraced  Maj.  Lang- 
ham's  line  from  the  west  line  of  Missouri,  he  having  placed  monuments  at 
distances  of  five  miles  so  far  as  he  had  gone.  In  our  survey  we  placed 
monuments  at  every  mile. 

On  Thursday,  September  19th,  at  thirty  miles  from  the  Missouri  line,  we 
reached  the  northwest  corner  of  the  Peoria  and  Kaskaskia  lands  as  estab- 
lished by  Maj.  Langham  in  1828,  and  the  northeast  corner  of  the  Ottawa 
lands  as  established  by  my  father  in  1832.  Our  survey  of  the  Peoria  and 
Kaskaskia  lands  in  1833  was  for  the  purpose  of  marking  the  eastern,  south- 
ern and  part  of  the  western  boundaries  of  these  lands,  which  had  not  been 
marked  by  Maj.  Langhara's  survey  of  these  lands  in  1828,  nor  by  the  sur- 
vey made  by  my  father  of  the  Ottawa  lands  in  1832. 

On  Friday,  September  20th,  we  proceeded  from  our  encampment  to  the 
northwest  corner  of  the  Ottawa  lands,  the  lines  of  which,  surveyed  the  year 
before,  were  plainly  marked.  Our  course  for  nearly  the  entire  distance 
westward,  one  hundred  and  twenty  miles  from  the  Missouri  State  line,  was 
across  the  northern  branches  of  the  Marais  des  Cygnes  river.  We  observed 
and  in  our  notes  made  record  of  the  face  of  the  country,  character  of  soil, 
etc.,  noting  prairie,  timber,  streams,  and  rock. 

On  Thursday,  September  26,  we  reached  Major  Langhara's  sixtieth  mile 
monument.  Here  we  turned  to  the  northward  to  strike  the  southeast  cor- 
ner of  the  Kansas  reservation,  for  the  purpose  of  ascertaining  the  situation 
of  the  Shawnee  lands  at  this  place.  The  fourth  mile  north  brought  us  to 
the  Santa  Fe  road,  bearing  east  and  west  on  a  high  prairie  ridge.  The 
reaching  of  this  great  thoroughfare  excited  a  lively  interest  in  the  minds  of 
all.  We  were  sixty  miles  from  civilization,  and  on  the  only  line  of  com- 
merce yet  established  for  the  exchange  of  the  commodities  of  the  United 
States  for  those  of  Spanish  America,  and  the  purchase  and  sale  of  the  same 
for  gold  and  silver.  It  was  then  but  eleven  years  since  trade  had  com- 
menced to  pass  over  this  route. 

The  nineteenth  mile  to  the  northward  brought  us,  September  28th,  to  the 


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southeast  corner  of  the  Kansas  reservation.  We  encamped  to  the  north  of 
the  corner,  on  the  Shunganunga  creek,  within  four  miles  of  the  Kansas  river 
and  near  Burnett's  Mound.  On  Monday,  September  30th,  we  returned 
south  eight  miles,  and  October  1st  reached  our  sixtieth  mile  mound,  on  the 
southern  Shawnee  boundary,  and  thence  proceeded  westward  with  our 
survey. 

At  eighty-one  miles  from  the  Missouri  line  we  reached  the  Santa  Fe  road 
again,  crossing  it  on  high  rolling  prairie. 

On  Tuesday,  October  8th,  we  reached  a  point  one  hundred  miles  from  the 
State  of  Missouri,  and  placed  a  monument  on  which  was  engraved  "S.  L. 
100  M."  The  monument  was  set  on  a  point  of  hills  near  a  small  brook 
coursing  southw^ardly,  on  the  banks  of  which  there  was  considerable  timber, 
being  waters  of  the  Neosho  river. 

Wednesday,  October  9th,  at  a  distance  of  104  miles  from  the  Missouri 
line,  we  crossed  a  large  creek  two  chains  and  twenty-five  links  wide,  cours- 
ing south,  which  we  supposed  to  be  the  Council  Grove  creek,  and  which 
we  understood  at  that  time  to  be  the  main  branch  of  the  Marais  des  Cygnes, 
though  really  the  main  Neosho.  On  our  map  of  this  survey  this  stream 
and  all  others  running  southward  are  marked  as  tributaries  of  the  Marais 
des  Cygnes,  but  this  stream,  and  doubtless  some  of  the  others,  were  really 
tributaries  of  the  Neosho.  The  stream  forked  tw^o  miles  to  the  north w^est 
of  where  we  crossed  it,  one  branch  heading  north,  and  the  other  northwest. 
There  were  large  timbered  bottoms  above  and  below,  with  fertile  and  ex- 
tensive bottom  prairies.     After  crossing  we  proceeded  over  poor  flint  hills. 

Thursday,  October  10th,  w^e  reached  the  120-mile  point  from  Missouri, 
and  there  established  the  southw^est  corner  of  the  Shawnee  lands,  by  erect- 
ing a  mound  of  earth  eight  feet  square  at  the  base,  and  five  and  a  half  feet 
high,  on  level  prairie  inclining  somewhat  to  the  southwest,  there  being  in 
view,  about  one-fourth  mile  to  the  west,  a  creek,  bearing  northwest  and 
north,  some  timber  being  seen  on  it  to  the  northwest.  We  inserted  in  the 
mound  a  flat  rock  bearing  northwest  and  southeast.  On  the  northwest  side 
we  marked  "120  M."  Having  placed  other  rocks  east  one  chain  and  north 
one  chain,  we  proceeded  thence  north  to  establish  the  western  boundary  of 
the  Shawnee  lands. 

Passing  northward  after  crossing  several  smaller  streams,  at  the  distance 
of  six  and  a  fourth  miles,  we  crossed  a  creek  one  chain  wide,  coursing  east 
one-fourth  mile,  then  a  little  east  of  north  for  three  or  four  miles.  This 
stream  had  some  timber  on  it.  At  eight  and  a  half  miles  this  stream  re- 
ceived another  from  the  southeast,  having  some  timber  on  it,  and  steep, 
rocky  banks.  Other  small  streams  were  crossed,  when,  at  seventeen  miles, 
a  large  creek  was  reached,  three  chains  wide,  coursing  northeast,  with  some 
timber  and  brush.  At  about  seventeen  and  three-fourths  miles  we  reached 
this  creek  again,  coursing  northwest,  two  and  a  half  chains  wide,  and  having 
timber  on  the  south.     Crossing,  we  entered  prairie  on  the  north  bank.     At 


308  State  Histobical  Society. 

eighteen  and  a  half  miles  we  placed  a  rock  for  a  monument  in  a  bayou  of 
the  Smoky  Hill  river,  bearing  northwest  and  southeast,  and  the  same  for 
eighteen  and  three-fourths  miles. 

At  about  nineteen  miles  from  the  southwest  corner  of  the  Shawnee  lands 
we  reached  the  Smoky  Hill  river,  where  there  was  some  oak  and  cotton- 
wood  timber.  There  we  established  the  northwest  corner  of  the  Shawnee 
lands  by  setting  in  the  ground  a  flat  rock,  three  feet  long  by  two  feet  wide, 
with  other  rocks  to  the  south  and  east  at  the  distance  of  one  chain.  In  a 
small  oak  tree  near  this  corner-stone  was  an  auger-hole,  which  had  been 
bored  many  years  before,  and  in  which  a  leather  string  was  tied.  To  the 
westward  along  the  Smoky  Hill,  there  was  considerable  bottom  land,  with 
some  timber,  principally  cottonwood. 

The  creek  last  mentioned  entered  the  river  about  one-fourth  mile  above 
the  corner  which  we  established.  October  12th  we  made  our  camp  on  this 
creek.  By  reason  of  the  fact  that  we  crossed  it  twice  in  running  our  line,  and 
that  it  entered  the  river  so  near  the  terminus  of  the  line,  we  named  it  Line 
creek.  I  have  supposed  the  creek  now  known  as  Lyons  creek,  in  Davis 
county,  to  be  the  same. 

October  13,  1833,  we  started  home,  down  the  valley  of  the  Kansas,  on 
the  south  side,  reaching  Shawnee,  Missouri,  on  the  18th. 

OSAGE   SURVEY. 

On  the  25th  of  May,  1836,  I  commenced  the  survey  of  the  northern 
boundary  of  the  Osage  reservation,  by  order  of  General  William  Clark, 
Superintendent  of  Indian  Affairs.  The  eastern  boundary  of  this  reserva- 
tion, and  the  southern  as  far  as  the  Arkansas  river,  had  been  surveyed  by 
Major  A.  L.  Langham,  in  the  year  1827  or  1828.  Major  Langham  had 
been  interrupted  in  his  work  by  the  hostility  of  the  Osages,  and  his  lines 
had  been  left  incomplete. 

From  time  immemorial  the  Osages  had  been  known  as  restless,  trouble- 
some outlaws,  not  particularly  dangerous  to  life,  but  decidedly  so  to  prop- 
erty of  any  kind,  especially  horses  which  fell  in  their  way.  They  neither 
knew  nor  wanted  to  know  where  the  lines  of  their  reservation  ran,  and  when 
they  saw  the  lines  of  demarkation  being  drawn  so  near  them,  they  deter- 
mined to  prevent  Major  Langham  from  defining  any  limits.  While  in 
camp  writing  one  day,  a  large  party  of  naked,  painted,  yelling  Osages  came 
suddenly  upon  a  colored  employ^,  who  happened  to  be  some  distance  from 
camp.  He  of  course  broke  toward  camp,  but  the  yelling  savages  were  with 
him  notwithstanding,  administering  blows  with  ramrods,  bows,  and  other 
missiles,  in  a  ceaseless  torrent  at  every  jump.  At  camp  they  made  no  halt, 
but  in  a  solid  phalanx  dashed  through,  trampling  down  tents  and  camp 
fixtures;  and  the  Major  with  his  writing  apparatus  was  rolled  to  the 
ground.  Then  the  savages  wound  up  the  demonstration  with  an  im- 
promptu war  dance,  and  an  emphatic  demand  for  the  surveyor  and  his 


Sixth  Biexxial  Repobt.  309 

party  to  vamose,  with  which  command  they  complied  with  alacrity.  In 
consequence  of  this  interruption  of  Major  Langham's  survey,  thus  leaving 
his  work  incomplete,  my  survey  of  1836  became  necessary.  My  survey 
commenced  at  the  point  where  Major  Langham  had  established  the  north- 
east corner  of  the  Osage  reservation,  in  accordance  with  the  treaty  of  1825, 
about  26  miles  west  from  the  Missouri  State  line.  The  terms  of  the  treaty 
provided  that  this  point  should  be  five  miles  east  and  ten  miles  north  of 
White  Hair's  old  village,  and  Major  Langham  placed  this  corner  of  this 
reservation  accordingly.  This  point  also  became  the  northwest  corner  of 
the  Cherokee  neutral  lands. 

At  a  point  nearly  thirty-one  miles  west  we  reached  the  Neosho  river, 
about  three  or  four  miles  above  the  village  of  the  Little  Osages.  Between 
forty  and  fifty  miles  out,  we  crossed  several  main  tributaries  of  the  east  fork 
of  the  Verdigris  river.  At  sixty-one  miles  we  crossed  the  west  fork  of  the 
Verdigris. 

At  ninety-six  we  reached  a  tributary  of  the  Arkansas  river,  then  known 
as  Little  Neosho  river,  and  at  104  miles  we  reached  a  stream  then  called 
the  Little  Verdigris  river,  also  a  tributary  of  the  Arkansas.  Our  line 
crossed  the  Little  Arkansas  about  a  mile  and  a  half  before  we  reached  the 
main  Arkansas,  and  about  five  miles  above  the  confluence  of  the  Little  Ar- 
kansas with  the  main  stream.  This  was  124  miles  from  the  point  of  begin- 
ning. Our  line  terminated  opposite  an  island  covered  with  cottonwoods, 
near  the  west  bank  of  the  Arkansas  river. 

An  incident  in  my  own  experience  in  this  survey  of  the  Osage  reserva- 
tion line  similar  to  that  related  of  Major  Langham,  I  will  here  mention. 
Like  him,  I  had  no  military  escort.  My  company  was  composed  of  seven 
or  eight  poorly-armed  men.  The  jar  I  had  with  the  Osages  arose  from  the 
fact  that  their  north  line,  which  I  was  running,  crossed  the  Neosho  only 
about  three  miles  above  the  chief  town  of  the  Little  Osages,  numbering  at 
this  time  about  one  thousand  souls.  This  line  curtailed  their  tribal  limits 
much  more  than  they  had  anticipated.  From  time  out  of  mind  the  Osages 
and  the  Kaws  were  almost  the  sole  occupants  of  the  vast  region  extending 
from  the  Mississippi  river  between  the  Missouri  and  Arkansas  indefinitely. 
With  their  vague  ideas  of  land  rights,  dimensions,  and  treaty  obligations, 
no  wonder  that  they  were  reluctant  to  have  the  limits  to  their  possessory 
land  rights  defined  by  the  surveyor's  compass.  Many  miles  before  I  reached 
the  river  Neosho  we  were  met  by  numbers  of  their  young  men  on  horse- 
back. At  these  times  only  the  usual  courtesies  were  given  which  were  com- 
monly exchanged  between  the  Woh-soh-she  (Osages)  and  the  Moh  he-ton-ga 
(Americans),  namely:  first,  an  emphatic  "How?"  from  each  party;  and 
secondly,  an  urgent  request  from  the  Indians  for  tobacco,  or  anything  else 
in  sight.  We  were  liberal  with  our  tobacco  in  the  instances  here  mentioned, 
so  much  so  that  members  of  our  party  were  left  a  short  supply  of  the  article. 
Before  reaching  the  camp  near  the  Neosho  I  began  to  realize  that  there 


310  STATE  HISTOEICAL  SOCIETY. 

was  trouble  ahead,  for  I  was  met  with  a  protest  against  our  further  progress, 
and  a  request  that  I  should  go  down  to  see  the  big  chief  To  this  latter  I 
assented;  and  early  in  the  morning  after  our  arrival  in  the  vicinity  I 
moved  my  entire  party  to  the  river,  as  near  the  Indian  town  as  practica- 
ble, under  guidance  of  a  few  stalwart  Indians  who  had  remained  with  us 
all  night,  no  doubt  for  the  object  of  watching  and  reporting  our  movements. 

The  town  was  situated  on  a  high  prairie  hill  a  mile  or  so  west  of  the  Ne- 
osho, and  fifteen  or  twenty  miles  up  the  river  from  White  Hair's  town.  Alter 
crossing  the  river,  the  crowd  of  men,  women,  children  and  dogs  gathered 
around  us  uncomfortably  thick,  and  with  a  noticeable  absence  of  politeness 
due  to  visiting  strangers.  I  placed  the  pack-horses  in  a  sharp  bend  of  the 
river  where  there  was  a  perpendicular  bank.  With  one  of  my  chain-bearers, 
Charles  Findlay,  I  proceeded  on  horseback,  escorted  by  our  guides  or  guards, 
and  made  my  way  to  the  lodge  of  the  big  chief  of  the  Little  Osages.  There 
we  tied  our  horses  to  the  door  post  of  the  royal  residence,  which  was  a  struct- 
ure about  one  hundred  feet  long  by  twenty  feet  wide,  constructed  of  bark 
over  a  frame-work  of  poles.  This  was  in  the  center  of  a  city  of  more  than 
a  hundred  lodges,  of  smaller  dimensions  than  that  of  the  chief  With  com- 
pass under  arm,  and  a  formidable  bunch  of  papers,  the  young  representative 
of  our  young  Republic  entered  the  audience  chamber  of  the  great  Ka-he-ga. 

The  door  was  at  one  corner  of  the  chief's  lodge,  and  at  the  farther  end  sat 
his  highness,  a  "sure-enough"  big  chief  in  size,  weighing  well-nigh,  I  esti- 
mated, three  hundred  pounds.  Upon  a  raised  platform  which  ran  all  around 
the  lodge  were  crowded  several  hundred  stalwart,  naked  savages,  notables 
of  the  tribe.  Our  reception  was  decidedly  cool,  without  a  sign  of  recog- 
nition, with  not  even  a  friendly  "  How  ?  "  By  long  intercourse  with  Indians 
I  had  acquired  considerable  proficiency  in  sign  language.  To  my  inquiry 
for  an  interpreter  I  received  no  response.  After  waiting  awhile  I  opened 
proceedings  by  showing  my  compass  and  papers,  exhibiting  authority  from 
the  great  chief  at  Washington  for  what  I  was  doing,  and  stated  finally  that 
I  should  continue  to  run  the  line.  My  talk  was  given  with  a  limited  knowl- 
edge of  the  Osage  language,  and  by  the  use  of  signs  common  to  all  western 
tribes  of  Indians. 

The  chief  then  began  to  talk,  and  he  talked  both  loud  and  fast.  He  said 
their  line  was  away  up  north;  that  I  should  not  run  the  line  where  I  was 
running  it;  and  he  intimated  by  significant  gestures  with  his  hands  in  the 
vicinity  of  his  topknot,  that  if  I  attempted  to  do  so  there  would  be  a  rais- 
ing of  scalp-locks.  I  believed  this  to  be  only  bluster,  aimed  to  scare  us 
back,  or  make  us  pay  something  for  going  on.  I  told  him  if  we  were 
stopped  or  molested,  the  soldiers,  of  whom  these  Indians  had  a  wholesome 
dread,  would  come  down  and  wipe  them  out. 

After  spending  an  hour  and  a  half  with  no  results,  Findlay  and  I  took 
our  departure,  first  expressing,  as  I  left,  my  purpose  to  go  on  west,  and  the 
chief  responding  that  if  we  did  we  would  be  struck  by  his  young  men.     We 


Sixth  Biennial  repobt.  311 

found  our  horses  at  the  door,  with  the  tail  of  my  horse  completely  denuded 
of  hair.  I  was  glad  to  get  the  horse,  even  with  his  corn-cob  tail.  Near  the 
outskirts  of  the  town  a  noise  greeted  us  somewhat  as  if  bedlam  had  broke 
loose.  I  conjectured  it  to  be  a  ruse  to  scare  us,  or  get  us  into  trouble,  and 
told  Findlay  not  to  look  round,  but  to  preserve  a  slow  gait  and  dignified 
composure.  But  the  noise  apparently  increasing  and  nearing  us,  I  looked 
around  to  see  a  sea  of  heads  moving  towards  us,  and  one  head  in  the  center 
higher  than  the  rest.  That  head  had  a  familiar  look.  We  halted  to  see 
the  outcome,  and  Bill  Cantrell,  one  of  the  men  left  at  the  camp  at  the  river, 
rode  up  on  our  bald-faced  mare,  escorted  by  near  a  thousand  yelling, 
screeching,  howling  men,  women,  children,  and  dogs.  Poor  Cantrell's 
face  was  about  as  white  as  the  bald  face  of  the  mare  he  rode.  His  teeth 
were  so  dry  he  could  not  get  them  together.  "Why,  what  in  the  world  are 
you  doing  here?"  said  I.  In  response,  in  dry  sepulchral  voice,  he  conveyed 
the  pleasant  intelligence  that  the  boys  at  the  river  were  all  killed,  and  he 
alone  had  escaped  to  tell  the  tale.  "Nonsense,"  said  I.  "These  Indians 
dare  not  attempt  to  kill  us,  otherwise  they  could  wipe  us  out  in  two  min- 
utes." He  declared,  however,  that  he  left  the  men  and  the  Indians  fighting 
at  the  camp  with  knives  and  clubs.  I  told  him  and  Findlay  to  come  on 
slowly,  whilst  I  galloped  down  to  ascertain  the  facts.  I  found  the  men  and 
horses  all  safe,  without  an  Indian  in  sight.  Soon  after  I  had  left  camp 
wdth  Findlay,  the  Indians  had  made  an  effort  to  rob  the  outfit.  But  a  few 
of  the  men  showing  fight,  with  knives,  a  few  arms,  and  my  Jacob's  staft', 
they  were  routed  without  bloodshed,  after  a  brief  struggle.  While  this 
flurry  was  in  progress,  Cantrell  and  one  other,  both  mounted  on  horses, 
crossed  the  river,  and  attempted  to  fly  towards  home.  A  company  of 
mounted  Osages  pursued  them,  headed  them  off*,  and  drove  them  back 
across  the  river. 

We  finished  the  survey  to  the  Arkansas  river  without  serious  molestation. 
Some  young  fellows  followed  us  for  a  day  or  two,  but  as  we  kept  a  close 
watch  and  guard,  we  were  finally  let  alone. 

The  field-notes  of  this  survey,  which  are  among  the  manuscript  col- 
lections of  your  Historical  Society,  are  signed  "John  C.  McCoy,  Surveyor," 
and  to  them  is  attached  a  certificate  in  the  following  words:  "The  fore- 
going, from  one  to  fourteen,  contains  the  field-notes  of  the  survey  of  the 
northern  boundary  of  the  Osage  lands,  surveyed  by  John  C.  McCoy." 
Signed  "Isaac  McCoy."  Dated  "Westport,  Jackson  county,  Mo.,  Sep- 
tember 16,  1836." 


312  State  Historical  Society. 


THE  RESCUE  OF  DR.  JOHN  W.  DOY. 


[A  paper  read  by  Maj.  James  B.  Abbott,  of  De  Soto,  before  the  Kansas  State  Histor- 
ical Society,  at  the  annual  meeting,  January  15,  1889.] 

In  the  long,  bitter  strife  which  had  grown  out  of  the  settlement  of  Kan- 
sas, between  the  Free-State  and  Pro-Slavery  elements,  the  slave  was  far  from 
being  the  least  interested  party.  He  saw  in  the  organization  of  a  free  State, 
so  near,  peopled  by  an  aggressive  and  determined  class  of  opposers  of  the 
peculiar  institution,  opportunities  to  escape  from  his  bondage,  and  to  place 
himself  upon  the  line  of  possibilities  for  advancement  and  development, 
to  which  every  man  is  of  right  entitled. 

He  learned  from  the  harangues  of  the  Pro-Slavery  leaders,  the  size,  loca- 
tion, and  political  character  of  every  village  and  town  in  the  Territory,  as 
well  as  the  political  character  of  the  active  men  who  inhabited  them ;  and 
thus  he  was  early,  but  unintentionally,  taught  the  places  and  men  to  shun, 
as  well  as  the  places  and  men  to  trust. 

When  the  master  began  to  realize  the  danger  he  was  in  by  attempting  to 
hold  thinking  property  in  such  close  proximity  to  a  live  free  State,  the  effort 
to  remove  said  property  farther  south  was  naturally  suggested  and  acted 
upon.  This  action  on  the  part  of  the  owners  prompted  the  slave  to  make 
an  effort  to  secure  his  freedom  before  the  difficulties  were  increased  and  the 
opportunities  were  gone,  and  so  it  is  not  at  all  strange  that  hardly  a  week 
passed  that  some  way-worn  bondman  did  not  find  his  way  into  Lawrence, 
the  best  advertised  anti-slavery  town  in  the  world,  and  where  the  slave  was 
sure  to  receive  sympathy  and  encouragement,  and  was  sent  on  his  way  re- 
joicing either  by  himself  or  with  others,  as  the  circumstances  seemed  to  sug- 
gest was  most  wise. 

Frequent  attempts  were  made,  however,  to  kidnap  these  colored  pilgrims 
and  take  them  back  to  Missouri  by  slave-hunters  from  that  State,  assisted 
by  some  of  the  border-ruffians  who  still  resided  in  the  Territory,  and  free- 
born  colored  men  were  in  no  wise  exempt  from  the  efforts  of  these  kid- 
nappers. 

In  the  winter  of  1858  and  1859,  Charles  Fisher  and  Wm.  Kiley  (two 
free-born  mulattoes)  were  kidnapped  and  carried  off,  but  succeeded  in 
making  their  escape,  and  came  back  to  Lawrence. 

It  was  said  that  there  was  more  money  to  the  kidnapper  in  the  free  man 
than  in  the  slave,  because  he  only  got  a  reward  of  $100  for  the  return  of 
the  slave,  but  for  the  free  man  he  received  one-half  of  what  he  could  be 
sold  for. 

This  condition  of  things  made  it  very  unsafe  and  disagreeable  for  the 


Sixth  bienxial  Re  fob  t.  313 

colored  residents  of  Lawrence,  and  as  there  were  a  few  colored  strangers  in 
town,  after  consulting  with  some  of  the  principal  citizens  it  was  decided  to 
raise  a  sum  of  money  to  assist  those  who  desired,  to  go  to  Iowa,  and  thus 
enable  them  to  find  their  way  into  some  safe  locality  where  they  could  earn 
their  living  and  be  free  from  the  danger  and  fear  of  being  kidnapped. 

Rev.  Ephraim  Nute  and  Charles  Stearns  were  selected  to  make  the  neces- 
sary arrangements  to  start  the  colored  emigrants  on  their  way. 

On  the  18th  of  January,  1859,  an  arrangement  was  made  with  Dr.  John 
Doy  to  take  a  party  of  colored  persons  as  far  as  Holton.  The  party  con- 
sisted of  eight  men,  three  women  and  two  children,  sixteen  altogether,  all 
of  whom  had  free  papers  except  Wilson  Hays  and  Charles  Smith,  two  col- 
ored men,  who  had  been  employed  as  cooks  at  the  Eldridge  House  in  the 
city  of  Lawrence,  and  were  known  to  be  free  men.  On  the  25th  of  Jan- 
uary, everything  being  in  readiness,  the  party  started,  crossed  the  Kansas 
river  at  Lawrence,  and  traveled  about  twelve  miles  from  Lawrence  in  the 
direction  of  Oskaloosa. 

The  colored  men  had  been  walking  behind  the  wagons  for  an  hour  or 
more,  and  coming  to  a  down-grade  of  considerable  distance,  they  all  got 
into  two  covered  wagons  which  were  already  nearly  full  of  camp  equipage, 
and  women  and  children.  No  precaution  had  been  taken  to  put  out  ad- 
vance or  rear  guards  or  scouts,  and  they  had  traveled  but  a  short  distance, 
when  they  were  surprised  and  halted  by  a  body  consisting  of  about  twenty 
mounted  armed  men,  and  being  in  no  condition  to  make  a  defense,  were 
compelled  to  make  an  unconditional  surrender;  and  when  asked  by  the 
Doctor  what  authority  they  had  for  arresting  them,  were  told,  by  their 
leader,  ''Here  is  our  authority,"  putting  the  muzzle  of  his  revolver  at  the 
Doctor's  head. 

Among  the  men  recognized  by  Dr.  Doy  was  Jake  Hurd,  a  notorious  kid- 
napper; Dr.  Garvin,  the  Democratic  postmaster  at  Lawrence;  two  brothers 
by  the  name  of  McGhee,  and  a  man  by  the  name  of  Whitley,  who  afterwards 
was  known  as  Gen.  AVhitley,  and  was  a  detective  at  the  Treasury  Depart- 
ment, Washington,  where  he  gained  some  notoriety,  if  not  honor. 

After  a  long  parley,  the  whole  party,  consisting  of  the  colored  passengers. 
Dr.  Doy,  his  son  Charles,  and  a  man  by  the  name  of  Clough,  were  persuaded 
by  promises  of  reward,  threats  and  force  of  arms,  to  move  on  toward  Weston, 
Missouri,  where  they  arrived  the  following  day,  after  enduring  abuse  and 
threats  from  as  vulgar  and  foul-mouthed  a  band  of  ruffians  as  ever  were 
congregated  to  do  a  mean  and  cruel  act,  for  filthy  lucre. 

After  the  arrival  at  Weston,  the  Doctor  and  his  son  Charles  were  ar- 
raigned and  examined  before  a  justice  of  the  peace,  or  rather  went  through 
the  farce  of  an  examination,  and  were  held  and  committed  to  the  Platte 
county  jail  to  await  their  trial  on  the  charge  of  abducting  slaves  from  Mis- 
souri, although  they  had  never  been  in  that  State  since  they  first  passed 
into  Kansas,  which  was  in  July,  1854. 


314  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Before  the  20th  of  March,  1859,  the  day  set  for  the  trial,  the  Kansas 
Legislature  had  met  and  made  an  appropriation  of  $1,000  to  defray  the 
expense  of  the  trial,  and  ex-Gov.  Shannon  and  Attorney-General  Davis, 
two  distinguished  Democratic  lawyers  of  Kansas,  were  sent  over  to  make 
the  defense;  but  they  found  such  a  bitter  prejudice  against  the  prisoners 
that  they  decided  to  make  an  application  for  a  change  of  venue,  which  the 
judge  granted,  and  the  Doctor  and  his  son  Charles  were  sent  to  St.  Joseph 
for  trial,  heavily  ironed.  At  the  trial,  which  lasted  three  days,  the  jury 
did  not  agree,  and  were  discharged  on  Sunday  afternoon,  and  on  Monday 
the  prosecuting  attorney  entered  a  nolle  prosequi  in  the  case  of  Charles 
Doy,  but  the  Doctor  was  bound  over  to  take  his  trial  at  the  adjourned  term, 
June  20th,  in  the  sum  of  $5,000;  and  although  Doy's  friends  offered  to 
furnish  security  in  the  sum  of  $20,000,  in  Kansas,  yet  no  man  dared  to  go 
on  his  bonds  in  Missouri  —  and  so  the  Doctor  was  remanded  to  prison. 

On  the  second  day  of  the  adjourned  term  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  Bu- 
chanan county,  it  being  the  21st  day  of  June,  the  Doctor's  case  was  called, 
and  although  the  proof  was  positive  that  Doy  had  nothing  to  do  with  the 
abduction  of  a  slave,  yet  he  was  found  guilty  by  the  jury,  and  sentenced  to 
serve  five  years  in  the  penitentiary  at  hard  labor;  but  upon  demand  the 
judge  suspended  the  execution  of  the  sentence  until  the  opinion  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  could  be  obtained. 

There  were  still  twelve  other  indictments  pending,  one  for  each  of  the 
other  colored  persons  kidnapped  in  his  company  —  Doy  having  been  tried 
only  for  the  abduction  of  a  slave  claimed  by  the  Mayor  of  Weston.  So  it 
will  be  readily  seen  that  whatever  the  opinion  of  the  Supreme  Court  might 
be,  Doy  would  still  be  in  jeopardy,  and  have  no  assurance  that  he  would 
be  set  at  liberty.  This  condition  of  affairs  was  fully  appreciated  by  his 
friends  in  Kansas,  and  especially  by  Messrs.  Nute  and  Stearns,  who,  with- 
out due  regard  for  fitness,  had  employed  a  man  to  perform  a  most  danger- 
ous and  responsible  duty  who  was  almost  totally  disqualified  by  the  want  of 
due  caution,  while  all  conceded  him  courage  and  loyalty  to  the  cause  of 
freedom.  The  result  was,  that  not  only  Dr.  Doy  was  now  suffering,  but 
all  those  who  had  been  placed  under  his  charge  had  been  captured  and  re- 
turned to  slavery,  their  hopes  crushed,  and  their  lives  made  more  bitter  and 
unbearable  than  if  they  had  never  made  an  attempt  to  obtain  their  liberty. 

The  question  uppermost  in  the  minds  of  the  justice-loving  people  of 
Lawrence  and  vicinity  was,  what  ought  to  be  done  in  the  case  of  Dr.  Doy, 
all  legal  means  having  been  tried  and  failed  ? 

They  believed  with  the  fathers,  that  all  men  were  created  equal,  and 
endowed  with  the  right  of  liberty,  which  right  could  not  be  forfeited, 
except  by  the  perpetration  of  a  crime ;  that  he  who  finds  himself  deprived 
of  this  right  without  just  cause  has  not  only  the  moral  right,  but  it  is  his 
duty,  not  only  to  himself  but  to  his  race  and  all  races,  to  make  an  effort  to 
regain  it,  and  to  ask  and  demand  of  his  friends  that  they  shall  help  make 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  315 

his  effort  a  success.  Dr.  Doy  when  asked  for  help  had  responded,  and  done 
the  best  he  could.  In  so  doing  he  had  lost  his  own  liberty,  but  not  his 
right  to  liberty;  and  so  the  general  verdict  of  the  people  was.  Dr.  Doy 
ought  to  be  rescued  and  brought  home  to  his  family. 

On  the  20th  of  July,  1859,  and  but  five  days  before  the  opinion  of  the 
Supreme  Court  would  decide  the  case  of  Dr.  Doy,  Mr.  Stearns  and  Mr. 
Nute  called  at  an  early  hour  in  the  morning  at  my  place  of  business  in  the 
city  of  Lawrence,  and  requested  me  to  call  at  Mr.  Stearns's  store  as  soon  as 
I  could,  as  they  wished  to  discuss  a  matter  of  great  importance,  that  re- 
quired immediate  attention. 

As  soon  as  I  could  leave,  I  called  at  Mr.  Stearns's  store,  and  found  him 
and  Nute  present,  and  Mr.  Stearns  commenced  by  saying:  "It  is  generally 
known  that  it  was  through  our  instrumentality  that  Dr.  Doy  was  placed  in 
charge  of  the  colored  people  who  were  kidnapped.  His  friends  and  his  at- 
torneys believe  if  he  is  not  rescued  before,  that  next  Monday  will  see  Dr. 
Doy  on  his  way  to  the  penitentiary,  there  to  remain  at  least  five  years,  if  he 
should  live  so  long;  and  we  feel  especially  called  upon  to  make  an  earnest 
endeavor  to  secure  his  release  before  it  is  too  late.  We  have  carefully 
looked  over  the  field,  and  have  come  to  the  conclusion  to  place  the  matter 
in  your  hands,  and  urge  you  to  make  up  such  an  organization  as  you  may 
deem  suitable,  to  effect  the  Doctor's  rescue,  take  charge  of  the  expedition, 
and  be  on  your  way  as  soon  as  possible." 

I  asked  him  if  he  had  any  plan  to  suggest  by  which  he  thought  the  ob- 
ject could  be  accomplished.  His  answer  was,  that  the  company  should  con- 
sist of  about  fifty  Sharps-rifle  men,  and  that  a  charge  should  be  made  at 
an  early  hour  in  the  morning,  break  open  the  jail,  and  take  Doy  and  hasten 
back  to  the  river  before  the  St.  Joseph  people  had  time  to  recover  from 
their  surprise.  On  further  inquiry,  I  found  that  there  was  but  about  $30 
on  hand  with  which  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  expedition  —  a  sum  too 
insignificant  to  consider,  with  which  to  defray  the  expenses  of  so  large  a 
party.  Finally,  after  listening  to  the  suggestions  of  the  gentlemen  for  some 
time,  this  proposition  was  made  to  them : 

You  must  say  to  all  who  speak  to  you  on  this  subject,  that  you  have 
given  up  all  hopes  of  a  rescue,  and  will  rely  wholly  upon  obtaining  a  par- 
don from  the  Governor.  I  will  try  to  find  nine  good  men,  and  that  I  knoiv 
to  be  good,  to  join  the  party,  and  no  man  shall  know  the  object  of  the  or- 
ganization except  those  that  go  and  yourselves.  We  will  take  the  $30 
you  have  on  hand,  and  the  balance  I  will  furnish  if  any  more  is  needed. 
We  will  go  to  St.  Joseph  and  carefully  look  the  chances  over,  and  if  we  find 
good  grounds  to  believe  that  a  rescue  can  be  made  without  too  great  a  loss, 
we  will  make  the  attempt,  but  if  we  believe  the  chances  against  us  are  too 
great,  we  will  abandon  the  enterprise  and  come  home.  Whatever  the  result 
may  be,  I  think  now  I  can  tell  what  the  verdict  of  the  people  will  be.  If  we 
come  home  without  making  an  attempt,  it  will  be  said  that  we  were  cowards. 
—21 


316  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 

If  we  attempt  and  are  destroyed,  it  will  be  said  that  we  were  fools.  If  we 
attempt  and  succeed,  it  will  be  said,  well  done.  My  hopes  are,  that  with  a 
small  party,  we  may  be  able,  by  taking  a  prisoner  to  the  jail  in  the  night- 
time, to  get  possession  of  the  building  without  raising  an  alarm. 

This  proposition  was  accepted  by  Mr.  Stearns  and  Mr.  Nute,  and  it  was 
understood  that  their  lips  were  to  be  sealed  on  that  subject  until  we  re- 
turned. 

St.  Joseph  was  then  a  city  of  nearly  11,000  inhabitants,  composed  largely 
of  the  most  radical  fire-eating  Pro-Slavery  men ;  and  a  daily  mail  line  was 
established  between  St.  Joseph  and  Lawrence,  and  if  it  had  been  suspected 
in  Lawrence  that  such  an  expedition  was  being  fitted  out,  St.  Joseph  would 
have  been  duly  notified ;  and  nicely-laid  traps  would  have  been  set  for  us, 
before  we  arrived,  and  instead  of  a  rescue  of  John  Doy  there  would  have 
been  ten  abolition  hides  nailed  to  the  bulletin  boards  of  St.  Joseph.  Hence 
the  necessity  for  extreme  caution,  and  particular  attention  to  detail. 

By  four  o'clock  of  said  day  the  party  was  organized ;  and  it  consisted  of 
the  following  named  persons:  Silas  S.  Soule,  J.  A.  Pike,  S.  J.  Willes, 
Joseph  Gardner,  Thomas  Simmons,  Charles  Doy,  Jacob  Sinex,  J.  E.  Stew- 
art, George  Hay,  and  James  B.  Abbott  as  captain.  There  were  two  two- 
horse  wagons,  the  teams  driven  by  their  owners,  Sinex  and  Simmons,  and 
three  saddle  horses.  The  arms  consisted  of  three  sporting-rifles,  about 
fifteen  revolvers,  five  or  six  knives  with  blades  from  six  to  eighteen  inches 
long,  and  a  slung-shot  of  lead  cast  in  an  egg-shell.  No  Sharps  rifles  were 
permitted,  as  a  Sharps  rifle  was  a  badge  of  a  Kansas  abolitionist,  and  if 
seen  would  excite  suspicion. 

Mr.  Stearns  gave  me  a  letter  of  introduction  to  Mr.  D.  W.  Wilder,  then 
a  resident  of  Elwood,  opposite  St.  Joseph,  where  our  party  was  to  meet, 
and  not  a  member  of  the  party  had  an  acquaintance  in  Elwood  or  St. 
Joseph  that  they  knew  of. 

About  five  o'clock  that  evening  I  bade  my  wife  good-bye,  received  an 
assurance  from  her  that  the  Doctor  would  come  back  with  us,  and  young 
Soule  and  myself  mounted  our  horses  and  started  quietly  on  our  journey. 
After  we  had  been  gone  a  few  hours  and  as  night  came  on,  the  rest  of  the 
party  moved  out  without  attracting  any  attention,  and  so  the  starting  of  the 
expedition  had  been  a  success. 

On  Friday  morning  we  all  arrived  in  Elwood  in  good  health  and  heart, 
and  in  order  to  have  some  excuse  for  being  often  together,  it  was  agreed 
that  those  who  came  in  the  wagons  should  hail  from  Pike's  Peak,  as  that 
was  the  year  of  the  great  emigration  to  and  from  the  New  Eldorado  of  the 
Rockies.  Of  course  the  Pike's-Peak  boys  were  disgusted  with  the  result  of 
their  trip,  and  were  anxious  to  sell  their  teams,  wagons  and  outfits,  and  re- 
turn home;  and  some  of  us  were  anxious  to  buy  them  out,  when  we  could 
buy  cheap  enough ;  and  thus  was  found  an  excuse  for  being  together  when- 
ever occasion  required,  without  raising  suspicion.     After  a  somewhat  late 


► 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  317 

breakfast  I  took  my  letter  of  introduction  to  the  residence  of  Mr.  Wilder, 
and  to  my  great  regret  found  that  he  had  gone  East.  But  it  occurred  to 
me  that  there  was  a  Free-State  paper  published  in  St.  Joseph,  and  taking 
Mr.  Willes  along,  we  crossed  the  Missouri  river  and  soon  found  ourselves 
in  the  office  and  presence  of  Dr.  Edwin  H.  Grant,  the  editor  of  the  St. 
Joseph  Democrat.  I  introduced  myself  to  the  Doctor  by  saying  that  I  was 
passing  through  his  city,  and  learned  that  there  was  a  Free-State  paper 
being  published  in  this  place;  that  I  had  a  curiosity  to  see  a  Free-State 
paper  that  could  be  published  in  that  portion  of  Missouri,  and  I  had  made 
up  my  mind  to  subscribe  for  it.  The  Doctor  at  once  took  my  name,  and 
when  I  gave  him  my  address  he  remarked  that  there  was  a  resident  of  Law- 
rence now  confined  in  the  St.  Joseph  jail.  I  inquired  his  name,  and  was 
told  that  it  was  Dr.  John  Doy.  I  informed  the  editor  that  I  knew  Dr.  Doy 
quite  well,  and  asked  him  the  nature  of  the  offense  for  which  he  was  im- 
prisoned. He  then  gave  me  a  history  of  Dr.  Doy's  case,  and  declared  in  a 
most  impassioned  and  impressive  manner  that  Doy  had  been  outraged,  from 
the  time  of  his  arrest  upon  the  charge  of  kidnapping,  through  the  trial  to  the 
sentence,  and  that  it  was  a  wonder  to  the  Free-State  people  in  Missouri  that 
the  Kansas  boys  had  not,  before  this,  taken  Doy  out  of  jail  and  carried  him 
home.  He  told  us  further,  that  he  was  in  the  habit  of  visiting  Doy  in  his 
cell  as  often  as  once  a  week,  to  take  him  papers  from  among  his  exchanges. 

When  I  became  satisfied  of  Grant's  reliability,  I  told  him  the  object  of 
our  visit,  and  made  known  to  him  our  plans.  He  at  once  offered  to  join 
our  force  with  all  his  employes,  assuring  us  that  every  man  in  his  office 
would  be  as  true  as  steel  to  the  cause.  We  thanked  him  for  his  offer,  but 
told  him  that  while  we  should  need  information  in  the  execution  of  our 
plans,  which  he  could  more  safely  and  readily  acquire  than  we,  being 
strangers,  yet  we  could  not  permit  him  to  jeopardize  his  life  or  his  prop- 
erty by  taking  a  hand  in  the  active  work  which  might  have  to  be  done.  If 
we  succeeded,  a  red-hot  day  would  follow,  but  we  expected  to  be  away. 
But  the  friends  of  Doy  who  remained  and  were  suspected  of  taking  a  part 
in  the  rescue,  were  bound  to  suffer,  and  his  safety  depended  upon  his  keep- 
ing off  of  the  line  of  suspicion.  Our  plan  was  to  take  a  pretended  horse- 
thief  to  jail  about  eleven  o'clock  at  night,  and  by  that  means  get  into,  and 
possession  of  the  jail. 

But  Dr.  Grant  was  of  the  opinion  that  all  criminals  captured  after  night 
were  placed  in  the  city  calaboose  and  remained  there  until  they  had  a  hear- 
ing, and  this  statement  seemed  to  be  confirmed  by  the  opinions  of  his  friends ; 
and  so  for  the  time  being  we  abandoned  the  original  plan,  and  began  prep- 
arations to  break  into  the  jail,  and  to  that  end  we  procured  some  large  files, 
and  ascertained  where  we  could  on  short  notice  procure  hammers,  sledges 
and  chisels.  Through  Dr.  Grant  we  made  an  arrangement  with  some  of  the 
Elwood  boys,  by  which  they  were  to  procure  boats,  and  have  them  at  a  con- 
venient point  on  the  St.  Joseph  side  of  the  river,  at  twelve  o'clock  at  night, 


318  State  Histobical  society. 

of  the  following  day,  which  would  be  Saturday.  In  the  mean  time  the  boys 
of  our  party  were  promenading  through  the  streets  and  alleys  of  the  city 
in  order  to  become  familiar  with  the  cuts,  fills  and  embankments,  and  dan- 
gerous places,  so  that  if  we  found  it  necessary  to  make  a  rapid  retreat,  we 
could  do  so  without  greatly  endangering  our  lives,  for  at  that  time  there  was 
a  large  force  of  men  engaged  in  grading  the  streets,  and  some  of  the  cuts 
were  very  deep. 

Up  to  Saturday  morning  the  weather  had  been  hot  and  dry,  and  the 
streets  were  very  dusty,  but  now  the  rain  began  to  fall,  and  it  thundered 
and  lightened  by  spells  all  day,  and  the  rain  was  very  heavy  and  continu- 
ous until  nine  o'clock  at  night,  and  the  newly-graded  streets  and  sidewalks 
were  so  muddy  that  they  were  almost  impassable. 

At  noon  we  were  still  expecting  to  have  to  force  our  way  into  the  jail, 
and  in  order  to  ascertain  the  most  vulnerable  point  of  attack,  young  Soule 
was  detailed  to  go  into  the  jail  and  make  as  full  investigation  of  the  condi- 
tion of  the  building  as  the  opportunity  would  admit.  Soule  immediately 
repaired  to  the  jail,  informed  the  jailer  that  he  had  a  verbal  message  from 
Mrs.  Doy  to  her  husband.  Dr.  John  Doy,  who  he  understood  was  a  prisoner 
in  the  building.  The  jailer,  Mr.  Brown,  immediately  led  the  way  to  the 
door  of  the  room  where  the  Doctor  was  confined,  and  threw  open  the  out- 
side or  heavy  oaken  door,  leaving  the  iron-grated  door  between  the  Doctor 
and  Soule.  After  the  usual  greetings,  Soule  informed  the  Doctor  that  he 
was  in  Lawrence  a  few  days  ago,  and  called  on  his  wife,  and  told  her  that 
he  expected  to  pass  through  St.  Joseph  on  his  way  East,  and  if  she  had  any 
message  to  send  her  husband  he  would  probably  have  time  to  deliver  it,  and 
Mrs.  Doy  wished  him  to  say  to  the  Doctor  that  his  friends  had  given  up 
all  hopes  of  obtaining  his  release  through  the  courts,  and  that  undoubtedly 
in  a  few  days  he  would  be  sent  to  the  penitentiary  in  accordance  with  the 
sentence  of  the  court;  but  the  efforts  of  his  friends  would  not  cease,  and 
they  hoped  and  prayed  the  time  would  soon  come,  when  such  an  appeal 
would  be  made  to  the  Governor  of  Missouri,  that  through  him  they  would 
be  able  to  obtain  that  justice  which  the  courts  had  failed  to  grant  him.  She 
said  also  that  her  health  was  poor;  she  dared  not  attempt  a  journey  to  St. 
Joseph,  and  so  she  was  compelled  to  forego  her  great  desire  to  see  him  be- 
fore he  was  taken  away.  But  he  must  keep  a  good  heart,  and  remember 
that  He  who  tempers  the  winds  to  the  shorn  lamb  will  not  forget  His  own 
child,  who  suffers  for  a  kindness  done  to  the  unfortunate. 

After  Soule  had  given  his  message,  he  succeeded  in  prolonging  his  time 
by  giving  bits  of  news,  scandal,  &c.,  until  he  had  made  a  tolerable  good 
survey  of  the  premises,  and  succeeded  in  turning  the  attention  of  the  jailer 
away  from  him  long  enough  to  pass  to  Doy,  through  the  grates,  a  ball  of 
tw^ine  and  a  paper,  on  which  was  written,  ''To-night,  at  twelve  o' clocks 
He  then  bade  the  doctor  good-bye,  and  thanking  the  jailer  for  his  courtesy, 
hurried  back  to  make  his  report,  which  was,  that  with  the  best  implements 


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that  we  could  get,  it  would  take  at  least  two  hours  of  unmolested  hard 
work  to  get  through  the  doors  into  the  room  where  Doy  was  confined. 

Of  course  this  was  very  discouraging,  but  while  we  were  discussing  the 
matter,  Dr.  Grant  came  and  told  us  that  he  had  just  learned  that  all  crim- 
inals taken  outside  of  the  city  limits  in  the  night-tiuie  were  taken  to  the 
jail.  This  settled  the  question,  and  we  at  once  went  back  to  my  first  plan. 
It  was  decided  to  change  the  time  appointed,  to  eleven  o'clock  instead  of 
twelve,  so  if  possible  to  get  through  and  get  onto  the  street  about  eleven 
and  one-half  o'clock,  at  which  time,  under  an  ordinance  of  the  city,  the 
theaters  closed  on  Saturday  nights,  Ave  to  join  in  with  the  theater-goers 
on  their  way  home,  and  thus  avoid  attracting  attention  of  the  police. 
Changing  the  time  of  operations  would  prevent  us  getting  the  Elwood 
boats,  for  there  was  not  time  nor  opportunity  to  get  the  Elwood  boys  word, 
and  so  Mr.  Willes  and  myself  hunted  up  two  boats  that  were  about  a  block 
apart,  found  some  oars  in  another  place,  and  as  soon  as  it  was  deemed  safe 
to  do  so,  put  them  in  our  boats,  and  as  soon  as  it  was  dark  had  the  boys 
walk  to  the  boats  and  back  to  our  quarters  a  number  of  times  so  that  they 
could  find  the  boats  without  difficulty  in  the  dark. 

The  jail  was  located  near  the  center  of  a  block  a  little  northeast  of  the 
business  part  of  the  city,  and  nearly  in  the  center  of  the  city.  The  court 
house  was  to  the  best  of  my  recollection  about  200  feet  south  and  100  feet 
west  of  the  jail,  in  the  same  block.  The  streets  on  three  sides  of  said  block 
had  been  graded  so  as  to  leave  a  bank  next  to  the  street  from  four  to  fif- 
teen feet.  A  night  watch  was  stationed  at  the  court  house,  whose  duty  it 
was  to  take  care  of  the  court  house  and  jail.  As  soon  as  it  was  dark  Soule 
was  detailed  to  keep  his  eyes  on  said  watchman  till  we  came,  but  be  care- 
ful that  the  watchman  did  not  get  his  eye  on  him,  and  we  were  certain  that 
the  work  would  be  well  done. 

At  about  a  quarter  to  eleven  we  started  for  the  jail.  The  rain  had  ceased, 
but  the  clouds  were  thick,  and  it  was  a  little  foggy,  and  the  darkness  could 
almost  be  felt.  After  we  passed  from  the  business  streets,  there  were  no 
street  lamps.  The  rains  had  cooled  off  the  atmosphere  so  that  the  windows 
in  the  dwellings  were  closed,  and  the  lights  were  out,  and  the  appearances 
indicated  that  the  inhabitants  in  that  portion  of  the  city  were  in  a  profound 
slumber  —  for  all  of  which  we  thanked  God  and  took  courage.  But  in  order 
to  keep  together  without  talking,  we  were  compelled  to  take  hold  of  hands, 
because  we  could  not  distinguish  anything  by  the  eye. 

When  we  got  near  the  jail  we  halted,  and  Soule  came  to  us  and  reported 
that  the  watchman  had  just  visited  the  jail,  and  returned  to  the  south  side 
of  the  court  house,  where  he  was  now  sitting  under  the  porch.  Soule  was 
ordered  to  take  Sinex  with  him,  and  take  a  position  where  they  could  see 
every  movement  of  the  watchman,  and  while  they  were  to  be  very  careful 
not  to  alarm  him,  yet  they  were  to  be  more  careful  that  he  did  not  alarm 
anyone  else.     While  all  the  members  of  the  party  understood  the  general 


320  State  Histobical  Society. 

plan  that  was  to  be  executed,  no  one  knew  what  part  he  was  to  take,  until 
we  arrived  on  the  ground.  To  Mr.  Willes  was  assigned  the  duty  of  leading 
spokesman.  Mr.  Simmons  was  to  take  the  part  of  a  horse-thief,  with  his 
hands  apparently  tied  with  a  cord  which  was  attached  to  a  slung-shot.  Mr. 
Gardner  was  detailed  to  sustain  Mr.  Willes,  using  his  best  judgment  and 
discretion,  and  they  were  started  without  an  instant's  delay,  to  their  work, 
with  the  positive  assurance  that  they  would  be  protected  in  the  rear. 

The  three  went  promptly  to  the  door  of  the  jail  and  the  ordinary  raps 
were  made  on  the  door.  In  less  than  half  a  minute  the  window  overhead 
was  raised,  and  the  questions  were  asked,  "  Who  is  there  ?  What  is  wanted  ?  " 
Mr.  Willes  replied,  "  We  have  a  horse-thief  we  would  like  to  put  in  jail 
for  safe  keeping."  The  answer  was,  "  Wait  a  minute,  and  I  will  be  down." 
Then  I  was  certain  we  should  succeed.  I  knew  if  they  got  to  work  before 
they  had  time  to  get  nervous,  they  would  go  through  all  right.  When  Mr. 
Brown,  the  jailer,  came  and  opened  the  door,  he  bade  them  walk  in,  and  in- 
quired if  they  had  the  papers  for  making  the  arrest,  and  if  either  of  them  was 
an  officer.  The  answer  was:  No,  we  are  only  private  citizens  ;  but  the  facts 
in  the  case  are  these:  this  man  was  in  the  employ  of  one  of  our  neighbors 
down  in  the  southeast  portion  of  this  county,  and  last  night,  while  he  and 
his  employer  were  trying  to  make  a  settlement  they  disagreed  as  to  the 
amount  that  was  due,  and  came  to  hard  words,  and  this  man  left  the  house. 
In  the  morning  one  of  our  neighbors'  horses  was  missing,  as  was  also  this 
man,  and  it  was  generally  believed  he  was  the  thief,  and  a  number  of  par- 
ties started  out  in  different  directions  in  search  of  the  horse  and  thief.  It 
so  happened  we  struck  his  trail  and  followed  till  nearly  night,  when  we 
overtook  and  found  him  and  the  horse  under  a  shed  about  six  or  eight  miles 
from  the  city."  Mr.  Brown  seemed  loth  to  receive  him  without  the  proper 
papers,  saying  if  itshould  so  appear  that  this  man  was  not  guilty,  he  and  his 
bondsmen  might  be  held  for  heavy  damages.  Both  Mr.  Willes  and  Mr. 
Gardner  assured  him  there  could  not  possibly  be  any  mistake  about  his 
guilt.  Mr.  Brown  turned  to  Simmons  and  said,  "Are  you  willing  to  ac- 
knowledge that  you  stole  the  horse?"     Simmons,  in  a  rough  and  insolent 

manner  replied,  "  Do  you  suppose  that  I  am  a  d d  fool  ?     No,  sir !     I 

won't  do  anything  of  the  kind.  I  expect  to  have  a  trial."  Simmons's  man- 
ner seemed  to  "rile"  Mr.  Brown  somewhat,  and  he  replied,  "I  believe  you 
are  a  thief,  and  I  will  take  the  chances  and  put  you  in."  The  prisoner  was 
then  taken  to  the  door  where  Soule  had  met  Dr.  Doy.  Mr.  Brown  got  the 
keys  and  unlocked  the  oak  and  grated  doors,  and  told  Simmons  to  walk  in, 
but  Simmons,  seeing  the  drawing  of  a  human  skeleton  on  the  wall  declared 
he  would  not  go  into  such  a  place.  Mr.  Brown  walked  into  the  room  evi- 
dently to  give  assurance  to  Mr.  Simmons,  when  Mr.  Gardner,  not  seeing 
Dr.  Doy,  and  thinking  that  they  might  be  going  into  a  trap,  said,  "Brown, 
what  has  become  of  that  old  nigger-thief,  Dow  or  Day,  or  some  such  name?" 
"Perhaps,"  said  Brown,  "you  mean  Dr.  Doy;  if  so,  he  is  here,"  and  Doy 


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Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  321 

immediately  came  to  the  door  with  his  bundle.  Then  said  Mr.  Gardner, 
"This  is  but  a  ruse  to  take  the  Doctor  home  to  his  family."  Mr.  Brown 
made  an  effort  to  close  the  door  and  shut  Doy  in,  but  when  he  saw  three 
powerful  men  with  deadly  weapons  in  their  hands  and  determination  on 
their  faces,  he  saw  that  resistance  was  useless,  and  he  permitted  Doy  to 
come  out,  and  the  remainder  of  the  prisoners  were  coming  too,  had  they  not 
been  forced  back  at  the  muzzle  of  a  revolver — for  Doy,  at  risk  of  his  own 
life  and  of  his  friends',  had  been  true  to  his  failing  (indiscretion),  and  told 
his  fellow-prisoners  that  he  was  sure  of  being  released  that  night,  and  they 
had  their  bundles  ready  to  depart  with  him. 

While  this  proceeding  had  been  going  on  in  the  jail,  the  rest  of  our  men 
had  been  on  the  alert,  guarding  against  surprise  from  without.  I  had  taken 
a  position  in  the  reception-room  as  soon  as  Brown  had  opened  the  way  to  the 
prison,  so  that  I  could  take  cognizance  of  what  was  going  on  inside  and  out. 
There  was  a  bed  in  the  reception-room,  occupied  by  a  man  named  Slay  back, 
a  friend  of  the  jailer,  and  who  had  been  detained  on  account  of  the  storm. 
When  he  heard  me  come  in  he  became  somewhat  alarmed,  but  his  fears 
were  soon  quieted  when  I  told  him  I  was  one  of  the  party  who  helped  cap- 
ture the  horse-thief,  and  he  said  he  thought  we  had  done  a  good  thing,  to 
which  I  heartily  assented.  As  soon  as  Brown  came  down  with  Dr.  Doy 
and  the  other  three  men,  Mr.  Willes  introduced  him  to  me  as  their  captain. 
I  told  him  we  had  not  time  to  stand  on  formalities,  but  that  as  soon  as  we 
had  left  the  room  he  must  put  out  the  lights,  lock  his  doors,  and  remain 
perfectly  quiet  until  daylight;  that  I  should  leave  a  strong  guard  at  the 
jail,  and  any  attempt  by  him  or  any  member  of  his  family  to  leave  the 
premises  or  to  raise  an  alarm,  would  be  done  at  the  peril  of  their  lives. 
Mr.  Brown  replied  that  this  proceeding  would  place  him  in  a  very  awkward 
and  unpleasant  position  with  his  friends,  and  it  would  be  difficult  to  satisfy 
them  that  he  was  not  acting  in  collusion  with  Doy's  rescuers.  I  replied,  "In 
the  morning  you  can  publish  a  statement  of  this  business  as  it  appears  to  you, 
and  fortunately  you  have  a  friend  at  hand  who  will  corroborate  your  state- 
ment. When  we  get  home  we  will  publish  a  statement  of  the  case  just  as 
it  actually  occurs,  and  we  will  exonerate  you  from  intending  to  give  us  any 
assistance  whatever ; "  and  thanking  him  for  his  uniformly  kind  treatment 
of  Dr.  Doy,  I  took  him  by  the  hand,  and  again  cautioning  him  to  see  that 
my  injunctions  were  obeyed,  I  bade  him  good-night  and  we  left  the  room, 
and  the  lights  went  out,  showing  that  the  first  order  had  been  obeyed.  The 
guard  that  was  left  consisted  of  the  jailer's  fears. 

A  signal  brought  our  party  together,  and  we  were  on  the  way.  The  moon 
had  risen,  and  although  it  was  still  cloudy,  we  could  distinguish  forms, 
and  had  no  difficulty  in  seeing  our  way.  We  got  into  the  business  portion 
of  the  city,  which  was  still  lighted,  just  as  the  theater  let  out.  We  at  once 
mixed  up  with  the  theater-goers,  and  worked  our  way  toward  our  boats, 
and  after  we  arrived  within  about  200  yards  of  the  river,  our  party  divided 


322  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 

and  part  went  to  the  lower  boat,  but  Doy  went  with  those  who  were  to  take 
the  upper  boat,  and  they  were  followed  by  two  policemen  with  lanterns  to 
the  river,  who  held  their  lights  while  one  of  the  men  bailed  out  the  boat 
with  his  hat,  and  until  the  boats  were  pushed  from  the  shore,  into  the  strong 
current  of  the  Missouri.  We  soon  hauled  our  borrowed  boats  high  and  dry 
on  the  sandbar  on  the  Kansas  side,  and  (in  our  hearts)  thanking  the  owners 
for  their  use,  we  hitched  up  our  teams,  and,  with  Dr.  Stewart  for  our  guide, 
at  about  twelve  o'clock  were  on  our  winding  way  for  Lawrence.  Our  guide 
stayed  with  us  till  about  eight  o'clock,  and  until  he  had  procured  for  us  of 
one  of  his  friends  a  good  breakfast  and  feed  for  our  horses,  which  was  fully 
appreciated.  About  ten  o'clock  in  the  morning  we  observed  six  horsemen 
coming  about  a  mile  in  our  rear,  and  when  they  got  within  a  half-mile  of 
us  they  continued  about  that  far  off.  When  we  stopped  for  dinner  at  one 
o'clock  they  stopped  also.  Soon  we  observed  a  footman  leaving  said  party, 
and  when  he  arrived  we  interviewed  him  and  satisfied  ourselves  that  he  was 
sent  to  ascertain  if  Doy  was  with  us,  as  well  as  the  strength  of  our  party. 
As  we  were  ready  to  start,  the  gentleman  being  on  foot,  we  pressed  him  so 
hard  to  ride  with  us,  that  he  could  not  refuse,  and  he  continued  with  us  till 
dark,  when  he  was  seated  by  the  road-side,  and  one  of  our  horsemen  re- 
mained with  him  for  a  half-hour,  and  as  he  left,  advised  the  gentleman  not 
to  follow  our  party.  I  suppose  he  acted  upon  the  advice,  as  we  never  saw 
him  afterwards. 

About  ten  o'clock  that  night  we  found  our  way  to  a  farm-house  situated 
a  little  off  from  the  road,  near  what  was  then  known  as  Grasshopper  Falls, 
owned  and  occupied  by  Rev.  J.  B.  McAfee,  now  known  as  Hon.  J.  B. 
McAfee,  present  member  of  the  Legislature  from  Shawnee  county,  at  which 
place  we  were  well  fed  and  made  very  comfortable.  Thinking  that  it  was 
more  than  likely  that  the  horseman  who  followed  us  would  endeavor  to  get 
reinforced  at  Lecompton  and  try  to  recapture  Dr.  Doy,  word  was  sent  to 
Captain  Jesse  Newell,  of  Oskaloosa,  to  furnish  an  escort;  and  when  we  ar- 
rived at  his  place  we  found  the  Captain  on  hand  with  the  following-named 
officers  of  his  rifle  company,  to  wit:  Jerome  Hazen,  First  Lieutenant;  J.  I. 
Forbes,  Second  Lieutenant;  John  Newell,  Gil.  Towner,  Robert  Newell, 
James  Monroe,  Resolve  Fuller,  M.  R.  Dutton  —  privates;  and  eight  or  ten 
others.  And  without  delay  we  passed  on,  most  of  the  escort  going  to  within 
a  few  miles  of  Lawrence,  and  the  captain  and  a  few  of  his  men  going  the 
whole  distance,  where  we  arrived  about  six  o'clock  in  the  evening,  and 
where  we  also  found  the  streets  lined  with  people,  listening  to  the  glowing 
accounts  of  the  "Doy  Rescue"  published  in  the  St.  Joseph  papers,  which 
had  arrived  about  an  hour  before  us,  and  which  was  the  first  intimation  the 
public  had  that  an  attempt  at  rescue  had  been  made. 

And  in  closing  this  sketch  it  is  but  due  for  me  to  say,  that  all  the  mem- 
bers of  this  little  band  under  my  command  and  leadership,  engaged  in  this 
dangerous  enterprise,  manifested  a  cool  and  daring  courage,  wise  discretion, 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  323 

and  determined  zeal  in  the  execution  of  every  duty  to  which  they  were 
severally  assigned ;  and  it  has  ever  been,  and  must  ever  be  a  consolation  to 
each  that  in  its  execution  no  one,  either  friend  or  foe,  was  wronged  or  in- 
jured in  person  or  property. 

While  it  was  my  intention,  in  connection  with  this  sketch,  to  have  given 
a  brief  biography  of  the  actors  in  said  drama,  the  time  to  which  I  am  lim- 
ited compels  me  to  only  say,  that  all  the  members  of  said  party,  with  the 
exception  of  Charles  Doy,  who  died  before  the  commencement  of  the  war 
of  the  Rebellion,  took  an  active  and  honorable  part  in  the  war,  two  having 
died  in  the  service,  four  since  the  war,  leaving  but  four  now  living. 


324  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


NO  MAN^S  LAND. 


[An  address  delivered  before  the  Kansas  State  Historical  Society,  February  11, 1889, 
by  H.  B.  Kelly,  of  McPherson,  Kansas.] 

During  the  past  summer  a  tragedy  occurred  on  the  tract  of  land  desig- 
nated on  the  maps  as  "No  Man's  Land,"  locally  called  "The  Strip,"  and 
forming  the  southwest  boundary  of  Kansas,  in  which  four  citizens,  one  of 
whom  was  an  officer  under  the  laws  of  this  State,  lost  their  lives.  That 
such  a  tragedy,  occurring  so  near  the  border  of  Kansas,  should  escape  judi- 
cial investigation,  called  the  attention  of  the  entire  country  to  the  anoma- 
lous condition  of  this  tract  of  land,  situated  in  mid-continent  and  surrounded 
by  law  and  the  jurisdiction  of  courts  of  civil  government.  The  situation 
seemed  incomprehensible.  The  understanding  was  puzzled  to  conceive  a 
condition  attaining  over  any  region  of  the  American  continent,  much  less 
in  the  heart  of  the  United  States,  where  courts  exercise  no  shadow  of  juris- 
diction, where  there  is  a  total  absence  of  civil  government,  where  the  taking 
of  property  and  even  life  is  not  an  offense  against  human  law,  for  the  reason 
that  there  is  no  human  law  there;  for  the  reason  that  surrounding  civiliza- 
tion, law  and  courts  exercise  no  dominion  over  that  strange  part  of  the 
public  domain.  To  answer  the  question,  "How  came  this  anomalous  con- 
dition?" is  the  purpose  of  this  paper. 

"No  Man's  Land"  is  a  tract  of  country  three  degrees  in  length  from  east 
to  west,  lying  between  the  one-hundredth  and  the  one  hundred  and  third 
degree  of  longitude,  one-half  degree  from  north  to  south,  extending  from 
thirty-six  and  a  half  to  thirty-seven  north  latitude,  bounded  on  the  east  by 
the  Indian  Territory,  on  the  west  by  New  Mexico,  on  the  south  by  the  Pan- 
handle of  Texas,  and  north  by  Kansas  and  Colorado.  There  being  no 
history  of  the  formation  of  this  tract  of  land,  we  must  go  to  the  history  of 
the  formation  of  the  lines  that  bound  it,  in  order  to  get  the  history  of  the 
land.  This  takes  us  back  to  the  treaty  between  the  United  States  and 
Spain  in  1821,  defining  the  boundary-line  between  the  Louisiana  purchase 
and  Spanish  possessions  on  the  North-American  continent.  By  this  treaty 
the  west  line  of  the  Louisiana  purchase  was  established,  commencing  on 
the  Gulf  of  Mexico  at  the  mouth  of  the  Sabine  river;  thence  running 
north  on  the  present  line  between  Louisiana  and  Texas  to  the  Red  river  on 
the  south  line  of  the  Indian  Territory;  thence  following  Red  river  in  a 
northwesterly  course  to  the  one-hundredth  meridian;  thence  turning  north 
on  the  one-hundredth  meridian,  following  this  line  north  to  the  Arkansas 
river  at  a  point  near  the  present  site  of  Dodge  City ;  thence  following  the 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  325 

Arkansas  river  to  its  source;  and  thence  in  a  northwesterly  course  to  the 
Pacific  ocean,  near  the  southern  boundary  of  Oregon.  The  territory  west 
of  this  line,  including  Mexico,  belonged  to  Spain,  and  became  independent 
of  that  governraent  by  the  Mexican  revolt,  which  soon  followed  the  treaty 
between  the  United  States  and  Spain. 

The  Indian  Territory  was  established  by  act  of  Congress  in  1834,  ex- 
tending from  the  Red  river  on  the  south  to  some  point  within  the  present 
State  of  Nebraska,  and  from  the  west  line  of  Arkansas  and  Missouri,  west- 
ward to  the  one-hundredth  meridian,  the  then  western  limit  of  United 
States  territory,  below  the  thirty-eighth  degree  north  latitude. 

Two  years  later,  in  1836,  the  Cherokee  lands  in  the  Indian  Territory  were 
set  apart  or  patented  to  the  tribe,  this  grant  including  a  large  body  in  the 
northeast  corner  of  the  present  territory,  bounded  on  the  north  by  the 
thirty-seventh  degree  north  latitude,  save  a  small  jog  on  the  east  that  crossed 
this  line  falling  into  the  southeast  corner  of  Kansas,  the  body  of  the  grant, 
however,  lying  south  of  and  coming  up  to  the  thirty-seventh  degree.  The 
tribe  was  also  given  a  passage-way  west  to  the  buffalo  country  from  the  res- 
ervation, this  pass  being  the  strip  of  land  about  one  degree  in  width,  lying 
between  the  thirty-sixth  and  thirty-seventh  degrees  north  latitude,  and  ex- 
tending from  the  body  of  the  Cherokee  grant,  on  the  east,  to  the  one-hun- 
dredth meridian,  the  Mexican  boundary,  on  the  west,  or  to  the  present  east 
line  of  No  Man's  Land. 

When,  in  1836,  Texas  seceded  from  Mexico,  the  Texas  public  laid  claim 
to  all  the  territory  south  of  the  Arkansas  river,  west  of  the  one-hundredth 
meridian,  and  east  of  the  Rio  Grande.  As  Texas  was  not  admitted  to  the 
Union  until  1845,  and  as  the  Indian  Territory  was  established  in  1834,  the 
western  boundary-line  of  the  territory  was  extended  no  further  westward 
than  to  the  east  line  of  the  Texas  Panhandle,  on  the  one-hundredth  merid- 
ian. Thus,  when  the  Indian  Territory  was  established,  in  1834,  it  was 
bounded  on  the  south,  and  for  about  three  hundred  miles  on  the  west,  by 
Mexican  territory.  Between  the  date  of  the  admission  of  Texas  and  1850, 
difficulties  arose  with  the  people  of  the  Territory  of  New  Mexico,  owing  to 
the  claims  set  up  by  Texas  that  its  territory  extended  to  the  Rio  Grande. 

Texas  too,  a  slave  State,  was  admitted  to  the  Union,  a  portion  of  its  ter- 
ritory extending  north  of  the  Missouri  Compromise  line,  thirty-six  degrees 
and  thirty  minutes,  from  which  slavery  was  excluded  by  the  Missouri  Com- 
promise, so  that,  from  1845  to  1850,  a  citizen  of  Texas  might  not  hold  slave 
property  in  all  sections  of  his  State.  It  is  interesting  in  this  connection  to 
note  that  the  southwest  portion  of  Kansas  was  once  slave  territory  by  the 
laws  of  Texas,  though  slavery  was  excluded  by  the  Missouri  Compromise. 

In  1850,  Congress  passed  what  was  known  as  the  "Omnibus  Bill,"  which 
contained,  among  other  measures,  a  provision  for  the  purchase  from  Texas, 
for  ten  millions  of  dollars,  paid  in  Government  five-per-cent.  bonds,  all  that 


326  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

portion  of  the  State's  territory  lying  north  of  thirty-six  and  a  half  degrees 
north  latitude,  and  west  of  the  one  hundred  and  third  meridian.  This  de- 
tached from  the  State  on  the  north  all  its  territory  north  of  the  Missouri 
Compromise  line,  extending  from  the  present  south  line  of  No  Man's  Land 
to  the  Arkansas  river,  and  on  the  west  that  portion  claimed  by  New  Mex- 
ico, lying  between  the  present  eastern  boundary  of  that  territory  and  the 
Rio  Grande  river.  Thus  the  territory  between  the  north  line  of  the  Texas 
Panhandle  and  the  Arkansas  river  was  cut  off  on  the  line  between  slave  and 
free  territory.  The  Omnibus  bill  also  contained  a  provision  establishing 
the  Territory  of  New  Mexico,  with  its  eastern  boundary-line  on  the  one 
hundred  and  third  meridian,  the  present  west  line  of  Texas  and  No  Man's 
Land  ;  its  northern  boundary-line  on  the  thirty-seventh  degree  of  latitude, 
being  a  half-degree  north  of  the  north  line  of  Texas,  and  on  the  line  of  the 
north  boundary  of  the  Cherokee  grant. 

In  1854,  the  Kansas-Nebraska  bill  passed,  organizing  the  Territories  of 
Kansas  and  Nebraska  out  of  Indian  Territory.  The  south  boundary- 
line  of  Kansas  was  established  along  the  north  line  of  the  Cherokee  grant, 
on  the  thirty-seventh  parallel  north  latitude,  cutting  off  only  the  small  area 
of  the  grant  on  the  east  that  jogged  north  of  the  line  of  thirty-seven  de- 
grees, and  following  on  this  line  to  the  mountains,  conforming  to  the  north 
line  of  New  Mexico.  To  have  taken  in  No  Man's  Land  would  have  neces- 
sitated a  jog  south  a  half-degree,  and  then  back  north  a  half-degree. 

Thus  we  have  the  history  of  the  four  lines  that  bound  "  No  Man's  Land : " 
the  east  line  established  by  treaty  with  Spain  and  the  creation  of  the  Indian 
Territory;  the  west  line  established  by  the  formation  of  the  Territory  of 
New  Mexico,  our  Spanish-American  territory;  the  south  line  established  to 
conform  to  the  institution  of  slavery;  and  the  north  line  fixed  in  compli- 
-ance  with  the  demands  of  freedom  and  free  soil.  Also,  we  have  the  forma- 
tion of  the  two  States,  Kansas  and  Texas,  north  and  south,  and  of  the  two 
Territories,  Indian  and  New  Mexico,  east  and  west  of  this  strip  called  "No 
Man's  Land,"  the  history  of  which,  briefly  summarized,  is  this:  The  Indian 
Territory  on  the  east  had  its  western  boundary  established  when  the  strip, 
as  a  part  of  Texas,  belonged  to  Mexico,  and  when  that  State  was  admitted 
to  the  Union  as  a  slave  State,  the  strip,  including  the  country  north  to  the 
Arkansas  river,  passed  by  agreement  and  sale  in  1850  to  the  United  States, 
being  that  portion  of  Texas  from  which  slavery  was  excluded  by  the  Mis- 
souri Compromise  of  1820,  the  north  line  of  Texas  established  on  thirty- 
six  degrees  and  thirty  minutes.  The  creation  of  the  Territory  of  New 
Mexico  in  1850  fixed  the  eastern  boundary  of  that  territory  on  the  one 
hundred  and  third  meridian,  making  the  western  boundary  of  No  Man's 
Land;  and  the  creation  of  Kansas  Territory  in  1854,  with  its  southern 
boundary  on  the  thirty-seventh  degree  of  latitude,  this  boundary  having 
been  determined  by  the  northern  limit  of  the  Cherokee  grant,  Kansas  tak- 


Sixth  BiENmAL  Repobt.  327 

ing  in  only  so  much  of  the  Texas  purchase  as  could  be  done  and  maintain 
a  straight  line  for  its  southern  border,  fixed  the  northern  boundary  of  this 
No  Man's  Land. 

The  present  strip  belonged  first  to  Spain,  then  to  the  Republic  of  Mexico, 
then  became  a  part  of  the  Republic  and  later  the  State  of  Texas,  and  then 
passed  by  purchase  to  the  United  States,  to  become  No  Man's  Land. 

Here  we  have  the  history  of  the  manner  in  which  this  tract  of  land,  one- 
half  degree  from  north  to  south  by  three  degrees  from  east  to  west,  lying 
between  thirty-six  and  a  half  and  thirty-seven  degrees  north  latitude,  and 
extending  from  the  one-hundredth  to  the  one  hundred  and  third  meridian, 
was  left  out  of  adjoining  States  and  Territories.  Prior  to  1850  the  courts 
of  Texas  had  jurisdiction  over  this  tract,  as  it  was  a  part  of  that  State. 
But  as  the  Federal  courts  of  Texas  were  created  with  jurisdiction  for  Texas, 
when  this  territory  was  cut  ofl^  that  State  it  passed  from  the  jurisdiction  of 
the  courts  of  Texas,  and  never  having  been  attached  to  any  other  State  or 
Territory  for  judicial  purposes,  stands  in  fact,  as  it  has  stood  for  thirty-eight 
years,  the  land  of  no  man  —  the  only  spot  on  American  soil  where  there  is 
neither  law  nor  the  shadow  of  authority,  where  there  is  no  such  functionary 
as  an  ofiicer,  where  might  is  right,  and  where  every  man  is  a  law  unto  him- 
self. This  strip  of  land  in  the  heart  of  the  Government,  in  so  far  as  legal 
authority  goes,  stands  as  it  did  in  the  dawn  of  creation.  For  years  the 
herdsman  has  grazed  his  herds  there,  as  Abraham  tended  his  flocks  in  the 
primeval  history  of  the  race.  Business  is  transacted,  and  the  tax-gatherer 
is  unknown;  distilleries  are  run,  and  Government  makes  no  demand  for 
revenue;  the  squatter  on  a  piece  of  land  may  be  driven  therefrom  by  a 
stronger,  and  no  legal  protection  can  be  invoked.  Property  belongs  to  the 
man  who  has  the  power  to  take  and  hold  it,  while  a  man's  life  is  his  own 
only  so  long  as  he  has  the  ability  to  maintain  it. 

It  is  interesting  to  note  the  historic  surroundings  of  this  tract  called  No 
Man's  Land.  Approaching  its  four  sides,  all  of  the  ideas  and  elements  of 
American  civilization  confront  each  other,  while  within  its  borders,  sur- 
rounded by  established  law,  anarchy  holds  complete  sway.  Its  eastern 
border  is  on  the  western  boundary-line  of  the  last  spot  of  ground  claimed 
by  and  guaranteed  the  American  Indian,  out  of  all  his  original  possessions. 
Coming  up  to  this  tract  on  the  west  is  the  eastern  boundary-line  of  Spanish- 
American  settlements,  planted  by  Cortez  on  Mexican  soil,  and  spreading 
to  New  Mexico,  forty  years  prior  to  the  English  settlements  on  our  eastern 
coast.  Approaching  it  on  the  south  was  the  territory  of  the  master  and 
slave,  types  of  our  Southern  civilization  which  had  settled  Texas,  the  last 
State  with  slavery  admitted  to  the  Union. 

Adjoining  it  on  the  north  lay  the  territory,  the  creation  of  which  inaugu- 
rated the  final  conflict  between  freedom  and  slavery.  Northern  enterprise 
and  freedom  holding  possession.  Spanish-Mexican  civilization,  in  its  slow 
march  from  the  Pacific  coast  eastward,  here  met  Anglo-American  civilizar 


328  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

tion  in  its  rapid  march  westward  from  the  Atlantic  coast.  Jamestown  slav- 
ery and  Southern  civilization  coming  up  to  the  south  of  this  tract  of  land, 
was  confronted  by  Plymouth  freedom  and  Northern  civilization  on  its  north- 
ern boundary.  On  the  east,  standing  upon  all  that  remained  to  him  of  a 
continent,  the  Indian  had  come,  a  mute  and  helpless  witness  of  the  conflict 
between  the  despoilers  of  his  home.  He  saw  the  approach  on  one  side  of 
the  Spanish-American,  and  on  the  other  the  Anglo-American  settlers  upon 
his  domain  —  the  meeting  of  northern  and  southern  Europe  on  American 
soil.  He  saw  the  last  two  States  admitted  to  the  Union  prior  to  the  war  for 
slavery,  Kansas  and  Texas,  representing  freedom  and  slavery,  drawn  up 
in  hostile  attitude  and  separated  only  by  this  neutral  land,  claimed  by  no 
man.  He  saw  here  the  near  coming  together,  separated  only  by  this  little 
neutral  strip,  of  the  civilization  of  northern  and  southern  Europe  as  it  had 
grown  upon  American  soil  since  its  planting  by  Cortez  and  the  Puritans. 
He  saw  the  Catholicism  of  Spain  here  meet  the  Protestantism  of  England. 
Standing  north  and  south  of  this  strip,  he  saw  American  freedom  and  Amer- 
ican slavery ;  behind  one  the  National  idea,  behind  the  other  State  Sover- 
eignty. 

Here  upon  this  neutral  ground  that  lay  between  these  conflicting  forces 
with  widely  divergent  ideas,  the  Spanish-Mexican,  the  aggressive  Yankee, 
the  Southern  master,  the  oppressed  slave,  and  the  American  Indian,  could 
meet  with  no  lawful  superiority  attaching  to  either.  Slavery  and  citizen- 
ship were  unknown,  the  Catholicism  of  Spain  and  the  Protestantism  of  Eng- 
land were  on  a  level,  the  Indian  alone  finding  upon  this  tract  of  land  the 
primitive  condition  and  freedom  of  his  native  soil.  Here  the  prowess  be- 
longed alone  to  him  who  could  establish  and  maintain  it  by  force.  Civ- 
ilization was  not  there  to  make  distinctions,  nor  the  laws  of  man  to  work 
injustice. 

The  Indian  was  a  helpless  spectator  of  the  coming  together  of  the  antago- 
nistic forces  of  our  American  civilization,  around  this  little  tract  of  No  Man's 
Land.  This  meeting,  in  mid-continent,  of  England  and  Spain  from  the 
east  and  from  the  west,  the  approach  of  the  spirit  of  freedom  and  slavery 
from  the  north  and  the  south,  and  the  location  of  the  Indian  as  a  witness  of 
the  scene,  is  the  true  cause  of  the  existence  of  the  spot  of  ground  where  all 
meet  on  terms  of  equality,  where  neither  the  laws  of  church  nor  state, 
Europe  nor  America,  interfere,  but  where  in  the  midst  of  civilization  anarchy 
has  its  abode. 

This  is  indeed  "  No  Man's  Land,"  the  ideal  home  of  the  Anarchist. 

Here  we  see  a  land  without  government,  in  which  we  find  a  striking  illus- 
tration of  the  absence  of  law  in  the  uninvestigated  homicides  of  last  sum- 
mer, while  upon  the  other  hand,  a  trial  and  execution  in  an  adjoining  State 
affords  a  vivid  picture  of  the  supremacy  and  worth  of  civil  government. 

During  the  summer  of  1885,  two  young  Englishmen,  traveling  in  com- 
pany, stopped  to  rest  in  one  of  the  great  cities  of  this  country.     Aliens,  so- 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt,  329 

journing  in  a  strange  land,  they  were  unheeded  by  the  multitude  surrounding 
them.  Among  all  the  inhabitants  of  that  city,  neither  had  acquaintance, 
friend  or  relative  who  might  be  moved  by  the  ties  of  friendship  or  con- 
sanguinity to  inquire  into  and  avenge  the  death  of  the  other.  Neither,  as 
a  citizen,  claimed  protection  from  the  Government,  the  State,  or  the  city 
in  which  he  was  lodging  for  the  night.  Neither  had  contributed  of  his 
means  to  the  support  of  the  municipal.  State  or  National  Government. 
Neither  owed  allegiance  to  the  Government,  nor  could  they  be  called  upon 
to  bear  arms  for  the  public  defense.  They  might  have  taken  their  depart- 
ure, and  the  people  of  that  city  would  not  have  noted  their  absence.  Had 
they  fallen  into  the  river  and  drowned,  their  disappearance  would  have 
elicited  no  inquiry  as  to  their  whereabouts. 

Why  should  the  public  have  had  an  interest  in  these  two  aliens,  lodging 
for  a  day  or  two  in  an  American  city,  while  journeying  from  continent  to 
continent,  and  from  city  to  city  ?  They  could  claim  no  other  protection 
than  that  due  from  the  host  to  his  guest. 

One  of  these  travelers  took  the  life  of  the  other,  and  the  man  whose  hands 
were  stained  with  blood,  leaving  the  remains  of  his  late  companion,  contin- 
ued his  journey  across  the  continent,  and  reaching  a  city  on  the  Pacific 
coast,  embarked  for  the  city  of  Auckland,  on  the  distant  island  of  New 
Zealand,  a  land  so  remote,  that  a  few  years  ago  it  would  have  insured  the 
fugitive  immunity  from  detection  and  arrest  —  a  land  in  which  his  crime 
would  not  have  followed  him  nor  the  officer  of  the  law  sought  him  out.  Be- 
tween the  place  of  his  destination  and  the  city  where  he  had  committed  the 
greatest  crime  known  to  the  law,  half  the  circumference  of  the  globe  inter- 
vened. Who  then  should  follow  him  ?  What  friend  or  relative  had  the 
dead  Preller  to  pursue  the  murderer  across  the  American  continent,  and 
down  the  length  of  the  Pacific  ocean  to  the  far-oflP  city  of  Auckland  in  the 
island  of  New  Zealand  ?  Why  should  the  people  of  the  city,  or  the  State, 
or  the  Government  where  the  crime  had  been  committed,  pursue,  regardless 
of  cost,  an  alien  and  a  stranger  who  had  done  no  personal  harm  to  any 
citizen,  and  who  had  but  taken  the  life  of  an  alien  and  a  stranger  ?  The 
murderer  had  passed  beyond  the  jurisdiction  of  the  city,  the  State,  and  the 
Government.  To  bring  him  back  would  entail  great  expense  upon  the 
public,  and  as  no  friend  invoked  the  law  nor  called  upon  its  officers  to  pur- 
sue, arrest  and  punish  the  fleeing  fugitive,  why  not  let  him  go?  He  would 
never  return,  and  to  let  him  go  would  have  been  less  expensive. 

But  the  law  had  been  violated,  life  had  been  taken,  the  guarantee  of 
protection  by  the  laws  of  civilization,  by  the  strong  arm  of  the  State,  had 
been  brought  to  naught,  and  in  the  detection  and  punishment  of  crime,  law 
awaits  not  the  command  of  heated  blood  of  relative  or  friend,  neither  does  it 
weigh  the  cost  of  punishment.  The  majesty  of  law  counts  not  distance  nor 
difficulty  in  bringing  to  punishment  those  who  violate  and  trample  it  under 
foot,  but  punishment  for  crime  committed  is,  and  must  forever  be,  the  com- 


330  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

mon  cause  of  civilization,  while  the  sheriff  of  distant  lands  stands  ready  to 
obey  the  call  for  help,  coming  from  other  portions  of  a  civilization  encir- 
cling the  globe. 

Before  the  vessel  that  bore  the  guilty  Maxwell  had  passed  beyond  sight 
of  the  land  in  which  he  had  committed  his  crime,  and  from  which  he  was 
fleeing,  the  officer  in  the  city  of  Auckland  was  armed  with  a  description  of 
the  fugitive  and  a  warrant  for  his  arrest;  a  warrant  issued  by  officers  whom 
he  knew  not,  and  for  a  man  of  whom  he  had  never  heard.  That  message, 
carried  by  electricity,  passed  over  mountain  and  plain  and  lighted  its  path- 
way through  the  mysterious  caverns  of  the  ocean,  traveling  in  its  circuitous 
route  a  distance  of  more  than  fifteen  thousand  miles.  It  flashed  across  the 
American  continent,  passed  down  under  the  Atlantic  ocean,  crossed  over 
the  British  Islands,  down  again  beneath  the  waters  of  the  English  channel, 
and  came  up  skirting  the  western  coast  of  Europe ;  again  taking  to  the  water, 
it  passed  under  the  Mediterranean  sea;  coming  up  on  the  shores  of  Africa, 
it  lighted  up  the  northern  coast  of  the  dark  continent,  took  the  track 
of  the  Israelites  across  the  Red  sea,  traversed  the  southern  shore  of  Asia, 
and  again  taking  to  the  water,  it  passed  through  the  silent  depths  of 
the  Indian  ocean,  crossed  over  the  islands  and  beneath  the  waters  of  the 
Southern  Pacific,  and  fell  at  last  into  the  hands  of  a  policeman  in  that  re- 
mote civilization,  a  request  that  civil  government  there  assist  civil  govern- 
ment here  in  the  enforcement  of  its  laws.  Planted  upon  every  continent, 
and  upon  the  distant  islands  of  the  sea;  united  in  a  common  cause  for  the 
protection  of  life  and  liberty;  connected  by  electric  currents  encircling  the 
globe,  obliterating  time  and  space  and  bidding  defiance  to  the  elements ; 
government  and  courts  of  justice  call  forth  our  admiration.  Wonderful 
achievement  of  civilization,  in  thus  enabling  continent  to  answer  continent, 
with  island  echoing  assent  to  the  call  of  civil  government  upon  every  part 
of  the  globe;  in  the  enforcement  of  law  wherever  civil  government  has 
planted  its  standard.  "And  I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a  new  earth  :  for  the 
first  heaven  and  the  first  earth  were  passed  away,  and  there  was  no  more 
sea. 

The  surrendered  fugitive  returned  to  be  prosecuted  and  defended  at  the 
expense  of  the  State  whose  law  he  had  violated.  Civilization  would  not 
murder  even  a  murderer,  and  hence  it  said  to  Maxwell,  make  defense  in  the 
courts ;  and  after  three  years,  in  which  all  the  courts  of  the  land  had  heard 
the  case,  the  sentence  of  death  was  pronounced,  and  the  offended  law  was 
appeased.  The  law  alone  prosecuted  this  alien  murderer,  as,  during  the 
long  period  from  the  commission  of  the  crime  to  its  expiation,  no  friend  or 
acquaintance  of  the  dead  Preller  appeared  in  this  country  to  urge  prosecu- 
tion. This  is  civil  government,  illustrated  in  its  vigilance,  its  power,  its 
grandeur,  and  its  justice. 

What  a  contrast  the  tragedy  of  No  Man's  Land  presents.  What  a  strik- 
iVig  picture  is  aflTorded  by  that  uninvestigated  homicide,  occurring  near  the 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  331 

border  of  Kansas,  between  citizens  of  this  State,  illustrating  the  total  ab- 
sence of  government,  and  courts  of  law,  the  foundation  of  all  government. 

The  dead  of  No  Man's  Land  were  citizens  of  this  State.  They  owed 
allegiance  to  the  Government,  and  the  Government  and  State  owed  them 
protection.  But  by  reason  of  the  absence  of  law,  the  nature  of  that  homi- 
cide may  not  even  be  inquired  into.  There  is  no  court  there  to  hear,  no 
sheriff  to  arrest,  no  witness  to  testify,  no  law  to  enforce,  no  law  violated ; 
hence  no  crime  against  human  law,  for  the  reason  that  there  is  no  human 
law  where  that  homicide  occurred.  A  land  with  a  total  absence  of  govern- 
ment. The  silent  land  of  which  Tennyson  says:  "In  the  afternoon  we 
came  to  a  land  in  which  it  seemed  always  afternoon." 

For  the  first  time  in  the  history  of  the  Government,  courts  acknowledge 
"no  jurisdiction"  over  a  portion  of  the  public  domain.  The  only  spot  on 
the  American  continent  where  civil  government  has  no  power,  where  law 
has  no  existence,  where  courts  have  no  dominion,  where  we  may  see  the 
condition  of  the  earth  as  it  was  "when  the  morning  stars  sang  together," 
and  where  every  man  is  a  law  unto  himself.  With  this,  contrast  the  vig- 
ilance and  power  for  protection  by  civil  government  as  illustrated  in  the 
Maxwell-Preller  case.  Count  then  the  cost  of  civil  government  —  the 
temple  adorned  with  the  jewels  gathered  and  preserved  through  the  cen- 
turies of  time,  still  bright  with  splendor,  maintained  with  blood  and  treas- 
ure, in  war  and  in  peace;  and,  with  all  its  defects,  would  we  exchange  it 
for  a  condition  attaining  in  the  total  absence  of  all  government,  law,  and 
the  authority  of  courts  of  justice? 
—22 


332  State  histobical  Society. 


ALVAE  NUNEZ  CABEgA  DE  VAC  A. 


[A  paper  read  before  the  Kansas  State  Historical  Society  at  a  special  meeting,  Feb- 
ruary 4,  1889,  by  Hon.  Joel  Moody.] 

When  the  history  of  Kansas  shall  have  been  written,  the  events  connected 
with  the  remarkable  journey  of  Cabega  de  Vaca  will  find  important  place 
therein.  It  is  the  object  of  this  paper  to  give  some  connected  account  of 
his  pilgrimage  across  the  continent,  and  to  connect  his  name  with  the  earli- 
est recorded  entrance  of  white  man  within  the  borders  of  Kansas.  He 
preceded  Coronado  into  Kansas  nearly  six  years;  and  traveled  the  course 
he  afterward  took  from  Culiacan  through  New  Mexico  and  Kansas  for 
more  than  seventeen  hundred  miles. 

It  was  Castaneda,  the  companion  of  Coronado  and  the  historian  of  his 
expedition  in  search  of  the  seven  cities  of  Cibola  and  the  famed  land  of 
Quivira,  who  first  drew  attention  to  the  fact  that  Cabega  had  visited  a  vil- 
lage of  Indians  of  the  plains  far  to  the  northeast  of  the  country  of  the 
Pueblos.  This  village  was  made  of  tents  of  tanned  buffalo-skins,  and  in- 
habited by  Indians  who  were  like  Arabs,  and  whom  Cabega  named  Quere- 
chaos.  In  fact  Cabega  was  the  forerunner,  a  sort  of  John  the  Baptist  in 
the  wilderness,  preparing  the  way  for  Coronado.  He  related  to  him  the 
exploits  of  his  journey,  and  told  him  of  the  "Town  of  Hearts,"  which 
stood  at  the  gates  of  the  mountains  and  which  opened  to  the  great  Plains ; 
for  he  says :  "  It  is  the  entrance  [from  the  plains]  into  many  provinces  that 
are  on  the  South  Sea ;  and  whoever  goes  to  seek  it  and  does  not  enter  there, 
will  be  lost."  From  the  account  given  by  Castanedo  of  the  distance  trav- 
eled and  the  direction  they  took  from  this  place  —  which  must  have  been 
at  or  near  Las  Vegas,  New  Mexico  —  the  village  of  the  plains  mentioned 
by  Cabega  was  in  the  southwestern  portion  of  Kansas..  If  so,  the  narrative 
of  Cabega  must  corroborate  the  fact. 

This  narrative  of  Cabega  was  written  after  he  returned  from  America, 
and  was  first  printed  in  Spain  in  1542,  and  again  in  1555.  It  remained 
unread  except  by  Spanish  students  for  nearly  three  hundred  years,  when 
in  1851  Buckingham  Smith,  secretary  to  the  Spanish  legation  from  the 
United  States,  translated  it  into  English.  Whilst  this  translation  places  it 
within  reach  of  the  American  student,  there  has  been  no  one  to  turn  its 
pages  except  the  recluse  or  mousing  archaeologist  possessed  of  the  insane 
desire  for  ancient  things. 

Alvar  Nunez  Cabega  de  Vaca  was  the  son  of  Francisco  de  Vera  and 
grandson  of  Pedro  de  Vera,  "he  that  conquered  the  Canary;"  and  his 
mother  was  Terega  Cabega  de  Vaca.     He  was  commissioned  treasurer  and 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  333 

high  sheriff  under  Pamphilo  de  Narvaez,  and  accompanied  him  in  his  ill- 
fated  expedition  into  Florida. 

They  first  landed  about  seventeen  miles  north  of  the  mouth  of  Tampa 
bay,  on  the  15th  of  April,  1528.  Here  they  found  unmistakable  evidence 
that  the  Spaniard  had  preceded  them ;  for  they  were  shown  pieces  of  linen 
and  woolen  cloth,  and  also  "many  cases  such  as  are  used  to  contain  the 
merchandise  of  Castile,  in  each  of  which  was  a  dead  man,  and  the  bodies 
were  covered  with  painted  deer-skins,"  This  ghastly  display  of  dead 
Christians,  incased  in  the  mercantile  crates  of  Castile,  was  indeed  a  gloomy 
foreboding,  and  sufficient  warning  of  what  might  come  to  them.  This 
idolatry  of  the  New  World ;  this  sacred  saving  of  the  dead,  had  hitherto 
been  unknown  to  the  worshipful  children  of  Spain,  and  the  bodies  were 
burned  amid  the  execrations  of  the  followers  of  the  Cross  and  their  prayers 
for  the  souls  of  the  departed.  Here,  also,  they  found  bunches  of  feathers 
representing  the  rich  plumage  of  the  tropics,  and  some  samples  of  gold,  the 
glittering  allurement  of  their  enterprise.  These,  no  doubt,  had  been  brought 
there  by  the  same  dead  Spaniards  over  the  gulf  or  across  the  continent, 
as  samples  of  the  riches  of  New  Spain,  which  Cortes  had  just  conquered. 
Here,  then,  at  his  first  entrance  into  the  flowery  land,  he  had  met  the  Indian 
with  his  gold,  but  it  was  not  the  gold  of  Florida. 

In  answer  to  the  inquiry,  "Where  did  you  obtain  this  gold?"  the  nat- 
ural desire  in  mankind  for  self-preservation  brought  into  play  the  Indian's 
propensity  to  lie.  For  surely  the  natives  had  already  learned  that  when  the 
Spaniard  asked  for  gold  he  asked  at  the  same  time  their  lives  to  obtain  it. 
Cabega  often  tells  us  "the  Indians  are  all  great  liars."  And  why  should 
they  not  be  ?  Here  had  come  upon  them  an  enemy,  whose  only  love  seemed 
to  be  the  love  of  gold ;  and  for  which  he  was  willing  to  murder  whole  tribes 
of  Indians.  They  answered:  "In  the  land  of  Apalache,  in  the  far-away,  is 
much  gold,  and  an  abundance  of  all  you  greatly  value."  This  place  of 
gold,  this  unknown  land  in  the  far-away,  was  the  ever-recurring  and  im- 
portant factor  in  the  question :  How  shall  we  get  rid  of  the  Spaniard  ?  To 
this  place  they  always  directed,  giving  their  wisest  and  bravest  guides  a 
willing  sacrifice  to  mislead.  In  the  far-away  is  the  spot  where  they  expect 
the  Spaniard  to  perish.  It  is  where  no  gold  is  to  be  found,  but  where 
seasons  the  most  inclement,  enemies  the  most  pitiless,  and  misfortunes  the 
most  terrible  will  overtake  him.  It  was  thus  the  cacique  Uracca  betrayed 
De  Avila  into  the  wilds  of  Panama.  It  was  thus  "  Pedro,"  the  Indian 
guide,  led  De  Soto  into  the  pathless  and  almost  interminable  wilderness 
after  the  vain  illusions  of  gold.  A  remarkable  instance  of  this  strategy, 
this  subtle  defensive  warfare  against  a  superior  and  invading  foe,  was, 
when  "  II  Turco,"  a  Pueblo  cacique,  oflTered  himself  as  a  guide  to  Coronado 
to  lead  him  to  the  land  of  Quivira,  where  he  said  there  was  "  a  city  of  ex- 
traordinary buildings  full  of  gold;"  that  "the  commonest  dishes  were  of 
sculptured  silver,  and  that  the  bowls,  plates  and  dishes  were  of  gold."     It 


334  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

seems  now  strange  to  us  that  civilized  men,  many  of  whom  were  of  high 
birth,  brought  up  at  the  feet  of  kings,  educated  in  the  universities  of 
Europe,  and  taught  the  art  of  war  in  the  renowned  schools  of  chivalry, 
would  come  to  America  to  be  made  the  easy  and  apparently  willing  dupes 
of  the  naked  savage  of  the  primeval  forest  and  plain.  But  such  was  the 
case.  And  when  the  lies  of  the  savage  guide  had  brought  the  duped  to  his 
full  stop,  to  the  butt  of  his  pilgrimage,  his  astonishment  is  unparalleled 
to  behold  the  frankness  of  the  liar,  and  the  firmness  and  fearlessness  with 
which  he  meets  his  death.  Cabega,  however,  as  will  hereafter  be  shown, 
was  one  of  the  few  who  took  advantage  of  this  Indian  characteristic  to  his 
own  personal  benefit  and  final  deliverance. 

Although  the  Governor,  Narvaez,  made  a  temporary  landing  at  or  near 
Tampa  bay,  and  sent  out  a  few  scouts  to  reconnoiter  the  country,  it  was  not 
until  the  first  day  of  May  that  he  eflfected  a  permanent  landing;  audit 
proved  to  be  permanent  —  for  the  invading  army  of  soldiers,  temporal  and 
spiritual,  and  the  ships  which  brought  them,  separated  forever.  On  this 
day  three  hundred  men  all  told,  among  whom  were  two  friars  and  three  cler- 
gymen, landed  to  go  in  quest  of  gold;  to  plant  the  cross  and  to  conquer  the 
country  in  the  name  of  the  most  catholic,  the  most  royal  and  potent  prince 
on  earth,  Charles  the  Fifth.  Of  the  eighty  horses  they  started  with  from 
Havana  only  half  were  alive  when  they  landed,  and  but  few  of  these  were 
fit  for  service.  They  proved,  however,  to  be  of  some  little  service  as  food 
for  these  starving  adventurers  before  the  short  campaign  ended.  Cabega 
warned  the  Governor  to  not  separate  from  the  ships  until  they  were  gotten 
into  a  secure  port,  and  there  to  be  kept  in  readiness  for  their  return ;  for  in 
case  of  failure  or  disaster  they  would  be  indispensable.  But  the  Governor 
had  his  own  way,  and  ordered  that  "the  ships  should  go  along  the  coast 
until  coming  to  the  port  which  the  pilots  said  and  believed  was  near  them." 
But  the  pilots  knew  little  about  it,  and  so  long  as  they  were  to  stay  in  the 
ships,  cared  less.  So  those  that  came  in  by  the  ships,  separated  from  those 
that  went  out;  three  hundred  on  land, and  one  hundred  on  sea.  Yet  Cabega 
might  have  saved  himself  the  terrible  ordeal  that  was  awaiting  him  in  the 
eight  years  to  come,  and  have  sunk  into  oblivion  without  being  the  hero  of 
his  own  travels  and  misfortunes,  had  he  taken  command  of  the  fleet  which 
the  Governor  oflTered  him.     At  this  juncture  he  interposed,  and  said : 

"I  rejected  the  responsibility,  as  I  felt  certain  and  knew  he  was  never  more  to 
find  the  ships  nor  the  ships  him ;  that  I  desired  rather  to  expose  myself  to  the  dan- 
ger which  he  and  the  rest  adventured,  and  to  pass  through  that  which  he  and  they 
might  pass,  than  to  take  charge  of  the  ships,  and  give  occasion  of  its  being  said 
that  I  had  opposed  the  invasion,  and  remained  behind  from  timidity,  and  my  cour- 
age go  in  question,  and  that  I  chose  rather  to  risk  my  life  than  put  my  honor  in 
such  a  position." 

That  band  of  three  hundred  men  are  now  rationed  for  their  campaign 
with  two  pounds  of  biscuit  and  a  half-pound  of  bacon  each ;  not  for  the  day, 
but  for  all  time.    Beyond  this  ration,  to  the  country  they  must  look  for 


Sixth  biexnial  Report.  335 

food.  Upon  the  ships  safely  on  the  sea  they  cast  a  parting  glance,  then 
wave  them  adieu  and  turn  their  faces  to  the  wilderness.  Those  upon  the 
waters  were  safe  and  merry.  Even  the  wives  in  the  ships  who  left  their 
adventurous  husbands  on  land,  were  in  the  embrace  of  other  husbands  be- 
fore they  were  out  of  sight  of  land.  On  this  ration  above  mentioned,  to 
which  may  be  added  the  food  of  the  palmetto  they  found  on  their  way,  these 
men  subsisted  and  traveled  fifteen  days  through  woods,  swamps  and  bayous, 
at  the  end  of  which  time  they  reached  the  Withlacooche  river  about  ten 
miles  from  its  mouth.  Here  they  met  about  two  hundred  Indians.  Cabeea 
says: 

"The  Governor  met  them,  and  conversing  by  signs  they  so  insulted  us  with  their 
gestures  that  we  were  forced  to  quarrel  with  them.  We  seized  upon  five  or  six  and 
they  took  us  to  their  houses,  which  were  half  a  league  off.  We  gave  infinite  thanks 
to  our  Lord  for  having  succored  us  in  so  great  necessity,  for  we  were  yet  young  in 
trial,  and  besides  the  weariness  in  which  we  came  we  were  exhausted  from  hunger," 

Perhaps  Cabega  did  not  know,  at  least  he  leaves  out  an  important  fact, 
that  here  the  Governor  Narvaez  captured  the  Chief  Ucita  and  cut  off  his 
nose.  Then  to  the  disgrace  of  his  mutilation  and  physical  suffering  he 
added  a  stab  to  his  affections  by  having  his  mother  torn  in  pieces  by  dogs. 
Exactly  ten  years  after  this,  De  Soto  met  this  noseless  chief,  who  contested 
the  Spanish  entrance  into  his  dominions;  and  in  answer  to  a  message  from 
De  Soto,  he  returned  the  words:  "It  is  heads,  not  speeches,  I  want." 

Not  finding  any  encouragement  at  the  place  where  Ucita  lost  his  nose, 
they  now  set  out  for  the  Apalache,  the  far-famed  land  of  gold  and  plenty. 
On  the  17th  of  June,  slowly  plodding  on  their  way  thither,  they  reached 
the  Suwanee  river  about  one  hundred  miles  inland  north  of  its  mouth. 
Here  they  were  received  by  a  tribe  who  honored  their  chief  by  dressing 
him  in  painted  deer-skins,  and  by  having  him  borne  on  the  shoulders  of  the 
stoutest  brave,  preceded  by  a  great  number  of  people  playing  on  "  flutes  of 
reeds."  He  exchanged  with  the  Governor  the  painted  robe  he  wore  for  a 
few  beads  and  hawk-bells,  and  assured  the  Spaniard  he  would  assist  in  lead- 
ing him  to  Apalache.  Nothing  could  be  more  propitious.  But  "  how  vain 
are  the  illusions  of  hope  ! "  This  chief  was  the  famed  Dulchanchillan,  who 
had  spread  the  net  into  which  the  game  was  about  to  enter.     Cabega  says : 

"They  conducted  us  through  a  country  very  difficult  to  travel  and  wonderful  to 
behold.  In  it  there  are  vasts  forests  ;  the  trees  astonishingly  high,  and  so  many  of 
them  fallen  on  the  ground  that  they  obstructed  our  march  in  a  manner  that  we  could 
not  get  on  without  much  going  round  and  greatly  increased  toil.  We  labored  through 
these  impediments  until  the  day  after  St.  John's,  when  we  came  in  view  of  Apalache. 
We  gave  many  thanks  to  God  at  seeing  ourselves  so  near,  believing  it  true  what  had 
been  told  us  of  that  land,  and  that  there  would  be  an  end  to  our  hardships,  which 
had  been  caused  as  much  by  the  length  and  badness  of  the  way  as  by  our  excessive 
hunger,  for  although  we  sometimes  found  maize,  we  oftener  traveled  seven  or  eight 
leagues  without  finding  any  ;  and,  besides  this  and  the  great  fatigue,  many  had  galls 
on  their  shoulders  from  carrying  arms  on  their  backs  ;  and  more  than  these  we  en- 
dured.    Yet,  having  come  to  the  place  desired,  and  where  we  had  been  informed 


336  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

there  was  so  much  food  and  gold,  it  appeared  to  us  that  we  had  already  recovered 
in  a  measure  from  our  pains  and  toil." 

This  town  consisted  of  forty  small,  thatched  wigwams,  surrounded  by  a 
dense  and  almost  impassable  forest ;  obstructed  by  fallen  trees,  and  filled 
with  lakes,  lagoons,  and  marshes  ;  with  bewildering  pathways  and  manifold 
coverts  and  wooded  dens  for  the  implacable  foe.  The  army  charged  upon 
the  town,  but  there  was  no  returning  shot  from  the  brave.  They  entered 
to  find  only  a  few  women  and  boys  grinding  corn  at  the  mills  of  the  mortar 
and  pestle.  These  capitulated  without  being  required  to  deliver  up  their 
arms,  and  fed  the  hungry  horde.  The  warriors  two  hours  thereafter  came 
in,  proclaiming  peace  and  good-will,  and  petitioned  only  for  their  women 
and  children,  which  petition  was  granted.  And  this  was  Apalache,  and 
thus  the  town  fell ;  but  the  enemy  was  not  conquered. 

The  army  is  now  in  the  famed  city.  They  have  eaten  of  the  bread-corn 
and  drank  the  water  at  the  well,  but  the  gold  was  not  there.  At  last  they 
asked  themselves  the  question,  "How  shall  we  get  out?"  It  mattered  not 
which  way  they  attempted  an  exit,  it  was  all  the  same,  an  interminable  and 
deadly  passage.  The  foe  they  had  now  to  encounter  was  there  on  all  sides 
in  ambush;  and  such  a  foe  let  Cabega  himself  describe:  "They  are  all 
archers.  They  go  naked,  and  as  they  are  large  of  body  they  appear  at  a 
distance  to  be  giants.  They  are  a  people  of  admirable  proportions,  very 
tall,  and  of  very  great  activity  and  strength.  The  bows  they  use  are  as 
thick  as  the  arm,  of  eleven  or  twelve  palms  in  length,  which  they  discharge 
at  two  hundred  paces  with  so  great  exactness  that  they  never  miss."  He 
also  says  in  describing  the  desperate  effort  to  get  out  of  Apalache : 

"In  this  conflict  some  of  our  men  were  wounded  for  whom  the  good  armor  they 
wore  did  not  avail,  and  there  were  men  this  day  who  swore  that  they  had  seen  two 
oaks,  each  as  thick  as  the  lower  part  of  the  leg,  pierced  through  from  side  to  side 
by  the  arrows  of  the  Indians  ;  and  this  is  not  so  much  to  be  wondered  at,  consider- 
ing the  force  and  precision  with  which  they  shoot  ;  and  I  myself  saw  an  arrow  that 
had  entered  the  foot  of  an  elm  the  depth  of  a  palm." 

These  Indians  never  tired.  They  could  run  all  day  and  overtake  a  deer, 
tiring  him  out. 

Narvaez  now  longed  for  the  ships,  and  turned  his  face  seaward  to  a  town 
or  land  called  Ante,  distant  nine  days'  travel.  After  a  terrible  struggle 
for  nine  days,  through  the  wilderness  he  was  in,  and  against  this  foe  above 
described,  he  at  last  arrived  at  Ante,  about  the  first  of  September,  to  find 
the  town  burnt  and  the  inhabitants  all  gone.  This  was  near  the  mouth  of 
the  river  Appalachicola,  and  which  Cabega  calls  the  river  of  the  Magdalen. 
Here  the  enterprise  was  at  an  end.  The  sea  was  before  them,  the  wilder- 
ness behind.  They  had  left  their  dead  in  the  jungles,  and  death,  himself, 
was  in  their  camp  claiming  his  own.  They  had  conquered  no  mighty  race 
of  men  on  whom  to  confer  the  religion  of  the  cross;  they  had  found  no 
worthy  land  to  be  taken  in  the  name  of  the  royal  king  and  emperor,  Charles; 
there  was  no  triumphal  march  of  the  returning  host;  they  had  found  no 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  337 

gold;  there  was  neither  emerald,  nor  topaz,  nor  pearl;  there  was  no  trophy 
in  proof  of  the  prowess  of  Chivalry,  except,  perhaps  the  nose  of  the  cacique 
Ucita,  which  soD3.e  soldier  might  have  worn  about  his  neck  for  a  charm. 
Their  ships  were  gone  with  their  merry  wives,  and  now  the  task  was  before 
them  to  make  new  boats  and  get  out  to  sea,  for  it  were  better  to  risk  the 
multitudinous  and  tempestuous  waves  than  to  again  meet  their  foes  of  the 
land. 

They  came  out  of  the  wilderness  and  reached  an  inland  point  of  the  bay 
of  Appalachicola,  a  short  distance  east  of  the  mouth  of  the  river  by  that 
name.  The  river  Cabega,  named  ''  rio  de  la  Magdalena,"  and  the  bay  he 
named  "la  baya  de  Cavallos,"  the  bay  of  horses;  for  it  was  here  they  ate 
up  all  their  horses  and  used  their  skins,  manes  and  tails  for  their  boats. 
From  Tampa  bay,  which  Cabega  named  "baya  de  la  Cruz,"  bay  of  the 
cross,  to  the  bay  of  horses  was  "two  hundred  and  eighty  leagues,  or  there- 
abouts," according  to  the  estimate  of  the  pilots.  But  the  pilots  knew  as 
little  about  the  distances  on  sea  as  did  the  army  on  land,  for  the  true  dis- 
tance is  not  more  than  that  many  miles. 

At  this  point  they  called  a  counsel,  not  of  war,  exactly,  but  of  escape. 
In  this  they  "coincided  in  one  great  project"  as  Cabega  says:  "extremely 
difficult  to  put  in  operation,  and  that  was  to  build  vessels  in  which  we 
might  go  away.  This,  to  all,  appeared  impossible,  for  we  knew  not  how  to 
build,  nor  were  there  tools,  nor  iron,  nor  forge,  nor  tow,  nor  resin,  nor  rig- 
ging." But  necessity  is  the  mother  of  invention.  A  veritable  Vulcan  of  the 
forge  appeared  as  by  miracle,  and  a  Greek  at  that;  and  called  of  God  as 
his  name  would  indicate,  Dorotheo  Theodoro.  Bellows  he  made  from 
pipes  of  wood  and  deer-skins.  Tools  of  the  forge  he  made,  and  after  these 
nails  and  bolts  for  the  boats,  from  the  stirrups,  spurs,  and  cross-bows  of  the 
fighting  cavaliers.  In  place  of  tow  for  the  boats  they  used  palmetto  and 
pitched  them  with  the  resin  of  the  pine.  From  the  husks  of  the  palmetto 
and  from  the  tails  and  manes  of  the  horses  they  made  ropes  and  rigging, 
and  from  their  shirts,  sails.  While  this  work  was  going  on,  they  killed  a 
horse  every  third  day.  A  few  shell-fish  were  caught,  but  at  the  expense  of 
the  lives  of  ten  of  their  number,  who  were  shot  down  in  the  coves  where 
they  ventured  to  gather  them,  and  in  sight  of  their  camp.  "  We  found  them," 
says  Cabega,  "traversed  from  side  to  side  by  arrows,  and,  although  some 
had  on  good  armor,  it  did  not  aflford  sufficient  protection  against  the  nice 
and  powerful  archery  of  which  I  have  spoken  before." 

By  the  20th  of  September  they  had  constructed  five  boats,  twenty-two 
feet  long,  into  which  they  hastened  with  a  poor  supply  of  fresh  water  in 
buckets  made  of  the  skins  of  horses'  legs.  They  sailed  from  the  "  bay  of 
horses"  in  these  small  and  weak  crafts  on  the  22d.  Into  these  five  boats 
they  were  crowded  as  follows :  Three  contained  forty-nine  each ;  one  took 
in  forty-eight,  and  one  forty-seven,  making  in  all  two  hundred  and  forty-two 


338  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

yet  alive.  These  boats  were  so  heavily  freighted  that  "  there  remained  not 
over  a  span  of  the  gunwales  above  the  water." 

And  now  they  spread  their  sails  and  sturdily  take  the  oars  in  hand  and 
steer  for  the  setting  sun.  For  seven  days  without  seeing  land  they  tug  at 
the  oars  and  pray  for  the  strengthening  breeze.  Then  another  seven  days, 
and  still  on,  now  touching  on  islands,  now  on  the  main  land,  then  into 
creeks  and  coves  that  lay  far  inland,  until  thirty  days  had  passed.  The 
buckets  made  from  horses'  legs  had  rotted,  and  all  the  fresh  water,  rotten 
though  it  was,  had  escaped.  The  provisions  had  nearly  all  disappeared, 
and  now,  as  before,  hunger  and  thirst  were  gnawing  at  their  vitals.  At  the 
end  of  this  time  they  landed  for  water.  But  while  in  search  of  it  they 
were  taken  in  a  storm,  which  lasted  six  days,  and  here  on  land  they  came 
near  perishing,  for  the  land,  as  the  sea,  afforded  them  no  water.  Of  this 
Cabega  says :  "Although  the  storm  had  not  ceased,  and  we  found  that  our 
thirst  increased  and  the  (salt)  water  killed  us,  we  resolved  to  venture  the 
peril  of  the  sea  than  await  the  certainty  of  death  which  thirst  imposed." 
So  back  to  the  sea  they  go  again ;  and  "on  this  day,"  says  Cabega,  "we  our- 
selves were  many  times  overwhelmed  by  the  waves  and  in  such  jeopardy  that 
there  was  not  one  who  did  not  suppose  his  death  certain."  They  now  try 
the  land  again,  and  find  water,  offered  by  the  natives;  but  this  only  tempted 
them  into  renewed  peril,  for  at  the  dead  hour  of  night  the  Indians  fell  upon 
them  suddenly  and  drove  them  back  into  the  sea,  not  one  having  escaped 
unhurt.  Three  days  more  by  sea  and  again  overpowered  by  thirst,  they 
ventured  once  more  to  try  the  land.  Here  they  were  met  by  some  Indians, 
unwilling,  it  seems,  to  tell  them  where  they  could  find  water,  but  consented 
to  bring  it  to  them.  At  this  juncture  the  Greek,  Dorotheo  Theodoro,  de- 
sired to  go  for  the  water,  and  taking  with  him  a  negro  they  passed  from  the 
boat  to  land,  and  were  by  them  never  more  heard  of.  Nor  did  the  Span- 
iards here  get  water.  It  now  became  evident  that  the  natives  all  along  the 
coast  had  determined  to  exterminate  their  enemy,  and  that  after  driving 
the  invading  host  of  Narvaez  into  the  sea,  it  was  their  fell  design  to  keep 
them  there.  They  now  venture  again  upon  the  waves,  and  in  two  or  three 
days  more  the  boats  separated,  never  more  to  meet.  On  the  6th  of  Novem- 
ber, 1528,  Cabega  and  his  companions  landed  on  an  island,  now  supposed  to 
be  Santa  Rosa,  and  which  he  named  "Malhado"  (Misfortune). 

It  may  be  well  to  note  here,  in  passing,  that  the  Greek  artisan  Dorotheo 
Theodoro,  the  Vulcan  of  the  expedition  heretofore  mentioned,  undoubtedly 
made  his  escape  from  the  coast  and  found  his  way  to  a  more  friendly  tribe 
of  Indians.  Biedma  relates  that,  "in  the  year  1540,  when  the  soldiers 
under  Soto  came  to  the  town  of  Mavila  they  heard  that  Don  Dorotheo  with 
his  companion  had  been  there,  and  they  were  shown  a  dirk  that  had  been 
his."  Mavila  was  the  fortified  Indian  town  situated  at  or  near  the  junction 
of  the  Alabama  and  Tombigbee  rivers,  and  between  them.     Here  De  Soto 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  339 

found  the  greatest  resistance  to  his  arms,  and  here  was  the  scene  of  the 
hardest-fought  battle  of  his  campaign. 

Buckingham  Smith  gives  cogent  reasons  for  concluding  that  the  island 
of  "  Malhado "  was  Santa  Rosa.  Cabega  describes  it  in  this  language : 
"The  distance  [from  this  island]  to  the  opposite  shore  of  the  main  is  two 
leagues  in  the  widest  place.  The  island  is  half  a  league  in  breadth  and  five 
leagues  in  length."  That  is,  it  was  about  seven  miles  from  this  island  to 
the  main  land  in  the  widest  place,  and  the  island  was  a  mile  and  three- 
fourths  wide  and  seventeen  and  one-half  miles  long.  Taking  this  in  con- 
nection with  the  fact  that  not  far  from  this  place  Don  Dorotheo  and  the 
black  escaped,  and  inland  not  far  from  this  De  Soto  found  the  dagger  of 
Dorotheo,  it  is  almost  conclusive  that  it  was  one  of  the  islands  near  the  Mo- 
bile bay  on  which  Cabega  and  his  companions  were  stranded. 

A  few  days  after  Cabega's  landing  here,  the  crew  of  one  of  the  other  boats 
also  landed  at  the  other  end  of  this  island,  among  whom  were  Andres  Do- 
rantes  and  Alonso  del  Castillo,  who  afterward  with  Estevanico  became  the 
companions  of  Cabega  in  his  pilgrimage  across  the  continent. 

On  this  island  the  survivors  of  these  two  boats  determined  to  winter.  It 
was  now  about  the  middle  of  November,  the  weather  "tempestuous  and 
eold,"  the  food  of  the  island  scarce,  consisting  of  roots  dug  from  the  earth 
beneath  the  water,  and  no  means  afforded  at  this  time  for  catching  fish. 
Hunger  at  last  drove  some  to  eat  their  dead  companions,  but  it  is  recorded 
that  four  only  were  eaten.  The  winter  was  not  half  over  Avhen  only  fifteen 
were  living  out  of  the  eighty  who  landed.  It  appears  that  the  natives  of 
this  island  were  friendly  and  disposed  to  help  these  suffering  and  starving 
adventurers.  Yet  they  held  them  in  a  sort  of  slavery,  for  Cabega  relates 
that  he  was  kept  apart  from  the  others  during  the  whole  winter.  In  the 
spring  they  crossed  from  the  island  to  the  main  land,  and  only  two  of  them 
did  he  ever  see  again.  For  a  whole  year  was  Cabega  kept  upon  this  island, 
and  he  says:  "Because  of  the  hard  work  they  put  upon  me,  and  their  harsh 
treatment,  I  determined  to  flee  from  them  and  go  to  those  of  Chorruco,  who 
inhabit  the  forests  and  country  of  the  main,  for  the  life  I  led  was  insup- 
portable." 

While  in  the  island  of  "Malhado,"  however,  he  turned  his  attention  to 
the  sacred  and  mystic  rites  of  the  healer.  He  observed  that  the  natives 
effect  cures  by  the  laying-on  of  hands  and  blowing  upon  the  sick;  by  rub- 
bing a  sacred  stone  over  the  parts  affected,  or  by  scarifying  over  the  seat  of 
pain,  accompanied  with  a  mumbled  jargon  of  words  and  weird  forms  of  in- 
cantation. He  took  lessons  of  a  native  physician,  who  insisted  on  his  prac- 
ticing at  once  without  examination  or  inquiring  for  his  diploma.  Cabega 
proved  an  apt  scholar.  These  sacred  rites  of  the  superstitious  savage  he 
performed  with  ardor,  adding  thereto  many  of  his  own.  Reciting  a  Pater- 
noster and  an  Ave-Maria,  with  a  supplication  to  heaven  accompanied  by  the 
sign  of  the  cross,  he  pronounced  the  sick  whole  and  commanded  the  lame  to 


340  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

walk.  It  was  by  this  method  of  supplication,  this  earnest  prayer  in  an  un- 
known tongue,  with  hands  uplifted  and  his  face  turned  to  the  orb  of  day, 
that  he  very  soon  came  to  be  known  among  these  rude  sun-worshiping  peo- 
ple as  the  '^ Child  of  the  Sun"  In  his  journey  across  the  continent  which 
he  made  in  after  years,  he  was  met  by  multitudes,  who  came  to  be  cured  by 
the  touch  of  his  hands,  to  receive  the  divine  unction,  and  be  blessed  with 
the  breath  of  his  voice  and  to  pay  liim  adoration  as  the  messenger  from  the 
sun.  Here  was  the  power,  the  occult  science,  the  unseen  and  guiding  hand 
which  led  him  unharmed  amidst  hundred  of  tribes  whose  speech  to  him  was 
unknown,  over  mountains  and  mighty  streams,  through  jungles  and  dreary 
deserts  for  thousands  of  miles,  barefoot,  naked  and  defenseless,  to  his  breth- 
ren who  dwelt  at  the  setting  of  the  sun. 

About  the  first  of  December,  1529,  Cabega  left  the  island  of  "Malhado" 
where  he  had  been  held  as  a  prisoner  or  in  a  sort  of  vassalage  for  more  than 
a  year,  and  went  upon  the  main  land.  It  appears  that  one  of  his  compan- 
ions. Lope  de  Oviedo,  was  left  on  this  island,  and  Cabega  afterward  went 
yearly  for  five  years  to  try  to  persuade  him  to  leave  and  go  with  him,  but 
without  avail.  He  started  at  last  and  met  Cabega  on  the  main  land,  but 
soon  retraced  his  steps  with  the  women  who  brought  him,  and  was  lost  to 
history. 

As  soon  as  Cabega  entered  on  the  main  land  he  added  to  the  Escula- 
pian  science  the  manifold  devices  of  the  merchant  as  a  means  of  support. 
Of  this  let  him  speak : 

"  I  set  myself  to  trafficking  and  strove  to  tnrn  my  employment  in  the  way  I  could 
best  contrive,  and  by  this  means  I  got  from  the  Indians  food  and  good  treatment. 
They  would  beg  me  to  go  from  one  port  to  another  for  things  of  which  they  have 
need  ;  for  in  consequence  of  continual  hostilities  they  cannot  travel  the  country  nor 
make  many  exchanges.  With  my  merchandise  I  went  into  the  interior  as  far  as  I 
pleased,  and  I  traveled  along  the  coast  forty  or  fifty  leagues.  The  chief  of  my  wares 
was  pieces  of  sea-snails  and  their  cones,  conches  that  are  used  for  cutting,  and  a 
fruit  like  a  bean  of  the  highest  value  among  them,  which  they  use  as  a  medicine  and 
employ  in  their  dances  and  festivities.  There  are  sea-beads  also,  and  other  articles. 
Such  were  what  I  carried  into  the  interior  ;  and  in  barter  for  them,  I  brought  back 
skins,  ochre  with  which  they  rub  and  color  their  faces ;  and  flint  for  arrow-points, 
cement  and  hard  canes  of  which  to  make  arrows,  and  tassels  that  are  made  of  the 
hair  of  deer  ornamented  and  dyed  red.  This  occupation  suited  me  well,  for  the 
travel  gave  me  liberty  to  go  where  I  wished.  I  was  not  obliged  to  work,  and  was  not 
a  slave.  My  leading  object  while  journeying  in  this  business  was  to  find  out  the 
way  by  which  I  should  have  to  go  forward,  and  I  became  well  known  to  the  inhabit- 
ants. ...  I  was  in  this  country  nearly  six  years  alone  among  the  Indians,  and 
naked  like  them." 

During  these  six  years,  this  high  sheriff  of  a  defunct  civil  government, 
in  his  new  bailiwick  acquired  a  remarkable  knowledge  and  power.  He  be- 
came fluent  in  the  principal  languages  of  the  different  tribes  along  the  Gulf 
coast,  and  far  northward  into  the  interior.  He  tells  us  their  languages  are 
numberless,  and  that  he  acquired  six.     He  tires  us  with  the  names  he  has 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  341 

seen  fit  to  bestow  upon  these  children  of  the  forest  and  plain,  derived,  no 
doubt,  from  some  peculiarity  of  dialect,  or  habit,  or  location.  He  became 
expert  in  the  arts  of  their  traffic,  and  diligent  in  the  accumulation  of  those 
articles  of  jewelry  and  adornment  which  decked  the  dusky  maiden  as  she 
was  led  to  the  hymenial  dance,  or  which  gave  color  and  savage  tone  to  the 
chief  and  young  brave  just  returned  from  the  victorious  chase  or  battle. 
But  more  than  this,  than  all,  he  got  such  a  hold  on  their  religious  nature, 
that  he  was  not  only  held  in  reverence  as  a  worker  of  miracles  and  a  bene- 
factor among  men,  but  as  a  being  above  the  ordinary  race  of  men,  whom  it 
were  impiety  to  injure  and  sinful  to  disobey.  He  became  the  special  object 
of  adoration  to  the  Avomen  and  children  of  every  tribe  with  whom  he  came 
in  contact.  The  women  became  his  guides,  his  interpreters,  his  companions 
in  the  long  and  tiresome  journey  he  undertook,  and  at  last  accomplished. 
Those  of  one  tribe  when  they  found  they  could  not  detain  him,  reluctantly 
but  reverentially  guided  him  to  another  tribe  on  his  journey  —  told  the  story 
of  his  miraculous  power  and  divine  mission  —  pointed  to  the  sun  as  his  par- 
ent, and,  receiving  the  blessing  of  his  breath  and  the  holy  touch  of  his 
hands,  left  him  in  charge  of  his  new-found  worshippers.  It  then  became  in 
turn  their  mission  to  do  as  they  who  brought  him  had  done. 

He  tells  us  he  remained  in  this  tutelage  nearly  six  years.  This  would 
bring  it  to  about  the  month  of  September,  1534.  The  last  of  these  six  years 
is  consumed  in  getting  Dorantes,  Castillo  and  Estevanico  (a  negro  from  the 
coast  of  Barbary)  out  of  bondage.  This  was  happily  effected  with  much 
strategy  and  great  risk  of  life,  the  particulars  of  which  it  is  not  necessary 
to  recite  here. 

About  the  middle  of  September,  1534,  these  four  men  took  up  their  jour- 
ney northeastward  toward  "the  high  country."  But  as  these  children  of 
the  Sun  were  naked  as  when  they  were  born,  and  regularly  shed  their  skin, 
somewhat  like  the  serpent  but  twice  as  often,  and  as  it  was  now  becoming 
cold  and  all  the  more  so  as  they  traveled  northward,  they  resolved  to  tarry 
for  the  winter  upon  the  banks  of  a  river,  which  I  take  from  a  close  study  of 
the  narrative  to  have  been  the  Tombigbee,  at  a  point  not  less  than  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  miles  from  the  Gulf.  Here  they  remained  during  eight 
moons,  or  until  about  the  first  of  May,  1535.  "In  all  this  time,"  says 
Cabega,  "the  Indians  came  to  seek  us  from  many  parts,  and  they  said  that 
most  truly  we  were  children  of  the  Sun.  Dorantes  and  the  negro  had  to 
this  time  not  attempted  to  practice,  but  because  of  the  great  solicitation 
made  by  those  coming  from  diflferent  parts  to  find  us,  we  all  became  physi- 
cians, although,  in  being  venturous  and  bold,  I  was  the  most  remarkable." 
Here  also  they  manufactured  combs,  mats,  bows,  arrows,  and  nets,  and 
traded  them  for  the  food  of  the  country.  They  also  scraped  skins  which  the 
Indians  brought  them  to  tan,  and  took  as  pay  the  scrapings,  which  they  ate 
with  a  relish. 

The  tribes  of  the  coast,  with  whom  they  had  been  living,  subsisted  on  a 


342  State  Histobical  Society. 

variety  of  articles  of  food :  oysters,  blackberries,  roots,  nuts,  prickly-pears 
(  both  the  fruit  and  the  leaves),  birds,  lizards,  snakes  "  which  killed  when  they 
struck,"  spiders,  worms,  bark  of  trees,  and  mud.  They  were  great  smokers, 
doubtless  of  tobacco.  In  this  habit  they  equaled,  if  not  excelled,  the  white 
American  of  to-day ;  for  Cabega  says :  "  Everywhere  they  produce  stupe- 
faction, and  to  enjoy  it  they  will  give  whatever  they  possess."  They  drank 
a  tea  made  of  the  leaves  of  the  Yupon  {Ilex  vomitiva),  and  after  they  have 
drank  divinely,  about  three  gallons  to  the  man,  they  vomit.  This  spree 
lasts  three  days.  During  the  orgies  the  cry  everywhere  is,  "Who  wants  to 
drink  ?"  At  this  time  all  secular  employment  ends.  The  whole  machinery 
of  sober  life  stops.  The  women  stand  still.  If  they  move  they  are  chas- 
tised, for  when  they  move  the  malign  spirit  enters  the  liquor.  They  also 
drank  a  liquor  made  of  the  prickly-pear,  and  it  seems  also  to  excess,  for  our 
chronicler  says,  "They  are  all  great  drunkards."  The  males  bore  their 
under  lip,  and  thrust  through  the  hole  a  stick  of  cane  a  palm  in  length,  also 
through  the  nipples  they  thus  wear  the  cane  stick  two  palms  in  length,  and 
as  they  go  naked,  this  is  the  jewelry  of  the  male  attire. 

May-day  is  now  upon  them,  and  these  four  wanderers  take  their  final 
leave  of  the  low  country.  Before,  however,  they  bid  farewell  to  "the 
people  of  the  Figs,"  they  slay  two  dogs,  a  present  to  them  from  the  natives, 
and  give  them  as  a  meat-offering  to  their  stomachs.  They  now  enter  upon 
a  year's  journey;  but  they  go  not  unprotected  nor  alone.  Guides  they  will 
always  have,  and  thousands  shall  meet  them  to  receive  them  well.  There 
has  floated  down  from  the  mountains  on  this  river  where  they  wintered  the 
"sacred  gourd."  This  Cabega  takes  in  his  hand,  holding  it  aloft  when  he 
meets  a  new  people,  and  never  parts  with  it  until  he  arrives  at  his  journey's 
end.  It  is  his  principal  insignia  and  mark  of  high  rank.  It  insures  his 
protection  and  that  of  his  companions,  and  is  a  token  of  their  good-will  to 
all  they  meet.  In  a  few  days  the  mountains  of  northern  Alabama  come  in 
view;  and  "they  rise  one  upon  another,"  says  Cabega,  "as  coming  out  of 
the  North  Sea."  The  natives  told  him  of  great  waters  beyond,  probably 
the  great  lakes,  and  mistaking  the  distance,  Cabega  supposed  he  was  very 
near  the  North  Sea,  the  hypothecated  northern  boundary  of  Florida. 

It  must  here  be  remembered  that  Florida  was  then  all  that  tract  of 
country  south  of  the  lakes  or  supposed  North  Sea,  and  east  of  a  line  pro- 
jected north  from  the  Gulf  shore  of  Mexico.  So  that  it  contained  all  that 
tract  of  country  east  and  including  the  Mississippi  Valley.  Authors  at 
this  day,  in  searching  the  writings  of  those  early  explorers  and  travelers, 
often  go  wrong  in  not  understanding  this  fact.  The  country  to  the  west  of 
Florida  was  the  "  Inland,"  a  term  which  Cabega  often  uses  in  speaking  of 
the  country  west  of  Florida,  as  above  understood. 

After  reaching  the  mountains,  which  only  took  three  or  four  days,  from 
the  point  where  they  wintered,  as  last  stated,  they  were  importuned  by  the 
natives,  their  guides,  to  pass  or  cross  over  to  the  eastward.     This  they  re- 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  343 

fused  to  do,  for  it  was  going  in  the  wrong  direction,  as  Cabega  had  made 
up  his  mind  to  go  westward  as  soon  as  he  had  reached  the  high  country. 
And  thus  he  tells  us  they  "ascended  up  the  stream,  and  then  inland  along 
the  base  of  the  mountains  for  about  40  leagues,"  and  those  that  came  with 
them  "returned  down  the  stream,  after  having  introduced  them  to  a  new 
and  whiter  race  of  Indians."  This  indicates  clearly  that  they  ascended 
that  branch  of  the  Black  Warrior  river  west  of  the  mountains,  nearly  to 
its  source,  then  going  westward,  at  length  passed  the  mountain  barrier. 
For  he  says :  "  We  thus  crossed  over  the  mountains  about  seven  leagues,  and 
came  upon  a  very  beautiful  river."  This  was  the  Tennessee.  Not  desiring 
to  go  farther  north,  but  to  the  inland  toward  the  sunset,  they  go  along  this 
"beautiful"  river,  and  travel  through  "wooded  vales,"  and  among  so  many 
sorts  of  people  of  such  diverse  languages,  that  the  memory  of  Cabeea  fails 
to  recall  them.  During  this  journey  sometimes  a  thousand  people  ac- 
companied them,  bringing  them  food  and  giving  them  a  propitious  introduc- 
tion to  the  new  tribes  they  met.  They  would  then  receive  the  divine 
blessing  of  the  healer  and  return  —  the  travelers  to  be  again  guided  by 
the  new  acquaintances,  and  turned  over  to  others  farther  on,  with  the  like 
blessings  and  the  like  reverential  and  hospitable  entertainment.  "At  last," 
says  Cabega,  "in  company  with  these  we  crossed  a  great  river  coming  from 
the  north;  and  passing  over  some  plains  thirty  leagues  in  extent,  [100 
miles,]  we  found  many  persons  who  came  from  a  great  distance  to  receive 
us,  and  they  met  us  on  the  road  over  which  we  had  to  travel,  and  received 
us  in  the  same  manner  of  those  we  had  left."  This  great  river,  coming 
from  the  north,  was  the  Mississippi;  and  it  was,  no  doubt,  its  first  discovery 
by  white  men  within  recorded  time.  Cabega  preceded  De  Soto  just  six 
years,  who  crossed  it  near  the  same  place.  This  arises  from  the  fact  that 
at  that  time,  and  in  all  ages,  perhaps,  the  people  of  any  country,  whether 
wild  or  tame,  civilized  or  uncivilized,  have  established  highways  for  long 
journeys,  and  by-ways  for  short  ones.  It  cannot  be  supposed  for  a  moment, 
that  Cabega  and  his  companions  went  into  pathless  woods  and  over  track- 
less prairies  in  search  of  the  South  Sea.  They  went  rather  upon  the  great 
thorougfares  of  the  nations  of  the  New  World,  and  continually  led  by  their 
faithful  guides  from  one  village  to  another,  until  they  found  their  journey's 
end.  De  Soto  has  the  recorded  honor  of  discovering  the  Mississippi :  to 
Cabega  de  Vaca  belongs  the  fact. 

They  passed  over  it  at  a  point  westward  from  the  great  elbow  of  the  Ten- 
nessee, and  most  likely  passing  down  through  the  vales  of  the  Hatchie, 
crossed  the  "Great  Biver''  near  its  confluence  therewith.  Then  west  one 
hundred  miles  would  take  them  into  the  mountainous  regions  of  Arkansas. 

Here  they  came  upon  a  new  people,  of  whom  Cabega  says:  "So  great 
was  the  fear  upon  them  that  during  the  first  days  they  were  with  us  they 
were  continually  trembling,  without  daring  to  do,  speak,  or  raise  their  eyes 
to  the  heavens.     They  guided  us  through  more  than  fifty  leagues  (175  miles) 


344  STATE  HiSTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

of  desert,  over  very  rough  mountains,  which  being  very  dry  were  without 
game,  and  in  consequence  we  suffered  much  from  hunger.  At  the  termi- 
nation we  forded  a  very  large  river,  the  water  coming  up  to  our  breasts." 
Here,  he  says,  they  entered  upon  the  plains.  The  mountains  here  spoken 
of  by  Cabeca  were  the  Boston  and  other  mountains  of  Arkansas,  and  fifty 
leagues  would  bring  them  about  to  the  Neosho  river  in  the  Indian  Terri- 
tory. This  they  crossed  breast  deep.  They  are  now  west  of  the  Neosho 
about  fifty  miles  north  of  its  confluence  with  the  Arkansas.  Cabeoa  now 
says:  "  We  told  these  people  that  we  desired  to  go  where  the  sun  sets;  and 
they  said  that  they  who  lived  in  that  direction  were  remote.  We  com- 
manded them  to  send  and  make  known  our  coming,  but  they  strove  to  ex- 
cuse themselves  as  best  they  could,  for  that  people  were  their  enemies." 
Finally  Cabega  persuaded  them  to  risk  the  danger,  and  two  women  were 
sent  forward.  Cabeea  and  his  party  followed  for  two  days,  and  waited  for 
the  women  to  come  back ;  but  not  coming  as  soon  as  expected,  Cabega  says : 
"We  told  them  to  conduct  us  toward  the  north,  and  they  answered  as  they 
had  done  before,  saying  that  in  that  direction  there  were  no  people  except 
afar  off;  that  there  was  nothing  to  eat,  nor  could  water  be  found."  This 
was  at  some  point  between  the  Neosho  and  the  Verdigris  rivers.  Now, 
while  they  were  there  waiting,  Cabega  tells  us:  "The  women  got  back 
whom  we  sent  away,  and  said  that  they  had  found  very  few  people,  and  that 
they  had  nearly  all  gone  for  cattle,  for  it  was  then  in  the  season  of  them." 
This  was  probably  in  October,  and  the  people  further  on  whom  they  were 
seeking  had  gone  out  on  a  ''cow-hunt."  In  three  days  more  they  crossed 
another  river,  "which  ran  between  certain  ridges."  What  other  was  this 
than  the  Verdigris  ?  And  the  ridges  are  those  high  elevations  of  land  which 
so  peculiarly  mark  the  course  of  this  stream  for  hundreds  of  miles,  and 
from  its  very  source  to  its  confluence  with  the  Arkansas. 

At  the  Verdigris  they  met  a  new  people,  enemies  to  those  who  conducted 
them  there,  and  who  spoke  a  different  language.  They  now  discharged  the 
latter,  giving  them  what  they  had  received  on  their  arrival,  viz. :  beans, 
pumpkins  and  calabashes,  blankets  of  cow-hide,  and  other  things.  Here 
Cabega  remained  one  day,  and  the  next  he  left  the  Verdigris  and  went  west 
toward  the  Arkansas,  for  he  says: 

"We  set  out  with  these  Indians,  who  took  us  to  the  settled  habitations  of  others 
who  lived  upon  the  same  food.  From  this  place  forward  they  began  to  give  us 
many  blankets  of  skins,  and  they  had  nothing  that  they  did  not  give  to  us.  They 
have  the  finest  persons  of  any  that  we  saw,  and  of  the  greatest  activity  and  strength, 
and  who  best  understood  us  and  intelligently  answered  our  inquiries.  We  called 
them  'los  de  las  vacas,'  the  cow  nation,  because  the  most  of  the  cattle  that  are  killed 
are  destroyed  in  their  neighborhood ;  and  along  up  that  river  for  over  fifty  leagues 
[175  miles]  they  kill  great  numbers." 

He  was  now  undoubtedly  upon  the  Arkansas  river,  and  at  a  point  some- 
where near  the  mouth  of  the  Cimarron.  It  may  have  been  a  day's  travel 
further  down,  but  not  more,  if  we  follow  the  course  laid  down  in  the  text. 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  345 

I  am  aware  that  Buckingham  Smith,  the  translator  of  Cabe^*a,  indicates 
that  he  crossed  the  Arkansas  river  at  the  mouth  of  the  Canadian,  and  he 
takes  the  party  to  New  Mexico  from  that  point  in  a  direction  a  little  south- 
westward.  But  this  is  counter  to  the  text  and  opposed  to  other  established 
historical  facts.     The  translator  in  fact  says  in  a  note: 

"If  the  route  on  the  map  from  the  Canadian  river  be  found  correct,  it  presents  a 
doubt  as  to  the  alleged  direction  of  Coronado,  in  the  year  1541,  towards  the  north- 
east from  a  town  thirty  leagues  to  the  north  of  Tignex." 

But  the  doubt  is  resolved  against  the  translator's  map  by  all  the  evidences 
in  regard  to  the  course  of  Coronado.  The  text  of  Cabega,  however,  itself 
settles  the  question.  I  will  give  it  in  full.  But  first  let  me  say:  the  point 
at  which  he  is  speaking  is  where  they  first  came  to  the  Arkansas  river.  Here 
they  were  told  in  regard  to  some  maize  the  Indians  had,  that  it  grew  in  a 
land  which  could  be  reached  by  going  directly  toward  the  setting  sun.  There 
Cabega  desired  to  go,  and  two  routes  were  indicated,  but  a  certain  one  was 
taken,  as  the  following  will  show.     I  quote : 

"Two  days  having  been  spent  while  we  tarried  there,  we  determined  to  go  in 
quest  of  the  maize.  We  did  not  wish  to  follow  the  path  that  leads  to  where  the  cat- 
tle are,  because  it  is  toward  the  north  and  for  us  was  very  circuitous,  since  we  ever 
held  it  certain  that  going  toward  the  sunset  we  must  find  that  which  we  desired. 
.  .  .  We  also  desired  to  know  whence  they  got  that  maize,  and  they  told  us 
from  where  the  sun  goes  down,  and  that  it  grows  throughout  that  region,  and  that 
the  nearest  of  it  was  by  that  path.  Since  they  did  not  desire  to  go  thither,  we  asked 
them  by  which  direction  we  might  best  proceed,  and  to  inform  us  concerning  the 
way  :  they  said  that  the  path  was  along  up  that  river  toward  the  north,  and  that  in 
a  journey  of  seventeen  days  we  should  not  find  anything  to  eat  but  a  fruit  they 
called  chacan,  which  is  ground  between  stones,  and  even  after  this  preparation  it 
could  not  be  eaten  for  its  dryness  and  pungency,  which  was  so,  for  they  showed  it  to 
us  there  and  we  could  not  eat  it.*  They  told  us  also  that  whilst  we  traveled  by  the 
river  upward,  we  should  all  the  way  pass  through  a  people  that  were  their  enemies, 
who  spoke  their  tongue,  and  who  had  nothing  to  give  us  to  eat,  but  would  receive 
us  with  the  best  good-will  ;  that  they  would  present  us  with  many  blankets  of  cot- 
ton, hides,  and  other  articles  of  their  wealth  ;  but  for  all  this  it  appeared  to  them 
that  we  ought  not,  by  any  means,  to  take  that  course.  Doubting  what  would  be 
best  to  do,  and  which  way  we  should  choose  for  suitableness  and  support,  we  re- 
mained with  these  Indians  two  days." 

Now  here  is  how  they  resolved  the  doubt.     I  quote : 

"Thus  we  took  our  way  and  traversed  all  the  country  until  coming  out  at  the 
South  Sea.  Nor  did  the  dread  we  had  of  the  sharp  hunger  through  which  we  should 
have  to  pass,  as  in  verity  we  did  through  the  seventeen  days'*  journey  of  which  they  had 
spoken,  suffice  to  hinder  us.  During  all  that  time  in  ascending  by  the  river  the  na- 
tives gave  us  many  blankets  of  cowhide,  and  we  did  not  eat  of  the  fruit  (chacan), 
but  our  substance  each  day  was  about  a  handful  of  deer  suet,  which  we  had  a  long 
time  been  used  to  saving  for  such  trials.     Thus  we  passed  the  entire  journey  of  seven- 

*Thi8  was  no  other  than  the  ground  acorn  of  the  black-oak  tree,  which  is  so  abundant  along  the 
Arkansas  from  that  point  into  Kansas,  as  far  north  as  the  southern  boundary  of  Sedgwick  county,  and 
which  the  Indians  have  thus  ground  and  eaten  from  time  immemorial. 


346  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

teen  days,  and  at  the  end  we  crossed  the  river  and  traveled  other  seventeen  days.  As 
the  sun  went  down  upon  some  plains  that  lie  there  between  chains  of  very  great 
mountains,  we  found  a  people  who  for  the  third  part  of  the  year  eat  nothing  but 
the  powder  of  a  certain  straw,  and  it  being  that  season  at  the  time  we  passed,  we 
also  had  to  eat  of  it  until  we  had  reached  permanent  habitations,  where  there  was 
abundance  of  maize  in  close  succession.  They  gave  us  large  quantities  of  it  in 
grain  and  flour,  and  calabashes,  beans,  and  blankets  of  cotton.  Of  all  these  we 
loaded  the  people  who  had  guided  us  there,  and  they  then  returned  the  happiest 
creatures  on  earth." 

If  now  you  will  take  two  points  on  the  map,  one  at  the  confluence  of  the 
Cimarron  river  with  the  Arkansas  and  the  other  at  Las  Vegas,  New  Mex- 
ico, you  will  find  the  approximate  points  from  which  and  to  which  Cabega 
traveled  indicated  in  the  narrative  last  quoted.  When  he  arrived  at  the 
Arkansas  there  arose  a  doubt  in  his  mind  whether  he  should  go  straight 
ivest  toward  the  setting  sun  to  the  ''Land  of  Maize"  or  go  up  and  around 
by  the  Arkansas  through  the  "  Cow  Country.''  But  he  resolved  the  doubt 
in  favor  of  the  "  very  circuitous  route,"  going,  as  he  says,  by  ascending  the 
river  toward  the  north  for  seventeen  days  before  he  crossed  it.  We  can 
safely  allow  twenty  miles  for  a  day's  travel,  which  they  could  easily  make, 
for  he  says:  "We  never  felt  exhaustion,  neither  were  in  fact  at  all  weary, 
so  inured  were  we  to  hardships."  This  estimate  would  give  three  hundred 
and  forty  miles  for  the  first  seventeen  days'  journey,  and  would  take  them 
to  the  crossing  of  the  old  Santa  Fe  trail  at  the  Arkansas.  A  like  distance 
would  take  them  to  Las  Vegas  or  thereabout,  providing  they  followed  "  the 
trail." 

It  is  not  to  be  supposed  that  that  great  land-way  is  of  recent  origin.  The 
commerce  of  this  continent  no  doubt  for  thousands  of  years  found  its  way 
over  that  path.  The  ancient  dusky  traders  took  the  copper  of  Lake  Supe- 
rior, the  fine  furs  of  the  colder  regions,  the  antlers  and  skins  of  the  moose 
and  elk,  the  robes  of  the  wolf  and  the  buffalo,  and  the  sacred  red  pipe-stone 
out  of  which  they  carved  their  pipes  of  peace,  and  passing  along  this  great 
highway  of  commerce  to  the  southern  sea,  traded  them  for  the  gaudy  plu- 
mage, the  precious  stones  and  metals,  the  cloth  and  the  bread  of  the  tropics. 
How  far  back  in  time  this  commerce  existed,  no  one  can  tell.  Certain  we 
are  that  it  was  before  Columbus,  before  the  Northmen  landed,  before  Madoc 
came  to  be  made  immortal  by  the  poet  Southey,  nay,  before  Plato  wrote  and 
pictured  an  Atlantis,  peopled  in  the  waters  of  the  West.  Archseological 
researches  point  to  a  time  contemporaneous  with  the  mammoth,  and  for  the 
purpose  of  this  paper,  beyond  that  time  we  need  not  pass.  It  is  a  part  of 
my  task  to  prove  from  Cabega  himself,  that  he  came  into  that  country 
where  Kansas  should  be,  and  swung  around  the  great  bend  of  the  Arkansas 
river,  through  the  "Cow  Country"  of  the  continent,  and  passed  out  of  it  on 
the  great  land-way  of  ancient  commerce.  I  have  studiously  read  and  reread 
several  times  his  "  Relations,"  and  have  tried  many  possible  routes  for  him 
to  take,  but  each  hypothesis,  except  this  one,  utterly  fails  to  comply  with 


Sixth  Biennial  Report.  347 

the  text,  and  absolutely  contradicts  the  established  facts  of  contemporaneous 
history,  as  to  distance,  topography,  or  course.  This  one  meets  ev«ry  re- 
quirement. 

On  his  route  Cabega  saw  black  buifalo  among  the  brown.  They  have 
not  been  seen  in  recent  years.  But  that  was  a  long  time  ago.  When  we 
count  back  we  find  it  was  three  hundred  and  fifty-four  years  ago  last  Octo- 
ber; two  hundred  and  forty-one  years  before  Uncle  Sam  was  born.  Buffalo 
could  have  changed  from  black  to  white  in  that  time,  as  a  specimen  in  the 
archives  of  the  capitol  attests.     But  let  me  quote  Cabega: 

"Inland  there  are  many  deer  and  birds  and  beasts  other  than  I  have  spoken  of. 
Cattle  come  as  far  as  this.  I  have  seen  them  three  times,  and  eaten  of  their  meat. 
I  think  they  are  about  the  size  of  those  of  Spain.  They  have  small  horns  like  the 
cows  of  Morocco,  and  the  hair  very  long  and  flocky,  like  that  of  the  merino  ;  some 
are  light  brown,  others  black.  To  my  judgment  the  flesh  is  finer  and  fatter  than 
that  of  this  country.  The  Indians  make  blankets  of  the  hides  of  those  not  full 
grown,  and  of  the  larger  they  make  shoes  and  bucklers.  They  come  as  far  as  the  sea- 
coast  of  Florida  in  a  direction  from  the  north,  and  range  over  a  district  of  more 
than  four  hundred  leagues  ;  and  in  the  whole  extent  of  plain  over  which  they  ran 
the  people  that  inhabit  near  there  descend  and  live  on  them  and  scatter  a  vast  many 
skins  throughout  the  country." 

This  is  the  first  recorded  description  of  the  buffalo. 

I  must  call  attention  again  to  the  fact  that  Florida  at  that  time  took  in  a 
part  of  what  is  Texas  now,  and  the  buffalo  coming  as  far  as  the  seacoast  of 
Florida  from  the  north  is  thus  easy  to  comprehend. 

He  has  now  reached  the  land  of  the  Pueblos,  and  on  his  path,  five  years 
afterward,  shall  Coronado  pass  into  Kansas  in  search  of  Quivira.  These 
people  he  found  living  in  settled  domiciles,  some  of  earth  and  others  of  cane 
mats.  Here  they  w^ere  fed  and  clothed.  They  received  deer  to  eat  and  cot- 
ton blankets  to  wear.  They  were  presented  with  beads,  corals  found  in  the 
South  Sea,  many  fine  turquoises  that  came  from  the  north,  and  emeralds 
made  into  arrow-heads.  The  people  brought  the  sick  to  be  cured,  the  babes 
to  be  touched,  and  all  came  to  receive  the  blessing;  "and  when  the  sun  rose 
they  opened  their  hands,  together  with  loud  shoutings  toward  the  heavens, 
and  then  drew  them  down  all  over  their  bodies.  They  did  the  same  again 
when  the  sun  went  down."  Thus  in  this  way  did  these  primitive  worshippers 
of  the  sun  pay  adoration  to  the  great  orb  of  day,  and  welcome  those  first 
white  travelers  as  divine  messengers  from  on  high;  for  out  of  the  east  they 
looked  for  their  heavenly  king  to  come. 

The  first  town  after  entering  the  land  of  the  Pueblos  he  named  "El 
Pueblo  de  los  Corazones" — The  Toivn  of  Hearts,  for  here  they  received  a 
great  supply  of  the  hearts  of  deer.  He  says :  "  It  is  the  entrance  into  many 
provinces  that  are  on  the  South  Sea,  and  whoever  go  to  seek  it  and  do  not 
enter  there  will  be  lost." 

Whatever  Pueblo  town  this  may  have  been  —  ancient  Cicuye,the  Pecos  of 
to-day,  or  Las  Vegas,  or  one  on  the  site  of  Santa  Fe,  or  below  the  turquoise 
—23  • 


348  State  Histobical  Society. 

mountains  of  the  Cerillos  —  matters  not.  One  thing  is  certain :  he  came  to  a 
people  who  highly  prized  the  turquoise,  and  the  gift  of  this  was  a  peculiar 
offering  as  a  token  of  respect  and  friendship.  Four  years  after,  when  Alva- 
rado,  the  advance  scout  of  Coronado,  reached  Cicuy6,  Henry  W.  Haynes, 
in  Winsor's  American  History,  says,  "  he  was  welcomed  with  great  demon- 
strations of  friendship,  and  received  many  gifts  of  turquoises,  which  were 
abundant  in  that  country."  This  was  the  region  of  the  Pueblo  cities  of 
New  Mexico,  comprising  Cibola,  Cuco,  Taos,  Cicuy^,  and  others  known  to 
history  by  the  discoverers  of  those  early  Spaniards,  in  their  search  after 
the  seven  cities  of  Cibola.  When  people  came  hither  from  the  south  coun- 
try they  were  paid  for  their  work  in  the  fields  in  turquoises  and  skins  of 
cattle,  and  it  was  reported  to  Fray  Marcos  when  he  went  on  a  pilgrimage 
of  discovery  into  this  region,  after  Cabega  and  before  Coronado,  "That  all 
the  people  there  wore  turquoises  in  their  ears  and  noses,  and  were  clad  in 
long  cotton  robes  reaching  to  their  feet,  with  a  girdle  of  turquoises  around 
the  waist."  But  Cabega,  in  his  relations,  recounts  all  about  the  peculiar 
gift  of  the  turquoises,  the  cotton  clothing,  the  tilled  fields,  the  fixed  habita- 
tions, in  this  land  of  Maize,  which  he  discovered  at  its  very  entrance  from 
the  land  of  Cattle,  and  made  his  report  of  all  these  things  as  soon  as  he 
arrived  in  Mexico,  to  the  Viceroy  Mendoga. 

It  is  conceded  by  all  historians  since  Simpson  wrote  his  article  on  "  Coro- 
nado's  March,"  that  the  ancient  place  called  Cicuy4  was  located  at  or  near 
Pecos.  Now  it  is  related  of  Coronado  that  "on  quitting  Cicuye,  in  his  jour- 
ney to  Quivira,  they  immediately  entered  the  mountains,  and  after  four 
days'  march  came  to  a  river  recently  swollen  by  rains,  over  which  they  were 
forced  to  build  a  bridge."  This  was  near  Las  Vegas,  according  to  Simpson. 
Note  the  remarkable  language  and  coincidence  with  Cabega's  relations: 
"From  here  they  journeyed  in  a  direction  northeast  over  the  plains,  and  in 
a  few  days  fell  in  with  immense  herds  of  bison.  At  this  time,  after  seven- 
teen days'  march,  they  came  upon  a  band  of  nomads,  called  Querecheos, 
busy  in  the  pursuit  of  these  animals."  A  few  days  farther  on  it  is  related 
that  Coronado  sent  out  an  exploring  expedition  under  Roderigo  Maldonado, 
who  came  to  a  village  in  a  great  ravine,  where  a  blind  old  man  gave  them 
to  understand  that  some  time  before,  four  of  their  countrymen  had  been 
there.  These  the  Spaniards  believed  were  Cabega  and  his  three  companions. 
These  Indians  were  friendly,  and  presented  the  Spaniards  with  a  great  quan- 
tity of  tanned  skins,  and  a  tent  as  large  as  a  house.  And  when  the  whole 
army  was  brought  to  this  spot,  they  proceeded  at  once  to  divide  the  skins 
among  themselves  to  the  great  chagrin  of  the  natives,  who  had  supposed 
that  they  would  only  bless  the  skins,  as  Cabega  de  Vaca  had  done,  and  then 
return  them.  This  proves  that  Coronado  followed  the  path  of  Cabeea  at 
least  400  miles  northeastward  from  Las  Vegas,  and  must  have  been  in  Kan- 
sas.    It  is  evident  that  neither  or  else  both  were  here,  at  that  early  day. 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt,  349 

But,  to  return  to  Cabeca : 

A  day's  jouruey  farther  on  from  the  "Town  of  Hearts"  they  came  to 
another  town,  and  where  the  rain  fell  so  heavily  that  the  river  became  so 
swollen  it  detained  them  fifteen  days.  How  like  this  is  to  what  Castenado 
records  of  Coronado's  march,  when  at  or  about  this  point.  A  river  became 
so  swollen  from  recent  rains  that  it  detained  the  army  four  days,  and  until 
bridges  could  be  made  on  which  to  pass  over. 

But  here  they  made  a  discovery.  Cabega  relates  that:  "Castello  saw  on 
the  neck  of  an  Indian  the  buckle  of  a  sword-belt,  and  tied  to  it  the  nail  for 
a  horse-shoe.  He  received  them,  and  we  asked  the  native  what  they  were, 
and  he  answered  that  they  came  from  Heaven.  We  questioned  him  further 
as  to  who  brought  them  thence,  and  they  all  responded  that  certain  men 
that  wore  beards  like  us  had  come  from  Heaven  and  arrived  at  that  river, 
and  that  they  brought  horses  and  lances  and  swords,  and  that  they  had 
lanced  two  Indians.  In  a  manner  of  the  utmost  indifference  that  we  could 
feign  we  then  asked  them  what  had  become  of  those  men  ;  and  they  answered 
us  that  they  had  gone  to  sea,  had  put  their  lances  beneath  the  water,  and  that 
afterward  they  were  seen  on  the  surface  going  toward  the  sunset."  They 
then  told  these  natives  that  they  were  "going  in  search  of  this  people,  to 
tell  them  not  to  kill  them,  nor  to  make  them  slaves,  nor  to  take  from  them 
their  country,  nor  do  them  other  injustice;  and  of  this  they  were  glad." 

After  crossing  this  stream,  which  to  my  mind  was  the  Rio  Grande,  they 
were  guided  to  a  town  on  the  edge  of  a  range  of  mountains,  "to  which," 
says  Cabega,  "the  ascent  is  over  difficult  crags."  Here  was  the  town  of 
Acoma,  the  ancient  city  Acuco,  mentioned  by  Castanado,  and  visited  by 
the  army  of  Coronado  five  years  afterward;  and  which  Espejo,  in  1583,  de- 
scribes as  "  situated  upon  a  high  rock,  which  Avas  about  fifty  paces  high, 
having  no  other  entrance  but  by  a  ladder  or  pair  of  stairs  hewn  into  the 
same  rock."  From  this  Cabega  traveled  westward  and  entered  Zuni,  the 
famed  city  of  Cibola,  and  thence  southward  to  the  South  Sea,  arriving  at 
Compostella  about  the  twentieth  of  May,  1536.  Here  the  Governor  clothed 
them ;  but  for  many  days  they  could  not  wear  the  clothing  long  at  a  time 
nor  could  they  sleep  anywhere  but  on  the  ground.  About  the  first  of  June 
they  entered  Mexico  and  were  handsomely  treated,  and  welcomed  by  ihe 
viceroy,  Mendoga,  and  the  celebrated  conqueror,  Hernan  Cortes ;  and  their 
eyes  once  more  kindled,  and  their  hearts  rejoiced  to  behold  a  joust  of  reeds 
and  bulls  on  the  day  of  Saint  lago. 

In  all  this  enterprise,  and  in  all  this  journey  from  sea  to  sea,  we  behold 
a  man  of  no  ordinary  parts.  Stranded  upon  a  continent  too  large  for  a 
conquering  army,  he  himself  became  a  conqueror  by  addressing  himself  to 
the  religious  nature  of  its  people.  He  studied  their  habits  of  life,  their 
methods  of  intercourse,  their  languages,  the  topography  of  the  country,  for 
six  years,  ever  with  his  thought  intent  upon  his  escape  and  his  eyes  turned 


350  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

to  the  west.  Naked  as  when  he  was  born,  he  goes  forth,  his  body  torn  by 
brambles  and  thorns,  scorched  and  blistered  in  the  southern  sun,  tortured 
with  flies  and  mosquitoes,  ever  in  dread  of  lions  and  panthers,  of  serpents 
and  venomous  reptiles,  whose  strike  is  death,  with  feet  bleeding  as  he  treads 
the  flints  and  scoria?  of  the  mountains,  and  without  food  of  any  kind  for 
days,  we  behold  this  remarkable  man  with  the  sacred  gourd  held  aloft  in 
his  hand,  wending  his  way  to  the  setting  sun.  He  now  makes  his  way 
from  the  forests  and  swamps  of  the  Gulf  coast  to  the  hills  of  the  upland, 
then  reaches  the  mountains  of  northern  Alabama,  climbs  their  summit  and 
looks  down  into  the  beautiful  valley  of  the  Tennessee  —  passes  through  her 
enchanted  vales  of  wooded  landscape,  and  then  westward  to  the  great  Father 
of  Waters.  With  feelings  of  wonder  and  awe,  he  now  stops  to  gaze  upon 
this  mighty  stream,  with  its  slow  and  irresistible  sweep.  He  now  skims 
its  surface  in  a  canoe,  and  with  hurried  pace  moves  still  westward,  across 
plains  and  mountains,  until  he  reaches  the  unbounded  prairies,  the  far- 
famed  country  of  the  cattle.  Thence  he  passes  with  ardent  thought  and 
quicker  step  around  the  great  bend  of  the  Arkansas,  where  in  the  dim 
future  shall  arise  a  mighty  State,  founded  on  the  idea  that  man  shall  hold 
no  property  in  man,  and  to  be  named  after  a  race  of  natives  that  were 
among  their  brethren  as  irresistible  as  the  wind. 

Kansas  the  name ;  child  of  the  wind 

That  sweeps  her  grassy  fields  and  brings 
The  storm  upon  his  fretful  wings, 
Or  on  the  tempest  rides,  and  flings 

The  torn  and  scattered  wreck  behind. 

He  now  reaches  the  great  commercial  land-way  of  the  continent,  then  on 
this  time-worn  path  passes  down  to  the  gates  of  the  mountains,  into  which 
he  enters,  to  a  people  who  meet  him  as  a  messenger  from  the  sun,  and  be- 
fore whom  they  fall  down  in  reverence  and  awe. 
Heralder  of  a  mighty  state, 
'  Whose  soil  thy  own  brave  feet  have  trod, 

Whose  hand  first  waved  the  potent  rod 
Of  empire  o'er  her  emerald  sod, — 
Cabega,  first  among  the  great. 


Sixth  Biexxial  Bepobt.  351 


KANSAS  HISTORY. 


[Address  delivered  at  the  Annual  Meeting,  January  21,  1890,  by  Colonel  W.  A.  Phil- 
lips, President  of  the  Society.] 

History  is  the  record  of  events  —  not  the  advertisement  of  localities. 
The  northern  half  of  Asia  is  as  much  a  blank  book,  as  Canada  away  from 
the  St.  Lawrence.  If  we  take  out  Egypt  and  Carthage,  Africa  is  a  dark  — 
a  very  dark  —  continent,  indeed.  Is  or  can  we  accept  from  Egypt  a  pyramid 
for  history.  The  names  of  the  aristocratic  families  entombed  there,  even 
if  we  could  rescue  them  from  oblivion,  are  of  far  less  consequence  than  the 
tears  and  agony  of  the  thousands  of  slaves  who  perished  building  them. 
History  proper  is  the  crystallization  of  thought;  ideas  grown  into  works 
and  institutions. 

But  a  few  years  ago  —  you  and  I  can  remember  the  time  Kansas  was  the 
^' Great  American  Desert."  That  is,  historically;  and  we  have  learned  that 
what  is  called  history  is  not,  necessarily,  accurate.  Still,  the  "Desert"  was 
not  all  a  myth.  I  can  remember  several  long  stretches  of  country,  where, 
in  ante-bellum  days,  the  sands  drifted  and  blew,  where  the  grass  grew  not, 
but  a  few  miniature  plum  trees  might  be  seen,  or  wild  rose-bush.  In  the 
course  of  time,  however,  grass  straggled  over  and  covered  it,  and  the  squat- 
ters finally  made  farms  upon  it;  and  I  ceased  to  be  positive  in  my  opinion 
concerning  it.  Who  can  sketch  the  ancient  history  of  Kansas,  when,  in 
one  of  the  earth's  mighty  cataclysms,  all  the  ridges,  and  hills,  and  peaks, 
were  heaved  up  from  the  sea  or  lake  where  they  had  rested,  and  were  first 
in  narrow,  serrated  hills  and  ridges,  with  a  gorge  at  the  bottom,  which 
gradually  filled  up,  and  leveled,  with  washings  from  the  hills,  and  until  the 
broad,  rich  valleys  appeared,  and  the  present  Kansas  landscape  took  shape  ? 
Would  it  be  wonderful  if  beaches  and  sandy  reaches  from  the  depths  of  the 
forgotten  sea,  should  be  left  here  and  there,  or  even  saline  or  alkaline  deposits, 
or  the  bones  of  monstrous  saurians,  who  once  disported  in  the  waters,  banished 
forevermore  ?  And  then  came  the  buffalo  and  the  buffalo  grass,  and  the  beau- 
tiful herds  of  antelope,  and  the  majestic  herds  of  elk.  I  have,  as  late  as  1866, 
seen  several  thousand  of  these  latter  magnificent  creatures  in  a  herd ;  and 
small  bands  of  black-tailed  deer  among  the  bluffs  and  cedars  of  the  upper 
Smoky,  Saline  and  Solomon.  I  have  seen  immense  herds  of  buffalo  cover 
the  landscape,  and  make  it  as  black  as  ink  in  the  early  summer-time,  as  far 
as  the  eye  could  reach.  Who  can  tell  how  many  centuries  passed,  in  which 
these  mighty  herds  grazed  on  and  enriched,  and  fell  down  and  left  their 
bodies  to  create  the  deep,  black  soil  of  Kansas  ?  Fragments  of  their  bones 
are  still  found  in  digging  wells,  ten  and  even  twenty  feet  from  the  surface. 


352  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Enormous  deposits  of  gypsum  in  central  Kansas  added  to  the  wondrous 
fertility.  With  the  buffalo  and  other  game,  followed  those  who  preyed  on 
them.  When  the  little  marmot  we  call  the  prairie  dog  founded  its  towns  on 
the  beautiful  plains,  the  owl  and  the  hawk,  the  rattlesnake  and  coyote  fol- 
lowed it.  With  the  buffalo  and  elk  there  sneaked  along  the  prairie  wolf 
and  mountain  lion.  I  have  heard  the  deep  bass  roar  of  the  latter  many  a 
time  along  the  valleys  of  western  Kansas.  Last,  but  not  least  among  the 
foraging  races,  came  man  —  the  nomadic  red  man  of  the  plains.  For  them 
these  were  the  primitive,  happy  Arcadian  days.  Their  white  skin  tents 
cast  a  shadow  in  the  sunlight,  and  shimmered  in  the  moonlight.  The  buf- 
falo was  to  them  the  gift  of  the  Great  Spirit,  and  when  slain,  they  permitted 
no  part  of  the  carcass  to  be  wasted.  Their  women  dug  wild  potatoes  on  the 
hillside,  and  gathered  fruits  and  nuts  in  the  woods.  They  were  not  alto- 
gether insensible  to  sanitary  conditions,  for  instead  of  moving  the  filth  the 
town  moved.  The  chase  was  at  once  their  occupation  and  enjoyment,  war 
the  occasional  but  startling  event.  Free  as  the  breezes  that  swept  over 
Kansas,  these,  its  early  denizens,  recognized  no  authority  save  the  volun- 
tary respect  to  the  words  of  the  wise,  or  the  command  of  an  accepted  leader 
in  battle.  They  had  their  historical  societies,  too  ;  when  the  wampum  belts 
were  brought  out,  and  the  knots  of  years  and  decades  counted,  and  the 
events  represented  by  beads  and  colors  explained,  telling  of  the  old-time 
migration,  of  a  battle — an  alliance  —  a  treaty,  or  the  boundaries  claimed 
for  their  domains.  They  were  sovereign,  too,  in  their  own  country,  and  as 
proud  of  Kansas  as  you  or  I.  They  granted  permission  to  the  Spaniard, 
the  Frenchman,  and  the  American,  to  visit  them  and  make  roads  through 
their  country,  subject  to  certain  conditions.  Nor  were  they  destitute  of 
amusements.  Society  life  was  varied  by  ball-play,  foot  and  horse  races, 
and  dancing.  The  melancholy  music  of  their  drums  I  have  heard  in  the 
bends  of  our  rivers ;  the  monotonous  pipe  and  the  feeble  twanging  of  the 
stringed  instruments,  and  above  all  the  weird,  wild  song.  Romantic  youths 
sang  or  played  to  catch  the  ear  of  their  desired  lady-loves.  Who  can  tell 
what  epics  may  have  been  dreamed  and  uttered  among  the  skin  tents  of 
Cheyenne  and  Arapahoe?  I  can  remember  one  fall  afternoon,  in  1859, 
when  we  came  on  the  great  camp  of  the  Cheyennes  on  the  upper  Saline. 
The  temporary  city  stood  in  the  valley,  between  the  timber  of  two  small 
creeks  about  a  mile  and  a  quarter  apart,  and  extending  from  bluff  to  river, 
about  two  miles.  It  consisted  of  an  oval  belt  of  tents,  some  four  wide  on 
each  side,  so  that  you  had  to  travel  over  this  oval  for  several  miles  going 
through  the  town.  It  was  estimated  that  not  less  than  10,000  people  were 
there.  The  central  space  was  reserved  for  a  very  large  herd  of  horses, 
mules,  and  ponies.  With  them  were  a  half-dozen  lodges  of  visiting  Sioux, 
and  one  or  two  lodges  of  other  tribes,  and  a  few  Mexicans.  There  we  met 
White  Antelope,  the  aged  chief,  and  Roman  Nose  and  Black  Kettle,  and 
Other  celebrities.     To  those  we  gave  some  presents.     White  Antelope  took 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  353 

what  he  got  and  divided  it  among  his  people,  and  then,  folding  his  blanket 
across  his  breast,  retired  to  his  tent.  It  was  a  romantic  and  inspiring  scene. 
The  wife  of  each  soldier,  when  the  sun  rose,  erected  in  front  of  their  tent, 
on  a  spear  and  club,  her  husband's  shield  and  his  arms  across  it  all  bur- 
nished. Little  did  the  people  dream  how  soon  all  these  forms  and  customs 
should  be  swept  away.  Where  are  they  all  now  ?  I  question  if  the  hoof  of  a 
solitary  wild  buffalo  ever  again  presses  the  sod  of  Kansas.  Long  years 
have  passed  since  I  saw  an  elk.  A  few  lonely  antelope  still  linger  in  south- 
western Kansas,  like  ghosts  of  departed  things,  taking  a  last  lingering  look 
at  the  changing  panorama;  but  the  myriads  of  game,  and  wolf  and  In- 
dian—  all  are  gone.  The  animated  life  of  the  Kansas  of  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury ago  is  as  completely  blotted  out  as  if  it  had  never  been.  There  is 
something  else  left. 

I  have  said  that  history  is  the  crystallization  of  thought  into  institutions. 
No  grander  illustration  could  be  given  than  the  Ordinance  of  1787.  The 
first  purely  defensive  Congress  had  given  place  to  Congress  under  the  Arti- 
cles of  Confederation,  adopted  in  1777,  and  finally  agreed  to  by  the  colonies 
in  March,  1781.  There  was  but  one  legislative  body,  and  the  executive  was 
a  committee  selected  from  that  body.  Besides  the  colonies,  now  being  made 
into  States,  there  was  a  great  Northwest  Territory  to  which  several  of  the 
colonies  laid  claim,  but  which  was  subject  to  the  action  of  Congress.  The 
Ordinance  provided  ftfr  the  settlement  and  organization  of  governments, 
and  for  the  social  and  political  status  of  that  great  region.  The  intelli- 
gent and  noble  character  of  that  Congress  is  indicated  by  their  devoting 
forever  to  freedom  every  foot  of  territory  we  then  possessed.  The  curse  of 
human  slavery  should  never  stain  it.  Madison,  and  some  other  writers  in 
the  Federalist,  seemed  inclined  to  criticise  that  Congress,  for  having  "pro- 
ceeded to  form  new  States,  to  erect  temporary  governments  without  the  least 
color  of  constitutional  authority."  We  scarcely  know  how  thankful  we 
ought  to  be  that  they  did  it,  and  did  not  leave  the  task  to  those  who  framed 
the  Federal  Constitution.  Excellent  and  systematic  as  that  instrument  is 
in  its  main  lines  of  thought,  and  especially  in  its  determination  to  keep  dis- 
tinct the  legislative,  executive,  and  judicial  branches  thereof,  it  bears  the 
first  stain  of  a  more  selfish  legislation.  It  permitted  the  slave  trade  to  be 
legalized  for  twenty  years.  Piracy,  murder,  rapine  and  robbery  were  thus 
for  a  limited  period  sheltered  within  its  folds.  The  period  at  which  Amer- 
ican slavery  should  terminate  in  every  State  was  unhappily  not  named. 
Can  anyone  wonder  at  what  came  of  it  ?  The  basest  and  most  criminal  of 
all  selfish  interests  had  a  hearing,  and  bequeathed  a  curse.  The  Ordinance 
of  1787  gave  us  a  cordon  of  free  States,  without  the  curse  of  aristocracy, 
and  with  free  opinion,  speech,  and  press  —  Ohio,  Indiana,  Michigan,  Illinois, 
Wisconsin,  and  Minnesota. 

But  it  will  be  said  none  of  these  things  aflfected  Kansas.  Technically  no, 
and  yet  by  the  inevitable  inheritance  of  crime  and  evil,  yes.     Kansas  was 


354  State  Histobical  Society. 

then  unknown.  The  region  of  which  it  was  a  part  was  bandied  hither  and 
thither  between  Spaniard  and  Frenchman.  Jefferson,  who  was  an  active 
instrument  in  dedicating  the  original  territories  to  freedom,  acquired  Louis- 
iana, but  men  less  wise  and  virtuous  were  enabled  to  mould  the  character 
and  destiny  of  the  new  Territory.  In  early  Kansas  days  we  heard  much 
of  the  repeal  of  the  "Missouri  Compromise."  Some  considered  it  a  crime. 
The  Missouri  Compromise  was  itself  a  crime  to  begin  with.  A  Congress, 
dominated  by  base  and  selfish  interests,  consented  that  Missouri  should  be 
cursed  by  slavery,  on  a  plea  of  compromise  that  no  other  slave  State  should 
extend  so  far  north,  but  also  consenting  that  all  south  of  the  line  known  as 
Mason  and  Dixon  should  be  devoted  to  slavery.  The  extension,  growth, 
and  permanency  of  slavery  were  thus  recognized.  The  only  way  to  measure 
the  enormity  of  this  political  fault  is  to  count  the  graves,  and  try  to  esti- 
mate the  domestic  sufferings  and  calamities  caused  by  the  late  war.  Ar- 
kansas followed  Missouri,  and  then  Texas,  and  the  element  hostile  to  a 
republic  of  equality  and  freedom  grew  strong  enough  to  menace  it.  Then 
came  the  Mexican  war,  bringing  the  acquisition  of  New  Mexico,  Arizona, 
and  California.  Had  the  now  dominant  slave-power  been  willing  to  divide 
California,  they  might  have  been  able  to  plant  slave  institutions  in  the 
southern  half.  Happily  they  grasped  at  the  whole,  and  lost  all.  Fremont, 
Broderick,  and  their  confreres,  were  able  to  hold  the  Pacific  coast  for  free- 
dom. Then  came  the  repeal  of  the  Missouri  bargain,  for  it  was  the  true 
intent  and  meaning  of  the  Kansas-Nebraska  bill  to  give  Kansas  to  slavery 
and  Nebraska  to  freedom.  It  was  just  as  well,  as  matters  turned  out,  since 
the  people  proved  better  defenders  of  liberty  than  the  politicians.  The  way 
it  happened  made  Kansan  history. 

The  first  shadow  passed,  in  May,  1854,  over  Kansas  history,  when  the 
Missouri  border-ruffians  organized  and  invaded  Kansas  to  take  possession 
of  the  land.  It  was  done  by  numbers  of  companies,  after  a  prearranged 
plan,  and  necessary  information  was  furnished  them  by  the  authorities  at 
Washington.  It  was  the  first  great  squatting  "boom,"  the  design  being  to 
build  foundations  on  and  thus  claim  and  occupy  all  the  available  land 
having  timber  and  water.  This  squatter  title  was  to  be  maintained  by  the 
revolver  and  bowie-knife,  to  be  disposed  of  to  pro-slavery  settlers  only ;  at 
least  that  was  the  original  intention.  Some  of  them  took  claims  they  in- 
tended to  hold  themselves.  Who  were  these  invaders?  A  handful  of 
aristocratic  slave-owning  leaders,  and  a  mob  of  poor  white  men,  depend- 
ent border  roughs,  with  a  few  who  might  wish  really  to  settle,  but  the  mass 
was  too  poor  to  own  a  slave.  What  bound  these  two  parties  or  interests 
together — for  the  poor  men  were  really  working  against  their  own  interests, 
degrading  labor  and  building  up  an  aristocracy.  The  backbone  of  the 
alliance  was  carefully  fostered  prejudice.  They  began  by  hating  the  negro, 
and  ended  by  hating  all  who  sympathized  with  or  commiserated  him.  In 
the  slave  States  there  was  always  an  unemployed  class  of  poorer  white 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  355 

people,  usually  ripe  for  any  popular  mischief.  After  the  first  half-ceotury 
of  the  Kepublic  had  passed,  it  was  not  safe  in  these  States  for  any  man  to 
talk  as  Jefferson  and  the  founders  of  the  Government  had  done.  In  one- 
half  of  the  Union  freedom  of  opinion  and  of  the  press  did  not  exist.  It 
was  safer  for  a  man  to  be  a  horse-thief  or  a  highwayman  than  an  aboli- 
tionist. Slavery  already  dictated  to  the  courts,  the  Congress,  and  the 
American  Executive,  and  it  had  engaged  in  a  struggle  to  extend  and  per- 
petuate its  powers;  Kansas  made  the  battle-field.  The  issue  was  not  merely 
that  a  few  men  should  hold  slaves  in  Kansas,  but  that  the  slaveholding 
oligarchy  should  be  the  ruling  force  in  the  Republic.  If  successful  it  also 
meant  for  Kansas,  that  labor  should  be  degraded,  and  aristocracy  built  up, 
enterprise  dwarfed,  freedom  of  opinion  and  the  press  suspended,  and  that 
fraud  and  violence  should  maintain  these  when  necessary. 

The  organic  act  passed  in  May,  1854,  and  the  census  of  1855  only  showed 
a  total  of  8,501  persons,  exclusive  of  Indians.  Of  these,  5,128  were  males, 
man  and  boy,  3,373  females,  and  there  were  242  slaves  and  151  free  colored 
persons.  The  March  election,  which  threw  a  great  shadow  in  Kansas  his- 
tory, witnessed  an  invasion  of  nearly  5,000  armed  men  from  the  State  of 
Missouri,  who  invaded  every  voting  district.  In  some  cases  they  had  artil- 
lery with  them.  They  themselves  voted,  and  then  in  many  places  prevented 
the  legal  voters  from  voting.  Of  the  men  elected  many  were  residents  of 
Missouri.  This  Pro-Slavery  Legislature,  usurping  the  function  by  violat- 
ing every  principle  of  the  American  Government,  turned  out  our  friend 
Hon  S.  D.  Houston,  of  Concordia,  and  Hon.  M.  F.  Conway,  about  the  only 
two  who  were  honestly  elected.  The  legislative  stay  at  Pawnee  was  very 
brief.  Whether  they  feared  the  cholera  or  the  wrath  of  an  outraged  peo- 
ple is  uncertain.  They  took  refuge  at  the  Shawnee  mission,  near  Westport, 
then  called  the  "back  door"  of  Kansas,  driving  hither  and  thither,  morn- 
ing and  evening.  Our  brilliant  friend,  James  Redpath,  invented  and  stuck 
on  them  the  term  "Border-Ruffians;"  and  they  in  a  defiant  spirit  accepted 
it  and  had  it  painted  on  the  hack  that  drove  some  of  them  in  and  out  of 
Westport.  The  "laws  "they  enacted  were  largely  manufactured  by  scissors 
and  paste-pot.  They  raked  the  records  of  the  most  infamous  codes  of  the 
slave  States  for  Draconian  law  to  bolster  up  slavery.  It  remains  a  monu- 
ment of  the  despotic  spirit  and  barbarity  of  slavery  among  your  records. 
In  a  number  of  cases  the  death  penalty  was  afiixed  to  alleged  offenses  against 
the  existence  of  slavery  in  Kansas.  To  write,  speak,  or  utter  a  word  against 
slavery  was  an  infamous  crime.  It  was  thus  sought  to  make  Kansas  a  slave 
State  by  law — "bogus  law"  we  called  it.  They  would  risk  nothing;  instead 
of  allowing  the  people  to  elect  the  county  officers,  that  alien  body  proceeded 
to  elect  sheriffs,  commissioners  and  probate  judges  for  the  counties,  and  thus 
launched  their  complete  Territorial  government.  They  got  two  of  the 
Federal  judges,  Lecompte  and  Elmore,  to  decide  as  to  the  validity  of  this 
Legislature,  when  no  case  was  before  them ;  and  because  the  third,  Judge 


356  STATE  HISTOEICAL  SOCIETY. 

Johnston,  refused  to  take  a  part  in  this  unjudicial  proceeding,  he  was  re- 
moved by  President  Pierce.  I  said  "launched,"  but  I  did  not  mean  to  say 
that  they  started  this  machinery  into  very  active  life.  Since  Jeremy  Ben- 
tham  wrote  constitutions  to  order  for  some  of  the  South-American  republics, 
I  do  not  think  there  ever  was  a  much  deader  piece  of  government  machinery. 
Never  was  a  political  experiment  so  well  nursed  and  coddled.  It  was  begirt 
with  presidents'  and  governors'  proclamations.  United  States  troops  were 
there  to  bolster  it  up,  and  to  protect  its  zealous  Border-Ruffian  friends  from 
the  just  punishment  due  their  violence.  A  few  of  the  "bogus"  officers,  no- 
tably Sheriff  Jones,  ex-postmaster  of  Westport,  were  active,  aggressive  and 
plucky;  but  it  was  impossible  to  galvanize  life  into  the  thing.  The  people 
would  have  none  of  it. 

Then  came  the  Big  Springs  Convention,  when  the  Free-State  party  was 
organized,  the  bogus  laws  and  officers  repudiated,  and  steps  originated  to 
form  a  Free-State  Constitution.  Heire  the  era  of  conventions  and  resolu- 
tions began.  Occasionally  a  bad  black-law  resolution  would  squeeze  in,  to 
allay  the  fears  and  pander  to  the  unextinct  prejudices  of  the  weaker  breth- 
ren ;  but  in  the  main,  they  were  good  resolutions.  It  has  been  said  that 
hell  is  paved  with  good  resolutions  or  intentions;  I  doubt  it  very  much. 
Neglect  of  them  may  lead  there,  but  they  do  not  get  in.  There  is  no  mis- 
take, however,  but  what  the  free  State  of  Kansas  was  paved  with  good 
resolutions. 

I  owe  you  an  apology  for  intruding  so  much  of  a  recital  of  events,  so 
often  narrated,  and  on  which  the  varnish  of  antiquity  has  not  fallen.  Yet 
it  is  necessary  for  this  sketch.  The  Topeka  Constitution,  its  character  and 
history,  are,  I  apprehend,  not  very  clearly  understood.  The  "  old  blood- 
stained banner,"  as  Jim  Lane  loved  to  call  it  —  a  banner  it  was,  and  little 
more.  As  a  piece  of  organic  law,  it  was  a  rather  common-place  instrument. 
The  Leavenworth  and  Wyandotte  constitutions  were,  I  think,  better;  the 
first  striking  out  the  word  "  white,"  which  was  a  courageous  movement  in 
that  eaily  day,  and  while  it  did  not  give  female  suffiage,  it  gave  women 
equal  property  and  business  rights.  In  the  Wyandotte  Convention  there 
were  a  few  Democrats  and  one  or  two  cranks,  and  probably  both  were  of 
some  use  in  their  way.  The  word  "white,"  however,  was  reinserted.  A 
woman's  property  interests  were  scarcely  placed  so  intelligently,  and  she 
was  allowed  to  vote  on  school  questions.  A  gentleman  from  Doniphan  had 
but  one  purpose:  to  insert  the  homestead-exemption  clause,  although  he  did 
not  get  it  in  exactly  as  he  wanted.  At  that  time  the  eastern  half  of  Colo- 
rado was  in  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  and  all  west  of  the  sixth  principal 
meridian  had  been  Arapahoe,  the  delegate  from  which  your  humble  speaker 
often  was.  At  the  Wyandotte  Convention  the  line  of  the  future  State  was 
drawn  at  the  one-hundredth  meridian,  which  was  supposed  to  be  on  the 
borders  of  the  desert  region.  An  attempt  was  made  to  annex  to  it  all  south 
of  the  Platte,  and  delegates  from  Nebraska  were  in  attendance  to  urge  it. 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  357 

One  of  them,  a  Mr.  Taylor  —  in  whom  the  annexation  idea  seemed  to  pene- 
trate the  whole  essence,  from  his  brown  coat  to  his  corpus  colossum  —  urged 
that  the  Platte  river  had  a  quicksand  bottom  and  could  not  be  forded.  It 
could  not  be  bridged,  because  you  could  not  find  bottom  for  piers,  and  it 
could  not  be  ferried  for  want  of  water.  Providence  intended  it  for  a  natural 
boundary.     Alas !  it  was  not  to  be. 

I  have  always  thought  that  the  mortality  among  early  Kansas  constitu- 
tions came  about  because  those  who  failed  to  get  office  under  them  wanted 
another  chance.  If  Jeff  Davis  and  his  coadjutors  had  not  walked  out  of 
the  Senate  to  engage  in  rebellion,  and  Mr.  Seward  had  not  taken  the  op- 
portunity to  pass  the  bill  admitting  Kansas,  we  might  have  had  three  or 
more  constitutions.  In  the  Topeka  convention,  Mr.  Tuton,  a  Free-State 
immigrant  from  Missouri,  said:  "I  came  to  Kansas  to  help  make  it  a  free 
State  because  I  did  not  want,  when  I  was  dead,  slaves  a-tramping  round 
my  grave."  Abraham  Lincoln's  father  crossed  the  Ohio  with  his  family  for 
a  similar  reason.  How  many  men  do  not  think  of  the  possibility  of  such  a 
devil's  tattoo  being  carried  on  over  their  heads  when  they  have  gone  to  a 
final  account,  among  the  adjustments  of  which  they  will  be  unable  to  urge 
that  by  word  or  act  they  strove  against  it.  Among  the  constitutions,  even 
if  not  the  best,  but  as  a  historical  "banner,"  I  prefer  the  Topeka  one.  It 
was  the  flag  to  rally  the  faithful  to  the  greatest  battle  of  modern  times. 
Incident  to  it  was  the  Wakarusa  war,  the  bombardment  of  Lawrence, 
Brown's  battle  of  Black  Jack ;  that  roll-call  of  the  Topeka  Senate  on  the 
4th  of  July,  1856,  dispersed  by  Sumner  and  his  dragoons;  Hickory  Point, 
Franklin,  and  other  events.  Nor  was  the  result  brought  about  by  any  one 
thing.  The  Emigrant  Aid  Company  did  much  good,  and  sent  some  noble, 
intelligent  people  to  Kansas;  but  the  great  mass  of  those  who  made  Kansas 
a  free  State  came  to  it  by  their  own  efforts.  The  capture  of  the  Territorial 
Legislature,  the  exposure  of  Calhoun's  candle-box,  and  the  Oxford  frauds, 
were  but  incidents  of  the  war  in  which  Free-Kansas  men  achieved  victory. 

John  Brown  was  more  than  a  Kansas  man.  As  a  Kansas  man  he  dif- 
fered from  some  other  Free-State  men ;  for  while  they  passed  resolutions, 
he  acted  them.  In  his  humble  way  he  endeavored  to  pattern  after  the  Man 
of  Galilee;  and  the  part  of  the  evangelists  that  seemed  to  impress  him  most, 
was  the  occasion  when  our  Saviour  with  a  whip  of  cords  drove  the  money- 
changers from  the  temple.  I  am  not  here  to  apologize  for  or  defend  him. 
His  career  does  not  need  it,  and  it  would  be  a  worse  piece  of  impertinence 
than  abuse.  The  people  of  the  United  States  understand  him.  In  a  day 
when  numbers  of  lickspittle,  orthodox,  trimming  clergymen  were  ready  to 
preach  in  defense  of  human  slavery,  when  with  Pecksniffian  piety  they 
preached,  "Servants,  be  obedient  to  your  masters,"  and  about  Paul  and 
Onesimus,  we,  as  Kansans,  ought  to  thank  God  that  a  man,  sharpened  in 
the  Kansas  struggle  —  aye,  a  score  of  men  —  were  cheerfully  willing  to  give 
their  lives  in  a  protest  against  the  crime  of  American  slavery. 


358  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 

Were  they  earnest,  honest  protesters?  I  read  from  a  letter  of  John  H. 
Kagi,  Brown's  secretary  of  war,  a  Virginian  by  birth,  and  an  old  Topekan, 
written  from  Chambersburg  just  before  the  Harper's  Ferry  affair: 

"I  shall  long  remember  that  your  house  was  one  of  the  only  two  in  Lawrence  into 
which  I  dared,  and  that  in  the  night  only,  to  enter;  and  solely  because  I  was  op- 
posed to  theft,  robbery,  and  murder  —  for  slavery  is  all  of  these.  It  steals  babes  in 
the  cradle  —  I  might  say  in  the  mother's  womb.  It  robs  women  of  their  chastity, 
and  men  of  their  wives.  It  kills,  with  sorrow,  uncheered  labor  and  the  various  forms 
of  cruelty,  more  slowly,  surely,  but  more  in  number  than  the  sword." 

I  remember,  a  few  years  after,  when  on  a  visit  to  my  corps  commander, 
General  Reynolds,  at  Little  Rock,  near  the  close  of  1864,  during  the  night 
I  passed  there,  a  parade  of  troops  with  torches  took  place,  when  regiment 
after  regiment  marched  past,  singing  as  they  went  to  the  tramp  of  their 
martial  feet : 

"  Though  John  Brown's  body  lies  mouldering  in  the  grave. 
His  soul  goes  marching  on." 

Yes,  the  people  of  the  United  States  understand  John  Brown,  and  have 
given  him  his  place. 

I  have  not  a  moment  for  the  war,  with  all  its  brilliant  incidents  for  Kan- 
sas. Neither  will  I  consume  your  time  eulogizing  the  growth  and  splendor 
of  our  State.  Her  school-houses,  her  battle  for  purer  morals,  her  physical 
progression  —  are  we  not  proud  of  them?  But  ere  I  close  let  me  say  to  the 
men  of  Kansas  that  her  highest  glory  is  her  work.  Have  we  reached  the 
summit?  Oh  no!  A  State,  like  a  man,  cannot  rest.  It  must  go  forward  or 
back.  Do  we  still  have  in  Kansas  the  old  "crusaders  for  freedom"?  The 
field  of  the  brave  and  honest  worker  is  limitless.  Let  us  remember  that  no 
republic  can  be  enduring  unless  the  great  mass  of  the  workingmen  are 
happy  and  prosperous.  Let  us  vow  eternal  warfare  against  the  dominion 
of  rapacious  selfishness,  whatever  shape  it  takes.  Trusts,  encroaching  cor- 
porations, the  gambling  spirit,  must  be  placed  under  the  iron  hand  of  law. 
Who  will  say  to  Kansans  that  a  remedy  cannot  be  devised  ?  Frauds  on  the 
ballot-box  are  treason  to  republican  liberty.  Bribery,  the  multiplication 
of  needless  oflfices,  the  creation  of  an  oflBcial  or  moneyed  aristocracy,  are 
crimes  against  the  Republic.  In  this  fresh  crusade  in  favor  of  human  rights, 
it  is  meet  that  Kansas  take  the  lead.  Nor  must  we  bend  the  knee  to  the 
dictates  of  prejudice.  We  hear  of  the  race  issue.  Our  people,  white  and 
black,  have  all  been  Americans  for  a  hundred  years. 

Who  are  they  that  thus  discover  that  the  American  negro  must  emigrate? 
The  men  who  enacted  the  fugitive  slave  law,  and  secured  the  Dred  Scott 
decision,  and  kept  up  the  wretched  Seminole  war  for  thirty  years  for  fear  a 
single  negro  would  get  away  from  the  Southern  States.  Must  emigrate,  I 
suppose  because  they  are  free !  Who  ever  before  heard  of  a  political  econ- 
omist who  proposed  to  send  the  working  classes  out  of  any  country?  An 
emigrant  aid  company  to  help  out  the  indolent  whites  and  others  too  proud 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  359 

or  too  lazy  to  work,  would  not  be  a  bad  thing.  The  forced  deportation  of 
the  shot-gun  and  Winchester  brigade  may  become  necessary  in  the  interest 
of  peace.  In  Europe  there  is  no  such  thing  as  color  caste.  In  public  con- 
veyances, hotels,  theaters,  and  elsewhere,  a  negro  goes  like  other  people, 
subject  to  the  same  conditions.  I  believe  there  are  only  three  countries  in 
the  world  where  caste  prevails:  in  India,  Mexico,  and  the  United  States. 
In  India  they  say  it  is  dying  out.  Would  to  God  it  were  dead  and  buried 
here! 

Yes,  my  friends,  Kansas  has  not  finished  her  history.  Her  record  is  not 
completed.  We  have  held  the  banner  of  progress.  Shall  Kansas  men  sur- 
render it  ?  It  has  led  to  victory.  State  and  National.  Let  us  proudly  bear 
it  onward  in  the  front  of  every  moral  reform;  in  the  defense  of  the  down- 
trodden and  the  w^eak,  and  for  the  preservation  of  free  republican  govern- 
ment. 

While  thanking  you,  my  dear  friends  of  the  State  Historical  Society,  for 
the  honor  you  have  conferred  on  me  the  past  year,  let  me  assure  you  I  more 
highly  prize  my  connection,  humble  though  it  may  have  been,  with  Kansas 
records  and  Kansas  history,  than  any  other  honor  I  could  receive. 


360  State  Histobical  society. 


KANSAS,  AS  SEEN  IN  THE  INDIAN  TERRITORY. 


[An  address  delivered  before  the  Society  by  Hon.  Percival  G.  Lowe,  at  the  annual 
meeting,  January  14,  1890.] 

What  I  have  to  say  of  Kansas  as  I  saw  it  in  the  Indian  Territory  is  wholly 
from  memory,  having  no  record  of  occurrences.  I  shall  avoid  mentioning 
individuals  when  by  doing  so  tedious  details  would  become  necessary.  My 
experience  commenced  in  December,  1849. 

The  Indian  Territory  then  extended  from  the  west  line  of  Missouri  to  the 
State  of  Deseret,  (changed  in  1850  to  the  Territory  of  Utah,)  and  from  Min- 
nesota to  Texas,  out  of  which  was  afterward  carved  Kansas. 

Fort  Leavenworth  was  the  steamboat  landing  from  which  all  military 
supplies  were  sent  by  wagon,  and  from  which  all  military  expeditions  started 
across  the  great  plains.  To  the  south  ran  the  military  road  across  the  Kan- 
sas river  at  Grinter's  ferry  to  Fort  Scott,  and  thence  to  Forts  Gibson  and 
Smith.  To  the  west  and  southwest  ran  the  military  road  crossing  the  Kansas 
at  Pappan's  ferry,  near  where  Topeka  now  is;  thence  to  Council  Grove,  in- 
tersecting the  •  Santa  F^  trail  from  Independence  a  few  miles  east  of  that 
point ;  thence  southwesterly,  striking  the  Arkansas  river  at  the  "  Big  Bend," 
following  it  up  to  the  Cimarron  crossing,  about  twenty-five  miles  above 
where  Dodge  City  now  is,  thence  southwesterly  into  New  Mexico.  From 
the  Cimarron  crossing  a  road  ran  up  the  north  side  of  the  Arkansas  to 
"  Bent's  Fort; "  crossing  there  it  ran  nearly  south  across  the  Raton  mountains 
into  New  Mexico. 

About  one-third  of  the  way  from  Cimarron  crossing  to  Bent's  Fort,  F.  X. 
Aubrey  laid  out  a  new  route  in  1852,  and  being  a  better-watered  route  than 
the  Cimarron  and  nearer  than  Raton,  many  trains  took  it. 

In  April,  1850,  Maj.  E.  A.  Ogden,  quartermaster  at  Fort  Leavenworth, 
with  an  escort  and  some  Kickapoo  guides,  laid  out  a  road  northwesterly  to 
a  point  beyond  where  Seneca  now  is,  to  intersect  the  road  from  St.  Joseph, 
Missouri.  At  the  crossing  of  Big  Blue  river,  now  Marysville,  he  returned 
with  his  guides,  and  the  escort  went  on  to  Fort  Kearny. 

The  Shawnee  Indians  were  located  south  of  the  Kansas  river,  in  what  is 
Johnson  county ;  the  Wyandottes  in  the  forks  of  the  Missouri  and  Kansas, 
part  of  Wyandotte  county ;  the  Delawares  occupied  a  part  of  Wyandotte, 
Leavenworth  and  Jefferson  counties ;  the  Muncies,  a  small  tract  of  land 
where  the  Soldiers'  Home  and  Mount  Muncie  cemetery  now  are,  near  Leav- 
enworth ;  the  Kickapoos  were  in  Salt  creek  valley  and  farther  west ;  the 
Pottawatomies  occupied  the  Kansas  valley  from  the  mouth  of  Soldier  creek 
to  Big  Blue  river.     The  Kansas  Indians,  called  Kaws,  were  about  Council 


Sixth  biennial  repobt.  361 

Grove.  The  Osages  and  others  in  southern  Kansas,  I  saw  but  little  of,  ex- 
cept as  I  met  them  on  the  hunting-grounds  further  west.  None  of  the  res- 
ervation Indians  were  very  much  confined  to  boundaries.  They  all  went 
to  the  buffalo  country  for  a  grand  hunt  at  least  once  a  year.  The  buffalo 
range  was  a  little  west  of  a  line  drawn  north  and  south  through  Fort  Riley. 
East  of  that  were  plenty  of  turkey,  deer,  and  other  small  game.  The  wild 
Indians,  so  called,  never  came  east  of  the  buffalo  range.  From  the  Shaw- 
nees,  Delawares,  Muncies,  Kickapoos,  Pottawatomies,  and  some  other  small 
bands,  there  was  nothing  to  fear ;  they  lived  comfortably  and  were  contented. 
The  Kansas  and  Osages,  while  not  considered  dangerous  on  their  reserva- 
tions, were  good  stock-thieves  on  the  great  overland  trails,  and  not  to  be 
trusted  at  any  time.  The  Pawnees  ranged  west  of  the  Big  Blue  to  what  is 
now  Norton  county,  south  along  the  Republican,  and  north  to  and  beyond 
the  Platte.  Their  villages  were  on  the  Platte  and  Loup  fork.  Their  war 
parties  took  wide  range.  They  were  at  war  Avith  all  the  wild  tribes  on  the 
plains  :  the  Comanches  and  Kiowas  on  the  south,  the  Arapahoes,  Cheyennes 
and  Sioux  on  the  Avest  and  northwest.  Though  not  numbering  near  so 
many  as  their  ojDponents,  except  the  Arapahoes,  they  defended  themselves 
so  successfully  that  the  enemy  rarely  got  away  without  leaving  some  scalps. 
They  were  also  the  worst  Indians  the  whites  had  to  contend  with  on  the 
northern  overland  trail.  Though  they  would  not  attack  well-armed  parties, 
they  were  dangerous  stock-thieves,  and  the  guards  were  always  doubled 
when  the  Big  Blue  was  crossed.  Having  passed  the  Pawnees,  some  forty 
miles  west  of  Fort  Kearny,  traveling  was  quite  safe.  Though  they  were 
numerous  and  powerful,  the  overland  emigration  with  their  immense  flocks 
and  herds  were  not  molested  by  the  Sioux  and  Cheyennes,  for  the  five  hun- 
dred miles  through  their  country,  during  the  years  from  '49  to  '54. 

During  the  summer  of  1850  and  the  years  following,  emigration  to  Cali- 
fornia and  Oregon  was  immense.  In  1850  the  cholera  swept  away  many 
men,  women  and  children,  and  hundreds  of  bodies  were  torn  from  their 
shallow  graves  by  the  wolves.  The  Pawnees  were  untiring  in  their  depre- 
dations, and  a  few  people  were  killed.  Dragoons  patrolled  the  road  from 
thirty  miles  west  of  Kearny  to  one  hundred  miles  east,  and  rendered  every 
assistance  possible,  at  one  time  following  a  large  war  party  through  what  is 
now  Washington,  Republic,  Jewell,  Smith,  Phillips,  and  Norton  counties. 
The  action  of  Major  Chilton  in  command  of  his  troop  and  of  Fort  Kearny, 
in  '49  and  '50,  was  so  vigorous  that  the  Pawnees  gave  very  little  trouble 
afterwards. 

The  Cheyennes  and  Arapahoes  were  the  habitual  occupants  of  these 
plains  from  the  Platte  to  the  Arkansas,  and  from  the  forks  of  the  Solomon 
to  the  mountains.  I  then  thought,  and  still  believe,  that  the  Cheyennes 
were  the  handsomest,  noblest  and  bravest  Indians  I  ever  saw  in  a  wild  state. 
I  met  them  often,  knew  them  well  and  their  way  of  living.     They  fought 


362  State  histobical  Society, 

their  enemies  with  an  unrelenting  vigor — that  was  their  religious  duty 
from  their  standpoint.  They  were  as  virtuous  as  any  people  on  earth ;  what- 
ever civilized  man  may  say  of  their  table  manners,  their  family  government 
was  perfect — perfect  obedience  to  parents,  and  child-whipping  unknown; 
veneration  and  respect  for  old  age  was  universal.  In  their  relations  to  each 
other  crime  was  practically  unknown.  They  worshipped  God,  in  whom 
they  had  implicit  confidence.  They  hated  a  liar  as  the  devil  hates  holy 
water,  and  that  is  why,  when  they  came  to  know  him,  they  hated  the  white 
man  so  intensely.  For  fortitude,  patience  and  endurance,  the  sun  never 
shone  on  better  examples.  They  did  not  crave  stealthy  murder  for  the  sake 
of  murder;  in  which  they  were  unlike  the  treacherous  Kiowa  and  Apache, 
and  the  doughty  hero  of  Sand  creek. 

And  on  what  meat  did  the  Cheyennes  feed  that  made  them  so  superior? 
It  is  said  that  they  came  from  a  more  northern  clime.  Be  that  as  it  may, 
they,  of  all  the  nomadic  tribes  that  roamed  the  earth,  were  masters  of  the 
most  productive  portion  of  it.  The  finest  soil  under  the  sun,  from  end  to 
end,  and  from  right  to  left  of  what  is  now  Kansas,  furnished  the  most 
abundant  pasturage,  watered  by  numerous  rivers  flowing  from  never-failing 
springs,  free  from  swamp  and  marsh  or  malarial  poisons.  By  reason  of 
perennial  pastures  and  wooded  streams,  the  whole  face  of  the  country  was 
a  continuous  park,  where  ranged  the  noble  buflTalo,  the  antlered  elk,  deer  in 
the  valleys,  antelope  upon  a  thousand  hills,  and  smaller  game.  The  turkey- 
roosts  upon  all  the  timbered  creeks  would  astonish  the  best  farmer's  wife  in 
America. 

These  Indians  knew  no  suflTering  except  what  the  white  man  brought 
them.  All  were  abundantly  fed,  warmly  clothed,  and  comfortably  shel- 
tered. They  had  large  numbers  of  horses,  were  fine  horsemen,  and  if  need 
be  could  replenish  their  stock  from  the  wild  herds  at  any  time.  In  these 
liberal  surroundings  men  grew  large,  strong,  self-reliant  and  brave  —  rich 
in  everything  necessary  to  their  personal  comfort,  and  rich  enough  in 
enemies  to  keep  up  their  warlike  spirit.  In  this  garden  Adam  and  Eve 
would  never  have  sinned;  and  the  Cheyennes  never  sinned  until  the  white 
man,  with  his  tyranny  and  fraud,  forced  it  upon  them.  If,  then,  after  years 
of  suffering  and  broken  promises,  like  Hannibal,  the  young  Cheyenne  swore 
eternal  vengeance  and  resolved  to  fight  the  cause  of  his  misery  to  the  death, 
blame  the  Chivingtons  and  a  Government  too  changeable  and  fickle  to  look 
after  the  rights  of  its  helpless  wards  —  a  Government  too  much  absorbed 
in  the  next  election  —  too  intently  listening  to  the  jobbers  and  politicians, 
to  hear  the  cry  of  suflTering  caused  by  cold,  hunger  and  outrage  coming 
from  the  poor  remnant  of  this  once  powerful  people.  If  they  became 
fiends  incarnate  and  descended  to  acts  the  most  brutal  and  revolting  in  the 
history  of  our  country,  and  if  finally  the  best  and  most  distinguished  sol- 
diers in  the  land  were  compelled  to  wage  a  war  of  practical  extermination. 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  363 

blame  not  the  soldiers  who  risked  and  lost  their  lives,  and  whose  graves  are 
scattered  from  Texas  to  the  Big  Horn,  and  from  central  Kansas  to  the 
Pacific — nor  blame  the  fierce  Cheyennes. 

In  1850  Colonel  Sumner  established  the  post  of  Fort  Atkinson,  on  the 
Arkansas,  about  six  miles  above  where  Dodge  City  now  is.  The  soldiers 
dubbed  it  "Fort  Sod,"  and  later  on,  "Fort  Sodom."  The  walls  were  built 
entirely  of  prairie  sod,  partly  covered  with  poles  and  canvas,  and  partly 
with  poles,  brush,  and  sod.  It  was  built  by  the  soldiers.  Company  D, 
Sixth  Infantry,  commanded  by  Brevet  Captain  S.  B.  Buckner,  now  Gov- 
ernor of  Kentucky,  was  left  to  garrison  the  post.  It  was  the  only  military 
post  between  Fort  Leavenworth  and  Riado,  ^ew  Mexico,  650  miles.  The 
Kiowas  and  Comanches  frequently  pounced  upon  freight  trains,  ran  ofl" 
stock  and  killed  stragglers.  They  ranged  from  about  where  Marion  county 
now  is,  west  along  the  Arkansas  river  to  the  mountains,  southwest  into  New 
Mexico,  and  south  through  Texas  into  Old  Mexico.  Their  war  parties 
sometimes  reached  north  to  the  Platte.  They  were  numerous,  well  mounted, 
savage,  and  treacherous.  They  had  large  bands  of  horses,  and  were  the 
finest  horsemen  in  the  world.  They  made  frequent  raids  into  Old  and  New 
Mexico,  sometimes  capturing  whole  villages,  killing  the  men  and  holding  the 
women  and  children  as  slaves.  They  all  spoke  Mexican  Spanish.  Their 
plunderings  had  supplied  them  with  silver-mounted  Mexican  saddles  and 
bridles,  many  of  them  of  great  value.  The  fact  that  they  had  only  bows  and 
arrows  and  lances  enabled  the  whites  to  "stand  them  off"  with  rifles.  At 
thirty  yards  their  arrows  were  the  best  weapons,  always  ready,  and  could 
be  discharged  more  rapidly  than  repeating  rifles.  Woe  to  the  careless 
train-master  or  straggler  I  Eternal  vigilance  was  necessary  to  pass  success- 
fully from  Council  Grove  to  Mexico. 

In  January,  1851,  complaint  was  made  to  Col.  Fauntleroy,  commanding 
Fort  Leavenworth,  concerning  outrages  committed  by  the  Kaws  near  Coun- 
cil Grove.  They  had  considerable  stolen  stock  in  their  possession.  Cap- 
tain and  Brevet  Major  R.  H.  Chilton,  with  his  troop  B,  First  Dragoons, 
went  out  and  captured  the  five  principal  chiefs  and  placed  them  in  the 
guard-house  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  where  they  remained  a  long  time,  until 
all  the  stolen  stock  was  restored,  and  good  promises  made. 

In  April,  1851,  Fort  Atkinson  was  besieged  by  the  Kiowas  and  Co- 
manches, and  the  same  troop  went  to  its  relief. 

At  Fort  Atkinson  the  Kiowa  and  Comanche  camps  extended  as  far  as 
one  could  see  up  and  down  the  south  side  of  the  river.  They  seldom  fought 
the  "long-knives"  as  they  called  the  dragoons,  except  by  stealth,  and  con- 
sidering their  immense  numbers  there  was  not  much  hope  of  earthly  glory 
in  hunting  them ;  so  that  there  was  a  sort  of  standing-off  business  all  around, 
and  the  party  who  did  the  most  successful  blufiing  was  the  winner.  The 
threatening  attitude  of  the  Indians  had  caused  the  trains  to  move  cautiously 
and  well  prepared  for  emergencies.  A  large  military  command  went  out 
—24 


364  State  Histobical  society. 

to  New  Mexico,  which  somewhat  overawed  the  Indians,  and  Major  Chilton, 
with  his  troop,  returned  to  Fort  Leavenworth  in  July.  About  this  time 
Lieut.  Heath,  acting  commissary  officer  at  Atkinson,  made  a  requisition  for 
a  dozen  cats,  and  it  was  filled  and  cats  sent  out.  The  prairie  mice  were  de- 
stroying the  provisions  so  rapidly  that  the  situation  became  alarming.  The 
sod  walls  made  good  shelters  for  them.  This  is  said  to  have  been  the  first 
time  that  cats  were  borne  on  property  returns  in  the  army. 

The  latter  part  of  July,  Major  Chilton's  troop  started  from  Fort  Leaven- 
worth to  Fort  Laramie  as  an  escort  for  Col.  D.  D.  Mitchell,  Superintendent 
of  Indian  Affairs.  Col.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  army.  Col.  Knapp, 
of  the  St.  Louis  Bepublican,  and  B.  Gratz  Brown,  correspondent  of  that 
paper,  and  later  Governor  of  Missouri,  were  of  the  party.  Of  that  inter- 
esting and  remarkable  gathering,  where  about  50,000  Indians  in  all  their 
gorgeousness  were  assembled  to  receive  new  assurance  of  the  loving  care  of 
the  Great  Father,  I  am  not  to  speak  to-night. 

Having  returned  from  Laramie  the  first  of  November,  Major  Chilton's 
troop  attended  the  distribution  of  annuities  by  the  agent  of  the  Pottawato- 
mies  at  Uniontown,  a  little  south  of  Silver  Lake,  in  what  is  now  known  as 
Shawnee  county,  Kansas.  The  whole  tribe  was  there,  all  well  mounted, 
and  a  happy,  contented,  comfortable-looking  set  of  people  they  were.  St. 
Mary's  Mission  was  well  established  and  under  the  direction  and  good 
management  of  Father  Durant,  in  whom  his  people  had  great  confidence; 
they  were  progressing  in  agriculture,  religion,  and  learning. 

In  October,  1852,  Major  Ogden,  then  quartermaster  at  Fort  Leavenworth, 
was  instructed  to  select  a  place  for  a  new  military  post  near  the  forks  of 
the  Smoky  Hill  and  Republican  rivers.  Major  Chilton's  troop,  which  had 
returned  from  a  summer  campaign  on  the  Arkansas,  as  high  up  as  Bent's 
Fort,  furnished  the  escort.  The  sight  was  selected  where  Fort  Riley  now 
is.     The  first  buildings  were  erected  in  1853. 

Of  all  charming  and  fascinating  portions  of  our  country,  probably  there 
is  none  where  nature  has  been  so  lavish  as  within  the  radius  of  150  miles 
taking  Fort  Riley  as  a  center.  In  rich  soil,  building  material,  in  beauty  of 
landscape,  wooded  streams  and  bubbling  springs,  in  animal  life,  in  every- 
thing to  charm  the  eye,  gladden  the  heart  and  yield  to  the  industry  of  man, 
—  here  was  the  climax  of  the  most  extravagant  dream.  Perfect  in  all  its 
wild  beauty  and  productiveness,  perfect  in  all  that  nature's  God  could  hand 
down  tp  man  for  his  improvement  and  happiness. 

The  year  1853  was  an  exciting  season.  The  Kiowas  and  Comanches  were 
dangerous  and  threatening.  A  few  men  were  killed.  To  illustrate:  Major 
Chilton's  troop  had  spent  the  night  at  Cow  creek.  The  next  camp  would 
be  at  the  big  bend  of  the  Arkansas,  eighteen  miles.  About  midway  between 
these  points,  now  in  Rice  county,  was  a  line  of  high  sandy  hills,  called 
"  Sand  Buttes."  With  his  usual  prudence  and  forethought  in  passing  through 
broken  country  and  in  crossing  streams  —  a  habit  which  had  enabled  him 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  365 

to  travel  with  one  troop  through  all  the  tribes  from  the  North  Platte  to 
New  Mexico,  and  from  Missouri  to  the  mountains,  without  being  surprised 
—  Major  Chilton  threw  out  skirmishers,  a  corporal  and  four  men  riding 
twenty-five  or  thirty  yards  apart.  Having  reached  the  highest  butte,  the 
corporal  fired  his  pistol ;  the  four  men  rallied  on  him ;  the  troop  moved  for- 
ward quickly,  part  thrown  out  in  skirmish  line.  Ten  yards  from  the  cor- 
poral was  a  dead  Mexican,  and  within  a  hundred  yards  two  more.  One  was 
still  breathing,  and  fresh  blood  was  still  trickling  from  their  scalped  heads. 
Away  down  toward  the  Arkansas  was  a  large  Mexican  train.  These  men 
belonged  to  it,  and  were  hunting  antelope  in  the  hills  when  killed.  Ponies 
and  arms  were  gone.  They  were  evidently  completely  surprised.  After 
following  the  trail  a  short  distance  it  was  obliterated  by  countless  thousands 
of  buffalo  tracks.  The  Mexicans  corralled  on  the  plain  below  and  the 
dragoons  moved  quickly  to  them,  but  they  had  only  corralled  to  let  the  herds 
pass  by,  and  had  seen  no  Indians.  This  is  but  one  of  many  incidents  on 
this  route. 

From  this  point  to  Atkinson  travel  was  nearly  blocked  with  buffalo. 
Standing  on  any  high  point,  as  far  as  the  eye  could  reach,  a  vast  moving 
mass  could  be  seen,  making  the  earth  tremble  with  their  tramping  and  bel- 
lowing. It  was  afterwards  learned  that  the  Kiowas  and  Comanches  had 
actually  attempted  to  drive  the  buffalo  from  the  Smoky  Hill  south  of  the 
Arkansas,  in  which  they  were  partially  successful.  The  line  of  drive  ex- 
tended two  hundred  miles  from  east  to  west,  and  they  hunted  and  worked 
away  on  the  north  side  of  the  herds  until  the  great  bulk  of  them  drifted  to 
and  across  the  river. 

In  August,  of  this  year,  the  Kiowas,  Comanches,  and  Prairie  Apaches, 
estimated  at  about  25,000,  were  gathered  at  Fort  Atkinson  to  renew  their 
allegiance  to  the  Great  Father,  and  be  rewarded  with  large  quantities  of 
presents  for  being  good  Indians,  or  for  promising  to  be  good.  They  had  not 
killed  anyone  who  got  the  drop  on  them  first.  Major  Fitzpatrick  ("Three 
Fingers,"  as  the  Indians  called  him),  a  man  of  great  experience  with  all  the 
tribes,  and  in  whom  they  all  had  great  confidence,  acted  for  the  Government. 
They  claimed  that  Maj.  Fitzpatrick  had  never  lied  to  them  in  twenty  years 
they  had  known  him,  as  trader  and  agent.  It  was  a  certificate  of  character 
that  few  agents  could  get.  The  distribution  was  made  two  miles  above  the 
post.  A  volume  might  be  written  of  this  so-called  treaty,  a  renewal  of  faith, 
which  the  Indians  did  not  have  in  the  Government,  nor  the  Government  in 
them. 

After  the  distribution  of  goods  the  Indians  moved  south  and  left  the  trail 
clear.     There  was  a  feeling  of  security,  from  Council  Grove  to  Mexico. 

Company  D,  Sixth  Infantry,  moved  to  Walnut  creek,  near  where  the  town 
of  Great  Bend  is  now.  Atkinson  was  abandoned.  All  of  the  goods  and 
materials  of  use  at  the  new  camp  were  moved,  and  the  sod  walls  completely 


366  State  Histobical  Society. 

torn  down,  so  as  to  leave  no  ambush  for  Indians.  It  was  so  full  of  mice, 
fleas,  and  snakes,  that  it  was  uninhabitable. 

I  have  told  you  a  little,  comparatively  very  little,  "  of  Kansas  as  I  saw  it 
in  the  Indian  Territory,"  in  all  of  its  savage  grandeur  and  wild  beauty. 

The  adventures  of  troops  in  protecting  the  commerce  of  the  great  plains, 
as  well  as  the  experiences  of  men  who  risked  life  and  fortune  in  that  busi- 
ness, may  be  read  in  books ;  and  what  I  might  say  of  either,  has  been  told 
just  a  little  differently,  and  much  better  than  I  can  tell  it,  hence  I  have 
avoided  detailing  so-called  exciting  incidents  of  frequent  occurrence  in  the 
years  referred  to. 

The  best  portion  of  America  has  been  baptized  in  blood  in  its  settlement. 
In  the  nature  of  things  it  must  be  so.  Owing  to  our  location  in  the  great 
highway  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,  the  warlike  inhabitants,  and  the 
tenacity  with  which  they  clung  to  this  gem  of  all  their  possessions,  more 
military  posts  have  been  established  and  more  soldiers  maintained,  and  the 
destruction  of  human  life  has  been  greater  in  Kansas,  of  Indians  and  whites, 
than  in  any  similar  extent  of  territory  in  the  settlement  of  our  country. 

Emerging  from  the  Indian  Territory  in  1854,  battle-scarred,  even  in  her 
infancy,  ofttimes  through  trials  severe  and  troubles  most  discouraging,  as  by 
magic  every  vestige  of  that  savage  life,  and  wild  provision  necessary  to  its 
existence,  has  disappeared;  and  in  that  magnificent  park,  in  the  geographi- 
cal center  of  the  United  States,  live  the  strongest  and  most  progressive 
people  in  the  world.  They  are  building  and  maintaining  the  best  institu- 
tions, cultivating  the  best  principles,  and  furnishing  the  best  ideas.  Inde- 
pendence is  written  everywhere  within  this  charmed  circle ;  the  horn  of 
plenty  is  full,  and  within  the  reach  of  every  industrious  man. 


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GOVERNOR  JOHN  A.  MARTIN. 


[A  eulogium  delivered  before  the  Society  by  Major  Benj.  F.  Simpson,  at  the  annual 

meeting,  Jan.  14,  1890.] 

Decorated  by  a  friendship  of  more  than  thirty  years'  duration,  and  hon- 
ored by  a  confidence  that  lasted  nearly  a  lifetime,  I  am  here  to-night  to 
attempt,  with  sad  heart  and  feeble  tongue,  to  place  amid  the  laurels  that 
crowned  the  noble  brow  of  John  A.  Martin  a  few  simple  rosebuds.  In  this 
effort,  I  but  give  expression  to  the  grief  of  the  people  of  the  State.  All 
along  the  public  highways  that  run  the  length  and  breadth  of  Kansas,  and 
even  in  the  sequestered  lanes  that  connect  quiet  neighborhoods,  sorrowful 
voices  are  heard  mourning  the  death  of  a  good  citizen,  a  brave  soldier,  and 
a  faithful  public  officer.  It  is  not  necessary  for  me  to  ask  from  you  that 
generous  indulgence  that  is  always  conceded  to  eulogy,  because  the  plain, 
unvarnished  truth  is  the  most  honorable  tribute  that  can  be  paid  to  the 
memory  of  such  a  man.  It  is  a  sorrowful  duty  to  talk  even  lovingly  about 
a  departed  friend.  While  our  personal  loss  can  be  measured  by  heart- 
throbs and  tear-drops,  the  loss  to  the  State  of  Kansas  is  inestimable.  The 
pathos  of  human  destiny  is  reached,  when  such  a  man  is  suddenly  taken 
away  —  a  man  strong  in  mind  and  will-power;  blessed  by  the  warm  affec- 
tion of  wife  and  children ;  a  plain  path  of  daily  duty  marked  out  before 
him ;  a  consciousness  of  high  trust  faithfully  performed ;  an  occasional  rift 
in  the  hazy  clouds  of  the  future,  revealing  a  ripening  to-morrow;  the 
shadows  of  every-day  life  smiling  now  and  again  at  the  rich  expectancy  of 
the  future.  He  had  all  these,  and  with  them  the  respect  and  confidence  of 
the  people  of  the  State  he  had  served  so  well.  And  yet,  when  his  future 
had  seemed  so  full  of  dim  splendor  and  bright  promises,  the  remorseless 
messenger  came.  Looking  into  his  calm  and  earnest  eyes,  and  at  the  strong 
and  sturdy  frame,  you  would  never  think  to  ask  "  Why  morning's  prime 
looks  like  fading  eve." 

His  was  a  happy,  contented  nature.  He  enjoyed  in  a  homely  way  all  the 
good  things  of  life.  There  were  no  purple  shadows  on  his  heart,  and  I 
doubt  whether  his  life  was  ever  flecked  by  those  little,  floating  clouds  of 
doubt  and  distrust  that  in  some  way  shadow  the  pathway  of  all  other  men. 
It  may  be  that  there  were  times  when  the  young  birds  in  his  heart  refused 
to  sing,  but,  ordinarily,  his  conversation  with  his  friends  was  as  frank  and 
unconstrained  as  the  prattle  of  a  little  child  in  your  arms.  This  quiet  man, 
with  a  pleasant  face,  yet  a  determined  air,  was  not  a  dark  mystery  fenced 
on  every  side  by  impassable  limits,  which  obscured  his  nature  as  Seigfreid's 
cloak  of  darkness  hid  the  hero's  bodily  presence,  but  a  warm-hearted  friend, 


368  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

who  talked  to  you  in  such  even  tones  that  they  appeared  to  come  floating 
through  the  dim,  gray  air  of  memory  like  a  friendly  voice  from  far-off  boy- 
hood. His  kind  words  always  went  to  your  heart  and  stayed  there.  His 
cordial  salutation  of,  "How  are  you,  Ben?"  was  always  uttered  in  as  kind 
and  gentle  tones  as  the  morning  greeting  of  my  good  old  mother.  He  was 
so  loyal  by  nature,  that  when  he  was  in  a  position  to  extend  favors  to 
friends,  he  did  not  wait  for  solicitation,  but  anticipated  their  wishes.  He 
learned  in  early  life,  that  the  indefinable  myth  that  men  call  fate  is  but  the 
shadow  of  an  old,  savage  dream ;  that  a  man's  life  is  as  he  makes  it.  In 
his  patient  study,  his  incessant  toil,  his  persistent  application,  his  method 
of  thorough  investigation,  his  intensity  of  purpose,  his  power  of  concentra- 
tion, his  strength  of  intellect,  and  the  continual  stress  of  his  powerful  will, 
we  have  the  plexure  of  causes  which  operated  to  make  the  man.  A  great 
character  is  only  wrought  out  by  years  of  continued  toil,  for  one  of  its  spe- 
cial necessities  is  slow  growth.  His  was  the  genius  of  industry.  He  knew 
that  "in  the  hunt  after  distinction,  nothing  made  the  scent  lie  so  well  as 
hard  labor."  He  read  so  much,  that  the  mighty  past  was  like  a  primer. 
The  garnered  treasures  of  the  thoughts  of  ages,  the  beautiful  songs  of  the 
great  poets,  the  glory  of  art,  current  literature,  and  all  the  refinement  and 
adornment  of  the  better  human  life,  were  all  familiar  to  him.  He  had  stores 
of  out-of-the-way  knowledge,  and  a  great  familiarity  with  the  things  of 
every-day  life.  He  lighted  a  peaceful  life  with  the  fires  of  industry.  He 
was  so  far  removed  from  the  strife  and  friction  of  ordinary  life,  that  the 
freshness  of  his  heart  was  indelibly  stamped  on  his  features.  Before  he  was 
twenty-four  years  of  age,  he  had  been  Secretary  of  the  Constitutional  Con- 
vention, State  Senator,  the  sole  proprietor  and  the  editor  of  the  most  repre- 
sentative daily  paper,  and  had  commanded  a  brigade  in  the  Army  of  the 
Cumberland.  He  was  the  "young  man  in  Kansas  politics,"  but  his  eagle 
eyes  never  lost  their  calmness,  as  he  soared  in  the  dizzy  heights  far  above 
the  reach  of  the  ambition  of  middle  age. 

He  was  born  among  the  rugged  hills  of  western  Pennsylvania.  He  com- 
menced the  battle  of  life  unaided  by  educational  preparation,  wealthy  par- 
ents, or  powerful  friends.  His  preparatory  course  was  taken  in  a  country 
printing-office,  but  he  graduated  in  the  great  practical  school  of  the  world 
—  that  alma  mater  of  nearly  all  of  the  most  successful  men  of  this  nation. 
His  pathway,  from  bright  youth  to  glorious  manhood,  was  strewn  with  the 
flowers  of  self-reliance,  and  bordered  by  the  ripening  blossoms  of  self-culture. 
He  had  that  pure  and  lofty  ambition  that  is  only  given  to  a  heroic  youth 
who  faces  the  problems  of  life  without  other  aid  than  that  of  a  sturdy  heart 
and  a  strong  right  arm,  and  who  determines  to  rise  above  all  adverse  cir- 
cumstances, and  to  conquer  by  persistent  eflfort.  In  his  nineteenth  year  he 
was  drawn  to  a  struggling  Territory  by  a  law  of  gravitation,  that  through- 
out all  ages  has  caused  high  courage  and  manly  endeavor,  with  their  strong 
arms  and  steady  hearts,  to  rally  around  a  lofty  purpose  and  a  patriotic  cause. 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  369 

He  came  here  with  his  young  heart  glowing  with  all  the  sublime  enthusiasm 
that  animated  a  Crusader  in  his  march  to  the  rescue  of  the  sacred  city.  He 
loved  Kansas  with  an  undying  love.  His  love  was  big  enough  to  embrace 
within  its  capacious  folds  every  nook  and  corner  of  the  commonwealth,  and 
he  was  willing  to  shed  every  drop  of  the  good  red  blood  that  surged  through 
his  manly  heart  in  the  defense  of  the  honor  and  integrity  of  the  State.  To 
him,  the  fair  name  of  Kansas  was  as  sacred  as  his  marriage  vow.  So  all- 
absorbing  was  his  love  for  the  State,  and  so  strong  his  local  attachment,  that 
in  his  estimation  Kansas  was  the  Holy  Land,  and  Atchison  the  Garden  of 
Eden.  He  honestly  believed  that  the  sky  was  bluer,  the  sun  brighter,  the 
air  purer,  the  grass  greener,  and  the  people  better  in  Kansas  than  anywhere 
else  on  earth.  For  more  than  thirty  years  he  sang  the  praise  of  his  State 
in  every  conceivable  key,  from  the  lowest  note  on  the  bass  clef  to  the  added 
lines  above  the  tenor.  During  the  darkest  days  in  our  history,  when  the 
faint-hearted  Avere  predicting  all  kinds  of  disasters,  this  heroic  Kansan  was 
seen  pointing  to  the  silver  lining  of  the  clouds,  and  as  a  storm  rolled  by, 
his  joyous  strains,  like  the  twitter  of  young  birds,  were  heard  all  over  the 
prairies.  In  his  public  speeches  and  editorial  writings,  he  has  left  imjoer- 
ishable  tokens  of  his  affection  for  the  marvelous  commonwealth.  When, 
for  his  own  wise  and  beneficent  purposes,  the  Great  Ruler  of  the  Universe 
wafted  the  brave  and  manly  spirit  of  John  A.  Martin  away  from  the  scenes 
and  triumphs  that  the  people  in  this  world  call  glory,  and  placed  it  in  a 
realm  that  He  calls  glory,  there  was  left,  standing  in  the  sad  heart  of  this 
great  commonwealth,  a  pure,  white  monument,  commemorative  of  the  man 
who  of  all  others  best  loved  Kansas. 

To  such  a  man,  the  crowning  glory  of  a  proud  life  was  his  military  ser- 
vice. I  doubt  whether  a  soldier  ever  took  the  oath  of  enlistment  with  more 
of  the  pure  gold  of  loyalty,  and  less  of  the  alloy  of  self  in  his  heart,  than 
did  John  A,  Martin.  He  was  rapidly  gaining  wealth  and  political  distinc- 
tion, and  to  many  men  such  allurements  are  irresistible;  but  when  it  be- 
came evident  that  the  war  was  to  be  a  prolonged  one,  all  these  things  were 
to  him  but  dross  in  the  scales  of  duty.  From  the  day  of  his  "muster-in"  to 
that  of  his  "muster-out,"  he  was  completely  absorbed  in  his  military  duties. 
His  vigorous  mind,  aided  by  tireless  perseverance,  soon  made  him  familiar 
with  all  the  details  of  army  life.  He  knew  the  value  of  obedience,  and  ap- 
preciated the  necessity  of  discipline.  He  looked  after  the  welfare  of  his 
men,  and  they  rewarded  the  thought  and  care  of  the  officer  by  respect  and 
confidence.  He  rode  through  his  baptismal  fire  at  Perryville  with  clear 
eyes  and  calm  heart.  At  Chicamauga,  where  it  rained  shot  and  shell  for 
three  long  days,  he  commanded  a  brigade  in  that  glorious  Army  of  the 
Cumberland,  that  stood  like  a  rock  facing  that  devastating  fire ;  and  even 
when  the  horse  he  rode  was  killed  under  him,  his  eyes  were  steady  and  the 
pulsations  of  his  heart  slow  and  regular.  He  rode  up  the  bloody  sides  of 
Missionary  Ridge,  with  the  hot  breath  of  death-dealing  cannon  blowing  in 


370  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

his  face,  and  when  he  and  his  victorious  comrades  had  reached  the  summit, 
they  looked  down  and  saw  their  battle-smoke  mingling  with  the  clouds  be- 
low. At  the  siege  of  Chattanooga,  at  Kennesaw  Mountain,  Symrna  camp 
ground,  Chattahoochie,  Peach  Tree  creek,  Atlanta,  in  the  campaign  to 
Knoxville,  the  retreat  from  Dandridge,  and  in  the  pursuit  of  Hood  north- 
ward, the  colors  of  the  Eighth  Kansas  always  showed  on  the  front  line,  and 
at  its  head  rode  the  brave  young  colonel,  with  the  battle-light  shining  in 
his  brown  eyes,  and  the  glory  of  the  coming  victory  illuminating  his  ear- 
nest face.  He  fulfilled  all  the  requirements,  he  met  all  the  obligations  of 
that  masterful  word  —  duty.  His  military  escutcheon  had  no  dexter  or 
sinister  sides;  the  whole  shield  was  a  point  of  honor. 

The  dearest  wish  of  his  heart,  the  hope  of  his  manhood,  the  dream  of  his 
life,  was  to  be  Governor  of  the  State  he  loved  so  well  and  worshipped  so 
long.  He  kn^w  how  to  wait.  To  continue  his  preparation  and  wait.  To 
watch  the  chances  and  wait.  When  the  consciousness  came  to  him  that  he 
was  equipped  for  higher  service,  still  he  waited  and  watched  for  that  favor- 
able opportunity  that  rarely  comes,  even  to  a  gifted  man,  but  once  in  a  life- 
time. After  prolonged  and  monotonous  ebbing,  the  tide  at  last  comes  in. 
The  newly-made  Governor  quietly  takes  seat  at  a  desk,  and,  to  the  ordinary 
daily  visitor,  it  seems  as  if  he  had  always  been  there.  No  visible  embarrass- 
ment, no  gleam  of  self-satisfaction,  no  air  of  triumph,  no  pretense  of  place 
or  power,  only  a  genial  face  with  a  pleasant  manner,  quietly  exercising  — 
as  if  they  naturally  belonged  to  him  —  all  the  functions  of  the  chief  execu- 
tive of  a  great  State.  He  was  not  drifted  into  the  gubernatorial  chair  by 
the  eccentric  currents  of  politics  ;  he  recognized  that  position  as  the  most 
worthy  ambition  of  life,  and  he  achieved  it  because  his  services  to  the  State 
and  Nation  made  him  deserving  of  the  high  honor,  and  because  he  had 
health,  personal  vigor,  a  love  for  labor,  a  strong  mind,  and  a  healthy  am- 
bition ;  and  these  clean  fibers  of  ever-developing  manhood  are  the  stepping- 
stones  to  success  everywhere.  He  met  every  exciting  exigency  of  his  high 
office  with  the  placid  power  that  has  measured  its  resources,  and  knows  it 
has  enough  and  some  to  spare.  He  was  not  a  politician.  His  occasional 
capture  of  the  prize  places  was  but  a  break  in  life's  monotony,  coming  to 
him  not  as  the  result  of  solicitation,  but  of  voluntary  recognition.  I  am 
glad  to  record  the  fact  that  he  was  an  intense  partisan,  because  they  are 
words  of  highest  praise.  The  man  who  is  not  a  partisan,  is  without  convic- 
tions ;  or,  if  he  has  convictions,  he  is  false  to  them.  Martin  was  not  more 
ultra  than  others,  but  he  was  ever  steadfast  and  courageously  true  to  his 
cause.  He  went  with  his  political  friends  to  the  full  extent  of  their  com- 
mon belief  and  professions,  and  there  he  stayed.  He  had  found  his  line  of 
battle,  and  he  stood  firm  as  a  living  rock,  a  point  for  support,  shelter  and 
rally,  and  fought  it  out  then  and  there.  His  matchless  courage,  his  prac- 
tical sagacity,  his  resolute  will  and  his  reserve  power,  made  him  a  greater 
force  than  many  men  of  finer  polish  and  more  scholastic  acquirement. 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  371 


In  all  he  wrote,  there  was  a  robust  strength  in  the  words,  a  direct  force 
in  the  sentences,  a  thundering  sound  in  the  paragraphs,  and  a  stately  tread 
in  the  argument.  While  he  never  had  the  habit  of  "improvising  in  the 
minor  keys,"  there  was  occasionally  mixed  with  his  practical  vigor  of  ut- 
terance choice  batches  of  description  and  stray  bits  of  delicious  sentiment, 
that  might  have  rolled  off  the  sugar-coated  tongue  of  George  R.  Peck,  or 
dropped  from  the  bewitching  pen  of  Noble  L.  Prentis.  At  one  time  he  sings 
of  Kansas  in  this  strain :  "  Miles  of  green  meadow  now  glisten  with  the 
morning  dew,  and  thousands  of  golden  wheat-fields  shimmer  in  the  noon- 
day sun,  and  millions  of  acres  of  tasseling  corn,  rustling  in  the  sweet  twi- 
light air,  tell  of  harvests  so  bountiful  that  they  would  feed  a  continent." 
At  another  time,  he  says:  "Church  bells  are  ringing  in  every  county  from 
the  Missouri  to  the  Colorado  line."  And  again,  he  talks  about  "the  desti- 
nies of  a  State  whose  imperial  manhood  is  foreshadowed  by  its  stalwart  and 
stately  youth."  "Now,"  he  exclaims  "every  quiet  valley  and  prairie-swell 
is  dotted  with  pleasant  homes,  where  happy  children  laugh  and  play,  and 
men  and  women  go  their  busy  ways  in  prosperous  content."  At  the  press 
banquet,  he  declared:  "Kansas  is  the  electric  light  of  the  Union." 

In  his  memorial  address  at  Wichita,  he  said:  "The  flash  of  a  gun  in 
Charleston  harbor  startled  the  land  like  an  electric  shock,  and  in  a  moment 
all  the  currents  of  its  life  were  changed.  The  air  throbbed  with  the  roll  of 
drums  and  the  blare  of  bugles ;  flags  fluttered  in  the  sky  like  shipwrecked 
rainbows.  .  .  .  Men  walked  about  with  unwonted  flame  in  their  eyes, 
and  women,  quick  to  comprehend  the  agony  and  bitter  sacrifices  of  the  years 
to  come,  and  hiding  in  their  hearts  the  never-lifting  shadows  of  their  fears, 
wept  and  prayed  in  the  silence  of  their  rooms,  that  this  cup  might  pass 
away." 

"Then  came  calls  for  men,  swiftly  following  one  after  another,  and  sweep- 
ing away  in  successive  surges  the  very  blossom  and  flower  of  the  youth  and 
manhood  of  the  land." 

And  then  comes  this  impassioned  tribute  to  the  flag,  a  tribute  that  could 
only  emanate  from  the  heart  and  thought  of  a  patriotic  man :  "And  when 
you  think  of  the  flag,  the  brave  old  flag;  the  flag  that  means  everything 
worthy  of  having  in  this  country;  the  flag  that  is  at  once  the  beauty  and 
glory  of  our  land;  the  'old  flag,'  that  is  always  new,  and  bright,  and  gra- 
cious, and  inspiring;  the  flag  that,  floating  against  the  sky,  is  not  only  the 
most  beautiful  thing  a  true  American  will  ever  see,  but  the  most  thrilling 
and  sacred  sentiment  that  warms  the  heart." 

There  is  not  a  page  in  that  little  volume  of  "Addresses  by  John  A.  Mar- 
tin," but  contains  so  many  sweet  buds  of  thought,  and  such  a  profusion  of 
the  fragrant  blossoms  of  expression,  that  their  aromatic  flavor  will  linger  as 
long  as  Kansas  keeps  a  record  of  the  birth,  life  and  death  of  those  of  her 
sons  who  have  been  an  honor  to  their  parentage. 

He  left  as  a  priceless  legacy  to  his  children  —  a  stainless  name,  and  an  army 


372  State  Historical  Society. 

button.  A  name  whose  bright  splendor  was  never  dimmed  by  the  passing 
shadows  of  an  unworthy  act.  A  name  that  is  a  synonym  for  honesty,  an 
equivalent  of  integrity,  and  a  conjugate  to  probity.  A  button  that  is  sewed 
on  to  the  body  of  every  brave  soldier,  by  the  golden  thread  of  duty  nobly 
performed.  A  button  that  only  nestles  over  the  heart  of  a  brave  man.  A 
button  on  the  coat  of  honor  that  protects  the  body  of  the  Nation.  A  but- 
ton that  is  an  emblem  of  love  of  country  and  devotion  to  duty,  that  none 
but  the  brave  are  entitled  to  wear.  A  bright  little  button,  that  will  never 
rust  as  long  as  there  liv^es  one  single  man  who  loves  his  country,  and  glories 
in  its  history. 

Days  of  full  and  unclouded  happiness,  of  blue  skies,  and  of  the  most  brilliant 
sunshine,  are  rare  in  this  life;  but  there  are  many  sweet,  neutral-tinted  days, 
full  of  peace,  in  which  plants  and  flowers  grow  and  blossom,  and  the  birds 
sing  from  morning  until  night,  and  the  sun  sinks  away  into  the  soft  glory 
of  the  golden  twilight.  Martin's  life  was  like  one  of  these  serene  days  — 
it  was  happy,  and  it  was  fruitful.  His  life-march  ended  iu  a  beautiful  cem- 
etery, called  Mount  Vernon,  just  far  enough  away  from  the  hum  and  noise 
of  the  busy  city  that  was  his  home  for  so  many  years,  as  not  to  disturb  the 
sad  quiet  of  the  sorrowful  friends  that  make  loving  pilgrimages  to  his  grave. 
There  let  him  rest,  in  a  dreamless  sleep,  with  the  sympathetic  green  sod 
resting  lightly  on  his  earthly  couch,  while  the  reverberating  sounds  of  his 
funeral  guns  still  murmur  through  the  valleys  and  over  the  prairie-swells  of 
his  beloved  State,  until  the  sun  of  the  resurrection  morn  looks  in  the  grave 
and  touches  his  eyes,  and  he  wakes,  wondering  at  the  long  silver  shafts  that 
shimmer  on  the  tree-trunks,  the  mystic  peace  that  rests  on  the  unstirred 
leaves,  the  silver  radiance  of  the  dew,  and  the  glory  and  purity  of  the  new 
day,  as  it  springs  forth  in  its  eternal  youth.  Sleep  on,  friend  without  a 
peer  I  and  when  the  balmy  days  come  again,  and  we  gather  from  their 
native  beds  on  the  prairies  the  sweet  flowers  that  link  departed  spring  with 
approaching  summer,  and  bedeck  the  graves  of  the  departed  heroes  of  the 
Nation  with  floral  oflerings,  we  will  place  some  of  the  most  fragrant  gar- 
lands on  the  tomb  of  one  who  was  a  hero  in  his  boyhood,  and  the  most 
devoted  son  of  Kansas  from  budding  manhood  to  untimely  death. 


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GOYERNOR  GEARY^S  ADMIXISTRATIOK 


[John  W.  Geary  was  the  third  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory.  His  predecessors 
were  Andrew  H.  Reeder  and  Wilson  Shannon.  The  third  volume  of  the  Transac- 
tions of  this  Society  contained  the  official  executive  minutes  of  these  first  two 
Governors,  accompanied  by  biographical  sketches.  The  papers  following  in  this 
volume  contain  a  brief  biographical  sketch  of  Governor  Geary,  an  extract  from  the 
President's  message  bearing  upon  the  Geary  administration,  and  such  of  the  official 
correspondence  of  his  predecessor.  Governor  Shannon,  and  that  of  Governor  Geary 
with  the  departments  at  Washington,  as  was  published  at  the  time  in  the  Govern- 
ment reports  and  in  the  proceedings  of  Congress.  Then  follow  his  executive  min- 
utes, which  show  his  official  acts,  as  recorded  under  his  direction  and  transmitted  by 
him  to  the  President.] 

BIOGRAPHY  OF  GOVERNOR  JOHN  W.  GEARY. 

[From  Appleton's  Cyclopedia  of  American  Biography.] 

Geary,  John  White,  soldier,  born  near  Mount  Pleasant,  Westmoreland 
Co.,  Pa.,  30th  December,  1819;  died  in  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  8th  February,  1873. 
His  father  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  The  son  entered  Jefterson  College, 
but,  on  account  of  his  father's  loss  of  property  and  sudden  death,  was  com- 
pelled to  leave  and  contribute  toward  the  support  of  the  family.  After 
teaching  he  became  a  clerk  in  a  commercial  house  in  Pittsburgh,  and  after- 
ward studied  mathematics,  civil  engineering,  and  law.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  bar,  but  never  practiced  his  profession.  After  some  employment  as 
civil  engineer  in  Kentucky,  he  was  appointed  assistant  superintendent  and 
engineer  of  the  Alleghany  Portage  Railroad.  When  war  was  declared  with 
Mexico  in  1846,  he  became  lieutenant-colonel  of  the  Second  Regiment  of 
Pennsylvania  volunteer  infantry,  and  commanded  his  regiment  at  Chapul- 
tepec,  where  he  was  wounded,  but  resumed  his  command  the  same  day  at 
the  attack  on  the  Belen  gate.  For  this  service  he  was  made  first  com- 
mander of  the  City  of  Mexico,  and  colonel  of  his  regiment.  He  was  ap- 
pointed in  1849  to  be  first  postmaster  of  San  Francisco,  with  authority  to 
establish  the  postal  service  throughout  California.  He  was  the  first  Amer- 
ican alcalde  of  San  Francisco,  and  a  "judge  of  the  first  instance."  These 
ofiicers  were  of  Mexican  origin,  the  "alcalde"  combining  the  authority  of 
sheriff  and  probate  judge  with  that  of  mayor,  and  the  judge  of  the  first  in- 
stance presiding  over  a  court  with  civil  and  criminal  as  well  as  admiralty 
jurisdiction.  Colonel  Geary  served  until  the  new  constitution  abolished  these 
offices.  In  1850  he  became  the  first  mayor  of  San  Francisco.  He  took  a 
leading  part  in  the  formation  of  the  new  constitution  of  California,  and  was 
chairman  of  the  Territorial  Democratic  Committee. 


374  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

In  1852  he  retired  to  his  farm  in  Westmoreland  county,  Pa.,  and  re- 
mained in  private  life  until  1856,  when  he  was  appointed  Territorial  Gov- 
ernor of  Kansas,  which  office  he  held  one  year.  He  then  returned  to 
Pennsylvania,  and  at  the  beginning  of  the  civil  war  raised  the  Twenty- 
eighth  Pennsylvania  volunteers.  He  commanded  in  several  engagements, 
and  won  distinction  at  Bolivar  Heights,  where  he  was  wounded.  He  occu- 
pied Leesburg,  Va.,  in  March,  1862,  and  routed  General  Hill.  On  25th 
April,  1862,  he  received  the  commission  of  Brigadier-General  of  U.  S.  vol- 
unteers. He  was  severely  wounded  in  the  arm  at  Cedar  Mountain,  9th 
August,  1862,  and  in  consequence  could  not  take  part  in  the  battle  of 
Antietam.  At  the  battles  of  Chancellorsville  and  Gettysburg  he  held  the 
Second  Division  of  the  Twelfth  Corps.  The  corps  to  which  General  Geary's 
regiment  was  attached  joined  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  under  General 
Hooker's  command,  to  aid  in  repairing  the  disaster  at  Chickamauga,  and 
he  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Wauhatchie  and  Lookout  Mountain,  in  both 
of  which  he  was  distinguished.  He  commanded  the  Second  Division  of 
the  Twentieth  Corps  in  Sherman's  march  to  the  sea,  and  was  the  first  to 
enter  Savannah  after  its  evacuation,  22d  December,  1864.  In  consideration 
of  his  services  at  Fort  Jackson  he  was  appointed  Military  Governor  of 
Savannah,  and  in  1865  he  was  promoted  to  be  Major-General  by  brevet. 
He  was  elected  Governor  of  Pennsylvania  in  1866,  and  held  this  office 
until  two  weeks  before  his  death.  During  his  administration  the  debt  of 
the  commonwealth  was  reduced,  an  effi^rt  to  take  several  millions  from  the 
sinking  fund  of  the  State  bonds  was  prevented,  a  disturbance  at  Williams- 
port  quelled,  and  a  Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics  established  by  the  Legisla- 
ture, 12th  April,  1872.  Governor  Geary  possessed  great  powers  of 
application  and  perception,  force  of  will  and  soundness  of  judgment,  and 
was  popular  among  his  troops.  In  recognition  of  his  service  to  the  State 
and  Nation,  the  General  Assembly  erected  a  monument  at  his  grave  in  the 
cemetery  at  Harrisburg. 


PRESIDENT  PIERCE'S  MESSAGE,  1856. 


[The  first  twelve  pages  of  the  Annual  Message  of  President  Pierce,  December 
2d,  1856,  contain  a  commentary  by  him  upon  the  affairs  which  transpired  in  Kan- 
sas during  the  preceding  year,  and  with  a  discussion  of  the  slavery  questions  in- 
volved in  the  Kansas  controversy.  That  portion  of  the  message  is  here  given  as 
a  fitting  introduction  to  the  executive  minutes  of  Governor  Geary,  and  of  some  cor- 
respondence of  Governor  Shannon  which  was  communicated  to  Congress  with  the 
message,  and  which  here  precedes  the  minutes.  The  message,  correspondence,  and 
a  portion  of  the  executive  minutes  are  contained  in  Ho.  Ex.  Doc,  No.  1,  34th  Cong. 
3d  sess.,  V.  1,  pt.  1,  1855-56.]  ' 

MESSAGE. 

.  Fellow-citizens  of  the  Senate  and   of  the  House  of  Representatives :  The 

Constitution  requires  that  the  President  shall,  from  time  to  time,  not  only 


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recommend  to  the  consideration  of  Congress  such  measures  as  he  may  judge 
necessary  and  expedient,  but  also  that  he  shall  give  information  to  them  of 
the  state  of  the  Union.  To  do  this  fully  involves  exposition  of  all  matters 
in  the  actual  condition  of  the  country,  domestic  or  foreign,  which  essentially 
concern  the  general  welfare.  While  performing  his  constitutional  duty  in 
this  respect,  the  President  does  not  speak  merely  to  express  personal  con- 
victions, but  as  the  executive  minister  of  the  Government,  enabled  by  his 
position,  and  called  upon  by  his  official  obligations,  to  scan  with  an  impar- 
tial eye  the  interests  of  the  whole,  and  of  every  part  of  the  United  States. 

Of  the  condition  of  the  domestic  interests  of  the  Union,  its  agriculture, 
mines,  manufactures,  navigation,  and  commerce,  it  is  necessary  only  to  say 
that  the  internal  prosperity  of  the  country,  its  continuous  and  steady  ad- 
vancement in  wealth  and  population,  and  in  private  as  well  as  public  well- 
being,  attest  the  wisdom  of  our  institutions,  and  the  predominant  spirit  of 
intelligence  and  patriotism,  which,  notwithstanding  occasional  irregularities 
of  opinion  or  action  resulting  from  popular  freedom,  has  distinguished  and 
characterized  the  people  of  America. 

In  the  brief  interval  between  the  termination  of  the  last  and  the  com- 
mencement of  the  present  session  of  Congress,  the  public  mind  has  been  oc- 
cupied with  the  care  of  selecting,  for  another  constitutional  term,  the 
President  and  Vice-President  of  the  United  States. 

The  determination  of  the  persons,  who  are  of  right,  or  contingently,  to 
preside  over  the  administration  of  the  Government,  is,  under  our  system, 
committed  to  the  States  and  the  people.  We  appeal  to  them,  by  their  voice 
pronounced  in  the  forms  of  law,  to  call  whomsoever  they  will  to  the  high 
post  of  Chief  Magistrate. 

And  thus  it  is  that  as  the  Senators  represent  the  respective  States  of  the 
Union,  and  the  members  of  the  House  of  Representatives  the  several  con- 
stituencies of  each  State,  so  the  President  represents  the  aggregate  popula- 
tion of  the  United  States.  Their  election  of  him  is  the  explicit  and  solemn 
act  of  the  sole  sovereign  authority  of  the  Union. 

It  is  impossible  to  misapprehend  the  great  principles,  which,  by  their  re- 
cent political  action,  the  people  of  the  United  States  have  sanctioned  and 
announced. 

They  have  asserted  the  constitutional  equality  of  each  and  all  of  the 
States  of  the  Union  as  States ;  they  have  affirmed  the  constitutional  equality 
of  each  and  all  the  citizens  of  the  United  States  as  citizens,  whatever  their 
religion,  wherever  their  birth,  or  their  residence ;  they  have  maintained  the 
inviolability  of  the  constitutional  rights  of  the  different  sections  of  the 
Union ;  and  they  have  proclaimed  their  devoted  and  unalterable  attachment 
to  the  Union  and  to  the  Constitution,  as  objects  of  interest  superior  to  all 
subjects  of  local  or  sectional  controversy,  as  the  safeguard  of  the  rights  of 
all,  as  the  spirit  and  the  essence  of  the  liberty,  peace,  and  greatness  of  the 
Republic. 


376  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

In  doing  this,  they  have,  at  the  same  time,  emphatically  condemned  the 
idea  of  organizing  in  these  United  States  mere  geographical  parties;  of 
marshaling  in  hostile  array  towards  each  other  the  different  parts  of  the 
country,  North  or  South,  East  or  West. 

Schemes  of  this  nature,  fraught  with  incalculable  mischief,  and  which 
the  considerate  sense  of  the  people  has  rejected,  could  have  had  countenance 
in  no  part  of  the  country,  had  they  not  been  disguised  by  suggestions 
plausible  in  appearance,  acting  upon  an  excited  state  of  the  public  mind, 
induced  by  causes  temporary  in  their  character,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  tran- 
sient in  their  influence. 

Perfect  liberty  of  association  for  political  objects,  and  the  widest  scope  of 
discussion,  are  the  received  and  ordinary  conditions  of  government  in  our 
country.  Our  institutions,  framed  in  the  spirit  of  confidence,  in  the  intelli- 
gence and  integrity  of  the  people,  do  not  forbid  citizens  either  individually 
or  associated  together,  to  attack  by  writing,  speech,  or  any  other  methods 
short  of  physical  force,  the  Constitution  and  the  very  existence  of  the  Union. 
Under  the  shelter  of  this  great  liberty,  and  protected  by  the  laws  and  usages 
of  the  Government  they  assail,  associations  have  been  formed,  in  some  of  the 
States,  of  individuals,  who,  pretending  to  seek  only  to  prevent  the  spread  of 
the  institution  of  slav^ery  into  the  present  or  future  inchoate  States  of  the 
Union,  are  really  inflamed  with  desire  to  change  the  domestic  institutions 
of  existing  States.  To  accomplish  their  objects,  they  dedicate  themselves  to 
the  odious  task  of  depreciating  the  government  organization  which  stands 
in  their  way,  and  of  calumniating,  with  indiscriminate  invective,  not  only 
the  citizens  of  particular  States,  with  whose  laws  they  find  fault,  but  all 
others  of  their  fellow-citizens  throughout  the  country  who  do  not  partici- 
pate with  them  in  their  assaults  upon  the  Constitution,  framed  and  adopted 
by  our  fathers,  and  claiming  for  the  privileges  it  has  secured,  and  the  bless- 
ings it  has  conferred,  the  steady  support  and  grateful  reverence  of  their 
children.  They  seek  an  object  which  they  well  know  to  be  a  revolutionary 
one.  They  are  perfectly  aware  that  the  change  in  the  relative  condition  of 
the  white  and  black  races  in  the  slaveholding  States,  which  they  would  pro- 
mote, is  beyond  their  lawful  authority;  that  to  them  it  is  a  foreign  object; 
that  it  cannot  be  eflfected  by  any  peaceful  instrumentality  of  theirs;  that 
for  them,  and  the  States  of  which  they  are  citizens,  the  only  path  to  its  ac- 
complishment is  through  burning  cities,  and  ravaged  fields,  and  slaughtered 
populations,  and  all  there  is  most  terrible  in  foreign,  complicated  with  civil 
and  servile  war;  and  that  the  first  step  in  the  attempt  is  the  forcible  disrup- 
tion of  a  country  embracing  in  its  broad  bosom  a  degree  of  liberty,  and  an 
amount  of  individual  and  public  prosperity,  to  which  there  is  no  parallel  in 
history,  and  substituting  in  its  place  hostile  governments,  driven  at  once  and 
inevitably  into  mutual  devastation  and  fratricidal  carnage,  transforming 
the  now  peaceful  and  felicitous  brotherhood  into  a  vast  permanent  camp  of 
armed  men  like  the  rival  monarchies  of  Europe  and  Asia.     Well  knowing 


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that  such,  and  such  only,  are  the  mea,ns  and  the  consecjuences  of  their  plans 
and  purposes,  they  endeavor  to  prepare  the  people  of  the  United  States  for 
civil  war  by  doing  everything  in  their  power  to  deprive  the  Constitution 
and  the  laws  of  moral  authority,  and  to  undermine  the  fabric  of  the  Union 
by  appeals  to  passion  and  sectional  prejudice,  by  indoctrinating  its  people 
with  reciprocal  hatred,  and  by  educating  them  to  stand  face  to  face  as  ene- 
mies, rather  than  shoulder  to  shoulder  as  friends. 

It  is  by  the  agency  of  such  unwarrantable  interference,  foreign  and  domes- 
tic, that  the  minds  of  many,  otherwise  good  citizens,  have  been  so  inflamed 
into  the  passionate  condemnation  of  the  domestic  institutions  of  the  Southern 
States  as  at  length  to  pass  insensibly  to  almost  equally  passionate  hostility 
towards  their  fellow-citizens  of  those  States,  and  thus  finally  to  fall  into 
temporary  fellowship  with  the  avowed  and  active  enemies  of  the  Constitu- 
tion. Ardently  attached  to  liberty  in  the  abstract,  they  do  not  stop  to  con- 
sider practically  how  the  objects  they  would  attain  can  be  accomplished,  nor 
to  reflect  that,  even  if  the  evil  were  as  great  as  they  deem  it,  they  have  no 
remedy  to  apply,  and  that  it  can  be  only  aggravated  by  their  violence  and 
unconstitutional  action.  A  question  which  is  one  of  the  most  difficult  of 
all  the  problems  of  social  institution,  political  economy  and  statesmanship, 
they  treat  with  unreasoning  intemperance  of  thought  and  language.  Ex- 
tremes beget  extremes.  Violent  attack  from  the  North  finds  its  inevitable 
consequence  in  the  growth  of  a  spirit  of  angry  defiance  at  the  South.  Thus 
in  the  progress  of  events  we  had  reached  that  consummation,  which  the 
voice  of  the  people  has  now  so  pointedly  rebuked,  of  the  attempt  of  a  por- 
tion of  the  States,  by  a  sectional  organization  and  movement,  to  usurp  the 
control  of  the  Government  of  the  United  States. 

I  confidently  believe  that  the  great  body  of  those  who  inconsiderately 
took  this  fatal  step  are  sincerely  attached  to  the  Constitution  and  the  Union. 
They  would,  upon  deliberation,  shrink  with  unaflfected  horror  from  any 
conscious  act  of  disunion  or  civil  war.  But  they  have  entered  into  a  path 
which  leads  nowhere,  unless  it  be  to  civil  war  and  disunion,  and  which  has 
no  other  possible  outlet.  They  have  proceeded  thus  far  in  that  direction  in 
consequence  of  the  successive  stages  of  their  progress  having  consisted  of  a 
series  of  secondary  issues,  each  of  which  professed  to  be  confined  within 
constitutional  and  peaceful  limits,  but  which  attempted  indirectly  what  few 
men  were  willing  to  do  directly,  that  is,  to  act  aggressively  against  the  con- 
stitutional rights  of  nearly  one-half  of  the  thirty-one  States. 

In  the  long  series  of  acts  of  indirect  aggression,  the  first  was  the  strenu- 
ous agitation,  by  citizens  of  the  Northern  States,  in  Congress  and  out  of  it, 
of  the  question  of  negro  emancipation  in  the  Southern  States. 

The  second  step  in  this  path  of  evil  consisted  of  acts  of  the  people  of  the 
Northern  States,  and  in  several  instances  of  their  governments,  aimed  to 
facilitate  the  escape  of  persons  held  to  service  in  the  Southern  States,  and 
to  prevent  their  extradition  when  reclaimed  according  to  law  and  in  virtue 


378  State  Histobical  society. 

of  express  provisions  of  the  Constitution.  To  promote  this  object,  legisla- 
tive enactments,  and  other  means,  were  adopted  to  take  away  or  defeat  rights 
which  the  Constitution  solemnly  guaranteed.  In  order  to  nullify  the  then 
existing  act  of  Congress,  concerning  the  extradition  of  fugitives  from  service, 
laws  were  enacted  in  many  States  forbidding  their  officers,  under  the  se- 
verest penalties,  to  participate  in  the  execution  of  any  act  of  Congress 
whatever.  In  this  way  that  system  of  harmonious  cooperation  between  the 
authorities  of  the  United  States  and  of  the  several  States,  for  the  mainte- 
nance of  their  common  institutions,  which  existed  in  the  early  years  of  the 
Republic,  was  destroyed;  conflicts  of  jurisdiction  came  to  be  frequent;  and 
Congress  found  itself  compelled,  for  the  support  of  the  Constitution,  and  the 
vindication  of  its  power,  to  authorize  the  appointment  of  new  officers  charged 
with  the  execution  of  its  acts,  as  if  they  and  the  officers  of  the  States  were 
the  ministers,  respectively,  of  foreign  governments  in  a  state  of  mutual  hos- 
tility, rather  than  fellow-magistrates  of  a  common  country,  peacefully  sub- 
sisting under  the  protection  of  one  well-constituted  Union.  Thus  here,  also, 
aggression  was  followed  by  reaction ;  and  the  attacks  upon  the  Constitution 
at  this  point  did  but  serve  to  raise  up  new  barriers  for  its  defense  and  se- 
curity. 

The  third  stage  of  this  unhappy  sectional  controversy  was  in  connection 
with  the  organization  of  Territorial  governments,  and  the  admission  of  new 
States  into  the  Union.  When  it  was  proposed  to  admit  the  State  of  Maine, 
by  separation  of  territory  from  that  of  Massachusetts,  and  the  State  of  Mis- 
souri, formed  of  a  portion  of  the  territory  ceded  by  France  to  the  United 
States,  representatives  in  Congress  objected  to  the  admission  of  the  latter, 
unless  with  conditions  suited  to  particular  views  of  public  policy.  The  im- 
position of  such  a  condition  was  successfully  resisted.  But,  at  the  same 
period,  the  question  was  presented  of  imposing  restrictions  upon  the  residue 
of  the  territory  ceded  by  France.  That  question  was,  for  the  time,  disposed 
of  by  the  adoption  of  a  geographical  line  of  limitation. 

In  this  connection  it  should  not  be  forgotten  that  when  France,  of  her 
own  accord,  resolved,  for  considerations  of  the  most  far-sighted  sagacity,  to 
cede  Louisiana  to  the  United  States,  and  that  accession  was  accepted  by  the 
United  States,  the  latter  expressly  engaged  that  "the  inhabitants  of  the 
ceded  territory  shall  be  incorporated  in  the  Union  of  the  United  States,  and 
admitted  as  soon  as  possible,  according  to  the  principles  of  the  Federal  Con- 
stitution, to  the  enjoyment  of  all  the  rights,  advantages,  and  immunities  of 
citizens  of  the  United  States;  and  in  the  meantime  they  shall  be  maintained 
and  protected  in  the  free  enjoyment  of  their  liberty,  property,  and  the  re- 
ligion which  they  profess" — that  is  to  say,  while  it  remains  in  a  Territorial 
condition,  its  inhabitants  are  maintained  and  protected  in  the  free  enjoy- 
ment of  their  liberty  and  property,  with  a  right  then  to  pass  into  the  condi- 
tion of  States  on  a  footing  of  perfect  equality  with  the  original  States. 
»  The  enactment,  which  established  the  restrictive  geographical  line,  was 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  379 

I  acquiesced  in  rather  than  approved  by  the  States  of  the  Union.  It  stood 
^  on  the  statute  book,  however,  for  a  number  of  years ;  and  the  people  of 
r  the  respective  States  acquiesced  in  the  reenactment  of  the  principle  as 
■  applied  to  the  State  of  Texas;  and  it  was  proposed  to  acquiesce  in  its 
7  further  application  to  the  Territory  acquired  by  the  United  States  from 
Mexico,  But  this  proposition  was  successfully  resisted  by  the  representa- 
tives from  the  Northern  States,  who,  regardless  of  the  statute  line,  insisted 
upon  applying  restriction  to  the  new  territory  generally,  whether  lying 
north  or  south  of  it,  thereby  repealing  it  as  a  legislative  compromise,  and 
on  the  part  of  the  North,  persistently  violating  the  compact,  if  compact 
there  was. 

Thereupon  this  enactment  ceased  to  have  binding  virtue  in  any  sense, 
whether  as  respects  the  North  or  the  South ;  and  so  in  effect  it  was  treated 
on  the  occasion  of  the  admission  of  the  State  of  California,  and  the  organi- 
zation of  the  Territories  of  New  Mexico,  Utah,  and  Washington. 

Such  was  the  state  oftliis  question,  when  the  time  arrived  for  the  organi- 
zation of  the  Territories  of  Kansas  and  Nebraska.  In  the  progress  of  con- 
stitutional inquiry  and  reflection,  it  had  now  at  length  come  to  be  seen 
clearly  that  Congress  does  not  possess  constitutional  power  to  impose  re- 
strictions of  this  character  upon  any  present  or  future  State  of  the  Union. 
In  a  long  series  of  decisions,  on  the  fullest  argument,  and  after  the  most  de- 
liberate consideration,  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States  had  finally 
determined  this  point,  in  every  form  under  which  the  question  could  arise, 
whether  as  affecting  public  or  private  rights  —  in  questions  of  the  public  do- 
main, of  religion,  of  navigation,  and  of  servitude. 

The  several  States  of  the  Union  are,  by  force  of  the  Constitution,  coequal 
in  domestic  legislative  power.  Congress  cannot  change  a  law  of  domestic 
relation  in  the  State  of  Maine;  no  more  can  it  in  the  State  of  Missouri. 
Any  statute  which  proposes  to  do  this  is  a  mere  nullity ;  it  takes  away  no 
right,  it  confers  none.  If  it  remains  on  the  statute  book  unrepealed,  it  re- 
mains there  only  as  a  monument  of  error,  and  a  beacon  of  warning  to  the 
legislator  and  the  statesman.  To  repeal  it  will  be  only  to  remove  imper- 
fection from  the  statutes,  without  affecting,  either  in  the  sense  of  permission 
or  of  prohibition,  the  action  of  the  States,  or  of  their  citizens. 

Still,  when  the  nominal  restriction  of  this  nature,  already  a  dead  letter 
in  law,  was  in  terms  repealed  by  the  last  Congress,  in  a  clause  of  the  act 
organizing  the  Territories  of  Kansas  and  Nebraska,  that  repeal  was  made 
the  occasion  of  a  widespread  and  dangerous  agitation. 

It  was  alleged  that  the  original  enactment  being  a  compact  of  perpetual 
moral  obligation,  its  repeal  constituted  an  odious  breach  of  faith. 

An  act  of  Congress,  while  it  remains  unrepealed,  more  especially  if  it  be 
constitutionally  valid  in  the  judgment  of  those  public  functionaries  whose 
duty   it  is   to   pronounce  on   that  point,   is  undoubtedly  binding  on  the 

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380  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

conscience  of  each  good  citizen  of  the  Republic.  But  in  what  sense  can  it 
be  asserted  that  the  enactment  in  question  was  invested  with  perpetuity  and 
entitled  to  the  respect  of  a  solemn  compact?  Between  whom  was  the  com- 
pact? No  distinct  contending  powders  of  the  Government,  no  separate 
sections  of  the  Union,  treating  as  such,  entered  into  treaty  stipulations  on 
the  subject.  It  was  a  mere  clause  of  an  act  of  Congress,  and  like  any  other 
controverted  matter  of  legislation,  received  its  final  shape  and  was  passed 
by  compromise  of  the  conflicting  opinions  or  sentiments  of  the  members  of 
Congress.  But  if  it  had  moral  authority  over  men's  consciences,  to  whom 
did  this  authority  attach  ?  Not  to  those  of  the  North,  who  had  repeatedly 
refused  to  confirm  it  by  extension,  and  who  had  zealously  striven  to  estab- 
lish other  and  incompatible  regulations  upon  the  subject.  And  if,  as  it 
thus  appears,  the  supposed  compact  had  no  obligatory  force  as  to  the  North, 
of  course  it  could  not  have  had  any  as  to  the  South,  for  all  such  compacts 
must  be  mutual  and  of  reciprocal  obligation. 

It  has  not  unfrequently  happened  that  law-givers,  with  undue  estimation 
of  the  value  of  the  law  they  give,  or  in  the  view  of  imparting  to  it  peculiar 
strength,  make  it  perpetual  in  terms ;  but  they  cannot  thus  bind  the 
conscience,  the  judgment,  and  the  will  of  those  who  may  succeed  them, 
invested  with  similar  responsibilities,  and  clothed  with  equal  authority. 
More  careful  investigation  may  prove  the  law  to  be  unsound  in  principle. 
Experience  may  show  it  to  be  imperfect  in  detail  and  impracticable  in  ex- 
ecution. And  then  both  reason  and  right  combine  not  merely  to  justify, 
but  to  require  its  repeal. 

The  Constitution,  supreme  as  it  is  over  all  the  departments  of  the  Gov- 
ernment, legislative,  executive,  and  judicial,  is  open  to  amendment  by  its 
very  terms ;  and  Congress  or  the  States  may,  in  their  discretion,  propose 
amendment  to  it,  solemn  compact  though  it  in  truth  is  between  the  sovereign 
States  of  the  Union.  In  the  present  instance,  a  political  enactment,  which 
had  ceased  to  have  legal  power  or  authority  of  any  kind,  was  repealed. 
The  position  assumed,  that  Congress  had  no  moral  right  to  enact  such  re- 
peal, was  strange  enough,  and  singularly  so  in  view  of  the  fact  that  the  ar- 
gument came  from  those  who  openly  refused  obedience  to  existing  laws  of 
the  land,  having  the  same  popular  designation  and  quality  as  compromise 
acts — nay,  more,  who  unequivocally  disregarded  and  condemned  the  most 
positive  and  obligatory  injunctions  of  the  Constitution  itself,  and  sought,  by 
every  means  within  their  reach,  to  deprive  a  portion  of  their  fellow-citizens 
of  the  equal  enjoyment  of  those  rights  and  privileges  guaranteed  alike  to 
all  by  the  fundamental  compact  of  our  Union. 

This  argument  against  the  repeal  of  the  statute  line  in  question,  was  ac- 
companied by  another  of  congenial  character,  and  equally  with  the  former 
destitute  of  foundation  in  reason  and  truth.  It  was  imputed  that  the  meas- 
ure originated  in  the  conception  of  extending  the  limits  of  slave  labor  be- 


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Sixth  biennial  repobt.  381 

yond  those  previously  assigned  to  it,  and  that  such  was  its  natural  as  well 
as  intended  effect;  and  these  baseless  assumptions  were  made,  in  the  North- 
ern States,  the  ground  of  unceasing  assault  upon  constitutional  right. 

The  repeal  in  terms  of  a  statute  which  was  already  obsolete,  and  also  null 
for  unconstitutionality,  could  have  no  influence  to  obstruct  or  to  promote 
the  propagation  of  conflicting  views  of  political  or  social  institution.  When 
the  act  organizing  the  Territories  of  Kansas  and  Nebraska  was  passed,  the 
inherent  effect  upon  that  portion  of  the  public  domain  thus  opened  to  legal 
settlement,  was  to  admit  settlers  from  all  the  States  of  the  Union  alike,  each 
with  his  convictions  of  public  policy  and  private  interest,  there  to  found  in 
their  discretion,  subject  to  such  limitations  as  the  Constitution  and  acts  of 
Congress  might  prescribe,  new  States,  hereafter  to  be  admitted  into  the 
Union.  It  was  a  free  field,  open  alike  to  all,  whether  the  statute  line  of  as- 
sumed restriction  was  repealed  or  not.  That  repeal  did  not  open  to  free 
competition  of  the  diverse  opinions  and  domestic  institutions  a  field,  which, 
without  such  repeal,  would  have  been  closed  against  them :  it  found  that 
field  of  competition  already  opened,  in  fact  and  in  law.  All  the  repeal  did 
was  to  relieve  the  statute  book  of  an  objectionable  enactment,  unconstitu- 
tional in  effect,  and  injurious  in  terms  to  a  large  portion  of  the  States. 

Is  it  the  fact,  that,  in  all  the  unsettled  regions  of  the  United  States,  if 
emigration  be  left  free  to  act  in  this  respect  for  itself,  without  legal  prohi- 
bitions on  either  side,  slave  labor  will  spontaneously  go  everywhere,  in 
preference  to  free  labor?  Is  it  the  fact,  that  the  peculiar  domestic  institu- 
tions of  the  Southern  States  possess  relatively  so  much  of  vigor,  that,  where- 
soever an  avenue  is  freely  open  to  all  the  world,  they  will  penetrate  to  the 
exclusion  of  those  of  the  Northern  States?  Is  it  the  fact,  that  the  former  en- 
joy, compared  with  the  latter,  such  irresistibly  superior  vitality,  independent 
of  climate,  soil,  and  all  other  accidental  circumstances,  as  to  be  able  to  pro- 
duce the  supposed  result,  in  spite  of  the  assumed  moral  and  natural  ob- 
stacles to  its  accomplishment,  and  of  the  more  numerous  population  of  the 
Northern  States? 

The  argument  of  those  who  advocate  the  enactment  of  new  laws  of  re- 
striction, and  condemn  the  repeal  of  old  ones,  in  efifect  avers  that  their  par- 
ticular views  of  government  have  no  self-extending  or  self-sustaining  power 
of  their  own,  and  will  go  nowhere  unless  forced  by  act  of  Congress.  And 
if  Congress  do  but  pause  for  a  moment  in  the  policy  of  stern  coercion ;  if  it 
venture  to  try  the  experiment  of  leaving  men  to  judge  for  themselves  what 
institutions  will  best  suit  them ;  if  it  be  not  strained  up  to  perpetual  legis- 
lative exertion  on  this  point;  if  Congress  proceed  thus  to  act  in  the  very 
spirit  of  liberty,  it  is  at  once  charged  with  aiming  to  extend  slave  labor  into 
all  the  new  Territories  of  the  United  States. 

Of  course  these  imputations  on  the  intentions  of  Congress  in  this  respect, 
conceived  as  they  were  in  prejudice,  and  disseminated  in  passion,  are  utterly 


382  State  histobical  Society. 

destitute  of  any  justification  in  the  nature  of  things,  and  contrary  to  all  the 
fundamental  doctrines  and  principles  of  civil  liberty  and  self-government. 

While,  therefore,  in  general,  the  people  of  the  Northern  States  have  never, 
at  any  time,  arrogated  for  the  Federal  Government  the  power  to  interfere 
directly  with  the  domestic  condition  of  persons  in  the  Southern  States,  but 
on  the  contrary  have  disavowed  all  such  intentions,  and  have  shrunk  from 
conspicuous  affiliation  with  those  few  who  pursue  their  fanatical  .objects 
avowedly  through  the  contemplated  means  of  revolutionary  change  of  the 
Government,  and  with  acceptance  of  the  necessary  consequences  —  a  civil 
and  servile  war — yet  many  citizens  have  suffered  themselves  to  be  drawn 
into  one  evanescent  political  issue  of  agitation  after  another,  appertaining 
to  the  same,  set  of  opinions,  and  which  subsided  as  rapidly  as  they  arose, 
when  it  came  to  be  seen,  as  it  uniformly  did,  that  they  were  incompatible 
with  the  compacts  of  the  Constitution  and  the  existence  of  the  Union.  Thus, 
when  the  acts  of  some  of  the  States  to  nullify  the  existing  extradition  law 
imposed  upon  Congress  the  duty  of  passing  a  new  one,  the  country  was  in- 
vited by  agitators  to  enter  into  party  organization  for  its  repeal ;  but  that 
agitation  speedily  ceased  by  reason  of  the  impracticability  of  its  object.  So, 
when  the  statute  restriction  upon  the  institutions  of  new  States,  by  a  geo- 
graphical line,  had  been  repealed,  the  country  was  urged  to  demand  its  res- 
toration, and  that  project  also  died  almost  with  its  birth.  Then  followed 
the  cry  of  alarm  from  the  North  against  imputed  Southern  encroachment&f 
which  cry  sprang  in  reality  from  the  spirit  of  revolutionary  attack  on  the 
domestic  institutions  of  the  South,  and,  after  a  troubled  existence  of  a  few 
months,  has  been  rebuked  by  the  voice  of  a  patriotic  people. 

Of  this  last  agitation,  one  lamentable  feature  was,  that  it  was  carried  on 
at  the  immediate  expense  of  the  peace  and  happiness  of  the  people  of  the 
Territory  of  Kansas.  That  was  made  the  battle-field,  not  so  much  of  op- 
posing factions  or  interests  within  itself,  as  of  the  conflicting  passions  of  the 
whole  people  of  the  United  States.  Revolutionary  disorder  in  Kansas  had 
its  origin  in  projects  of  intervention,  deliberately  arranged  by  certain  mem- 
bers of  that  Congress  which  enacted  the  law  for  the  organization  of  the 
Territory.  And  when  propagandist  colonization  of  Kansas  had  thus  been 
undertaken  in  one  section  of  the  Union,  for  the  systematic  promotion  of  its 
peculiar  views  of  policy,  there  ensued,  as  a  matter  of  course,  a  counter-action, 
with  opposite  views,  in  other  sections  of  the  Union. 

In  consequence  of  these  and  other  incidents,  many  acts  of  disorder,  it  is 
undeniable,  have  been  perpetrated  in  Kansas,  to  the  occasional  interruption, 
rather  than  the  permanent  suspension  of  regular  government.  Aggressive 
and  most  reprehensible  incursions  into  the  Territory  were  undertaken,  both 
in  the  North  and  the  South,  and  entered  it  on  its  northern  border  by  the 
way  of  Iowa,  as  well  as  on  the  eastern  by  way  of  Missouri ;  and  there  has 
existed  within  it  a  state  of  insurrection  against  the  constituted  authorities, 
Hot  without  countenance  from  inconsiderate  persons  in  each  of  the  great 


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Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  383 

sections  of  the  Union.  But  the  difficulties  in  that  Territory  have  been  ex- 
travagantly exaggerated  for  purposes  of  political  agitation  elsewhere.  The 
number  and  gravity  of  the  acts  of  violence  have  been  magnified  partly  by 
statements  entirely  untrue,  and  partly  by  reiterated  accounts  of  the  same 
rumors  or  facts.  Thus  the  Territory  has  been  seemingly  filled  with  extreme 
violence,  when  the  whole  amount  of  such  acts  has  not  been  greater  than 
what  occasionally  passes  before  us  in  single  cities,  to  the  regret  of  all  good 
citizens,  but  without  being  regarded  as  of  general  or  permanent  political 
consequence. 

Imputed  irregularities  in  the  elections  had  in  Kansas,  like  occasional  ir- 
regularities of  the  same  description  in  the  States,  were  beyond  the  sphere 
of  action  of  the  pxecutive.  But  incidents  of  actual  violence  or  of  organ- 
ized obstruction  of  law,  pertinaciously  renewed  from  time  to  time,  have 
been  met  as  they  occurred,  by  such  means  as  were  available  and  as  the  cir- 
cumstances required  ;  and  nothing  of  this  character  now  remains  to  affect 
the  general  peace  of  the  Union.  The  attempt  of  a  part  of  the  inhabitants 
of  the  Territory  to  erect  a  revolutionary  government,  though  sedulously  en- 
couraged and  supplied  with  pecuniary  aid  from  active  agents  of  disorder  in 
some  of  the  States,  has  completely  failed.  Bodies  of  armed  men,  foreign  to 
the  Territory,  have  been  prevented  from  entering  or  compelled  to  leave  it. 
Predatory  bands,  engaged  in  acts  of  rapine,  under  cover  of  the  existing  po- 
litical disturbances,  have  been  arrested  or  dispersed.  And  every  well- 
disposed  person  is  now  enabled  once  more  to  devote  himself  in  peace  to  the 
pursuits  of  prosperous  industry,  for  the  prosecution  of  which  he  undertook 
to  participate  in  the  settlement  of  the  Territory. 

It  affords  me  unmingled  satisfaction  thus  to  announce  the  peaceful  con- 
dition of  things  in  Kansas,  especially  considering  the  means  to  which  it 
was  necessary  to  have  recourse  for  the  attainment  of  the  end,  namely,  the 
employment  of  a  part  of  the  military  force  of  the  United  States.  The  with- 
drawal of  that  force  from  its  proper  duty  of  defending  the  country  against 
foreign  foes  or  the  savages  of  the  frontier,  to  employ  it  for  the  suppression 
of  domestic  insurrection,  is,  when  the  exigency  occurs,  a  matter  of  the  most 
earnest  solicitude.  On  this  occasion  of  imperative  necessity  it  has  been 
done  with  the  best  results,  and  my  satisfaction  in  the  attainment  of  such  re- 
sults by  such  means  is  greatly  enhanced  by  the  consideration,  that,  through 
the  wisdom  and  energy  of  the  present  Executive  of  Kansas,  and  the  pru- 
dence, firmness  and  vigilance  of  the  military  officers  on  duty  there,  tranquil- 
ity has  been  restored  without  one  drop  of  blood  having  been  shed  in  its 
accomplishment  by  the  forces  of  the  United  States. 

The  restoration  of  comparative  tranquility  in  that  Territory  furnishes  the 
means  of  observing  calmly,  and  appreciating  at  their  just  value,  the  events 
which  have  occurred  there,  and  the  discussions  of  wdiich  the  government  of 
the  Territory  has  been  the  subject. 

We  perceive  that  controversy  concerning  its  future,  domestic  institutions 


384  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

was  inevitable ;  that  no  human  prudence,  no  form  of  legislation,  no  wisdom 
on  the  part  of  Congress,  could  have  prevented  this. 

It  is  idle  to  suppose  that  the  particular  provisions  of  their  organic  law 
were  the  cause  of  agitation.  Those  provisions  were  but  the  occasion,  or 
the  pretext  of  an  agitation,  which  was  inherent  in  the  nature  of  things. 
Congress  legislated  upon  the  subject  in  such  terms  as  were  most  consonant 
with  the  principle  of  popular  sovereignty  which  underlies  our  Government. 
It  could  not  have  legislated  otherwise  without  doing  violence  to  another 
great  principle  of  our  institutions,  the  imprescriptible  right  of  equality  of 
the  several  States. 

We  perceive,  also,  that  sectional  interests  and  party  passions  have  been 
the  great  impediment  to  the  salutary  operation  of  the  organic  principles 
adopted,  and  the  chief  cause  of  the  successive  disturbances  in  Kansas.  The 
assumption  that,  because  in  the  organization  of  the  Territories  of  Nebraska 
and  Kansas,  Congress  abstained  from  imposing  restraints  upon  them  to 
which  certain  other  Territories  had  been  subject,  therefore  disorders  oc- 
curred in  the  latter  Territory,  is  emphatically  contradicted  by  the  fact  that 
none  have  occurred  in  the  former.  Those  disorders  were  not  the  conse- 
quence, in  Kansas,  of  the  freedom  of  self-government  conceded  to  that  Ter- 
ritory by  Congress,  but  of  unjust  interference  on  the  part  of  persons  not 
inhabitants  of  the  Territory.  Such  interference,  wherever  it  has  exhibited 
itself,  by  acts  of  insurrectionary  character,  or  of  obstruction  to  process  of 
law,  has  been  repelled  or  suppressed,  by  all  means  which  the  Constitution 
and  the  laws  place  in  the  hands  of  the  Executive. 

In  those  parts  of  the  United  States  where,  by  reason  of  the  inflamed  state 
of  the  public  mind,  false  rumors  and  misrepresentations  have  the  greatest 
currency,  it  has  been  assumed  that  it  was  the  duty  of  the  Executive  not 
only  to  suppress  insurrectionary  movements  in  Kansas,  but  also  to  see  to  the 
regularity  of  local  elections.  It  needs  little  argument  to  show  that  the 
President  has  no  such  power.  All  government  in  the  United  States  rests 
substantially  upon  popular  election.  The  freedom  of  elections  is  liable  to 
be  impaired  by  the  intrusion  of  unlawful  votes,  or  the  exclusion  of  lawful 
ones,  by  improper  influences,  by  violence,  or  by  fraud.  But  the  people  of 
the  United  States  are  themselves  the  all-suflicient  guardians  of  their  own 
rights,  and  to  suppose  that  they  will  not  remedy,  in  due  season,  any  such 
incidents  of  civil  freedom,  is  to  suppose  them  to  have  ceased  to  be  capable 
of  self  government.  The  President  of  the  United  States  has  not  power  to 
interpose  in  elections,  to  see  to  their  freedom,  to  canvass  their  votes,  or  to 
pass  upon  their  legality  in  the  Territories  any  more  than  in  the  States.  If 
he  had  such  power  the  Government  might  be  republican  in  form,  but  it 
would  be  a  monarchy  in  fact;  and  if  he  had  undertaken  to  exercise  it  in 
the  case  of  Kansas,  he  would  have  been  justly  subject  to  the  charge  of  usur- 
pation, and  of  violation  of  the  dearest  rights  of  the  people  of  the  United 
States. 


Sixth  Bienxial  Repobt.  385 

Unwise  laws,  equally  with  irregularities  at  elections,  are,  in  periods  of 
great  excitement,  the  occasional  incidents  of  even  the  freest  and  best  politi- 
cal institutions.  But  all  experience  demonstrates  that  in  a  country  like 
ours,  where  the  right  of  self-constitution  exists  in  the  completest  form,  the 
attempt  to  remedy  unwise  legislation  by  resort  to  revolution  is  totally  out 
of  place,  inasmuch  as  existing  legal  institutions  afford  more  prompt  and 
efficacious  means  for  the  redress  of  wrong. 

I  confidently  trust  that  now,  when  the  peaceful  condition  of  Kansas  affords 
opportunity  for  calm  reflection  and  wise  legislation,  either  the  Legislative 
Assembly  of  the  Territory,  or  Congress,  will  see  that  no  act  shall  remain 
on  its  statute  book  violative  of  the  provisions  of  the  Constitution,  or  sub- 
versive of  the  great  objects  for  which  that  was  ordained  and  established, 
and  will  take  all  other  necessary  steps  to  assure  to  its  inhabitants  the  en- 
joyment, without  obstruction  or  abridgment,  of  all  the  constitutional  rights, 
privileges,  and  immunities  of  citizens  of  the  United  States,  as  contemplated 
by  the  organic  law  of  the  Territory. 

Full  information  in  relation  to  recent  events  in  this  Territory  will  be 
found  in  the  documents  communicated  herewith  from  the  Departments  of 
State  and  War. 


CORRESPONDENCE  OF  GOVERNOR  WILSON  SHANNON. 


[Under  the  above  head  the  following  correspondence  was  communicated  to  Con- 
gress to  accompany  the  President's  message  at  the  opening  of  the  3d  session  of  the 
34th  Congress,  December  2d,  1856,  and  an  extract  from  which  has  been  here  intro- 
duced. Besides  the  correspondence  of  Governor  Shannon  there  are  other  papers 
relating  to  the  period.  All  these  are  contained  in  Ho.  Ex.  Doc.  No.  I,  34th  Cong., 
3d  sess.,  V.  I,  pt.  I,  pp.  66-86,  and  were  brought  before  Congress  during  Governor 
Geary's  administration.] 

GOVERNOR  SHANNON  TO  MR.  MARCY. 

Executive  Office,  | 

Lecomptox,  Kansas  Territory,  April  11,  1856.  j 

Sir:  On  my  return  to  this  Territory  I  found  some  excitement  among  the 
people  growing  out  of  the  proposed  meeting  of  the  Legislative  Assembly 
under  the  constitution  that  had  been  formed  by  the  Topeka  convention.  That 
body  met  on  the  4th  of  March  last,  and  adjourned  to  meet  again  in  July 
next,  after  a  session  of  about  ten  days.  The  legislative  action  of  this  body 
was  mainly  prospective  in  its  character,  and  looks  forward  to  the  admission 
of  Kansas  into  the  Union  as  a  State,  or  to  future  legislation  before  their 
enactments  are  to  be  enforced  as  law. 

Since  the  adjournment  of  this  body,  all  excitement  growing  out  of  their 
meeting  has  passed  away,  the  laws  are  being  regularly  enforced,  and  order 
seems  to  prevail  to  as  great  an  extent  as  might  be  expected,  under  all  the 
circumstances,  throughout  the  Territory. 


386  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

The  charge  made  in  some  of  the  public  papers,  and  in  other  quarters,  that 
there  existed  an  armed  organization  in  Missouri  for  the  purpose  of  making 
an  aggressive  movement  into  this  Territory,  never  had  any  foundation  in 
truth  to  rest  upon. 

The  difficulties  that  occurred  at  Easton,  in  January  last,  have  been 
greatly  exaggerated.  They  grew  out  of  the  election  held  in  that  month 
for  members  of  the  Legislative  Assembly  under  the  proposed  constitution, 
and  have  ceased  some  time  since  to  attract  any  public  attention. 

The  course  of  policy  pursued  by  the  President  in  relation  to  Kansas 
affairs  has  met  with  the  approbation  of  the  entire  law-and-order  party  of 
the  Territory,  and  has  had  a  powerful  influence  in  calming  the  troubled 
waters. 

Arms  and  munitions  of  war  are  still  being  introduced  in  a  secret  way  and 
in  small  parcels  into  the  Territory,  but  there  is  at  present  no  public  demon- 
stration of  an  armed  resistance  to  the  execution  of  the  laws.  A  consider- 
able portion  of  those  who  have  heretofore  been  arrayed  in  opposition  to  the 
validity  and  execution  of  the  laws  of  the  Territory  manifest  a  disposition 
in  future  to  withdraw  their  opposition,  or  at  least  to  confine  it  to  legal  and 
peaceful  means. 

Notwithstanding  the  present  favorable  appearances,  I  still  have  my  mis- 
givings as  to  the  future.     There  are  factious  spirits  here  who  seem  to  desire 
a  conflict  of  arms ;  but  the  probabilities  now  are,  that  they  will  soon  find 
themselves  without  a  party  of  sufficient  strength  to  do  much  mischief 
I  have  the  honor  to  be  yours,  with  great  respect, 

Wilson  Shannon. 
Hon.  William  L.  Marcy. 

GOVERNOR  SHANNON  TO  THE  PRESIDENT. 

Executive  Office,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  June  17,  1856.  j 
.  Sir:  The  condition  of  this  Territory  is  still  unsettled,  especially  in  this 
and  the  adjoining  county  south.  In  that  portion  of  the  Territory  lying 
north  of  the  Kansas  river,  and  west  of  this  point,  both  north  and  south, 
order  and  quiet  seem  to  prevail.  I  send  you,  herewith,  marked  No.  1,  the 
report  of  Captain  Woods,  received  since  the  date  of  my  last  dispatch.  He 
visited  the  Osawatomie  country,  the  scene  of  the  late  murders  spoken  of  in 
my  last,  and  rendered  efficient  aid  in  quieting  the  disturbed  state  of  the 
country,  and  in  arresting  those  charged  with  crime. 

I  send  you  also  the  report  of  Captain  Newby,  in  relation  to  an  attack 
made  on  a  small  party  of  United  States  troops,  marked  No.  2. 

About  the  second  instant,  I  received  information  that  Captain  Pate,  at 
the  head  of  an  unauthorized  company  of  men,  numbering  about  twenty-five  or 
thirty,  had  come  in  conflict  with  a  company  of  the  opposite  party,  under 
the  command  of  Captain  Brown,  and  numbering  some  eighty  or  one  hun- 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  387 

dred  men,  near  the  Santa  Fe  road,  some  fifteen  miles  south  of  Lawrence ; 
and  that  he  had  been  taken  prisoner,  with  nearly  all  his  men,  and  that  five 
of  his  party  were  badly  wounded.  On  receiving  this  intelligence,  Colonel 
Sumner,  at  the  head  of  two  companies  of  dragoons,  marched  to  the  scene  of 
diflficulty.  He  took  possession  of  Brown's  camp,  released  Captain  Pate  and 
the  other  prisoners,  and  ordered  Brow^n  and  his  company  to  disperse.  They 
apparently  did  so,  but  reassembled  at  another  place,  some  three  or  four  miles 
distant.  Lieutenant  Mcintosh  was  ordered  to  disperse  them  from  their  new 
camp,  and  succeded  in  doing  so.  At  the  same  time.  Major  General  Coflfey, 
of  the  southern  division  of  the  militia  of  this  Territory,  upon  hearing  of  the 
capture  of  Captain  Pate,  and  his  party,  had  marched  up  to  within  a  short 
distance  of  Brown's  camp,  with  a  command  of  about  three  hundred;  but 
on  being  informed  of  the  release  of  Captain  Pate  and  party  by  Colonel 
Sumner,  he  retired  with  his  forces.  Some  irregular  bodies  of  men,  Avho 
were  from  without  the  Territory,  had  attached  themselves  to  General  Cof- 
fey's command,  but,  in  returning,  passed  through  the  town  of  Osawatomie, 
and,  in  violation  of  the  orders  of  General  Cofi^ey,  committed  some  gross  dep- 
predations  on  the  property  of  the  citizens  of  that  place.  The  letter  of  Mr. 
Hughes,  hereto  attached,  marked  No.  3,  will  put  you  in  possession  of  the 
facts  attending  this  outrage.  I  have  ordered  a  company  of  dragoons  to  be 
stationed  at  this  place  for  the  protection  of  the  citizens.  This  transaction 
illustrates  the  danger  of  using  the  local  forces  to  suppress  any  of  the  dis- 
orders of  this  Territory.  General  Coflfey  is  himself  a  prudent,  discreet  man ; 
but  these  irregular  forces  are  liable  at  any  moment  to  throw  ofl^  all  restraint, 
and  follow  the  dictates  of  their  own  inflamed  and  excited  feelings. 

On  the  10th  instant  I  passed  down  from  this  place  to  Westport,  in  Mis- 
souri, to  testify  before  the  Congressional  Committee,  in  obedience  to  a  sub- 
pena.  In  passing  down,  everything  seemed  quiet  until  I  came  within  about 
three  miles  of  the  Territorial  line.  At  this  point  I  found  a  regular  camp  of 
armed  men,  numbering  over  one  hundred.  When  I  reached  Westport,  I 
found  the  streets  crowded  with  troops  that  had  just  arrived  from  below.  On 
inquiry,  I  was  informed  that  several  had  passed  over  the  line  into  the  Ter- 
ritory a  few  days  previous,  and  that  those  then  in  the  town  were  destined 
for  Douglas  county,  in  this  Territory.  Becoming  satisfied  that  a  large  body 
of  men  had  passed  into  the  Territory  with  all  the  indications  of  warlike 
purposes,  I  determined  at  once  to  go  to  Fort  Leavenworth  in  person  and 
obtain  the  whole  of  Colonel  Sumner's  command,  and  to  order  down  that 
under  the  command  of  Colonel  Cooke,  from  Fort  Riley,  with  the  view  of 
repelling  all  aggressive  armed  parties  that  had  entered,  or  might  enter,  the 
Territory. 

On  the  13th  instant.  Colonel  Sumner  and  myself  reached  the  camp  near 
Lawrence  with  the  remainder  of  his  command  and  three  pieces  of  artillery. 
At  this  place  I  received  a  dispatch  from  Lieutenant  Mcintosh,  a  copy  of 
w^hich  I  send  you,  marked  No.  4,  which  satisfied  me  of  the  correctness  of 


388  State  Historical  Society. 

the  opinion  that  a  large  force  had  entered  the  Territory,  and  was  advanc- 
ing up  the  country.  I  immediately  wrote  to  Lieutenant  Mcintosh,  approv- 
ing what  he  had  done.  After  leaving  a  small  detachment  of  men  near  this 
place,  and  a  similar  one  midway  between  Franklin  and  Lawrence,  Colonel 
Sumner,  with  the  remainder  of  his  command,  proceeded  down  the  Santa  F6 
road,  towards  Westport,  with  the  view  of  warning  all  these  military  com- 
panies to  disband  and  retire,  and,  if  they  refused,  to  repel  them.  Colonel 
Sumner  is  now  engaged  in  this  service,  and,  although  I  have  no  report  from 
him,  I  have  reason  to  believe  that  the  forces  approaching  from  below  have 
returned,  and  are  returning,  peaceably  to  their  homes. 

There  is  no  doubt  but  several  murders  have  been  committed  near  Cedar 
creek,  but  I  have  no  further  information  on  this  subject  than  what  is  con- 
tained in  the  report  of  Lieutenant  Mcintosh. 

We  have  rumors  here  that  large  bodies  of  men  are  collecting  on  the  west- 
ern borders  of  Iowa,  from  the  north,  with  the  view  of  coming  down  the 
Missouri  river  and  entering  this  Territory  with  hostile  views  at  some  point 
on  that  stream.  It  is  this  outside  interference  in  the  affairs  of  this  Territory 
that  is  creating  nine-tenths  of  all  the  difficulties  we  have  to  encounter  here. 
The  approach  of  armed  bodies  of  men  from  Missouri,  or  the  North,  furnishes 
an  excuse  to  the  opposing  party  to  collect  together  their  men  and  keep  up 
their  military  organization  throughout  the  whole  country.  The  rumored 
invasion  from  the  North  is  used  as  a  reason  for  similar  organizations  on  the 
other  side,  as  well  as  for  the  aggressive  movements  from  Missouri.  If  the 
influences  outside  of  the  Territory  would  cease  to  act,  and  let  us  alone  to 
manage  our  own  affairs,  I  would  guarantee  order  and  quiet  in  the  Territory 
in  ten  days,  through  the  agency  alone  of  the  United  States  troops.  The 
truth  is,  that  a  large  majority  of  the  citizens  of  both  parties  desire  tran- 
quility, and  denounce  in  the  strongest  terms  all  outside  influences  that  are 
seeking  to  manage  and  control  the  affairs  of  Kansas.  But  I  have  no  hesi- 
tation in  believing  that  there  are  men  in  our  midst,  acting  in  concert  with 
others  at  a  distance,  who  desire  to  bring  on  a  civil  war.  Strong  measures 
have  been  adopted  to  put  down  every  movement  of  this  kind,  and  stronger 
yet  will  be  adopted  if  found  necessary.  I  sent  you,  at  the  time,  my  procla- 
mation of  the  4th  instant,  which  indicates  the  line  of  policy  I  have  adopted. 
This,  I  believe,  if  rigorously  carried  out,  will  be  effective,  although  it  is  ex- 
tremely difficult  to  prevent  disorders,  where  there  are  so  many  who  seem  to 
desire  to  produce  them.  Some  ten  days  since  there  was  a  night  attack  made 
on  the  town  of  Franklin,  situated  three  miles  east  of  Lawrence,  by  a  body 
of  armed  men,  numbering  some  forty  or  fifty,  most  of  whom,  it  is  believed, 
came  from  the  town  of  Lawrence.  After  keeping  up  a  brisk  fire  for  some 
time,  and  killing  one  man,  they  retired.  Since  that  time  I  have  kept  a  de- 
tachment of  men  midway  between  these  two  hostile  towns,  with  the  view  of 
preserving  the  peace  and  keeping  order.  It  will  be  necessary  to  retain  this 
fQa*ce  at  this  place  for  some  time  to  come.     I  have  designated  eight  different 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  389 

places  in  the  disturbed  district  as  military  posts,  at  each  of  which  will  be 
stationed  the  requisite  number  of  troops  to  preserve  order  in  the  vicinity. 
One  great  evil  to  be  encountered  and  overcome  is  these  militar}"  organiza- 
tions outside  of  the  law.  They  are  subject  to  no  orders  or  control,  and 
assume  to  themselves  the  power  to  take  prisoners,  press  property,  and  inter- 
cept the  public  highways.  Many  of  these  companies  had  their  organization 
in  the  East  and  South,  and  entered  the  Territory  as  organized  military 
bodies,  armed  and  prepared  for  war.  Most  of  the  robberies,  murders,  and 
other  outrages,  which  have  been  committed,  are  to  be  traced  to  these  illegal 
military  organizations,  or  to  those  who  have  attached  themselves  to  those 
companies.  I  have  felt  that  it  was  absolutely  necessary,  for  the  peace  and 
security  of  the  country,  that  all  these  military  organizations  outside  of  the 
law  should  be  broken  up  and  dispersed;  and  if  they  reassemble,  that  they 
be  disarmed,  and  have  issued  orders  accordingly,  which  are  being  success- 
fully carried  out. 

The  good  effect  of  this  policy  we  have  already  experienced,  and  we  can 
now  sleep  in  security ;  w-hen  but  a  short  time  since  we  w^ere  compelled  to 
stand  all  night  with  arms  in  our  hands  to  defend  our  homes  from  threatened 
attack.  These  illegal  military  organizations  are  very  generally  broken  up 
and  dispersed  throughout  the  Territory  ;  and  if  all  outside  pressure  is  kept 
away,  they  will  not  be  likely  to  reorganize  in  the  presence  of  the  United 
States  troops.  Colonel  Cooke,  with  his  command,  arrived  here  a  few  days 
since,  but,  from  present  appearances,  they  will  not  be  required  to  remain, 
or  at  least  only  a  portion  of  them.  The  command  of  Colonel  Sumner,  prop- 
erly distributed  in  the  disturbed  district,  will  probably  be  sufficient  to  pre- 
serve order.  Should  the  troops  be  removed,  I  believe  disorder  and  civil 
war  would  be  the  consequence.  Those  who  are  disposed  to  complicate  the 
affairs  of  Kansas  are  now  only  held  in  check  by  the  presence  of  the  United 
States  troops.  I  have  already  stated  my  opinion  as  to  the  utter  impossibil- 
ity of  preserving  order  or  preventing  civil  war  by  means  of  the  militia  of 
the  Territory.  Their  use  would  lead  to  a  contrary  result.  I  hope,  there- 
fore, that  no  portion  of  Colonel  Sumner's  command  will  be  placed  beyond 
the  reach  of  the  Executive  of  this  Territory.  It  is  due  to  that  distinguished 
gentleman  that  I  should  say  that  I  have  found  him  on  all  occasions  prompt, 
energetic,  and  impartial  in  the  discharge  of  all  his  official  duties  connected 
with  the  troubles  in  this  Territory. 

I  have  received  three  telegraphic  dispatches  from  you,  all  of  which  I  have 
answered.  The  two  first  by  mail  —  the  line  being  out  of  order.  The  third 
I  answered  from  Fort  Leavenworth,  and  gave  it  to  the  captain  of  a  boat, 
with  the  request  to  have  it  sent  by  telegraph  from  the  first  office  which  was 
in  connection  with  the  East. 

Yours,  with  respect,  Wilson  Shanxon. 

His  Excellency  Franklin  Pierce. 


390  State  Histobical  society. 


Captain  Woods  to  Governor  Shannon. 

[No.  1.]  Near  Falmyba,  in  camp,  en  bodte  to  Osawatomie,  ) 

May  28,  1856.  J 

Sib:  I  marched  with  my  company  yesterday,  immediately  on  receipt  of  your 
letter,  brought  to  me  by  Judge  Wilson.  I  supposed,  when  I  marched  from  Law- 
rence, that  I  would  reach  my  destination  to-day;  but  I  found  so  much  to  do  in  the 
vicinity  of  Palmyra,  that  I  will  not  be  able  to  reach  Osawatomie  until  noon  to-mor- 
row. There  were  several  knots  of  fifteen  to  twenty  Free-State  men  in  this  vicinity 
threatening  the  peace  and  quiet  of  the  country.  I  have  visited  two  of  their  resorts 
to-day,  and  ordered  them  to  disperse,  which  they  readily  consented  to  do;  but  they 
can  so  readily  reassemble  that  a  simple  order  to  that  effect  seems  to  be  devoid  of 
any  effective  result  towards  restoring  quiet  in  this  much-disquieted  region  of  the  Ter- 
ritory. I  will  doubtless  find  an  abundance  of  work  for  the  whole  of  my  company  in 
the  vicinity  of  Osawatomie,  and  cannot  do  much  towards  assisting  in  preserving 
the  peace  just  in  this  neighborhood.  Would  it  not  be  well  to  have  a  detachment  of 
troops  in  or  near  Palmyra?  With  great  respect, 

J.  J.  Woods,  Captain  First  Cavalry. 

To  his  Excellency  Wilson  Shannon. 

[No.  2.]  Camp  neab  Lawbence,  ) 

Kansas  Tebbitoby,  May  31,  1856.  ) 

Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  report  that  this  morning  information  reached  me  that  a 
family  living  six  miles  west  of  Lawrence  were  attacked  and  driven  from  their  home. 
I  immediately  sent  a  non-commissioned  officer  and  two  privates  with  instructions 
to  repair  to  the  place  and  inquire  into  the  state  of  affairs  and  report  immediately 
to  me.  One  of  the  men  returned  in  about  three  hours,  and  reported  that  one  of  the 
party  sent  by  myself  was  badly  wounded,  and  also  that  two  of  the  horses  were 
wounded.  I,  on  receiving  the  information,  repaired  with  ten  men  of  my  command 
to  the  place  of  conflict.  On  arriving  there  I  found  that  a  party  of  men  had  fired 
from  a  house  and  wounded  one  of  my  men  and  two  horses;  the  men,  however,  who 
fired  the  shots  were  not  to  be  found.  I  was  enabled,  however,  before  I  left,  to  ap- 
prehend one  of  the  party,  who,  upon  examination,  confessed  that  he  was  engaged 
in  the  shooting.  I  have  him  in  close  confinement  in  camp,  waiting  your  orders  in 
the  case. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  W.  B.  Newby,  Captain  First  Cavalry. 

Hon.  W.  Shannon. 

James  Hughes  to  Governor  Shannon. 
[No.  3.]  Osawatomie,  Kansas  Territobt. 

Sir  :  In  behalf  of  the  citizens  of  this  place,  I  am  constrained  to  report  to  your 
Excellency  that  circumstances  which  have  recently  occurred  at  this  place  make  it 
necessary  that  at  least  one  company  of  United  States  dragoons  should  be  stationed, 
and  permanently  stationed,  here  for  the  safety  and  protection  of  the  citizens. 

On  yesterday,  about  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon,  a  band  of  lawless  men,  num- 
bering about  150,  armed  to  the  teeth,  and  many  of  them  much  intoxicated,  entered 
our  town  and  commenced  the  work  of  house-burning  and  robbery  indiscriminately. 
Houses  were  plundered  and  many  valuable  goods  and  a  considerable  quantity  of 
money  taken.  Buildings  were  fired,  but  fortunately  extinguished  without  damage. 
About  fifteen  or  sixteen  horses  were  taken  from  before  the  eyes  of  the  owners, 
among  which  were  two  horses  from  the  United  States  mail  coach  running  from  West- 


I 


Sixth  biennial  Re  poet.  391 

port  to  Fort  Scott.     All  the  arms  that  could  be  found  were  forcibly  taken.     The. 
troops  had  left  here  on  the  morning  of  the  disturbance. 

For  my  identity,  I  refer  you  to  Captain  Woods,  United  States  dragoons. 

With  great  respect,  I  am,  &c.,  James  Hughes. 

His  Excellency  Wilson  Shannon,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

[No.  4.]  Camp  Neae  Palmyra,  June  13,  1856. 

Sib:  I  send  inclosed  a  letter  just  received  from  Col.  Buford,  and  respectfully  de- 
sire your  directions  in  regard  to  it.  It  is  a  notorious  fact  that  some  of  the  band 
who  originally  came  into  this  Territory  with  Col.  Buford  have  committed  gross  out- 
rages, and  I  can  say  with  certainty  that  there  are  still  small  parties  of  his  men  now 
in  the  Territory  acting  in  the  most  lawless  manner.  Early  on  the  morning  of  the 
10th  instant  a  party  of  thirty  or  forty  men  came  into  this  town  with  the  avowed  in- 
tention of  burning  it.  I  pursued  them  fifteen  miles  on  the  Westport  road,  overtook 
them,  and  gave  them  the  choice  of  laying  down  their  arms  or  leaving  the  Territory. 
After  much  hesitation  they  determined  to  leave.  I  directed  the  captain  to  give  the 
order  to  "saddle  up;"  and  when  on  the  road  I  placed  some  of  my  men  in  their  rear, 
to  follow  them  to  the  line  and  report  to  me  if  they  crossed  it  or  not.  A  short  time 
after  my  arrival  in  their  camp,  another  company  came  up,  (from  Platte  county, 
Missouri,  I  believe.)  to  whom  I  offered  the  same  alternative.  They  followed  the  ex- 
ample of  the  first,  and  left  with  them.  My  men  have  just  returned,  and  reported  to 
me  that  they  saw  these  companies  enter  the  town  of  Westport.  They  also  reported 
to  me  that  there  were  at  least  seven  or  eight  companies  encamped  on  the  road  be- 
tween this  place  and  Westport,  and  that  at  Cedar  creek,  about  twenty-five  miles  from 
here,  it  was  a  well-ascertained  fact  that  several  men  were  lying  murdered.  They  saw 
the  body  of  one  who  they  knew  from  his  dress  to  be  a  Mr.  Carter,  who  was  taken 
prisoner  from  this  place  a  few  nights  ago.  This  body  was  shown  to  them  by  a 
member  of  one  of  the  companies  who  was  under  the  influence  of  liquor,  and  who 
told  my  men  that  he  could  point  out  the  other  abolitionists  if  they  wished  to  see 
them.  This  second  company  sent  back  by  me  represented  themselves  as  emigrants, 
and  thought  it  a  hard  case  that  they  should  be  sent  back.  I  told  them  that  they  had 
no  appearance  of  emigrants,  and,  organized  and  armed  as  they  were,  that  I  felt  it 
an  imperative  duty  to  act  as  I  did. 

Last  evening  a  company  of  fifty  or  sixty  men  came  up  from  Westport,  and  are 
now  encamped  within  three  miles  of  Palmyra.  As  soon  as  I  heard  of  their  arrival 
I  went  to  the  camp  and  ordered  them  to  leave  the  Territory.  They  also  stated  that 
they  were  emigrants  ;  but  as  they  only  had  their  camp  equipage  and  a  carriage 
with  them,  I  adhered  to  my  demand,  and  I  have  no  doubt  but  that  they  will  return 
to-day.  I  am  about  starting  on  the  road  to  Westport  with  sixty  or  seventy  men, 
and  will  clear  it  to  the  line  if  possible.  Great  complaints  are  constantly  made  to 
me  of  the  stoppage  of  wagons  and  men  on  the  road,  and  in  a  great  many  instances 
robberies  have  been  committed.  Day  before  yesterday  I  started  with  fifty  men  to 
a  Free-Soil  camp,  which  I  was  told  was  in  the  vicinity,  but  before  my  arrival  they 
had  dispersed,  and  so  far  as  I  can  ascertain  they  have  mostly  gone  home.  If  this 
Missouri  movement  could  be  stopped,  I  would  have  some  hopes  of  more  quiet  times. 
I  would  respectfully  request  an  answer  to  the  following  questions  : 

What  answer  shall  I  return  to  Colonel  Buford  ? 

Does  my  action  in  regard  to  these  so-called  emigrant  parties  meet  your  approba- 
tion, and  shall  I  continue  it  in  regard  to  them  ? 

Unless  the  most  decisive  steps  are  taken  in  regard  to  these  companies,  in  a  few 
days  there  will  be  a  very  large  force  collected  in  this  neighborhood.  A  few  days 
ago  Lieutenant  Iverson  disarmed  a  small  party  of  Free-Soil  men,  and  has  now  in 


392  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


his  possession  nine  Sharps  rifles,  which  he  promised  to  give  up  in  three  days;  but 
in  the  meantime  I  ordered  him  to  retain  them  until  further  orders,  and  in  conse- 
quence he  has  refused  to  give  them  up.  I  would  respectfully  ask  what  disposition 
to  make  of  them. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  sir,  with  great  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

James  MoIntosh, 
First  Lieutenant  First  Cavalry. 
His  Excellency  Daniel  Woodson, 

Acting  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


MEMORIAL  TO  THE  PRESIDENT  FROM  INHABITANTS  OF  KANSAS. 

To  his  Excellency  Franklin  Pierce,  President  of  the  United  States  —  Sir: 
The  undersigned,  residents  of  Kansas  Territory,  and  a  committee  of  the  citi- 
zens of  the  town  of  Lawrence  and  vicinity,  appointed  to  represent  to  your 
Excellency  the  insufferable  wrongs  which  they  are  called  upon  to  endure  at 
the  hands  of  Territorial  officials,  and  to  petition  for  redress  and  prevention 
of  the  same. 

The  statements  made  in  this  communication  are  of  facts,  mostly  within 
our  personal  knowledge,  and  all  of  them  we  are  prepared  at  any  time  to 
substantiate  by  testimony  conclusive  and  uniihpeachable. 

The  first  of  the  recent  great  outrages  on  the  town  of  Lawrence,  of  which 
we  complain,  is  the  following  proclamation  of  the  United  States  Marshal 
of  Kansas  Territory : 

PBOOIiAMATION.  ' 

To  the  People  of  Kansas  Territory  :  Whereas,  certain  judicial  writs  of  arrest  have 
been  directed  to  me  by  the  First  District  Court  of  the  United  States,  etc.,  to  be  exe- 
cuted within  the  county  of  Douglas  ;  and,  whereas,  an  attempt  to  execute  them  by 
the  United  States  Deputy  Marshal  was  violently  resisted  by  a  large  number  of  citi- 
zens of  Lawrence  ;  and  as  there  is  every  reason  to  believe  that  any  attempt  to  exe- 
cute these  writs  will  be  resisted  by  a  large  body  of  armed  men : 

Now,  therefore,  the  law-abiding  citizens  of  the  Territory  are  commanded  to  be 
and  appear  at  Lecompton  as  soon  as  practicable,  and  in  numbers  sufficient  for  the 
proper  execution  of  the  law. 

Qiven  nnder  my  hand,  this  11th  day  of  May,  1856.  I.  B.  Donelson, 

United  States  Marshal  for  Kansas  Territory. 

The  allegations  contained  in  this  proclamation  are  untrue  in  fact,  as  well 
as  grossly  unjust  in  effect  to  the  people  of  Lawrence. 

A  demonstration  had  been  made  by  the  Deputy  Marshal  towards  the  ar- 
rest of  ex-Governor  Reeder  while  here  in  attendance  on  the  Congressional 
Committee ;  but  as  the  latter  demurred  ta  the  legality  of  the  process,  and 
denied  the  jurisdiction,  the  attempt  was  not  made.  This  was  a  circumstance 
involving  no  violence  on  the  part  of  the  citizens  of  Lawrence ;  as  no  posse 
was  called  for  by  the  official,  it  is  clear  that  they  can  in  no  way  be  held  ac- 
countable for  any  of  its  results. 

No  actual  effi)rt  to  arrest  any  person  in  Lawrence  had  been  made  by  the 
Marshal  previous  to  this  proclamation. 


Sixth  Biennial  repobt.  393 

At  this  time  there  were  in  the  Territory  many  hundreds  of  men  who  had 
entered  it  in  organized  companies  from  Southern  States,  actuated  by  an 
avowed  political  purpose,  and  proclaiming  a  deadly  hostility  to  the  town  of 
Lawrence.  These  men  were  immediately  enrolled  in  the  Marshal's  posse, 
and  supplied  by  the  Governor  with  arms  belonging  to  the  United  States, 
and  intended  for  the  use  of  the  Territorial  militia.  All  the  facts  warrant 
the  belief  that  it  was  the  intention  of  the  Marshal,  by  this  proclamation,  to 
justify  this  misuse  of  these  national  arms,  and  to  give,  as  far  as  possible,  to 
the  outrages  being  perpetrated  by  these  companies,  the  sacred  sanction  of 
the  law.  Without  this  sanction  it  was  known  that  these  outrages  would 
be  resisted  by  any  and  all  means  of  defense  in  the  power  of  an  indignant, 
and  not  yet  enslaved,  people.  This  posse  of  the  Marshal  was  further  in- 
creased by  accessions  from  the  neighboring  State  of  Missouri,  and  supplied 
from  the  same  source  with  several  pieces  of  artillery.  Camps  were  formed 
at  different  points  along  the  highways  and  on  the  Kansas  river,  and  peace- 
ful travelers  subjected  to  detention,  robbery,  and  insult.  Men  were  stopped 
in  the  streets  and  on  the  open  prairie,  and  bidden  to  stand  and  deliver  their 
purses  at  the  peril  of  their  lives.  Cattle,  provisions,  arms,  and  other  prop- 
erty were  taken  wherever  found,  without  consent  of  the  owners.  Men  were 
choked  from  their  horses,  which  were  seized  by  the  marauders,  and  houses 
were  broken  open  and  pillaged  of  their  contents. 

Resistance  to  these  outrages  was  followed  by  further  violence,  and  in 
some  cases  by  the  most  wanton  and  brutal  sacrifice  of  life.  The  passage  of 
the  United  States  mail  was  frequently  interrupted,  and  examinations  made 
in  defiance  of  law.  In  the  border  counties  of  ]\Iissouri,  citizens  of  Lawrence 
were  seized  without  warrant,  conveyed  to  the  various  camps,  and  there  sub- 
jected to  detention  and  unlawful  trial,  accompanied  by  threats  of  immediate 
death. 

In  the  meantime  these  alarming  demonstrations  have  excited  apprehen- 
sions in  the  community,  and  a  letter  was  sent  to  the  Governor  as  follows : 

Lawrence  City,  May  11,  1856. 

Deab  Sir:  The  undersigned  are  charged  with  the  duty  of  communicating  to  your 
Excellency  the  following  preamble  and  resolution,  adopted  at  a  public  meeting  of 
the  citizens  of  this  place  at  7  o'clock  last  evening,  viz.: 

Whereas,  We  have  the  most  reliable  information  from  various  parts  of  the  Terri- 
tory, and  the  adjoining  State  of  Missouri,  of  the  organization  of  guerrilla  bands, 
who  threaten  the  destruction  of  our  town  and  its  citizens:  therefore. 

Resolved,  That  Messrs.  Topliflf,  Hutchinson,  and  Roberts,  constitute  a  committee 
to  inform  his  Excellency  Governor  Shannon  of  these  facts,  and  to  call  upon  him, 
in  the  name  of  the  people  of  Lawrence,  for  protection  against  such  bands  by  the 
United  States  troops  at  his  disposal. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted.  Very  truly,  etc., 

C.  W.  TOPLIFE. 

W.  Y.  Roberts. 
His  Excellency  Wilson  Shannon,  John  Hutchinson. 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


394  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


This  letter  drew  forth  the  following  reply : 

Executive  Office,  ) 

.  Lecompton,  K.  T.,  May  12,  1866.  ) 

Gentlemen:  Your  note  of  the  11th  instant  is  received,  and,  in  reply,  I  have  to 
state  that  there  is  no  force  around  or  approaching  Lawrence  except  the  legally  con- 
stituted posse  of  the  United  States  Marshal  and  Sheriff  of  Douglas  county,  each  of 
whom,  I  am  informed,  have  a  number  of  writs  in  their  hands  for  execution  against 
persons  now  in  Lawrence.  I  shall  in  no  way  interfere  with  either  of  these  officers 
in  the  discharge  of  their  official  duties. 

If  the  citizens  of  Lawrence  submit  themselves  to  the  Territorial  laws,  and  aid  and 
assist  the  Marshal  and  Sheriff  in  the  execution  of  process  in  their  hands,  as  all  good 
citizens  are  bound  to  do  when  called  on,  they,  or  all  such,  will  entitle  themselves  to 
the  protection  of  the  law.  But  so  long  as  they  keep  up  a  military  or  armed  organi- 
zation to  resist  the  Territorial  laws,  and  the  officers  charged  with  their  execution, 
I  shall  not  interpose  to  save  them  from  the  legitimate  consequences  of  their  illegal 
acts.  I  have  the  honor  to  be,  yours,  with  great  respect, 

Wilson  Shannon. 

Messrs.  C.  W.  Topliflf,  John  Hutchinson,  W.  Y.  Roberts. 

In  comment  upon  this  letter,  we  have  only  to  say  that  the  implied  charge 
upon  the  citizens  of  Lawrence  of  keeping  up  "a  military  or  armed  organi- 
zation to  resist  the  Territorial  laws,  and  the  officers  charged  with  their  exe- 
cution," is  utterly  untrue;  and  that  Governor  Shannon  must  have  been 
full)^  aware  of  its  falsity,  or  ignorant  to  a  degree  of  criminality. 

The  proclamation  of  the  Marshal  was  not  made  public  by  him  in  Law- 
rence; but  a  copy  having,  by  chance,  reached  the  town,  another  meeting  of 
citizens  was  called,  on  the  13th  of  May,  and  the  following  preamble  and 
resolution  adopted: 

Whereas^  By  a  proclamation  to  the  people  of  Kansas  Territory,  by  I.  B.  Donel- 
son.  United  States  Marshal  for  said  Territory,  issued  the  11th  day  of  May,  1856,  it  is 
alleged  that  certain  ''judicial  writs  of  arrest  have  been  directed  to  him  by  the  First 
District  Court  of  the  United  States,  &c.,  to  be  executed  within  the  county  of  Doug- 
las, and  that  an  attempt  to  execute  them  by  the  United  States  Deputy  Marshal  was 
violently  resisted  by  a  large  number  of  the  citizens  of  Lawrence,  and  that  there  is 
every  reason  to  believe  that  any  attempt  to  execute  these  writs  will  be  resisted  by  a 
large  body  of  armed  men  : "  therefore, 

Resolved^  By  this  public  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Lawrence,  held  this  13th  day 
of  May,  1866,  that  the  allegations  and  charges  against  us,  contained  in  the  aforesaid 
proclamation,  are  wholly  untrue  in  fact,  and  the  conclusion  entirely  false  which  is 
drawn  therefrom.  The  aforesaid  Deputy  Marshal  was  resisted  in  no  manner  what- 
soever, nor  by  any  person  whatever,  in  the  execution  of  said  writs,  except  by  him 
whose  arrest  the  said  Deputy  Marshal  was  seeking  to  make.  And  that  we  now,  as 
we  have  done  heretofore,  declare  our  willingness  and  determination,  without  resist- 
ance, to  acquiesce  in  the  service  upon  us  of  any  judicial  writs  against  us  by  the 
United  States  Marshal  for  Kansas  Territory,  and  will  furnish  him  a  posse  for  that 
purpose,  if  so  requested ;  but  that  we  are  ready  to  resist,  if  need  be,  unto  death,  the 
ravages  and  desolation  of  an  invading  mob. 

J,  A.  Wakefield,  President. 

John  Hutchinson,  Secretary. 


Sixth  Biennial  repobt.  395 

The  indications  of  an  intended  attack  upon  the  town  continuing  to  in- 
crease, on  the  14th  instant  another  meeting  of  citizens  was  called,  of  which 
G.  W.  Deitzler  was  president  and  J.  H.  Green  secretary,  and  the  following 
letter  prepared  and  sent  to  the  United  States  Marshal : 

Lawbenoe,  May  14,  1856. 

Deae  Sib  :  We  have  seen  a  proclamation  issued  by  yourself,  dated  11th  May,  in- 
stant, and  also  have  reliable  information  this  morning  that  large  bodies  of  armed 
men,  in  pursuance  of  your  proclamation,  have  assembled  in  the  vicinity  of  Law- 
rence. 

That  there  may  be  no  misunderstanding,  we  beg  leave  to  ask  respectfully  (that 
we  may  be  reliably  informed)  what  are  the  demands  against  us  ?  We  desire  to  state 
most  truthfully  and  earnestly  that  no  opposition  whatever  will  now,  or  at  any  future 
time,  be  offered  to  the  execution  of  any  legal  process  by  yourself,  or  any  person 
acting  for  you.  We  also  pledge  ourselves  to  assist  you,  if  called  upon,  in  the  execu- 
tion of  any  legal  process. 

We  declare  ourselves  to  be  order-loving  and  law  abiding  citizens  ;  and  only  await 
an  opportunity  to  testify  our  fidelity  to  the  laws  of  the  country,  the  Constitution, 
and  the  Union. 

We  are  informed,  also,  that  those  men  collecting  about  Lawrence  openly  declare 
that  their  intention  is  to  destroy  the  town  and  drive  off  the  citizens.  Of  course  we 
do  not  believe  that  you  give  any  countenance  to  such  threats;  but,  in  view  of  the 
exciting  state  of  the  public  mind,  we  ask  protection  of  the  constituted  authorities 
of  the  Government,  declaring  ourselves  in  readiness  to  cooperate  with  them,  for  the 
maintenance  of  the  peace,  order,  and  quiet  of  the  community  in  which  we  live. 

Very  respectfully,  Robeet  Moeeow. 

Lyman  Allen. 
I.  B.  Donelson,  U.  S.  Marshal  for  Kansas  Territory.  Jno.  Hutchinson. 

The  following  reply  was  received  to  this  communication : 

Office  of  the  U.  S.  Maeshal,  \ 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  May  15,  1856.  ) 

On  yesterday  I  received  a  communication  addressed  to  me,  signed  by  one  of  you 
as  president  and  the  other  as  secretary,  purporting  to  have  been  adopted  by  a 
meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Lawrence,  held  on  yesterday  morning.  After  speaking 
of  a  proclamation  issued  by  myself,  you  state  "that  there  may  be  no  misunderstand- 
ing, we  beg  leave  to  ask  respectfully  (that  we  may  be  reliably  informed)  what  are 
the  demands  against  us  ?  We  desire  most  truthfully  and  earnestly  to  declare,  that 
no  opposition  whatever  will  now,  or  at  any  future  time,  be  offered  to  the  execution 
of  any  legal  process  by  yourself,  or  any  person  acting  for  you.  We  also  pledge  our- 
selves to  assist  you,  if  called  upon,  in  the  execution  of  any  legal  process,"  etc. 

From  your  professed  ignorance  of  the  demands  against  you  I  must  conclude  that 
you  are  strangers,  and  not  citizens  of  Lawrence,  or  of  recent  date,  or  been  absent  for 
some  time;  more  particularly  when  an  attempt  was  made  by  my  deputy  to  execute 
the  process  of  the  First  District  Court  of  the  United  States  for  Kansas  Territory 
against  ex-Governor  Reeder,  when  he  made  a  speech  in  the  room  and  presence  of  the 
Congressional  Committee,  and  denied  the  authority  and  power  of  said  court,  and 
threatened  the  life  of  said  deputy  if  he  attempted  to  execute  said  process;  which 
speech  and  defiant  threats  were  loudly  applauded  by  some  one  or  two  hundred  of 
the  citizens  of  Lawrence,  who  had  assembled  at  the  room  on  learning  the  busi- 
ness of  the  Marshal,  and  made  such  hostile  demonstrations  that  the  deputy  thought 
he  and  his  small  posse  would  endanger  their  lives  in  executing  said  process. 

—26 


396  STATE  Historical  society. 


Yoor  declaration  that  you  "will  truthfully  and  earnestly  ofifer  no  opposition  now, 
nor  at  any  future  time,  to  the  execution  of  any  legal  process,"  etc.,  is,  indeed,  diffi- 
cult to  understand.  May  I  ask,  gentlemen,  what  has  produced  this  wonderful  change 
in  the  minds  of  the  people  of  Lawrence?  Have  their  eyes  been  suddenly  opened,  so 
that  they  are  now  able  to  see  that  there  are  laws  in  force  in  Kansas  Territory  which 
should  be  obeyed?  Or  is  it  that  just  now  those  for  whom  I  have  writs  have  sought 
refuge  elsewhere?  Or  it  may  possibly  be,  that  you  now,  as  heretofore,  expect  to 
screen  yourselves  behind  the  word  "legal,"  so  significantly  used  by  you.  How  am  I  to 
rely  on  your  pledges,  when  I  am  well  aware  that  the  whole  population  of  Lawrence 
is  armed  and  drilled,  and  the  town  fortified  —  when  I  recollect  the  meetings  and  res- 
olutions adopted  in  Lawrence,  and  elsewhere  in  the  Territory,  openly  defying  the 
laws  and  officers  thereof,  and  threatening  to  resist  the  same  to  a  bloody  issue,  and 
recently  verified  in  the  attempted  assassination  of  Sheriff  Jones  while  in  the  dis- 
charge of  his  official  duties  in  Lawrence?  Are  you  strangers  to  all  these  things? 
Surely  you  must  be  strangers  at  Lawrence !  If  no  outrages  have  been  committed 
by  the  citizens  of  Lawrence  against  the  laws  of  the  land,  they  need  not  fear  any 
posse  of  mine.  But  I  must  take  the  liberty  of  executing  all  processes  in  my  hands, 
as  the  United  States  Marshal,  in  my  own  time  and  manner,  and  shall  only  use  such 
power  as  is  authorized  by  law.  You  say  you  call  upon  the  constituted  authority  of 
the  Government  for  protection.  This  indeed  sounds  strange,  coming  from  a  large 
body  of  men  armed  with  Sharps  rifles  and  other  implements  of  war,  bound  together 
by  oaths  and  pledges  to  resist  the  laws  of  the  Government  they  call  on  for  protec- 
tion. All  persons  in  Kansas  Territory,  without  regard  to  location,  who  honestly 
submit  to  the  constituted  authorities,  will  ever  find  me  ready  to  aid  in  protecting 
them;  and  all  who  seek  to  resist  the  laws  of  the  land  and  turn  traitors  to  their  coun- 
try will  find  me  aiding  in  enforcing  the  laws,  if  not  as  an  officer,  as  a  citizen. 
Respectfully  yours,  I.  B.  Donelson, 

U.  S.  Marshal  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Messrs.  G.  W.  Deitzler  and  J.  H.  Green,  Lawrence,  K.  T. 

We  should  consider  this  letter  entirely  unworthy  of  criticism,  were  it  not 
'official.  Its  chief  misstatements,  however,  must  be  corrected,  and  of  these 
we  shall  notice  the  following: 

1.  That  ex-Governor  Reeder  threatened  the  life  of  the  Marshal,  and  was  ap- 
plauded therefor  by  the  people  of  Lawrence;  the  fact  being  that  the  words 
used  by  the  former  can  only  by  a  forced  construction  be  made  to  imply  a 
threat  against  the  person  of  the  officer;  and  that  the  Deputy  Marshal  had 
no  personal  fear  of  the  citizens  is  proven  by  the  fact  that  he  frequently, 
during  these  difficulties,  entered  the  town,  and  remained  during  his  pleasure, 
without  molestation  or  insult. 

2.  His  reiteration  of  the  falsehoods  that  the  whole  population  is  armed 
and  drilled,  and  the  town  fortified,  while  he  possessed  evidence,  through  his 
deputies,  that  such  was  not  the  case.  That  the  so-called  fortifications,  as 
there  existing,  were  not  considered  formidable  for  defense,  is  proven  by  his 
subsequent  neglect  to  demolish  them  while  the  town  was  in  the  hands  of  his 


3.  His  wanton  misapplication  of  certain  resolutions  passed  at  some  other 
point  in  the  Territory,  and  having  no  relation  to  the  officers  of  the  United 
*  States. 


Sixth  Biennial  Bepobt.  '  397 

4.  His  effort  to  fasten  the  attempt  on  the  life  of  Samuel  J.  Jones  on  the 
citizens  of  Lawrence,  when  it  is  a  known  fact  that  said  citizens  denounced 
that  attempt  in  a  most  emphatic  manner,  and  made  all  practicable  effort  to 
detect  its  author. 

5.  The  compound  falsehood  that  the  citizens  of  Lawrence  are  a  large 
body  of  men  armed  with  Sharps  rifles,  bound  together  by  oaths  and  pledges 
to  resist  the  laws  of  the  Government  they  call  on  for  protection,  it  being 
undoubtedly  well  known  to  himself,  that  no  such  oaths  or  pledges  exist,  and 
that  the  citizens  of  Lawrence  have  never  combined  to  resist  the  laws  of  the 
United  States. 

From  a  reply  thus  disingenuous  and  partisan  in  character,  the  threatened 
town  could  derive  no  hope.  Nevertheless,  as  the  movements  of  the  marauding 
forces  grew  daily  more  menacing  in  their  character,  the  following  letter  was 
sent  to  the  Marshal  on  the  17th  instant: 

Dear  Sie  :  We  desire  to  call  your  attention,  as  citizens  of  Kansas,  to  the  fact 
that  a  large  force  of  armed  men  have  collected  in  the  vicinity  of  Lawrence,  and  are 
engaged  in  committing  depredations  upon  our  citizens,  stopping  wagons,  arresting, 
threatening,  and  robbing  unoffending  travelers  upon  the  highway  —  breaking  open 
boxes  of  merchandise  and  appropriating  their  contents  —  have  slaughtered  cattle, 
and  terrified  many  of  the  women  and  children. 

We  have  also  learned  from  Governor  Shannon  that  there  are  no  armed  forces  in 
the  vicinity  of  this  place  but  the  regularly  constituted  militia  of  the  Territory. 
This  is  to  ask  you  if  you  recognize  them  as  your  posse,  and  feel  responsible  for 
their  acts.  If  you  do  not,  we  hope  and  trust  you  will  prevent  a  repetition  of  such 
acts,  and  give  peace  to  the  settlers. 

On  behalf  of  the  citizens.  C.  W.  Babcook. 

Lyman  Allen. 

L  B.  Donelson,  U.  S.  Marshal,  K.  T.  J.  A.  Pekky. 

To  this  letter  no  reply  was  vouchsafed.  The  same  day  a  communication 
was  sent  to  the  Governor  by  Messrs.  S.  W.  and  T.  B.  Eldridge,  proprietors 
of  the  Eldridge  House,  asking  for  it  protection  against  the  destruction 
threatened  by  the  mob  in  the  Marshal's  posse.  The  building  itself  was  the 
property  of  the  Emigrant  Aid  Company,  but  it  had  been  furnished  by  the 
Messrs.  Eldridge,  at  heavy  expense,  and  was  not  yet  opened  as  a  public 
house.  A  verbal  reply  was  returned  by  the  Governor  to  this  appeal,  ex- 
pressing regret  that  the  proprietors  had  taken  possession,  and  giving  some 
encouragement  for  its  protection.  On  the  18th  he  was  visited  by  the  Messrs. 
Eldridge  in  person,  and  a  full  and  truthful  representation  made  of  all  the 
facts  in  the  case.  At  this  interview,  the  Governor,  as  well  as  the  Marshal, 
seemed  disposed  to  accord  the  protection  needful.  In  addition  to  their  own 
personal  appeal,  the  Messrs.  Eldridge  presented  a  communication  from  the 

citizens  of  Lawrence,  as  follows  : 

Laweence,  K.  T.,  May  17,  1856. 

GENTiiEMEN:  Having  learned  that  your  reason  for  assembling  so  large  a  force  in 

the  vicinity  of  our  town,  to  act  as  a  posse  in  the  enforcement  of  the  laws,  rests  on 

the  supposition  that  we  are  armed  against  the  laws  and  the  officers  in  the  exercise  of 

their  duties,  we  would  say,  that  we  hold  our  arms  only  for  our  own  individual  defense 


398  State  Histobical  Society. 


against  yiolenoe,  and  not  against  the  laws  or  the  officers  in  the  execution  of  the  same; 
therefore,  having  no  further  use  for  them  when  our  protection  is  otherwise  secured, 
we  propose  to  deliver  our  arms  to  Colonel  Sumner  so  soon  as  he  shall  quarter  in 
our  town  a  body  of  troops  sufficient  for  our  protection,  to  be  retained  by  him  as 
long  as  such  force  shall  remain  among  us. 

Very  truly.  &c.,  Manx  Citizens. 

His  Excellency  Wilson  Shannon,  Governor,  and  I.  B.  Donelson,  Esq.,  U.  S.  Mar.- 
shal  for  Kansas  Territory. 

Both  the  Governor  and  the  Marshal  expressed  satisfaction  with  this  prop- 
osition, and  agreed  to  its  terms  in  case  a  demand  should  be  enforced  for  the 
surrender  of  the  arms.  If  no  resistance  was  offered  his  force,  the  Marshal 
gave  a  positive  promise  of  protection  to  the  property  of  the  citizens.  But 
it  was  said  that  a  portion  of  the  posse  was  clamorous  for  the  destruction  of 
the  hotel  and  the  printing  offices ;  and  the  Messrs.  Eldridge  were  invited  to 
return  again  on  the  following  day,  after  time  had  been  afforded  for  consul- 
tation with  the  captains  of  the  companies. 

It  is  worthy  of  remark,  that  all  messengers  to  the  Executive  and  Mar- 
shal were  under  guard  during  the  whole  time  of  their  being  within  the  lines 
of  the  besieging  camp  and  on  the  road  to  Lecompton,  and  that  the  follow- 
ing pass  was  given  to  the  Messrs.  Eldridge  on  their  departure  this  day : 

Lecompton,  May  18,  1856. 

The  bearers  of  this,  S.  W.  and  T.  B.  Eldridge,  desire  to  return  to  Lawrence  this 
evening  and  return  in  the  morning. 

Now,  therefore,  all  persons  will  permit  these  gentlemen  to  go  and  return  without 
molestation  or  delay.  Wilson  Shannon, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

I.  B.  DONEIiSON, 

U.  S.  Marshal,  Kansas  Territory. 

On  the  19th,  Messrs.  Eldridge  renewed  their  visit  according  to  agree- 
ment, but  found  a  great  change  in  the  tone  of  the  officials.  It  appeared 
that  the  companies  composing  the  posse  would  be  satisfied  with  nothing 
short  of  some  destruction  of  private  property,  and  this  feeling  was  so  strong 
as  to  defy  the  power  of  the  Marshal.  The  Messrs.  Eldridge,  on  behalf  of 
the  citizens  of  Lawrence,  offered  the  Marshal  their  services,  and  proposed, 
if  he  would  supply  them  with  weapons,  to  make  all  necessary  pledges  to  sus- 
tain him  in  the  protection  of  property  and  the  execution  of  the  laws.  This 
offer  the  Marshal  did  not  see  fit  to  accept,  alleging  only  the  excuse  of  a  de- 
ficiency of  arms.  It  was  evident  that  a  course  of  violence  was  resolved 
upon.  One  of  the  captains  —  a  Colonel  Titus,  of  Florida,  a  member  of  the 
late  expedition  against  Cuba — declared  boldly,  that  the  printing  presses 
must  be  destroyed  to  satisfy  the  boys  from  South  Carolina.  But  promises 
of  protection  to  the  hotel  were  renewed,  and  the  Marshal  pledged  his  word 
that  if  no  resistance  was  made  he  would  enter  the  town  with  a  small  posse 
of  unarmed  men,  and  that  the  remainder  should  not  be  admitted.  He  also 
further  promised  not  to  dismiss  them  in  the  vicinity  of  the  town.  The  in- 
congruities of  these  various  statements  it  is  not  for  us  to  reconcile. 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  399 

Feeling  from  all  these  circumstances  the  necessity  to  the  town  of  efficient 
protection,  the  Messrs.  Eldridge  made  a  last  effort  to  secure  aid  from  the 
Governor.  He  disclaimed  all  authority  over  the  force  of  the  Marshal,  and 
stated  that  he  should  not  interfere  with  that  officer's  operations.  He  was 
implored  to  summon  to  his  aid  the  force  of  Col.  Sumner  for  the  protection 
of  the  property  of  the  citizens,  but  peremptorily  refused.  It  was  represented 
to  him  that  the  Marshal's  posse  had  resolved  on  perpetrating  unlawful  out- 
rages in  Lawrence,  and  he  said  the  people  of  Lawrence  must  take  such  con- 
sequences as  should  ensue;  that  he  could  protect  them  with  the  United 
States  troops  if  he  chose,  but  that  he  should  not  do  so.  When  apprehen- 
sions were  expressed  to  him  that  these  outrages  would  finally  madden  the 
people  to  the  point  of  resistance,  and  percipitate  all  the  horrors  of  civil  war, 
he  turned  angrily  away  and  left  the  room  with  the  expression,  "War  then 
it  is,  by  God!" 

These  were  the  last  words  spoken  to  persons  representing  the  people  of 
Lawrence  by  the  highest  officer  of  the  Territory. 

During  the  following  day  the  Deputy  Marshal,  W.  P.  Fain,  a  resident  of 
Calhoun,  Georgia,  visited  the  town,  and  in  conversation  with  a  citizen,  ex- 
pressed the  belief  that  the  printing  presses  would  be  destroyed,  but  that  the 
Eldridge  House  w^ould  be  spared. 

On  the  morning  of  the  21st  inst.  a  cavalry  force  was  seen  stationed  on  a 
hill  commanding  the  town.  It  was  soon  increased  by  a  company  of  artillery 
and  another  of  infantry.  A  white  flag  was  first  displayed,  which  soon  gave 
place  to  a  red  one.  This  emblem  would  have  incited  the  citizens  to  resist- 
ance but  for  the  known  fact  that  the  force  was  commanded  by  a  United 
States  officer  (whose  pledge  of  protection  had  been  given)  and  armed  with 
national  weapons.  Beside  the  red  flag,  whose  motto  was  "Southern  rights," 
soon  floated  that  of  the  Union. 

The  Deputy  Marshal  entered  the  town  with  less  than  ten  men,  and  pro- 
ceeding to  the  Eldridge  House  summoned  both  the  proprietors  to  act  on 
his  posse,  together  with  Dr.  Garvey,  [Garvin  ?]  John  A.  Perry,  C.  W.  Topliff, 
and  Wm.  Jones,  all  citizens  of  the  town.  This  summons  was  promptly  obeyed, 
and  all  required  assistance  cheerfully  given.  Only  two  arrests  were  made 
during  the  morning,  and  with  these,  after  dinner,  the  whole  posse  repaired 
to  the  camp.  Colonel  Topliff  was  charged  with  the  delivery  to  the  Marshal 
of  the  following  communication: 

Lawrence,  K.  T.,  May  21,  1856. 

We,  the  committee  of  public  safety  for  the  citizens  of  Lawrence,  make  this  state- 
ment and  declaration  to  you  as  Marshal  of  Kansas  Territory  : 

That  we  represent  citizens  of  the  United  States,  and  of  Kansas,  who  acknowledge 
the  constituted  authorities  of  the  Government;  that  we  make  no  resistance  to  the 
execution  of  the  laws.  National  or  Territorial;  and  that  we  ask  protection  of  the 
Government,  and  claim  it  as  law-abiding  American  citizens. 

For  the  private  property  already  taken  by  your  posse  we  ask  indemnitication, 


400  State  Histobical  Society. 

and  what  remains  to  us  and  onr  citizens  we  throw  npon  yon  for  protection,  trusting 
that  under  the  flag  of  our  Union  and  within  the  folds  of  the  Constitution  we  may 
obtain  safety.  Samuel  C.  Pomeboy. 

w.  y.  robebts. 

Lyman  Allen. 

John  A.  Pebby. 

C.  W.  Baboook. 

S.  B.  Pbentiss. 

A.  H.  Malloby. 
I.  B.  Donaldson,  U.  S.  Marshal,  K.  T.  Joel  Gboveb. 

It  was  now  hoped  that  the  crisis  had  passed.  On  summoning  on  his  posse 
the  proprietors  of  the  Eldridge  House,  Deputy  Marshal  Fain  had  renewed 
his  promise  to  protect  their  property.  The  officials  had  been  treated  with 
every  courtesy,  and  even  a  generous  hospitality.  But  about  3  o'clock  the 
streets  were  filled  by  a  company  of  armed  horsemen,  headed  by  Samuel  J. 
Jones,  Sheriff  of  Douglas  county,  who  drew  up  his  force  in  front  of  the 
Eldridge  House  and  demanded  of  the  citizens,  in  the  name  of  the  law,  the 
surrender  of  their  rifles  and  cannon.  He  gave  five  minutes  for  a  reply. 
He  was  answered  by  General  Pomeroy  that  the  cannon,  and  all  rifles,  not 
individual  property,  (if  any  such  there  were,)  would  be  given  up  on  his  giv- 
ing an  official  receipt  for  the  same.  General  Pomeroy  and  General  Roberts 
proceeded  with  him  to  assist  in  their  delivery.  This  done,  it  was  announced 
that  the  printing  offices  and  the  Eldridge  House  must  be  destroyed.  Re- 
monstrance was  in  vain. 

In  the  meantime  the  remainder  of  the  force,  comprising  several  hundred 
men,  with  United  States  muskets  and  fixed  bayonets,  were  taking  position 
in  the  town.  Men  endeavored  by  argument,  and  women  by  tears,  to  alter 
the  determination  of  Jones,  but  in  vain.  At  3:15  o'clock  he  announced  to 
Messrs.  Eldridge  that  he  would  give  them  till  5  to  remove  their  families  and 
furniture  from  the  house.  The  work  of  pillage  had  already  commenced ; 
the  contents  of  the  printing  offices  were  scattered  in  the  streets,  and  the  red 
flag  planted  on  the  roof,  first  of  the  office  of  the  Herald  of  Freedom,  and  af- 
terwards of  the  Eldridge  House.  The  family  of  Mr.  G.  W.  Brown  were 
driven  from  their  home,  and  the  immediate  pillage  of  the  hotel  prevented 
only  by  the  resolute  interference  of  a  few  citizens,  aided  by  some  individ- 
uals of  the  mob,  who  kept  a  strict  guard  at  the  doors,  and  insisted  that  the 
families  of  the  proprietors  should  have  the  time  promised  by  Jones  in  which 
to  collect  their  most  necessary  effects  and  leave.  At  last  the  cannon  were 
placed  and  ready,  and  it  was  announced  to  Colonel  S.  W.  Eldridge  that  the 
bombardment  would  commence  in  five  minutes.  His  wife  and  children, 
and  such  personal  effects  as  they  had  been  enabled  to  collect,  were  placed  in 
carriages  and  driven  off"  between  files  of  United  States  bayonets,  and  amidst 
the  yells  of  the  impatient  mob.  As  they  left  the  town  the  first  boom  of  a 
cannon  told  that  the  work  of  destruction  had  begun.  Soon  (as  the  impres- 
sion made  by  the  cannon  was  not  great)  the  building  was  fired,  and  with 
tl\e  aid  of  gunpowder  reduced,  with  its  furniture  and  stores,  to  a  pile  of  ruins. 


Sixth  Biennial  repobt.  401 

The  work  of  pillage  spread  through  the  whole  town,  and  continued  until 
after  dark.  Every  house  and  store  which  could  be  entered  was  ransacked ; 
trunks  broken  open  and  money  and  property  taken  at  will.  Where  women 
had  not  fled,  they  were  in  some  cases  insulted,  and  even  robbed  of  their 
clothing.  From  one  house  over  two  thousand  dollars  in  money  were  carried 
away.  The  house  of  Charles  Robinson  was  pillaged  and  burned  to  the 
ground.  The  same  evening  the  forces  were  drawn  off  to  their  camp,  and 
the  sack  of  Lawrence  was  concluded. 

Some  incidents  of  this  authorized  outrage  here  demand  mention.  While 
Messrs.  Topliff  and  Perry  were  aiding  the  Marshal  in  making  the  arrests, 
both  their  houses  were  broken  open  and  pillaged.  Some  of  the  flags  which 
floated  beside  that  of  the  Union,  had  for  mottoes  "Superiority  of  the  white 
race,"  "Kansas  the  outpost,"  "South  Carolina;"  while  one  had  the  national 
stripes,  with  a  tiger  in  place  of  the  union  ;  another  had  alternated  stripes 
of  black  and  white.  While  the  cannon  were  being  placed  for  the  destruc- 
tion of  the  Eldridge  House,  David  II.  iVtchison,  late  Vice-President  of  the 
United  States,  was  conspicuous  amongst  the  mob.  When  the  final  doom  of 
the  hotel  and  printing  offices  was  pronounced,  it  was  said  by  the  officials  to 
be  by  order  of  the  Government,  as  the  grand  jury  of  Douglas  county  had 
ordered  them  abated  as  nuisances.  The  only  charge  against  the  Eldridge 
House  was  its  ownership  by  the  Emigrant  Aid  Company. 

To  evade  the  pledge  given  by  the  Marshal  that  he  would  not  allow  his 
posse  to  enter  Lawrence,  they  were  disbanded  by  him,  after  the  arrests  were 
made,  and  enrolled  as  a  sheriff''s  posse  by  Sanmel  J.  Jones;  the  Marshal 
thus  keeping  one  pledge  at  the  expense  of  another.  On  the  next  day  they 
were  again  enrolled  as  the  posse  of  the  Marshal. 

There  are  also  some  facts  of  another  character  which  we  wish  to  record. 
We  believe  that  many  of  the  captains  of  the  invading  companies  exerted 
themselves  to  the  utmost  for  the  protection  of  life  and  property.  Some  of 
them  protested  against  these  enormous  outrages,  and  endeavored  to  dissuade 
Samuel  J.  Jones  from  their  perpetration.  Many  used  personal  effort  to 
remove  such  property  as  was  possible  from  the  Eldridge  House  before  its 
destruction.  Among  these  stood  prominently  Colonel  Zadock  Jackson,  of 
Georgia,  who  did  not  scruple  either  in  Lawrence  or  his  own  camp  to 
denounce  the  outrages  in  terms  such  as  they  deserved.  Colonel  Buford,  of 
Alabama,  also  disclaimed  having  come  to  Kansas  to  destroy  property,  and 
condemned  the  course  which  had  been  taken.  The  prosecuting  attorney  of 
Douglas  county,  the  legal  adviser  of  the  sheriff*,  used  his  influence  in  vain 
to  prevent  the  destruction  of  property. 

We  have  thus  given  an  outline  of  the  events  which  have  concluded  an 
unparalleled  chapter  in  the  history  of  our  country.  That  we  have  dealt 
mildly  with  the  facts,  and  fallen  short  of  the  real  atrocity  of  the  case,  will 
be  proven  by  the  testimony  which,  in  time,  public  opinion  will  not  fail  to 
gather.     So  gigantic  is  that  official  villainy  of  which  we  are  being  made 


402  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

the  victims,  that  the  understanding  almost  refuses  to  believe  the  evidence, 
however  strong.  That  any  set  of  men  in  a  representative  government  like 
ours  can  be  so  reckless,  and  so  defiant  of  right,  as  to  attempt  the  adminis- 
tration of  law  on  principles  of  perjury  and  brigandage,  is  a  combination  of 
fatuity  and  corruption  almost  passing  belief.  Yet  the  facts  spring  out  with 
startling  boldness  on  the  picture  of  events,  and  we  see  the  spectacle  of 
rulers  utterly  ignoring  the  oaths  they  have  taken,  and  perverting  the 
beneficent  power  of  government  to  the  base  uses  of  a  ruthless  despotism  — 
at  will  despoiling  men  of  their  property  and  lives  —  endeavoring  to  bind 
fast  the  hands  of  the  loyal  citizens  who  look  to  them  for  protection,  and  to 
deliver  them  over  as  bondmen  to  an  invading  force.  We  cannot  but  feel 
that  you  will  be  slow  to  believe  facts  such  as  we  have  stated  here,  and  for 
the  credit  of  humanity  we  cannot  otherwise  hope;  yet  we  cherish  the 
trust  that  you  will  heed  the  voice,  however  feeble,  that  pours  its  complaint 
into  your  ear,  and  exert  the  influence  of  your  office  to  prevent  the  possible 
occurrence  of  abuses  of  power  on  the  parts  of  those  officials  who  are 
directly  responsible  to  you  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  their  duties ;  and 
to  institute  such  a  scrutiny  into  their  past  conduct  as  will  reveal  its  true 
character  and  inspire  a  salutary  caution  in  future.  In  making  such  a 
scrutiny  it  seems  to  us  inevitable  that  the  communications  of  the  Territorial 
officers  of  Kansas,  as  given  in  this  memorial,  coupled  with  the  undisputed 
facts  resulting  from  their  action,  will  show  at  least  a  criminal  disregard  of 
good  faith  sufficient  of  itself  to  prove  their  unfitness  for  the  responsibilities 
they  have  assumed.  And  in  the  meantime  we  have  been  driven  to  the 
appointment  of  a  committee  of  protection,  whose  duty  it  will  be  to  organize 
and  use  all  means  for  the  defense  of  our  liberties  and  property,  during  such 
time  as  we  are  unable  to  procure  protection  from  the  Government  under 
which  we  live. 

As  regards  the  pecuniary  damage  sustained  by  this  community  at  the 
hand  of  the  Government,  as  administered  by  these  officials,  we  cannot  doubt 
but  you  will  see  the  justice  of  our  claim,  and  employ  the  influence  of  your 
position  to  procure  for  us  an  adequate  compensation.  The  readiest  way  to 
do  this  would  seem  to  be  by  an  appropriation  by  Congress,  which  it  is  within 
your  province  to  recommend.  It  is  at  present  impossible  to  estimate  this 
damage,  as  new  depredations  are  continually  being  made.  How  long  these 
will  be  permitted  to  continue  will  depend  to  a  great  extent  upon  the  pleas- 
ure of  our  rulers.  But  it  is  certain  that  the  amount  is,  even  at  present,  for 
a  community  like  ours,  very  great.  The  loss  to  the  proprietors  of  the  El- 
dridge  House  alone  is  to  nearly  the  full  extent  of  their  investments,  time 
being  denied  them  to  remove  any  material  portion  of  the  costly  furniture 
and  abundant  stores  provided  for  its  use.  The  destruction  of  the  printing 
offices,  like  that  of  the  hotel,  involves  not  only  the  cost  of  the  property,  but 
the  complete  ruin  of  the  business  in  which  it  was  employed.  And  then 
there  is  scarcely  a  freeholder  in  Lawrence,  or  for  many  miles  around,  but 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  403 

has  had  costly  experience  of  that  depredatory  action  which  the  Marshal  in 
his  proclamation  has  called  "  the  proper  execution  of  the  law." 

Were  the  destruction  of  property,  however,  the  gravest  result  of  this  mal- 
administration, it  would  be  shorn  of  its  chief  importance.  But  it  must  not 
be  forgotten  that  among  its  consequences  has  been  loss  of  life,  and  it  is  due 
to  the  community  that  justice  be  administered  upon  those  who  caused  it. 
And  surely  when  we  say  to  your  Excellency  that  our  country  is  still  being 
overrun,  and  that  this  very  day  has  brought  to  our  ears  the  fresh  complaints 
of  property  taken,  and  women  ravished  in  their  homes,  it  will  not  be  con- 
sidered either  disrespectful  or  ill-timed  in  us  to  urge,  with  all  the  earnest- 
ness of  men  who  know  the  truth  of  the  things  whereof  they  speak,  that  the 
facts  herein  set  forth,  and  the  petitions  preferred,  receive  the  earliest  at- 
tention in  the  power  of  your  Excellency  to  bestow. 

J.  M.  WiNCHELL. 

Lyman  Allen. 
S.  B.  Prentiss. 
L.  G.  Htne. 
Joseph  Cracklin. 
John  A.  Perry. 
O.  E.  Learnard. 
S.  W.  Eldridge. 
Lawrence,  K.  T.,  May  22,  1856.  C.  W.  Babcock. 


GOVERNOR  SHANNON  TO  THE  PRESIDENT. 

Executive  Office,  August  18,  1856. 
Sir:  Having  received  unofficial  information  of  my  removal  from  office, 
and  finding  myself  here  without  the  moral  power  which  official  station  con- 
fers, and  being  destitute  of  any  adequate  military  force  to  preserve  the  peace 
of  the  country,  I  feel  it  due  to  myself,  as  well  as  to  the  Government,  to  no- 
tify you  that  I  am  unwilling  to  perform  the  duties  of  Governor  of  this  Ter- 
ritory any  longer. 

You  will  therefore  consider  my  official  connection  with  this  Territory  as 
at  an  end.  Yours,  with  great  respect, 

Wilson  Shannon. 
His  Excellency  Franklin  Pierce. 


CORRESPONDENCE  OF  GOVERNOR  GEARY. 

[The  following  correspondence  pertains  to  Governor  Shannon's  administration 
The  letters  comprise  the  first  twenty-six  pages  of  Senate  Ex.  Doc.  No.  17,  v.  6,  35th 
Cong.,  1st  sess.  The  document,  though  containing  correspondence  of  Governor 
Shannon,  was  communicated  to  the  Senate  by  the  President  in  compliance  with  a 
resolution  of  that  body  of  the  28th  of  February,  1857,  requesting  copies  of  all  the  cor- 
respondence of  Governor  Geary  not  theretofore  communicated  to  Congress.  It  was 
published  in  the  executive  documents  of  the  session,  under  the  title  "Correspond- 


404  State  Histobical  Society. 

enoe  of  John  W.  Geary."  The  events  to  which  the  letters  relate  are  in  part  the  same 
as  some  of  the  events  mentioned  in  the  preceding  correspondence  of  Governor 
Shannon.  Following  these  twenty-six  pages  of  this  document  are  the  executive 
minutes  of  Governor  Geary  from  October  Ist,  1856,  to  March  11th,  1857,  to  which 
are  added  the  Governor's  farewell  address,  and  the  executive  minutes  of  acting  Gov- 
ernor Daniel  Woodson  to  March  31st,  1857,  all  of  which  are  contained  in  this  volume 
of  Transactions,  so  placed  as  to  bring  all  the  parts  of  Governor  Geary's  executive 
minutes  in  order  of  date,  and  thus  give  a  connected  history  of  his  administration 
so  far  as  the  minutes  contain  it.] 

MESSAGE  OF  THE  PRESIDENT. 

To  the  Senate  of  the  United  States:  In  compliance  with  the  resolution  of 
the  Senate  of  the  28th  of  February  last,  requesting  a  communication  of  all 
the  correspondence  of  John  W.  Geary,  late  Governor  of  the  Territory  of 
Kansas,  not  heretofore  communicated  to  Congress,  I  transmit  a  report  from 
the  Secretary  of  State  and  the  documents  by  which  it  was  accompanied. 

Washington,  January  6,  1858.  James  Buchanan. 

Washington,  January  6, 1858. 

The  Secretary  of  State,  to  whom  was  referred  the  Senate's  resolution  of 
the  28th  of  February  last,  requesting  the  President  to  communicate  to  the 
Senate  all  the  correspondence  with  Governor  John  W.  Geary  concerning 
the  affairs  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas  not  heretofore  communicated  to  Con- 
gress, has  the  honor  to  lay  before  the  President  the  documents  mentioned 
in  the  subjoined  list,  which  comprise  all  those  on  record  or  on  file  in  this 
department  called  for  by  the  resolution. 

Respectfully  submitted.  Lewis  Cass. 

To  the  President. 

List  of  papers  accompanying  the  report  of  the  Secretary  of  State  to  the  Presi- 
dent, of  the  6th  of  January,  1858. 

Governor  Shannon  to  Mr.  Marcy,  April  27,  1856,  with  accompaniments, 
from  No.  1  to  No.  8,  inclusive. 

The  President  to  Governor  Shannon,  May  23,  1856. 

Same  to  same.  May  23,  1856. 

Governor  Shannon  to  the  President,  May  31,  1856,  with  accompaniments, 
from  No.  1  to  No.  6,  inclusive. 

The  President  to  Governor  Shannon,  June  6,  1856. 

Mr.  Davis  to  Mr.  Marcy,  July  16,  1856,  with  two  accompaniments. 

Governor  Geary  to  Mr.  Marcy,  October  17,  1856,  with  accompanying  exec- 
utive minutes  from  the  1st  to  the  16th  of  October,  1856,  inclusive. 

Same  to  same,  December  8,  1856,  with  accompanying  executive  minutes 
from  22d  November  to  6th  December,  1856,  inclusive. 

Executive  minutes  from  the  8th  to  the  31st  December,  1856,  inclusive. 

Executive  minutes  from  the  1st  to  the  19th  January,  1857,  inclusive. 

Executive  minutes  from  the  20th  to  the  31st  of  January,  1857,  inclusive. 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  405 

Executive  minutes  from  the  1st  to  the  20th  February,  1857,  inclusive. 
Executive  minutes  from  the  21st  of  February  to  12th  March,  1857. 
Executive  minutes  from  the  11th  to  the  31st  of  March,  1857. 

Executive  Office,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  April  27,  1856.  j 
Sir:  At  the  date  of  my  last  dispatch,  order  and  tranquility  prevailed 
throughout  the  Territory,  and  I  then  cherished  the  hope  that  our  difficulties 
had  passed  away,  and  that  in  the  future  the  law  would  have  been  permitted 
to  take  its  regular  course.  This  hope  has  been  disappointed,  and  there  would 
seem  to  be  at  this  time  a  more  systematic  and  dangerous  organization  to 
defeat  and  baffle  the  due  execution  of  the  Territorial  laws,  than  at  any 
former  period.  To  enable  the  President  to  understand  fully  the  present  dif- 
ficulties by  which  we  are  surrounded,  it  is  important  that  I  should  state 
certain  facts  with  their  dates.  On  the  6th  day  of  July,  1855,  a  warrant 
issued  from  the  district  court  sitting  at  Tecumseh,  in  the  county  of  Shawnee, 
against  S.  N.  Wood,  on  an  indictment  found  against  him  by  the  grand  jury  of 
that  county  for  the  crime  of  larceny.  This  warrant  was  placed  in  the  hands 
of  the  United  States  Marshal  for  execution.  On  the  29th  day  of  November, 
1855,  a  warrant  issued  against  the  same  S.  N.  Wood  for  rescuing  Branson  out 
of  the  custody  of  Sheriff  Jones,  and  resisting  him  in  the  execution  of  his  office. 
This  w^arrant  was  issued  by  Hugh  Cameron,  a  justice  of  the  peace  in  Doug- 
las county,  and  placed  in  the  hands  of  Sheriff  Jones,  at  the  time,  for  execu- 
tion. Shortly  after  this  writ  had  been  issued  and  placed  in  the  hands  of  the 
sheriff,  S.  N.  Wood  fled  from  the  Territory,  and  during  the  last  winter  has 
been  engaged  in  lecturing  in  Ohio  and  elsewhere,  on  Kansas  affairs,  and  in 
raising  a  company  of  men  to  accompany  him  to  this  Territory.  About  the 
15th  instant  he  returned  to  Lawrence  with  his  company,  variously  estimated 
at  from  eighty  to  one  hundred  and  fifty  men.  I  am  informed  that  he  and 
his  company  were  received  in  Lawrence  by  a  public  meeting,  at  which  Gov- 
ernor Reeder,  and  C.  Robinson,  who  claims  to  be  the  Governor  of  "the 
State  of  Kansas,"  made  public  addresses  denouncing  the  Territorial  laws 
as  void,  and  encouraging  and  exciting  resistance  to  the  execution  of  them. 
On  the  13th  of  January  last,  a  warrant  was  issued  by  Samuel  Crane,  a  jus- 
tice of  the  peace,  against  E.  Monroe  for  larceny,  and  at  the  same  time  was 
placed  in  the  hands  of  Sheriff  Jones  for  execution.  On  the  19th  instant, 
Sheriff  Jones  hearing  of  the  return  of  S.  N.  Wood,  entered  Lawrence  with 
the  view  of  arresting  him,  as  well  as  the  said  Monroe.  He  arrested  Wood, 
who  was  immediately  rescued  out  of  his  custody  by  a  large  body  of  men, 
who  denounced  the  Territorial  laws,  and  openly  declared  that  they  should 
not  be  enforced,  and  threatened  the  sheriff  with  violence.  The  sheriff,  being 
overpowered  by  numbers  and  his  prisoner  having  been  rescued  from  his  cus- 
tody by  the  mob,  returned  to  this  place  and  summoned  a  civil  posse  of  four 
men  to  attend  him,  and  returned  on  the  next  day  to  retake  Wood  and  make 


406  State  Histobical  Society. 

additional  arrests  of  others  against  whom  he  had  obtained  warrants  for  res- 
cuing Wood.  He  and  his  posse  were  again  resisted  and  threatened  with 
violence,  all  of  which  he  reported  to  me  and  requested  to  be  furnished  with 
a  military  posse  to  enable  him  to  execute  the  process  in  his  hands.  For  a 
more  detailed  statement  of  the  facts  in  relation  to  these  transactions,  I  beg 
leave  to  refer  to  the  communication  of  Sheriff  Jones  to  me,  a  copy  of  which 
is  annexed,  and  marked  No.  1. 

I  immediately  addressed  a  note  to  Colonel  Sumner,  at  Fort  Leavenworth, 
requesting  him  to  furnish  a  small  detachment  of  United  States  troops  to 
aid  the  sheriff  in  the  execution  of  the  warrants  in  his  hands,  a  copy  of  which 
is  herewith  transmitted,  and  marked  No.  2.  Colonel  Sumner  promptly  com- 
plied with  this  request,  and  immediately  sent  a  detachment  of  ten  men 
under  the  command  of  Lieutenant  Mcintosh.  I  herewith  transmit  a  copy 
of  his  reply  to  my  note,  marked  No.  3.  On  the  23d  instant,  Sherifi*  Jones, 
with  a  military  posse  under  the  command  of  Lieutenant  Mcintosh,  proceeded 
to  Lawrence  to  execute  the  warrants  in  his  hands.  It  is  proper  that  I 
should  state  that  he  was  also  Deputy  Marshal,  and  as  such  the  United 
States  Marshal  had  placed  the  warrant  against  S.  N.  Wood  for  larceny  in 
his  hands  for  execution.  On  arriving  at  Lawrence  the  sheriff  made  some 
five  or  six  arrests  without  any  actual  resistance,  but  was  unable  to  find  S. 
N.  Wood,  Monroe,  and  some  others,  who  were  supposed  to  be  concealed  in 
the  town  of  Lawrence.  It  being  late  in  the  evening,  he  determined  to  re- 
main over  night,  with  the  view  of  making  further  examinations  and  arrests 
on  the  next  day.  The  life  of  Sheriff*  Jones  had  been  repeatedly  threatened 
during  the  day,  and  late  in  the  evening  he  was  warned  by  a  citizen  of  Law- 
rence that  a  conspiracy  had  been  formed  to  assassinate  him.  Mr.  Jones,  in 
order  to  be  convenient  to  his  prisoners,  remained  with  Lieutenant  Mcintosh 
in  his  tent,  and  under  his  protection,  believing,  I  presume,  that  under  this 
protection  he  would  be  entirely  safe.  In  the  course  of  the  evening  he 
passed  out  of  the  tent  with  Lieutenant  Mcintosh  and  another  gentleman  to 
obtain  some  water,  and  while  in  the  act  of  drawing  it  he  was  fired  upon 
without  effect,  the  ball  passing  through  his  pantaloons.  This  shot,  it  is 
stated,  came  from  a  crowd  who  were  standing  at  some  distance  from  him.  He 
immediately  returned  to  Lieutenant  Mcintosh's  tent,  where  he  intended  to 
remain  during  the  night.  About  ten  o'clock  in  the  evening  he  was  again 
fired  upon  through  the  back  part  of  the  tent,  the  ball  entering  his  spine  be- 
tween his  shoulders.  He  fell  apparently  dead.  For  some  days  all  thought 
the  wound  mortal,  but  information  which  we  have  received  to-day  gives  us 
strong  hopes  of  his  recovery.  Every  effort  was  made  by  Lieutenant  Mcin- 
tosh and  others,  to  detect  the  assassin,  but  without  success.  I  beg  leave  to 
refer  to  the  annexed  statement  of  the  civil  posse  who  accompanied  the  sher- 
iflT,  marked  No.  4,  for  a  more  detailed  statement  of  facts  touching  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  sheriff.  This  posse  was  composed  of  gentlemen  of  high 
standing  and  strict  integrity  and  honor,  and  their  statements  are  entitled  to 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  407 

full  confidence.  Upon  the  attempted  assassination  of  Sheriff  Jones,  Lieu- 
tenant Mcintosh  immediately  sent  a  dispatch,  detailing  the  facts,  to  Colonel 
Sumner  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  who  marched  with  a  portion  of  his  command 
in  the  direction  of  this  place,  and  at  the  same  time  addressed  me  the  an- 
nexed note,  marked  No.  5. 

On  the  25th  instant  Col.  Sumner  arrived  at  this  place  in  advance  of  his 
command,  and  being  satisfied  that  a  small  posse  of  United  States  troops 
was  as  available  in  making  arrests  as  a  large  one,  and  having  but  little  hope 
that  any  additional  arrests  could  be  made,  I  addressed  him  a  note,  a  copy 
of  which  is  annexed,  marked  No.  6,  with  which  he  promptly  complied.  I 
send  you  herewith  a  copy  of  a  statement  made  by  Messrs.  Crocket  &  Holsey, 
in  relation  to  a  recent  attempt  made  on  the  house  of  Major  Clarke,  marked 
No.  7.  I  have  no  doubt  of  the  fact,  from  the  information  which  has  been 
communicated  to  me,  that  it  has  been  determined  to  assassinate  Major 
Clarke,  and  that  his  life  is  in  danger. 

I  herewith  transmit  a  certified  copy,  marked  No.  8,  of  evidence  that  was 
elicited  by  the  grand  jury  of  Jeflferson  county,  at  their  last  term,  in  relation 
to  a  secret,  oath-bound  military  organization,  which  exists  in  this  Territory. 
It  will  be  perceived  that  it  is  different  and  much  more  dangerous  than  the 
one  which  was  exposed  some  time  since.  I  have  satisfactory  information 
that  this  secret  organization  exists  in  the  East,  and  that  by  means  of  the 
signs  and  grips  the  new  emigrants  from  the  East  are  enabled  to  recognize 
their  fellow-members  in  this  Territory  to  whom  personally  they  are  un- 
known. I  am  now  able  to  state,  upon  reliable  information,  the  whole  plan 
of  resistance  to  the  Territorial  laws  and  their  execution,  which  has  been 
adopted  by  those  who  pretend  to  deny  their  validity.  This  plan  is  well 
understood  and  supported  by  a  dangerous  secret  oath-bound  organization 
of  men  who,  it  is  believed,  from  the  manifestations  and  threats  already  made, 
will  be  unscrupulous  as  to  the  use  of  means  to  accomplish  their  objects. 
The  plan  is  this :  whenever  an  officer,  whether  United  States  Marshal,  sheriff, 
or  constable,  shall  attempt  to  execute  a  writ  or  process  issued  under  any 
Territorial  law,  aided  and  assisted  by  a  posse  of  United  States  troops,  he  is 
to  be  evaded,  but  not  openly  resisted.  Should  an  attempt  be  made  by  any 
officer  to  execute  any  writ  or  process  issued  under  the  laws  of  this  Territory, 
unaided  by  a  posse  of  United  States  troops,  he  is  to  be  resisted  by  force  at 
all  hazards.  There  is  a  determined  purpose  to  carry  out  this  programme, 
regardless  of  all  consequences,  and  the  country  is  filled  with  armed  men, 
the  greater  portion  of  whom  have  recently  arrived  in  the  Territory,  ready 
to  carry  out  this  plan  by  force  of  arms.  It  will  be  obvious  to  the  Presi- 
dent that,  if  every  officer  of  the  Government  charged  with  the  execution  of 
legal  process,  issued  under,  and  to  enforce  the  Territorial  laws,  is  compelled 
to  call  on  a  military  posse  of  United  States  troops  to  aid  in  executing  the 
law,  that  the  Territorial  government  will  be  practically  nullified.     It  will 


408  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

be  impossible  to  collect  the  taxes  assessed  for  county  or  Territorial  purposes 
if  this  plan  of  resistance  should  be  successful. 

Indeed,  the  people  of  the  Territory  will  not  submit  to  it  without  an 
attempt  at  least  to  enforce  the  laws  against  all.  There  is  now  in  the  town 
of  Lawrence  an  arsenal  well  supplied  with  all  the  munitions  of  war,  which 
have  been  purchased  in  the  East  and  secretly  introduced  into  that  place. 
They  have  ten  pieces  of  artillery,  at  least  one  thousand  stand  of  Sharps  rifles, 
and  a  large  supply  of  revolvers.  There  is  said  to  be  about  five  hundred 
men  in  the  town  of  Lawrence  at  this  time  who  refuse  to  submit  to  the  Ter- 
ritorial laws,  and  who  openly  declare  that  no  officer  shall  execute  any 
process  issued  under  these  laws  without  being  resisted  by  force.  A  large 
portion  of  the  country  people  who  took  an  active  part  with  the  citizens  of 
Lawrence  in  the  difficulty  last  fall  seem  to  hold  themselves  entirely  aloof 
from  the  difficulties  with  which  we  are  now  threatened,  and  are  now  open 
in  their  denunciations  of  C.  Robinson  and  his  party.  But  the  recent  emi- 
grants from  the  East  (with  some  exceptions,  of  course)  seem  determined 
to  provoke  a  civil  conflict.  The  law-and-or(^er  party  of  the  Territory  so 
far  seem  determined,  on  the  other  hand,  to  avoid  this  calamity.  But  it  is 
in  vain  to  conceal  the  fact  that  we  are  threatened  on  all  sides  with  most 
serious  difficulties,  and  that  a  dangerous  crisis  is  rapidly  approaching. 
Sheriff"  Jones  had  a  very  extensive  acquaintance  not  only  in  this  Territory 
but  also  in  the  border  counties  in  Missouri,  where  he  formerly  resided,  and 
was  universally  respected  and  esteemed  as  a  high-minded,  honorable,  and 
brave  man.  The  dastardly  attempt  to  assassinate  him  while  in  the  dis- 
charge and  for  the  performance  of  his  official  duties,  connected  with  the 
threats  openly  made  of  assassination  against  others,  and  the  firm  conviction 
in  the  public  mind  that  this  is  a  part  of  a  settled  policy,  to  be  carried  out 
through  the  agency  of  a  secret  order  or  organization,  have  already  pro- 
duced a  strong  feeling  of  excitement  throughout  the  whole  country,  which 
is  rapidly  on  the  increase,  and  it  is  difficult  to  see,  at  this  time,  where  it  will 
end.  Large  parties,  both  from  the  North  and  South,  are  daily  arriving 
with  preexisting  prejudices  and  hostile  feelings,  which  will  greatly  increase 
the  difficulty  of  preserving  the  peace  of  this  Territory. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be  your  obedient  servant,  Wilson  Shannon. 

Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy. 

[  No.  1.]  Leoompton,  K.  T.,  April  20,  1856. 

Sib  :  On  the  19th  instant,  I  went  to  the  town  of  Lawrence,  in  the  county  of  which 
I  am  the  Sheriff,  to  execute  certain  writs,  which  were  issued  and  placed  in  my  hands 
to  serve  by  a  legal  and  proper  officer,  for  the  arrest  of  one  Samuel  N.  Wood.  After 
arresting  the  said  Samuel  N.  Wood,  and  he  being  in  my  custody,  he  attempted  to  es- 
cape from  me,  which  I  prevented.  Whereupon  a  mob,  composed  of  the  citizens  of 
Lawrence,  came  to  his  rescue,  and  with  violence  and  force  took  him  from  me,  and  held 
me  until  he  made  his  escape.  At  the  same  time  my  assistant  was  taken  by  force 
and  prevented  from  coming  to  my  relief.  At  the  same  time  that  violence  was  done 
me,  the  arms  that  I  had  were  taken  from  me  and  are  now  in  their  possession.     I  was 


Sixth  Biennial  Report.  409 


notified  that  the  laws  of  the  Territory  would  not  be  respected  by  them  nor  per- 
mitted to  be  enforced  by  any  officer  of  the  Territory.  I  came  back  to  this  place 
for  an  additional  force,  and  returned  to  Lawrence  with  a  posse  composed  of  four 
men,  citizens  of  this  place,  to  assist  me  in  recovering  my  prisoner  and  arresting 
other  persons  for  theft  and  other  crimes.  When  there  I  summoned  an  additional 
posse  from  among  the  citizens  of  Lawrence.  These  latter  refused  to  act,  and  with 
my  small  posse  of  four  men  I  attempted  to  make  the  arrests,  and  was  again  repulsed 
and  the  prisoners  taken  from  me  by  force,  and  most  violent  threats  reiterated 
against  me  and  the  laws  of  the  Territory.  I  now  call  upon  your  Excellency  to  fur- 
nish me  with  such  military  force  as  may  be  at  your  disposal. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be  your  obedient  servant. 
His  Excellency  Wilson  Shannon,  Samuel  J.  Jones. 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

[No.  2.]  Executive  Office,  \ 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  April  20,  1856.  \ 

Sie:  I  have  been  duly  advised  by  Samuel  J.  Jones,  Sheriff  of  Douglas  county,  in 
this  Territory,  that,  having  a  warrant  in  his  hands  against  a  man  by  the  name  of  S. 
N.  Wood,  he  proceeded  to  the  town  of  Lawrence  on  yesterday  and  arrested  him,  but 
that  he  was  immediately  rescued  out  of  his  hands  by  some  twenty  men,  and  that  he 
was  unable  to  retake  him.  Having  obtained  warrants  against  several  of  those  en- 
gaged in  said  rescue,  he  proceeded  this  day  again  to  the  town  of  Lawrence  with  a 
civil  posse  of  five  men,  with  a  view  of  recapturing  the  said  Wood  and  arresting  the 
other  parties  against  whom  he  had  warrants,  but  was  again  resisted  and  unable  to 
recapture  Wood,  or  take  any  of  the  parties  against  whom  he  held  warrants.  He  has 
called  upon  me  for  a  competent  posse  to  enable  him  to  execute  the  legal  process  in 
his  hands.  Knowing  the  irritated  state  of  feeling  that  exists  between  the  two  par- 
ties in  the  Territory,  growing  out  of  their  former  difficulties,  and  being  exceedingly 
desirous  to  avoid  the  effusion  of  blood,  or  any  cause  or  excuse  for  further  conflict 
or  disturbance,  I  have  thought  it  most  advisable  to  call  on  you  for  an  officer  and  six 
men  to  accompany  the  sheriff,  and  aid  him  in  the  execution  of  the  legal  process  in 
his  hands.  This  force  will  be  sufficient  to  overpower  any  person  or  persons  against 
whom  the  Sheriff  holds  warrants,  and  I  will  not  anticipate  resistance  beyond  this  at 
present.  To  call  upon  any  of  the  citizens  of  the  county  to  accompany  the  Sheriff 
and  aid  him  in  overpowering  the  resistance  on  the  part  of  the  defendants,  that  is 
at  this  time  anticipated,  would  most  probably  lead  to  a  conflict,  which,  when  once 
commenced,  it  is  difficult  to  foresee  where  it  might  end. 

But  in  the  use  of  the  United  States  troops,  no  personal  or  party  feeling  can  exist 
on  either  side,  and  their  presence,  most  likely,  will  command  obedience  to  the  laws. 
I  have  to  ask  you,  therefore,  to  detach  to  this  place,  immediately,  an  officer  with  six 
men,  to  aid  and  assist  the  sheriff  of  this  county  in  the  execution  of  the  warrants  in 
his  hands. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be  your  most  obedient  servant. 

Col.  Sumner.  Wilson  Shannon. 

[No.  3.]  Headquarters  First  Cavalry,  \ 

Fort  Leavenworth,  April  21,  1856.  ) 
Governor:  I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  dated  yes- 
terday.    In  compliance  with  your  requisition,  and  under  the  orders  of  the  Presi- 
dent, I  will  send  an  officer  and  a  small  party  to  aid  the  Sheriff  in  executing  the  laws. 
I  trust  it  will  not  be  necessary  to  use  violence  on  this  occasion. 

I  am,  sir,  with  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  E.  V.  Sumner, 

Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding, 
His  Excellency  Wilson  Shannon,  Governor  of  Kansas. 


410  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

[No.  4.] 

We,  the  undersigned  citizens  of  Douglas  county,  Kansas  Territory,  upon  our 
oaths  state,  that  we  were  summoned  by  S.  J.  Jones,  Sheriff  of  said  county,  upon  the 
morning  of  Sunday,  April  20,  as  a  posse  to  assist  in  the  execution  of  legal  process 
upon  persons  living  in  Lawrence;  accompanied  by  the  said  Sheriff,  we  proceeded  to 
Lawrence,  at  which  place  we  arrived  about  eleven  o'clock  a.  m. 

Upon  our  arrival  in  said  place,  said  Jones,  Sheriff  as  aforesaid,  was  proceeding 
in  the  direction  of  the  houpe  of  one  S.  N.  Wood,  against  whom  he  (Jones)  stated  he 
had  several  warrants,  one  of  which  was  for  larceny,  when  he  was  surrounded  in  the 
street  by  several  hundred  men ;  and  he,  the  said  Jones,  summoned  four  or  five  of 
them  who  were  present  to  assist  him  in  the  execution  of  his  process.  ^  Every  man 
so  summoned  refused  to  recognize  the  legal  authority  of  Kansas  Territory.  At  this 
juncture  the  said  Sheriff  recognized  several  persons  in  the  jnob  against  whom  he 
held  warrants ;  he  arrested  one  of  them,  who  resisted  him  and  was  rescued  by  the 
mob.  The  Sheriff  then  called  upon  the  bystanders  by  name  to  assist  in  apprehend- 
ing the  said  persons.  Again  he  was  resisted  with  threats  and  curses.  After  at- 
tempting to  arrest  several  other  persons,  all  of  whom  were  rescued  by  the  mob,  he 
again  and  repeatedly  called  upon  them  in  the  name  of  the  law  to  assist  him  in  the 
execution  of  the  legal  processes  which  he  held.  He  was  asked  by  what  authority  he 
called  upon  them;  he  replied,  by  the  authority  of  the  laws  of  Kansas  Territory;  to 
which  answers  were  made,  "Call  upon  us  in  the  name  of  hell  and  we'll  obey,  but 
you  can  never  arrest  a  citizen  of  Lawrence  by  virtue  of  your  Territorial  laws;"  "We 
don't  recognize  them;"  "We  will  oppose  them  with  our  blood;"  "Do  not  under- 
take to  arrest  another  man,  Jones  —  if  you  do,  you  are  a  dead  man;"  "If  you  ever 
succeed  in  arresting  a  citizen  of  Lawrence,  your  life  shall  pay  for  it;"  "Resign 
your  ofl&ce,  Jones,  resign  your  office  —  you  shall  never  arrest  another  man  in  Law- 
rence." Very  similar  threats  were  made  by  persons  in  the  mob,  in  addition  to  them, 
all  of  which  were  approved  by  the  mob,  manifested  by  shouts  of  "yes,"  "yes,"  "we 
will  never  submit,"  and  by  other  ways,  from  which  manifestations  we  knew  that  the 
resistance  was  universal  and  determined.  Jones  called  upon  a  number  of  them  who 
assisted  in  the  said  rescues,  when  he  was  told  that  they  would  give  him  the  "muster 
roll,"  and  the  mob  cried  out  "Take  the  muster  roll,  Jones;  we  all  resist."  We  deemed 
any  further  attempt  to  arrest  the  violators  of  the  law  hopeless  at  this  time,  and  also 
regarded  with  anxious  apprehension  the  public  execution  of  threats,  which  had  been 
made  by  the  people  of  Lawrence  against  Jones,  and  his  consequent  assassination. 
Under  these  circumstances  we  mounted  our  horses,  and  amid  the  groans,  hisses  and 
insults  of  the  mob  which  had  followed,  accompanied  by  said  Jones,  we  left  Law- 
rence. Wm.  J.  Pbeston. 

J.  G.  Andebson. 
W.  F.  Donaldson. 

Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me,  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  Douglas  county, 
Kansas  Territory,  this  twenty-eighth  day  of  April,  1866.  J.  W.  Shepabd, 

Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Douglas  county. 

[No.  6.]  Headquabtebs  Ist  Cavalby,        \ 

FoBT  Leavenwobth,  April  24,  1856.  ) 
Govebnob:  I  march  immediately,  with  two  squadrons,  to  join  you  at  Lecompton, 
to  be  followed  at  once  by  the  rest  of  the  regiment,  if  necessary.  I  would  earnestly 
and  respectfully  recommend  that  no  call  be  made  upon  the  militia.  We  can  settle 
this  difficulty  without  further  bloodshed  if  there  is  no  interference  from  political 
partisans. 

I  am,  Governor,  with  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  SUMNEB, 

His  Excellency  Wilson  Shannon.  Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  411 


[No.  6.] 

Executive  Office,  / 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  April  25,  1856.  ) 
Sie:  I  am  satisfied  that  the  persons  against  whom  writs  have  been  issued  and 
placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Sheriff  of  this  county,  and  who  have  not  been  taken,  have 
secreted  themselves  or  fled,  so  that  for  the  present  no  further  arrests  can  be  made. 
Nevertheless.  I  deem  it  prudent  to  have  a  military  posse  or  guard  of  thirty  men 
stationed  at  this  place,  and  subject  to  my  orders,  to  act  in  case  of  an  emergency. 
I  would  therefore  request  you  to  furnish  me  with  such  a  guard  from  your  command, 
to  be  used  as  a  sheriff's  posse  and  to  preserve  the  peace,  as  occasion  may  require. 

I  have  no  further  requisition  to  make  on  you  at  present,  but  would  respectfully 
request  you  to  hold  your  command  in  readiness  to  act  at  a  moment's  warning  if  re- 
quired by  me  to  enforce  the  laws  or  preserve  the  peace. 

Yours,  with  great  respect, 

Wilson  Shannon. 
Col.  Sumner. 

[  No.  8.]  OsAWKEE,  March  29,  1856. 

The  grand  jury  impaneled  in  and  for  Jefferson  county,  now  sitting,  would  most 
respectfully  represent  to  your  Honor,  and,  through  you,  to  the  Governor  of  this  Ter- 
ritory, and  to  the  people  and  President  of  the  United  States,  that  after  having 
faithfully  and  critically  examined  a  number  of  responsible  and  credible  witnesses, 
under  oath  and  according  to  law,  that  we  have  elicited  a  statement  of  facts  which, 
though  they  may  not  directly  criminate  any  individual  of  any  overt  act  of  treason, 
yet  show  that  such  a  state  of  morals  and  organization  of  parties  exist  as  to  en- 
danger not  only  the  peace,  good  order,  and  personal  safety  of  the  peaceful  citizens 
of  this  county,  but  of  the  whole  Territory  as  well  as  the  whole  Union.  Your  Honor 
will  perceive  from  the  evidence  which  we  herewith  lay  before  you,  and  taken  under 
the  solemn  responsibilities  of  an  oath,  that  secret  societies  have  been  instituted, 
working  under  the  most  solemn  and  binding  oaths  and  obligations,  to  resist  the 
execution  of  —  by  force  of  arms,  if  necessary  —  all  laws  or  regulations  which  might 
not  comport  with  the  views  entertained  by  certain  agitators  of  strife  and  office- 
seekers  throughout  this  Territory  and  some  of  the  States  of  this  Union.  Military 
companies  have  been  organized  and  mustered  in  our  midst,  threatening  the  rescue 
of  any  prisoner  belonging  to  their  party  who  might  be  arrested  under  the  laws,  and 
drawing  their  arms  not  from  the  Government  of  the  Territory  or  United  States,  as 
is  lawful,  but  from  the  eastern  and  northern  cities  of  the  Union,  introduced  and 
furnished  them  by  the  aid  societies,  with  the  declared  intention  to  control  and 
prevent  the  people  of  this  Territory  from  the  free  exercise  of  the  privilege  granted 
them  by  the  organic  act  —  that  of  moulding  their  institutions  to  suit  themselves. 

We  now,  sir,  as  conservators  of  the  peace  and  good  order  of  our  country,  as  lovers 
of  our  Territory,  but  more  especially  as  loyal  citizens  of  our  great,  glorious  and 
dearly  beloved  country  and  Union,  ask,  as  the  evidence  which  we  have  been  enabled 
to  obtain  has  not  been  sufficient  to  convict  any  individual  of  any  crime  for  which 
our  statute  provides  adequate  punishment,  that  you  will  devise  some  safeguard  by 
which  these  subverters  of  good  order  may  be  restrained  and  the  threatened  dangers 
warded  off. 

In  conclusion,  we  herewith  submit  to  your  Honor  the  testimony  we  have  elicited, 
showing  the  existence  of  these  dangerous  combinations,  and  praying  that  your 
Honor  may  still  be  able,  as  you  have  done,  to  preserve  the  integrity  and  respect  of 
the  laws  and  the  good  order,  peace  and  safety  of  our  common  country. 
—  27 


412  State  Histobical  society. 


We  have  the   honor  to   subscribe   ourselves,    most   respectfully,  your   obedient 
servants,  A.  B.  Cantwell.  Foreman;  A.  D.  Cawfield, 

W.  H.  Tebbs,  Richabd  Gbant, 

Edwabd  Smith,  Sqdibe  Robebts, 

John  P.  Gabdeneb,  Finas  Simmons, 

Fbanklin  Finch,  John  Evans, 

Jeffebson  Fobkneb,  Wm.  F.  Dyeb, 

Adam  Chbistison,  J.  A.  Chapman, 

John  Atkinson,  Wm.  Babkeb, 

Owen  Cawfield,  John  Yobk, 

Members  of  the  Grand  Jury  for  Jefferson  County. 
Hon.  Samuel  D.  Lecompte, 

Judge  of  the  First  District  Court  of  the  United  States 

for  Kansas  Territory,  now  sitting  in  Jefferson  County. 

OsAWKEE,  Kansas  Tkrritory,) 
March  28,  1856.  | 

Sir:  The  undersigned,  members  of  the  grand  jury  impaneled  for  Jefferson  county,  Kansas  Terri- 
tory, would  earnestly  request  that  you  communicate  to  them,  in  writing,  the  facts  stated  by  you  before 
the  grand  jury,  under  oath,  concerning  the  proceedings,  workings  and  objects  of  a  certain  secret  asso- 
ciation with  which  you  have  been  made  acquainted,  in  order  that  the  oflBcers  of  justice  and  the  laws 
may  be  able  to  guard  the  peaceful  and  law-abiding  citizens  of  this  Territory  from  the  effects  of  their 
treasonable  and  insurrectionary  machinations. 
We  have  the  honor  to  be,  your  obedient  servants, 

A.  B.  Cantwell,  Foreman.  Richard  Grant. 

Finas  K.  Simmons.  W.  H.  Tebbs. 

John  Evans.  John  York. 

John  Atkinson.  Jefferson  Forkner. 

Adam  Christison.  Wm.  F.  Dyek. 

Squire  Roberts.  Wm.  Barker. 

Edward  Smith.  Owen  Cawfield. 

James  A.  Chapman.  David  A.  Cawfield. 

Franklin  Finch.  John  P.  Gardener. 

C.  B.  WHITEHEAD, 
Dr.  A.  J.  Francis.       '  Deputy  V.  S.  Marshal,  and  Bailiff  of  Grand  Jury. 

OSAWKEE,  K.  T.,  March  28, 1856. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Grand  Jury  — Sirs  :  In  compliance  with  the  request  made  through  your  communi- 
cation to  me  to  state  in  writing  the  evidence  which  I  gave  under  oath  before  the  grand  jury,  in  rela- 
tion to  any  secret  or  other  organizations  which  might  exist  in  this  or  other  counties  in  this  Territory, 
for  the  purpose  of  counteracting  the  existing  laws  and  regulations  of  the  country,  I  beg  leave  to  sub- 
mit the  inclosed  ;  but  I  cannot,  in  justice  to  my  own  character  as  a  man  of  truth,  and  as  an  honorable 
member  of  the  community,  do  so  without  making  some  explanations  with  which  to  satisfy  those  with 
whom  I  have  been  in  some  measure  associated,  that  I  have  not  voluntarily  betrayed  the  trust  seem- 
ingly confided  to  me.  I  have  ever  been  averse,  knowingly,  to  committing  any  act  which  might  con- 
flict with  my  duties  as  a  law-abiding  citizen.  I  was,  in  company  with  others,  induced  to  join  an  order 
whose  objects  I  have  since  been  convinced  were  not  in  accordance  with  law  or  good  order,  and  whose 
obligations  imposed  on  me  duties  which,  as  a  lover  of  my  country,  I  could  not  for  a  moment  think  of 
performing ;  therefore,  I  conceive  I  have  committed  no  breach  of  honor  or  propriety  in  making  the 
developments  which  you,  in  your  oflScial  capacity,  have  demanded  of  me.  This  nuich,  I  trust,  will 
suffice  to  acquit  me  of  any  unworthy  design  in  that  which  I  have  been  in  part  compelled  to  divulge.. 
This  association  has  placed  me  in  a  position  of  much  responsibility,  and  I  could  not  feel  that  I  was 
acting  the  part  of  a  loyal  citizen  to  the  Government  under  which  I  have  happily  lived,  without  ap- 
prising the  proper  authorities  of  these  most  dangerous  combinations.  I  had  expressed  my  distress  of 
mind  to  at  least  one  individual,  who  had  been  led  into  this  error  in  company  with  me.  I  am  aware 
that  the  statements  which  I  have  made  will  be  denounced  as  false,  and  that  my  motives  will  be  im- 
pugned as  being  most  impure.  But  with  a  conscience  void  of  offense  towards  whom  I  profess  to  wor- 
ship, and  trusting  in  the  sustaining  power  of  my  honest  fellow-citizens,  and  in  the  protection  of  the 
strong  arm  of  the  law  and  government  of  my  country,  I  am  ready  to  meet  the  issue. 

In  conclusion,  gentlemen,  I  subscribe  myself  your  fellow-citizen,  A.  J.  Francis. 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  413 


Sometime  during  the  month  of  September  last  I  went  to  Lawrence,  and  while  there  1  received 
propositions  from  various  persons  to  become  a  member  of  a  secret  organization  which  I  understood 
there  to  be  in  existence  in  the  above  city. 

The  chief  head  and  front  of  this  order  I  understood  to  be  Jas.  H.  Lane  and  Charles  Robinson.  Col. 
Lane  acted  as  one  of  the  officers  at  my  initiation.  The  following  is  the  ceremony  by  which  a  candi- 
date is  introduced  and  initiated:  The  candidate  having  been  introduced  within  the  room,  the  in- 
structor (or  first  lieutenant)  addresses  the  candidate  and  informs  him  that  he  is  required  to  take  an 
obligation  which  will  not  interfere  with  his  religious  or  political  sentiments,  be  they  what  they  may^ 
to  which  it  is  necessary  that  he  should  assent.  The  captain  or  colonel  then  administers  the  following 
obligation : 

"  I,  A.  B.,  of  my  own  free  will  and  accord,  in  the  presence  of  Almighty  God,  do  solemnly  swear  that 
I  will  always  hail,  forever  conceal,  and  never  reveal  any  of  the  secrets  of  this  organization  to  any  person 
or  persons  under  the  canopy  of  heaven,  except  it  be  within  the  body  of  a  just  and  legal  council,  or  to  a 
person  as  worthy  and  well  qualified  to  receive  the  same  as  I  am  myself.  I  furthermore  promise  and 
swear  that  I  will  not  write,  print,  stamp  or  stain  them  or  any  of  them  on  anything  movable  or  im- 
movable under  the  canopy  of  heaven,  whereby  or  whereon  the  secrets  of  this  order  may  be  unlawfully 
obtained. 

"I  furthermore  promise  and  swear  tliat  I  will  at  all  times  and  under  all  circumstances  hold  myself 
in  readiness  at  a  moment's  warning  to  obey  all  signs,  or  tokens,  or  orders  given  or  sent  to  me  by  a 
brother  of  this  order,  or  a  superior  officer. 

"I  furthermore  promise  and  swear  that  I  will  at  all  times,  and  under  all  circumstances,  resist  to 
the  best  of  my  ability  any  effort  that  may  be  made  to  make  Kansas  a  slave  State. 

"I  furthermore  promise  and  swear  that  when  I  hear  the  grand  words  of  distress  or  danger  given  by 
a  member  of  this  order,  I  will  rush  to  his  assistance  even  when  there  is  a  greater  probability  of  losing 
my  life,  considering  it  my  duty  to  die  and  defend  this  order  and  its  members  even  at  the  risk  of  life. 

"I  furthermore  promise  and  swear  that  I  will,  at  all  times  and  under  all  circumstances,  more  es- 
pecially on  election  and  public  days,  bear  upon  myself  a  weapon  of  death. 

"I  furthermore  promise  and  swear  that  1  will  at  all  times  wear  upon  my  person  the  insignia  and 
regalia  of  the  order,  so  that  I  may  be  known  without  the  necessary  signs  and  tokens. 

"I  furthermore  promise  and  swear  that  I  will  support  a  Free-State  man  for  office  in  preference  to 
any  and  all  others,  and  respect  them  in  dealing  and  business  capacities  in  preference  to  Pro-Slavery 
men. 

"  I  furthermore  promise  and  swear  that  I  will  hold  myself  in  readiness  at  all  times  to  bear  arms  in 
opposition  to  slavery  and  in  defense  of  Free-State  principles. 

"I  furthermore  promise  and  swear  that  if  any  part  of  my  oath  is  at  this  time  omitted,  I  will  con- 
sider the  same  as  binding  when  legally  informed  of  it. 

"To  all  of  which  I  solemnly  swear  without  any  equivocation,  self-evasion,  or  mental  reservation 
whatever.    So  help  me  God,  and  keep  me  steadfast  in  this  my  oath  or  obligation." 

After  this  the  colonel  or  captain  addresses  the  candidate,  and  informs  him  that  he  is  now  fully 
enlisted,  and  he  must  consider  himself  as  bound  to  take  up  arms  against  the  Government  itself  (if 
need  be)  in  defense  of  Free-State  principles,  and  then  proclaims  the  candidate  a  "  Kansas  Regulator." 
He  is  then  Informed  (or  at  least  I  was)  that  arrangements  are  being  made  to  place  in  the  hands  of 
every  reliable  Free-State  man  a  Sharps  rifle  and  a  brace  of  Colt's  revolvers,  to  be  used  for  the  purpose 
above  stated.  The  candidate  is  then  informed  in  regard  to  the  grip,  signs,  and  passwords,  which  are 
as  follows:  The  sign  of  recognition  is  given  by  placing  the  thumb  of  the  right  hand  under  the  chin, 
and  laying  the  forefinger  of  the  same  hand  against  the  right  side  of  the  nose,  and  scratching  the  nose 
three  or  four  times.  The  answering  sign  is  given  by  taking  the  lower  lip  between  the  first  finger  and 
thumb  of  the  left  hand,  and  scratching  or  rubbing  the  lip  three  or  four  times.  The  grip  is  given  by 
closing  the  two  first  fingers  of  each  hand  over  each  other ;  the  word  accompanying  the  grip  is  "  Kansas," 
accenting  the  last  syllable.  The  signals  of  danger  are  as  follows:  If  a  member  is  to  bring  a  gun  and 
pistols,  and  knife,  a  red  flag  is  hoisted;  if  only  one  of  either,  a  white  flag.  On  giving  the  grip,  the 
following  communication  occurs:  "Are  you  in  favor  of  making  Kansas  a  free  State?"  "I  am,  if  Mis- 
souri is  willing."  At  public  gatherings,  if  there  is  danger,  a  member  or  officer  rises  and  asks  as  fol- 
lows: "Is  Dr.  Starr  present?    If  so,  he  is  wanted  at ,"  (naming  the  place;)  and  it  is  the  duty  of 

members  to  repair  to  that  place  without  attracting  any  attention  whatever  from  any  other  person,  in 
all  cases  taking  their  arms  with  them.  The  candidate  is  then  informed  that  he  is  always  to  wear  on 
his  breast,  so  that  it  can  be  seen,  a  black  ribband,  in  order  to  show  to  the  world  that  it  conceals  a 
weapon  of  death.  He  is  then  informed  that  when  he  wishes  to  enter  a  council  he  must  give  two  or 
three  raps  at  the  door,  and  repeat  the  word  "fifty-five."  The  officers  of  a  subordinate  council  are  cap- 
tain, three  lieutenants,  and  orderly  sergeant;  the  officers  of  a  grand  council  are  colonel,  major,  and 
captain.  The  regalia  was  worn  at  all  times;  the  colonel's  was  a  red  sash,  the  major's  a  blue,  the  cap- 
tain's a  while,  and  the  lieutenant's  a  yellow  sash.  The  object  of  this  society  was  to  establish  others  of 
a  similar  nature  in  other  counties. 

Territory  of  Kansas,"! 
Jefferson  County,    | 
In  testimony  that  the  foregoing  and  within  report  of  the  grand  jury,  impaneled  in  and  for  Jefferson 
county,  at  the  March  term,  1856,  of  the  first  District  Court  of  the  First  Judicial  District  of  the  Terri- 
tory of  Kansas,  is  a  true  copy  of  the  original  filed  in  this  office,  I  have  hereunto  subscribed 

^^'  ^■■'  name  and  affixed  the  seal  of  my  office,  this  20th  day  of  April,  A.  D.  1856. 

D.  S.  Boyle,  Clerk. 


414  State  Histobigal  Society. 


Executive  Office,  May  23,  1856. 

Has  the  United  States  Marshal  proceeded  to  Lawrence  to  execute  civil 
process?  Has  military  force  been  found  necessary  to  maintain  civil  govern- 
ment in  Kansas?  If  so,  have  you  relied  solely  upon  the  troops  under  the 
command  of  Colonels  Sumner  and  Cooke?  If  otherwise,  state  the  reasons. 
The  laws  must  be  executed ;  but  military  force  should  not  be  employed 
until  after  the  Marshal  has  met  with  actual  resistance  in  the  fulfillment  of 
his  duty.  Franklin  Pierce. 

Wilson  Shannon,  Governor  of  Kansas, 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory. 

[Telegraph  agent  in  Washington  will  telegraph  to  agent  at  Kansas  City, 
and  if  not  in  operation  to  that  point,  then  to  Lexington,  Missouri,  as  follows : 

"Forward  by  special  agent, and  deliver  in  person  to  Governor  Shannon,  or, 
in  his  absence,  to  Marshal  Donaldson,  and  send  by  telegraph  amount  of  ex- 
penses."] 

Executive  Office,  May  23,  1856. 

Since  my  telegraph  of  this  morning  was  sent,  the  Secretary  of  War  has 
laid  before  me  Colonel  Sumner's  letter  to  you  of  the  12th  instant.  His  sug- 
gestion strikes  me  as  wise  and  prudent.  I  hope  that  before  this  reaches  you 
decisive  measures  will  have  been  taken  to  have  the  process  in  the  hands  of 
the  Marshal  quietly  executed.  My  knowledge  of  facts  is  imperfect;  but 
with  the  force  of  Colonel  Sumner  at  hand,  I  perceive  no  occasion  for  the 
posse,  armed  or  unarmed,  which  the  Marshal  is  said  to  have  assembled  at 
Lecompton.  The  instructions  issued  to  yourself  and  Colonel  Sumner  dur- 
ing your  last  visit  to  this  city  must  be  efficiently  executed.  Sufficient  power 
was  committed  to  you,  and  you  must  use  it. 

Obedience  to  the  laws  and  consequent  security  to  the  citizens  of  Kansas 
are  the  primary  objects. 

You  must  repress  lawless  violence  in  whatever  form  it  may  manifest 
itself.  Franklin  Pierce. 

[Telegraph  agent  in  Washington  will  telegraph  to  agent  at  Kansas  City, 
and  if  not  in  operation  to  that  point,  then  to  Lexington,  Missouri,  as  follows : 

"Forward  by  special  agent, and  deliver  in  person  to  Governor  Shannon, or, 
in  his  absence,  to  Marshal  Donaldson,  and  send  by  telegraph  amount  of  ex- 
penses."] 

Executive  Office,  ") 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  May  31,  1856.  j 
Sir:  I  received  some  time  since  a  detailed  report,  from  Lieut.  Mcintosh, 
in  relation  to  the  proceedings  of  Sheriff  Jones  in  making  arrests  in  the  town 
of  Lawrence  and  his  attempted  assassination.     I  herewith  send  you  a  copy, 
marked  No.  1. 


Sixth  Biennial  Report.  415 


\ 


Shortly  after  the  date  of  my  last  dispatch,  a  writ  of  attachment  was  issued 
out  of  the  United  States  District  Court,  sitting  in  this  county,  against  Gov- 
ernor Reeder,  for  a  contempt  of  court  in  not  obeying  a  subpena  command- 
ing him  to  appear  before  the  grand  jury  then  in  session.  This  writ  was 
placed  in  the  hands  of  the  Deputy  United  States  Marshal  for  execution, 
who  proceeded  to  Lawrence,  where  Governor  Reeder  then  was,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  executing  it.  My  information  is  that  the  Deputy  Marshal  found 
Governor  Reeder  in  the  Congressional  Committee  room,  where  there  were  a 
large  number  of  the  citizens  of  Lawrence  assembled;  that  he  attempted  to 
arrest  him,  but  was  resisted,  and  at  the  same  time  informed  by  Governor 
Reeder  that  if  he  attempted  to  lay  hands  on  him  it  would  be  at  the  peril  of 
his  life;  that  this  declaration  was  loudly  cheered  by  the  citizens  of  Law- 
rence then  present,  and  the  Deputy  Marshal  left,  satisfied  that  any  further 
attempt  to  arrest  Governor  Reeder  would  have  endangered  his  life.  The 
United  States  Marshal  became  satisfied  that  the  attachment  against  Gov- 
ernor Reeder,  together  with  some  other  writs  in  his  hands  against  persons 
supposed  to  be  in  the  town  of  Lawrence,  could  not  be  executed  without  the 
aid  of  a  strong  body  of  men  sufficiently  large  to  invest  the  town.  Had  the 
Marshal  called  on  me  for  a  posse,  I  should  have  felt  myself  bound  to  fur- 
nish him  with  one  composed  entirely  of  United  States  troops.  Knowing 
this  to  be  the  case,  and  feeling  satisfied  that  with  a  posse  composed  of  such 
troops,  the  parties  to  be  arrested  would  evade  the  service  of  process,  he  de- 
termined, by  virtue  of  the  legal  powers  vested  in  him  as  Marshal,  to  summon 
his  own  posse  from  the  citizens  of  the  Territory.  With  that  view,  he  issued 
his  proclamation,  and  on  the  21st  instant  proceeded  to  the  town  of  Law- 
rence with  a  posse,  composed  of  between  four  and  five  hundred  men,  sur- 
rounded the  place  in  order  to  prevent  escapes,  and,  at  the  head  of  a  small 
body  of  men,  entered  the  town  and  arrested  G.  W.  Smith,  G.  W.  Deitzler, 
and  Gains  Jenkins,  on  warrants  in  his  hands  issued  on  indictments  found 
against  them  in  the  United  States  District  Court,  sitting  in  this  county,  for 
the  crime  of  high  treason.  He  had  several  other  warrants,  of  a  similar 
character,  against  different  individuals;  but  could  not  find  the  parties  in 
Lawrence,  nor  could  he  find  Governor  Reeder.  After  having  made  all  the 
arrests  that  were  practicable  in  that  place,  he  dismissed  his  posse. 

Everything  so  far  had  proceeded  with  the  utmost  order.  As  soon  as  the 
Marshal  had  dismissed  his  posse,  Sheriff  Jones,  who  was  on  the  ground  with 
a  number  of  writs  in  his  hands  against  persons  supposed  to  be  in  Lawrence, 
summoned  the  same  body  of  men,  as  I  am  informed,  to  aid  him  in  executing 
writs  in  his  hands.  This  posse,  or  a  large  portion  of  it,  entered  the  town  of 
Lawrence  with  Sheriff  Jones.  No  armed  resistance  was  offered.  Indeed, 
it  is  said  that  nearly  all  the  Sharps  rifles,  military  stores,  and  artillery,  had 
been  removed  from  the  town  some  days  before.  The  excitement  among  the 
people,  growing  out  of  the  attempted  assassination  of  Sheriff  Jones,  the 
threatened  assassination  of  others,  and  the  resistance  to  the  United  States 


416  STATE  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY. 

Marshal,  could  not  be  restrained.  A  deep  and  settled  conviction  seemed  to 
rest  on  the  public  mind  that  there  was  no  security  or  safety,  while  those 
who  refuse  obedience  to  the  laws  held  their  Sharps  rifles,  artillery,  and  mu- 
nitions of  war,  and  while  the  Aid  Society  Hotel  was  permitted  to  stand, 
this  building  having,  it  is  said,  been  used  as  a  fort,  arsenal,  and  barracks 
for  troops.  The  consequence  was,  that  this  building  was  torn  down,  four 
pieces  of  artillery  taken,  and  a  small  number  of  Sharps  rifles  ;  the  two  print- 
ing presses  were  destroyed  ;  and  the  house  lately  occupied  by  C.  Robinson, 
during  the  night  was  consumed  by  fire.  It  is  alleged,  but  with  what  cor- 
rectness I  cannot  say,  that  this  latter  building  belonged  to  the  Aid  Society. 
No  fighting  took  place,  and  no  lives  were  lost.  I  understand  that  orders 
were  given  to  respect  private  property,  except  that  which  I  have  named 
above,  but,  in  so  much  confusion  and  disturbance,  it  is  probable  that  these 
orders  were  not  in  all  cases  obeyed.  The  United  States  Marshal,  upon  get- 
ting through  making  his  arrests  at  Lawrence,  immediately  came  to  this 
place  with  his  prisoners.  As  soon  as  I  was  advised  that  he  had  dismissed 
his  posse,  and  without  waiting  for  further  information  from  Lawrence,  I  ad- 
dressed a  letter  to  Colonel  Sumner,  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  calling  on  him 
for  three  companies  of  United  States  troops  —  one  company  to  be  stationed 
at  Lawrence,  one  at  this  place,  and  one  at  Topeka.  This  request  was 
promptly  complied  with,  and  the  troops  were  stationed  accordingly.  I  send 
you  a  copy  of  this  letter,  marked  No.  2.  In  consultation  with  Colonel 
Sumner,  we  concurred  in  opinion  that  the  only  way  to  prevent  a  civil  war 
between  the  two  contending  parties,  and  protect  all  in  their  rights,  was  to  sta- 
tion troops  at  diflTerent  points  in  the  Territory,  where  their  presence  is  most 
needed. 

I  send  you  herewith  three  communications  which  I  have  received  —  one 
from  General  Heiskell,  one  from  General  Barbee,  and  the  third  from  Judge 
Cato,  (Nos.  3,  4,  and  5,)  detailing  the  circumstances  attending  the  murder  of 
six  men  in  the  county  of  Franklin,  which  is  the  county  immediately  south 
of  this.  Comment  is  unnecessary.  The  respectability  of  the  parties  and  the 
cruelties  attending  these  murders  have  produced  an  extraordinary  state  of 
excitement  in  that  portion  of  the  Territory,  which  has  heretofore  remained 
comparatively  quiet.  As  soon  as  I  was  advised  of  these  horrid  murders  I 
sent  an  express  to  Captain  Wood,  at  Lawrence,  to  move  out  into  that  section 
of  country  with  his  whole  command,  and  to  protect  the  people  as  far  as  pos- 
sible from  these  midnight  assassins.  He  moved  with  his  whole  command 
immediately,  but  I  have  received  no  intelligence  from  him  yet.  I  hope  the 
offenders  may  be  brought  to  justice;  if  so,  it  may  allay  to  a  great  extent 
the  excitement;  otherwise,  I  fear  the  consequences. 

Having  received  information  that  a  band  of  lawless  men  had  been  en- 
gaged in  driving  oflT  peaceable  and  unoffending  citizens  from  Hickory  Point, 
and  that  portion  of  this  county  lying  about  fifteen  or  sixteen  miles  south  of 
Lawrence,  and  also  that  a  large  force  was  advancing  from  Missouri,  and  had 


Sixth  biennial  Re  fob  t.  417 

reached  what  is  known  as  the  Bull  creek  crossing,  on  the  great  Santa  Fe 
road,  with  the  view  of  attacking  them,  I  addressed  a  note  to  Captain  Wood, 
requesting  him  to  send  out  to  the  diiferent  points  where  these  difficulties 
were  said  to  exist  a  detachment  of  ten  men,  with  the  view  of  examining^  and 
reporting  the  true  state  of  the  facts.  In  conformity  with  my  request,  he 
sent  out  Lieutenant  Church  with  a  small  detachment,  to  whose  written  re- 
port I  beg  leave  to  refer  for  more  detailed  information,  a  copy  of  which  is 
hereto  attached,  No.  6. 

The  grand  jury,  sitting  in  the  United  States  District  Court  in  this  county, 
at  the  late  term,  found  bills  of  indictment  for  high  treason  against  C.  Kob- 
inson,  A.  Reeder,  Colonel  Lane,  George  W.  Brown,  Judge  Smith,  Gains  Jen- 
kins, and  George  W.  Deitzler.  Lane  and  Reeder  have  not  been  taken. 
The  others  are  in  the  custody  of  the  United  States  Marshal  at  this  place. 
C.  Robinson  is  also  in  custody,  by  virtue  of  a  warrant  issued  on  an  indict- 
ment found  in  the  same  court,  for  usurpation  of  office.  He  was  brought 
back  from  Lexington,  Missouri,  on  my  requisition  on  the  Governor  of  that 
State. 

I  have  this  evening  received  your  two  telegraphic  dispatches  dated  May 
23d  instant.  I  have  already  stated  the  extent  to  which  military  force  has 
been  resorted  to  in  this  Territory  in  order  to  maintain  civil  government.  I 
have  relied  solely  on  the  forces  under  the  command  of  Colonel  Sumner,  in 
order  to  maintain  peace  and  good  order  in  the  Territory  and  enforce  the 
execution  of  the  laws.  I  have  furnished  no  posse  to  the  Marshal,  nor  have 
I  been  called  on  by  that  officer  to  do  so.  The  only  posse  I  have  furnished, 
or  been  desired  to  furnish,  any  officer  of  the  Territory,  since  my  return  from 
Washington  city,  is  the  one  furnished  Sheriff  Jones,  on  his  written  state- 
ment and  request,  dated  April  the  20th  last,  a  copy  of  which  I  attached  to 
my  last  dispatch,  marked  No.  1. 

I  have  already  stated,  I  believe  accurately,  what  was  done  by  the  United 
States  Marshal  in  proceeding  to  Lawrence  to  execute  the  process  in  his 
hands.  The  only  process  he  has  attempted  to  execute  in  that  place,  so  far 
as  I  am  informed,  since  my  return  from  Washington,  are  the  writs  of  at- 
tachment against  Governor  Reeder,  and  the  several  warrants  issued  on  the 
indictments  for  high  treason,  to  which  I  have  already  alluded. 

I  ought  to  state,  that,  having  detached  Capt.  Wood,  with  his  whole  com- 
mand, from  Lawrence,  south  to  the  scene  of  the  murders  above  alluded  to, 
the  former  place  was  left  without  any  military  protection.  I  immediately 
sent  a  dispatch  to  Col.  Sumner,  requesting  him  to  send  two  additional  com- 
panies to  Lawrence  for  the  protection  of  that  place.  He  at  once  did  so,  and 
there  is  now  an  adequate  force  there  for  its  protection.  I  do  not  know  that 
my  instructions,  at  least  in  express  terms,  give  me  the  power  to  call  on  Col. 
Sumner  for  troops  to  be  located  at  different  points  in  the  Territory  for  the 
purposes  I  have  already  stated;  but  the  plan  met  the  entire  approbation  of 
Col.  Sumner,  and  I  was  so  well  satisfied  of  the  policy  of  it,  that  I  thought 


418  State  Histobical  society. 

it  best,  under  the  emergency,  to  carry  it  out  at  once.  If  it  is  not  approved, 
it  can  easily  be  corrected;  and  while  it  promises  the  best  results,  it  can  do 
no  harm. 

At  this  time  affairs  seem  to  wear  a  favorable  aspect,  except  in  the  Waka- 
rusa  valley  and  south  of  Lawrence,  in  the  region  of  country  where  the  re- 
cent murders  were  perpetrated.  But  there  are  so  many  disturbing  causes 
that  it  is  hard  to  tell  whether  we  have  passed  the  crisis  or  not. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  yours,  with  great  respect  and  esteem. 

His  Excellency  Franklin  Pierce.  Wilson  Shannon. 

[  No.  1.]  Camp  on  the  Wakabusa,  neab  Lawbence,  I 

April  30,  1856.  \ 

Sib:  I  have  the  honor  to  report,  for  your  information,  that  in  obedience  to  your 
instructions,  I  left  Lecompton  about  2  o'clock  p.m.  on  the  23d  instant,  with  a  de- 
tachment of  ten  men  and  a  non-commissioned  officer,  in  company  with  Mr.  Samuel 
J.  Jones,  Sheriff  of  Douglas  county,  for  the  purpose  of  arresting  certain  individuals 
in  the  town  of  Lawrence,  who  had  previously  resisted  the  Sheriff  and  a  civil  "  posse.'* 
Having  arrived  at  Lawrence,  about  4  o'clock  p.m.,  I  dismounted  my  detachment,  and 
notified  Mr.  Jones  that  I  was  ready  to  assist  him  in  the  legal  discharge  of  his  duty. 
From  that  time  until  sundown  he  succeeded  in  arresting  six  of  the  offending  indi- 
viduals. While  making  these  arrests  a  large  crowd  was  assembled  in  the  streets; 
and,  although  no  resistance  was  made  or  violence  resorted  to,  public  excitement  was 
great,  and  Mr.  Jones  and  the  Territorial  Government  were  freely  and  bitterly  de- 
nounced. About  sundown,  the  Sheriff  having  pointed  out  to  me  a  room  for  the 
prisoners,  I  marched  them  to  it,  and  placed  my  tents  immediately  in  rear  of  the 
house.  I  at  once  placed  two  sentinels  in  the  room  with  the  prisoners,  and  one  walk- 
ing around  outside  of  the  house.  Although  the  excitement  among  the  people  of  the 
town  continued  very  great,  still  their  ready  obedience  to  the  demands  of  the  General 
Government,  recognizing  in  me  its  agent,  prompted  me  to  believe  that  no  violence 
or  attempt  at  rescue  need  be  apprehended;  nevertheless,  I  cautioned  Mr.  Jones,  and 
advised  him  to  sleep  in  the  bed  that  had  been  provided  for  him  in  the  same  house 
occupied  by  the  prisoners,  where  he  would  be  under  the  protection  of  my  guard. 
Mr.  Jones,  apparently  not  apprehending  danger,  came  to  my  tent  during  the  even- 
ing, and  after  being  seated  a  while,  I  asked  him  to  give  me  a  drink  of  water,  and  I 
went  with  him  to  a  barrel  near  the  house  for  the  purpose  of  getting  it,  and  while 
standing  at  the  barrel  a  shot  was  fired  from  a  crowd  of  about  twenty  persons.  Mr. 
Jones  immediately  said,  "I  believe  that  was  intended  for  me;'"  but  having  heard 
several  other  shots  during  the  evening,  which  I  thought  were  fired  in  the  air,  and 
believing  at  the  time  that  this  one  was  aimed  in  the  same  manner,  I  told  him 
I  thought  he  was  mistaken;  he  then  returned  to  my  tent,  and  I  walked  among  the 
crowd  to  endeavor  to  find  out  what  were  their  intentions.  In  about  five  minutes  I 
went  to  the  tent,  when  Mr.  Jones  said,  "That  was  intended  for  me,  for  here  is  the 
hole  in  my  pants."  Greatly  incensed  at  this  cowardly  act,  I  immediately  joined  the 
crowd,  and  while  speaking  to  them,  I  heard  another  shot,  and  at  the  same  time  some 
of  my  men  exclaimed,  "Lieutenant,  the  Sheriff  is  dead."  I  went  to  the  tent  imme- 
diately, and  found  Mr.  Jones  lying  upon  the  floor,  and  seeing  that  he  was  still  alive, 
my  men  were  formed  ready  for  the  most  active  measures;  but  as  soon  as  they  were 
formed,  the  citizens  instantly  dispersed  and  retired  to  their  houses,  and  all  excite- 
ment ceased  for  the  night.  The  second  shot  fired  at  Mr.  Jones  was,  no  doubt,  the 
work  of  a  secret  assassin,  who,  in  the  darkness  of  night,  succeeded  in  his  fanatical 
design. 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  419 


After  Mr.  Jones  had  been  shot,  and  apprehensive  that  a  crowd  so  thoroughly 
lawless  might  attempt  to  rescue  my  prisoners,  I  immediately  dispatched  Mr.  E.  T. 
Yates  (a  citizen)  and  one  of  my  men  to  Lieutenant  Stockton,  who  had  a  detachment 
of  a  non-commissioned  officer  and  ten  men  of  the  First  Cavalry  returning  to  Fort 
Leavenworth,  for  his  assistance.  Lieutenant  Stockton  promptly  obeyed  the  call, 
and  in  the  course  of  two  hours  and  a  half  was  with  me.  At  the  same  time  I  sent  an 
express  to  Colonel  Sumner,  commanding  First  Cavalry,  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  with 
a  statement  of  the  above  facts. 

The  next  morning  an  express  was  sent  to  the  neighboring  town  of  Franklin  for 
the  Deputy  Sheriff  of  the  county,  and,  upon  his  arrival,  the  writs  in  Mr.  Jones's  pos- 
session having  been  delivered  to  him,  I  continued  to  assist  the  deputy  in  serving 
them  ;  but  only  one  of  the  offenders  could  be  found,  who  was  immediately  arrested 
without  difficulty. 

Very  respectfully,  I  have  the  honor  to  be,  sir,  your  obedient  servant, 

James  McIntosh, 
First  Lieutenant  First  Cavalry,  commanding  detachment. 

His  Excellency  Wilson  Shannon, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

[No.  2.]  Mr.  Shannon  to  Colonel  Sumner. 

Executive  Office,  \ 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Teekitoky,  May  21,  1853.  S 

Sir  :  The  United  States  Marshal  has  made  all  the  arrests  in  Lawrence  that  can, 
in  his  judgment,  now  be  made,  and  dismissed  his  posse.  The  Sheriff  has  also  got 
through  making  arrests  on  warrants  in  his  hands,  and  I  presume  by  this  time  has 
dismissed  his  posse.  In  view  of  the  excitement  and  present  state  of  feeling  in  the 
country,  and  for  the  purpose  of  securing  the  safety  of  the  citizens,  both  in  person 
and  property,  as  well  as  to  aid  in  the  execution  of  the  laws  and  preservation  of  the 
peace  of  the  Territory,  I  think  it  necessary  to  have  stationed  at  or  near  Lawrence 
one  company  of  United  States  troops,  a  like  company  at  or  near  this  place,  and  a 
like  company  at  or  near  Topeka.  I  have,  therefore,  to  ask  you  to  detach  from  your 
command  three  companies,  one  to  be  stationed  at  or  near  each  place  above  desig- 
nated. It  is  important  this  should  be  done  with  as  little  delay  as  possible.  Some 
three  or  four  arrests  have  been  made  by  the  United  States  Marshal,  of  persons 
charged  by  the  grand  jury  of  the  United  States  District  Court  with  the  crime  of 
high  treason.  Bills  of  a  similar  character  have  been  found  in  the  same  court  against 
others.  The  armed  organization  to  resist  the  laws  would  seem  to  be  broken  up  for 
the  present,  so  far  as  the  town  of  Lawrence  is  concerned,  but  there  is  danger  that 
this  formidable  organization  may  show  itself  at  some  other  point,  unless  held  in  check 
by  the  presence  of  a  force  competent  to  put  it  down. 

The  only  force  that  I  feel  safe  in  using,  in  these  civil  commotions,  is  the  troops 
of  the  United  States;  and  by  a  prompt  and  judicious  location  of  these  troops  in 
the  Territory,  I  feel  confident  that  order  will  be  restored,  the  supremacy  of  the  law 
maintained,  and  a  civil  war  prevented. 

Yours,  with  great  respect  and  esteem,  Wilson  Shannon. 

Colonel  Sumner. 

[No.  3.]  Paola,  Lykins  County,  May  27,  1856. 

Dear  Sir:  You  will  have  learned,  perhaps,  before  this  reaches  you,  that  Mr.  Allen 
Wilkinson,  Mr.  Doyle  and  two  sons,  and  Mr.  Sherman,  all  of  Franklin  county,  were 
on  Saturday  night  last  most  foully  and  barbarously  murdered.  There  can  be  no 
doubt  of  the  fact  that  such  murders  have  been  perpetrated,  and  that  the  community, 


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as  I  understand,  generally  sospect  that  the  Browns  and  Partridges  are  the  guilty 
parties.  I  shall  do  everything  in  my  power  to  have  the  matter  investigated,  and 
there  seems  to  be  a  disposition  on  the  part  of  the  Free-State  men  in  Franklin  to 
aid  in  having  the  laws  enforced.  As  soon  as  the  proper  evidence  can  be  procured, 
warrants  will  be  issued  for  the  arrest  of  the  parties  suspected,  and  I  have  promised 
the  officers  to  whom  these  warrants  will  be  intrusted  all  the  aid  necessary  to  execute 
the  law.  These  murders  were  most  foully  committed  in  the  night-time  by  a  gang 
of  some  twelve  or  fifteen  persons,  calling  on,  and  dragging  from  their  houses,  de- 
fenseless and  unsuspecting  citizens,  and  murdering,  and,  after  murdering,  mutilat- 
ing their  bodies  in  a  very  shocking  manner. 

As  the  murders  were  committed  in  the  night,  it  has  been  difficult,  so  far,  in  iden- 
tifying the  perpetrators.  I  hope,  however,  that  sufficient  evidence  may  be  pro- 
cured. Most  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  S.  G.  Cato. 

[No.  4.]  Gamp  Headquabtebs  2d  Bbioade,  \ 

SouTHEBN  Division,  Kansas  Militia,  v 

Paola,  Monday  morning.  May  26,  1856.  ; 

Deab  Sib:  We  were  all  surprised  this  morning  by  the  sad  intelligence  that  W. 
Wilkinson,  (late  member  of  the  Legislature,)  was,  together  with  a  Mr.  Sherman  and 
three  Messrs.  Doyle,  on  Saturday  night  taken  from  their  beds  by  the  abolitionists, 
and,  in  the  hearing  of  their  families,  ruthlessly  murdered  and  hacked  to  pieces;  also, 
a  man  found  dead  at  the  Pottawatomie.  There  were  some  twenty  in  the  gang.  All 
is  excitement  here;  court  cannot  go  on. 

I  have  just  had  an  interview  with  the  bereaved  wife  and  family,  that  they  spared, 
also  a  McMinn;  all  of  whom  I  am  acquainted  with,  so  that  there  can  be  no  doubt  as  to 
the  correctness  of  the  report.  Families  are  leaving  for  Missouri.  Yankees  concen- 
trating at  Osawatomie  and  upon  the  Pottawatomie,  also  at  Hickory  Point,  where 
they  have  driven  ofif  the  inhabitants  without  even  provisions  or  clothing,  save  what 
they  had  on. 

We  can,  perhaps,  muster  to-day,  including  the  Alabamians,  who  are  now  encamped 
on  Bull  creek,  about  150  men,  but  will  need  a  force  hiere.  I  have  dispatched  to  Fort 
Scott  for  100  men.  The  men  will  come  from  Fort  Scott  under  Major  Hill.  There 
will  be  more  men  in  readiness,  if  needed,  at  Fort  Scott.  We  are  destitute  of  arms; 
send  by  wagons  for  both  my  brigade  and  General  Heiskell;  we  are  together;  we 
have  scarcely  any  arms.     I  await  further  orders. 

Your  obedient  servant, 

William  Babbee, 
Commanding  Second  Brigade,  S.  D.  K.  M. 

Wilson  Shannon,  Governor,  etc. 

[No.  5.]  Paola,  May  26,  1856. 

Deab  Sib:  All  here  is  excitement  and  confusion.  We  have  just  heard  of  the  mur- 
der on  Saturday  night  of  Allen  Wilkinson,  Doyle  and  his  two  brothers,  and  William 
Sherman;  all  living  in  Franklin  county,  near  Pottawatomie  creek.  The  body  of 
another  man  has  been  found  at  the  ford  of  Pottawatomie.  These  murders,  it  is  sup- 
posed, were  committed  by  the  abolitionists  of  Osawatomie,  and  Pottawatomie  creeks, 
on  their  return  from  Lawrence. 

How  long  shall  these  things  continue?  How  long  shall  our  citizens,  unarmed  and 
defenseless,  be  exposed  to  this  worse  than  savage  cruelty?  Wilkinson,  it  is  said, 
was  taken  from  his  bed,  leaving  a  sick  wife  and  children,  and  butchered  in  their 
sight.     The  two  young  Doyles  were  unarmed,  and  shot  down  on  the  prairie  like  dogs. 

We  have  here  but  few  men,  and  they  wholly  unarmed.  We  shall  gather  together 
for  our  own  defense  as  many  men  as  we  can ;  we  hope  you  will  send  us  as  many 


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arms  as  possible,  and  if,  under  the  circumstances,  you  can  do  so,  send  as  many 
men  as  you  may  think  necessary.  General  Barbee  is  here.  He  has  sent  to  Fort 
Scott  for  aid.  We  must  organize  such  force  as  we  can,  but  for  God's  sake  send 
arms.  General  Coffey  is  in  the  neighborhood;  I  have  not  yet  had  an  opportunity 
to  see  him;  he  will  be  here  to-day. 

We  hope  to  be  able  to  identify  some  of  the  murderers,  as  Mr.  Harris,  who  was  in 
their  hands,  was  released,  and  will  probably  know  some  of  them. 

Yours  truly,  W'm.  A.  Heiskell. 

Gov.  Wilson  Shannon. 

[No.  6.]  Camp,  one  mile  above  Laweenoe,  May  26,  1850. 

Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  report  that,  in  accordance  with  your  orders,  I  proceeded 
from  this  place  with  thirteen  enlisted  men,  on  yesterday  morning,  and  made  my 
way,  by  the  Wakarusa  bridge,  toward  Hickory  Point.  During  the  whole  march  I 
made  constant  inquiries  from  the  settlers  on  the  road,  and  all,  until  I  arrived  within 
a  very  short  distance  of  Palmyra,  some  eighteen  miles  south  of  Lawrence,  stated 
that  there  was  no  difficulty  or  alarm  anticipated.  At  this  place  I  came  upon  a  body 
of  men  from  Osawatomie  and  the  surrounding  country,  who,  as  well  as  I  could 
judge,  numbered  some  seventy  or  eighty,  although  they  pretended  to  have  about 
one  hundred  and  thirty.  This  body  was  commanded  by  a  Captain  Brown,  and  was 
evidently  a  Free-State  party.  They  had  been  at  Palmyra  about  two  days,  and  had 
frightened  off  a  number  of  Pro-Slavery  settlers,  and  forced  off,  as  far  as  I  could 
learn,  two  families. 

I  immediately  stated  to  Captain  Brown  that  the  assembly  of  large  parties  of 
armed  men,  on  either  side,  was  illegal,  and  called  upon  him  to  disperse.  After  con- 
siderable talk,  he  consented  to  disband  his  party  and  return  home.  On  yesterday 
evening  he  commenced  moving,  and  early  this  morning  his  camp  had  been  vacated. 

Report?  reached  me  on  yesterday  afternoon  that  a  large  force  (150  men)  from 
Missouri  had  collected  at  what  is  called  Bull  creek,  some  fifteen  miles  below  Pal- 
myra, for  the  purpose  of  invading  the  Territory. 

I  investigated  the  matter,  and,  from  the  testimony  of  three  men  who  had  just 
crossed  at  Bull  creek,  I  am  convinced  that  the  report  was  exaggerated  and  false. 
As  far  as  I  could  learn,  the  only  persons  at  Bull  creek  were  a  few  families  who  had 
been  driven  from  Palmyra,  and  a  Santa  Fe  train,  who  were  afraid  to  proceed  upon 
their  route.  Having  only  one  day's  rations,  and  having  been  ordered  only  to  in- 
vestigate, I  have  this  day  returned.  John  R.  Chueoh, 

Captain  T.  J.  Wood,  First  Cavalry.  Second  Lieutenant,  First  Cavalry. 

Executive  Office,  June  6,  1856. 

Were  my  dispatches  of  May  23  received  by  yourself  or  Colonel  Sumner? 
If  they  were,  why  have  they  not  been  acknowledged  ?  Confused  and  con- 
tradictory accounts  continue  to  reach  me  of  scenes  of  disorder  and  violence 
in  Kansas.  If  the  civil  authorities,  sustained  by  the  military  force  under 
the  command  of  Colonels  Sumner  and  Cooke,  placed  at  your  disposal,  are 
not  sufficient  to  maintain  order  and  afford  protection  to  peaceable  and  law- 
abiding  citizens,  you  should  have  advised  me  at  once.  I  hardly  need  repeat 
the  instructions  so  often  given.  Maintain  the  laws  firmly  and  impartially, 
and  take  care  that  no  good  citizen  has  just  ground  to  complain  of  the  want 
of  protection.  Franklin  Pierce. 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon,  (care  of  Colonel  Sumner,) 
Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas  Territory. 


422  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

War  Department,       ) 
Washington,  July  16,  1856.  s 
Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  inclose,  herewith,  for  your  information,  copies 
of  two  letters  from  Governor  Shannon,  of  Kansas,  to  Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner, 
both  dated  the  23d  ultimo. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Jefferson  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 
Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 

Executive  Office,  / 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  June  23,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  I  am  compelled  to  visit  St.  Louis  on  official  business  which  can  no  longer  be 
postposed.  I  will  be  absent  probably  about  ten  days,  bat  I  will  return  as  soon  as 
my  official  duties  will  permit.  In  the  meantime  I  deem  it  of  the  utmost  importance 
that  the  whole  of  your  disposable  force  should  be  stationed  at  suitable  points  in  that 
portion  of  the  Territory  which  has  been  most  disturbed  and  which  is  still  threatened 
with  further  disturbance.  Your  knowledge  of  the  country  and  the  difficulties  which 
have  heretofore  existed  will  enable  you  to  dispose  of  your  command  so  as  to  be  most 
efifective  in  preserving  the  peace.  It  is  important,  I  think,  to  retain  one  company 
midway  between  Lawrence  and  Franklin,  one  near  Palmyra  or  Hickory  Point,  one 
in  the  Osawatomie  country,  and  to  station  two  companies  at  Topeka  previous  to  the 
4th  of  July  next,  the  time  fixed  for  the  reassembling  of  the  Legislature  under  what 
is  called  the  Free-State  constitution.  It  is  doubtful  whether  this  pretended  legisla- 
tive body  will  reassemble,  as  many  of  the  Free-State  party  are  hostile  to  such  a  step. 
But  it  is  true,  on  the  other  hand,  that  there  is  a  number  of  that  party  who  are 
zealously  urging  the  members  of  that  body  to  meet  on  the  4th  proximo,  and  enact 
a  code  of  laws  to  be  at  once  put  in  force  at  all  hazards.  Now,  should  this  policy 
be  adopted  in  the  present  excitable  state  of  the  country,  I  have  no  hesitation  in  be- 
lieving that  it  would  produce  an  outbreak  more  fearful  by  far  in  its  consequences 
than  any  which  we  have  heretofore  witnessed.  The  peace  and  quiet  which  now  pre- 
vail throughout  the  whole  Territory  would  be  destroyed  for  the  time  being,  and  the 
whole  country  greatly  agitated.  These  unfortunate  results  must  be  avoided,  if  pos- 
sible. I  need  not  say  to  you  that  if  this  legislative  body  should  reassemble  on  the 
4th  next,  that  those  within  and  without  the  Territory  who  seem  to  desire  to  bring 
about  a  conflict  of  arms  between  the  two  parties,  would  eagerly  avail  themselves  of 
such  an  occasion  to  reorganize  their  military  companies  and  commence  hostilities 
against  their  political  opponents.  Indeed,  it  is  impossible  to  doubt  that,  if  this 
body  meets,  enacts  laws,  and  seeks  to  enforce  them,  civil  war  will  be  the  inevitable 
result.  Two  governments  cannot  exist  at  one  and  the  same  time  in  this  Territory 
in  practical  operation;  one  or  the  other  must  be  overthrown;  and  the  struggle  be- 
tween the  legal  government  established  by  Congress  and  that  by  the  Topeka  con- 
vention would  result  in  civil  war,  the  fearful  consequences  of  which  no  one  can 
foresee.  Should  this  body  reassemble  and  enact  laws,  (and  they  have  no  other  ob- 
ject in  meeting,)  they  will  be  an  illegal  body,  threatening  the  peace  of  the  whole 
country,  and  therefore  should  be  dispersed.  Their  meeting  together  as  legislators 
and  enacting  or  attempting  to  enact  laws  will  be  in  direct  violation  of  an  express 
statute.  I  beg  leave  to  call  your  attention  to  the  23d  section,  on  page  280  of  the 
Territorial  statutes.     That  section  prescribes: 

"That  if  any  person  shall  take  upon  himself  any  office  or  public  trust  in  this  Territory,  and  exer- 
cise any  power  to  do  any  act  appertaining  to  such  office  or  trust  without  a  lawful  appointment  or  dep- 
uYation,  he  shall,  upon  conviction,  be  adjudged  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and  punished  by  fine  not 
exceeding  five  hundred  dollars,  or  by  imprisonment  in  the  county  jail  not  exceeding  one  year." 


Sixth  biennial  report.  423 


It  will  not  be  claimed  that  the  members  of  this  so-called  Legislative  Assembly 
have  any  ^^ lawful  appointment  or  deputation''^ — that  is,  that  they  were  elected  or  ap- 
pointed in  pursuance  to  any  law.  The  organic  act  prescribes  the  mode  by  which 
the  members  of  the  Legislative  Assembly  shall  be  elected,  &c.  There  is  no  pretense 
that  the  body  in  question  claims  its  power  or  its  existence  from  the  organic  act. 
These  men  have  therefore  no  '■^lawful  appointmnit : -''  and  if  they  exercise  the  func- 
tions of  legislators  within  this  Territory,  they  violate  the  provisions  of  the  above- 
recited  act.  There  can  be  no  mistake,  therefore,  in  considering  them  an  illegal 
body,  assuming  the  office  of  legislators  in  this  Territory  in  violation  of  law;  and  as 
such,  when  the  peace  and  tranquility  of  the  country  require  it,  as  they  obviously  do 
in  this  case,  they  should  be  dispersed. 

Should,  therefore,  this  pretended  legislative  body  meet  as  proposed,  you  will  dis- 
perse them  —  peacefully  if  you  can,  forcibly  if  necessary.  Should  they  reassemble 
at  some  other  place,  or  at  the  same  place,  you  will  take  care  that  they  are  again  dis- 
persed. The  civil  authorities  will  be  instructed  to  cooperate  with  you,  if  it  is  found 
necessary,  in  order  to  break  up  this  illegal  body,  and  to  institute  proceedings  against 
the  several  members  under  the  above  statute.  But  it  is  hoped  and  believed  that  no 
such  step  will  be  required.  If  rumor  is  to  be  credited,  there  is  danger  that  armed 
aggressive  parties  may  enter  the  northern  part  of  the  Territory  with  the  view  of 
sustaining  this  pretended  legislative  body  and  the  party  who  are  resisting  the  exe- 
cution of  the  Territorial  laws.  Instructions  heretofore  given,  and  by  which  you  have 
been  governed  in  dispersing  all  organized  bodies  of  armed  men  threatening  the 
peace  of  the  country,  are  applicable  to  these  armed  aggressive  parties  from  the 
North,  which,  should  they  enter  the  Territory,  you  will  disperse,  and,  if  necessary 
for  the  peace  and  security  of  the  country,  disarm. 

Should  the  command  of  Colonel  Cooke  be  necessary  to  be  called  out  in  my  ab- 
sence, you  will  notify  Colonel  Woodson  of  the  fact,  and  he  will  promptly  issue  his 
requisition,  as  acting  Governor,  upon  him. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be  yours,  with  great  respect, 

Wilson  Shannon. 

Colonel  Sumner. 

Executive  Office, 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  June  23,  185G. 

Sir:  Yours  of  this  instant  is  received.  I  am  just  packing  up  to  start  for  St. 
Louis.  It  is  impossible  for  me  at  this  time  to  make  the  new  arrangements  you 
suggest  before  leaving.  I  do  hope  it  will  be  in  your  power  to  attend  in  person  to 
this  Topeka  Legislature.  I  feel  well  assured  that  they  will  not  be  able  to  obtain  a 
quorum  to  transact  business.  But  should  we  be  disappointed  in  this,  I  think  it  is 
a  matter  of  the  utmost  importance  that  you  should  be  present.  You  understand  the 
whole  matter,  and  can  do  more  with  those  people  than  anyone  else.  It  will  be  ex- 
ceeding bad  policy  to  reduce  or  withdraw  either  of  the  regiments  in  this  Territory. 
It  is  only  the  presence  of  the  troops  in  the  country,  and  the  knowledge  that  they 
can  and  will  be  used,  if  occasion  requires  it,  that  keeps  the  country  quiet  at  this 
time.  I  will  write  the  President  and  so  state.  The  peace  and  quiet  of  this  Ter- 
ritory is  certainly  vastly  more  important  than  any  object  to  be  accomplished  by 
General  Harney.  I  will  certainly  be  back  in  ten  days;  and  I  hope,  at  least,  that  no 
change  will  be  made  in  the  programme  until  I  return.  Should  such  be  the  case, 
it  may  bring  on  difficulties  from  which  it  will  be  exceedingly  difficult  to  extricate 
the  country.     I  beg  of  you  to  make  no  change  until  I  return. 

Yours,  with  great  respect,  Wilson  Shannon. 

Colonel  Sumner. 


424  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


REPORT  OF  THE  SECRETARY  OF  WAR. 


[The  Annual  Report  of  Jeflferson  Davis,  Secretary  of  War,  dated  December  Ist, 
1866,  Ho.  Ex.  Doc.  No.  1,  34  Cong.,  3d  seas.,  v.  1,  pt.  2,  p.  26-146,  contains  much  of- 
ficial correspondence  of  the  War  Department  with  the  officers  of  the  United  States 
Army  in  service  in  Kansas  during  the  year.  The  correspondence  relates  to  events 
which  occurred  partly  within  the  official  term  of  Governor  Shannon,  and  partly 
within  that  of  Governor  Geary.  As  a  part  of  the  documentary  history  of  Kansas 
Territory,  its  appropriate  place  is  between  the  correspondence  of  Governor  Shan- 
non and  the  executive  minutes  of  Governor  Geary.  In  the  concluding  portion  of 
the  report  of  the  Secretary  of  War,  he  refers  to  the  use  of  troops  in  Kansas  in  the 
following  words:] 

Since  my  last  annual  report,  the  unhappy  condition  of  affairs  in  the  Ter- 
ritory of  Kansas  has  caused  the  troops  stationed  there  to  be  diverted  from 
the  campaign  in  which  it  was  designed  to  employ  them,  against  the  Chey- 
enne Indians,  and  devolved  upon  them  the  delicate  and  most  ungracious 
task  of  intervening  to  suppress  insurrectionary  movements  by  citizens  of  the 
United  States  against  the  organized  government  of  the  Territory.  To 
maintain  the  supremacy  of  law,  and  to  sustain  the  regularly  constituted 
authorities  of  the  Government,  they  were  compelled  to  take  the  field  against 
those  whom  it  is  their  habit  to  regard  not  only  with  feelings  of  kindness, 
but  with  protective  care.  Energy  tempered  with  forbearance,  and  firmness 
directed  by  more  than  ordinary  judgment,  have  enabled  them  to  check 
civil  strife,  and  to  restore  order  and  tranquility,  without  shedding  one  drop 
of  blood. 

In  aid  of  the  civil  authorities  they  have  arrested  violators  of  the  peace; 
have  expelled  lawless  bands  from  the  Territory ;  and,  vigilantly  guarding 
its  borders,  have  met  and  disarmed  bodies  of  men  organized,  armed,  equipped, 
and  advancing  for  aggressive  invasion,  whilst  the  actual  use  of  their  own 
weapons  has  been  reserved  for  the  common  enemies  of  the  United  States. 

I  concur  in  the  high  commendation  which  the  Commanding  General  of 
the  Department  of  the  West  bestows  on  Lieutenant  Colonel  Cooke,  com- 
manding in  the  field,  and  to  the  officers  and  men  who  have  thus  satisfacto- 
rily performed  the  disagreeable  duty  which  was  imposed  upon  them;  and  I 
am  sure  they  could  receive  no  more  grateful  reward  than  an  exemption  from 
the  future  performance  of  such  duty,  and  the  assurance  that  their  labors 
have  contributed  to  the  tranquility  and  prosperity  of  the  country  in  which 
they  are  stationed. 

Upon  notice  from  the  Executive  of  the  Territory  that  peace  has  been  re- 
stored, the  troops  have  been  withdrawn  from  the  field  and  returned  to  win- 
ter quarters. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 

The  President  of  the  United  States. 


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[No.  1.] 
LETTERS  FROM  THE  SECRETARY  OF  WAR  AND  THE  ADJUTANT 

GENERAL. 

Letters  from  the  Secretary  of  War,  to  — 

Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner,  May  23,  1856. 

General  P.  F.  Smith,  June  22,  1856. 

General  P.  F.  Smith,  September  3,  1856. 

Governors  of  Kentucky  and  Illinois,  September  3,  1856. 

Major  W.  H.  Emory,  September  3,  1856. 

General  P.  F.  Smith,  (telegraph,)  September  9,  1856. 

War  Department,        \ 
Washington,  May  23,  1856.  j 
Sir:  Your  letter  of  the  12th  instant,  this  day  submitted  to  me  by  the 
Adjutant  General,  has  been  read,  with  its  inclosures. 

You  have  justly  construed  your  instructions,  and  your  course  is  approved. 
The  zeal  manifested  by  you  to  preserve  order,  and  prevent  civil  strife  be- 
tween our  fellow-citizens  in  Kansas,  receives  full  commendation  ;  but  you 
have  properly  refused  to  interpose  the  military  power  of  the  United  States, 
except  under  the  circumstances  and  conditions  contemplated  in  your  in- 
structions, authorized  by  the  laws  of  the  United  States,  and  warranted  by 
the  genius  of  our  political  institutions.  It  will  be  equally  w^ithin  your  prov- 
ince to  maintain  the  supremacy  of  the  law  and  the  duly-authorized  govern- 
ment of  the  Territory,  from  whatever  source  they  may  be  assailed,  whenever 
the  Government  shall  require  your  aid  in  the  manner  specified  in  your  in- 
structions;  and  for  the  great  purpose  which  justifies  the  employment  of 
military  force,  it  matters  not  whether  the  subversion  of  the  law  arises  from 
a  denial  of  the  existence  of  the  Government,  or  whether  it  proceed  from  a 
lawless  disregard  of  the  rights  to  protection  of  persons  and  property,  for 
the  security  of  which  the  Government  was  ordained  and  established. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  oj  War. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner,  Commanding  First  Regiment  Cavalry, 

Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas. 


War  Department, 
Washington,  June  27,  1856. 
Sir:  You  will  receive  special  order  No.  67,  of  this  date,  assigning  you 
to  the  command  of  the  Department  of  the  West,  and,  in  addition  to  the 
general  duties  which  that  position  will  devolve  upon  you,  your  attention  is 
especially  directed  to  the  present  disturbed  condition  of  the  inhabitants  of 
the  Territory  of  Kansas.  Inclosed  you  will  find  a  copy  of  a  proclamation 
of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  and  of  a  letter  of  instructions 
directed  to  the  commanding  officers  of  Forts  Leavenworth  and  Kiley,  to 
which  you  are  referred  for  the  views  of  the  Executive,  and  for  the  govern- 


426  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

ment  of  your  conduct  in  the  contingencies  therein  contemplated;  and  if,  in 
such  contingencies,  you  should  be  called  upon  to  use  any  portion  of  the 
troops  under  your  command  to  aid  the  civil  authorities  in  arresting  offend- 
ers, a  detachment  of  troops  for  that  purpose  will  be  directed  to  accompany 
the  civil  officer  charged  with  the  process,  and  to  aid  him  in  the  execution 
of  his  duties,  both  in  making  the  arrests  and  in  conducting  prisoners  to 
places  where  they  may  be  safely  kept  by  the  civil  authorities. 

In  discharging  the  delicate  functions  arising  from  the  peculiar  condition 
of  affairs  in  Kansas,  you  will  carefully  abstain  from  encroaching  in  any 
degree  upon  the  proper  sphere  of  the  civil  authorities,  and  will  observe  the 
greatest  caution  to  avoid  any  conflict  between  the  civil  and  the  military 
power. 

You  will  report  directly  to  this  department,  and  communicate  frequently 
and  fully  in  regard  to  the  progress  of  events. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 

Brevet  Brigadier  General  P.  F.  Smith,  United  States  Army. 


! 


War  Department, 
Washington,  September  3,  1856. 

Sir:  Your  dispatch  of  22d  August,  and  its  inclosures,  sufficiently  exhibit 
the  inadequacy  of  the  force  under  your  command  to  perform  the  duties 
which  have  been  devolved  upon  you  in  the  present  unhappy  condition 
of  Kansas,  by  the  orders  and  instructions  heretofore  communicated.  To 
meet  this  exigency,  the  President  has  directed  the  Governor  of  the  Terri- 
tory to  complete  the  enrollment  and  organization  of  the  militia,  as  you  will 
find  fully  set  forth  in  the  inclosed  copy  of  a  letter  addressed  to  him  by  the 
Secretary  of  State;  and  the  President  has  directed  me  to  say  to  you,  that 
you  are  authorized,  from  time  to  time,  to  make  requisitions  upon  the  Gov- 
ernor for  such  military  force  as  you  may  require  to  enable  you  promptly  and 
successfully  to  execute  your  orders  and  suppress  insurrection  against  the 
government  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  and,  under  the  circumstances  here- 
tofore set  forth  in  your  instructions,  to  give  the  requisite  aid  to  the  officers 
of  the  civil  government  who  may  be  obstructed  in  the  due  execution  of  the 
law.  Should  you  not  be  able  to  derive  from  the  militia  of  Kansas  the  ade- 
quate force  for  these  purposes,  such  additional  number  of  militia  as  may  be 
necessary  will  be  drawn  from  the  States  of  Illinois  and  Kentucky,  as  shown 
in  the  requisition,  a  copy  of  which  is  here  inclosed. 

The  views  contained  in  your  instructions  to  the  officers  commanding  the 
troops,  under  date  of  August  19,  are  fully  appropriate,  and  accord  so  entirely 
with  the  purpose  of  the  Executive  as  to  leave  but  little  to  add  in  relation  to 
the  course  which  it  is  desired  you  should  pursue.  The  position  of  the  insur- 
gents, as  shown  by  your  letter  and  its  inclosures,  is  that  of  open  rebellion 
against  the  laws  and  constitutional  authorities,  with  such  manifestation  of 


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a  purpose  to  spread  devastation  over  the  land,  as  no  longer  justifies  further 
hesitation  or  indulgence.  To  you,  as  to  every  soldier,  whose  habitual  feel- 
ing is  to  protect  the  citizens  of  his  own  country,  and  only  to  use  his  arms 
against  a  public  enemy,  it  cannot  be  otherwise  than  deeply  painful  to  be 
brought  into  conflict  with  any  portion  of  his  fellow-countrymen.  But  pa- 
triotism and  humanity  alike  require  that  rebellion  should  be  promptly 
crushed,  and  the  perpetration  of  the  crimes  which  now  disturb  the  peace  and 
security  of  the  good  people  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas  should  be  effectually 
checked.  You  will,  therefore,  energetically,  employ  all  the  means  within 
your  reach  to  restore  the  supremacy  of  the  law,  always  endeavoring  to  carry 
out  your  present  purpose  to  prevent  the  unnecessary  effusion  of  blood. 

In  making  your  requisition  for  militia  force  you  will  be  governed  by  the 
existing  organization  of  the  army  and  the  laws  made  and  provided  in  such 
cases.  When  companies,  regiments,  brigades,  or  divisions  are  presented  to 
be  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States,  you  will  cause  them,  be- 
fore they  are  received,  to  be  minutely  inspected  by  an  oflicer  of  your  com- 
mand, appointed  for  the  purpose. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Jeff'n  Davis, 

Major  General  P.  F.  Smith,  Secretary  of  War. 

Commanding  Department  of  the  West. 


War  Department,  | 
Washington,  September  3,  1856.  ] 
Sir  :  You  will  repair  to  the  Territory  of  Kansas  and  deliver  the  dispatches 
this  day  handed  to  you  for  General  P.  F.  Smith,  commanding  Department 
of  the  West,  and  for  his  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  that  Ter- 
ritory ;  after  which  you  will  communicate  to  each  of  them  the  wish  of  the 
department,  that  you  should  be  fully  informed  in  relation  to  the  condition 
of  affairs  in  the  Territory,  and  have  such  facilities  to  make  observations  as 
will  enable  you,  upon  your  return,  to  give  more  full  and  minute  information 
to  the  department  than  it  can  readily  derive  through  the  medium  of  cor- 
respondence. Although  you  are  not  restricted  as  to  time,  it  is  desirable 
that  you  should  return  to  this  city  as  early  as  is  consistent  for  the  fulfill- 
ment of  the  purpose  for  which  you  are  sent  out. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Jeff'n  Davis, 
Major  William  H.  Emory,  Secretary  of  War. 

United  States  Army. 


War  Department,       | 
Washington,  September  3,  1856.  J 
Sir  :  To  suppress  insurrectionary  combinations  against  the  constituted 
government  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  and  to  enforce  the  due  execution 

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428  State  Histobigal  Society, 

of  the  law  against  armed  resistance,  I  am  instructed  by  the  President  of  the 
United  States  to  make  this  his  requisition  upon  you  for  two  regiments  of 
foot  militia,  to  be  furnished  to  Major  General  Persifer  F.  Smith,  of  the  Uni- 
ted States  Army,  commanding  the  Military  Department  of  the  West,  when- 
ever the  exigencies  of  the  public  service  shall  induce  him  to  call  upon  you 
for  the  said  troops,  to  be  employed  for  the  purpose  above  indicated  within 
the  limits  of  said  Territory.  Each  regiment  to  consist  of  one  colonel,  one 
lieutenant  colonel,  one  major,  one  adjutant,  (the  last  named  to  be  taken 
from  the  lieutenants  of  the  regiments,)  one  sergeant  major,  and  ten  compa- 
panies,  each  company  to  consist  of  one  captain,  one  first  lieutenant,  one 
second  lieutenant,  four  sergeants,  four  corporals,  two  musicians,  and  seventy- 
four  privates. 

General  Smith  will  be  instructed,  whenever  he  may  call  upon  you  for 
these  troops,  to  detail  an  officer  from  his  command  to  inspect  and  muster 
them  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  at  such  points  as  may  be  desig- 
nated by  your  Excellency. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 

His  Excellency  the  Governor  of  Kentucky. 

[The  same  to  the  Governor  of  Illinois.] 


[By  telegraph.] 

War  Department,  September  9,  1856. 
Your  letter  of  August  29th  received. 

Have  the  dispatches  borne  by  Major  Emory  reached  you?  It  is  the  pur- 
pose of  the  President  to  secure  to  you  all  the  military  force  necessary  to 
maintain  order  and  suppress  insurrection,  and  that  no  military  operations 
shall  be  carried  on  in  the  Territory  of  Kansas  otherwise  than  under  your 
instructions  and  orders.  You  will  not  permit  the  employment  of  militia, 
or  of  any  armed  bodies  of  men,  unless  they  have  been  regularly  mustered 
into  the  service  of  the  United  States. 

The  Governor  of  the  Territory  will  be  instructed  on  this  point. 

Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 
General  P.  F.  Smith, 

Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas  Territory. 


Letters  from  the  Adjutant  General  to  — 

Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  July  5,  1856. 
Brevet  Brigadier  General  W.  S.  Harney,  July  16,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner,  August  28,  1856. 
Brevet  Major  General  P.  F.  Smith,  September  26,  1856. 
Brevet  Major  General  P.  F.  Smith,  September  29,  1856. 
Brevet  Major  General  P.  F.  Smith,  November  13, 1856. 


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Adjutant  General's  Office,      ) 
Washington,  July  5,  1856.  | 
Sir:  Your  letter  of  the  18th  ultimo,  reporting  your  march  to  Lecomp- 
ton,  in  compliance  with  the  requisition  of  Governor  Shannon,  and  subse- 
quent movements,  has  been  laid  before  the  Secretary  of  War,  who  approves 
the  course  adopted  by  you  on  the  occasion. 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke, 

Second  Dragoons,  Fort  Riley,  Kansas  Territory. 


Adjutant  General's  Office, 

Washington,  July  16,  1856. 

General:  Your  special  order,  No.  32,  of  the  30th  ultimo,  directing  the 

First  Regiment  of  Cavalry  to  patrol  the  Oregon  route,  has  been  received 

and  laid  before  the  Secretary  of  War,  by  whom  I  am  instructed  to  say  that 

the  state  of  affairs  now  existing  in  Kansas  Territory  renders  it  inexpedient 

to  withdraw  the  First  Cavalry  therefrom  at  present. 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General. 
Brevet  Brigadier  General  W.  S.  Harney,  United  States  Army. 


Adjutant  General's  Office,  ] 

Washington,  August  28,  1856.  j 

Sir:  Your  letter  of  the  11th  instant,  in  relation  to  the  employment  by 
you  of  the  military  force  under  your  command  to  disperse  the  assembly 
recently  convened  at  Topeka,  Kansas  Territory,  has  been  laid  before  the 
Secretary  of  War,  and  by  him  returned  to  this  office,  with  the  following 
indorsement : 

The  President's  proclamation  having  been  sent  from  this  department  to  Colonel 
Samner  as  a  part  of  his  instructions,  a  general  reference  to  that  paper  is  no  com- 
pliance with  the  requirement  of  the  letter  addressed  to  him,  dated  July  21,  1856. 
If  any  portion  of  that  proclamation  was  understood  as  directing  military  officers 
to  use  the  force  under  their  command  for  the  dispersion  of  an  'illegal  legislative 
body,'  that  part  of  the  proclamation  should  have  been  specially  cited. 

"If  the  'serious  consequences'  anticipated  by  the  colonel  commanding  First  Cav- 
alry from  the  convention  of  the  Free-State  Legislature  of  Kansas  had  been  realized, 
it  might  have  been  necessary  for  him  to  use  the  military  force  under  his  command 
to  suppress  resistance  to  the  execution  of  the  laws,  and  he  would  have  had  no  diffi- 
culty in  finding  his  authority,  both  in  the  President's  proclamation  and  in  the  letter 
of  instructions  which  accompanied  it.  But  if  the  exigency  was  only  anticipated,  it 
is  not  perceived  how  authority  is  to  be  drawn  from  either,  or  both,  to  employ  a  mil- 
itary force  to  disperse  men  because  they  were  'elected  and  organized  without  law.' 

"The  reference  to  the  dissatisfaction  of  the  Missourians  seems  to  be  wholly  inap- 
propriate to  the  subject  under  consideration,  and  the  department  is  at  a  loss  to 
understand  why  that  reference  was  made;  the  more  so,  because,  in  answer  to  an  in- 
quiry from  Colonel  Sumner,  he  was  distinctly  informed,  by  letter  of  March  26, 1856, 


430  STATE  Historical  society. 


that  the  department  expected  him,  in  the  discharge  of  his  dnty,  to  make  no  dis- 
crimination founded  on  the  section  of  the  country  from  which  persons  might  or 
had  come.  "  Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 

"Wab  Depabtment,  August  27,  1866." 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner,  First  Cavalry,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 


Adjutant  General's  Office,  | 

Washington,  September  24,  1856.  j 

General:  Your  letter  of  the  10th  instant,  relative  to  the  state  of  affairs 
in  Kansas  Territory,  with  the  accompanying  reports  and  correspondence, 
has  been  laid  before  the  Secretary  of  War,  and  by  him  returned  to  this 
office  with  the  following  indorsement: 

"The  only  distinction  of  parties  which,  in  a  military  point  of  view,  it  is  neces- 
sary to  note,  is  that  which  distinguishes  those  who  respect  and  maintain  the  laws 
and  organized  government  from  those  who  combine  for  revolutionary  resistance  to 
the  constituted  authorities  and  laws  of  the  land.  The  armed  combination  of  the 
latter  class  came  within  the  denunciation  of  the  President's  proclamation,  and  are 
proper  subjects  upon  which  to  employ  the  military  force. 

"Instructions  of  the  Executive  for  the  complete  organization  of  the  militia  of 
the  Territory,  and  the  authority  given  to  the  General  commanding  to  make  requi- 
sition for  such  of  that  militia  as  he  might  require,  did  not  look,  under  the  circum- 
stances, to  the  delay  incident  to  a  total  disbandment  and  new  organization  of  the 
militia.  And  it  is  to  be  feared  that  with  the  time  thus  lost  will  pass  the  opportunity 
for  that  full  protection  of  unoffending  citizens,  and  for  that  exemplary  vindication 
of  the  supremacy  of  the  law  which  the  reputation  and  dignity  of  the  Government 
demand. 

"The  requisition  for  a  heavy  field-battery  was  anticipated,  and  such  a  one  as 
within  described  was  some  time  since  ordered  to  be  sent  to  Fort  Leavenworth.  The 
defect  of  the  prairie  gun-carriages  having  been  discovered,  new  carriages  of  greater 
strength  have  been  constructed,  and  will  probably  soon  be  received. 

"Instructions  have  been  given  for  the  supply  of  the  requisite  number  of  horses, 
and  for  the  recruits  for  the  mounted  regiments,  as  recommended. 

"The  address  and  good  conduct  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Cooke  is  fully  appreciated 
and  highly  approved. 

"The  department  has  unabated  confidence  in  the  zeal  and  singleness  of  purpose 
with  which  the  General  commanding  devotes  himself  to  the  delicate  duty  with  which 
he  is  charged,  and  is  encouraged  by  his  assurances  to  hope  that  his  success  will  be  as 
great  as  the  exigency  requires.  Jbff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 

"  Wab  Depabtment,  September  23,  1856." 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General. 
Brevet  Maj.  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  United  States  Array, 

Commanding  Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 


Adjutant  General's  Office,  ) 

Washington,  September  29,  1856.  J 
General:  Your  letter  of  the  15th  instant,  inclosing  several  communi. 


I 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  431 

cations  relative  to  the  state  of  affairs  in  Kansas  Territory  at  that  time,  has 
been  laid  before  the  Secretary  of  War,  and  by  him  returned  to  this  office, 
with  the  following  indorsement: 

"Authority  has  been  given  to  cover  all  the  wants  which  have  been  communicated 
in  relation  to  arms  and  ammunition.  The  requisitions  were  not  only  anticipated, 
but  in  some  respects  exceeded. 

"Orders  have  been  given  for  the  purchase  of  horses  and  enlisting  recruits,  as  rec- 
ommended. The  horses  heretofore  purchased  under  a  previous  authority,  though 
intended  for  the  mounted  riflemen,  may  be  assigned  to  the  dragoon  and  cavalry 
regiments,  if  the  wants  of  the  public  service  should  require  it.  The  authority  given 
to  make  requisitions  on  the  Governor  of  the  Territory  for  such  part  of  the  militia 
as  may  be  required  in  military  operations  was  intended  to  avoid  the  delay  which  is 
represented  as  the  consequence  of  drawing  additional  troops  from  Illinois  and 
Kentucky.  "  Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 

"Wab  Depaetment,  September  27,  1856." 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  GeneraL 
Bvt.  Maj.  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  U.  S.  Army, 

Commanding  Department  of  the  West, 
Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 


Adjutant  General's  Office,  \ 

Washington,  November  13,  1856.  \ 

General:  Your  letter  of  the  14th  ultimo,  inclosing  several  communica- 
tions relative  to  the  state  of  affairs  in  Kansas  Territory  at  its  date,  has 
been  duly  laid  before  the  Secretary  of  War,  and  by  him  returned  to  this 
office,  with  the  following  indorsement : 

'•'■Read. —  The  discrimination  and  good  judgment  displayed  by  Lieutenant  Colo- 
nel Cooke  receives  unqualified  commendation.  Embarrassed,  as  he  naturally  was, 
by  the  seeming  conflict  between  the  letter  of  the  Governor,  addressed  to  him  on  the 
28th  September,  and  the  circular  letter  of  September  30,  the  course  which  Lieu- 
tenant Colonel  Cooke  pursued  manifests  that  energy  and  great  discrimination  which, 
under  the  circumstances,  could  alone  have  prevented  a  secret  armed  invasion  and 
further  disturbances  to  the  peace  and  good  order  of  Kansas. 

"  Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 

"Wab  Depaetment,  November  8,  1856." 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General. 
Bvt.  Maj.  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  U.  S.  Army, 

Commanding  Department  of  the  West, 
Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 


[No.  2.] 
REPORTS  FROM  COLONEL  E.  V.  SUMNER. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Department  of  the 
West,  May  23,  1856. 


432  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Col.  S.  Cooper,  May  23,  1856,  inclosing — 

Hon.  Wm.  A.  Howard  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  May  16,  1856. 

Col.  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Hon.  Wm.  A.  Howard,  May  16,  1856. 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  May  21,  1856. 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  May  21,  1856. 

James  Mcintosh  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  May  21,  1856. 

Col.  E.  y.  Sumner  to  Major  J.  Sedgwick,  May  22,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Department  of  the 

West,  May  28,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Col.  S.  Cooper,  May  28,  1856,  inclosing — 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  May  27,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Department  of  the 

West,  June  2,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Col.  S.  Cooper,  June  2,  1856,  inclosing  — 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  June  1,  1856. 

Major  John  Sedgwick  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  June  1,  1856. 

Captain  E.  W.  B.  Newby  to  Hon.  Wilson  Shannon,  May  31,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Col.  S.  Cooper,  June  8, 1856,  inclosing — 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  June  4,  1856. 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  June  4,  1856. 

Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Hon.  W.  Shannon,  June  4,  1856. 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  June  4,  1856. 

Proclamation  of  Hon.  Wilson  Shannon,  Governor  of  the  Territory 
of  Kansas,  June  4,  1856. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Col.  S.  Cooper,  June  18,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Department  of  the 

West,  June  23,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  Y.  Sumner  to  Col.  S.  Cooper,  June  23,  1856,  inclosing  — 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  June  14,  1856. 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  June  14,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Col.  S.  Cooper,  June  30,  1856,  inclosing — 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  June  23,  1856. 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  June  23,  1856. 

Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  D.  Woodson,  Esq.,  Acting  Governor  of 
Kansas  Territory,  June  28,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Col.  S.  Cooper,  July  1,  1856,  inclosing  — 

Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  D.  Woodson,  Esq.,  Acting  Governor  of 
Kansas  Territory,  July  1,  1856. 

Daniel  Woodson,  Esq.,  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  June  30,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Col.  S.  Cooper,  July  7,  1856,  inclosing  — 

Proclamation  of  Daniel  Woodson,  Esq.,  Acting  Governor  of  the 
Territory  of  Kansas,  July  7,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Adjutant  General  of  the  army,  with  indorsement 

of  Secretary  of  War,  August  11,  1856. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Adjutant  General  of  the  army,  August  31,  1856. 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  433 


Headquarters  First  Cavalry, 
Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T.,  May  23,  1856. 
Sir:  On  the  requisition  of  Governor  Shannon,  I  detached  Major  Sedg- 
wick this  morning  with  four  companies,  to  proceed  to  Lawrence,  Lecomp- 
ton,  and   Topeka,  to  preserve  the   peace,  maintain   the   laws,  and  protect 
peaceable  citizens  in  their  persons  and  property. 

I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  E.  V.  Sumner, 

Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 
Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Department  of  the  West. 


Headquarters  First  Cavalry,      } 
Fort  Leavenavorth,  May  23,  1856.  j 
Colonel:  I  inclose  a  requisition  from  Governor  Shannon  of  the  21st  in- 
stant.    Major  Sedgwick  will  march  this  morning  with  four  companies. 

I  also  forward  several  letters  that  I  have  recently  received  from  the  Gov- 
ernor and  others,  and  my  instructions  to  Major  Sedgwick. 
I  am,  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 
Colonel  S.  Cooper,  Colonel  First  Cavalry. 

Adjutant  General  U.  S.  Army* 

Friday  Morning,  May  16,  1856. 

My  Dear  Sir:  I  send  up  a  copy  of  the  Marshal's  reply  to  the  citizens  of 
Lawrence;  also  of  letter  of  citizens  to  me,  which  left  there  at  12  o'clock. 

We  of  course  cannot  go  back  there;  and  if  we  could,  it  would  avail  noth- 
ing. I  feel  embarrassed  at  troubling  you  so  often  with  communications 
upon  which  I  suppose  you  can  take  no  action;  but  I  trust  the  interests  of 
humanity  will  suggest  a  sufficient  apology. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

Wm.  a.  Howard. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner,  Fort  Leavenworth. 


Headquarters,  ) 

Fort  Leavenworth,  May  16,  1856.  j 
Sir:  I  have  just  received  your  note  dated  this  day.  The  people  of  Law- 
rence have  never  received  any  encouragement  from  me  that  United  States 
troops  would  be  placed  in  Lawrence  to  keep  the  peace,  and  prevent  illegal 
acts.  On  the  contrary,  a  committee  that  called  on  me  to  ask  for  protection 
were  expressly  told  that  the  affair  was  in  the  hands  of  the  Governor,  that 
he  alone  had  the  power  to  call  out  the  troops,  and  if  they  had  any  applica- 
tion to  make  it  must  be  made  to  him. 

I  am,  sir,  with  much  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 
Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 
Honorable  Wm.  A.  Howard,  Kansas  Commission. 


434  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Executive  Office,         \ 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  May  21,  1856.  J 

Dear  Colonel:  The  United  States  Marshal  will  probably  get  through 
serving  his  process,  as  far  at  least  as  he  can,  on  today  or  to-morrow.  The 
grand  jury  of  the  United  States  District  Court  had  found  bills  of  indictment 
against  some  seven  or  eight  for  treason  in  conspiring  to  overturn  the  Gov- 
ernment of  the  United  States  in  this  Territory. 

Several  of  these  persons  thus  charged  are  in  Lawrence,  and  will  be  ar- 
rested this  day  or  to-morrow.  The  Marshal  will  then  dismiss  the  posse. 
The  moment  he  does  this  I  desire  to  make  a  requisition  on  you  for  three 
companies  —  one  to  be  stationed  at  or  near  Lawrence,  one  at  or  near  this 
place,  and  the  third  at  or  near  Topeka,  in  order  to  preserve  the  peace,  and 
secure  the  due  execution  of  the  laws. 

The  more  I  see,  and  the  more  I  reflect  on  the  plan  that  we  talked  over 
when  you  were  here  for  preserving  the  peace  and  good  order  in  this  Ter- 
ritory, the  more  I  am  convinced  of  its  necessity ;  yet  this  cannot  safely  be 
done  until  the  posse  of  the  United  States  Marshal  is  dismissed,  which  I 
hope  will  be  to-day  or  to-morrow.  I  will  send  a  special  dispatch  as  soon  as 
this  takes  place.  My  object  in  dropping  you  these  hasty  lines  is  to  advise 
you  of  my  intentions,  so  that  you  can  be  prepared  to  move  without  delay. 
Yours,  with  great  respect,  Wilson  Shannon. 

Colonel  Sumner. 

Executive  Office,         | 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  May  21,  1856.  J 

Sir:  The  United  States  Marshal  has  made  all  the  arrests  in  Lawrence 
that  can,  in  his  judgment,  now  be  made,  and  dismissed  his  posse.  The 
Sheriff  has  also  got  through  making  arrests  on  warrants  in  his  hands,  and 
I  presume  by  this  time  has  dismissed  his  posse.  In  view  of  the  excitement 
and  present  state  of  feeling  in  the  country,  and  for  the  purpose  of  securing 
the  safety  of  the  citizens,  both  in  person  and  property,  as  well  as  to  aid  in 
the  execution  of  the  laws  and  preservation  of  the  peace  of  the  Territory,  I 
think  it  necessary  to  have  stationed  at  or  near  Lawrence,  one  company  of 
United  States  troops,  a  like  company  at  or  near  this  place,  and  a  like  com- 
pany at  or  near  Topeka.  I  have,  therefore,  to  ask  you  to  detach  from  your 
command  three  companies,  one  to  be  stationed  at  or  near  each  place  above 
designated. 

It  is  important  that  this  should  be  done  with  as  little  delay  as  possible. 
Some  three  or  four  arrests  have  been  made  by  the  United  States  Marshal, 
of  persons  charged  by  the  grand  jury  of  the  United  States  District  Court 
with  the  crime  of  high  treason.  Bills  of  a  similar  character  have  been  found 
in  the  same  court  against  others.  The  armed  organization  to  resist  the 
laws  would  seem  to  be  broken  up  for  the  present,  so  far  as  the  town  of  Law- 
rence is  concerned  ;  but  there  is  danger  that  this  formidable  organization 
may  show  itself  at  some  other  point,  unless  held  in  check  by  the  presence 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  435 

of  a  force  competent  to  put  it  down.  The  only  force  that  I  feel  safe  in 
using  in  these  civil  commotions  is  the  troops  of  the  United  States ;  and  by 
a  prompt  and  judicious  location  of  these  troops  at  proper  points  in  the  Ter- 
ritory, I  feel  confident  that  order  will  be  restored,  the  supremacy  of  the  law 
maintained,  and  a  civil  war  prevented. 

Yours,  with  great  respect  and  esteem,  Wilson  Shannon. 

Colonel  Sumner. 

Camp  at  Major  Clarke's,  ] 

(Near  Lecompton,)  K.  T.,  May  21,  1856.  ) 

Colonel:  I  have  the  honor  to  report,  for  your  information,  that  I  called 
on  the  Governor  yesterday  evening  to  ascertain  if  my  detachment  would  be 
required  here  beyond  the  24th  instant,  when  my  rations  would  be  consumed. 
He  told  me  that  it  would  be  necessary  for  me  to  remain  at  present,  and  said, 
in  addition,  that  he  would  either  to-day  or  to-morrow  call  upon  you  for 
three  or  four  companies,  to  be  stationed  at  different  points  in  the  Territory — 
naming  Lawrence,  Lecompton,  and  Topeka.  I  will  give  you  a  brief  ac- 
count of  how  matters  stand  at  present.  There  are  probably  from  five  to 
seven  hundred  armed  men  on  the  Pro-Slavery  side  organized  into  com- 
panies, most  of  which  marched  last  evening  with  the  United  States  Marshal 
of  the  Territory  for  Lawrence.  For  the  last  two  or  three  days  these  men 
have  been  stationed  between  Lawrence  and  Lecompton,  stopping  and  dis- 
arming all  Free-State  men,  making  some  prisoners,  and  in  many  cases  press- 
ing the  horses  of  Free-State  settlers  into  service. 

I  have  heard  also  of  a  good  many  men  of  the  Pro-Slavery  party  being 
stopped  near  Lawrence,  but  I  do  not  think  they  have  detained  any  of  them. 
Night  before  last  two  of  the  Free-State  men  were  killed  by  some  of  the  Pro- 
Slavery  party ;  in  one  instance  this  result  (so  far  as  I  can  ascertain)  was 
brought  about  by  a  party  not  stopping  when  challenged  by  a  Pro-Slavery 
patrol;  and  in  the  other  instance,  it  appears  a  patrol  from  Lawrence  chal- 
lenged two  Pro-Slavery  men,  when  shots  were  exchanged,  and  a  Free-State 
man  was  killed,  and  a  Pro-Slavery  man  was  wounded. 

I  relate  these  occurrences  as  I  heard  them  in  Lecompton.  With  such  a 
class  of  men  as  there  are  in  this  Territory,  excited  as  they  are,  and  arrayed 
against  each  other,  great  excesses  will  be  committed;  and  already  persons 
who  have  taken  no  interest  in  the  struggle,  but  quietly  living  on  their 
claims,  have  been  molested,  and  their  personal  property  taken  away  and 
destroyed.  I  believe  the  Governor's  intention  is,  as  soon  as  the  Marshal 
succeeds  in  making  his  arrests,  (which  will  probably  be  by  this  evening,)  to 
place  this  portion  of  the  Territory  under  strict  military  police,  and  I  think 
strong  measures  will  have  to  be  taken  to  prevent  outrages.  The  last  rumors 
from  Lawrence  were,  that  a  great  many  persons  had  left,  and  that  they  did 
not  intend  to  make  any  resistance.  Even  if  they  do  not,  I  think  probably 
that  some  portion  of  the  town  will  suffer;  for  instance,  the  Free-State  Hotel 


436  State  Histobical  Society. 

and  the  printing  office.     It  is  very  doubtful  if  such  a  body  of  excited  men 
will  go  there  and  be  governed  and  checked  by  the  Marshal. 

If  my  detachment  is  to  remain  here  beyond  the  24th,  I  would  respectfully 
request  you  to  direct  the  commissary  to  send  me  hard  bread  instead  of  flour, 
and  one  day  in  three  or  four,  pork.  I  can  get  fresh  beef  in  town  daily. 
In  case  you  send  part  of  the  regiment,  it  is  proper  for  me  to  add,  that  they 
will  be  able  to  procure  fresh  beef  daily  at  Lawrence  or  Lecompton ;  of  To- 
peka  I  know  nothing.  The  boats  at  Lecompton  are  miserable,  and  any 
body  of  fifty  horsemen  would  be  delayed  probably  a  day  in  crossing.  The 
road  through  Lawrence  would,  therefore,  be  much  the  shortest  in  the  end. 
I  send  this  express  to-day,  as  I  understand  the  roads  are  very  heavy,  and 
that  it  may  possibly  take  three  days  to  reach  here  with  wagons. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be.  Colonel,  your  obedient  servant, 

James  McIntosh, 
First  Lieut.  First  Cavalry,  Commanding  Detachment. 

Col.  E.  V.  Sumner, 

First  Cavalry,  Commanding  Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 


1 


Headquarters  First  Cavalry,       "I 
Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T.,  May  22,  1856.  j 

Major:  In  compliance  with  a  requisition  of  Governor  Shannon,  you  will 
march  to-morrow  morning  at  8  o'clock,  with  C,  E,  F,  and  K  companies. 

Company  C  will  be  stationed  near  Lawrence,  F  and  K  near  Lecompton, 
and  E  near  Topeka.  The  object  of  this  movement  is  to  preserve  peace  in 
the  Territory,  to  maintain  the  laws,  and  to  protect  the  persons  and  property 
of  peaceable  citizens. 

You  will  report  to  the  Governor,  and  receive  his  orders;  but  in  executing 
these  orders  you  will  bear  in  mind  that,  under  the  orders  of  the  President, 
you  will  be  held  responsible  for  the  manner  in  which  it  is  done. 

You  will  please  use  the  utmost  circumspection,  and  avoid,  if  possible,  col- 
lisions with  the  people. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  E.  V.  Sumner, 

Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 

Major  J.  Sedgwick,  First  Cavalry. 


Headquarters  First  Cavalry,  ") 

Fort  Leavenworth,  May  28,  1856.  j 
Sir  :  I  have  to  report  that  a  requisition  was  received  from  Governor  Shan- 
non last  night  for  two  more  companies,  and  they  will  march  immediately. 
No  one  can  say  what  the  end  will  be. 
I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 
Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 
Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Department  of  the  West. 


I 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  437 

Headquarters  First  Cavalry,  \ 

Fort  Leavenworth,  May  28,  1856.  j 

Colonel:  I  received  last  night  the  inclosed  requisition  from  the  Gov- 
ernor. 

Two  more  companies  will  march  immediately  for  Lawrence. 

From  present  appearances,  it  looks  very  much  like  running  into  a  guer- 
rilla warfare.  If  the  matter  had  been  taken  in  hand  at  an  earlier  day,  as 
I  earnestly  advised  the  Governor,  the  whole  disturbance  would  have  been 
suppressed  without  bloodshed. 

At  that  time  we  held  a  high  moral  position  in  the  Territory  that  would 
have  looked  down  all  opposition  from  all  parties.  As  the  affair  now  stands, 
there  is  great  danger  of  our  being  compelled  to  use  force.  In  the  event  of 
my  receiving  General  Harney's  orders  to  move  before  the  Governor  is  will- 
ing to  have  the  troops  withdrawn  from  their  present  stations,  what  shall  be 
done  ? 

I  am,  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner,  Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 

Colonel  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  IT.  S.  A. 

Executive  Office,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  May  27,  1856.  | 

Sir:  I  received  last  night,  about  12  o'clock,  reliable  information  by  a 
speciaL  dispatch  from  Osawatomie,  in  the  county  of  Franklin,  that  on  last 
Saturday  night  five  persons  had  been  taken  out  of  their  houses  and  cruelly 
murdered;  that  it  seemed  to  be  a  regular  system  of  private  assassination 
which  the  Free-State  party  had  adopted  towards  their  opponents.  Under 
these  circumstances,  I  am  compelled  to  send  into  that  country  Captain 
Weans  with  his  whole  command,  who  is  stationed  at  Lawrence,  leaving 
that  place  without  any  force.  I  have  to  ask  you,  therefore,  to  send  me  two 
more  companies,  with  directions  for  them  to  camp  at  or  near  Lawrence 
until  they  receive  further  orders.         Yours,  with  great  respect. 

Colonel  Sumner.  Wilson  Shannon. 


Headquarters,  ) 

Fort  Leavenworth,  June  2,  1856.  | 
Sir  :  I  have  the  honor  to  report  that  in  compliance  with  a  requisition 
from  Governor  Shannon,  received  this  morning,  two  more  companies  will 
leave  this  post  this  morning. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner,  Colonel,  Commanding. 
Assistant  Adjutant  General, 

Headquarters  Department  of  the  West,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Note.  —  I  leave  this  morning  for  the  scene  of  the  difficulty.     One  of  my 
detachments  has  been  fired  upon ;  one  man  and  two  horses  wounded. 

Very  respectfully, 

E.  V.  Sumner,  Colonel,  Commanding. 


438  State  Histobical  Society. 

Headquarters  First  Cavalry,     ] 
Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T.,  June  2,  1856.  \ 
Colonel  :  I  inclose  another  requisition  from  the  Governor.     Two  more 
companies  will  march  immediately. 

I  shall  go  out  myself  to-day  to  confer  with  the  Governor,  and  to  place 
the  troops  where  they  will  have  the  most  influence  in  repressing  these  dis- 
orders. 

If  the  armed  civil  posses  had  not  been  allowed  to  act,  as  I  earnestly  ad- 
vised the  Governor,  these  disturbances  would  not  have  happened.     As  the 
matter  now  stands,  no  man  can  see  the  end  of  them. 
The  firing  upon  the  troops  is  a  very  serious  affair. 

I  am,  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 
Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 
Colonel  S.  Cooper, 

Adjutant  General,  United  States  Army. 


'  Executive  Office,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  June  1,  1856. ) 
Sir:  I  desire  to  obtain  from  you  two  more  companies  —  one  to  strengthen 
Captain  Newby,  at  Lawrence;  the  other  Captain  Wood,  in  Franklin  county, 
south  of  Lawrence.     Both  these  commands  are  too  weak  to  deal  with  the 
armed  bodies  of  lawless  men  by  which  they  are  surrounded. 

Major  Sedgwick  will  communicate  to  you  more  detailed  information  as  to 
what  has  transpired.  Yours,  with  great  respect, 

Colonel  Sumner.  -  Wilson  Shannon. 


Camp  near  Lecompton,  K.  T.,  June  1,  1856. 

Colonel:  I  inclose  herewith  a  copy  of  a  dispatch  received  last  night  by 
the  Governor  from  Captain  Newby.  I  returned  from  Topeka  on  the  30th 
ultimo,  and  found  that  the  Governor  had  sent  an  order  for  Captain  Walker 
to  join  him,  (with  the  strongest  company,)  and,  with  the  Marshal,  to  pro- 
ceed to  make  some  arrests,  some  eight  or  ten  miles  from  this  place,  and,  after 
making  the  arrests,  to  join  us  at  this  camp  in  the  course  of  the  night.  If  I 
had  been  here  at  the  time,  I  should  have  ordered  Captain  Newby  up;  but 
as  the  Governor  had  given  the  order,  and  as  Mr.  Mcintosh  had  joined  him, 
I  concluded  to  make  no  change.  I  saw  the  Governor  this  morning.  He 
said  he  could  not  dispense  with  any  of  the  troops  here,  and  should  ask  you 
to  send  him  two  more  companies  —  one  to  join  Captain  Wood,  the  other 
Captain  Newby. 

At  Topeka  everything  was  perfectly  quiet.  No  one  would  suppose  that 
any  disturbances  existed.  Mr.  Crittenden  and  ten  men  have  gone  with  the 
Indian  agent,  to  be  absent  for  ten  or  twelve  days.  The  Governor  spoke  of 
ordering  Captain  Sturgis  to  Lawrence;  but  reflecting  that  court  met  to-mor- 


Sixth  Biennial  Report.  439 

row  at  Tecumseh,  (five  miles  from  Topeka,)  and  that  the  grand  jury  would 
probably  find  bills  against  some  of  the  citizens,  he  concluded  to  leave  the 
company  at  that  place.  Considerable  alarm  was  created  in  town  last  night 
by  two  or  three  armed  parties  coming  in,  supposed  for  the  purpose  of  burn- 
ing some  of  the  buildings.  They  were  fired  on,  and  chased  out.  A  patrol 
was  sent  out  from  our  camp,  but  found  everything  quiet. 

Captain  Wood  reports  large  armed  bands  prowling  in  his  vicinity.  He 
ordered  them  to  disperse,  Avhich  they  did ;  but  it  is  so  easy  for  them  to  re- 
assemble, he  thinks  they  may  have  done  so.  The  Governor  says  his  infor- 
mation reports  they  are  organized  with  cannon,  etc.,  etc.  There  are  so  many 
rumors  afloat,  and  so  little  truth  in  them,  that  it  is  difficult  to  separate  them 
from  falsehood.  There  are,  undoubtedly,  many  outrages  committed  daily; 
some  of  them  of  the  most  atrocious  character. 

There  are  several  cases  of  measles  in  companies  "F"  and  "K,"  and  one 
in  "G."     With  this  exception,  the  health  of  the  troops  is  good. 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  Sedgwick,  Major  First  Cavalry. 

Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner,  Commanding  Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 


Headquarters  First  Cavalry, 

Fort  Leavenworth,  June  8,  1856. 

Colonel:  I  have  just  returned  to  this  post  to  prepare  the  last  two  com- 
panies of  my  regiment  to  take  the  field.  On  the  5th  instant,  as  soon  as  I 
received  the  inclosed  proclamation,  I  moved  from  Lecompton  with  about 
50  men  to  disperse  a  band  of  Free-Soilers  who  were  encamped  near  Prairie 
City ;  this  band  had  a  fight  with  the  Pro-Slavery  party,  and  had  taken  26 
prisoners.  As  I  approached  them,  they  sent  out  to  request  me  to  halt;  which 
of  course  was  not  done,  and  the  leaders  then  came  out  to  meet  me  as  I  was 
advancing.  They  yielded  at  once,  and  I  ordered  them  to  release  all  pris- 
oners, and  to  disperse  immediately,  which  was  complied  with.  While  en- 
gaged in  this  camp  in  seeing  my  orders  carried  into  effect,  I  received 
intelligence  that  two  or  three  hundred  of  the  Pro-Slavery  party,  from  Mis- 
souri and  elsewhere,  were  approaching,  and  I  immediately  turned  my  atten- 
tion to  them.  I  found  them  halted  at  two  miles  distance,  (about  250  strong,) 
and,  to  my  great  surprise,  I  found  Colonel  Whitfield,  the  member  of  Con- 
gress, and  General  Coflfey,  of  the  militia,  at  their  head.  I  said  to  these 
gentlemen  that  I  was  there  by  order  of  the  President,  and  the  proclamation 
of  the  Governor,  to  disperse  all  armed  bodies  assembled  without  authority ; 
and  further,  that  my  duty  was  perfectly  plain,  and  would  certainly  be  done. 
I  then  requested  General  Coffey  to  assemble  his  people,  and  I  read  to  them 
the  President's  dispatch  and  the  Governor's  proclamation. 

The  General  then  said  that  he  should  not  resist  the  authority  of  the 
General  Government,  and  that  his  party  would  disperse,  and  shortly  after- 


440  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY, 

wards  they  moved  off.     Whether  this  is  a  final  dispersion  of  these  lawless 
armed  bodies,  is  very  doubtful. 

If  the  proclamation  of  the  Governor  had  been  issued  six  months  earlier, 
and  had  been  rigidly  maintained,  these  difficulties  would  have  been  avoided. 
As  the  matter  now  stands,  there  is  great  danger  of  a  serious  commotion. 
I  am,  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 
Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding, 
Colonel  S.  Cooper, 

Adjutant  General,  U.  S.  A. 


Executive  Office,         | 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  June  4,  1856.  j 

Sir:  I  desire  to  have  carried  out  the  following  plan,  with  the  view  of  pre- 
serving the  peace  and  good  order  of  this  Territory : 

1st.  A  detachment  of  troops  to  be  stationed  at  or  near  the  town  of  Frank- 
lin, to  protect  that  place  from  attacks  which  have  been  repeatedly  threatened, 
and  for  the  purpose  of  repelling  any  armed  force  which  may  approach  from 
below,  with  the  view  of  attacking  or  molesting  the  citizens  of  Lawrence. 

2d.  A  similar  detachment  to  be  stationed  at  or  near  Mr.  Tehay's,  which 
is  eight  miles  up  the  Wakarusa  valley  from  Franklin. 

3d.  A  similar  detachment  to  be  stationed  at  or  near  Mr.  Buckley's,  at 
Hickory  Point,  about  eight  miles  distant  from  Blanton's  Bridge. 

4th.  A  similar  detachment  to  be  stationed  at  or  near  St.  Bernard,  in  the 
southern  part  of  this  (Douglas)  county. 

Directions  have  already  been  given  to  Captain  Wood  to  station  a  portion 
of  his  command  at  this  place. 

5th.  A  detachment  of  troops  to  be  sent  forthwith  to  Palmyra,  or  the 
place  where  the  difficulties  occurred  the  day  before  yesterday,  with  orders 
to  disperse  all  armed  bodies  of  men  who  are  threatening  the  peace  of  the 
country,  and  who  are  not  organized  under  the  law.  They  should  be  com- 
pelled to  give  up  to  the  owners  all  horses  or  other  property  taken  or  pressed 
into  their  service,  to  discharge  and  set  at  liberty  all  prisoners  by  them  taken 
and  held  ;  and  if  they  refuse  to  disperse,  force  should  be  used  to  compel 
them  to  do  so,  and  they  should  be  deprived  of  their  arms.  All  armed  bod- 
ies of  men  not  acting  under  the  law  should  be  dispersed,  and,  if  they  reas- 
semble, should  be  disarmed.  This  is  not  applicable  to  citizens  organized 
into  military  bodies  under  the  law  and  legally  called  out,  or  to  those  who, 
in  good  faith,  have  associated  themselves  together  merely  to  repel  a  threat- 
ened attack  on  themselves  or  property,  and  not  for  any  aggressive  act. 

6th.  All  notices  given  to  citizens  or  persons  found  in  the  Territory  to  leave 
the  country,  or  their  houses,  or  any  particular  locality,  are  to  be  considered 
and  treated  as  violations  of  law,  as  tending  to  breaches  of  the  peace,  and  to 
excite  violence  and  disorder. 


Sixth  biennial  Re  pout.  441 

7th.  For  carrying  out  the  above  plan  no  distinction  or  inquiry  is  to  be 
made  as  to  party,  but  all  parties  and  persons  are  to  be  treated  alike  under 
like  circumstances. 

8th.  All  law-abiding  citizens,  no  matter  to  what  party  they  may  belong, 
must  be  protected  in  their  persons  and  property;  and  all  military  organiza- 
tions to  resist  the  execution  of  the  laws,  or  to  disturb  the  peace  and  good 
order  of  the  Territory,  must  be  dispersed. 

Yours,  with  respect,  Wilson  Shannon. 

Colonel  Sumner. 

Executive  Office,         ] 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  June  4,  1856.  } 
Sir:  It  is  said  there  are  about  three  hundred  Free-State  men  in  Prairie 
City,  fortified  and  prepared  to  fight.     Captain  Pate  and  some  twenty  or 
thirty  prisoners  are  said  to  be  confined  at  this  place. 

This  place  is  near  Palmyra,  and  a  little  south  of  the  Santa  Fe  road. 

Yours,  &c.,  Wilson  Shannon. 

Colonel  Sumner. 

Headquarters  First  Cavalry, 

Near  Lecompton,  June  4,  1856. 
Governor:  I  will  march  the  moment  I  receive  the  proclamation. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 


His  Excellency  W.  Shannon. 


Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 


Executive  Office,  ] 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  June  4,  1856.  J 

Sir:  I  have  just  received  reliable  information  from  Franklin  that  that 
place  was  attacked  last  night  by  a  body  of  armed  men  numbering  about 
one  hundred  and  fifty,  and  that  one  man  in  Franklin  was  mortally  wounded, 
and  some  five  or  six  taken  prisoners. 

I  have  also  reliable  information  that  the  house  of  Lakago  is  to  be  attacked 
this  night,  and  a  messenger  has  been  sent  in  for  aid. 

Unless  prompt  measures  are  taken,  the  citizens  of  the  AYakarusa  valley 
will  all  be  butchered  by  this  lawless  band  of  assassins. 

The  troops  must  move  at  once,  or  the  people  will  rise  in  mass  to  defend 
themselves  and  their  friends,  and  Missouri  will  pour  into  this  Territory  her 
thousands. 

I  do  hope  you  will  adopt  prompt  m,easures  to  put  a  stop  to  these  out- 
rages— to  defend  Franklin  and  Lakago  house. 

Any  delay  in  planting  the  military  posts  at  the  places  I  have  designated 
will  lead  to  fearful  consequences.  A  few  days'  delay  will  supersede  the 
necessity. 


442  STATE  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY. 

The  proclamation  is  being  now  set  up ;  I  will  soon  send  you  a  number  of 
copies.  Yours,  with  respect, 

Colonel  Sumner.  Wilson  Shannon. 

N.  B.  —  The  bearer  of  this  will  pilot  a  detachment  to  Lakago  house. 
This  is  one  of  the  places  where  I  proposed  to  station  a  detachment  of  troops. 

It  seems  these  lawless  men  attack  and  shoot  down  our  citizens  in  view  of 
the  United  States  troops. 

PROCLAMATION 
By  the  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

Whereas,  information  has  been  received  by  us  that  armed  bodies  of  men 
exist  in  different  parts  of  this  Territory,  who  have  committed  and  threatened 
to  commit  acts  of  lawless  violence  on  peaceable  and  unoffending  citizens, 
taking  them  prisoners,  despoiling  them  of  their  property,  and  threatening 
great  personal  violence; 

It  appearing,  also,  that  armed  combinations  have  been  formed  for  the 
avowed  purpose  of  resisting  the  execution  of  the  Territorial  laws  and  pre- 
venting the  execution  of  any  process  by  the  officers  of  this  Territory ; 

It  appearing,  further,  that  individuals  as  well  as  associated  bodies  of  men, 
have  assumed  to  themselves  the  power  of  notifying  citizens  of  the  Territory 
to  leave  their  abodes,  and  in  some  cases  to  quit  the  country,  under  threats 
of  inflicting  severe  penalties  on  those  who  do  not  comply : 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Wilson  Shannon,  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas, 
do  issue  this  my  proclamation,  to  command  all  persons  belonging  to  military 
organizations  within  this  Territory,  not  authorized  by  the  laws  thereof,  to 
disperse  and  retire  peaceably  to  their  respective  abodes,  and  to  warn  all 
such  persons  that  these  military  organizations  for  such  purposes  are  illegal, 
and,  if  necessary,  will  be  dispersed  by  the  military  force  placed  by  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States  at  my  disposal  for  the  purpose  of  preserving  the 
peace  and  enforcing  the  laws  of  the  Territory ;  that  steps  have  been  taken 
to  disperse  all  unlawful  military  organizations  which  are  threatening  the 
peace  of  the  country  and  the  good  order  of  society,  and  to  disarm  them 
should  they  reassemble. 

All  civil  officers  of  the  Government  are  required  to  be  vigilant  in  enforc- 
ing the  laws  against  such  offenders,  and  in  protecting  the  citizens,  both  in 
their  persons  and  property,  against  all  violence  and  wrong. 

I  further  declare  that  all  notices  given  to  citizens,  or  persons  found  in  the 
Territory  to  leave  the  same,  or  their  houses,  or  any  particular  locality,  are 
unauthorized  by  law  and  highly  reprehensible,  as  tending  to  breaches  of  the 
peace  and  violence  and  disorder. 

I  further  declare  that  all  law-abiding  citizens  of  the  Territory,  without 
regard  to  party  names  or  distinctions,  must  be  protected  in  their  persons  and 
property ;  and  that  all  military  organizations  to  resist  the  execution  of  the 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  443 

laws  of  the  Territory,  or  to  disturb  the  peace  thereof,  must  be  dispersed. 
And  all  aggressing  parties  from  without  the  Territory  must  be  repelled. 
That  the  military  force  placed  under  the  control  of  the  Executive  of  this 
Territory  is  amply  sufficient  to  enforce  the  laws,  and  to  protect  the  citizens 
in  their  rights. 

I  further  declare  that,  in  carrying  out  this  proclamation,  no  distinction 
or  inquiry  is  to  be  made  as  to  party,  but  all  persons  of  all  parties  are  to  be 
treated  alike  under  like  circumstances. 

Obedience  to  the  laws,  and  consequent  security  of  the  citizens  of  Kansas, 
are  primary  objects;  and  all  lawless  violence  within  the  Territory,  in  what- 
ever form  it  may  manifest  itself,  must  be  repressed,  and  the  proclamation 
of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  of  the  11th  of  February  last,  will  be 
strictly  enforced,  and  a  requisition  has  been  made  on  Colonel  Sumner  for  a 
sufficient  military  force  to  insure  obedience  to  this  proclamation. 

I  call  on  all  good  citizens  to  aid  and  assist  in  preserving  the  peace,  re- 
pressing violence,  and  in  bringing  offenders  to  justice,  and  in  maintaining 
the  supremacy  of  the  law. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  the  seal 
of  the  Territory  to  be  affixed,  this  4th  day  of  June,  1856. 

[l.  8.]  Wilson  Shannon. 

By  the  Governor: 

Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary. 


Headquarters  Detachment  Second  Dragoons, 

Camp  near  Tecumseh,  K.  T.,  June  18,  1856. 

Sir:  On  the  12th  instant  I  received  a  requisition  from  Governor  Shan- 
non, dated  Fort  Leavenworth,  June  11th,  to  report  to  him  forthwith  at 
Lecompton  with  all  my  disposable  force,  as  large  bodies  of  men  were  col- 
lecting south  of  the  town  of  Lawrence,  threatening  the  peace  of  the  whole 
Territory. 

On  the  13th,  I  marched  from  Fort  Riley  with  134  rank  and  file,  124 
horses  (all  I  had,)  and  one  6-pounder,  and  arrived  in  the  vicinity  of  Le- 
compton on  the  15th,  (90  or  95  miles.)  I  saw  on  the  road  no  excitement, 
and  no  symptoms  of  disorder.  I  rode  into  Lecompton  next  morning.  Gov- 
ernor S.  was  absent,  attending  to  some  private  matters  in  the  vicinity.  I 
heard  on  all  sides  that  the  state  of  affairs  was  improving;  Mr.  Secretary. 
Woodson  expressed  to  me  his  opinion  that  the  military  w^ere  powerless  for 
good,  and  stating  an  example  to  show  that  they  did  harm  by  malefactors 
taking  advantage  of  the  protection  of  their  vicinity  to  commit  midnight  out- 
rages. He  also  stated  that  there  was  no  doubt  that  a  force  of  Missourians 
who  had  lately  crossed  into  the  Territory,  and  which  was  the  occasion  of  the 
call  upon  me,  had  retired  over  the  river. 

Governor  Shannon  returned  in  the  afternoon.     He  informed  me  that  a 
week  or  ten  days  before  the  Missourians  had  come  over;  that  Colonel  Sum- 
—  29 


444  State  Histobical  society. 

ner  had  taken  nearly  all  his  force  in  their  direction,  and  that  he  had  not 
received  official  information  of  the  result,  but  expected  it  certainly  that  night 
or  next  morning.  I  returned  to  camp  and  visited  him  next  day  (yesterday) 
at  noon.     He  had  no  information. 

I  conversed  freely  with  the  Governor  on  the  employment  of  a  large  mili- 
tary force,  legally  so  powerless  under  the  usual  circumstances,  and  asked 
him  if  he  did  not  think  a  called  session  of  the  District  Court,  for  the  trial 
and  prompt  punishment  of  the  numerous  prisoners,  would  be  more  effectual? 
He  agreed  with  me,  and  observed  that  Judge  Lecompte  had  not  impaneled 
a  jury  in  the  Territory. 

The  disorders  in  the  Territory  have,  in  fact,  changed  their  character,  and 
consist  now  of  robberies  and  assassinations,  by  a  set  of  bandits  whom  the 
excitement  of  the  times  has  attracted  hither. 

I  told  the  Governor  that  from  my  very  long  service  on  the  frontiers  of 
Missouri  I  was  well  known  to  its  citizens,  and  that  they  had  trust  and  con- 
fidence in  me;  that  I  had  a  strong  conviction  that,  by  reserving  myself 
from  the  petty  embroilments  of  armed  constabulary  duty,  I  should  be  able, 
in  a  real  crisis,  to  exercise  a  very  beneficial  moral  influence ;  that  I  had 
brought  nearly  all  my  officers,  and  a  large  detachment  of  uninstructed  re- 
cruits had  just  gone  up,  which  made  my  return  important,  to  prepare  for 
whatever  might  be  required  of  me  ;  and  that,  as  it  appeared  there  was  noth- 
ing for  me  to  do,  I  should  return. 

He  only  replied  that  he  had  rather  I  should  not  go  until  he  heard  fur- 
ther. I  told  him  that  I  should  move  my  camp,  then,  less  than  ten  miles 
that  afternoon,  and  that  if  anything  extraordinary  came  to  light,  he  could 
easily  inform  me  before  this  morning ;  he  assented,  and  two  hours  after  I 
marched  here,  nine  or  ten  miles ;  and,  nothing  having  occurred,  shall  pro- 
ceed to  my  post.     I  left  a  company  of  First  Cavalry  near  Lecompton. 

I  will  only  add  that  the  Secretary  of  War's  letter,  of  February  15,  con- 
stitutes the  total  of  my  instructions. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  George  Cooke, 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Commanding  Second  Dragoons. 

Colonel  S.  Cooper, 

Adjutant  General  U.  S.  Army,  Washington  city. 


Headquarters  First  Cavalry,  ) 

Fort  Leavenw^orth,  June  23,  1856.  j 
Sir:  I  returned  to  this  post  last  night.     I  have  been  busily  engaged  in 
dispersing  armed  bodies  of  both  parties,  and  have  been  so  fortunate  as  to 
do  it  without  meeting  with  resistance. 

I  have  stationed  five  companies  in  two  camps  near  Westport,  to  prevent 
any  further  inroads  from  that  part  of  Missouri. 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  445 

I  do  not  think  there  is  an  armed  party  in  the  Territory,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  a  few  freebooters,  who  may  be  together  in  small  numbers. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 
Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 
Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Department  of  the  West,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Headquarters  First  Cavalry,  ) 

Fort  Leavenworth,  June  23,  1856.  \ 
Colonel:  I  returned  to  this  post  last  night.  On  the  14th  instant  I  con- 
centrated several  companies  at  Palmyra,  on  the  Santa  Fe  road,  and  moved 
down  that  road,  towards  the  Missouri  line.  I  met  two  armed  parties  on 
their  way  into  the  Territory  —  one  from  Missouri  and  one  from  Alabama, 
but  they  both  returned  into  Missouri. 

I  do  not  think  there  is  an  armed  body  of  either  party  now  in  the  Ter- 
ritory, with  the  exception,  perhaps,  of  a  few  freebooters,  who  may  be 
together  in  small  numbers.  These  fellows  belong  to  both  parties,  and  are 
taking  advantage  of  the  political  excitement  to  commit  their  own  rascally 
acts. 

I  have  stationed  five  companies  near  the  Missouri  line,  to  indicate  plainly 
to  all  that  the  orders  of  the  President  and  the  proclamation  of  the  Gov- 
ernor will  be  maintained. 

I  am.  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 
Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 
Col.  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General. 


Executive  Office,         ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  June  14,  1856.  j 

Sir  :  I  received  the  inclosed  by  dispatch  from  the  fort,  together  with  a 
telegraphic  dispatch  from  the  President. 

The  latter  is  almost  verbatim  a  copy  of  the  one  I  received  on  the  boat 
in  passing  up  the  river  to  the  fort. 

The  President  evidently  expects  that  the  most  energetic  measures  will  be 
adopted  to  preserve  order  in  the  Territory,  so  that  no  citizen  shall  have  any 
just  cause  to  complain.  Yours,  with  respect, 

Colonel  Sumner.  Wilson  Shannon. 


Executive  Office,  June  14,  1856. 
Sir:  I  send  you  two  copies  of  the  proclamation  —  all  I  can  find. 
The  complaints  of  robberies  on  the  roads  near  Westport  are  distressing. 
I  hope  you  will  clear  those  roads  and  drive  those  people  back  at  once. 

Yours,  etc.. 
Col.  Sumner.  W.  Shannon. 


446  State  Histobical  Society, 


Headquarters,  \ 

Fort  Leavenworth,  Juoe  30,  1856.  | 
Colonel:  I  have  the  honor  to  forward,  herewith,  two  letters  from  the 
Governor,  with   a  copy  of   my  letter   to  Daniel  Woodson,  Esq.,  acting 
Governor.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 
Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 
Col.  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  U.  S.  Army. 


Headquarters  First  Cavalry,     ) 
Camp  on  Cedar  Creek,  June  28,  1856.  j 
Dear  Sir:  I  have  sent  Major  Sedgwick  with  two  companies  to  Topeka 
to  prevent  the  assembling  of  the  so-called  Topeka  Legislature. 

I  am  decidedly  of  opinion  that  that  body  of  men  ought  not  to  be  per- 
mitted to  assemble.  It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  the  peace  of  the  country 
depends  upon  it.  In  this  affair  it  is  proper  that  the  civil  authorities  should 
take  the  lead,  and  I  would  respectfully  suggest  whether  it  will  not  be  better 
(if  you  find  they  are  bent  on  meeting)  to  have  a  justice  of  the  peace  and 
the  Marshal  in  person  join  Major  Sedgwick,  and  have  writs  drawn  and 
served  on  every  one  of  them  the  moment  they  get  together.  I  suppose  it 
would  be  a  bailable  offense.  If  you  think  there  is  a  possibility  of  having 
any  difficulty  in  carrying  out  this  measure,  I  will  thank  you  to  apprise  me 
of  it  in  time  for  me  to  get  there;  for  it  is  right  that  I  should  take  all  the 
responsibility  whenever  we  have  to  use  force. 

I  do  not  think  they  will  assemble  when  they  find  we  are  determined  not 
to  permit  it.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 
Colonel  First  Cdvalry,  Commanding. 
D.  Woodson,  Esq.,  Acting  Governor  of  Kansas. 

I  have  reason  to  expect  important  orders  from  Washington  in  a  few  days. 

_____  E.  V.  S. 

Headquarters  First  Cavalry,  \ 
Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T.,  July  1,  1856.  f 
Colonel:  I  inclose  a  letter  from  the  acting  Governor,  with  my  reply 
thereto.  I  shall  march  in  a  few  hours  to  Topeka.  If  they  persist  in  as- 
sembling as  a  Legislature,  and  should  be  supported  by  any  considerable 
number  of  people,  it  will  be  a  difficult  and  delicate  operation  to  disperse 
them,  I  shall  act  very  warily,  and  shall  require  the  civil  authorities  to  take 
the  lead  in  the  matter  throughout.  If  it  is  possible  to  disperse  them  with- 
out violence  it  shall  be  done. 

I  am.  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 
Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 
Col.  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General. 


Sixth  biennial  Bepobt.  447 

Headquarters  First  Cavalry,      ) 
Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T.,  July  1,  1856.  j 
Dear  Sir:  I  have  received  your  letter,  dated  yesterday.     I  shall  march 
in  a  few  hours  for  Topeka,  with  a  company  of  cavalry,  and  shall  have  an- 
other company  march  from  the  camp  at  Cedar  creek,  making  four  companies 
in  all  that  will  be  concentrated  at  Topeka. 

I  shall  move  up  on  the  north  side  of  the  Kansas  river,  to  intercept  any 
bodies  of  men  that  may  be  coming  from  the  north.  I  shall  be  in  camp  at 
Topeka  on  the  3d  instant.  I  deem  it  very  important  that  the  civil  author- 
ities should  take  the  lead  in  this  matter,  and  I  will  sustain  them  in  all  that 
is  right.  I  should  wish  Mr.  Donaldson,  the  Marshal,  to  be  there  in  person. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  E.  V.  Sumner, 

Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 
D.  Woodson,  Esq.,  Acting  Governor. 


Executive  Office, 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  June  30,  1856. 

Dear  Colonel:  Your  dispatch  of  the  28th  came  to  hand  last  evening. 
There  is  now  no  ground  to  doubt  that  the  bogus  Legislature  will  attempt  to 
convene  on  the  4th  proximo  at  Topeka,  and  the  most  extensive  preparations 
are  being  made  for  the  occasion.  The  country  in  the  vicinity  of  Topeka  is 
represented  to  be  filled  with  strangers,  who  are  making  their  way  towards 
that  point  from  all  directions.  Last  evening  I  received  information, 
through  a  gentleman  residing  in  Lawrence,  that  a  dispatch  had  been  re- 
ceived in  that  place  the  night  previous,  to  the  effect  that  General  Lane  was 
on  his  way  to  Topeka  with  a  very  large  force,  and  was  then  somewhere  be- 
tween that  place  and  the  Nebraska  line. 

Upon  receiving  this  information,  I  sent  a  dispatch  to  Colonel  Cooke,  re- 
questing him  to  place  all  his  available  forces  in  the  field  at  once,  and  scour 
the  country  between  Fort  Riley  and  the  crossing  opposite  Topeka,  placing 
a  detachment  at  all  the  principal  crossings  below  Fort  Riley  and  above 
Topeka,  for  the  purpose  of  intercepting  the  invaders  and  driving  them  back. 

It  is  deemed  important  that  you  should  be  at  Topeka  in  person  with  at 
least  two  more  companies,  if  they  can  be  spared  from  other  points.  Judge 
Cato  will  be  on  the  ground,  and  I  have  addressed  a  letter  to  the  United 
States  District  Attorney,  Colonel  Isaacs,  requesting  him  to  come  over  at 
once,  and  attend  in  person  to  getting  out  the  necessary  legal  processes. 

With  sentiments  of  esteem,  I  am,  very  respectfully,  yours, 

Dan.  Woodson, 
Acting  Governor  Kayisas  Territory. 

Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  First  Cavalry, 

Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas  Territory. 

Colonel  Sumner  will  please  see  that  the  United  States  District  Attorney, 
Colonel  Isaacs,  receives  the  dispatch  forwarded  by  the  messenger  who  takes 
this  to  him. 


448  State  histobical  Society. 

Headquarters  Department  of  the  West,  \ 
St.  Louis,  July  3,  1856.  j 

Colonel:  I  informed  you  by  telegraph  on  the  1st  instant,  of  my  arrival 
here,  and  having  assumed  command  of  the  department  on  that  day.  I  go 
up  to  Fort  Leavenworth  to-day,  no  boat  having  left  yesterday.  I  do  not 
regret  the  delay,  for  I  learned,  after  my  dispatch  of  the  1st  to  you,  that 
Governor  Shannon  was  still  here,  and  I  saw  him  twice  yesterday.  He  is 
awaiting  the  arrival  of  his  family,  which  he  expects  in  a  day  or  two,  and 
will  then  return  to  Kansas. 

The  persons  chosen  under  the  new  Constitution  as  members  of  the  Legis- 
lature of  the  "  State  of  Kansas,"  were  adjourned  to  meet  on  the  4th  of  July, 
and  their  assembling,  if  it  takes  place,  may  cause  some  disorders;  but  I  have 
no  means  of  knowing  what  probability  there  is  of  it.  I  presume,  if  the 
Governor  thought  there  was  anything  serious  to  be  apprehended,  he  would 
not  be  absent  from  the  Territory;  so  that  I  think  there  is  not  much  proba- 
bility of  violence  on  that  occasion. 

With  regard  to  the  general  affairs  of  the  department,  I  can  give  no  infor- 
mation of  value  before  I  have  the  Assistant  Adjutant  General's  books  and 
papers  at  Fort  Leavenworth;  everything  seems  to  be  well  arranged  and  con- 
ducted. 

As  a  new  fiscal  year  has  begun  without  any  appropriation,  and  the  entire 
responsibility  of  all  kinds  is  placed  on  the  department  commanders,  espe- 
cially in  the  new  Quartermaster's  Department  regulations,  I  think  it  proper 
to  say  that  I  shall  incur  no  responsibility  for  expenditures,  no  matter  how 
pressing  the  necessity,  that  are  not  fully  authorized  by  law  and  provided 
for  by  appropriations,  but  will  await  directions  from  higher  authority. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant. 

Persifer  F.  Smith, 
Brevet  Major  General  Commanding  Department. 

Col.  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  U.  S.  Army. 


Headquarters  First  Cavalry,     ) 
Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T.,  July  7,  1856.  j 

Colonel  :  I  returned  from  Topeka  yesterday,  and  have  the  honor  to  sub- 
mit the  following  report: 

I  concentrated  five  companies  of  ray  regiment  at  Topeka  on  the  3d  in- 
stant, and  brought  up  two  pieces  of  artillery  on  that  night.  I  was  informed 
on  my  arrival  that  the  Legislature  would  not  meet  if  I  would  give  an  order 
forbidding  it.  I  said  that  that  was  the  province  of  the  Governor,  and  that 
he  would  issue  a  proclamation  to  that  eflfect,  and  that  I  was  particularly 
anxious  that  they  should  yield  to  it,  and  not  compel  me  to  use  force.  On 
the  morning  of  the  4th  the  proclamation  (inclosed)  was  read  to  the  people 
by  the  Marshal,  and  also  that  from  the  President.  A  part  of  the  members 
complied  with  them,  and  did  not  assemble ;  but  a  number  of  both  houses 
determined  to  meet  at  all  hazards,  and  I  was  obliged  to  march  ray  command 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  449 

into  the  town,  and  draw  it  up  in  front  of  the  building  in  which  the  Legis- 
lature was  to  meet.  I  then  went  into  the  House  of  Kepresentatives,  which 
had  not  organized,  and  said  to  them  that,  under  the  proclamations  of  the 
President  and  the  Governor,  the  Topeka  Legislature  could  not  assemble  and 
must  disperse.  They  had  the  good  sense  to  yield  at  once,  and  to  say  that 
they  should  not  array  themselves  against  the  authorities  of  the  LTnited 
States.  I  then  went  into  the  upper  house,  or  Council,  and  made  a  few  re- 
marks to  them,  and  they  at  once  coincided  with  the  lower  house ;  and  thus 
the  Topeka  government  was  brought  to  an  end.  There  were  about  five  hun- 
dred men  present,  and  it  was  a  more  delicate  affair  from  the  fact  that  it 
happened  amidst  the  festivities  of  the  4th  of  July.  I  consider  myself  very 
fortunate  in  having  accomplished  my  object  without  using  an  angry  word, 
or  receiving  one  in  the  slightest  degree  disrespectful. 

I  have  this  moment  received  General  Harney's  order  for  my  regiment  to 
patrol  on  the  Oregon  route  till  further  orders.  In  my  letter  to  you  of  the 
28th  of  May  last,  I  asked  you  what  should  be  done  in  the  event  of  my  re- 
ceiving orders  from  General  Harney  to  move  before  the  Kansas  difficulties 
were  settled.  To  this  I  have  received  no  reply ;  and  if  I  do  not  receive  or- 
ders from  your  office,  that  conflict  with  General  Harney's  orders,  by  this 
day's  mail,  or  that  of  the  9th  instant,  I  shall  feel  it  to  be  my  duty  to  disre- 
gard at  once  all  Kansas  affairs,  and  concentrate  my  regiment  at  this  post 
immediately,  to  prepare  for  the  march. 

I  am,  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 
Colonel  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 

Col.  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  U.  S.  Army. 


PROCLAMATION 
By  the  acting  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 
Whereas,  we  have  been  reliably  informed  that  a  number  of  persons,  claim- 
ing legislative  powers  and  authority  over  the  people  of  the  Territory  of  Kan- 
sas, are  about  to  assemble  in  the  town  of  Topeka  for  the  purpose  of  adopting 
a  code  of  laws  or  of  exercising  other  legislative  functions,  in  violation  of 
the  act  of  Congress  organizing  the  Territory,  and  of  the  laws  adopted  in 
pursuance  thereof,  and  it  appearing  that  a  military  organization  exists  in 
this  Territory  for  the  purpose  of  sustaining  this  unlawful  legislative  move- 
ment, and  "thus,  in  effect,  subvert  by  violence  all  present  constitutional  and 
legal  authority;"  and  whereas,  the  President  of  the  United  States  has,  by 
proclamation  bearing  date  the  11th  February,  1856,  declared  that  any 
"such  plan  for  the  determination  of  the  future  institutions  of  the  Territory, 
if  carried  into  action,  will  constitute  the  fact  of  insurrection,"  and  therein 
commanded  "all  persons  engaged  in  such  unlawful  combinations  against  the 
constituted  authority  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  or  of  the  United  States,  to 
disperse  and  retire  peaceably  to  their  respective  abodes ; "  and  whereas,  satis- 


450  STATE  niSTOBIGAL  SOCIETY. 

factory  evidence  exists  that  said  proclamation  of  the  President  has  been  and 
is  about  to  be  disregarded  by  the  persons  and  combinations  above  referred  to : 
Now,  therefore,  I,  Daniel  Woodson,  acting  Governor  of  the  Territory  of 
Kansas,  by  virtue  of  authority  vested  in  me  by  law,  and  in  pursuance  of 
the  aforesaid  proclamation  of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  and  to  the 
end  of  upholding  the  legal  and  constitutional  authority  of  the  Territory,  and 
ot  preserving  the  public  peace  and  tranquility,  do  issue  this,  my  proclama- 
tion, forbidding  all  persons  claiming  legislative  powers  and  authorities  as 
aforesaid,  from  assembling,  organizing,  or  attempting  to  organize,  or  act  in 
any  legislative  capacity  whatever,  under  the  penalties  attached  to  all  willful 
violators  of  the  laws  of  the  land  and  disturbers  of  the  peace  and  tranquility 
of  the  country. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  subscribed  my  hand  and  caused  to 
be  affixed  the  seal  of  the  Territory,  this  fourth  day  of  July,  in 
[l.  s.]     the  year  of  our  Lord  eighteen  hundred  and  fifty-six,  and  of  the 
independence  of  the  United  States  the  eightieth. 

Daniel  Woodson, 
Acting  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

The  proclamation  of  the  President  and  the  order  under  it  require  me  to 
sustain  the  Executive  of  the  Territory  in  executing  the  laws  and  preserving 
the  peace. 

I  therefore  hereby  announce  that  I  shall  maintain  the  proclamation  at  all 
hazards.  E.  V.  Sumner, 

Colonel  First  Cavalry^  Commanding. 


\ 


Frenchman's  Island,         ) 
Oneida  Lake,  N.  Y.,  August  11,  1856.  j 

Colonel:  I  see  in  the  proceedings  of  the  Senate  a  letter  addressed  to  me 
by  yourself,  dated  July  21, 1856,  containing  the  Secretary  of  War's  remarks 
on  my  report  of  the  dispersion  of  the  Topeka  Legislature.  As  it  will  be 
some  time  before  that  letter  will  reach  me  from  Fort  Leavenworth,  I  think 
it  better  to  address  the  department  at  once  on  this  subject. 

The  Free-State  Legislature  of  Kansas,  elected  and  organized  without 
law,  was  considered  by  the  Governor  and  myself  as  "insurrectionary,"  and 
under  the  President's  proclamation  of  February  last,  we  felt  bound  to  sup- 
press it.  If  it  had  been  suffered  to  go  on  it  must  have  led  to  the  most 
serious  consequences.  Even  if  they  had  not  attempted  to  put  their  laws  in 
force,  the  very  enactment  of  them,  together  with  the  other  proceedings  of 
an  organized  legislature,  would  have  encouraged  the  Free-State  party  in  a 
still  more  decided  resistance  to  the  laws  that  the  President  had  determined 
must  be  maintained.  Under  these'  circumstances  I  felt  it  to  be  my  duty  to 
maintain  the  proclamation  of  acting  Governor  Woodson.  The  Marshal  was 
sent  into  Topeka  to  read  this  proclamation,  and  also  the  President's,  and  I 
had  previously  informed  the  people  that  I  was  very  anxious  that  they 


Sixth  biennial  Re  poet.  451 

should  comply  with  them  and  not  compel  me  to  display  force  on  the  oc- 
casion. When  the  Marshal  returned  to  my  camp  he  reported  to  me  that 
(the  Legislature  would  assemble  in  defiance  of  the  proclamations.  I  knew 
there  was  a  large  body  of  men  there  to  sustain  this  act.  I  was  therefore 
compelled  to  march  a  command  into  the  town  and  say  to  the  members  of 
the  Legislature  that  they  could  not  organize  and  must  disperse.  A  con- 
vention or  mass  meeting  was  in  session  there  at  the  time,  and  a  committee 
waited  upon  me  to  inquire  if  I  intended  to  disperse  them.  I  said  "  No,  by 
no  means;  our  citizens  have  a  right  to  assemble  in  convention  whenever 
they  please.  It  is  only  the  illegal  legislative  body  with  which  I  have  any- 
thing to  do."  I  regret  that  I  have  been  misunderstood  by  the  Government. 
From  beginning  to  end  I  have  known  no  party  in  this  affair.  My  measures 
have  necessarily  borne  hard  against  both  parties,  for  both  have,  in  many 
instances,  been  more  or  less  wrong.  The  Missourians  were  perfectly  satisfied 
so  long  as  the  troops  were  employed  exclusively  against  the  Free-State 
party;  but  when  they  found  that  I  would  be  strictly  impartial,  that  lawless 
mobs  could  no  longer  come  from  Missouri,  and  that  their  interference  with 
the  aflfairs  of  Kansas  was  brought  to  an  end,  then  they  immediately  raised 
a  hue-and-cry  that  they  were  oppressed  by  the  United  States  troops. 
I  am,  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner, 
Colonel  First  Cavalry. 
Colonel  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General. 

^  [Indorsement.] 

The  President's  proclamation  having  been  sent  from  this  department  to 
Colonel  Sumner,  as  a  part  of  his  instructions,  a  general  reference  to  that 
paper  is  no  compliance  with  the  requirements  of  the  letter  addressed  to 
him,  dated  July  21, 1856.  If  any  portion  of  that  proclamation  was  under- 
stood as  directing  military  officers  to  use  the  force  under  their  command 
for  the  dispersion  of  an  illegal  legislative  body,  that  part  of  the  proclama- 
tion should  have  been  specially  cited. 

If  the  "serious  consequences,"  anticipated  by  the  Colonel  commanding 
First  Cavalry  from  the  convention  of  the  Free-State  Legislature  of  Kan- 
sas had  been  realized,  it  might  have  been  necessary  for  him  to  use  the 
military  force  under  his  command  to  suppress  resistance  to  the  execution 
of  the  laws,  and  he  would  have  had  no  difficulty  in  finding  his  authority, 
both  in  the  President's  proclamation  and  in  the  letter  of  instructions  which 
accompanied  it.  But  if  the  exigency  was  only  anticipated,  it  is  not  per- 
ceived how  authority  is  to  be  drawn  from  either,  or  both,  to  employ  a 
military  force  to  disperse  men  because  they  were  "elected  and  organized 
without  law." 

The  reference  to  the  dissatisfaction  of  the  Missourians  seems  to  be  wholly 
inappropriate  to  the  subject  under  consideration,  and  the  department  is  at 
a  loss  to  understand  why  that  reference  is  made ;   the  more  so,  because,  in 


452  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

answer  to  an  inquiry  from  Colonel  Sumner,  he  was  distinctly  informed, 
by  letter  of  26th  March,  1856,  that  the  department  expected  him,  in  the 
discharge  of  his  duty,  to  make  no  discrimination,  founded  on  the  section  of 
the  country  from  which  persons  might  or  had  come. 

Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 
War  Department,  August  27,  1856. 


Adjutant  General's  Office,     ) 
Washington,  July  21,  1856.  j 

Sir:  Your  letter  of  the  7th  instant,  reporting  your  return  to  Fort  Leav- 
enworth and  the  measures  adopted  by  you,  under  the  proclamation  of  the 
acting  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory,  dated  July  4,  1856,  has  been  re- 
ceived and  laid  before  the  Secretary  of  War,  by  whom  it  has  been  returned 
to  this  office,  with  the  following  indorsement,  which  is  communicated  to  you 
for  your  information  and  government: 

"The  communication  of  Colonel  Sumner,  and  the  proclamation  inclosed,  indi- 
cate that  circumstances,  not  disclosed  in  previous  reports,  existed  to  justify  him  in 
employing  the  military  force  to  disperse  the  assembly  at  Topeka.  Though  thus  indi- 
cated, it  is  not  yet  made  fully  to  appear  that  the  case  was  one  in  which,  by  his  in- 
structions, he  was  authorized  to  act,  viz.:  that  the  Governor  had  found  the  ordinary 
course  of  judicial  proceedings,  and  the  powers  vested  in  the  United  States  Marshal, 
inadequate  to  effect  the  purpose  which  was  accomplished  by  the  employment  of  the 
troops  of  the  United  States.  Colonel  Sumner  will  be  called  upon  to  communicate 
upon  this  point.  Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 

"Wab  Depabtment,  July  19,  1856." 

I  am,  sir,  respectfully,  your  most  obedient  servant, 

S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General. 
Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner,  First  Cavalry,  Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 


Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  August  31,  1856. 
Colonel:  I  received  yesterday  your  letter  of  the  28th  instant,  with  the 
Secretary  of  War's  indorsement  on  my  letter  in  reference  to  the  dispersion  of 
the  Topeka  Legislature.  In  reply,  I  would  respectfully  refer  to  my  remark 
in  that  letter,  that  both  acting  Governor  Woodson  and  I  did  consider  the 
Topeka  Government  "insurrectionary"  under  the  proclamation  of  the  Pres- 
ident, and  under  that  proclamation  we  felt  bojund  to  suppress  it.  Surely, 
were  we  not  bound  to  consider  it  so,  when  the  principal  officers  of  the  To- 
peka Government  had  been  arrested  for  treason  by  the  highest  judicial  au- 
thority in  the  Territory,  and  were  still  held  as  prisoners  under  that  charge, 
with  the  sanction  of  the  Government  ?  It  is  true  we  might  have  waited  till 
the  action  of  this  Legislature  had  led  to  some  overt  act  of  treason;  but,  as 
I  understood  the  letter  of  instructions  of  February  18, 1856,  it  was  expected 
that  peace  would  be  maintained  in  the  Territory  by  the  moral  force  of  the 
presence  of  the  troops;  and  in  order  to  do  this,  it  was  necessary  to  be  very 
Vigilant  in  anticipating  combinations  that  would  have  become  uncontrolla- 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  453 

ble.  When  the  circumstances  arose  that  compelled  Governor  Shannon  to 
issue  his  proclamation  placing  himself  between  the  two  parties,  and  calling 
upon  me  to  maintain  it,  I  dispersed  immediately  several  large  armed  bodies 
of  both  parties;  and  that,  too,  when  they  were  on  the  point  of  coming  in 
collision. 

Under  that  proclamation  all  things  had  become  quiet,  with  the  exception 
of  a  few  brigands,  belonging  to  no  party,  who  were  prowling  about  the  Ter- 
ritory. 

All  this  was  done  by  the  moral  influence  of  the  troops  alone,  for  happily 
not  a  shot  was  fired.  I  supposed  that  my  letter  of  the  11th  instant  would 
be  satisfactory;  but  as  it  is  not,  I  would  respectfully  refer  to  the  proclama- 
tion of  acting  Governor  Woodson,  a  copy  of  which  was  forwarded  to  the 
War  Department,  and  which  was  issued  expressly  to  prevent  the  assembling 
of  the  Topeka  Legislature,  declaring,  among  other  things,  that  this  unlaw- 
ful legislative  movement  was  insurrectionary.  He  made  no  written  requisi- 
tion upon  me  to  enforce  it  to  which  I  can  refer;  for  the  reason  that  he 
was  personally  present  in  my  camp  desiring  the  interposition  of  the  troops, 
as  the  Marshal  had  returned,  and  informed  us  that  he  had  read  the  procla- 
mations to  the  people,  and  that  they  would  be  disregarded.  Under  these 
circumstances  could  I  have  acted  differently  without  a  palpable  violation  of 
my  letter  of  instructions  of  February  18,  1856,  which  requires  the  com- 
manding officer  to  interpose  the  troops  whenever  called  on  by  the  Governor 
to  do  so  ? 

I  am,  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  V.  Sumner,  Colonel  First  Cavalry. 

Col.  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  U.  S.  A. 


REPORTS  FROM  THE   DEPARTMENT   OF    THE   WEST. 
July  14,  1856 :  From  General  P.  F.  Smith. 
July  26,  1856 :  From  General  P.  F.  Smith. 
August  1,  1856:  From  General  P.  F.  Smith. 
August  1,  1856:  From  General  P.  F.  Smith. 
August  6,  1856:  From  General  P.  F.  Smith. 
August  11,  1856:  From  General  P.  F.  Smith. 
August  22,  1856:  From  General  P.  F.  Smith,  inclosing  — 

Letter  from  Governor  Shannon  to  General  Smith,  August  17,  1856. 

Letter  from  General  Smith  to  Governor  Shannon,  August  19,  1856. 

Letter  from  Major  John  Sedgwick  to  Major  George  Deas,  August 

17,  1856. 

Letter  from  Major  George  Deas  to  Major  John  Sedgwick,  August 

18,  1856. 

Letter  from  Major  George  Deas  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George 

Cooke,  August  18,  1856. 
Instructions  of  General  Smith,  August  19,  1856. 


454  State  Historical  Society, 

Letter  from  W.  Richardson  to  General  Smith,  August  18,  1856. 
Argus,  extra,  August  18,  1856. 
August  29,  1856:  From  General  P.  F.  Smith,  inclosing  — 

Letter  from  Captain  D.  B.  Sacket  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  J.  E.  John- 
ston, August  24,  1856. 
Letter  from  Dan.  Woodson  to  General  Smith,  August  26,  1856. 
Proclamation  of  acting  Governor  of  Kansas,  August  25,  1856. 
September  10,  1856:  From  General  P.  F.  Smith,  with  indorsement  of  Sec- 
retary of  War,  inclosing  — 

Letter  from  Major  George  Deas  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  J.  E.  John- 
ston, August  24,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Major  George 

Deas,  August  24,  1856. 
Letter  from  Major  George  Deas  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George 

Cooke,  August  28,  1856. 
Letter   from   Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George   Cooke  to  Major 

George  Deas,  August  27,  1856. 
Letter  from    Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke    to   Major 

George  Deas,  August  30,  1856. 
Letter  from  Major  H.  H.  Sibley  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George 

Cooke,  August  30,  1856. 
Letter  from  Major  George  Deas  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George 

Cooke,  August  30,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Major  George 

Deas,  August  31,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Major  George 

Deas,  September  2,  1856. 
Letter  from  Daniel  Woodson  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George 

Cooke,  September  1,  1856. 
Letter  from   Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Daniel 

Woodson,  September  2,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Daniel 

Woodson,  September  1,  1856. 
Letter  from  Daniel  Woodson  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George 

Cooke,  September  1,  1856. 
Letter  from  Captain  D.  B.  Sacket  to  Lieutenant  Colonel   P.  St. 

George  Cooke,  September  1,  1856. 
Letter  from  Major  George  Deas  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George 

Cooke,  September  2,  1856. 
Letter  from  Major  George  Deas  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George 

Cooke,  September  3,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Major  George 

Deas,  September  3,  1856. 
*  Letter  from  H.  M.  Moore  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

September  3,  1856. 


Sixth  biennial  Bepobt.  455 

Letter  from  chief  of  Delaware  nation  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St. 

George  Cooke,  September  3,  1856. 
Letter  from  Major  George  Deas  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George 

Cooke,  September  5,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Major  George 

Deas,  September  4,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  J.  E.  Johnston  to  Lieutenant  Colonel 

P.  St.  George  Cooke,  September  4,  1856. 
Letter  from  Major  George  Deas  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George 

Cooke,  September  6,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Major  George 

Deas,  September  5,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Major  George 

Deas,  September  7,  1856. 
Letter  from  Captain  D.  B.  Sacket,  to  Lieutenant   Colonel   P.  St. 

George  Cooke,  September  6,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  G.  B.  Anderson  to  Lieutenant  T.  J.  Wright, 

September  6,  1856. 
September  10,  1856:  From  General  P.  F.  Smith,  inclosing  — 

Letter  from  Captain  G.  H.  Stewart  to  Captain  H.  W.  Wharton, 

September  1,  1856. 
Letter  from  Captain  G.  H.  Stewart  to  Captain  H.  W.  Wharton, 

August  27,  1856. 
Letter  from  Captain  G.  H.  Stewart  to  Adjutant  General,  (extract,) 

with  indorsement  of  Secretary  of  War,  September  8,  1856. 
Letter  from  Captain  H.  W.  Wharton  to  Major  George  Deas,  Sep- 
tember 27,  1856. 
September  15,  1856:  From  General  P.  F.  Smith,  with  indorsement  of  Sec- 
retary of  War,  inclosing  — 

Letter  from  Captain  D.  B.  Sacket  to  Lieutenant  T.  J.  Wright,  Sep- 
tember 9,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Major  F.  J. 

Porter,  September  13,  1856. 
Letter  from  Captain  W.  J.  Newton  to  Lieutenant  T.  J.  Wright, 

September  10,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Major  George 

Deas,  September  10,  1856. 
Inaugural  address  of  Governor  John  W.  Geary,  September  11,  1856. 
Proclamation  of  Governor  John  W.  Geary,  September  11,  1856. 
September  17,  1856:  From  General  P.  F.  Smith,  with  indorsement  of  Sec- 
retary of  War,  inclosing — 

Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Major  F.  J. 

Porter,  September  16,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Governor  J. 

W.  Geary,  September  16,  1856. 


466  State  Histobical  Society 


Letter  from  Captain  T.  J.  Wood  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George 

Cooke,  September  16,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Captain  T. 

J.  Wood,  September  14,  1856. 
October  14,  1856:  From  General  P.  F.  Smith,  with  indorsement  of  Secre- 
tary of  War,  inclosing  — 

No.  1.  Letter  from  General  Smith  to  Governor  Geary,  September 

22,  1856. 
No.  2.  Letter  from  Major  F.  J.  Porter  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St. 

George  Cooke,  September  26,  1856. 
No.  3.  Letter  from  Major  F.  J.  Porter  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  J.  E. 

Johnston,  September  29,  1856. 
No.  4.  Letter  from  General  Smith  to  Governor  Geary,  September 

28,  1856. 
No.  5.  Letter  from  Governor  Geary  to  General  Smith,  October  4, 

1856. 
No.  5.  Letter  from  Green  P.  Todd  to  Captain  Sturgis,  October  6, 

1856. 
No.  6.  Letter  from  Major  F.  J.  Porter  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St. 

George  Cooke,  October  5,  1856. 
No.  7.  Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to  Major 

F.  J.  Porter,  September  27,  1856. 
Orders  No.  11,  September  26,  1856. 
Letter  from  Lieutenant  T.  J.  Wright  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  George 

Andrews,  September  26,  1856. 
No.  8.  Letter  from  Major  F.  J.  Porter  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St. 

George  Cooke,  October  8,  1856. 
No.  9.  Letter  from  Major  F.  J.  Porter  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St. 

George  Cooke,  October  8,  1856. 
No.  10.  Letter  from  Major  F.  J.  Porter  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St. 

George  Cooke,  October  10,  1856. 
No.  11.  Letter  from  Lieutenant   Colonel   P.  St.  George  Cooke  to 

Major  F.  J.  Porter,  September  20,  1856. 
No.  12.  Letter  from    Lieutenant   Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to 

Major  F.  J.  Porter,  September  24,  1856. 
No.  12.  Letter  from  Governor  Geary  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St. 

George  Cooke,  September  23,  1856. 
No.  13.  Letter  from   Lieutenant   Colonel   P.  St.  George  Cooke  to 

Major  F.  J.  Porter,  September  28,  1856. 
No.  14.  Letter  from    Lieutenant  Colonel   P.  St.  George  Cooke  to 

Major  F.  J.  Porter,  September  29,  1856. 
No.  15.  Letter  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George   Cooke  to 

Major  F.  J.  Porter,  October  3,  1856. 
»  Proclamation  of  Governor  Geary,  September  30,  1856. 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  457 


Letter  from  Governor  Geary  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George 

Cooke,  September  28,  1856. 
No.  16.  Letter  from   Lieutenant  Colonel   P.  St.   George   Cooke   to 

Major  F.  J.  Porter,  October  7,  1856. 
No.  17.  Letter  from  Lieutenant   Colonel   P.   St.   George   Cooke  to 

Major  F.  J.  Porter,  October  8,  1856. 
No.  17.  Letter  from   Lieutenant  Colonel   P.   St.   George   Cooke  to 

Lieutenant  Colonel  J.  E.  Johnston,  October  7,  1856. 
No.  18.  Letter  from  Lieutenant   Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke  to 

Major  F.  J.  Porter,  October  10,  1856. 
No.  18.  Letter  from  William  J.  Preston  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  P. 

St.  George  Cooke,  October  10,  1856. 
No.  18.  Letter  from   Lieutenant   Colonel   P.   St.   George   Cooke  to 

William  J.  Preston,  October  10,  1856. 
November  11,  1856:  From  General  P.  F.  Smith,  inclosing  — 

Letter  from  Governor  Geary  to  General  Smith,  November  11,  1856. 
Orders  No.  14,  November  12,  1856. 


Headquarters  Department  of  the  West,      | 
Fort  Leavenworth,  July  14,  1856.  j 

Colonel:  I  arrived  here  on  the  evening  of  the  7th  instant.  Major 
Deas,  with  the  office  books  and  papers,  has  not  yet  arrived.  I  delayed 
writing  since  my  arrival  because  Colonel  Sumner  goes  on  leave  to-morrow, 
and  will  convey  the  letters  in  one-third  of  the  time  required  by  mail. 

Colonel  Sumner  had  already  dispersed  the  people  assembled  at  Topeka 
on  the  4th  of  July  to  organize  a  government  in  opposition  to  that  estab- 
lished by  law;  he  succeeded  in  his  object  without  resorting  to  any  violence, 
and  since  then  no  active  measures  have  been  taken  by  the  opposing  parties 
in  the  Territory;  but  lawless  people  from  each  are  spreading  over  the 
country,  robbing,  and  even  murdering,  and  nothing  but  the  display  of  mili- 
tary force  prevents  the  violent  of  both  sides  from  resuming  their  organiza- 
tions, when  most  lamentable  collisions  must  follow. 

If,  however,  they  are  repressed  for  a  few  weeks  their  numbers  will 
dwindle  away,  and  the  funds  by  which  they  are  supported  (furnished  from 
without)  will  be  exhausted,  and  the  Territory  then  left,  in  a  great  measure, 
to  those  who  actually  reside  in  it;  but  among  them  the  seed  lately  sown  will 
long  produce  bitter  fruit. 

If  I  hear  of  any  new  violence  threatened  from  any  quarter,  I  will  take 
prompt  and  effective  measures  to  support  the  civil  authority  in  the  suppres- 
sion of  it. 

On  the  28th  of  June,  at  Iowa  City,  Colonel  Lane  raised  $2,000  by  sub- 
scription, and  had  about  two  hundred  and  fifty  men,  whom  he  said  he  would 
march,  with  a  large  reinforcement  from  Chicago  across  Iowa  to  Council 


458  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Bluffs.     I  presume  he  found  more  difficulties  than  he  anticipated,  for  I  have 
not  yet  heard  of  his  arrival  on  the  Missouri. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,         Persifer  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General^  Commanding  Department. 

Col.  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 


Headquarters  Department  of  the  West,  ) 
Fort  Leavenworth,  July  26,  1856.       j 
Colonel:  Everything  has  been  tranquil  in  the  department  since  I  as- 
sumed the  command.     In  the  Territory  of  Kansas  there  have  been  no  dis- 
turbances, but  emigrants  are  coming  in  armed,  as  though  they  were  prepared 
to  begin  again  when  an  opportunity  offers. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,         Persifer  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 
Lieut.  Col.  S.  Thomas, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Headquarters  of  the  Army. 


[Extract.] 

Headquarters  Department  of  the  West,  ) 
Fort  Leavenworth,  August  1, 1856.       J 

Colonel:         . 

Judge  Lecompte,  of  the  United  States  District  Court  of  this  Territory, 
had  heard  that  a  party  of  men  who  had  come  from  Iowa  with  Lane  had 
threatened  to  prevent  his  holding  a  court  in  Doniphan  county,  where  some 
indictments  of  persons  accused  of  usurpation  of  office  in  the  Territory  were 
to  be  tried.  At  his  request  a  company  has  been  sent  to  take  a  position  con- 
venient to  the  place  of  holding  the  court,  (Whitehead,  four  miles  above  St. 
Joseph,)  to  act  under  his  authority  in  securing  the  peaceful  administration 
of  justice. 

I  hear  of  no  disturbance  anywhere  in  the  Territory. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,         Persifer  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 
Col.  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 


Headquarters,  Department  of  the  West,  | 
Fort  Leavenworth,  August  1,  1856.        ) 
Colonel:  Things  remain  apparently  quiet  in  Kansas  Territory,  and  I 
hear  of  no  threatened  hostilities  from  Indians. 

The  judge  for  the  United  States  court  for  this  Territory  (Kansas)  had 
heard  that  threats  were  made  that  a  term  of  his  court,  to  be  held  at  White- 
head, in  Doniphan  county,  near  St.  Joseph,  would  be  prevented  from  sitting 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  459 

by  violence  from  a  party  of  men  just  conducted  by  Lane  to  the  Territory, 
and  that  the  execution  of  the  process  of  the  court  would  be  resisted  by  the 
same  party.  At  his  request  I  have  detached  a  company  of  the  First  Cavalry 
to  station  itself  near  the  place  where  the  court  is  to  be  held,  and  to  act 
under  the  judge's  authority  in  defending  the  administration  of  justice. 
Captain  T.  J.  Wood's  company  marched  this  morning  for  this  purpose. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

Persifer  F.  Smith, 
Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 
Lieut.  Col.  L.  Thomas, 

A.  A.  General,  Headcjuarters  of  the  Army,  New  York  City. 


Headquarters,  Department  of  the  West,  \ 
Fort  Leavenworth,  August  6,  1856.        j 

Colonel:  Major  Deas  arrived  here  a  few  hours  after  my  last  communi- 
cation was  written.  Nothing  of  interest  has  happened  since.  At  the  in- 
stance of  Governor  Shannon,  some  change  has  been  made  in  the  position 
of  the  troops  along  the  eastern  line  of  the  Territory.  I  did  not  see  the 
necessity  of  any  change;  but  as  it  was  made  before  I  heard  of  it,  I  would 
not  remove  the  companies  again. 

To-day  a  deputy  of  the  Marshal  came  with  a  letter  to  the  chief  Marshal 
from  the  Governor,  directing  him  to  remove  the  prisoners  under  the  guard 
of  Captain  Sacket's  company  (Robinson  and  others)  to  this  post.  I  in- 
formed the  Marshal  that  I  would  not  receive  them  here;  it  would  only  give 
rise  to  a  clamor  against  the  military  imprisonment  of  citizens,  and  there  is 
no  place  here  to  put  them  without  displacing  some  of  the  garrison.  I  told 
him  that  if  the  Governor  should  procure  a  house  fit  for  a  prison  and  put 
the  accused  there  under  the  charge  of  a  civil  officer,  I  would  furnish  such  a 
guard  as  would  insure  their  safe  custody.  I  would  not  notice  reports  I  see 
in  the  papers  of  committees  that  have  applied  to  me  for  protection  and  my 
refusal  to  grant  it,  and  of  other  such  things,  if  I  did  not  see  that  the  objects 
for  which  such  reports  are  circulated  are  being  carried  out  by  members  of 
Congress  in  resolutions  of  inquiry.  The  whole  are  gross  fabrications ;  there 
is  no  foundation  for  any  of  them. 

The  only  applications  made  were  by  individuals  asking  me  to  send  a  force 
with  them  to  recover  property  they  alleged  to  have  been  illegally  taken 
from  them.  I  referred  them  to  the  civil  authority  for  redress;  but  told 
them  if  the  civil  authority  found  itself  too  weak  to  enforce  its  writs,  assist- 
ance would  be  furnished  them.  There  have  been  two  such  applications  by 
individuals,  and  one  for  an  escort  to  accompany  him  to  the  Judge  of  the 
United  States  Court  of  the  Territory,  (about  three  miles  off;)  but  as  he  rode 
by  the  Judge's  door  to  come  to  me,  I  declined,  as  he  evidently  was  not  sin- 
cere in  his  application. 
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460  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

The  troops  have  not  done  any  act  since  I  have  been  here  that  looked  the 
least  like  any  attempt  to  interfere  with  a  citizen,  except  that  of  guarding 
the  prisoners  charged  with  treason  and  in  the  custody  of  the  Marshal. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

Persifer  F.  Smith, 
Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 
Colonel  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 


Headquarters,  Department  of  the  West,  ) 
Fort  Leavenworth,  August  11,  1856.     j 

Colonel:  I  have  received  a  letter  from  Governor  Shannon,  asking  me  to 
take  the  field  with  the  whole  disposable  force  in  the  Territory,  to  prevent 
the  ingress  of  "Lane's  party"  by  the  northern  boundary  of  the  Territory. 
The  information  given  to  the  Governor  has  been  so  exaggerated,  and  is,  to 
my  knowledge,  so  incorrect,  that  I  decline  making  a  movement  that  would 
introduce  as  much  disorder  as  existed  six  weeks  ago.  Captain  T.  J.  Wood, 
with  his  company  of  First  Cavalry,  is  upon  the  northern  frontier,  and  I 
shall  depend  on  his  report  to  govern  my  action. 

Some  of  the  companies  along  the  Kansas  were  sent  by  the  commanding 
officer  there,  at  the  Governor's  request,  to  break  up  camps  of  armed  men  at 
several  places  he  designated.  On  the  arrival  of  the  troops  at  the  points 
designated  not  only  were  no  camps  found,  but  none  had  ever  existed  there, 
or  anywhere  else  in  their  neighborhood.  I  know  that  each  party  is  trying 
to  engage  the  action  of  the  troops  in  expelling  their  adversaries,  and  I  place 
no  dependence  on  the  reports  that  do  not  come  from  what  I  consider  good 
authority. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 
•  Persifer  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 
Colonel  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 


Headquarters  Department  of  the  West, 
Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T.,  August  22,  1856. 

Colonel:  Late  in  the  evening  of  the  18th  instant  I  received  from  Ma- 
jor Sedgwick  and  from  Governor  Shannon  the  letters  inclosed. 

I  had  heard  previously  various  rumors  of  outrages  committed  by  bands 
of  armed  men  about  the  neighborhood  of  Lawrence,  and  had  seen  handbills 
published  in  other  towns  purporting  to  give  an  account  of  them;  and  mes- 
sengers came  to  me  on  two  occasions  to  relate  what  they  had  seen  of  an  at- 
tack on  Lecompton  on  the  morning  of  the  16th ;  but  as  all  this  must  have 
happened  near  some  of  Major  Sedgwick's  posts,  and  I  received  no  infor- 
mation from  him,  and  as  much  of  the  information  I  had  received  I  knew  to 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  461 

be  false,  I  placed  no  confidence  in  it  whatever,  especially  learning  that  up 
to  the  17th  no  attack  at  all  had  even  then  been  made  on  Lecompton.  Ma- 
jor Sedgwick  alludes  in  his  dispatch  inclosed  to  an  attack  on  Franklin. 
This  is  all  the  information  I  have  as  yet  on  the  subject  that  is  authentic ; 
the  date  and  particulars  are  yet  unknown.  But  on  the  assurance  of  both 
the  Governor  and  Major  Sedgwick  that  there  are  eight  hundred  armed  men 
assembled  in  Lawrence,  who  can  be  increased  in  twelve  hours  to  twelve 
hundred,  and  that  it  is  expected  they  would  attack  and  destroy  the  capital 
of  the  Territory,  Lecompton,  I  have  ordered  Lieut.  Col.  Johnston,  Second 
Cavalry,  to  go  there  with  all  the  troops  at  his  post,  except  a  small  company, 
and  have  ordered  all  the  men  from  Fort  Riley,  except  a  small  garrison,  to 
the  same  place.  I  have  sent  dowm  to  have  all  the  troops,  recruits,  or  others 
at  Jefferson  barracks,  to  be  sent  here,  and  will  send  them  and  any  com- 
panies of  the  Sixth  that  may  arrive  to  reinforce  the  command  on  the  Kansas, 
if  necessary.  A  large  force  may  prevent  any  violence;  a  small  one  might 
tempt  to  the  commission  of  it. 

I  inclose  my  instructions  to  the  officer  who  may  command  the  troops. 
He  is  to  confine  his  action  to  the  cases  specified  in  the  Constitution  and  pro- 
vided for  by  the  acts  of  Congress  of  February  28,  1795,  and  March  3, 1807. 
I  could  not  tell  that  Congress  had  this  session  restricted  the  action  of  the 
troops  —  as  far  as  was  in  their  power,  that  is  —  to  the  constitutional  provision. 

I  inclose  also  a  communication  from  an  officer  of  the  militia  on  the  north- 
ern border  of  the  Territory,  showing  how  contradictory  and  inconsistent  are 
the  accounts  spread  over  the  country ;  for  the  party  that  Lane  brought  from 
Iowa  is  on  the  northern  border  and  on  the  Kansas  at  the  same  time. 

Colonel  Sumner's  regiment  cannot  now  muster  four  hundred  men,  includ- 
ing Captain  Stewart's  company,  on  its  way  to  Fort  Laramie,  and  a  detach- 
ment under  Lieutenant  Wheaton,  en  route  for  Fort  Kearney  with  the  Sioux 
prisoners. 

Lieut.  Col.  Cooke's  six  companies  have  a  little  more  than  one  hundred 
horses. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,         Peksifek  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 

Col.  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

Executive  Office,  / 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  August  17,  1856.  \ 

Sib:  This  place  is  in  a  most  dangerous  and  critical  situation  at  this  moment.  We 
are  threatened  with  utter  extermination  by  a  large  body  of  Free-State  men. 

The  report  of  Major  Sedgwick,  which  will  accompany  this,  will  give  you  the  par- 
ticulars of  the  various  outrages  which  this  body  of  armed  men  have  perpetrated 
within  the  last  few  days.  I  have  just  returned  from  Lawrence,  where  I  have  been 
this  day,  with  the  view  of  procuring  the  release  of  nineteen  prisoners  that  were 
taken.  I  saw  in  that  place  at  least  eight  hundred  men,  who  manifested  a  fixed  pur- 
pose to  demolish  this  town.  I  know  that  they  intend  an  attack,  and  that,  too,  in  a 
very  short  time.  I  have  correct  information  tha  t  they  have  five  hundred  men  over 
in  the  Osawatomie  country,  some  forty  miles  south;  about  three  hundred  in  the 


462  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


valley  of  the  Wakarusa,  and  a  large  body  above  this  place,  variously  estimated  at 
from  three  to  six  hundred.  There  can  concentrate  at  this  place,  in  a  very  short 
time,  some  fifteen  hundred  or  two  thousand  men,  well  armed,  with  several  pieces  of 
artillery.  It  would  seem  that  the  business  of  "wiping  out,''  as  it  is  called,  of  the 
Pro-Slavery  party  has  been  commenced.  This  heavy  force  has  most  unexpectedly 
sprung  into  existence,  and  made  its  appearance  within  a  few  days  past.  The  women 
and  children  have  been  mostly  sent  across  the  river,  and  there  is  a  general  panic 
among  the  people.  The  force  here  is  small  —  say  eighty  or  a  hundred  dragoons,  and 
some  hundred  and  twenty  citizens  poorly  armed,  and  badly  supplied  with  ammu- 
nition. Under  these  circumstances,  I  have  to  request  you  to  send  from  the  fort  all 
your  disposable  force.  A  few  companies  of  infantry  would  be  very  desirable,  and 
some  light  artillery.  Permit  me  to  express  the  hope  that  whatever  force  you  can 
dispatch  to  the  relief  of  this  place  will  be  sent  as  soon  as  possible.  Delay  may  be 
ruinous.  Yours,  with  great  respect, 

General  P.  F.  Smith.  Wilson  Shannon. 


Headquarters,  Department  of  the  West,  ) 
Fort  Leavenworth,  August  19,  1856.  j 
Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the 
17th  instant,  by  Major  Sedgwick's  express.  I  have  sent  Colonel  Johnston 
down  to  Lecompton  with  all  the  troops  here,  except  a  small  company,  and 
have  ordered  Colonel  Cooke  to  send  from  Fort  Riley  all  the  men  there,  ex- 
cept a  small  garrison.     There  is  no  infantry  within  reach. 

I  have  given  to  the  commanding  officer  of  this  force  instructions  founded 
on  those  of  the  Executive  to  Colonel  Sumner,  and  since  to  myself. 

It  will  be  necessary  that  you  should  make  some  arrangement  for  the  cus- 
tody of  the  prisoners  that  will  take  them  out  of  the  hands  of  the  troops. 

A  small  guard  cannot  be  left  with  them  safely ;  a  large  one  cannot  be 
spared,  and  they  cannot  be  marched  with  the  troops,  whose  movements 
they  would  retard  and  embarrass. 

After  the  many  false  reports  that  have  been  brought  here,  under  the 
sanction  of  the  civil  officers  in  the  country,  I  can  place  no  more  reliance  on 
such  information,  and  will  only  act  on  official  reports  from  officers,  or  in- 
telligence from  persons  I  know  personally  to  be  reliable.  And  as  my  own 
action  and  responsibility  is  to  depend  on  the  value  of  all  such  information 
as  to  its  truth,  I  must  have  it  before  me  before  I  can  judge  of  the  confidence 
to  be  placed  in  it. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

Persifer  F.  Smith, 
Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 
To  his  Excellency  Wilson  Shannon, 

Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 


Camp  near  Lecompton,  K.  T.,  August  17,  1856. 
,  Major:  As  the  Governor  wishes  to  communicate  with  the  General  com- 
manding the  department,  I  avail  myself  of  the  opportunity  to  report,  that 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  463 


within  the  last  few  days  parties  of  armed  men  have  been  assembling  in  va- 
rious places,  committing  many  depredations,  and  have  now  become  so  bold 
as  to  attack  a  house  within  two  miles  of  the  troops.  After  the  attack  on 
Franklin  by  the  Free-Soilers  they  attacked  a  camp  said  to  contain  about 
forty,  who  had  banded  themselves  together  for  protection.  After  dispersing 
them  and  burning  the  house,  they  marched  on  this  town.  The  Governor 
requested  me  to  move  in  with  all  the  disposable  force  I  had,  which  amounted 
to  only  thirty  men.  After  remaining  in  town  till  after  daylight,  I  returned 
to  my  camp,  and  had  just  reached  it  when  I  heard  the  report  of  a  6-pounder, 
and  soon  ascertained  that  the  house  of  Colonel  Titus,  in  which  he  had 
twenty  men,  was  the  place  attacked.  I  jDlaced  my  command  between  the 
house  and  town,  and,  the  Governor  soon  after  joining  us,  we  moved  in  the 
direction  of  the  place  attacked.  By  this  time  the  house  had  been  destroyed, 
one  man  killed,  Colonel  Titus  and  one  other  dangerously  wounded,  the  oth- 
ers carried  off  prisoners. 

This  morning  I  received  from  the  Governor  a  communication,  directing 
me  to  proceed  to  Lawrence  and  demand  the  prisoners,  and,  in  case  of  re- 
fusal, to  take  them  by  force,  firing  upon  the  resisting  party.  I  immediately 
called  upon  the  Governor,  and,  at  the  suggestion  of  Dr.  Rodrigue,  a  gentle- 
man of  high  standing,  we  proceeded  to  Lawrence,  and  had  an  interview 
with  the  persons  holding  the  prisoners.  After  a  long  consultation,  (in 
which  I  took  no  part,)  the  Governor  made  an  arrangement  to  exchange 
some  that  he  held,  and  some  other  stipulations. 

I  believe  that  there  are  eight  hundred  men  (armed)  in  Lawrence,  which 
can  be  increased  in  twelve  hours  to  twelve  hundred ;  they  are  in  a  state  of 
high  excitement,  almost  incontrollable,  and  I  believe  they  will  attack  this 
town  and  destroy  it,  if  every  part  of  the  agreement  is  not  carried  out,  which 
I  fear  cannot  be  done.  I  think  if  any  troops  are  needed  it  will  be  a  larger 
number  than  I  have  at  my  disposal.  At  the  request  of  the  Governor  I  have 
ordered  Captain  Andrews's  company  from  the  Wakarusa,  and  Captain 
Newby's  from  Palmyra,  to  this  camp.  They  arrived  yesterday.  This  in- 
creases my  effective  force  to  about  ninety. 

I  should  very  much  like  to  have  the  advice  of  Colonel  Johnston  for  a  few 
days.  I  w^ould  also  say  that  I  have  received  no  instructions  how  to  act  in  a 
conflict  with  citizens,  or  when  an  officer  is  authorized  to  fire  upon  them,  ex- 
cept the  President's  proclamation  of  February  16,  1856. 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  Sedgwick,  Major  First  Cavalry. 

Major  George  Deas, 

Adjutant  General,  Department  of  the  West. 


Headquarters,  Department  of  the  West,         ) 
Fort  Leavenworth,  August  18,  1856.  j 
Sir:  I  have  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  communication  of  the 
17th  instant,  and  to  inform  you  that  Captain  Howe's  company  of  artillery 


464  State  Histobical  Society. 

and  two  companies  of  cavalry  will  leave  this  post  to-morrow  morning  to 
join  you,  and  that  all  the  disposable  force  at  Fort  Riley  has  been  directed 
to  proceed  without  delay  to  Lecompton. 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

George  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 

Major  John  Sedgwick,  First  Cavalry,  Lecompton. 

P.  S. —  Captains  De  Saussure  and  Beall  have  been  directed  to  join  you. 


Headquarters,  Department  of  the  West,         ) 
Fort  Leavenworth,  August  18,  1856.  j 
Sir  :  The  General  commanding  the  department  directs  that  you  will,  with 
the  utmost  dispatch,  organize  a  force  of  one  complete  squadron  of  dragoons, 
to  be  selected  from  the  most  efficient  for  mounted  service,  to  proceed  to  the 
town  of  Lecompton,  the  seat  of  government  in  this  Territory,  now  threat- 
ened with  attack  and  destruction.     The  remainder  of  your  command,  with 
the  exception  of  the  dismounted  men  of  the  two  weakest  companies,  who 
will  be  left  as  the  guard  to  the  post,  will  accompany  the  squadron  on  foot 
as  riflemen,  the  officers  to  be  mounted.     On  arriving  at  Lecompton  the  of- 
ficer in  command  will  report  the  presence  of  the  troops  to  the  Executive  of 
the  Territory  of  Kansas,  and  will  then  be  governed  by  the  instructions 
which  will  be  sent  from  these  headquarters.     The  senior  officer  present  with 
the  force  to  be  concentrated  at  or  near  Lecompton  will  command  the  whole. 
I  am,  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant. 

George  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 
Lieut.  Col.  P.  St.  G.  Cooke, 

Second  Dragoons,  Fort  Riley,  K.  T. 


Headquarters  Department  of  the  West,     | 
Fort  Leavenworth,  August  19,  1856.  ( 

Instructions  for  the  officer  in  command  of  the  detachment  of  United  States 
troops  ordered  to  assemble  in  the  neighborhood  of  Lecompton,  the  capital  of 
Kansas  Territory,  on  the  requisition  of  the  Governor  thereof,  to  repress  in- 
surrection. 

Sir:  The  whole  of  the  First  Regiment  of  cavalry  (except  one  company 
at  Fort  Leavenworth  and  one  at  Fort  Kearny,)  with  Captain  Howe's  com- 
pany of  the  artillery,  and  a  squadron  of  the  Second  Dragoons,  and  a 
detachment  of  dismounted  men  of  the  same  regiment,  will  be  assembled 
under  your  command,  and  will  be  reinforced,  if  necessary,  by  such  detach- 
ments of  infantry  and  recruits  as  may  arrive  here  in  time. 

This  force  you  will  keep  concentrated  as  much  as  possible,  making  no 
detachments  except  as  scouts  and  patrols,  unless  in  case  of  absolute  neces- 
sity, of  which  you  will  be  the  judge;   and  all  the  men,  horses,  and  arms 
will  be  kept  in  a  perfect  state  of  readiness  for  instant  action  at  all  times. 
The  Governor  of  the  Territory  has  required  the  presence  of  these  troops 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  465 

to  aid  the  civil  authority  in  suppressing  insurrection,  and  in  protecting  the 
peaceable  inhabitants  of  the  Territory  from  the  lawless  violence  of  armed 
bodies,  which  he  represents  as  arrayed  for  that  purpose. 

That  you  may  have  a  distinct  idea  of  your  powers  and  duties  in  this  posi- 
tion, the  following  official  instructions  from  the  Executive  of  the  United 
States  are  referred  to,  and  you  will  be  governed  entirely  by  the  rules  therein 
laid  down : 

First.  The  proclamation  of  the  President  of  the  United  States,  dated  the 
11th  day  of  February  last. 

Second.  The  instructions  of  the  Secretary  of  War  to  Colonel  E.  V.  Sum- 
ner and  Lieut.  Col.  Cooke,  dated  the  15th  of  February. 

Third.  A  letter  from  the  Adjutant  (general  of  the  Army  to  Colonel 
Sumner,  dated  March  26, 1856,  in  answer  to  a  request  of  the  latter  to  know 
the  views  of  the  department  in  relation  to  the  course  to  be  pursued  towards 
armed  bodies  coming  into  the  Territory,  particularly  the  following  para- 
graph : 

"It  is  only  when  an  armed  resistance  is  offered  to  the  laws,  and  against  the  peace 
and  quiet  of  the  Territory,  and  when,  under  such  circumstances,  a  requisition  for 
military  force  is  made  upon  the  commanding  officer  by  the  authority  specified  in 
his  instructions,  that  he  is  empowered  to  act." 

And  last.  To  the  following  extract  from  the  instructions  of  the  Secretary 
of  War  to  the  General  commanding  the  department,  dated  the  27th  of 
June  last : 

"Inclosed  you  will  find  a  copy  of  a  proclamation  of  the  President  of  the  United 
States,  and  of  a  letter  of  instructions  directed  to  the  commanding  officers  of  Forts 
Leavenworth  and  Riley,  to  which  you  are  referred  for  the  views  of  the  Executive, 
and  for  the  government  of  your  conduct  in  the  contingencies  therein  contemplated  ; 
and  if,  in  such  contingencies,  you  should  be  called  upon  to  use  any  portion  of  the 
troops  under  your  command  to  aid  the  civil  authorities  in  arresting  offenders,  a  de- 
tachment of  troops  for  that  purpose  will  be  directed  to  accompany  the  civil  officer 
charged  with  the  process,  and  to  aid  him  in  the  execution  of  his  duties,  both  in  mak- 
ing the  arrests,  and  in  conducting  prisoners  to  places  where  they  may  be  safely  kept 
by  the  civil  authorities.  In  discharging  the  delicate  functions  arising  from  the  pe- 
culiar condition  of  affairs  in  Kansas,  you  will  carefully  abstain  from  encroaching 
upon  the  proper  sphere  of  the  civil  authorities,  and  will  observe  the  greatest  caution 
to  avoid  any  conflict  between  the  civil  and  military  power." 

As  a  great  responsibility  will  rest  on  the  officer  in  command  of  the  troops, 
he  must,  in  assuming  it,  act  on  his  own  judgment,  and  on  information  per- 
fectly satisfactory  to  his  own  mind.  After  the  examples  we  have  had  daily, 
of  late,  of  the  gross  falsehoods,  misrepresentations,  and  exaggerations  spread 
over  the  country  under  what  was  said  to  be  the  most  reliable  authority,  it 
will  not  be  safe  to  trust  to  any  intelligence  the  source  and  channel  of  which 
are  not  satisfactory  to  yourself. 

You  have  the  entire  command  and  control  of  the  troops,  and  are  in  no 
case  to  commit  them  to  any  other  than  the  regular  military  authority.  Send, 
as  soon  as  your  command  is  assembled,  and  weekly  thereafter,  field  returns 


466  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

of  its  strength,  even  though  the  commanding  General  should  be  absent  from 
Fort  Leavenworth,  Send  also  topographical  sketches  of  the  country  around 
you,  with  distances  marked. 

To  avoid  weakening  your  command  you  will  hire  such  express  men  as  you 
may  think  necessary,  and  will  keep  a  constant  communication  with  the  head- 
quarters. 

In  conclusion,  the  General  begs  and  directs  you  to  avoid  as  long  as  possi- 
ble any  appeal  to  arms;  use  every  endeavor  in  your  power  to  bring  those 
who  are  in  opposition  to  the  law  to  a  sense  of  their  error;  especially  avoid 
small  conflicts,  and  consider  the  shedding  of  a  fellow-citizen's  blood  as  the 
greatest  evil  that  can  happen  except  the  overthrow  of  law  and  right,  which 
must  end  in  civil  war.  But  when  the  necessity  of  action  and  the  employ- 
ment of  force  does  unhappily  arise,  employ  it  at  once  with  all  the  power  and 
vigor  at  your  command,  but  continue  it  only  until  you  have  suppressed  the 
insurrection,  and  then  interfere  to  prevent  any  cruelty  from  others.  The 
Governor  of  the  Territory  should,  if  possible,  take  means  to  keep  the  pris- 
oners arrested  under  his  authority,  and  such  as  hereafter  may  be  taken. 
Their  custody  embarrasses  the  troops  and  diminishes  their  efficiency. 

With  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  Persifer  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 


Headquarters,  First  Division  Kansas  Militia,  \ 
Doniphan  County,  Kansas,  August  18.       j 
Sir  :  In  addition  to  the  extra  herewith  inclosed,  I  have  received  reliable 
information  that  a  state  of  actual  war  exists  in  Douglas  county,  and  that 
in  other  parts  of  the  Territory  within  this  division  robberies  and  other 
flagrant  violations  of  law  are  daily  occurring  by  armed  bodies  of  men  from 
the  Northern  States.     In  the  absence  of  all  information  from  the  Governor 
of  the  Territory,  I  have  taken  the  liberty  of  exercising  the  authority  in  me 
vested  in  cases  of  invasion,  by  ordering  out  the  entire  strength  of  my  divi- 
sion, to  rendezvous  at  various  points  of  the  division  to  receive  further  orders. 
The  object  of  this  is  to  ask  of  you,  as  commandant  of  this  district,  how 
far  your  orders  require  interference  with  the  militia  of  the  Territory,  and 
whether  or  not  their  being  thus  assembled  to  repel  such  invasions  is  in  vio- 
lation of  your  instructions. 

I  am,  sir,  your  most  obedient  servant, 

William  P.  Richardson, 
Major  General  First  Division  Kansas  Militia. 
Brigadier  General  Persifer  F.  Smith, 

Commanding,  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 

ARGUS  — EXTRA. 
Important  from  Kansas. — Civil  war  and  rebellion. —  Women  and  children  flying  from 

their  homes  for  their  lives ! 

Weston,  August  18,  1856. 
From  sources  of  unquestioned  credit  we  have  learned,  and  now  chronicle,  the  fol- 
lowing highly  important  and  exciting  news  from  Kansas  Territory. 


Sixth  Biennial  Bepobt.  467 


The  notorious  Jim  Lane  is  now  at  the  head  of  from  600  to  1,000  armed  outlaws 
and  robbers,  busily  engaged  in  the  work  of  destruction  and  devastation  on  the  south 
side  of  Kaw  river,  in  the  neighborhood  of  Lecompton.  Their  depredations  thus  far 
have  resulted  in  the  breaking  up  and  total  destruction  of  the  Georgia  settlement  on 
the  Marais  des  Cygnes,  a  large  settlement  of  Alabamians  in  the  same  neighborhood, 
an  attack  upon  the  town  of  Franklin,  robbery  of  the  postoffice  at  that  place,  and 
violent  abuse  of  the  postmaster  and  his  wife;  the  burning  of  the  town,  or  at  least 
the  best  portion  of  it;  robbery  of  citizens  of  everything  on  which  hands  could  be 
laid.  It  seems  that  these  cowardly  assassins,  in  an  attack  on  a  log  cabin  contain- 
ing fourteen  armed  men,  met  with  quite  a  warm  reception.  With  about  200  men 
they  made  three  assaults,  and  each  time  were  driven  back  with  a  loss  of  killed,  and 
wounded  that  have  since  died,  amounting  to  26  in  number.  Failing  in  the  third  as- 
sault, these  chivalrous  demons  then  proceeded  to  the  prairie,  loaded  a  wagon  with 
dry  hay,  and,  pushing  it  before  them  to  the  doomed  house,  set  the  hay  on  fire,  which 
soon  fired  the  house,  and  compelled  its  brave  occupants  to  surrender;  but  with- 
out the  loss  of  a  man  ! 

Having  subdued  the  defenders  of  Franklin,  the  abolitionists  then  turned  their 
attention  to  the  destruction  of  isolated  houses  —  residences  of  Pro-Slavery  settlers, 
whom  they  have  sworn  to  drive  out  of  the  Territory  or  exterminate.  Having  found 
by  experience  that  the  inhabitants  of  these  houses  are  dangerous  customers  to  deal 
with,  they  made  their  assault  upon  them  with  cannon,  planted  at  a  safe  distance, 
out  of  rifle-shot.  Colonel  Titus's  house  fell  first,  and  it  is  believed  that  he  fell  a 
bloody  sacrifice  in  its  defense.  Secretary  Woodson's  house  was  bombarded  and 
burnt  next;  Colonel  Clarke's  almost  simultaneously  shared  the  same  fate,  the  Colo- 
nel and  his  family  having  just  barely  made  their  escape  as  the  inhuman  bandits  ap- 
plied the  torch.  In  every  direction  the  black  smoke  was  seen  last  Saturday  night, 
ascending  from  private  dwellings.  Secretary  Woodson  has  either  been  killed  or  is 
a  prisoner  in  the  hands  of  the  abolitionists;  Colonel  Titus  is  undoubtedly  killed, 
together  with  many  others  who  bravely  fought  for  their  homes  and  their  families. 

Colonel  Clarke  is  now  here  with  his  family,  where  he  has  sought  an  asylum  from 
the  merciless  fury  of  the  abolition  outlaws.  Governor  Shannon,  when  last  heard 
from,  had  fled  from  Lecompton,  and  was  wending  his  way  on  foot  towards  the  Mis- 
souri, to  escape  the  vengeance  of  his  pursuers.  To  sum  up  the  whole,  the  facts  are 
these:  The  whole  Pro-Slavery  party  south  of  Kaw  river  have  either  been  killed  or 
have  fled  to  places  of  safety.  All  the  Pro-Slavery  towns  in  Douglas  county  have 
been  pillaged  and  destroyed;  women  have  been  violated,  and  children  driven  from 
their  homes  to  make  room  for  bloody  monsters.  Robinson  and  the  other  prisoners 
in  the  custody  of  the  law  have  been  rescued,  and  the  reign  of  terror  has  been  regu- 
larly installed.  So  sudden  and  unexpected  has  been  the  attack  of  the  abolitionists, 
that  the  law-and-order  party  was  unprepared  to  effectually  resist  them.  To-day  the 
bogus  Free-State  government,  we  understand,  is  to  assemble  at  Topeka.  The  issue 
is  distinctly  made  up:  either  the  Free-State  or  Pro-Slavery  party  is  to  have  Kansas. 

Above,  fellow-citizens,  we  have  given  you  the  facts,  as  far  as  we  have  learned 
them,  of  this  recent,  unprovoked,  inhuman,  and  unparalleled  attack  upon  the  peace- 
able citizens  of  Kansas  Territory  by  a  band  of  as  arrant  traitors  as  ever  cursed  the 
soil  of  any  country;  an  attack  premeditated  and  planned  in  the  North  to  destroy 
your  rights,  or  to  dissolve  the  Union,  Even  now,  while  we  write,  our  beloved  Union, 
purchased  by  the  blood  of  our  ancestors,  may  be  no  more.  Missonrians!  the  war 
rages  upon  your  borders  —  at  your  very  thresholds!  Your  brethren  and  friends  in 
Kansas  are  this  day  being  butchered  and  driven  from  their  homes,  and  they  now 


468  STATE  HiSTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


call  upon  you  for  succor  and  protection.  The  Constitution  of  your  country,  and 
the  laws  under  which  you  have  so  long  lived,  as  well  as  your  own  rights,  menaced 
by  as  reckless  and  abandoned  a  foe  as  ever  erected  its  bloody  crest  to  disturb  the 
repose  of  society,  demand  that  you  should  rise  up  as  one  man  and  put  an  instant 
and  effectual  quietus  to  the  hired  tools  of  abolition,  disunion,  and  aggression,  now 
roaming  rampant  over  the  plains  of  Kansas  with  firebrand  and  sabre. 

Citizens  of  Platte  county  !  the  war  is  upon  you,  and  at  your  very  doors.  Arouse 
yourselves  to  speedy  vengeance,  and  rub  out  the  bloody  traitors.  Recollect  that, 
although  this  unholy  and  unnatural  war  is  carried  on  in  Kansas,  it  is  against  you 
and  your  institations.  By  a  prompt  and  vigorous  action  you  may  put  it  down  and 
save  the  Union;  but  if  you  lay  supinely  on  your  backs  and  allow  the  black  treason 
to  get  a  firm  hold  in  Kansas,  you  will  find,  when  it  is  too  late,  that  you  have  allowed 
the  golden  moments  to  pass,  and  a  long  and  bloody  war,  involving  all  the  States  of 
the  Union,  will  be  inaugurated;  and  then  you  will  have  to  fight,  not  for  your  rights, 
but  for  your  very  existence;  not  for  the  Union  and  Constitution  —  for  they  will  have 
been  destroyed  in  the  onset  —  but  for  some  sort  of  an  existence  among  the  nations, 
either  as  slaves  or  abject  dependents  of  some  power,  perhaps,  of  Europe.  While 
you  are  inert,  the  powers  of  the  Union,  North  and  South,  will  be  slowly  mustering 
for  the  mighty  conflict  that  is  to  follow;  and  all  Europe  will  look  on  with  satisfac- 
tion at  the  termination  of  this  Republic  and  the  end  of  liberty.  Rouse  up,  then, 
and  strangle  the  demon  of  disunion  and  destruction.  Patriotism  and  the  love  of 
country,  law  and  liberty,  demand  it  at  your  hands. 

Still  later. — A  dispatch,  extra,  just  received  this  morning  from  Independence, 
signed  A.  G.  Boone  and  others,  corroborates  the  above  statements. 

Lecompton  is  burnt  down. 

Headquarters  Department  of  the  West,  \ 
Fort  Leavenworth,  August  29,  1856.  J 
Colonel:  Lieutenant  Colonel  Cooke,  Second  Dragoons,  arrived  at  Le- 
compton about  five  days  since,  and  took  command  of  the  troops  assembled 
there;  their  strength  is  about  five  hundred  men.  Since  the  companies 
began  to  be  assembled  there,  all  has  been  quiet  in  that  neighborhood ;  but 
armed  men  have  been  collecting  near  the  border,  and  the  neighboring  State 
of  Missouri  has  been  excited  by  reports  exaggerated  to  the  highest  degree, 
that  the  men  who  were  conducted  to  the  Territory  by  Lane,  joined  to  others 
already  in  it,  and  of  the  same  party,  were  engaged  in  robbing,  murdering, 
and  driving  out  of  the  Territory  all  those  who  were  of  different  opinions 
from  themselves,  and  expeditions  seem  to  be  preparing  on  all  hands  to 
enter  the  Territory  and  revenge  the  wrongs  inflicted  on  their  friends.  Ex- 
aggerated and  false  as  many  of  these  rumors  have  been,  there  is  some  truth 
in  the  foundation  of  them.  A  large  number  of  the  men  brought  by  Lane 
from  the  East  have  entered  Kansas  in  small  parties,  and  with  their  arms 
concealed.  They  arrived  mostly  at  Lawrence,  where  they  completed  their 
organization.  They  robbed  all  the  country  within  their  reach  of  the 
horses,  and  finally  attacked  the  house  of  the  postmaster  at  Franklin,  prob- 
ably with  a  view  of  getting  possession  of  some  arms  issued  to  the  militia, 
and  deposited  there.     They  wounded  some  and  made  prisoners  of  others 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  469 

defending  the  house,  and  set  fire  to  it,  having  robbed  the  post-office.  A  de- 
tachment of  the  opposite  party  captured  some  of  these,  and  held  them 
as  prisoners.  Shortly  afterwards  a  party,  regularly  organized  into  three 
companies,  marched  from  Lawrence  and  attacked  the  house  of  Colonel 
Titus,  near  Lecompton  —  about  two  and  a  half  miles  from  it  —  killed  one 
man,  wounded  Colonel  Titus  and  another,  and  took  them  and  19  others 
prisoners.  Governor  Shannon  made  an  exchange  of  the  prisoners  taken  at 
Franklin  for  Colonel  Titus  and  his  companions. 

As  soon  as  these  facts  were  made  known  to  me,  which  was  after  the  cap- 
ture of  Colonel  Titus,  I  ordered  all  the  troops  disposable  to  this  neighbor- 
hood, and  since  then  there  has  been  no  further  act  of  violence ;  but  tranquility 
is  not  likely  to  continue.  I  do  not  think  it  was  proper  to  prevent  citizens 
from  the  neighboring  border  of  Missouri  coming  over  to  aid  and  protect 
their  relatives  and  friends  from  the  outrages  offered  by  the  parties  from 
Lawrence  and  Topeka.  On  the  contrary,  I  should  consider  it  a  duty  they 
owed.  But  many  who  entered  with  that  view  are  now  preparing  for  other 
operations,  and  just  at  this  juncture  Governor  Shannon  was  reported  to  have 
resigned  his  office,  and  left  the  executive  duties  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Ter- 
ritory, who  became  acting  Governor.  Of  this  I  had  no  official  information 
until  yesterday,  when  a  communication  from  the  acting  Governor  of  the 
Territory,  about  the  keeping  of  the  prisoners  under  indictment,  made  me 
indirectly  acquainted  with  it,  and  to-day  I  received  from  an  officer  a  proc- 
lamation of  the  acting  Governor,  calling  out  all  the  military  force  of  the 
Territory,  which  I  inclose.  In  the  force  thus  called  out,  and  which  will  be 
acting  under  the  regular  government  of  the  Territory,  will  undoubtedly  be 
incorporated  all  the  parties  that  come  armed  from  Missouri,  raised  under 
the  excitement  I  have  already  spoken  of,  and  when  they  feel  themselves 
strong  enough  they  will  undoubtedly  attack  their  opponents,  who  are  pre- 
pared to  resist  them.  As  the  army  can  only  act  in  aid  of,  and  subordinate 
to,  the  civil  authority,  it  cannot  array  itself  against  the  representatives  of 
that  very  authority,  and  I  see  no  way  in  which  it  can  prevent  a  collision 
brought  about  by  the  government  of  the  Territory  itself,  and  in  the  exer- 
cise of  its  functions.  It  is  a  gross  absurdity  to  pretend  that  the  men  brought 
in  here  lately  are  bona  fide  settlers;  they  are  hired  and  paid  to  get  posses- 
sion of  the  country,  but  the  result  will  be  a  national  calamity.  When  blood 
is  shed  once  it  will  be  impossible  to  say  where  it  is  to  stop. 

In  regard  to  the  prisoners  under  the  hands  of  the  troops,  placed  there  for 
their  security  by  the  United  States  Marshal  for  the  Territory,  an  embarrass- 
ment has  arisen  in  this:  the  Marshal  has  not  paid  for  their  subsistence, 
and  the  persons  who  contracted  to  board  them  refuse  to  do  so  any  longer. 
Captain  Sacket,  in  whose  charge  they  are,  cannot  do  it,  and  unless  some  pro- 
vision is  made  they  must  be  placed  again  in  the  hands  of  the  Marshal,  who 
will  have  no  place  to  keep  them,  and  may  be  obliged  to  turn  them  over  to  a 
guard  of  the  Territorial  militia.    As  soon  as  affairs  approach  nearer  a  crisis, 


470  State  Histobical  Society. 


\ 


I  will  move  to  the  seat  of  the  disturbance  with  all  the  force  I  can  collect, 

but  I  cannot  oppose  it  to  the  action  of  the  regular  Territorial  authorities,    i 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  | 

Persifer  F.  Smith,  I 

Brevet  Major  General,  Commandiny  Department. 
Colonel  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 


In  Camp,  near  Lecompton,  August  24,  1856. 

Colonel:  I  am  requested  by  Mrs.  Gains  Jenkins  to  address  you  with 
respect  to  the  pay  for  boarding  the  prisoners  now  under  my  charge. 

Mrs.  Jenkins  has  been  boarding  the  prisoners  since  the  26th  of  May. 
On  the  22d  June,  Marshal  Donaldson  paid  her  sixty  dollars;  since  that  date 
nothing  has  been  paid,  and  there  is  now  due  her  the  sum  of  "two  hundred 
and  seventy-two  dollars." 

A  letter  has  been  sent  to  Marshal  Donaldson  asking  for  funds;  his  reply 
was,  to  the  person  who  delivered  the  letter,  "that  he  had  no  money  and 
could  not  raise  any." 

Mrs.  Jenkins  does  not  feel  willing  to  board  the  prisoners  much  longer, 
without  the  least  prospect  of  pay. 

Respectfully,  your  obedient  servant.  D.  B.  Sacket, 

Captain  First  Cavalry,  comd'g  prisoners  in  camp. 

Lieut.  Col.  J.  E.  Johnston,  First  Cavalry,  Commanding. 


Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,  | 

Executive  Office,  August  26,  1856.  j 
Sir:  In  reply  to  your  letter  to  Governor  Shannon,  requesting  him  to 
make  some  provision  for  keeping  the  prisoners  now  in  charge  of  the  army 
near  this  place,  I  have  to  say,  that  those  prisoners  are  in  the  custody  of  the 
United  States  Marshal  for  the  Territory,  Colonel  I.  B.  Donaldson,  and  that 
the  Executive  has  no  power  to  interfere  with  his  duties. 

Colonel  Donaldson  is,  I  understand,  at  Leavenworth  city  at  this  time. 
Very  respectfully,  yours,  Dan.  Woodson, 

Acting  Governor  Kansas  Territory. 
Brigadier  General  Smith,  Commanding  Army  of  the  West. 


PROCLAMATION 
By  the  Acting  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 
Whereas,  satisfactory  evidence  exists  that  the  Territory  of  Kansas  is  in- 
fested with  large  bodies  of  armed  men,  many  of  whom  have  just  arrived 
from  the  States,  combined  and  confederated  together,  and  amply  supplied 
with  all  the  munitions  of  war,  under  the  direction  of  a  common  head,  with 
a  thorough  military  organization  ;  who  have  been  and  are  still  engaged  in 
murdering  the  law-abiding  citizens  of  the  Territory,  driving  others  from 
their  homes  and  compelling  them  to  flee  to  the  States  for  protection,  captur- 


Sixth  biennial  eepobt.  471 


ing  and  holding  others  as  prisoners  of  war,  plundering  them  of  their  prop- 
€rty,  and  in  some  instances  burning  down  their  houses,  and  robbing  United 
States  postoffices  and  the  local  militia  of  the  arms  furnished  them  by  the 
Government,  in  open  defiance  and  contempt  of  the  laws  of  the  Territory 
and  of  the  Constitution  and  laws  of  the  United  States,  and  of  the  civil  and 
military  authority  thereof;  all  for  the  purpose  of  subverting  by  force  and 
violence  the  government  established  by  law  of  Congress  in  the  Territory: 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Daniel  Woodson,  acting  Governor  of  the  Territory  of 
Kansas,  do  hereby  issue  my  proclamation,  declaring  the  said  Territory  to 
be  in  a  state  of  open  insurrection  and  rebellion  ;  and  I  do  hereby  call  upon 
all  law-abiding  citizens  of  the  Territory  to  rally  to  the  support  of  their 
country  and  its  laws,  and  require  and  command  all  officers,  civil  and  mili- 
tary, and  all  other  citizens  of  the  Territory  to  aid  and  assist  by  all  means 
in  their  power  in  putting  down  the  insurrectionists,  and  bringing  to  condign 
punishment  all  persons  engaged  with  them,  to  the  end  of  assuring  immunity 
from  violence  and  full  protection  to  the  persons,  property,  and  civil  rights 
to  all  peaceable  and  law-abiding  inhabitants  of  the  Territory. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  caused  to  be  at- 
tached the  seal  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas.     Done  at  the  city  of 
•-  '  '  '-^       Lecompton,   this   25th  day  of  August,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord 
eighteen  hundred  and  fifty-six,  and  of  the  independence  of  the  United  States 
the  eightieth.  Daniel  Woodson, 

Acting  Governor  Kansas  Territory, 


Headquarters,  Department  of  the  West,      ) 
Fort  Leavenworth,  September  10,  1856.  j 

Colonel:  The  events  that  have  transpired  in  the  Territory  of  Kansas 
since  my  last  communication,  and  which  are  connected  with  the  operations 
of  the  army,  will  be  found  recited  in  full  in  the  reports  and  correspondence 
inclosed  herewith,  in  documents  numbered  from  one  to  sixteen,  inclusive. 

In  explanation  of  the  position  of  affairs  lately  and  now,  I  may  remark 
that  there  are  more  than  two  opposing  parties  in  the  Territory.  The  citi- 
zens of  the  Territory  who  formed  the  majority  in  the  organization  of  the 
Territorial  Government  and  in  the  elections  for  its  Legislature  and  inferior 
officers,  form  one  party.  The  persons  who  organized  a  State  government 
and  attempted  to  put  it  in  operation  against  the  authority  of  that  estab- 
lished by  Congress,  form  another.  A  party,  at  the  head  of  which  is  a 
former  Senator  from  Missouri,  and  which  is  composed  in  a  great  part  of 
citizens  from  that  State  who  have  come  into  this  Territory  armed,  under 
the  excitement  produced  by  reports  exaggerated  in  all  cases  and  in  many 
absolutely  false,  form  the  third.  There  is  a  fourth,  composed  of  idle  men 
congregated  from  various  parts,  who  assume  to  arrest,  punish,  exile  and 
even  kill,  all  those  whom  they  assume  to  be  bad  citizens ;  that  is,  those  who 
will  not  join  them  or  contribute  to  their  maintenance.     Every  one  of  these 


472  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

has,  in  his  own  peculiar  way,  (except  some  few  of  the  first  party,)  thrown 
aside  all  regard  to  law,  and  even  honesty,  and  the  Territory  under  their 
sway  is  ravaged  from  one  end  to  the  other. 

Among  those  who  have  entered  from  Missouri  are  many  who  were  led  by 
the  false  report  spread  among  them,  and  came  here  hastily,  as  they  sup- 
posed, to  protect  their  neighbors  from  murder.  Many  of  these  have  re- 
turned, having  discovered  the  fraud  practiced  on  them,  and  that  their 
leaders  had  motives  personal  and  peculiar  to  themselves,  in  which  the  honor 
of  the  Government  and  the  good  of  the  country  had  no  share.  Lieutenant 
Colonel  Cooke,  you  will  perceive,  thinks  they  are  generally  disbanding  and 
going  home.  But  I  think  some  intend  remaining,  and  the  most  urgent 
efforts  are  making  by  the  leaders  of  this  party,  by  the  same  means  they 
used  at  first,  to  draw  in  reinforcements  to  keep  up  and  even  augment  their 
strength. 

The  party  organized  at  Topeka  set  themselves  up  openly  in  opposition  to 
the  law  and  constitution,  and  you  see  their  last  reinforcements  are  every- 
where called  "Lane's  Regiment"  among  their  own  friends  and  newspapers. 
Until  the  day  before  yesterday  I  was  deficient  in  force  to  operate  against 
all  these  at  once ;  and  the  acting  Governor  of  the  Territory  did  not  seem  to 
me  to  take  a  right  view  of  affairs.  If  Mr.  Atchison  and  his  party  had  had 
the  direction  of  affairs,  they  could  not  have  had  ordered  them  more  to  suit 
his  purpose.  I  approve,  therefore,  highly  of  Colonel  Cooke's  refusal  to 
send  a  command  to  Topeka,  which  not  only  would  or  might  have  resulted 
in  the  death  of  two  or  three  hundred  citizens  on  the  mere  vague  denuncia- 
tion of  the  acting  Governor,  but  would  have  insured  the  absence  of  the 
troops  from  the  neighborhood  of  Lawrence  at  the  time  when  the  Mis- 
sourians  and  Kansas  militia,  under  the  authority  of  the  acting  Governor, 
proposed  attacking  it.  The  position  of  the  troops  between  Lawrence  and 
Lecompton,  while  concentrated,  is  such  as  to  keep  the  main  bodies  of  both 
parties  in  check.  It  could  not,  however,  prevent  a  detachment  from  being 
made  from  the  Missourians  to  attack  a  party  under  Brown,  at  Osawatomie, 
where  thirteen  men  of  the  latter  were  killed.  Though  there  is  nothing  to 
regret  as  to  those  who  suffered,  yet  the  act  was  a  grossly  unlawful  act,  and 
deprives  those  who  took  part  in  it  of  all  consideration  for  the  future. 

The  day  before  yesterday,  the  four  companies  of  the  Sixth  Infantry,  under 
Captain  Todd,  arrived;  this  is  a  fine  battalion,  nearly  full,  and  enables  me 
to  extend  the  plan  of  operations.  Governor  Geary,  too,  arrived  yesterday, 
and  one  very  great  cause  of  embarrassment  is  removed,  for  we  shall  act  en- 
tirely in  concert.  Major  Emory,  First  Cavalry,  also  arrived  with  him,  with 
the  dispatches  from  the  Secretary  of  War. 

After  consultation  with  the  Governor,  we  think  it  will  be  unnecessary  to 
call  out  the  militia  of  other  States,  and  this  is  to  be  first  reorganized  after 
being  entirely  disbanded. 

The  Governor  permits  me  to  join  his  entreaties  with  mine,  that  funds  be 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  473 


sent  to  the  quartermaster  here  to  buy  horses  to  mount  the- Second  Dragoons 
and  the  First  Cavalry,  and  to  fill  these  regiments  with  recruits.  If  the 
funds  are  deposited  with  the  quartermaster,  I  can  send  officers  of  the  regi- 
ments to  buy  them  in  Missouri,  especially  as  many  are  now  on  the  border. 
And  a  few  officers  recruiting  for  the  regiments  will  soon  fill  them  up  at  St. 
Louis  and  in  the  Western  States.  I  ^vould  urge,  too,  very  earnestly,  that  a 
new  battery  of  12-pounder  and  24-pounder  howitzers  be  sent,  with  full  har- 
ness and  equipments,  and  the  6-pounder  battery  now  here  be  turned  into 
the  arsenal ;  it  is  worn,  and  in  constant  need  of  repairs.  A  battery  of  small 
pieces  on  prairie-carriages  would  be  of  the  greatest  service,  but  the  axles  of 
the  carriage  must  be  double  the  strength  they  are  now.  I  do  not  advert  to 
the  hostilities  of  the  Cheyenne  Indians  here,  because  every  effort  will  be  used 
to  settle  afl?airs  in  this  Territory,  without  reference  to  other  operations.  The 
plan  agreed  upon  by  Governor  Geary  and  myself  will  surely  succeed,  and, 
I  think,  without  other  force  than  w^e  have,  with  750  additional  horses  for 
the  two  regiments.  The  ruin  of  horses  in  the  First  Cavalry  last  fall  is 
greater  than  could  be  supposed,  and  many  now  here  must  be  condemned. 

You  will  see  by  the  inclosed  papers  that  a  party  from  Lawrence  threat- 
ened to  attack  Lecompton,  and  were  prevented  by  Lieut.  Col.  Cooke.  The 
embarrassments  arising  from  the  combinations  of  different  parties  can  hardly 
be  estimated  away  from  here;  but  the  arrival  of  Governor  Geary  puts  an 
end  to  them.  I  approve  most  fully  of  Lieut.  Col.  Cooke's  conduct  in  all 
these  difficult  matters,  and  hope  the  President  will  take  the  same  view  of  it. 

I  beg  to  assure  the  Secretary  that  I  am  aware  of  the  importance  of  the 
crisis,  and  shall  venture  everything  to  secure  the  supremacy  of  the  consti- 
tution and  laws. 

There  is  a  fact  that  has  struck  me  as  a  coincidence,  if  nothing  else,  that 
the  moment  it  was  ascertained  in  Washington  that  the  army  appropriation 
bill  would  fail,  the  outrages  and  devastations  of  the  party  opposed  to  the 
laws  here  began  as  though  they  thought  they  could  no  longer  have  the  army 
to  interrupt  them. 

I  had  ordered  Major  Deas  to  St.  Louis  to  inspect  some  horseshoes,  etc.,  in 
the  Quartermaster's  store,  reported  unserviceable,  but  I  now  direct  him  to 
proceed  to  Washington  with  these  dispatches,  and  one  from  Governor  Geary. 
I  refer  to  him  for  many  details,  and  as  fully  advised  of  the  state  of  affairs 
here;  he  has  my  views  and  plans  to  present  to  the  department.  As  Major 
Emory  will  probably  visit  Lecompton  in  a  day  or  two  to  complete  his  infor- 
mation, it  will  still  be  some  days  before  he  can  start  on  his  return,  and  in 
the  meantime  the  department  will  be  prepared,  by  Major  Deas's  information, 
to  see  clearly  the  position  of  things  here.  I  entertain,  myself,  not  the 
slightest  doubt  as  to  the  result.  Surely  the  Governor  and  myself,  animated 
by  the  same  desire  of  restoring  the  dignity  of  the  Constitution  and  laws,  and 
acting  in  perfect  concert  to  that  end,  can,  as  soon  as  the  requisite  force  is 
organized  and  the  plans  ready  for  execution,  overcome  the  temporary  reign 


474  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

of  violence  and  disorder,  and  restore  to  the  people  of  this  beautiful  country 
the  peaceful  rule  and  administration  of  the  laws. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

Persifer  F.  Smith, 
Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 
Col.  Samuel  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

[Indorsed.] 

Wab  Dbpabtment,  September  23,  1856. 

The  only  distinction  of  parties  which,  in  a  military  point  of  view,  it  is  necessary 
to  note,  is  that  which  distinguishes  those  who  respect  and  maintain  the  laws  and 
organized  government  from  those  who  combine  for  revolutionary  resistance  to  the 
constitutional  authorities  and  laws  of  the  land.  The  armed  combination  of  the  lat- 
ter class  come  within  the  denunciation  of  the  President's  proclamation,  and  are 
proper  subjects  upon  which  to  employ  the  military  force. 

Instructions  of  the  Executive  for  the  complete  organization  of  the  militia  of  the 
Territory,  and  the  authority  given  to  the  General  commanding  to  make  requisition 
for  such  of  that  militia  as  he  might  require,  did  not  look,  under  the  circumstances, 
to  the  delay  incident  to  a  total  disbandment  and  new  organization  of  the  militia; 
and  it  is  to  be  feared  that  with  the  time  thus  lost  will  pass  the  opportunity  for  that 
full  protection  of  unoffending  citizens,  and  for  that  exemplary  vindication  of  the 
supremacy  of  the  laws  which  the  reputation  and  dignity  of  the  Government  de- 
mand. 

The  requisition  for  a  heavy  field-battery  was  anticipated,  and  such  a  one  as  within 
described  was,  some  time  since,  ordered  to  be  sent  to  Fort  Leavenworth.  The  defect 
of  the  prairie  gun-carriages  having  been  discovered,  new  carriages  of  greater 
strength  have  been  constructed,  and  will  probably  soon  be  received. 

Instructions  have  been  given  for  the  supply  of  the  requisite  number  of  horses, 
and  for  the  recruits  for  the  mounted  regiments,  as  recommended. 

The  address  and  good  conduct  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Cooke  are  fully  appreciated 
and  highly  approved. 

The  department  has  unabated  confidence  in  the  zeal  and  singleness  of  purpose 
with  which  the  General  commanding  devotes  himself  to  the  delicate  duty  with  which 
he  is  charged,  and  is  encouraged  by  his  assurances  to  hope  that  his  success  will  be 
as  great  as  the  exigency  requires.  Jbff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 

(No.  1.]  Headquabtebs  Depabtment  of  the  West,  ) 

FoBT  Leavenwobth,  August  24, 1856.  ) 
Sib:  The  newspapers  received  by  the  boats  from  St.  Louis  yesterday  evening  as- 
sert that  the  President  has  directed  the  prosecution  against  prisoners  in  the  care  of 
Captain  Sacket  to  be  discontinued.  As  their  means  of  receiving  intelligence  by  tel- 
egraph are  much  more  prompt  than  any  at  our  disposition,  they  may  be  correct;  and 
if  so,  the  order  directing  a  '"'•  nolle  prosequV  to  be  entered  would  reach  you  through 
the  civil  oflScers  of  the  Territory.  Under  these  circumstances,  it  will  be  prudent  to 
retain  posession  of  the  prisoners  until  the  time  has  elapsed  in  which  such  order 
might  be  received.  If  received,  the  General  directs  that  the  prisoners  should  not 
only  be  released,  but  should  be  protected  by  a  suflBoient  escort  from  your  command 
to  such  place,  within  a  reasonable  distance,  as  the  majority  of  them  may  indicate, 
in  order  to  secure  them  from  any  violence  in  the  present  unsettled  state  of  the  coun- 
try, and  to  carry  out  bona  fide  the  kind  intentions  of  the  President. 
4    By  the  same  papers  it  is  asserted,  with  great  probability,  that  Congress  adjourned 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  475 


on  the  18th  instant,  without  passing  the  army  appropriation  bill,  and  that  the  Pres- 
ident reassembled  both  houses  by  proclamation  on  the  21st. 

This  communication  will  be  considered  as  strictly  confidential  until  you  shall  re- 
ceive the  order  to  release  the  prisoners,  or  further  orders  from  these  headquarters; 
and  it  will  be  turned  over  as  such  to  your  successor,  if  you  should  be  relieved  from 
command. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  your  obedient  servant,  Geokge  Deas, 


Lieut.  Col.  Jos.  E.  Johnston,  First  Cavalry, 

Commanding  troops  near  Lecompton. 


Assistant  Adjutant  General. 


[No.  2.]  Headquaeteks,  ) 

Camp  neae  Lecompton,  August  24,  1856.  \ 

Majoe:  I  have  the  honor  to  report  my  arrival  at  8:30  this  morning,  my  detach- 
ment having  marched  from  Fort  Riley  about  noon  the  20th  instant.  The  march  was 
much  retarded  by  hard  rains,  and  being  accommodated  to  the  gait  of  the  dismounted 
men. 

The  last  company  of  the  First  Cavalry  arrived  in  the  vicinity  about  noon.  The 
whole  force  will  be  concentrated  in  one  camp  at  9  o'clock  to-morrow. 

The  General's  instructions,  dated  August  19th,  are  received. 

I  inclose  a  field  return  for  my  command  of  this  afternoon. 

I  have  witnessed  no  disorders,  but  there  is  much  uneasiness  and  apprehension 

among  actual  settlers. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  Geoege  Cooke, 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons. 
Major  George  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General, 

Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 

[No.  3.]  Headquaetees,  Depaetment  of  the  West,  ) 

Foet  Leavenwoeth,  August  28,  1856.      ') 
Sib:  It  has  been  rumored  for  several  days  past  that  large  numbers  of  persons 
from  the  State  of  Missouri  have  entered  Kansas,  at  various  points,  armed,  with  the 
intention  of  attacking  the  opposite  party  and  driving  them  from  the  Territory,  the 
latter  being  also  represented  to  be  in  considerable  force. 

If  it  should  come  to  your  knowledge  that  either  side  is  moving  upon  the  other 
with  the  view  to  attack,  it  will  become  your  duty  to  observe  their  movements  and 
prevent  such  hostile  collisions.  But  it  will  not  be  within  the  province  of  the  troops 
to  interfere  with  persons  who  may  have  come  from  a  distance  to  give  protection  to 
their  friends  or  others,  and  who  may  be  behaving  themselves  in  a  peaceable  and 
lawful  manner. 

The  General  commanding   directs   that   you  will  make  every  exertion   ia   your 
power,  with  the  force  under  your  orders,  to  preserve  the  peace  and  prevent  blood- 
shed.    And  you  will  interfere  in  all  instances,  as  before  directed,  without  regard  to 
the  party  from  which  the  hostile  movements  may  emanate. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be,  your  obedient  servant, 

Geoege  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 
Lieut.  Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Second  Dragoons,  Commanding  U.  S.  Troops, 

In  camp  near  Lecompton,  K.  T. 

[No.  4.]  Headquaetees,  ) 

Camp  nbab  Lecompton,  August  27,  1856.  ) 
Majoe:  An  express  goes  chiefly  for  documents  necessary  to  making  muster-rolls 
in  the  First  Cavalry. 
—31 


476  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


There  is  little  change  in  the  affairs  here.  I  have,  however,  reason  to  believe  that 
Lane  passed  down  to  Lawrence,  within  two  days,  with  several  hundred  men. 

Some  chief  men,  amongst  others  Babcock,  postmaster  of  Lawrence,  have  been 
np,  endeavoring  to  sound  my  objects  and  intentions.  They  express  apprehension 
of  being  starved  out,  by  their  supplies  being  cut  off  from  Missouri. 

It  is  known,  I  suppose,  that  the  Territorial  militia  had  been  ordered  out,  north 
and  south,  by  the  acting  Governor. 

I  inclose  some  requisitions  to  supply  losses  in  crossing  the  Kansas  by  Company 
G,  Fourth  Artillery,  which  I  request  may  be  sent  out. 

With  great  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Geobok  Cooke, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons. 

Major  George  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General, 
Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 

[No.  5.]  Hkadquabterb,  Camp  neab  Leoompton,  August  30,  1866. 

Majob:  Your  letter  of  August  28th  was  received  the  same  night. 

Under  my  instructions,  I  could  not  prevent  sudden  and  partial  encounters  and 
outrages,  and  only  by  accident  collision  of  main  bodies;  for  with  the  information 
of  their  approach,  would  come  one  truth  among  a  hundred  false  reports. 

I  received  yesterday  forenoon  a  requisition  from  the  acting  Governor  for  assist- 
ance to  a  deputy  of  Marshal  and  sheriff  to  make  legal  arrests.  I  sent  Brevet  Major 
Sibley  with  three  platoons  Second  Dragoons,  and  inclose  his  report  of  the  result. 

I  have  just  returned  from  Lecompton. 

Brigadier  General  Marshall,  from  the  Blue,  has  arrived  there  with  two  hundred 
and  fifty  mounted  militia,  northern  division.  I  asked  Governor  Woodson  what  he 
was  going  to  do  with  the  militia;  he  answered,  suppress  the  insurrection,  as  soon  as 
enough  of  them  were  collected.  He  said  that  Marshall  had  reported  to  him  that 
fully  fifteen  hundred  armed  organized  men  had  passed  down  from  the  north. 

As  advised,  I  cannot  interfere  with  the  movements  of  the  Kansas  Territory  militia. 
They  are  called  out  by  the  Territorial  Executive;  if  formally  or  illegally,  I  am  not 
the  judge. 

The  acting  Governor  informed  me  that  the  Marshal,  Donaldson,  there  present,  had 
called  on  him  for  assistance  to  make  another  attempt  to  serve  writs  to-morrow 
(Sunday)  in  Lawrence,  including  two  more  men  illegally  detained.  For  reasons,  I  in- 
duced a  postponement  of  the  call  on  me  until  to-morrow  for  Monday  morning  early. 

My  present  judgment  is,  that  my  whole  force  should  go,  if  only  to  prevent  prob- 
able bloodshed;  but  this  would  probably  lead  to  the  evasion  of  the  criminals.  I 
should  place  the  main  force  in  a  commanding  position,  and  give  the  immediate  as- 
sistance of  a  small  party.  If  this  party  is  resisted,  fired  on,  I  see  no  other  than  the 
necessary  course  of  attacking  the  crowd  —  the  town. 

A  Mr.  Hutchinson,  merchant  of  Lawrence,  and  two  others,  called  on  me  yesterday 
for  assistance  to  go  to  Leavenworth  to  recover  property,  wagons,  etc. —  drivers  be- 
lieved killed  or  prisoners.  I  answered,  if  they  sought  redress  through  the  civil  au- 
thorities, and  I  was  applied  to  by  them  for  assistance,  I  should  give  it,  and  would 
not  otherwise,  under  instructions  and  law. 

I  hear  nothing  particularly  of  the  approach  of  the  Missourians,  and  begin  to 
believe  they  are  not  coming;  they  probably  cannot  starve  out  the  opposite  party, 
but  subject  them  to  great  privation,  including  breadstuffs. 

I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Geobge  Cooke, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding. 

Major  George  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General, 

Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 


Sixth  Biennial  repobt.  477 


Dragoon  Camp,  near  Lecompton,  August  oi),  1856. 

Colonel:  Agreeably  to  your  written  instructions  of  yesterday's  date  "to  proceed  immediately 
with  seventy-five  of  my  squadron  to  assist  the  Deputy  Marshal  of  the  Territory  and  Sheriff  of  this 
county  in  .the  execution  of  certain  writs,"  &c.,  viz.,  writs  of  habeas  corpus  for  one  Marks,  and  another, 
unlawfully  detained  in  the  town  of  Lawrence;  and  also  writs  against  James  H.  Lane  and  Captain 
Walker,  and  others,  I  proceeded  to  the  town  of  Lawrence. 

Forming  my  command  upon  the  edge  of  the  town,  I  detached  an  officer  with  ten  men  as  a  safe- 
guard to  the  Marshal.  They  were  immediately  surrounded  by  a  crowd  of  men,  estimated  from  350  to 
400,  with  shouts  and  groans  and  denunciations  of  the  Marshal  and  the  laws  of  Kansas.  His  authority 
having  been  read,  as  also  the  writ  of  habeas  corpus,  the  two  men  unlawfully  detained  presented  them- 
selves. They  stated  that  they  had  been  set  at  liberty  the  moment  my  command  appeared  in  sight. 
The  Marshal  then  returned  to  the  main  force  with  the  escort  and  the  two  persons  thus  delivered  to 
him,  when  it  was  ascertained  that  the  most  conspicuous  person  in  the  crowd  and  the  one  most  active 
in  suppressing  the  excitement  — volunteering  to  hunt  up  and  deliver  the  horses  belonging  to  the  pris- 
oners—  was  Captain  Walker.  General  Lane  was  also  said  to  be  in  the  crowd.  This  information  was 
derived  from  the  men  delivered  into  my  hands.  The  Marshal  said  iie  had  not  recognized  either.  The 
Marshal  then  asked  for  a  larger  force  to  protect  him  in  making  a  search  for  those  men  fur  whom  he 
had  writs.  I  gave  him  thirty  men,  under  Lieutenant  Green,  who  had  previously  accompanied  him, 
and  who,  having  seen  Walker  in  this  camp  a  few  days  before,  now  that  this  name  was  for  the  first 
mentioned  as  a  person  against  whom  a  writ  had  been  issued,  recognized  the  person  most  conspicuous 
and  officious  in  the  crowd,  as  the  same,  and  proffered  to  point  him  out.  The  second  search  was  unsuc- 
cessful. I  then  marched  my  whole  command  through  the  town,  uninterrupted,  to  water,  and  back 
again.  Lieutenant  Green  riding  by  his  (the  Marshal's)  side  to  point  out  Walker,  but  he  did  not  appear 
in  the  street. 

Though  a  stranger  in  the  town,  I  am  satisfied  there  must  be  an  excess  of  five  or  six  hundred  men 
over  the  permanent  population.  The  ruins  of  a  large  stone  hotel  destroyed  some  months  since  have 
been  used  to  construct  a  rude  bastion  of  four  sides,  some  forty  yards  in  extent,  the  salients  pierced  for 
four  guns  each.  The  rubble  stone  of  which  this  work  is  constructed  would  withstand  but  a  shot  or  two, 
and  the  splintered  rock  would  prove  more  destructive  to  the  occupants  than  the  shot.  Besides  this, 
there  are  two  trifling  earthworks  —  one  a  complete  circle,  with  a  shallow  ditch  —  at  the  head  of  the  main 
street  entering  the  town. 

I  have  no  positive  information  of  the  fact,  but  I  have  every  reason  to  believe  the  permanent  popu- 
lation would  gladly  be  rid  of  the  adventurers  crowding  the  streets, 

I  have  thus  given  you  an  account  of  the  manner  in  which  the  duty  devolved  upon  me  was  executed. 
I  have  also  endeavored  to  give  you,  as  requested,  an  idea  of  the  stdte  of  affairs  in  the  town  of  Lawrence. 

I  am,  sir,  verj'  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  II.  H.  Sibley, 

Captain,  and  Brevet  Major  Second  Dragoons, 

Commanding  Squadron  Second  Dragoons. 

Lieut,  Col.  P,  St.  George  Cooke,  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding, 

[No.  6.]  Headquabtebs  Depabtment  of  the  West,  / 

FoBT  Leavenwoeth,  August  30,1856.      ) 

Sib:  It  appears  that  the  acting  Governor  of  Kansas  has  called  out  the  militia  of 
the  Territory  to  suppress  insurrection,  &c.,  and  by  virtue  of  which  proclamation  it  is 
understood  that  that  description  of  force  is  now  in  the  field.  I  am  instructed  by 
the  commanding  General  to  say,  that  the  troops  under  your  command  will  not  be 
used  in  any  manner  to  interfere  with  the  operations  of  the  militia,  whatever  they 
may  be,  acting  as  they  will  be  under  the  constituted  authority  of  the  Territory. 

The  General  desires  that  you  will  occasionally  send  out  detachments,  of  at  least 
the  strength  of  a  company,  to  cover  a  large  extent  of  country,  and  with  a  view  to 
gather  reliable  information  as  to  what  movements  are  taking  place  by  armed  bodies 
of  men  who  are  here  reported  to  be  in  various  quarters  and  in  considerable  numbers. 
The  people  in  this  vicinity  are  all  in  arms,  and  reports  are  continually  received  that 
they  are  to  be  attacked;  but  in  no  instance,  as  yet,  have  their  apprehensions  been 
realized,  nor  can  any  reliance  be  placed  Ott  these  idle  stories.  The  General  expects 
from  you  full  information  in  regard  to  whatever  may  come  under  the  observation 
of  your  command. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  your  obedient  servant,  Geo.  Deas, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 

Lieut.  Col.  P.  St,  Geo.  Cooke,  Second  Dragoons, 

Commanding  U.  S.  Troops,  in  camp  near  Lecompton,  K.  T. 


478  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


[  No.  7.]  Headquabtebs,  Camp  neab  Leoompton,  ) 

August  31,  1856  — night.  ) 

Majob  :  I  have  just  received  yours  of  yesterday.  Mine  of  yesterday  [No.  4] 
should  have  been  received  long  before  your  expressman  left  Fort  Leavenworth.  I 
inclose  a  copy.  I  also  inclose  a  field  return  for  the  end  of  the  month;  also  a  sketch 
of  the  country  drawn  by  Lieutenant  E.  Gay,  Second  Dragoons. 

A  large  additional  force  of  militia  joined  at  Lecompton  to-day  —  said  to  be  400. 
I  have  also  nearly  certain  information  that  some  200  new  men  from  the  North 
crossed  the  Kansas  in  the  Pottawatomie  reservation  yesterday,  and  have  gone  down 
towards  Lawrence. 

I  anticipated  the  last  letter  of  instruction  as  to  the  militia,  and  under  disagreea- 
ble circumstances  a  house  was  ransacked  and  stable  burnt  between  my  camp  and 
Lecompton.  I  sent  a  Lieutenant  and  party  of  the  guard  to  protect  them  against  a 
mob.  It  was  reported  to  have  been  done  by  the  militia  —  certainly  by  people  from 
Lecompton  surrounding  camps.  I  also  sent  a  hasty  note  to  the  Governor  in  the 
nature  of  a  remonstrance.  The  Governor  answered,  that  General  Marshall  said  if 
done  by  the  militia  it  was  against  his  orders;  that  he  would  inquire  into  it  and  cor- 
rect it.  The  party  was  then  withdrawn.  Soon  after,  one  or  two  hundred  mounted 
men  in  martial  order  appeared  on  the  hill  this  side  of  the  house,  marched  off  out  of 
sight,  and  soon  after  another  house  was  burnt  in  that  vicinity. 

I  have  received  no  written  requisition  alluded  to  in  my  letter  of  yesterday.  I 
doubt  if  it  will  be  made.  I  doubt,  too,  the  propriety  of  my  complying  with  it,  if  now 
made,  under  the  strong  irritation  and  apparently  impending  collision. 

I  suspect  that  my  presence  emboldens  the  militia  and  others  to  these  outrages. 

There  is  a  great  scarcity  of  water  in  all  this  vicinity,  and  I  expect  to-morrow  to 
move  my  camp  to  the  Wakarusa,  at  a  point  about  equidistant  from  here  and  Law- 
rence—  it  must  be  the  point  marked  Bloomington  on  the  map.  There  is  a  road  to 
Lecompton,  and  also  one  to  Lawrence. 

1  have  established  to-day  a  small  hospital  in  Lecompton,  which  a  competent  citi- 
zen physician  will  attend  to  if  my  camp  becames  too  distant. 

I  am  unfortunately  suffering  from  a  slight  attack  of  chills,  which  are  becoming 
rather  prevalent.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke, 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding. 

Major  Geo.  Deas,  A.  A.  General, 

Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 

[No.  8.]  Headquabtebs,  ) 

Oamp  neab  Lecompton,  September  2,  1856  —  1  a.  m.  ) 

Majob:  I  received  last  night  your  letter  of  the  Ist  September. 

I  was  in  town  yesterday,  by  request.  I  found  the  Governor,  General  Richardson, 
and  all,  profoundly  regretful  at  the  outrages  mentioned  in  my  letter,  [No.  5.]  Strong 
orders  were  issued  on  the  occasion  by  the  acting  Governor. 

General  Richardson  told  me  there  were  about  300  militia  on  this,  and  400  on  the 
opposite  bank  of  the  Kansas,  close  by;  I  heard  him  report  to  Mr.  Woodson  that  the 
most  of  the  militia  could  not  be  kept  here,  or  long,  as  nearly  every  man  of  the  north 
of  his  district  had  come,  leaving  their  homes  defenseless. 

I  received  at  8  o'clock  last  night  the  inclosed  letter  from  the  acting  Governor.  I 
have  sent  to  him  my  answer,  a  copy  of  which  I  inclose. 

I  also  inclose  copies  of  a  correspondence  with  him  on  another  subject.  In  this 
case,  as  with  regard  to  the  outrages  of  the  3l8t,  I,  and  the  representatives  here  of 
the  army,  are  likely  to  be  belied  in  the  public  prints.  My  former  statement  as  to 
the  outrages  might  be  more  minute,  but  cannot  be  connected. 


Sixth  Biennial  IIepobt.  479 


I  place  in  the  General's  hands  the  means  of  our  prompt  defense,  and  with  entire 
confidence. 

I  inclose,  for  information,  the  report  of  a  patrol  made  by  Captain  Sacket,  First 
Cavalry. 

I  have  reason  to  believe  that  the  Pro-Slavery  citizens  of  Tecumseh  have  had  to 
abandon  it.  Some  two  days  ago  they  had  been  about  equally  divided  there  in  pol 
itics. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke, 

Lieut.  Col.  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding. 

Major  Geo.  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General, 

Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 

Executive  Office,  | 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  1,  1856.  f 

Sir:  The  Marshal  of  the  Territory  having  officially  reported  to  me  that  "the  ordinary  course  of 
judicial  proceedings  and  the  powers  invested  in  him  as  United  States  Marshal  are  wholly  inadequate 
for  the  suppression  of  the  insurrectionary  combinations  known  to  exist  throughout  the  whole  extent 
of  the  Territory,"  it  becomes  my  duty,  as  the  acting  Executive,  to  make  a  requisition  upon  you  for 
your  entire  command,  or  such  portion  of  it  as  may  in  your  judgment  be  consistently  detached  from 
their  ordinary  duty,  to  aid  me  in  suppressing  these  insurrectionary  combinations  and  invasive  ag- 
gressions against  the  organized  government  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

Your  command,  or  such  part  of  it  as  may  be  deemed  necessary,  will  therefore  proceed  at  the  earliest 
•practicable  moment  to  invest  the  town  of  Topeka,  and  disarm  all  the  insurrectionists  or  aggressive  in- 
vaders against  the  organized  government  of  the  Territory  to  be  found  at  or  near  that  point,  retaining 
them  as  prisoners,  subject  to  the  order  of  the  Marshal  of  the  Territory. 

All  their  breastworks,  forts,  or  fortifications  should  be  leveled  to  the  ground. 

It  is  very  desirable  to  intercept  all  aggressive  invaders  against  the  Government  on  the  road  known 
as  "Lane's  trail,"  leading  from  the  Nebraska  line  to  Topeka.    If,  therefore,  your  command  is  suf- 
ficiently large  to  admit  of  it,  a  detachment  should  be  stationed  on  the  road  with  orders  to  intercept 
all  such  "aggressive  invaders"  as  they  may  make  their  appearance. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Daniel  Woodson,  Acting  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lieut.  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  Commanding  U.  S.  Dragoons,  near  Lecompton. 

Headquarters,  Camp  near  Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  2, 1856  —  6  a.m. 

Sir:  I  received  last  night  your  letter  of  September  1,  informing  me  that  the  Marshal  of  the  Ter- 
ritory had  officially  reported  to  you  that  "the  ordinary  course  of  judicial  proceedings  and  the  powers 
vested  in  him  as  United  States  Marshal  are  wholly  inadequate  for  the  suppression  of  insurrectionary 
combinations  known  to  exist  throughout  the  whole  extent  of  the  Territory,"  and  you  therefore  make 
requisition  to  aid  you  "in  suppressing  these  insurrectionary  combinations  and  invasive  aggression " 
by  marching  to  invest  the  town  of  Topeka,  "disarming  all  the  insurrectionists  or  aggressive  invaders, 
retaining  them  as  prisoners,  subject  to  the  order  of  the  Marshal,"  and  to  level  to  the  ground  all  breast- 
works, &c. 

Since  my  instructions  from  the  Secretary  of  War,  (February  15,)  I  am  instructed  by  a  letter  from 
the  Adjutant  (General  to  Colonel  Sumner,  dated  March  26,  1856,  in  relation  to  the  course  to  be  pursued  to- 
wards armed  bodies  coming  into  the  Territory,  that  "  it  is  only  when  an  armed  resistance  is  offered  to  the 
laws  and  against  the  peace  and  quiet  of  the  Territory,  and  when  under  such  circumstances  a  requisi- 
tion for  a  military  force  is  made  upon  the  commanding  officer  by  the  authority  specified  in  his  in- 
structions, that  he  is  empowered  to  act." 

I  am  further  instructed  by  General  Smith  (August  28, 1856),  that  if  it  should  come  to  my  knowledge 
"that  either  side  is  moving  upon  the  other  with  a  view  of  attack,  it  will  become  my  duty  to  observe 
their  movements  and  prevent  such  hostile  collision."  But  it  will  not  be  within  the  province  of  the 
troops  to  interfere  with  persons  who  may  have  come  from  a  distance  to  give  protection  to  their  friends, 
or  others  who  may  be  behaving  themselves  in  a  peaceable  or  lawful  manner.  And,  further,  "  to  make 
every  exertion  in  my  power  with  the  force  under  my  orders  to  preserve  the  peace  and  prevent  blood- 
shed." 

It  is  evident,  both  under  the  laws  and  my  instructions,  that  the  last  resort  — the  effusion  of  the 
blood  of  the  citizens  by  the  military  power  — must  be  induced  by  a  special  act  of  resistance  to  the 
civil  officer  in  the  execution  of  his  legal  duty  when  assisted  by  that  power.  In  no  case  yet  has  the 
Marshal  of  the  Territory,  thus  aided,  been  resisted.  No  specification  of  resistance  by  the  people  of  To- 
peka is  made  in  your  requisition,  nor  is  my  aid  asked  to  assist  the  Marshal  in  the  execution  there  of 
any  law  or  the  process  of  any  court.  It  is  simply  a  call  upon  me  to  make  war  upon  the  town  of  Topeka, 
to  "invest"  it,  "make  prisoners,"  level  defenses. 


480  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


Your  request  that  I  should  station  troops  on  "Lane's  trail"  to  "intercept  aggressive  invaders," 
would  be  clearly  inconsistent  with  my  last  instructions  "  not  to  interfere  with  persons  who  have  come 
from  a  distance,"  etc.,  as  well  as  those  of  March  26. 

In  my  best  judgment  I  cannot  comply  with  your  call.  If  the  army  be  useless  in  the  present  un- 
happy crisis,  it  is  because  in  our  constitution  and  law  civil  war  was  not  foreseen,  nor  the  contingency 
of  a  systematic  resistance  by  the  people  to  governments  of  their  own  creation,  and  which,  at  short  in- 
tervals, they  may  either  correct  or  change. 

Your  letter  will  be  forwarded  by  express  to  Major  General  Smith,  for  his  consideration  and  action. 
With  great  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St,  George  Cooke, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons. 

His  Excellency  Acting  Governor  Daniel  Woodson,  Lecompton,  K.  T. 

Headquarters,  Camp  near  Lecompton,  September  1,  1856. 

Sir:  August  29th  a  Mr.  Hutchinson  and  two  others,  from  Lawrence,  called  on  me  in  the  camp, 
seeking  redress  or  assistance  for  alleged  wrongs  on  their  property  and  the  person  of  their  employed 
hands  in  the  vicinity  of  Leavenworth  City.  I  answered  (as  by  memorandum  made  at  the  time)  that, 
if  they  sought  redress  through  the  laws,  and  the  civil  authority  being  resisted,  and  application  was 
made  to  me  by  the  Executive,  I  would  lend  him  military  assistance. 

Something  may  have  been  said,  by  them  at  least,  about  "seeing  the  Governor;  "  at  any  rate,  it  ap- 
pears they  went  to  Lecompton  without  my  knowledge,  and  I  learn  to-day  that  they  are  detained. 

I  beg  to  know  if  this  is  legally  done?  If  not,  I  feel  it,  under  all  the  circumstances,  my  duty  to  use 
all  my  influence  for  their  liberation  or  safe  return  to  my  camp.  If  it  be  answered  that  the  people  of 
Lawrence  have  also  prisoners,  I  respectfully  suggest  that  an  example  set  them  of  forbearance  and 
obedience  to  the  law  from  so  high  a  source  must  have  a  beneficial  effect. 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons. 

His  Excellency  Dan'l  Woodson,  Acting  Governor,  Lecompton,  K.  T. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,  ) 
Executive  Office,  September  1,  1856.      j 
Sir:  I  have  just  received  your  letter  in  reference  to  the  Rev.  G.  W.  Hutchinson,  grand  general  of 
the  secret  military  organization  of  outlaws  in  this  Territory. 

He  applied  to  me  for  information  in  regard  to  redress  for  alleged  wrongs.  I  received  him  with  the 
greatest  courtesy,  and  pointed  out  to  him  the  legal  remedy;  assuring  hftn,  at  the  same  time,  that  if  the 
civil  ofl&cers  were  resisted,  I  would  call  on  your  command  for  military  assistance. 

He  was  subsequently  arrested  as  a  spy,  by  order  of  Brigadier  General  Marshall,  who,  in  the  present 
insurrectionary  state  of  the  Territory,  has  a  right  to  retain  him  as  such.  He  is  well  provided  for,  and 
is  treated  with  the  greatest  courtesy  and  kindness. 

I  will  simply  add,  that  with  the  wagons,  which  he  alleged  to  have  lost,  were  found  a  large  number 
of  letters  and  papers  of  the  most  treasonable  and  insurrectionary  character. 

Very  respectfully,  Daniel  Woodson,  Acting  Chvemor  K.  T. 

Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  Commanding  U.  S.  Dragoons,  near  Lecompton. 

Camp  near  Lecompton,  September  1, 1856. 

Colonel:  In  pursuance  of  your  instruction,  received  this  morning,  I  proceeded  with  my  company 
to  McGee's  crossing  of  the  Wakarusa,  and  from  thence  to  the  town  of  Lawrence. 

At  McGee's  I  learned  that  seven  wagons  containing  about  five  men  each  had  passed  along  the 
Bloomington  road  this  morning  in  the  direction  of  Lawrence. 

On  arriving  near  Lawrence,  sentinels  were  to  be  seen  on  all  the  elevated  points  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  the  town.  As  near  as  I  could  learn,  there  must  have  been  between  one  hundred  and  fifty  and 
two  hundred  men  in  that  town. 

On  my  return  from  Lawrence  I  met  about  one  hundred  armed  Free-State  men,  escorting  some 
twenty  loads  of  wheat  and  oats  into  Lawrence.  The  grain  was  the  property  of  a  Mr.  Wakefield,  who 
was  moving  in  his  family  and  all  his  property,  fearing  his  house  would  be  burned. 

About  four  miles  and  a  half  from  this  camp,  on  the  California  road,  I  met  a  party  of  about  twenty 
Pro-Slavery  men  going  in  the  direction  of  Lawrence,  and  a  half  mile  nearer  camp,  met  a  party  of 
some  forty  Pro-Slavery  men  in  positions  on  a  height  near  the  road.  A  short  time  afterwards,  I  saw 
a  party  of  men  going  in  the  direction  of  Lecompton,  which  I  supposed  to  be  the  last-mentioned  party. 

I  found  that  nearly  every  house  that  I  passed,  within  five  or  six  miles  from  Lecompton,  had  been 
deserted.  Respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

D.  B.  Sacket,  Captain  First  Cavalry. 

Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding. 

[No.  9.]  Headquabtebs  Dkpabtmbnt  of  the  West,        ) 

FoBT  Leavenwobth,  September  2,  1856.  ) 
%Sib:  Yoar  dispatch  No.  5,  of  August  31,  with  the  topographical  sketch,  was  re- 
ceived last  night. 


Sixth  Biennial  repobt.  481 


There  is  nothing  of  importance  to  communicate  to-day,  excepting  that  there  ex- 
ists a  very  high  degree  of  excitement  in  the  town  of  Leavenworth,  from  which  place 
some  "Free-State"  people  have  been  expelled. 

The  position  of  your  camp  is  left  to  your  own  discretion,  having  in  consideration 
only  the  objects  for  which  the  troops  have  been  ordered  out. 

Judge  Lecompte  will  shortly  hold  court  at  Lecompton,  and  will  very  probably 

call  upon  you  for  the  services  of  your  command.     In  which  event,  the  commanding 

General  directs  that  you  will  comply  with  the  requisitions  made  according  to  tha 

legal  forms.  I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Geokge  Deas, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Commanding  U.  S.  Troops  in  camp  near  Lecompton,  K.  T. 

[No.  10.]  Headquaetebs  Department  of  the  West,        ) 

FoBT  Leavenwokth,  September  3,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  Your  dispatch  [No.  6]  of  yesterday's  date  was  received  by  express  last  even- 
ing, and,  with  its  inclosures,  submitted  to  the  commanding  General,  who  fully  ap- 
proves of  the  views  expressed  in  your  correspondence  with  the  Executive  of  the 
Territory,  as  well  as  your  course  as  commander  of  the  troops.  I  am  instructed  to 
reply  as  follows  in  regard  to  the  subject  of  insurrections  and  other  political  dis- 
turbances which  may  call  for  the  exercise  of  military  power. 

By  paragraph  fourteen  of  the  8th  section  of  article  1st  of  the  Constitution  of 
the  United  States,  Congress  has  power  "to  provide  for  calling  forth  the  militia  to 
execute  the  laws  of  the  Union,  suppress  insurrections,  and  repel  invasions;"  and  by 
act  of  Congress  approved  February  28,  1795,  section  1,  it  is  set  forth  that  "in  case 
of  an  insurrection  in  any  State  against  the  government  thereof,  it  shall  be  lawful 
for  the  President  of  the  United  States,  on  application  of  the  Legislature  of  such 
State,  or  of  the  Executive,  (when  the  Legislature  cannot  be  convened,)  to  call  forth 
such  number  of  the  militia  of  any  other  State  or  States,  as  may  be  applied  for,  as 
he  may  judge  sufficient  to  suppress  such  insurrection;"  and  section  2  of  the  same 
act  enacts  "that  whenever  the  laws  of  the  United  States  shall  be  opposed,  or  the  ex- 
ecution thereof  obstructed  in  any  State  by  combinations  too  powerful  to  be  sup- 
pressed by  the  ordinary  course  of  judicial  proceedings,  or  by  the  powers  vested  in 
the  marshals  by  this  act,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  the  President  of  the  United  States  to 
call  forth  the  militia  of  such  State,  or  of  any  of  the  United  States,  or  States,  as  may 
be  necessary  to  suppress  such  combinations,  and  to  cause  the  laws  to  be  duly  exe- 
cuted; and  the  use  of  the  militia  to  be  called  forth  may  be  continued,  if  necessary, 
until  the  expiration  of  thirty  days  after  the  commencement  of  the  then  next  session 
of  Congress;"  "provided  always,  [section  3,]  and  be  it  further  enacted,  that  whenever 
it  may  be  necessary,  in  the  judgment  of  the  President,  to  use  the  military  force 
hereby  directed  to  be  called  forth,  the  President  shall  forthwith,  by  proclamation, 
command  such  insurgents  to  disperse  and  return  peaceably  to  their  respective  abodes 
within  a  limited  time." 

By  the  act  of  March  3,  1807,  it  is  defined  "that  in  all  cases  of  insurrection  or  ob- 
struction to  the  laws,  either  of  the  United  States  or  of  any  individual  State  or  Ter- 
ritory, where  it  is  lawful  for  the  President  of  the  United  States  to  call  forth  the 
militia  for  the  purpose  of  suppressing  such  insurrection  or  of  causing  the  law  to 
be  duly  executed,  it  shall  be  lawful  for  him  to  employ  for  the  same  purposes  such 
part  of  the  land  or  naval  force  of  the  United  States  as  shall  be  judged  necessary, 
having  first  observed  all  the  prerequisites  of  the  law  in  that  respect." 

It  appears  from  your  dispatches  that  you  have  been  oflficially  informed  by  the  act- 
ing Governor  of  Kansas,  in  his  communication  dated  the  1st  instant,  that  the  ordi- 


482  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


nary  course  of  judicial  proceedings  and  the  powers  vested  in  the  United  States 
Marshal  are  wholly  inadequate  for  the  suppression  of  the  insurrectionary  combina- 
tions known  to  exist  ^'' throughout  .the  whole  extent  of  the  Territory,''''  and  the  Executive 
then  commands  you  to  proceed  to  invest  the  town  of  Topek?,  to  disarm  all  the  "in- 
surrectionists or  aggressive  invaders"  there  to  be  found,  to  retain  them  in  custody, 
subject  to  the  orders  of  the  Marshal,  and  to  level  to  the  ground  all  their  breastworks, 
forts,  or  fortifications. 

In  the  opinion  of  the  commanding  General,  you  were  perfectly  justified  in  de- 
clining to  use  the  force  under  your  command  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  into  effect 
instructions  or  requisitions  of  so  vague  a  nature.  The  prerequisites  enjoined  on 
the  President  of  the  United  States  by  the  act  of  March  3,  1807,  have  been  observed 
by  him  in  his  proclamation  of  the  11th  February  last,  and  it  would  be  clearly  lawful 
for  the  military  power  to  be  used,  under  proper  instructions,  for  the  suppression  of 
insurrection.  But  in  the  instance  under  consideration,  an  order  is  given  by  the 
Executive  of  a  Territory  to  a  military  commanded  to  lay  siege  to  a  town,  destroy 
fortifications,  etc.,  to  fire  upon  indiscriminately  and  kill  people  who  may  be  unof- 
fending, and  thus  to  make  war  upon  a  community,  leaving  to  him  alone  to  judge  of 
the  criminality  of  the  individuals  whom  it  is  proposed  to  arrest.  It  is  manifestly 
not  intended  by  the  laws  here  quoted  that  the  United  States  shall  act  in  conformity 
with  such  instructions.  To  proceed  to  extremities,  it  would  be  necessary  to  receive 
the  direct  order  of  the  President  himself,  after  it  shall  have  come  to  his  knowledge 
and  conviction  that  insurrection  really  exists.  Then  it  would  be  well  to  have  the 
advice  and  assistance  of  the  Executive  of  the  State  or  Territory. 

If  it  be  considered  (which  is  a  fair  construction)  that  this  is  a  continuation  of  the 
same  insurrection  alluded  to  in  the  proclamation  of  the  President  of  February  11th 
last,  the  prerequisites  of  the  law  have  been  fulfilled  by  the  President,  and  the  troops 
are  now  prepared  to  act;  but  they  are  te  act  directly  under  the  orders  of  the  Presi- 
dent, transmitted  to  them  through  the  proper  channels.  As  the  responsibility 
finally  rests  upon  the  officers  who  command  them  or  control  their  movements,  they 
must  be  satisfied  by  ample  testimony  of  the  necessity  for  action,  and  to  have  pointed 
out  to  them  who  are  the  offenders,  where  they  are  to  be  sought  for,  and  what  are 
their  offenses. 

In  your  correspondence  with  him,  you  will  impress  upon  the  acting  Governor  the 
difference  between  the  cases:  first,  where  the  troops  may  be  required  to  aid  the 
Marshal  or  his  deputy  in  the  arrest  of  specified  individuals,  and  in  the  execution  of 
the  law  when  obstructed  by  combinations  too  powerful  to  be  suppressed  by  the  or- 
dinary course  of  judicial  proceedings;  and,  secondly,  when  they  may  be  called  by 
the  President  to  suppress  an  insurrection. 

The  present  practice  of  marching  about  organized  bodies  of  armed  men,  except 
they  be  the  militia,  properly  called  out  by  the  Governor,  is  strongly  presumptive 
that  they  are  unlawfully  engaged.  But  at  present  the  suggestion  of  Judge  Le- 
compte  —  the  probable  holding  of  his  court  at  Lecompton  —  is  of  paramount  im- 
portance, and  until  that  is  over,  it  is  deemed  better  to  keep  the  troops  together. 
They  are  expected  to  be  held  in  readiness  to  act  at  short  notice. 

For  your  information  and  guidance  I  inclose  a  copy  of  a  legal  opinion,  given  by 
Mr.  Attorney-General  Gushing,  relative  to  the  civil  disturbances  which  have  taken 
place  in  California;  wherein,  in  regard  to  the  use  of  the  array  in  civil  commo- 
tions, you  will  find  many  points  of  similarity  to  the  state  of  things  now  existing  in 
Kansas. 

In  the  case  of  Mr.  Hutchinson,  the  commanding  General  has  no  control.  But 
the  assertion  that  he  was  a  spy,  under  which  charge  he  has  been  arrested  and  held 
in  confinement  at  Lecompton,  is,  under  the  circumstances,  a'  mere  absurdity.     No 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  483 


man  can  be  with  justice  called  a  spy  who  makes  his  appearance,  as  in  this  case, 
openly  and  without  disguise.  His  visit  to  your  camp,  and  his  intercourse  with  you, 
should  of  itself  have  been  a  presumption  in  his  favor. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Geoege  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 
Lieut.  Col.  P.  St,  George  Cooke, 

Com'g  U.  S.  Troops,  in  Camp  near  Lecompton,  K.  T. 

[No.  11.]  Headquartees,  Camp  near  Lecompton,  \ 

September  3,  1856  —  night.  ) 

Major:  I  sent  yesterday  a  company  to  Tecumseh  by  the  outer  Lawrence  road; 
nothing  was  observed  of  importance. 

I  find  I  have  never  mentioned  that  I  found,  under  orders  from  Colonel  Sumner, 
that  pretty  free  intercourse  was  allowed  with  the  political  prisoners;  hesitating  to 
stop  it,  your  letter  of  August  24  decided  me  not  to  do  so.  This  morning  the  wife 
of  one  who  supplies  prisoners  desired  escort  to  Lawrence;  I  sent  an  intelligent  cor- 
poral, who  remained  there  several  hours.  He  reports  that  there  were  about  four 
hundred  armed  men  there,  and  not  Lane.  In  returning,  he  met  the  militia  from 
Lecompton,  an  advance  guard  of  thirty  men,  who  pursued  and  drove  in  the  pickets 
or  scouts  from  the  town,  and  about  four  hundred  men  following  them,  about  five 
miles  from  Lawrence.  He  was  told  that  they  expected  as  many  more  to-night  from 
below;  that  they  did  not  expect  to  attack  Lawrence  to-night. 

The  Governor,  in  reply  to  a  note  sent  in  to-night  for  information  to  report  to 
you,  says,  that  General  Richardson  has  ordered  the  militia  to  encamp  to-night 
about  five  miles  from  Lecompton,  on  the  California  road,  ( leading  to  Lawrence,) 
to  intercept  marauding  parties,  and  to  move  camp  in  the  morning  to  a  point  about 
three  miles  east  of  Lecompton.  I  suspect,  from  the  fact  of  Marshal  Donelson  being 
with  them,  and  his  not  having  applied  to  me  for  assistance  to  make  arrests  or  serve 
writs,  which  he  was  to  have  done,  that  the  intention  was  to  use  the  militia  at  Law- 
rence, if  strong  enough,  and  enforce  obedience  by  arms. 

I  inclose  a  letter  received  this  afternoon,  (marked  A.)  I  sent  it  to  the  Governor 
for  his  information.  He  expresses  his  "obligations"  to  me,  and  says  he  will  answer 
it,  and  wishes  his  answer  filed  with  it,  and  reported  to  the  "department." 

The  writer's  official  signature,  as  Secretary  of  ^^ Kansas  State  Central  Committee," 
besides  its  bitter  tone,  seems  to  preclude  my  answering  it,  or  further  than  to  give 
the  reasons. 

I  inclose,  also,  a  letter  from  a  Delaware  chief,  (marked  B,)  which  was  handed  to  my 
corporal  in  Lawrence  by  an  Indian.  It  may  be  very  important,  but  not  knowing 
the  place  of  the  disorders,  how  far  towards  Fort  Leavenworth,  the  badness  of  the 
ferry  here,  prevents  me  from  sending  a  company  to-morrow;  particularly  as  I  have 
reason  to  expect  a  reinforcement  of  infantry  recruits  from  Fort  Leavenworth,  who 
could  attend  to  them  on  their  route.  Second  Lieutenant  Merrill,  who,  after  being 
refused  for  some  days,  I  allow  to  go  on  three  days'  leave  in  the  morning,  will  be  di- 
rected to  make  inquiries,  and  direct  the  attention  of  the  officer  commanding,  if  met, 
to  the  matter. 

The  Governor,  in  his  note  to-night,  also  says,  incidentally,  that  intelligence  has 
been  received  this  evening  that  marauding  bands  from  Topeka  have  robbed  the 
citizens  of  Tecumseh  of  their  all. 

With  great  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Geoege  Cooke, 

Lieut.  Col.  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding. 

Major  George  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General, 

Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 


484  State  Histobical  Society. 


[A.] 

Lawrence,  September  3,  1856. 

Sir:  The  Free-State  men  of  Kansas  are  now  in  arms  for  the  purpose  of  protecting  their  property 
from  destruction,  and  the  lives  of  themselves  and  families  from  the  inhuman  atrocities  of  organized 
bands  of  assassins  from  an  adjacent  State.  Appeals  to  the  civil  authorities  have  proved  fruitless.  As  a 
last  resort,  and  to  avert  the  impending  evil,  we  appeal  to  the  authority  you  possess.  We  respectfully 
represent  that  our  ranks  are  composed  of  bona  fide  citizens  of  Kansas,  and  none  other.  To  satisfy  you 
of  the  truth  of  this  averment,  we  invite  you  in  person  to  visit  and  inspect  our  ranks. 

If  any  other  method  of  proof  of  this  fact  would  be  more  acceptable  to  you,  it  will  be  equally  con- 
venient to  us.  We  ask  you  to  assure  us  protection  for  our  lives  and  property,  and  to  that  end,  that  you 
will  disperse,  or  cause  to  be  dispersed,  the  band  of  house-burners,  horse-thieves,  and  men-scalpers  from 
Missouri,  known  as  the  Kansas  militia,  now  assembled  at  Indianola,  on  the  Fort  Riley  road,  at  Le- 
compton,  near  your  camp,  at  some  point  on  the  Santa  Fe  road,  at  Easton,  and  other  places. 

If  this  shall  be  done,  we  will  lay  down  our  arms,  and  thankfully  return  to  our  ordinary  occupa- 
tions. 

If  you  do  not  possess  the  power  to  do  this,  perhaps  you  might  feel  at  liberty  to  insist  that  the  war 
be  conducted  on  principles  generally  recognized  among  Christian  belligerents  as  just  and  honorable, 
prohibiting  the  destruction  of  the  property  of  inoffensive  persons,  and  the  assassination  of  prisoners 
and  defenseless  people. 

Yours,  respectfully.    By  order  of  the  Kansas  State  Central  Committee : 

H.  Miles  Moore,  Secretary. 

Col.  Cooke,  Commander  of  United  States  forces  at  Lecompton. 

P.  S.—  Should  we  deem  it  necessary  to  decide  this  question  by  an  appeal  to  arms,  would  you  deem  it 
your  duty  to  interfere  in  case  of  a  conflict?  .  Yours,  ete, 

H.  M.  M.,  Sec.  K.  S.  C.  C. 
[B.] 

Delaware  Nation,  September  3,  1856, 
Dear  Sir:  We  ask  your  immediate  protection,  as  we  have  been  invaded,  and  our  stock  taken  by 
force,  and  our  men  taken  prisoners,  and  they  threaten  to  lay  our  houses  in  ashes.  We  wish  an  answer 
immediately  from  you  to  know  whether  you  will  protect  us,  or  whether  we  will  have  to  protect  our- 
selves; for  we  have  had  a  dispatch  from  headquarters  to  remain  neutral,  but  we  cannot  do  it  if  we  are 
not  protected.  Yours,  respectfully,  from  the  chief  of  the  nation, 

his 

Captain  +  Sarcoxie,  of  Delaware  Nation. 

mark. 

Colonel  Cooke,  Commander  of  the  U.  S.  troops. 

[No.  12.]  Headquabtebs  Dbpabtment  of  the  West,  ) 

FoBT  Leavenwobth,  September  5,  1866.  ) 
Sib:  Yonr  commnnication  of  the  3d  instant  was  received  last  evening. 
The  commanding  General  approves  of  your  not  answering  the  letter  of  Mr.  Moore; 
but  the  sentiments  expressed  in  the  draught  of  the  reply  which  you  at  first  had  it 
in  mind  to  give  him,  are  considered  correct. 

The  State  of  Kansas  is  not  recognized  by  any  portion  of  the  General  Government, 
and  the  commanding  General  could  therefore  hold  no  ofl&cial  correspondence  with 
Mr.  Moore  in  his  assumed  position,  or  office,  as  indicated  in  his  commimication  to 
you. 

To  assure  yourself  of  the  state  of  affairs  reported  by  the  Delaware  chief,  you  will 
send  a  small  force  under  an  officer  to  his  neighborhood  as  a  guard  to  prevent  dis- 
turbance, and  to  remain  as  long  as  you  may  deem  their  services  necessary. 

I  am,  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Geobge  Deas, 
Lieut.  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 

Commanding  United  States  troops. 
In  camp  near  Lecompton,  K.  T. 

[No.  13.]  Headquabtebs,  Camp  near  Lecompton,  ) 

September  4,  1856 — night.        ) 

Majob:  As  I  was  informed  would  be  the  case,  the  militia  camp  was  moved  this 
forenoon  nearer  to  Lecompton. 

Between  10  and  11  o'clock  this  morning  requisition  was  made  on  me  by  the  Gov- 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  485 


ernor  for  assistance  to  the  United  States  Marshal  to  execute  writs  and  make  arrests 
in  Lawrence;  200  men  was  the  number  asked  for,  which  the  Governor  and  Marshal 
said  was  sufficient.  This,  with  the  lateness  of  the  hour,  caused  me  reluctantly  to 
forego  my  intention  to  break  up  camp,  and  march  with  all  the  troops,  and  I  sent 
Colonel  Johnston,  with  six  companies  of  his  regiment,  which  were  just  returning 
from  drill.     He  returned  at  6  p.  m.,  and  I  inclose  his  report,  showing  the  usual  failure. 

I  rode  around  to-day,  and  visited  town;  information  had  been  received,  which  was 
manifestly  credited  by  all,  that  a  body  of  Missourians,  who,  it  appears,  had  ap- 
proached Lawrence  from  the  other  side,  had  retired  to  their  State;  and  I  found  that 
the  militia  force  in  the  vicinity,  who  had  numbered  about  550,  were  breaking  up  and 
passing  the  river.  General  Richardson  told  me  they  would  all  be  gone  to-morrow. 
He  promised  me  that  Hutchinson  and  two  other  prisoners,  the  subject  of  my  letter 
to  the  Governor  of  September  1,  should  be  released. 

I  feel  uneasy  about  the  Delawares  —  the  moment  of  militia  dispersing  being  likely 
to  be  that  of  the  greatest  disorders.  I  shall  send  Captain  Sacket's  company  there  in 
the  morning  through  Lawrence;  the  chief's  house  is  four  or  five  miles  beyond.  He 
will  have  orders  to  continue  his  patrol  no  longer  than  shall  appear  necessary. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons. 

Major  George  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General, 

Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 

Camp  near  Lecomptox,  September  4,  1856. 
■  Sir;  I  have  the  honor  to  report  that,  in  obedience  to  your  orders,  I,  with  Major  Sedgwick  and  six 
companies  of  the  First  Cavalry,  to-day  accompanied  the  Marshal  of  the  Territory  to  Lawrence  to  aid 
him  in  making  certain  arrests.  On  reaching  Lawrence  my  party  was  halted  on  the  outskirts  of  the 
town,  and  Captain  Wood,  with  his  company,  was  directed  to  accompany  the  Marshal  in  his  search  for 
the  parties  to  be  arrested.  At  the  end  of  an  hour  and  a  quarter  the  Marshal  expressed  himself  con- 
vinced that  the  persons  in  question  were  not  to  be  found  —  that  the  arrests  were  impracticable;  and  I 
immediately  set  out  with  my  party  to  return  to  camp. 

Your  obedient  servant, 

J.  E.  Johnston,  Lieutenant  Colonel  First  Cavalry. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  G,  Cooke,  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding,  etc. 

[No.  14.]  Headquaeteks  Depabtment  of  the  West,  / 

FoKT  Leavenworth,  September  6,  1856.  ') 
Sib:  Your  communication  of  the  4th  instant  and  your  note  to  General  Smith 
were  received  this  morning. 

It  is  not  deemed  advisable  at  present  to  withdraw  any  considerable  number  of 
your  force;  and  the  General  prefers  that  you  will  remain  in  the  field  and  maintain 
a  reconnoissance  of  the  country  until  it  becomes  more  evident  that  the  services  of 
the  troops  may  be  dispensed  with,  and  especially  as  difficulties  may  arise  during  the 
term  of  the  court  which  Judge  Lecompte  is  about  to  open. 

There  is  nothing  in  this  neighborhood  of  an  important  nature  to  communicate. 
I  am,  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Geobge  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Commanding  U.  S.  troops,  Camp  near  Lecompton. 

[No.  15.]  Hbadquabtebs,  ) 

Camp  neab  Lecompton,  September  5,  1856.  ) 
Ma  job:  Captain  Sacket  marched  this  morning,  at  7  o'clock,  for  the  Delaware  dis- 
trict, opposite  Lawrence.     At  9:30  the  express  arrived  with  your  dispatches  of  the 
2d  and  3d  instant  and  inclosure.     At  12  o'clock  the  acting  Governor  particularly  re- 
quested me  to  send  troops  to  Tecumseh,  the  people  of  which  he  states  had  been 


486  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY, 


robbed,  and  were  further  threatened,  and  had  petitioned  for  protection.  At  3  o'clock 
I  sent  a  platoon  of  Second  Dragoons,  to  return  to-morrow. 

At  3:30  some  citizens  entered  camp  in  haste,  reporting  a  large  force  approach- 
ing Lecompton  from  below.  I  sounded  "  boots  and  saddles."  In  a  few  minutes  I 
received  a  note  from  the  Governor,  reporting  the  same,  and  asking  my  protection 
for  the  town,  etc.  I  immediately  ordered  the  Sergeant  of  the  guard  to  be  sent,  with 
the  relief  of  the  guard  kept  saddled,  to  endeavor  to  interpose  between  the  town  and 
threatening  force,  (which  was  well  executed  by  Corporal  Batty,  Company  C,  First 
Cavalry.)  At  the  same  time  I  sent  off  Captain  Anderson  with  the  dismounted  dra- 
goons. Some  minutes  after,  I  marched  in  person  at  the  head  of  a  squadron  of 
Second  Dragoons,  ordering  the  First  Cavalry  and  Artillery  to  follow  as  their  prep- 
arations were  completed. 

About  a  mile  from  town  I  joined  the  dismounted  command,  and,  rising  the  hill 
prairie  above  the  town,  came  upon  the  flank  of  about  60  mounted  men  in  line,  who 
remained  motionless.  Ordering  the  dragoons  to  halt  nearly  in  open  column,  I  rode 
in  front  of  the  Lawrence  men,  and  accosted  Captain  Walker,  who  was  in  command, 
asking  what  he  came  after.  He  answered,  that  they  came  to  release  prisoners,  and 
have  their  rights.  He  said  they  had  sent  into  town  to  treat  with  the  Governor.  I 
asked  him  if  that  was  all  their  men.  He  said,  oh  no,  there  were  700  more  close  by. 
I  told  him  it  was  a  very  unfortnnate  move  on  their  part  that  the  prisoners  had  been 
ordered  to  be  released;  and,  among  other  things,  said  if  they  attacked  the  town,  I 
should  attack  them.  He  asked  me  if  I  would  go  with  him  to  the  main  body.  I 
consented,  and  sent  an  order  to  Colonel  Johnston,  then  arriving  on  the  hill,  to  re- 
main there  in  command  of  the  troops  until  I  returned;  and  taking  Lieutenant  Rid- 
dick,  acting  Assistant  Quartermaster,  an  orderly,  and  bugler,  rode  with  him  towards 
the  woods,  near  the  town. 

Discarding  all  personal  feeling,  I  had  then  in  mind  the  instructions  of  August 
28,  viz.:  "If  it  should  come  to  your  knowledge  that  either  side  is  moving  upon  the 
other  with  the  view  to  attack,  it  will  become  your  duty  to  observe  their  movements, 
and  to  prevent  such  hostile  collision,"  and  to  "  make  every  exertion  in  your  power, 
with  the  force  under  your  orders,  to  preserve  the  peace  and  prevent  bloodshed." 

I  arrived,  with  Mr.  Walker  in  rear  of  the  main  force,  on  an  abrupt  eminence 
commanding  the  town,  over  a  wooded  and  rocky  ravine,  within  long  gun-shot;  they 
had  two  pieces  of  artillery  in  position,  and  their  visible  numbers  might  not  have 
been  above  three  hundred  men. 

I  asked  Mr.  Walker  to  collect  the  officers  in  front  of  the  line,  and  some  twenty 
or  thirty  approached  me  mounted.  At  the  moment  there  was  an  altercation  with 
Mr.  Cramer,  Treasurer  of  the  Territory,  whom  they  had  just  made  prisoner,  who 
appealed  to  me,  stating  that  he  was  a  United  States  officer,  and  that  he  had  been 
sent  to  me.  I  addressed  these  principal  men.  I  said:  "You  have  made  a  most  un- 
fortunate move  for  yourselves;  the  Missourians,  you  know,  have  gone,  and  the 
militia  here  are  nearly  gone,  having  commenced  crossing  the  river  yesterday  morn- 
ing, to  my  knowledge.  As  to  the  prisoners,  whilst  I  will  make  no  tei^ms  with  you,  I 
can  inform  you  that  they  were  promised  to  be  released  yesterday  morning;  and  the 
Governor  this  morning  told  me  he  would  order  the  release  of  all  of  them,  and  was 
to  send  me  word  at  what  hour  I  should  send  a  guard  to  escort  them  to  my  camp; 
that,  therefore,  I  could  assure  their  prompt  return  to  their  homes;  that  everything 
was  going  in  their  favor,  and  that  it  apparently  would  be  so  if  they  would  refrain 
entirely  from  reprisals  or  any  outrages,  return  to  their  occupations  and  show  mod- 
eration." I  required  .the  release  of  the  prisoner,  Mr.  Cramer,  and  their  return  to 
I^awrence. 

I  was  asked  if  I  could  promise  that  afifairs  would  be  set  right  at  Leavenworth,  and 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  487 


they  have  power  to  go  and  come?  Mentioning  several  cases  of  murders  or  killing, 
even  this  morning,  I  answered,  "I  could  only  answer  for  this  vicinity;  that  things 
could  not  be  settled  in  a  moment;  that  General  Smith  was  close  to  Leavenworth, 
and  that  his  powers  and  views,  1  believed,  were  the  same  as  mine."  I  was  then  asked 
the  ever-recurring  question,  if  I  should  attack  them  if  they  attempted  there  to  re- 
dress themselves  or  defend  themselves?  I  replied,  "I  give  no  pledges;  that  my  mis- 
sion was  to  preserve  the  peace." 

Great  regret  was  expressed  by  them  that  they  had  not  been  informed  before  of 
these  events;  said  they  had  waited  long;  that  their  messengers  were  killed  or  made 
prisoners,  and  mentioned  that  a  regiment  was  then  over  the  river,  and  apprehended 
it  would  lead  to  bad  results,  and  I  was  asked  to  send  to  them  to  go  back  to  Law- 
rence. I  suggested  that  a  written  order  should  be  sent,  and  one  was  afterwards 
handed  me;  they  then  released  three  prisoners,  and  marched  off  to  return,  whilst  I 
rode  over  to  the  town  with  the  released  prisoners.  I  found  one  or  two  hundred 
militia,  whom  I  had  previously  seen  opposite,  among  the  walls  of  the  new  capitol, 
under  General  Marshall. 

I  found  the  Governor,  and  informed  him  of  my  action  and  its  results.  He  said 
the  prisoners  had  been  released,  but,  in  fact,  the  order  had  not  yet  been  executed. 
Mention  was  made  of  prisoners  that  had  been  taken  by  a  Lawrence  force  over  the 
river;  I  asked  the  Governor  to  send  over  the  order  for  that  force  to  retire.  He 
found  difficulties;  when  Mr.  Riddick  volunteered  to  go,  and  was  instructed  also  to 
obtain  the  release  of  any  prisoners.  Lane  had  evidently  been  in  real  or  nominal 
•command,  but  had  not  presented  himself  to  me.  Mr.  Sheriff  Jones  and  others  now 
clamored  for  his  arrest;  he  was  then  gone  with  his  force  about  him.  The  Governor 
spoke  of  writing  a  requisition.  I  told  them,  on  an  impulse,  that  I  should  make  no 
arrests  this  night;  but  soon  after  took  the  Governor  aside  and  told  him  I  recalled 
that  decision,  and  said,  "If  you  want  him  arrested,  write  your  requisition,  but  I 
think,  on  reflection,  you  will  hardly  make  it."  He  replied  he  would  not  if  I  advised 
•against  it,  and  the  matter  dropped.  I  then  galloped  over  to  my  troops,  and  sent  a 
platoon  to  request  the  Governor  to  send  to  my  camp  the  released  prisoners;  and 
they  have  been  sent  here. 

I  arrived  in  camp  a  little  before  sunset,  and  sent  back  a  company  of  First  Cav- 
alry to  encamp  close  to  the  town. 

Lecompton  and  its  defenders  were  outnumbered,  and  evidently  in  the  power  of 
a  determined  attack.  Americans  thus  stood  face  to  face  in  hostile  array  and  most 
earnest  of  purpose. 

As  I  marched  back  over  these  beautiful  hills,  all  crowned  with  moving  troops  and 
armed  men,  whilst  I  reflected  that  my  command  could  easily  have  overwhelmed  any 
and  all  that  might  have  defied  it,  I  rejoiced  that  I  had  stayed  the  madness  of  the 
hour,  and  prevented,  on  almost  any  terms,  the  fratricidal  onslaught  of  countrymen 
and  fellow-citizens. 

Anxious  speedily  to  inform  the  General  of  these  important  events,  I  have  taken 
but  little  time  for  this  report,  which  I  shall  send  at  daylight. 

With  great  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  G.  Cooke, 

Lieut.  Col.  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding. 

Major  George  Deas, 

A.  A.  Gen.  Dept.  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 

{No.  16.]  Headquaetebs,  Camp  neab  Lecompton,  September  7,  1856. 

Sib:  I  received  last  night  your  two  dispatches  dated  September  5. 

I  removed  my  camp  yesterday  morning  to  a  tine  commanding  ground,  a  long 
half-mile  from  the  town. 


488  State  Histobical  Society. 


I  received  in  the  afternoon  reports  from  Captain  Sacket  and  First  Lieutenant 
Anderson,  Second  Dragoons,  inclosed,  marked  1  and  2.  I  sent  an  order  to  the  for- 
mer to  return  here  on  the  10th,  when  his  rations  will  be  out,  unless  circumstances 
should  allow  him  to  leave  sooner. 

I  returned  Lieutenant  Anderson's  messenger  with  orders  to  return  when  his 
rations  were  exhausted;  he  was,  or  should  have  been,  provided  until  this  forenoon. 

The  depredations  there  (Tecumseh)  have  been  exaggerated.  I  suggested  to  Adju- 
tant General  Strickler  — who  lives  there,  and  came  to  see  me  this  morning,  and  said  that 
the  robberies  had  been  committed  by  citizens  of  Topeka  —  that  proper  steps  should 
be  taken  for  their  arrest. 

Doctor  Prentiss  and  two  other  citizens  of  Lawrence  called  last  afternoon,  with  a 
letter  to  the  Governor  and  myself,  on  the  urgent  subject  of  supplies  from  Leaven- 
worth, from  which,  it  asserts,  they  are  cut  off.  I  refused  to  receive  it,  as  signed 
by  officials  claiming  under  the  State  of  Kansas.  They  apologized,  as  being  mere 
messengers,  that  had  not  observed  the  objectionable  feature  of  the  communication. 

I  sent  down  yesterday  Mr.  Hutchinson  and  friends.  He  promised  me  that  all 
prisoners  should  be  released,  and  that  the  people  would  return  to  their  occupations. 

In  town  nine  other  prisoners,  released  by  order  of  General  Richardson,  were  de- 
livered to  me.  Some  had  been  taken,  as  teamsters  I  believe,  near  Leavenworth,  ten 
or  twelve  days  ago.  I  sent  them  with  a  small  escort  to  Lawrence.  General  Richard- 
son went  with  them;  he  had  intended  to  go  without  escort.  The  sergeant  of  escort 
reports,  that  soon  after  his  arrival,  he  rode  out  on  the  Franklin  road  with  General 
Lane  and  Captain  Walker,  perhaps  to  insure  his  safety. 

A  large  number  of  the  militia  went  off  undischarged  for  their  homes;  others, 
with  some  organization,  pretending  that  they  would  re-supply  themselves  and  re- 
turn. A  large  company  remains  in  town,  which  I  objected  to.  General  Marshall 
says  they  are  a  company  from  the  Blue. 

Last  evening  a  citizen  who  lives  close  by  reported  that  four  or  five  horsemen  had 
chased  him  when  he  was  going  to  his  house.  I  doubted  the  accuracy  of  this,  but  sent 
a  patrol  to  arrest  any  parties  lurking  about.  After  dark  it  returned,  bringing  five 
prisoners,  who  represented  themselves  as  a  sergeant  and  privates  of  the  company  in 
town,  hunting  a  lost  horse.  I  sent  them  to  their  captain  with  the  message,  that  if 
any  parties  were  found  in  reach  of  my  patrols,  threatening  any  sort  of  citizens, 
that  I  would  make  prisoners  of  them  —  firing  on  them,  if  necessary  to  do  so  —  and 
keep  them  in  confinement  until  the  court  could  try  them. 

There  were  at  least  three  handred  militia  and  citizens  in  position  on  the  5th,  and 
quite  a  number  of  shots  were  exchanged  between  advanced  parties.  The  opposite 
party,  in  coming  or  going,  sacked,  it  is  confidently  asserted  by  responsible  persons, 
the  house  of  Mr.  Clarke,  Indian  agent. 

I  inclose  a  field  return  of  my  command  for  September  7. 

Lieutenant  Anderson  has  returned,  and  reports  that  a  demonstration  was  made 
against  Tecumseh,  yesterday,  from  Topeka,  by  a  party  with  two  wagons;  which, 
some  pretense  being  made,  were  taken  back  empty. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  Geoboe  Cooke, 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons,  etc. 

Major  George  Deas,  A.  A.  Gen.,  Dept.  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 

Sarcoxie,  September  G,  1856. 
Colonel:  I  learn  from  Sarcoxie,  and  from  others,  that  small  armed  parties  of  horse-thieves  are 
constantly  roaming  over  their  lands.    These  parties  have  threatened  to  burn  all  the  Indians'  houses 
in  this  section. 
*    Few  horses  have  been  stolen  just  about  here,  but  the  chief  reports  that  an  Indian  cannot  go  near 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  489 


the  town  of  Delaware  without  having  his  horse  taken  from  him ;  most  of  this  work  has  been  carried 
on  in  that  neighborhood.  Delaware  is  about  ten  miles  from  Fort  Leavenworth.  I  hardly  think  it  was 
your  intention  I  should  go  so  far  in  that  direction.  I  leave  immediately  on  a  scout  in  the  direction  of 
the  Stranger,  leaving  my  camp  in  charge  of  a  few  men. 

I  learn  that  the  bodies  of  three  men,  murdered  a  few  days  since  a  few  miles  this  side  of  the  Stranger, 
are  still  unburied.    I  shall  pass  that  way,  and  cause  them  to  be  interred. 
Respectfully  submitted. 

D.  B.  Sacket,  Caplam  First  Cavalry. 
Lieut.  Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding. 

Tecumseh,  September  6,  1856. 
Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  report  that  I  arrived  here  yesterday  afternoon  with  my  command. 
The  town  has  been  visited  twice  by  armed  parties  from  Topeka,  and  a  considerable  amount  of  prop- 
erty taken  away. 

The  few  citizens  who  remain  are  so  apprehensive  of  another  robbery,  and  apparently  on  such  good 
grounds,  that  I  do  not  feel  at  liberty  to  leave  without  further  orders. 

I  have  the  honor,  therefore,  to  ask  for  orders  on  the  subject  from  the  commanding  ofl&cer ;  and,  if 
I  am  to  remain  longer,  that  additional  provisions  may  be  sent  for  my  men. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

G.  B.  Anderson, 
First  Lieutenant  Second  Dragoons. 
Lieutenant  T.  J.  Wright,  Adjutant  Second  Dragoons,  Camp  near  Lecompton. 


Headquarters  Department  of  the  West, 

Fort  Leavenworth,  September  10,  1856. 

Colonel:  I  have  the  honor  to  transmit,  herewith,  a  report  of  Captain 
H.  W.  Wharton,  Sixth  Infantry,  commanding  Fort  Kearny,  accompanied 
by  a  report  of  Captain  Geo.  H.  Stewart,  First  Cavalry,  giving  an  account 
of  an  attack  of  the  Cheyenne  Indians  on  the  mail  train,  and  of  murders 
committed  by  them  on  a  small  party  of  Mormon  travelers ;  of  the  spirited 
and  successful  pursuit  and  attack  of  the  marauders  by  Captain  Stewart,  re- 
sulting in  his  killing  ten,  wounding  eight  or  ten,  and  capturing  horses,  arms, 
equipments,  etc. 

I  beg  to  present  the  conduct  of  Captain  Stewart,  Lieutenant  Wheaton, 
and  Lieutenant  Mclntyre,  as  highly  meritorious  and  honorable  to  them- 
selves and  the  service,  and  to  connect  with  them  those  non-commissioned 
officers  and  men  who  aided  them  so  effectually. 

Captain  Stewart's  dispositions  were  skillful,  and  his  execution  of  them 
prompt,  vigorous,  and  eifectual. 

This  tribe  must  be  severely  punished,  and  but  that  the  troops  most  dis- 
posable are  engaged  here,  I  would  instantly  march  with  the  whole  garrisons 
of  this  post  and  Fort  Riley  to  chastise  them;  but  no  trifling  or  partial  pun- 
ishment will  suffice,  and  as  no  one  can  be  spared  from  this  neighborhood,  I 
will  postpone  extensive  operations  until  the  spring.  In  the  meantime,  if 
necessary,  I  can  send  some  of  the  force  from  the  posts  above  this  to 
strengthen  Fort  Kearny  and  render  it  secure  for  the  winter,  and,  by  throw- 
ing forward  forage  and  provisions  there,  to  prepare  for  an  early  movement 
in  force  on  the  springing  of  the  first  grass.  We  could,  indeed,  hardly  count 
on  enough  of  the  season  now,  (since  the  winter  may  be  expected  in  Novem- 


490  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 

ber,)  and  barely  six  weeks  remain  to  march  several  hundred  miles,  and  then 
seek  the  Indians. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

Persifer  F.  Smith, 
Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 
Colonel  Samuel  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 


Fort  Kearny,  N.  T.,  September  1,  1856. 

Captain  :  I  have  the  honor  to  report  that  I  proceeded  from  this  post 
early  on  the  morning  of  the  28th  ult.,  with  my  Company  K,  First  Cavalry, 
and  the  detachment  under  Lieutenant  Wheaton,  (forty-one  men  in  all,)  to 
the  place  where  the  depredations  were  committed  on  a  Mormon  trail,  on 
the  north  side  of  the  Platte.  Assistant  Surgeon  R.  H.  Alexander,  United 
States  Army,  First  Lieutenant  E.  G.  Marshall,  Sixth  Infantry,  Mr.  John 
Heth,  several  citizens,  the  post  interpreter,  with  four  of  the  Sioux  Indians 
as  guides  and  trailers,  accompanied  the  command.  A  train  of  six  wagons 
was  taken  along  to  bring  in  the  property  contained  in  those  attacked.  We 
crossed  the  different  branches  and  islands  of  the  Platte  opposite  the  post, 
then  struck  the  road  leading  to  Council  Bluffs,  followed  it  across  Wood 
river,  thence  to  a  point  on  the  Cottonwood  fork  of  that  stream,  about 
thirty-three  miles  from  this  point,  and  found  it  to  be  the  place  where  the 
attack  was  made.  There  were  found  the  bodies  of  two  white  men  and  a 
child  slightly  covered  up.  Graves  were  dug  and  the  bodies  properly  in- 
terred. The  wagons  and  all  the  property  had  been  removed  apparently  a 
short  time  before ;  their  tracks  were  found  on  the  road,  which  had,  from 
appearances  of  lariats  dragging,  &c.,  &c.,  been  passed  over  by  a  body  of 
Indians  who  had  come  from  some  distance  up  the  river.  The  Sioux  Indians 
and  parties  of  men  were  sent  out  in  every  direction  in  hopes  of  finding  the 
trail  of  the  attacking  party  to  and  from  the  place,  and  any  traces  of  the 
Mormon  women  said  to  have  been  carried  off,  but  without  success,  as  there 
was  no  appearance  of  any  trail  except  the  one  I  before  referred  to  as  com- 
ing down  the  Cottonwood  fork,  thence  along  the  road ;  and  recent  rains  had 
washed  out  any  tracks  made  at  the  time  the  attack  was  committed. 

I  next  followed  the  trail  on  the  road  about  five  miles,  and  came  upon  a 
camp  of  Omaha  Indians,  (ninety-six  lodges.)  As  soon  as  possible  I  held  a 
talk  with  the  chiefs  and  principal  men.  They  stated  they  had  been  up  the 
Cottonwood  fork,  hunting  buffalo  ;  on  their  return  the  day  before  had  passed 
the  place  of  attack,  when  they  saw  the  bodies,  felt  as  grieved  as  if  they  had 
been  their  own  brothers,  buried  them  as  well  as  their  means  at  hand  would 
allow,  put  all  the  loose  and  scattered  articles  they  could  find  in  the  wagons, 
and  brought  them  along  in  order  to  restore  them  to  their  owner.  They 
had,  in  fact,  caused  a  notice  to  be  written,  fastened  to  a  board,  stating  what 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  491 

had  happened,  and  that  they  would  carry  the  wagons  to  Bellevue  and  other 
places.  I  said  that  everything  they  had  done  was  right  and  proper,  that 
I  would  report  it  to  you,  that  their  Great  Father  would  hear  of  it,  etc.,  etc., 
etc.  They  claimed  no  reward,  and  turned  over  the  four  wagons,  property, 
three  yoke  of  oxen,  (four  yoke  that  were  wild  had  broken  away.)  They 
saw  no  other  oxen  or  any  of  the  mules.  There  were  provisions  and  many 
loose  articles  in  the  wagons,  and  from  all  we  could  see  and  learn,  they  had 
not  appropriated  any  to  themselves.  The  attacking  Indians  had  broken 
open  a  box  of  law  books,  and  opened  a  roll  of  carpeting.  The  Omahas 
think  the  train  was  attacked  by  six  or  seven  Indians,  (Cheyennes,)  and  we 
found  the  wagon-covers  to  have  been  perforated  with  balls.  We  understand 
that  the  party  of  four  men  started  with  only  a  rifle  and  a  revolver ;  the 
rifle  was  broken  and  sent  back,  and  another  was  purchased  the  day  of  the 
attack. 

Two  of  the  principal  Omaha  chiefs  were  Tecumseh  Fontenelle  and  Soe- 
La-Fleche. 

I  returned  to  this  post  day  before  yesterday  with  the  wagons,  etc.,  meet- 
ing no  other  Indians,  and  seeing  no  trails  or  sign  of  them. 
I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

G.  H.  Stewart, 
Captain  First  Cavalry,  Commanding  Co.  K. 

Captain  H.  W.  Wharton, 

Sixth  Infantry,  Commanding  Fort  Kearny. 


Fort  Kearny,  N.  T.,  August  27,  1856. 

Sir  :  I  have  the  honor  to  report  that,  in  accordance  with  post  order  No. 
50,  I  proceeded  on  the  afternoon  of  the  24th  instant,  with  a  detachment  of 
sixteen  men,  of  Companies  E  and  G,  First  Cavalry,  commanded  by  First 
Lieutenant  Frank  Wheaton,  and  ray  Company  K,  of  the  same  regiment, 
(forty-one  men  in  all,)  in  pursuit  of  a  party  of  Cheyenne  Indians,  who  had 
fired  upon  and  wounded  the  conductor  of  the  mail. 

The  Fort  Leavenworth  road  was  followed  to  the  point  where  the  Indians 
abandoned  their  pursuit  of  the  mail  party.  Night  coming  on,  I  was  com- 
pelled to  halt  here  and  wait  until  daylight,  when  the  trail  was  discovered. 
We  followed  it  about  five  miles  before  crossing  a  branch  of  the  Platte  to 
Grand  Island,  and  at  11:30  A.  m.  reached  a  deserted  Indian  camp.  Buffalo 
meat  was  found  cooking  at  several  fires,  and  the  camp  had  evidently  been 
abandoned  but  a  few  hours  before.  We  found  the  frame-work  of  twelve 
lodges  standing.  The  Indians,  from  all  appearances,  had  occupied  this  hid- 
ing place  for  several  days,  and  left  this  point  to  attack  the  mail  party. 

Leading  from  this  camp,  we  continued,  on  a  broad  and  fresh  trail,  down 
the  island,  and,  in  the  course  of  fifteen  miles,  crossed  two  branches  of  the 
Platte. 

At  4:30  p.  M.  we  found  ourselves  within  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from  the 
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492  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Indians,  who  were  encamped  on  the  edge  of  a  thick  grove.  Dividing  nay 
command,  Lieutenant  Wheaton  charged  the  camp  on  the  right  —  Lieutenant 
Mclntyre  and  myself  on  the  left.  The  Indians  were  driven  from  the  ground 
and  scattered;  about  fifteen,  who  kept  together,  were  pursued  six  or  seven 
miles.  The  frequent  islands,  ridges  of  timber,  and  dense  undergrowth, 
rendered  further  pursuit  impracticable.  Ten  Indians  were  left  dead  on  the 
fields ;  eight  or  ten,  who  were  badly  wounded,  effected  their  escape.  Twenty- 
two  horses  and  two  mules  were  captured,  fourteen  saddles  were  destroyed,  a 
number  of  shields,  lances,  bridles,  buffalo  robes,  etc.,  were  found.  Our 
Indian  guide  (  Standing  Elk)  estimated  the  number  of  Cheyennes  at  seventy 
or  eighty.  There  were  about  forty-five  men  in  all,  and,  from  some  articles 
of  dress  taken,  there  must  have  been  women  with  the  party.  I  lost  no  men, 
and  not  a  wound  was  received.  One  man's  horse  fell,  injured  his  rider 
slightly,  ran  off,  and  could  not  be  recovered.  I  returned  to  this  post  yes- 
terday at  2  p.  M.,  with  my  horses  in  tolerable  order. 

Before  closing  this  report,  I  cannot  speak  in  too  high  terms  of  the  gallant 
manner  in  which  Lieutenants  Wheaton  and  Mclntyre  led  the  charge,  closely 
followed  by  the  non-commissioned  ofiScers  and  men,  whose  praiseworthy  con- 
duct deserves  special  notice.  Every  man  fought  well  and  endeavored  to  do 
his  best.  I  feel  under  obligation  to  Mr.  Edward  Dillor,  residing  at  this 
post,  for  valuable  assistance  in  the  search  and  pursuit;  also  to  Mr.  Alex- 
ander Steward,  who,  with  the  released  Sioux  prisoner,  Red  Leaf,  and  Stand- 
ing Elk,  enabled  me  to  keep  the  trail  and  come  upon  the  Indians  with  so 
little  delay. 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

G.  H.  Stewart, 
Captain  First  Cavalry,  Commanding  Detachment 

Captain  H.  W.  Wharton, 

Sixth  Infantry,  Commanding  Fort  Kearny. 


[Extract.]  ; 

Fort  Kearny,  N.  T.,  September  8,  1856. 

Sir: 

I  would  likewise  state  that  the  Cheyenne  Indians  have  been  committing  a 
series  of  depredations  for  some  months  past,  the  commencement  of  which  I 
reported  in  June  to  the  headquarters  of  the  Sioux  expedition.  On  the  24th 
ultimo  they  fired  upon  the  mail  party  when  within  a  few  miles  of  this  post, 
and  wounded  the  conductor  of  it  seriously  in  the  arm.  I  immediately  sent 
a  mounted  command  in  pursuit  of  them,  and  they  fortunately  overtook  and 
punished  them.  On  the  25th  ultimo,  a  small  train  of  four  wagons,  belong- 
ing to  Mr.  A.  W.  Babbitt,  Secretary  of  Utah,  was  attacked  during  the  night, 
while  encamped  on  the  north  side  of  the  Platte,  about  thirty  miles  below 
this  place,  by  a  party  of  Cheyennes.  They  killed  two  men  and  one  child, 
'wounded  one  man,  and,  what  is  most  to  be  deplored,  carried  off  a  Mrs.  Wil- 


Sixth  biennial  Report.  493 

son,  from  St.  Louis,  mother  of  the  child  killed,  and  a  passenger  in  the  train. 
They  also  drove  off  Mr.  Babbitt's  mules  and  destroyed  much  of  his  property. 
Again,  on  the  30th  ultimo,  some  of  the  same  tribe  rode  up  to  a  small  party 
of  emigrants,  about  eighty  miles  above  this  post.  They  fired  upon  them, 
killed  one  woman,  wounded  one  man,  and  carried  off  a  little  boy,  about 
four  years  old;  they  also  drove  off  all  their  animals. 

These  Indians  are  now  openly  hostile,  and  there  is  no  possible  safety  in 
traveling  through  this  country,  except  with  a  large  and  well-armed  force ; 
all  small  parties  will  doubtless  be  sacrificed.  There  is  a  combination  of  the 
Cheyennes  of  the  Arkansas  with  those  of  the  Platte  in  this  matter,  and  most 
certainly  do  they  need  summary  punishment.  They  are  emboldened  by  its 
delay.  There  is  an  urgent  and  immediate  necessity  for  a  large  garrison  on 
the  Arkansas,  near  the  old  site  of  Fort  Atkinson.  The  Cheyennes  have 
been  troublesome  ever  since  the  abandonment  of  that  post.  Besides  being 
the  location  of  several  bands  of  this  tribe,  it  is  likewise  the  congregating 
ground  of  the  Arapahoes,  Comanches,  and  several  other  troublesome  tribes. 
It  is  likewise  absolutely  necessary  that  this  post  should  be  garrisoned  by  a 
mounted  force ;  at  least  three  companies  of  cavalry  are  needed  here,  with 
one  company  of  infantry,  for  the  protection  of  the  public  property.  Had  it 
not  been  for  the  cavalry  company  now  here,  I  should  have  been  unable  ta 
punish  the  Indians  for  the  recent  attack  upon  the  mail  party. 

The  islands  where  they  secrete  themselves  are  inaccessible  with  wagons, 
which  is  the  only  way  of  transporting  an  infantry  command  in  pursuit  of 
them ;  as  they  are  all  well  mounted,  it  would  be  worse  than  useless  to  at- 
tempt to  overtake  them  on  foot  —  it  would  be  to  them  merely  an  exhibition 
of  our  desire  to  punish  them  without  the  ability  to  do  so.  If  the  mounted 
company  now  here  and  "I"  Company,  Sixth  Infantry,  be  filled  up  with  re- 
cruits, I  shall  then  be  able  to  give  escorts  and  protection  to  the  mail  until 
such  time  as  operations  shall  be  commenced  against  these  Indians.  I  made 
a  full  and  detailed  report  of  the  recent  outrages  to  the  commanding  General 
of  the  department. 

I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

H.  W.  Whartox, 
Colonel  S.  Cooper,  Captain  Sixth  Infantry,  Commanding. 

Adjutant  General  U.  S.  Army,  Washington,  D.  C. 

P.  S.,  September  9. — A  discharged  soldier  from  Fort  Laramie  came  in 
last  evening,  and  reports  that  he  left  there  in  company  with  some  Mormons, 
who  were  returning  to  the  States;  that  on  the  6th  instant,  he  was  out  hunt- 
ing buffalo,  a  short  distance  from  his  camp,  and  on  returning  to  it  he  found 
the  Indians  had  killed  two  men,  one  woman  and  a  child,  and  carried  off 
one  woman ;  they  also  drove  off  all  their  animals,  and  set  fire  to  the  wagon. 
This  man  is  the  only  one  of  the  party  that  escaped.     A  small  party  is  also 


494  State  Histobigal  Society. 

reported  to  have  been  murdered  on  the  Little  Blue.  Depredations  have 
for  years  been  frequent  in  this  last-named  vicinity;  and  as  it  is  the  grand 
rendezvous  for  several  tribes,  a  military  post  is  much  needed  there;  it  would 
have  a  decided  influence  in  checking  these  outrages. 

H.  W.  Wharton, 
Captain  Sixth  Infantry,  Commanding. 

[Indorsement.] 

"Wab  Depabtment,  October  24,  1866. 

"The  evils  resulting  from  the  hostility  of  the  Cheyennes,  as  reported  within, 
were  anticipated  by  the  department,  and,  in  accordance  with  the  recommendations 
of  General  Harney,  it  was  proposed  to  have  sent  out  last  spring  the  First  Regiment 
of  cavalry,  with  a  view  to  chastise  these  Indians  for  past  offenses,  and  otherwise  to 
impress  upon  them  the  necessity  of  future  good  conduct.  The  demand  for  troops 
arising  from  the  disturbed  condition  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  deprived  the  de- 
partment of  the  power  to  execute  its  plans  in  relation  to  the  Cheyenne  Indians;  and 
it  now  only  remains,  in  accordance  with  the  long-entertained  design,  to  make  a 
campaign,  as  soon  as  it  is  practicable,  against  those  Indians,  that  they  may  be  re- 
duced to  submission,  and  be  compelled  to  release  the  captives  held  by  them,  restore 
the  property  taken,  and  deliver  up  the  criminals  by  whom  these  offenses  were  com- 
mitted. 

"The  commander  of  the  department  will  look  to  the  needful  arrangements  for 
the  execution  of  this  purpose.  Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War.^^ 


Fort  Kearny,  N.  T.,  September  27,  1856. 
Sir  :  Mr.  A.  W.  Babbitt,  Secretary  of  Utah  Territory,  and  owner  of  the 
train  that  was  attacked  by  the  Cheyennes,  on  the  25th  ultimo,  near  this 
post,  left  here  on  the  2d  instant,  in  a  light  carriage,  accompanied  only  by 
two  men,  for  Salt  Lake.  He  had  with  him  an  amount  of  public  money, 
and  valuable  papers.  I  represented  fully  to  him  the  great  danger  of  trav- 
eling with  so  small  a  force,  and  urged  upon  him  the  absolute  necessity  of 
remaining  a  few  days,  when  he  would  have  the  advantage  of  Captain  Stew- 
art's escort.  He,  however,  differed  with  me  in  opinion,  thought  my  appre- 
hensions groundless,  and  my  suggested  caution  altogether  unnecessary ;  and 
accordingly  started  with  his  small  party.  The  Salt  Lake  mail,  which  ar- 
rived here  on  Sunday  last,  left  Laramie  on  the  17th  instant,  up  to  which 
date,  Mr.  Babbitt  had  not  arrived  there,  although  he  had  more  than  ample 
time  to  do  so.  Yesterday  a  train  came  in  from  Green  river,  a  point  some 
distance  beyond  Laramie.  Mr.  Archambeau,  the  owner  of  it,  informs  me 
that  about  one  hundred  and  twenty  miles  above  this  post,  on  the  north  side 
of  the  Platte,  he  found  the  place  where  the  Indians  came  upon  Mr.  Babbitt, 
and  killed  him  and  all  his  party.  They  burned  his  carriage,  and  either 
burned  or  carried  off  his  trunk,  which  contained  his  money,  papers,  and 
clothing.  Some  of  the  papers  were  scattered  about  the  prairie,  near  the 
spot;  all  of  which  were  collected  by  Mr.  Archambeau,  and  delivered  to  me. 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt,  495 

Among  them  were  found  some  treasury  drafts  and  valuable  notes.     The  In- 
dians took  off  all  Mr.  Babbitt's  animals. 

I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

H.  W.  Whartox, 
Captain  Sixth  Infantry,  Commanding. 
Major  G.  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General, 

Headquarters  Dept.  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 


Camp  near  Lecomptox,  September  9,  1856. 

Sir  :  While  in  the  Delaware  country  I  made  a  trip  with  my  company  as 
far  as  Stranger  creek.  I  could  find  nor  hear  of  any  armed  parties  in  that 
direction  then.  There  is  no  doubt  that  quite  a  number  of  horses  have  been 
taken  from  the  Delawares,  and  that  their  lives  and  property  have  been 
threatened. 

The  Indians  are  very  much  frightened.  All  the  houses  between  Sarcoxie 
and  Stranger  creek  are  deserted,  and,  from  appearances,  should  think  the 
Indians  left  in  a  hurry,  as  they  have  left  their  beds,  tables,  chairs,  &c.,  all 
exposed.  I  stated  in  my  last  letter  that  three  men  had  been  reported  mur- 
dered near  Singa-rock-sie's.     I  could  find  but  one.     I  had  him  interred. 

By  instructions  from  the  Lieutenant  Colonel  commanding,  I  sent  one 
man  of  my  company  as  escort  to  a  Mr.  Southerland  to  Colonel  Payne's 
camp  on  the  Little  Stranger. 

Respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

D.  B.  Sacket,  Captain  First  Cavalry. 

Lieutenant  Thos.  J.  Wright,  Adjutant  Second  Dragoons. 

Headquarters,  Camp  near  Lecomptox,  ) 
September  10,  1856.  j 

Sir  :  On  the  8th  instant  I  sent  Captain  Newton,  Second  Dragoons,  with 
his  company,  on  a  patrol.     I  inclose  his  report. 

Yesterday  morning  Captain  Sacket  returned  with  his  company  from  the 
Delaware  nation.     I  inclose  his  report  also. 

I  received  your  communication  of  the  6th  instant  the  night  of  the  8th, 
by  Lieutenant  Stanley.  Captain  Sturgis,  First  Cavalry,  who  did  not  cross 
the  Kansas  with  his  company,  marched  next  morning,  I  understood,  to  look 
after  the  Delawares.  Their  chief  has  prevented  his  young  men  from  de- 
fending themselves,  on  the  ground  that  a  contest  once  begun  they  would 
not  discriminate  between  whites,  whether  friendly  or  not. 

The  promises  by  principal  men  of  Lawrence  to  refrain  from  excesses, 
reported  in  my  last,  7th  instant,  have  not  been  well  kept;  possibly  owing 
to  excesses  reported  to  the  north  and  east  of  the  Kansas.  Some  of  them 
came  to  see  me  about  the  liberation  of  prisoners,  (which  had  been  promised 
them  by  the  authorities,  but  who  were  beyond  the  river.)     I  informed  them 


496  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

of  complaints  just  made  by  persons  required  to  leave  their  claims,  and  told 
them  that  if  these  things  went  on,  Congress  having  adjourned  without 
taking  part  with  them,  they  might  expect  to  see  5,000  troops,  or  possibly 
militia  from  a  State,  sent  into  the  Territory  by  the  President.  I  thought, 
too,  that  he  had  not  exhausted  his  powers,  but  might  and  would  provide 
that  armed  bodies  be  disarmed  and  imprisoned  for  punishment,  or  shot 
down.  I  give  this  as  an  instance  of  my  custom  on  proper  occasion  to  make 
the  almost  hopeless  use  of  the  moral  influence  of  cool  remonstrance  and 
advice. 

Judge  Lecompte  has  held  his  court  without  any  trouble.     It  was  not 
necessary  even  to  send  a  party  into  town. 

The  court  has  adjourned,  and  I  send  an  escort  of  a  sergeant's  party  with 
the  Judge  to-morrow  morning.  The  State  prisoners  have  been  bailed  and 
released.  I  have  none  in  camp.  I  showed  to  some  of  them  your  letter  of 
August  24,  provided  them  with  transportation  by  return  train  to  Lawrence. 
A  small  escort,  which  they  at  first  declined,  went  with  them. 
I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke, 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding. 

Major  George  Deas,  Asst.  Adjt.  General, 

Department  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 


Camp  near  Lecompton,  September  10,  1856. 

Sir  :  On  leaving  camp  on  the  morning  of  the  8th  I  proceeded  to  Law- 
rence. While  there,  in  a  conversation  with  Captain  Walker,  one  of  the 
most  prominent  of  the  Free-Soil  party,  he  informed  me  that  he  had  always 
urged  the  necessity  and  justice  of  not  interfering  with  those  of  either  party 
who  in  acts  were  neutrals ;  and  that  so  far  as  he  had  control  or  influence, 
he  would  protect  all  such  in  their  rights  and  homes.  Proceeding  then  to 
the  settlements  on  the  Wakarusa,  I  found  that  the  numerous  farm-houses 
were  deserted,  commencing  from  the  suburbs  of  the  town  to  a  considerable 
distance  up  the  Wakarusa,  much  higher  up  than  my  limited  time  permitted 
to  go.  After  making  a  considerable  detour  I  came  again  to  the  Lawrence 
road. 

From  our  camp,  in  a  distance  of  seven  miles  on  the  Lawrence  road,  there 
have  been  some  six  or  seven  houses  recently  burnt,  and  a  large  number  on 
either  side  of  the  road  are  deserted.  I  understood  that  the  same  state  of 
things  existed  above  Lawrence  on  the  river.  I  found  quiet  so  far  restored 
on  this  side  of  Kansas  river  that  many  were  going  out  from  the  town  to  se- 
cure such  household  property  as  remained.  These  persons  would  return  to 
Lawrence  or  leave  the  country. 

I  have  reason  to  believe  that  a  body  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  Free-Soilers 
had  crossed  the  river  at  Lawrence  with  a  view,  most  probably,  of  sustaining 
their  party  on  that  side  of  the  river.     As  regards  the  main  object  of  my 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  497 

march,  I  have  the  honor  to  inform  you  that  I  neither  met  with  nor  heard 
of  any  marauding  parties  in  the  part  of  the  route  traversed  by  my  command. 
I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

W.  J.  Newton, 
Lieutenant  T.  J.  Wright,  Captain  Second  Dragoons. 

Adjutant  Second  Dragoons,  in  camp. 


Headquarters,  Camp  near  Lecompton,  ] 
September  13,  1856  —  night.  j 

Sir:  My  last  report  was  on  the  10th  instant. 

Next  morning,  the  Governor  having  arrived,  I  rode  into  town  with  the 
most  of  the  officers  and  called  on  him.  Yesterday  morning  he  visited  my 
camp  while  the  troops  were  being  exercised,  and  a  salute  was  fired. 

On  the  11th,  about  100  men  passed  up  by  the  outer  road,  two  miles  off. 
They  were  spoken  by  a  patrol  —  Lane's  men  well  armed. 

At  1:45  o'clock  this  morning  I  received  a  letter  from  Governor  Geary, 
asking  me  to  send  or  go  immediately  to  Lawrence,  to  prevent  bloodshed;  in- 
closing me  a  report  from  an  agent  he  had  sent  there,  representing  the  town 
imminently  threatened  with  an  attack  from  large  forces.  I  marched  at  2:20 
with  400  men,  leaving  the  guards  and  the  dismounted  dragoons.  The  Gov- 
ernor joined  me,  and  we  reached  Lawrence  as  the  sun  rose. 

I  marched  right  up  to  a  small  fort  of  rough  dry  wall,  by  which  they  have 
sought  to  secure  a  spur  of  bluff  which  commands  the  town.  The  Governor 
talked  to  the  guard  of  thirty  men  who  had  slept  there,  and  I  descended  the 
hill,  and  sent  Colonel  Johnston  to  form  a  line  on  a  ridge  swell  of  the  low 
grounds  favorable  for  all  arms,  and  400  yards  from  the  town.  I  rode  in 
with  the  Governor  and  some  of  the  staff.  He  conversed  much,  and  with 
apparent  effect,  to  the  principal  men.  The  town  has  some  ridiculous  at- 
tempts at  defenses,  with  the  two  main  streets  barricaded  with  earth-work, 
which  I  could  ride  over.  The  horses  were  watered  at  eight  o'clock,  marched 
by  squadron  through  the  town  for  that  purpose,  and  at  nine  o'clock,  the 
Governor  having  made  a  short  speech,  we  rode  off,  with  three  cheers  for  the 
Governor,  and  three  for  myself,  apparently  heartily  given. 

They  represented  that  a  force  of  some  300  men,  who  had  approached 
within  three  or  four  miles,  had  retired,  or  been  made  to  retreat  in  the  night, 
and  there  was  no  apparent  apprehension  of  molestation. 

There  were  not  above  200  or  300  men  in  the  town ;  two  cannons  in  the  fort 
without  were  all  that  were  visible;  few  of  the  people  had  arms  in  their 
hands.  They  were  understood  by  the  Governor  to  pledge  themselves  to  stop 
aggressions  and  conform  to  the  spirit  of  the  address  and  proclamation ;  and 
even  to  drive  out  some  of  the  "  Lane's  men  "  whom  they  thought  a  nuisance. 
The  Governor  had  received  in  the  night  a  report  from  "  General  Heiskill," 
who  was  below  with  800  or  1,000  militia,  whom  he  represented  eager  for 
action,  and  asked  orders. 


498  State  Histobical  Society. 

Osawkee,  ten  miles  north,  was  robbed  two  days  ago;  and  even  a  receipt 
given  Mr.  Dyer  for  some  arms  taken. 

I  bad  a  corporal's  party  above  yesterday  and  to-day,  with  a  deputy  mar- 
shal. He  reports  but  few  people  in  Topeka  or  Tecumseh,  and  nothing  stir- 
ring, except  a  small  party  from  Lawrence  was  a  little  ahead  of  him,  and 
he  was  informed  that  Lane  crossed  with  them  above  Topeka  to  the  north 
side  yesterday. 

I  had  determined  to  arrest  him  at  all  hazards,  if  to  be  found  in  Lawrence 
this  morning,  the  Governor  concurring;  but  all  we  could  learn  there  con- 
firms the  corporal's  report. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  George  Cooke, 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons. 
Major  F.  J.  Porter,  Assistant  Adjutant  General, 

Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 


Headquarters  Department  of  the  West, 
Fort  Leavenworth,  September  15,  1856. 

Colonel  :  I  have  the  honor  to  inclose  the  reports  received  since  my  last 
communication,  showing  the  state  of  affairs  in  this  Territory.  A  large 
body  of  Missourians,  variously  estimated  from  1,000  to  1,600  men,  as- 
sembled on  the  13th,  within  the  limits  of  the  State  of  Missouri,  and  on  that 
day  entered  this  Territory,  marching  towards  Lawrence,  announcing  their 
intention  to  attack  it.  Colonel  Cooke's  position  near  it  prevented  their 
near  approach,  and  I  hope,  in  conformity  with  the  Governor's  proclamation, 
and  his  wish  and  order  expressed  distinctly  to  them,  they  will  retire.  If 
they  persist,  the  Kentucky  and  Illinois  regiments  will  be  called  in,  and 
much  time  will  be  lost,  for  their  presence  nails  our  force  to  a  point  where 
they  and  the  opposing  party  can  be  observed  and  controlled.  I  cannot 
decide  to  pursue  one,  without  leaving  the  other  unchecked;  and  it  will  be 
more  than  a  month  before  the  other  regiments  of  militia  can  be  formed, 
equipped,  and  arrive.  If  the  Missourians  retire  —  and  the  character  of 
many  of  them  leads  me  to  hope  they  will  —  it  puts  an  end  to  all  complica- 
tion, and  we  can  decide  and  act  as  may  be  necessary  at  once.  I  refer  you 
to  Major  Emory  for  many  details,  and  for  information  of  all  my  plans. 

I  received  the  Secretary's  telegraphic  dispatch  of  the  10th.  I  had  for- 
tunately anticipated,  in  my  arrangements  with  Governor  Geary,  your  direc- 
tions,* which  are  in  a  course  of  execution. 

If  I  receive  the  authority  asked  for,  I  can  mount  all  the  men  in  ten  days. 
With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

Persifer  F.  Smith, 
Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 

Colonel  Samuel  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 


Sixth  Biennial  Repobt.  499 

War  Department,  September  27,  1856. 
Authority  has  been  given  to  cover  all  the  wants  which  have  been  com- 
municated in  relation  to  arms  and  ammunition.  The  requisitions  were  not 
only  anticipated,  but  in  some  respects  exceeded.  Orders  have  been  given 
for  the  purchase  of  horses,  and  enlisting  recruits,  as  recommended.  The 
horses  heretofore  purchased  under  a  previous  authority,  though  intended 
for  the  mounted  riflemen,  may  be  assigned  to  the  dragoon  and  cavalry  regi- 
ments, if  the  wants  of  the  public  service  should  require  it.  The  authority 
given  to  make  requisition  on  the  Governor  of  the  Territory  for  such  part 
of  the  militia  as  may  be  required  in  military  operations  was  intended  to 
avoid  the  delay  which  is  represented  as  the  consequence  of  drawing  addi- 
tional troops  from  Illinois  and  Kentucky. 

Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 


Headquarters,  Department  of  the  West, 
Fort  Leavenavorth,  September  17,  1856. 

Colonel:  I  take  advantage  of  the  opportunity  of  a  messenger  from 
Governor  Geary  to  Washington  to  send  you  copies  of  Colonel  Cooke's  and 
Captain  T.  J.  Wood's  reports,  which  will  sufficiently  explain  themselves. 
The  operations  of  Captain  Wood  were  very  well  conducted,  as  the  result 
shows. 

The  effect  of  Colonel  Cooke's  presence  with  his  force,  though  so  much  less 
than  those  around  him,  had  no  doubt  its  proper  influence. 

The  good  sense  and  respect  for  law  which  has  been  evinced  by  the  com- 
panies from  Missouri  has  made  the  prompt  and  energetic  action  of  Governor 
Geary  entirely  successful,  and  the  road  is  now  clear  for  our  operations,  (al- 
ready begun,)  without  waiting  for  or  requiring  the  presence  of  other  troops. 
I  want  now  only  the  horses,  recruits,  and  artillery  first  asked  for.  They 
will,  if  authorized,  arrive  about  the  time  they  will  be  most  needed ;  for  I 
shall  not  wait  for  them  to  begin,  though  they  will  be  here  to  finish.  As 
Mr.  Adams  (Governor  Geary's  messenger)  expects  to  leave  every  minute,  I 
will  close  this  package;  but  if  he  be  delayed  waiting  for  a  boat,  I  will  write 
more  fully.  With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

Persifer  F.  Smith, 
Brevet  Major  General  Commanding. 

Colonel  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

[Indorsement.]  Octobeb  3,  1856. 

Read  with  satisfaction,  as  furnishing  better  prospects  for  the  restoration  of  peace 
and  good  order  in  Kansas.     The  conduct  of  Captain  Wood  is  very  commendable. 

Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 


Headquarters,  Camp  near  Lecompton,  K.  T., 

September  16,  1856. 
Major:  The  afternoon  of  the  14th  instant  I  received  a  report  from  Gov- 
ernor Geary  that  great  outrages  were  being  committed  by  marauders  at  or 


500  State  Histobical  society. 

in  the  vicinity  of  Osawkee,  beyond  the  Kansas,  and  making  requisition  for 
a  military  force  to  accompany  the  Deputy  Marshal.  I  sent  Captain  T.  J. 
Wood,  commanding  a  squadron  First  Cavalry.  (A  copy  of  instructions  in- 
closed.) 

At  sundown  same  day  I  received  a  pressing  call  from  the  Governor  to 
march  with  ray  whole  force  to  Lawrence  to  prevent  an  impending  "colli- 
sion." Being  very  unwell,  I  sent  Colonel  Johnston  immediately  with  the 
light  battery,  Fourth  Artillery,  squadron  Second  Dragoons,  and  his  five  com- 
panies First  Cavalry,  then  present.  Very  early  yesterday  I  waited  on  the 
Governor,  and  rode  with  him  down  to  Lawrence,  arriving  at  10  o'clock.  I 
found  my  force  distributed  in  strong  positions  near  the  town ;  beyond,  about 
two  miles  on  the  Franklin  road,  the  advanceof  a  large  force  was  to  be  seen, 
banners  flying.  After  a  momentary  communication  with  Colonel  Johnston, 
I  pushed  on  with  the  Governor  to  meet  it.  It  was  a  mounted  company,  uni- 
formed and  well  armed,  which  at  a  word  accompanied  our  carriage  as  a 
guard  of  honor  to  the  main  body  in  Franklin.  Here  about  twenty-five  hun- 
dred men,  armed  and  organized,  were  drawn  up,  horse  and  foot,  and  a  strong 
six-pounder  battery.  The  generals  and  principal  officers  were  collected  in  a 
large  room,  and  very  ably  and  effectively  addressed  by  Governor  Geary. 
Eloquent  speeches  were  made  by  General  Atchison  and  General  Reid,  and 
calculated  to  produce  submission  to  the  legal  demands  made  upon  them. 
Some  other  inflammatory  addresses  were  also  made;  so  that  I  felt  called 
upon  to  say  some  words  myself,  appealing  to  these  militia  officers  as  an  old 
resident  of  Kansas  and  friend  to  the  Missourians  to  submit  to  the  patriotic 
demand  that  they  should  retire,  assuring  them  of  my  perfect  confidence  in 
the  inflexible  justice  of  the  Governor,  and  that  it  would  become  my  painful 
duty  to  sustain  him  at  the  cannon's  mouth.  Authority  prevailed,  and  the 
militia  honorably  submitted  to  march  off",  to  be  disbanded  at  their  place  of 
rendezvous. 

I  returned  then  to  the  town  of  Lawrence,  which  was  in  great  excitement, 
and  the  Governor  spoke  to  the  principal  men,  and  thence  to  the  bivouac  of 
the  troops,  who  slept  under  arms  after  two  night  marches  with  scant  pro- 
visions. 

Captain  Wood  had  reached  the  river  at  Lecompton,  on  his  return,  as  I 
left  yesterday  morning  with  prisoners.  Leaving  there  this  morning  at  sun- 
rise. Colonel  Johnston  to  send  out  strong  patrols  and  to  return  to  camp  this 
afternoon  if  possible,  I  hastened  back  with  the  Governor,  following  on  the 
traces  of  Colonel  Clarkson's  regiment,  who  were  marching  by  the  Lecompton 
crossing,  en  route  to  Leavenworth.  We  found  little  appearance  of  any  dep- 
redation, but  a  man  had  been  shot  down  for  refusing  to  deliver  a  horse. 
We  stopped  a  few  moments  for  Judge  Cato  to  take  the  affidavit  of  the  man, 
mortally  wounded,  I  fear. 

I  found  Captain  Wood  in  camp  with  one  hundred  and  one  men,  prison- 
ers, horses,  arms,  property,  etc.,  including  a  piece  oj  artillery,  said  to  belong 


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to  the  State  of  Missouri.  (Captain  Wood's  report  inclosed.)  I  then  ad- 
dressed a  letter  to  the  Governor,  (copy  inclosed,)  calling  on  him  to  take 
charge,  by  the  proper  civil  oiScer,  of  these  prisoners.  Lieut.  Col.  Johnston 
returned  at  4  p.  m.,  and  reports  that  the  main  body  of  militia,  or  Missouri- 
ans,  having  passed  the  Wakarusa  six  miles  beyond  Lawrence  yesterday 
evening,  were  nowhere  to  be  seen  by  the  patrols  this  morning,  on  the  other 
side  at  that  or  another  point  above. 

Judge  Lecompte  arrived  this  afternoon,  with  escort ;  he  will  probably 
hold  an  "adjourned  court." 

Night.  —  I  have  received  the  dispatches  of  the  15th  and  16th. 

A  reinforcement  of  as  many  infantry  as  can  be  spared  is  now  to  all  ap- 
pearances important. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,       P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Lieut.  Col.  Second  Dragoons,  Coinmanding . 

Major  F.  J.  Porter,  A.  A.  Gen., 

Dept.  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 

P.  S.  —  I  should  have  mentioned  that  Colonel  Johnston,  as  authorized, 
left  Major  Sedgwick  with  a  squadron  to  come  to-morrow  morning.  Cap- 
tain Wood's  report  is  just  received.  He  deserves  great  credit  for  the  en- 
ergy, management,  and  success  with  which  he  conducted  his  enterprise. 

P.  St.  G.  Cooke,  Lieut.  Col.  Second  Dragoons. 


HEAD(iUAKTERS,    CaMP    NEAR    LeCOMPTON,  | 

September  16,  1856.  j 

Dear  Sir  :  Captain  T.  J.  Wood,  First  Cavalry,  commanding  a  squadron, 
was  sent  out  on  the  14th  instant  with  the  Deputy  Marshal,  to  give  the  mil- 
itary aid  for  which,  on  the  same  date,  you  had  made  formal  requisition. 

Having  just  returned  to  camp  from  important  duties  near  Lawrence,  I 
find  that  they  have  brought  into  camp,  as  prisoners,  101  men. 

I  find  in  my  instructions  from  General  Smith,  August  19,  that  "the  Gov- 
ernor of  the  Territory  should,  if  possible,  take  means  to  keep  the  prisoners 
arrested  under  his  authority,  and  such  as  may  hereafter  be  taken.  Their 
custody  embarrasses  the  troops  and  diminishes  their  efficiency."  This  now 
proves  so  true  that  I  am  forced  to  ask  that  the  proper  civil  officer  shall  take 
them  into  his  keeping.  I  should  be  able,  on  requisition,  founded  on  neces- 
sity, to  affi)rd  Marshal  and  Sheriff,  temporarily,  some  aid,  supposing  that 
the  place  of  their  keeping  will  not  be  further  than  Lecompton. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,        P.  St.  G.  Cooke, 

His  Excellency  Col.  J.  W.  Geary,  Lieut.  Col.  Second  Dragoons. 

Governor  of  Kansas. 


Headquarters,  Camp  near  Lecompton, 

September  14,  1856. 

Sir  :  Requisition  having  been  duly  made  on  me  by  the  Executive,  for 

aid  in  the  arrest  of  certain  criminals,  against  whom  writs  will  be  placed 


502  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

into  the  hands  of  the  Deputy  Marshal,  and  to  protect  the  settlements  of 
peaceable  citizens  north  of  the  Kansas  from  robbery  and  outrage,  you  will 
proceed  with  your  squadron  to  Osawkee  and  Hickory  Point  (or  "  Hardtville  ") 
to  give  such  legal  aid  and  protection.  I  expect  it  will  require  two  or  three 
days  before  your  return  to  this  camp.  You  will  not  remain  longer  without 
reporting  by  express  the  necessity  of  the  case. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  G.  Cooke, 
Captain  T.  J.  Wood,  Lieut.  Col.  Second  Dragoons. 

First  Cavalry,  Present. 

In  Camp  near  Lecompton,  September  16,  1856. 

Sir:  In  pursuance  with  your  instructions,  dated  14th  instant,  and  handed 
me  at  12  m.,  to  proceed  with  my  squadron  (Companies  C  and  H,  First  Cav- 
alry) to  Osawkee  and  Hickory  Point,  (or  "Hardtville,")  to  aid  in  the  arrest 
of  certain  criminals  against  whom  writs  were  in  the  hands  of  the  Deputy 
Marshal,  and  to  protect  the  settlements  of  peaceable  citizens  north  of  the 
Kansas  river  from  robbery  and  outrage,  I  marched  with  my  squadron  at  1 
o'clock  p.  M.  of  that  day. 

I  learned  at  the  ferry  at  Lecompton  that  a  large  band  of  armed  ma- 
rauders, commanded  by  a  person  named  Harvey,  and  who  is  reported  to 
hold  the  rank  of  colonel  among  the  organized  disturbers  of  the  peace  of  the 
Territory,  had  marched  from  Lawrence  the  previous  night  for  the  purpose 
of  attacking  some  settlement  or  settlements  in  the  district  in  which  I  had 
been  ordered  to  afford  protection. 

Finding  I  would  be  detained  some  hours  in  crossing  the  Kansas  river, 
owing  to  the  very  limited  ferry  arrangements,  I  desired  Mr.  Dyer  and  Dr. 
Tebbs,  who  were  named  in  my  instructions  as  guides  to  my  command,  to 
send  forward  a  person  to  Osawkee  and  Hickory  Point  each,  with  a  view  to 
determining  the  position  of  Harvey's  band,  which  request  was  complied  with. 

After  getting  my  command  across  the  Kansas,  I  proceeded  to  the  Leav- 
enworth crossing  of  the  Grasshopper,  where  I  halted  to  await  the  return  of 
the  messengers  sent  out  to  gain  information.  I  took  advantage  of  the  halt 
to  graze  the  horses  two  or  three  hours,  and  allow  the  men  to  get  their  sup- 
pers. About  nightfall  the  messenger  who  had  been  dispatched  to  Osawkee 
returned  and  reported  that  he  had  been  fired  on  by  four  men,  and  driven 
back. 

About  an  hour  later  the  messenger  who  had  been  sent  to  Hickory  Point 
returned  and  reported  that  Harvey's  party  had  attacked  Hickory  Point  at 
11  o'clock  in  the  forenoon,  and  were  probably  still  somewhere  in  that  vicin- 
ity, as  the  attack,  from  all  the  information  he  had  obtained,  had  been  made 
by  a  force  of  some  three  hundred  and  fifty  men,  provided  with  artillery  and 
baggage  wagons. 
^  At  9  o'clock  I  moved  towards  Hickory  Point,  marching  very  rapidly. 

About  11 J  o'clock  I  met  an  armed  party,  numbering  about  twenty-five 


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men,  on  the  road  leading  from  Hickory  Point  to  Lawrence.  I  halted  them, 
and  asked  who  they  were,  whither  they  had  been,  and  whither  they  were 
going. 

To  these  questions  they  replied  that  they  were  "a  part  of  Colonel  Har- 
vey's command;  that  they  were  returning  to  Lawrence  from  Hickory  Point, 
and  that  they  had  been  engaged  in  the  attack  that  day  on  the  latter  place." 

They  were  well  armed  with  muskets  and  Sharps  carbines,  and  had  with 
them  three  wagons,  in  one  of  which  there  was  a  man  who  had  been  wounded 
in  the  attack. 

The  Deputy  Marshal  arrested  them  in  the  name  of  the  United  States,  and 
required  them  to  lay  down  their  arms,  which  requirements  I  enforced. 

After  the  party  had  been  disarmed,  a  person  who  gave  his  name  as 
Leubler,  and  who  represented  himself  as  a  physician,  and  that  he  had  ac- 
companied Harvey's  party  in  the  capacity  of  surgeon,  informed  me  that  he 
was  returning  to  Lawrence  as  the  medical  attendant  of  the  wounded  man, 
and  requested  to  be  permitted  to  go  on.  He  was  allowed  to  do  so,  and 
two  men  were  permitted  to  accompany  him  to  aid  in  taking  care  of  the 
wounded  man. 

Taking  the  arrested  men  and  two  of  their  wagons  with  me,  I  proceeded 
in  the  direction  of  Hickory  Point,  as  they  had  informed  me  after  the  arrest 
that  Harvey  was  encamped  on  the  road  two  miles  from  where  the  first  ar- 
rests were  made. 

After  marching  some  half-mile  I  met  two  other  men,  who  acknowledged 
themselves  to  be  of  Harvey's  band,  and  to  have  been  engaged  in  the  attack 
on  Hickory  Point.     The  Deputy  Marshal  arrested  them. 

About  half  a  mile  from  Harvey's  camp  I  detached  two  parties,  one  to 
approach  the  camp  on  the  right  flank  and  rear,  the  other  on  the  left  flank 
and  rear,  while  I  moved  with  the  greatest  portion  of  my  squadron  on  the 
front  of  the  camp.  By  a  rapid  movement  the  three  parties  concentrated 
on  the  camp  before  there  was  time  to  make  any  preparation  for  resistance  or 
to  escape.     I  immediately  rode  into  the  camp,  accompanied  by  the  Marshal. 

The  men  in  camp  acknowledged  themselves  to  belong  to  Harvey's  party, 
and  that  they  had  been  engaged  in  the  attack  on  Hickory  Point,  which  fact 
was  well  attested  by  the  presence  of  several  wounded  men  in  the  camp ;  and 
furthermore,  they  acknowledged  that  they  had  marched  from  Lawrence  the 
previous  night  to  make  the  attack. 

The  Marshal  arrested  all  of  them  in  the  name  of  the  United  States,  and 
required  them  to  lay  down  their  arms,  which  I  enforced. 

They  laid  down  their  arms  with  considerable  hesitation,  and  would  per- 
haps have  not  done  so  at  all,  but  that  they  found  themselves  entirely  sur- 
rounded by  a  force  sufficient  to  enforce  the  Marshal's  orders. 

A  person  who  gave  his  name  as  Bickerton,  and  who  represented  himself 
to  be  in  immediate  command  of  the  camp,  reported  that  Harvey  was  sleep- 


504  State  Histobical  society. 

ing  in  a  log  cabin  a  little  distance  off;  a  party  was  dispatched  to  examine 
the  house,  but  no  one  was  found. 

The  marauders  were  well  armed  with  muskets,  and  Sharps  carbines,  hunt- 
ing rifles,  revolving  pistols,  bowie-knives,  etc.,  and  had  one  piece  of  artillery, 
a  4-pounder. 

In  order  that  no  charge  could  be  made  by  the  persons  arrested,  that  their 
property  had  been  sacrificed  by  hurrying  them  off,  ample  time  was  given 
them  to  collect  all  their  horses  and  wagons,  and  to  prepare  them  for  the 
march. 

Having  so  many  prisoners  in  custody,  amounting  to  a  hundred  and  one, 

1  considered  it  proper  to  return  hither  as  soon  as  possible,  and  consequently 
commenced  the  return  march  at  2  o'clock  in  the  morning  of  the  15th. 

I  reached  this  camp  at  10  o'clock  a.  m.,  having  been  absent  twenty-one 
hours,  nineteen  of  which  my  command  had  been  in  the  saddle,  and  had 
marched  thirty-six  miles,  including  two  crossings  of  the  Kansas  river. 

From  all  I  could  learn,  Harvey's  command  was  about  200  strong  when 
it  marched  from  Lawrence ;  the  other  150  men  of  the  attacking  party  came, 
from  the  best  information  I  could  get,  from  Topeka. 

I  would  have  proceeded  to  look  after  this  portion  of  the  marauders  but 
for  the  trammeled  condition  of  my  command,  charged  with  the  custody  of 
so  many  persons. 

I  brought  into  camp  47  Sharps  carbines,  38  muskets,  6  hunting  rifles, 

2  shot-guns,  20  revolving  pistols,  14  bowie-knives,  4  swords,  and  one  piece 
of  artillery,  with  a  large  supply  of  ammunition  for  all  arms. 

I  also  brought  in  twenty-seven  horses  in  addition  to  the  harness  horses. 

Doubtless  many  arms  were  thrown  away  by  the  marauders,  as  some  of 
those  brought  in  were  picked  up  in  the  grass  by  men.  The  Second  Captain 
of  my  squadron,  Newby,  and  the  Second  Lieutenant  of  my  company.  Church, 
were  very  active  and  useful  in  carrying  out  the  dispositions  I  deemed  it 
proper  to  make,  to  enforce  the  Marshal's  arrests. 

The  men  of  both  companies  behaved  excellently,  obeying  all  orders 
promptly  but  quietly,  without  noise,  disorder  or  confusion,  and  abstaining 
from  all  violence,  when  the  reverse  might  so  readily  have  happened  in  the 
hurry  of  rapid  movements  at  night. 

I  had  with  me  46  enlisted  men  of  Company  C,  and  36  of  Company  H. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  Thomas  J.  Wood, 

Captain  First  Cavalry,  commanding  Second  Sqimdron. 

Lieut.  Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Second  Dragoons,  Commanding,  etc. 


Headquarters,  Department  of  the  West,       ) 
Fort  Leavenworth,  October  14,  1856.  j 
Colonel  :  I  have  the  honor  to  inclose,  for  the  information  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  War,  various  communications  in  relation  to  the  affairs  of  this  Terri- 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  505 

tory,  which  give  the  history  of  what  has  happened  since  my  last  advices  to 
you. 

Another  armed  party,  brought  to  the  limits  of  the  Territory  by  Lane,  has 
entered.  They  represented  themselves  as  coming  with  objects  entirely 
peaceful,  and  on  these  representations  some  of  them  were  encouraged  by  the 
Governor  to  enter;  but,  upon  examination,  it  was  found  their  representa- 
tions were  false.  They  had  no  implements  of  agriculture  or  other  industry, 
and  were  provided  with  a  full  supply  of  arms,  ammunition,  drum,  and  other 
implements  of  war.  Colonel  Cooke,  upon  the  requisition  of  the  Deputy 
Marshal,  very  properly  aided  him  in  arresting  them,  and  will  have  them 
conducted  to  the  seat  of  government  to  be  examined  by  the  judicial  au- 
thority.    .     .     . 

No  disturbance  took  place  anywhere  in  the  Territory  at  the  late  election. 

It  is  announced  that  the  "State  party"  intend  to  order  an  election  shortly, 
at  which  a  member  of  Congress,  &c.,  are  to  be  chosen. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

Persifer  F.  Smith, 
Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 

Col.  S.  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 

[Indorsement.] 

War  Depaetment,  November  8,  1856. 
Read.  The  discrimination  and  good  judgment  displayed  by  Lieut.  Colonel  Cooke 
receives  unqualified  commendation.  Embarrassed  as  he  naturally  was  by  the  seem- 
ing conflict  between  the  letter  of  the  Governor  addressed  to  him  on  the  28th  Sep- 
tember and  the  circular  letter  of  September  30,  the  course  which  Lieut.  Colonel 
Cooke  pursued  manifests  that  energy  and  great  discrimination  which,  under  the 
circumstances,  could  alone  have  prevented  a  secret  armed  invasion,  and  further  dis- 
turbances to  the  peace  and  good  order  of  Kansas. 

Jeff'n  Davis,  Secretary  of  War. 

[No.  1.]  Headquarters  Department  of  the  West,  ^ 

Fort  Leavenworth,  September  22,  1856.  J 

Sir:  I  return  the  requisitions  signed  by  John  Donaldson,  captain,  and  Colonel 
Titus,  commanding,  for  provisions  and  clothing,  and  those  for  forty  volunteer 
cavalry. 

No  corps  less  than  a  company  can  be  mustered  into  service,  as  the  company  is 
the  smallest  body  organized.  Each  company  has  one  captain,  one  first  lieutenant, 
and  one  second  lieutenant.  If  you  take  a  fraction  of  a  company  of  men,  how  will 
the  proportion  as  to  a  captain  be  determined?  You  cannot  divide  an  officer,  and  a 
captain  or  lieutenant  cannot  be  received  unless  with  a  company,  of  which  they  are 
component  parts. 

When  a  company  is  mustered  into  service,  it  comes  immediately  under  the  com- 
mand of  the  officer  commanding  the  troops  of  the  army  or  militia,  as  the  case  may 
be,  in  the  service  of  the  United  States;  and  all  requisitions  are  made,  not  on  the 
commander  of  the  department,  but  on  the  proper  officer  of  the  staff,  and  must  be 
passed  through  and  approved  by  the  commanding  officer  of  the  troops,  who,  in  this 
case,  is  Lieut.  Colonel  Cooke. 

Colonel  Cooke  has  instructions  to  dispose  of  the  troops  under  his  command  ac- 


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cording  to  your  wishes  and  in  conformity  with  the  law,  and  will,  accordingly,  fur- 
nish detachments  for  any  particular  purpose  you  may  think  necessary  for  the  public 
service;  but  all  the  returns,  requisitions,  reports,  &c.,  required  by  orders  or  regula- 
tions, must  be  made  through  him.  His  quartermaster,  commissary,  and  other  staff* 
officers,  will  furnish  all  the  camp  and  garrison  equipage  and  supplies  of  ammunition, 
provisions,  «fec.,  that  may  be  needed. 

As  to  the  forty  mounted  men,  they  cannot  be  mustered  into  service  unless  their 
number  be  increased  to  a  full  company. 

All  these  are  subjects  regulated  by  positive  law,  which  leaves  no  one  any  discre- 
tion; the  law  must  be  exactly  complied  with  or  the  whole  proceeding  is  illegal  and 
void. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  Febbifeb  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  DepH. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

[No.  2.]  Headquabtebs  Depabtment  of  the  West,  ) 

FoBT  Leavenwobth,  September  26,  1856.  ) 

Colonel:  Your  letter  of  the  24th  instant,  with  its  inclosure,  was  received  this 
morning. 

You  were  right  in  suspending  the  execution  of  special  order  No.  134  until  infor- 
mation and  circumstances  render  the  movement  necessary. 

In  order  that  the  commanding  General  may  act  entirely  in  concert  with  the 
Governor  of  the  Territory,  and  that  no  misunderstanding  may  arise  between  you 
and  him,  he  directs,  lest  you  have  not  so  understood  your  instructions,  that  you  will 
conform  your  movements  and  those  of  the  troops  to  the  wishes  of  the  Governor. 

In  regard  to  supplies,  <fec.,  for  the  militia  infantry  under  your  command,  the  fol- 
lowing extract  from  the  General's  letter  is  furnished  for  your  guidance :  "All  the 
returns,  requisitions,  reports,  «fcc.,  required  by  orders  or  regulations,  must  be  made 
through  him,  [you.]  His  [your]  quartermaster,  commissary,  and  other  staff  officers 
will  furnish  all  the  camp  and  garrison  equipage,  and  supplies  of  ammunition,  pro- 
visions, (fee,  that  may  be  needed." 

I  am.  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  F.  J.  Pobteb, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 

Lieut.  Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Commanding  U.  S.  troops  in  camp  near  Lecompton,  E.  T. 

[No.  3.]  Headquabtebs  Depabtment  of  the  West,  ) 

FoBT  Leavenwobth,  September  29,  1856.  ) 

CoiiONEL:  Your  dispatch  of  the  27th  instant  is  received,  and  in  reply  to  your  in- 
quiries I  have  to  give  you  the  following  instructions  from  the  commanding  General: 

You  will  continue  to  report  to  Colonel  Cooke,  receiving  from  him  such  instructions 
as  may  from  time  to  time  be  given,  and  keeping  him,  as  well  as  the  General,  con- 
stantly informed  of  all  matters  of  importance  connected  with  your  expedition. 

The  length  of  time  you  will  remain  upon  the  frontier  depends  upon  circum- 
stances. Instead  of  your  command  returning  immediately,  reports  just  received, 
if  true,  indicate  the  necessity  of  prolonging  its  stay  and  of  increasing  its  strength. 
It  is  very  desirable,  whatever  the  time  employed,  that  your  expedition  may  be 
attended  with  success,  and  that  all  organized  armed  parties  may  be  secured  and  dis- 
armed; for  which  purpose,  and  to  carry  out  your  other  instructions,  if  you  find  it 
necessary  to  pass  the  boundary  of  the  adjacent  Territory,  that  boundary  must  not 
be  regarded  as  an  obstacle.  The  Territory  is  under  the  authority  of  the  Federal 
(j^overnment,  and  forms  no  part  of  an  independent  State. 


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Arrangements  are  made  for  provisioning  your  command  from  this  post,  so  that, 
should  you  find  it  probable  your  journey  will  be  prolonged,  a  timely  notice  of  the 
supplies  needed,  and  of  their  place  of  destination,  will  insure  their  arrival. 

I  am,  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  F.  J.  Poeteb, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 
Lieut.  Col.  J.  E.  Johnston, 

Commanding  U.  S.  Troops  en  route  to  northern  frontier  of  Kansas. 

[No.  4.]  Headquabteks  Depaktment  of  the  West,  ) 

FoET  Leavenwokth,  September  28,  1856.  ) 

Govebnob:  The  inclosed  letter  from  W.  P,  Richardson  reached  me  last  night;  its 
envelope  was  addressed  to  me,  or  "  the  Governor." 

I  am  not  acquainted  with  the  persons  from  whom  the  information  of  Lane's 
movements  is  derived,  and  do  not  know  what  faith  is  due  to  it.  When  the  four 
companies  of  cavalry  under  Lieut.  Col.  Johnston  were  ordered,  a  few  days  ago,  to 
the  northern  frontier  of  the  Territory,  all  the  troops  that  could  be  spared  from  this 
post  were  sent  down  to  Lecompton,  so  that  all  the  disposable  force  is  now  there, 
and  at  your  disposition.  If  you  think  the  information  sent  is  even  probable,  it 
seems  to  me  proper  to  employ  every  means  to  capture  Lane.  The  acts  he  has  been 
guilty  of  here  point  out  his  intentions  now,  and,  connected  with  his  armament  of 
cannon,  show  those  intentions  to  be  in  continuation  of  his  former  illegal  and  insur- 
rectionary acts. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  Pebsifeb  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General^  Commanding  Department. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

P.  S. — Since  writing  the  foregoing,  I  have  received  from  Lieutenant  Colonel 
Johnston  his  report  of  his  departure  towards  Nebraska  City.  Please  send  to  Colo- 
nel Johnston,  through  Colonel  Cooke,  and  to  me  all  the  information  necessary  to 
direct  Colonel  Johnston's  movements;  and  I  beg  you  will  supply  him  with  guides, 
&c.,  whom  the  Quartermaster  will  pay. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  Pebsifeb  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General,  Conimayiding  Department. 

[No.  5.]  Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  4,  1850.  ) 
Deae  Sib:  As  there  is  great  reason  to  believe  that  disturbances  will  take  place  at 
the  election  on  Monday  next,  the  6th  instant,  at  the  town  of  Leavenworth,  unless 
precautionary  measures  are  taken  to  prevent  the  same,  and  as  it  is  of  the  highest 
importance  to  endeavor  by  every  possible  means  to  preserve  the  public  peace  at 
every  point,  and  especially  on  that  occasion,  I  request  that  you  station  in  Leaven- 
worth city  a  sufficient  force  of  United  States  troops  to  guard  the  polls  and  prevent 
the  commission  of  outrages. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geabt, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Major  General  P.  F.  Smith, 

Commanding  U.  S.  Forces,  Department  of  the  West. 

OCTOBEB  6,  1856. 
Sib:  I  apprehend  no  difficulty  here  to-day.     The  election  is  going  off  quietly.     I 
do  not  think  I  will  need  any  military  assistance  to  carry  out  the  law.     Should  there 
be  an  outbreak  I  shall  certainly  call  upon  you  for  assistance  at  the  fort. 

Very  truly  yours,  Gbeen  B.  Todd. 

Captain  Sturgis.  By  H.  D.  McMeekin,  Deputy  Sheriff. 

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508  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


[  No.  6.]  Headquabtebs  Depabtment  of  the  West,        ) 

FoBT  Leavenwobth,  October  5,  1856.  ) 

Colonel:  Your  letter,  with  its  four  inclosures,  was  received  to-day. 

This  is  the  first  communication  received  from  you  since  you  left  Lecompton,  and 
the  first  official  notification  of  Colonel  Johnston's  position  since  he  left  Indianola. 
The  latter  fact  has  been  a  matter  of  surprise  to  the  commanding  General,  as  non- 
commissioned officers  and  other  persons  have  been  sent  from  his  camp  to  this  sta- 
tion. 

It  is  very  desirable  that  you  should  be  frequently  heard  from,  and  therefore  every 
opportunity  should  be  taken  advantage  of  by  you  and  by  parties  detached  from 
your  command  to  communicate  progress,  the  position  of  the  camp,  the  number, 
strength  and  character  of  the  parties  met  with,  <&o..  &,c. 

The  General  directs  you  not  to  trust  to  the  appearance  and  professions  of  parties 
claiming  to  be  peaceable  bona  fide  emigrants,  but,  by  the  use  of  spies  and  other 
means  which  may  be  at  your  disposal,  to  procure  all  possible  information  of  their 
character  and  intentions,  and  by  a  careful  examination  to  insure  yourself  that  they 
form  no  part  of  organized  armed  bodies  or  of  Lane's  men.  Should  they  enter  the 
Territory  with  cannon,  or  form  any  portion  of  Lane's  command,  you  will  not  be- 
lieve their  professions,  but  take  them  prisoners  and  disarm  them. 

Your  command  will  probably  be  needed  on  the  frontier  for  some  time  yet,  so  that 
the  General  directs  that  in  sending  to  Lecompton  any  portion  of  your  command, 
you  will  be  guided  only  by  the  requisitions  of  the  Governor,  or  by  further  orders. 
Supplies  will  be  forwarded  to  you  to-morrow,  and  hereafter  you  are  desired  to  give 
notice  of  your  wants  in  time  to  be  supplied  at  the  proper  period.  Your  quarter- 
master has  instructions  from  the  quartermaster  here  with  regard  to  purchases,  &o., 
&c. 

I  Inclose  a  copy  of  a  communication  to  Lieutenant  Colonel  Johnston,  in  case 
it  has  not  reached  him. 

I  am.  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

F.  J.  POBTEB, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  G.  Cooke, 
Commanding  U.  S.  troops,  Kansas. 

[No.  7.]  Headquabtebs,  Camp  neab  Lecompton,  ) 

September  27,  1866  — night.  ) 

Majob:  The  battalion  of  Sixth  Infantry  arrived  on  the  25th.  That  afternoon  I 
went  to  town,  at  the  request  of  the  Governor,  to  consult  on  "business  of  the  utmost 
importance."  I  found  he  had  information,  to  which  he  gave  full  credit,  that  a  Mr. 
Redpath  was  approaching  Topeka  from  the  north  with  200  men,  and  it  was  con- 
sidered advisable  to  send  Lieutenant  Colonel  Johnston,  with  four  companies  of  First 
Cavalry,  to  carry  out  special  department  orders  No.  184.  I  was  also  requested  to 
send  a  company  of  infantry  to  Lawrence,  with  one  object  —  to  protect  the  return- 
ing inhabitants  of  Franklin. 

Accordingly,  Colonel  Johnston  marched  yesterday  morning,  by  way  of  Topeka; 
expressing  some  doubt  and  discontent  as  to  his  right  or  power  of  executing  the 
special  order,  under  the  circumstances  somewhat  changed.  I  inclose  a  copy  of  my 
order.  The  Governor  had  suggested  that  a  force  should  for  some  time  be  stationed 
at  Topeka. 

I  also  inclose  a  copy  of  my  instructions  to  Brevet  Major  Woods,  Sixth  Infantry, 

who  marched  yesterday   to  Lawrence.     After   Colonel   Johnston    had  gone  a  few 

*  minutes,  a  deputy  marshal  came  with  a  written  requisition  of  the  Governor,  asking 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  509 


that  150  cavalry  should  be  sent  to  carry  out  the  object,  expressed  somewhat  differ- 
ently, but  perhaps  substantially  the  same  as  the  special  order.  I  sent  it  off  to  Colo- 
nel Johnston  with  the  Marshal,  who  was  to  accompany  him. 

The  Governor  told  me  yesterday  afternoon  that  the  prospect  of  returning  order 
was  greatly  brightening;  all  will  depend  upon  the  power  of  keeping  back  the  north- 
ern invasion.  I  have  received  this  afternoon  a  letter  from  the  Governor,  commu- 
nicating information,  which  he  considers  important,  of  the  approach  of  large 
numbers  — 1,000  men.  I  shall  consult  with  him  to-morrow,  and  propose  more  de- 
cided or  stronger  precautionary  measures,  if  reports  receive  confirmation. 

The  first  militia  company  is  not  yet  reported  entirely  complete. 

A  sergeant's  party  returned  last  night  from  the  north  of  the  river  with  a  deputy 
marshal,  having  made  eight  arrests. 

Captain  Sacket  arrived  with  his  company  this  afternoon. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Geokge  Cooke, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons. 

Major  F.  J.  Porter,  Assistant  Adjutant  General, 

Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 

Obdeks  No.  11.]  Headquarters,  Camp  near  Lecompton,  \ 

September  26,  1856.  ) 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Johnston,  First  Cavalry,  will  march  to-morrow  morning,  at 
8  o'clock,  in  command  of  four  companies  of  his  regiment,  to  carry  out  special  or- 
ders No.  134,  from  headquarters  Department  of  the  West,  dated  September  22, 1856. 
He  will  take  the  route  by  Topeka,  where  he  will  return  and  make  report  to  these 
headquarters  after  the  performance  of  the  prescribed  duties. 

By  order  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Cooke:  T.  J.  Wright, 

Lieutenant  Second  Dragoons,  and  Adjutant. 

Headquarters,  Camp  near  Lecompton,  K.  T.,  ) 
September  26,  1856.  ) 

Sir:  The  commanding  officer  directs  that  you  detail  a  company  to  be  detached 
this  morning,  to  march  and  take  post  in  the  vicinity  of  Lawrence.  The  officer  in 
command  will  be  instructed  to  select  this  camp  ground  with  the  double  view  of  re- 
pressing the  ingress  or  egress  from  Lawrence  of  armed  bodies  of  men,  and  of  af- 
fording protection  to  the  inhabitants  about  to  return  to  the  village  of  Franklin, 
about  three  and  a  half  miles  below  Lawrence.  To  accomplish  this  last  object,  he 
will,  if  he  finds  it  absolutely  necessary,  station  in  Franklin  a  small  detachment. 

The  commanding  officer  of  the  company  will  forward  a  field  return  for  the  30th 
instant. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  T.  J.  Wright, 

Lieutenant  Second  Dragoons,  and  Adjutant. 
Lieut.  Col.  George  Andrews, 

Commanding  Battalion  Sixth  Infantry. 

[  No.  8.]  Headquarters  Department  of  the  West,        ) 

Fort  Leavenworth,  October  8,  1856.  ) 
Colonel:  Your  letter  of  the  7th  instant  was  received  this  morning  and  pre- 
sented to  the  commanding  General.  He  directs  me  to  say  to  you  that  the  "fort" 
referred  to  should  be  destroyed,  and  that  all  parties  engaged  in  fortifying  them- 
selves should  be  arrested.  All  persons  who  are  inclined  to  maintain  the  laws  and 
organized  government  will  be  protected  by  the  laws  and  government  they  respect, 
and  require  no  such  accessories.  Considering  the  fact  that  parties  have  been 
formed  to  resist  the  constituted  authorities  and  laws  of  the  land,  such  acts  as  the 


510  State  Histoeical  society. 


erection  of  forts,  <fec.,  only  furnish  prima  facie  evidence  of  a  league  with  that  class, 
and  come  within  the  denunciation  of  the  President's  proclamation,  and  are  proper 
subjects  upon  which  to  employ  the  military  force. 

As  provisions  and  forage  were  forwarded  to  you  on  your  requisition  of  the  3d 
instant,  no  supplies  have  been  sent  to  Lecompton  to  fill  your  requisition  this  time. 
You  will,  however,  find  sufficient  there  to  meet  your  wants  till  the  return  of  the  mes- 
senger, by  whom  be  pleased  to  send  your  requisition. 

I  am,  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  F.  J.  Pobteb, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 

Lieut.  Col.  P.  St.  G.  Cooke,  Commanding  United  States  Troops,  Kansas. 

[No.  9.]  Headquabteks  Depabtment  of  the  West,        ) 

FoBT  Leavenwobth,  October  10,  1856.  ) 
Colonel:  Your  communication  of  the  8th  instant  is  received. 
The  commanding  General  instructs  me  to  say  you  are  at  liberty  to  pursue  your 
route  to  Lecompton;  but  he  wishes  the  fort  and  its  defenses  destroyed,  and  those 
engaged  in  erecting  them  taken  prisoners.  On  these  points  the  views  of  the  Gen- 
eral are  expressed  in  my  letter  of  the  8th  instant,  and  he  wishes  Colonel  Johnston 
made  aware  of  them. 

I  have  nothing  of  importance  to  communicate.  There  are  rumors  at  Lawrence 
of  troubles  at  the  south. 

I  am,  Colonel,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  F.  J.  Pobteb, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  G.  Cooke, 

,     Commanding  Troops  in  the  Field. 

[No.  10.]  Headquabtebs,  Camp  NEAB  Lecompton,  ) 

September  20,  1856  — night.  ) 
Majob:  Your  dispatches  of  the  18th  and  19th  instant  are  received.  At  noon  the 
17th  I  received  a  requisition  from  the  Governor  for  200  dragoons  to  accompany  him 
and  the  United  States  Marshal  to  make  arrests  in  Topeka.  I  was  quite  unwell,  and 
sent  Lieutenant  Colonel  Johnston  with  two  squadrons  —  First  Cavalry  and  one  of 
the  Second  Dragoons  —  (one  squadron  First  Cavalry,  under  Major  Sedgwick,  having 
just  returned  from  Lawrence,  leaving  everything  quiet.)  This  command  encoun- 
tered a  very  severe  storm  of  rain  and  wind,  and  reached  Topeka  the  morning  of  the 
17th,  where  I  soon  after  joined  it.  Fourteen  arrests  of  "captains"  and  others  of  the 
marauding  party  who  robbed  Osawkee  and  others  were  made,  and  some  property 
recovered.  Colonel  Johnston  marched  back,  whilst  I  crossed  the  Kansas  with  a 
company  and  made  a  rapid  reconnoissance  of  the  disturbed  district  beyond.  I 
passed  Indianola,  Osawkee,  and  Hickory  Point,  whence  I  returned,  25  miles,  to  this 
camp  this  morning.  I  found  that  in  the  last  week  no  marauding  operations  or  large 
parties  had  passed  in  any  part  of  it.  Lane  attacked  the  assembled  neighbors  of  both 
parties  —  assembled  for  protection  at  Hickory  Point  —  on  Saturday,  demanding  their 
surrender  on  pain  of  no  quarter  being  shown  them.  His  proceedings  were  cow- 
ardly, and  he  sent  to  Lawrence  for  reinforcements;  and  on  Sunday,  he  probably 
being  gone,  one  hundred  and  fifty  men  from  Lawrence,  with  a  four-pounder,  fired 
on  some  fifty  men  and  some  women  five  hours.  A  dozen  or  more  cannon  balls  struck 
the  three  log  houses.  They  killed  one  man,  and  are  all  guilty  of  murder.  About 
one  hundred  of  these  men  are  still  in  my  camp.  Witnesses  are  being  assembled, 
and  court  will  be  held  on  Monday. 

At  the  moment  of  leaving  camp,  at  sunrise  the  18th,  I  sent  a  company  of  First 

^  Cavalry  to  make  a  reconnoissance  on  the  route  of  the  militia  who  retired  from  the 

Wakarusa.     The  lieutenant  commanding,  who  returned  this  afternoon,  reports  that 


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he  had  sent  to  you  a  dispatch,  as  authorized  and  required  if  anything  of  hnj^ortance 
was  observed  at  that  distance;  and,  further,  that  no  depredation  or  disorder  was  ob- 
served going  or  returning,  which  is  creditable  in  the  militia. 

The  Governor  informed  me  to-day  that  one  company  of  militia  was  ready,  and 
Major  Sedgwick  was  sent  to  muster  them  into  the  sei-vice.  I  should  doubt  if  another 
company  be  offered. 

Governor  Geary  reports  to  me  that  matters  are  improving,  and  that  he  had  but 
one  important  application  for  redress  —  some  sixteen  bandits  having  robbed  some 
Indian  traders  at  the  Sac  and  Fox  agency,  about  thirty  miles  to  the  south,  one  of 
them  as  guide;  and  a  deputy  marshal  has  since  called  on  me  with  writs.  This  man 
informed  me  that  he  had  tracked  them  up,  being  as?;isted  by  indignant  Free-Soilers ; 
and  I  have  dispatched  a  lieutenant's  pa-rty  to  assist  in  their  capture. 

Seven  of  the  prisoners  escaped  from  guard  last  night,  and  I  have  insisted  on  the 
Marshal  taking  charge  of  them  to-morrow;  and  the  Governor  is  making  arrange- 
ments for  a  place  of  more  safe  keeping.  The  company  of  militia  will  guard  them 
in  the  edge  of  the  town.     My  camp  was  moved  to-day  two  miles  for  fresh  grass. 

On  Monday  the  Governor  has  promised  both  parties,  at  several  places,  that  the 
road  should  be  opened  for  supplies  to  Leavenworth;  and  at  his  particular  request, 
I  have  promised  a  cavalry  company  to  carry  it  out,  and,  as  it  were,  to  inaugurate 
this  return  to  peaceful  commercial  intercourse,  so  essential  to  all  the  inhabitants. 

Septembeb  21. — It  is  a  common  and  probable  report  that  Lane  has  gone  out  of  the 
Territory,  and  some  of  his  men;  whether  to  return  with  500  men,  as  some  add,  re- 
mains to  be  seen. 

I  would  inquire  whether  the  company  of  militia  are  to  be  necessarily  under  my 
orders?  I  presume,  of  course,  that  they  are  to  be  rationed  by  my  acting  assistant 
commissary  of  subsistence. 

Shall  I,  if  asked  by  the  Governor,  continue  to  issue  rations  to  the  citizen  pris- 
oners? 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding . 
Major  F.  J.  Porter, 

Asst.  Adjt.  General,  Dept.  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 

[No.  11.]  Headc^uarters  Camp  near  Lecompton,  } 

September  24,  1856— night.        ) 

Major:  Nothing  of  much  importance  has  occurred  since  my  report  of  the  21st. 

Captain  Sacket  marched  with  his  company.  First  Cavalry,  on  the  22d,  to  open  the 
road  to  Leavenworth,  for  which  the  Governor  made  a  formal  application. 

Your  dispatch  of  the  22d,  with  special  department  order  No.  134,  &c.,  were  re- 
ceived at  11  P.M.  the  same  date.  Lieutenant  Colonel  Johnston  prepared  for  the 
march  in  the  morning  —  yesterday  —  whilst  I  sent  a  note  to  Governor  Geary  inform- 
ing him,  and  asking  for  information  which  I  knew  he  was  expecting.  In  reply,  I 
received  the  communication  inclosed,  when  I  ordered  Colonel  Johnston  to  resume 
his  encampment. 

I  visited  the  Governor  this  morning.  His  information  received  indicated  that, 
instead  of  arriving,  there  were  parties  retiring  from  the  Territory  by  the  north; 
and  I  understood  him  to  desire  that,  instead  of  the  special  order  being  carried  out, 
future  movements  should  depend  upon  his  future  requisition,  according  to  informa- 
tion and  circumstances. 

The  order  appearing  to  have  been  issued  at  his  request,  and  there  having  been  a 
misunderstanding,  as  he  states,  I  felt  authorized  by  the  new  instructions  to  let  it  go 
unexecuted. 


512  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


The  efifort  to  form  a  second  company  of  foot  militia  at  Lawrence  seems  likely  to 
fail. 

All  the  prisoners,  including  many  new  arrests,  were  delivered  to  the  keeping  of 
the  Marshal  on  the  22d  instant.  The  militia  company,  not  yet  complete,  guard 
them  in  town. 

The  battalion,  Sixth  Infantry,  has  not  yet  arrived;  it  encamped  five  miles  beyond 
Lawrence  last  night.  At  the  Governor's  request,  I  shall  establish  their  camp  two 
miles  from  here,  close  to  the  town. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Geo.  Gooke, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons,  Cotnmanding. 
Major  F.  J.  Porter,  Asst.  Adjt.  General, 

Dept.  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 

Executive  Department,  \ 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  23, 1856.  j 
Sir:  I  have  received  your  communication  of  this  morning;  also  one  from  General  Smith— both 
relating  to  the  movement  of  Colonel  Johnston,  with  four  companies  of  cavalry,  upon  the  northern 
frontier.  As  this  expedition  is  to  be  guided  entirely  by  instructions  to  be  obtained  from  me,  I  can 
now  merely  say,  that  I  have  several  persons  employed  in  that  region  of  the  Territory  to  obtain  and 
report  to  me  any  information  concerning  operations  that  might  aft'ect  the  peace  of  the  government; 
and  having  as  yet  received  no  reports  from  them,  I  desire  that  the  departure  of  Colonel  Johnston  be 
deferred  until  I  can  receive  and  communicate  to  you  authentic  accounts  that  will  justify  the  move- 
ment of  the  troops.  Yours,  truly,  Jno.  W.  Geary, 

Govimor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  Commanding  United  States  Troops. 

[No.  12.]  Headquabtebs,  ) 

Camp  neab  Leoompton,  September  28,  1856.  ) 

Ma  job:  Your  several  communications  of  the  26th  instant  and  this  date  are  re- 
ceived. 

I  have  a  very  good  understanding  with  the  Governor,  being  disposed  to  second 
him  to  my  utmost  in  his  important  and  difficult  undertaking. 

I  have  received  no  report  from  Colonel  Johnston,  but  the  Deputy  Marshal  has  re- 
turned with  Redpath,  and  reports  that  the  large  party  met  near  Topeka  are  real  im- 
migrants. No  definite  information  has  been  received  of  the  approach  of  the  large 
armed  body,  but  the  Colonel  will  probably  be  instructed  to  remain  near  the  northern 
boundary  until  after  the  election  on  the  6th  proximo. 

Many  men  are  reported  to  be  leaving  the  Territory,  and  it  is  believed  that  the 
Free-Soil  inhabitants  will  not  vote  at  the  election. 

I  inclose  a  field  return  for  this  week.  ' 

With  much  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Geoege  Cooke, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Seco7id  Dragoons. 

Major  F.  J.  Porter, 

Asst.  Adjt.  Gen'l,  Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 

P.  8. — In  relation  to  your  letter  of  the  19th,  last  paragraph,  I  would  desire  that 
First  Lieutenant  John  Buford,  regimental  quartermaster,  who  is  acting  commissary 
of  subsistence  at  Fort  Riley,  should  be  one  of  the  inspectors,  but  apprehend  that, 
unless  notified  by  you,  or  I  receive  notice  with  reference  to  his  distance,  he  would 
not  appear  in  convenient  season. 

Respectfully,  P.  St.  Geoboe  Cooke. 

[No.  13.]  Headquabtebs,  ) 

Camp  neab  Lecompton,  September  28,  1856.  ) 
Majob:  I  march  to-day  for  the  northern  boundary,  with  about  364  rank  and  file  — 
chrtillery,  sabres,  and  muskets  —  taking  one  company  of  infantry.     I  shall  cross  at 
Lecompton,  to  do  which,  after  an  issue  of  provisions,  will  consume  the  day. 


Sixth  biennial  Report.  613 


I  have,  in  Lieutenant  Colonel  Andrews'  camp,  including  sick,  about  202  men. 
The  Governor's  requisitions  did  not  specify  any  amount  of  force,  and  believing 
that  I  have  a  sufficient  force  here,  including  militia  —  I  judge  about  500  effective 
troops,  Colonel  Johnson's  squadrons  included  —  none  too  large  a  force  to  meet  "six 
or  seven  hundred"  invaders,  with  a  battery,  particularly  as  my  object  is  not  blood- 
shed. Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  Geobge  Cooke, 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons. 
Major  F.  J.  Porter,  Ass't  Adj.  General, 

Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 

[No.  14.]  Headquaktees,  Camp  on  Northeen  Road,  ) 

Three  miles  north  of  the  Kearny  Road,  October  3,  1856  —  night.  ) 

Major:  I  arrived  here  this  afternoon,  joining  Colonel  Johnston.  I  sent  Lieu- 
tenant Armstrong  with  a  select  party  to  make  reconnoissance  to  the  west  of  the 
Soldier  creek;  he  rejoined  me  to-day,  and  reports  none  arriving  by  that  section. 

I  inclose  a  copy  of  the  Governor's  "requisition,"  which  may  be  found  rather 
sweeping;  and  also  of  a  letter  handed  me  yesterday  by  two  men  passing  northward, 
whom  I  had  stopped.  It  may  be  thought  not  to  be  inconsistent  with  the  first,  but 
gave  passport  to  the  bearers  of  information  of  my  force  and  motions,  which  may 
enable  almost  any  party  by  management,  division,  concealment,  etc.,  to  pass  my 
ordeal.  I  hear  of  a  piece  of  cannon  left  and  concealed  a  little  north  of  this  by  Red- 
path's  party,  which  was  allowed  passage  by  Colonel  Johnston  and  Deputy  Marshal. 
I  send  a  spy  forward  to-morrow. 

I  thought  of  sending  Colonel  Johnston  back  from  here,  with  his  three  smaller  com- 
panies; the  Governor  wants  some  cavalry  as  soon  as  it  can  be  spared;  but  have 
ordered  Captain  De  Saussure's  company  back  to-morrow  morning;  only  sixteen 
men,  and  six  left  sick  at  Lecompton,  who  may  be  recovered  by  the  time  he  returns. 
I  write  to  Governor  Geary  by  Captain  D.:  "I  have  said  I  have  supplies  for  about 
ten  days;  and  can  foresee  nothing  to  prevent  me  from  being  back  to  L.  in  that 
time.  ...  I  may  very  probably  find  it  advisable  to  leave  Colonel  Johnson  with 
five  or  six  companies,  and  probably  the  artillery,  without  hearing  from  you." 

Lane  passed  here  about  twelve  days  ago,  and  said  that  he  had  given  the  business 
up. 

With  great  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons. 
Major  F.  J.  Porter,  Ass't  Adj.  General, 

Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,  September  30,  1856.  J 
To  all  ivhom  it  may  concern:  The  bearer  of  this  note,  Robert  Morrow,  represents  himself  as  the  ageht 
of  certain  peaceable  bona  fide  immigrants  about  entering  the  Territory,  through  Nebraska,  under  the 
escort  of  Colonel  Eldridge,  assisted  by  General  Pomeroy  and  Colonel  Perry. 

I  welcome  all  such  accessions  to  the  population  of  this  Territory,  come  from  whatever  quarter;  and 
I  request  all  good  citizens  to  afford  shelter  and  protection  to  every  person  entering  the  Territory  for 
peaceable  and  lawful  purposes. 

If  the  party  under  Colonel  Eldridge  come  in  this  way  without  threats,  or  in  a  hostile  attitude,  I 
hereby  request  all  military  officers  in  the  Territory  to  give  them  a  safe-conduct,  and  to  permit  them  to 
pass  without  interruption.  John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Executive  Department.  "I 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,  September  28,1856./ 

Sir:  Having  received  reliable  information  that  James  H.  Lane,  with  a  large  armed  force,  with  three 

pieces  of  cannon,  is  now  about  to  invade  this  Territory,  he  having  contracted  with  the  ferryman  at 

Nebraska  City  for  the  transit  of  six  or  seven  hundred  men  across  the  Missouri  river,  commencing  on 

the  26th  instant:  This  is  to  authorize  and  request  you,  with  such  force  as  you  may  deem  necessary,  to 


514  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


cause  the  said  James  H.  Lane  to  be  arrested,  if  be  be  found  within  the  limits  of  this  Territory,  and  to 
capture  his  cannon  and  any  other  munitions  of  war,  together  with  any  armed  body  of  men  entering 
this  Territory,  in  violation  of  my  proclamation  of  the  11th  of  September  instant,  and  to  bring  the  said 
James  H.  Lane,  with  his  cannon  and  munitions  of  war,  together  with  any  other  prisoners,  before  me 
at  this  place,  to  be  dealt  with  according  to  law.    Your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Gearv,  Governor  of  Kansas. 
P.  St.  George  Cooke,  Commanding  U.  S.  Forces  near  Lecompton. 

[No.  15.]  Headquabtebs,  1 

Camp  neab  Nebbaska  Boundaby,  October  7,  1856.  j 

Majob:  I  arrived  here  yesterday,  at  noon.  I  just  missed  the  arrest  of  the  notori- 
ous Osawatomie  outlaw,  Brown.  The  night  before,  having  ascertained  that  after 
dark  he  had  stopped  for  the  night  at  a  house  six  miles  from  the  camp,  I  sent  a  party 
who  found  at  12  o'clock  that  he  had  gone. 

From  apparently  reliable  information  and  appearances,  the  following  is  the  state 
of  affairs  on  this  frontier:  When  Lane  went  out  some  two  weeks  ago,  he  met,  and 
his  news  stopped,  the  entrance  of  smaller  parties  coming  to  reinforce  him,  and  they 
have  gathered  at  Tabor,  Iowa,  about  twenty-five  miles  beyond  Nebraska  City,  and 
eighty-five  from  here.  This  is  Eldridge's  party.  There  were,  at  most,  about  five 
hundred;  about  one  hundred  have  passed  in,  or  are  expected  to  pass  in  —  in  small 
parties  —  even  by  twos  and  threes,  and  we  have  met  a  number. 

The  rest,  so  says  an  expressman  (and  they  frequently  pass  up  and  down  from 
Lawrence  and  Topeka)  met  by  a  spy,  are  prepared  to,  and  say  they  will,  winter 
there.  Redpafch,  whom  1  left  in  Lecompton,  and  was  present  going  out,  said  he  did 
not  believe  it;  but  they  would  not  come  in  as  long  as  there  were  troops  up  here. 
Those  that  come  in  say  they  will  build,  and  pass  the  winter  at  different  places,  from 
Manhattan  down.  The  whole  movement,  being  of  "Lane  men"  mercenaries,  with 
the  primary  object  now  of  being  at  hand  to  prevent  by  rescue  the  hanging  of  the 
prisoners  at  Lecompton,  taken  near  Hickory  Point.  Lane,  himself,  they  say,  is  at 
"Plymouth  Head,"  Iowa,  six  or  seven  miles  beyond  Nebraska  City,  and  doubtful 
when,  if  ever,  he  can  safely  enter  the  Territory.  It  is  said  that  a  piece  of  cannon 
was  taken  through,  or  by  Colonel  Johnston's  camp,  in  a  wagon  the  day  before  I 
joined  him;  Redpath  said  there  were  four  small  pieces  at  Tabor.  So  much  for  their 
own  confessions,  as  reported  by  a  spy. 

Two  men  afoot  that  I  met  just  here,  said  that  they  left  Tabor  last  Thursday;  that 
there  were  about  one  hundried  and  fifty  there,  and  saw  one  piece  of  artillery. 

There  are  seventeen  of  these  men  at  a  house  on  the  road,  about  two  miles  back, 
but  without  Sharps  rifles  or  regular  armament;  they  say  they  are  settlers,  and  are 
going  to  build  a  town  here  called  "Plymouth."  They  have  no  families,  present  at 
least;  and  near  by  there  is  a  small  mud  redoubt,  built,  perhaps,  some  time;  but  very 
recent  work  has  been  done  towards  building  a  block-house  at  it  of  very  stout  hewn 
logs,  and  they  say  they  are  to  be  built  every  fifteen  miles  down  to  the  Kansas. 

I  shall  put  the  company  of  infantry  and  the  dismounted  dragoons  en  route  to-day 
for  Lecompton,  and  shall  march  to-morrow  with  the  Second  Dragoons,  leaving  Lieu- 
tenant Colonel  Johnston  with  three  squadrons  First  Cavalry  and  the  company  of  light 
artillery.     They  will  remain  until  further  orders.     .     .     . 

Colonel  Johnston  can  execute  such  orders  as  may  be  thought  proper  to  send  him 
with  regard  to  this  fort. 

A  party  sent  eight  miles  to  the  west  yesterday  report  no  other  roads  or  trails 
leading  to  the  south. 

With  much  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Qeobqe  Cooke, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding. 

Major  F.  J.  Porter, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General,  Department  of  the  West, 

Fort  Leavenworth,  Kansas  Territory. 


Sixth  biennial  Be  poet.  515 


[No.  16.]  Headquarteks,  ( 

Camp  neae  Nebbaska  Feontiee,  K.  T.,  October  8,  1856.  ) 

Majoe:  As  indicated  in  my  last  dispatch,  Company  K,  Sixth  Infantry,  and  the 
dismounted  dragoons,  marched  yesterday  morning;  the  latter  have  been  directed  to 
proceed  to  Topeka,  and  remain  until  further  orders. 

No  parties  coming  in  were  within  ten  miles  of  my  camp  yesterday. 

From  observation  and  information,  I  consider  Lieutenant  Colonel  Johnston's 
command,  of  his  six  largest  companies  First  Cavalry  and  the  battery,  quite  equal 
to  the  duties  required  for  that  station,  and  in  this  the  Lieutenant  Colonel  agreed 
with  me. 

In  my  most  recent  interview  with  the  Governor,  I  understood  him  as  needing 
what  troops  could  be  spared  from  the  north;  he  wished  some  stationed  at  Topeka; 
he  was  anxious  for  the  Osawatomie  district;  and  thence  to  Council  Grove,  where 
recent  outrages  and  robberies  had  been  committed;  and  he  habitually  expressed 
apprehension  of  an  attempted  rescue  at  Lecompton;  my  last  letter  indicated  some 
confirmation  of  this.  Under  these  circumstances,  I  left  Colonel  Johnston  with  his 
command,  this  morning,  (a  copy  of  his  instructions  inclosed,)  and  marched  with 
the  squadron  of  Second  Dragoons.  At  the  house  mentioned  in  my  last,  near  the 
fort,  and  which  I  found  itself  fortified  and  flanked  by  rifle-pits,  I  stopped  to  assist 
a  deputy  marshal  to  make  search  for  cannon,  arms,  &c.  I  found  and  brought  away 
thirteen  muskets,  with  bayonets,  four  kegs  of  powder,  and  a  box  of  lead;  the  men 
were  working  on  the  block-house  in  the  redoubt. 

I  then  met,  on  my  march,  a  sergeant  major  with  your  communications  of  the 
5th  instant  and  several  orders.  At  the  first  suitable  spot  I  have  encamped  for  the 
day. 

An  opportunity  occurring  at  the  moment,  I  wrote  to  Governor  Geary  informing 
him  that  I  should  probably  not  return  until  further  orders,  or  requisition,  for  I 
hesitated,  but  have  concluded  that  your  communication  is  imperative  to  remain. 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Johnston,  to  whom  I  showed  my  letter  of  the  7th,  misunder- 
stood, as  implying  censure,  my  report  of  information,  communicated  by  a  spy,  as 
to  a  piece  of  cannon  passing  his  camp  concealed;  it  served  to  illustrate  my  appre- 
hension, expressed  on  the  3d,  that  almost  any  party,  by  management,  division,  and 
concealment,  "would  be  able  to  pass  my  ordeal,"  as  hitherto  my  instructions  have 
related  to  armed  "bodies  of  men,"  "combined,"  &c.,  (in  the  Governor's  proclama- 
tion, and  his  requisition  of  the  28th  September.) 

Fifteen  men  passed  my  camp  to  the  north  this  morning. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully. 

Your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  G.  Cooke, 
Lijsut  Col.  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding  Forces. 

Major  F.  J.  Porter,  Asst,  Adjt.  Gen.,  Dept.  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 

Headquarters,  \ 

Camp  near  Nebraska  Frontier,  K.  T.,  October  7, 1856.  j 
Sir:  You  will  remain  in  this  vicinity  until  further  orders,  in  command  of  the  three  squadrons  of 
First  Cavalry  present,  and  light  Company  G,  Fourth  Artillery. 

It  will  be  your  duty  to  repel  invasion  of  the  Territory  here,  or  elsewhere,  by  the  north,  within 
your  reach  — carrying  out  the  orders  or  instructione  received,  copies  of  which  are  herewith  furnished, 
to  wit: 

1st.  Proclamation  of  the  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  September  11, 1856. 
2d.  Department  special  order,  No.  134,  of  September  22,  1856. 

3d,  The  requisition  of  the  Governor  of  the  Territory  for  my  march  to  this  point,  dated  September 
28, 1856.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  G.  Cooke, 
Lieut.  Col.  Second  Dragoons. 
Lieut.  Col.  J.  E.  Johnston,  First  Cavalry  — Present. 


516  State  Histobical  Society. 


[No.  17.]  Headquabtebs,  ) 

Camp  neab  Nemaha  Riveb,  K.  T.,  October  10,  1856.  ) 

Ma  job:  I  received  last  night  your  letter  of  the  8th  instant,  &c. 

I  ascertained  yesterday  that  a  large  party  were  at  Archer,  a  town  twelve  miles 
north.  My  camp  was  very  near  the  "fort"  and  fortified  house.  I  brought  Lieut. 
Colonel  Johnston  early  this  morning  with  his  command,  which  was  three  miles  north, 
and  the  camp  of  my  combined  force  covered  the  road.  Between  9  and  10  o'clock, 
the  party,  with  twenty  wagons,  approached,  and  were  halted  by  the  guard;  the  troops 
were  all  disposed  ready  for  service.  First  Cavalry  near  the  road,  dismounted.  I  rode 
to  meet  the  mounted  bodies  of  the  party,  Colonel  Eldridge,  General  Pomeroy,  and 
several  others.  Whilst  I  was  questioning  them,  Colonel  Preston,  United  States 
Deputy  Marshal,  who  had  come  up,  produced  the  Governor's  proclamation,  (of  Sep- 
tember 10,)  and  told  them  it  was  his  duty  to  search  the  wagons  for  arms  and  mu- 
nitions of  war.  There  were  about  five  women  of  marriageable  age;  and  the  men 
in  wagons  and  walking,  240  in  number,  as  reported  to  me  by  Colonel  Eldridge,  a 
few  of  them  only  with  arms  in  their  hands.  There  was  at  first  much  temper  shown 
at  the  search,  and  some  show  of  a  disposition  to  resist.  I  forbade  trunks  or  any 
ordinary  packages  to  be  opened.  There  were  none  of  the  ordinary  baggage  of  emi- 
grants; not  a  chair  or  other  furniture;  but  one  tool  chest;  no  agricultural  imple- 
ments. There  were,  however,  boxed,  many  new  saddles,  and  about  242  percussion 
muskets.  Hall's  muskets,  and  Sharps  carbines;  2  officers'  and  61  common  sabres; 
about  50  Colt's  revolvers,  boxed;  4  boxes  ball-cartridges,  &c.,  <fec. 

The  Deputy  Marshal  said  he  recognized  a  number  of  former  Lane's  men  and 
leaders. 

At  the  request  of  the  Deputy  Marshal  for  my  opinion,  I  gave  him  the  inclosed, 
that  they  were  a  combined  body,  furnished  completely  with  arms  and  munitions  of 
war.  I  requested  a  categorical  answer  from  Lieutenant  Colonel  Johnston,  Major 
Sedgwick,  and  Brevet  Major  Sibley  —  their  opinions  if  they  were  "a  combined 
armed  party?"  The  two  latter  answered  yes;  and  Colonel  J.,  "armed;  don't  know 
if  combined." 

Colonel  Preston,  Deputy  Marshal,  wished  to  give  the  party  escort  towards  their 
destination,  they  going  voluntarily  to  meet  the  Governor,  expecting  to  get  the 
assent  and  promise  of  their  leaders  to  conform.  I  assented;  Colonel  Eldridge 
wished  it,  but  consulting  with  his  people,  could  or  would  give  no  definite  answer; 
when  the  Deputy  Marshal  arrested  them  all. 

It  was  late,  and  had  been  raining  for  two  hours;  so,  near  2  o'clock  I  sent  them 
with  a  guard  into  camp,  near  mine. 

I  shall  send  Brevet  Major  Sibley,  Second  Dragoons,  with  his  squadron,  to  conduct 
them  to  the  Governor,  at  Lecompton,  taking  along  their  arms,  agreeably  to  the 
requisition  on  me  of  September  28. 

Before  he  arrested  them,  the  Deputy  Marshal  gave  me  the  inclosed  requisition 
for  assistance. 

I  found  the  Deputy  Marshal  and  some  others  very  much  staggered  by  the  Gov- 
ernor's letter  as  to  Eldridge's  party,  of  September  30,  which  was  produced.  I  con- 
sidered it,  as  I  have  reported,  as  not  bearing  on  the  merits  of  the  question. 

The  leaders  of  this  party  reported  to  me  that  from  60  to  76  others  were  coming 
several  days  behind  with  ox  teams. 

The  officer  of  the  day  reports  the  number  of  the  party  223. 

With  great  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  G.  Cooke, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons. 
Major  F.  J.  Porter,  Assistant  Adjutant  General, 

Department  of  the  West,  Fort  Leavenworth. 


Sixth  biennial  Repobt.  517 


Plymouth,  Kansas  Territory,  October  10, 1856. 
Sir:  I  wish  youT  assistance,  as  the  officer  in  command  of  the  United  States  Jroops  stationed  on  the 
northern  frontier  of  the  Territory,  to  assist  in  taking  the  arms  from  a  large  body  of  men  entering  the 
Territory  under  the  command  of  Colonel  Eldridge  and  others;  and  furthermore,  to  see  that  in  con- 
ducting said  party  before  Governor  Geary,  that  I  am  unmolested,  and  that  they  are  safely  conducted 
before  him.  Your  obedient  servant,  Wm.  J.  Preston,  Deputy  U.  S.  Marshal. 

Headc^uarters,  I 

Camp  on  Pony  Creek,  K.  T.,  October  10, 1856.  \ 
Sir:  I  give  you  my  opinion  that  this  party  of  two  hundred  and  forty  men,  more  or  less,  under  Colo- 
nel Eldridge,  "General  Pomeroy,"  &c.,  is  a  combined  party  or  body,  furnished  completely  with  arms 
and  munitions  of  war.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  G.  Cooke,  Lieutenant  Colonel  Second  Dragoons. 
Colonel  W.  .T.  Preston,  Deputy  Marshal  — Present. 


Headquarters  Department  of  the  West,  ) 

Fort  Leavenworth,  November  11,  1856.  j 

Colonel  :  Since  my  last  communication  nothing  of  importance  has  hap- 
pened in  the  department.  After  the  success  of  the  measures  taken  some 
weeks  since  to  prevent  the  gross  outrages  on  the  law  then  threatened,  and 
to  suppress  the  disorders  then  existing  in  this  Territory,  order  and  tran- 
quility have  gradually  resumed  their  legitimate  sway,  the  laws  have  again 
been  put  in  operation,  and  the  administration  of  justice  revived.  Deserted 
farms  are  again  occupied,  fences  rebuilt,  fields  put  under  cultivation,  and 
the  ruins  of  houses  destroyed  by  fire  replaced  by  more  durable  habitations ; 
the  roads  are  covered  with  travelers  unarmed  and  secure,  and  the  towns 
thronged  with  persons  selling  their  produce  and  purchasing  from  the  stores. 
All  these  evidences  of  restored  order  have  enabled  me,  with  the  concur- 
rence of  the  Governor  of  the  Territory,  to  recall  the  troops  from  the  active 
duty  on  which  they  have  been  employed,  and  to  establish  them  again  at 
their  proper  posts  where  they  are  to  pass  the  winter.  As  there  are  no 
secure  prisons  yet  built  for  the  Territorial  authorities  to  use  in  the  admin- 
istration of  justice,  at  his  request  there  will  remain  at  the  disposition  of 
the  Governor  a  few  men  to  guard  prisoners  in  the  custody  of  the  law,  and 
for  other  such  contingencies. 

I  am  happy,  then,  to  be  enabled  to  announce  to  the  AVar  Department, 
and  through  it  to  the  President,  the  entire  success  of  the  measures  they 
directed  to  be  taken  for  the  suppression  of  insurrection  and  removal  of 
obstruction  to  the  regular  administration  of  justice,  and  that  this  end  has 
been  attained  without  the  shedding  of  blood  or  the  exertion  of  any  force 
beyond  the  ordinary  arrest  of  persons  accused  of  crimes.  The  troops  in 
the  field  have  been-  under  the  immediate  command  of  Lieutenant  Colonel 
Philip  St.  G.  Cooke,  Second  Dragoons;  the  sound  judgment  he  has  dis- 
played, and  his  promptness,  energy,  and  good  management,  have  had  a  large 
share  in  producing  the  happy  state  of  affairs  at  present  existing,  for  there 
were  moments  when  the  want  of  either  of  these  qualities  might  have,  led 
to  the  most  fatal  and  extended  disasters.  And  the  officers  and  men  of  the 
Second  Dragoons,  under  Brevet  Major  H.  H.  Sibley;  First  Cavalry,  under 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Joseph  E.  Johnston  and  Major  John  Sedgwick;  and  of 


518  State  Historical  society, 

the  battalion  of  the  Sixth  Infantry,  under  Lieutenant  Colonel  George  An- 
drews, commanding  that  regiment  —  all  partake  of  the  credit  attached  to 
their  good  conduct  and  labors  in  the  duty  just  concluded. 

The  winter  has  commenced  with  severity,  much  earlier  than  usual,  and  it 
is  now  too  late  to  send  the  companies  of  the  Sixth  Infantry  to  the  posts 
further  west,  their  original  destination  ;  from  necessity  they  must  be  crowded 
into  the  quarters  at  Fort  Leavenworth ;  the  great  reduction  in  the  number 
of  men  in  the  First  Cavalry  will  render  this  possible  now,  which  it  would 
not  be  if  the  latter  regiment  were  full. 

Being  no  longer  occupied  with  the  affairs  in  this  Territory  which  have 
caused  so  much  uneasiness,  undivided  attention  can  be  paid  to  preparations 
for  punishing  Ihe  Cheyenne  Indians.  In  pursuing  them  in  the  spring,  the 
great  want  will  be  forage  and  transportation  for  supplies ;  pasturing  animals 
in  rapid  movements  is  impossible,  nor  can  horses  perform  a  regular  day's 
w^ork  on  grass;  in  short  daily  journeys  grass  is  sufficient,  for  there  is  time  to 
pasture  and  very  little  labor  to  undergo;  additional  appropriations  will 
therefore  be  necessary  to  provide  for  the  expedition,  which  must  be  chiefly 
of  mounted  men,  and  ought  to  be  ready  by  the  middle  of  April.  The  de- 
tails of  the  force  and  the  direction  of  the  operations  cannot  now  be  deter- 
mined, but  a  general  appropriation  of  an  additional  sum,  much  less,  however, 
than  that  given  to  the  Sioux  expedition,  will  be  advisable. 

I  will  again  repeat,  that  I  consider  tranquility  and  order  entirely  restored 
in  Kansas.  I  foresee  nothing  in  the  shape  of  disorder  that  the  ordinary 
means  in  the  hands  of  the  civil  authority,  directed  by  as  able  and  energetic 
hands  as  those  of  the  present  Governor,  are  not  amply  sufficient  to  control; 
and  the  whole  time  and  efforts  of  the  troops  here  can  henceforward  be  de- 
voted to  the  protection  of  the  frontier. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

Persifer  F.  Smith, 
Bvt.  Maj.  Gen'l,  Commanding  Department. 

Col.  Samuel  Cooper,  Adjutant  General  of  the  Army. 


Executive  Department,  ) 

Lecomptox,  Kansas  Territory,  November  11,  1856.  j 

Sir:  Peace  prevails  throughout  the  Territory  at  this  time;  and,  as  the 
season  of  the  year  is  now  so  far  advanced  into  autumn  as  to  make  it  ex- 
tremely uncomfortable  for  the  encampment  of  troops  and  the  picketing  of 
horses,  I  have  the  honor  to  inform  you  that  I  can,  at  present,  dispense  with 
all  the  troops  which  you  have  been  pleased  to  place  at  my  disposal  for  main- 
taining the  peace  of  the  Territory,  with  the  exception  of  a  squadron  of 
dragoons  and  one  company  of  United  States  infantry,  to  be  left  at  Lecomp- 
ton  subject,  to  my  orders. 

I  cannot  forbear,  on  this  occasion,  to  thank  you  most  cordially  for  the 
very  efficient  aid  you  have  rendered  me  during  the  late  disturbances,  and 


Sixth  Biexxial  Report.  519 

for  the  truly  magnanimous  conduct  of  all  the  officers  and  soldiers  placed 
by  you  at  my  disposal,  the  services  of  whom,  I  trust,  will  never  again  be  re- 
quired under  similar  circumstances. 

With  high  respect,  your  friend  and  obedient  servant, 

JoHX  W.  Geaey, 
Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Major  General  P.  F.  Smith, 

Commanding  Department  of  the  West. 


Orders,  No.  14.] 

Headquarters  Department  of  the  West,  ) 

Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T.,  November  12,  1850.  f 

The  Governor  of  Kansas  has  announced  to  the  General  commanding 
the  department  that  peace  prevails  throughout  the  Territory  at  the  present 
time,  and  that  the  services  of  the  troops  for  the  maintenance  of  order  can, 
in  a  measure,  be  dispensed  with.  In  consideration,  therefore,  of  this  an- 
nouncement, and  in  view,  also,  of  the  approach  of  winter,  the  several  com- 
mands now  in  the  field  will  return  to  their  respective  permanent  stations  at 
once,  but  by  easy  marches,  with  the  exception  of  two  companies  of  the  First 
Regiment  of  cavalry  and  one  company  of  the  Sixth  Regiment  of  infantry, 
to  be  designated  by  the  senior  field  ofiicer  of  each  corps,  under  instructions 
of  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  Second  Dragoons,  commanding 
the  troops  in  the  field,  and  to  be  by  him  reported  to  Governor  Geary.  Each 
company  will  constitute  a  distinct  and  separate  command,  to  be  held  sub- 
ject to  such  orders  or  requisitions  as  they  may,  from  time  to  time,  receive 
from  the  Executive  of  the  Territory. 

By  order  of  Brevet  Major  General  Smith.  Geo.  Deas, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 


520   .  State  Histobical  society. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOVERNOR  JOHN  W.  GEARY. 


[Governor  Geary  received  his  appointment  as  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory  on 
the  31st  day  of  July,  1856.  He  arrived  at  Fort  Leavenworth  September  9th,  and  im- 
mediately entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  oflfioe.  He  found  the  people  of  Kansas  in 
great  political  turmoil,  and  nowhere  more  so  than  at  Leavenworth  city  and  vicinity. 
The  first  entry  in  his  official  minutes  relates  to  his  work  in  quieting  the  tumult 
there  existing.  The  minutes  from  September  9th  to  September  30th,  1856,  accom- 
pany the  annual  report  of  Jefferson  Davis,  Secretary  of  War,  December  Ist,  1856, 
Ho.  Ex.  Doc.  No.  1,  34th  Cong.,  3d  sess.,  v.  1,  pt.  1,  pp.  86-173;  those  from  October  1st 
to  October  16th,  1856,  are  contained  in  Senate  Ex.  Doc.  No.  17,  35th  Cong.,  1st  sess., 
V.  6,  pp. 27-65;  those  from  October  17th  to  November  21st,  1856,  are  contained  in 
Ho.  Ex.  Doc.  No.  10,  34th  Cong.,  3d  sess.,  v.  3,  pp.  1-36;  those  from  November  2l8t, 
1856,  to  March  12th,  1857,  are  contained  in  Senate  Ex.  Doc.  No.  17,  35th  Cong.,  Ist 
sess.,  V.  6,  pp.  65-208.] 

EXECUTIVE  MINUTES. 

September  9,  1856. — The  Governor,  John  W.  Geary,  arrived  at  Fort 
Leavenworth  at  8  o'clock  a.  m.,  and  put  up  temporarily  at  the  headquarters 
of  Major  General  Persifer  F.  Smith,  of  the  United  States  Army. 

At  about  eleven  o'clock  information  was  brought  in  by  a  sergeant  of  the 
United  States  Army  to  the  effect  that  General  F.  C.  [J.?]  Marshall  had  in- 
trusted to  his  care  three  persons,  who  desired  to  have  his  services  as  a  safe- 
guard along  the  road  leading  to  Fort  Leavenworth,  and  that  when  within  a 
few  miles  of  Leavenworth  city  a  party  of  armed  and  mounted  men  belonging 
to  the  command  of  Captain  Emory,  of  the  Kansas  militia,  took  from  him  the 
said  three  men  and  carried  them  as  prisoners  into  Leavenworth  city.  Cap- 
tain Emory's  men  also  took  possession  of  the  horses,  wagons,  and  other  prop- 
erty belonging  to  their  prisoners. 

The  Governor  immediately  made  a  requisition  upon  General  Smith  for  a 
force  of  infantry  sufficiently  large  to  rescue  the  prisoners,  and  bring  them, 
with  Captain  Emory  and  his  company,  to  Fort  Leavenworth.  A  detach- 
ment of  two  hundred  men  was  accordingly  detailed  upon  this  service,  the 
commanding  officer  being  instructed  to  execute  the  following 


FoBT  Leavenwobth,  E.  T.,  September  9,  1856. 
To  whom  it  may  concern:  Any  officer  of  the  militia  now  in  the  service  of  the  gov- 
ernment of  Kansas  Territory,  or  any  other  government  officer,  is  hereby  directed  to 
comply  with  the  requisition  of  the  United  States  officer  bearing  this,  concerning  the 
rescae  of  prisoners  from  custody  this  morning.  John  W.  Geaby, 

Qovernor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

This  order  was  promptly  fulfilled.     Captain  Emory  and  his  company, 
^^ith  their  three  prisoners,  were  brought  to  the  fort  by  the  troops  detailed 


I 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.    GEABY.  521 

for  that  purpose  early  in  the  afternoon.     The  prisoners  were  released,  and 
Captain  Emory  and  eight  of  his  men  placed  under  arrest. 

Upon  arriving  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  Governor  Geary  presented  to  Gen- 
eral Smith  for  his  inspection  the  following 

instbuctions. 

Department  of  State,        ) 
Washington,  August  26,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  The  present  condition  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas  renders  your  duties  as 
Governor  highly  responsible  and  delicate. 

In  the  instructions  heretofore  communicated  to  your  predecessor  in  February 
last,  in  the  annual  message  to  Congress  of  the  24th  of  the  previous  December,  and 
in  the  orders  issued  from  the  War  Department  (printed  copies  of  which  are  here- 
with furnished )  you  will  find  the  policy  and  purposes  of  the  President  fully  presented. 
They  are,  1st,  to  maintain  order  and  quiet  in  the  Territory  of  Kansas;  and  2d,  if 
disturbances  occur  therein,  to  bring  to  punishment  the  offenders. 

Should  the  force  which  has  been  provided  to  attain  these  objects  prove  insuffi- 
cient, you  will  promptly  make  known  that  fact  to  the  President,  that  he  may  take 
such  measures  in  regard  thereto  as  to  him  may  seem  to  be  demanded  by  the  exi- 
gencies of  the  case. 

It  is  important  that  the  President  should  be  kept  well  informed  as  to  the  state  of 
things  in  Kansas,  and  that  the  source  of  his  information  should  be  such  as  to  insure 
its  accuracy.  You  are  therefore  directed  by  him  to  communicate  constantly  with 
this  department;  such  facts  as  it  is  important  to  have  early  known  here  you  will 
cause  to  be  transmitted  by  telegraph  as  well  as  by  mail. 

The  President  indulges  the  hope  that  by  your  energy,  impartiality,  and  discre- 
tion, the  tranquility  of  the  Territory  will  be  restored,  and  the  persons  and  property 
of  our  citizens  therein  protected. 

I  am,  sir,  your  obedient  servant,  W.  L.  Makct. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

The  following  was  forwarded  to  the  Governor  through  the  hands  of  Major 
Emory,  of  the  United  States  Army  : 

INS  TRUCTION  S. 

Department  of  State,  I 
Washington,  September  2,  1856.  \ 
Sir:  Reliable  information  having  reached  the  President  that  armed  and  organ- 
ized bodies  of  men,  avowedly  in  rebellion  against  the  Territorial  government,  have 
concentrated  in  such  numbers  as  to  require  additional  military  forces  for  their  dis- 
persion, you  will  have  the  militia  of  the  Territory  completely  enrolled  and  organ- 
ized, to  the  end  that  they  may,  on  short  notice,  be  brought  into  the  service  of  the 
United  States.  Upon  requisition  of  the  commander  of  the  military  department  in 
which  Kansas  is  embraced,  you  will  furnish  by  companies,  or  regiments,  or  brigades, 
or  divisions,  such  number  and  composition  of  troops  as  from  time  to  time  you  may 
find  in  his  report  to  you  to  be  necessary  for  the  suppression  of  all  combinations  to 
resist  the  laws  of  the  United  States,  too  powerful  to  be  suppressed  by  the  civil  au- 
thority, and  for  the  maintenance  of  public  order  and  civil  government. 

I  am,  sir,  your  obedient  servant,  W.  L.  Mabcy. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  Lecompton. 


522  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


liETTEB    TO    SECBETABT    MABOT. 

FoBT  Leavenwobth,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  September  9,  1856. 

Sib:  I  arrived  here  this  morning,  and  having  passed  the  day  mostly  in  consulta- 
tion with  General  P.  F.  Smith,  in  relation  to  the  affairs  of  the  Territory,  which,  as^ 
I  am  now  on  the  spot,  I  begin  more  clearly  to  understand,  it  is  no  exaggeration 
to  say  that  the  existing  difficulties  are  of  a  more  complicated  character  than  I  had 
anticipated. 

I  tind  that  I  have  not  simply  to  contend  against  bands  of  armed  ruffians  and 
brigands,  whose  sole  aim  and  end  is  assassination  and  robbery,  infatuated  adherents 
and  advocates  of  conflicting  political  sentiments  and  local  institutions,  and  evil- 
disposed  persons  actuated  by  a  desire  to  obtain  elevated  positions,  but,  worst  of  all, 
against  the  influence  of  men  who  have  been  placed  in  authocity,  and  have  employed 
all  the  destructive  agents  around  them  to  promote  their  own  personal  interests,  at 
the  sacrifice  of  every  just,  honorable  and  lawful  consideration. 

I  have  barely  time  to  give  you  a  brief  statement  of  facts  as  I  find  them.  The 
town  of  Leavenworth  is  now  in  the  hands  of  armed  bodies  of  men,  who,  having 
been  enrolled  as  militia,  perpetrate  outrages  of  the  most  atrocious  character,  under 
shadow  of  authority  from  the  Territorial  government.  Within  a  few  days  these 
men  have  robbed  and  driven  from  their  houses  unoffending  citizens;  have  fired  upon 
and  killed  others  in  their  own  dwellings,  and  stolen  horses  and  property  under  the 
pretense  of  employing  them  in  the  public  service.  They  have  seized  persons  who 
had  committed  no  offense,  and  after  stripping  them  of  all  their  valuables,  placed 
them  on  steamers  and  sent  them  out  of  the  Territory.  Some  of  these  bands,  who 
have  thus  violated  the  rights  and  privileges  and  shamefully  and  shockingly  misused 
and  abused  the  oldest  inhabitants  of  the  Territory,  who  had  settled  here  with  their 
wives  and  children,  are  strangers  from  distant  States,  who  have  no  interest  in,  nor 
care  for  the  welfare  of  Kansas,  and  contemplate  remaining  here  only  so  long  as  op- 
portunities for  mischief  and  plunder  exist. 

The  actual  Pro-Slavery  settlers  of  the  Territory  are  generally  as  well  disposed 
persons  as  are  to  be  found  in  most  communities.  But  there  are  among  them  a  few 
troublesome  agitators,  chiefly  from  distant  districts,  who  labor  assiduously  to  keep 
alive  the  prevailing  excitement. 

It  is  also  true,  that  among  the  Free-Soil  residents  are  many  peaceable  and  useful 
citizens,  and  if  uninfluenced  by  aspiring  demagogues  would  commit  no  unlawful 
act.  Bat  many  of  these,  too,  have  been  rendered  turbulent  by  officious  meddlers 
from  abroad.  The  chief  of  these  is  Lane,  now  encamped  and  fortified  at  Lawrence, 
with  a  force,  it  is  said,  of  fifteen  hundred  men.  They  are  suffering  for  provisions, 
to  cut  off  the  supplies  of  which  the  opposing  faction  is  extremely  watchful  and 
active. 

In  isolated  or  country  places,  no  man's  life  is  safe.  The  roads  are  filled  with 
armed  robbers,  and  murders  for  mere  plunder  are  of  daily  occurrence.  Almost  every 
farm-house  is  deserted,  and  no  traveler  has  the  temerity  to  venture  upon  the  high- 
ways without  an  escort. 

Such  is  the  condition  of  Kansas  faintly  pictured.  It  can  be  no  worse.  Yet  I  feel 
assured  that  I  shall  be  able,  ere  long,  to  restore  it  to  peace  and  quiet.  To  accom- 
plish this,  I  should  have  more  aid  from  the  General  Government.  The  number  of 
United  States  troops  here  is  too  limited  to  render  the  needful  services.  Immediate 
reinforcements  are  essentially  necessary,  as  the  excitement  is  so  intense,  and  the 
citizens  generally  are  so  much  influenced  by  their  political  prejudices,  that  mem- 
bers of  the  two  great  factions  cannot  be  induced  to  act  in  unison,  and  therefore 


Executive  Mixutes  of  Gov.  Geaby.  523 


cannot  be  relied  upon.  As  soon,  however,  as  I  can  succeed  in  disbanding  a  portion 
of  those  now  in  service,  I  will  from  time  to  time  cause  to  be  enrolled  as  many  of  the 
bona  fide  inhabitants  as  exigencies  may  require.  In  the  meantime  the  presence  of 
additional  Government  troops  will  exert  a  moral  influence  that  cannot  be  obtained 
by  any  militia  that  can  here  be  called  into  requisition.  In  making  the  foregoing 
statements,  I  have  endeavored  to  give  the  truth  and  nothing  but  the  truth.  1  deem 
it  important  that  you  should  be  apprised  of  the  actual  state  of  the  case;  and,  what- 
ever may  be  the  effect  of  such  revelations,  they  will  be  given  from  time  to  time  with- 
out extenuation. 

I  shall  proceed  early  in  the  morning  to  Lecompton,  under  an  escort  furnished  by 
General  Smith,  where  I  will  take  charge  of  the  government,  and  whence  I  shall  again 
address  you  at  an  early  moment. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaby, 

Hon.  William  L.  Marey.  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

September  10,  1856. — The  prisoners  rescued  from  Captain  Emory  hav- 
ing complained  of  the  loss  of  their  horses  and  other  property,  and  made 
application  for  its  restoration,  the  following  letter  was  addressed  to  Colonel 
Clarkson,  commander  of  the  Territorial  militia  at  Leavenworth  city : 

LETTEB  TO  COLONEL,  CLAKK80N. 

FoBT  Leavenwoeth,  K.  T.,  September  10,  1856. 

Deae  Sib:  It  seems  necessary  that  I  should  address  you  relative  to  an  unpleasant 
occurrence  that  took  place  yesterday.  Not  doubting  that  you  are  actuated  by  a  de- 
sire to  maintain  the  public  peace  and  promote  the  prosperity  of  this  Territory,  I 
am  sure  you  will  at  once  perceive  and  properly  appreciate  the  motives  which 
prompt  me  to  call  your  attention  to  the  fact  above  hinted  at,  and  the  suggestions  I 
am  about  to  offer. 

Three  men,  having  a  passport  from  General  Marshall,  and  under  a  safeguard  of 
a  sergeant  of  the  United  States  army,  were  yesterday  seized  by  a  troop  of  your  men 
and  carried  as  prisoners  into  Leavenworth  city.  The  only  excuse  that  can  be  of- 
fered for  an  outrage  of  this  character  is  the  plea  of  ignorance  as  to  the  position  of 
the  party  to  whom  reference  is  made.  The  men  in  your  militia  may  not  have  been 
satisfied  that  the  person  from  whom  they  took  their  prisoners  was,  in  truth,  a  United 
States  sergeant.  But  in  this  case  their  plain  duty  would  have  been  to  accompany 
him  to  the  fort,  to  ascertain  that  fact. 

You  will  please  guard  against  errors  of  this  description  as  far  as  possible  in  fu- 
ture. I  also  request  that  you  will  at  once  take  the  necessary  measures  to  have  re- 
turned to  the  three  persons  who  were  seized  by  Captain  Emory's  men  their  horses, 
wagons,  and  other  property,  precisely  in  the  condition  in  which  they  were  found. 
You  will  send  these  effects  to  Major  General  Smith,  who  will  see  them  duly  restored 
to  their  proper  owners. 

Trusting  that  hereafter  the  safeguard  of  the  United  States  Army,  and  everything 
else  in  which  the  honor  of  the  nation  is  concerned,  will  be  held  by  you  sacred  and 
inviolable,  I  am  truly  yours,  Jno.  W.  Geaby, 

Colonel  Clarkson.  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

At  11  o'clock  A.  M.  the  Governor  proceeded,  with  a  small  escort,  furnished 
by  General  Smith  and  under  command  of  Lieutenant  Drum,  for  Lecompton, 
which  place  was  reached  a  short  time  before  midnight. 
—34 


524  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

September  11,  1856.  —  The  following  address  was  delivered,  printed,  and 
extensively  circulated : 

INAUGURAL   ADDRESS. 

Fellow-Citizens  :  I  appear  among  you  a  stranger  to  most  of  you,  and 
for  the  first  time  have  the  honor  to  address  you  as  Governor  of  the  Territory 
of  Kansas.  The  position  was  not  sought  by  me,  but  was  voluntarily  ten- 
dered by  the  present  Chief  Magistrate  of  the  nation.  As  an  American  citi- 
zen, deeply  conscious  of  the  blessings  which  ever  flow  from  our  beloved 
Union,  1  did  not  consider  myself  at  liberty  to  shrink  from  any  duties,  how- 
ever delicate  and  onerous,  required  of  me  by  my  country. 

With  a  full  knowledge  of  all  the  circumstances  surrounding  the  executive 
office,  I  have  deliberately  accepted  it,  and,  as  God  may  give  me  strength 
and  ability,  I  will  endeavor  faithfully  to  discharge  its  varied  requirements. 
When  I  received  my  commission  I  was  solemnly  sworn  to  support  the  Con- 
stitution of  the  United  States,  and  to  discharge  my  duties  as  Governor  of 
Kansas  with  fidelity.  By  reference  to  the  act  for  the  organization  of  this 
Territory,  passed  by  Congress  on  the  30th  day  of  March,  1854,  I  find  my 
duties  more  particularly  defined  ;  among  other  things,  I  am  "to  take  care 
that  the  laws  be  faithfully  executed." 

The  Constitution  of  the  United  States  and  the  organic  law  of  this  Terri- 
tory will  be  the  lights  by  which  I  will  be  guided  in  my  executive  career. 

A  careful  and  dispassionate  examination  of  our  organic  act  will  satisfy 
any  reasonable  person  that  its  provisions  are  eminently  just  and  beneficial. 
If  this  act  has  been  distorted  to  unworthy  purposes,  it  is  not  the  fault  of  its 
provisions.  The  great  leading  feature  of  that  act  is  the  right  therein  con- 
ferred upon  the  actual  and  bona  fide  inhabitants  of  this  Territory  "  in  the 
exercise  of  self-government,  to  determine  for  themselves  what  shall  be  their 
own  domestic  institutions,  subject  only  to  the  Constitution  and  the  laws 
duly  enacted  by  Congress  under  it."  The  people,  accustomed  to  self-gov- 
ernment in  the  States  from  whence  they  came,  and  having  removed  to  this 
Territory  with  the  bona  fide  intention  of  making  it  their  future  residence, 
were  supposed  to  be  capable  of  creating  their  own  municipal  government, 
and  to  be  the  best  judges  of  their  own  local  necessities  and  institutions. 
This  is  what  is  termed  "  popular  sovereignty."  By  this  phrase  we  simply 
mean  the  right  of  the  majority  of  the  people  of  the  several  States  and  Ter- 
ritories, being  qualified  electors,  to  regulate  their  own  domestic  concerns, 
and  to  make  their  own  municipal  laws.  Thus  understood,  this  doctrine  un- 
derlies the  whole  system  of  republican  government.  It  is  the  great  right 
of  self-government,  for  which  our  ancestors,  in  the  stormy  days  of  the  Rev- 
olution, pledged  "  their  lives,  their  fortunes,  and  their  sacred  honor." 

A  doctrine  so  eminently  just  should  receive  the  willing  homage  of  every 
American  citizen.  When  legitimately  expressed  and  duly  ascertained,  the 
will  of  the  majority  must  be  the  imperative  rule  of  civil  action  for  every 
law-abiding  citizen.  This  simple,  just  rule  of  action,  has  brought  order  out 
of  chaos,  and  by  a  progress  unparalleled  in  the  history  of  the  world,  has 
made  a  few  feeble,  infant  colonies  a  giant  confederated  republic. 

No  man  conversant  with  the  state  of  aflfairs  now  in  Kansas  can  close  his 
eyes  to  the  fact  that  much  civil  disturbance  has  for  a  long  time  past  existed 
in  this  Territory.  Various  reasons  have  been  assigned  for  this  unfortunate 
condition  of  aflfairs,  and  numerous  remedies  have  been  proposed. 

The  House  of  Representatives  of  the  United  States  have  ignored  the 
claims  of  both  gentlemen  claiming  the  legal  right  to  represent  the  people 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GoV.    GEABY.  525 


of  this  Territory  in  that  body.  The  Topeka  constitution,  recognized  by  the 
House,  has  been  repudiated  by  the  Senate.  Various  measures,  each  in  the 
opinion  of  its  respective  advocates  suggestive  of  peace  to  Kansas,  have  been 
alternately  proposed  and  rejected.  Men  outside  of  the  Territory,  in  various 
sections  of  the  Union,  influenced  by  reasons  best  known  to  themselves,  have 
endeavored  to  stir  up  internal  strife  and  to  array  brother  against  brother. 

In  this  conflict  of  opinion,  and  for  the  promotion  of  the  most  unworthy 
purposes,  Kansas  is  left  to  sufler,  her  people  to  mourn,  and  her  prosperity 
is  endangered. 

Is  there  no  remedy  for  these  evils?  Cannot  the  wounds  of  Kansas  be 
healed  and  peace  be  restored  to  all  her  borders? 

Men  of  the  North  —  men  of  the  South  —  of  the  East  and  of  the  West, 
in  Kansas  —  you,  and  you  alone,  have  the  remedy  in  your  own  hands.  Will 
you  not  suspend  fratricidal  strife  ?  Will  you  not  cease  to  regard  each  other 
as  enemies,  and  look  upon  one  another  as  the  children  of  a  common  mother, 
and  come  and  reason  together  ? 

Let  us  banish  all  outside  influences  from  our  deliberations,  and  assemble 
around  our  council  board  with  the  Constitution  of  our  country  and  the  or- 
ganic law  of  this  Territory  as  the  great  charts  for  our  guidance  and  direc- 
tion. The  bona  fide  inhabitants  of  this  Territory  alo7ie  are  charged  with 
the  solemn  duty  of  enacting  her  laws,  upholding  her  government,  maintain- 
ing peace,  and  laying  the  foundation  for  a  future  commonwealth. 

On  this  point  let  there  be  a  perfect  unity  of  sentiment.  It  is  the  first 
great  step  towards  the  attainment  of  peace.  It  will  inspire  confidence 
amongst  ourselves,  and  insure  the  respect  of  the  whole  country.  Let  us 
show  ourselves  worthy  and  capable  of  self-government. 

Do  not  the  inhabitants  of  this  Territory  better  understand  what  domestic 
institutions  are  suited  to  their  condition — what  laws  will  be  most  conducive 
to  their  prosperity  and  happiness  —  than  the  citizens  of  distant,  or  even 
neighboring  States  ?  This  great  right  of  regulating  our  own  affairs  and  at- 
tending to  our  own  business,  without  any  interference  from  others,  has  been 
guaranteed  to  us  by  the  law  which  Congress  has  made  for  the  organization 
of  this  Territory.  This  right  of  self-government  —  this  privilege  guaran- 
teed to  us  by  the  organic  law  of  our  Territory,  I  will  uphold  with  all  my 
might,  and  with  the  entire  power  committed  to  me. 

In  relation  to  any  changes  of  the  laws  of  the  Territory  which  I  may  deem 
desirable,  I  have  no  occasion  now^  to  speak;  but  these  are  subjects  to  which 
I  shall  direct  public  attention  at  the  proper  time. 

The  Territory  of  the  United  States  is  the  common  property  of  the  several 
States,  or  of  the  people  thereof.  This  being  so,  no  obstacle  should  be  inter- 
posed to  the  free  settlement  of  this  common  property,  while  in  a  Territorial 
condition. 

I  cheerfully  admit  that  the  people  of  this  Territory,  under  the  organic 
act,  have  the  absolute  right  of  making  their  municipal  laws,  and  from  citi- 
zens who  deem  themselves  aggrieved  by  recent  legislation  I  would  invoke 
the  utmost  forbearance,  and  point  out  to  them  a  sure  and  peaceable  remedy. 
You  have  the  right  to  ask  the  next  Legislature  to  revise  any  and  all  laws ; 
and  in  the  meantime,  as  you  value  the  peace  of  the  Territory,  and  the 
maintenance  of  future  laws,  I  would  earnestly  ask  you  to  refrain  from  all 
violations  of  the  present  statutes. 

I  am  sure  that  there  is  patriotism  sufficient  in  the  people  of  Kansas  to 
lend  a  willing  obedience  to  law.  All  the  provisions  of  the  Constitution  of 
the  United  States  must  be  sacredly  observed;  all  the  acts  of  Congress  hav- 


526  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


ing  reference  to  this  Territory  must  be  unhesitatingly  obeyed,  and  the  de- 
cisions of  our  courts  respected.  It  will  be  my  imperative  duty  to  see  that 
these  suggestions  are  carried  into  effect.  In  my  official  action  here  I  will 
do  justice  at  all  hazards.  Influenced  by  no  other  considerations  than  the 
welfare  of  the  whole  people  of  this  Territory,  I  desire  to  know  no  party,  no 
section,  no  North,  no  South,  no  East,  no  West;  nothing  but  Kansas  and 
my  country. 

Fully  conscious  of  my  great  responsibilities  in  the  present  condition  of 
things  in  Kansas,  I  must  invoke  your  aid  and  solicit  your  generous  forbear- 
ance. Your  executive  officer  can  do  little  without  the  aid  of  the  people. 
With  a  firm  reliance  upon  Divine  Providence,  to  the  best  of  my  ability 
I  shall  promote  the  interests  of  the  citizens  of  the  Territory,  not  merely 
collectively  but  individually;  and  I  shall  expect  from  them  in  return  that 
cordial  aid  and  support,  without  which  the  Government  of  no  State  or 
Territory  can  be  administered  with  beneficent  effect. 

Let  us  all  begin  anew.  Let  the  past  be  buried  in  oblivion.  Let  all  strife 
and  bitterness  cease.  Let  us  all  honestly  devote  ourselves  to  the  true  in- 
terests of  Kansas;  develop  her  rich  agricultural  and  mineral  resources, 
build  up  manufacturing  enterprises,  make  public  roads  and  highways,  pre- 
pare amply  for  the  education  of  our  children,  devote  ourselves  to  all  the 
arts  of  peace,  and  make  our  Territory  the  sanctuary  of  those  cherished 
principles  which  protect  the  inalienable  rights  of  the  individual  and  elevate 
States  in  their  sovereign  capacities.  Then  shall  peaceful  industry  soon  be 
restored ;  population  and  wealth  will  flow  upon  us ;  "  the  desert  will  blossom 
as  the  rose,"  and  the  State  of  Kansas  will  soon  be  admitted  into  the  Union, 
the  peer  and  pride  of  her  elder  sisters.  John  W.  Geary. 

PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  a  large  number  of  volunteer  militia  have  been  called  into  the 
service  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  by  authority  of  the  late  acting  Governor, 
for  the  maintenance  of  order,  many  of  whom  have  been  taken  from  their 
occupations  or  business,  and  deprived  of  their  ordinary  means  of  support 
and  of  their  domestic  enjoyments;  and 

Whereas,  the  employment  of  militia  is  not  authorized  by  my  instructions 
from  the  General  Government,  except  upon  requisition  of  the  commander 
of  the  military  department  in  which  Kansas  is  embraced ;  and 

Whereas,  an  authorized  regular  force  has  been  placed  at  my  disposal, 
sufficient  to  insure  the  execution  of  the  laws  that  may  be  obstructed  by  com- 
binations too  powerful  to  be  suppressed  by  the  ordinary  course  of  judicial 
proceedings : 

Now,  therefore,  I,  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas, 
do  issue  this  my  proclamation,  declaring  that  the  services  of  such  volunteer 
militia  are  no  longer  required,  and  hereby  order  that  they  be  immediately 
discharged.  The  Secretary  and  the  Adjutant  General  of  the  Territory  will 
muster  out  of  service  each  command  at  its  place  of  rendezvous. 

And  I  command  all  bodies  of  men,  combined,  armed  and  equipped  with 
munitions  of  war,  without  authority  of  the  Government,  instantly  to  disband 
or  quit  the  Territory,  as  they  will  answer  the  contrary  at  their  peril. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  affixed  the  seal 
of  the  Territory  of  Kansas.     Done  at  Lecompton,  this  11th  day 

[l.  8.]     of  September,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hun- 
dred and  fifty-six.  John  W.  Geary, 
»   By  the  Governor :  Governor  of  Kansas. 
Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary. 


Executive  Minutes  of  Gov.  Geaby.  527 


PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  it  is  the  true  policy  of  every  State  or  Territory  to  be  prepared 
for  any  emergency  that  may  arise  from  internal  dissension  or  foreign  in- 
vasion : 

Wherefore,  I,  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  do 
issue  this  my  proclamation,  ordering  all  free  male  citizens,  qualified  to  bear 
arms,  between  the  ages  of  eighteen  and  forty-five  years,  to  enroll  themselves, 
in  accordance  with  the  act  to  organize  the  militia  of  the  Territorv,  that 
they  may  be  completely  organized  by  companies,  regiments,  brigades,  or 
divisions,  and  hold  themselves  in  readiness  to  be  mustered,  by  my  order, 
into  the  service  of  the  United  States,  upon  requisition  of  the  commander 
of  the  military  department  in  which  Kansas  is  embraced,  for  the  suppres- 
sion of  all  combinations  to  resist  the  laws,  and  for  the  maintenance  of  pub- 
lic order  and  civil  government. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  set  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the 
Territory  of  Kansas.     Done  at  Lecompton,  this  eleventh  day  of 

[l.  s.]     September,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred 
and  fifty-six.  John  W.  Geary,  Governor. 

By  the  Governor : 

Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary. 

ADJUTANT    general's    ORDER. 

In  accordance  with  the  foregoing  proclamation,  the  commanding  officers 
will  take  notice,  and  in  compliance  therewith  report  their  enrollments  and 
organization  to  me  at  my  office  at  Tecumseh,  on  or  before  the  first  day  of 
October  next. 

By  order  of  the  Governor. 

H.  J.  Strickler,  Adjutant  General. 

Lecompton,  September  11,  1856. 

requisition  foe  a  safeguaed. 

Executive  Office,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  11,  1856.  ) 
Deab  Sib:  I  am  desirous  of  obtaining  a  horse  from  your  department  to  send  an 
agent  to  Lawrence  to-morrow,  on  special  business;  also,  that  you  will  furnish  a  non- 
commissioned officer  to  go  with  him  as  a  safeguard.     Your  compliance  will  much 
oblige  Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geary. 

Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  U.  S.  Army, 

Commanding  near  Lecompton. 

mr.  geary  to  mr.  maeoy. 

Executive  Office,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  12,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  I  arrived  here  late  on  the  night  of  the  10th  instant,  having  crossed  from  Fort 
Leavenworth  with  an  escort  furnished  by  General  Smith.  On  the  road  I  witnessed 
numerous  evidences  of  the  atrocities  that  are  being  committed  by  the  bands  of  ma- 
rauders that  infest  the  country.  In  this  place  everything  is  quiet,  which  is  attrib- 
utable to  the  presence  of  a  large  force  of  United  States  troops. 

The  trial  of  the  United  States  prisoners  was  to  have  taken  place  on  the  day  of 
my  arrival;  but  in  consequence  of  the  absence  of  the  District  Attorney,  and  the  non- 
appearance of  witnesses,  it  was  deferred  until  the  next  regular  term  of  the  court, 
Judge  Lecompte  admitting  the  prisoners  to  bail  in  the  sum  of  five  thousand  dollars 
each.  They  departed  on  the  same  day  for  Lawrence,  where  Lane  still  continues  in 
force. 


528  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


Accompanying  this,  yon  will  find  printed  copies  of  my  inaugural  address,  and 
my  first  proclamations,  which  will  exhibit  the  policy  I  have  thus  far  thought  proper 
to  pursue.  I  have  determined  to  dismiss  the  present  organized  militia,  after  con- 
sultation with,  and  by  advice  of  General  Smith,  and  for  the  reasons  that  they  are  not 
enrolled  in  accordance  with  the  laws;  that  many  of  them  are  not  citizens  of  the 
Territory;  that  some  of  them  were  committing  outrages  under  pretense  of  serving 
the  public;  and  that  they  were  unquestionably  perpetrating,  rather  than  diminish- 
ing the  troubles  with  which  the  Territory  is  agitated. 

I  have  also,  as  you  will  see,  taken  the  proper  steps  to  enroll  the  militia  of  the  Ter- 
ritory, agreeably  to  the  act  of  Assembly,  and  to  your  instructions  of  September  2. 
I  trust  that  the  militia,  thus  organized,  may  be  rendered  serviceable  to  the  Govern- 
ernment.  It  is  probable,  also,  that  these  proclamations  may  have  the  tendency  to 
disband  the  Free-State  organization  at  Lawrence. 

Nothing  of  material  importance  has  occurred,  or  come  under  my  notice,  since  I 
last  addressed  you.  I  shall  continue  to  keep  you  apprised  of  all  matters  that  I  may 
deem  of  sufficient  interest  to  communicate. 

As  there  is  no  telegraphic  communication  nearer  than  Boonville,  I  am  compelled 
to  trust  my  dispatches  to  the  mails,  which  are  now,  in  this  region,  somewhat  uncer- 
tain. Most  truly  and  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaby. 

Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 

At  an  early  hour  this  morning  the  following  order  was  placed  in  the  hands 
of  the  Adjutant  General  of  the  Territory: 

obdeb  to  the  adjutant  genebal. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  September  12,  1856.  ) 
Deab  Sib:  You  will  proceed,  without  a  moment's  delay,  to  disarm  and  disband 
the  present  organized  militia  of  the  Territory,  in  accordance  with  the  instructions 
of  the  President  and  the  proclamations  which  I  have  issued,  copies  of  which  you 
will  find  inclosed. 

You  will  also  take  care  to  have  the  arms  belonging  to  the  Territory  deposited  in 
a  place  of  safety  and  under  proper  accountability. 

Yours,  Ac,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Qovernor  of  Kansas  Territory, 
Adjutant  General  H.  J.  Strickler. 
By  the  Governor: 

Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary. 

The  following  order  to  take  charge  of  the  Territorial  arms  in  possession 
of  the  militia  was  at  the  same  time  communicated  to  the  Inspector  General: 

OBDBB   TO    the    INSPBCTOB   GENEBAL. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  September  12,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  You  will  take  charge  of  the  arms  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas  now  in  the 
hands  of  the  militia  about  to  be  disbanded  and  mustered  out  of  the  service  by  the 
Adjutant  General. 

You  will  also  carefully  preserve  the  same  agreeably  to  the  13th  section  of  the  act 
of  Assembly,  to  organize,  discipline,  and  govern  the  militia  of  the  Territory. 

Yours,  Ac,  John  W.  Geaby, 

%  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Inspector  General  Thomas  J.  B.  Cramer. 

By  the  Governor:  Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES   OF  GOV,   GEABY.  529 

At  11:30  o'clock  at  night,  a  special  messenger  arrived  from  General 
Heiskell,  one  of  the  commanders  of  the  Territorial  militia,  with  the  follow- 
ing dispatch : 

dispatch  from  general  heiskell.  ' 

Headquarters,  Mission  Creek,        ) 
Kansas  Territory,  September  11,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  In  obedience  to  the  call  of  acting  Governor  Woodson,  I  have  organized  a 
militia  force  of  about  800  men,  who  are  now  in  the  field  ready  for  duty  and  im- 
patient to  act.     Hearing  of  your  arrival,  I  beg  leave  to  report  them  to  you  for 
orders. 

Any  communication  forwarded  to  us  will  find  us  encamped  at  or  near  this  point. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be,  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

William  A.  Heiskell,  Brigadier  General, 
Commanding  First  Brigade,  Southern  Division  Kansas  Militia. 
To  his  Excellency  J.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
By  order:  H.  Maclean,  Adjutant. 


September  13,  1856. — A  second  messenger  arrived  this  morning  at  1:30 
o'clock,  two  hours  subsequent  to  the  above,  bearing  the  following: 

dispatch  from  general  heiskell. 

Headquarters,  ) 

Mission  Camp,  September  12,  1856.  ) 
Sir:  Yesterday  I  had  the  honor  to  report  to  you  my  command  of  Kansas  militia, 
then  about  800  strong,  which  was  dispatched  via  Leavenworth.     In  case  it  may  not 
have  reached  you,  I  now  report  1,000  men  as  Territorial  militia,  called  into  the  field 
by  proclamation  of  acting  Governor  Woodson,  and  subject  to  your  orders. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be,  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

William  A.  Heiskell,  Brigadier  General, 
Coniinanding  First  Brigade,  Southern  Division  Kansas  Militia. 
To  his  Excellency  J.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
By  order:  H.  Maclean,  Adjutant. 


The  following  answer  was  returned  to  General  Heiskell,  by  the  messenger 
who  brought  the  foregoing  dispatch : 

letter  to  general  heiskell. 

Executive  Office,  ^ 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,      [• 
September  13,  1856 — 1:30  o'clock  a.m.  ) 
Dear  Sir:  Your  first  and  second  dispatches  have  been  received.     I  will  communi- 
cate with  you  through  the  person  of  either  the  Secretary  of  the  Territory  or  the 
Adjutant  General,  as  soon  as  he  can  reach  your  camp,  he  starting  from  this  place 
at  an  early  hour  this  morning. 

Very  respectfully,  yours, 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas. 
Brigadier  General  William  A.  Heiskell, 

First  Brigade,  Southern  Division  Kansas  Militia. 

The  following  letter  was  received   early  this    morning.     The  books  to 


530  State  Histobical  Society, 


which  reference  is  made  also  came  to  hand,  and  their  receipt  immediately 

acknowledged : 

Dkpabtment  of  State,  ) 

Washington,  D.  C,  August  30,  1866.  ) 
Sib:  The  12th  volume,  part  1,  Executive  Documents,  2d  session  33d  Congress, 
and  the  14th  volume,  part  1,  Senate  Documents,  of  the  same  session,  have  this  day 
been  deposited  in  the  postoffice  in  this  city,  directed  to  you,  the  receipt  of  which 
you  will  please  acknowledge. 

I  am,  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,        J.  A.  Thomas,  Assistant  Secretary. 
The  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  13,  1856.  J 
Sib:  I  have  this  day  received  the  12th  volume,  part  1,  Executive  Documents,  2d 
session  33d  Congress,  and  the  14th  volume,  part  1,  Senate  Documents,  of  the  same 
session,  forwarded  by  you  from  the  Department  of  State  at  Washington  city. 

Yours,  truly,  Jno.  W.  Geabt,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Rumors  having  reached  Lecompton  that  the  citizens  of  Lawrence  were 
in  danger  of  an  attack  from  a  large  body  of  armed  men,  Mr.  Theodore 
Adams  was  dispatched  to  that  city  as  an  especial  agent,  to  ascertain  the 
facts  and  to  report  at  the  earliest  possible  moment.  The  following  com- 
munication was  received  from  Mr.  Adams  early  this  morning,  about  one 
o'clock : 

LETTEB   FBOM    MB.    ADAMS. 

Lawbenoe,  September  12,  1856. 

Sib:  I  arrived  here  a  few  moments  ago,  and  distributed  the  address  and  procla- 
mations, and  found  the  people  preparing  to  repel  a  contemplated  attack  from  the 
forces  coming  from  Missouri. 

Reports  are  well  authenticated,  in  the  opinion  of  the  best  men  here,  that  there  is 
within  six  miles  of  this  place  a  large  number  of  men.  Three  hundred  have  been 
seen.  As  you  have  been  well  informed  of  the  contemplated  attack  to-morrow,  I 
think  the  report  can  be  relied  upon. 

They  say  if  a  sufficient  protection  be  given  them,  they  will  disband  on  the  spot. 

They  say  you  will  not  think  hard  of  them  for  not  disbanding  to-morrow,  with 
so  formidable  a  force  marching  against  them.     I  said  certainly  you  would  not. 

At  this  moment  one  of  the  scouts  came  in,  and  reports  the  forces  marching 
against  them  at  Franklin,  three  miles  off,  and  all  have  flown  to  their  arms,  to  meet 
them.  I  have  concluded  to  send  this  to  you  at  once.  I  hope  that  you  will  come  on 
yourself,  as  the  people  want  much  to  see  you.  I  will  make  no  suggestions,  but  I 
think  action  is  necessary. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  Theodobe  Adams. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Upon  receipt  of  the  foregoing  letter,  a  requisition  as  follows  was  immedi- 
ately made  upon  Lieutenant  Colonel  Cooke,  commanding  the  United  States 
troops  stationed  near  Lecompton : 

bequi8ition  fob  united  states  tboops. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  13,  1856  — 1:30  o'clock  a.  m.  ) 
Deab  Sib  :  The  accompanying  dispatch,  just  received  from  Lawrence,  gives  suf- 
ficient reason  to  believe  that  trouble  of  a  serious  character  is  likely  to  take  place 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.   GEABY.  531 

there.     Mr.  Adams,  the  writer  of  the  dispatch,  is  the  special  agent  vrhom  I  sent  down 
last  evening  to  ascertain  the  state  of  affairs. 

I  think  that  you  had  better  send  immediately  to  Lawrence  a  force  sufficient  to 
prevent  bloodshed,  as  it  is  my  orders  from  the  President  to  use  every  possible  means 
to  prevent  collisions  between  belligerent  forces.  If  desirable,  I  will  accompany  the 
troops  myself,  and  should  be  glad  to  have  you  go  along. 

Truly  yours,  &c.,  John  W.  Geary, 

Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke.  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

This  requisition  instantly  met  the  concurrence  of  Col.  Cooke  who,  at 
about  2i  o'clock  a.m.,  with  about  three  hundred  mounted  men  and  four 
pieces  of  artillery,  accompanied  by  the  Governor,  proceeded  to  Lawrence, 
reaching  that  town  at  early  sunrise.  Here  all  was  quiet  —  no  enemy  having 
made  its  appearance.  The  citizens  speedily  assembled,  and  listened  with 
marked  approbation  to  an  address  from  the  Governor,  whom  they  cordially 
cheered.  In  the  afternoon  he  returned  with  Col.  Cooke  and  his  command 
to  Lecompton. 

September  14,  1856. — At  this  date  numerous  complaints  were  made  at 
the  executive  office  of  outrages  that  were  being  committed  upon  the  settlers 
in  the  surrounding  country  by  armed  bands  of  mounted  men.     Among  the 
complainants  was  Mr.  W.  F.  Dyer,  who  presented  the  following  affidavit : 
Tebritoey  of  Kansas,  Douglas  County. 

Personally  appeared  before  me,  justice  in  and  for  Douglas  county,  Kansas  Terri- 
tory, William  F.  Dyer,  and  being  duly  sworn,  says:  That  Colonel  Whipple,  at  the 
head  of  a  hundred  or  more  men,  among  whom  were  J.  Ritchie,  Ephraim  Bainter,  J. 
O.  B.  Dunning,  Captain  Jamison,  and  others  not  known  to  him,  did,  on  Monday, 
September  8,  1856,  rob  him  of  six  head  of  horses  and  mules,  and  various  articles  of 
merchandise,  amounting  in  value  to  more  than  a  thousand  dollars;  and  on  Tuesday 
following,  it  being  the  9th  of  September,  1856,  the  same  men  robbed  him  of  vari- 
ous articles  of  merchandise,  amounting  in  value  to  over  three  thousand  dollars; 
and  that  this  day,  it  being  Saturday,  September  13,  1856,  the  same  men  were  assem- 
bled at  Osawkee,  about  eight  o'clock  a.m.,  as  he  believed,  for  the  purpose  of  burning 
and  robbing  the  town  and  country  round  about,  and  attacking  the  town  of  Hardt- 
ville  this  evening.  W.  F.  Dyeb. 

Subscribed  and  sworn  this  13th  day  of  September,  1856,  before  me. 

R.  R.  Nelson, 
Justice  of  the  Peace. 

The  facts  above  narrated  being  confirmed  by  reliable  witnesses,  a  dispatch 
was  immediately  forwarded  to  Colonel  Cooke  for  troops  to  visit  the  neigh- 
borhood designated  in  the  affidavit. 

requisition  fob  teoops. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  14,  1856.  ) 
Deab  Sib:  You  will  perceive,  by  the  accompanying  affidavit,  and  from  verbal 
statements  that  will  be  made  to  you  by  Dr.  Tebbs,  who  will  accompany  the  bearer 
of  this,  that  a  desperate  state  of  affairs  is  now  existing  at  Osawkee  and  its  vicinity, 
which  seems  to  require  some  action  at  our  hands.  I  strongly  recommend  that  you 
send  a  force,  such  as  you  can  conveniently  spare,  to  visit  that  neighborhood  at  the 


532  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


earliest  moment.  If  such  a  force  cannot  succeed  in  arresting  the  perpetrators  of 
the  outrages  already  committed,  and  of  which  complaint  has  been  made  in  due 
form,  it  may,  at  least,  tend  to  disperse  and  drive  off  the  band  or  bands  of  marauders 
who  are  threatening  the  lives  and  property  of  peaceable  citizens. 

A  deputy  marshal  will  accompany  such  troops  as  you  may  judge  expedient  to 
detail  on  this  service.  Very  respectfully  and  truly  yours, 

John  W.  Geabt,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Col.  P.  St.  G.  Cooke,  Commanding  U.  S.  troops. 

In  compliance  with  the  foregoing,  a  squadron  of  dragoons  was  detailed 
for  the  desired  service,  which,  under  command  of  Captain  Wood,  left  Le- 
compton  about  six  o'clock  p.  m. 

The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Territory  announced  his  intention  to  pro- 
ceed this  day  to  the  encampment  of  the  Territorial  militia,  to  execute  his 
order  to  disband  them,  and  requested  an  escort  for  that  purpose.  The  fol- 
lowing was  forthwith  transmitted  to  Colonel  Cooke: 

BEQUISITION    FOB    AN   E800BT. 

ExEOUTivE  Depabtmbnt,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  14,  1856. ) 
Deab  Sib:  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  Territory  is  about  to  proceed  to  disband 
the  volunteer  troops.     At  this  late  hour  he  has  informed  me  that  he  must  have  an 
escort  of  two  soldiers  to  accompany  him.     If  you  can  let  him  have  them,  you  will 
order  them  to  report  to  me  at  once. 

The  escort  is  also  intended  to  accompany  the  Secretary  of  the  Territory  and  my 
especial  agent,  Mr.  Adams.  They  will  first  proceed  to  disband  the  forces  that  are 
now  reported  to  be  marching  towards  Lawrence.  Yours,  truly, 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Col.  Philip  St.  George  Cooke. 

Accordingly  an  escort  was  furnished,  and  Secretary  Woodson,  General 
Strickler,  and  Mr.  Theodore  Adams  proceeded,  at  about  three  o'clock  p.  m., 
for  Lawrence.  On  arriving  at  that  place,  they  found  it  threatened  with 
an  assault  from  Generals  Reid,  Heiskell,  Atchison,  Stringfellow,  Richard- 
son, and  others,  in  command  of  about  twenty-seven  hundred  men,  who  had 
been  enrolled  as  Territorial  militia,  agreeably  to  a  proclamation  of  the  late 
acting  Governor  Woodson,  the  main  body  of  which  were  then  encamped  on 
the  Wakarusa  river.  An  advanced  party  had  taken  possession  of  Frank- 
lin, three  miles  from  Lawrence. 

Messrs.  Woodson,  Strickler  and  Adams  hastened  to  the  encampment  on 
the  Wakarusa.  Mr.  Adams,  having  ascertained  the  precise  condition  of 
things,  soon  returned  to  Lawrence  and  dispatched  the  following  letter, 
which  reached  Lecompton  at  3  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  15th: 

DISPATCH    FBOM    liAWBENOE. 

Lawbenoe,  September  14,  1856 — 12  o'clock. 

Sib:  I  went,  as  directed,  to  the  camp  of  the  militia,  and  found  at  the  town  of 

Franklin,  three  miles    from  this   place,  encamped  three  hundred  men,  with  four 

pieces  of  artillery.     One  mile  to  the  right,  on  the  Wakarusa,  I  found  a  very  large 

Encampment  of  three  hundred  tents  and  wagons.     They  claim  to  have  two  thousand 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.    GEAEY.  '     533 

five  hundred  men;  and  from  the  appearance  of  the  camp,  I  have  no  doubt  they  have 
that  number. 

General  Reid  is  in  command.  I  saw  and  was  introduced  to  General  Atchison, 
Colonel  Titus,  Sheriff  Jones,  General  Richardson,  &c.  The  proclamations  were  dis- 
tributed. 

Secretary  Woodson  and  General  Strickler  had  not,  up  to  the  time  I  left,  delivered 
their  orders,  but  were  about  doing  so  as  soon  as  they  could  get  the  officers  together. 
The  outposts  of  both  parties  were  fighting  about  an  hour  before  sunset;  one  man 
killed  of  the  militia,  and  one  house  burned  at  Franklin.  There  were  but  few  people 
at  Lawrence,  most  of  them  having  gone  to  their  homes  after  your  visit  here. 

I  reported  these  facts  to  the  officers  in  command  here,  and  your  prompt  action 
has  undoubtedly  been  the  means  of  saving  the  loss  of  blood  and  valuable  property. 

Secretary  Woodson  thought  you  had  better  come  with  the  militia  on  to  the  camp 
as  soon  as  you  can.  I  think  a  prompt  visit  would  have  a  good  effect.  I  will  see 
you  as  you  come  this  way,  and  communicate  with  you  more  fully. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  Theodore  Adams. 

His  Excellency  Governor  Geary,  K.  T. 

Soon  after  the  departure  from  Lecompton  of  Secretary  Woodson  and  his 
party,  several  messengers  arrived  from  Lawrence,  with  intelligence  similar 
to  that  contained  in  the  foregoing  letter,  and  soliciting  the  interference  of 
the  Executive  for  the  protection  of  the  citizens.  Being  satisfied  that  there 
was  sufficient  reason  for  alarm  and  for  prompt  and  efficient  action,  the  Gov- 
ernor forwarded  the  follow^ing  order  to  the  military  encampment: 

OBDEE  TO  COLONEL  COOKE. 

Deab  Sik:  Proceed  at  all  speed  with  your  command  to  Lawrence,  and  prevent  a 
collision,  if  possible;  and  leave  a  portion  of  your  troops  there  for  that  purpose. 
Yours,  (fee,  Jno.  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Colonel  P.  St.  G.  Cooke. 

Colonel  Cooke  immediately  marched  with  about  three  hundred  mounted 
men  and  a  battery  of  light  artillery,  and  arrived  at  Lawrence  early  in  the 
evening,  finding  affairs  precisely  as  described  above. 


DISBANDMENT    OF    THE    MILITIA. 

September  15,  1856. —  Early  this  morning  the  Governor  proceeded  to 
the  encampment  on  the  Wakarusa.  Here  he  found  twenty-seven  hundred 
men,  well  armed  and  accoutred,  with  all  the  customary  munitions  of  war, 
embracing  a  number  of  cannon.  These  were  the  Territorial  militia.  They 
were  highly  excited,  and  so  eager  and  impatient  for  an  assault  upon  Law- 
rence that  it  was  with  difficulty  they  could  be  restrained. 

The  Governor  convened  a  council  of  the  officers,  whom  he  addressed  at 
considerable  length,  enjoining  the  duty  of  obedience  to  the  laws  and  to  the 
requirements  of  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  and  demanding  com- 
pliance with  his  proclamation;  ordering  all  armed  bodies  of  men,  excepting 
the  troops  regularly  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States,  to  dis- 


534  STATE  HiSTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

band  and  disarm.  This  was  finally  agreed  to,  and  in  the  afternoon  the 
troops  separated  and  proceeded  to  depart  for  their  respective  homes ;  but 
not  without  some  murmurs  of  disappointment  and  dissatisfaction.  The 
Government  forces  returned  to  their  encampment  near  Lecompton  early  on 
the  morning  of  the  16th,  leaving  Lawrence  perfectly  safe  and  quiet. 

CAPTURE    OF   ONE   HUNDRED   AND    ONE    PRISONERS. 

The  squadron  of  dragoons  under  command  of  Captain  Wood,  after  fording 
the  river  at  Lecompton,  took  up  their  line  of  march  toward  Hickory  Point, 
about  7  o'clock  on  the  evening  of  the  14th.  When  within  about  five  miles 
of  the  latter-named  place,  they  met  a  party  of  twenty-five  men,  with  wag- 
ons, &c.  With  them  was  a  wounded  man,  then  under  the  care  of  a  surgeon. 
Upon  examination,  it  was  ascertained  that  these  were  a  portion  of  a  large 
force  that  had  left  Lawrence  on  the  day  before,  under  the  command  of  one 
Harvey,  and  belonging  to  Lane's  "Army  of  the  North."  These  men  were 
taken  prisoners,  and  the  troops  resumed  their  march. 

About  one  mile  from  Hickory  Point  a  still  larger  party  was  discovered 
encamped  upon  the  prairie.  This  was  surprised  about  midnight,  and  most 
of  those  comprising  it  captured  without  resistance. 

This  was  the  main  body  of  the  command  of  Harvey,  who  was  absent  when 
the  United  States  troops  appeared. 

This  party  had  left  Lawrence  with  the  avowed  purpose  of  making  an  at- 
tack upon  the  settlers  at  and  about  Hickory  Point,  who,  hearing  of  their 
approach,  had  taken  refuge  in  three  log  houses.  An  assault  was  commenced 
upon  these  houses  at  11  o'clock  a.m.  on  Sunday,  the  14th  instant,  and  con- 
tinued until  5  o'clock  p.m.  A  brass  four- pounder  was  chiefly  used  in  the 
assault,  the  parties  keeping  at  too  great  a  distance  to  employ  small  arms  to 
any  advantage.  In  this  battle,  which  lasted  six  hours,  one  man  was  killed 
of  the  party  attacked,  and  another  severely  wounded.  The  assailants  had 
six  men  wounded,  neither  of  them  dangerously. 

Soon  after  the  troops  had  secured  their  prisoners  and  had  proceeded  a 
short  distance  on  their  homeward  march,  a  fatal  accident  resulted  from  a 
misunderstanding.  A  man  named  Grayson,  who  had  assisted  in  guiding 
the  United  States  troops,  attempted  to  pass  the  outer  guards,  by  whom  he 
was  hailed  and  ordered  to  stop.  The  night  being  dark,  he  mistook  the 
soldiers  for  enemies,  and  fired  upon  them,  wounding  one  man  in  the  shoulder. 
This  fire  was  returned  from  one  of  the  guards,  which  took  effect  in  the  breast, 
killing  him  instantly.  Captain  Wood  returned  to  Lecompton  at  six  o'clock 
this  morning,  bringing  with  him  one  hundred  and  one  prisoners,  a  brass 
cannon,  seven  wagons,  and  a  large  quantity  of  arms  and  munitions  of  war. 
The  prisoners  were  conveyed  to  the  encampment  of  the  United  States  troops, 
where  they  will  be  detained  until  they  can  have  an  examination  before  a 
legally  constituted  civil  tribunal. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.   GEABY.  535 

September  16,  1856. —  The  following  dispatch  was  telegraphed  from 
Washington  to  St.  Louis,  and  forwarded  thence  by  railroad,  steamboat,  and 
stage  coach,  to  Lecompton,  where  it  was  received  late  this  evening : 

DISPATCH    FBOM    THE    SECBETAKY    OF    STATE. 

[  Dated  Washington,  Sept.  9,  1856.] 

St.  Louis,  September  10,  1856. 
I  presume  the  orders  sent  by  Colonel  Emory  on  the  3d  instant  have  already 
reached  you.  If  the  militia  which  those  orders  made  subject  to  the  requisition  of 
General  Smith  are  not  sufficient  for  the  emergency,  notify  me  by  telegraph.  The 
insurrectionary  invasions  of  the  Territory  by  way  of  Nebraska,  and  the  subsequent 
hostile  attacks  on  the  postofflce  at  Franklin,  and  on  the  dwellings  of  Titus  and  of 
Clarke,  seem  to  have  stimulated  to  unlawful  acts  of  the  same  character  on  the  borders 
of  Missouri.  The  President  expects  you  to  maintain  the  public  peace,  and  bring 
to  punishment  all  acts  of  violence  and  disorder  by  whomsoever  perpetrated,  and  on 
whatever  pretext;  and  he  relies  on  your  energy  and  discretion,  and  the  approved 
capacity,  decision,  and  coolness  of  character  of  General  Smith,  to  prevent  or  sup- 
press all  attempts  to  kindle  civil  war  in  the  Territory  of  Kansas.  A  communication 
on  the  same  subject  has  this  day  been  telegraphed  to  General  Smith  by  the  Secre- 
tary of  War,  with  positive  directions  that  no  parties  or  bodies  of  armed  men  shall 
be  allowed  to  carry  on  military  operations  in  the  Territory,  save  such  persons  as 
are  enrolled  by  him  into  the  service  of  the  United  States. 

W.  L.  Maboy,  Secretary  of  State. 
To  John  W.  Geary. 

The  following  was  this  day  dispatched  to  Washington  by  the  hands  of 
Mr.  Theodore  Adams: 

GOVEENOB    GEABY    TO    ME.    MABCY. 

Executive  Depabtment,  I 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  16,  1856.  ^ 

Sie:  My  last  dispatch  was  dated  the  12th  instant,  in  which  I  gave  you  a  statement 
of  my  operations  to  that  date.  Since  then,  I  have  had  business  of  the  deepest  im- 
portance to  occupy  every  moment  of  my  attention,  and  to  require  the  most  con- 
stant watchfulness  and  untiring  energy.  Indeed,  so  absolutely  occupied  is  all  my 
time,  that  I  scarcely  have  a  minute  to  devote  to  the  duty  of  keeping  you  apprised 
of  the  true  condition  of  this  Territory.  I  have  this  instant  returned  from  an  ex- 
pedition to  Lawrence  and  the  vicinity,  and  am  preparing  to  depart  almost  immedi- 
ately for  other  sections  of  the  Territory,  where  my  presence  is  demanded. 

After  having  issued  my  address  and  proclamations  in  this  city,  copies  of  which 
have  been  forwarded  to  you,  I  sent  them  with  a  special  messenger  to  Lawrence, 
twelve  miles  to  the  eastward,  where  they  were  made  known  to  the  citizens  on  the  12th 
instant.  The  people  of  that  place  were  alarmed  with  a  report  that  a  large  body  of 
armed  men,  called  out  by  the  proclamation  of  the  late  acting  Governor  Woodson, 
were  threatening  them  with  an  attack,  and  they  were  making  the  necessary  arrange- 
ments for  resistance.  So  well  authenticated  seemed  their  information,  that  my  agent 
forwarded  an  express  by  a  United  States  trooper,  announcing  the  fact,  and  calling 
upon  me  to  use  my  power  to  prevent  the  impending  calamity.  This  express  reached 
me  at  1^  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  the  13th  instant.  I  immediately  made  a  requi- 
sition upon  Colonel  Cooke,  commander  of  the  United  States  forces  stationed  at  this 
place,  for  as  many  troops  as  could  be  made  available,  and  in  about  an  hour  was  on 
my  way  towards  Lawrence  with  three  hundred  mounted  men,  including  a  battery  of 
light  artillery. 


536  State  Histobical  Society. 


On  arriving  at  Lawrence,  we  found  the  danger  had  been  exaggerated,  and  that 
there  was  no  immediate  danger  for  the  intervention  of  the  military.  The  moral 
effect  of  our  presence,  however,  was  of  great  avail.  The  citizens  were  satisfied  that 
the  Government  was  disposed  to  render  them  all  needed  protection,  and  I  received 
from  them  the  assurance  that  they  would  conduct  themselves  as  law-abiding  and 
peace-loving  men.  They  voluntarily  offered  to  lay  down  their  arms,  and  enroll 
themselves  as  Territorial  militia,  in  accordance  with  the  terms  of  my  proclamation. 
I  returned  the  same  day  with  the  troops,  well  satisfied  with  the  result  of  my  mission. 

During  Saturday,  the  13th  instant,  I  remained  at  my  office,  which  was  constantly 
thronged  with  men  uttering  complaints  concerning  outrages  that  had  been  and  were 
being  committed  upon  their  persons  and  property.  These  complaints  came  in  from 
every  direction,  and  were  made  by  the  advocates  of  all  the  conflicting  political  sen- 
timents with  which  the  Territory  has  been  agitated;  and  they  exhibited  clearly  a 
moral  condition  of  affairs  too  lamentable  for  any  language  adequately  to  describe. 

The  whole  country  was  evidently  infested  with  armed  bands  of  marauders,  who 
set  all  law  at  defiance,  and  traveled  from  place  to  place,  assailing  villages,  sacking 
and  burning  houses,  destroying  crops,  maltreating  women  and  children,  driving  off 
and  stealing  cattle  and  horses,  and  murdering  harmless  men  in  their  own  dwellings, 
and  on  the  public  highways.  Many  of  these  grievances  needed  immediate  redress; 
but  unfortunately  the  law  was  a  dead  letter,  no  magistrate  or  judge  being  at  hand 
to  take  an  afddavit  or  issue  a  process,  and  no  marshal  or  sheriff  to  be  found,  even 
had  the  judges  been  present  to  prepare  them,  to  execute  the  same. 

The  next  day  (Sunday)  matters  grew  worse  and  worse.  The  most  positive  evi- 
dence reached  me  that  a  large  body  of  armed  and  mounted  men  were  devastating 
the  neighborhood  of  Osawkee  and  Hardtville,  commonly  called  "Hickory  Point." 
Being  well  convinced  of  this  fact,  I  determined  to  act  upon  my  own  responsibility, 
and  immediately  issued  an  order  to  Colonel  Cooke  for  a  detachment  of  his  forces 
to  visit  the  scene  of  disturbance.  In  answer  to  this  requisition,  a  squadron  of 
eighty-one  men  was  detached,  consisting  of  Companies  C  and  H,  First  Cavalry, 
Captains  Wood  and  Newby,  the  whole  under  command  of  Captain  Wood.  This  de- 
tachment left  the  camp  at  2  o'clock  p.  m.,  with  instructions  to  proceed  to  Osawkee 
and  Hickory  Point  —  the  former  twelve,  and  the  latter  eighteen  miles  to  the  north- 
ward of  Lecompton.     It  was  accompanied  by  a  deputy  marshal. 

In  consequence  of  the  want  of  proper  facilities  for  crossing  the  Kansas  river,  it 
was  late  in  the  evening  before  the  force  could  march.  After  having  proceeded 
about  six  miles,  intelligence  was  brought  to  Captain  Wood  that  a  large  party  of 
men,  under  command  of  a  person  named  Harvey,  had  come  over  from  Lawrence, 
and  made  an  attack  upon  a  log  house  at  Hickory  Point,  in  which  a  number  of  the 
settlers  had  taken  refuge.  This  assault  commenced  about  11  o'clock  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  continued  six  hours.  The  attacking  party  had  charge  of  a  brass  six- 
pounder,  the  same  that  was  taken  by  Colonel  Doniphan  at  the  battle  of  Sacramento. 
This  piece  had  been  freely  used  in  the  assault,  but  without  affecting  any  material 
damage;  as  far  as  has  yet  been  ascertained,  but  one  man  was  killed,  and  some  half- 
dozen  wounded. 

About  11  o'clock  in  the  evening  Captain  Wood's  command  met  a  party  of  twenty- 
five  men  with  three  wagons,  one  of  which  contained  a  wounded  man.  These  he 
ascertained  to  be  a  portion  of  Harvey's  forces  who  had  been  engaged  in  the  assault 
at  Hickory  Point,  and  who  were  returning  to  Lawrence.  They  were  immediately 
arrested,  without  resistance,  disarmed,  and  held  as  prisoners.  Three  others  were 
soon  after  arrested,  who  also  proved  to  be  a  portion  of  Harvey's  party. 
^  When  within  about  four  miles  of  Hickory  Point,  Captain  Wood  discovered  a  large 
encampment  upon  the  prairie,  near  the  road  leading  to  Lawrence.     It  was  the  main 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES   OF  GOV.    GEABY.  537 


body  of  Harvey's  men,  then  under  command  of  one  Bickerton,  Harvey  having  left 
after  the  attack  on  Hickory  Point.     This  party  was  surprised  and  captured. 

After  securing  the  prisoners,  Captain  Wood  returned  to  Lecompton,  which  place 
he  reached  about  daybreak  on  Monday,  the  15th  instant,  bringing  with  him  one 
hundred  and  one  prisoners,  one  brass  field-piece,  seven  wagons,  thirty-eight  United 
States  muskets,  forty-seven  Sharps  rifles,  six  hunting  rifles,  two  shot-guns,  twenty 
revolving  pistols,  fourteen  bowie-knives,  four  swords,  and  a  large  supply  of  ammu- 
nition for  artillery  and  small  arms. 

Whilst  engaged  in  making  preparations  for  the  foregoing  expeditions,  several 
messengers  reached  me  from  Lawrence,  announcing  that  a  powerful  army  was 
marching  upo^i  that  place,  it  being  the  main  body  of  the  militia  called  into  service 
by  the  proclamation  of  Secretary  Woodson,  when  acting  Governor.  This  informa- 
tion was  measurably  confirmed  by  the  accompanying  dispatches  from  General  Heis- 
kell,  (marked  A  and  B,)  which  had  reached  me  within  an  hour  of  each  other. 

Satisfied  that  the  most  prompt  and  decisive  measures  were  necessary  to  prevent 
the  sacrifice  of  many  lives,  and  the  destruction  of  one  of  the  finest  and  most  pros- 
perous towns  in  the  Territory,  and  avert  a  state  of  affairs  which  must  have  inevitably 
involved  the  country  in  a  most  disastrous  civil  war,  I  dispatched  the  following  order 
to  Colonel  Cooke: 

"Proceed  at  all  speed  with  your  command  to  Lawrence,  and  prevent  a  collision  if  possible,  and  leave 
a  portion  of  your  troops  there  for  that  purpose." 

Accordingly,  the  entire  available  United  States  force  was  put  in  motion,  and 
reached  Lawrence  at  an  early  hour  in  the  evening.  Here  the  worst  apprehensions 
of  the  citizens  were  discovered  to  have  been  well  founded.  Twenty-seven  hundred 
men,  under  command  of  Generals  Heiskell,  Reid,  Atchison,  Richardson,  String- 
fellow,  (fee,  were  encamped  on  the  Wakarusa,  about  four  miles  from  Lawrence,  eager 
and  determined  to  exterminate  that  place  and  all  its  inhabitants.  An  advanced 
party  of  three  hundred  men  had  already  taken  possession  of  Franklin,  one  mile 
from  the  camp  and  three  miles  from  Lawrence,  and  skirmishing  parties  had  begun 
to  engage  in  deadly  conflict. 

Fully  appreciating  the  awful  calamities  that  were  impending,  I  hastened  with  all 
possible  dispatch  to  the  encampment,  assembled  the  officers  of  the  militia,  and  in 
the  name  of  the  President  of  the  United  States  demanded  a  suspension  of  hostili- 
ties. I  had  sent,  in  advance,  the  Secretary  and  Adjutant  General  of  the  Territory, 
with  orders  to  carry  out  the  letter  and  spirit  of  my  proclamations;  but  up  to  the 
time  of  my  arrival  these  orders  had  been  unheeded,  and  I  could  discover  but  little 
disposition  to  obey  them.  I  addressed  the  officers  in  command  at  considerable 
length,  setting  forth  the  disastrous  consequences  of  such  a  demonstration  as  was 
contemplated,  and  the  absolute  necessity  of  more  lawful  and  conciliatory  measures 
to  restore  peace,  tranquility,  and  prosperity  to  the  country.  I  read  my  instructions 
from  the  President,  and  convinced  them  that  my  whole  course  of  procedure  was  in 
accordance  therewith,  and  called  upon  them  to  aid  me  in  my  efforts,  not  only  to 
carry  out  these  instructions,  but  to  support  and  enforce  the  laws  and  the  constitu- 
tion of  the  United  States. 

I  am  happy  to  say  that  a  more  ready  concurrence  in  my  views  was  met  than  I 
had  at  first  any  good  reason  to  expect.  It  was  agreed  that  the  terms  of  my  procla- 
mations should  be  carried  out  by  the  disbandment  of  the  militia;  whereupon,  the 
camp  was  broken  up,  and  the  different  commands  separated,  to  repair  to  their  re- 
spective homes. 

The  occurrences  thus  related  are  already  exerting  a  beneficent  influence;  and 
although  the  work  is  not  yet  accomplished,  I  do  not  despair  of  success  in  my  efforts 
to  satisfy  the  Government  that  I  am  worthy  of  the  high  trust  which  has  been  reposed 


538  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


in  me.  As  soon  as  circomstanoea  will  permit,  I  shall  visit,  in  person,  every  section 
of  the  Territory  where  I  feel  assured  that  my  presence  will  tend  to  give  confidence 
and  security  to  the  people. 

In  closing,  I  have  merely  to  add,  that  unless  I  am  more  fully  sustained  hereafter 
by  the  civil  authorities,  and  serious  difficulties  and  disturbances  continue  to  agitate 
the  Territory,  my  only  recourse  will  be  to  martial  law,  which  I  must  needs  proclaim 
and  enforce. 

Most  truly  and  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 

The  safe  keeping  of  prisoners  has  been  a  subject  of  considerable  difficulty. 
There  are  no  jails  in  the  Territory,  nor  any  other  places  in  which  they  can 
be  securely  confined.  Hence  those  taken  at  Hickory  Point  were  sent  to 
the  encampment  of  the  United  States  troops;  and  in  regard  to  their  deten- 
tion there  Colonel  Cooke  wrote  as  follows : 

keepino  of  the  pbisonebs. 

Headquabtebs,  ) 

Camp  neab  Lecompton,  September  16,  1866.  ^ 
Deab  Sib:  Captain  T.  J.  Wood,  Company  I,  commanding  a  squadron,  was  sent 
out  on  the  14th  instant,  with  a  deputy  marshal,  to  give  the  military  aid  for  which 
on  the  same  date  you  had  made  formal  requisition. 

Having  just  returned  to  camp  from  important  duties  near  Lawrence,  I  find  that 
they  have  brought  into  camp  as  prisoners  one  hundred  and  one  men. 

I  find  in  my  instructions  from  General  Smith,  August  19th:  "The  Governor  of 
the  Territory  should,  if  possible,  take  means  to  keep  the  prisoners  arrested  under 
his  authority,  and  such  as  hereafter  may  be  taken.  Their  custody  embarrasses  the 
troops,  and  diminishes  their  eflBciency." 

This  now  proves  so  true,  that  I  am  forced  to  ask  that  the  proper  civil  officer  shall 
take  them  into  his  keeping.  I  should  be  able,  on  requisition  founded  on  necessity, 
to  afford  marshal  or  sheriff  temporarily  some  aid,  supposing  that  the  place  of  their 
keeping  will  not  be  further  than  Lecompton. 

With  high  respect,  P.  St.  Q.  Cooke, 

lAeut.  Col.  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding  U.  S.  Forces. 
His  Excellency  Col.  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


September  17,  1856. —  Letter  to  Adjutant  General  Strickler,  and  his 

reply,  on  the  disbandment  of  the  militia : 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  17,  1856. ) 

Sib:  My  first  proclamation  of  September  11th  demands  that  all  the  militia  called 
into  the  service  of  the  Territory  by  proclamation  of  the  late  acting  Governor  Wood- 
son should  be  immediately  disbanded  and  discharged,  in  accordance  with  army  reg- 
ulations. 

I  also  issued  an  order  to  you,  as  the  proper  officer  of  the  Government,  to  promptly 
carry  out  the  requirements  of  my  proclamation. 

As  I  have  as  yet  received  no  official  information  on  the  subject,  you  will  without 
delay  report  to  me  whether  you  have  attended  to  the  duty  enjoined  in  my  order; 
and  if  so,  when,  where,  and  in  what  manner,  it  has  been  accomplished. 

Yours,  Ac,  John  W.  Geaby, 

*  Cfovernor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Adjutant  General  H.  J.  Strickler. 


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Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  17,  1856. 
Sib:  In  reply  to  your  note  of  this  date,  I  have  the  honor  to  report  that,  in  pursu- 
ance of  your  instructions,  I  proceeded  to  the  camp  at  Franklin,  commanded  by 
Brigadier  General  Heiskell,  and  made  known  to  him  your  proclamations  and  orders 
for  the  disbandment  of  the  Kansas  militia,  and  requested  him  to  publish  such  gen- 
eral orders  as  might  be  necessary  to  execute  your  commands;  and  in  compliance 
the  following  order  was  made: 

general  order  to  commanders  of  regiments. 

Headquarters,  ) 

Camp  of  Franklin,  September  15,1856.]" 
You  are  hereby  ordered  to  take  the  necessary  steps  to  disband  your  separate  commands,  which  are 
to  be  mustered  out  of  the  militia  service  of  Kansas  Territory  this  evening  at  4  o'clock. 

By  order  of  Brigadier  General  Heiskell.  J.  A.  Maclean,  Adjutant. 

The  excitement  and  confusion  became  so  great  in  consequence  of  this  intelli- 
gence, that  it  was  deemed  advisable  to  request  your  presence.  And  I  consider  it 
fortunate  for  myself  that  you  came  to  the  camp;  for  you  must  be  convinced,  from 
what  you  saw  during  your  stay,  of  the  utter  impossibility  to  execute  your  commands. 

So  soon  as  your  commands  were  known,  and  your  speech  heard,  many  of  these 
men,  respectfully  submitting  to  your  will,  considered  themselves  discharged,  and 
departed  for  their  respective  homes. 

This  disorganization  could  not  be  prevented  by  the  officers,  and  I  cannot  attach 
any  blame  to  those  commanding.  Upon  the  morning  of  the  16th,  I  found  the  whole 
force  dispersed,  save  those  that  I  enrolled  for  immediate  service.  And  in  connec- 
tion with  this,  I  can  report  that,  in  accordance  with  your  instructions,  I  enrolled  one 
company  of  infantry,  commanded  by  John  Donelson,  numbering  sixty-four;  one 
company  of  cavalry,  commanded  by  Benjamin  J.  Newsome,  numbering  twenty-two. 

The  difficulty  of  obtaining  horses  accounts  for  the  failure  in  enrolling  the  second 
company  of  cavalry.  But  I  have  assurance  that  in  a  few  days  the  enrollment  can 
be  completed.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

H.  J.  Stbickleb,  Adjutant  General  K.  M. 

His  Excellency  Governor  John  W.  Geary. 

In  consequence  of  the  numerous  outrages  against  which  complaints  were 
being  made,  and  the  difficulty  of  executing  warrants  without  military  aid, 
the  following  applications  from  the  United  States  Marshal,  and  requisitions 
upon  the  commander  of  the  United  States  forces,  were  made : 

APPLICATION    FOK    TKOOPS. 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  17,  1856. 

Sib:  Finding  the  ordinary  course  of  judicial  proceedings,  and  the  powers  vested 
in  me  as  United  States  Marshal  of  the  Territory,  inadequate  to  execute  a  warrant 
placed  in  my  hands,  from  the  Hon.  Samuel  D.  Lecompte,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Kansas  Territory,  for  the  arrest  of  one  Colonel  Whipple  and  others, 
I  respectfully  request  that  a  posse  of  United  States  troops  be  furnished  me  to  assist 
in  making  said  arrests,  and  for  the  due  execution  of  other  warrants  now  in  my  hands. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,      I.  B.  Donelson,  U.  S.  Marshal  K.  T. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

eequisition  fob  teoops. 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  17,  1856.  ) 
SiE :  I  have  just  been  shown  sundry  warrants  from  the  Chief  Justice  of  this  Ter- 
ritory, for  the  arrest  of  a  number  of  persons  charged  with  the  commission  of  crime. 
—35 


540  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


The  Marshal  has  also  duly  certified  me  that  the  powers  vested  in  him  by  the  civil 
authority  of  the  Territory  are  inadequate  to  enable  him  to  execute  the  aforesaid  war- 
rants; and  he  requires  the  aid  of  the  United  States  troops  to  enable  him  to  execute 
the  same. 

You  will  therefore  please  furnish  the  Marshal  with  two  hundred  dragoons,  that 
being  the  number  desired  by  him.     I  will  accompany  them  in  person. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Commanding  U.  S.  Dragoons  stationed  at  Lecompton. 

APPIilOATION    FOB    TROOPS. 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  17,  1856. 
Sib  :  Finding  the  ordinary  course  of  judicial  proceedings,  and  the  powers  vested 
in  me  as  United  States  Marshal  of  the  Territory,  inadequate  to  execute  a  warrant 
placed  in  my  hands  from  the  Chief  Justice  of  this  Territory,  I  respectfully  request 
that  a  posse  of  United  States  troops  be  furnished  me  to  assist  in  making  said  arrest, 
and  for  the  due  execution  of  other  warrants  now  in  my  hands. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

I.  B.  DoNELSON,  U.  S.  Marshal  Kansas  Territory. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

bequisition  fob  tboops. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  17,  1856.  j 
Sib:  I  have  just  been  shown  a  warrant  from  the  Chief  Justice  of  this  Territory 
for  the  arrest  of  a  person  charged  with  the  commission  of  a  crime  in  this  Territory. 
The  Marshal  has  also  duly  notified  me  that  the  power  vested  in  him  by  the  civil 
authority  of  the  Territory  is  inadequate  to  enable  him  to  execute  the  aforesaid  war- 
rant, and  he  requires  the  aid  of  the  United  States  troops  to  enable  him  to  execute 
the  same. 

You  will  therefore  please  furnish  the  Marshal  or  his  deputy  with  five  dragoons, 
that  being  the  number  required  by  him. 

Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

Jno.  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Commanding  U.  S.  Dragoons  stationed  at  Lecompton. 


September  18,  1856. —  In  compliance  with  a  requisition  made  yesterday, 
Col.  Cooke  detailed  two  hundred  dragoons,  with  which  force  the  Governor, 
accompanied  by  Marshal  Donelson,  left  Lecompton  at  2 J  o'clock  p.m.,  for 
Topeka,  said  to  be  at  this  time  the  headquarters  of  Lane's  men  and  the 
principal  depot  of  their  stolen  property.  A  severe  wind  and  rain  storm, 
which  continued  during  the  afternoon  and  evening,  commenced  soon  after 
their  departure.  They  consequently  were  unable  to  proceed  further  than 
Tecumseh  that  evening.  Here  they  arrested  one  man  against  whom  a  war- 
rant was  held. 

This  morning  they  proceeded  to  Topeka,  and  arrived  there  about  8  o'clock. 
Here  other  warrants  were  served,  and  twelve  more  prisoners  secured.  A 
large  quantity  of  stolen  property  was  identified  and  recovered.     The  citizens 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES   OF  GOV.   GEABY.  541 

were  disposed  to  be  refractory;  but  having  been  addressed  by  the  Governor, 
they  passed  resolutions  to  sustain  him  in  the  policy  he  had  adopted  and  was 
pursuing.  Upon  his  departure  he  was  heartily  cheered.  The  Governor, 
with  the  troops,  recovered  property,  and  prisoners,  returned  to  Lecompton 
at  6*  o'clock  P.M. 

The  following  dispatch  was  received  from  General  Smith : 

bec^uisition  fob  militia. 

Headquabters  Department  of  the  West,  ) 

Fort  Leavenwobth,  September  17,  185G.  ) 
Sir:  By  virtue  of  the  authority  given  me  by  the  President  of  the  United  States, 
a  copy  of  which  is  in  your  possession,  I  have  the  honor  to  make  a  requisition  on 
you  for  two  companies  of  militia,  infantry,  for  the  service  of  the  United  States. 

Each  company  to  consist  of  one  captain,  one  first  lieutenant,  one  second  lieuten- 
ant, four  sergeants,  four  corporals,  two  musicians,  and  seventy-four  privates. 

The  companies,  when  ready,  will  be  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States, 
by  an  officer  who  will  be  detailed  for  that  purpose  by  Lieutenant  Colonel  Cooke, 
from  his  command. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  Persifeb  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding  Department. 
His  Excellency  J.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

After  the  disbandment  of  the  militia  at  Wakarusa,  some  of  the  detached 
parties  not  belonging  to  the  Territory  proceeded  in  different  directions  toward 
the  frontiers,  and  to  their  respective  homes.  One  of  these  companies  took 
the  road  leading  from  Lawrence  to  Lecompton,  and  when  within  four  miles 
of  the  latter-named  place,  one  or  more  persons  connected  with  it  brutally 
murdered  a  harmless  man  named  Buffum.  A  warrant  was  at  once  obtained 
for  the  arrest  of  the  perpetrator  of  this  outrage,  but  as  yet  he  has  neither 
been  detected  nor  identified.  The  following,  addressed  to  the  Marshal,  is  a 
letter  of  inquiry  on  this  subject: 

the    MUBDEB    of    MB,   BUFFUM. 

Executive  Depabtment,  I 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  18,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  A  warrant  was  issued  a  day  or  two  since  for  the  arrest  of  the  murderer  or 
murderers  of  Mr.  Buffum,  at  or  near  the  residence  of  Mr.  Thom.     Please  report  to 
me  whether  that  warrant  has  been  executed,  or  whether  any  attempt  has  been  made 
to  arrest  the  offenders  in  this  case,  and  what  has  been  the  result. 

Yours,  &c.,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Mr.  I.  B.  Donelson,  U.  S.  Marshal,  K.  T. 

The  warrant  above  alluded  to  was  issued  by  Judge  Cato,  at  the  suggestion 

of  the  Governor,  both  of  whom  were  present  soon  after  Mr.  Buffum  was 

wounded,  and  received  from  himself,  when  dying,  a  full  statement  of  the 

crime. 

georgia  state  joubnals. 

State  Libeaey  of  Geobgia,        ) 
MiLLEDGEviLiiE,  September  2,  1856.  ) 
Sir:  Agreeably  to  a  resolution  of  the  Legislature  of  this  State,  I  have  this  day 
transmitted  by  mail,  directed  to  your  Excellency,  the  16th  and  17th  volumes  of  the 


542  STATE  HiSTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


Supreme  Court  Reports  of  Georgia;  also  the  acts  of  the  Legislature  of  1855  and 
1856,  and  House  and  Senate  journals  of  ditto,  for  the  use  of  the  Territory  of  Kan- 
sas, the  receipt  of  which  you  will  please  cause  to  be  acknowledged. 

I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  F.  Conden,  State  Librarian. 
His  Excellency  the  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Executive  Department,  \ 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  18,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  I  have  received  the  16th  and  17th  volumes  of  the  Supreme  Court  Reports  of 
Georgia.     The  acts  of  the  Legislature  and  House  and  Senate  journals  have  not  yet 
reached  this  department.  Yours,  <fec.,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
John  F.  Conden,  Esq.,  State  Librarian,  Georgia. 


September  19,  1856. — The  following  is  the  reply  of  the  United  States 

Marshal  to  the  letter  of  inquiry,  dated  yesterday,  in  relation  to  the  murder 

ofMr.  Buffum: 

U.  S.  Mabshal's  Office,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  19,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  Your  note  of  yesterday  has  been  received;  and  in  answer  to  your  inquiry 
whether  any  attempt,  &c.,  had  been  made  to  arrest  the  murderer  or  murderers  of 
Mr.  Buflfum,  I  have  to  report  that  upon  making  inquiry  of  my  deputy,  S.  Cramer, 
he  informed  me  that  when  the  militia  from  the  north  side  of  the  river  were  passing 
through  this  place  on  Monday  last,  (returning  to  their  homes,)  he  made  diligent 
inquiry,  and  used  all  means  in  his  power  to  ascertain  who  the  murderer  or  murder- 
ers of  said  Buffum  were,  with  a  view  to  their  arrest. 

But  from  the  vagueness  of  the  affidavit  upon  which  the  warrant  was  procured,  in 
which  no  names  are  mentioned,  nor  any  particular  description  of  their  persons 
given,  or  any  other  thing  about  them,  except  "six  men,"  in  the  rear  or  behind  a 
company,  he  failed  to  identify  and  arrest  the  murderer  or  murderers.  I  am  of 
opinion,  however,  that  I  will  be  able  when  I  return  to  Leavenworth  city,  (which  I 
will  do  as  soon  as  pressing  business  here  will  permit,)  that  by  using  every  diligence 
in  my  power  I  will  be  able  to  ferret  out  and  bring  to  punishment  these  foul  mur- 
derers. Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

I.  B.  Donelson,  U.  S.  Marshal. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

obdeb  fob  election. 

Executive  Office,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  19,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  You  are  hereby  directed  to  open  the  poll-books  on  the  first  Monday  in  Oc- 
tober, 1856,  the  day  of  the  general  election  in  this  Territory,  for  a  member  of  the 
Territorial  Council,  in  the  place  of  John  Donelson,  resigned,  and  to  cause  returns 
thereof  to  be  made  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  law,  at  the  time  the  returns  for  the 
general  election  are  made. 

For  your  information,  I  herewith  inclose  a  copy  of  the  boundaries  of  the  Sixth 
Council  District,  being  the  district  in  which  the  vacancy  exists.  It  will  be  your  duty 
to  cause  poll-books  to  be  opened  in  so  much  of  said  Council  District  as  may  be  com- 
prised within  the  limits  of  Riley  county. 

Very  respectfully  yours,  Jno.  W.  Geaby, 

By  the  Governor:  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary. 
The  Sheriff  of  Riley  County. 


Executive  Mixutes  of  Gov.  Geaby.  543 

Similar  directions  were  forwarded  to  the  sheriffs  of  Calhoun,  Nemaha, 
and  Marshall  counties. 

okdek  foe  rations. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tekritory,        ) 
Executive  Office,  September  19,  1856.  ) 
Sir:  You  will  issue  a  week's  rations  for  one  hundred  and  ten  men  to  Colonel  H. 
T.  Titus,  and  take  his  receipt  for  the  same.  Very  respectfully, 

Jno.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
The  Commissary  of  Detachment, 

U.  S.  Dragoons  stationed  near  Lecompton. 

The  following  correspondence,  relating  to  outrages  said  to  have  been  com- 
mitted at  Leavenworth  city,  will  sufficiently  explain  itself: 

alleged  outrages. 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  19,  1856.  ) 
Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  send  you  a  copy  of  a  letter  just  received  from  persons 
unknown  to  me,  but  who  claim  to  be  citizens  of  Leavenworth.     You  will  perceive  by 
their  letter  that  they  assert  they  were  forcibly  driven  from  your  city.     They  demand 
my  protection,  and  desire  to  return  to  their  homes. 

I  deem  it  right  to  address   this   communication  to  you,  as  the  official  head  of 
Leavenworth  city,  desiring  to  be  informed  if  the  statement  of  the  petitioners  is  true; 
and  if  so,  why  they  were  expelled  from  your  city;  and  if  any  objections  exist  to  their 
immediate  return  and  secure  residence  among  you,  what  such  objections  are. 
Your  immediate  answer  is  respectfully  requested. 

Truly  yours,  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

William  Murphy,  Esq.,  Mayor  of  Leavenworth  city. 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  letter  to  which  reference  is  had  in  the  foregoing : 

St.  Louis,  Missouri,  September  9,  1856, 
Dear  Sir:  The  undersigned,  citizens  of  Leavenworth  city,  Kansas  Territory, 
hereby  make  known  to  you  that  they  have  been  peaceable  and  law-abiding  citizens 
of  Leavenworth,  and,  as  such,  were  engaged  in  their  lawful  business  until  Tuesday, 
the  2d  instant,  when  they  were  called  on  by  a  certain  Captain  Emory,  with  an  armed 
posse  under  his  command,  and  ordered  to  leave  the  city  forthwith.  Many  of  us 
have  left  large  stocks  of  goods,  and  our  houses  and  furniture,  all  at  the  mercy  of 
our  persecutors. 

We  have  committed  no  crime  against  the  laws  of  the  United  States,  or  those  of 
Kansas  Territory. 

We  now  petition  you  to  protect  our  property,  and  to  give  us  assurance  of  your 
protection,  so  that  we  may  return  peaceably  to  our  homes  in  Leavenworth.  As  we 
are  here  without  means,  and  on  heavy  expenses,  with  our  families,  we  would  urge 
you  to  give  us  an  answer  to  this  at  your  earliest  convenience,  directed  to  the  care 
of  F.  A.  Hunt,  St.  Louis.  We  are  your  obedient  servants, 

S.  Norton,  M.D, 
M.  E.  Clark. 
Nelson  McCracken. 
John  Kendall. 
W.  Haller. 
J,  A.  Davis. 
Wm.  Englesman. 
F.  Englesman. 
His  Excellency  Governor  Geary,  Kansas  Territory. 


544  State  Histobical  society. 


Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  September  19,  1856.  ) 
Gentlemen:  Your  communication  of  the  9th  instant,  dated  at  St.  Louis,  has  just 
been  received  and  carefully  noted. 

You  state  that  you  were  peaceable,  law-abiding  citizens,  quietly  prosecuting  your 
lawful  business  at  Leavenworth  city,  up  to  the  2d  instant,  when  you  were  forcibly 
driven  from  your  houses.  You  desire  protection  to  your  property,  and  the  privilege 
of  returning. 

I  have  already  taken  measures  to  ascertain  the  truth  in  the  premises,  and  I  will 
take  such  action  respecting  your  cases  as  circumstances  may  seem  to  require. 

Very  truly  yours,  John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  K.  T. 

Messrs.  S.  Norton,  M.  E.  Clark,  Nelson  McCracken,  and  others. 

commission  issued. 

Executive  Depabtment,  \ 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  19,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  I  have  appointed  you  Surgeon  of  the  newly  raised  battalion  of  Territorial 
militia.     You  will  please  at  once  enter  upon  the  discharge  of  your  duties. 

Very  truly  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Samuel  Logan,  M.  D.  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


■  September  20,  1856.— 

application  fob  tboops. 

U.  S.  Mabshal's  Office,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  20,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  A  warrant  has  this  day  been  placed  in  my  hands  for  the  arrest  of  Franklin 
Federling,  Thomas  Kemp,  John  Kemp,  Thomas  F.  Ferguson,  William  Owens,  Robert 
Nichown,  William  Fisher,  Charles  Diggs,  J.  Thompson,  and  Orval  Thompson,  and. 
many  other  persons  whose  names  are  unknown  to  the  affiant,  on  whose  affidavit  this 
warrant  was  issued  by  the  Hon.  S.  G.  Cato,  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Kansas.     And,  whereas,  from  the  known  opposition  to  the  laws  of  this  Territory, 
and  the  insurrectionary  condition  of  the  country,  I  am  unable,  by  the  powers  vested 
in  me  as  United  States  Marshal,  to  execute  the  process  in  my  hands  without  the  aid 
of  a  military  posse  for  that  purpose,  I  am,  therefore,  constrained  to  ask  your  Excel- 
lency to  furnish  a  posse  of  ten  dragoons  for  the  purpose  named  in  the  premises. 
The  warrant,  <fec.,  are  herewith  submitted  for  your  consideration. 

Very  respectfully,  *  I.  B.  Donelson, 

United  States  Marshal,  Kansas  Territory. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

bequisition  fob  tboops. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  20,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Having  been  shown  a  warrant  executed  by  Associate  Justice  Cato  for  the 
arrest  of  Thomas  Kemp  and  others,  charged  with  crime  committed  in  this  Territory, 
and  being  also  duly  notified  by  the  United  States  Marshal  that  he  is  unable  to  exe- 
cute said  warrant  by  the  use  of  the  civil  powers  vested  in  him,  «fec. — 

This,  therefore,  is  to  request  you  to  furnish  the  said  Marshal  with  a  posse  of  ten 
dragoons  (that  being  the  number  required  by  him)  to  aid  in  the  execution  of  said 
warrant.  Yours,  respectfully,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
»  Oolonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke. 


EXECUTIVE  MIXVTES   OF  GOV.    GEAJRY.  545 


APPLICATION    FOE    TROOPS. 

U.  S.  Marshal's  Office,  I 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  September  20,  1856.  \ 
Sir:  A  warrant  has  this  day  been  placed  in  my  hands,  issued  by  the  Hon.  S.  G. 
Cato,  one  of  the  Associate  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Kansas  Territory,  upon 
the  affidavit  of  George  W.  Randall,  of  the  county  of  Atchison,  for  the  arrest  of  John 
H.  Stringfellow,  Ira  Norris,  James  A.  Headley,  William  Martin,  William  Simons,  and 
one  Captain  Palmer,  all  of  the  said  county  of  Atchison,  Kansas  Territory. 

And  whereas,  from  the  disturbed  and  insurrectionary  condition  of  the  country,  I 
am  unable  to  execute  the  said  warrant  of  arrest,  by  virtue  of  powers  vested  in  me, 
as  United  States  Marshal,  without  the  aid  of  a  military  posse  to  aid  me  therein,  I 
have,  therefore,  to  request  your  Excellency  to  furnish  me  a  posse  of  dragoons  to 
aid  me  in  making  the  arrest  of  the  offenders  against  the  law  herein  above  stated. 
Very  respectfully,  I.  B.  Donelson,  f".  S.  Marshal,  Kansas  Territory. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

requisition  for  troops. 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  20,  185G.  ) 
Sir:  Having  been  shown  a  warrant  from  the  Hon.  S.  G.  Cato,  one  of  the  Asso- 
ciate Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  Territory,  for  the  arrest  of  John  H. 
Stringfellow  and  others,  charged  with  crimes  committed  in  this  Territory;  and  hav- 
ing been  duly  certified  by  the  United  States  Marshal  that  he  is  unable  to  execute 
the  said  warrant  by  virtue  of  the  power  vested  in  him  as  United  States  Marshal,  by 
the  civil  authority,  you  are,  therefore,  respectfully  requested  to  furnish  the  said 
Marshal,  or  his  deputy,  such  a  posse  of  United  States  dragoons  as  in  your  opinion 
will  be  sufficient  to  enable  said  Marshal  and  his  deputy  to  execute  said  writ. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Gen.  Persifer  F.  Smith,  Com'g  Dept.  of  the  West. 

requisition  for  troops. 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  20,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  The  Marshal  will  show  you  a  warrant,  obtained  in  consequence  of  certain 
affidavits,  to  arrest  a  party  of  marauders  who  have  lately  been  committing  depreda- 
tions in  this  Territory;  and  as  he  will  require  a  strong  military  force  to  execute  the 
same,  you  will  please  furnish  him  with  twenty  dragoons  for  that  purpose. 

Truly  yours,  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  encampment  near  Lecompton. 

examination  of  prisoners. 

Executive  Department,  \ 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  20,  1856.  ) 
Dear  Sir:  You  will  oblige  me  by  fixing  an  early  day  for  the  examination  of  the 
prisoners  now  held  at  the  encampment  of  the  United  States  troops  in  this  district, 
and  give  proper  and  sufficient  notice  of  the  same.  It  is  essential  to  the  peace  of 
the  community  and  the  due  execution  of  Jthe  law,  that  this  be  eflfected  at  the  earliest 
possible  moment.  Some  of  those  men  have  already  been  detained  as  prisoners  six 
days  without  even  a  preliminary  hearing.  If  at  the  time  appointed  and  legally 
notified,  no  prosecutor  appears,  the  alleged  criminals  should  be  discharged  and  per- 
mitted to  repair  to  their  homes  and  lawful  pursuits. 

Truly  yours,  Ac,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Judge  S.  G.  Cato.  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


546  State  Histobical  society, 


lietteb  fbom  the  govebnob  of  mi880ubi. 

Executive  Depabtment,  \ 

Jeffebson  City,  Mo.,  September  9,  1856.  ) 

My  Deab  Sib:  Your  esteemed  favor  of  the  7th  instant  has  been  received,  and  the 
request  of  your  Excellency  considered  with  that  deliberation  which  its  importance 
demands.  I  am  still  of  the  opinion  that  the  course  suggested  by  me  in  our  last  in- 
terview is  the  most  prudent  for  me  to  pursue,  and  that  which  will  be  the  most  ac- 
ceptable to  the  people  of  Missouri.  I  cannot  for  a  moment  believe  that  any  portion 
of  the  people  of  Missouri  will  remain  in  arms  an  hour  longer  than  is  necessary  for 
their  own  safety  on  their  return  to  their  respective  homes  in  Missouri,  after  the 
arrival  of  your  Excellency  in  the  Territory,  and  an  intimation  from  you  that  you 
wish  them  to  disband.  I  trust,  my  dear  sir,  that  you  will  not  deny  me  and  them  the 
pleasure  of  showing  to  the  country  their  promptness  and  willingness  to  submit  to 
the  proper  constituted  authorities  of  the  country.  I  feel  every  confidence  that  they 
will  readily  and  cheerfully  obey  every  order  you  may  give  them;  that  they  will  in 
no  wise  mar  the  harmony  of  your  administration,  and  that  they  will  give  to  your 
Excellency,  and  all  others  interested,  the  best  evidence  that  their  only  desire  has 
been  and  is,  to  protect  their  friends  and  relatives  in  Kansas  from  the  murderer,  the 
incendiary,  and  the  robber;  that  they  are  a  Union-loving  and  law-abiding  people. 
If,  however,  I  should  unfortunately  be  mistaken  in  the  estimate  which  I  place  upon 
the  virtue,  patriotism,  and  obedience  to  the  laws  of  the  people  of  Missouri,  I  beg 
leave  to  assure  your  Excellency,  in  quelling  the  disturbances  now  so  unfortunately 
existing  in  Kansas,  should  the  Missourians  now  in  Kansas  not  disperse  immediately 
upon  your  orders  to  that  effect  being  received  by  them,  I  must  ask  the  favor  of 
your  Excellency  to  inform  me  of  that  fact,  and  all  that  I  can  do  to  aid  you  will  be 
promptly  and  cheerfully  done. 

I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  Stebling  Pbioe. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

BEPLY    to    the    GOVEBNOB    OF    MISSOUBI. 

Executive  Depabtment, 
Leoompton,  K.  T.,  September  20,  1856. 

My  Deab  Sib:  Your  esteemed  favor  of  the  9th  instant  has  just  been  received  by 
due  course  of  mail,  and  I  am  deeply  grateful  for  the  very  obliging  manner  your 
Excellency  enters  into  my  views. 

Your  estimate  of  the  patriotism  and  honorable  bearing  of  the  good  citizens  of 
Missouri  is  by  no  means  too  exalted,  as  was  fully  demonstrated  by  their  conduct 
when  recently  assembled  in  great  force  before  the  town  of  Lawrence. 

They  came  there  with  a  fixed  determination  to  destroy  that  town,  in  retaliation, 
as  they  said,  for  wrongs  which  their  fellow-citizens  from  Missouri  had  experienced 
at  the  hands  of  the  citizens  of  Lawrence. 

My  presence  there  was  indeed  most  opportune;  and  your  Excellency  cannot  im- 
agine my  emotions  of  gratitude,  when,  in  response  to  my  appeal,  the  army  of  Mis- 
sourians most  gracefully  resolved  to  disband,  return  to  their  respective  homes,  and 
trust  to  my  efforts  for  the  protection  of  their  friends  here. 

I  trust  that  your  Excellency  will,  in  some  way,  do  me  the  favor  to  communicate 
to  those  of  your  citizens  who  upon  that  occasion  so  honorably  responded  to  my  ap- 
peal, my  heartfelt  thanks  and  my  sincere  obligations. 

If  the  Missourians  had  executed  their  purpose  of  burning  Lawrence  and  massa- 
creing  its  inhabitants,  it  would  have  been  a  stain  upon  the  escutcheon  of  your  noble 
conservative  State  which  time  could  scarcely  have  effaced.  Having  burned  Lawrence 
ahd  destroyed  its  inhabitants,  excited  by  the  contest,  and  rendered  more  fierce  by 


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their  loss  of  blood,  they  would  have  marched  upon  Topeka,  and  it  would  have  met 
the  fate  of  Lawrence,  and  the  Free-State  men  would  have  been  literally  exterminated. 

Such  a  catastrophe  would  have  excited  so  great  a  horror,  and  stirred  up  so  fierce 
an  indignation  throughout  the  entire  North,  that  all  my  efforts  to  preserve  the  peace 
of  the  Territory  would  have  been  utterly  impotent  and  futile.  We  would  have  been 
literally  overrun  by  a  Northern  army,  and  the  flames  of  civil  war  would  have  been 
kindled  throughout  the  country. 

It  is,  therefore,  a  source  of  hearty  gratulation  that  the  good  citizens  of  Missouri 
have  had  the  good  sense  to  place  themselves  in  a  correct  position,  and  thus  render 
such  essential  service  to  the  cause  of  good  order. 

I  trust  that  the  same  courtesy  will  be  extended  towards  me  by  your  citizens,  and 
that  the  most  cordial  relations  may  forever  exist  between  the  two  governments. 

I  shall  in  every  way  reciprocate  your  friendly  intentions,  and  it  will  afford  me 
much  pleasure  to  have  an  opportunity  to  serve  you. 

While  thus  doing  ample  justice  to  the  bona  fide  citizens  of  Missouri,  it  is  my  duty 
to  inform  you  that  roving  bands  of  murderers,  incendiaries,  and  robbers,  have  been 
in  the  habit  of  stealing  the  horses,  burning  the  houses,  and  murdering  the  citizens 
of  this  Territory,  and  then  returning  with  their  spoils  and  crimes  into  your  State. 
Much  complaint  has  been  made  to  me  on  this  subject,  and  I  take  this  method  of 
calling  your  attention  to  the  matter,  knowing  that  you  will  aid  me  in  every  way  to 
suppress  this  great  evil. 

The  complaints  are  made  to  me  on  oath  by  deputations  of  citizens  residing  in 
the  vicinities  of  Pottawatomie,  Sugar,  and  Middle  creeks,  and  the  Osage  river. 

It  is  further  stated  by  these  complainants,  that  besides  plundering  and  burning 
various  places,  and  committing  depredations  too  numerous  to  particularize,  "those 
Missouri  robbers  have  carried  off  as  captive  the  son  of  O.  C.  Brown,  a  lad  of  twelve 
years  of  age,  and  Bainbridge  Fuller,  from  a  sick  bed;  others  are  missing,  and  sup- 
posed to  be  held  by  them." 

Your  Excellency  will  readily  perceive  from  the  above  the  causes  of  grievance; 
and  you  will  much  aid  my  efforts  to  restore  order  in  this  distracted  Territory  by 
issuing  a  proclamation  forbidding  all  robbers,  incendiaries  and  murderers  now  in- 
festing this  Territory,  to  take  refuge  upon  your  soil,  upon  pain  of  being  declared 
outlaws  and  bandits;  and  making  such  other  suggestions  as  you  may  deem  advisable 
to  aid  the  cause  I  have  so  much  at  heart. 

I  also  desire  your  Excellency  to  cause  to  be  released  from  captivity  the  son  of 
0.  C.  Brown,  Bainbridge  Fuller,  and  any  other  persons,  if  there  be  any  such,  who 
have  been  forcibly  carried  from  this  Territory  into  the  State  of  Missouri. 

With  sentiments  of  profound  respect,  I  have  the  honor  to  be,  your  Excellency's 
very  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

His  Excellency  Sterling  Price,  Governor  of  Missouri. 


September  21,  1856. — 

the  new  militia. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  September  21,  1856.  ) 
Deae  Sib:  In  accordance  with  your  requisition,  I  have  mustered  into  the  service 
of  the  United  States,  for  three  months,  one  company  of  infantry,  and  in  the  early 
part  of  this  week  shall  probably  muster  in  another  company. 

I  have  also  found  it  necessary  to  muster  in  a  company  of  cavalry,  consisting  of 
forty  good  men,  which  I  find  essential  to  have  at  command,  to  assist  the  Marshal 
to  make  arrests,  without  being  compelled  constantly  to  call  upon  the  regular  United 
States  dragoons. 


548  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

You  will  oblige  me  by  makiDg  a  requisition  at  your  earliest  convenience  for  this 
latter-named  company,  in  order  that  the  act  may  be  strictly  in  accordance  with  in- 
structions. 

The  men  I  have  mustered  are  reliable,  and  are  a  part  of  those  which  constituted 
the  late  command  of  Colonel  Titus. 

Accompanying  this  you  will  find  several  requisitions,  which  you  will  do  me  the 
favor  to  refer  to  the  proper  officers  attached  to  your  command. 

With  my  sincerest  regards,  I  am,  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Major  General  Persifer  F.  Smith. 

keeping  of  the  pbisonebs. 
*  Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  September  21,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  I  have  been  informed  that  one  hundred  and  twelve  prisoners,  duly  arrested 
by  warrants  issued  by  the  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  this  Territory,  are  now 
in  the  custody  of  the  United  States  troops  stationed  near  this  place. 

As  the  efficiency  of  these  troops  is  materially  impaired  by  this  inactive  service, 
I  deem  it  essential  to  the  public  interest  that  they  should  be  relieved. 

You  are,  therefore,  directed  to  take  charge  of  these  prisoners,  make  every  neces- 
sary arrangement  for  their  safe  custody  and  support,  and  I  will  furnish  you  a  suf- 
ficient guard  from  the  Territorial  militia,  which  have  just  been  mustered  into  the 
service  of  the  United  States.  Very  respectfully  yours, 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
I.  B.  Donelson,  Esq.,  United  States  Marshal  of  Kansas  Territory. 

In  accordance  with  the  above  directions,  a  house  was  rented  and  fitted  up 
as  well  as  circumstances  would  permit,  for  the  reception  and  care  of  the 
prisoners.     The  following  letter  on  the  subject  was  addressed  to  Colonel 

Cooke: 

Executive  Depabtment,  } 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  September  21,  1856.  ) 
Deab  Sib:   In  answer  to  your  letter  of  the  16th  instant,  I  am  happy  to  say  that 
I  have  at  length  succeeded  in  making  arrangements  for  relieving  you  of  the  custody 
of  the  prisoners  taken  at  Hickory  Point  and  elsewhere,  and  will  give  instructions  to 
the  United  States  Marshal  to  take  them  in  charge  to-morrow. 

The  impossibility  of  obtaining  means  for  their  safe  keeping  compelled  me  to 
leave  them  in  your  hands  till  this  late  period. 

Very  respectfully  yours,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke.  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

beoeipt  fob  books. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  September  21,  1856.  J 
Sib:  The  acts  of  the  Georgia  Legislature  of  1855-56,  and  House  and  Senate  jour- 
nals, have  at  length  come  to  hand. 

Yours,  &c.,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
John  F.  Conden,  Esq.,  State  Librarian,  Georgia. 

bequisition  fob  an  escobt. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  September  21,  1856.  ) 
»    Sib:  In  consequence  of  petitions  from  Tecumseh,  Topeka,  Lecompton,  Lawrence, 
and  other  places,  setting  forth  that  the  people  in  their  respective  neighborhoods 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.   GEABY.  549 


were  suffering  for  want  of  provisions,  and  that  they  are  cut  off  from  market,  on  ac- 
count of  the  robbers  and  plunderers  infesting  the  country,  I  have  concluded  to 
afford  all  citizens  desiring  to  avail  themselves  of  it,  a  sufficient  military  escort  to 
the  nearest  market. 

Will  you,  therefore,  please  detail  a  company  of  dragoons  to  accompany  the  citi- 
zens aforesaid  to  the  city  of  Leavenworth  and  return. 

The  train  will  start  to-morrow. 

Very  truly  yours,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  Commanding  near  Lecompton. 


September  22,  1856.— 

ELECTION    PROCLAMATION. 

Whereas,  a  vacancy  exists  in  the  office  of  Delegate  to  the  House  of  Representa- 
tives of  the  United  States  from  the  Territory  of  Kansas  — 

Now,  therefore,  I,  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  do  hereby 
issue  this  my  proclamation,  requiring  the  sheriff  of  each  county  in  said  Territory 
to  cause  a  poll  to  be  opened  on  the  first  Monday  in  October,  1856,  the  day  of  the 
general  election,  for  a  Delegate  to  the  second  session  of  the  thirty-fourth  Congress 
of  the  United  States,  and  to  cause  a  return  thereof  to  be  made  to  the  office  of  the 
Secretary  of  the  Territory,  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  law,  at  the  same  time  that 
the  returns  of  the  general  election  are  made. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  subscribed  my  hand,  and  caused  to  be  af- 

[l.  s.]     fixed  the  seal  of  the  Territory,     Done  at  Lecompton,  this  22d  day  of  Sep- 
tember, A.  D.  1856.  Jno.  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas   Territory. 

By  the  Governor: 

Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary. 

APPLICATION    for    TEOOPS. 

United  States  Marshal's  Office,  ) 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,  September  22,  1856.  ) 
Sir:  A  writ  of  arrest  has  been  placed  in  my  hands,  issued  by  the  Hon.  S.  G.  Cato, 
one  of  the  Associate  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Kansas  Territory,  upon  the 
affidavit  of  James  B.  Lopton,  of  Douglas  county. 

In  consequence  of  the  insurrectionary  and  disturbed  condition  of  the  Territory, 
I  am  unable,  by  virtue  of  the  powers  vested  in  me  as  United  States  Marshal,  to  make 
the  arrest  commanded  in  said  warrant  without  the  aid  of  a  military  posse.  I  am, 
therefore,  under  the  necessity  of  asking  your  Excellency  to  furnish  me  a  posse  of 
six  dragoons  to  aid  me  in  executing  said  warrant. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  I.  B.   Donelson, 

His  Excellency  John  W".  Geary,  United  States  Marshal,  K.  T. 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

requisition  for  troops. 

Executive  Department,  / 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  22,  1856.  ) 
Sir:  Having  been  shown  a  warrant  issued  by  the  Hon.  S.  G.  Cato,  one  of  the  As- 
sociate Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  this  Territory,  and  being  duly  certified  by 
the  United  States  Marshal  that,  owing  to  the  disturbed  state  of  the  country,  he  is 
unable,  by  the  use  of  the  civil  powers  vested  in  him,  to  execute  said  warrant,  you 


550  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


will  therefore  please  furnish  said  United  States  Marshal  with  six  dragoons  (that 
being  the  number  required  by  him)  to  enable  him  to  execute  said  writ. 
Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  Commanding  U.  S.  Troops  near  Lecompton. 

On  the  morning  of  this  day,  the  Governor,  accompanied  by  Major  Sedg- 
wick, of  the  United  States  Army,  visited  Lawrence  for  the  purpose  of  mus- 
tering into  the  service  of  the  United  States  a  company  of  militia,  which  the 
citizens,  after  the  dispersion  of  the  Missouri  volunteers,  had  promised  to 
enroll.  Upon  reaching  Lawrence,  it  was  ascertained  that  no  action  had 
been  taken  in  the  premises.  A  spirit  of  dissatisfaction,  without  any  assign- 
able reason,  had  already  again  sprung  up  among  the  people,  and  a  deter- 
mination most  evidently  existed  among  the  leading  men  to  oppose  any  and 
every  measure  that  the  Executive  might  suggest  to  accomplish  a  speedy  and 
permanent  peace  to  the  Territory. 

As  numerous  complaints  were  this  day  made  by  certain  parties  claiming 
to  be  Free-Soil  men,  that  a  warrant  had  been  procured  against  John  H. 
Striugfellow,  and  other  prominent  members  of  the  Pro-Slavery  party,  the 
following  letter  of  inquiry  was  addressed  to  the  United  States  Marshal  of 
the  Territory : 

liETTEB    TO    MARSHAL    DONELSON. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  22,  1856. ) 

Sib:  A  warrant  was  issued  on  Saturday,  the  20th  instant,  by  Judge  Cato,  for  the 
arrest  of  John  H.  Striugfellow,  Ira  Norris,  James  A.  Headley,  William  Martin,  Wil- 
liam Simons,  and  one  Captain  Palmer;  and  a  requisition  was  made  by  me  on  Gen- 
eral P.  F.  Smith  for  a  sufficient  force  of  United  States  troops  to  assist  you  to  execute 
the  same.  You  will  inform  me,  without  delay,  what  disposition  has  been  made  of 
the  above-named  warrant,  and  what  measures  you  have  taken,  if  any,  for  its  execu- 
tion. Yours,  <fcc.,  John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

I.  B.  Donelson,  Esq.,  U.  S.  Marshal,  K.  T. 

BEPLY    or   MABSHAIi    DONELSON. 

United  States  Mabshal's  Office,  \ 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  22,  1856.  J 

Sib:  Your  note  of  to-day  was  received  late  this  evening.  I  beg  leave  to  reply 
that  immediately  after  the  requisition  was  made  by  you,  which  was  after  sunset  of 
Saturday,  the  20th  instant,  I  placed  all  the  papers  in  the  hands  of  the  person  on 
whose  affidavit  the  warrant  was  issued,  with  directions  to  deliver  it  without  unneces- 
sary delay  to  my  regularly  appointed  deputy,  E.  C.  Mason,  residing  in  the  town  of 
Atchison,  for  immediate  execution,  with  directions  to  him  to  return  all  the  papers 
and  prisoners  before  the  Hon.  Judge  Lecompte,  who  resides  near  Leavenworth  city. 
This  direction  was  given  with  a  view  to  the  convenience  of  all  the  parties  concerned, 
and  in  compliance  with  the  warrant  also.  Considering  the  distance  from  here  to 
Atchison,  (nearly  or  quite  fifty  miles,)  and  from  the  time  the  warrant  started  from 
here,  it  could  scarcely  have  reached  my  deputy  before  Sunday  evening,  and  then  the 
requisition  would  have  to  be  sent  to  General  Smith.  It  is  not  probable  that  the 
service  will  be  made  before  to-morrow,  the  23d  instant. 

As  soon  as  any  information  reaches  me  in  relation  to  this  matter,  I  will  take  the 


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earliest  opportunity  to  advise  you  of  it;  for  I  assure  you  I  am  determined  (so  far 
as  it  depends  on  me)  to  enforce  the  law  without  regard  to  whom  it  may  concern. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

I.    B.    DONELSON, 

U.  S.  Marshal,  Kansas  Territory. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

KEPOET    OF    LIEUTENANT    MEEKILL, 

Having  command  of  a  body  of  United  States  dragoons,  on  an  e^cpedition  to  arrest  sundry 
jjersons  charged  with  the  commission  of  crime. 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  22,  1856. 

Sie:  In  compliance  with  your  request,  I  make  the  following  report  of  the  circum- 
stances of  a  tour  of  a  detached  service  on  which  I  was  ordered  for  the  protection  of 
a  deputy  United  States  marshal  in  making  certain  arrests.  When  I  arrived  at  Le- 
compton, I  found  that  Mr.  Fulton,  who  had  the  warrants,  and  was  instructed  to 
await  me,  had  left  without  seeing  or  waiting  for  me,  and  was  not  to  be  found.  Dr. 
Tebbs,  who  was  also  an  acting  marshal,  was  sent  with  me,  and,  in  consequence  of 
no  one  of  the  party  knowing  the  road,  we  lost  our  way,  and  finally  arrived  about 
one  mile  from  Calhoun,  where  we  were  compelled  to  remain  for  the  night  on  ac- 
count of  the  lateness  of  the  hour  and  the  rain. 

The  next  morning  we  went  on  to  Calhoun,  and  were  compelled  there  to  await  the 
Marshal  for  some  four  hours,  who  finally  arrived,  without  any  papers  to  show  me 
for  his  authority  to  act  as  marshal.  I  was  sufficiently  satisfied,  however,  that  he  had 
authority,  by  the  statements  of  persons  I  knew. 

From  Calhoun  we  proceeded  to  Indianola,  where  the  Marshal  served  his  warrants 
on  six  men,  one  of  whom  was  so  ill  that  he  could  not  be  brought  along.  Another 
would  have  been  arrested  had  the  Marshal  not  sent  on  ahead  of  him  one  or  two  men, 
who,  by  their  approach,  warned  the  man  whom  he  was  after. 

He  told  me,  after  making  the  fifth  arrest,  that  he  would  go  out  of  the  way  a  little 
and  arrest  another  and  bring  him  in,  and  shortly  after  sent  me  word  that  he  had 
made  the  arrest  and  was  coming.  I  sent  him  word  back  that  I  would  go  along  the 
road,  and  if  he  did  not  catch  up  with  me  before  I  got  to  Calhoun,  that  I  would  await 
him  there. 

At  Calhoun  I  waited  about  an  hour  for  him,  and  was  then  compelled  to  come  on 
without  him,  as  he  had  not  come  up.  My  men  had  had  nothing  to  eat  since  break- 
fast; my  horses  had  been  under  the  saddle  all  day,  and  were  fagged  down;  and  it 
was  after  sunset  before  I  left,  and  I  did  not  consider  it  my  duty  to  await  him  any 
longer,  and  accordingly  came  on. 

I  reached  Lecompton  with  the  prisoners  under  my  charge  without  any  accident, 
except  losing  the  way  again  once.  No  transportation  could  be  found  for  the  prison- 
ers, and  they  were  compelled  to  walk. 

Not  the  slightest  evidence  was  shown  anywhere  that  there  would  have  been  any 
resistance  to  the  civil  ofiicer  under  any  circumstances;  and  I  think  that  if  he  had 
been  an  efficient,  energetic  man,  who  had  not  by  his  former  conduct  made  himself 
obnoxious  to  these  people,  the  arrests  would  have  been  made  of  all  the  warrants 
called  for,  and  without  any  show  of  resistance  under  any  circumstances. 

With  this,  sir,  I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully,  your  most  obedient  servant, 

Lewis  Mebeill, 
Second  Lieut.  Second  Dragoons,  U.  S.  A. 

His  Excellency  J.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


552  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

The  following  letter  to  the  honorable  Secretary  of  State  was  forwarded  to 
the  State  Department,  at  Washington,  by  the  hands  of  John  A.  W.  Jones, 
Esq.,  who  was  appointed  a  special  messenger  for  that  service: 

lietteb  to  the  secbetaby  of  state. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  22,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  Since  the  16th  instant,  when  I  last  addressed  you,  the  affairs  of  the  Territory 
have  assumed  a  more  peaceful  aspect.  The  arrest  of  Harvey's  party,  after  the  as- 
sault at  Hickory  Point,  on  Sunday  night,  and  the  disbandment  of  the  Missouri 
militia  on  Monday  following,  seem  to  have  caused  at  least  a  temporary  suspension 
of  hostilities,  and  in  a  measure  restored  confidence  to  the  well-disposed  people  of 
the  country.  The  principal  and  perhaps  only  difficulties  that  have  since  occurred, 
have  been  occasioned  by  strolling  bands  of  marauders,  for  the  detection  and  punish- 
ment of  whom  I  am  now  employing,  and  somewhat  effectively,  all  the  means  I  have 
at  command.  Robberies  and  murders  are  still  rife  in  various  sections,  and  will  con- 
tinue until  some  of  the  worst  of  the  desperate  characters  that  infest  the  Territory 
are  brought  to  condign  punishment. 

The  most  determined  enemy  that  now  remains  to  the  peace  of  Kansas  is,  beyond 
all  question,  the  notorious  Lane,  who,  while  he  studiously  avoids  all  personal  danger, 
is  untiring  in  his  endeavors  to  keep  alive  a  spirit  of  disaffection,  and  to  plot  mis- 
chief ;  and  it  is  a  source  of  deep  regret  that  he  still  continues  to  exercise  an  unholy 
influence  over  a  large  class  of  men,  who,  if  left  to  themselves,  would  refrain  from 
lawless  acts,  and  become  comparatively  good  and  useful  citizens.  Having  found 
Lawrence  to  be  no  longer  a  safe  place  of  refuge.  Lane  some  time  since  removed  his 
headquarters  to  Topeka,  which  became  not  only  the  rendezvous  of  his  associates, 
but  the  depot  for  their  ill-gotten  plunder;  whence  they  sally  in  small  parties  to 
commit  depredations  upon  settlers  in  the  surrounding  country.  The  last  authentic 
reports  give  the  assurance  that  Lane  has  proceeded  beyond  the  northern  frontier  to 
escort  fresh  supplies  of  troops  and  munitions  of  war  into  the  Territory.  I  have  em- 
ployed numerous  agents  to  ascertain  and  watch  his  movements,  and  have  reason  to 
believe,  that  unless  he  desists  from  his  incendiary  purposes,  he  will,  ere  long,  fall 
into  my  hands,  and  receive  the  recompense  that  his  persistence  in  disregarding  the 
rights  of  our  people,  and  violating  the  laws  of  the  Territory,  so  justly  merits. 

On  Wednesday,  the  17th  instant,  a  number  of  citizens  from  Big  Springs,  Wash- 
ington, Tecumseh,  and  Topeka,  visited  me  at  Lecompton,  with  complaints  against 
outrages  that  were  being  committed  at  those  places,  and  in  their  immediate  vicin- 
ities. These  complaints  were  made  under  oath,  and  affidavits  were  filed  with  Judge 
Cato,  who  issued  warrants  against  sundry  accused  persons,  and  for  the  recovery,  if 
possible,  of  large  quantities  of  stolen  property.  Determined  to  leave  no  effort  un- 
employed to  execute  these  warrants,  and  put  an  end  to  the  alleged  atrocities,  I  made 
an  immediate  requisition  upon  Colonel  Cooke  for  two  hundred  mounted  men,  with 
whom,  under  command  of  Colonel  Johnston,  and  accompanied  by  the  United  States 
Marshal,  I  started  early  in  the  afternoon  for  the  neighborhoods  of  the  aggressors. 
Soon  after  our  departure  from  Lecompton,  one  of  the  most  severe  storms  of  wind 
and  rain  arose  that  I  have  ever  encountered,  which,  notwithstanding  my  desire  to 
use  all  possible  dispatch,  compelled  us  to  stop  for  the  night  at  Tecumseh.  Here  we 
succeeded  in  arresting  one  man,  against  whom  we  had  a  warrant,  and  early  on  the 
following  morning  we  proceeded  to  Topeka. 

Upon  arriving  at  this  place,  I  found  the  people  as  little  disposed  to  regard  my 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.   GEABY.  553 


authority  and  the  wishes  of  the  Government  as  the  worst  representations  had  given 
me  reason  to  expect.  There  seemed  to  be  but  one  idea  prevalent,  and  that  in  deter- 
mined opposition  to  the  established  laws  of  the  Territory.  The  Government  oflft- 
cials  and  their  acts  were  repudiated,  and  a  dogged  resolution  maintained  to  wage  a 
destructive  warfare  against  them.  No  sooner  was  my  presence  made  known,  than 
a  general  assembly  of  the  citizens  took  place.  I  addressed  them  at  length,  declar- 
ing the  objects  of  my  visit,  and  explaining  so  much  of  my  policy  as  I  thought  it 
expedient  they  should  understand.  My  remarks  were  at  first  met  with  caviling  ob- 
jections, and  some  who  appeared  to  be  leaders  informed  me  that  they  were  not 
bound  to  obey  my  instructions,  as  there  was  another  government,  and  another  Gov- 
ornor  in  Kansas,  to  whom  only  they  owed  fealty;  and  propositions  were  made  to 
enter  into  a  treaty,  as  they  had  been  permitted  to  do  on  former  occasions.  I 
promptly  assured  them  that  I  alone  was  Governor,  and  that  my  object  in  coming 
there  was  not  to  treat  with,  but  to  govern  them;  to  offer  my  protection  to  all  good 
and  peace-loving  citizens,  and  to  bring  the  guilty  to  punishment.  My  remarks  had 
the  desired  effect,  and  the  majority  acquiesced  in  my  views;  and  resolutions  were 
passed,  somewhat  enthusiastically,  promising  to  submit  to  and  support  the  Govern- 
ment, and  to  maintain  me  in  my  endeavors  to  restore  order  and  peace  to  the  Ter- 
ritory. 

I  remained  during  the  greater  part  of  the  day,  and  was  joined  by  Colonel  Cooke 
with  another  party  of  dragoons.  After  consultation  with  the  Colonel,  it  was  de- 
termined that  he  should  proceed  at  once  with  his  command  to  scour  the  country  for 
some  fifty  miles  further  to  the  westward;  which  he  did,  returning  on  Saturday  after- 
noon, the  20th  instant,  by  way  of  Hickory  Point  and  Osawkee,  having  found  every- 
thing quiet  in  the  entire  line  of  his  march.  He  confirms  the  report  already  furnished 
you  of  the  assault  on  Hickory  Point,  on  Sunday,  the  14th  instant,  and  its  results. 
On  that  occasion,  one  man  of  the  party  assailed  was  killed,  and  another  shot  in  the 
leg,  which  has  since  been  amputated.  Of  the  attacking  forces,  who  were  the  follow- 
ers of  Lane,  then  under  command  of  a  man  named  Harvey,  one  hundred  and  one  of 
whom  were  taken  prisoners,  about  six  were  wounded,  neither  of  them  mortally. 

At  Topeka  we  arrested  fourteen  men,  and  recovered  a  number  of  buggies,  wagons, 
and  other  stolen  property;  all  of  which,  with  the  prisoners,  we  brought  to  Lecomp- 
ton.  When  about  leaving  Topeka,  and  after  the  troops  had  retired,  I  again  ad- 
dressed the  assembled  citizens,  who  listened  with  most  respectful  attention,  and  then 
hailed  me  with  six  unanimous  and  most  enthusiastic  cheers. 

Since  my  return  from  this  expedition,  I  have  remained  at  Lecompton,  where  my 
time  has  been  constantly  occupied  in  adjusting  the  affairs  of  the  Government,  and 
furthering  my  plans  for  the  future  prosperity  of  the  Territory.  Warrants  have 
been  issued,  upon  affidavits,  for  the  arrest  of  certain  unlawful  parties  in  different 
sections;  and  small  parties  of  troops  have  been  sent  out,  some  of  which  have  not 
yet  returned,  to  secure  the  offenders.  One  of  these  detachments  has  gone  to  the 
neighborhood  of  the  confluence  of  the  Osage  and  Pottawatomie  rivers,  near  the  town 
of  Osawatomie,  and  another  to  the  vicinity  of  Easton,  on  the  Stranger  river. 

On  Saturday,  in  accordance  with  the  instructions  of  the  President,  and  in  com- 
pliance with  a  requisition  from  Major  General  Smith,  I  had  mustered  into  the  ser- 
vice of  the  United  States  two  companies  of  militia,  one  being  cavalry  and  the  other 
infantry.  These  were  indispensable;  the  latter  to  guard  the  prisoners,  for  the  safe- 
keeping of  whom  we  have  no  jails;  and  the  former  to  assist  the  Marshal  and  his 
deputies  to  arrest  the  parties  against  whom  warrants  are  legally  issued.  Until  this 
time,  the  prisoners  have  been  held  at  the  United  States  encampment,  where  their 
presence  tended  to  embarrass  the  troops  and  impair  their  efficiency,  while  the  con- 


554  State  Histobical  Society. 


stant  draughts  npon  the  commanding  oflBcer  for  men  to  assist  the  Marshal  in  exe- 
cuting his  writs  were  alike  annoying  to  Colonel  Cooke  and  myself. 

One  of  the  greatest,  if  not  the  greatest,  obstacle  to  overcome  in  the  production 
of  peace  and  harmony  in  the  Territory,  is  the  unsettled  condition  of  the  claims  to 
the  public  lands.  These  lands  are  very  considerably  covered  by  settlers,  many  of 
whom  have  expended  much  labor  and  money  in  the  improvement  of  their  claims,  to 
which,  as  yet,  they  have  no  legal  title.  These  improved  claims  have  excited  the  cu- 
pidity of  lawless  men;  many  of  whom,  under  pretense  of  being  actuated  by  either 
anti-slavery  or  pro-slavery  proclivities,  drive  off  the  settlers  and  take  possession  of 
their  property.  The  persons  thus  driven  off,  having  no  legal  title  to  their  claims, 
have  no  redress  at  the  hands  of  the  law,  and  in  many  instances  have  patiently  and 
quietly  submitted  to  their  wrongs,  and  left  the  country;  while  others,  and  a  still 
greater  portion,  have  retreated  to  the  towns,  combined  together,  and  prepared  them- 
selves to  defend  and  maintain  what  they  justly  conceive  to  be  their  rights,  by  meet- 
ing violence  with  violence.  There  is  an  easy  remedy  for  this  great  and  growing 
evil,  and  this  remedy  consists  in  the  immediate  opening  of  the  land  office,  that  set- 
tlers may  record  their  claims  (and  have  them  legally  confirmed )  to  the  public  lands 
on  which  they  have  settled  and  made  improvements.  This  done,  incendiarisms  will 
be  far  less  frequent,  and  the  original  settlers  may  return  with  comparative  safety  to 
their  homes.  Hence,  the  opening  of  the  land  office,  at  the  earliest  possible  moment, 
is  of  incalculable  importance  to  the  well-being  of  the  Territory. 

Much  trouble  will,  doubtless,  grow  out  of  the  sale,  next  month,  of  the  Delaware 
trust  lands.  Many  of  these  are  handsomely  improved,  and  some  of  them  in  a  high 
state  of  cultivation.  The  settlers  imagine  that  they  have  a  right  in  equity,  if  not  in 
law,  to  obtain  a  fee-simple  deed  to  their  claims  by  paying  to  the  Government  the 
valuation  fixed  by  the  United  States  appraisers.  The  arrangements  made  for  the 
public  sale  place  the  actual  settler,  whose  money  and  labor  have  enhanced  the  value 
of  the  land,  upon  an  equality  with,  or,  in  other  words,  give  him  no  advantage  over, 
any  competitor  who  may  feel  disposed  to  bid  against  him.  This  fact  has  produced 
much  dissatisfaction,  which,  I  have  reason  to  believe,  will  result  in  more  violence  and 
bloodshed.  Combinations  of  settlers  have  already  been  formed  against  any  persons 
who  may  attempt  to  purchase  their  claims;  and  attempts  will  assuredly  be  made  to 
prevent  possession  being  taken  by  actual  purchasers,  other  than  the  present  occu- 
pants, at  the  public  sale. 

There  is  still  another  subject  to  which  it  is  proper  that  I  should  call  your  atten- 
tion. The  postal  arrangements  of  the  Territory  are  lamentably  inefficient.  Com- 
plaints on  this  subject  are  loud  and  universal,  and  my  own  experience  has  convinced 
me  that  these  are  not  without  sufficient  cause.  Every  package  addressed  to  me 
through  the  mail  is  broken  and  inspected  before  it  reaches  my  hands.  It  is  entirely 
unsafe  to  send  information  through  the  postoffioe,  and  more  especially  so  to  use 
that  medium  to  forward  anything  of  pecuniary  value.  Postmasters  are  either  ig- 
norant of  their  duty  and  obligations,  or,  being  acquainted  with  these,  act  in  viola- 
tion of  both.  Indeed,  I  have  been  credibly  informed  that  in  some  places,  persons 
not  connected  with  the  offices  are  permitted  to  enter  and  overhaul  the  mails  previous 
to  their  distribution.  This  is  a  serious  evil,  upon  which  some  prompt  action  is 
needed.  The  appointment  of  a  special  mail  agent,  exclusively  for  this  Territory, 
to  visit  in  person  the  different  postoffices,  would  perhaps  lead  to  a  proper  exposure 
of  the  defective  postmasters  and  mail-carriers,  and  suggest  measures  to  secure  to 
our  citizens  the  absolute  certainty  of  being  able  to  transmit  and  receive  letters  and 
other  documents  by  mail,  without  having  them  subject  to  being  broken  open,  de- 
'Btroyed,  and  stolen. 


EXECUTIVE  MIXUTES  OF  GOV.   GEABY.  555 


The  erection  of  a  Territorial  prison  is  indispensable.  Without  this,  it  is  impos- 
sible to  administer  justice.  Having  arrested  and  convicted  culprits,  we  have  no 
place  for  their  confinement,  or  means  for  their  punishment.  This  fact  renders 
judges  inactive,  the  courts  inoperative,  the  law  a  nullity,  and  enables  criminals  to 
commit  outrages  with  impunity.  With  the  permission  of  the  Government,  a  tem- 
porary establishment  for  the  confinement  of  those  convicted  of  crimes  might  soon 
be  erected,  which  would  answer  the  purpose  until  such  time  as  a  permanent  prison, 
of  as  great  magnitude  as  the  Territory  demands,  can  be  properly  constructed.  The 
ends  of  justice  will  then  be  subserved,  and  an  additional  guaranty  of  permanent 
peace  be  given, 

I  cannot  close  this  dispatch  without  expressing  my  acknowledgments  and  thanks 

for  the  promptness  and  willingness  with  which  Major  General  Persifer  F.  Smith  and 

Lieutenant  Colonels  Cooke  and  Johnston,  as  well  as  the  ofticers  under  their  command, 

have  answered  all  my  requisitions,  and  otherwise  assisted  in  carrying  out  my  orders. 

Very  respectfully  and  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

Jno.  W.  Geabt,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Hon.  Wm.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State,  Washington,  D.  C. 


COMMISSIONS    ISSUED. 

September  23,  1856. — To  Andrew  H.  McFadden,  as  probate  judge  of 
Lykins  county,  vice  Isaac  Jacob,  removed  from  the  county. 

Joseph  B.  Goodwin,  as  sheriff  of  said  county,  vice  B.  P.  Campbell,  re- 
signed. 

Warren  D.  Hoover,  as  coroner  of  the  same  county,  in  place  of  Andrew 
H.  McFadden,  who  declined  the  office. 

Wm.  B.  Ewbanks,  Samuel  P.  Boone,  Henry  L.  Lyon,  Thomas  C.  Warren, 
James  Hughes,  Henry  Tuley,  William  Ploneywell,  and  Henry  W.  Peck,  as 
justices  of  the  peace  of  Lykins  county. 

J.  P.  Tuley  and  Archibald  Oliver  as  constables  of  same  county. 

Eugene  H.  Tharpe,  of  Philadelphia,  and  George  Whitman,  of  Washing- 
ton city,  as  commissioners  of  deeds  for  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

eequisition  for  medicines. 

Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  23,  1856.  ) 
Sik:  I  have  appointed  Samuel  Logan,  M.  D.,  surgeon  of  the  newly  raised  battalion 
of  Territorial  militia.     Will  you  please  furnish  him  with  a  medicine  chest  and  such 
instruments  as  he  may  require,  and  oblige  your  obedient  servant, 

Jno,  W.  Geaey,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke. 

A  copy  of  the  following  letter  was  forwarded  to  each  of  the  Supreme 
Judges  of  Kansas  Territory,  viz..  Chief  Justice  Lecompte,  and  Associate 
Justices  Cato  and  Burrell: 

INQUIBIES    OF    SUPEEME    JUDGES. 

Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  23,  1856.  ) 
Sie:   Upon  my  arrival  here,  I  found  this  Territory  in  a  state  of  insurrection, 
business  paralyzed,  the  operation  of  the  courts  suspended,  and  the  civil  administra- 
—36 


556  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


tion  of  the  government  inoperative  and  seemingly  useless.  Much  complaint  has 
been  made  to  me  against  the  Territorial  officers  for  alleged  neglect  of  duty,  party 
bias,  and  criminal  complicity  with  a  state  of  affairs  which  resulted  in  a  contempt 
of  all  authority. 

I  have,  therefore,  deemed  it  proper  to  address  circulars  to  all  Territorial  officers 
in  order  that,  being  informed  of  the  complaints  against  them,  they  may  have  an 
opportunity  to  vindicate  themselves  through  my  department.  The  efficiency  of  the 
Executive  will  be  much  impaired  or  strengthened  by  the  manner  in  which  his  sub- 
ordinates in  office  discharge  their  respective  duties.  As  it  is  my  sworn  duty  to  see 
that  the  laws  are  faithfully  executed,  I  need  offer  no  apology  for  requesting  categor- 
ical answers  to  the  following  interrogatories: 

Ist.  When  did  you  assume  the  discharge  of  the  duties  of  your  judicial  office? 
2d.  What  counties  compose  your  judicial  district,  and  how  frequently  have  you 
held  courts  in  each  county,  or  in  your  district? 

3d.  How  many  bills  have  been  presented?  How  many  ignored  in  your  courts? 
How  many  indictments  have  been  tried  before  you,  and  how  many  convictions  had, 
and  for  what  offenses? 

With  a  brief  statement  of  other  facts  and  circumstances,  showing  the  manner  in 
which  you  have  discharged  your  duties,  which  you  may  be  pleased  to  communicate. 
Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  Jno.  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

The  Hon. , 

One  of  the  U.  S.  Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Kansas  Territory. 

inquibies  or  abchitect  of  public  buildings. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  23,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Having  learned  that  you  are  the  architect  of  the  public  buildings  in  process 
of  erection  at  this  place,  I  take  the  liberty  to  request  your  answers  to  the  following 
interrogatories: 

1.  What  connection  have  you  had  with  the  erection  of  the  public  buildings,  and 
by  whom  were  you  employed? 

2.  How  much  money  has  already  been  paid  out  and  expended  —  how  much  is  due 
and  unpaid  —  and  what  sum  will  be  required  for  the  completion  of  the  public  build- 
ings? 

3.  State  your  knowledge  of  the  history  of  the  location,  progress,  and  when,  in 
your  opinion,  if  vigorously  prosecuted,  the  public  buildings  will  be  completed. 

With  any  other  suggestions  and  information  you  may  be  pleased  to  communicate. 
Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  Jno.  W.  Geaby, 

Oovemor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
William  Rumboldt,  Esq.,  Architect  of  Public  Buildings. 

INQUIBIES    OF    THE    SUPEBINTENDENT    OF    PUBLIC    BUILDINGS. 

f_ Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  28,  1866. ) 
Sib:  Since  my  arrival,  I  have  been  informed  that  you  are  the  superintendent  for 
the  erection  of  the  public  buildings  at  this  place.     If  so,  I  desire  the  following  in- 
formation: 

1.  A  copy  of  your  appointment,  showing  by  what  authority  you  act. 

2.  A  statement  as  to  how  the  public  buildings  are  to  be  erected — whether  by  con- 
tract or  otherwise;  and  if  by  contract,  a  copy  of  the  same. 

»  3.  An  accurate  and  detailed  account  of  all  moneys  heretofore  paid  and  expended, 
with  the  amount  now  due  for  materials  furnished  and  work  done. 


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4.  An  estimate  of  the  money  required  to  complete  the  public  buildings,  with  the 
necessary  appurtenances,  according  to  the  present  plans;  with  any  other  informa- 
tion in  any  way  calculated  to  give  me  an  insight  into  the  history  of  the  location, 
progress,  and  contemplated  completion  of  the  public  buildings  now  in  process  of 
erection  at  this  place. 

Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  Jno.  W.  Geaky, 

Owen  C.  Stewart,  Esq.  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

KEPLT    of    the    8UPEKINTENDENT. 

Lecompton,  September  23,  1856. 

Sib:  In  obedience  to  your  official  request,  I  shall  proceed  to  give  you  the  required 
information,  as  far  as  my  position  gave  me  an  opportunity  of  ascertaining  the 
facts,  as  it  respects  the  erection  and  expenditures  of  the  capitol  building  for  Kan- 
sas Territory,  located  at  Lecompton,  Douglas  county. 

1st  Question. — I  received  my  appointment  from  Wilson  Shannon,  then  acting 
Governor  for  the  Territory.  A  copy  of  the  article  of  agreement  is  herewith  trans- 
mitted. 

2cl  Question. — It  was  the  understanding  that  the  building  was  to  be  let  in  separate 
contracts,  a  portion  of  which  has  been  let  to  A.  Rodrigue.  The  different  portions 
will  be  explained  by  the  accompanying  article  of  agreement  between  Governor 
Shannon  and  A.  Rodrigue.  In  the  absence  of  the  whole  being  let,  it  became  neces- 
sary to  let  out  the  framing  of  the  first  tier  of  joist,  which  was  let  to  A.  Rodrigue; 
also,  a  portion  of  the  basement  frames  have  been  completed,  and  are  ready  for  the 
building.  The  remainder  of  said  frames  have  been  delayed,  in  order  to  give  the 
lumber  an  opportunity  to  season. 

3d  Question. — Amount  of  money  paid  to  A.  Rodrigue,  as  shown  by  monthly  esti- 
mates: 

April  10,  amount  of  estimate $959  75 

May  10,         "          "          "        2,600  25 

June  10,       "          "         " 3,897  11 

July  10,         "          "          "        2,40114 

August  10,    "          "          "        2,916  13 

§12,774  38 

Amount  paid  for  sundry  articles  of  Tyres  and  Larimore,  account $171  35 

Crowther  and  Overfelt 110  40 

0.  C.  Stewart,  superintendent 1,000  00 

$14,05(5  13 

Amount  of  expenditures  not  yet  paid: 

September— estimate  in  favor  of  A.  Rodrigue $2,421  94 

Account  of  J.  R.  Shepardson 18  31 

Bill  of  basement  frames 156  00 

Cash  paid  by  superintendent  for  sundries 34  50 

Balance  of  salary  due  superintendent  20th  of  October 200  00 

Whole  amount $16,886  88 

Amount  not  paid,  $2,830.75. 

I  am  unable  to  give  you  the  amount  of  the  bill  of  castings  and  window  frames  for 
the  first  and  second  stories;  also  the  cost  of  the  amount  of  lumber  that  it  will  re- 
quire to  complete  the  building,  for  the  want  of  various  sub-drawings  which  have  not 
as  yet  been  placed  into  my  hands  (the  job  not  requiring  them). 

Your  fourth  question  can  be  answered  more  satisfactorily  by  Mr.  Wm.  Rumboldt, 
architect,  St.  Louis. 

The  contract  for  delivering  the  materials,  bought  at  St.  Louis,  for  the  building, 
was  let  to  General  F.  T.  [J.  ?]  Marshall,  but  I  am  unable  to  say  at  what  price.    Neither 


558  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


am  I  able  to  state  at  what  time  the  same  was  to  have  been  delivered  at  this  point;  a 
portion  of  it  has  been  delivered,  and,  owing  to  damage,  a  portion  of  it  has  not  been 
received.  I  condemned  the  same,  and  so  receipted  for  it  as  superintendent;  but 
that  portion  of  the  castings  needed  first  is  yet  behind,  and  unless  delivered  within 
ten  days  the  work  will  have  to  stop  for  the  want  of  the  bases  and  window-frames. 

In  the  original  plan  and  specifications  the  building  above  basement  was  to  have 
been  of  brick;  but  finding  it  impracticable,  the  contract  was  changed,  (all  parties 
agreeing,  as  I  so  understood  it,)  and  the  first  and  second  stories  are  to  be  of  rubble 
masonry,  plastered  with  Roman  cement,  which  will  be  extra  of  the  present  contract. 
For  further  information  as  it  respects  the  change  in  contract,  I  would  refer  you  to 
Dr.  A.  Rodrigue,  the  contractor. 

As  it  respects  the  present  condition  of  the  building,  I  feel  satisfied  that  it  would 
have  been  much  farther  advanced  had  it  not  been  for  a  continuation  of  the  diffi- 
culties in  the  Territory,  which  have  at  times  rendered  it  almost  impossible  for^the 
present  contractor  to  procure  the  services  of  such  men  as  he  needed. 

If  the  above  is  not  sufficiently  full  and  satisfactory,  you  will  confer  a  favor  by 
letting  me  know. 

With  sentiments  of  respect,  I  am,  yours  truly,  and  obedient  servant, 

Owen  C.  Stewabt, 
Superintendent  of  Capitol  Building. 

His  Excellency  J.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

obdeb  fob  militia  guabds. 

Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  23,  1856.  ) 
Deab  Sib:  You  will  furnish,  from  time  to  time,  such  guards  to  the  United  States 
Marshal  as  he  may  require,  taking  care  to  report  to  me  whether  the  force  under 
your  command  is  sufficient  for  the  purposes  intended. 

Yours,  «fec.,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Colonel  H.  T.  Titus.  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

It  having  been  reported  to  Major  General  Smith,  as  well  as  to  the  Execu- 
tive, that  large  bodies  of  armed  men  were  preparing  to  invade  the  Territory 
through  the  northern  frontiers,  especial  attention  was  directed  to  that 
quarter.     The  following  correspondence  relates  to  that  subject : 

dispatch    FBOM    colonel   COOKE. 

Camp,  September  23,  1856  — 7i  a.m. 

Deab  Sib:  I  send  you  dispatches,  <fec.,  «fec.,  received  late  in  the  night.  Colonel 
Johnston  is  under  orders  for  the  "northern  frontier,"  to  repel  invasion,  with  four 
companies  First  Cavalry.  Can  you  give  us  new  information?  Otherwise,  doubtless, 
his  route  should  be  through  Topeka,  and  he  would  soon  meet  all  bad  news.  I  have 
anticipated  Colonel  Johnston's  moving  in  an  hour  or  two. 

In  great  haste,  I  am,  yours  truly,  P.  St.  Geoege  Cooke,  Commanding. 

His  Excellency  Governor  John  W.  Geary,  Kansas  Territory,  Lecompton. 

BEPLY  to  colonel  COOKE. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  23, 1866.  ) 

Sib:  I  have  received  your  communication  of  this  morning,  also  one  from  General 

Smith,  both  relating  to  the  movement  of  Colonel  Johnston,  with  four  companies  of 

cavalry,  upon  the  northern  frontier.     As  this  expedition  is  to  be  guided  entirely  by 

instructions  to  be  obtained  from  me,  I  can  now  merely  say  that  I  have  several  per- 


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sons  employed  in  that  region  of  the  Territory  to  obtain  and  report  to  me  any  in- 
formation concerning  operations  that  might  affect  the  peace  of  the  government; 
and  having  yet  received  no  reports  from  them,  I  desire  that  the  departure  of  Colonel 
Johnston  be  deferred  until  I  can  receive  and  communicate  to  you  authentic  accounts 
that  will  justify  the  movement  of  the  troops. 

Yours,  truly,  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Commanding  United  States  troops. 

lettee  to  genebal  smith. 

Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  23,  1856.  ) 

My  Deae  Sir:  I  received  your  oflBcial  and  private  letters  of  yesterday's  date,  and 
their  contents  were  duly  noted,  and  disposed  of  as  directed  by  you. 

I  have  not  yet  obtained  sufficient  information  concerning  the  movements  of 
Lane's  party  in  the  north,  to  justify  the  marching  of  the  troops  in  that  direction. 
I  have  two  men  in  search  of  correct  information,  and  as  soon  as  I  obtain  it  in  a  suf- 
ficiently reliable  shape  to  authorize  a  movement  in  that  direction,  it  shall  be  done, 
and  I  will  accompany  it  in  person. 

The  foot  companies,  to  fill  your  requisition,  will  be  full  in  a  few  days.  I  have 
need  for  one  company  of  cavalry.  I  trust  you  will  give  me  a  requisition  for  it,  in 
addition  to  the  two  of  infantry. 

Everything  is  apparently  quiet  in  this  part  of  the  Territory.  Mechanics  and 
laborers  are  resuming  their  business.  All  the  arts  of  peace  are  once  more  begin- 
ning to  be  cultivated,  and  I  trust  its  benign  influences  may  be  permanently  planted. 
Yet  I  cannot  put  implicit  confidence  in  the  present  calm.  It  seems  impossible  that, 
after  a  few  bold  strokes  only,  a  continuous  peace  could  be  established,  after  so  long 
and  serious  a  conflict.  I  feel  that  it  is  infinitely  better  to  maintain  a  few  additional 
troops  than  to  run  the  risk  of  outbreaks  hereafter.  Every  poll  where  difficulty  is 
likely  to  occur  should  be  guarded  on  the  election  day. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Major  General  P.  F.  Smith. 

September  24,  1856. — For  the  purpose  of  obtaining  information  which 
was  considered  of  great  value  to  the  Territory,  the  Governor  invited  to  Le- 
compton Captain  Walker,  of  Lawrence,  one  of  the  most  celebrated  and  dar- 
ing leaders  of  the  Anti-Slavery  party,  promising  him  a  safe-conduct  to 
Lecompton  and  back  again  to  Lawrence.  During  Walker's  visit  at  the 
Executive  office.  Colonel  Titus  entered,  whose  house  was,  a  short  time  since, 
destroyed  by  a  large  force  under  the  command  of  Walker  —  an  offense  which 
was  subsequently  retaliated  by  the  burning  of  the  residence  of  the  latter. 
These  men  were,  perhaps,  the  most  determined  enemies  in  the  Territory. 
Through  the  Governor's  intervention,  a  pacific  meeting  occurred,  a  better 
understanding  took  place,  mutual  concessions  were  made,  and  pledges  of 
friendship  were  passed;  and,  late  in  the  afternoon,  Colonel  Walker  left  Le- 
compton in  company  with,  and  under  the  safeguard  of  Colonel  Titus.  Both 
these  men  have  volunteered  to  enter  the  service  of  the  United  States  as 
leaders  of  companies  of  Territorial  militia. 


560  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


September  25,  1856. — 

application  fob  tboops. 

United  States  Mabshal's  Office,      ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  25,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  A  warrant  has  been  in  my  hands,  issued  by  the  honorable  Judge  Lecompte, 
Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Kansas  Territory,  bearing  date  17th  Septem- 
ber, instant,  for  the  arrest  of  Colonel  Whipple  and  many  other  persons;  upon  which 
warrant  I  have  arrested  fourteen  persons  at  Topeka,  on  the  18th  instant. 

And  whereas,  a  great  number  mentioned  in  said  warrant  are  not  yet  arrested,  and, 
in  consequence  of  the  excited  condition  of  the  people  of  the  Territory,  and  the  op- 
position to  the  execution  of  the  laws,  I  am  unable,  by  the  power  vested  in  me  as 
United  States  Marshal,  to  execute  the  process  in  my  hands,  as  commanded  by  said 
writ,  without  the  aid  of  a  military  posse  to  assist  me  in  the  discharge  of  said  duty, 
I  am  therefore  under  the  necessity  of  requesting  your  Excellency  to  furnish  me  a 
posse  of  ten  dragoons,  to  aid  me  in  making  the  arrests  of  the  persons  mentioned 
in  said  writ  of  arrest. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  I.  B.  Donelson, 

United  States  Marshal  of  Kansas  Territory. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

BEQUISITION    fob   TBOOPS. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  25,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Having  been  shown  a  warrant  issued  by  the  honorable  the  Chief  Justice  of 
this  Territory,  for  the  arrest  of  Colonel  Whipple  and  others,  for  crimes  committed 
in  this  Territory,  and  being  duly  certified  by  the  United  States  Marshal  that  he  is 
unable,  by  virtue  of  the  civil  power  vested  in  him,  to  execute  said  warrant,  and  re- 
questing military  aid,  you  are  therefore  respectfully  requested  to  detail  a  posse  of 
ten  mounted  troops  (that  being  the  number  required  by  the  Marshal),  to  aid  him  in 
the  execution  of  said  writ. 

Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Commanding  U.  S.  troops  near  Lecompton. 

inquibies  ooncebnino  bequisitions. 

Executive  Depabtment,         \ 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  25,  1856.  j 

Sib:  You  have  at  sundry  times  made  application  to  me  for  requisitions  upon 
Colonel  Cooke,  commanding  the  United  States  troops  stationed  near  this  place,  for 
men  to  assist  you  in  the  execution  of  warrants  upon  persons  charged  with  offenses 
against  the  peace  of  the  Territory.     These  requisitions  were  made  as  follows: 

On  the  17th  instant,  for  200  dragoons,  to  serve  a  writ  upon  one  Colonel  Whipple 
and  others. 

On  the  same  day,  for  five  dragoons,  to  arrest  certain  parties  not  named  in  your 
application. 

On  the  20th  instant,  for  ten  dragoons,  to  execute  a  warrant  upon  Thomas  Kemp 
and  others. 

And  on  the  22d  instant,  for  six  dragoons,  to  aid  in  securing  sundry  persons 
charged  upon  the  complaint  of  James  B.  Lofton. 

As  I  have  received  no  ofiicial  information  respecting  the  result  of  the  above-named 
requisitions,  you  will  oblige  me  by  reporting  at  once,  in  writing,  whether  they  were 


EXECUTIVE  3IIXUTES  OF  GOV.    GEABY.  561 


complied  with;  and  if  so,  whether   the  objects  for  which  they  were  made  have  been 

accomplished;  and  all  other   information  relative  to  the  subject  that  you  have  the 

means  to  communicate.  Yours,  &c.,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
I.  B.  Donelson,  Esq.,  U.  S.  Marshal,  K.  T. 

KEPLY  OF  MAESHAL  DONELSON. 

U.  S.  Marshal's  Office,  } 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  25,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  In  answer  to  your  interrogatories,  contained  in  your  note  of  to-day,  as  to  the 
results  of  requisitions  made  on  your  Excellency  for  military  posses  to  aid  in  mak- 
ing arrests  of  persons  charged  with  offenses  against  the  peace  of  the  Territory,  to 
wit,  "A  requisition  on  the  17th  instant,  for  two  hundred  dragoons,  to  serve  writs  on 
Colonel  Whipple  and  others:"  This  requisition,  under  command  of  Colonel  John- 
ston, marched  from  near  Lecompton  at  two  o'clock  on  the  18th  instant,  for  Topeka, 
where  Colonel  Whipple  and  a  large  number  of  others,  commanded  by  the  warrants 
in  my  hands  to  be  arrested,  were  supposed  to  be.  The  troops  reached  Topeka  early 
on  the  morning  of  the  19th  instant,  where  I  made  arrests  of  fourteen  persons,  iden- 
tified as  being  of  the  party  of  Colonel  Whipple,  in  the  robbery  of  Osawkee,  one  of 
whom  was  too  unwell  to  be  removed;  another,  through  mistake,  was  left.  Twelve 
persons  were  brought  to  this  place  and  put  under  guard  of  the  United  States  troops, 
until  Monday,  the  22d  instant,  at  which  time  eight  were  turned  over  to  Colonel  H.  T. 
Titus,  of  the  Territorial  militia,  to  guard,  four  of  the  twelve  having  made  their 
escape  while  in  charge  of  the  United  States  troops.  The  remaining  eight,  namely, 
John  Ritchie,  John  H.  Kagi,  Wm.  Fisher,  Charles  Diggs,  Charles  Sexton,  John  W, 
Kemble,  B.  W.  Atwood,  and  John  Brown,  were  on  the  24th  instant  brought  before 
the  Hon.  Sterling  G.  Cato,  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  this  Territory, 
for  examination;  who,  after  the  evidence,  committed  John  Ritchie,  John  H.  Kagi, 
Charles  Sexton,  and  Charles  Diggs,  for  highway  robbery,  and  discharged  James 
Kemble,  John  Brown,  Wm.  Fisher,  and  B.  W.  Atwood. 

The  requisition  made  on  the  same  day,  (the  17th  instant,)  for  five  dragoons, 
upon  which  no  arrests  were  made. 

The  requisition  made  on  the  20th  instant,  for  the  dragoons  to  aid  in  arresting 
Thomas  Kemp  and  others  for  robbery,  resulted  in  the  arrest  of  Thomas  Kemp, 
Robert  Inchown,  J.  W.  Thompson,  Orval  Thompson,  and  William  Owens,  who  are 
now  before  the  court  upon  examination. 

The  requisition  made  on  the  22d  instant,  for  six  dragoons  to  aid  me  in  arresting 
certain  persons  for  horse-stealing,  on  the  affidavit  of  James  B.  Lofton,  resulted  in 

the  arrest  of  George  Leonard  and Tabor,  who  were  brought  before  the  court 

to-day  for  hearing,  and  the  case  continued  until  to-morrow. 

Another  requisition  for  a  posse  of  (number  not  mentioned  in  your  communica- 
tion) dragoons,  were  sent  with  Deputy  Marshal  Cramer,  on  a  warrant  issued  by  the 
Hon.  Sterling  G.  Cato,  Associate  Justice,  &c.,  on  the  20th  instant,  upon  an  aflSdavit 
by  Isaac  G.  Baker,  for  the  arrest  of  a  company  of  marauders  and  robbers  (whose 
names  were  unknown  to  said  Baker),  in  the  county  of  Franklin.  The  posse  pro- 
ceeded by  way  of  Lawrence  and  Blanton's  bridge  to  Hickory  Point,  where  they 
ascertained  that  these  marauders  had  returned  the  day  previous  by  way  of  Blanton's 
bridge.     No  arrest  was  made. 

The  objects  for  which  the  requisitions  were  made  have  been  partially  accom- 
plished. On  the  requisition  for  two  hundred  dragoons,  on  the  17th  instant,  a  large 
number  implicated  in  the  warrant  have  not  yet  been  arrested,  on  account  of  the  diffi- 
culties in  finding  their  whereabouts.     That  for  the  five  on  the  same  day  proved 


562  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY 


abortive.  That  of  the  20th  instant,  for  ten  dragoons,  was  accomplished,  or  nearly 
so.  That  of  the  22d  instant,  for  six  dragoons,  sacceeded  in  arresting  two  of  the 
ofifenders,  one  more  of  whom  has  since  been  arrested,  and  one  still  cannot  be  found. 

No  resistance  has  been  made  to  the  execution  of  any  of  these  writs;  nor  is  it 
probable  that  any  will  be  made  when  the  Marshal  is  accompanied  by  a  military 
posse. 

I  have  now  in  my  hands  a  large  number  of  writs  not  executed,  on  account  of  the 
press  of  business  before  the  examining  court  now  sitting  in  this  place. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

I.  B.  DoMELSON,  United  States  Marshal,  K.  T. 

His  Excellency  J.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

bequisition  fob  tboops. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  25,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Having  received  reliable  information  that  about  200  armed  men,  in  defiance 
of  my  recent  proclamation,  under  command  of  a  certain  Redpath,  have  entered  the 
Territory  through  Nemaha  county,  in  the  Territory  of  Nebraska,  on  their  way  to 
Topeka,  which  they  expect  to  reach  to-morrow  night,  I  desire  you  to  send  a  force 
of  about  one  hundred  and  fifty  mounted  troops,  with  instructions  to  disperse  said 
armed  body  of  men,  and  to  assist  the  United  States  Marshal,  or  his  deputy,  to  exe- 
cute any  writs  in  his  possession,  and  to  make  any  arrests  which  circumstances  may 
seem  to  require. 

I  have  also  to  request  that  you  send  one  company  of  infantry  to  the  neighbor- 
hood of  Lawrence,  to  be  there  stationed,  for  the  purpose  of  maintaining  the  peace 
of  the  neighborhood,  including  the  town  of  Franklin. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geabt, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Commanding  U.  S.  Troops  near  Lecompton.    . 

The  following  letter  was  this  day  received  from  General  John  W.  Reid, 
late  a  commander  of  the  Kansas  militia,  called  into  the  service  of  the  Ter- 
ritory by  Secretary  Woodson,  when  acting  Governor: 

ZjETTEB   FBOM  GENEBAIj   beid. 

Independence,  Mo.,  September  20,  1856, 

Sib:  The  expedition  which  was  disbanded  by  your  order  at  Franklin,  the  other 
day,  was  put  on  foot  at  a  time  when  it  seemed  the  Government  was,  by  the  factious 
action  of  Congress,  about  to  be  deprived  of  power  to  enforce  order  in  the  Territory, 
and  in  the  belief  amongst  our  people  that  they  were  driven  to  the  sword  to  main- 
tain and  protect  their  rights  in  the  Territory  against  violation  by  a  band  of  free- 
booters. 

As  soon,  however,  as  I  read  your  proclamation,  and  saw  the  instructions  of  the 
Government  to  you,  and  your  power  and  determination  to  enforce  them,  I  deter- 
mined, though  against  the  consent  of  some  who  were  more  zealous  than  judicious, 
to  do  no  act  which  would  bring  our  forces  into  conflict  with  you,  or  which  would  in 
any  way  increase  the  embarrassments  of  your  position.  The  result,  you  know, 
transpired  at  Franklin,  and  was  as  as  gratifying  to  me  as  to  yourself.  But,  like  all 
other  men  who  take  positions  when  they  are  responsible  for  the  acts  of  an  organized 
mob  of  militia,  I  am  maligned  and  assailed  for  the  manner  of  terminating  the  affair. 


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I  am  sorry  to  say  we  had  too  many  men  who  were  actuated  by  no  higher  motive 
than  pillage  and  plunder;  and,  also,  others  who  went  to  avenge  real  or  supposed 
wrongs,  and  who  are  greatly  outraged  that  they  were  not  permitted  to  enter  Law- 
rence and  plunder  it,  and  hence  are  busy  in  attributing  to  me  every  motive  but  the 
true  one  for  the  result  of  affairs.  And  hence  I  trouble  you  with  this  note,  and  will 
take  it  as  a  favor  if  you  will  answer  the  following  queries: 

1st.  Had  you  not,  the  day  before  our  arrival,  visited  Lawrence  with  United  States 
dragoons  and  disbanded  Lane's  forces,  then  there? 

2d.  Was  not  Lawrence  at  the  time  of  our  approach  in  an  almost  defenseless  condi- 
tion? And  would  not  the  taking  and  sacking  of  it,  under  the  circumstances,  have 
been  dishonorable  to  the  attacking  party  ? 

3d.  Were  you  not  compelled  by  official  duty,  having  disbanded  their  forces,  to  in- 
terpose with  the  United  States  troops  to  prevent  our  entry  into  Lawrence? 

4th.  Was  not  the  flag  on  the  Blue  Mound  a  signal  to  advise  you  of  our  approach, 
so  that  you  might  start  for  the  relief  of  the  town  in  time?  (I  so  understood  you  at 
Franklin.) 

5th,  Could  Lawrence  have  been  taken  by  us  on  Sunday  evening  before  the  troops 
or  yourself  came  to  its  succor?  And  did  not  the  people  advise  you,  by  runners,  of 
our  approach? 

6th.  Could  the  town  of  Lawrence  have  been  attacked  and  taken  by  us  on  Sunday, 
the  14th  instant,  except  in  violation  of  your  authority,  and  in  opposition  to  your 
power  and  that  of  the  United  States  forces  at  your  command  being  present  and  re- 
sisting such  attack? 

By  answering  the  above  you  will  confer  a  personal  favor  upon  one  who  entertains 
a  high  respect  for  yourself  and  for  the  manner  in  which  you  performed  the  func- 
tions of  your  difficult  position. 

I  will  add  that,  when  twenty  miles  from  Lawrence,  I  learned  from  the  stage-driver 
and  the  passengers  that  the  armed  force  in  the  town  had  been  disbanded  by  you  the 
day  before,  and  that  I  then  determined  not  to  allow  it  to  be  entered  if  contrary  to  your 
wish;  and  I  have  only  one  regret  connected  with  the  affair,  and  that  is,  that  some  bad 
men  who  were  with  us  did  commit  some  outrages,  only  too  much  resembling  those  of 
which  I  hope  you  will  believe  was  beyond  my  control  or  power  to  prevent. 

Very  respectfully,  sir,  your  very  humble  and  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Reid. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

reply  to  general  reid. 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  September  25,  1856.  ) 

Dear  Sir:  Your  favor  of  the  20th  instant  was  received  by  last  night's  mail,  and, 
although  pressed  by  official  business,  I  hasten  to  give  an  immediate  response  to 
your  friendly  letter. 

In  order  to  make  my  reply  entirely  lucid  and  satisfactory,  I  will  first  answer  your 
interrogatories  in  their  order. 

In  reply  to  your  first,  I  have  to  state  that  on  the  day  before  the  arrival  of  your 
forces,  I  had  visited  Lawrence  in  person,  accompanied  by  about  three  hundred 
dragoons;  that  I  caused  my  printed  proclamations  to  be  circulated  there,  command- 
ing ^^all  bodies  of  men,  combined,  armed,  and  equipped  with  munitions  of  war, 
without  authority  of  the  Government,  instantly  to  disband  or  quit  the  Territory,  as 
they  will  answer  the  contrary  at  their  peril."  At  Lawrence  I  neither  saw  Lane,  nor 
any  body  of  armed  forces;  nor  have  I  seen  Lane  since. 

In  reply  to  your  second  interrogatory,  I  answer  that  I  was  at  Lawrence  at  the 


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time  of  your  approach,  and  that  so  far  as  its  inhabitants  were  concerned,  the  place 
was  "almost  in  a  defenseless  condition,  and  that  the  sacking  and  taking  of  it  under 
the  circumstances  would  have  reflected  no  honor  upon  the  attacking  party." 

In  reply  to  your  third  interrogatory,  I  say  that  I  was  "compelled  by  oflScial  duty 
to  prevent  your  entry  into  Lawrence  by  the  interposition  of  the  United  States 
troops,"  and  that  I  would  have  done  so. 

In  reply  to  your  fourth  interrogatory,  I  have  to  state,  that  I  knew  nothing  of  the 
purpose  of  the  "flag  on  the  Blue  Mound"  until  it  was  pointed  out  to  me  in  the  camp 
at  Franklin,  and  I  was  there  told  that  it  was  to  signal  the  people  of  Lawrence  of  the 
approach  of  your  forces. 

In  reply  to  your  last  interrogatory,  I  say  that  the  town  of  Lawrence  "could  not 
have  been  attacked  and  taken  by  the  forces  under  your  command,  on  Sunday  the 
14th  instant,  except  in  violation  of  my  authority,  in  opposition  to  my  power,  and 
in  defiance  of  the  United  State  troops,  being  present,  and  under  my  command." 

In  reply  to  other  portions  of  your  letter,  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  to  you  an 
extract  from  a  letter  which  I  addressed  to  the  Governor  of  Missouri  on  the  20th 
instant: 

"  Your  estimate  of  the  patriotism  and  honorable  bearing  of  the  good  citizens  of  Missouri  is  by  no 
means  too  exalted,  as  was  fully  demonstrated  by  their  conduct  when  recently  assembled  in  great  force 
before  the  town  of  Lawrence. 

"They  came  there  with  a  fixed  determination  to  destroy  that  town,  in  retaliation,  as  they  said,  for 
wrongs  which  their  fellow-citizens  from  Missouri  had  experienced  at  the  hands  of  the  citizens  of 
Lawrence. 

*'  My  presence  there  was  indeed  most  opportune  ;  and  your  Excellency  cannot  imagine  my  emotions 
of  gratitude,  when,  in  response  to  my  appeal,  the  army  of  Missouriaus  most  gracefully  resolved  to 
disband,  return  to  their  respective  homes,  and  trust  to  my  efforts  for  the  protection  of  their  friends 
here. 

"  I  trust  that  your  Excellency  will  in  some  way  do  me  the  favor  to  communicate  to  those  of  your  citi- 
zens who,  upon  that  occasion,  so  honorably  responded  to  my  appeal,  my  heartfelt  thanks  and  my  sincere 
obligations. 

"  If  the  Missourians  had  executed  their  purpose  to  destroy  Lawrence  and  massacre  its  inhabitants, 
it  would  have  been  a  stain  upon  the  escutcheon  of  your  noble,  conservative  State,  which  time  could 
scarcely  have  effaced.  Having  burned  Lawrence  and  destroyed  its  inhabitants,  excited  by  the  contest, 
and  rendered  more  fierce  by  their  work  of  blood,  they  would  have  marched  upon  Topeka,  and  it  would 
have  met  the  fate  of  Lawrence,  and  the  Free-State  men  would  have  been  utterly  exterminated. 

"Such  a  catastrophe  would  have  excited  so  great  a  horror,  and  stirred  up  so  fierce  an  indignation 
throughout  the  entire  North,  that  all  my  efforts  to  preserve  the  peace  of  the  Territory  would  have 
been  utterly  impotent  and  futile.  We  would  have  been  literally  overrun  by  a  Northern  army,  and  the 
flames  of  civil  war  would  have  been  kindled  throughout  the  country. 

"It  is,  therefore,  a  source  of  hearty  gratulation  that  the  citizens  of  Missouri  have  had  the  good 
sense  to  place  themselves  in  a  correct  position,  and  thus  render  such  essential  service  to  the  cause  of 
good  order. 

"  I  trust  that,  for  the  future,  the  same  courtesy  will  be  extended  towards  me  by  your  citizens,  and 
that  the  most  cordial  relations  may  forever  exist  between  the  two  governments." 

In  conclusion,  I  have  to  unite  with  you  in  the  earnest  expression  of  regret  "that 
some  bad  men  connected  with  your  expedition  did,  upon  their  retirement,  commit 
outrages  which  all  good  men  should  deplore." 

I  cannot,  however,  close  this  hasty  letter  without  expressing  my  warm  thanks  to 
you,  individually,  for  your  manly  and  generous  conduct  on  the  occasion  referred  to, 
and  your  prompt  compliance  with  my  wishes. 

Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Qeaby, 

General  John  W.  Reid.  Oovernor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


September  26,  1856. —  Numerous  applications  have  been  made  at  the 
^executive  office,  by  parties  residing  in  different  sections  of  the  Territory, 


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for  the  privilege  of  organizing  armed  bodies  of  men,  ostensibly  for  the  pur- 
pose of  protection  to  the  neighborhoods  in  which  the  applicants  reside.  As 
the  granting  of  such  a  privilege  would  be  in  direct  opposition  to  the  proc- 
lamations of  the  11th  instant,  and  be  the  means  of  reestablishing  partisan 
bands  over  the  Territory,  it  has  invariably  been  refused.  The  following 
letter  and  reply  exhibit  the  policy  of  the  Governor  on  this  subject: 

LETTER  FROM  H.  CLAY  PATE. 

Westport,  September  25,  185(i. 

Dear  Sir:  Judge  Wilson,  of  Franklin  county,  of  whom  I  spoke  in  a  letter  some 
days  since,  asking  your  attention  to  the  election  in  that  county  and  Lykins,  desires 
that  I  should  organize  the  settlers  of  those  two  counties  into  a  company  for  mutual 
protection  during  the  election  excitement. 

I  have  told  him  I  would  do  so,  provided  you  would  give  me  a  commission.  There 
will  certainly  be  a  disturbance  if  no  sufficient  force  is  there.  Some  of  our  own 
party  are  going,  who  are  themselves  imprudent,  and,  in  some  cases,  disorganizers, 
and  should  be  under  restraint.     If  not,  they  will  do  more  harm  than  good. 

The  presence  of  a  body  of  men  is  necessary;  but  I  will  not  consent  to  command 
them  without  such  authority  from  you  as  will  enable  me  to  enforce  rules  and  pre- 
vent all  kinds  of  violence. 

Please  answer  at  once.  I  refer  you  to  Secretary  Woodson,  Colonel  Titus,  Sheriff 
Jones,  and  Doctor  Rodrigue. 

Your  servant,  H.  Clay  Pate. 

Governor  John  W'.  Geary. 

reply  to  the  foregoing. 

Executive  Department,  }_ 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  20,  1856.  \ 

Dear  Sir:  I  have  just  received  your  favor  of  yesterday,  suggesting  anticipated 
difficulties  in  the  counties  of  Franklin  and  Lykins,  in  this  Territory,  at  the  ap- 
proaching election,  and  volunteering  your  services  to  raise  a  company  to  i:)reserve 
the  peace  of  those  counties,  and  prevent  disturbance  at  the  polls. 

While  thanking  you  most  kindly  for  your  suggestions  and  for  your  very  friendly 
offer,  I  have  to  say  that  I  have  made  every  arrangement  necessary  to  protect  the 
bona  fide  citizens  of  this  Territory  in  the  exercise  of  their  right  of  suffrage.  The 
order  has  already  issued  to  secure  the  attendance  of  United  States  troops  at  points 
where  I  have  any  reason  to  anticipate  trouble. 

I  am  especially  determined  and  sensitive  on  this  point,  and  will  punish  with  the 
utmost  severity  any  interference  with  the  legitimate  exercise  of  the  sacred  right  of 
suffrage. 

I  trust  that  you  and  all  other  good  men  will  aid  me  in  this  matter,  which  I  have 
so  much  at  heart.  Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

H.  Clay  Pate,  Esq. 

September  27,  1856.— 

bequisition  fob  troops  to  guard  the  prisoners. 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  27,  1856.  ^ 
Sir:  I  am  under  the  necessity  of  making  a  requisition  upon  you  for  thirty  in- 
fantry, to  perform  guard  duty  over  the  United  States  prisoners  in  Lecompton.    The 


566  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


infantry  guard  to  go  on  duty  to-morrow  (Sunday)  at  9  o'clock  a.m.,  and  to  serve 
one  day. 

This  requisition  is  made  for  the  purpose  of  relieving  the  volunteer  guard,  who 
have  been  on  duty,  night  and  day,  since  their  enlistment. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
To  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Commanding  United  States  forces  near  Lecompton. 

application  fob  tboops. 

'  United  States  Mabshal's  Office,      ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  27,  1856. ) 

Sib:  Sundry  warrants  or  writs  of  arrest  have  been  placed  in  my  hands,  issued  by 
the  Hon.  Sterling  G.  Cato,  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  for  this  Terri- 
tory, upon  the  following  affidavits,  to  wit: 

The  affidavit  of  L.  B.  Stateler,  dated  17th  September,  instant;  warrants  were  is- 
sued for  one  Harvey  Moore  and  others,  dated  same  as  affidavit. 

The  affidavit  of  William  A.  M.  Vaughan,  dated  17th  September,  instant;  warrants 
were  issued  for  the  arrest  of  Charles  Moffat  and  Marion  J.  Mitchell,  and  others,  dated 
same  as  affidavit. 

The  affidavit  of  Benjamin  D.  Castleman,  dated  the  24th  September,  instant;  war- 
rants were  issued  for  the  arrest  of  Martin  Stowell,  Jamison,  Cleveland,  and  others, 
date  same  as  affidavit. 

The  affiants  all  live  in  and  near  Tecumseh,  Shawnee  county,  Kansas  Territory; 
the  offenders,  many  who  are  here  named,  live  in  the  neighborhood  of  Tecumseh  and 
Topeka. 

In  consequence  of  the  known  opposition  of  these  offenders  to  the  execution  of 
the  laws,  I  am  unable  by  virtue  of  the  authority  vested  in  me  as  United  States  Mar- 
shal for  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  to  make  arrest  of  said  offenders.  I  therefore 
request  your  Excellency  to  furnish  me  a  military  posse  of  twenty  United  States 
dragoons  to  aid  me  in  making  the  arrests  commanded  by  said  writs. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  I.  B.  Donelson, 

United  States  Marshal  for  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

the  fobegoinq  application  declined. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  27,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  I  have  just  received  your  requisition  for  a  posse  of  twenty  United  States 
dragoons,  to  aid  you  in  the  execution  of  certain  warrants  in  the  neighborhood  of 
Tecumseh  and  Topeka. 

In  reply,  I  have  to  say  that  there  are  now  one  hundred  and  fifty  United  States 
mounted  troops  in  the  vicinity  referred  to,  and  my  advices  are  that  peace  and  quiet 
reign  there,  and  I  believe  you  will  have  no  difficulty  in  the  discharge  of  your  duty. 

I  must  therefore  decline  acceding  to  your  request  until  I  am  clearly  satisfied 
that  you  cannot  execute  your  warrants  by  virtue  of  the  civil  authority  already  vested 
in  you. 

I  am  very  averse  to  the  employment  of  the  military  to  execute  civil  process,  and 
will  only  do  so  in  cases  of  imperative  necessity. 

Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

Jno.  W.  Geaby,  Ooiernor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
*     I.  B.  Donelson,  Esq.,  United  States  Marshal  for  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 


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keport  of  marshal  donelson. 

United  States  Marshal's  Office,  } 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  27,  1856.  \ 
Sir:  A  requisition  was  made  by  me  on  the  23d  of  September,  instant,  for  a  posse 
of  ten  dragoons,  to  aid  me  in  arresting  certain  persons  implicated  in  a  writ  issued 
by  the  Honorable  Samuel  D.  Lecompte,  Chief  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
Territory  of  Kansas,  on  the  17th  of  September,  instant,  for  Colonel  Whipple  and 
others. 

This  posse  granted  by  you  proceeded  on  the  24th  of  September,  instant,  accom- 
panied by  my  deputy,  William  H.  Tebbs,  to  Osawkee,  in  Jefferson  county,  Kansas 
Territory,  and  arrested  in  that  neighborhood  the  following  persons  named  and  im- 
plicated in  said  warrant,  to  wit:  Ephraim  Bainter,  Doctor  Cole,  Absalom  Vickars, 
Henry  Hoover,  Henry  Bowles,  Nathan  Griffiths,  Jacob  Fisher,  and  French  Lewis. 

The  posse  arrived  here  on  yesterday  evening  with  the  prisoners,  who  were  turned 
over  to  Colonel  H.  T.  Titus,  commanding  the  Territorial  militia,  for  safe  keeping. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  I.  B.  Donelson, 

United  Slates  Marshal  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

REPORT    or    deputy    MARSHAL    TEBBS. 

United  States  Marshal's  Office, 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  27,  1856. 

Sir:  It  is  with  pleasure  that  I  submit  the  following  statement  of  occurrences 
under  my  observation  in  the  performance  of  certain  official  duties  devolving  upon 
me  as  Deputy  United  States  Marshal,  in  Jefferson  county,  Territory  of  Kansas.  A 
requisition  for  ten  United  States  dragoons  having  been  placed  under  my  direction, 
I  left  Lecompton  at  12  o'clock  m.,  on  the  25th  of  September,  instant,  and  proceeded 
to  the  neighborhood  of  Osawkee,  and  by  12  o'clock  of  that  night  succeeded  in  ar- 
resting six  persons  upon  a  warrant  issued  by  his  Honor  Samuel  D.  Lecompte,  Chief 
Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Kansas  Territory,  and  on  the  next  morning  two 
others  upon  the  same  writ,  all  of  whom  were  safely  delivered  into  the  hands  of  the 
United  States  Marshal,  I.  B.  Donelson,  on  the  evening  of  the  26th  inst.  I  have 
further  to  state  that  no  resistance  was  made  to  my  authority,  except  in  words  by 
one  of  the  persons,  who  was  quickly  silenced  without  violence. 

I  take  pleasure,  also,  in  stating  to  your  Excellency,  that  so  far  as  I  have  heard 
an  expression  of  feelings  on  the  part  of  the  people  of  that  county,  with  nearly  all 
of  whom  I  have  an  intimate  acquaintance,  they  were  delighted  with  the  course  pursued 
and  adopted  by  you,  and  feel  confident  in  the  hope  of  a  rapid  restoration  of  the 
country  to  peace  and  prosperity. 

I  ascertained  from  reliable  authority  that  General  James  H.  Lane,  on  the  day 
after  leading  the  attack  on  Hickory  Point,  made  a  speech  to  his  men,  after  first 
reading  your  proclamation  which  directed  them  to  disperse.  He  then  dispersed 
them,  and  declared  his  intention  of  leaving  the  country. 

I  could  hear  of  no  armed  bodies  of  men  anywhere  in  that  section  of  the  country. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

William  H.  Tebbs, 
Deputy  U.  S.  Marshal,  K.  T. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

On  the  evening  of  the  26th  instant,  Judge  S.  G.  Cato  was  accidentally  shot 
in  the  ankle  by  the  discharge  of  a  pistol  in  the  hands  of  another  person. 
The  wound,  though  not  mortal,  is  sufficiently  severe  to  prevent  his  attend- 


568  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

ing  for  some  time  to  his  official  duties.  Under  the  present  pressing  necessi- 
ties for  his  services,  this  calamity  is  peculiarly  unfortunate.  A  number  of 
prisoners  are  awaiting  a  preliminary  examination  on  sundry  charges,  and  it 
is  important  that  they  should  immediately  be  heard.  The  accident  to  Judge 
Cato,  and  the  continued  absence  from  the  Territory  of  Judge  Burrell,  ren- 
dered necessary  the  instant  dispatch  of  the  following  communication  to 
Chief  Justice  Lecompte,  now  at  Leavenworth  city: 

tbiaii  of  pbisonebs. 

Executive  Depabtment,  \ 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  27,  1856.  ) 

Deab  Sib:  An  accident  having  occurred  last  night  to  Judge  Cato,  he  is  rendered 
incapable  of  prosecuting  his  official  duties.  This  is  peculiarly  unfortunate  at  this 
particular  time.  A  number  of  persons  recently  arrested,  charged  with  crime,  are 
awaiting  an  examination,  and  it  is  absolutely  necessary  that  a  hearing  should  be 
given  to  them  at  the  earliest  possible  moment.  I  would,  therefore,  urge  the  import- 
ance of  your  immediate  return  to  Lecompton.  A  number  of  witnesses  who  have  been 
summoned  will  be  here  on  Monday  next,  to  attend  preliminary  examinations  of  the 
prisoners. 

There  are  now  here  over  one  hundred  persons  who  have  already  been  heard  by 
Judge  Cato,  and  committed  for  trial  on  charges  of  murder,  robbery,  <fec.  It  is  in- 
dispensable that  the  court  should  be  held  in  this  place  for  the  trial  of  these  men, 
as  the  difficulties  attending  their  conveyance  to  Leavenworth,  and  collecting  the 
witnesses  at  that  place,  are  insurmountable.  You  will  therefore  please  make  ar- 
rangements for  holding  the  court  at  Lecompton. 

Respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territoi^. 

Honorable  Samuel  D.  Lecompte,  Chief  Justice  of  Kansas  Territory. 

On  the  19th  instant  a  communication  was  received  at  this  office,  dated  the 
9th  instant  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  and  signed  by  Dr.  S.  Norton  and  seven 
others,  who  claimed  to  have  been  citizens  of  Leavenworth,  and  to  have  been 
driven  from  their  homes  in  that  city  by  force,  exercised  by  an  armed  body 
of  men  under  command  of  Captain  Emory,  of  the  Territorial  militia.  The 
following  letter  from  the  Mayor  of  Leavenworth  city  is  in  reply  to  inquiries 
addressed  to  him  on  this  subject : 

letteb  fbom  the  mayob  of  leavenwobth  city. 

Leavenwobth  City,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  ) 
September  23,  1866.  ) 

Respected  Sib:  Your  favor  of  the  19th  instant  has  been  duly  received,  and  I  hasten 
to  reply  thereto.  The  petitioners  referred  to  in  your  letter,  it  is  true,  were  citizens 
of  this  city;  and  it  is  equally  true  that  they  were  opposed  in  principle  and  senti- 
ment to  the  statute  laws  of  this  Territory,  and  on  all  and  every  occasion  were  found 
in  opposition  to  the  law-and-order  party  of  this  city.  At  the  time  they  left  this  city 
there  existed  a  very  high  state  of  excitement.  The  Pro-Slavery,  or  law-and-order 
party,  were  hourly  expecting  an  attack  to  be  made  on  them  from  a  portion  of  the 
notorious  Colonel  Lane's  party.  Large  numbers  of  them  had  removed  their  wives 
and  children  away  from  the  town.  Others  were  on  guard  at  the  edge  of  town,  and 
engaged  in  erecting  barricades  to  defend  their  persons  and  property  against  attack 


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from  a  body  of  men  whom  they  looked  upon  as  enemies  to  the  laws  of  Kansas  Ter- 
ritory, and  as  outlaws  and  traitors  to  our  common  country.  For  two  or  three  days 
previous  to  the  time  that  these  men  state  to  your  Excellency  that  they  were  forced 
to  leave,  appeals  had  been  made  to  every  citizen  of  Leavenworth  city,  who  was  in 
favor  of  sustaining  the  Kansas  laws,  and  resisting  an  attack  from  Lane's  men,  to 
shoulder  their  guns  and  come  to  the  defense  of  the  city.  Those  men  put  a  deaf  ear 
to  any  such  appeals;  and  on  Tuesday,  the  2d  instant,  the  leading  military  men  of 
the  city  requested  Captain  Emory  to  detail  a  guard  from  his  company  to  go  around 
the  city  and  notify  all  persons  who  were  not  in  favor  of  the  laws,  and  unwilling  to 
fight  in  defense  of  the  city,  that  they  had  better  leave.  I  cannot  state  to  you  as  a 
fact  that  the  petitioners  alluded  to  in  your  letter  received  any  orders  from  Captain 
Emory;  but  if  they  did,  I  am  convinced  that  they  were  as  above  stated. 

Your  Excellency  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  at  the  time  spoken  of  the  civil  arm  of 
the  law  was  completely  paralyzed.  Now  that  peace  is  restored,  and  the  officers  of 
the  law  have  determined  to  act  strictly  in  accordance  with  your  proclamation,  I  be- 
lieve those  men  have  nothing  to  fear  in  returning  here.  If  they  will  act  as  law-abid- 
ing citizens,  they  shall  receive  from  me  that  protection  which  the  law  demands. 

I  hope,  sir,  you  will  permit  me  to  add  that  I  have,  as  Mayor  of  this  city,  endeav- 
ored on  all  occasions  to  prevent  bloodshed,  and  have  the  city  ordinances  and  laws 
of  the  Territory  obeyed  and  respected;  and  when  it  was  out  of  my  power  to  enforce 
them,  as  in  the  last  excitement,  I  went  around,  and  by  persuasive  language  allayed 
excitement  as  far  as  possible. 

I  am,  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

William  E.  Muephy. 

Honorable  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

beported  invasion  in  the  noeth. 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  September  27,  1856.  ) 
Sie:  You  will  perceive  by  the  accompanying  letter  from  a  respectable  citizen  of 
Chicago,  of  the  16th  instant,  and  indorsed  by  the  postmaster  at  Westport  on  the 
25th  instant,  and  jast  received  by  me,  that  "one  thousand  armed  men  were  about  to 
start  from  Chicago  to  help  Lane  at  Lawrence,  and  that  they  expect  to  enter  Kansas 
through  the  State  of  Iowa  and  Territory  of  Nebraska.*' 

I  deem  it  important  to  communicate  this  information,  in  order  that  you  may 
communicate  with  Colonel  Johnston  on  the  subject,  that  he  may  take  such  precau- 
tionary measures  as  under  the  circumstances  may  be  deemed  advisable  to  prevent 
the  ingress  of  any  armed  force,  in  violation  of  my  proclamation,  along  the  northern 
frontier.  Your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaey,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  Commanding  U.  S.  forces  near  Lecompton. 

COMMISSIONS   ISSUED. 

To  William  A.  Card  well,  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  Lecompton  township, 
Douglas  county. 

John  Spicer,  as  county  commissioner  for  Douglas  county,  vice John- 
son, removed  from  said  county. 

Henry  Carmichael  and  William  Jordan,  as  justices  of  the  peace  for 
Tecumseh  township,  Shawnee  county. 

William  F.  Johnson,  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  Wakarusa  township, 
Shawnee  county. 


570  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Nolan  Rice,  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  Council  City  township,  Richard- 
son county. 

William  P.  Hicklin,  as  public  administrator  for  Shawnee  county. 

William  M.  Harniss,  as  constable  for  Council  City  township,  Richardson 
county. 

Joseph  Dearman,  as  constable  of  Wakarusa  township,  Shawnee  county. 

Harvey  Spurlock,  as  constable  for  Lecompton  township,  Douglas  county^ 


September  28,  1856. — 

bequi8ition  to  abbest  james  h.  lane. 

Executive  Defabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  28,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  Having  received  reliable  information  that  James  H.  Lane,  with  a  large  armed 
force,  with  three  pieces  of  cannon,  is  now  about  to  invade  this  Territory,  he  having 
contracted  with  the  ferryman  at  Nebraska  City  for  the  transit  of  six  or  seven  hun- 
dred men  across  the  Missouri  river,  commencing  on  the  26th  instant,  this  is  to  au- 
thorize and  request  you,  with  such  force  as  you  may  deem  necessary,  to  cause  the 
said  James  H.  Lane  to  be  arrested,  if  he  be  found  within  the  limits  of  this  Territory, 
and  to  capture  his  cannon  and  any  other  munitions  of  war,  together  with  any  armed 
body  of  men  entering  this  Territory  in  violation  of  my  proclamation  of  the  11th  of 
September,  instant,  and  to  bring  the  said  James  H.  Lane,  with  his  cannon  and  muni- 
tions of  war,  together  with  any  other  prisoners,  before  me  at  this  place,  to  be  dealt 
with  according  to  law.  Your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geabt,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

P.  St.  George  Cooke,  Commanding  U.  S.  forces  near  Lecompton. 

the  same  subject. 

Executive  Depabtmknt,  > 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  29,  1866.  ) 
Deab  Sib:  I  have  just  received  dispatches   from  General  Smith,  inclosing  evi- 
dence suflBcient,  in  my  judgment,  to  justify  the  within  requisition. 

I  am  now  of  the  opinion  that  Redpath's  party  is  but  the  advance  guard  of  Lane's 
command.     I  think  you  will  meet  him  upon  the  same  route  traveled  by  Redpath. 

It  now  seems  to  me  proper  to  employ  every  means  to  capture  Lane.  The  acts  he 
has  been  guilty  of  in  Kansas  point  out  his  intentions  now,  and,  connected  with  his 
armament  of  cannon,  show  his  intentions  to  be  in  continuation  of  his  former  illegal 
and  revolutionary  acts. 

I  hope  you  will  lose  no  time  in  carrying  out  this  order,  and,  if  possible,  secure 
the  principal  object. 

If  you  think  Colonel  Johnston's  command  sufficient,  and  he  is  en  route  for  the 
north,  please  communicate  the  fact  to  me  to-night,  and  send  a  messenger  to  com- 
municate my  wishes,  &c.  Very  truly,  yours,  «fec.,  John  W.  Geabt, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke, 

Commanding  United  States  forces  near  Lecompton. 

about  selling  liquob  to  the  tboops. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  September  29,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Whereas,  great  complaints  have  been  made  to  me  that  much  drunkenness 
prevails  among  the  United  States  forces  stationed  near  this  place,  by  reason  of  the 


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indiscriminate  and  unrestrained  sale  of  liquor  to  the  soldiers  by  the  various  liquor 
establishments  located  here;  and,  whereas,  such  a  state  of  things  is  highly  demoral- 
izing to  the  troops,  and  is  calculated  to  unfit  them  for  a  proper  discharge  of  the 
delicate  and  responsible  duties  devolving  upon  them,  I  deem  it  proper  to  bring  the 
fact  to  your  notice,  as  the  head  of  the  municipal  government,  in  order  that  you  may 
take  such  measures  as  in  your  opinion  will  remedy  the  existing  evil. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaky, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Owen  C.  Stewart,  Esq.,  Mayor  of  Lecompton. 

BEQUISITION    FOB   MOUNTED    MILITIA. 

Headquaeters  Depabtment  of  the  West,  I 

FoET  Leavenwoeth,  September  28,  18.56.  ) 
Goveenoe:  I  have  the  honor  to  inclose  a  requisition  for  a  company  of  militia  of 
the  Territory,  mounted,  in  addition  to  the  two  companies  of  foot  already  required 
for  the  service  of  the  United  States. 

This  company,  which  you  desire  me  to  have  called  into  service,  will  be  mustered 
into  the  service  of  the  United  States  by  an  officer  to  be  detailed  for  that  purpose  by 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Cooke. 

The  law  and  regulations  on  the  subject  require  the  mustering  officer  to  be  very 
strict  in  inspecting  the  horses  and  equipments  of  the  mounted  men;  and  I  mention 
it  now,  that  they  may  provide  themselves  accordingly. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  Peesifee  F.  Smith, 

Bvt.  Major  General  Coni'g  Department. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

the  same  subject. 

Headquaetees  Department  of  the  West, 

Foet  Leavenwoeth,  September  28,  1856. 
Sib:  In  addition  to  the  companies  of  militia  called  into  the  service  of  the  United 
States,  I  have  the  honor  to  make  a  requisition  on  you  for  one  company  of  cavalry, 
to  consist  of  one  captain,  one  first  lieutenant,  one  second  lieutenant,  four  sergeants, 
four  corporals,  one  farrier  and  blacksmith,  and  seventy-four  privates. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  Peesifee  F.  Smith, 

Bvt.  Major  General  Coni'g  Department. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 


September  29,  1856. — Every  other  means  to  secure  the  person  or  per- 
sons who  murdered  Mr.  BufFam  on  the  road  between  Lawrence  and  Lecomp- 
ton, on  the  15th  instant,  having  failed,  the  following  proclamation,  offering 
a  reward  of  five  hundred  dollars,  was  this  day  issued : 

peoolamation. 
$500.]  Lecompton,  September  29,  1856. 

A  reward  of  five  hundred  dollars  is  hereby  offered  for  the  arrest  and  conviction 
of  the  murderer  or  murderers  of  David  C.  Buffum,  of  Douglas  county,  in  the  Terri- 
tory of  Kansas. 

This  reward  will  be  paid  by  me  immediately  upon  the  conviction  of  the  author  of 
this  great  outrage.  John  W.  Geaet, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

—37 


572  JSTATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 

September  30, 1856. — The  following  letter  to  the  honorable  Secretary  of 
State  was  forwarded  by  mail  to  St.  Louis,  to  be  dispatched  thence  to  Wash- 
ington city  by  telegraph : 

to  the  seobetaby  of  state. 

Executive  Dbpabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  September  30,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Peace  now  reigns  in  Kansas.     Confidence  is  gradually  being  restored.     Citi- 
zens are  returning  to  their  claims.     Men  are  resuming  their  ordinary  pursuits,  and 
a  general  gladness  pervades  the  entire  community. 

When  I  arrived  here,  everything  was  at  the  lowest  point  of  depression.  Oppos- 
ing parties  saw  no  hope  of  peace,  save  in  mutual  extermination,  and  they  were  tak- 
ing the  most  effectual  means  to  produce  that  terrible  result. 

I  will  shortly  issue  a  proclamation  announcing  the  fact  that  tranquility  prevails, 
and  inviting  the  return  of  all  citizens  who  have  been  ejected  from  the  Territory 
either  by  fraud  or  force. 

In  a  day  or  two  I  will  transmit  you  a  full  account  of  my  proceedings. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geabt, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Hon.  Wm.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 


Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,  October  1,  1856. 
The  foregoing  is  a  true  copy  of  the  executive  minutes  of  the  Territory  of 
Kansas,  from  the  9th  to  the  30th  September,  1856,  inclusive. 

John  H.  Gihon,  Secretary  to  the  Governor. 


CORRESPONDENCE   OF  MR.  MARCY  AND  GOVERNOR  GEARY. 

Department  of  State,       \ 
Washington,  September  23,  1856.  j 

Sir:  Your  letter  of  the  9th  instant,  from  Fort  Leavenworth,  has  been 
received  and  laid  before  the  President.  He  is  much  gratified  with  your 
assurance  that  you  shall  be  able  ere  long  to  restore  peace  and  quiet  to  the 
Territory  of  Kansas.  Such  aid  as  he  can  give  toward  accomplishing  this 
most  desirable  result  will  be  promptly  afforded. 

In  General  Smith's  dispatch  to  the  Secretary  of  War,  of  the  same  date 
with  that  of  your  letter,  he  expresses  a  decided  opinion  that  the  military 
force  which  he  now  has  under  his  command,  together  with  that  which  can 
be  organized  in  the  Territory,  will  be  sufficient  for  all  the  purposes  for 
which  such  a  force  is  needed,  and  that  he  shall  have  no  occasion  to  use 
the  authority  given  to  him  to  call  for  any  additional  force  from  the  States 
of  Kentucky  and  Illinois. 

The  President  indulges  the  hope  that,  by  the  judicious  measures  which 
he  does  not  doubt  will  be  adopted  by  you,  and  the  concerted  action  be- 
tween yourself  and  General  Smith,  outrages  will  cease,  order  be  restored. 


Executive  Minutes  of  Gov.  Geaby.  573 

and  the  civil  authority  reestablished  and  found  competent  to  preserve  peace 
and  afford  complete  protection  to  the  settlers,  both  in  their  persons  and 
property.  Those  who  have  committed  crimes  within  the  Territory  should 
not  be  permitted  to  escape  punishment,  and  there  can  be  no  ground  for  any 
discrimination  between  offenders  acting  individually  and  those  acting  as 
members  of  organized  or  associated  bands.  Your  prompt  and  vigorous  at- 
tention will  be  directed  towards  those  who  meditate  further  mischief  and 
are  disposed  to  obstruct  your  efforts  to  restore  the  supremacy  of  the  civil 
authority. 

The  President  relies  upon  your  energy  and  discretion  to  overcome  the 
difficulties  which  surround  you,  and  to  restore  tranquility  to  Kansas.  The 
exigencies  of  affairs,  as  they  shall  be  presented  to  you  on  the  spot,  will  in- 
dicate the  course  of  proceeding  in  particular  cases  calculated  to  lead  to 
such  results  better  than  any  definite  instructions  emanating  from  this  de- 
partment. 

The  President  directs  you  to  keep  the  Government  here  constantly  ad- 
vised of  the  state  of  things  in  Kansas,  and  the  measures  you  may  take  in 
carrying  out  the  general  instructions  you  have  received. 

I  am,  &c.,  W.  L.  Marcy. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory,  Lecompton. 


MR.  MARCY  TO  GOVERNOR  GEARY. 

[By  telegraph.] 

Department  of  State,  \ 

Washington,  September  27,  1856.  J 
Your  dispatch,  16th  instant,  received.     Your  course  is  fully  approved. 
To  the  troops  in  service,  military  law  can  properly  be  applied,  but  you 
have  not  power  to  proclaim  martial  law;  you  must  get  along  without  do- 
ing so.  W.  L.  Marcy. 
John  W.  Geary,  Esq., 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory,  Lecompton,  K.  T. 


governor  GEARY  TO  MR.  MARCY. 

Executive  Department, 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  1,  1856. 
Sir:  I  herewith  transmit  you  a  copy  of  the  record  in  the  case  of  the 
Territory  of  Kansas  vs.  the  eighty-nine  prisoners  committed  upon  a  charge 
of  murder  in  the  first  degree,  growing  out  of  their  attack  upon  "Hickory 
Point." 

As  this  trial  will  excite  much  public  interest,  from  the  number  of  pris- 
oners and  the  nature  of  the  charge,  I  have  deemed  it  important  to  send  you 
a  copy  of  the  preliminary  examination,  with  the  opinion  of  Judge  Cato. 


574  State  Histobical  Society. 

The  attorneys  for  the  prisoners  refused  to  make  any  defense,  because,  as 
I  afterwards  learned,  they  feared  it  might  "damage  the  general  cause,"  as 
they  term  it. 

I  told  them  of  my  purpose  to  transmit  the  record  to  Washington,  and 
requested  them,  if  they  had  any  extenuating  circumstances  to  offer,  show- 
ing the  reasons  why  the  attack  was  made  in  defiance  of  my  proclamation, 
to  reduce  such  statement  to  writing,  and  that  I  would  take  pleasure  to  send 
it  to  Washington  with  the  record. 

Up  to  this  time  there  has  been  no  response  to  my  request,  and  I  there- 
fore send  you  the  record  as  it  has  been  furnished  me. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  William  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 

TBIAL    OF    HIOKOBY    POINT    PBISONEBS. 

Examination  of  the  case  of  The  Territory  of  Kansas  vs.  Thomas  Bickerton  et  als. 

Tebbitoey  or  Kansas,  1  Tj-^bitoby  of  Kansas  vs.  Thomas  Biokkbton  et  als. 
Douglas  County.        ) 

Seftembeb  20,  1856. 
The  defendants  having  been  brought  before  me,  the  undersigned,  Associate  Judge 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  said  Territory,  charged  with  the  oflfense  of  murder,  and 
being  informed  of  the  nature  of  the  charge,  moved  an  adjournment  till  the  22d  in- 
stant, to  procure  the  aid  of  counsel  and  the  attendance  of  witnesses;  which  motion 
was  sustained,  and  in  the  meantime  the  said  parties  were  committed  to  the  custody 
of  the  Marshal. 

Septembeb  22,  A.  D.  1856. 
The  court  met  pursuant  to  adjournment,  and  the  defendants  were  brought  into 
court;  and  the  defendants  not  being  ready,  moved  an  adjournment  till  to-morrow 
morning,  nine  o'clock;  which  motion  was  granted,  and  the  defendants  remanded  to 

custody. 

Septembeb  23,  A.  D.  1856. 

Court  met  pursuant  to  adjournment,  and  the  parties  were  brought  into  court; 
and  the  defendants  not  being  ready  for  trial,  the  court  adjourned  until  twelve  o'clock 
same  day,  at  the  request  of  the  defendants. 

12  o'clock  m. — The  court  met  pursuant  to  adjournment,  and  commenced  the  ex- 
amination of  witnesses. 

DEPOSITION    OF    DB.    WILLIAM    H.    TEBBS. 

Being  duly  sworn,  deposeth  and  saith,  that  I  was  with  the  Deputy  Marshal  when 
he  arrested  a  number  of  persons;  those  persons  are  now  before  me;  the  first  party 
was  about  five  miles  from  Hickory  Point,  traveling  towards  Lawrence;  the  arrest 
was  made  about  eleven  o'clock  p.  m.  I  have  seen  some  of  the  prisoners  before.  I 
saw  one  man  who  told  me  his  name  was  Eli  Lyman.  I  was  taken  prisoner  by  a 
party  of  men  a  few  days  before  at  the  mouth  of  Walnut  creek.  My  horse  was  taken 
from  me.  I  heard  one  Thomas  Bickerton  say  he  had  been  pegging  at  those  persons 
at  Hickory  Point  since  eleven  o'clock  Sunday,  the  14th  instant,  to  get  those  persons 
out  of  their  dens.  I  recognize  these  persons  that  are  now  held  as  prisoners  as  the 
same  body  that  were  arrested  by  the  Marshal,  before  alluded  to.  When  this  party 
was  arrested  by  the  Marshal,  he  brought  them  to  Lecompton;  I  saw  them  while 
guarded  by  the  United  States  troops;  I  have  since  seen  them  while  guarded  by  the 


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militia.  When  these  persons  were  taken  prisoners,  they  were  principally  armed 
with  muskets,  Sharps  rifles,  pistols,  and  one  piece  of  artillery;  and  also  other  mus- 
kets with  the  wagons.  I  saw  and  recognized  the  six  horses,  of  eight  that  were  taken 
from  us  at  Walnut  creek,  in  the  company  there  arrested.  I  saw  quite  a  number  of 
cannon-ball  and  canister  when  the  Marshal  arrested  these  persons  in  their  camp. 

[Cross-examined.)  The  first  company  I  met  were  traveling  towards  Lawrence; 
the  second  party  were  some  asleep,  some  walking  about.  I  saw  a  number  of  men 
standing  about  the  cannon;  I  heard  one  person  say,  "Come  on,  you  border  ruffians." 
I  saw  no  act  of  hostility  or  resistance  to  the  Marshal. 

When  at  Walnut  creek,  where  there  were  eight  men  with  me,  we  suddenly  came 
down  the  trail,  and  came  up  to  the  camp;  one  gun  was  fired  at  us,  and  we  were  or- 
dered to  halt  by  a  number  of  men  squatted  along  the  creek.  Some  of  our  party 
turned  as  if  to  retreat;  they  fired  upon  us.  We  were  taken  into  the  camp  and  or- 
dered to  dismount;  they  took  our  horses,  eight  in  number,  three  guns,  two  pistols, 
and  some  butcher-knives.  Mr.  Lyman,  William  Porter,  and  Isaac  Grey,  were  of  these 
men;  there  are  a  number  of  persons  here  whose  faces  are  familiar,  who  might  or 
might  not  have  been  there;  cannot  swear  positively  that  they  were  there.  We  only 
talked  with  a  few  of  these  persons. 

Until  a  short  time  before,  in  my  particular  locality,  on  the  north  side  of  Kansas 
river,  there  had  been  perfect  peace  and  quietness.  The  day  before  I  was  warned  by 
a  Free-State  man  that  I  had  better  leave,  which  I  did  the  same  night  —  the  same  day 
Mr.  Dyer's  and  Mr.  Raley's  stores  had  been  robbed  of  the  goods  they  contained,  and 
the  same  night  my  own  house  was  robbed.  At  this  time,  report  said  that  there  was 
much  disturbance  on  the  south  side  of  said  river. 

I  understood  that  a  number  of  persons  had  been  sent  from  Leavenworth,  who  had 
been  premeditating  an  attack  upon  the  town.  At  the  time  of  my  arrest  at  Walnut 
creek,  I  do  not  know  whether  the  Territory  was  declared  in  a  state  of  rebellion  by 
the  Governor.  I  bore  instructions  to  General  Coffey  from  the  Governor,  and  from 
General  Coffey  to  General  Richardson.  I  saw  General  Richardson's  command,  and 
this  time  all  I  recognized  were  citizens  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas.  I  heard  Thomas 
Bickerton  say,  when  the  party  before  alluded  to  was  arrested  as  before  mentioned, 
that  he  "came  to  Kansas  as  a  Free-State  man,  and  now  he  was  an  abolitionist,  and, 
thank  God,  in  two  years  there  would  not  be  one  negro  in  Missouri."  W^hen  these 
persons  were  arrested  by  the  Marshal,  I  recognized  the  horses  taken  from  us  at 
W^alnut  creek  in  the  possession  of  the  same  persons  who  took  them;  both  these 
companies  were  commanded  by  a  person  called  Captain  Harvey.  There  was  peace 
through  the  entire  county,  so  far  as  I  know,  until  General  James  H.  Lane  had  ar- 
rived in  the  Territory  with  his  command.  At  the  time  of  the  arrest  before  alluded 
to,  Dr.  Cutler  said  he  came  there  as  surgeon  for  Captain  Harvey's  command. 

W.  H.  Tebbs. 

Sworn  and  subscribed  to  before  me,  this  23d  day  of  September,  A.  D.  1856. 

S.  G.  Cato,  Associate  Justice. 

Thomas  D.  Childs,  being  duly  sworn,  deposeth  and  saith: 

I  was  at  Hickory  Point  during  both  days  of  the  attack.  I  do  not  recognize  them 
as  being  there  on  Saturday,  as  I  was  not  near  them.  I  recognize  their  faces  as  being 
familiar,  and  being  there  on  Sunday,  the  second  day  of  attack.  The  attack  that 
was  made  on  Hickory  Point  on  Saturday  was  made  by  a  number  of  persons,  num- 
bering about  150  men,  marching  around  and  firing  upon  us. 

There  were  about  fifty  or  sixty  men  defending  Hickory  Point.  One  horse  was 
killed,  and  one  wounded,  by  the  besiegers.  The  party  attacked  at  this  place  was  Cap- 
tain Lowe's  —  several  of  the  neighbors;  some  thirty  men  from  Atchison      We  had 


576  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


information  that  we  woald  be  attacked  at  this  place.  We  assembled  in  this  house 
at  Hickory  Point,  for  the  defense  of  our  persons  and  property;  it  was  from  threats 
that  we  heard  that  evening  that  caused  us  to  fear  the  attack.  They  attacked  us 
about  10  A.M.,  and  drew  off  about  3  o'clock  p.m.  I  recognized  the  appearance  of  a 
goodly  number  generally,  and  some  individually.  Charles  Granville  Newhall  was 
killed  on  Sunday,  the  14th  day  of  this  instant.  Hickory  Point  is  in  Jefiferson  county, 
known  as  Shields'  postoffice;  said  Newhall  was  shot  by  the  men  under  Colonel  Har- 
vey's command,  in  the  neck.  His  command  numbered  about  200  men;  were  armed 
with  Sharps  rifles,  muskets,  and  one  piece  of  cannon.  They  fired  the  cannon  re- 
peatedly at  the  shop  and  house;  some  eight  holes  were  shot  through  the  shop,  and 
three  holes  through  the  house.  One  of  Lane's  command  bore  a  white  flag  on  Satur- 
day, and  demanded  the  unconditional  surrender  of  the  assemblage,  or  they  would 
all  be  put  to  death,  upon  which  Captain  Lowe  replied  he  would  not  surrender.  The 
persons  I  recognize  as  being  present  in  this  fight  are  Thomas  W.  Porterfield,  John 
I.  Howell,  Aaron  D.  Roye,  Resolve  Fuller.  In  the  engagement  there  was  one  man 
killed  and  four  wounded;  Captain  Lowe  slightly;  John  Evans  also.  Captain  Rob- 
inson was  severely  wounded,  being  shot  through  the  hips;  Mr.  Peace  also  severely, 
and  has  since  had  his  leg  amputated.  Captain  Robinson  was  not  in  the  house  at  the 
time  he  was  wounded,  but  was  walking  about  encouraging  his  men.  John  Evans 
was  also  out  of  doors.  Mr.  Peace  was  in  the  shop,  and  was  wounded  with  a  cannon 
ball. 

{Cross-examined.)  The  party  in  the  houses  at  Hickory  Point  were  our  neighbors 
and  Captain  Robinson's  company,  from  Atchison.  There  had  been  some  disturb- 
ances in  the  country,  but  deponent  is  uninformed  as  to  who  were  the  perpetrators. 

We  were  assembled  in  these  houses  on  Monday,  having  been  informed  that  a  force 
was  within  four  or  five  miles  of  the  place.  We  had  two  men  as  prisoners,  whom  we 
supposed  to  be  spies,  but  released  them  previous  to  the  attack.  We  took  no  prop- 
erty from  these  prisoners.  We  had  a  black  flag  raised  upon  the  blacksmith's  shop; 
it  was  raised  by  the  Atchison  company.  I  recognize  some  of  these  men  individually, 
and  others  by  their  general  appearance.  Colonel  Harvey  made  the  attack;  the  first 
gun  I  heard  was  the  cannon.  After  the  fight,  there  seemed  to  be  no  hostility  exist- 
ing between  the  parties;  they  mixed  freely  with  each  other,  and,  so  far  as  I  could 
judge,  there  was  good  feeling  existing. 

{Re-examined.)  The  black  flag  was  raised  after  the  fight  on  Saturday,  and  before 
the  fight  on  Sunday.  There  never  was  any  prisoner  murdered  in  our  camp  or  wronged 
in  any  way.  We  left  immediately  after  the  terms  were  agreed  upon,  because  we 
supposed  they  intended  to  go  away  or  behave  themselves.  In  our  neighborhood 
there  had  been  peace  and  quiet  up  to  the  time  of  the  attack.  The  neighborhood 
consisted  of  Pro-Slavery  men  and  Free-State  men  alike.  Thos.  D.  Childb. 

Captain  T.  J.  Wood  sworn  and  examined  in  behalf  of  the  Territory: 

I  was  with  the  deputy  United  States  Marshal,  and  commanded  the  troops  when  a 
great  many  of  these  people  were  arrested.  I  arrested  one  hundred  and  one,  and 
allowed  two  persons,  with  a  surgeon,  by  permission  of  the  Marshal,  to  go  to  Lawrence 
with  a  wounded  man.  I  had  a  little  conversation  in  regard  to  the  attack,  the  sum 
of  which  was,  they  went  from  Lawrence  to  attack  Hickory  Point,  and  that  they  had 
fought  there,  and  the  wounded  man,  spoken  of  before,  received  his  wounds  during 
the  attack.  This  I  learned  from  a  surgeon,  who  was  arrested  along  with  some 
twenty-five  persons  some  two  miles  from  where  I  arrested  the  last-named  parties  on 
their  way  to  Lawrence.  The  doctor,  who  was  acting  in  the  capacity  of  surgeon, 
gave  his  name,  as  I  then  understood  it  to  be.  Dr.  Cutler;  since  learned  it  was  Cutter. 
I  ^hen  proceeded  to  Colonel  Harvey's  camp;  at  my  own  order  I  was  conducted  there 


Executive  minutes  of  Gov.  Geamy.  577 


and  called  for  Colonel  Harvey,  and  was  told  by  Mr.  Bickerton  that  he  was  in  a  log 
house  some  distance  off.  I  enforced  the  Marshal's  order  of  arrest,  and  also  of  dis- 
arming these  men.  There  seemed  to  me  to  be  no  concealment  of  their  purpose  or 
what  they  had  been  about. 

I  recognize  in  the  prisoners,  many  of  them,  as  those  the  Marshal  arrested.  I  can 
identify  many  of  them  as  the  persons  there  present.  All,  nearly,  were  in  groups 
around  when  Mr.  Bickerton  told  me  what  their  purpose  was,  with  the  exception  of 
those  first  arrested,  who  were  some  sixty  yards  off,  though  they  all  confessed  to  be- 
long to  the  same  party,  under  Colonel  Harvey. 

{Cross-examined.)  No  resistance  was  made  to  my  orders,  as  a  body;  but  a  few  in- 
dividuals hesitated  a  little,  though  I  did  not  have  to  speak  more  than  once  or  twice 
—  some,  perhaps,  sharply  to.  They  knew  the  party  I  commanded  were  United  States 
troops.  Mr.  Bickerton  ordered  those  who  hesitated  to  lay  down  their  arms.  He 
represented  himself  as  second  in  command,  and  when  they  knew  that  we  were  troops 
Mr.  Bickerton  told  us  to  "  come  in —  all  right." 

{Re-examined.)  I  know  nothing  in  regard  to  these  prisoners  being  placed  under 
charge  of  Colonel  Titus.  Th.  J.  Wood,  Captain  First  Cavalry. 

Captain  H.  A.  Lowe  sworn  and  examined: 

On  Friday  evening,  September  12,  1856,  I  received  information  that  I  would  be 
attacked  by  the  abolitionists,  who  said  they  must  have  the  post,  as  it  was  on  their 
way  from  Lawrence  to  Iowa.  I  had  sixty  men  of  my  own  company  with  me  that 
night;  Captain  Robinson,  with  a  company  of  thirty,  from  Atchison,  was  encamped 
there.  On  the  next  morning  thirty  of  my  company  left  to  go  home  to  their  families 
living  around  me,  leaving  about  sixty  men.  Between  ten  and  eleven  o'clock  Satur- 
day, a  body  of  men  on  horseback,  and  a  small  party  on  foot  and  in  wagons,  made 
their  appearance  in  front  of  the  place  five  hundred  yards  distant.  (My  company 
was  composed  of  men  of  both  parties,  both  Free-State  and  Pro-Slavery,  organized 
for  self-defense.)  Fifteen  of  these  men  here  formed  on  the  left  of  the  house  at  five 
hundred  yards'  distant.  Being  uncertain  whether  they  were  friends  or  foes,  I  sent 
out  a  white  flag  by  a  man  under  my  employ  desiring  to  know  their  object.  They 
answered  by  my  man  that  they  were  abolitionists  to  the  backbone,  and  unless  I  sur- 
rendered in  five  minutes  I  should  have  no  quarter.  They  sent  in  a  flag  at  the  same 
time  with  a  like  message.  We  refused  to  surrender,  and  they  commenced  firing 
upon  us,  mostly  with  Sharps  rifles.  Captain  Robinson's  reply  was,  "  Tell  them  to 
go  to  hell";  and  my  reply,  that  I  was  like  General  Taylor  —  I  knew  no  such  word  as 
surrender.  After  firing  upon  us  some  three  hours,  they  left,  having  done  no  damage, 
save  killing  one  horse  and  wounding  another.  Captain  Robinson  then  sent  three  of 
his  men  to  Atchison,  and  two  were  taken  prisoners,  being  out  as  scouts,  leaving  us, 
altogether,  about  fifty  men  there.  These  were  divided  into  four  squads  and  placed 
in  four  buildings,  each  in  charge  of  an  officer.  About  eleven  and  a  half  o'clock  a.  m., 
the  14th,  they  appeared  again  with  a  piece  of  artillery.  No  messages  passed  be- 
tween us.  About  ten  minutes  after  they  arrived  they  commenced  firing  their  cannon. 
The  first  shot  struck  the  blacksmith's  shop,  the  next  my  house.  They  shot  wildly, 
as  a  general  thing,  save  at  the  blacksmith's  shop.  They  fired  some  twenty-eight  or 
nine  rounds  from  the  cannon,  (round  balls,  slugs,  scraps  of  old  iron,  etc.,  being  used 
as  ammunition  on  the  occasion.)  They  kept  up  a  continual  fire  with  their  rifles. 
The  orders  to  our  men  were  not  to  fire  till  they  got  within  sixty  yards.  They  con- 
tinued the  attack  till  about  five  and  a  half  p.  m.  At  that  time  they  sent  in  a  flag  from 
the  right,  saying  that  they  had  the  Governor's  proclamation.  Lieutenant  Randolph 
came  past  where  I  was  stationed,  and  said  they  proposed  terms.  We  went  to  Cap- 
tain Robinson  and  consulted,  and  agreed  that  Randolph  and  myself  should  go  out 


678  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


and  see  Colonel  Harvey.  Colonel  Harvey  said  that  we  were  brave  men,  and  coald 
name  onr  own  terms;  we  agreed  on  terms,  and  took  drinks  around.  The  black  flag 
was  not  hoisted  till  Saturday  evening,  after  they  demanded  an  unconditional  sur- 
render and  no  quarter;  it  being  considered  at  the  time  as  a  token  that  we  would  not 
surrender.  One  man  was  killed  on  our  side,  the  ball  entering  in  the  back  and  com- 
ing out  on  the  breast.  Four  of  our  men  were  wounded.  John  Evans  was  considered 
by  myself  as  seriously  wounded;  Captain  Robinson  also,  who  was  shot  through  the 
hips;  also,  a  man  by  the  name  of  Peace,  who  had  to  have  his  leg  amputated  from 
the  effects  of  the  wound.  I  was  also  slightly  wounded  from  a  spent  rifle-ball.  I 
never  saw  the  men  who  attacked  me  distinctly  enough  to  recognize  them  by  their 
faces.  Colonel  Harvey  and  myself  drank  together,  and  I  did  not  conceive  of  any 
very  intimate  friendship  between  us.  I  did  not  see  the  prisoners  after  they  were 
arrested  till  I  came  here,  as  they  left  immediately,  according  to  the  terms.  Captain 
Robinson  stopped  with  me,  being  on  his  way  to  Lecompton,  when  I  informed  him 
that  I  was  going  to  be  attacked. 

{Cross-examined.)  The  parties  left,  according  to  the  terms,  immediately,  and  no 
subsequent  marauding  or-  attack  was  made.  No  man  was  arrested  there  by  any 
parties.  I  do  not  know  whether  Captain  Robinson's  company  had  been  down  to 
Grasshopper  Falls.  I  have  no  knowledge  of  any  marauding  going  on,  except  from 
rumor.  H.  A.  Lowe. 

B.  A.  Easley  sworn  and  examined: 

Saturday,  September  13,  1856,  a  party  came  up,  some  four  hundred  yards  from 
where  we  were,  and  Captain  Lowe  asked  for  some  one  to  go  and  carry  a  flag,  and 
see  who  they  were  and  what  they  wanted.  I  volunteered  and  went.  They  said  they 
were  abolitionists  to  the  backbone.  They  asked  who  we  were;  I  answered  pro- 
slavery.  They  then  demanded  a  surrender.  I  asked  how  many  men  they  had;  they 
said  over  a  hundred.  They  also  wished  to  know  what  company  we  were  —  if  we  were 
the  Kickapoo  Rangers;  I  told  them  they  were  not  the  Rangers,  and  I  did  not  know 
what  company  was  there  at  Captain  Lowe's.  They  said  if  we  did  not  surrender  in 
five  minutes  after  I  returned  there  should  be  no  quarter.  Some  five  minutes  after 
I  returned  they  commenced  firing,  and  continued  to  do  so  some  three  or  four  hours. 

They  returned  the  next  morning;  about  half-past  eleven  o'clock  they  commenced 
firing.  They  killed  one  of  our  men,  a  Mr.  Newhall.  I  did  not  see  many  of  the 
attacking  party,  as  I  was  distant  some  four  hundred  yards.  I  saw  one  Colonel  Har- 
vey, who  had  command,  after  the  firing  was  over,  on  Sunday.       Benj'n  A.  Easley. 

William  C.  Stagg  sworn  and  examined: 

A  party  of  men  passed  my  house,  on  Slough  creek,  on  Sunday  morning.  I  do 
not  know  how  many  there  were  exactly  —  a  hundred,  more  or  less.  They  were 
marching  northward,  towards  Hickory  Point;  it  was  about  nine  o'clock.  I  saw  one 
piece  of  artillery.  They  had  some  wagons.  They  did  not  go  more  than  one  hun- 
dred and  fifty  yards  from  my  house.  I  saw  a  gentleman  they  called  Colonel  Har- 
vey. Colonel  Harvey  was  in  my  house,  and  I  suppose  these  men  were  under  him. 
I  do  not  recognize  any  of  the  men. 

{Cross-examined.)  My  neighborhood  is  a  peaceable  one;  know  nothing  of  any 
difficulties  between  parties.  W.  C.  Stago. 

D.  A.  Cawlfield  sworn  and  examined: 

I  was  present  at  the  attack  on  Hickory  Point,  on  Saturday  and  Sunday.  I  only 
recognize  two  as  there  present  —  a  Mr.  Fuller  and  a  Mr.  Porterfield.  I  was  not  in 
the  room  where  Mr.  Newhall  was  shot.  But  few  came  up  close  enough  to  the  houses 
to  be  recognized.  They  were  all  strangers,  and  I  therefore  did  not  take  notice  of 
tfiem  particularly. 


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{Cross-examined.)  Some  dozen  or  two  came  up  after  the  terms  were  agreed  on, 
but  I  do  not  recognize  any  of  them  as  here  present.  David  A.  Cawlfield. 

Wm.  E.  Stagg  sworn  and  examined: 

I  was  at  my  father's  house,  ( W.  C.  Stagg's,)  when  a  body  of  men  passed  by  on 
Sunday  morning.  I  talked  with  several  of  them  that  morning.  I  recognize  here 
one  Calvin  C.  Hyde.  I  saw  one  piece  of  artillery.  I  saw  them  fighting  at  Hickory 
Point,  being  on  the  prairie  a  mile  and  a  half  off.  I  was  informed  that  Colonel  Har- 
vey commanded  them  by  those  I  talked  with  on  Sunday  morning,  who  I  do  not  rec- 
ognize. 

{Cross-examined.)  I  belonged  to  Captain  Lowe's  company.  Never  heard  any- 
thing in  regard  to  the  destruction  of  Mr.  Newhall's  property. 

{Re-examined.)  Mr.  Hyde  told  me  that  they  had  had  one  fight,  and  they  intended 
to  have  another;  and  if  those  fellows  at  Hickory  Point  wanted  to  live,  they  had  bet- 
ter leave  there.  W.  E.  Stagg. 

Squire  Roberts  sworn  and  examined: 

I  was  at  Hickory  Point  on  Saturday  and  Sunday,  September  13  and  14,  1856, 
during  the  attack;  I  do  not  know  whether  the  parties  present  on  the  different  days 
were  the  same  or  not.  I  saw  Mr.  Newhall  after  he  was  shot,  and  then  again  after  he 
was  dead.  Squike  Roberts. 

Marion  Gardiner  sworn  and  examined: 

I  was  taken  prisoner  by  a  party  under  one  Colonel  Harvey,  on  Sunday,  Septem- 
ber 14,  about  1  o'clock;  while  they  were  fighting  I  was  a  prisoner.  I  recognize  a 
portion  of  the  defendants  as  present  there.     I  have  seen  some  of  the  men  before. 

{Cross-exam,ined.)  I  was  a  member  of  Captain  Robinson's  company;  I  was  not 
at  Grasshopper  Falls;  the  company  had  not  been,  to  my  knowledge,  at  the  Falls. 

Maeion  Gaediner. 

I.  B.  Donelson  sworn  and  examined: 

I  received  from  the  custody  of  the  United  States  troops  the  defendants  as  the 
prisoners  taken  at  or  near  Hickory  Point,  and  by  my  direction  and  in  my  presence, 
they  were  turned  over  to  the  custody  of  Colonel  Titus,  on  Monday,  September  22, 
1856.  S.  J.  Cramer  was  the  deputy  who  arrested  the  party.  Captain  Newby,  of  the 
troops,  turned  them  over.  There  were  some  other  prisoners  in  the  hands  of  the 
troops,  but  they  are  not  present  here.  I.  B.  Donelson. 

Samuel  J.  Cramer  sworn  and  examined: 

I  arrested  some  of  the  prisoners  at  a  mill,  some  four  miles  from  Hickory  Point. 
I  have  heard  the  testimony  of  Captain  T.  J.  Wood,  United  States  cavalry,  who  ac- 
companied me  in  assisting  in  making  the  arrest,  and  I  subscribe  to  it  as  true.  I 
recognize  the  prisoners  here  as  the  same  I  arrested,  they  having  been  in  my  custody 
ever  since,  under  charge  of  the  United  States  troops,  until  they  were  turned  over  on 
Monday  to  the  Marshal,  I.  B.  Donelson.  Samuel  J.  Cramee, 

Deputy  United  States  Marshal. 

The  court  adjourned  till  to-morrow,  at  8j  o'clock. 

Wednesday,  September  24,  1856. 

The  court  met  pursuant  to  adjournment,  and  proceeded  in  the  examination. 

George  W.  House  sworn  and  examined: 

I  was  at  Hickory  Point  on  Saturday  and  Sunday,  September  13  and  14,  when  it 
was  attacked.  I  was  taken  prisoner  on  Sunday  by  Colonel  Harvey's  men,  and  was 
under  arrest  during  the  attack  on  Sunday.  I  had  some  conversation  with  the  men. 
I  was  told  by  Mr.  R.  Fuller  that  he  was  sent  out  there  by  the  Governor  to  disband 
us;  that  he  had  carried  a  hatful  of  proclamations  to  Lawrence  as  an  express,  and 


580  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


that  unless  we  surrendered  we  would  be  hung;  also,  that  a  company  of  United 
States  troops  was  coming  to  disband  us.  I  recognize  these  as  the  men  who  took 
me  prisoner.  Mr.  Fuller  asked  me  if  I  would  take  an  oath  to  leave  the  Territory  if 
they  let  me  loose;  they  threatened  to  massacre  me  if  I  did  not  tell  how  many  men 
there  were  of  us.  One  man  threatened  to  take  me  out  in  the  brush,  drawing  at  the 
same  time  his  rifle  on  me,  if  I  did  not  tell  him.  I  belonged  to  Captain  Robinson's 
company,  and  we  were  on  our  way  to  Lecompton. 

{Cross-examined.)  I  was  in  the  house  on  Saturday  evening;  they  came  from  to- 
wards Osawkee;  the  party  on  Sunday  came  from  towards  Lecompton;  I  do  not 
know  whether  they  were  of  the  same  party  or  not.  I  told  Mr.  Fuller  that  I  was  ap- 
prehensive of  some  threats  and  mistreatment,  and  then  he  told  me  I  was  safe  if  I 
would  swear  to  leave  the  Territory.  Colonel  Harvey  released  me;  no  one  that  I 
know  of  said  anything  in  my  behalf  to  Colonel  Harvey.  I  was  liberated  a  few  mo- 
ments before  the  terms  were  made,  and  carried  a  flag  of  truce  in;  after  the  terms 
were  made  every  thing  was  quiet;  some  thirty  or  forty  of  the  party  came  into  the 
house  of  Captain  Lowe  and  mixed  with  us  in  drinking.  Mr.  Fuller  was  present 
with  a  gun,  near  the  artillery. 

{Re-examined.)  I  was  carried  to  Mr.  Fuller,  who  took  charge  of  me  and  took 
me  to  Colonel  Harvey.  Geobge  W.  House. 

The  testimony  for  the  prosecution  here  closed. 

FOB    THE    DEFENSE CASE    OF    B.    FUIiliEB. 

Josiah  A.  Green  sworn  and  examined: 

I  was  with  Mr.  Resolve  Fuller,  on  Sunday,  during  the  attack  on  Hickory  Point. 
I  was  on  Slough  creek  when  Colonel  Harvey's  men  came  along  and  told  us  we  must 
go  to  Hickory  Point.  I  told  them  I  did  not  want  to  go;  but  we  were  placed  under 
arrest  and  placed  in  a  team.  Mr.  Fuller  was  in  another  team.  He  had  a  gun,  and 
was  with  the  team  in  the  early  part  of  the  attack.  He  said  he  intended  to  have  a 
gun  for  his  day's  work.  He  did  not  go  with  the  wagon.  Some  one  ordered  us  to 
back  the  wagon  up;  and  if  the  men  did  not  surrender  who  were  in  the  blacksmith's 
shop,  or  attempted  to  escape  to  the  other  houses,  they  were  to  be  cut  oflP.  Saw  Mr. 
Fuller  shoot  once,  perhaps  twice.  Colonel  Harvey  rode  up  after  the  wagon  was 
loaded  with  hay  and  brought  on  the  ground,  and  said  he  wanted  us  to  cut  off  the 
men  who  were  in  the  blacksmith's  shop,  in  case  they  attempted  to  escape  to  other 
houses.  Mr.  Fuller,  ever  since  I  knew  him,  has  been  a  non-combatant.  I  have  lived 
with  him  some  three  months,  and  before  that  knew  him. 

{Cross-examined.)  I  saw  Mr.  Fuller  on  Sunday  morning  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile 
from  home.  I  saw  him  at  home  for  three  or  four  days  previous.  I  had  no  informa- 
tion from  Mr.  Fuller  in  regard  to  the  attack  on  Hickory  Point  previous  to  Saturday. 
Mr.  Fuller  had  no  guard  over  him,  to  my  knowledge,  while  in  charge  of  Colonel  Har- 
vey's men,  except  when  he  was  taken  prisoner  four  miles  from  Hickory  Point.  He 
did  not  go  about,  while  he  was  in  charge,  as  he  desired.  I  did  not  see  him  any  more 
after  we  were  taken,  until  after  the  attack  was  made,  when  the  teams  were  driven 
some  half  a  mile  off;  he  was  in  a  team  along  with  some  eight  men.  I  saw  him  once 
by  himself,  sitting  on  the  grass.  Had  a  "rifle.  He  was  there  some  three-quarters  of 
an  hour.  He  shot  once  towards  the  houses.  No  one  ordered  him  to  shoot  that  I 
know  of.  He  had  a  Sharps  rifle.  He  carried  it  on  his  shoulder,  as  anyone  else 
would.  He  took  it  home  with  him.  He  did  not  have  the  rifle  with  him  when  he  was 
taken.  He  went  home  that  night.  I  went  with  him.  I  did  not  see  him  when  he 
went  back  to  Colonel  Harvey's  camp,  before  he  was  arrested  by  the  United  States 
Marshal.  I  do  not  know  whether  he  shot  more  than  once.  Some  of  the  men  hunted 
round  to  get  me  arms,  though  no  one  brought  arms  to  me.     The  wagon  of  hay  was 


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not  backed  up  as  directed.  I  saw  him  afterwards  where  the  cannon  was,  and  no  one 
seemed  to  guard  him.  The  wagon  was  backed  down  within  seventy-five  yards  of  the 
blacksmith's  shop,  and  set  fire  to.  I  did  not  see  Mr.  Fuller  in  the  crowd  who  backed 
the  wagon  down.  The  cannon  was  between  me  and  the  shop.  After  the  order  was 
given  to  back  the  wagon  down  from  where  I  saw  Mr.  Fuller,  I  saw  him  afterwards,  as 
stated,  near  the  cannon.     The  cannon  was  nearer  me  than  the  house. 

{Re-examined.)  Mr.  Fuller  was  not  immediately  near  me  when  the  order  was  given 
to  back  the  hay  and  wagon  up.  I  was  with  Mr.  Fuller  when  he  was  arrested  yester- 
day. A  prisoner  could  not  make  his  escape  from  the  men  who  had  us  in  charge 
unless  noticed.  The  teams  were  moved  about  during  the  attack,  which  lasted  some 
six  hours.  I  do  not  know  who  commenced  the  firing  on  Sunday.  As  Harvey's  men 
were  surrounding  the  town,  some  of  his  men  said  they  were  firing  from  the  black- 
smith's shop.  J.  A.  Geeen. 

Marion  Gardiner  sworn  and  examined  for  the  prosecution: 

I  saw  Mr.  Fuller  in  the  camp  when  I  was  taken  prisoner;  he  had  a  gun  when  I 
saw  him;  I  do  not  know  whether  there  was  a  guard  over  him  or  not;  he  guarded 
me  out  of  camp  when  I  was  released;  he  seemed  to  act  as  though  he  was  under 
Colonel  Harvey;  he  brought  Colonel  Harvey  to  me;  he  told  me  he  would  bring 
Colonel  Harvey  and  have  me  released;  he  had  no  difficulty  in  finding  Colonel  Har- 
vey. I  heard  him  say  that  he  was  at  Lecompton  that  morning  about  two  o'clock; 
that  he  had  gone  there  to  see  the  Governor  in  regard  to  the  men  who  were  at 
Hickory  Point;  that  the  Governor  told  him  to  tell  Colonel  Harvey  that,  if  he  wished 
them  disbanded,  to  go  and  do  it  himself;  that  he  gave  him  a  hatful  of  proclamations; 
that  as  'soon  as  he  got  to  Lawrence,  Colonel  Harvey  got  up  his  men  and  went  out 
to  disband  the  men;  he  told  me  this  himself.  I  heard  the  first  shot  fired  that 
morning;  it  was  from  Colonel  Harvey's  company;  it  was  some  ten  minutes  before 
the  cannon  was  fired.  Mr.  Fuller  was' not  with  the  party  who  backed  the  wagon 
down.  I  saw  no  compulsion  used  towards  Mr.  Fuller  to  induce  me  to  believe  he  was 
a  prisoner.     I  did  not  see  anyone  else  with  the  proclamations  but  Mr.  Fuller. 

Marion  Gardiner. 

Winslow  L.  Dyer  sworn  and  examined: 

I  was  one  of  seventeen  placed  in  the  blacksmith's  shop  on  Sunday  morning,  and 
from  where  I  was  I  had  an  opportunity  to  judge.  The  attack  was  made  by  Colonel 
Harvey's  men;  also  from  the  fact  that  our  orders  were  not  to  fire  till  they  got  within 
sixty  yards,  because  our  ammunition  was  short;  I  was  out  of  the  shop  when  the  first 
shots  were  fired,  and  they  were  fired  at  me  by  Colonel  Harvey's  men. 

( Cross-examined.)  The  fires  were  from  the  horsemen,  some  four  hundred  yards 
distant;  some  fifteen  horsemen  were  around  the  house,  and  they  were  scattered 
around.     I  only  speak  of  what  occurred  at  the  blacksmith's  shop.         W.  L.  Dyer. 

Squire  Roberts  sworn  and  examined: 

I  heard  Mr.  Fuller  say  that  if  he  had  hurt  or  shot  anybody,  it  was  through  a  win- 
dow, as  he  had  shot  three  shots  at  the  window. 

( Cross-examined.)  This  was  said  on  Sunday  evening,  September  14,  about  half 
an  hour  of  sunset.  Squire  Roberts. 

The  court  adjourned  till  3  o'clock,  previous  to  delivering  its  opinion. 
Evening. —  Court  met  pursuant  to  adjournment. 

decision. 
Territory  of  Kansas  vs.  Alfred  J.  Payne,  Charles  H.  Calkins,  James  H.  York, 
Francis  B.  Swift,  Charles  L.  Preston,  William  Breyman,  John  B.  Sughrue,  William 
S.  Ware,  John  W.  White,  Thomas  Aless,  Horatio  N.  Bent,  Oliver  Langworthey,  Jo- 


582  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


seph  B.  Gaines,  Richard  D.  Nickold,  Thomas  Hawkins,  William  Kline,  William  G. 
Porter,  Joohin  T.  Yunker,  John  J.  Howe.  Isaac  Gray,  Edward  Cottinj^fham,  Thomas 
P.  Brown,  William  R.  Bowles,  Josiah  G.  Fuller,  Roswell  Hutchins,  Theodore  Dickins^ 
Dwight  H.  Montague,  Henry  H.  Eastor,  Hiram  Kinsler,  Chester  Hay,  Lyman  D.  Col- 
man,  John  W.  Stone,  Ezekiel  D.  Whipple,  Samuel  Stewart,  Edward  A.  Jacobs,  Wil- 
liam Kerr,  Oliver  C.  Jenkins,  Thomas  Bowen,  Gustavus  A.  Eberhart,  James  Cowley, 
Aaron  D.  Roy,  Jesse  F.  Pyle,  Henry  Hurd,  Henry  Preston,  Artemas  W.  Dole,  Jere- 
miah Jordan,  Phineas  Stephens,  Jared  Carter,  Cyrus  S.  Gleason,  Joseph  Kinch, 
John  Lawrie,  Alpheus  S.  Gates,  Atwell  S.  Wood,  Joseph  J.  Boyer,  Martin  Jackson, 
Edwin  R.  Falley,  Gilbert  Tower,  Albert  F.  Bucan,  William  H.  Gill,  Joseph  Hicks, 
Stafford  J.  Pratt,  Thomas  W.  Porterfield,  George  H.  Powers,  Aaron  M.  Humphrey, 
Thomas  Warner,  Otis  Mason,  Calvin  C.  Hyde,  Walter  Florentine,  Howard  York, 
Albert  G.  Patrick,  John  L.  King,  William  Butler,  Sanford  Vogelsong,  George  N.  Nefif, 
Charles  J.  Anchinvole,  Justus  G.  Ketchum,  Adam  Bowers,  George  R.  Pruney,  Thos. 
Leeson,  Eli  Lyman,  James  Black,  Alonzo  Crawford,  Giles  Smith,  Artemas  Parker, 
Abram  Cutler,  David  Patrick,  Thomas  Bickerton,  Resolve  Fuller. 

The  defendants  having  been  brought  before  me,  the  undersigned,  Associate  Jus- 
tice of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  and  the  case  having,  at  the 
instance  of  said  defendants,  been  continued  from  day  to  day  till  Tuesday,  the  23d 
instant,  when  both  the  Territory  and  the  defendants  announced  themselves  ready; 
whereupon  Joseph  C.  Anderson,  Esq.,  conducted  the  prosecution,  and  Messrs.  Par- 
rott  and  H.  Miles  Moore  appeared  for  the  defendants. 

The  testimony  of  the  witnesses  examined  in  behalf  of  the  Territory  is  herewith 
filed;  no  testimony  having  been  adduced  in  behalf  of  the  accused,  except  Resolve 
Fuller. 

The  case  was  argued  by  the  counsel  of  both  the  Territory  and  the  defendants, 
and  the  court  delivers  the  following  opinion  in  writing: 

The  defendants  are  charged  with  having  made  an  attack,  together  with  a  number 
of  other  persons,  amounting  in  all  to  some  one  hundred  and  fifty  or  two  hundred 
men,  commanded  by  one  Col.  Harvey,  and  armed  with  artillery  and  small  arms,  on 
Hickory  Point,  and  in  said  attack  having  murdered  Charles  Granville  Newhall,  and 
wounded  four  other  persons. 

The  evidence  in  the  case  abundantly  shows  that  an  attack  was  made  on  Hickory 
Point  on  Sunday,  the  14th  of  this  present  month  of  September,  in  the  county  of 
Jefferson  and  Territory  of  Kansas,  and  that  in  said  attack  said  Newhall  received  a 
gun-shot  wound,  from  which  he  shortly  afterwards  died. 

In  many  cases  of  general  riot,  the  lines  of  distinction  between  the  offenses  of 
treason  and  murder  fade  almost  imperceptibly  into  each  other,  and  can  be  traced 
only  with  difficulty;  and  for  this  reason,  as  well  as  for  the  reason  that  it  may  now 
be  considered  the  policy  of  our  Government,  even  when  the  offense  is  susceptible  of 
double  construction,  to  select  that  offense  which  is  most  simple  in  its  nature,  and 
the  least  political  in  its  associations,  I  dismiss  from  consideration  the  question  so 
far  as  treason  is  concerned.     (See  Wharton's  Am.  Law,  Hom.  345.) 

Then  how  stands  the  case  as  involving  the  law,  as  it  is  laid  down  by  the  most  au- 
thoritative writers,  looking  at  the  charge  of  murder  alone? 

The  same  writer  just  cited,  on  the  same  page  says,  (quoting  from  Hawkins:) 

"When  divers  persons  resolve  generally  to  resist  all  oflBcers  in  the  commission  of  a  breach  of  the 
peace,  and  to  execute  it  in  such  manner  as  naturally  tends  to  raise  tumults  and  affrays,  and  in  so  do- 
ing happen  to  kill  a  man,  they  are  all  guilty  of  murder;  for  they  must,  at  their  peril,  abide  the  event 
of  their  actions  who  unlawfully  engage  in  such  bold  disturbances  of  the  public  peace,  in  opposition  to 
and  in  defiance  of  the  justice  of  the  nation." 

It  is  not  pretended  that  the  parties  now  under  examination  had  any  shadow  of 


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authority,  or  any  warrant  in  law,  to  justify  them  in  their  expedition  on  Hickory 
Point;  it  was  an  unlawful  assemblage,  aiding  in  a  riot,  and  resulted  in  bloodshed, 
and  the  parties  engaged  in  it  must  be  held  criminally  responsible  for  the  conse- 
quences. 

The  evidence  in  this  case  satisfies  my  mind  that  the  attack  on  Hickory  Point  was 
made  after  mature  deliberation,  and  that  there  was  ample  time  for  the  reason  and 
judgment  of  the  defendants  to  have  their  full  operation.  They  sent  in  a  flag  of 
truce  and  demanded  an  unconditional  surrender,  without  showing  or  pretending  to 
have  any  authority  for  such  demand,  and  stated  that  unless  this  demand  was  com- 
plied with  in  five  minutes,  the  parties  in  possession  of  Hickory  Point  would  all  be 
put  to  death;  and  the  attack  was  planned  and  the  defendants  set  out  from  Lawrence, 
as  is  admitted  by  their  counsel,  on  the  evening  before  for  the  purpose  of  making  it. 

In  relation  to  the  grade  of  offense  of  which  there  is  reasonable  ground  to  suspect 
these  defendants  to  be  guilty,  it  must  be  recollected  that  our  statutes  divide  murder 
into  two  degrees:  that  murder  in  the  first  degree  is  a  willful,  deliberate,  and  pre- 
meditated killing;  and  that  murder  in  the  second  degree  is  any  other  killing  with 
malice  which  would  be  murder  at  common  law. 

Then  what  is  a  willful,  deliberate,  and  premeditated  killing?  This  question  I 
will  answer  in  the  language  of  Judge  King,  of  Pennsylvania,  where  there  is  a  statute 
precisely  similar  to  our  own,  and  indeed,  from  which  ours  is  copied.  Judge  King 
says,  (see  page  475,  American  law  of  Hom.,  by  Wharton:) 

"An  easy  and  safe  criterion  of  the  intent  with  which  the  act  is  done,  may  be  found  in  the  means 
by  which  the  homicide  was  committed.  If  the  means  of  death  is  a  deadly  weapon  used  in  an  undis- 
guised manner,  the  inquiring  mind  can  come  to  no  other  conclusion  but  that  the  death  of  the  victim 
was  intended.  Thus  if  one  shoot  another  through  the  head  with  a  musket  or  pistol  ball;  stab  him  in 
a  vital  part  with  a  sword  or  dagger;  cleave  his  skull  with  an  ax  or  the  like,  the  intelligent  mind  can 
come  to  no  other  conclusion  than  that  he  intended  to  kill.  It  is  true  the  act  says  the  killing  must  be 
willful,  deliberate,  and  premeditated.  But  every  intentional  act  is  of  course  a  willful  one;  and  delib- 
eration and  premeditation  simply  means  that  the  act  was  done  with  reflection  —  was  conceived  before- 
hand.   No  specific  length  of  time  is  required  for  such  deliberation." 

It  may  not  be  easily  comprehended  by  some  that  so  large  a  number  should  be 
committed  for  the  alleged  murder  of  one  man;  but  on  this  point  I  cite  the  opinion 
of  Mr.  Justice  Rogers,  of  Pennsylvania,  who  says,  in  page  482  of  Wharton's  Ameri- 
can Law,  Hom.: 

"In  such  a  conflict,  [meaning  a  conflict  between  parties  engaged  in  riot,]  if  death  ensue,  all  parties 
are  guilty  of  murder  at  common  law.  They  are  engaged  in  an  unlawful  design,  which  is  the  first  in- 
gredient of  murder,  and  it  is  only  necessary  to  consummate  the  offense  that  death  should  ensue.  It  is 
not  necessary,  in  order  to  charge  a  particular  offender,  that  he  should  be  proved  to  have  fired  the  par- 
ticular gun,  or  discharged  the  particular  missile,  that  caused  the  fatal  wound.  In  the  contemplation 
of  the  common  law,  when  a  mob  of  ten  thousand  is  engaged  in  an  unlawful  design,  and  one  of  them, 
not  out  of  special  malice,  but  a  general  design  to  do  harm,  fires  a  gun,  they  are  all  to  be  considered  as 
having  pulled  the  trigger." 

I  therefore  feel  it  to  be  my  duty  in  this  case,  in  the  discharge  of  which  I  feel  no 
hesitation,  to  commit  all  these  defendants  to  answer  the  charge  of  murder  in  the 
first  degree.  S.  G.  Cato,  Associate  Justice,  &c. 

A  copy  —  Test: 

Thomas  M.  Ckowdees,  Acting  Clerk  Examining  Courts. 


governor  geary  to  mr.  marcy. 

Executive  Department, 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  15,  1856. 

Sir:    Colonel  William  J.  Preston,  Deputy  United  States  Marshal,  who 

had  accompanied  Colonel  P.  St.  G.  Cooke  and  his  command  to  the  northern 


584  State  Historical  Society, 

frontier  to  look  after  a  large  party  of  professed  immigrants  who  were  re- 
ported to  be  about  invading  the  Territory  in  that  quarter,  in  warlike  array 
and  for  hostile  purposes,  returned  to  Lecompton  on  the  12th  instant.  He 
informed  me  that  he  had  caused  to  be  arrested  an  organized  band,  consist- 
ing of  about  two  hundred  and  forty  persons,  among  whom  were  a  very  few 
women  and  children,  comprising  some  seven  families. 

This  party  was  regularly  formed  in  military  order,  and  was  under  the 
command  of  General  Pomeroy,  Colonels  Eldridge,  Perry,  and  others.  They 
had  with  them  twenty  wagons,  in  which  was  a  supply  of  new  arms,  mostly 
muskets  with  bayonets  and  sabres,  and  a  lot  of  saddles,  &c.,  sufficient  to 
equip  a  battalion,  consisting  one-fourth  of  cavalry  and  the  remainder  of 
infantry.  Besides  these  arms,  which  were  evidently  intended  for  military 
purposes  and  none  other,  and  which  were  in  the  wagons,  a  search  of  which 
was  strongly  objected  to,  the  immigrants  were  provided  with  shot-guns,  rifles, 
pistols,  knives,  &c.,  sufficient  for  the  ordinary  uses  of  persons  traveling  in 
Kansas  or  any  other  of  the  Western  Territories.  From  the  reports  of  the 
officers  I  learn  they  had  with  them  neither  oxen,  household  furniture,  me- 
chanics' tools,  agricultural  implements,  nor  any  of  the  necessary  appurte- 
nances of  peaceful  settlers. 

These  persons  entered  the  Territory  on  the  morning  of  the  10th  instant, 
and  met  Colonel  Cooke's  command  a  few  miles  south  of  the  Territorial  line. 
Here  the  Deputy  Marshal  questioned  them  as  to  their  intentions,  the  con- 
tents of  their  wagons,  and  such  other  matters  as  he  considered  necessary  in 
the  exercise  of  his  official  duties.  Not  satisfied  with  their  answers,  and 
being  refused  the  privilege  of  searching  their  eflTects,  he  felt  justified  in  con- 
sidering them  a  party  armed  and  organized  in  violation  or  defiance  of  my 
proclamation  of  the  11th  September.  After  consultation  with  Colonel 
Cooke  and  other  officers  of  the  army,  who  agreed  with  him  in  regard  to  the 
character  of  the  immigrants,  he  directed  a  search  to  be  made,  which  resulted 
in  the  discovery  of  the  arms  already  mentioned. 

An  escort  was  then  tendered  them  to  Lecompton,  in  order  that  I  might 
examine  them  in  person  and  decide  as  to  their  intentions,  which  they  refused 
to  accept.  Their  superfluous  arms  were  then  taken  in  charge  of  the  troops, 
and  the  entire  party  put  under  arrest,  the  families  and  all  others,  individu- 
ally, being  permitted  to  retire  from  the  organizatioYi  if  so  disposed.  Few, 
however,  availed  themselves  of  this  privilege. 

But  little  delay,  and  less  annoyance,  was  occasioned  them  by  these  pro- 
ceedings. Everything  that  circumstances  required  or  permitted  was  done 
for  the  comfort  and  convenience  of  the  prisoners.  Their  journey  was  facil- 
itated rather  than  retarded.  They  were  accompanied  by  a  squadron  of 
United  States  dragoons,  in  command  of  Maj.  H.  H.  Sibley;  a  day's  rations 
were  dealt  out  to  them,  and  they  were  allowed  to  pursue  the  route  themselves 
had  chosen. 

Being  apprised  of  the  time  at  which  they  would  probably  arrive  at  To- 


Executive  minutes  of  Gov.  Geary.  585 

peka,  I  forwarded  orders  for  their  detention  on  the  northern  side  of  the  river, 
near  that  place,  where,  as  I  promised,  I  met  them  on  the  morning  of  the 
14th  instant. 

I  found  them  precisely  as  they  had  been  represented  to  me  in  official  re- 
ports ;  and  whilst  I  felt  disposed  and  anxious  to  extend  to  them  all  the  le- 
niency I  could,  consistent  with  propriety,  duty  and  justice,  I  determined,  at 
the  same  time,  to  enforce  in  their  case,  as  well  as  that  of  every  similar 
organization,  the  spirit  and  intent  of  my  proclamation  of  the  11th  instant, 
which  commands  "all  bodies  of  men,  combined,  armed  and  equipped  with 
munitions  of  war,  without  authority  of  the  Government,  instantly  to  disband 
or  quit  the  Territory,  as  they  will  answer  the  contrary  at  their  peril."  This 
I  had  done  but  a  short  time  previous  with  a  smaller  body,  who  entered 
Kansas  as  this  had  done,  from  an  entirely  different  quarter,  and  who,  upon 
learning  my  purposes,  not  only  submitted  willingly  to  be  searched,  but  by 
my  order,  without  a  murmur,  and  even  with  cheerfulness,  disbanded  and 
dispersed. 

I  addressed  these  people  in  their  encampment  in  regard  to  the  present 
condition  of  the  Territory,  the  suspicious  position  they  occupied,  and  the 
reprehensible  attitude  they  had  assumed.  I  reminded  them  that  there  was 
no  possible  necessity  or  excuse  for  the  existence  of  large  armed  combinations 
at  present  in  this  Territory.  Everything  was  quiet  and  peaceful.  And  the 
very  appearance  of  such  an  unauthorized  and  injudicious  array  as  they 
presented,  while  it  could  do  no  possible  good,  was  only  calculated,  if  it  was 
not  intended,  to  spread  anew  distrust  and  consternation  through  the  Terri- 
tory, and  rekindle  the  fires  of  discord  and  strife  that  had  swept  over  the 
land,  ravaging  and  desolating  everything  that  lay  in  their  destructive  way. 

Their  apology  for  their  evident  and  undeniable  disregard  to  my  procla- 
mation, though  somewhat  plausible,  was  far  from  being  satisfactory.  They 
had  made  their  arrangements,  they  said,  to  emigrate  to  Kansas  at  a  time 
when  the  Territory  was  not  only  disturbed  by  antagonistic  political  parties, 
armed  for  each  other's  destruction,  but  when  numerous  bands  of  marauders, 
whose  business  was  plunder  and  assassination,  infested  all  the  highways, 
rendering  travel  extremely  hazardous,  even  though  every  possible  means 
for  self  protection  were  employed. 

This  excuse  loses  all  its  pertinency  when  it  is  understood  that  before  the 
party  crossed  the  Territorial  line  they  were  apprised,  through  a  deputation 
that  had  visited  me,  that  the  condition  of  things  above  described  had  ceased 
to  exist,  and  that  such  was  the  true  state  of  afl^airs  that  any  persons  could 
then  travel  the  route  they  proposed  taking  without  molestation  or  the 
slighest  cause  for  apprehension.  I  informed  them  through  their  messengers 
that  I  heartily  welcomed  all  immigrants,  from  every  section  of  the  Union, 
who  came  with  peaceful  attitude  and  apparently  good  intentions,  and  that 
to  all  such  I  would  aflTord  ample  protection ;  while,  on  the  other  hand,  I 
assured  them  that  I  would  positively  enforce  my  proclamation,  and  suffer 


586  State  Histobical  society. 

no  party  of  men,  no  matter  whence  they  came,  or  what  their  political  bias, 
to  enter  and  travel  through  the  Territory  with  hostile  or  warlike  appearance, 
to  the  terror  of  peaceable  citizens,  and  the  danger  of  renewing  the  disgrace- 
ful and  alarming  scenes  through  which  we  had  recently  passed.  It  was 
quite  evident  that  this  party  did  thus  enter  the  Territory,  in  defiance  not 
only  of  my  proclamation,  but  my  own  verbal  cautions;  and  I  therefore 
fully  approve  of  the  action  taken  by  Colonel  Cooke,  Major  Sibley,  and  the 
Deputy  Marshal,  as  well  as  all  the  officers  of  the  army  who  assisted  in  their 
detention,  search,  and  guard. 

After  showing  them  the  necessity  of  so  doing,  I  insisted  upon  the  imme- 
diate disbandment  of  this  combination,  which  was  agreed  to  with  great 
alacrity.  The  majority  of  the  men  were  evidently  gratified  to  learn  that 
they  had  been  deceived  in  relation  to  Kansas  affairs,  and  that  peace  and 
quiet,  instead  of  strife  and  contention,  were  reigning  here. 

My  remarks,  which  were  listened  to  with  marked  attention,  were  received 
with  frequent  demonstrations  of  approbation,  and  at  their  close  the  organi- 
zation was  broken  up,  its  members  dispersing  in  various  directions.  After 
they  had  been  dismissed  from  custody,  and  the  fact  was  announced  to  them 
by  Major  Sibley,  they  testified  their  thankfulness  for  his  kind  treatment 
towards  them  during  the  time  he  held  them  under  arrest,  by  giving  him 
three  hearty  and  enthusiastic  cheers. 

In  concluding  this  hastily  written  letter,  I  must  express  my  sincere  re- 
grets that  societies  exist  in  some  of  the  States,  whose  object  is  to  fit  out  such 
parties  as  the  one  herein  described,  and  send  them  to  this  Territory  to  their 
own  injury  and  the  destruction  of  the  general  welfare  of  the  country.  Very 
many  persons  are  induced  to  come  out  here  under  flattering  promises  which 
are  never  fulfilled ;  and  having  neither  money  to  purchase  food  or  clothing, 
nor  trades  or  occupations  at  which  to  earn  an  honest  livelihood,  are  driven 
to  the  necessity  of  becoming  either  paupers  or  thieves;  and  such  are  the 
unfortunate  men  who  have  aided  materially  in  filling  up  the  measure  of 
crimes  that  have  so  seriously  affected  the  prosperity  of  Kansas.  It  is  high 
time  that  this  fact  should  be  clearly  and  generally  understood.  This  Ter- 
ritory, at  the  present  season  of  the  year,  and  especially  under  existing  cir- 
cumstances, offers  no  inducements  for  the  immigration  of  the  poor  tradesman 
or  laborer.  The  country  is  overrun  with  hundreds  who  are  unable  to  obtain 
employment,  who  live  upon  charity,  and  who  are  exposed  to  all  the  evils 
of  privation,  destitution,  and  want. 

By  the  next  mail  I  will  forward  you  the  reports  of  Colonel  Cooke,  Major 
Sibley,  and  Deputy  Marshal  Preston,  in  relation  to  the  arrest  of  the  party 
to  which  reference  is  herein  made,  together  with  such  other  matters  of  in- 
terest as  may  in  the  meantime  transpire. 

With  assurances  of  the  highest  respect,  I  am,  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 
John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
\  Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State,  Washington,  D.  C. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.    GEABY.  587 

[  By  telegraph.] 

Executive  Department,  ] 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  November  7,  1856.  | 
Sir:  I  have  just  returned  to  this  place,  after  an  extended  tour  of  obser- 
vation through  a  large  portion  of  this  Territory.  I  left  Lecompton  on  the 
17th  ultimo,  via  Lawrence,  Franklin,  Wakarusa  creek,  Hickory  Point, 
Ottawa  creek,  Osawatomie,  Marais  des  Cygnes  creek.  Bull  creek,  Paola, 
Pottawatomie  creek,  North  and  South  Middle  creeks,  Big  and  Little  Sugar 
creek,  and  Sugar  Mound ;  thence  westward  along  the  California  and  Santa 
Fe  road  to  Fort  Riley;  thence  down  the  Kansas  river,  via  Pawnee,  Riley 
City,  Manhattan,  Wabaunsee,  Baptist  Mission,  Topeka,  Tecumseh,  and 
other  places.  I  also  visited,  at  their  houses,  as  many  citizens  as  I  conven- 
iently could,  addressing  various  bodies  of  people,  as  I  have  reason  to  believe 
with  beneficial  results.  During  this  tour,  I  have  obtained  much  valuable 
information  relative  to  affairs  in  Kansas,  made  myself  familiar  with  the 
wants  and  grievances  of  the  people,  which  will  enable  me  to  make  such 
representations  to  the  next  Legislature  and  the  Government  at  Washington 
as  will  be  most  conducive  to  the  public  interests.  The  general  peace  of  the 
Territory  remains  unimpaired,  confidence  is  being  generally  restored,  busi- 
ness is  resuming  its  ordinary  channels,  citizens  are  preparing  for  winter,  and 
there  is  a  readiness  among  the  good  people  of  all  parties  to  sustain  my  ad- 
ministration. In  a  few  days  I  will  write  you  at  length  respecting  various 
matters  connected  with  my  recent  tour,  and  other  things  relative  to  the 
Territory.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant. 

John  W.  Geary, 
Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 


CONTINUATION   OF   EXECUTIVE   MINUTES. 

[The  following  is  a  continuation  of  Governor  Geary's  executive  minutes  in  S.  Ex. 
Doc.  No.  17,  V.  6,  35th  Cong.,  1st  Sess.,  as  explained  on  p.  520.] 

Executive  Department, 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  17,  1856. 
Sir  :  I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  you  herewith  a  copy  of  my  Executive 
Minutes,  containing  a  full  and  truthful  history  of  events  in  Kansas  Terri- 
tory, and  the  oflBcial  documents  of  my  department,  from  the  1st  to  the  16th 
of  October,  1856,  inclusive. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Hon.  Wm.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State,  Washington,  D.  C. 


October  1,  1856.— The  following  letters,  together  with  the  executive 

—38 


588  State  Histobical  society. 

minutes,  from  the  9th  to  the  30th  of  September,  were  this  day  dispatched 
to  Washington,  by  the  hands  of  Mr.  James  Bailey : 

:<  lietteb  to  the  seobetaby  of  state. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  October  1,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  Herewith  I  have  the  honor  to  transmit  you  a  copy  of  my  executive  minutes. 
They  contain  a  truthful  history  of  events  in  Kansas,  from  the  9th  to  the  30th  day 
of  September,  inclusive. 

So  much  misrepresentation  of  Kansas  affairs  has  been  palmed  upon  the  public, 
and  so  little  reliance  is  to  be  placed  upon  any  information  coming  from  here  through 
the  ordinary  channels,  that  I  have  deemed  it  a  matter  of  the  highest  importance 
that  the  administration  should  have  a  correct  and  reliable  exposition  of  events. 

I  would  most  respectfully  suggest,  as  a  matter  of  justice  to  the  administration,  the 
public  and  myself,  the  propriety,  especially  at  this  time,  of  the  immediate  publica- 
tion of  my  executive  minutes  in  the  Washington  Union,  in  an  official  form,  for  the 
purpose  of  correcting  erroneous  impressions,  allaying  public  excitement,  and  vin- 
dicating the  truth.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Gbaby,  Oovemor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  Wm.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 

lietteb  to  the  seobetaby  of  state. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  October  1,  1866.  ) 

Sib:  I  herewith  transmit  you  a  copy  of  the  record  in  the  case  of  The  Territory  of 
Kansas  vs.  The  eighty-nine  prisoners  committed  upon  a  charge  of  murder  in  the  first 
degree,  growing  out  of  their  attack  upon  Hickory  Point. 

As  this  trial  will  excite  much  public  interest  from  the  number  of  prisoners  and 
the  nature  of  the  charge,  I  have  deemed  it  important  to  send  you  a  copy  of  the  pre- 
liminary examination,  with  the  opinion  of  Judge  Cato. 

The  attorneys  of  the  prisoners  refused  to  make  any  defense,  because,  as  I  after- 
wards learned,  they  feared  it  might  damage  "the  general  cause,"  as  they  term  it.  I 
told  them  of  my  purpose  to  transmit  the  record  to  Washington,  and  requested  them, 
if  they  had  any  extenuating  circumstances  to  offer,  showing  the  reasons  why  the  at- 
tack was  made,  in  defiance  of  my  proclamation,  to  reduce  such  statement  to  writing, 
and  that  I  would  take  pleasure  to  send  it  to  Washington  with  the  record. 

Up  to  this  time  there  has  been  no  response  to  my  request,  and  I  therefore  send 
you  the  record  as  it  has  been  furnished  me. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Oeaby, 

Oovemor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  William  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 

olothino  fob  the  militia. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  October  1,  1866.  ) 
Sib:  The  company  of  cavalry  and  one  of  the  companies  of  infantry,  authorized 
by  your  requisitions,  have  been  duly  mustered  into  the  United  States  service. 
Requisitions  for  clothing,  &c.,  have  been  duly  made  and  forwarded  to  you. 
The  men  composing  the  two  companies  are  in  great  need  of  clothing,  and  I  trust 
you  will,  if  possible,  grant  the  amount  required,  as  their  efficiency  will  be  so  greatly 
impaired  by  the  want  of  it  as  to  render  them  almost  useless. 

I  am,  sir,  truly,  your  friend  and  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Major  General  P.  F.  Smith,  Oommanding  Department  of  the  West. 


Executive  Minutes  of  Gov.  Geahy.  589 


SALE    OF    AEDENT    8PIBITS. 

Lecompton,  September  28,  1850. 
Your  communication  of  yesterday  has  been  received,  and  its  contents  duly  con- 
sidered. The  request  has  b^en  complied  with.  I  have  seen  each  individual,  in  per- 
son, engaged  in  the  sale  of  ardent  spirits,  and  they  have  promised  me  that  they 
would  not  permit  any  soldier  to  have  liquor  at  their  establishments.  If  they  are 
faithful  to  their  promise,  I  feel  satisfied  that  no  further  trouble  will  arise  from  the 
evil  of  selling  or  drinking.  If  they  prove  recreant,  I  shall  be  under  the  necessity  of 
reporting  their  names  to  you.     Respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Owen  C.  Stewart,  Mayor  of  Lecompton. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary. 

The  foregoing  letter,  in  reply  to  one  from  this  office  dated  September  2^, 
although  bearing  the  same  date,  was  not  received  until  to-day. 

THE    "kEGULATOES"    OF    LEAVENWOETH    CITY, 

Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  1,  1856.  \ 

Sie:  Your  esteemed  favor  of  the  23d  instant  was  duly  received,  and  perused  with 
much  satisfaction.  Your  earnest  assurance  that  you  will  cooperate  with  me  in  pre- 
serving the  peace  and  good  order  of  your  city,  which  I  esteem  the  metropolis  of  this 
Territory,  and  as  such  has  a  large  share  of  my  solicitude,  has  filled  my  heart  with 
gratitude. 

My  policy  is  to  charge  each  community  with  the  peace  and  good  order  of  its  own 
neighborhood,  and  I  desire  in  no  case  to  intervene,  unless  I  am  clearly  satisfied  of  a 
want  of  integrity  or  ability  on  the  part  of  the  local  authorities. 

I  regret  to  inform  you  that  since  the  receipt  of  your  last  letter  I  have  received 
numerous  complaints  from  persons  claiming  to  be  your  citizens.  It  is  said  that 
there  exists  in  your  city  an  irresponsible  body  of  persons,  unknown  to  the  law,  call- 
ing themselves  ^'■regulators''^;  that  these  persons  prowl  about  your  streets  at  night 
and  warn  peaceable  citizens  "to  leave  the  Territory,  never  to  return,  or  they  may 
be  removed  when  least  expected.*' 

This  thing,  Mr.  Mayor,  will  never  do,  and  cannot  he  tolerated  for  a  single  moment. 
These  "regulators"  must  disband,  and  leave  the  government  of  the  city  to  yourself 
and  the  authorities  known  to  the  law. 

Such  a  state  of  things  is  a  burning  disgrace  upon  the  fair  fame  of  your  beautiful 
city,  and  will  have  a  direct  tendency  to  injure  your  trade,  destroy  your  business,  and 
degrade  you  in  the  eyes  of  all  civilized  nations.  I  am  sensitive  on  this  subject,  and 
am  very  anxious  that  you  should  stand  right  before  the  world. 

In  case  you  have  not  the  requisite  power  to  protect  the  rights  of  your  citizens,  I 
will  thank  you  to  make  a  requisition  upon  me  for  such  number  of  troops  as  in  your 
opinion  will  be  sufficient  to  expel  your  self-constituted  guardians,  calling  themselves 
"regulators,"  and  guarantee  to  every  American  citizen,  choosing  to  make  Leaven- 
worth his  home,  those  inalienable  rights  so  dear  to  all. 

I  shall  be  glad  to  hear  from  you  immediately. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  Wm.  E.  Murphy,  Mayor  of  Leavenworth  city. 

IMMIGRATION  FROM  THE  NORTH. 

A  deputation,  consisting  of  Major  Morrow,  Colonel  Winchell,  William 
Hutchinson,  and  Colonel  G.  Jenkins,  called  upon  the  Governor  to-day,  stat- 


590  State  Histobical  Society, 

ing  that  they  were  sent  by  Colonel  Eldridge,  General  Pomeroy,  and  Colonel 
Perry,  and  others,  who  were  escorting  three  hundred  immigrants  into  the 
Territory  by  way  of  Nebraska;  that  they  did  not  come  for  warlike  pur- 
poses, nor  as  disturbers  of  the  public  peace,  but  as  bona  fide  settlers,  with 
agricultural  implements,  and  some  guns  to  protect  themselves  and  shoot 
game  for  their  families,  &c. ;  that  in  the  present  disturbed  state  of  affairs 
they  did  not  wish  to  enter  the  Territory  under  any  circumstances  of  sus- 
picion, without  notice  to  the  Governor,  &c.,  &c. 

The  Governor  asked  the  deputation  if  they  were  in  any  manner  connected 
with  Lane's  so-called  "army  of  the  north." 

Upon  their  giving  him  a  decided  negative  answer,  he  said  that  he  was  de- 
termined that  all  the  highways  leading  to  this  Territory  should  be  free  and 
safe  to  every  American  citizen  coming  here  for  lawful  and  peaceful  pur- 
poses; that  he  would  welcome  all  such  with  his  whole  heart;  that  armed 
bands  of  men  with  cannon  and  munitions  of  war,  with  hostile  attitude, 
should  not  visit  the  Territory  to  the  terror  of  peaceable  citizens ;  that  there 
was  no  further  occasion  for  any  such  demonstrations;  that  he  did  not  want 
men  in  future  to  come  here  in  armed  bodies;  that  he  had  the  will  and  the 
power  to  protect  all  persons  coming  here;  and  that  if  a  single  American 
citizen  was  obstructed  or  prevented  from  entering  this  Territory  in  any 
quarter,  upon  notice  to  him  he  would  furnish  such  person  with  protection 
and  a  safe  escort  if  it  required  a  thousand  troops  to  do  so ;  that  he  was  sen- 
sitive on  the  subject,  and  was  fully  resolved  that  the  doctrine  of  "popular 
sovereignty"  should  be  fairly  tried  and  fully  vindicated  under  his  adminis- 
tration. 

The  Governor  gave  the  deputation  a  letter  incorporating  the  above  idea, 
stating  that  they  had  called  upon  him  with  their  purpose,  and  commanding 
all  military  authorities  in  this  Territory  to  give  the  party  under  Colonel 
Eldridge  and  others  a  safe  escort  into  this  Territory,  in  case  the  immigrants 
were  what  they  represented  themselves  to  be. 

The  deputation  left,  expressing  much  gratification  with  the  Governor's 
position.  

VISIT   TO    LAWRENCE. 

October  2,  1856. —  This  morning  the  Governor,  with  his  secretary  and  a 
solitary  orderly,  made  a  visit  to  Lawrence  on  official  business.  Two  weeks 
since,  this  journey  could  not  have  been  made  with  safety  without  a  strong 
force  of  United  States  dragoons.  The  change  in  the  aspect  of  things  along 
the  road  can  more  readily  be  imagined  than  described.  No  prowling  bands 
of  marauders  could  be  seen  watching  for  prey  upon  the  distant  hills,  or  fly- 
ing for  safety  through  the  ravines ;  nor  travelers,  fearing  all  who  approached 
them  to  be  enemies,  dashing  from  the  main  roads  into  the  extensive  prairies. 
On  the  contrary,  everything  was  indicative  of  peace,  confidence,  and  return- 
hig  prosperity.     Females  rode  alone  on  horseback  from  settlement  to  settle- 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.   GE^LRY.  591 

ment,  and  wagons,  unattended,  loaded  with  household  goods,  and  men, 
women,  and  children,  traversed  the  roads  in  perfect  safety. 

Workmen  were  everywhere  employed  in  rebuilding  their  burned  houses, 
and  in  taking  in  and  securing  their  ripened  crops.  Upon  reaching  Lawrence 
the  happy  influences  of  restored  peace  were  most  conspicuously  displayed. 
No  guards  surrounded  the  town,  nor  were  there  mounted  spies  to  watch  its 
several  avenues.  Squads  of  idlers  no  longer  hung  about  the  streets.  The 
stores  were  all  open,  and  business  had  been  actively  resumed.  Gloom  had 
forsaken  the  countenances  of  the  people,  and  cheerfulness  seemed  to  pervade 
the  entire  community. 

The  Governor  was  received  with  the  utmost  cordiality,  and  his  visit,  which 
continued  through  the  day,  rendered  especially  agreeable.  The  company 
of  militia,  about  being  enrolled,  was  nearly  full,  and  a  general  determination 
seemed  to  have  been  formed  to  cultivate  a  spirit  of  industry,  peace  and  good 
order. 

On  his  return  to  Lecompton,  the  Governor  stopped  at  various  of  the  set- 
tlements, and  in  every  instance  he  found  the  families  entirely  free  from  all 
apprehensions  of  further  disturbance,  and  in  the  enjoyment  of  the  fullest 
contentment. 

In  Lawrence,  and  along  the  road,  the  citizens  generally  acknowledged  a 
feeling  of  thankfulness  and  joy  that  Lane  and  other  meddling  agitators  had 
departed  from  the  country,  and  all  expressed  the  hope  that  they  would  never 
be  permitted  to  return.  The  opinion  among  the  real  inhabitants  is  univer- 
sally entertained  that  the  men  brought  into  the  Territory  by  these  agitators, 
ostensibly  to  protect  its  injured  citizens,  brought  with  them  all  the  elements 
of  indolence,  and  vice,  and  crime ;  and  that  now,  their  leaders  having  de- 
serted them,  they  are  left  a  burden  upon  the  Territory  and  a  curse  to  its 
prosperity.  We  want  no  more  recruits  furnished  by  Northern  aid  societies ; 
nor  yet  from  the  purlieus  of  the  Southern  towns.  These  are  the  men  who 
have  filled  the  Territory  with  brigands,  incendiaries,  and  assassins.  We 
have  industry,  virtue,  and  patriotism  enough  among  our  own  inhabitants  to 
guard  our  own  interests;  and  the  only  immigrants  we  now  desire  or  need 
are  those  who  come  to  settle  and  cultivate  our  lands,  prosecute  mechanical 
labors,  establish  manufactories,  drive  grist  and  saw-mills,  and  give  a  fresh 
and  vigorous  impetus  to  our  commerce. 

OBDEB    FOE    AN    ESCOET. 

Executive  Depabtment,        I 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  2,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  You  will  please  furnish  an  escort  of  four  dragoons  for  Judge  Lecompte,  to 
proceed  to  Leavenworth,  or  as  far  on  the  way  as  he  may  desire  their  services. 
Let  them  report  at  my  office  at  12  o'clock  m.  this  day. 
Yours  respectfully, 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Colonel  Andrews,  Commanding  United  States  troops  near  Lecompton. 


592  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


the  tebbitobiaii  abms. 

Executive  Depabtmbnt,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  October  2,  1856.  5 
Sib:  On  the  12th  ultimo  I  addressed  you  a  communication  relative  to  the  Terri- 
torial arms,  to  which  I  have  received  no  reply. 

You  will  please  report  to  me  immediately  what  you  have  done  in  the  premises, 
and  what  arms  are  now  in  your  custody  subject  to  requisition. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Thomas  J.  B.  Cramer,  Esq.,  Inspector  General  of  Kansas  Militia. 

Inspeotob  Genebal's  Office,      ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  2,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  Yours  of  the  12th  ultimo  was  received,  and  answer  delayed  in  order  to  afford 
me  time  to  hear  from  Brigadier  Eastin,  of  the  northern  division,  who  was  empowered 
by  the  late  Governor,  Wilson  Shannon,  to  take  and  distribute  the  arms  sent  by  the 
order  of  Governor  Shannon  to  the  quartermaster  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  whom  I 
sent  a  communication,  asking  him  to  report  to  me  the  disposition  made  of  them, 
and  from  whom  I  have  not  yet  heard. 

Accompanying  this  you  will  find  the  papers  communicated  to  my  office.  Accom- 
panying you  will  find  a  requisition  from  Major  General  Coffey,  with  the  order  in- 
dorsed of  Governor  Shannon  to  me  to  fill  the  same,  which  was  done. 

As  I  have  stated  to  your  Excellency  a  short  time  since,  the  arms  were  received 
here  upon  the  eve  of  an  outbreak,  and  were  furnished  the  different  corps  of  the 
militia  in  a  hurried  and  informal  manner,  and  the  captains  of  the  different  com- 
panies never  appeared  at  my  office  to  give  bond  according  to  law. 

I  herewith  send  the  bonds  of  Captains  Donaldson,  Clarke,  Stringfellow,  Martin, 
and  Saunders,  and  hold  in  my  hands  receipts  for  smaller  quotas  of  arms  furnished 
different  detachments  of  militiamen,  appearing  here  under  the  requisition  of  the 
Marshal  of  the  Territory  during  the  outbreak  of  June  last. 

I  have  in  my  hands  eight  or  ten  boxes  of  muskets,  and  several  hundred  stand  are 
deposited  in  the  houses  of  the  citizens,  where  they  were  kept  charged  during  the 
late  threatening  state  of  affairs  here. 

A  large  portion  of  the  arms  issued  to  the  militia  have  been  captured  by  the  in- 
surgents, though  what  number  I  have  not  been  able  to  ascertain.  I  have  probably 
five  hundred  stand  at  your  disposal,  in  the  hands  of  the  enrolled  militia  and  in  store, 
of  the  southern  division's  quota,  and  hope  to  be  able  to  furnish  you  some  account 
of  the  disposition  made  of  the  quota  ordered  to  the  upper  division. 

Having  no  arsenal,  I  find  it  impracticable  to  keep  the  arms  properly  together, 
but  hope  to  get  the  department  in  better  order  some  future  day. 

Hoping  the  above  may  be  satisfactory  under  present  circumstances,  I  respect- 
fully submit  it.  Thomas  J.  B.  Cbameb, 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary.  Inspector  General,  Kansas  Militia. 

CliOSINQ    THE    DBINKINO-HOUSEB. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  2,  1856.  i 
Sib:  Since  my  former  communication  to  you  on  the  subject  of  the  liquor  estab- 
lishments of  this  place,  and  your  report  to  me  on  the  same  subject,  I  have  received 
such  information  as  makes  it  essential  to  the  public  safety  that  the  entire  sale  of 
liquor  in  this  place  should  be  suspended  during  the  incarceration  of  the  large  num- 
ber of  prisoners  now  here,  for  whose  safe-keeping  I  am  responsible. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.    GEARY.  593 


You  are,  therefore,  requested  to  take  the  most  summary  and  immediate  measures 
to  cause  an  entire  suspension  of  the  sale  of  liquor  in  this  place  until  further  notice 
from  me;  and  in  case  you  have  not  sufficient  power,  you  will  please  make  requisition 
upon  me  for  the  necessary  military  force. 

Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaky, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Owen  C.  Stewart,  Esq.,  Mayor  of  Lecompton. 

THE    MUNICIPAL    AUTHORITIES. 

Notwithstanding  that  a  general  peace  has  been  restored  to  the  Territory 
by  the  disbandment  and  dispersion  of  all  large  and  belligerent  parties,  there 
are  yet  many  evils  to  be  corrected  in  various  localities.  Letters  from  nu- 
merous citizens,  and  frequent  deputations  appointed  for  the  purpose,  are 
constantly  reaching  the  Executive  office,  complaining  of  personal  grievances, 
and  appealing  for  their  redress.  Were  but  the  tithe  of  these  to  receive  the 
especial  attention  of  the  Governor,  he  would  have  no  time  for  the  discharge 
of  more  important  duties.  It  has  therefore  been  his  settled  and  uniform 
policy  to  refer  all  such  complaints  to  the  municipal  authorities  of  the  neigh- 
borhoods whence  they  emanate,  with  instructions  that  justice  be  done  as  far 
as  possible  to  all  citizens  wrongfully  oppressed,  and  that  the  laws  be  faith- 
fully enforced ;  at  the  same  time  declining,  in  every  instance,  to  interpose 
his  own  authority  until  the  powers  vested  in  the  heads  of  the  various  mu- 
nicipalities have  been  fully  employed  and  exhausted  without  the  desired  ef- 
fect. This  policy  has  infused  a  new  life  into  some  of  the  corporations,  and 
aroused  the  prostrated  officials  to  prompt  and  healthy  action.  They  have 
been  encouraged  by  the  assurance  of  strong  and  efficient  support,  should 
actual  necessity  demand  it,  to  maintain  and  enforce  law,  w^hich  has  been 
despised,  condemned,  and  virtually  trampled  under  foot;  and  a  disposition 
is  growing  on  every  hand  to  uphold  and  execute  justice  in  all  its  power  and 
majesty.  This  new  condition  of  things  is  infusing  a  refreshing  and  invig- 
orating influence  through  all  the  ramifications  of  society,  and  is  giving  the 
promise  of  future  and  permanent  prosperity  to  every  portion  of  the  Terri- 
tory. 

The  following  proclamations  are  responsive  to  letters  from  the  Executive 
Department,  referring  subjects  of  complaint  to  the  mayors  of  Leavenworth 
city  and  Lecompton : 

PEOCLAMATION    OF    THE    MAYOB    OF    LEAVENWOETH. 

Whereas,  information  has  been  received  by  me  that  various  citizens  of  the  city 
of  Leavenworth  have  received  anonymous  communications  requesting  them  to  leave 
the  Territory  of  Kansas  forthwith;  and 

Whereas,  such  conduct  is  contrary  to  law  and  good  order,  and  subversive  of  the 
true  interests  of  the  law-and-order  party,  not  only  of  this  city,  but  of  the  Territory; 
and 

Whereas,  it  is  the  bounden  duty  of  every  citizen,  and  particularly  of  every  execu- 
tive oflBcer,  to  comply  strictly  with  the  requirements  of  the  late  proclamation  of 
Governor  Geary: 


594  State  Histobical  Society. 


Now,  therefore,  I,  William  E.  Murphy,  Mayor  of  the  city  aforesaid,  by  virtue  of 
the  power  and  authority  in  me  vested,  do  make  known  and  proclaim  that  I  will  rig- 
idly enforce  the  law  against  each  and  every  violator  thereof;  and  I  hereby  call  upon 
all  good  and  law-abiding  citizens  of  this  city  to  frown  down  any  secret  conspiracy 
against  law,  and  to  give  me,  as  their  chief  executive  officer,  that  aid  necessary  to 
maintain  the  supremacy  of  the  law. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  subscribed  my  name,  and  caused  to  be  af- 
fixed the  seal  of  the  city  aforesaid.  Done  at  my  office,  this  29th  day  of  September, 
A.  D.  1856. 

[Seal.]  Wm.  E.  Mubphy,  Mayor. 

PBOCLAMATION  OF  THE  MATOB  OF  LEOOMPTON. 

Whereas,  the  use  and  sale  of  ardent  spirits  at  this  time  has  a  tendency  to  disturb 
the  court,  which  is  now  in  session  in  this  city;  and 

Whereas,  there  are  a  large  number  of  prisoners  under  guard,  whose  safety  is 
rendered  insecure  by  the  frequent  use  of  intoxicating  liquors  by  irresponsible  per- 
sons interrupting  and  distracting  said  guard;  and 

Whereas,  the  sentinels  themselves  may  become  intoxicated,  and  neglect  to  dis- 
charge their  duty,  and  fail  to  prevent  the  escape  of  the  prisoners,  by  being  unfitted 
by  the  use  of  ardent  spirits;  and 

Whereas,  there  are  a  large  number  of  troops  stationed  at  this  point,  some  of 
whom  have  too  frequently  indulged,  and  thereby  unfitted  themselves  for  duty,  and 
are  in  the  habit  of  conducting  themselves  in  such  a  manner  as  to  disturb  the  peace 
and  quietude  of  the  citizens;  and 

Whereas,  the  following  communication  has  been  received  from  his  Excellency 

John  W.  Geary: 

"Executive  Department,      ) 
"  Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  2,  1856.  j 
"Sir:  Since  my  former  communication  to  you  on  the  subject  of  the  liquor  establishments  of  this 
place,  and  your  report  to  me  on  the  same  subject,  I  have  received  such  information  as  makes  it  essen- 
tial to  the  public  safety,  that  the  entire  sale  of  liquor  in  this  place  should  be  suspended  during  the  in- 
carceration of  the  large  number  of  prisoners  here,  for  whose  safe-keeping  I  am  responsible. 

"  You  are  therefore  requested  to  take  the  most  summary  and  immediate  measures  to  cause  an  entire 
suspension  of  the  sale  of  liquor  in  this  place  until  further  notice  from  me;  and  in  case  you  have  not 
sufficient  power,  you  will  please  make  requisition  on  me  for  the  necessary  military  force. 

"Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

"Owen  C.  Stewart,  Esq.,  Mayor  of  Lecompton." 

And  whereas,  it  is  the  duty  of  all  good  citizens  to  render  all  the  assistance  in  their 
power  to  aid  and  assist  in  preserving  a  course  that  will  assist  the  executive  and  Ter- 
ritorial officers  in  the  successful  discharge  of  their  various  duties: 

Now,  therefore,  I,  Owen  C.  Stewart,  Mayor  of  the  city  of  Lecompton,  do  issue 
this  my  proclamation,  and  hereby  call  upon  all  good  citizens  to  abstain  from  the 
use  and  sale  of  ardent  spirits  as  an  intoxicating  drink  from  this  date  until  such 
time  as  the  causes  which  have  impelled  me  to  make  this  proclamation  shall  cease; 
and  in  case  the  foregoing  should  be  disregarded,  eflfective  measures  will  be  taken  to 
remove  the  evil. 

In  testimony  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  subscribed  my  hand,  and  caused  to  be 
affixed  the  seal  of  said  city.  Done  at  my  office,  in  Lecompton,  this  2d  day  of  Octo- 
ber, A.  D.  1856. 

r  o     1  -1  Owen  C.  Stewabt,  Mayor. 

The  foregoing  proclamation,  together  with  the  following  letter  from  the 
Mayor  of  Lecompton,  was  handed  by  him  in  person  to  the  Governor.  The 
latter  assured  the  Mayor  that  the  mere  issuing  of  his  proclamation  was  not 


Executive  minutes  of  Gov.  Geahy.  595 

"the  last  civil  resort;"  that  he  had  yet  to  enforce  its  execution;  and  he 
was  peremptorily  ordered  to  employ  all  the  means  in  his  power  to  that  end; 
and  when  these  failed,  the  Executive  would  interpose  his  authority,  and 
give  him  such  aid  as  would  not  be  resisted. 

Lecompton,  October  2,  1856. 

Sib:  Inclosed  please  find  proclamation,  which  I  have  issued  as  the  last  civil  resort; 
and  in  case  it  should  prove  ineffectual,  as  the  Executive  of  the  Territory  you  will 
have  to  take  the  matter  into  your  own  hands,  as  I  have  no  law  to  justify  me  in  de- 
stroying the  liquor  of  persons  selling  under  law. 

Respectfully  yours,  0.  C.  Stewakt,  Mayor  of  Lecompton. 

His  Excellency  J.  W.  Geary. 

APPIilOATION    FOB    TBOOPS. 

United  States  Mabshal's  Office,  \ 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  3,  1856.  J 
Sib:  A  warrant  has  been  placed  in  my  hands,  issued  by  the  honorable  Judge  Cato, 
one  of  the  Associate  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  (upon 
the  aflSdavit  of  John  Ernst,)  for  the  arrest  of  certain  persons,  whose  names  are  un- 
known to  said  affiant,  for  stealing  several  head  of  horses  belonging  to  him,  the  said 
Ernst,  and  also  to  search  the  neighborhood  of  Atchison,  Kansas  Territory,  for  said 
property  and  offenders  against  the  law. 

In  consequence  of  the  disturbed  condition  of  this  Territory,  and  lawless  bands  of 
men  roving  through  the  country,  I  am  of  the  opinion  that  I  will  be  unable,  by  virtue 
of  the  powers  vested  in  me  as  United  States  Marshal,  to  execute  said  warrant. 

I  am  therefore  constrained  to  ask  your  Excellency  to  furnish  me  a  posse  of  twenty- 
five  United  States  dragoons  to  enable  me  to  execute  said  writ. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  I.  B.  Donelson, 

United  States  Marshal,  Kansas  Territory. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

requisition    foe    TBOOPS. 

Executive  Depabtment,         ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  3,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Having  been  shown  a  warrant  issued  by  Honorable  S.  G.  Cato,  one  of  the 
Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  this  Territory,  for  the  arrest  of  certain  persons, 
whose  names  are  unknown,  for  crimes  committed  in  this  Territory,  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  Atchison,  and  having  been  duly  certified  by  the  United  States  Marshal  that 
he  is  unable  to  execute  said  warrant  by  means  of  the  civil  authority  vested  in  him, 
you  are  therefore  respectfully  requested  to  furnish  the  said  Marshal  or  his  deputy 
with  twenty-five  dragoons  (that  being  the  number  required)  to  execute  said  writ. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
General  Persifer  F.  Smith,  Commanding  Department  of  the  West. 


united  states  TBOOPS  TO  GUABD  THE  POLLS. 

Executive  Depabtment,         ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  4,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  As  there  is  great  reason  to  believe  that  disturbances  will  take  place  at  the 
election  on  Monday  next,  the  6th  instant,  at  the  town  of  Leavenworth,  unless  pre- 
cautionary measures  are  taken  to  prevent  the  same;  and  as  it  is  of  the  highest  im- 
portance to  endeavor  by  every  possible  means  to  preserve  the  public  peace  at  every 


596  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


point,  and  especially  on  that  occasion,  I  request  that  yon  station  in  Leavenworth 
city  a  suflBcient  force  of  United  States  troops  to  guard  the  polls  and  prevent  the 
commission  of  outrage. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Major  General  P.  F.  Smith, 

Commanding  United  States  forces,  Department  of  the  West. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Leoompton,  K.  T.,  October  4, 1856.  ) 
Sib:  To  prevent  disturbances  at  the  approaching  election,  you  will  do  me  the 
favor  to  send  one  company  of  United  States  troops  to  Tecumseh,  and  a  force  of 
twenty-five  men  to  Willow  Springs,  to  report  themselves  to  the  inspectors  of  elec- 
tion, on  Monday  morning,  the  6th  instant,  at  7  o'clock,  and  remain  during  the  poll- 
ing and  counting  of  the  votes;  after  which  they  can  return  to  their  encampment. 
Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Andrews, 

Commanding  United  States  forces  near  Lecompton. 


united  states  tboops  to  ouabd  the  polls. 

Executive  Depabtment,  \ 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  October  5,  1856.  J 
Sib:  Please  furnish  a  guard  of  twenty  men,  from  Major  Wood's  command,  at 
Lawrence,  to  report  to  SheriflE  Jones,  at  8  o'clock  a.m.  to-morrow,  at  the  latter  place, 
to  act  as  a  posse  for  the  maintenance  of  order  at  the  election. 

Yours,  &c.,  &c.,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Lieutenant  Colonel  Andrews, 

Commanding  United  States  Troops  near  Lecompton. 

COMMISSIONS   ISSUED. 

To  John  Wallis,  as  captain;  George  W.  Miller,  as  first  lieutenant;  and 
George  A.  Cole,  as  second  lieutenant,  of  Company  A,  mounted  riflemen, 
Kansas  militia. 

John  Donaldson,  as  captain;  James  M.  Pelot,  as  first  lieutenant;  and 
William  Franklin,  as  second  lieutenant,  of  Company  A,  infantry,  Kansas 
militia;  and  Joseph  E.  Anderson,  as  commissary  and  quartermaster  of 
Kansas  militia. 

All  of  the  above  to  take  effect  on  and  after  September  15,  1856. 


L.ETTEB    FBOM    THE    MAYOB    OF    LEAVENWOBTH. 

Leavenwobth  City,  K.  T.,  October  3,  1856. 

Sib:  Your  favor  of  the  1st  instant  was  duly  received,  and  I  was  pleased  to  see, 
from  the  contents  thereof,  that  my  letter  of  the  23d  ultimo  was  perused  by  you  with 
much  satisfaction.  You,  respected  sir,  should  feel  under  no  obligations  to  me  for 
assuring  you  that  I  will  cheerfully  cooperate  with  you  in  preserving  the  peace  and 
good  order  of  Leavenworth  city,  for,  as  Mayor,  I  am  bound  to  do  so  by  a  solemn  oath. 

Permit  me  to  make  a  plain  statement  of  facts  to  you  in  regard  to  those  com- 
plaints to  which  you  allude.     On  Sunday  morning  last  I  was  visited  by  Dr.  Norton, 


Executive  Minutes  of  Gov.  Geary.  59' 


Dr.  Park,  J.  E.  Gould,  and  A.  M.  Sattig,  each  one  of  whom  handed  me  a  note  which 
they  had  received,  signed  ''Regulators,"  requesting  them  to  leave  the  Territory, 
never  to  return.  I  remarked  to  those  gentlemen  that  I  was  surprised  at  their  re- 
ceiving such  notice,  and  that  I  could  not  believe  that  it  was  in  accordance  with  the 
wish  of  any  considerable  number  of  our  citizens;  but  be  that  as  it  may,  they  might 
rely  upon  my  discharging  my  duty  as  Mayor,  and  that  I  would  render  them  that 
protection  which  I  believed  the  law  to  demand  at  my  hands.  In  conjunction  with 
the  City  Marshal  and  his  deputy,  I  endeavored,  though  unsuccessfully,  to  ascertain 
who  those  persons  styling  themselves  "Regulators"  were,  in  order  that  I  might  have 
them  arrested  and  held  amenable  to  the  law. 

Investigation  convinced  me  that  my  first  opinion  was  correct;  that  was,  that  the 
feeling  to  remove  those  men  prevailed  to  a  very  inconsiderable  extent.  I  then  as- 
sured them  that  they  need  feel  no  uneasiness;  that  I  knew  my  means  of  preserving 
the  quiet  of  the  city  was  amply  sufficient  without  (doing  as  some  of  them  suggested) 
sending  to  General  Smith  for  troops. 

On  the  following  day,  Monday,  September  29,  1856,  I  issued  the  proclamation 
which  I  have  the  honor  herein  to  inclose,  which  I  think  will  meet  your  approbation, 
and  which  has  had  the  desired  effect.  I  regret  extremely  that  you  should  be  an- 
noyed at  this  particular  busy  time  with  you  by  complaints  from  any  of  the  citizens 
of  this  city.  It  looks  as  if  they  had  not  that  confidence  in  me  to  which  I  think  I  am, 
by  my  whole  course  as  Mayor,  entitled.  God  knows  that  in  times  of  high  excite- 
ment here  I  have,  on  more  occasions  than  one,  prevented  the  destruction  of  the 
lives  and  property  of  some  of  those  open  and  avowed  opponents  of  law  and  order; 
and  I  believe  it  to  be  the  true  policy  of  the  law-and-order  party  of  Kansas  Terri- 
tory, at  this  time,  to  give  even  those  men  who  denounce  our  laws  their  protection, 
and  at  the  same  time  make  them  yield  obedience  thereto.  When  I  see  men  aiming 
direct  blows  at  the  glorious  Constitution  of  our  common  country,  and  hear  them  de- 
nouncing that  statesman  and  true  patriot,  Franklin  Pierce,  and  abusing  sach  a  man 
as  Stephen  A.  Douglas,  and  all  other  true  Northern  Democrats,  for  upholding  the 
constitutional  rights  of  every  section  of  our  Union,  I  am  not  surprised  to  hear  them 
express  themselves  in  opposition  to  the  statute  laws  of  Kansas,  and  I  feel  forced  to 
view  them  as  maniacs,  and  look  upon  them  more  in  sorrow  than  in  anger.  Not- 
withstanding all  the  troubles  we  have  had  in  Kansas,  and  gloomy  as  the  political 
horizon  in  the  States  now  appears,  I  have  an  abiding  confidence  in  the  success  of  that 
glorious  old  constitutional,  Union-loving  Democratic  party,  to  which  we  are  all  in- 
debted for  the  liberties  we  now  enjoy;  and,  as  a  member  of  that  party  by  birth,  by 
education,  and  from  principle,  your  Excellency  may  rest  assured  that  no  official  act 
of  mine,  as  Mayor  of  Leavenworth  city,  shall  ever  be  held  up  before  the  world  to 
mar  its  beauties. 

Permit  me,  Governor,  to  repeat  the  assurance  given  you  before,  that  I  will  heartily 
cooperate  with  you  in  maintaining  peace  and  good  order  in  this  city. 
I  am,  respectfully,  your  most  obedient  servant, 

William  E.  Mubphy,  Mayor  of  Leavenworth  City. 

Hon.  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

eepiit  to  the  foeegoing. 

Executive  Depabtment,         ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  6,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Your  obliging  letter  of  the  3d  instant  is  just  received.     When  I  last  wrote 
you,  I  had  not  read  a  copy  of  your  very  excellent  proclamation. 

I  shall  now  securely  repose  in  your  assurance  that  the  rights  of  all  persons  choos- 
ing to  settle  in  your  city  shall  be  sacredly  guarded. 


598  State  Histobical  Society. 


At  a  very  early  day  I  hope  to  visit  Leavenworth  city,  when  I  will  do  myself  the 
pleasure  of  thanking  yoa  in  person  for  your  earnest  and  cordial  cooperation  in  re- 
storing peace  to  this  distracted  Territory. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geary. 

Hon.  Wm.  E.  Murphy,  Mayor  of  Leavenworth  City. 


October  7. —  The  following  letter  was  forwarded  by  mail  to  St.  Louis, 
and  thence  dispatched  to  Washington  by  telegraph : 

to  the  seceetaby  of  state. 

Executive  Depabtmbnt,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  October  7,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  The  election  yesterday  for  Delegate  to  Congress  and  members  of  the  Terri- 
torial Legislature  passed  ofif  quietly.     No  disturbance  occurred  in  any  part  of  the 
Territory,  so  far  as  heard  from.     General  Whitfield  is  doubtlessly  elected. 

The  continued  peace  and  tranquility  which  reign  here  are  sources  of  much  satis- 
faction.    The  result  of  yesterday's  election  is  an  especial  cause  of  gratulation. 

Although  I  do  not  anticipate  any  further  extraordinary  disturbances,  yet  I  deem 
it  prudent  to  be  well  prepared  for  any  emergency.  The  presence  of  the  United 
States  troops  here  is  a  powerful  auxiliary  to  moral  suasion,  and  they  are  excellent 
"peace-makers."  Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Hon.  William  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 

fugitive  fbom  justice. 

Executive  Depabtmbnt,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  7,  1856.  ) 
Sik:  Yours  of  23d  ultimo,  desiring  a  requisition  for  one  Thomas  Ward,  an  alleged 
fugitive  from  justice,  was  received  by  last  night's  mail. 

Before  I  can  comply  with  your  request,  you  must  forward  me  an  authenticated 
copy  of  the  record  in  the  case,  and  otherwise  comply  with  the  act  of  Congress  relat- 
ing to  fugitives  from  justice.     Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
A.  G.  Boyd,  Esq.,  Utica,  Livingston  county,  Missouri. 

bnbollment  of  militia. 

Executive  Depabtmbnt,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  7,  1856.  ) 
Sib:   I  have  received  your  communication  tendering  me  a  company  of  mounted 
riflemen  enrolled  in  the  Territorial  militia  agreeably  to  my  proclamation. 

So  soon  as  I  have  occasion  for  your  services,  I  will  take  the  proper  steps  to  muster 
you  into  the  service. 

I  have  my  eye  upon  your  section  of  the  country,  and  it  shall  receive  my  personal 
attention  when  some  persons  least  expect  me.  Yours,  very  truly, 

John  W.  Geaby. 
Captain  Martin  White,  Paola,  Lykins  county,  K.  T. 

the  same  subject. 

Executive  Depabtmbnt,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  7,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Your  favor  of  1st  instant,  in  relation  to  the  company  of  mounted  riflemen, 
under  Captain  Martin  White,  together  with  communications  from  Captain  White  on 
the  same  subject,  were  received  by  last  night's  mail. 


Executive  minutes  of  Gov.  Geaby.  599 


I  have  written  to  Captain  White,  and  expect  soon  to  visit  your  section  of  the  coun- 
try, when  I  will  take  measures  to  afford  ample  protection  to  your  citizens. 

The  enrollment  under  my  proclamation  is  to  include  all  citizens  between  the  ages 
of  eighteen  and  forty-five. 

So  soon  as  I  have  occasion  for  the  services  of  any  of  the  enrolled  militia,  I  will 
take  measures  to  have  them  mustered  into  service. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory, 
Brigadier  General  William  A.  Heiskell, 

First  Brigade,  Southern  Division,  K.  M. 

the  same  subject. 

Executive  Depaetment, 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  7,  1856. 
Sib:  I  am  in  receipt  of  your  communications  of  27th  ultimo,  inclosing  me  the 
enrollment  of  your  militia.     In  reply,  I  must  thank  you  for  the  alacrity  with  which 
your  good  citizens  have  responded  to  my  proclamation. 

In  case  you  have  not  enrolled  all  your  citizens  between  the  ages  of  eighteen  and 
forty-five,  you  will  please  do  so,  and  return  me  a  full  and  accurate  list. 

So  soon  as  I  have  occasion  for  your  services,  I  will  send  you  a  proper  officer  to 
muster  you  into  the  service,  who  will  see  that  you  are  furnished  with  the  necessary 
equipments. 

I  expect  soon  to  visit  your  section  of  the  Territory,  when  I  will  make  every  ar- 
rangement for  the  protection  of  your  citizens. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Captain  Allen  Crocker,  Hampden,  Kansas  Territory. 


[Entry  and  acknowledgment  of  the  receipt  of  vol.  18,  Howard's  Reports,  from 
the  State  Department  at  Washington.] 

TO   the  mayoe  or   leavenwobth  city. 

Executive  Depabtment, 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  9,  1856. 
Sib:  I  have  received  a  letter  from  H.  G.  Sickil,  of  Philadelphia,  making  inquiry 
relative  to  Addison  Rodgers,  a  citizen  of  Philadelphia,  who  is  said  to  have  been 
killed  in  Leavenworth  city  during  the  recent  disturbances  there. 

Will  you  please  give  me  any  information  you  may  possess  on  the  subject,  and 
oblige  Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Hon.  Wm.  E.  Murphy,  Mayor  of  Leavenworth  city. 

TO  the   same. 

Executive  Depaetment, 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  9,  1856. 
Sie:  I  have  just  received  a  communication  from.O.  B.  Holman,  written  at  the  in- 
stance of  Mr.  M.  J.  Mitchell,  who  is  said  to  be  "now  staying  at  the  Leavenworth 
City  Hotel,  closely  guarded  by  two  men,"  and  soliciting  my  interference. 

Will  you  do  me  the  favor  to  write  me  the  cause  of  Mr.  Mitchell's  detention,  and 
please  see  to  it  that  no  illegal  restraint  is  placed  upon  his  liberty. 

Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Hon.  Wm.  E.  Murphy,  Mayor  of  Leavenworth  city. 


600  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


BELZBVIMa   MIIilTIA    FBOM    OUABD    DUTY. 

ExBOUTivE  Depabtment,        )       I 
Leoompton,  K.  T.,  October  10,  1866.  ) 
Sib:  In  order  to  preserve  the  health,  spirits  and  usefulness  of  the  militia  stationed 
at  this  place,  it  is  necessary  that  they  should  be  relieved  from  the  severe  duties  that 
have  for  some  time  past  been  imposed  upon  them. 

You  will  therefore  oblige  me  by  furnishing  a  detachment  of  twenty-three  men, 
consisting  of  one  commissioned  officer,  two  sergeants,  two  corporals,  and  eighteen 
privates,  to  guard  the  prisoners  in  this  city. 

This  number  of  troops  will  be  required  for  forty-eight  hours,  relieved  at  proper 
intervals,  from  8  o'clock  to-morrow  morning,  the  11th  instant,  at  which  time  please 
have  them  report  to  Colonel  Titus. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Col.  Andrews,  Commanding  United  States  forces  near  Lecompton. 

COMMISSIONS   ISSUED. 

To  Thomas  J.  Thompson,  as  constable  of  Walnut  township,  Atchison 
county,  vice  A.  R.  Baily,  resigned ;  and 

To  C.  B.  Buist,  as  probate  judge  of  Marshall  county,  vice  James  Doni- 
phan, removed. 

TO    THE    SEOBETABY    OF    STATE. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Leoompton,  K.  T.,  October  10,  1866.  ) 

Sib:  Your  letter  of  the  23d  ultimo,  in  reply  to  mine  of  the  9th,  and  your  tele- 
graphic dispatch  of  the  27th  ultimo,  in  reply  to  my  letter  of  the  16th,  were  both  re- 
ceived on  the  evening  of  the  8th  instant. 

Dispatches  forwarded  since  the  dates  of  those  acknowledged  have  informed  you 
that  peace  and  quiet  have  been  restored  to  this  Territory.  Not  only  have  all  large 
armed  bodies  of  men  been  dispersed,  but  the  smaller  bands  of  marauders  have  been 
driven  off.  The  roads  are  traveled  with  safety,  and  dwellings  are  secure  from  in- 
trusion. For  upwards  of  two  weeks  no  outrages  have  been  authentically  reported. 
Many  notorious  and  troublesome  agitators,  claiming  to  belong  to  all  parties,  have 
left  the  Territory,  and  the  beneficent  influence  of  their  absence  is  being  already 
very  sensibly  felt. 

The  troops  sent  to  the  north  have  not  yet  returned.  It  is  my  purpose  to  leave 
on  the  northern  frontier  a  sufficient  force  for  its  protection,  and  the  remainder  of 
the  troops  will  be  employed  to  guard  such  other  points  as  may  seem  to  require  it. 
I  shall  shortly  proceed,  in  person,  with  a  small  body  of  men,  to  the  southern  portion 
of  the  Territory,  in  pursuit  of  a  gang  of  thieves  who  are  said  to  be  pillaging  in  that 
region.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  Wm.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State,  Washington,  D.  C. 

obdeb  to  station  tboops  at  topeka. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Leoompton,  K.  T.,  October  10,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  I  desire  you  to  send  orders  to  the  company  of  infantry  returning  from  the 
north  to  station  themselves  at  or  near  Topeka. 

Colonel  Cooke  writes  me  that  they  will  reach  Topeka  by  the  12th  instant,  and  de- 
*  sires  you  to  send  them  rations  to  meet  them  there. 


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The  officer  in  command  of  the  infantry  at  Topeka  will  see  that  the  peace  of  that 

vicinity  is  preserved,  and  report  any  circumstances  of  suspicion,  or  breaches  of  the 

peace,  without  delay.  Yours,  truly,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Col.  Andrews,  Commanding  near  Lecompton. 

bequisition  fob  teoops. 

Executive  Depabtment,      ) 
Leoompton,  October  10,  1856.  ') 
Sib:  Having  been  shown  a  warrant  issued  by  J.  N.  0.  P.  Wood,  Esq.,  United  States 

Commissioner,  for  the  arrest  of  a  certain Waterman,  charged  with  the  larceny 

of  a  horse,  and  a  certain  other  person  named  E.  Chapman,  charged  with  murder, 
and  having  been  duly  certified  by  the  Deputy  United  States  Marshal  that  he  is  un- 
able to  execute  said  writ  by  virtue  of  the  civil  authority  vested  in  him,  and  requir- 
ing military  aid,  this  is  to  request  you  to  furnish  the  officer  bearing  this  requisition 
a  posse  of  twenty  mounted  men  (that  being  the  number  required)  to  aid  him  in  the 
execution  of  said  writ.  Truly  yours,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Col.  Andrews,  Commanding  near  Lecompton. 


COMMISSION    ISSUED. 

October  11,  1856. — To  Henry  T.  Titus,  as  special  aide-de-camp  to  the 
Governor,  with  the  rank,  title  and  emoluments  of  colonel,  to  take  effect  from 
and  after  the  fifteenth  day  of  September,  1856. 

SEIZUBE    OF    LIQUOB. 

Lecompton,  October  11,  1856. 
Sib:  You  will  please  furnish  me  four  regular  troops  for  the  purpose  of  seizing 
upon  a  lot  of  ardent  spirits  deposited  at  a  house  within  the  city  limits  for  the  ex- 
press purpose  of  selling  it  to  the  soldiers.     It  arrived  here  last  evening. 

0.  C.  Stewaet,  Mayor. 
His  Excellency  J.W.  Geary. 

Executive  Depabtment,        } 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  11,  1856.  $ 
Sib:  Please  furnish  to  0.  C.  Stewart,  Mayor  of  this  city,  four  soldiers  for  a  short 
time,  for  the  purpose  of  aiding  him  to  carry  out  an  ordinance  relative  to  the  sale 
of  spirituous  liquors.  Very  truly,  yours,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
The  Officer  commanding  the  Guard  at  Lecompton. 

FBOM    the    MAYOE    OF    LEAVENWOBTH    CITY. 

Leavenwobth  City,  K.  T.,  October  11,  1856. 

Sib:  Your  favors  of  the  9th  instant  have  just  been  handed  to  me  by  Joseph  An- 
derson, Esq.,  and  it  is  with  pleasure  that  I  give  you  all  the  information  I  am  in  pos- 
session of  relative  to  the  subject-matter  of  your  inquiries. 

In  relation  to  the  death  of  Addison  Rodgers,  allow  me  to  state  that,  although  it 
occurred  during  the  recent  troubles  here,  those  troubles  had  no  connection  whatever 
with  it.  Rodgers  kept  a  dramshop  here  on  the  levee,  and  was  in  the  habit  of  gam- 
bling. He  was  shot  by  a  gambler  named  Brush.  Said  Brush  was  tried  for  the  of- 
fense before  R.  R.  Rees,  Esq.,  a  justice  of  the  peace  in  this  city,  and  acquitted.  Mr. 
Rees  told  me  that  it  was  a  perfectly  justifiable  case  of  self-defense.  The  evidence, 
in  compliance  with  the  statute  laws  of  Kansas,  was  written  down,  and  is  now  in  the 
possession  of  Mr.  Whitehead,  clerk  of  our  first  district  court,  who  will  be  in  Leoomp- 
ton on  Monday  next. 


602  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


In  regard  to  the  detention  of  Mr.  M.  J.  Mitchell  here,  it  is  in  accordance  with  a 
writ  in  the  hands  of  the  United  States  Marshal,  Major  Donelson,  who  will  start  to 
Lecompton  with  Mr.  Mitchell  to-morrow  morning,  for  the  purpose  of  having  him 
tried  there  before  the  Hon.  Samuel  D.  Lecompte.  I  was  not  aware,  until  yesterday, 
that  Mr.  Mitchell  was  in  this  city  under  guard;  since  which  time  I  have  not  seen 
Major  Donelson,  and  therefore  do  not  know  the  particulars  of  the  charge.  From 
investigation  to-day,  however,  1  know  that  Major  Donelson  has  in  his  possession  the 
writ  before  alluded  to. 

With  sentiments  of  high  esteem,  I  am,  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

William  E.  Mubfht. 

Hon.  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


COMMISSIONS   ISSUED. 

October  13, 1856. — To  John  H.  Tate,  as  sheriff  of  Linn  county,  vice  John 
E.  Brown,  resigned. 

To  John  Veteto,  as  captain,  and  Charles  Vandiver,  as  first  lieutenant  of 
a  company  of  militia,  in  Leroy,  Coffey  county,  and  named  the  Leroy  Guards. 

THE   JUDICIARY. 

The  following  was  this  day  received  from  Chief  Justice  Samuel  D.  Le- 
compte. It  is  in  reply  to  a  letter  of  inquiries  addressed  to  each  of  the  Judges 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  Territory.  As  yet,  neither  of  the  Judges  has 
made  any  response: 

FBOM   CHIEF    JUSTICE    S.    D.    LEOOMPTE. 

Neab  Leavenwobth  City,  K.  T.,  October  6,  1866. 

Sib:  Your  favor  of  the  23d  September  did  not  come  to  hand  until  after  my  return 
from  Lecompton.  Since  that  time  I  have  been  more  or  less  indisposed,  and  besides, 
have  not  been  able  to  furnish  replies  to  your  questions  without  some  examination. 
Indeed,  I  am  not  now  able  to  do  so,  except  as  to  Leavenworth  county,  because  the 
records  of  the  other  courts  are  in  the  several  counties. 

My  official  engagements  in  holding  courts  here  on  Wednesday,  and  on  Monday 
next  at  Lecompton,  will  disable  me  from  giving  the  matter  more  attention  than  I 
have  done.  The  result  of  that,  I  proceed  with  great  pleasure  to  submit  to  you;  re- 
marking, as  to  the  other  counties,  that  the  criminal  and  other  business  has  borne 
about  a  fair  ratio,  regarding  population,  wealth,  &o.,  to  this,  if  indeed  in  several  of 
them  there  has  not  been  more  in  proportion  to  these  elements.  This  is  certainly 
true  of  Doniphan  county,  if  no  other.  It  is  not  true  as  to  Douglas;  nor  is  it  true 
of  this  county  that  there  has  been  even  a  fair  proportion  of  business.  The  reason 
of  this  is  too  notorious  to  need  to  be  particularly  pointed  out. 

The  first  court  provided  to  be  holden  there  was  last  fall,  and  about  the  time  when 
the  first  great  excitement  occurred,  being  the  time  when  Sheriff  Jones  found  it 
necessary  to  summon  a  posse  to  execute  process.  The  next  held  was  in  April  last, 
when,  by  the  resistance  of  process  by  ex-Governor  A.  H.  Reeder,  the  Marshal  was 
driven  to  a  like  course  of  summoning  a  posse  to  enforce  its  execution.  This,  as 
you  are  aware,  stirred  the  elements  of  strife  in  the  Territory  to  the  very  acme,  and 
necessarily  suspended,  unless  they  had  been  vigorously  sustained  by  the  Territorial 
Executive,  judicial  proceedings. 

The  next  term  for  this  county  was  fixed  for  the  second  Monday  of  September  last, 
*just  before  which  had  occurred  the  outbreak  which,  more  serious  than  any  before, 
brought  about  the  condition  of  things  alluded  to  in  the  opening  of  your  letter. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.   GEAMY.  ■     603 


As  to  the  complaints  made  to  you  "for  alleged  neglect  of  duty,"  the  charge,  like 
the  others  mentioned,  is  too  general  to  be  responded  to  otherwise  than  by  a  general 
denial,  and  a  reference  to  the  responses  which  follow  to  your  inquiries. 

As  to  the  charge  of  "party  bias,"  if  it  means  simply  the  fact  of  such  bias,  I  re- 
gard it  as  ridiculous;  because  I  suppose  every  man  in  this  country,  with  very  few 
exceptions,  indeed,  entitled  to  respect  either  for  his  abilities,  his  intelligence,  or  his 
virtue,  has  a  "party  bias."  I  am  proud  of  mine.  It  has,  from  my  first  manhood  to 
this  day,  placed  me  in  the  ranks  of  the  Democratic  party.  It  has  taught  me  to  re- 
gard that  party  as  the  one,  par  excellence,  to  which  the  destinies  of  this  country  are 
particularly  intrusted  for  preservation. 

If  it  be  intended  to  reach  beyond  that  general  application,  and  to  charge  a  pro- 
slavery  bias,  I  am  proud,  too,  of  this.  I  am  the  steady  friend  of  Southern  rights 
under  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States.  I  have  been  reared  where  slavery  was 
recognized  by  the  constitution  of  my  State.  I  love  the  institution  as  entwining 
around  all  my  early  and  late  associations;  because  I  have  seen  as  much  of  the  nobil- 
ity of  the  human  heart  in  the  relation  of  master  and  servant,  and  on  the  part  of  the 
one  as  well  as  of  the  other,  as  I  have  seen  elsewhere.  I  have  with  me  now  an  old 
woman  who  left  all  to  come  with  me  when  it  was  purely  at  her  discretion.  Another 
who  did  the  same  have  I  lost,  and  buried  with  care  and  decency  at  Fort  Leavenworth. 
An  old  man  has  come  to  me,  under  the  care  of  a  youthful  nephew,  within  a  few  days, 
all  the  way  from  Maryland,  and  passing  through  every  intervening  free  State,  with 
a  perfect  knowledge  of  the  fact,  and  making  his  way  through  various  interferences 
by  his  own  ingenuity. 

If  it  means  more  than  the  fact,  and  to  intimate  that  this  "party  bias"  has  af- 
fected the  integrity  of  my  official  action,  in  any  solitary  case,  I  have  but  to  say  that 
it  is  false  —  basely  false. 

In  relation  to  the  other  charge,  of  "criminal  complicity  with  a  state  of  affairs 
which  terminated  in  a  contempt  of  all  authority,'"  I  will  content  myself  with  saying 
that  it,  too,  is  false  —  basely  false  —  if  made  in  relation  to  me,  and  to  defy  the 
slanderer  to  the  proofs  of  a  solitary  act  to  justify  the  deepest  villain  in  such  an  as- 
persion. 

In  regard  to  all  of  them,  I  take  the  liberty  of  accompanying  this  communication 
with  a  letter  lately  written  by  me  to  a  friend  in  Maryland,  in  which,  at  more  length 
than  I  can  here  indulge,  I  have  replied  to  similar  charges  by  men  in  higher  places. 
I  shall  regard  it  as  a  favor  that  it  be  considered  as  part  of  this  letter.* 

I  proceed  to  answer  your  interrogatories.     To  the  first: 

I  was  commissioned  by  the  President,  on  less  than  a  week's  notice  of  my  name 
being  presented  to  him,  on  the  3d  of  October,  1854.  Early  in  November  I  left 
Maryland  for  the  Territory,  with  my  family.  After  a  tedious  trip,  a  week  of  which 
was  given  to  a  duty  mentioned  in  the  letter  accompanying  this,  I  arrived  in  the 
Territory  early  in  December.  Within  a  few  days  thereafter,  (the  particular  day 
will  appear  in  the  files  of  your  department  —  December  5th,  I  think,)  I  entered 
upon  the  duties  of  my  office  as  far  as  depended  upon  me. 

By  the  35th  section  of  the  organic  act,  the  duty  was  devolved  upon  the  Governor 
of  defining  "the  judicial  districts"  and  assigning  the  judges  "to  the  several  dis- 
tricts," and  also  of  appointing  "the  time  and  places  for  holding  the  courts,"  &c. 

The  Governor  issued  his  proclamation  on  the  26th  of  February,  1855,  assigning 
me  to  the  "first  judicial  district,"  which  did  not  then  embrace  Douglas  county,  but 


♦The  extreme  length  of  the  letter  here  alluded  to,  which  was  addressed  to  a  private  individual 
and  has  been  published  in  one  or  more  of  the  daily  newspapers,  and  the  irrelevancy  of  a  great  portion 
of  it,  must  preclude  the  propriety  of  its  insertion  in  the  executive  minutes. 

—39 


604  State  Histobical  Society. 


was  bounded  by  the  Kansas  river  on  the  south  and  the  Nebraska  line  on  the  north, 
and  fixing  the  regular  terms  for  the  third  Mondays  of  April  and  October,  and  fixing 
also  a  preliminary  term  for  Monday,  the  19th  of  March,  then  next. 

The  first  court  holden  by  me  was,  therefore,  on  Monday,  the  19th  of  March.  I 
deemed  it  proper  on  that  occasion  to  present  in  an  address  my  views,  which  were 
put  upon  record,  and  also  furnished  for  publication  at  the  request  of  the  members 
of  the  bar.  I  have  caused  a  copy  of  this  address  to  be  made,  and  take  the  liberty 
of  accompanying  this  letter  with  it,  that  you  may  see  the  sentiments  with  which  I 
entered  upon  the  discharge  of  my  "judicial  oflBce."  By  these  sentiments  I  have 
been  steadily  governed. 

To  your  second: 

The  counties  of  Doniphan,  Atchison,  Leavenworth,  Jefferson,  Calhoun  and  Doug- 
las have  comprised  my  district  since  the  session  of  the  Legislative  Assembly.  Before 
that  time  it  embraced  nearly  the  same  extent  of  territory,  with  the  exception  of 
Douglas  county. 

I  have  holden  courts  as  follows:  First,  under  the  proclamation  of  the  Governor, 
a  preliminary  term,  March  19,  1855. 

Regular  term,  third  Monday  of  April  following,  to  which  juries  were  summoned. 
Court  was  holden  nine  days. 

Regular  term,  third  Monday  of  October,  when  court  sat  six  days  and  adjourned 
to  12th  November,  when  it  sat  twelve  days;  when  it  adjourned  for  some  special 
business  to  January  7,  1856. 

The  next  regular  term  was,  under  the  statute,  chapter  41,  on  the  third  Monday 
of  March  adjourned  to  the  fifth  Monday,  when  it  sat  six  days. 

The  next,  the  third  Monday  of  August  last,  when  it  sat  six  days,  the  time  limited 
as  yon  will  see  by  the  statute  referred  to,  and  adjourned,  business  being  unfinished, 
to  the  second  Wednesday  of  October,  instant. 

There  were  no  other  courts  holden  at  Any  other  place  in  the  district  than  Leaven- 
worth, under  the  proclamation  of  the  Governor. 

By  chapter  41  of  the  acts  of  the  Legislative  Assembly,  section  4,  courts  were  re- 
quired to  be  held  for  the  year  1855  "in  Leavenworth  county  on  the  third  Monday  of 
September;  in  Atchis  )n  on  the  fourth;  in  Doniphan  on  the  first  Tuesday  of  October; 
in  Jefferson  on  the  second  Monday  of  October;  in  Calhoun  on  the  third  Monday  of 
October;  in  Douglas  on  the  fourth  Monday  of  October." 

These  were  all  holden  except  that  for  Doniphan,  which  I  was  not  able  to  reach  by 
failure  of  the  boats.  I  got  up  to  St.  Joseph,  but  so  late  that  to  have  gone  to  Doni- 
phan would  derange  all  my  other  terms.  I  therefore  had  the  organization  effected 
and  regular  adjournment  by  the  clerk,  having  myself  to  return  so  as  to  meet  my 
other  engagements.  All  of  these  courts  were  simply  in  effect  f  >r  organization.  The 
statutes  not  having  been  published,  the  grand  juries  could  make  and  did  make  no 
presentments.  It  was  so  late  in  the  season,  and  the  coming  out  of  the  statutes  so 
uncertain,  that  no  adjourned  terms  could  be  announced. 

The  same  statute,  in  its  first  section,  de:iigaate3  an  the  times  of  holding  courts  in 
my  district,  "in  the  county  of  Doniphan  on  the  first  Moadiys  of  March  and  August; 
in  the  county  of  Atchison  on  the  seooad  M  >ndays  of  M^roh  and  Aujfust;  in  the 
county  of  Leavenworth  on  the  third  M  >adays  of  March  and  August;  in  the  county 
of  Jefferson  on  the  fourth  Mondays  of  March  and  August;  in  the  county  of  Calhoun 
on  the  first  Mondays  of  April  and  September,"  for  the  year  1856,  and  afterwards. 
Douglas  county  is  omitted,  but  in  the  enrolled  bill  it  follows  Calhoun,  and  the  terms 
are  fixed  for  "the  second  Monday  of  April  and  September." 
'      All  of  these  I  have  holden,  except  the  last  term  for  Jefferson  county  and  for  Cal- 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.   GE^iMY.  605 


houn.  These  I  did  not  hold,  because  the  recent  commotions  had  just  then  arisen. 
It  was  considered  utterly  useless  to  hold  court  at  either  Osawkee,  the  county  seat  of 
Jefferson,  or  Calhoun,  the  county  seat  of  Calhoun,  as  neither  juries  nor  witnesses 
nor  suitors  could  be  in  attendance. 

I  should,  nevertheless,  have  gone  to  those  courts,  but  for  the  severe  and  danger- 
ous illness  of  my  wife  and  the  sickness  of  three  of  my  children.  I  felt  under  no 
obligation  to  incur  the  great  sacrifice  of  leaving  home  when  it  was  so  apparent  that 
no  good  could  result  from  it. 

To  your  third: 

I  cannot  say,  for  reasons  heretofore  given,  how  many  indictments  have  been 
found,  except  as  to  Leavenworth  county.  I  cannot  at  all  answer  your  question  as 
to  the  number  of  bills  presented  and  the  number  ignored,  because  by  section  25  of 
article  3  of  the  acts  of  the  Legislative  Assembly,  chapter  129,  it  is  not  necessary  "to 
present  a  presentment  prior  to  the  presentation  of  an  indictment." 

The  consequence  of  this  provision  is  that  the  court  has  no  means  of  knowing 
anything  about  the  bills  presented  and  ignored.  All  that  I  can  know  of  is  such  as 
are  presented  in  the  form  of  indictments,  as  a  general  thing. 

At  the  first  regular  term,  April,  1855,  there  were  16  indictments;  at  October 
term  following  there  were  21.  The  statutes  not  being  out  at  September  term,  there 
were  none  but  22  civil  suits.  At  November,  an  adjourned  term  for  October,  th^re  were 
14  indictments.  At  March  term,  1856,  there  were  17  appeals;  25  original  civil  suits; 
attachments  and  habeas  corpus,  15;  indictments,  79.  At  August  term,  1856,  there 
were,  appeals,  28;  original  suits,  43;  trial  cases,  29. 

The  excitement  heretofore  alluded  to  was  then  reviving,  the  consequence  of  which 
was  that  there  could  scarcely  be  retained  a  grand  jury.  And  I  believe  that  for  want 
of  witnesses,  which  it  was  almost  impossible  to  get,  they  found  no  bills.  There  were 
pending,  I  ought  to  have  added,  25  chancery  cases. 

In  almost  all  of  the  criminal  cases  presented,  anterior  to  the  publication  of  the 
statutes,  nolle  prosequies  were  entered  by  direction  of  the  District  Attorney  of  the 
United  States  for  the  Territory,  upon  the  ground  taken  by  him  that  there  was  no 
law  in  force  in  the  Territory  to  punish  them.  The  consequence  is  that  few  trials 
arose.  The  case  of  McCrea  was  removed,  on  his  affidavit,  to  another  district. 
Another  case  of  murder,  against  Burgess  and  others,  was  tried,  and  the  party  ac- 
quitted on  the  testimony  of  the  physician,  that  he  died  not  of  wounds  received,  but 
of  disease.  A  point  was  raised  of  want  of  jurisdiction,  arising  from  the  fact  that 
the  wound  was  given  in  this  Territory,  and  the  death  occurred  in  Missouri.  Upon 
full  examination  of  the  subject,  I  sustained  the  point. 

These  cases,  first  presented  and  dismissed  by  order  of  the  District  Attorney,  left 
nothing  of  the  criminal  calendar  for  trial  but  the  recent  cases  —  those  presented  in 
April  last.  Few  of  these  have  been  ready  for  trial,  and  very  few  have  been  tried; 
while  in  nearly  all  of  them  the  parties  are  under  bonds  for  their  appearance  at  the 
next  terms  of  th'^  courts. 

A  trial  for  arson;  one  for  manslaughter;  one  for  selling  liquor  to  Indians;  one 
for  keeping  a  gaming-house,  are  the  principal  criminal  trials  in  the  county.  They 
were  all  acquitted. 

The  only  convictions  I  remember  are:  one  for  horse-stealing  in  Doniphan,  and 
some  three  or  four  for  assuming  office;  one  for  maliciously  killing  a  horse  in  Atchi- 
son county;  one  in  Jefferson  county  for  selling  liquor  to  Ind  ans;  and  perhaps  some 
eight  or  ten,  in  different  counties,  for  selling  liquor  without  license. 

With  an  earnest  desire  to  see  the  criminal  code  properly  enforced,  the  difficulties 
growing  out  of  the  want  of  jails,  and  the  frequent  excitements,  during  which  it  has 


606  State  Histobical  Society. 


been  difficnlt,  if  not  impossible,  to  procure  the  attendance  of  witnesses,  the  jadicial 
department,  unsustained  by  a  vigorous  Executive,  has  not  been  able  to  do  much. 

All  that  I  have  seen  it  in  my  power  to  do  I  have  done;  and,  sustained  by  the  law- 
executing  power,  I  can  see  how  we  can  do  all  that  is  necessary  to  maintain  the  su- 
premacy of  law,  and  to  repress  disorder,  and  to  extirpate  crime. 

The  principal  business  done  has  been  of  a  civil  and  a  quasi-criminal  character. 
By  this  latter,  I  have  reference  to  forcible  entry  and  detainer.  Perhaps  I  might  add, 
as  partaking  somewhat  of  the  same  quality,  the  chancery  process  of  injunction  to 
restrain  the  commission  of  wrongs.  Of  these  there  has  been  a  pretty  large  amount. 
Beside,  I  have  had  before  me,  at  chambers,  a  number  of  cases  of  threatened  violence 
and  injury,  which  have  been  prevented  by  putting  the  parties  under  bonds  to  keep 
the  peace. 

I  have  thus,  sir,  as  fully  as  my  engagements  and  the  means  of  information  within 
my  reach  and  my  memory  serve  me,  answered  your  interrogatories. 

I  have  done  so  because  of  my  high  respect  for  your  Excellency;  my  earnest  de- 
sire to  maintain,  in  the  exercise  of  my  functions,  your  department  in  the  perform- 
ance of  yours;  of  my  readiness,  for  the  purpose  of  advancing  the  great  cause  of 
restoration  of  order  in  the  Territory,  to  waive  points  of  right;  and  of  my  anxious 
solicitude  to  gratify  both  my  high  respect  for  the  power  from  which  I  hold  my  oflBce, 
and  his  desire  to  be  informed  of  the  real  state  of  affairs  here,  by  accounting  to  him, 
in  frankness  and  fullness,  for  the  mode  of  the  performance  of  my  duty. 

Having  stated  why  I  have  responded  to  your  interrogatories,  it  is  due  to  myself, 
that  my  position  may  not  be  misunderstood,  to  express  my  unequivocal  dissent 
from  the  doctrine  of  the  following  language,  in  your  letter  to  me:  "The  efficiency 
of  the  Executive  will  be  much  impaired  or  strengthened  by  the  manner  in  which 
his  subordinates  in  office  discharge  their  respective  duties.  And  as  it  is  my  sworn 
duty  to  see  that  the  laws  are  faithfully  executed,  I  need  offer  no  apology  for  request- 
ing categorical  answers  to  the  following  interrogatories." 

The  doctrine  that  the  judiciary  is  in  any  sense  subordinate  to  the  Executive  of 
this  Territory,  and  that  because  the  Executive  is  sworn  to  see  to  the  faithful  execu- 
tion of  the  law  he  has  a  right  to  catechise  those  equally  sworn  to  its  administration, 
is  the  doctrine  from  which  I  dissent. 

The  Constitution  of  the  Union  and  the  Kansas  organic  act  vest  in  the  Executive 
the  executive  power,  in  Congress  and  the  Legislative  Assembly  the  legislative  power, 
with  a  power  of  veto  to  the  Executive,  in  certain  judges  and  courts  the  judicial 
power. 

These  are  independent  and  coordinate,  not  subordinate,  departments  of  the  gov- 
ernment; and,  as  I  understand  the  theory,  and  under  the  theory  perform  my  duties, 
they  act  each  within  their  sphere,  but  without  subordination. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  with  great  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

Samuel  D.  Leoompte, 
Chief  Justice  Supreme  Court,  and  Judge  of  First  District  Court,  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

P.  S. — It  occurs  to  me  as  proper  to  add  something  in  relation  to  the  last  term  of 
court  in  Douglas  county.  I  have  already  stated  that  this  occurred  soon  after  the  late 
serious  disturbances  in  the  Territory,  the  most  serious  part  of  which  existed,  as  al- 
ways, in  this  county.  It  seemed  perfectly  certain  to  me  before  I  left  home  that  there 
was  no  probability  of  being  able  to  dispose  of  any  business.  I  deemed  it  my  duty, 
nevertheless,  in  view  of  the  peculiar  importance  of  those  cases  pending  under  in- 
^dictments  for  treason,  to  attend,  the  more  particularly  as  the  persons  so  indicted 
were  held  in  confinement.     As  I  went  I  met  large  numbers  of  persons  coming  from 


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Lecompton  towards  Leavenworth,  and  when  I  reached  Lecompton  I  found  it  almost 
deserted.  No  full  jury,  either  grand  or  petit,  was  in  attendance;  indeed,  not  enough 
of  both  to  constitute  one.  The  county,  it  was  well  understood,  was  equally  aban- 
doned by  all  those  law-and-order  men  from  whom  a  jury  could  be  selected.  Under 
these  circumstances  it  was  perfectly  clear  that  no  business  could  be  done. 

The  cases  of  Robinson  and  others,  indicted  for  treason,  were  called.  They  ten- 
dered themselves  ready  for  trial.  The  Government  was  not  ready,  nor  was  there 
any  officer  to  represent  the  Government  on  trial.  A  motion  was  made  by  a  gentle- 
man deputed  for  that  purpose  simply,  to  continue  the  causes.  I  saw  no  alternative 
but  a  trial  which,  without  readiness  on  the  part  of  the  Government,  under  the  most 
peculiar  circumstances,  and  yet  scarcely  amounting  to  legal  cause  of  continuance, 
would  have  amounted  to  an  acquittal,  almost  to  a  farce;  and  on  the  other  hand,  a 
continuance.  The  latter  ultimatum  was  adopted.  The  question  then  remained, 
what  was  to  be  done  with  the  prisoners?  As  they  tendered  themselves  ready  for 
trial,  I  believed  that  to  continue  them  in  confinement  would  be  oppression;  I  there- 
fore discharged  them  on  bail. 

I  have  but  to  say  in  conclusion,  to  your  Excellency,  that  if  more  full  information 
is  desired  in  regard  to  the  other  counties,  the  records  of  which  are  not  now  accessible, 
it  will  afford  me  pleasure  to  give  it  hereafter,  when  those  records  are  brought,  as 
they  will  be,  under  an  order  of  the  court  holding  its  sessions  under  the  act  of  Con- 
gress of  the  last  session,  from  the  several  counties  to  the  place  of  its  sessions. 

REPORTED    INVASION    OF    THE    NORTHERN    FRONTIER, 

In  consequence  of  numerous  well -authenticated  reports  having  been 
brought  to  the  Executive  Department  that  large  bodies  of  organized  men, 
armed  and  provided  with  munitions  of  war,  were  about  to  enter  the  Terri- 
tory from  Nebraska  with  no  peaceful  intentions,  a  requisition  was  made 
upon  the  commander  of  the  United  States  forces  stationed  here  for  a  suffi- 
cient number  of  troops  to  repel  or  disperse  the  intruders.  Accordingly,  a 
large  force,  under  command  of  Colonel  Cooke,  and  accompanied  by  a  United 
States  Deputy  Marshal,  left  Lecompton  for  the  north  on  the  28th  ultimo. 
The  following  is  the  Marshal's  report: 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebeitokx,  October  12,  1856. 

Sib:  In  accordance  with  your  orders  "to  accompany  the  United  States  troops  to 
the  northern  frontier,  and  to  see  that  your  proclamation  was  carried  into  effect,"  I 
have  the  honor  to  state  that  I  have  been  located  for  the  past  two  weeks  at  or  in  the 
vicinity  of  a  place  called  Fort  Plymouth,  some  five  or  six  miles  south  of  the  line  di- 
viding Kansas  from  Nebraska. 

On  the  evening  of  the  9th  instant,  I  was  informed  by  some  United  States  officers 
that  there  was  a  body  of  250  men,  with  wagons,  <fec.,  at  a  little  place  in  Nebraska 
called  Archer,  some  five  miles  north  of  the  Territorial  line,  and  that  they  proposed 
entering  Kansas.  On  the  morning  of  the  10th  instant  Colonel  Cooke,  commanding 
the  United  States  troops,  sent  for  me.  I  obeyed  his  summons,  and  found  him  en- 
gaged in  conversation  with  General  Pomeroy  and  Colonels  Eldridge  and  Perry,  who 
were  in  command  of  this  party  of  240,  more  or  less,  represented  as  immigrants.  I 
introduced  myself  to  the  parties  in  command,  and  asked  if  they  had  seen  your 
proclamation,  <fec.  They  replied  in  the  affirmative,  and  showed  me  a  letter  from 
your  Excellency,  in  which  yon  advise  your  officials  of  the  coming  of  this  party,  and 
in  which  you  command  your  officers  to  allow  them  to  pass  unmolested,  if  they  come 
as  bona  fide  settlers,  and  for  lawful  and  peaceful  purposes,  and  not  in  violation  of  your 
proclamation. 


608  State  Histobical  Society. 


There  was  nothing  in  the  appearance  of  this  party  indicating  that  they  were 
peaceable  immigrants.  They  had  no  stock  of  any  kind,  except  those  of  draught. 
There  were  only  some  seven  families  among  them,  and  no  visible  furniture,  agri- 
cultural implements,  or  mechanical  tools  ;  but,  on  the  contrary,  they  were  amply 
supplied  with  all  the  requisite  articles  for  camping  and  campaigning  purposes. 
These  were  seen  protruding  from  their  vehicles. 

Considering  their  appearance  antagonistic  to  the  spirit  of  your  proclamation, 
fifth  paragraph:  "And  I  command  all  bodies  of  men,  combined,  armed  and  equipped 
with  munitions  of  war,  without  authority  of  the  government,  instantly  to  disband  or 
quit  the  Territory,  as  tfiey  will  answer  the  contrary  at  their  peril, ''^  I  requested  Col. 
Eldridge,  who  appeared  to  be  in  command,  to  satisfy  me  as  to  the  peaceful  mission 
of  the  party,  by  showing  me  the  contents  of  the  wagons,  &c.  He  declined  in  such 
a  manner  as  to  induce  me  to  suppose  that  the  wagons  (some  twenty  in  number) 
were  loaded  with  munitions  of  war.  Everything  went  to  show  that  they  were  organ- 
ized, and  they  acknowledged  this  fact  themselves. 

I  then  requested  Col.  Cooke,  commander  of  the  United  States  forces,  to  examine 
and  to  give  me  a  written  report  of  how  the  party  was  furnished.  The  following  is 
his  reply  and  accompanying  report: 

Hkadquartkrs,  Camp  on  Pony  Crekk,  1 
Kansas  Territory,  October  10, 1856.    j 
Sir:  I  give  you  my  opinion  that  this  party  of  two  hundred  and  forty  men,  more  or  less,  under  Col. 
Eldridge,  Gen.  Poraeroy,  Ac,  is  a  combined  party  or  body,  furnished  completely  with  arms  and  muni- 
tions of  war.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke, 

Lieut.  Col.  Second  Dragoons. 
Colonel  W.  J.  Preston,  Deputy  Marshal  —  Present. 

Report  of  arms  discovered. —  Three  boxes  of  navy-revolver  pistols,  all  new,  viz.: 
6  six-  and  5  five-shooters;  12  Colt's,  navy  size;  24  Colt's,  navy  size;  4  boxes  fixed 
ball  cartridges;  1  bag  caps;  a  small  lot  rifle  cartridges;  1  box,  10  Sharps  rifles;  145 
breech-loading  muskets;  85  percussion  muskets;  115  bayonets;  61  common  sabres; 
2  oflBcers'  sabres;  IJ  kegs  of  powder;  61  dragoon  saddles;  1  drum. 

The  recent  troubled  state  of  the  Territory,  and  your  proclamation  and  Colonel 
Cooke's  reply,  authorized  me  to  consider  the  party  as  one  entering  our  midst  for 
no  peaceful  purposes.  Thence,  in  accordance  with  your  orders  —  regarding  your 
letter  as  giving  me  some  margin  for  discretion  —  I  took  the  arms  into  my  posses- 
sion and  delivered  them  to  Colonel  Cooke,  subject  to  your  order.  The  party  re- 
tained their  side-arms,  some  rifles  (common  and  Sharps  patent),  and  guns. 

The  party  then  complained,  and  expressed  some  fear  in  traveling  with  what  arms 
they  retained.  I  consequently  requested  Colonel  Cooke  to  give  them  an  escort  to 
their  place  of  destination.  He  acquiesced;  but  the  immigrants  (as  they  styled 
themselves),  after  consultation,  declined  accepting  the  escort,  but  persisted  in  going 
as  an  organized  body.  Whereupon,  after  promising  to  suit  their  convenience  in 
traveling,  and  as  regards  route,  I  arrested  them,  as  a  body,  allowing  individuals  to 
go  where  they  pleased  and  when  they  pleased. 

In  arresting  them,  I  had  nothing  to  do  with  the  families,  offering  them  the  liberty 
which  you  guarantee  to  all,  of  traveling  through  or  settling  in  any  part  of  the  Ter- 
ritory which  they  might  think  proper.  This  privilege  they  refused  to  accept,  re- 
plying that  "the  party  to  which  they  were  attached  was  an  organized  one,  and  they 
would  not  leave  their  comrades,  as  some  of  their  property  was  in  every  wagon."  I 
also  took  into  consideration  their  personal  convenience,  doing  every  thing  in  con- 
sonance with  my  position  for  their  comfort,  and  promising  them  that  I  would  use 
my  endeavors  with  your  Excellency  to  have  you  meet  them  on  the  route,  that  you 
might  satisfy  yourself  as  to  the  character  and  objects  of  their  mission,  and  if  you 
Should  regard  it  as  warlike,  I  would  be  subject  to  your  further  order,  and  if  of  a 
peaceful  and  colonization  tendency,  my  interruption  would  be  light  as  possible. 


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They  were  detained  three-quarters  of  a  day  when  first  stopped,  and,  by  my  request, 
Colonel  Cooke  issued  a  day's  rations  to  them.  They  have  met  with  no  further  delay. 
It  was  raining  on  the  day  of  the  arrest,  which  subjected  us  all  to  a  drenching.  It 
was  to  be  regretted,  but  could  not  be  prevented. 

Very  respectfully,  your  Excellency's  obedient  servant, 

Wm.  J.  Pkeston,  Deputy  U.  S.  Marshal. 

His  Excellency  J.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

P.  S. — No  private  arms  were  taken,  or,  if  so,  by  the  personal  application  of  the 
owners  they  were  returned.  I  mean  rifles,  shotguns,  some  few  sabres,  &c.  No  one 
claimed  the  muskets.  I  would  also  call  your  attention  to  the  following  note,  handed 
me  by  Colonel  Cooke.  Truly  yours,  &c.,  William  J.  Peeston. 

"No  trunks  or  ordinary  packages  were  opened.  A  large  quantity  of  new  saddles 
were  found  in  boxes,  supposed  to  match  the  sabres.  Sixty  or  seventy-five  others  of 
the  party  are  several  days  behind,  with  ox-teams.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke." 

bepoet  of  colonel  p.  st.  geoege  cooke. 

Headquaetees,  ) 

Camp  neae  Nemaha  Rivee,  K.  T.,  October  10,  1856. ) 
Sie:  Colonel  Preston,  Deputy  Marshal,  has  arrested,  with  my  assistance,  and  dis- 
armed, a  large  party  of  professed  immigrants,  being  entirely  provided  with  arms 
and  munitions  of  war;  amongst  which  two  officers'  and  sixty-one  privates'  sabres, 
and  many  boxes  of  new  saddles.  Agreeably  to  your  requisition  of  September  28, 
1856,  I  send  an  escort  to  conduct  them  —  men,  arms,  and  munitions  of  war  —  to 
appear  at  the  capital.  Colonel  Preston  will  give  you  the  details. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be,  with  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

P.  St.  Geoege  Cooke, 
Lieut.  Col.  Second  Dragoons,  commanding  in  the  field. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


October  13. — The  following  was  forwarded  by  mail  to  St.  Louis,  and 
thence  dispatched  by  telegraph  to  Washington  city: 

to  the  seceetaey  of  state. 

Executive  Depaetment,  '  ) 
Leoompton,  K.  T.,  October  13,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  An  official  report  has  just  reached  me  that  the  troops  sent  to  guard  the 
northern  frontier  have  arrested  a  party  of  two  hundred  and  forty  men,  organized 
in  military  order,  and  liberally  supplied  with  munitions  of  war.  They  entered  Kan- 
sas by  way  of  Nebraska.  They  brought  with  them  no  household  furniture,  agricul- 
tural implements,  nor  anything  to  indicate  that  their  intentions  were  otherwise  than 
hostile.  I  am  now  about  to  proceed  to  Indianola,  where  I  expect  to  meet  them,  and 
make  of  them  such  disposition  as  circumstances  may  seem  to  require.  By  the  next 
mail  I  will  forward  you  a  full  account  of  the  affair. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  William  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State,  Washington,  D.  C. 


October  14. — 

bepobt  of  immigbants. 

Kansas  Tebbitobt,     \ 
ToPEKA,  October  14,  1856.  J 
Sie:  We,  the  undersigned,  conductors  of  an  emigrant  train,  who  entered  the  Ter- 
ritory on  the  10th  instant,  beg  leave  to  make  the  following  statement  of  facts,  which, 
if  required,  we  will  attest  upon  our  oaths: 


610  State  Histobical  Society. 


Ist.  Our  party  nnmbered  from  200  to  300  persons,  in  two  separate  companies,  the 
rear  company  (which  has  not  yet  arrived)  being  principally  composed  of  families 
with  children,  who  left  Mount  Pleasant,  Iowa,  three  days  after  this  train  which  has 
arrived  to-day. 

2d.  We  are  all  actual,  bona  fide  settlers,  intending,  so  far  as  we  know,  to  become 
permanent  inhabitants. 

3d.  The  blockading  of  the  Missouri  river  to  Free-State  emigrants,  and  the  reports 
which  reached  us  in  the  early  part  of  September,  to  the  effect  that  armed  men  were 
infesting  and  marauding  the  northern  portion  of  Kansas,  were  the  sole  reasons  why 
we  came  in  a  company  and  were  armed. 

4th.  We  were  stopped  near  the  northern  line  of  the  Territory  by  the  United  States 
troops,  acting,  as  we  understood,  under  the  orders  of  one  Preston,  Deputy  United 
States  Marshal;  and  after  stating  to  the  officers  who  we  were  and  what  we  had,  they 
commenced  searching  our  wagons,  (in  some  instances  breaking  open  trunks  and 
throwing  bedding  and  wearing  apparel  upon  the  ground  in  the  rain.)  taking  arms 
from  the  wagons,  wresting  some  private  arms  from  the  hands  of  men,  carrying 
away  a  lot  of  sabers  belonging  to  a  gentleman  in  the  Territory,  as  also  one  and  one- 
half  kegs  of  powder,  percussion  caps  and  some  cartridges;  in  consequence  of  which 
we  were  detained  about  two-thirds  of  a  day,  taken  prisoners,  and  are  now  presented 
to  you. 

All  that  we  have  to  say  is,  that  our  mission  to  this  Territory  is  entirely  peaceful. 
We  have  no  organization,  save  a  police  organization  for  our  own  regulation  and 
defense  on  the  way.  And  coming  in  that  spirit  to  this  Territory,  we  claim  the  rights 
of  American  citizens  to  bear  arms,  and  to  be  exempt  from  unlawful  search  or 
seizure. 

Trusting  to  your  integrity  and  impartiality,  we  have  confidence  to  believe  that 
our  property  will  be  restored  to  us,  and  that  all  that  has  been  wrong  will  be  righted. 

We  here  subscribe  ourselves,  cordially  and  truly,  your  friends  and  fellow-citizens. 

S.  W.  Eldbidoe,  Conductor. 
Samuel  C.  Pomeboy. 
John  A.  Pebbt. 
robebt  mobbow. 
Edwabd  Daniels. 
RiOHABD  Realf. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

BEPOBT    OF    MAJOB    SIBLEY. 

In  Camp  neab  Topeka,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  October  14,  1856. 
Sib:  I  have  the  honor  to  report,  that  agreeably  to  the  written  order  of  Lieutenant 
Colonel  Cooke,  commanding  the  troops  on  the  northern  frontier  of  this  Territory, 
of  which  the  following  is  a  copy,  viz.: 

"  Orders  No,  14.]  Headquarters,  ) 

Camp  near  the  Nebraska  Frontier,  October  10, 1856,/ 
"Brevet  Major  H.H.Sibley  will  march  to-morrow,  in  command  of  tlie  Second  Dragoons,  for  Le- 
compton,  Kansas  Territory,  and  will  conduct  there  and  deliver  to  the  Governor  of  the  Territory  the 
prisoners  this  day  arrested  as  invaders  of  the  Territory,  together  with  the  arms  and  munitions  of  war 
found  in  their  possession,  and  seized. 

"  Major  S.  will  await  further  orders  at  camp  near  Lecompton. 

"  By  order  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  Cooke,  J,  J.  Wright. 

Lieutenant,  and  Adjutant  Second  Dragoons. 
"His  Excellency  J,  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory." 

I  took  charge  of  the  prisoners  (223)  referred  to  in  order,  together  with  the  arms, 
munitions  of  war,  «fec.,  and  marched  the  morning  of  the  11th. 

Being  accompanied  by  Deputy  Marshal  Preston,  I  discovered  very  soon  that  the 
relative  position  of  the  prisoners,  the  Marshal  and  myself  was  not  distinctly  under- 


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stood,  the  former  being  under  the  impression  that  they  were  not  bona  fide  prisoners, 
but  merely  under  military  surveillance.  This  impression  I  took  the  earliest  occa- 
sion to  correct  by  reading  to  the  conductors  of  the  party  Lieutenant  Colonel  Cooke's 
order. 

It  was  then  demanded  of  me  that  the  Government  should  subsist  the  whole  party 
and  forage  their  animals.  I  acknowledged  the  justice  of  their  demand,  but  informed 
them  that  as  an  equivalent  for  one  day's  detention  in  Colonel  Cooke's  camp,  and  at 
their  own  suggestion,  he  had  furnished  me  with  one  day's  provision  for  them,  which 
I  would  deliver  in  camp  at  night;  that  I  had  no  more,  and  not  a  grain  of  forage, 
but  that  I  would  pay  both  for  provision  and  forage  if  either  could  be  procured 
along  the  route.  I  gave  them  to  understand  distinctly  that  I  would  not  suffer 
myself  to  be  embarrassed  on  my  march  by  their  assertions  of  scarcity  of  provi- 
sions; I  knew  they  had  abundance  in  their  wagons;  that  they  must  use  them,  and 
make  their  claims  upon  the  Government  afterwards;  my  orders  were  imperative 
to  take  them  before  the  Governor,  and  they  should  be  obeyed.  With  this  general 
understanding  and  a  better  acquaintance  with  the  conductors,  every  disposition  to 
cavil  ceased.  I  imposed  no  restraint  upon  them  whatever  along  the  route.  Their 
sick  and  foot-sore  (many  of  them  driven  from  their  own  wagons)  were  permitted 
to  ride  in  mine.  They  were  assisted  in  crossing  streams,  and  were  permitted  to 
select  their  own  camp-grounds,  within  reasonable  distance  of  mine.  Upon  one 
occasion  I  consented  to  their  continuing  their  route  three  miles  further  than  the 
point  I  had  selected.  The  proposition,  however,  seemed  to  have  been  voted  down, 
for  they  took  the  ground  I  had  indicated  as  the  best,  and  I  paid  for  forage  for  their 
animals  for  two  nights  out  of  my  own  pocket,  having  no  public  funds  at  my  dis- 
posal. 

These  trifling  circumstances  are  merely  adverted  to  in  order  that  your  Excellency 
may  fully  understand  the  position  of  my  command  with  respect  to  the  immigrant 
party,  and  that  you  may  understand  that  they  were  never  for  one  moment  made  to 
feel  the  restraint  of  military  discipline,  but  were,  on  the  contrary,  relieved  from  the 
onerous  duty  and  necessity  of  nightly  guards,  and  assisted  rather  than  retarded  in 
their  journey. 

My  first  impression,  upon  a  cursory  view  of  the  party,  their  outfit,  arms,  muni- 
tions, &c.,  &c.,  and  the  absence  of  a  proper  proportion  of  families,  there  being  only 
seven  women  to  two  hundred  and  forty  men  (less  than  half  the  number  allowed  to 
the  same  number  of  soldiers),  the  total  absence  of  farming  implements,  household 
furniture,  &c.,  naturally  and  necessarily  pertaining  to  bona  fide  immigrants,  that  it 
could  be  regarded  in  no  other  light  than  as  an  organized  armed  party  entering  the 
Territory  for  any  other  than  peaceful  purposes,  and,  in  view  of  the  excitement 
which  prevailed  in  the  Territory  at  the  probable  moment  of  its  organization,  inva- 
sion and  war  was  its  original  intent.  Learning,  however,  as  they  approached  the 
line,  the  true  state  of  affairs  (the  happy  results  of  a  few  weeks  of  vigorous  adminis- 
tration of  justice),  and  that  instead  of  war,  peace  and  quiet  and  protection  reigned 
throughout  the  land,  their  character  changed.  The  arms,  provided  for  rebellion 
and  opposition  to  the  laws,  were  never  unpacked,  and  but  for  their  discovery  in  the 
wagons  the  party  would  have  entered  the  Territory  unmolested. 

Agreeably  to  your  Excellency's  instructions,  I  have  restored  such  of  the  arms  as 
have  been  claimed  as  individual  property.  The  balance  I  have  turned  over  to  the 
officer  in  command  of  the  troops  stationed  at  this  point. 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  yoar  obedient  servant,  H.  H.  Sibley, 

Captain,  Brevet  Major  Second  Dragoons. 


612  State  histobical  Society. 

October  15. — 

BEPOBT  OF  COLONBL  P.  BT.  G.  OOOKB. 

Headquabtebs,  Camp  neab  Leoompton,  October  15,  1856. 

The  morning  after  my  last  communication,  on  the  8th  instant,  I  marched  back 
with  the  dragoons,  and  encamped  close  to  the  fortified  house  and  "fort."  I  caused 
the  vicinity  to  be  again  searched.  Some  dry  goods  which  I  heard  were  found  the 
day  before,  and  marked  "Grasshopper  Falls,"  had  been  removed.  They  were  still 
working  on  the  house  within  the  redoubt.     This  they  have  commenced  to  pull  down. 

Ascertaining,  the  night  of  the  9th  inst.,  that  a  large  body  had  come  by  the  north 
within  twelve  miles,  I  concentrated  the  troops  early  the  10th,  and  soon  after  a  large 
force,  with  twenty  wagons,  approached. 

Their  leaders,  well  mounted,  approached  me,  and  announced  themselves  as  "Col- 
onel Eldridge,"  "General  Pomeroy,"  &c. ;  said  they  were  immigrants,  <fec.  Soon 
Colonel  Preston,  Deputy  Marshal,  approached;  produced  the  Governor's  proclama- 
tion of  September  11,  and  said  it  was  necessary  to  search  the  wagons  for  arms  and 
munitions  of  war.  They  refusing  consent,  I  immediately  caused  it  to  be  done,  my 
display  of  force  being  such  that  no  resistance  was  offered. 

It  was  found  that  there  was,  with  the  horses  in  the  wagons,  a  complete  armament 
for  the  whole  number  of  men,  one  fourth  as  cavalry,  the  rest  as  infantry.  A  good 
deal  of  threat  and  irritating  language  was  used  on  their  part,  unanswered  and  un- 
noticed. 

I  gave  the  Deputy  Marshal  my  written  opinion  that  they  were  a  "combined  party 
or  body  furnished  completely  with  arms  and  munitions  of  war." 

With  some  hesitation,  I  consented  to  an  arrangement  being  made  by  the  Marshal, 
by  which  escort  would  be  given  to  them,  to  conduct  them  to  the  Governor.  He  found 
they  would  not  consent,  and  arrested  them.  I  therefore  put  them  under  guard,  and 
sent  them  next  morning,  in  charge  of  Brevet  Major  Sibley,  commanding  a  squadron 
of  Second  Dragoons,  to  be  brought  before  you. 

"Colonel  Eldridge,"  in  his  explanations  to  me,  said  there  was  a  part  of  them  of 
from  "fifty  to  seventy-five,"  coming  several  days  behind,  with  ox-teams;  but  he  did 
not  claim  that  they  were  bringing  property  belonging  to  those  in  advance;  not  to 
me,  certainly.  This  party  had  no  stock,  furniture,  <fec.,  invariably  carried  by  emi- 
grants. 

Nothing  new  had  occurred  for  two  days,  when,  on  the  morning  of  the  12th,  I  left 
Col.  Johnston  with  First  Cavalry  and  light  artillery  company,  to  remain,  until  further 
orders,  on  that  frontier. 

I  have  just  arrived,  and  hasten  to  give  you  this  information  of  the  affairs  of  the 
north. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  P.  St.  Geobge  Cooke, 

Lieut.  Col.  Second  Dragoons,  Commanding  Forces  in  the  Field. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

bequisition  fob  a  ouabd. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Leoompton,  K.  T.,  October  15,  1856.  J 
Sib:  You  will  please  furnish  a  guard  of  twenty-three  men,  including  the  usual 
ofiicers,  to  guard  the  Territorial  prisoners  at  Lecompton,  to  report  to-morrow  at  8 
o'clock  A.  M.,  and  to  continue  for  twenty-four  hours. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Oavemor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Colonel  Andrews,  Commanding  near  Lecompton. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.   GEABY.  613 

COMMISSIONS     ISSUED, 

To  G.  W.  Freeman,  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  Reynolds  township;  Louis 
Wilson,  for  Rock  township;  G.  W.  Gillespie  and  S.  D.  Dyer,  for  Dyer 
township;  all  of  Riley  county. 

Spartan  F.  Rhea,  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  Kickapoo  township,  Leaven- 
worth county. 

G.  F.  Gordon,  and  Robert  Reynolds,  and  Nathan  Gilbert,  as  justices  of 
the  peace  for  Douglas  township,  Davis  county. 

R.  A.  Hammon,  as  constable  for  Douglas  township,  Davis  county,  and 
J.  C.  Woods,  for  Rock  township,  Riley  county. 


CORRESPONDENCE  AND   EXECUTIVE   MINUTES. 

[A  letter  from  Governor  Geary  and  a  portion  of  his  executive  minutes  were 
transmitted  by  the  President  to  Congress,  with  the  message  which  here  follows.] 

To  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives :  I  transmit  to  Congress  an 
extract  from  a  letter  of  the  22d  ultimo  from  the  Governor  of  the  Territory 
of  Kansas  to  the  Secretary  of  State,  with  a  copy  of  the  executive  minutes 
to  which  it  refers.  These  documents  have  been  received  since  the  date  of 
my  message  at  the  opening  of  the  present  session.       Franklin  Pierce. 

Washington,  December  15,  1856. 


GOVERNOR    GEARY    TO    MR.    MARCY. 
[  Extract.] 

Executive  Department,  ] 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,  J^ovember  22,  1856.  j 

Sir:  I  herewith  transmit  you,  by  the  hands  of  Brevet  Major  H.  H.  Sib- 
ley, a  copy  of  my  executive  minutes  from  the  17th  day  of  October  to  the 
21st  day  of  November,  inclusive. 

The  minutes  will  furnish  you  a  truthful  history  of  Kansas  affairs.  They 
embrace  a  daily  record  of  all  my  official  transactions,  and  a  full  statement 
of  any  matters  requiring  explanation. 

Fully  appreciating  the  delicate  and  responsible  mission  confided  to  me 
by  the  generous  partiality  of  the  President,  and  knowing  how  liable,  amid 
the  strife  and  prejudice  which  seemed  to  hold  undisturbed  sway  here,  a 
person  with  the  most  patriotic  intentions  might  be  to  misrepresentation  and 
abuse,  I  adopted  the  custom  of  keeping  an  hourly  record  of  all  events  in  a 
manner  connected  with  my  official  action,  which,  from  time  to  time,  I  might 
send  to  you  as  my  best  vindication  to  the  administration  and  the  country. 

Properly  to  keep  my  executive  minutes,  to  answer  the  heavy  corre- 
spondence with  this  Department,  to  prepare  official  dispatches,  to  execute 
missions  requiring  secresy  and  intelligence,  and  perform  the  multifarious 


614  State  Histobical  Society. 

duties  devolving  upon  me,  owing  to  the  anomalous  condition  of  affairs,  has 
occupied  my  whole  time,  assisted  by  industrious  and  intelligent  secretaries, 
whom  the  public  exigencies  required  me  to  employ. 

As  occasion  arose,  I  did  not  pause  to  enter  into  any  refined  analysis  of 
the  nature  and  extent  of  my  authority,  nor  to  inquire  where  the  money 
would  come  from  to  reimburse  necessary  and  imperative  expenditures,  but 
at  once  adopted  the  means  best  calculated  to  secure  the  desired  end,  and 
paid  all  expenses  out  of  my  own  private  resources,  confiding  in  the  justice 
of  the  administration  and  Congress  for  reimbursement  and  support. 

Your  general  instructions  have  been  the  lights  by  which  my  official  action 
has  been  governed,  and  where  the  letter  of  the  instructions  did  not  meet 
the  crisis,  I  have  based  my  action  on  that  portion  of  your  comprehensive 
dispatch  of  23d  of  September,  in  which  you  say : 

'•Your  prompt  and  vigorous  attention  will  be  directed  towards  those  who  meditate 
further  mischief,  and  are  disposed  to  obsU'uct  your  efforts  to  restore  the  supremacy 
of  the  civil  authority. 

"The  President  relies  vpon  your  energy  and  discretion  to  overcome  the  difficulties 
which  surround  you,  and  to  restore  tranquility  to  Kansas.  The  exigencies  of  the  affairs^ 
as  they  shall  be  presented  to  you  on  the  spot,  will  indicate  the  course  of  proceeding,  in 
particular  cases  calculated  to  such  results,  better  than  any  definite  instructions  em- 
anating from  this  Department." 

At  SO  great  a  distance  from  the  General  Government,  and  so  inaccessible 
to  speedy  communications  from  Washington,  it  is  absolutely  indispensable, 
for  the  preservation  of  order  and  the  protection  of  life,  liberty  and  property, 
that  the  Governor  of  this  Territory  should  be  clothed  with  large  discretionary 
powers. 

When  I  arrived  here,  the  entire  Territory  was  declared  by  the  acting 
Governor  to  be  in  a  state  of  insurrection ;  the  civil  authority  was  powerless, 
and  so  complicated  by  partisan  affiliations  as  to  be  without  capacity  to  vin- 
dicate the  majesty  of  the  law  and  restore  the  broken  peace. 

In  this  state  of  affairs,  the  most  vigorous  and  determined  action  on  my 
part  seemed  the  only  remedy  for  the  growing  evils. 

Impartial  justice  will  ever  commend  itself  to  every  American  citizen 
worthy  to  bear  the  name. 

To  disband  armed  bodies  of  men  assembled  under  color  of  law,  and  dis- 
perse others  brought  into  antagonistic  existence  without  authority  —  both 
inflamed  by  the  most  exciting  questions,  and  both  committing  outrages 
which  all  good  men  must  deplore  —  required  neither  hesitation  nor  fear. 

I  am  most  happy  to  inform  you,  that  in  order  to  calm  these  disturbing 
elements  and  bring  the  people  back  to  sober  reason,  I  have  not  been 
obliged  to  resort  to  any  measures  unknown  to  the  law  and  not  covered  by 
the  spirit  and  letter  of  my  instructions. 

It  is  also  a  matter  of  special  gratification  to  be  able  to  say  that,  since  my 
advent  here,  peace  has  been  restored,  and  the  fierce  passions  of  men  soothed 
^without  the  shedding  of  one  drop  of  fratricidal  blood. 


Executive  Minutes  of  Gov.  Geaby.  615 


The  peace  of  the  Territory  is  now  placed  upon  a  permanent  basis ;  all 
parties  having  at  length  relinquished  the  idea  of  a  resort  to  arms,  and  agree- 
ing to  refer  the  adjustment  of  all  political  disputes  to  the  ballot-box  or 
other  lawful  expedients. 

Since  my  last  dispatch  to  you,  making  a  hasty  reference  to  my  southern 
and  western  tour  —  full  particulars  of  which  you  will  find  in  my  executive 
minutes,  from  the  17th  of  October  to  the  6th  of  November,  inclusive  —  I 
deemed  it  advisable,  from  what  I  saw  on  the  spot,  to  send  a  United  States 
Commissioner  and  Deputy  Marshal,  accompanied  by  a  squadron  of  United 
States  dragoons,  to  make  inquisition  of  certain  matters  demanding  attention 
along  the  southern  and  eastern  portions  of  the  Territory. 

While  there  is  profound  peace  here,  so  far  as  political  causes  are  con- 
cerned, there  is  still  a  roving  band  of  marauders,  not  exceeding  seven,  in 
the  southern  part  of  the  Territory,  who  occasionally  steal  horses  and  rob 
families. 

For  the  purpose  of  exterminating  these  thieves  and  robbers,  and  of  afford- 
ing that  protection  to  good  citizens  which  the  Government  is  bound  to 
afford,  I  have  issued  proclamations  offering  reasonable  rewards  for  the  ap- 
prehension and  conviction  of  the  offenders,  and  have  also  sent  the  squadron 
with  the  itinerating  preliminary  court,  in  order  that  summary  justice  might 
at  once  be  effected. 

Nothing  but  the  most  vigorous  and  decided  measures  can  have  the  effect 
of  restoring  confidence,  by  expelling  the  bandit  and  robber  and  making  the 
citizens  feel  secure  in  their  isolated  homes. 

A  collision  between  Judge  Lecompte  and  myself  has  occurred,  the  occa- 
sion of  which  is  a  source  of  regret  to  me. 

A  full  account  of  the  matter  will  be  found  in  my  minutes,  to  which  I  beg 
your  attention. 

The  injudicious  action  of  the  judge  endangered  the  peace  of  the  Terri- 
tory and  the  equilibrium  I  was  laboring  night  and  day  to  preserve. 

All  my  efforts  "to  restore  the  supremacy  of  the  civil  authority,"  to  estab- 
lish confidence  in  the  impartial  administration  of  justice,  are  fruitless  and 
unavailing  so  long  as  the  Chief  Justice  is  permitted  to  "obstruct"  my 
policy  and  give  so  just  an  occasion  for  the  charge  of  partiality. 

Public  justice,  and  the  peace  and  good  order  of  this  Territory,  require 
the  position  of  Chief  Jadice  to  be  filled  by  some  impartial  person,  not  com- 
plicated with  past  disturbances,  and  who  will,  without  prejudice  or  favor, 
dispense  justice  and  punish  crime. 

The  subject  of  the  sale  of  the  "  Delaware  trust  lands"  has,  for  some  time 
past,  been  a  source  of  much  anxiety  to  me,  as  intense  feeling  has  been  gen- 
erated among  the  settlers  on  account  of  the  uncertainty  of  their  tenures 
and  the  danger  of  their  being  ousted  from  their  homes. 

Justice  to  the  actual  bona  fide  settler  and  the  Indians  seemed  so  clearly 


616  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

the  legitimate  policy  of  the  Government,  that  I  was  most  anxious  to  see 
such  measures  adopted  as  would  most  effectively  secure  these  objects. 

Solicitude  for  the  preservation  of  the  public  peace  induced  me  to  visit 
Leavenworth  city  at  the  opening  of  the  land  sales,  and  upon  invitation  from 
the  municipal  authorities,  I  suggested  such  views  in  a  public  speech  for  the 
consideration  of  the  large  concourse  of  people  assembled  there  from  every 
quarter  of  the  Union,  as  I  thought  would  best  effect  my  purpose,  consist- 
ently with  the  policy  of  the  Government. 

My  remarks  were  kindly  received  by  the  people;  and  I  am  happy  to  in- 
form you  that  no  disturbance  has  occurred,  and  I  have  no  reason  to  anticipate 
any  trouble  during  the  progress  of  the  sales. 

Nothing  will  so  much  aid  the  cause  of  peace  and  order,  and  so  materially 
advance  the  substantial  prosperity  of  this  Territory,  as  the  sale  of  the  public 
lands  to  intelligent,  industrious  and  patriotic  citizens.     .     .     . 

With  high  consideration,  I  have  the  honor  to  be  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geary, 
Governor  of  Kansas. 

Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  KANSAS  TERRITORY,  FROM  OCTOBER  17  TO  NOVEMBER 

21,  1856,  INCLUSIVE. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  October  17,  1866.  ) 

Sib:  In  consequence  of  the  multiplicity  of  business  that  has  been  constantly 
pressing  upon  me  since  the  receipt  of  your  circular  of  the  8th  ultimo,  it  has  been 
absolutely  impossible  for  me  to  give  it  proper  attention  until  the  present  moment. 

In  reply  to  your  inquiries  relative  to  estimates  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June 
30,  1858,  1  have  the  honor  to  report: 

Governor's  salary,  per  anDtiin S2,500  00 

Threejiidgesof  the  United  States  court,  each  82,000 6,000  00 

Secretary  of  the  Territory 2,000  00 

Ordinary  expenses  of  executive  oflSce 1,500  00 

Extraordinary  expenses  of  executive  office 6,000  00 

Total 518,000  00 

The  extraordinary  expenses  here  alluded  to  arise  from  the  unhappy  and  distracted 
condition  of  the  Territory,  requiring  the  performance  of  a  vast  amount  of  extra 
labor,  demanding  the  services  of  no  less  than  two  clerks  of  superior  qualifications, 
who  cannot  be  obtained  at  salaries  less  than  $1,500  each  per  annum.  It  is  also  in- 
cumbent upon  the  Executive  to  visit  in  person  every  portion  of  the  Territory,  and 
to  use  every  available  means  to  procure  reliable  information,  often  from  a  distance, 
in  time  for  the  most  prompt  and  efficient  action. 

These  important  and  indispensable  requisites,  when  taken  into  consideration 
with  the  vast  extent  of  the  Territory,  with  every  portion  of  which  constant  commu- 
nication must  be  had,  the  diflficulty  and  great  cost  of  travel,  and  the  extravagant 
prices  of  living,  necessarily  involve  a  large  expenditure  of  money,  which  the  sum  of 
$3,000  will  scarcely,  if  at  all,  cover,  thns  exhausting  the  amount  above  named  of 
$6,000,  for  extraordinary  contingent  expenses. 


Executive  minutes  of  Gov.  GE^iHY.  617 

If  the  foregoing  does  not  embrace  a  sufficient  reply  to  your  inquiries,  please  com- 
municate with  me  on  the  subject,  and  I  will  forward  at  once  such  further  informa- 
tion as  may  be  required. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
F.  Bigger,  Esq.,  Register  of  the  Treasury. 

The  Governor  and  suite  left  Lecorapton,  designing  to  make  a  tour  of  ob- 
servation through  the  southern  and  western  portions  of  the  Territory.  His 
escort  consisted  of  a  squadron  of  United  States  dragoons,  under  command 
of  Brevet  Major  H.  H.  Sibley. 

After  visiting  several  persons  on  the  way,  and  transacting  much  official 
business,  he  reached  Lawrence  in  the  afternoon,  when  he  encamped  for  the 
night  near  the  town.  He  inspected  and  reviewed  the  company  of  newly- 
raised  Territorial  troops  stationed  there;  he  was  very  cordially  received, 
and  agreeably  entertained  by  the  citizens. 


October  18,  1856. — The  escort  proceeded  through  the  Wakarusa  val- 
ley, via  Blanton's  bridge,  a  place  made  celebrated  by  its  rifle-pits  and  nat- 
ural fortifications,  to  Hickory  Point.  The  Governor,  accompanied  by  his 
secretary  and  orderly,  went  round  by  Franklin,  the  place  so  noted  in  the 
origin  of  Kansas  troubles,  and  the  point  where  he  had,  a  few  weeks  before, 
disbanded  the  militia,  under  Geueral  Reid  and  others.  Here  the  people 
were  assembled,  and  addressed  by  the  Governor  with  happy  effect.  He 
joined  the  squadron  at  Hickory  Point,  after  visiting  on  the  way  all  the 
points  of  interest.  He  found  the  people  there  highly  intelligent  and  peace- 
able, and  determined  to  support  his  policy.  In  this  neighborhood  he  en- 
camped for  the  night,  and  was  visited  by  a  large  number  of  citizens. 


October  19. — While  in  encampment  he  was  informed  that  recent  depre- 
dations had  been  committed  in  this  vicinity,  and  upon  complaint  being  duly 
made,  the  Governor  dispatched  the  Deputy  Marshal,  escorted  by  a  few 
dragoons,  and  promptly  arrested  the  depredators  and  sent  them  to  Lecomp- 
ton.  After  spending  some  time  in  the  neighborhood  of  Prairie  City,  reached 
the  residence  of  John  T.  Jones,  commonly  called  "Ottawa  Jones,"  the  inter- 
preter of  the  tribe,  a  half-breed  civilized  Indian,  residing  on  the  Ottawa 
creek.  The  Governor  and  suite  dined  with  Mr.  Jones  and  lady,  an  intelli- 
gent white  woman  from  the  State  of  Maine,  who  came  out  a  missionary  a 
number  of  years  since.  Mr.  Jones  formerly  kept  a  hotel  of  considerable 
dimensions  and  excellent  accommodations,  which,  on  the  29th  of  August 
last,  was  burned  at  night  by  a  company  of  about  forty  men,  because  of  Mr. 
Jones's  alleged  Free-State  proclivities.  He  has  300  acres  of  land  under 
excellent  fence,  raises  4,000  bushels  of  grain,  has  100  head  of  cattle  and  14 
horses,  preaches  every  Sunday  at  the  Baptist  Mission,  and  was  educated  at 


618  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

Hamilton  College,  New  York.     The  Ottawa  reserve  is  on  a  creek  of  same 
name;  is  ten  by  twelve  miles  square,  and  the  tribe  consists  of  325  souls. 

Four  miles  from  Mr.  Jones's,  passed  the  Baptist  Mission,  which  consists 
of  several  houses  and  a  church  —  about  sixty  children  are  educated  here; 
crossed  the  Marais  de  Cygnes  (  Mary  de  Zene),  sometimes  called  Osage  river ; 
seven  miles  further  encamped  for  the  night,  in  the  valley  of  North  Middle 
creek.  

October  20. — After  traveling  through  a  beautiful  country,  arrived  at 
Osawatomie.  The  people  here  were  in  apprehension  of  some  undefined 
danger,  and  they  welcomed  the  Governor's  arrival  as  the  guaranty  of  future 
security.  At  Osawatomie  the  Governor  met  all  the  citizens,  without  dis- 
tinction of  party,  heard  their  individual  complaints,  gave  them  salutary 
advice,  told  them  as  far  as  possible  to  bury  the  past,  and  cultivate  kind  re- 
lations for  the  future.  The  people  promised  compliance  with  the  Governor's 
wishes.  Osawatomie  is  situated  about  one  mile  above  the  confluence  of  the 
Pottawatomie  and  Marais  des  Cygnes  rivers,  upon  an  extensive  plain  of  un- 
surpassed fertility.  It  formerly  contained  about  two  hundred  souls,  many 
having  left  during  the  recent  troubles.  The  following  facts  were  ascertained 
in  relation  to  several  attacks  on  this  place:  On  the  6th  of  June  last  a  num- 
ber of  men,  estimated  to  be  one  hundred  and  fifty,  under  the  command  of 
General  Reid,  of  Missouri,  approached  Osawatomie.  A  man  named  Lowry 
led  the  party  into  town ;  they  took  sixteen  horses,  disarmed  the  entire  pop- 
ulation, and  stripped  the  place  of  much  valuable  property.  The  neighbor- 
hood of  this  place  was  the  seat  of  operations  of  John  Brown,  sen.,  who  is 
absent  from  the  Territory.  On  the  30th  day  of  August  last,  the  second  at- 
tack upon  Osawatomie  occurred.  From  two  hundred  and  fifty  to  three 
hundred  men,  with  one  piece  of  artillery,  under  command  of  General  Reid, 
attacked  the  town  (as  it  is  alleged  )  for  the  wrongs  the  Free-State  men  had 
done  the  Pro-Slavery  men.  This  was  subsequent  to  the  murder  of  the  five 
Pro-Slavery  men  on  the  Pottawatomie.  When  General  Reid's  force  had 
reached  Mr.  Adair's,  a  clergyman  residing  about  two  miles  from  Osawatomie, 
Frederick  Brown,  a  son  of  John  Brown,  sen.,  was  shot  dead.  Garrison  was 
found  in  the  woods,  and  killed ;  Cutler  was  wounded.  The  force  then  entered 
the  town,  when  a  Free  State  man  fired,  and  a  man  was  seen  to  fall  from  his 
horse.  About  one  hundred  guns  were  fired  at  a  Free-State  man  named 
Holmes,  who  escaped  unscathed. 

The  Free-State  men,  numbering  about  thirty,  retired  to  the  woods,  when 
the  other  party  discharged  their  cannon  at  them  three  or  four  times.  No 
person  killed  by  this  firing.  The  Free-State  men  were  surrounded,  and 
forced  to  take  to  the  creek,  (Marais  des  Cygnes.)  Partridge  was  the  only 
man  killed  in  the  creek;  Collins  and  UpdegraflT wounded.  Powers,  having 
secreted  himself  on  the  bank  of  the  creek,  was  found  and  shot  dead.     A 


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portion  of  the  payty  then  returned  to  Osawatomie,  and  burned  the  town  — 
destroying  fourteen  dwelling-houses  with  their  contents ;  one  grocery,  one 
store,  and  four  out-buildings  —  spoiled  the  place  of  horses,  cattle  and  wagons. 
Williams,  a  Pro-Slavery  man  residing  at  Osawatomie,  was  killed  by  mistake 
by  the  attacking  party.  Out  of  twenty-five  families  in  Osawatomie,  but  five 
or  six  were  Pro-Slavery. 

The  property  of  both  parties  shared  the  same  fate.  Four  Free-State  and 
one  Pro-Slavery  man,  as  above  described,  were  killed.  The  postoffice  was 
rifled  of  about  three  hundred  letters.  This  account  of  the  affair  at  Osawat- 
omie is  taken  from  the  testimony  of  several  witnesses  on  the  battle-ground. 

Leaving  Osawatomie,  crossing  the  Marais  des  Cynges,  traveling  nine 
miles,  crossing  Bull  creek,  encamped  at  the  town  of  Paola,  the  seat  of  gov- 
ernment of  Lykins  county.  Paola  is  situated  on  Bull  creek,  a  tributary  of 
the  Marais  des  Cygnes;  contains  thirteen  houses  and  hotel.  The  land  on 
which  the  town  is  located  belongs  to  an  intelligent  Indian,  of  the  Peoria 
tribe,  named  Baptiste,  who  resides  here,  and  who  is  the  interpreter  for  the 
Peorias,  Kaskaskias,  Piankeshaws,  and  Weas,  recently  united  under  treaty 
by  the  name  of  the  Weas.  These  tribes  now  consist  of  about  three  hundred 
souls,  fifty  of  w4iom  reside  at  Paola.  The  land  is  apportioned  among  the 
Indians  by  treaty,  according  to  the  number  of  each  family,  Baptiste  having 
received  two  entire  sections  for  special  services.  The  Baptist  mission  school, 
under  the  charge  of  Dr.  Lykins,  assisted  by  three  white  teachers,  is  about 
one  mile  and  a  half  from  Paola.  The  school  is  for  the  education  of  Indian 
children,  thirty  of  whom  are  in  daily  attendance. 

October  21. — Before  leaving  Paola,  notice  having  been  circulated  the 
night  previous,  a  large  number  of  people  were  assembled,  whom  the  Gov- 
ernor addressed  in  a  speech  of  considerable  length,  after  which  he  commis- 
sioned a  justice  of  the  peace  and  several  other  officers,  thus  affording  the 
citizens  the  immediate  means  of  settling  their  own  disputes  and  difficulties. 
Leaving  Paola,  returned  via  Osawatomie,  crossing  the  Pottawatomie;  pro- 
ceeded up  the  valley  of  that  creek  about  eight  miles  —  the  scene  of  many 
past  disturbances,  and  especially  notorious  for  the  so-called  Pottawatomie 
murders  —  and  encamped.  Here  the  Governor  took  occasion  to  inquire 
into  the  circumstances  connected  with  the  Pottawatomie  murders,  and  re- 
ceived the  following  information  from  several  witnesses: 

That  Mr.  Doyle  and  two  sons,  Wilkinson  and  William  Sherman,  were 
attacked  at  night  and  brutally  murdered  by  a  person  or  persons  yet  un- 
known. 

October  22. — Left  camp  early,  in  a  drenching  rain,  on  way  to  Sugar 
Mound,  marching  all  day  in  the  rain ;  the  Governor  and  suite,  on  horse- 
back, suffered  in  common  the  inclemency  of  the  day;  crossing  South  Mid- 
dle creek  and  Big  Sugar  creek,  encamped  at  night  south  of  Big  Sugar  creek, 

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620  State  Historical  society. 

near  Squire  Means's  house.     Here,  notwithstanding  the  rain  which  still  con- 
tinued, a  large  number  of  people  assembled,  whom  the  Governor  addressed  1 
at  the  house  of  Squire  Means. 

October  23. — Leaving  camp  early,  traveled  ten  miles  over  a  beautiful 
country,  meeting  deputations  of  citizens  on  the  way,  who  joined  the  Gov- 
ernor's party  and  accompanied  him  to  Sugar  Mound,  where  about  100  per- 
sons awaited  his  arrival.  The  Governor  proceeded  to  address  the  people 
in  a  speech  of  considerable  length,  fully  explaining  his  policy  and  inten- 
tions. After  concluding  his  speech,  the  Governor  invited  any  person  present 
to  propose  interrogatories  to  him  upon  any  subject  requiring  explanation, 
proposing  impromptu  answers;  several  persons  availed  themselves  of  the 
suggestion,  and  the  interview  terminated  very  pleasantly. 

The  Governor  and  suite  were  invited  to  dine  at  Squire  Turner's,  where 
many  of  the  citizens  met  him.  After  a  pleasant  time  spent  here,  amid  the 
kind  wishes  of  the  people,  left  Sugar  Mound  and  proceeded  south  toward 
the  Neosho,  and  encamped  on  Little  Sugar  creek,  near  the  house  of  Temple 
Wayne,  three  miles  south  of  Sugar  Mound.  Many  visited  the  camp,  stated 
their  grievances,  had  interviews  with  the  Governor,  and  had  their  minds 
satisfied  upon  questions  of  interest  to  themselves. 


October  24. — This  morning,  as  we  were  about  to  march  toward  Fort 
Scott,  messengers  entered  the  camp  in  hot  haste,  and  stated  that  a  robbery 
had  been  committed  on  Big  Sugar  creek  by  a  band  of  seven  or  eight  rob- 
bers. This  was  an  impudent  outrage  committed  in  his  rear,  and  he  im- 
mediately gave  an  order  for  a  countermarch.  At  a  brisk  trot  the  ten 
intervening  miles  were  traversed,  and  by  the  aid  of  a  skillful  guide  the 
troops  were  brought  to  the  house  of  Judge  Davis  —  the  scene  of  the  outrage. 
The  Governor  took  immediate  measures  to  ferret  out  the  scoundrels;  sent 
out  numerous  detachments  in  various  directions,  with  instructions  to  seize 
every  suspicious  person  and  meet  in  camp  upon  the  Pottawatomie,  near  the 
California  road,  in  the  evening.  The  detachment  scoured  the  country,  and 
met  at  night  in  the  designated  camp.  No  prisoners  were  taken,  but  from 
the  information  obtained  the  Governor  was  enabled  to  designate  the  guilty 
parties,  and  he  immediately  issued  the  following — 

PBOOIiAMATION. 

Executive  Depabtment,  (in  the  saddle,)  ) 
SuoAB  Cbeek,  Kansas  Tebbitobt.  ) 

A  reward  of  two  hnndred  dollars  is  hereby  offered  for  the  apprehension  and  con- 
viction of  the  person  or  persons  who  committed  the  robbery  upon  the  defenseless 
females  at  the  house  of  Judge  Davis,  in  Linn  county. 

[li.  s.]     Given  under  my  hand  and  seal,  this  24th  day  of  October,  at  the  place 
aforesaid.  Jno.  W.  Geaby, 

Oovemor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

October  26. — Left  camp  in  a  heavy  rain ;  proceeded  up  the  Pottawat- 


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omie  valley ;  recrossed  the  Marais  de  Cygnes ;  passed  the  Baptist  Mission ; 
traveled  the  California  road;  recrossing  South  Middle  creek,  reached 
Eight-Mile  creek,  at  Centropolis,  where,  finding  plenty  of  wood  and  water, 
an  encampment  was  made.  The  entire  day  was  occupied  in  meeting  and 
conversing  with  citizens  at  various  points,  though  the  rain  made  traveling 
disagreeable.  The  community  here  seemed  quiet,  no  disturbance  having 
occurred  for  four  weeks  previous. 


October  26. — Proceeded  to-day  toward  "110,"  on  the  California  and 
Santa  Fe  road;  marched  rapidly  over  a  dull,  monotonous  country,  consist- 
ing of  high,  rolling  prairie  —  not  a  shrub  or  tree  to  relieve  the  monotony, 
and  no  sign  of  human  habitations  until  we  reached  "110,"  the  great  Cali- 
fornia stopping-place.  There  quite  a  number  of  citizens  called  on  the 
Governor,  and  the  intervicAv  was  mutually  agreeable.  Leaving  "110," 
marched  a  northwest  direction  on  the  Fort  Riley  road;  reached  the  head- 
waters of  the  Wakarusa,  and  encamped. 


October  27. — Leave  camp  at  8  o'clock  and  travel  briskly  towards  Fort 
Riley,  as  rations  are  getting  short  in  proportion  to  the  distance  yet  to  be 
traveled.  The  road  keeps  a  high  divide  between  the  waters  of  the  Neosho 
and  the  Wakarusa,  the  banks  of  which  are  skirted  with  timber,  both  in  full 
view  from  the  road.     Encamped  on  the  headwaters  of  the  Neosho. 


October  28. — Proceeded  along  same  divide.  Immense  quarries  of  white 
limestone  on  each  side;  country  uninhabited,  except  at  the  crossing  of 
Clark's  creek,  where  a  number  of  settlements  are  made.  Passed  through 
Riley  City,  and  crossed  the  Kansas,  which  was  very  high  from  a  freshet 
from  Smoky  Hill  Fork,  to  Pawnee  City,  and  went  on  to  Fort  Riley,  where 
an  appropriate  salute  was  fired,  and  other  honors  of  the  most  marked  and 
gratifying  character  were  rendered. 


October  29,  30,  and  31. — Remained  at  Fort  Riley  to  recruit  the  horses, 
equip  the  troops,  and  prepare  them  for  winter  campaign.  During  this  time 
everything  was  done  to  make  the  Governor's  visit  agreeable.  In  company 
with  the  oflficers,  he  visited  all  the  various  places  of  interest  at  the  fort  and 
in  its  vicinity.  Numerous  entertainments  given.  Much  valuable  informa- 
tion acquired. 

November  1. — Returning  to  Lecompton  down  the  valley  of  the  Kansas, 
found  ferry-boat  aground ;  detained  several  hours  at  Pawnee;  crossed  the 
river  and  encamped  at  Riley  City,  where  numerous  citizens  visited  the 
Governor ;  same  escort  as  before. 


November  2. — Weather  cold  and  lowering,  indicating  rain ;  anticipations 


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realized;  rode  in  cold  rain  all  day;  after  crossing  Clark's  creek,  traveled 
down  the  rich,  beautiful  valley  bordering  on  the  Kansas  river,  skirted  with 
timber;  fine  claims;  valley  adapted  to  the  easy  construction  of  a  railroad; 
for  miles,  little  occasion  for  grading,  plenty  of  timber  and  stone;  visited 
many  persons,  and  encamped  on  south  side  of  river  opposite  Manhattan. 
A  deputation,  consisting  of  Rev.  Charles  Blood  and  eight  other  leading 
citizens,  visited  the  camp,  and,  in  behalf  of  the  citizens  of  Manhattan,  ten- 
dered the  hospitalities  of  the  place,  and  invited  the  Governor  to  meet  and 
address  the  people.  He  accompanied  the  deputation  to  Manhattan,  cross- 
ing the  Kansas  river  in  a  small  boat.  A  large  number  of  citizens  were 
assembled  at  the  hotel;  Rev.  Mr.  Blood  addressed  the  Governor,  stating 
that  he  had  postponed  a  religious  meeting  (it  being  Sabbath  day)  to  unite 
with  his  fellow-citizens  in  these  troublous  times  in  receiving  and  encourag- 
ing the  chief  magistrate  in  the  discharge  of  his  onerous  duties;  that  the 
obligations  of  religion  could  not  be  discharged  unless  peace  and  order  were 
first  permanently  restored.  The  Governor  made  a  lengthy  reply,  and  in 
conclusion  invited  interrogatories  upon  any  subject  of  interest  to  them. 
Many  very  intelligent  questions  were  propounded,  and  immediate  and  satis- 
factory answers  given;  the  meeting  had  an  excellent  effect.  An  entertain- 
ment was  given  to  the  Governor,  and  he  was  quartered  for  the  night  with 
John  Pipher,  Esq. 

Manhattan  is  situated  at  the  junction  of  the  Big  Blue  with  the  Kansas 
river,  sixteen  miles  below  Fort  Riley,  on  an  extensive  plain.  The  town 
company  owns  about  1,400  acres  of  land  of  exceeding  fertility.  The  town 
contains  about  150  inhabitants,  an  intelligent,  moral,  industrious,  and  well- 
disposed  people,  who,  during  the  past  exciting  scenes  in  this  Territory,  have 
quietly  attended  to  their  own  business.  The  great  feature  of  the  place  is 
the  Blue  river,  fifty  yards  wide  and  fifteen  feet  deep;  its  clear,  limpid  water 
is  delightfully  refreshing.  The  military  road  from  Fort  Leavenworth  to 
Fort  Riley  and  Laramie  passes  through  this  place. 


Novembers. —  Snow  storm;  snow  three  inches  deep — first  in  Kansas 
this  season;  recrossed  the  river  with  the  committee  to  camp;  owing  to  the 
extreme  inclemency,  spent  the  day  in  camp. 

The  citizens  of  the  surrounding  country  visited  the  Governor,  and  much 
useful  business  transacted. 

November  4. — Weather  cold  and  windy;  continuing  down  the  valley, 
the  Governor  frequently  leaving  the  head  of  the  column  to  visit  the  hardy 
pioneer  settlers  along  the  road.  At  Wabaunsee  met  numerous  citizens,  with 
whom  he  had  an  agreeable  interview.  Country  peaceable;  every  person 
attending  to  his  accustomed  business.  Encamped  for  the  night  on  an  old 
Indian  camping  ground,  upon  Mulberry  creek,  where  there  is  an  abundance 
of  wood,  water,  and  grass. 


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November  5. —  Governor  called  upon  a  number  of  persons  to-day  by  the 
roadside,  and  gave  them  much  satisfaction  from  his  conversation  and  the 
interest  he  manifested  in  the  peace  of  the  country  and  in  their  individual 
prosperity.  Entered  the  Pottawatomie  Reserve,  and  traveled  rapidly 
through  it,  crossing  Mill  creek,  a  beautiful  clear  stream,  abounding  in  fish. 
Stopped  at  Jude  Bourassa's,  an  enterprising  Indian,  having  a  good  mill,  and 
cultivating  a  rich  farm.  The  Pottawatomie  Reserve  comprises  a  fertile  dis- 
trict of  country  thirty  miles  square.  The  tribe,  it  is  said,  numbers  3,600 
persons.  They  have  quite  a  thriving  town  called  "Uniontown,"  and  two 
missions  —  St.  Mary's,  the  Catholic,  on  the  north  side  of  the  river,  and  the 
Baptist  mission,  on  the  south  side.  Late  in  the  evening,  after  crossing 
Mission  creek,  encamped  near  the  Baptist  Mission,  which,  being  the  last 
camp  previous  to  the  return  to  Lecompton,  in  commemoration  of  the  safe 
return  and  the  general  peace  prevailing,  was  called  '*Camp  Gracias  a  Dios." 


November  6. — The  Governor  issued  the  following 

pkoclamation. 

Executive  Depaetment,  "Camp  Gbacias  a  Digs,"  ) 

Baptist  Mission,  Pottawatomie  Resebve,  Kansas  Tekkitory.  ), 

Having  reached  this  point,  after  an  extended  tour  of  observation  through  this 
Territory,  and  being  now  fully  satisfied  that  the  benign  influences  of  peace  reign 
throughout  all  her  borders,  in  consonance  with  general  custom  and  my  own  feelings 
I  hereby  specially  set  apart  the  20th  day  of  November,  instant,  to  be  observed  by  all 
the  good  citizens  of  this  Territory  as  a  day  of  general  thanksgiving  and  praise  to 
Almighty  God  for  the  blessings  vouchsafed  us  as  a  people. 

Given  under  my  hand,  at  the  place  afore.said,  this  6th  day  of  November,  A.  D. 
1856.  John  W.  Gy.x^y,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Visited  the  Baptist  Mission,  under  the  superintendence  of  Mr.  Fox ;  found 
about  30  children  in  daily  attendance;  many  bright-eyed,  intelligent-looking 
Indian  children  exhibiting  great  aptness  in  learning.  Reached  Topeka, 
where  the  Governor  was  detained  some  time  to  transact  official  business; 
found  the  people  quiet;  town  giving  evidence  of  prosperity;  80  new  build- 
ings in  process  of  erection ;  all  kinds  of  business  in  a  natural  and  healthy 
condition,  and  citizens  attending  to  their  ordinary  pursuits.  The  company 
of  United  States  soldiers  stationed  here  ordered  to  winter  quarters  at  Fort 
Riley.  Passing  through  Tecumseh,  Big  Springs,  Washington,  and  other 
places,  and  visiting  the  United  States  troops  encamped  near  Lecompton,  the 
Governor  returned  to  his  residence,  after  an  absence  of  twenty  days. 


November  7. — The  following  letter  was  received  from  the  superintendent 
of  the  Capitol  buildings,  upon  which  all  work  was  suspended  prior  to  the 
late  difficulties,  and  still  continues  in  that  condition : 

letteb  of  the  supebintendent. 

Lecompton,  November  3,  1866. 
Sib:  As  I  shall  be  absent  a  short  time,  you  will  please  delay  taking  any  action  upon 


624  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


any  subject  touching  the  Capitol  buildings  until  my  return,  which  will  be  by  the 
middle  of  next  week,  and  oblige  your  respectful  and  obedient  servant, 

Owen  C.  Stewabt,  Superintendent. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary. 

bepiiy  of  the  oovebnob. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Leoompton,  K.  T.,  November  7,  1856.  J 
Sib:  Your  note  of  the  3d  instant  was  received  by  me  last  night  upon  my  return 
to  this  place.     As  your  services  as  superintendent  of  the  Capitol  buildings  are  no 
longer  required,  you  are  hereby  notified  that  your  appointment  is  revoked  from 
this  date.  Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Owen  C.  Stewart,  Superintendent  of  Capitol  buildings. 

R.  R.  Nelson,  a  justice  of  the  peace,  residing  in  the  city  of  Lecompton, 
came  into  the  Executive  office,  and  stated  to  the  Governor  that,  during  his 
absence,  while  he  was  holding  his  court  for  the  preliminary  hearing  on  a 
charge  of  larceny  against  a  soldier  of  the  Territorial  militia,  the  captain 
of  the  company  to  which  the  soldier  belonged  came  into  the  justice's  court 
with  six  men,  and  forcibly  released  the  prisoner  and  broke  up  the  court ; 
whereupon  the  Governor  requested  the  justice  to  reduce  his  charge  to  writ- 
ing. 

justice's  complaint. 

Lecompton,  November  7,  1866. 

Sib:  I  was  duly  appointed  by  the  Probate  Court  of  Douglas  county,  in  this  Ter- 
ritory, a  justice  of  the  peace  in  and  for  said  county,  and  I  was  duly  commissioned 
and  sworn,  and  in  the  full  exercise  of  the  duties  of  my  magisterial  office.  That  upon 
the  fifth  day  of  November,  during  your  absence,  Hon.  J.  N.  O.  P.  Wood  made  an  affi- 
davit before  me  for  larceny  against  A.  G.  Fisher,  a  private  of  Captain  John  Donel- 
son's  company  of  United  States  Territorial  militia;  whereupon  I  issued  my  warrant 
for  the  arrest  of  the  said  Fisher,  and  placed  it  in  the  hands  of  City  Marshal  Cald- 
well, who  brought  the  prisoner  before  me;  and  while  I  had  cognizance  of  the  case, 
and  actually  examining  witnesses,  Capt.  John  Donelson  came  into  my  court  with 
six  men,  told  the  prisoner  he  came  to  release  him,  ordered  him  out  of  court,  took 
the  prisoner  away,  and  dismissed  the  court.     Yours,  most  respectfully, 

R.  R.  Nelson,  J.  P. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Whereupon  the  Governor  instantly  addressed  the  following  note  to  Colo- 
nel Cooke ; 

Executive  Depabtment,        > 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  November  7,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  You  will  please  cause  Capt.  John  Donelson,  of  the  Territorial  militia,  recently 
mustered  into  the  United  States  service,  to  be  placed  under  arrest. 
The  charges  and  specifications  will  be  furnished  you  in  due  time. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  Commanding  U.  S.  troops  near  Lecompton. 

,     Capt.  John  Donelson  was  accordingly  arrested,  and  will  be  tried  by  court- 
martial. 


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[Entry  and  acknowledgment  of  the  receipt  of  copies  of  certain  laws  and  journals 
of  Vermont.] 

For  the  purpose  of  acquiring  valuable  information  respecting  that  portion 
of  Kansas  between  Fort  Riley  and  the  Rocky  Mountains,  the  Governor  ad- 
dressed a  copy  of  the  following  letter  to  Lieutenant  Bryan  and  Major 
Armistead,  who  have  just  returned  from  an  expedition  to  the  Rocky  Mount- 
ains, under  the  auspices  of  the  United  States  Government: 

LETTER  TO  LIEUTENANT  BEYAN  AND  MAJOE  AEMISTEAD. 

Sir:  Understanding  that  in  your  official  capacity,  under  instructions  from  the 
United  States  Government,  you  have  recently  made  a  trip  to  the  Rocky  Mountains 
through  a  considerable  portion  of  this  Territory,  I  take  the  liberty  to  address  you 
a  line  to  acquire  certain  information  which  may,  through  my  department,  be  ad- 
vantageously communicated  to  the  country.  Will  you,  therefore,  please  give  me 
brief  answers  to  the  following  interrogatories: 

Through  what  portion  of  this  Territory  did  you  pass? 

State  the  character  of  the  soil;  its  agricultural  and  animal  productions;  minerals, 
plants,  streams  and  rivers,  with  any  other  information  respecting  your  journey 
which  you  may  be  pleased  to  communicate. 

Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lieutenant  Bryan,  Fort  Riley. 

[Entry  and  acknowledgment  of  the  receipts  of  copies  of  certain  laws  and  jour- 
nals of  Oregon.] 

Probate  Judge  J.  N.  O.  P.  Wood  and  Deputy  Marshal  Tebbs  called  upon 
the  Governor,  and  stated  that  a  warrant  had  been  issued  for  the  arrest  of 
Captain  Samuel  Walker,  of  the  Lawrence  Territorial  militia,  recently  mus- 
tered into  the  service  of  the  United  States,  and  desiring  to  know  the  Gov- 
ernor's views  on  the  subject.  He  remarked  that  it  was  the  duty  of  the 
proper  officer  to  arrest  every  person  charged  with  crime,  and  that  he  would 
screen  no  person,  be  he  high,  low,  rich,  or  poor;  that  it  was  the  Marshal's 
duty  to  arrest  Walker  at  once,  and  if  he  would  furnish  him  with  the  usual 
requisition  for  military  aid,  he  would  give  him  any  amount  of  force  to  enable 
the  Marshal  to  discharge  the  duty  required  of  him  by  law.  Upon  the  sug- 
gestion being  made  to  the  Governor  that  Walker  had  promised  him  to 
appear  to  answer  any  charge  upon  his  simple  summons,  with  the  request 
that  he  would  write  to  Walker  to  redeem  his  pledge,  the  Governor  handed 
to  Judge  Wood  the  following  letter  to  Walker : 

Executive  Department,      ) 
Leoompton,  November  7,  1856.  ) 

Sir:  I  am  informed  that  at  their  recent  sitting  the  grand  jury  for  this  district 
found  an  indictment  against  you.  Occupying  the  position  you  do,  it  will  be  neces- 
sary for  you  to  meet  this  charge.  If  you  are  innocent,  you  cannot  too  soon  demon- 
strate that  fact.  You  pledged  yourself  to  me  to  come  forward  and  meet  any  charge 
which  should  be  preferred  against  you,  upon  notice  from  me.  I  accordingly  notify 
you  of  the  charge,  and  advise  you  manfully  to  meet  it. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Captain  Samuel  Walker,  Commanding  Territorial  militia  at  Lawrence. 


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liBTTEB   TO   THE    8E0BBTABY   OF   BTATB. 

ExEOUTivB  Depabtment,      ) 
Leoompton,  November  7,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  I  have  ju8t  returned  to  this  place  after  an  extended  tour  of  observation 
through  a  large  portion  of  this  Territory. 

I  left  Lecompton  on  the  17th  ultimo,  via  Lawrence,  Franklin,  Wakarusa  creek, 
Hickory  Point,  Ottawa  creek,  Osawatomie,  Marais  de  Cygnes,  Bull  creek,  Paola, 
Pottawatomie,  North  and  South  Middle  creeks.  Big  and  Little  Sugar  creeks,  and 
Sugar  Mound,  passing  westward  along  the  California  and  Santa  F^  road  to  Fort 
Riley;  thence  down  the  Kansas  river,  via  Pawnee,  Riley  City,  Manhattan,  Wabaun- 
see, Baptist  Mission,  Topeka,  Tecumseh,  and  other  places.  I  also  visited  at  their 
houses  as  many  citizens  as  I  conveniently  could,  and  addressed  various  bodies  of 
people,  as  I  have  reason  to  believe  with  beneficial  results. 

During  this  tour  I  have  acquired  much  valuable  information  relative  to  affairs  in 
Kansas,  made  myself  familiar  with  the  wants  and  grievances  of  the  people,  which 
will  enable  me  to  make  such  representations  to  the  next  Legislature  and  the  Gov- 
ernment at  Washington  as  will  be  most  conducive  to  the  public  interests. 

The  general  peace  of  the  Territory  remains  unimpaired,  confidence  is  being 
gradually  and  surely  restored,  business  is  resuming  its  ordinary  channels,  citizens 
are  preparing  for  winter,  and  there  is  a  readiness  among  the  good  people  of  all 
parties  to  sustain  my  administration.  In  a  few  days  I  will  write  you  at  length 
respecting  various  matters  connected  with  my  recent  tour,  and  other  things  relative 
to  the  Territory.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Qeaby, 
Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  William  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 

[  Entry  and  acknowledgment  of  the  receipt  of  various  legal  works  from  Texas, 
and  of  the  Acts  of  the  First  Session  of  the  Thirty-Fourth  Congress.] 

liETTEB    FBOM    M.  m'cASLIN,    INDIAN    AGENT. 

OsAGE  RivEB  Agency,  K.  T.,  October  18,  1856. 

Sib:  In  a  few  days  I  will  have  in  charge  large  sums  of  money,  which  is  to  be  paid 
to  several  Indian  tribes  in  this  region;  and  as  matters  of  this  kind  cannot  be  con- 
cealed from  the  public,  and  as  the  country  here  is  infested  with  hordes  of  horse- 
thieves  and  dangerous  bands  of  plunderers,  I  have  deemed  it  my  duty  to  take  such 
measures  as  may  be  most  likely  to  secure  the  public  funds  until  they  pass  legally 
out  of  my  hands. 

I  therefore  request  your  Excellency,  as  the  common  guardian  of  all  the  lives  and 
valuables  within  this  Territory,  to  cause  to  be  detailed  for  the  above  service  at  least 
twenty-five  dragoons,  with  competent  ofiicers,  and  subsistence  for  at  least  ten  days, 
and  to  rendezvous  at  Paola,  Lykins  county,  on  or  about  the  first  day  of  November 
next.  With  great  respect,  I  am  your  obedient  servant, 

M.  McCaslin,  United  States  Indian  Agent. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

In  accordance  with  Mr.  McCaslin's  request,  the  required  number  of  troops 
"were  accordingly  detailed  and  sent. 


November  8,  1856. — During  his  recent  tour  through  the  southern  por- 
►tion  of  the  Territory,  the  Governor  was  impressed  with  the  necessity  of  af- 
fording the  people  of  that  region  additional  protection  during  the  coming 


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winter;  and  as  there  are  few  magistrates  in  that  quarter  whose  authority  is 
respected,  after  mature  deliberation  the  Governor  determined  to  send  to 
that  quarter  a  squadron  of  United  States  mounted  troops,  accompanied  by 
a  commissioner  and  deputy  marshal,  in  order  that  proper  arrests  might  be 
made,  a  preliminary  hearing  given  on  the  spot,  and  justice  brought  to  the 
doors  of  the  people. 

In  accordance  with  his  determination,  the  Governor  made  upon  Colonel 
Cooke  the  following  requisition : 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  November  8,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  I  have  the  honor  to  make  a  requisition  upon  you  for  a  squadron  of  United 
States  mounted  troops,  to  proceed  as  far  south  as  Fort  Scott,  in  this  Territory,  with 
the  following  instructions: 

The  squadron  is  sent  to  preserve  the  general  peace  of  the  Territory  along  the 
eastern  border,  and  will  be  accompanied  by  a  United  States  commissioner  and 
United  States  marshal,  whom  they  are  to  assist  in  the  discharge  of  their  respective 
functions. 

The  officer  in  command  will  report  as  soon  as  possible  to  Mr.  McCaslin,  Indian 
Agent  at  Paola,  Lykins  county,  and  render  him  the  necessary  assistance  in  making 
his  Indian  payments.  The  squadron,  or  portions  of  it,  as  the  case  may  be,  will  scour 
the  southeastern  portion  of  the  Territory,  and  visit  any  districts  in  that  region 
where  there  is  any  well-grounded  apprehension  of  disturbance,  or  where  it  may  be 
necessary  to  afEord  protection  to  peaceable  citizens. 

The  squadron  will  finally  make  their  headquarters  at  such  point  in  the  region  of 
country  to  be  the  seat  of  their  operations  as  in  the  opinion  of  the  officer  in  com- 
mand will  best  promote  the  public  interests,  and  at  the  same  time  secure  comfort- 
able quarters  for  the  men  and  their  horses. 

With  high  respect,  I  am  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geary, 
Governor  of  Kansas. 

Col,  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  commanding  near  Lecompton. 

Commission  issued  to  David  Caulfield,  esquire,  as  justice  of  the  peace  for 
Jefferson  county,  Kansas  Territory. 

Commission  issued  to  James  M.  Churchill,  esquire,  as  justice  of  the  peace 
for  Delaware  township,  Leavenworth  county. 

Commission  issued  to  Wilson  H.  Fox,  esquire,  as  justice  of  the  peace  for 
Delaware  township,  Leavenworth  county. 

Commission  issued  to  John  K  Hall,  as  a  constable  for  Delaware  town- 
ship, Leavenworth  county. 

Commission  issued  to  James  R.  Willis,  as  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  Wash- 
ington township,  Doniphan  county. 

Commission  issued  to  Daniel  Miller,  as  a  constable  for  Washington  town- 
ship, Doniphan  county. 

Writs  to  the  sheriffs  of  Bourbon  and  Allen  counties,  directing  them  to 
hold  certain  elections,  were  issued  as  follows : 

Executive  Department,      \ 
Lecompton,  November  8,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  You  are  hereby  directed  to  hold  an  election,  according  to  law,  on  the  second 


628  State  Histobical  Society. 


Monday  in  December,  1856,  for  a  member  of  the  Connoil,  to  supply  the  place  of 
William  Barbee,  deceased.  Your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaby, 
To  the  Sheriff  of  Bourbon  county.  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Executive  Department,        ) 
Leoompton,  November  8,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  You  are  hereby  directed  to  hold  an  election,  according  to  law,  on  the  second 
Monday  in  December,  1856,  for  a  member  of  the  Council,  to  supply  the  place  of 
William  Barbee,  deceased;  and  for  the  purpose  of  electing  two  members  of  the 
House  of  Representatives  of  the  Territorial  Legislature,  one  to  represent  the  county 
of  Allen,  and  one  to  represent  jointly  the  counties  of  Bourbon  and  Allen,  there  hav- 
ing been  no  election  in  that  county  at  the  general  election  on  the  first  Monday  in 
October,  1856.    Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

To  the  Sheriff  of  Allen  county. 

November  10,  1856 — Request  for  the  appointment  of  a  master  of  con- 
victs, in  pursuance  of  the  7th  section  of  the  22d  chapter  Kansas  statutes, 

p.  166: 

Leoompton,  November  9,  1866. 
Sib:  I  have  in  my  custody,  as  Sheriff  of  Douglas  county,  two  convicts,  sentenced 
to  the  penitentiary  of  this  Territory,  and  I  request  that  you  will  appoint  a  master 
of  convicts  as  provided  by  the  statutes. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  Samuel  J.  Jones. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Whereupon  the  Governor  appointed  Levi  J.  Hampton,  Esq.,  of  Kentucky 
township,  Jefferson  county,  as  master  of  convicts  for  the  First  Judicial  Dis- 
trict of  Kansas  Territory;  and  upon  Mr.  Hampton's  compliance  with  the 
requirements  of  the  7th  section  of  the  22d  chapter  of  the  statutes,  the  Gov- 
ernor issued  a  commission  to  him  as  master  of  convicts,  Mr.  Hampton  hav- 
ing first  duly  taken  the  oath  as  prescribed  by  the  1st  section  of  the  117th 
chapter  of  the  statutes,  and  which  oath  was  duly  indorsed  upon  his  com- 
mission. 

bequisition,  by  masteb  of  convicts,  fob  guabd. 

Leoompton,  November  10,  1856. 
Sib:  Having  been  appointed  by  you  master  of  convicts,  and  having  accepted  the 
appointment,  there  will  come  into  my  charge  this  day  some  twenty-two  convicts, 
convicted  of  various  offenses.     There  being  no  prison  accommodations  in  this  Ter- 
ritory, I  will  be  under  the  necessity  of  guarding  them  well. 

I  therefore  respectfully  request  your  Excellency  to  furnish  me  with  one  company 
of  United  States  troops,  to  enable  me  properly  to  discharge  my  duties. 

Yours,  most  respectfully,  L.  J.  Hampton,  Master,  d;c. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

bequisition  fob  guabd. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Leoompton,  November  10,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  You  will  please  furnish  L.  J.  Hampton,  master  of  convicts,  a  sufficient  num- 
ber of  men  to  enable  him  to  guard  any  convicts  placed  under  his  charge  in  pursu- 
ance of  the  laws  of  this  Territory.  Your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas. 
Captain  Wallace,  Commanding  Territory  Cavalry. 


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[  Entry  and  acknowledgment  of  the  receipt  of  the  Colonial  Records  of  Rhode  Isl- 
and, vol.  1.] 

Several  persons  of  the  Free-State  party  were  in  the  Executive  office 
complaining  to  the  Governor  that  none  but  Free-State  men  had  thus  far 
been  arrested,  and  that  when  a  Pro-Slavery  man  chanced  to  be  arrested,  no 
matter  for  what  crime,  he  was  immediately  discharged  upon  bail,  while  the 
Free-State  men  were  permitted  to  languish  in  prison,  and  all  attempts  to 
bail  them  were  coldly  repulsed  by  Judge  Lecompte  and  other  Pro-Slavery 
magistrates. 

The  Governor  was  indicating  his  policy  and  the  impartial  and  independ- 
ent action  of  the  grand  jury,  as  evinced  by  their  recent  action  at  Lecompton. 
They  had  found  bills  against  a  number  of  prominent  Pro-Slavery  men, 
among  whom  was  Charles  Hays,  for  the  cruel  and  horrid  murder  of  David 
C.  Buffam.  The  men  indicted,  remarked  the  Governor,  are  Pro-Slavery 
men,  and  have  position  and  influence  in  the  community,  and  yet  their  posi- 
tion has  not  been  so  exalted  as  to  screen  them  from  the  searching  scrutiny 
of  an  independent  grand  jury. 

The  Governor  was  peculiarly  emphatic  in  his  commendation  of  the  arrest 
of  the  murderer  of  Bufl'um;  said  that  he  was  killed  almost  in  his  immedi- 
ate presence  by  some  person  or  persons  connected  with  the  disbanded  army, 
when  retiring  from  Lawrence  to  their  homes. 

That  Bufl'um  was  a  quiet,  inoflensive  man  ;  that  he  was  in  his  field  labor- 
ing with  his  horses,  and  because  he  would  not  immediately  give  up  his  horse, 
some  fiend  in  human  shape  deliberately  shot  him,  stole  his  horse,  and  fled ; 
that  coming  along  the  road  almost  immediately  afterward,  in  company  with 
Judge  Cato,  his  attention  was  called  to  the  dying  man;  he  found  him  in  a 
dying  condition,  suflfering  the  greatest  agony,  and  weltering  in  his  gore. 
He  said:  "I  am  about  to  die  and  enter  the  presence  of  my  God;  this  is  a 
cold  blooded  murder;  he  shot  me  because  I  asked  him  not  to  take  away  my 
horse."  The  Governor  said  he  directed  Judge  Cato  to  receive  his  dying 
declarations,  which  he  kindly  did;  that  the  dying  man,  writhing  in  mortal 
agony,  turned  his  eyes  to  him,  and  most  imploringly  entreated  his  kindness. 
The  Governor  then  remarked  that  the  dying  man's  look  and  entreaty  made 
a  deep  and  lasting  impression  upon  him,  so  much  so,  that  he  solemnly  vowed 
that  the  horrid  crime  should  be  expatiated  in  the  punishment  of  the  mur- 
derer. 

He  said  it  was  a  cause  of  great  gratulation  to  him  that  the  grand  jury 
had  so  promptly  done  their  duty  in  this  matter,  and  that  the  officers  had 
been  so  vigilant  in  making  the  arrest;  that  he  had  spent  $200  out  of  his 
own  purse  to  ferret  out  this  murder,  and  that  he  had  in  addition  offered  a 
reward  of  $500  for  the  arrest  and  conviction  of  the  murderer.  "Now,"  said 
the  Governor,  addressing  himself  to  the  Free-State  men,  "you  perceive  that 
your  charge  of  partiality  is  groundless;  here  you  see  that  Free-State  and 
Pro-Slavery  men  are  weighed  in  the  even  scales  of  justice." 


630  State  Histobigal  Society, 

At  this  moment  some  persons  came  in  and  remarked  that  Judge  Le- 
compte  had  discharged  Charles  Hays,  the  murderer  of  Buffum,  upon  bail. 

The  Free-State  men  then  remarked,  "  Now,  Governor,  you  see  how  it  is ; 
are  not  all  our  statements  confirmed?  Did  not  Judge  Lecompte  absolutely 
refuse  to  entertain  a  motion  to  hear  evidence  in  the  cases  of  the  Free-State 
men  charged  with  the  Hickory  Point  murder,  to  ascertain  whether  the  of- 
fense was  bailable,  as  it  afterwards  turned  out  to  be  by  the  verdict  of  the 
jury  finding  only  manslaughter?  In  the  cases  of  the  Free-State  men,"  con- 
tinued the  objectors,  "the  motion  to  admit  to  bail  was  made  bf^fore  hilljoundy 
when  the  right  was  unquestionable;  but  in  the  case  of  Buffum,  after  the 
grand  jury  had  maturely  considered  the  matter,  and  found  a  true  bill  against 
Charles  Hays  for  the  murder  of  Buffum,  which  the  whole  country  esteems 
a  murder  in  the  first  degree,  this  murderer  is  immediately  bailed,  and,  with- 
out authority  or  precedent  for  so  glaring  an  act,  is  set  at  large.  The  Free- 
State  men,"  continued  these  gentlemen,  "can  scarcely  expect  even-handed 
justice,  and  their  only  hope  must  be  in  physical  force." 

The  Governor  said  that  he  was  sworn  to  discharge  his  duty  faithfully; 
that  he  was  conscientious  upon  the  subject,  and  would  at  all  hazards  dis- 
charge his  duty  as  he  understood  it;  that  he  fearlessly  pronounced  the  act 
of  the  Chief  Justice,  Lecompte,  in  discharging  the  murderer  of  Buffum, 
after  the  grand  jury  had  found  a  bill  of  indictment  against  him  for  murder  in 
the  first  degree,  as  a  judicial  outrage  without  precedent;  as  highly  discour- 
teous to  himself,  as  he  had  been  the  means  of  arresting  Hays,  and  he  should 
have  been  consulted ;  that  the  act  was  greatly  calculated  to  endanger  the  pub- 
lic peace,  and  to  destroy  the  entire  influence  of  the  policy  he  was  laboring 
day  and  night  to  inaugurate  here,  and  to  bring  the  court  and  the  judiciary 
into  entire  contempt;  that  he  would  treat  the  decision  of  Judge  Lecompte 
as  a  nullity,  and  proceed,  upon  the  indictment  for  murder,  to  re-arrest  Hays 
as  if  he  had  merely  escaped,  and  would  submit  the  matter  to  the  President, 
being  well  assured  that  he  would  permit  no  judicial  officer  here  to  forget 
his  duty  and  trifle  with  the  public  peace  by  making  decisions  abhorrent  to 
public  justice  and  grossly  steeped  in  partiality.  Whereupon  the  Governor 
issued  the  following  warrant : 

EXEOUTITB    DePABTMENT,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  November  10,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  An  indiotment  for  murder  in  the  first  degree  having  been  duly  found  by  the 
grand  jury  of  the  Territory  against  Charles  Hays,  for  the  murder  of  a  certain  David 
C.  Buffum,  in  the  county  of  Douglas,  in  this  Territory,  and  the  said  Charles  Hays 
having  been  discharged  upon  bail,  as  I  consider  in  violation  of  law,  and  greatly  to 
the  endangering  of  the  peace  of  the  Territory: 

This  is,  therefore,  to  authorize  and  command  you  to  re-arrest  the  said  Charles 
Hays,  if  he  be  found  within  the  limits  of  this  Territory,  and  safely  to  keep  him 
until  he  is  duly  discharged  by  a  jury  of  his  country,  according  to  law. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  seal,  at  the  city  of  Lecompton,  the  day  and  year  first 
above  written. 

[Seal.]  John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

I.  B.  Donelson,  Esq.,  Marshal  of  Kansas  Territory. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.   GEABY.  631 

The  above  warrant  was  handed  to  Marshal  Donelson,  who  was  in  the 
Executive  office,  which  he  declined  to  execute,  but  said  he  would  take  time 
to  consider  the  matter,  and  would  give  the  Governor  his  answer  in  writing. 

The  Marshal  retired,  and  the  Governor  immediately  made  out  a  dupli- 
cate warrant  and  placed  it  in  the  hands  of  his  special  aid-de-camp,  Colonel 
H.  T.  Titus,  with  directions  to  take  a  file  of  men  and  execute  the  warrant 
without  delay,  as  while  the  Marshal  ivas  considering  the  matter  Hays  would 
escape. 

Colonel  Titus  promptly  obeyed  the  order  and  departed  on  his  mission. 

MAKSHAL    DONELSOn's    ANSWEE. 

United  States  Marshal's  Office,  ") 

Lecompton,  November  10,  1856.  j 
Sib:  Your  order  bearing  date  of  to-day,  for  the  re-arrest  and  committal  to  jail  of 
Charles  Hays,  who  has  been  indicted  by  the  grand  jury  of  the  United  States  Dis- 
trict Court  for  the  murder  of  David  C.  Buffum,  and  discharged  upon  bail  by  the 
honorable  Samuel  D.  Lecompte,  Chief  Justice  of  Kansas  Territory,  has  been  maturely 
considered  by  me,  and  after  such  consideration,  I  respectfully  decline  executing  your 
order,  for  the  following  reasons: 

1.  As  a  ministerial  officer  I  am  unwilling  to  arrogate  to  myself  the  power  to  con- 
travene or  set  aside  the  acts  of  a  court  of  justice,  even  if  I  disapprove  the  acts  of 
such  a  court,  and  more  especially  as  I  am  not  advised  of  any  law  conferring  such 
power  upon  me. 

2.  Because  I  am  clearly  of  the  opinion  that  such  an  act  on  my  part  would  be  in 
violation  of  the  law  I  had  sworn  to  support  and  execute. 

3.  In  making  such  arrest  without  a  legal  warrant,  or  other  circumstances  as  would 
justify  it,  it  must  be  clear  to  my  mind  that  I  would  lay  myself  liable  to  a  suit  of 
damages,  which  might  involve  and  ruin  my  securities. 

The  foregoing  reasons,  and  my  convictions  of  duty  as  a  law  officer,  have  inevi- 
tably impelled  me  to  this  decision. 

I  must  be  permitted  to  say  to  your  Excellency  that  I  regret  exceedingly  that  my 
convictions  of  duty  have  constrained  me  1o  decline  the  execution  of  your  warrant. 

I  had  hoped  that  my  diligence  in  making  the  arrest  of  C.  Hays  and  others  would 
have  shielded  me  from  the  imputation  which  your  remarks  this  evening  seemed  to 
imply.  As  proof  of  this,  I  beg  leave  to  state,  that  the  warrant  issued  for  his  arrest 
on  the  29th  of  October  was  put  in  my  hands  the  next  day,  and  although  four  hun- 
dred miles  had  to  be  traveled,  in  four  days  afterwards  he  was  in  prison. 

Your  determination,  as  expressed  this  evening,  ( if  I  refused  to  execute  your 
order,)  to  suspend  me,  or  procure  my  removal  by  the  President,  induces  me  to  say, 
that  I  had  some  days  since  determined  to  discontinue  my  present  official  relation 
with  this  Territory;  and  I  now  desire  the  favor  of  you  to  assure  the  President  of  my 
gratitude  for  his  confidence  and  kindness,  and  ask  him  to  relieve  me  from  my  pres- 
ent position  as  soon  as  may  be  convenient. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

I.  B.  Donelson,   U.  S.  Marshal  of  Kansas. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

BEPLT  OF  HON.  S.  G.  CATO,  U.  S.  DI8TBI0T  JUDGE,  TO  OOMMUNIOATION   OF  23d   SEPTEMBEB. 

Teoumseh,  K.  T.,  October  29,  1856. 
Sib:  Your  letter  of  the  23d  ult.  was  duly  received,  and  would  have  been  answered 
some  time  since,  but  an  accident  with  which  I  unfortunately  met  has  prevented  an 
earlier  reply. 


632  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


My  commission  as  Associate  Justice  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Kansas  bears  date 
September  13,  1855,  and  as  soon  as  I  could  conveniently  do,  after  receiving  it,  I 
proceeded  at  once  to  the  Territory;  arrived  here  the  latter  part  of  October  last. 
By  reference  to  the  Kansas  statutes,  it  will  be  seen  that  the  courts  in  my  district 
commenced  their  session  on  the  first  Monday  of  November,  and  ended  on  the  fourth 
Monday  of  December,  1855.  The  office  had  been  vacant  for  some  short  time  before 
my  appointment,  hence  there  were  no  writs  of  venire  for  grand  or  petit  jurors,  and 
there  was  not  sufficient  time  after  my  arrival  here  to  have  them  issued  and  served. 

I  held  court  in  each  one  of  the  counties,  however,  composing  the  district,  but  they 
were  necessarily  preliminary  only.  All  that  could  be  done  was  to  make  the  necessary 
preparation  for  the  ensuing  courts.  This  was  done,  and  venires  were  issued  for 
grand  and  petit  jurors  for  the  next  term,  and  regularly  served  for  each  county  in 
the  district. 

The  Second  Judicial  District  is  composed  of  the  following  eight  counties,  to  wit: 
Franklin,  Anderson,  Allen,  Linn,  Lykins,  Johnson,  Shawnee,  and  Bourbon.  Besides 
the  preliminary  terms  above  spoken  of,  I  held  court  in  each  of  said  counties,  except 
Linn,  last  spring  and  summer,  beginning  at  Franklin  on  the  third  Monday  of  April, 
and  ending  at  Shawnee  on  the  second  Monday  of  June  last.  These  were  the  regular 
sessions  fixed  by  statute;  and,  independently  of  these,  I  held  an  adjourned  session 
of  one  week  in  the  county  of  Bourbon,  and  one  also,  of  one  week,  in  the  county  of 
Shawnee,  to  dispose  of  as  much  unfinished  business  of  these  two  counties  as  pos- 
sible. 

In  the  county  of  Franklin  the  grand  jury  found  two  bills  of  indictment;  in  the 
county  of  Anderson  five;  in  the  county  of  Allen  nine;  in  the  county  of  Lykins  ten; 
in  the  county  of  Bourbon  nineteen;  in  the  county  of  Shawnee  twenty.  Johnson 
county  has  not  as  yet  had  a  sufficient  white  population  to  make  either  a  grand  or 
petit  jury,  and  no  business  requiring  a  jury  has  been  done  in  that  county. 

No  court  was  held  in  Linn  county  this  spring,  on  account  of  the  excessive  rains 
and  high  water,  which  rendered  it  impossible  for  me  to  reach  the  county  in  time. 
I  appointed  a  special  term  for  that  county;  but,  on  examination  of  the  statute, 
became  satisfied  that  I  had  no  power  to  do  so,  and  let  the  court  pass  over  to  the 
regular  term. 

None  of  the  above  indictments  originated  in  any  of  the  disturbances  which  have 
unfortunately  prevailed  in  the  Territory,  but  are  altogether  outside  of  them;  these 
disturbances  did  not  reach  my  district  until  after  the  last  courts. 

The  adjourned  term  of  the  court  before  spoken  of,  for  Bourbon  county,  was  held 
to  dispose  of  cases  on  the  criminal  docket,  and  the  week  was  occupied  in  the  trial 
of  one  case  for  murder  and  two  for  assaults  with  intent  to  kill.  The  case  for  mur- 
der resulted  in  an  acquittal;  one  of  those  with  assault  with  intent  resulted  in  acquittal, 
and  the  other  in  a  mis-trial.  These  are  the  only  trials  of  criminal  oases  held  in  my 
district. 

The  adjourned  term  of  court  for  Shawnee  was  occupied  in  disposing  of  unfinished 
civil  business,  no  criminal  cases  being  ready  for  trial. 

The  above,  I  believe,  contains  all  the  information  sought  by  your  note  of  the  23d 
ultimo;  and  trusting  that  your  Excellency  may  be  perfectly  successful  in  enforcing 
the  laws  and  preserving  the  good  order  and  peace  of  the  Territory,  and  promising 
a  faithful  cooperation  therein,  to  the  utmost  of  my  ability, 

I  remain,  most  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  S.  G.  Cato. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary. 

The  GoverDor  left  to-day  on  a  visit  to  General  Smith,  at  Fort  Leaven- 
\Torth,  to  be  absent  for  three  days. 


Executive  minutes  of  Gov.  Geamy.  633 


LETTER  FBOM  GOYEBNOE  GEABY  TO  GENEEAL  SMITH. 

FoET  Leavenwobth,  K.  T.,  November  11,  1856. 

Sib:  Peace  prevails  throughout  the  Territory,  and  the  season  of  the  year  is  now 
so  far  advanced  into  autumn  as  to  make  it  extremely  uncomfortable  for  the  en- 
campment of  troops  and  the  picketing  of  horses. 

I  therefore  deem  it  advisable  to  inform  you  that  I  can  dispense  with  all  the  troops 
which  you  have  placed  at  my  disposal  for  maintaining  the  peace  of  this  Territory, 
with  the  exception  of  a  squadron  of  dragoons  and  one  company  of  United  States 
infantry,  to  be  left  at  Lecompton,  subject  to  my  orders. 

I  cannot  forbear  on  this  occasion  thanking  you  most  cordially  for  the  very  effi- 
cient aid  you  have  rendered  me  during  the  late  disturbances,  and  for  the  truly 
magnanimous  conduct  of  all  the  officers  and  soldiers  placed  by  you  at  my  disposal, 
whose  services,  I  trust,  will  never  again  be  required  under  similar  circumstances. 

With  high  respect,  your  friend  and  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Major  General  P.  F.  Smith,  commanding  Department  of  the  West. 


November  12,  1856. — The  Governor  returned,  via  Leavenworth  City 
and  Lawrence,  to  Lecompton,  forty  miles. 

EETUBN    of    H.  T.  TITUS    TO    WEIT    FOB    THE    BE-AEBEST    OF    OHABLES    HAYS. 

Lecompton,  November  12,  1856. 

Sie:  In  pursuance  of  your  warrant  of  the  10th  instant,  I  proceeded  to  the  resi- 
dence of  Charles  Hays  and  arrested  him,  brought  him  to  this  place,  and  now  hold 
him  subject  to  your  further  order.  Your  obedient  servant,  H.  T.  Titus. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 


November  13,  1856. — The  Governor  executed  a  bond  in  the  sum  of 
$10,000  for  the  purpose  of  receiving  the  $5,000  appropriated  to  purchase  a 
Territorial  library ;  also,  executed  a  power  of  attorney  to  his  private  secre- 
tary, authorizing  him  to  draw  the  money  and  to  make  the  purchase. 

The  special  mail  agent  for  this  Territory,  William  A.  Davis,  visited  the 
Governor  and  had  an  interview  respecting  the  postal  affairs  of  the  Terri- 
tory. Sundry  measures  were  devised  to  remedy  many  of  the  evils  hereto- 
fore complained  of.  The  propriety  of  a  daily  mail  from  Kansas  City  to 
Lecompton  was  agreed  upon;  whereupon  the  Governor  addressed  the  fol- 
lowing 

lietteb  to  the  postmastee  genebal. 

Executive  Depaetment,      / 
Lecompton,  November  13,  1856. ) 

Sib:  Your  mail  agent,  Wm.  A.  Davis,  Esq.,  visited  me  to-day,  and  we  had  an  in- 
terview respecting  the  postal  affairs  of  this  Territory.  Sundry  measures  were  de- 
vised to  remedy  many  of  the  evils  heretofore  complained  of.  The  necessity  of  a 
daily  mail  from  Kansas  City  to  this  pUce  was  discussed  and  agreed  upon.  All 
•which  will  be  duly  reported  to  you  by  your  agent. 

I  have  also  to  call  your  attention  to  the  fact  that  the  Eastern  mail  is  delayed 
nearly  one  day  at  St.  Louis,  and  that  it  requires  eleven  days  for  a  letter  to  reach 
this  place  from  Washington  city,  when  a  person  traveling  with  expedition  can 
accomplish  the  same  distance  in  six  days. 


634  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCITEY, 


I  am  credibly  informed  that  the  Eastern  mail  arrives  in  St.  Louis  at  8:30  in  the 
evening,  and  leaves  at  1:30  next  day;  arrives  in  Jefferson  City  same  evening  at  8:30, 
leaves  again  at  5  next  morning;  arrives  at  5  same  day  at  Boonville,  leaves  next 
morning  at  5;  arrives  in  Lexington  next  night  about  midnight;  arrives  at  Inde- 
pendence next  evening  at  6;  goes  on  to  Westport  same  evening,  twelve  miles,  and 
starts  to  Leavenworth  next  day  at  8;  arrives  same  evening.  The  mail  for  this  place 
leaves  Westport  simultaneously  with  the  Leavenworth  mail. 

The  Eastern  correspondence  with  this  department  is  very  large,  and  I  trust  you 
will  use  your  best  efforts  to  afford  regular  and  prompt  mail  facilities  for  this  grow- 
ing Territory.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Jno.  W.  Geaby,  Oovemor  of  Kansas. 

Hon.  James  Campbell,  Postmaster  General. 

liETTEB    FBOM    THE    ABOHITEOT    OF    THE    OAPITOL    BUILDINGS,    IN    BEPLY    TO    THE    GOV- 
EBNOB^S    NOTE    OF    SEPTEMBEB  23,    ASKING    OEBTAIN    INFOBMATION. 

Leoompton  City,  November  11,  1856. 

HoNOBED  Sib:  I  here  write  you  a  few  lines  to  inform  your  Excellency  that  I  am 
in  this  place,  and  been  at  your  call.  I  received  your  letter  in  Omaha,  and  would 
have  answered  it  there  and  then;  but  not  being  in  possession  of  the  facts  required 
by  you,  I  deferred  the  matter  until  I  should  arrive  there. 

But  upon  arriving  at  St.  Louis,  I  found  that  Dr.  A.  Rodrigue  was  very  desirous  to 
see  me  in  relation  to  business  of  the  capitol;  I  have  come,  and  find  all  things  stopped. 

Now,  sir,  I  am  at  your  disposal.  I  will  return  to  Leavenworth  City  to  attend  the 
land  sales;  but  if  you  should  desire  to  see  me  before  they  are  over,  I  will  appear, 
but  would  like  to  see  some  land  that  I  own,  close  to  Leavenworth,  sold,  so  that  there 
may  be  no  difficulty. 

The  receipts  for  the  cast-iron  and  galvanized  iron  cornices,  I  suppose,  are  on  file. 
They  come  to  about  seventeen  thousand  dollars  ($17,000).  What  is  spent  here  I 
cannot  answer  for,  having  no  charge  of  the  same. 

My  contract  with  Governor  Shannon  is  also  on  file,  I  suppose.  It  demands  of 
me  to  appear  before  and  on  the  capitol  building  whenever  you  may  desire.  My 
compensation  is  four  per  cent,  on  the  cost  of  building. 

I  can  be  found  at  Leavenworth  City  till  after  the  land  sales,  and  will  wait  on  any 
call  you  may  name.     I  have  the  honor  to  remain,  your  obedient  servant. 

His  Excellency  Governor  Geary.  Wm.  Rumbold. 

letteb  fbom  8e0betaby  maboy  belative  to  the  extbaobdinaby  contingent 
expenses  of  the  executive  depabtment. 

Depabtment  of  State,      ) 
Washington,  October  30,  1856.  J 

Sib:  I  have  received  your  letter  of  the  6th  instant,  in  which  you  ask  to  be  fur- 
nished with  a  draft  for  $2,000,  for  meeting  the  contingent  expenses  of  the  govern- 
ment of  Kansas. 

The  President  does  not  doubt  the  necessity  that  you  should  be  put  in  possession 
of  the  means  you  have  asked  for,  and  he  has  gone  into  a  careful  examination  of  the 
authority  he  has  under  the  laws  to  comply  with  your  request.  He  regrets  to  be 
obliged  to  state  that  this  examination  has  resulted  in  a  conviction  on  his  part  that 
he  has  no  authority  to  advance  for  the  contingent  expenses  of  the  government  of 
Kansas  Territory  any  amount  whatever  beyond  the  sum  appropriated  by  Congress 
for  that  purpope.  The  appropriation,  which  was  an  inconsiderable  sum.  has  been 
exhausted;  and  there  is  no  power  in  the  executive  government  of  the  United  States 
to  furnish  you  with  any  more.  This  state  of  things  is  most  seriously  regretted;  for, 
situated  as  you  are,  the  sum  provided  by  Congress  for  the  contingent  expenses  of 


Executive  Minutes  of  Gov.  Geaby.  635 


the  Territory  must  fall  far  short  of  that  required  for  the  public  service.  The  sub- 
ject will,  of  course,  occupy  the  attention  of  Congress  at  the  approaching  session; 
but  what  will  be  its  decision  on  it  cannot  be  foretold.  I  should  think  there  could  be 
no  doubt  that  the  next  Congress  will  provide  the  means  for  paying  all  the  expenses 
which  may  be,  or  have  been,  properly  incurred  in  administering  the  affairs  of  the 
Territorial  government.     I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

W.  L.  Mabcy. 
John  W.  Geary,  Esq.,  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 


NoYEMBEE,  14,  1856. — In  consequence  of  the  original  commissions  fail- 
ing to  reach  their  destination,  duplicate  commissions  were  issued  and  for- 
warded to  Andrew  H.  McFadden,  Probate  Judge  of  Lykins  county ;  Joseph 
B.  Goodin,  sheriff;  Warren  D.  Hoover,  coroner;  William  B.  Ewbanks, 
Samuel  P.  Boone,  Henry  S.  Lynn,  Thomas  C.  Warren,  James  Hughes, 
Henry  Tuley,  Wm.  Honeywell,  and  Henry  M.  Peck,  justices  of  the  peace; 
and  J.  P.  Tuley  and  Archibald  Oliver,  constables  —  all  for  said  county. 

bequisition  upon  the  commanding  officer  for  marshaii  and  commi8sionee 
dispatched  on  special  mission. 

Executive  Department,      ) 
Leoompton,  November  14,  1856.  ) 
Sie:  Will  you  please  furnish  a  means  of  conveyance  for  United  States  Commis- 
sioner E.  Hoogland,  and  John  A.  W.  Jones,  Esq.,  who  will  proceed  south  to  join  the 
squadron  dispatched  there  to  preserve  the  general   peace  of   that  portion  of  the 
Territory.  Your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  Kansas. 
Col.  Andrews,  commanding  near  Lecompton. 


November  15,  1856. — 

[Entry  and  acknowledgment  of  the  receipt  of  vol.  22,  Missouri  Reports.] 

bequisition  fob  tboops  to  guaed  pbisonebs. 

Executive  Department,      ) 
Lecompton,  November  15,  1856.  ) 
Sie:  You  will  please  hold  yourself  in  readiness  to  escort  a  body  of  prisoners, 
some  forty  in  number,  from  this  place  to  Tecumseh,  on  to-morrow. 

You  are  also  detailed  as  a  guard  for  the  prisoners  while  undergoing  trial,  and 
for  the  protection  of  the  court. 

As  this  duty  may  detain  you  for  two  weeks,  you  will  prepare  yourself  accordingly, 
and  procure  the  best  quarters  for  yourself  and  men  which  can  be  obtained. 

You  will  leave  a  suflficient  detail  from  your  company  to  guard  the  public  prop- 
erty in  your  charge. 

Should  you  require  any  further  instructions,  you  will  please  report  to  me  from 
time  to  time,  and  I  will  furnish  such  as  may  be  necessary. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas. 
Lieutenant  Higgins,  Commanding  Company  A,  near  Lecompton. 

The  escort  was  accordingly  furnished,  and  the  prisoners  conducted  to 
Tecumseh,  where  they  are  lodged  in  safe  and  comfortable  quarters. 
—41 


636  State  Histobigal  Society, 


BEQDISITION    FOB    MILITABT    AID    TO    SEBVE   OlVIIi   PBOOESS. 

Leoompton,  November  16,  1856. 
Sib:  I  have  had  placed  in  my  hands  warrants  for  the  arrest  of  Thomas  Addis,  jr., 

and Addis,  sr.,  in  the  vicinity  of  Franklin,  in  this  county,  and,  as  resistance  is 

anticipated,  I  request  that  you  will  furnish  my  deputy,  Mr.  Thompson,  with  two 
United  States  dragoons  to  assist  in  the  arrest. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  Samuel  J.  Jones, 

Sheriff  of  Douglas  County. 
His  Excellency  Governor  Geary,  &c. 

bequisition  gbamtbd. 

Executive  Depabtment,      ) 
Leoompton,  November  15,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  You  will  please  furnish  Deputy  Sheriff  Thompson  with  two  mounted  men  to 
assist  him  in  making  the  arrest  of  Thomas  and  Joseph  Addis,  at  the  town  of  Frank- 
lin, in  Douglas  county,  as  warrants  have  been  duly  issued  against  them. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Oovernor  of  Kansas. 
Captain  John  Wallace,  Commanding  Company  A,  near  Lecompton. 

The  escort  was  furnished.  Thomas  Addis,  jr.,  peaceably  arrested  and 
brought  here,  had  a  preliminary  hearing  and  was  discharged. 

ESOA^    OF    A   PBISONEB. 

Leoompton,  November  16,  1856. 
Sib:  As  master  of  convicts,  it  becomes  my  duty  to  inform  you  that,  owing  to  the 
imperfect  arrangements  now  existing  for  the  safe-keeping  of  prisoners,  Charles  H. 
Calkins,  a  convict,  has  escaped  from  the  custody  of  the  officers  and  soldiers  in  whose 
charge  he  had  been  placed.  Said  Calkins  probably  eluded  his  keepers  on  Tuesday 
or  Wednesday  night  last. 

Respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  M.  J.  Hampton, 

Master  of  Convicts,  Kansas  Territory. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

pbociiamation  fob  the  becaptube. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Leoompton,  November  15,  1856.  ) 
Having  this  day  been  duly  notified  by  the  master  of  convicts  of  the  escape  of 
the  escape  from  prison  of  Charles  H.  Calkins,  I  hereby  offer  a  reward  of  one  hun- 
■  dred  dollars  for  the  recapture  and  return  of  said  convict. 

Given  under  my  hand  and  the  seal  of  the  Territory,  the  day  and  year  aforesaid. 
[Seal.]  John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

By  the  Governor: 

Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary. 

COPY  of  an  obdeb  issued  by  genebal  smith,  in  besponse  to  oovebnob  geaby's 

announcement  to  him  of  PEAOE  in  KANSAS. 

Headquabtebs,  Depabtment  of  the  West,  ) 
Obdebs  No.  14.]  Fobt  Leavenwobth,  K.  T  ,  November  12,  1856.        ) 

The  Governor  of  Kansas  has  announced  to  the  General  commanding  the  depart- 
ment that  peace  prevails  throughout  the  Territory  at  the  present  time  and  that  the 
services  of  the  troops  for  the  maintenance  of  order  can  in  a  measure  be  dispensed 
with.  In  consideration,  therefore,  of  this  announcement,  and  in  view  also  of  the 
approach  of  winter,  the  several  commands  now  in  the  field  will  return  to  their  re- 


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spective  permanent  stations  at  once;  but  by  easy  marches  —  with  the  exception  of 
two  companies  of  the  First  Regiment  of  cavalry  and  one  company  of  the  Sixth 
Regiment  of  infantry  —  to  be  designated  by  the  senior  field  officer  of  each  corps, 
under  instructions  of  Lieutenant  Colonel  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  Second  Dragoons, 
commanding  the  troops  in  the  field,  and  to  be  by  him  reported  to  Governor  Geary. 
Each  company  will  constitute  a  distinct  and  separate  command,  to  be  held  subject 
to  such  orders  or  regulations  as  they  may  from  time  to  time  receive  from  the  Exec- 
utive of  the  Territory. 

By  order  of  Brevet  Major  General  Smith.  Geokge  Deas,  A.  A.G. 

OKDER    or    colonel    ANDREWS,    IN    EESPONSE. 

Headquakteks  Sixth  Regiment  of  Infantby,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  November  15,  1856.  ) 
Govebnor:  In  compliance  with  order  No.  14,  Headquarters  West  Department,  I 
have  the  honor  to  report  to  you  that  I  have  detailed  Company  A,  Sixth  Infantry,  to 
remain  subjv^ct  to  your  disposition. 

I  am,  sir,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

George  Andrews, 
Lieut.  Col.  Sixth  Infantry,  Commanding  Regiment. 
Governor  J.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  K.  T. 


November  16,  1856.— 
marshal's  requisition  for  troops  to  escort  prisoners  to  tecumseh  foe  trial. 

United  States  Marshal's  Office,      ) 
Lecompton,  November  16,  1856.  ) 
Sir:  My  duty  requires  me  to  remove  about  46  prisoners  from  this  place  to  Te- 
cumseh for  trial,  in  consequence  of  a  change  of  venue,  and  it  will  be  necessary  for 
me  to  have  military  aid. 

I  therefore  respectfully  make  a  requisition  for  such  force  as  you  may  deem  suffi- 
cient as  an  escort  and  guard  for  the  prisoners. 

Your  obedient  servant,  I.  B.  Donelson, 

United  States  Marshal. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Executive  Department,      ) 
Lecompton,  November  16,  1856.  ) 
Sir:  You  will  please  report  to  I.  B.  Donelson,  United  States  Marshal,  to  morrow 
morning  at  9  o'clock,  to  aid  him  in  the  escort  of  the  prisoners  to  Tecumseh,  and 
their  custody  there.     Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  Kansas. 
Lieutenant  Higgins,  commanding  Company  A,  near  Lecompton. 

requisition    by    INDIAN    AGENT    FOR    TROOPS. 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  November  16,  1856. 
Sir:  I  am  about  to  start  to  Uniontown  to  pay  out  to  the  Pottawatomie  Indians, 
and,  in  the  present  condition  of  things  in  the  Territory,  think  it  is  my  duty  to  ank 
you,  if  you  can  spare  the  troops,  to  furnish  me  an  escort  for  my  funds,  and  to  aid 
me  in  enforcing  the  intercourse  law  in  the  Indian  country. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  your  obedient  servant,         George  W.  Clarke, 
His  Excellency  Governor  Geary.  Indian  Agent. 


638  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


beqdisition  ob  anted. 

Executive  Depabtment,      ) 
Leoompton,  November  16,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Please  furnish  George  W.  Clarke,  agent  for  the  Pottawatomie  Indians,  with 
a  platoon  of  mounted  men  as  an  escort,  to  aid  him  in  making  his  Indian  payments, 
to  return  and  report  to  you  so  soon  as  their  mission  shall  be  accomplished. 
Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Oovemor  of  Kansas. 
Colonel  Andrews,  Commanding  near  Lecompton. 

November  16,  1856. — A  copy  of  the  charges  and  specifications  against 
Captain  John  Donaldson  was  furnished  him  by  the  hands  of  Lieutenant 
Wm.  Franklin.  Captain  Donaldson  called  upon  the  Governor,  and,  upon 
his  making  the  proper  explanation  and  apology,  the  charge  was  dismissed, 
Captain  Donaldson  reinstated  in  his  command,  and  the  matter  was  left  to 
the  action  of  the  civil  authorities. 

lietteb  to  the  begisteb  of  the  tbeasuby. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  ) 

Executive  Depabtment,  November  16,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  In  my  letter  of  17th  October,  the  estimated  amount  of  extraordinary  "con- 
tingent expenses"  of  the  Executive  oflBce,  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  30th  of  June, 
1858,  is  stated  to  be  $6,000. 

I  have  now  to  request  that  a  like  appropriation  of  $6,000  be  made  for  the  present 
fiscal  year,  ending  30th  June,  1857. 

The  reasons  for  making  this  request,  under  the  extraordinary  state  of  things  that 
has  existed  in  this  Territory,  are  so  obvious  that  I  deem  it  unnecessary  to  say  any- 
thing more  upon  the  subject. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas. 
Hon.  F.  Bigger,  Register  of  the  Treasury,  Washington  City. 

The  Governor  left  Lecompton  this  afternoon  for  the  purpose  of  attending 
the  Government  sales  of  the  "Delaware  trust  lands."  A  casualty  occurring 
to  his  ambulance,  he  was  prevented  from  proceeding  further  than  Law- 
rence, where  he  remained  during  the  night. 


November  17,  1856. —  This  day  was  occupied  principally  in  performing 
the  journey  to  Fort  Leavenworth,  via  the  Delaware  Reserve;  dined  with 
one  of  the  Delaware  chiefs  —  Tonganoxie  —  who  entertained  him  very  hand- 
somely. This  reserve  is  forty  miles  long  by  ten  wide;  is  exuberantly  fer- 
tile; well  timbered  and  watered.  The  tribe  numbers  about  1,000.  After 
receiving  the  proceeds  of  the  sale  of  the  "trust  lands,"  they  will  be  the 
wealthiest  people  in  the  world.  At  Fort  Leavenworth  the  Governor  was 
the  guest  of  Major  General  P.  F.  Smith. 


November  18,  1856. —  The  Governor  was  waited  upon  by  a  committee 
of  gentlemen  from  the  city  of  Leavenworth,  who  invited  him  to  visit  that 


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city.  The  invitation  was  accepted,  and  in  the  afternoon,  accompanied  by 
the  committee  in  a  carriage,  he  proceeded  to  the  city,  where  he  was  met  by 
a  very  large  concourse  of  citizens,  not  only  of  Kansas,  but  from  almost 
every  part  of  the  Union.  He  was  warmly  welcomed  in  a  patriotic  speech 
by  the  mayor  of  the  city,  and  the  Governor,  in  reply,  addressed  the  people 
upon  the  all-absorbing  subject  of  the  land  sales,  and  upon  various  matters 
of  general  and  local  interest. 

November  19,  1856. —  Spent  most  of  the  day  in  the  city,  meeting  many 
of  its  inhabitants  socially,  and  visiting  every  point  of  interest  within  its 
limits.     In  the  evening  returned  to  Fort  Leavenworth. 


November  20,  1856.— 

govebnoe  geaby  to  geneeal  smith. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ^ 

FoET  Leavenwoeth,  November  20,  1856.  ) 
Sie:  Since  my  last  communication  to  you,  I  have  the  pleasure  of  confirming  the 
pleasing  intelligence  then  given  of  the  general  peace  which  pervades  this  Territory. 
I  have,  therefore,  the  honor  to  inform  you  that  the  services  of  the  Territorial 
militia,  two  months  since  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States,  can  now 
be  dispensed  with ;  and  I  therefore  respectfully  suggest  to  you  the  propriety  of 
mustering  them  out  of  the  service,  in  order  that  they  may  retire  to  their  homes  and 
gratify  their  desires  in  the  pursuits  of  peace. 

In  communicating  this  note,  I  must  again  thank  you  for  the  very  important  aid 
that  you,  as  commanding  General,  have  rendered  me  in  the  delicate  and  onerous 
duties  which  devolved  upon  me.     With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaet, 

Governor  of  Kansas. 
Major  General  P.  F.  Smith,  commanding  Department  of  the  West. 

Returned  part  of  the  way  to  Lecompton;  encamped  for  the  night  on 
Stranger  creek. 

November  21,  1856. — Arrived  at  Lecompton. 

communication    FEOM    colonel    TITUS. 

Lecompton,  November  21,  1856. 

Sie:  I  have  the  honor  to  state  that  during  your  recent  absence  from  this  place, 
a  writ  of  habeas  corpus  issued  by  Chief  Justice  Lecompte  was  served  upon  me,  by 
which  I  was  commanded  to  produce  the  body  of  Charles  Hays  before  him,  with  the 
cause  of  his  detainer. 

That  in  obedience  to  the  writ,  I  caused  the  body  of  Hays  to  be  produced  before 
Judge  Lecompte,  and  returned  as  the  cause  of  his  detention  the  finding  by  the 
grand  jury  of  a  true  bill  of  indictment  against  him  for  murder  in  the  first  degree, 
committed  upon  the  person  of  one  Davrid  C.  Buffum,  together  with  your  warrant 
commanding  the  re-arrest  of  the  said  Hays  and  his  detention  until  discharged  by  a 
jury  of  his  country  according  to  law. 

I  have  further  to  state,  that  Judge  Lecompte  discharged  the  said  Hays  from  my 
custody,  notwithstanding  my  return,  and  that  he  is  now  at  large. 

I  have  the  honor  to  remain  your  obedient  servant,  H.  T.  Titus. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 


640  State  Histobical  society. 


liBTTBB    FBOM    8HBBIFF    JONBS. 

Leoompton,  November  17,  1856. 
Sib:  It  is  indispensably  necessary  that  balls  and  chains  should  be  furnished  for 
the  safety  of  the  convicts  under  my  charge;  and  understanding  that  the  same  can 
be  procured  by  your  application  to  General  Smith,  I  will  request  that  you  will  pro- 
cure and  have  them  sent  over  at  the  earliest  day  possible. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Samuel  J.  Jones,  Sheriff  D.  C. 
His  Excellency  Governor  Geary,  Fort  Leavenworth.  JL 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  Kansas  Tebbitobt,  November  21,  1856. ) 
Sib:  In  reply  to  yours  of  17th  instant,  received  by  me  while  at  Fort  Leavenworth, 
I  have  to  remark,  that  the  master  of  convicts,  (a  just  and  humane  man,)  with  the 
aid  of  such  guard  as  he  may  require,  will  take  care  of  the  convicts  who  are  or  may 
be  placed  under  his  charge,  in  such  manner  as  may  be  deemed  most  advisable  for 
the  public  interests. 

General  Smith  has  no  balls  and  chains  for  the  purpose  indicated  in  your  request, 
nor  is  it  desirable  to  procure  any  while  the  trial  of  the  remainder  of  the  Hickory 
Point  prisoners  is  unfinished.     Most  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geabt,  Governor  of  Kansas. 
Samuel  J.  Jones,  Esq.,  Sheriff  of  D.  C. 

Upon  the  request  of  the  prosecutor,  who  had  a  warrant  to  arrest  certain 
persons  having  recently  stolen  horses  in  the  State  of  Missouri,  the  Gov- 
ernor issued  the  following  order; 

Executive  Depabtment,  \ 
Leoompton,  November  21,  1856.  J 
Sib:  Eight  horses  having  been  stolen  from  citizens  of  Missouri,  and  the  thieves, 
with  their  plunder,  having  been  traced  into  this  Territory,  and  requisition  having 
been  made  upon  me  for  their  capture,  and  the  restoration  of  the  property;  being 
very  desirous  to  reciprocate  the  courtesy  extended  toward  me  by  the  Governor  and 
good  people  of  Missouri,  this  is  to  request  you  to  furnish  Deputy  Marshal  Preston 
with  five  mounted  men,  with  rations  for  four  days,  to  aid  him  in  the  arrest  of  these 
horse-thieves.  Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Captain  John  Wallace,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Commanding  Company  A,  Territorial  Cavalry,  near  Lecompton. 

MAJOB   ABMISTEAD's    BEPLY    TO   NOTE    OF    7tH    INSTANT. 

Fobt  RiiiET,  Kansas  Tebbitobt,  November  15,  1856. 

Sib:  In  answer  to  your  letter  of  the  7th  instant  I  have  to  state,  that  the  greater 
portion  of  my  recent  trip  was  in  Nebraska,  but  of  this  Territory  much  was  seen  of 
a  very  interesting  character,  principally  along  the  Republican  river,  which  empties 
into  the  Kansas  at  this  place. 

The  Republican  commences  its  flow  in  this  Territory,  about  120  miles  from  here, 
through  one  of  the  most  beautiful  alluvial  valleys  I  have  ever  seen,  watered  by  in- 
numerable streams  of  clear,  good  water,  which  are  heavily  wooded  with  elm,  ash,  and 
box-elder  —  you  occasionally  find  oak,  and  in  the  bluflfs,  cedar  —  but  of  what  would 
be  called  timber  in  one  of  the  Eastern  States  there  is  scarcely  any,  until  you  descend 
to  within  some  thirty  or  forty  miles  from  this  place;  the  growth  along  the  river  is 
almost  entirely  cottonwood.  Limestone  of  fine  quality  crops  out  here  and  there 
along  the  line  of  bluflfs,  and  is  sometimes  found  on  the  river.     The  soil  is  alluvial. 


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The  valley  will  average  about  three  miles  in  width.     The  entire  length  of  the  river 
is  about  300  miles.  With  great  regard,  yours,  &c., 

Lewis  A.  Aemistead. 
Governor  John  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory. 


I  certify  the  foregoing  to  be  a  true  copy  of  the  minutes  on  record  in  Ex- 
ecutive Department,  Kansas  Territory. 

Witness  my  hand,  this  22d  day  of  November,  A.D.  1856. 

EiCHARD  McAllister, 
Deputy  Secretary  to  the  Governor. 


EXECUTIVE   MINUTES  FROM  NOV.  22  TO  DEC.  6,  INCLUSIVE. 

dispatch  to  the  secretaby  of  state. 

Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  December  8,  1856.  ) 

Sie:  I  herewith  transmit  you  a  copy  of  my  executive  minutes  from  November 
22  to  December  6,  inclusive. 

They  faithfully  chronicle  matters  of  public  interest  connected  with  my  depart- 
ment. 

Since  my  dispatch  of  22d  ultimo,  the  United  States  troops  have  retired  to  winter 
C[uarters,  and  the  Territorial  militia  have  been  mustered  out  of  service,  as  before 
indicated. 

To  be  discharged  in  mid-winter,  without  means  of  support,  seemed  so  cruel  and 
unjust  that,  at  very  considerable  inconvenience  to  myself,  I  raised  the  money  and 
paid  off  the  disbanded  militia. 

I  therefore  request  that  an  order  be  made  by  the  proper  department  authorizing 
the  payment  of  the  amount  due  to  the  three  militia  companies  for  two  and  a  half 
months'  service.  This  I  think  could  be  done  from  the  general  army  appropriation, 
and  I  could  be  reimbursed  at  an  early  day. 

The  commission  alluded  to  in  my  former  dispatch,  as  sent  to  the  southern  por- 
tion of  the  Territory  with  a  squadron  of  United  States  dragoons,  have  returned, 
having  succeeded  in  breaking  up,  as  far  as  I  can  learn,  the  only  party  of  robbers 
infesting  the  Territory,  capturing  several  of  them,  and  succeeding  in  arresting  one 
man  charged  with  participation  in  the  murders  committed  on  the  Pottawatomie 
in  May  last,  upon  the  Doyles,  Wilkinson,  and  Sherman. 

The  result  of  this  commission  has  fully  equaled  my  anticipations;  much  has  been 
accomplished  in  a  brief  time,  and  the  squadron  accompanying  it  has  retired  to  Fort 
Leavenworth  for  winter  quarters.  A  full  report  of  their  proceedings  will  be  found 
in  the  minutes  of  my  office. 

I  have  to  call  the  attention  of  the  Government  to  a  matter  which,  if  not  corrected, 
may  lead  to  serious  inconvenience. 

In  this  Territory  there  are  numerous  Indian  reserves  under  the  government  of 
Indian  agents,  as  entirely  independent  of  the  Executive  of  this  Territory  as  one  State 
is  of  another.  Questions  of  jurisdiction,  calculated  to  produce  bad  feelings,  are  con- 
stantly arising,  and  collisions  between  the  agents  and  the  citizens  of  the  Territory 
have  ensued.     This  matter  should  be  remedied. 

On  the  5th  instant,  a  deputation  representing  citizens  of  Wise  county,  residing 
near  Council  Grove,  called  upon  me  in  behalf  of  numerous  citizens  in  that  vicinity, 


642  STATE  HISTOBIGAL  SOCIETY, 


stating  that  the  agent  of  the  Kansas  Indians  had  notified  them  to  leave  their  claims 
within  three  days,  at  the  peril  of  being  forcibly  ousted  by  United  States  soldiers. 

The  petition  (a  copy  of  which,  together  with  my  reply,  will  be  found  in  the  exec- 
utive minutes)  states  the  petitioners  made  settlements  and  valuable  improvements, 
commencing  in  1854,  by  virtue  of  a  map  issued  under  the  authority  of  the  Indian 
Department,  excluding  the  land  settled  from  the  Kansas  reserve,  with  the  assurance 
of  the  Indian  agent  himself  that  the  land  was  open  for  settlement,  and  that  they 
have  since  been  living  there  with  their  families. 

The  statements  of  the  petitioners  seemed  so  equitable  and  reasonable,  and  the 
season  of  the  year  so  inclement  for  their  removal,  that  I  advised  the  Indian  agent 
to  permit  the  settlers  (who  claim  my  protection  as  citizens  of  Kansas)  to  remain 
undisturbed  until  I  could  lay  the  matter  before  the  Government;  having  satisfactory 
assurances  from  the  settlers  that  they  would  peacefully  acquiesce  in  a  decision  from 
that  quarter. 

I  desire  to  bring  this  particular  case,  together  with  the  general  subject  of  Indian 
affairs,  as  now  regulated  in  this  Territory,  to  the  special  attention  of  the  Govern- 
ment, with  the  earnest  suggestion  that  some  system  may  be  devised  to  relieve  as 
from  our  present  anomalous  position. 

The  general  peace  of  the  Territory  remains  undisturbed;  confidence  is  daily  be- 
coming more  and  more  universal  and  permanent,  and  if  Congress  will  give  us  that 
fostering  care  which  it  should  ever  be  ready  to  render,  this  Territory  will  enter  upon 
a  career  of  unparalleled  prosperity. 

With  high  consideration,  I  remain  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Hon.  William  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 


in8tbuotions  to  master  of  convicts  in  belation  to  the  convicts  undeb  his 
ohabge,  and  bemission  of  a  pobtion  of  theib  sentence. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  November  22,  1866.  ) 

Sib:  I  have  been  requested  by  Sheriff  Jones  to  procure  "balls  and  chains,"  in  ac- 
cordance with  2d  section,  22d  chapter,  Kansas  Statutes,  for  the  safety  of  the  prison- 
ers recently  convicted  of  manslaughter  for  participation  in  the  Hickory  Point  fight* 

Reposing  special  trust  and  confidence  in  your  integrity,  humanity,  and  discretion, 
in  pursuance  of  the  statutes  I  have  appointed  you  "master  of  convicts,"  and  placed 
them  under  your  supervision. 

By  the  organic  act  I  am  authorized  to  grant  pardons  and  reprieves  "for  all  of- 
fenses against  the  laws  of  the  Territory,"  and  esteeming  the  punishment  as  described 
in  the  said  section  as  "cruel  and  unusual,"  and  especially  inappropriate  to  the  pris- 
oners alluded  to,  I  hereby  remit  that  portion  of  their  sentence  requiring  the  use  of 
"  balls  and  chains,"  and  desire  you  to  treat  the  prisoners  with  every  humanity  con- 
sistent with  their  safe  keeping. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

M.  J.  Hampton,  Esq.,  Master  of  Convicts. 


ESCAPE    OF   PBISONEBS. 

Tecumseh,  K.  T.,  November  23,  1866. 
Sib:  The  unpleasant  duty  devolves  upon  me  of  informing  you  that  thirty-one  of 
the  forty-seven  prisoners  placed  in  my  charge  escaped  last  night  about  10  o'clock. 


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by  making  holes  through  the  walls  of  the  prison  building,  and  taking  advantage  of 
the  extreme  darkness  of  the  night. 

I  am  convinced  that  they  were  not  assisted  by  outsiders. 

Thinking  these  men  might  make  their  way  to  Topeka,  I  hastened  with  my  com- 
pany to  that  point.  I  do  not  think  they  went  in  that  direction,  as  I  reached  there 
by  2  o'clock  and  found  all  perfectly  quiet.  I  will  make  a  fuller  report  at  some 
future  time. 

I  am,  Governor,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

H.  S.  P.  HiGGINS, 

Lieutenant  Sixth  Infantry. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  Kansas  Territory. 


inquiky  of  mabshal  kelative  to  escape. 

Executive  Department,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  November  24,  1856.  ) 
Sie:  I  am  informed  that  a  large  number  of  prisoners  confided  to  your  care,  and 
charged  with  various  crimes,  have  recently  escaped  from  the  custody  of  the  guards. 
Yon  will  please  inform  me  what  are  the  facts,  how  many  prisoners,  if  any,  have 
escaped,  with  their  names,  and  what  measures,  if  any,  have  been  taken  for  their 
recapture.  Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas. 
I.  B.  Donelson,  Esq.,  Marshal  of  Kansas  Territory. 


COMMISSIONS    ISSUED. 

To  Stephen  L.  Hays,  justice  of  the  peace  for  Scott  township. 

To  Phineas  T.  Glover,  commissioner. 

To  William  Blankenbecker,  justice  of  the  peace  for  Johnson  township. 

To  Richard  Ballard,  justice  of  the  peace  for  Richland  township. 

To  James  A.  Kennedy,  as  county  clerk. 

To  John  Case,  justice  of  the  peace  for  Richland  township. 

To  J.  B.  Ford,  a  justice  of  the  peace  for  Johnson  township. 

All  for  Linn  county. 

LETTEB    FKOM    captain  WAIiLIS. 

Camp  neae  Lecompton,  November  24,  1856. 
The  men  under  my  command,  (Company  A,  Second  Regiment  Cavalry,  Kansas 
militia,)  mustered  into  service  by  your  order  on  the  15th  day  of  September,  1856, 
are  willing  to  be  disbanded,  if  agreeable  to  your  wishes,  provided  they  can  be  paid 
from  the  time  of  their  enlistment  (the  15th  September,  1856)  to  the  day  on  which 
they  are  disbanded. 

I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  WAiiLis, 

Captain  Company  A,  Second  Regiment  Cavalry,  Kansas  Militia. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 


644  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


ootbbnob's  bbply. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  November  24,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  In  reply  to  your  note  of  to-day,  I  have  to  say,  that  I  will  make  arrangements 
to  pay  your  company  immediately  upon  their  disbandment,  from  the  time  of  their 
enlistment.  Your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas. 
Captain  John  Wallis,  Company  A,  Second  Regiment  Cavalry,  Kansas  Militia. 


BKQUISITION    of   MABSHAL.    fob   TBOOP8    TO    AID    IN    THE    EXECUTION    OF    OEBTAIN    WBITS. 

Teoumseh,  K.  T.,  November  22,  1856. 
Sib:  Twenty-three  writs  of  arrest,  issued  by  the  clerk  of  the  2d  district  court  of 
the  United  States,  now  in  session  at  this  place,  and  returnable  to  said  court  at  its 
present  term,  commanding  me  to  take  the  bodies  of  the  persons  named  in  said  writs, 
and  have  them  forthwith  before  the  court;  and  whereas,  from  reliable  information, 
(and  the  inclosed  affidavit,)  I  am  of  the  opinion  that  I  cannot,  by  virtue  of  the 
power  vested  in  me  as  United  States  Marshal  of  Kansas  Territory,  execute  said  writs 
of  arrest  without  military  aid,  I  have,  therefore,  to  request  your  Excellency  will 
furnish  me  with  ten  United  States  dragoons,  or  such  number  as  you  may  deem  de- 
sirable, to  aid  me  in  making  the  arrests  commanded  in  said  writs. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  I.  B.  Donelbon, 

United  States  Marshal  of  K.  T. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 


beply  of  the  govebnob. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  November  25,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  In  reply  to  your  requisition  of  the  24th,  I  have  to  say  that  there  is  a  squad- 
ron of  dragoons  in  that  portion  of  the  Territory  designated.  Should  necessity  re- 
quire it,  they  can  be  used.  It  is  my  sincere  desire,  however,  that  all  arrests  in  future 
should  be  made  by  the  Marshal  or  his  deputies,  without  the  presence  of  the  military. 
No  United  States  marshal  or  deputy,  so  far  as  I  can  learn,  has  ever  been  injured  or 
molested  in  the  proper  discharge  of  his  duty  ;  and  I  sincerely  trust  you  will  en- 
deavor to  make  the  arrests  in  question  without  the  aid  of  soldiers. 

The  sooner  you  commence  this  practice  the  better  —  it  will  be  much  less  objec- 
tionable to  the  people.  Yours,  &c.,  John  W.  Geabt, 

Oovemor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
I.  B.  Donelson,  U.  S.  Marshal. 

Lecompton,  Nov.  25,  1856. 
To  His  Excellency  John  W.  Oeary^  Governor  of  Kansas  and  Commander-in-Chief — 
Sib:  We,  the  undersigned  officers  and  members  of  Company  A,  Second  Regiment 
Infantry,  Kansas  militia,  believing  that  our  services  are  no  longer  needed ;  that  the 
policy  adopted  by  your  Excellency,  which  has  been  so  rigidly  carried  out,  has  pro- 
duced such  happy  results ;  we  in  our  humble  capacity  appreciate  and  admire  that 
peace  and  quiet  which  has  been  restored  once  more  by  your  noble  efforts ;  and  fully 


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645 


believing  that  we  can  serve  you  no  longer  to  any  i 

advantage,  we  respectfully  ask  to 

be  discharged  honorably  from  the  service. 

John  Donaldson, 

captain. 

B.  F.  Barbee, 

private. 

Jas.  M.  Pilot,    1st  lieutenant. 

S.  C.  Barbee, 

(C 

Wm.  Franklin,  2d 

u 

James  Banks, 

« 

W.  H.  Stansell,    1st  i 

sergeant. 

B.  L.  Blow, 

(C 

Alex.  Martin,        2d 

u 

S.  Bailey, 

(( 

T.  J.  Watson,       3d 

" 

J.  W.  Buckley, 

(( 

Chas.  M.  Fisher,  4th 

(( 

T.  Belt, 

(C 

H.  B.  Rodgers,     1st  i 

corporal. 

J.  A.  Coleman, 

C( 

Jas.  A.  Ward,        2d 

" 

W.  P.  Corbin, 

(( 

J.  A.  Kelley,          3d 

(( 

J.  H.  Crockett, 

a 

J.  J.  Kitchen,        4th 

u 

Jno.  Gotten, 

musician. 

John  Nish,                  musician. 

James  Day, 

private. 

D.  M.  Allen, 

private. 

Charles  Duvall, 

u 

Isaac  Arrington, 

" 

M.  H.  Dosier, 

(( 

W.  T.  Drummond, 

a 

John  McNalley, 

" 

Charles  L.  English, 

u 

Solomon  Odell, 

u 

Richard  English, 

John  O'Neill, 

(C 

J.  B.  Freeman, 

a 

Warren  Owens, 

u 

A.  B.  Fisher, 

u 

J.  M.  Porter, 

« 

G.  W.  Gist, 

u 

J.  J.  Peake, 

(C 

H.  Gorham, 

(C 

W.  B.  Parker, 

(( 

Thomas  S.  Hunt, 

u 

Henry  Queener, 

(( 

J.  F.  Hunt, 

(( 

John  Rentford, 

" 

Samuel  Hart, 

u 

W.  H.  Ryan, 

a 

Hiram  D.  Hill, 

(( 

T.  C.  Sewell, 

ii 

Richard  Hymen, 

u 

John  Spence, 

(( 

N.  D.  Jitt, 

'' 

M.  V.  Singleton, 

(( 

H.  W.  Jennings, 

u 

Thos.  W.  Todd, 

<; 

A.  Justice, 

'4 

0.  M.  Townsend, 

" 

L.  C.  Laney, 

(( 

T.  0.  Wells, 

a 

R.  W.  Lacey, 

C( 

John  Wells, 

u 

Thos.  D.  Leddy, 

u 

Thomas  Maloy, 

(( 

J.  D.  Lomanite, 

(( 

Mark  Westmoreland,        " 

Robert  Malone, 

u 

John  S.  Winsatt, 

i( 

.  S.  McShane, 

(< 

Michael  Kelly, 

" 

Thomas  F.  Montport,       " 

Richard  Winsate, 

(( 

F.  E.  Mussett, 

" 

James  Watkins, 

a 

John  Murphy, 

u 

Calvin  Young, 

" 

Chas.  Murphy, 

(C 

Benj.  Davis, 

u 

PETITION    FBOM    CAPTAIN    WALLIS'S    COMPANY. 

Camp  neab  Lecompton,  November  25,  1856. 

Our  term  of  service  being  about  at  an  end,  and  the  general  peace  pervading  the 
Territory  indicating  that  the  object  for  which  we  (the  Kansas  militia)  were  called 
into  the  service  has  been  accomplished,  should  it  meet  your  approbation,  we  are 
now  desirous  of  quitting  the  tented  field  and  returning  to  our  homes,  our  families 
and  friends,  where  we  hope,  under  your  wise  and  effective  administration,  to  be  per- 
mitted peaceably  and  safely  to  attend  our  varied  vocations. 

These  hopes  are  inspired  by  what  we  have  seen  of  your  success  in  quelling  the 
disturbances  by  which  our  Territory  has  been  so  sadly  distressed. 


646 


State  Histobical  society. 


Confiding  in  your  integrity  and  ability,  with  the  most  devout  wishes  that  peace 
may  attend  your  administration,  and  that  the  reward  of  patriotism  may  be  yonrs, 

we  are,  most  respectfully,  John  Wallis,  captain.  Wm.  Saunders. 

G.  W.  Miller,  jr.,  Ist  lieut.         J.  B.  Stockton. 

Geo.  A.  Cole,  2d  lieut.  Dan.  Stewart. 

Wm.  B.  Newman.  W.  H.  T.  Parker. 

J.  A.  McCulloch.  S.  W.  Brumfield. 

John  Williams.  L.  M.  Frost. 

A.  J.  Orans.  Gramil  Brightwell. 

R.  J.  Morris.  H.  H.  Wilson. 

A.  F.  Osborn.  8.  B.  Ford. 

John  J.  Owens.  John  Jones. 

J.  K.  Catlett.  J.  D.  B.  Evans. 

R.  K.  Shuck.  J.  J.  Grigsby. 

Jas.  H.  Irvine.  W.  T.  Jacks. 

Matthew  Wakefield.  Jesse  Harris. 

John  M.  Roberts.  H.  Cooper. 

Alfred  M.  Windsor.  Chas.  W.  Otey. 

J.  G.  F.  Kendall.  E.  Kryskey. 

W.  G.  Carson.  J.  J.  Caulfield. 

J.  W.  Ruysdale.  Benj.  N.  Wallis. 

A.  E.  Hughes.  Robert  Tate. 
John  Hudgpath.  Wm.  Ellege. 
Huey  O'Conner.  M.  B.  Lockman. 
Henry  Tillery.  H.  Beckham. 
Wm.  Everett.  H.  Marshal. 
Alex'r.  Everett.  S.  Jones. 

Jno.  Burton.  A.  H.  Haynie. 

Abr.  Pemberton.  W.  S.  D.  Berry. 

J.  T.  Suttle.  F.  M.  Gardner. 

S.  B.  Stagg.  S.  K.  Brown. 

B.  W.  Thompson.  W.  T.  Jones. 
Henry  Butcher.  W.  R.  Hall. 

A.  Gregg.  O.  H.  Browne. 

W.  Tattson.  Wm.  Caldwell. 
Chas.  W.  Embree. 
His  Excellency  Jno.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


petitions  of  kansas  militia  to  be  mu8teeed  out  of  sebvioe  —  qbanted. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  November  26,  1856. ) 

The  petitions  from  your  respective  companies,  asking  to  be  mustered  out  of  the 
service  of  the  United  States,  in  consequence  of  the  restoration  to  peace  and  order 
in  this  Territory,  have  been  received  and  considered  with  that  attention  which  their 
importance  demands. 

I  most  cheerfully  grant  your  requests,  for  the  reasons  embraced  in  your  petitions; 
and  your  respective  companies  will  proceed  on  to-morrow,  Wednesday,  morning  by 
easy  marches  to  Fort  Leavenworth,  there  to  be  paid  and  mustered  out  of  service. 

I  will  avail  myself  of  this  occasion  to  ask  you  to  convey  my  thanks  to  the  officers 
and  members  of  your  respective  commands  for  their  kind  expressions  of  esteem, 
which  I  heartily  reciprocate,  while  I  cannot  too  highly  commend  your  respective 
commands  for  their  soldier-like  bearing  and  good  conduct,  and  wish  you  all  a  happy 


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return  to  your  respective  homes  and  families,  trusting  that  there  may  be  never 
again  occasion  to  call  you  from  the  more  congenial  pursuits  of  peace;  and  I  will 
always  be  proud  to  retain  your  hearty  cooperation  while  in  the  faithful  discharge  of 
my  oflBcial  duties. 

With  great  respect,  I  remain  your  obedient  servant,  Jno.  W.  Geaet, 

Governor  of  Kansas. 

To  the  officers  commanding  Company  A,  Second  Regiment  Infantry,  and  Com- 
pany A,  Second  Regiment  Cavalry,  K.  M.,  stationed  near  Lecompton. 

lettee  to  geneeal  smith. 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tereitoey,  November  25,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  I  have  the  honor  to  inform  you  that  the  two  volunteer  companies,  under 
command  of  Captain  Wallis  and  Captain  Donelson,  rendering  service  from  the  15th 
September,  1856,  are  entitled  to  their  pay  and  emoluments,  including  that  date,  al- 
though they  were  not  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States  for  some  days 
afterwards.     I  ask  that  the  proper  allowance  may  be  made. 

In  discharging  the  numerous  duties  which  devolved  upon  me  during  the  recent 
difficulties  in  Kansas,  I  found  it  necessary  to  appoint  H.  T.  Titus  my  "special  aid- 
de-camp,"  with  the  rank,  pay  and  emoluments  of  colonel. 

This  position  he  has  filled  since  the  15th  September  last.  I  ask,  also,  that  you 
confirm  this  appointment,  that  he  be  paid  accordingly,  and  duly  mustered  out  of 
the  service. 

The  two  companies  before  named  will  take  up  their  line  of  march  from  this  place 
to-morrow  morning  for  Fort  Leavenworth,  at  which  place  it  is  my  desire  that  they 
be  mustered  out,  according  to  your  ord^r  No.  18,  designating  the  1st  day  of  Decem- 
ber for  that  purpose. 

I  desire,  however,  that  you  will  so  far  modify  your  order  as  to  muster  them  out 
sooner  than  the  time  fixed,  if  practicable,  so  that  there  need  be  no  delay. 

Brevet  Major  S.  Woods,  captain  Sixth  Infantry,  the  person  charged  with  the  exe- 
cution of  your  order,  is  here,  and  will  return  to  Fort  Leavenworth  for  the  purposes 
indicated. 

I  send  by  him  a  warrant  of  my  own  private  funds,  payable  to  your  order,  for 
fifteen  hundred  dollars,  to  be  handed  over  to  the  paymaster,  to  be  applied  to  the 
purpose  of  paying  the  privates  and  non-commissioned  officers. 

The  paymaster  will  keep  the  rolls,  and  when  the  amount  is  ordered  to  be  paid  by 
the  department  at  Washington,  he  can  refund  the  same  to  me. 

It  appears  to  me  that  if  application  be  made  to  the  department,  payment  would 
be  ordered  to  the  volunteers,  and  I  would  immediately  be  reimbursed. 

Captain  Newby  is  here,  and  will  remain  two  or  three  days,  till  a  proper  disposi- 
tion be  made  of  the  prisoners. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Gover7ior  of  Kansas. 

Major  General  Smith,  commanding  Department  of  the  West. 


November  26. — 

lettee  to  seceetaey  mabcy. 

Executive  Depabtment,  } 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebeitory,  November  26,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Some  questions  having  arisen  here  in  relation  to  the  accuracy  of  the  organic 
act  of  this  Territory  as  printed  in  the  Kansas  Statutes,  I  have  to  ask  you  to  send 
me  a  certified  copy  from  the  records  on  file  in  your  department. 


648  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


Please  forward  me  a  copy  of  the  Statutes  at  Large,  United  States,  for  session 
1863-54.         Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,         John  W.  Geaby, 

Hon.  Wm.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State.  Governor  of  Kansas. 

OBDBB   FBOM   OENEBAIi    SMITH    BELATIYE    TO   MUSTEBINQ    THE    KANSAS   MILITIA    OUT   OF 

SEBYIOE. 

Headquabtebs  Depabtment  of  the  West,      ) 
FoBT  Leavenwobih,  November  24,  1866.  ) 
Sib:  I  am  directed  by  General  Smith  to  reply  to  your  communication,  dated  yes- 
terday, on  the  subject  of  mustering  the  Kansas  militia  for  discharge. 

Major  Woods  left  this  post  to-day  with  instructions  to  confer  with  you  upon 
that  point,  and  he  has  been  appointed  to  perform  the  duty  of  mustering  officer. 
The  companies  can  be  mustered  out  of  service  here,  if  you  prefer  it.  The  rolls  will 
be  prepared  by  the  paymaster  at  these  headquarters,  and  it  will  be  necessary  for 
you  to  appoint  an  agent  to  pay  the  men  upon  those  rolls. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  Geoboe  Deas, 

Assistant  Adjutant  General. 
Governor  John  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory. 

P.  S. — If  you  should  determine  to  have  the  militia  mustered  out  at  this  place,  it 
will  be  necessary  to  order  in  also  the  company  at  Lawrence.  Please  send  an  answer 
to  this  by  the  bearer. 

beply  of  the  govebnob. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  November  26,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  In  reply  to  your  dispatch  of  the  24th  iustant,  I  have  to  state  that  I  have  or- 
dered the  two  Lecompton  companies  to  proceed  this  day  to  Fort  Leavenworth,  to 
be  mustered  out  of  service  there,  and  the  Lawrence  company  to  remain  until  fur- 
ther orders. 

Every  dictate  of  prudence  demands  that  the  company  at  Lawrence,  where  the 
members  generally  reside,  should  be  mustered  out  at  that  place,  thus  preventing  the 
possibility  of  any  collision.  I  ask  this  as  a  personal  favor,  that  yon  make  an  order 
to  that  eflfect. 

I  ask  also,  through  you,  that  Major  Andrews  (paymaster)  will,  ex  officio,  do  me 
the  favor  to  make  the  payments  designated  in  my  letter  of  yesterday. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

General  Persif  er  F.  Smith,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Commanding  Department  of  the  West. 

[Entry  and  acknowledgment  of  the  receipt  of  Laws  and  Journals  of  California^ 
1866.] 

November  27. — 

PETITION    FBOM    CAPTAIN   WALKEB's   COMPANY,    DESIBINO    TO    BE    MUSTEBED    OUT   OF   THE 

united  states  SEBVICE. 

Lawbence,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  November  19,  1856. 

Sib:  The  undersigned,  members  of  a  company  of  Kansas  militia,  mustered  into 
the  service  of  the  United  States  at  Lawrence.  Kansas  Territory,  in  obedience  to 
your  call,  respectfully  submit,  that  when  our  services  were  required  the  Territory 
was  distracted  with  internal  feuds,  and  threatened  with  invasion  by  those  from 
abroad  who  had  no  residence  in  the  country  then,  since,  or  prospectively. 

We  were  ready  to  give  assistance  in  staying  the  hand  of  violence  which  had  laid 
this  country  waste,  to  some  extent  depopulated  it,  and  made  life  insecure. 


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We  trusted  you  were  sincere  in  your  profession  to  act  justly  towards  the  settlers, 
and  we  cheerfully  left  our  ordinary  occupations  to  aid,  so  far  as  we  could,  in  restor- 
ing peace  and  quiet  to  this  unfortunate  Territory. 

We  have  watched  your  course,  since  your  arrival  amongst  us  as  our  Executive, 
with  much  anxiety;  and,  although  we  have  wished  to  see  you  do  what  you  have  not 
done,  still  we  are  sensible,  and  bear  it  in  grateful  remembrance,  that  by  your  activity 
and  energy  you  have  done  much  towards  the  restoration  of  that  feeling  of  protec- 
tion that  all  who  live  under  organized  governments  have  a  right  to  expect. 

We  thank  you  for  it,  and  expect  confidently  that  you  may  not  forget  that  we  are 
part  and  parcel  of  this  great  republic,  although  we  may  differ  from  our  neighboring 
State  on  some  political  subjects. 

We  now  feel  that  you  have  the  power  and  will  to  protect  the  citizens  of  the  country, 
and  that,  therefore,  our  services  are  not  required.  If  you  should  think  such  was  the 
case,  we  would  request  that  we  be  permitted  to  return  to  our  several  occupations, 
with  the  assurance  that,  should  you  require  our  assistance  in  the  future,  you  may  be 
sure  that  right  and  justice  to  all  will  always  be  the  object  of  our  best  efforts,  and  if 
you  should  call  for  them,  they  will  be  given  to  you  with  unreserved  zeal  and  fidelity. 
Respectfully, 

S.  Walker,  Captain.  J.  M.  Smith. 

A.  W.  Spicer.  F.  W.  Hovey. 

A.  V.  Thompson.  B.  Smith. 

S.  S.  Soule.  Thomas  Nichols. 

S.  K.  Forsyth.  Thomas  Archibald. 

A.  H.  Hanscom.  Lewis  J.  Ebrohart. 
James  L.  Smith.  J.  Hickman. 
Solomon  Kaufman.                     D.  H.  Thompson. 
W.  G.  Hill.                                     Joseph  Clarke. 

L.  N.  Fieldes.  James  Toft. 

J.  T.  Musser.  C.  J.  Farley. 

David  Evans.  D.  D.  Smith. 

Lemuel  Evans.  Christian  Fingerle. 

B.  D.  Benedict. 

To  his  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

KEPLY. 

Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Kansas  Tebbitobt,  November  27,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  The  petition  of  yourself  and  command,  desiring  to  be  mustered  out  of  ser- 
vice because  the  purposes  of  your  enlistment  have  been  accomplished  in  the  resto- 
ration of  peace  and  order  to  this  Territory,  has  just  been  received.  I  take  pleasure 
in  granting  the  petition  for  the  reasons  therein  mentioned,  and  will  have  an  officer 
detailed  to  muster  you  out  of  service  one  day  this  week. 

You  will  please  convey  to  yt)ur  command  my  thanks  for  their  kind  expressions 
of  regard,  and  assure  them  that  I  highly  appreciate  the  service  they  have  rendered, 
by  their  example  and  soldier-like  conduct,  to  the  cause  of  peace  and  order,  and 
should  I  again  have  occasion  for  their  services  I  will  unhesitatingly  accept  their 
generous  offer,  and  rely  upon  their  hearty  and  energetic  cooperation. 

Wishing  you  all  a  happy  return  to  your  homes  and  families,  and  to  the  more 
agreeable  and  congenial  pursuits  of  peace,  I  remain,  with  great  respect,  your  obedi- 
ent servant,  John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Captain  S.  Walker,  Commanding  Company  Kansas  Militia, 

Mustered  into  United  States  service  at  Lawrence. 


650  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

At  the  time  these  troops  were  mustered  into  service,  the  Governor  ad- 
ministered the  following  oath  : 

"  You,  and  each  of  you,  do  solemnly  swear  by  Almighty  God,  the  searcher  of  all 
hearts,  that  you  will  support  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  faithfully  obey 
all  the  orders  of  your  superior  oflBcers,  and  discharge  all  your  duties  as  soldiers  with 
fidelity." 

liBTTEB    FBOM   GEN.    P.    F.    SMITH. 

Headquabtebs  Depabtment  of  the  West,  ) 

FoBT  Leavenwobth,  November  27,  1856.  ) 
Govebnob:  I  received  your  communication  by  Brevet  Major  Woods  to-day,  in- 
closing a  treasury  draft  for  $1,500,  to  be  applied  to  the  payment  of  the  volunteers. 
Col.  Andrews  is  now  paying  off  the  companies  of  the  Sixth  Infantry,  and  then  will 
have  to  go  to  Fort  Riley  to  pay  the  Second  Dragoons. 

I  cannot  order  him  to  pay  except  with  funds  furnished  from  the  pay  department. 
He  will  have  the  rolls  made  correctly,  so  that  the  payment  may  be  made  in  form. 

There  is  no  law  for  mustering  Col.  Titus,  and  I  must  conform  myself  strictly  to 
law;  indeed,  my  order  would  be  of  no  avail  or  force. 

I  will,  in  every  respect  in  my  power,  conform  to  your  wishes,  and  will  have  the 
two  companies  mustered  out  here,  and  one  at  Lawrence;  but  there  is  now  very  little 
time  left  to  make  any  change.  The  land  sales  go  on  very  quietly,  but  I  am  afraid 
some  of  your  discharged  militia  may  interfere  and  get  into  trouble. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  Pebsifeb  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General^  Commanding  Department. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

P.  S. — Major  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General,  will  communicate  to  you  all  or- 
ders in  relation  to  the  volunteers. 

Your  obedient  servant,  Pebsifeb  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General,  Commanding. 

lietteb  and  obdebs  fbom  majob  deas. 

Headquabtebs  Depabtment  of  the  West,        ) 
FoBT  Leavenwobth,  November  27,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  I  am  directed  by  General  Smith  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  two 
communications  dated  the  25th  and  26th  instant,  the  former  inclosing  a  treasury 
draft  for  $1,500. 

By  the  special  order,  herewith  inclosed,  you  will  perceive  that  the  manner  of  dis- 
charging the  three  companies  of  Territorial  militia  has  been  modified  so  as  to  meet 
with  your  request  upon  the  subject;  but,  in  regard  to  the  payment  of  these  men,  no 
instructions  can  be  given,  for  they  are  not  entitled  to  pay  until  an  appropriation 
for  that  purpose  is  made  by  Congress. 

The  paymaster,  however,  will  certify  the  rolls,  and  the  fifteen  hundred  dollars  in 
specie  can  be  procured  here  on  the  draft  which  you  have  forwarded;  but  it  will  be 
necessary  for  you  to  make  arrangements  with  some  individual  to  disburse  this  money 
to  the  men  to  be  discharged. 

The  military  position  of  Mr.  H.  T.  Titus  is  not  recognized  by  law  under  the  cir- 
cumstances to  which  you  refer,  consequently  he  cannot  be  regarded  as  having  been 
in  the  service  of  the  United  States,  and  he  is  not  entitled  to  pay  or  emoluments  as 
an  officer. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Geobge  Deas,  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 
X     Governor  John  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory. 


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SPECIAL    OBDEKS    NO.    171. 

Headquaetebs  Depaetment  of  the  West,  } 

FoET  Leavenwobth,  November  27,  1856.  ^ 

The  two  companies  of  Territorial  militia  commanded  by  Captains  Wallis  and 
Donaldson  will  be  mustered  for  discharge  at  Fort  Leavenworth  on  the  last  day  of 
this  month  by  Brevet  Major  F.  Woods,  Captain  Sixth  Infantry. 

The  third  company,  under  Captain  Walker,  will,  in  like  manner,  be  mustered  for 
discharge  at  the  town  of  Lawrence  on  the  same  day  by  Brevet  Major  E.  Johnson, 
Captain  Sixth  Infantry. 

The  special  order  No.  18  is  thus  modified  to  the  wishes  of  the  Governor  of  the 
Territory. 

By  order  of  Brevet  Major  General  Smith.  Geobge  Deas, 

Governor  John  W.  Geary.  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 

November  28. — 

eeply  to  genebal  smith. 

Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebeitoby,  November  28,  1856.  ) 

Deae  Sib:  Your  communication  of  yesterday's  date,  and  special  order  No.  171, 
have  been  duly  received.  I  thank  you  for  your  very  prompt  compliance  with  my 
wishes. 

After  the  pay-rolls  are  duly  made  out,  please  order  them  to  be  placed  in  the 
hands  of  Secretary  Woodson,  who  has  volunteered  to  go  over  and  make  the  pay- 
ment for  me.  Should  anything  require  explanation,  I  will  thank  Major  Deas  to 
give  Mr.  Woodson  any  necessary  instructions  with  regard  to  the  signatures,  of  the 
men,  &c. 

Captain  Newby's  company  is  here;  I  would  be  pleased  to  retain  it  for  service  in 
place  of  the  two  companies  of  cavalry  which  I  asked  of  you  some  time  ago. 

The  company  consists  of  1  commanding  officer,  3  sergeants,  3  corporals,  2  buglers, 
1  farrier,  and  22  privates,  and  is  quite  adequate  to  any  purposes  I  have  on  hand  at 
present.  Captain  Newby  authorizes  me  to  say  to  you  that  he  is  quite  satisfied  to 
remain  here,  and  that  he  has  good  and  sufficient  accommodations  for  himself  and 
men.     I  trust  this  will  be  sanctioned  by  you. 

I  have  just  succeeded  in  breaking  up  and  arresting  a  banditti  who  have  infested 
the  southern  portion  of  the  Territory.  Everything  south  is  now  in  the  best  possible 
condition. 

Do  me  the  favor  to  furnish  me  as  soon  as  you  can  with  an  ambulance,  if  you  can 
possibly  spare  me  one. 

With  the  highest  regard,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Major  General  Persifer  F.  Smith,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Commanding  Department  of  the  West. 


November  29. — Upon  receiving  a  lengthy  communication  from  United 
States  Commissioner  Hoogland,  from  Tecumseh,  by  the  hands  of  a  special 
messenger,  the  Governor  immediately  dispatched  the  following  reply  : 

Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  November  29,  1856.  ) 
Deae  Sib:    Your  dispatch  of  yesterday  in  relation  to  the  supposed  unlawful  and 
forcible  extradition  of  a  man  named  Holmes  from  this  Territory,  by  a  band  of  Mis- 
sourians,  under  the  cloak  of  United  States  authority,  and  in  the  uniform  of  United 
—42 


652  State  Histobical  Society. 


states  soldiers,  and  of  the  apprehended  danger  in  conseqnenoe  of  so  flagrant  an  act 
to  the  peace  of  the  Territory,  and  of  the  danger  of  impairing  the  eflBciency  of  the 
military,  <fec.,  <kc.,  has  just  been  received. 

In  reply  I  have  to  state  that  the  supposed  soldiers  were  real  soldiers,  sent  by  me 
on  the  due  requisition  of  peaceable  citizens  of  Missouri,  accompanied  by  Deputy 
Marshal  Preston,  to  arrest  certain  horse-thieves  (Holmes  among  the  number)  who 
had  lately  been  plundering  the  citizens  of  Missouri;  that  they  did  arrest  Holmes, 
and  afterwards  permitted  him  to  escape,  very  much  to  my  regret;  that  thus  far  "the 
eflBciency  of  the  military  is  impaired"  and  no  further,  and  that  the  peace  of  the 
Territory  still  remains  on  a  solid  basis,  as  I  have  the  most  gratifying  reports  from 
all  quarters. 

And  I  desire  all  good  citizens  so  to  consider  it,  until  I,  as  the  center  of  communi- 
cations, by  almost  hourly  information  of  the  most  reliable  character,  shall  make  the 
announcement  in  an  efQcient  form  that  the  country  is  in  danger. 

Present  my  compliments  to  the  Marshal  for  his  tendered  assistance,  and  assure 
him  that  I  will  avail  myself  of  his  offer  the  moment  his  services  are  required. 
With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Gbaby, 

Edward  Hoogland,  Esq.  Governor  of  Kansas. 

BEPOBT  OF  THE  COMMISSION  DISPATCHED  TO  THE  80UTHEBN  PABT  OF  THE  TEBBITOBY. 

Leoompton,  November  29,  1856. 

The  undersigned  respectfully  report  that  pursuant  to  your  directions  they  left 
Lecompton  November  15th,  and  joined  Captain  DeSaussure's  command  of  First 
Cavalry  at  Paola  on  Sunday  evening,  November  17th.  The  18th  was  spent  in  making 
inquiries  and  obtaining  information  concerning  the  past  and  the  present  condition 
of  affairs  in  that  vicinity.  November  19th  we  passed  through  Osawatomie  with  the 
squadron  and  encamped  near  the  residence  of  Judge  Davis,  in  Linn  county,  about 
20  miles  south  of  Osawatomie,  the  same  evening.  November  20th,  a  large  number 
of  depositions  were  taken  concerning  outrages  and  felonies  that  had  been  committed 
in  that  vicinity  during  the  past  summer  and  fall,  and  warrants  were  issued  for  the 
arrest  of  a  number  of  persons  so  charged.  November  21st,  William  Partridge  was 
arrested.  November  22d,  James  Townsley,  Carmi  B.  Vaughan,  William  Kilburn, 
Samuel  W.  Kilburn,  Hugh  Kilburn,  and  Henry  Kilburn  were  arrested.  During  the 
night  Hugh  Kilburn  made  his  escape.  November  23d,  sundry  prisoners  brought 
into  main  camp.  November  24th,  James  Townsley  examined,  and  committed  on  a 
charge  of  murder  —  participating  in  the  massacre  of  Wilkinson,  Sherman,  and  three 
Doyles,  on  Pottawatomie  creek,  in  May  last.  William  Partridge  examined,  and 
committed  for  felony.  Carmi  B.  Vaughan  examined  and  discharged,  and  the  three 
Kiiburns  examined,  and  committed  for  felony. 

During  a  search  of  three  days  a  considerable  amount  of  stolen  property  was  re- 
covered, identified,  proven,  and  restored  to  the  owners,  consisting  of  horses,  cattle, 
clothing,  bedding,  fire-arms,  and  a  wagon. 

The  undersigned  had  but  fairly  commenced  the  business  with  which  they  were 
charged  in  that  section  of  the  Territory,  when  Captain  De  Saussure  informed  us 
that  he  had  been  ordered  into  winter  quarters  at  Fort  Leavenworth  with  his  com- 
mand, and  that  no  further  assistance  could  be  rendered  by  him.  Without  a  military 
escort  no  arrests  could  be  made  with  certainty  and  safety,  and  further  operations 
were  therefore  suspended. 

On  Tuesday,  November  the  25th,  the  five  prisoners  committed  were  placed  under 
escort,  and  taken  to  Tecumseh  and  committed  to  prison  to  await  the  action  of  the 
grand  jury  for  the  Second  Judicial  District,  then  in  session.  Although  but  little 
was  accomplished  in  comparison  with  the  number  of  complaints  made,  and  the 


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amount  of  business  brought  to  our  notice  in  the  vicinity  of  Pottawatomie  and  Sugar 
creeks,  we  are  confident  that  the  moral  eflfecb  will  be  beneficial. 

Good  citizens  of  both  parties  afforded  us  much  assistance,  and  many  vicious  and 
suspicious  persons  were  taught  a  lesson  that  will  have  a  tendency  to  restore  public 
confidence  in  that  section  and  secure  unity  of  action  hereafter  for  the  public  peace 
and  welfare. 

The  citizens  in  the  southeastern  portion  of  the  Territory  desire,  and  we  believe 
it  would  be  desirable  to  have,  a  few  United  States  troops  stationed  in  that  vicinity. 
Their  presence  would  aid  in  restoring  confidence. 

In  conclusion,  we  beg  permission  to  thank  Captains  De  Saussure  and  Walker, 
First  Cavalry,  for  their  courtesy  and  promptness;  to  the  family  of  Judge  Davis  and 
other  citizens  for  assistance,  and  especially  to  Isaiah  H.  Jackson  for  his  services  as 
guide.  Respectfully,  your  servants,  Edward  Hoogland, 

United  States  Commissioner  of  Kansas  Territory. 
John  A.  W.  Jones, 
Deputy  United  States  Marshal. 

His  Excellency  Hon.  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


December  2. — 

PBOCEEDINGS    OF    THE    CITIZENS    OF    TECUMSEH    AND    THE    GBAND    JURY,    DIRECTED    TO   BE 
FURNISHED    TO    THE    GOVERNOR. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  citizens  of  Tecumseh  and  vicinity,  held  at  Tecamseh  on 
Wednesday  evening,  November  26,  1856,  Caleb  B.  Clements  was  called  to  the  chair, 
and  A.  W.  Pardee  appointed  secretary. 

The  chairman  stated  the  object  of  the  meeting  to  be  for  the  appointment  of  del- 
egates to  attend  the  convention,  to  be  held  at  Leavenworth  city,  to  consult  upon 
and  propose  a  policy  upon  which  the  citizens  of  Kansas,  without  distinction  of 
party,  may  unite  for  the  preservation  of  peace  and  a  general  reconciliation,  based 
upon  acquiescence  in  existing  legislation  and  impartial  administration  of  justice, 
and  opposition  to  external  intervention  in  the  afifairs  of  the  Territory. 

Colonel  Johnson  of  Leavenworth,  Mr.  Bennett  of  the  Lecompton  Union,  Mr. 
Lamb  of  Atchison,  and  Mr.  Hoogland  of  Tecumseh,  being  severally  called  upon, 
addressed  the  meeting  in  favor  of  the  stated  objects  of  the  convention,  and  urged  the 
appointment  of  delegates. 

Mr.  Hoogland  offered  the  following  resolutions,  which  were  unanimously  adopted: 

Resolved,  That  we  cordially  approve  any  and  all  measures  that  may  have  a  tendency  to  restore  peace 
and  harmony  among  the  citizens  of  Kansas. 

That,  in  view  of  the  past,  and  impressed  with  the  importance  of  the  present,  we  earnestly  implore 
our  fellow-citizens,  without  distinction  of  party,  to  aid  in  the  preservation  of  peace  and  order  by 
adopting  a  policy  of  conciliation. 

Resolved,  That,  whatever  differences  of  opinion  may  prevail  touching  the  circumstances  that  resulted 
in  the  adoption  of  existing  laws,  we  deem  it  the  duty  of  every  man  to  support  and  sustain  those  laws, 
in  preference  to  having  no  laws  at  all  and  continuing  the  anarchy  that  has  so  long  prevailed. 

Resolved,  That  we  believe  the  existing  Territorial  laws  contain  provisions  that  should  be  repealed, 
and  we  have  confidence  that  the  Legislature  at  the  next  session  will,  with  a  spirit  of  justice  and  mod- 
eration, correct  oppressive  legislation. 

Resolved,  That  we  have  confidence  in  the  patriotic  desire  and  ability  of  Governor  Geary  to  faith- 
fully administer  the  laws,  and  protect  and  enforce  the  rights  of  all  the  citizens  of  Kansas,  and  we  cor- 
dially approve  the  policy  that  he  has  adopted,  and  which,  thus  far,  has  been  attended  with  the  happiest 
results  towards  the  restoration  of  law  and  order,  equality  and  justice. 

The  meeting  then  appointed  as  delegates  to  the  Leavenworth  convention,  B.  Castle- 
man,  A.  W.  Pardee,  Judge  Yager,  W.  A.  M.  Vaughan,  John  Dolman,  Henry  Carmichael, 
L.  McArthur,  E.  Hoogland,  George  Osburn,  Bennett  A.  Murphy,  H.  W.  Martin,  Judge 
Elmore. 


654  State  histobical  Society. 


Ordered,  that  the  secretary  furnish  copies  of  the  proceedings  of  this  meeting  to 
the  Leavenworth,  Lawrence,  and  Lecompton  newspapers,  with  a  request  to  publish 
the  same.     Adjourned. 

A.  W.  Pabdbb,  Secretary.  C.  B.  Clements,  Chairman. 

United  States  Distbict  Coubt,  ) 
Second  Judicial  District.  ) 

Teoumseh,  K.  T.,  November  29,  1856. 
Re.<tolved,  That  we,  the  undersigned,  grand  jury  for  the  Second  Judicial  District, 
do  heartily  approve  the  foregoing  resolutions,  and  recommend  them  to  the  citizens 
of  Kansas  Territory. 

J.  F.  For,  foreman,  Paris,  Linn  county,  Kansas  Territory. 

J.  M.  Bernard,  St.  Bernard,  Franklin  county. 

Samuel  D.  Boone,  Paola,  Lykins  county. 

James  M.  Keren,  Tecumseh. 

C.  B.  Wingfield,  Pawnee,  Bourbon  county. 

Jesse  Davis,  Linn  county. 

M.  P.  McDaniel,  Linn  county. 

Samuel  F.  Graham,  Tecumseh. 

Ransom  E.  Elliott,  Linn  county. 

Phineas  Glover,  Linn  county. 

B.  F.  Hill,  Fort  Scott,  Bourbon  county. 

J.  H.  Arbuckle,  Lykins  county. 

F.  E.  Means,  Linn  county. 

Wm.  M.  Sutton,  Linn  county. 

F.  M.  Cook,  Fort  Scott. 

Henry  W.  Morton,  clerk,  Tecumseh,  Shawnee  county. 
The  proceedings  of  the  grand  jury  upon  the  above  resolutions  were  ordered  to  be 
published,  and  presented  to  the  Governor. 

lietteb  fbom  the  tbea8dby  depabtment. 

Tbeasuby  Depabtment,  ) 

Comptbolleb's  Office,  November  4,  1866.  ) 
Sib:  Referring  to  my  letter  to  you  of  the  31st  October,  in  which  I  gave,  in  brief, 
a  statement  of  the  appropriations  for  public  buildings  in  Kansas,  showing  the 
amount  of  said  appropriations  remaining  in  the  treasury  subject  to  draft,  I  re- 
marked as  follows:  "The  balance  of  the  appropriation  will  be  made,  I  suppose,  on 
your  requisition  upon  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury."  Owing  to  the  pressure  of 
business,  I  omitted  to  advise  you  that  a  bond  would  be  required  before  the  amount 
asked  for  in  your  requisition  would  be  sent  to  you  from  the  treasury,  in  conformity 
to  law. 

I  now  inclose  you  a  blank  form  of  a  bond,  which  you  will  please  execute  and  re- 
turn to  this  office,  that  no  delay  may  occur  in  duly  honoring  such  requisitions  as 
you  may  draw  upon  the  treasury  on  the  balance  of  the  appropriation  for  public 
buildings  in  Kansas  now  remaining  subject  to  draft. 
Respectfully  yours, 

Elibha  Whittlesey,  Comptroller. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

In  accordance  with  the  suggestions  contained  in  the  preceding  letter,  the 
Governor  executed  the  requisite  bond,  with  approved  sureties,  and  sent  the 
same  to  the  proper  department. 

He  also  drew  for  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  that  being  the  sum  re- 


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maining  in  the  treasury  as  applicable    to  the   construction  of  the  capitol 
buildings. 

December  4. — 

liETTEB    TEOM    CAPTAIN    NEWBY. 

Camp  east  side  Kansas  River,  December  4,  1856. 
Goveenoe:  I  have  the  honor  to  report  that  I  am  encamped  this  side  of  the  river, 
and  I  find  it  very  difficult  to  find  forage  for  my  animals.  My  men  are  constantly 
employed  in  cutting  wood  to  keep  up  fires;  my  horses  and  mules  are  suffering  for 
want  of  stables.  I  am  afraid,  if  I  continue  here  without  sheds  and  stables  for  my 
animals,  that  the  weather  may  change  so  as  to  cause  the  loss  of  a  part  or  all  of 
them;  I  would  therefore  suggest  that  the  convicts  be  sent  over  to  assist  in  the  con- 
struction of  sheds,  <fec.,  as  my  men  are  constantly  employed  on  other  duty.  I  have 
to  send  eight  or  ten  miles  for  forage  every  day. 

If  you  have  received  no  notice  from  the  fort,  I  should  be  glad  to  hear,  as  I  think 
a  sufficient  time  has  elapsed  since  your  last  dispatch;  and  if  I  am  retained,  I  should 
be  glad  to  have  your  official  order  in  writing. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

E.  W.  Newby,  Captain  First  Cavalry. 

EEPLT. 

Executive  Depaetment,  \ 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  December  4,  1856.  \ 
Sie:  I  have  up  to  this  time  received  no  communication  from  General  Smith  in 
reply  to  my  last  dispatch. 

You  had  better  proceed  without  delay  to  make  the  necessary  sheds,  &c.,  for  the 
protection  of  your  men  and  horses. 

I  will  send  the  convicts  according  to  your  request. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  AV.  Geaey,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Captain  Newby,  First  Cavalry. 


December  5. — 

petition  feom  citizens  of  wise  county. 
To  his  Excellency  Joh7i  W.  Geary ^  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory:  We,  the  under- 
signed petitioners,  acting  in  behalf  of  numerous  citizens  of  Wise  county,  in  said 
Territory,  respectfully  represent  that  they,  in  company  with  about  twenty  families, 
emigrated  to  the  said  Territory  about  the  year  1854;  that  they  made  settlement  on 
what  they  supposed  to  be  Government  land  open  for  settlers,  which  supposition 
they  based  on  a  map  issued  in  the  year  1854,  and  certified  by  the  Commissioner  of 
Indian  Affairs  to  be  correct  as  regards  the  Indian  reservations;  that  on  credit  of 
said  map  they  proceeded  to  build  houses,  cultivate  the  land,  make  fences,  and  make 
various  improvements;  that  at  the  time  of  said  settlements  and  improvements,  the 
lands  reserved  for  the  benefit  of  the  Kansas  Indians  were  situate  fifteen  miles  further 
west  and  ten  miles  further  south  than  at  the  present  time;  that  subsequent  to  their 
settlement,  and  after  the  completion  of  valuable  improvements,  a  change  was  made 
in  the  position  of  the  said  reserve,  which  threw  their  claims  within  the  boundary  of 
the  said  reserve;  that  the  agent  of  the  said  Kansas  Indians  had  informed  your  peti- 
tioners that  the  lands  upon  which  they  had  located  were  open  for  settlement,  and 
not  within  the  boundary  of  said  reservation;  that  during  the  month  of  November, 
1856,  the  following  notice  was  served  on  your  petitioners,  to  wit: 

Kansas  Agency,  November  28, 1856. 
Sir:  All  authority  or  permission  that  you  have  had  heretofore  to  remain  in  the  Kansas  Agency  is 
hereby  revoked,  and  you  are  hereby  required  to  retire  from  the  Indian-agency  country  within  three  days 


656  State  Histobigal  Society, 


from  the  date  hereof;  and  you  are  also  notified  to  remove  your  goods,  implements  and  furniture  from 
Council  Grove  without  the  least  possible  delay.  Respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

C.  Columbia,  Esq.  John  Montgomery,  Indian  Ageni. 

That  your  petitioners,  to  be  compelled  to  remove  all  their  goods  and  chattels  at 
this  inclement  season  of  the  year,  would  suffer  great  loss  and  be  exposed  to  unnec- 
essary inconvenience. 

Your  petitioners  would  therefore  pray  your  Excellency  to  intercede  in  their  be- 
half, and  stay  proceedings  of  said  Indian  agent  until  the  circumstances  of  the  case 
may  be  inquired  into  and  determined  in  a  just  and  lawful  manner.  And  your  peti- 
tioners will  ever  pray.  C.  Columbia. 

Geobqe  M.  Reis. 

BEPLY. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  December  5,  1856.  ) 
Deab  Sib:    The  foregoing  is  the  copy  of  a  petition  this  day  presented  to  me. 
The  prayer  of  the  petitioners  is  so  eminently  reasonable  that  you  can  have  no 
difficulty  in  granting  it. 

I  will  send  the  petition  to  Washington,  with  a  strong  recommendation  to  leave 
the  settlers  in  the  undisturbed  possession  of  their  claims,  and  make  other  provisions 
for  the  Indians.  To  eject  them  during  the  inclemency  of  the  winter  would  be  harsh 
and  inhumane,  and  before  spring  the  matter  can  be  duly  determined  by  the  Govern- 
ment at  Washington,  whose  decision  will  be  promptly  acquiesced  in  by  the  settlers. 
Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas. 
John  Montgomery,  Esq.,  Agent  for  the  Kansas  Indians. 


December  8,  1856. 
I  hereby  certify  that  the  within  and  foregoing  is  a  true  copy  of  the  exec- 
utive minutes  of  Kansas  Territory,  from  November  22  to  December  6,  in- 
clusive. KiCHARD  McAllister, 

Deputy  Secretary  to  the  Governor. 


EXECUTIVE    MINUTES    OF    KANSAS    TERRITORY,   FROM    DECEMBER   8, 
1856,  TO  DECEMBER  31,  1856,  INCLUSIVE. 

EliBOTION   PBOOIiAMATION. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  December  8,  1856.  ) 

Sib:  You  are  hereby  directed  to  hold  an  election,  according  to  law,  on  the  fourth 
Monday  in  December,  1856,  for  a  member  of  the  Territorial  House  of  Representa- 
tives, and  for  one  member  to  represent  jointly  the  counties  of  Anderson  and  Frank- 
lin; there  having  been  no  election  in  said  county  at  the  general  election  on  the  first 
Monday  in  October,  1856. 

Due  notice  should  be  given  by  posting  written  notices  at  all  public  places  in  the 
county,  naming  the  times  and  places  of  election.  John  W.  Geaby, 

The  Sheriff  of  Anderson  county.  Governor  of  Kansas. 


December  10. — 

commissions  issued. 

To  Jerome  Franklin  and  Willis  Frakes,  as  justices  of  the  peace  of  Jef- 
ferson county. 


Executive  minutes  of  Gov.  Geaby.  657 

Martin  T.  Bailey,  as  county  commissioner  of  Atcliison  county. 
E.  H.  King,  as  constable  of  Doniphan  county. 
Edward  Beauchamp,  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  Doniphan  county. 
George  E.  Brown  and  John  A.  W.  Jones,  as  notaries  public  for  Lecomp- 
ton,  Douglas  county. 

i,etter  from  the  compteollee  of  the  teeasuey. 

Teeasury  Depaetment,  / 

Compteollee's  Office,  November  27,  1856.  ] 

Sie:  Your  favor  of  the  13th  was  received  yesterday,  with  the  following  papers: 

1.  Your  bond  in  the  penal  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  conditioned  for  the  faith- 
ful expenditure  of  five  thousand  dollars  appropriated  for  a  library  for  Kansas  Ter- 
ritory, to  be  expended  by  the  Governor  thereof. 

2.  A  requisition  drawn  on  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  for  said  appropriation 
of  five  thousand  dollars,  to  be  paid  to  John  H.  Gihon. 

3.  A  power  of  attorney,  executed  by  you  on  the  13th  of  this  month,  authorizing 
John  H.  Gihon  to  receive  said  money,  and  to  purchase  the  library  for  the  Territory. 

The  bond  has  been  approved;  and  if  the  Secretary  of  the  Treasury  should  return 
from  the  President's  in  season,  the  warrant  will  be  passed,  and  a  draft  sent  to  John 
H.  Gihon,  at  Philadelphia,  to-day. 

I  have  a  letter  from  Mr.  Gihon  this  morning  wishing  the  remittance.  I  sent,  by 
telegraph,  that  I  expected  to  make  it  to-day. 

Most  sincerely  yours,  Elisha  Whittlesey. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory. 

Mr.  Bittinger,  a  special  messenger  from  the  President  and  Department 
of  the  Interior,  arrived  from  Washington,  bearing  dispatches  to  the  Gov- 
ernor, containing  two  documents  for  William  Spencer,  Esq.; — one  to  "either 
of  the  Justices  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Kansas  Territory,"  and  one  to  Israel 
B.  Donaldson,  Esq.;  also  a  dispatch  to  Gen'l  G.  W.  Clarke,  for  which  the 
Governor  receipted  and  delivered  to  him  personally  within  an  hour  after 
its  receipt. 

The  Governor  was  also  favored  with  a  visit  from  Mr.  Hyatt,  of  New  York 
city,  President  of  the  National  Kansas  Committee,  who  came  to  make  cer- 
tain inquiries  as  to  the  Governor's  policy  and  official  acts.  The  executive 
minutes  of  any  acts  to  which  Mr.  Hyatt  referred  were  spread  before  him, 
affording  a  satisfactory  explanation  of  all  subjects  of  inquiry.  The  Gov- 
ernor also  informed  him  that  he  would  make  no  change  in  his  policy.  Mr. 
Hyatt  left  with  expressions  of  entire  satisfaction  respecting  the  position  oc- 
cupied by  the  Governor. 

December  12. — Having  received  petitions  and  letters  from  the  Mayor 
and  leading  citizens  of  Leavenworth  city,  urgently  entreating  his  presence 
there,  in  anticipation  of  disturbances  occurring  at  the  sale  of  that  city,  the 
Governor  departed  for  that  place,  stopping  during  the  night  at  Butler's,  a 
distance  of  twentv  miles  from  Lecompton. 


December  13. —  The  Governor  proceeded  from  Butler's  to  Leavenworth 
city,  where  he  met  Dr.  Eddy,  the  commissioner  for  the  sale  of  the  Delaware 


658  State  Histobical  Society. 

trust  lands,  General  Brindle,  the  receiver,  and  other  gentlemen,  to  whom 
he  advocated  the  immediate  sale  of  the  city  lots,  at  their  appraised  value, 
to  the  town  company,  for  the  use  of  the  equitable  owners. 


SALE   OF    LEAVENWORTH   CITY. 

December  15. — Another  meeting  of  the  gentlemen  officially  connected 
with  the  land  sales  was  held  at  Leavenworth,  when,  after  a  mutual  inter- 
change of  opinion,  it  was  deemed  advisable  that  Dr.  Eddy  and  Col.  W.  H. 
Russell  should  proceed  to  Washington  to  lay  the  whole  subject  before  the 
Government,  and  obtain  such  instructions  governing  the  sales  as  would  be 
satisfactory  to  the  interests  of  the  citizens. 

The  Governor  addressed  the  following  letters  to  the  Commissioner  and 
the  President,  as  expressive  of  his  views : 

Leavenwobth  City,  K.  T.,  December  15,  1856. 
Sib:  In   consequence  of  the  impossibility  of  effecting  the  sale  of  the  city  of 
Leavenworth,  under  the  recent  instructions  from  the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Af- 
fairs, without  jeopardizing  the  interests  of  the  citizens  and  the  peace  of  the  Terri- 
tory, the  further  pleasure  of  the  Government  should  be  ascertained  without  delay. 
Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Qeaby, 

Norman  Eddy,  Esq.  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Leavenwobth  City,  K.  T.,  December  15,  1856. 

Deab  Sie:  In  response  to  the  letter  of  the  Mayor,  and  accompanying  petition  of 
leading  citizens  of  Leavenworth  city,  I  came  here  for  the  purpose  of  aiding,  with 
my  counsel  and  presence,  in  averting  the  threatened  disturbance. 

I  find  the  public  mind  here  greatly  excited,  in  consequence  of  some  recent  in- 
structions from  the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs,  entirely  changing  the  policy 
which  has  thus  far  governed  the  land  sales,  with  the  results  so  entirely  satisfactory 
to  all  interests. 

Solicitude  for  the  peace  of  the  Territory  brought  me  here  on  the  17th  of  Novem- 
ber, at  the  beginning  of  the  sales.  Many  purchasers  were  here  from  every  part  of 
the  country,  (invited  by  your  proclamation,)  and  great  apprehension  of  difficulty 
between  them  and  the  squatters  was  feared.  The  lands  had  been  previously  appraised 
at  from  $1.25  to  $12  per  acre.  In  accordance  with  his  instructions,  the  Commis- 
sioner announced  that  the  actual  bona  fide  settler  would  be  permitted  to  take  his 
land  at  its  appraised  value,  and  that  only  vacant  quarter-sections  would  be  open  for 
competition. 

This  arrangement  met  with  universal  favor.  The  speculators  themselves,  (the 
only  parties  really  aggrieved,)  having  come  here  hundreds  of  miles  at  heavy  expense, 
on  the  invitation  of  the  Government,  not  only  acquiesced  in  the  decision,  but  actu- 
ally lauded  its  justice;  whilst  the  Indians,  on  the  other  hand,  were  satisfied  with  the 
price  they  were  getting  for  lands  only  made  valuable  by  the  industry,  skill  and  cap- 
ital of  the  pioneers,  who  had  braved  everything  to  improve  them. 

Such  of  the  speculators  as  desired  farms  made  satisfactory  arrangements  with 
the  settlers,  while  others^  on  the  faith  of  the  policy  established  by  the  Government,  and 
acquiesced  in  by  the  Indian  agent,  made  large  investments  in  the  lots  of  the  city. 

In  pursuance  of  the  policy  and  understanding  adopted  at  the  opening  of  the  sales, 
all  the  Delaware  lands  advertised  for  sale,  including  the  environs  of  this  city,  (also 
South  Leavenworth,)  with  the  exception  of  the  city  itself,  have  been  sold.     The  large 


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sum  of  nearly  $440,000  has  been  realized,  which,  together  with  the  proceeds  of  sales 
of  this  city,  will  make  over  |450,000  to  be  disbursed  among  about  900  Indians,  who 
have  yet  a  magnificent  reserve,  more  than  quadrupled  in  value  by  the  sale  and  set- 
tlement of  the  trust  lands. 

The  city  of  Leavenworth  has  been  appraised  by  lots,  making  its  average  thirty 
dollars  per  acre.  The  people  here  are  desirous  that  it  may  be  sold  to  the  original 
town  company,  by  the  lot,  at  the  appraised  value,  which  would  be  a  much  more 
stringent  rule  than  that  which  has  been  applied  to  the  rural  claims. 

This  city,  containing  a  population  of  over  2,000,  consists  of  320  acres,  or  two 
claims,  which,  by  the  original  settlers,  was  thrown  into  a  town  company  and  divided 
into  shares. 

It  seems  clear  to  me  that  every  principle  of  justice  requires  that  the  same  rule 
should  be  applied  to  the  claims  upon  which  this  city  has  been  founded,  as  that  which 
has  been  applied  to  other  portions  of  the  trust  lands,  with  the  additional  reason  in 
favor  of  this  city  that,  on  the  faith  of  the  policy  previously  announced  by  the  Gov- 
ernment, large  investments  have  been  made  here,  and  it  would  be  a  violation  of 
public  faith  not  to  secure  them. 

What  has  induced  the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs  to  send  the  new  and  special 
instructions  for  this  city  alone,  I  am  at  a  loss  to  conceive;  but  I  am  clear  on  the 
point  that,  if  carried  into  effect,  they  will  destroy  the  peace  of  the  community,  and 
for  years  impair  the  prosperity  of  this  growing  metropolis  of  Kansas. 

A  meeting  of  the  gentlemen  officially  connected  with  the  subject  has  been  held. 
I  strongly  advised  that  this  city  should  be  sold  to  the  town  company,  by  lots  or 
blocks,  at  their  appraised  value,  in  accordance  with  the  rule  that  has  governed  the 
previous  sales,  thus  giving  entire  satisfaction  to  the  Indians,  the  original  settlers, 
and  the  recent  purchasers,  in  order  that  the  exciting  question  might  at  once  be  set- 
tled, and  the  minds  of  the  people  relieved  from  a  heavy  load  of  anxiety;  but  in  this 
matter  I  have  been  overruled,  and  it  was  deemed  advisable  to  send  Mr.  Commissioner 
Eddy  and  Colonel  Russell  to  Washington  to  lay  the  whole  matter  before  the  Govern- 
ment, in  order  to  procure  more  satisfactory  instructions. 

This  subject  is  difficult  to  comprehend  by  any  person  not  on  the  spot  and  not 
conversant  with  it  in  all  its  bearings.  I  have  given  much  thought  and  examination 
to  the  question,  and  have  come  to  the  deliberate  conclusion  that  the  peace  of  the 
Territory  (which  I  regard  as  of  much  greater  importance  to  the  country  than  the 
entire  value  of  the  lands)  cannot  easily  be  maintained  unless  some  policy  be  adopted 
which  will  be  satisfactory  to  the  people,  the  original  settlers,  and  the  recent  pur- 
chasers. 

I  cannot  too  strongly  commend  this  subject  to  your  attention. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

His  Excellency  Franklin  Pierce,  President  of  the  United  States. 

The  Governor  then  went  to  Fort  Leavenworth,  where  he  was  the  guest 
of  General  Smith. 

December  16. — The  Governor  proceeded  en  route  to  Lecompton  as  far 
as  Lawrence,  where  he  passed  the  night. 


December  17. — After  a  considerable  conversation  with  a  number  of  the 
prominent  citizens  of  Lawrence  respecting  the  condition  and  prospects  of 
the  Territory,  the  Governor  repaired  to  Lecompton. 


660  State  Histobical  Society. 


LETTEB    FBOM    THE    DEPABTMENT    OF    THE    INTEBIOB. 

Depabtment  of  THE  Intebiob,  ) 

Washington,  December  2,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  In  view  of  the  relations  subsisting  between  this  department  and  the  several 
Territories,  the  means  of  constant  reference  to  their  local  laws  is  absolutely  re- 
quired. 

In  order  to  afiford  the  necessary  facilities  for  this  purpose,  I  deem  it  proper  to 
request  that  your  Excellency  will  cause  two  sets  of  the  laws  of  Kansas  to  be  for- 
warded to  this  department.  Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

R.  MoClelijAnd,  Secretary. 
His  Excellency  J.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

BEPIiY. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  December  18,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  In  accordance  with  your  request  as  contained  in  your  letter  of  the  2d  in- 
stant, I  have  this  day  placed  in  the  mail  at  this  place  two  copies  of  Kansas  Statutes, 
directed  to  you  at  Washington,  for  the  use  of  your  department. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Hon.  R.  McClelland,  Secretary  of  the  Interior. 

[  Entry  and  acknowledgment  of  the  receipt  of  copies  of  certain  law  reports  of 
New  Hampshire;  also,  of  copies  of  the  Laws  of  1856,  same  State.] 


bequisition  fob  united  states  tboops. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  December  20,  1856.  ) 
Deab  Sib:  Please  send  me  two  mounted  men  as  early  this  morning  as  possible. 
They  are  to  act  as  messengers  for  a  distance  not  exceeding  ten  miles. 

Your  most  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geabt, 

Captain  Newby.  Governor  of  Kansas. 

IiBTTEB    TO    MB.  TUTEN. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  December  20,  1856. ) 
Deab  Sib:  The  Lecompton  Union  informs  me  that  an  outrage  has  recently  been 
committed  upon  you.     Will  you  write  me  a  statement  of  the  facts,  and  suggest  what 
measures,  if  any,  you  desire  taken  for  your  protection. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Mr.  Tuten.  Governor  of  Kansas. 

In  reply  to  the  above  note,  Mr.  Tuten  called  upon  the  Governor  and 
made  a  statement  of  the  assault  committed  upon  him,  when  prompt  meas- 
ures were  taken  to  redress  the  outrage  and  bring  the  offenders  to  justice. 

IjBTTEB   to    MB.  SPIOEB. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ? 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  December  20,  1856.  ) 
Deab  Sib:  I  am  informed  by  the  Lecompton  Union  that  a  body  of  men  called 
"Regulators"  recently  came  to  your  house  and  notified  you  to  leave  the  country  in 
ten  days.  If  such  a  thing  has  been  done,  I  will  esteem  it  an  unmitigated  outrage; 
and  before  proceeding  further  in  the  matter,  I  desire  you  to  inform  me,  in  writing, 
whether  such  an  occurrence  took  place,  and,  if  so,  what  measures  you  suggest  for 
your  protection. 


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Please  send  me  a  copy  of  the  notice,  with   the  names  of  the  parties  you  can 
identify.  Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

John  Spicer,  Esq.  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

BEPLY. 

Wheatland,  Douglas  County,  K.  T.,  December  20,  1856. 
Deab  Sik:  I  this  day  received  your  letter  of  even  date,  and  its  contents  have  been 
observed.  In  answer,  I  have  to  state  that  I  have  received  no  notice  from  the  "Reg- 
ulators," or  anyone  else,  to  leave  the  Territory,  and  have  no  fears  of  such  a  notice, 
as  I  know  no  provocation  to  provoke  it.  The  people  about  this  part  of  the  Terri- 
tory are  quiet  and  moral,  and  I  feel  perfectly  secure. 

Respectfully  yours,  John  Spioek. 

Hon.  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


letteb  to  the  seceetaby  of  state. 

Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  December  22,  1856.  ) 

Sie:  Since  my  dispatch  of  the  9th  instant  nothing  of  any  special  importance  has 
occurred.  Having  received  the  petition  of  the  Mayor  and  leading  citizens  of  Leav- 
enworth city,  stating  that,  in  consequence  of  the  change  of  policy  governing  the 
sale  of  the  trust  lands  by  the  new  instructions  from  the  Commissioner  of  Indian 
Affairs,  great  apprehension  was  entertained  of  a  breach  of  the  peace,  and  a  violent 
outbreak  upon  the  occasion  of  the  sale  of  Leavenworth  city,  I  accordingly  repaired 
to  that  place  to  aid  with  my  presence  and  counsel  in  averting  the  threatened  dis- 
turbance. 

I  found  the  public  mind  greatly  excited,  and  the  statements  of  the  petitioners  in 
no  wise  exaggerated. 

In  my  dispatch  of  22d  ultimo,  and  in  my  letter  to  the  President  of  the  15th  in- 
stant, I  expressed  my  views  at  some  length  in  relation  to  this  question,  and  time 
and  reflection  have  only  served  to  strengthen  my  convictions  of  their  justice. 

I  have  received  Mr.  Spencer's  appointment  as  Marshal  of  this  Territory.  He  is 
at  his  former  residence,  in  the  State  of  Ohio.  It  is  indispensable  that  he  should  be 
here  soon.  Judge  Cunningham  has  not  yet  arrived.  There  is  not  a  prison  in  this 
Territory  in  which  a  prisoner  can  be  safely  secured  for  a  single  hour;  where  crime 
has  been  so  abundant,  the  necessity  for  a  penitentiary  is  too  evident  to  require 
elaboration  from  me.  An  appropriation  for  this  purpose  should  immediately  be 
made  by  Congress. 

The  appropriation  to  build  the  capitol  at  this  place  has  been  nearly  exhausted, 
and  is  entirely  inadequate  to  complete  the  building  upon  the  plan  which  has  been 
adopted.  The  architect  informs  me  that  an  additional  appropriation  of  at  least 
fifty  thousand  dollars  will  be  required. 

In  order  that  the  Government  may  fully  understand  my  position  here,  and  guard 
against  rumors  and  reports  studiously  set  in  motion  by  certain  parties  whose  polit- 
ical interests  most  strongly  commit  them  against  the  policy  which  has  been  estab- 
lished here,  it  seems  proper  that  I  should  make  certain  developments. 

Because  I  will  not  cooperate  with  certain  efforts  to  establish  a  State  government, 
and  lend  myself  to  carry  out  views  which  are  outside  of  the  constitution  and  the 
laws,  I  am  misrepresented  by  a  few  ultra  men  of  one  party. 

Because  I  will  not  enter  upon  a  crusade  in  support  of  one  idea,  and  indorse  the 
following  resolves,  passed  on  the  night  of  the  last  session  of  the  Kansas  Legislature, 
I  am  equally  the  subject  of  misrepresentation  by  a  few  violent  men  on  the  other 
side. 


662  State  Histobical  Society. 


The  following  are  the  resolutions  alluded  to: 

"  Whereas,  the  signs  of  the  times  indicale  that  a  measure  is  dow  on  foot,  fraught  with  more  danger 
to  the  interests  of  the  Pro-Slavery  party  and  to  the  Union  than  any  which  has  been  agitated,  to  wit, 
the  proposition  to  organize  a  National  Democratic  party;  and  whereas,  some  of  our  friends  have  al- 
ready been  misled  by  it ;  and  whereas,  the  result  will  be  to  divide  Pro-Slavery  Whigs  from  Democrats, 
thus  weakening  our  party  one-half;  and  whereas,  we  believe  that  on  the  success  of  our  party  depends 
the  perpetuity  of  the  Union:  therefore, 

'*^e  it  resolved  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  the  Council  concurring  therein,  That  it  is  the  duty  of  the 
Pro-Slavery  party,  the  Union-loving  men  of  Kansas  Territory,  to  know  but  one  issue,  slavery;  and  that 
any  party  making  or  attempting  to  make  any  other  is,  and  should  be,  held  as  an  ally  of  abolitionism 
and  disunion." 

This  platform  makes  but  a  single  issue  in  Kansas,  to  wit,  the  introduction  of 
slavery;  emphatically  denounces  the  National  Democratic  party,  from  which  I  have 
the  honor  to  hold  my  appointment,  and  brands  as  abolitionists  or  disunionists  all 
persons  not  agreeing  with  the  principles  set  forth  in  it. 

To  all  objectors  I  have  but  one  reply,  to  wit,  that  my  position  here  shall  not  be 
prostituted  to  advance  partisan  ends;  it  being  my  simple  duty  to  administer  the 
government,  and  leave  the  people  free  to  settle  and  regulate  their  own  afifairs. 

You  will  therefore  most  readily  perceive  the  signal  justification  of  that  portion 
of  my  inaugural  address  in  which  I  pledge  myself  to  know  "no  party,  no  North,  no 
South,  no  East,  no  West;  nothing  but  Kansas  and  my  country." 

The  Territorial  officers,  with  scarcely  an  exception,  were  warm  partisans  of  the 
last-named  party  organization,  so  much  so  as  to  deprive  themselves  of  all  ability  to 
act  as  mediators  between  the  contending  factions. 

The  development  of  my  policy  and  its  happy  results  has  produced  considerable 
agitation  among  some  ultra  men,  and  various  rumors,  as  unfounded  as  they  are  des- 
perate, have  been  put  in  circulation  here,  and  exaggerated  statements  forwarded  to 
Washington  directly  calculated  to  disturb  the  peace  of  the  Territory,  and  studiously 
intended  to  produce  that  result. 

The  whipping  of  Mr.  Tuten,  and  the  threatening  of  Mr.  John  Spicer  have  been 
greatly  exaggerated.  Mr.  Tuten  was  whipped  for  the  reason,  as  it  is  alleged,  that 
he  was  treacherous  to  his  former  associates;  but  he  was  not  seriously  injured,  and 
proper  measures  have  been  taken  to  redress  the  outrage. 

In  reply  to  my  note,  Mr.  John  Spicer  informs  me  that  he  has  not  been  threatened; 
that  he  lives  in  a  peaceable  community,  and  feels  entirely  secure. 

In  the  Herald  of  Freedom  a  notice  appeared  signed  by  "C.  Robinson,  Governor 
of  the  State  of  Kansas,"  authorizing  the  election  of  a  member  of  the  State  Legisla- 
ture, to  meet  at  Topeka  in  January  next.  I  have  addressed  a  letter  to  C.  Robinson, 
desiring  to  know  distinctly  and  definitely  from  him  the  purposes  and  objects  of  this 
movement,  whose  reply  I  will  transmit  you  when  received. 

Several  of  the  leading  members  of  the  Free-State  party  have  written  me  letters 
on  the  subject  —  one  of  which,  from  G,  W.  Brown,  editor  of  the  Herald  of  Freedom^ 
embracing  the  views  of  all,  I  inclose  for  your  consideration. 

As  soon  as  I  am  fully  informed  on  the  subject,  I  will  take  such  action  in  relation 
to  the  matter  as  circumstances  and  the  peace  of  the  country  may  seem  to  require. 
At  present,  however,  I  have  not  the  slightest  reason  to  anticipate  any  difficulty  arising 
therefrom.  I  must  presume  nothing  contrary  to  men's  express  declarations,  unless 
I  am  clearly  satisfied  that  they  "meditate"  mischief,  when  I  will  probably  give  them 
my  attention. 

A  party  of  some  ninety  men,  mostly  disbanded  militia,  have  gone,  in  charge  of 
Mr.  Thaddeus  Hyatt,  with  provisions  and  necessary  tools,  to  found  the  town  of 
Hyattville,  on  the  south  branch  of  the  Pottawatomie  creek,  and  make  settlements 
•here.     These  persons  were  out  of  employment,  likely  to  become  a  charge  upon  the 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES   OF  GOV.   GEAHY.  663 


town  of  Lawrence,  and  Mr.  Hyatt  projected  this  scheme  to  furnish  them  with  useful 
employment,  and  prevent  them  from  falling  into  habits  of  indolence  and  vice.  He 
fully  explained  the  matter  to  me  previous  to  putting  it  into  execution,  and  it  met 
my  approval. 

I  am  exceedingly  gratified  to  inform  you  that  since  the  withdrawal  of  the  military, 
the  people  seem  to  be  impressed  with  the  importance  of  maintaining  peace  for 
themselves. 

Peace  can  and  will  be  maintained,  notwithstanding  the  croaking  of  monomaniacs 
on  either  side,  whose  wish  for  disturbance  seems  to  give  paternity  to  their  declara- 
tions. With  high  respect,  I  remain  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaey,  Governor'  of  Kansas. 
Hon.  Wm,  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 

lettek  to  the  united  states  tekkitokial,  attobney. 

Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  December  23,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  My  attention  has  been  called  to  chapter  10,  Kansas  Statutes,  establishing 
the  office  of  district  attorney,  in  connection  with  your  appointment  and  duties  under 
the  organic  act. 

At  your  earliest  convenience  please  furnish  me  with  your  written  opinion  as  to 
whether  chapter  10  conflicts  with  the  organic  act  and  embarrasses  you  in  the  dis- 
charge of  your  proper  duties. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas. 
Col.  A.  J.  Isaacks,  United  States  Territorial  Attorney. 

lettee  to  the  teeeitoeial  auditoe. 

Executive  Depaetment,  I 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  December  23,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Will  you  please  furnish  me  with  your  annual  report,  containing  a  statement 
of  all  matters  of  public  interest  connected  with  your  department,  as  it  will  be  neces- 
sary for  me  to  communicate  such  information  to  the  Legislature. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Captain  John  Donaldson,  Auditor.  Governor  of  Kansas. 

lettee  to  the  inspectoe  geneeal. 

Executive  Depaetment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  December  23,  1856.  j 
Sib:  Will  you  please  furnish  me  as  soon  as  possible  with  your  annual  report  as 
to  the  quantity  and  condition  of  the  public  arms,  and  any  other  matters  of  interest 
connected  with  your  department,  as  it  will  be  necessary  for  me  to  furnish  such  infor- 
mation to  the  Legislature. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

General  Cramer,  Inspector  General.  Governor  of  Kansas. 

lettee  to  the  adjutant  geneeal. 

Executive  Depaetment,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  December  23,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Will  you  please  furnish  me  as  soon  as  possible  with  your  annual  report, 
giving  me  a  full  statement  of  all  matters  of  public  interest  connected  with  your 
department,  as  it  will  be  necessary  for  me  to  communicate  such  information  to  the 
Legislature.  Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas. 
H.  J.  Strickler,  Adjutant  General  Kansas  Militia. 


664  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


listteb  fbom  the  assistant  ssobbtaby  of  state. 

Depabtment  of  State,  ) 

Washington,  December  9,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  Your  letter,  dated  November  26,  was  received  this  day. 

The  act  to  "organize  the  Territory  of  Nebraska  and  Kansas,"  approved  May  30, 
1854,  as  published  in  the  pamphlet  edition  of  the  laws  of  the  first  session  of  the  33d 
Congress,  has  been  carefully  collated  with  the  original  roll,  and  is  a  true  copy. 

In  compliance  with  your  request,  the  pamphlet  containing  the  act  is  herewith 
transmitted  to  you. 

I  am,  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

J.  A.  Thomas,  Assistant  Secretary. 
Hon.  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 


I^BTTBB   to   F08TMASTEB   OENEBAIi. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Leoompton,  K.  T.,  December  24,  1856.  ) 

Mr.  Benjamin  F.  Jennings,  your  special  mail  agent,  visited  me  to-day,  and  after 
a  mutual  interchange  of  opinion  the  following  conclusions  were  arrived  at: 

That  the  public  interest  imperatively  demands  a  daily  mail  from  Westport,  via 
Franklin  and  Lawrence,  to  Lecompton;  also,  a  daily  mail  from  Kansas  City,  via 
Wyandotte,  Quindaro,  and  Delaware,  to  Leavenworth  city. 

A  tri-weekly  mail  from  Quindaro,  on  the  Missouri  river,  to  Lawrence  is  also  de- 
sired. A  good  road  between  these  two  last-named  places  will  be  completed  early  in 
the  spring,  when  a  daily  line  of  stages  will  be  placed  upon  it.  For  the  purpose  of 
accommodating  these  communities,  the  stage  company  propose  to  carry  the  tri- 
weekly mail  between  Quindaro  and  Lawrence  for  the  small  sum  of  five  hundred 
dollars.     I  am  informed  that  the  stage  company  will  forward  a  petition  to  this  effect. 

It  affords  me  pleasure  to  bear  testimony  to  the  prompt  and  efficient  action  of  Mr. 
Jennings,  and  I  will  most  heartily  cooperate  with  him  in  all  measures  appertaining 
to  your  department.  Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  OiiLkvn,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Hon.  James  Campbell,  Postmaster  General. 


December  26. — Hon.  Thomas  Cunningham,  the  newly-appointed  Asso- 
ciate Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  Territory,  arrived  to-day  at  Le- 
compton, and  called  upon  the  Governor. 

BBPOBT  OF  the  ADJUTANT  GENEBAIi. 

Adjutant  Genebal's  Office,  ) 
Tecumseh,  K.  T.,  December  25,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  In  reply  to  your  note  of  the  23d  instant,  I  have  to  state  that  up  to  this  time 
I  have  not  received  a  report  of  a  commanding  officer  of  the  Kansas  militia  (except 
Col.  Yager's  of  the  First  Regiment)  as  provided  by  the  statutes,  and  in  consequence 
of  which  I  am  unable  to  give  full  and  reliable  information  in  regard  to  the  state  and 
condition  of  the  militia  of  the  Territory.  I  have  delayed  making  out  my  report, 
hoping  that  the  requirements  of  the  statutes  would  be  complied  with  by  the  com- 
manding officers  of  the  different  divisions,  brigades  and  regiments,  <fec.,  and  thereby 
enable  me  to  give  a  satisfactory  report  of  the  arms  accoutrements,  and  the  condition 
and  quality  of  the  same.  I  shall  however  report  to  you  the  enrollment  and  all  in- 
formation I  possess  as  early  as  possible. 

Very  respectfully,  H.  J.  Stbickleb, 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary.  Adjutant  General,  Kansas  Territory. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.   GEABY.  665 


Commissions  were  issued  to  Garrett  L.  Carzorie,  as  justice  of  the  peace, 
and  Isaac  T.  Hyatt,  as  constable,  for  the  township  of  Atchison,  Calhoun 
county.  Nathaniel  Boyleston,  as  justice  of  the  peace,  and  Sanders  W. 
McComas,  as  constable,  for  Franklin,  Calhoun  county. 

J.  M.  Galligher,  as  justice  of  the  peace,  and  S.  G.  Pierson,  as  constable 
for  Stranger  township,  county  of  Leavenworth. 

Martin  C.  Willis,  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  Kennebuck  township,  Brown 
county. 

S.  W.  Tunnel,  as  sheriff  of  Leavenworth  county,  vice  Green  D.  Todd,  re- 
signed. 

Dr.  J.  D.  M.  Bird,  as  surgeon  of  the  Third  Regiment  of  Kansas  militia. 

Joseph  B.  Nones,  as  commissioner  of  deeds  in  and  for  the  State  of  New 
York,  and  F.  J.  Thibault,  as  commissioner  of  deeds  in  and  for  the  State  of 
California. 

[Entry  and  acknowledgment  of  the  receipt  of  a  copy  of  the  "Journal  of  the 
Constitutional  Convention  of  the  District  of  Maine."] 


inspectob  general's  eepobt. 

Inspectoe  General's  Office,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  December  29,  1856.  ) 

Sir:  Your  communication  of  the  23d  instant  is  before  me,  and  would  have  been 
answered  sooner  but  for  circumstances  over  which  I  have  no  control. 

In  my  communication  addressed  you  soon  after  your  arrival  in  the  Territory,  I 
sent  you  all  the  documents  pertaining  to  my  office  as  Inspector  General  which  have 
been  received,  and  have  now  before  me  little  or  no  additional  data  to  build  a  report 
upon. 

In  that  report  I  stated  to  your  Excellency  the  amount  of  arms  received  and  the 
disposition  made  of  them,  which  report  would  now  apply,  as  I  know  of  no  changes 
which  have  taken  place.  I  took  occasion  in  that  to  report  to  your  Excellency  the 
fact  that  there  had  been  no  arsenal  furnished  for  the  reception  of  the  arms  belong- 
ing to  the  Territory,  and  that  consequently  I  had  found  it  impossible  to  get  them 
together  or  keep  them  safe;  and  have  now  to  urge  upon  your  notice  the  great  neces- 
sity for  the  construction  of  some  such  place. 

Accompanying  this  I  send  you  the  report  of  Colonel  Payne,  of  the  northern  di- 
vision of  the  militia,  which  ought  to  have  been  made  to  Adjutant  General  Strickler, 
but  which  I  send  you  as  it  contains  the  only  information  which  I  possess  of  that 
division.  I  would  have  renewed  the  report  made  you  last  September,  but  my  papers 
are  still  in  your  office  and  I  did  not  deem  it  necessary  to  renew  it.  If  it  should  be 
your  Excellency's  wish  to  have  it  done,  it  will  give  me  pleasure  to  receive  your  in- 
structions to  that  effect. 

Hoping  this  may  prove  satisfactory  under  the  circumstances,  I  remain  your  Ex- 
cellency's obedient  servant,  Thomas  J.  B.  Cramer. 

Hon.  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 


report    or    THE    TERRITORIAL    TREASURER. 


Treasurer's  Office,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  December  31,  1856.  ) 
Sib:   Having  understood     hat  you  had  requested  of  the  Auditor  of  Territorial 


666  State  Histobical  Society. 


Aoconnts  some  report  from  our  offices,  I  take  this  opportunity  to  inclose  you  an 
abstract  of  the  receipts  of  my  office  for  the  year  ending  August  29,  1856: 

Received  of  the  sheriff  of  Doniphan  county S187  06 

Received  of  the  sheriff  of  Leavenworth  county 994  60 

Received  of  the  sheriff  of  Douglas  county 245  66 

Received  of  the  sheriff  of  Atchison  county 205  40 

Making  total  receipU 81,632  62 

All  of  "Which  has  been  paid  out  to  various  claimants  upon  the  treasury  for  services 
rendered  the  Territory,  as  shown  by  warrants  in  this  office. 

In  many  of  the  counties  there  was  no  revenue  collected,  and  in  many  more  the 
collections  did  not  cover  expenses. 

From  what  I  can  now  learn,  the  prospects  for  the  present  year  are  but  little  more 
flattering,  and  my  impression  at  present  is  that  less  revenue  will  be  collected  in  this 
year  than  the  previous,  as  the  officers  of  the  laws,  in  their  past  experience,  have 
found  that  the  different  offices  have  brought  nothing  but  danger  and  loss  to  them; 
nor  is  the  prospect  brightening  for  a  more  peaceful  or  efficient  discharge  of  their 
duties. 

Being  required  by  the  statute  law  of  the  Territory  to  report  to  the  Legislature, 
upon  its  convening,  I  have  yet  deemed  it  proper  to  accede  to  your  Excellency's  re- 
quest, and  send  in  this  abstract  of  the  state  of  my  department. 

Wishing  that  I  could  make  a  more  favorable  showing,  I  remain  your  obedient 
servant,  Thomas  J.  B.  Cbameb,  Treasurer  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

letteb  to  the  seobetaby  of  state. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 
Lboompton,  K.  T.,  December  31,  1856.  ) 
Sib:  In  reviewing,  on  this  the  last  evening  of  the  year,  the  events  of  the  past  four 
months,  and  contrasting  the  agitated  and  disturbed  condition  of  affairs  upon  my 
advent  with  the  present  tranquil  and  happy  state  of  things,  which  has  held  its  sway 
for  the  last  three  months,  I  must  congratulate  the  administration  and  the  country 
upon  the  auspicious  result.  Crime,  so  rife  and  daring  at  the  period  of  my  arrival,  is 
almost  entirely  banished.  I  can  truthfully  assure  you  that,  in  proportion  to  her  pop- 
ulation and  extent,  less  crime  is  now  being  committed  in  Kansas  than  in  any  other 
portion  of  the  United  States. 

Tendering  you  the  usual  compliments  of  the  season,  and  renewed  assurances  of 
my  personal  regard,  I  am  truly  yours,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State,  Washington,  D.  C. 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  January  1,  1857. 
The  foregoing  is  a  correct  copy  of  the  executive  minutes  of  Kansas  Ter- 
ritory, from  the  8th  to  the  Slst  of  December,  1856,  inclusive. 

John  H.  Gihon,  Secretary  to  the  Governor. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  KA.NSAS  TERRITORY,  FROM  JANUARY  1,  1867, 
TO  JANUARY  19,  1857,  INCLUSIVE. 

WBIT   OF    BliBOTION. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Leoompton,  K.  T.,  January  1,  1857.  \ 
*   Sib:  You  are  hereby  directed  to  hold  an  election  in  Johnson  county,  according 
to  law,  on  Saturday,  the  10th  day  of  January,  1857,  for  one  member  of  the  House  of 


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Representatives  of  the  Legislative  Assembly,  to  supply  the  vacancy  occasioned  by 

the  resignation  of  J.  T.  Barton,  the  member  elect. 

Due  notice  should  be  given  at  all  the  public  places  in  the  county,  by  printed  or 

written  advertisements,  of  the  time  and  places  of  holding  the  election. 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
By  the  Governor: 

Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary. 

The  Sheriff  of  Johnson  county. 


VISIT    TO    FORT    LEAA'ENWORTH. 

The  Governor  and  his  private  secretary  left  Lecompton  on  the  morning 
of  January  1  for  Fort  Leavenworth,  on  official  bu.^iness.  The  weather  was 
exceedingly  cold  and  stormy,  and  the  roads  so  cut  up  and  frozen  as  to  ren- 
der the  travel  not  only  difficult  but  dangerous.  They  reached  Middletown, 
a  town  recently  established,  about  twenty-four  miles  from  Lecompton,  at  a 
place  heretofore  known  as  Butler's,  early  in  the  evening,  and  remained 
there  until  the  following  morning,  (the  2d,)  when  they  proceeded  on  the  jour- 
ney, and  arrived  at  the  fort  before  sundown;  having  stopped  several  hours 
at  Leavenworth  city.  During  the  3d  they  stopped  at  the  headquarters  of 
General  P.  F.  Smith,  as  his  guests;  and  on  the  4th  returned  to  Lecompton. 

Commissions  were  issued  to  James  M.  Tuton,  as  county  commissioner  of 
Douglas  county,  in  place  of  John  W.  Banks,  removed  from  the  Territory. 

To  Richard  Scouten,  as  justice  of  the  peace,  in  and  for  Deer  creek  town- 
ship, Douglas  county. 

Willis  Frakes  and  Jerome  Franklin,  as  justices  of  the  peace  for  Falls 
township,  Jefferson  county. 

John  S.  Hamilton,  as  constable  of  Lecompton  township,  Douglas  county, 
in  place  of  J.  E.  Thompson,  resigned. 

Joseph  C.  Lawrence,  as  commissioner  of  deeds  for  the  State  of  New  York. 


January  6. — 

letter  to  hon.  john  w.  whitfield. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  January  6,  1857.  ) 
Deae  Sie:  Soon  after  your  admission  to  Congress  as  our  representative,  I  wrote 
you  a  letter  of  congratulation,  and  referred  you  to  my  communications  with  the 
Government  for  some  suggestions  relative  to  Kansas  affairs,  but  as  yet  have  re- 
ceived no  reply. 

I  am  happy,  however,  to  perceive  by  the  papers  that  you  have  already  introduced 
several  important  bills  deeply  involving  our  interests.  I  do  not  know  the  pro- 
visions of  your  bill  relative  to  damages,  but  some  time  since  I  specially  pressed  that 
subject  upon  the  attention  of  the  Government.  I  trust  that  Congress  will  not  fail 
to  pass  some  equitable  and  comprehensive  bill  upon  this  subject. 

We  certainly  require  two  or  more  additional  land  offices,  and  the  want  of  them 
will  seriously  impair  the  prosperity  of  the  Territory.     Many  persons  have  suggested 
the  propriety  of  locating  one  of  them  at  Manhattan,  and,  from  my  knowledge  of 
that  portion  of  the  Territory,  I  believe  that  would  be  a  suitable  place. 
—43 


State  Histobical  Society, 


I  will  send  you  a  copy  of  my  forthcoming  message  as  soon  as  it  is  printed.  I 
make  various  suggestions  relative  to  the  substantial  interests  of  Kansas,  in  which 
the  assistance  of  Congress  is  invited.  I  trust  they  will  meet  your  approbation,  and 
shall  be  glad  to  have  your  energetic  cooperation.  I  also  inclose  you  two  petitions, 
numerously  signed  by  citizens  of  Kansas,  praying  for  relief  for  damages  sustained 
during  the  recent  disturbances,  which  I  will  thank  you  to  present  to  Congress. 

I  have  forwarded  a  petition  to  the  Postmaster  General,  asking  for  the  establish- 
ment of  a  postoflBce  at  a  new  place,  equidistant  between  Lecompton  and  Leaven- 
worth, called  "Middletown,"  and  desiring  the  appointment  of  Mr.  William  Butler  as 
the  postmaster. 

I  shall  be  happy  to  hear  from  you  occasionally,  and  always  pleased  to  cooperate 
with  you  in  all  matters  affecting  the  interests  of  Kansas. 

As  ever,  very  truly  your  friend  and  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Hon.  John  W.  Whitfield.  Governor  of  Kansas  Territoi^. 

LETTER   FROM    LIEUTENANT   BRYAN. 

The  following  letter  was  this  day  received  from  Lieutenant  Francis  T. 
Bryan,  and  is  in  reply  to  one  addressed  to  him  on  November  7th  by  the 
Governor,  requesting  information  respecting  certain  portions  of  the  Terri- 
tory visited  officially  by  the  Lieutenant  as  a  member  of  the  United  States 

corps  of  engineers : 

St.  Louis,  Missoubi,  December  27,  1866. 

Sib:  Your  letter  of  the  7th  November  has  been  lying  on  my  table  for  some  days; 
but  as  I  have  been  quite  busy  since  my  return  in  making  up  my  accounts  for  the 
past  year,  I  have  delayed  answering  to  the  present  time. 

My  route  can  easily  be  followed  on  the  map  accompanying  Stansbury's  report, 
or,  indeed,  any  other  reliable  map  of  the  Territory.  Leaving  Fort  Riley,  I  went  up 
the  Republican  river  106  miles.  This  valley  is  fertile,  and  is  cut  by  many  creeks 
with  wooded  banks.  Out  of  the  valley,  or  bottom  of  the  river,  the  country  is  high 
and  covered  with  short  buffalo  grass;  the  stone  of  the  country  is  limestone.  Leav- 
ing the  Republican,  the  route  led  over  the  high  prairie  thirty-five  miles  to  the  Little 
Blue  river,  crossing  several  small  creeks  with  wooded  banks.  This  country,  I  think, 
would  be  too  dry  for  agricultural  purposes.  Crossing  the  Little  Blue,  the  route  lies 
along  its  bank  for  about  fifteen  miles,  and  then  leaving  the  river  goes  to  the  Platte, 
touching  several  water-holes.  From  the  point  where  the  road  first  touches  the 
Platte  to  Fort  Kearny  is  about  fifteen  miles,  and  along  the  valley  of  the  Platte. 
The  distance  from  Fort  Riley  to  Fort  Kearny  we  make  193  miles.  From  Fort 
Kearny  the  route  lay  along  the  valley  of  the  Platte  for  about  200  miles.  This  valley 
is  too  well  known  to  need  any  description.  There  is  little  or  no  wood,  and  the  soil 
is  sandy;  any  attempt  at  agriculture,  I  think,  would  prove  a  failure.  Crossing  the 
South  Platte  below  the  mouth  of  Pole  creek,  we  followed  the  creek  to  its  head  in  the 
Black  Hills.  The  country  is  generally  high;  grass  mostly  short,  and  no  wood  for 
most  of  the  distance.  Buffalo  chips  are  used  for  fuel.  Pole  creek  breaks  through 
two  ranges  of  hills,  which  are  called  Pine  Bluffs  and  Cedar  Bluffs;  these  are  the  only 
points  where  wood  can  be  obtained  along  the  creek  until  the  Black  Hills  are  reached. 
Grass  can  be  had  in  spots.  The  route  then  crossed  the  Black  Hills,  where  was  plenty 
of  fuel  and  water,  but  very  little  grass.  Leaving  these  hills,  we  found  ourselves  on 
the  plains  of  Laramie,  and  crossed  the  east  branch  of  the  Laramie  river  at  about 
five  miles  from  the  foot  of  the  hills.  About  four  miles  further  appears  the  east 
fork  of  the  Laramie  river;  both  of  these  streams  have  good  water  and  good  grass, 
but  little  fuel.     We  then  struck  the  emigrant  road  near  the  Medicine  Bow  mount- 


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ains,  and  followed  it  to  the  crossing  of  the  South  Platte,  having  wood,  water  and 
grass  at  convenient  distances.  The  road  is  over  a  gravelly  soil,  and  is  generally- 
very  good  and  hard;  hard  stone  is  found  in  this  part,  such  as  granite,  &c.  Crossing 
the  South  Platte,  we  struck  for  the  head  of  Sage  tjreek,  over  a  most  barren  and  des- 
olate looking  country.  Very  little  fuel  or  grass;  water  was  in  abundance,  and  small 
patches  of  grass  and  clumps  of  trees  were  found  in  the  hills.  Coal  was  found  on 
the  South  Platte  a  few  miles  from  where  we  crossed  it,  and  in  a  situation  where  it 
could  easily  be  worked.  Buffaloes  were  seen  in  large  numbers  from  the  Republican 
over  to  the  Platte,  and  for  some  days  up  the  Platte;  then  the  game  consisted  almost 
entirely  of  deer.  In  the  Black  Hills,  and  through  the  plains  of  Laramie,  antelopes, 
wolves  and  elks,  were  seen  and  killed,  besides  prairie  dogs,  hares,  sage  chickens, 
&c.,  &c.  The  country  through  which  we  had  passed  on  the  outward  route  was,  with 
little  exception,  sterile,  being  too  high,  dry  and  stony  to  possess  much  value  in  an 
agricultural  point  of  view;  along  the  creek  were  some  small  strips  of  good  land. 

The  return  route  was  over  the  same  country  as  the  outward  route,  until  we 
reached  the  east  fork  of  Laramie  river.  Then  turning  to  the  south  we  followed  the 
Cache  la  Poudre  to  its  mouth  in  the  South  Platte,  passing  over  several  very  pretty 
valleys,  and  having  plenty  of  wood  and  grass.  Following  down  the  South  Platte 
for  several  days,  we  came  to  where  the  river  turns  to  go  north.  The  country  is  the 
same  as  elsewhere  on  the  Platte.  Then  sixty  miles  across  a  barren  region  of  land 
and  hills,  with  little  water  or  grass,  to  a  creek  emptying  into  the  Republican.  For 
the  first  hundred  miles  down  the  Republican  the  country  is  barren  and  sandy,  with 
little  wood;  it  then  improves,  the  soil  is  better,  and  there  are  numerous  creeks  with 
wooded  banks.  The  river  bottom  is  of  good  soil,  furnishes  excellent  grass  in  large 
quantity,  which  affords  pasturage  to  immense  numbers  of  buffaloes.  This  kind  of 
country  continues  on  to  Fort  Riley.  Along  the  main  streams  of  the  Platte,  Repub- 
lican, and  Solomon's  Fork,  the  wood  is  almost  entirely  cottonwood.  On  the  creeks 
which  empty  into  them  it  is  generally  hard  wood,  such  as  ash,  elm,  walnut,  &c.,  &c. 
On  the  Solomon's  Fork  the  soil  of  the  bottom  lands  appears  even  better  than  that 
on  the  Republican,  and  the  wooded  creeks  quite  as  numerous.  These  bottoms  are 
very  wide  in  places,  and  covered  with  excellent  grass.  Buffaloes  and  elk  are  found 
in  this  region  also,  and  in  great  numbers. 

I  have  thus  given  you,  sir,  a  hasty  view  of  the  country  over  which  we  have  passed. 
That  along  the  lower  part  of  the  Republican  and  Solomon's  Fork  appears  to  be  by 
far  the  best  that  we  saw,  though  there  are  some  very  pretty  spots  on  the  creeks  in 
the  mountains,  but  there  is  no  good  land  in  large  bodies  in  that  region. 

Being  pleased  at  having  it  in  my  power  to  communicate  any  intelligence  respect- 
ing the  unknown  parts  of  Kansas,  I  remain  your  obedient  servant, 

Feancis  T.  Bbtan,  Lieutenant  Engineers. 

Governor  John  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory. 


THE    TEEEITOBIAIi    PEISONEES. 


The  following  letter,  in  relation  to  the  prisoners  taken  in  the  attack  upon 
Hickory  Point,  was  this  day  received  from  Governor  S.  P.  Chase,  of  Ohio : 

letteb  feom  the  govebnoe  of  ohio. 

Executive  Depaetment,  State  of  Ohio,  ) 

Columbus,  December  3,  1856.        ) 

Sie:  a  very  deep  concern  pervades  the  minds  of  the  citizens  of  this  State  in 

respect  to  the  condition  of  the  emigrants  from  the  free  States,  and  especially  from 

Ohio,  into  the  Territory  of  Kansas.     A  large  majority  of  the  people  entertain  a  clear 

conviction  that  the  enactments  of  a  body  which  assembled  last  year  at  the  Shawnee 


670  State  Histobical  Society, 


Mission  and  assumed  the  functions  of  a  Territorial  Legislature,  were  acts  of  usurpa- 
tion, and  therefore  of  no  validity.  I  am  myself  of  this  opinion.  There  are  others 
who  do  not  concur  in  this  view,  and  yet  feel  a  deep  sympathy  with  those  emigrants 
who  have  been  subjected  to  cruel  wrongs  either  under  the  color  of  those  enactments 
or  in  open  violation  of  all  law.  The  popular  feeling  on  this  subject  is  very  earnest 
and  very  equal,  and  involves,  unless  appeased,  serious  danger  to  the  general  har- 
mony and  peace  of  the  country. 

Very  recently  I  received  an  affidavit  subscribed  by  Thomas  W.  Porterfield,  J.  H. 
Kagi,  Josiah  G.  Fuller,  Jason  T.  Yunkers,  E.  R.  Falley,  Edward  Cottingham,  William 
S.  Ware,  S.  Voglesong,  C.  A.  Sexton,  G.  Smith,  and  Alfred  J.  Payne,  who,  having  lately 
been  or  being  now  citizens  of  Ohio,  appeal  to  me  as  the  Governor  of  the  State,  to 
exert  whatever  influence  I  may,  to  procure  their  release  from  the  imprisonment  in 
which  they  are  held  in  Kansas. 

From  this  affidavit  I  gather  these  statements:  All  the  affiants  except  Thomas  W. 
Porterfield  are  actual  settlers  in  Kansas,  having  emigrated  from  Ohio,  with  the 
honest  and  praiseworthy  purpose  of  improving  their  own  condition,  and  of  extend- 
ing westward  the  civilization  and  policy  which  has  converted  the  northwestern  wilder- 
ness into  an  empire  of  free  States. 

Thomas  W.  Porterfield,  an  aged  man  of  seventy  years,  the  trembling  lines  of 
whose  signature  remind  me  of  that  of  Stephen  Hopkins  to  the  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence, is  not  an  actual  settler,  but  was  at  the  time  of  his  arrest  on  a  visit  to  his 
friends  at  Lawrence. 

In  September  last,  when  the  Territory  was  convulsed  with  civil  war,  and  a  large 
body  of  men  were  gathered  near  Lawrence,  meditating  its  destruction,  a  party  of 
citizens,  with  whom  the  old  man  Porterfield  volunteered,  attacked  and  dispersed  a 
band  of  men,  cooperating  with  the  assailants  and  displaying  the  usual  sign  of  hos- 
tility to  the  Free-State  men,  a  black  flag. 

For  being  engaged  in  this  act,  if  not  of  absolute  defense,  yet,  under  the  circum- 
stances, of  reasonable  precaution  and  prevention,  Porterfield,  Fuller,  Yunkers,  Fal- 
ley, Cottingham,  Voglesong,  Ware,  Smith  and  Payne,  with  others,  were  seized  by 
United  States  troops,  marched  to  their  camp  and  confined  as  prisoners. 

The  next  day  a  party  of  those  who  had  engaged  in  the  hostile  demonstration 
against  Lawrence,  fresh  from  the  unprovoked  murder  of  an  inofifensive  citizen 
named  Buflfum,  marched  with  absolute  impunity,  under  a  black  flag,  by  the  very 
place  where  these  prisoners  were  held  in  durance. 

To  the  same  confinement  in  which  these  prisoners  were  held  two  other  emigrants 
from  Ohio  were  consigned  a  few  days  later.  These  were  the  two  other  affiants, 
Sexton  and  Kagi.  These  citizens  had  been  seized  without  process  by  the  Marshal 
of  the  United  States,  while  pursuing  their  lawful  vocations  at  or  near  Topeka,  where 
they  resided. 

After  a  week's  detention,  the  settlers  from  Lawrence  were  all  formally  committed 
on  a  charge  of  murder  in  the  first  degree,  and  the  settlers  from  Topeka  on  a  charge 
of  robbery  at  Osawkee.  Indictments  for  these  alleged  offenses  were  subsequently 
found  against  all  except  Sexton,  who,  so  far  as  he  or  his  fellow-prisoners  are  aware, 
is  still  detained  on  a  naked  charge. 

E.  R.  Falley,  and  fourteen  fellow-prisoners,  not  from  Ohio,  but  in  every  other  re- 
spect in  similar  circumstances  with  himself,  were  afterward  put  upon  trial  and  ac- 
quitted, but  he  was  immediately  rearrested  upon  another  charge  of  murder,  founded 
on  his  alleged  participation  in  an  attack  upon  a  fort  or  house  occupied  as  a  military 
position  by  a  band  of  Pro-Slavery  men,  principally,  at  least,  non-residents,  under 
^e  command  of  a  leader  named  Titus. 


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A.  J.  Payne  and  E.  Cottingham  were  also  tried  under  indictments  for  murder, 
and  convicted  of  manslaughter,  and  sentenced  to  imprisonment  for  five  years. 
These  emigrants  are  now  confined  under  the  charge  of  a  person  named  Jones,  who 
claims  the  office  of  sheriff  under  an  appointment  by  the  Shawnee  Mission  Assembly. 

The  affiants  represent  their  sufferings  in  confinement  as  indescribable.  Their 
food  has  been  poor  and  scanty— one  week  it  was  horse  feed.  For  clothing  and 
bedding  they  have  been  dependent  on  the  charity  of  their  friends,  themselves  im- 
poverished by  the  rapine  which  has  desolated  the  Territory;  of  their  friends  few 
have  dared  to  visit  them,  fearing  arrest.  Their  witnesses,  when  they  have  appeared 
in  court,  have  been  themselves  arrested,  seized  in  a  body  for  an  alleged  homicide, 
which,  if  committed  at  all,  was  committed  by  one  person  only.  They  have  witnessed 
the  impunity  of  the  band  by  a  member  of  which  Buffum  was  murdered  in  cold  blood. 
Denied  bail  themselves,  they  have  witnessed  the  immediate  discharge  on  bail  of  the 
member  of  that  band  by  whom  that  murder  was  perpetrated.  Aggrieved  by  this 
odious  and  unjust  discrimination,  they  find  the  evils  of  their  situation  further  ag- 
gravated by  the  character  of  the  custody  to  which  they  are  subjected.  Their  guard 
is  composed  for  the  most  part  of  hostile  residents  of  other  States,  under  the  com- 
mand of  that  same  Titus  who  commanded  in  the  Pro-Slavery  fort,  to  the  destruction 
of  which  I  have  already  referred.  Some  of  this  guard  have  acknowledged  and 
boasted  of  killing  Free-State  men.  They  sometimes  have  threatened  to  shoot  their 
prisoners,  and  have  been  known  to  declare  that  particular  individuals  among  them 
shall  be  hung,  whether  convicted  or  not. 

It  is  impossible  to  read  statements  like  these  without  deep  feeling.  That  they 
are  substantially  true,  the  representations  made  to  me  of  the  character  of  the  affi- 
ants forbids  me  to  doubt.  To  redress  lighter  wrongs  than  these  our  fathers  ap- 
pealed to  arms.  If  that  dread  remedy  be  not  now  invoked,  it  is  because  the  hope 
of  peaceful  redress  is  not  yet  exhausted. 

I  do  not  disguise  my  conviction  that  the  seizure  and  imprisonment  of  these  citi- 
zens is  not  more  illegal  than  it  is  cruel.  The  Shawnee  Mission  Assembly,  in  my 
judgment,  had  no  more  authority  to  legislate  for  Kansas  than  the  San  Francisco 
Committee  of  Vigilance  had  to  govern  California.  If  the  members  of  that  commit- 
tee are  responsible  to  citizens  wronged  by  its  action,  much  more,  it  seems  to  me, 
are  all  those  who  attempt  to  administer  the  edicts  of  that  Assembly  responsible  to 
citizens  who  have  suffered  or  may  suffer  injury  in  person  or  property  through  such 
proceedings. 

I  trust,  however,  that  the  citizens  in  whose  behalf  I  now  write  may  obtain  at  your 
hands  readier  and  speedier  redress.  By  the  organic  law,  it  is  made  your  duty  to 
take  care  that  the  laws  be  faithfully  executed;  and  you  are  clothed  with  full  power 
to  grant  pardons  and  reprieves  for  offenses  against  the  laws  of  the  Territory.  The 
duty  thus  imposed  includes,  doubtless,  the  obligation  to  protect  the  people  against 
wrongs  committed  under  color  of  pretended  laws.  The  people  of  Ohio  would  greatly 
rejoice  if,  concurring  in  opinion  with  a  majority  of  them,  that  the  enactments  under 
which  these  citizens  have  been  arrested  are  void,  you  should  feel  yourself  warranted 
in  exercising  the  powers  vested  in  you  for  their  protection.  If  this  may  not  be  ex- 
pected, in  consequence  of  your  opinion  in  favor  of  the  legality  of  the  proceedings 
against  them,  I  yet  trust  that  you  will  not  hesitate  to  exercise  your  prerogative  of 
pardon  in  their  behalf.  Even  if  the  validity  of  the  acts  of  the  Shawnee  Mission 
Assembly  be  conceded,  it  will  not  be  pretended,  I  apprehend,  that  these  citizens  are 
morally  guilty  of  crime.  Their  offenses,  at  most,  are  technical.  They  are  not 
felons  —  not  enemies  of  society  —  but  fellow- citizens,  who  sought  to  perform  what 
seemed  to  them,  and  seems  to  millions  of  their  countrymen,  a  duty,  not  a  crime. 


672  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


Surely  you  cannot  permit  such  men  to  be  subjected  to  ignominious  punishment. 
Surely  you  cannot  believe  it  just  or  expedient  to  suffer  such  punishments  to  be  in- 
flicted on  such  men,  while  partisans  of  the  slavery  side,  who  have  committed  more 
numerous  and  less  justifiable  acts  of  violence,  go  altogether  unvisited  of  justice. 

I  beg  leave  to  commend  to  your  favorable  regard  my  friend,  James  Walker,  Esq., 
of  Rhode  Island,  who  has  kindly  consented  to  be  the  bearer  of  this  letter,  and  who 
has  been  requested  by  me  to  ascertain  the  condition  of  emigrants  from  Ohio  in 
Kansas  and  report  to  me  whatever  information  he  may  be  able  to  obtain.  Any 
facilities  you  may  afford  him  will  be  properly  acknowledged  by 

Yours,  very  respectfully,  S.  P.  Chase. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

The  following,  on  the  same  subject,  accompanied  the  foregoing  letter: 

liETTEB    FBOM    THE    GOVEBNOB    OF    OHIO. 

Executive  Depabtment,  State  of  Ohio,  I 
Columbus,  December  15,  1866.        ) 

Deab  Sib:  The  inclosed  letter  was  written  and  sent  by  Mr.  Walker,  of  Rhode 
Island,  who  proceeded  to  Jefferson  City,  and  there  purchased  a  mule  and  advanced 
nearly  one  hundred  miles  further,  when  his  mule,  which  he  had  been  obliged  to 
purchase  as  the  only  obtainable  conveyance,  broke  down,  and  he  was  compelled  by 
the  limitations  upon  his  time  to  return.  I  now  send  it  by  mail,  and  trust  that  your 
Excellency  will  consider  kindly  what  is  said  in  it.  It  is  reported  that  a  large  num- 
ber of  prisoners  have  made  their  escape.  Possibly  the  Ohio  men  may  be  of  this 
number.  If  any  of  them  remain,  please  consider  the  letter  as  written  in  their 
behalf. 

Opposed  always  to  the  repeal  of  the  Missouri  prohibition,  and  believing  always 
that  it  is  the  clear  duty  of  the  National  Government  to  protect  every  inhabitant  of 
national  territory  of  life,  liberty,  and  property,  and  therefore  against  enslavement, 
I  have  yet  ever  regarded  the  submission  to  the  unbiased  decision  of  the  people  of  a 
Territory  of  every  question  relating  to  personal  rights  as  the  next  best  thing  to  se- 
curing those  rights  against  all  invasion  at  the  outset  by  the  impartial  provisions  of 
the  organic  law. 

I  observe  with  pleasure  the  testimony  borne  by  Free-State  men  in  Kansas  to  your 
Excellency's  disposition  to  use  the  powers  confided  to  you  so  as  to  secure  to  the 
actual  settlers  of  the  Territory  a  real  freedom  of  decision  in  regard  to  the  exclusion 
of  slavery.  While  I  cannot  help  regarding  your  consent  to  the  seizure  and  confine- 
ment of  the  Lecompton  prisoners  as  a  departure  from  the  rule  of  impartiality,  I 
feel  myself  authorized  by  these  expressions  of  confidence  in  your  purposes  to  in- 
dulge the  hope  that  you  will  either  terminate  the  confinement  at  once,  or,  at  least, 
provide  against  the  longer  continuance  of  the  hardships  which  the  prisoners  have 
been  compelled  to  endure,  and  protect  them  by  your  authority  from  unjust  punish- 
ment. With  sincere  respect,  I  have  the  honor  to  be,  yours  truly, 

S.  P.  Chase. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

BEPLY  to  the  OOVEBNOB  of  OHIO. 

Executive  Depabtment,  } 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  January  6,  1857.  ^ 
Deab  Sib:  Your  communication  of  the  15th  ultimo,  inclosing  another  of  the  3d, 
has  been  received,  and  their  suggestions  considered  with  the  attention  due  to  their 
importance.  « 

Your  temperate  appeal  in  behalf  of  the  Territorial  prisoners  from  Ohio  is  assur- 
edly worthy  of  my  careful  and  serious  notice. 


Executive  minute 8  of  Gov:  Geaby.  673 


The  attack  upon  Hickory  Point  by  the  Free  State  men  from  Lawrence,  after  the 
publication  of  my  proclamation,  commanding  all  armed  bodies  to  disperse,  left  no 
alternative  for  me,  as  the  Executive  of  the  Territory,  but  to  command  their  arrest. 
Their  subsequent  imprisonment  was  but  the  consequence  of  their  own  unlawful  acts 
committed  in  defiance  of  my  warnings.  A  party  from  Topeka,  who  went  to  attack 
the  same  place,  desisted  from  their  purpose  and  retired  when  they  received  my  proc- 
lamation. They  were  afterwards  surprised  to  learn  that  their  Lawrence  friends,  in 
violation  of  my  express  prohibition,  had  deliberately  attacked  a  body  of  men  at  the 
place  above  named,  one  of  whom  was  killed,  and  several  others  wounded. 

The  precise  condition  of  things  existing  here  at  the  time  of  my  advent  cannot 
be  fully  appreciated  by  a  person  who  was  not  on  the  spot  and  conversant  with  the 
extraordinary  difficulties  and  complications  attending  the  discharge  of  the  executive 
functions.  The  animosity  and  excitement  which  pervaded  the  population  were 
most  forcibly  manifested  in  their  persevering  determination  to  distress  and  destroy 
each  other. 

Coming  into  the  midst  of  so  fearful  a  state  of  affairs  I  at  once  perceived  that  the 
only  remedy  was  an  impartial,  independent,  and  vigorous  administration. 

With  a  determination  to  do  right,  I  adopted  and  prosecuted  such  measures  as  I 
deemed  most  expedient  and  effective  to  restore  peace  and  order  to  the  troubled 
Territory. 

The  result  is  before  the  country,  and  whatever  may  be  the  opinions  entertained 
by  others,  I  am  permitted  to  enjoy  what  all  men  should  endeavor  to  attain,  the  un- 
qualified approbation  of  my  own  conscience. 

After  the  prisoners  were  sentenced  I  remitted  the  hall- and- chain  penalty,  and  paid 
especial  regard  to  their  proper  treatment;  no  formal  application  has  been  made  to 
me  for  their  pardon,  though  I  learn  that  petitions  are  in  circulation  for  that  pur- 
pose, and  that  the  usual  records  will  be  presented,  to  which  I  will  give  respectful 
attention. 

With  unfeigned  regard,  I  have  the  honor  to  remain  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaey. 

His  Excellency  S.  P.  Chase,  Governor  of  Ohio. 


APPROPRIATION    OF    THE    VERMONT    LEGISLATURE. 

January  7. —  The  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Vermont  having  passed  an 

act  appropriating  the  sum  of  $20,000  to  aid  the  suffering  poor  of  Kansas,  the 

Secretary  of  that  State  addressed  the  Governor  of  this  Territory  as  follows : 

State  of  Vekmont,  Executive  Depaetment,  ) 
BuBLiNGTON,  December  22,  1856.        ) 

Sib:  I  am  directed  by  his  Excellency  Governor  Fletcher  to  transmit  to  you  the 
accompanying  copy  of  an  act  passed  by  the  Legislature  of  thi.;  State  at  its  recent 
session  in  October  and  November  last,  entitled  "An  act  for  the  relief  of  the  suf- 
fering poor  of  Kansas,"  and  to  inform  you  that  the  Governor  stands  ready  to 
extend  to  the  suffering  poor  of  Kansas  such  relief  as  said  act  contemplates,  upon 
full  and  satisfactory  proof  of  the  necessity  of  their  condition. 

The  report  is  now  that  the  wants  of  the  poor  of  Kansas  have  been  very  much,  if 
not  entirely,  alleviated  by  the  large  contributions  of  provisions  and  clothing  which 
have  recently  poured  in  from  private  sources;  and  the  peace  and  good  order  which 
have  resulted  from  your  own  energetic  and  equitable  administration  of  the  govern- 
ment of  the  Territory  are  considered  as  an  earnest  that  the  sufferings  and  misfortune 
of  the  people  of  Kansas  have  at  last  reached  a  termination. 


674  State  Histobical  Society, 


Any  oommnnication  from  your  Excellenoy  upon  this  subject  will  be  received  with 
pleasure  by  Governor  Fletcher,  who  desires  me  to  express  to  you  the  assurances  of 
his  high  respect  and  esteem. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

William  G.  Shaw, 
Secretary  of  Civil  and  Military  Affairs. 
His  Excellency,  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas,  Lecompton,  K.  T. 

The  following  is  the  act  referred  to  in  the  foregoing  communication : 

"act   or    THE    VBBMONT    liEGISLATUBE    NO.    59. — AN    ACT    FOB   THE    BELIEF    OF   THE   POOB 

OF    KANSAS. 

"/i  is  hereby  enacted  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  State  of  Vermont,  as  follows : 

"Section  1.  The  sum  of  twenty  thousand  dollars  is  hereby  appropriated  and 
placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  Governor  of  this  State,  to  be  by  him  used  (if  necessary) 
for  the  purpose  hereinafter  stated. 

"Section  2.  The  Governor,  if  in  his  judgment  the  suffering  poor  in  Kansas  need 
assistance,  is  hereby  authorized  to  draw  on  the  treasurer,  from  time  to  time,  for  such 
sum  or  sums,  not  exceeding  twenty  thousand  dollars,  for  the  purpose  of  furnishing 
food  and  clothing  to  such  of  the  inhabitants  of  Kansas  as  may  be  in  a  suffering 
condition  for  the  want  thereof. 

"Section  3.  This  act  shall  take  effect  from  its  passage. 

"Approved  November  18,  1856." 

letteb  to  the  govebnob  of  vebmont. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  January  7,  1857.  ) 

Deab  Sib:  Your  favor  of  the  22d  ultimo,  with  a  copy  of  an  act  of  the  Legislature 
of  Vermont,  entitled  "An  act  for  the  relief  of  the  poor  of  Kansas,"  has  been  re- 
ceived. 

I  am  happy  to  inform  you  that  I  am  not  aware  of  the  existence  of  any  condition 
of  things  in  this  Territory  that  will  render  necessary  the  employment  of  the  money , 
you  have  so  liberally  placed  at  our  disposal. 

There  is  doubtless  some  suffering  within  our  limits,  consequent  upon  past  dis- 
turbances and  the  present  extremely  cold  weather,  but  probably  no  more  than  exists 
in  other  Territories,  or  in  either  of  the  States  of  the  Union. 

No  man  who  is  able  and  willing  to  work  need  be  destitute  of  the  means  of  a  com- 
fortable livelihood  in  Kansas.  Laborers  and  mechanics  are  in  demand,  and  cannot 
be  obtained  at  wages  ranging  from  $1.50  to  $3  per  day.  Indeed,  so  far  as  my  ob- 
servation has  extended,  the  deserving  and  industrious  portions  of  our  population 
are  in  the  full  enjoyment  of  more  than  an  ordinary  degree  of  contentment  and 
prosperity. 

Should  any  contrary  facts  hereafter  come  to  my  notice,  such  as  to  require  the 
aid  you  have  so  kindly  offered,  I  will  assuredly  make,  at  the  earliest  moment,  the 
application  you  suggest. 

With  assurance  of  the  highest  regard,  I  have  the  honor  to  subscribe  myself  your 
obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby. 

His  Excellency,  Governor  Fletcher,  Burlington,  Vermont. 

Commissions  were  issued  to  William  Woolman,  as  probate  judge ;  Richard 
Burr  and  Samuel  Locke,  as  county  commissioners;  Turner  Locke,  as  con- 
stable; and  J.  B.  Scott,  as  justice  of  the  peace— all  in  and  for  the  county 
of  Coffey. 


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LEAVENWORTH,    PAWNEE    &    WESTEBN    BAILBOAD. 

Leavenwobth,  K.  T.,  January  5,  1857. 
Deae  Sib:  I  have  the  honor  to  inform  you,  by  the  resolution  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors of  the  Leavenworth,  Pawnee  &  Western  Railroad  Company,  that  the  neces- 
sary amount  of  stock  to  perfect  an  organization  has  been  subscribed,  and  the  said 
company  have  completed  a  perfect  organization  under  the  law  incorporating  them. 
Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  J.  Maeion  Alexandeb,  Secretary. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary. 

Executive  Depabtment,         \ 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  January  9,  1857.  ) 
Dear  Sib:  It  is  with  much  pleasure  that  I  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  com- 
munication, informing  me  of  the  perfect  organization  of  the  Leavenworth,  Pawnee 
&  Western  Railroad  Company.     Please  assure  your  president  and  directors  of  my 
most  hearty  cooperation  in  their  laudable  enterprise. 

Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  Jno.  W.  Geaey. 

J.  Marion  Alexander,  Esq.,  Secretary  L.  P.  &  W.  R.  R.  Co. 


bequisition  for  united  states  troops. 

Executive  Department,  \ 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  January  10,  1857.  ) 
Sir:  United  States  Deputy  Marshal  Fane  having  made  due  requisition  upon  me 
for  two  United  States  mounted  men,  with  one  day's  rations,  and  to  report  at  Captain 
Hampton's  office  in  this  place,  at  8  o'clock,  to-mourow  morning,  to  aid  him  in  exe- 
cuting certain  civil  process,  this  is  to  request  you  to  have  two  United  States  mounted 
men  to  report  accordingly.         Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 
Captain  Newby,  Commanding  near  Lecompton. 

[Entry  and  acknowledgment  of  the  receipt  of  vol.  39,  Maine  Reports.] 


THE    LEGISLATIVE    ASSEMBLY. 

January  12. — This  being  the  first  day  of  the  meeting  of  the  Legislative 
Assembly,  and  also  of  a  convention  embracing  members  from  all  parts  of 
the  Territory,  the  town  was  crowded  with  strangers,  very  many  of  whom 
constantly  thronged  the  Executive  office  to  pay  their  respects  to  the  Gov- 
ernor. 

The  Council  of  the  Legislature  was  organized  by  the  election  of  Rev. 
Thomas  Johnson  as  President,  and  the  House  of  Representatives  by  the 
election  of  W.  G.  Mathias,  Speaker. 

A  convention  composed  of  delegates  from  various  sections  of  the  Terri- 
tory, the  precise  character  and  objects  of  which  had  not  been  clearly  defined, 
and  were  but  imperfectly  understood  even  by  its  members  themselves,  also 
met  in  the  evening.  The  principal  business  transacted  was  the  appoint- 
ment of  a  committee  on  delegation. 


LEGISLATIVE    COMMITTEE. 

January  13.— A  committee  from  the  Legislative  Assembly  called  upon 
the  Governor  at  10  o'clock  a.m.,  and  announced  that  they  had  been  ap- 


676  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

pointed  to  inform  him  of  the  organization  of  the  Council  and  House  of 
Representatives,  and  were  ready  to  receive  from  him  any  communication  he 
might  have  to  make  to  those  bodies.  To  a  neat  address  from  Col.  Joseph 
Anderson,  the  Governor  responded,  and  informed  the  committee  that  he 
would  send  up  at  once  his  annual  message.  Accordingly  the  following 
document  was  sent,  and  read  to  the  Legislature: 

MESSAGE    OF    GOVEBNOB    JOHN    W.    GEABY,    TO    THE    LEGISLATIVE    ASSEMBLY    OF     KANSAS 

TEBBITOBY. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Council  and  of  the  House  of  Representatives:  The  Allwise  and  Benef- 
icent Being,  who  controls  alike  the  destinies  of  individuals  and  of  nations,  has  permit- 
ted you  to  convene  this  day,  charged  with  grave  responsibilities.  The  eyes,  not  only  of 
the  people  of  Kansas,  but  of  the  entire  Union,  are  upon  you,  watching  with  anxiety 
the  result  of  your  deliberations,  and  of  our  joint  action  in  the  execution  of  the 
delicate  and  important  duties  devolving  upon  us. 

Selected  at  a  critical  period  in  the  history  of  the  country  to  discharge  the  execu- 
tive functions  of  this  Territory,  the  obligations  I  was  required  to  assume  were  of 
the  most  weighty  importance.  And  when  I  came  seriously  to  contemplate  their 
magnitude,  I  would  have  shrunk  from  the  responsibility  were  it  not  for  an  implicit 
reliance  upon  Divine  aid,  and  a  full  confidence  in  the  virtue,  zeal  and  patriotism  of 
ihe  citizens,  without  which  the  wisest  executive  suggestions  must  be  futile  and  in- 
operative. 

To  you,  legislators,  invested  with  sovereign  authority,  I  look  for  that  hearty  co- 
operation which  will  enable  us  successfully  to  guide  the  ship  of  state  through  the 
troubled  waters  into  the  haven  of  safety. 

It  is  with  feelings  of  profound  gratitude  to  Almighty  God,  the  bounteous  giver 
of  all  good,  I  have  the  pleasure  of  announcing  that,  after  the  bitter  contest  of  opin- 
ion through  which  we  have  recently  passed,  and  which  has  unfortunately  led  to  frat- 
ricidal strife,  that  peace,  which  I  have  every  reason  to  believe  to  be  permanent,  now 
reigns  throughout  the  Territory,  and  gladdens  with  its  genial  influences  homes  and 
hearts  which  but  lately  were  sad  and  desolate;  that  the  robber  and  the  murderer  have 
been  driven  from  our  soil;  that  burned  cabins  have  been  replaced  by  substantial 
dwellings;  that  a  feeling  of  confidence  and  kindness  has  taken  the  place  of  distrust 
and  hate;  that  all  good  citizens  are  disposed  to  deplore  the  errors  and  excesses  of 
the  past,  and  unite  with  fraternal  zeal  in  repairing  its  injuries;  and  that  this  Terri- 
tory, unsurpassed  by  any  portion  of  the  continent  for  the  salubrity  of  its  climate, 
the  fertility  of  its  soil,  its  mineral  and  agricultural  wealth,  its  timber-fringed  streams, 
and  fine  quarries  of  building  stone,  has  entered  upon  a  career  of  unparalleled  pros- 
perity. 

To  maintain  the  advance  we  have  made,  and  realize  the  bright  anticipations  of 
the  future;  to  build  up  a  model  commonwealth,  enriched  with  all  the  treasures  of 
learning,  of  virtue  and  religion,  and  make  it  a  choice  heritage  for  our  children  and 
generations  yet  unborn,  let  me,  not  only  as  your  Executive,  but  as  a  Kansan,  de- 
voted to  the  interests  of  Kansas,  and  animated  solely  by  patriotic  purposes,  with  all 
earnestness  invoke  you,  with  one  heart  and  soul,  to  pursue  so  high  and  lofty  a  course 
in  your  deliberations  as  by  its  moderation  and  justice  will  commend  itself  to  the 
approbation  of  the  country,  and  command  the  respect  of  the  people. 

This  being  the  first  occasion  afforded  me  to  speak  to  the  Legislative  Assembly,  it 
is  but  proper  and  in  accordance  with  general  usage  that  I  should  declare  the  prin- 
ciples which  shall  give  shape  and  tone  to  my  administration.  These  principles, 
without  elaboration,  I  will  condense  into  the  narrowest  compass. 


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"Equal  and  exact  justice"  to  all  men,  of  whatever  political  or  religious  persua- 
sion; peace,  comity  and  friendship  with  neighboring  States  and  Territories,  with  a 
sacred  regard  for  State  rights,  and  reverential  respect  for  the  integrity  and  perpetuity 
of  the  Union;  a  reverence  for  the  Federal  Constitution  as  the  concentrated  wisdom 
of  the  fathers  of  the  republic,  and  the  very  ark  of  our  political  safety;  the  cultiva- 
tion of  a  pure  and  energetic  nationality,  and  the  development  of  an  excellent  and 
intensely  vital  patriotism;  a  jealous  regard  for  the  elective  franchise,  and  the  entire 
security  and  sanctity  of  the  ballot-box;  a  firm  determination  to  adhere  to  the  doc- 
trines of  self-government  and  popular  sovereignty  as  guaranteed  by  the  organic 
law;  unqualified  submission  to  the  will  of  the  majority;  the  election  of  all  officers 
by  the  people  themselves;  the  supremacy  of  the  civil  over  the  military;  strict  econ- 
omy in  public  expenditures,  with  a  rigid  accountability  of  all  public  officers;  the 
preservation  of  the  public  faith,  and  a  currency  based  L'pon  and  equal  to  gold  and 
silver;  free  and  safe  immigration  from  every  quarter  of  the  country;  the  cultivation 
of  the  proper  Territorial  pride,  with  a  firm  determination  to  submit  to  no  invasion 
of  our  sovereignty;  the  fostering  care  of  agriculture,  manufactures,  mechanic  arts, 
and  all  works  of  internal  improvement;  the  liberal  and  free  education  of  all  the 
children  of  the  Territory;  entire  religious  freedom;  a  free  press,  free  speech,  and 
the  peaceable  right  to  assemble  and  discuss  all  questions  of  public  interest;  trial  by 
jurors  impartially  selected;  the  sanctity  of  the  habeas  corpus;  the  repeal  of  all  laws 
inconsistent  with  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States  and  the  organic  act,  and  the 
steady  administration  of  the  government  so  as  best  to  secure  the  general  welfare. 

These  sterling  maxims,  sanctioned  by  the  wisdom  and  experience  of  the  past, 
and  the  observance  of  which  has  brought  our  country  to  so  exalted  a  position 
among  the  nations  of  the  earth,  will  be  steady  lights  by  which  my  administration 
shall  be  guided. 

A  summary  view  of  the  state  of  the  Territory  upon  my  advent,  with  an  allusion 
to  some  of  my  official  acts,  may  not  be  inappropriate  to  this  occasion,  and  may 
serve  to  inspire  your  counsels  with  that  wisdom  and  prudence,  by  a  contemplation 
of  the  frightful  excesses  of  the  past,  so  essential  to  the  adoption  of  measures  to 
prevent  their  recurrence,  and  enable  you  to  lay  the  broad  and  solid  foundations  of 
a  future  commonwealth  which  may  give  protection  and  happiness  to  millions  of 
freemen. 

It  accords  not  with  my  policy  or  intentions  to  do  the  least  injustice  to  any  citi- 
zen or  party  of  men  in  this  Territory  or  elsewhere.  Pledged  to  do  "  equal  and  exact 
justice"  in  my  executive  capacity,  I  am  inclined  to  throw  the  veil  of  oblivion  over 
the  errors  and  outrages  of  the  period  antecedent  to  my  arrival,  except  so  far  as 
reference  to  them  may  be  necessary  for  substantial  justice,  and  to  explain  and  de- 
velop the  policy  which  has  shed  the  benign  influences  of  peace  upon  Kansas,  and 
which,  if  responded  to  by  the  Legislature  in  a  spirit  of  kindness  and  conciliation, 
will  contribute  much  to  soothe  those  feelings  of  bitterness  and  contention  which,  in 
the  past,  brought  upon  us  such  untold  evils. 

I  arrived  at  Fort  Leavenworth  on  the  ninth  day  of  September  last,  and  immedi- 
ately assumed  the  executive  functions.  On  the  eleventh  I  issued  my  inaugural  ad- 
dress, declaring  the  general  principles  upon  which  I  intended  to  administer  the 
government.  In  this  address  I  solemnly  pledged  myself  to  support  the  Constitution 
of  the  United  States,  and  to  discharge  my  duties  as  Governor  of  Kansas  with  fidelity; 
to  sustain  all  the  provisions  of  the  organic  act,  which  I  pronounced  to  be  "emi- 
nently just  and  beneficial;"  to  stand  by  the  doctrine  of  popular  sovereignty,  or  the 
will  of  the  majority  of  the  actuaj  6ona  yide  inhabitants,  when  legitimately  expressed, 
which  I  characterized  "the  imperative  will  of  civil  action  for  every  law-abiding  cit- 


678  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


izen."  The  gigantic  evils  under  which  this  Territory  was  groaning  were  attributed 
to  outside  influences,  and  the  people  of  Kansas  were  earnestly  invoked  to  suspend 
unnatural  strife;  to  banish  all  extraneous  and  improper  influences  from  their  de- 
liberations; and  in  the  spirit  of  reason  and  mutual  conciliation  to  adjust  their  own 
differences.  Such  suggestions  in  relation  to  modifications  of  the  present  statutes 
as  I  deemed  for  the  public  interests  were  promised  at  the  proper  time.  It  was  de- 
clared that  this  Territory  was  the  common  property  of  the  people  of  the  several 
States,  and  that  no  obstacle  should  be  interposed  to  its  free  settlement,  while  in  a 
Territorial  condition,  by  the  citizens  of  every  State  of  the  Union.  A  just  Territo- 
rial pride  was  sought  to  be  infused;  a  pledge  was  solemnly  given  to  know  no  party, 
no  section,  nothing  but  Kansas  and  the  Union;  and  the  people  were  earnestly  in- 
voked to  bury  the  past  in  oblivion,  to  suspend  hostilities,  and  refrain  from  the  in- 
dulgence of  bitter  feeling;  to  begin  anew;  to  devote  themselves  to  the  true  and 
substantial  interests  of  Kansas;  develop  her  rich  agricultural  resources;  build  up 
manufactures;  make  public  roads  and  other  works  of  internal  improvement;  pre- 
pare amply  for  the  education  of  their  children;  devote  themselves  to  all  the  arts  of 
peace,  and  make  this  Territory  the  sanctuary  of  those  cherished  principles  which 
protect  the  inalienable  rights  of  the  individual,  and  elevate  States  in  their  sovereign 
capacities. 

The  foregoing  is  a  brief  summary  of  the  principles  upon  which  my  administra- 
tion was  commenced.  I  have  steadily  adhered  to  them,  and  time  and  trial  have  but 
served  to  strengthen  my  convictions  of  their  justice. 

Coincident  with  my  inaugural  were  issued  two  proclamations:  the  one,  disbanding 
the  Territorial  militia,  composed  of  a  mixed  force  of  citizens  and  others,  and  com- 
manding "all  bodies  of  men,  combined,  armed  and  equipped  with  munitions  of 
war,  without  authority  of  the  government,  instantly  to  disband  or  quit  the  Terri- 
tory, as  they  would  answer  the  contrary  at  their  peril;"  the  other,  ordering  "all  free 
male  citizens  qualified  to  bear  arms,  between  the  ages  of  eighteen  and  forty-five 
years,  to  enroll  themselves,  that  they  might  be  completely  organized  by  companies, 
regiments,  brigades  and  divisions,  and  hold  themselves  in  readiness  to  be  mustered, 
by  my  order,  into  the  service  of  the  United  States,  upon  a  requisition  of  the  com- 
mander of  the  military  department  in  which  Kansas  is  embraced,  for  the  suppres- 
sion of  all  unlawful  combinations,  and  for  the  maintenance  of  public  order  and  civil 
government." 

The  policy  of  these  proclamations  is  so  evident,  and  their  beneficial  efifects  have 
been  so  apparent,  as  to  require  no  vindication. 

The  Territory  was  declared  by  the  acting  Governor  to  be  in  a  state  of  insurrec- 
tion; the  civil  authority  was  powerless,  entirely  without  capacity  to  vindicate  the 
majesty  of  the  law  and  restore  the  broken  peace;  the  existing  difficulties  were  of  a 
far  more  complicated  character  than  I  had  anticipated;  predatory  bands,  whose  sole 
aim,  unrelieved  by  the  mitigation  of  political  causes,  was  assassination,  arson,  plun- 
der and  rapine,  had  undisturbed  possession  of  some  portions  of  the  Territory,  while 
every  part  of  it  was  kept  in  constant  alarm  and  terror  by  the  advocates  of  political 
sentiments,  uniting,  according  to  their  respective  sympathies,  in  formidable  bodies 
of  armed  men,  completely  equipped  with  munitions  of  war,  and  resolved  upon  mu- 
tual extermination  as  the  only  hope  of  peace;  unoffending  and  peaceable  citizens 
were  driven  from  their  homes;  others  murdered  in  their  own  dwellings,  which  were 
given  to  the  flames;  that  sacred  respect  for  woman,  which  has  characterized  all  civ- 
ilized nations,  seemed,  in  the  hour  of  mad  excitement,  to  be  forgotten;  partisan 
feeling,  on  all  sides,  intensely  excited  by  a  question  which  inflamed  the  entire  na- 
tion, almost  closed  the  minds  of   the  people  against   me;   idle   and   mendacious 


Executive  Minutes  of  gov.  Geaby.  679 


rumors,  well  calculated  to  produce  exasperation  and  destroy  confidence,  were  every- 
where rife;  the  most  unfortunate  suspicions  prevailed;  in  isolated  country  places 
no  man's  life  was  safe;  robberies  and  murders  were  of  daily  occurrence;  nearly 
every  farm  house  was  deserted;  and  no  traveler  could  safely  venture  on  the  high- 
way without  an  escort.  This  state  of  affairs  was  greatly  aggravated  by  the  inter- 
ference of  prominent  politicians  outside  of  the  Territory. 

The  foregoing  is  but  a  faint  outline  of  the  fearful  condition  of  things  which  ruled 
Kansas  and  convulsed  the  nation.  The  full  picture  will  be  drawn  by  the  iron  pen 
of  impartial  history,  and  the  actors  in  the  various  scenes  will  be  assigned  their  true 
positions. 

I  came  here  a  stranger  to  your  difficulties,  without  prejudice,  with  a  solemn  sense 
of  my  official  obligations,  and  with  a  lofty  resolution  to  put  a  speedy  termination 
to  events  so  fraught  with  evil,  and  which,  if  unchecked,  would  have  floated  the  coun- 
try into  the  most  bloody  civil  war. 

Hesitation,  or  partisan  affiliations,  would  have  resulted  in  certain  failure,  and 
only  served  further  to  complicate  affairs.  To  restore  peace  and  order,  and  relieve 
the  people  from  the  evils  under  which  they  were  laboring,  it  was  necessary  that  an 
impartial,  independent  and  just  policy  should  be  adopted,  which  would  embrace  in 
its  protection  all  good  citizens,  without  distinction  of  party,  and  sternly  punish  all 
bad  men  who  continued  to  disturb  the  public  tranquility.  Accordingly,  my  inaugural 
address  and  proclamations  were  immediately  circulated  among  the  people,  in  order 
that  they  might  have  early  notice  of  my  intentions. 

On  the  fourteenth  day  of  September  reliable  information  was  received  that  a 
large  body  of  armed  men  were  marching  to  attack  Hickory  Point,  on  the  north  side 
of  the  Kansas  river.  I  immediately  dispatched  a  squadron  of  United  States  dra- 
goons, with  instructions  to  capture  and  bring  to  this  place  any  persons  whom  they 
might  find  acting  in  violation  of  my  proclamation.  In  pursuance  of  these  instruc- 
tions, one  hundred  and  one  prisoners  were  taken,  brought  here,  and  committed  for 
trial. 

While  a  portion  of  the  army  was  performing  this  duty,  I  was  advised  that  a  large 
body  of  men  were  approaching  the  town  of  Lawrence,  determined  upon  its  destruc- 
tion. I  at  once  ordered  three  hundred  United  States  troops  to  that  place,  and  re- 
paired there  in  person.  Within  four  miles  of  Lawrence  I  found  a  force  of 
twenty-seven  hundred  men,  consisting  of  citizens  of  this  Territory  and  other  places, 
organized  as  Territorial  militia,  under  a  proclamation  of  the  late  acting  Governor. 
I  disbanded  this  force,  ordering  the  various  companies  composing  it  to  repair  to 
their  respective  places  of  rendezvous,  there  to  be  mustered  out  of  service.  My  or- 
ders were  obeyed;  the  militia  retired  to  their  homes;  the  effusion  of  blood  was  pre- 
vented; the  preservation  of  Lawrence  effected;  and  a  great  step  made  towards  the 
restoration  of  peace  and  confidence. 

To  recount  my  various  official  acts,  following  each  other  in  quick  succession 
under  your  immediate  observation,  would  be  a  work  of  supererogation,  and  would 
occupy  more  space  than  the  limits  of  an  executive  message  would  justify.  My  ex- 
ecutive minutes,  containing  a  truthful  history  of  my  official  transactions,  with  the 
policy  which  dictated  them,  have  been  forwarded  to  the  General  Government,  and 
are  open  to  the  inspection  of  the  country. 

In  relation  to  any  alterations  or  modifications  of  the  Territorial  statutes  which  I 
might  deem  advisable,  I  promised  in  my  inaugural  address  to  direct  public  atten- 
tion at  the  proper  time.  In  the  progress  of  events  that  time  has  arrived,  and  you 
are  the  tribunal  to  which  my  suggestions  must  be  submitted.  On  this  subject  I 
bespeak  your  candid  attention,  as  it  has  an  inseparable  connection  with. the  pros- 
perity and  happiness  of  the  people. 


680  State  Histobical  society. 


It  has  already  been  remarked  that  the  Territories  of  the  United  States  are  the 
common  property  of  the  citizens  of  the  several  States.  It  may  be  likened  to  a 
joint  ownership  in  an  estate,  and  no  conditions  should  be  imposed  or  restrictions 
placed  upon  the  equal  enjoyment  of  the  benefits  arising  therefrom  which  will  do 
the  least  injustice  to  any  of  the  owners,  or  which  is  not  contemplated  in  the  tenure 
by  which  it  is  held,  which  is  no  less  than  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  the 
sole  bond  of  the  American  Union.  This  being  the  true  position,  no  obstacle  should 
be  interposed  to  the  free,  speedy,  and  general  settlement  of  this  Territory. 

The  durability  and  imperative  authority  of  a  State  constitution,  when  the  in- 
terests of  the  people  require  a  State  government,  and  a  direct  popular  vote  is  neces- 
sary to  give  it  sanction  and  effect,  will  be  the  popular  occasion,  once  for  all,  to  decide 
the  grave  political  questions  which  underlie  a  well-regulated  commonwealth. 

Let  this,  then,  be  the  touchstone  of  your  deliberations.  Enact  no  law  which  will 
not  clearly  bear  the  constitutional  test;  and  if  any  laws  have  been  passed  which  do 
not  come  up  to  this  standard,  it  is  your  solemn  duty  to  sweep  them  from  the  statute 
book. 

The  Territorial  government  should  abstain  from  the  exercise  of  authority  not 
clearly  delegated  to  it,  and  should  permit  all  doubtful  questions  to  remain  in  abey- 
ance until  the  formation  of  a  State  constitution. 

On  the  delicate  and  exciting  question  of  slavery,  a  subject  which  so  peculiarly 
engaged  the  attention  of  Congress  at  the  passage  of  our  organic  act,  I  cannot  too 
earnestly  invoke  you  to  permit  it  to  remain  where  the  Constitution  of  the  United 
States  and  that  act  place  it  —  subject  to  the  decision  of  the  courts  upon  all  points 
arising  during  our  present  infant  condition. 

The  repeal  of  the  Missouri  line,  which  was  a  restriction  on  popular  sovereignty, 
anew  consecrated  the  great  doctrine  of  self-government,  and  restored  to  the  people 
their  full  control  over  every  question  of  interest  to  themselves,  both  north  and  south 
of  that  line. 

Justice  to  the  country,  and  the  dictates  of  sound  policy,  require  that  the  Legis- 
lature should  confine  itself  to  such  subjects  as  will  preserve  the  basis  of  entire 
equality;  and  when  a  sufficient  population  is  here,  and  they  choose  to  adopt  a  State 
government,  that  they  shall  be  "perfectly  free,"  without  let  or  hindrance,  to  form  all 
their  domestic  institutions  "in  their  own  way,"  and  to  dictate  that  form  of  govern- 
ment which,  in  their  deliberate  judgment,  may  be  deemed  proper. 

Any  attempt  to  incite  servile  insurrection,  and  to  interfere  with  the  domestic  in- 
stitutions of  sovereign  States,  is  extremely  reprehensible,  and  shall  receive  no 
countenance  from  me.  Such  intervention  can  result  in  no  good,  but  is  pregnant 
with  untold  disasters.  Murder,  arson,  rapine,  and  death  follow  in  its  wake,  while 
not  one  link  in  the  fetters  of  the  slave  is  weakened  or  broken,  or  any  amelioration 
in  his  condition  secured.  Such  interference  is  a  direct  invasion  of  State  rights,  only 
calculated  to  produce  irritation  and  estrangement. 

Every  dictate  of  self-respect;  every  consideration  of  State  equality,  the  glories 
of  the  past  and  the  hopes  of  the  future  —  all,  with  soul-stirring  eloquence,  constrain 
us  to  cultivate  a  reverential  awe  for  the  Constitution  as  the  sheet-anchor  of  our 
safety,  and  bid  us  in  good  faith  to  carry  out  all  its  provisions. 

Many  of  the  statutes  are  excellent,  and  suited  to  our  wants  and  condition;  but  in 
order  that  they  may  receive  that  respect  and  sanction  which  is  the  vital  principle 
of  all  law,  let  such  be  abolished  as  are  not  eminently  just  and  will  not  receive  the 
fullest  approbation  of  the  people.  I  trust  you  will  test  them  all  by  the  light  of  the 
general  and  fundamental  principles  of  our  Government,  and  that  all  that  will  not 
bear  this  ordeal  be  revised,  amended,  or  repealed.  To  some  of  them  which  strike 
my  mind  as  objectionable  your  candid  and  special  attention  is  respectfully  invited. 


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By  carefully  comparing  the  organic  act  as  printed  in  the  statutes,  with  a  certified 
copy  of  the  same  from  the  Department  of  State,  important  discrepancies,  omis- 
sions and  additions  will  be  discovered.  I  therefore  recommend  the  appointment  of 
a  committee  to  compare  the  printed  statutes  with  the  original  rolls  on  file  in  the 
Secretary's  office,  to  ascertain  whether  the  same  liberty  has  been  taken  with  the  act 
under  which  they  were  made. 

Of  the  numerous  errors  discovered  by  me  in  the  copy  of  the  organic  act  as 
printed  in  the  statutes,  I  will  refer  to  one  in  illustration  of  my  meaning.  In  the 
29th  section,  defining  the  executive  authority,  will  be  found  the  following  striking 
omission:  "against  the  laws  of  said  Territory,  and  reprieves  for  offenses."  This 
omission  impairs  the  executive  authority,  and  deprives  the  Governor  of  the  par- 
doning power  for  offenses  com.mitted  against  the  laws  of  the  Territory,  which  Con- 
gress, for  the  wisest  and  most  humane  reasons,  has  conferred  upon  him. 

The  organic  act  requires  every  bill  to  be  presented  to  the  Governor,  and  de- 
mands his  signature  as  the  evidence  of  his  approval,  before  it  can  become  a  law. 
The  statutes  are  defective  in  this  respect,  as  they  do  not  contain  the  date  of  ap- 
proval, nor  the  proper  evidence  of  that  fact,  by  having  the  Governor's  signature. 

Your  attention  is  invited  to  chapter  30,  in  relation  to  county  boundaries.  The 
boundary  of  Douglas  county  is  imperfect,  and,  in  connection  with  Shawnee  county, 
is  an  absurdity  for  both  counties.  The  boundary  lines  of  all  the  counties  should  be 
absolutely  established. 

Chapter  44,  establishing  the  probate  court,  also  requires  attention.  The  act  is 
good  generally,  so  far  as  it  relates  to  the  organization  and  duties  of  the  court;  but 
all  provisions  in  this  and  other  acts,  vesting  the  appointment  of  probate  judges, 
county  commissioners  and  other  public  officers  in  the  Legislative  Assembly,  should 
at  once  be  repealed,  and  the  unqualified  right  of  election  conferred  upon  the  people, 
whose  interests  are  immediately  affected  by  the  acts  of  those  officials.  The  free 
and  unrestricted  right  of  the  people  to  select  all  their  own  agents,  is  a  maxim  so 
well  settled  in  political  ethics,  and  springs  so  legitimately  from  the  doctrines  of 
self-government,  that  I  need  only  allude  to  the  question  to  satisfy  every  one  of  its 
justice.  The  "people  must  be  perfectly  free"  to  regulate  their  own  business  in 
their  own  way;  and  when  the  voice  of  the  majority  is  fairly  expressed,  all  will  bow 
to  it  as  the  voice  of  God.  Let  the  people,  then,  rule  in  everything.  I  have  every 
confidence  in  the  virtue,  intelligence  and  "sober  thought"  of  the  toiling  millions. 
The  deliberate  popular  judgment  is  never  wrong.  When,  in  times  of  excitement, 
the  popular  mind  may  be  temporarily  obscured,  from  the  dearth  of  correct  informa- 
tion or  the  mists  of  passion,  the  day  of  retribution  and  justice  speedily  follows,  and 
a  summary  reversal  is  the  certain  result.  Just  and  patriotic  sentiment  is  a  sure 
reliance  for  every  honest  public  servant.  The  sovereignty  of  the  people  must  be 
maintained. 

Section  15th  of  this  act  allows  writs  of  habeas  corpus  to  be  issued  by  the  probate 
judge,  but  leaves  him  no  authority  to  hear  the  case  and  grant  justice,  but  refers  the 
matter  to  the  "next  term  of  the  district  court."  The  several  terms  of  the  district 
court  are  at  stated  periods,  and  the  provision  alluded  to  amounts  to  a  denial  of 
justice  and  a  virtual  suspension  of  "the  great  writ  of  liberty,"  contrary  to  the  letter 
and  spirit  of  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States. 

Many  provisions  of  chapter  66,  entitled  "Elections,"  are  objectionable.  Section 
11th,  requiring  certain  "test  oaths"  as  prerequisites  to  the  right  of  suffrage,  is 
wrong,  unfair,  and  unequal  upon  citizens  of  different  sections  of  the  Union.  It  is 
exceedingly  invidious  to  require  obedience  to  any  special  enactment.  The  peculiar 
features  of  these  test  oaths  should  be  abolished,  and  all  citizens  presumed  to  be  law- 
abiding  and  patriotic  until  the  contrary  clearly  appears.     Sworn  obedience  to  par- 


682  State  Historical  society. 


ticular  statutes  has  seldom  secured  that  object.  Justice  will  ever  commend  itself  to 
the  support  of  all  honest  men;  and  the  surest  means  of  insuring  the  ready  execution 
of  law  is,  to  make  it  so  preeminently  just,  equal  and  impartial  as  to  command  the 
respect  of  those  whom  it  is  intended  to  affect. 

Section  36  deprives  electors  of  the  great  safeguard  of  the  purity  and  independ- 
ence of  the  elective  franchise  —  I  mean  the  right  to  vote  by  ballot  —  and  after  the 
first  day  of  November,  1856,  requires  all  voting  to  be  viva  voce.  This  provision, 
taken  in  connection  with  section  9,  which  provides  that  "if  all  the  votes  offered  can- 
not be  taken  before  the  hour  appointed  for  closing  the  polls,  the  judges  shall,  by 
public  proclamation,  adjourn  such  election  until  the  following  day,  when  the  polls 
shall  again  be  opened,  and  the  election  continued  as  before,"  «fec.,  offers  great  room 
for  fraud  and  corruption.  Voting  viva  voce,  the  condition  of  the  poll  can  be  ascer- 
tained at  any  moment.  If  the  parties  having  the  election  of  officers  are  likely  to  be 
defeated,  they  have  the  option  of  adjourning,  for  the  purpose  of  drumming  up  votes; 
or,  in  the  insane  desire  for  victory,  may  be  tempted  to  resort  to  other  means  even 
more  reprehensible.  The  right  of  voting  by  ballot  is  now  incorporated  into  the 
constitutions  of  nearly  all  the  States,  and  is  classed  with  the  privileges  deemed 
sacred.  The  arguments  in  its  favor  are  so  numerous  and  overwhelming,  that  I  have 
no  hesitation  in  recommending  its  adoption.  The  election  law  should  be  carefully 
examined,  and  such  guards  thrown  around  it  as  will  most  effectively  secure  the  sanc- 
tity of  the  ballot-box  and  preserve  it  from  the  taint  of  a  single  illegal  vote.  The 
man  who  will  deliberately  tamper  with  the  elective  franchise  and  dare  to  offer  an 
illegal  vote,  strikes  at  the  foundation  of  justice,  undermines  the  pillars  of  society, 
applies  the  torch  to  the  temple  of  our  liberties,  and  should  receive  severe  punish- 
ment. As  a  qualification  for  voting,  a  definite  period  of  actual  inhabitancy  in  the 
Territory,  to  the  exclusion  of  a  home  elsewhere,  should  be  rigidly  prescribed.  No 
man  should  be  permitted  to  vote  upon  a  floating  residence.  He  should  have  resided 
within  the  Territory  for  a  period  of  not  less  than  ninety  days,  and  in  the  district 
where  he  offers  to  vote  at  least  ten  days  immediately  preceding  such  election.  All 
the  voters  should  be  registered  and  published  for  a  certain  time  previous  to  the 
election.  False  voting  should  be  severely  punished,  and  false  swearing  to  receive  a 
vote  visited  with  the  pains  and  penalties  of  perjury. 

In  this  connection,  your  attention  is  also  invited  to  chapter  92,  entitled  "Jurors." 
This  chapter  leaves  the  selection  of  jurors  to  the  absolute  discretion  of  the  marshal, 
sheriff,  or  constable,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  affords  great  room  for  partiality  and 
corruption.  The  names  of  all  properly  qualified  citizens,  without  party  distinction, 
should  be  thrown  into  a  wheel  or  box,  and  at  stated  periods,  under  the  order  of  the 
courts,  jurors  should  be  publicly  drawn  by  responsible  persons.  Too  many  safe- 
guards cannot  be  thrown  around  the  right  of  trial  by  jury,  in  order  that  it  may  still 
continue  to  occupy  that  cherished  place  in  the  affections  of  the  people  so  essential 
to  its  preservation  and  sanctity. 

Some  portions  of  chapter  110,  "Militia,"  infringe  the  executive  prerogative,  im- 
pair the  Governor's  usefulness,  and  clearly  conflict  with  the  organic  act.  This  act 
requires  the  Executive  to  reside  in  the  Territory,  and  makes  him  "commander-in- 
chief  of  the  militia."  This  power  must  be  vested  some  place,  and  is  always  con- 
ferred upon  the  chief  magistrate.  Section  26  virtually  confers  this  almost  sovereign 
prerogative  "upon  any  commissioned  officer,"  and  permits  him  "whenever,  and  as 
often  as  any  invasion  or  danger  may  come  to  his  knowledge,  to  order  out  the  militia 
or  volunteer  corps,  or  any  part  thereof,  under  his  command,  for  the  defense  of  the 
Territory,"  «&c.;  thus  almost  giving  "any  commissioned  ofticer"  whatever,  at  his 
^option,  the  power  to  involve  the  Territory  in  war. 

Section  12  provides  for  a  general  militia  training  on  the  first  Monday  of  October, 


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the  day  fixed  for  the  general  election.  This  is  wrong,  and  is  well  calculated  to  incite 
to  terrorism.  The  silent  ballots  of  the  people,  unawed  by  military  display,  should 
quietly  and  definitely  determine  all  questions  of  public  interest. 

The  other  sections  of  the  law,  requiring  the  appointment  of  field  and  commis- 
sioned oificers,  should  be  repealed.  All  ofiicers  should  derive  their  authority  directly 
from  their  respective  commands,  by  election.  To  make  the  military  system  com- 
plete and  effective,  there  must  be  entire  subordination  and  unity  running  from  the 
commander-in-chief  to  the  humblest  soldier,  and  one  spirit  must  animate  the  entire 
system. 

The  122d  chapter,  in  relation  to  "Patrols,"  is  unnecessary.  It  renders  all  other 
property  liable  to  heavy  taxation  for  the  protection  of  slave  property;  thus  operat- 
ing unequally  upon  citizens,  and  is  liable  to  the  odious  charge  of  being  a  system  of 
espionage,  as  it  authorizes  the  patrols,  an  indefinite  number  of  whom  may  be  ap- 
pointed, to  visit  not  only  negro  quarters,  but  any  other  places  suspected  of  unlaw- 
ful assemblages  of  slaves. 

Chapter  131,  "Preemption,"  squanders  the  school  fund  by  appropriating  the 
school  sections  contrary  to  the  organic  act,  which  provides  "that  sections  numbered 
sixteen  and  thirty-six  in  each  township  in  Kansas  Territory  shall  be  and  the  same 
are  hereby  reserved  for  the  purpose  of  being  applied  to  schools  in  said  Territory, 
and  in  the  States  and  Territories  to  be  erected  out  of  the  same;"  contravenes  the 
United  States  preemption  laws,  which  forbid  trafficking  in  claims,  and  holding  more 
than  one  claim;  and  directs  the  Governor  to  grant  patents  for  lands  belonging  to 
the  United  States,  and  only  conditionally  granted  to  the  Territory.  This  act  is  di- 
rectly calculated  to  destroy  the  effect  of  a  munificent  grant  of  land  by  Congress  for 
educational  purposes.  The  Territory  is  the  trustee  of  this  valuable  gift,  and  poster- 
ity has  a  right  to  demand  of  us  that  this  sacred  trust  shall  remain  unimpaired  in 
order  that  the  blessings  of  free  education  may  be  shed  upon  our  children. 

Every  State  should  have  the  best  educational  system  which  an  intelligent  govern- 
ment can  provide.  The  physical,  moral  and  mental  faculties  should  be  cultivated 
in  harmonious  unison,  and  that  system  of  education  is  the  best  which  will  effect 
these  objects.  Congress  has  already  provided  for  the  support  of  common  schools. 
In  addition  to  this,  I  would  recommend  the  Legislature  to  ask  Congress  to  donate 
land  lying  in  this  Territory  for  the  establishment  of  a  university,  embracing  a  nor- 
mal, agricultural  and  mechanical  school.  A  university  thus  endowed  would  be  a 
blessing  to  our  people;  disseminate  useful  and  scientific  intelligence;  provide  com- 
petent teachers  for  our  primary  schools;  and  furnish  a  complete  system  of  educa- 
tion adequate  to  our  wants  in  all  the  departments  of  life. 

The  subject  of  roads,  bridges  and  highways  merits  your  especial  attention. 
Nothing  adds  more  to  comfort,  convenience,  prosperity  and  happiness,  and  more 
greatly  promotes  social  intercourse  and  kind  feeling,  than  easy  and  convenient  in- 
tercommunication. Roads  should  be  wide  and  straight,  and  the  various  rivers  and 
ravines  substantially  bridged. 

Railroads  should  be  encouraged;  and  in  granting  charters,  the  Legislature  should 
have  in  view  the  interests  of  the  whole  people.  The  prosperity  of  the  Territory  is 
intimately  connected  with  the  early  and  general  construction  of  the  rapid  and  satis- 
factory means  of  transit. 

While  on  the  subject  of  internal  improvement,  I  would  call  to  your  notice,  and 
solicit  for  it  your  serious  consideration,  the  opening,  at  the  earliest  period,  of  a 
more  easy  means  of  communication  with  the  seaboard  than  any  we  at  present  en- 
joy. One  great  obstacle  to  our  prosperity  is  the  immense  distance  we  occupy  from 
all  the  great  maritime  depots  of  the  country  by  any  of  the  routes  now  traveled. 


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This  can  be  removed  by  the  construction  of  a  railway,  commencing  at  an  appropri- 
ate place  in  this  Territory,  and  running  southwardly  through  the  Indian  Territory 
and  Texas,  to  the  most  eligible  point  on  the  Gulf  of  Mexico.  The  entire  length  of 
such  a  road  would  not  exceed  six  hundred  miles,  much  less  than  half  the  distance  to 
the  Atlantic,  and  at  an  ordinary  speed  of  railroad  travel  could  be  traversed  in  less 
than  twenty-four  hours.  It  would  pass  through  a  country  remarkable  for  beauty  of 
scenery,  fertility  of  soil,  and  salubrity  of  climate,  and  which  has  properly  been  styled 
"the  Eden  of  the  world,"  and  would  open  up  new  sources  of  wealth  superior  to  any 
that  have  yet  been  discovered  on  the  eastern  division  of  the  continent.  It  would 
place  Kansas,  isolated  as  she  now  is,  in  as  favorable  a  position  for  commercial  en- 
terprise as  very  many  of  the  most  populous  States  in  the  Union,  and  furnish  her  a 
sure,  easy,  and  profitable  market  for  her  products,  as  well  as  a  safe,  expeditious  and 
economical  means  of  obtaining  all  her  needed  supplies  at  every  season  of  the  year. 
You  will  not  fail  at  once  to  perceive  the  importance  of  this  suggestion;  not  only 
Kansas  and  Nebraska,  but  the  entire  country  west  of  the  Mississippi,  will  be  vastly 
benefited  by  its  adoption.  The  advantages  to  Texas  would  be  incalculable.  And 
should  you  be  favorably  impressed  with  the  feasibility  of  the  plan,  I  would  advise 
that  you  communicate,  in  your  legislative  capacity,  with  the  Legislature  of  the  State, 
and  that  also  of  the  Territory  of  Nebraska,  in  regard  to  the  most  effectual  measures 
for  its  speedy  accomplishment. 

Chapter  149,  permitting  settlers  to  hold  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  land, 
is  in  violation  of  the  preemption  laws,  and  leads  to  contention  and  litigation. 

Chapter  151,  relating  to  "Slaves,"  attacks  the  equality  which  underlies  the  theory 
of  our  Territorial  government,  and  destroys  the  freedom  of  speech  and  the  privileges 
of  public  discussion,  so  essential  to  uncloak  error,  and  enable  the  people  properly 
to  mould  their  institutions  in  their  own  way.  The  freedom  of  speech  and  the  press, 
and  the  right  of  public  discussion  upon  all  matters  affecting  the  interests  of  the 
people,  are  the  great  constitutional  safeguards  of  popular  rights,  liberty,  and  happi- 
ness. 

The  act  in  relation  to  a  Territorial  library,  makes  the  Auditor  ex  officio  librarian, 
and  gives  him  authority  to  audit  his  own  accounts.  These  offices  should  be  distinct, 
as  their  duties  conflict. 

The  Congressional  appropriation  for  a  Territorial  library  has  been  expended  in 
the  purchase  of  a  very  valuable  collection  of  books. 

Time  and  space  will  not  permit  me  to  point  out  all  the  inconsistencies  and  in- 
congruities found  in  the  Kansas  statutes.  Passed  as  they  were,  under  the  influence 
of  excitement,  and  in  too  brief  a  period  to  secure  mature  deliberation,  many  of  them 
are  open  to  criticism  and  censure,  and  should  pass  under  your  careful  revision,  with 
a  view  to  modification  or  repeal.  Some  which  have  been  most  loudly  complained 
of  have  never  been  enforced.  It  is  a  bad  principle  to  suffer  dead-letter  laws  to  de- 
face the  statute  book.  It  impairs  salutary  reverence  for  law,  and  excites  in  the 
popular  mind  a  questioning  of  all  law,  which  leads  to  anarchy  and  confusion.  The 
best  way  is  to  leave  no  law  on  the  statute  book  which  is  not  uniformly  and  promptly 
to  be  administered  with  the  authority  and  power  of  the  government. 

In  traveling  through  the  Territory,  I  have  discovered  great  anxiety  in  relation 
to  the  damages  sustained  during  the  past  civil  disturbances,  and  everywhere  the 
question  has  been  asked  as  to  whom  they  should  look  for  indemnity.  These  in- 
juries —  burning  houses,  plundering  fields,  and  stealing  horses  and  other  property — 
have  been  a  fruitful  source  of  irritation  and  trouble,  and  have  impoverished  many 
good  citizens.  They  cannot  be  considered  as  springing  from  purely  local  causes, 
^nd,  as  such,  the  subjects  of  Territorial  redress.     Their  exciting  cause  has  been 


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outside  of  this  Territory,  and  the  agents  in  their  perpetration  have  been  the  citi- 
zens of  nearly  every  State  in  the  Union.  It  has  been  a  species  of  national  warfare 
waged  upon  the  soil  of  Kansas;  and  it  should  not  be  forgotten  that  both  parties 
were  composed  of  men  rushing  here  from  various  sections  of  the  Union;  that  both 
committed  acts  which  no  law  can  justify;  and  the  peaceable  citizens  of  Kansas  have 
been  the  victims.  In  adjusting  the  question  of  damages,  it  appears  proper  that  a 
broad  and  comprehensive  view  of  the  subject  should  be  taken;  and  I  have  accordingly 
suggested  to  the  General  Government  the  propriety  of  recommending  to  Congress 
the  passage  of  an  act  providing  for  the  appointment  of  a  commissioner,  to  take 
testimony  and  report  to  Congress  for  linal  action,  at  as  early  a  day  as  possible. 

There  is  not  a  single  officer  in  the  Territory  amenable  to  the  people  or  to  the 
Governor,  all  having  been  appointed  by  the  Legislature,  and  holding  their  offices 
until  1857.  This  system  of  depriving  the  people  of  the  just  exercise  of  their  rights 
cannot  be  too  strongly  condemned. 

A  faithful  performance  of  duty  should  be  exacted  from  all  public  officers. 

As  the  Executive,  I  desire  that  the  most  cordial  relations  may  exist  between  my- 
self and  all  other  departments  of  the  government. 

Homesteads  should  be  held  sacred.  Nothing  so  much  strengthens  a  government 
as  giving  its  citizens  a  solid  stake  in  the  country.  I  am  in  favor  of  assuring  to 
every  industrious  citizen  one  hundred  and  sixty  acres  of  land. 

The  money  appropriated  by  Congress  for  the  erection  of  our  capitol  has  been 
nearly  expended.  I  have  asked  for  an  additional  appropriation  of  fifty  thousand 
dollars,  which  will  scarcely  be  sufficient  to  complete  the  building  upon  the  plan 
adopted  by  the  architect. 

Where  crime  has  been  so  abundant,  the  necessity  for  a  Territorial  penitentiary 
is  too  evident  to  require  elaboration,  and  I  have  therefore  suggested  a  Congres- 
sional appropriation  for  this  purpose. 

The  Kansas  river,  the  natural  channel  to  the  West,  which  runs  through  a  valley 
of  unparalleled  fertility,  can  be  made  navigable  as  far  as  Fort  Riley  —  a  distance  of 
over  one  hundred  miles  —  and  Congress  should  be  petitioned  for  aid  to  accomplish 
this  laudable  purpose.  Fort  Riley  has  been  built,  at  an  expense  exceeding  five 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  with  the  expectation  that  the  river  was  navigable  to  that 
place,  and  doubtless  the  General  Government  will  readily  unite  with  this  Territory 
to  secure  this  object. 

A  geological  survey  developing  the  great  mineral  resources  of  this  Territory  is 
so  necessary  as  merely  to  require  notice.  Provision  for  this  useful  work  should 
immediately  be  made. 

The  early  disposal  of  the  public  lands  and  their  settlement  will  materially  advance 
our  substantial  prosperity.  Great  anxiety  prevails  among  the  settlers  to  secure 
titles  to  their  lands.  The  facilities  for  this  purpose,  by  but  one  land  office  in  the  Ter- 
ritory, are  inadequate  to  the  public  wants,  and  I  have  consequently  recommended  the 
establishment  of  two  or  more  additional  land  offices  in  such  positions  as  will  best 
accommodate  the  people. 

After  mature  consideration,  and  from  a  thorough  conviction  of  its  propriety,  I 
have  suggested  large  Congressional  appropriations.  The  coming  immigration,  at- 
tracted by  our  unrivaled  soil  and  climate,  will  speedily  furnish  the  requisite  popula- 
tion to  make  a  sovereign  State.  Other  Territories  have  been  for  years  the  recipients 
of  Congressional  bounty,  and  a  similar  amount  of  money  and  land  bestowed  upon 
them  during  a  long  period  should  at  once  be  given  to  Kansas,  as,  like  the  Eureka 
State,  she  will  spring  into  full  life,  and  the  prosperity  of  the  Territory,  and  the  wel- 
fare and  protection  of  the  people  coming  here  from  every  State  of  the  Union,  to 


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test  anew  the  experiment  of  republican  government,  require  ample  and  munificent 
appropriations. 

As  citizens  of  a  Territory,  we  are  peculiarly  and  immediately  under  the  protecting 
influence  of  the  Union,  and,  like  the  inhabitants  of  the  States  comprising  it,  feel  a 
lively  interest  in  all  that  concerns  its  welfare  and  prosperity.  Within  the  last  few 
years  sundry  conflicting  questions  have  been  agitated  throughout  the  country,  and 
discussed  in  a  spirit  calculated  to  impair  confidence  in  its  strength  and  perpetuity, 
and  furnish  abundant  cause  for  apprehension  and  alarm.  These  questions  have 
mostly  been  of  a  local  or  sectional  character,  and,  as  such,  should  never  have  ac- 
quired general  significance  or  importance.  All  American  citizens  should  divest 
themselves  of  selfish  considerations  in  relation  to  public  affairs,  and  in  the  spirit  of 
patriotism  make  dispassionate  inquisition  into  the  causes  which  have  produced 
much  alienation  and  bitterness  among  men  whom  the  highest  considerations  re- 
quire should  be  united  in  the  bonds  of  fraternal  fellowship.  All  Union-loving  men 
should  unite  upon  a  platform  of  reason,  equality,  and  patriotism.  All  sectionalism 
should  be  annihilated.  All  sections  of  the  Union  should  be  harmonized  under  a 
national,  conservative  government,  as  during  the  early  days  of  the  republic.  The 
value  of  the  Union  is  beyond  computation,  and  no  respect  is  due  to  those  who  will 
even  dare  to  calculate  its  value.  One  of  our  ablest  statesmen  has  wisely  and  elo- 
quently said: 

"Who  shall  assign  limits  to  the  achievements  of  free  minds  and  free  hands  under  the  protection 
of  this  glorious  Union?  No  treason  to  mankind  since  the  organization  of  society  would  be  equal  in 
atrocity  to  that  of  him  who  would  lift  his  hand  to  destroy  it.  He  would  overthrow  the  noblest  struct- 
ure of  human  wisdom  which  protects  himself  and  his  fellow-man.  He  would  stop  the  progress  of  free 
government,  and  involve  his  country  either  in  anarchy  or  despotism.  He  would  extinguish  the  fire 
of  liberty  which  warms  and  animates  the  hearts  of  happy  millions,  and  invites  all  the  nations  of  the 
earth  to  imitate  our  example." 

That  soldier-President,  whose  exploits  in  the  field  were  only  equaled  by  his  wis- 
dom in  the  cabinet,  with  that  singular  sagacity  which  has  stamped  with  the  seal  of 
prophecy  all  his  foreshadowings,  has  repudiated,  as  morbid  and  unwise,  that  phi- 
lanthropy which  looks  to  the  amalgamation  of  the  American  with  any  inferior  race. 
The  white  man,  with  his  intellectual  energy,  far-reaching  science,  and  indomitable 
perseverance,  is  the  peculiar  object  of  my  sympathy,  and  should  receive  the  especial 
protection  and  support  of  government.  In  this  Territory  there  are  numerous 
"Indian  reserves,"  of  magnificent  extent  and  choice  fertility,  capable  of  sustaining 
a  dense  civilized  population,  now  held  unimproved  by  numerous  Indian  tribes. 
These  tribes  are  governed  by  Indian  agents,  entirely  independent  of  the  Executive 
of  this  Territory,  and  are,  indeed,  governments  within  a  government.  Frequent 
aggressions  upon  these  reserves  are  occurring,  which  have  produced  collisions  be- 
tween the  Indian  agents  and  the  settlers,  who  appeal  to  me  for  protection.  Seeing 
so  much  land  unoccupied  and  unimproved,  these  enterprising  pioneers  naturally 
question  the  policy  which  excludes  them  from  soil  devoted  to  no  useful  or  legitimate 
purpose.  Impressed  with  the  conviction  that  the  large  Indian  reserves,  if  permitted 
to  remain  in  their  present  condition,  cannot  fail  to  exercise  a  blighting  influence 
on  the  prosperity  of  Kansas,  and  result  in  great  injury  to  the  Indians  themselves,  I 
shall  be  pleased  to  unite  with  the  Legislature  in  any  measures  deemed  advisable, 
looking  to  the  speedy  extinguishment  of  the  Indian  title  to  all  surplus  land  lying  in 
this  Territory,  so  as  to  throw  it  open  for  settlement  and  improvement. 

For  official  action,  I  know  no  better  rule  than  a  conscientious  conviction  of  duty 
—  none  more  variable  than  the  vain  attempt  to  conciliate  temporary  prejudice. 
Principles  and  justice  are  eternal;  and  if  tampered  with,  sooner  or  later  the  sure 
ajjd  indignant  verdict  of  popular  condemnation  against  those  who  are  untrue  to 


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their  leadings  will  be  rendered.  Let  us  not  be  false  to  our  country,  our  duty,  and 
our  constituents.  The  triumph  of  truth  and  principle,  not  of  partisan  and  selfish 
objects,  should  be  our  steady  purpose;  the  general  welfare,  and  not  the  interests  of 
the  few,  are  our  sole  aim.  Let  the  past,  which  few  men  can  review  with  satisfaction, 
be  forgotten.  Let  us  not  deal  in  criminations  and  recriminations;  but,  as  far  as 
possible,  let  us  make  restitution,  and  offer  regrets  for  past  excesses.  The  dead, 
whom  the  madness  of  partisan  fury  has  consigned  to  premature  graves,  cannot  be 
recalled  to  life;  the  insults,  the  outrages,  the  robberies  and  murders,  "enough  to 
stir  a  fever  in  the  blood  of  age"  in  this  world  of  imperfection  and  guilt,  can  never 
be  fully  atoned  for  or  justly  punished.  The  innocent  blood,  however,  shall  not  cry 
in  vain  for  redress,  as  we  are  promised  by  the  great  Executive  of  the  Universe, 
whose  power  is  almighty  and  whose  knowledge  is  perfect,  that  He  "will  repay." 

"To  fight  in  a  just  cause,  and  for  our  country's  glory,  is  the  best  office  of  the  best 
of  men."  Let  "justice  be  the  laurel"  which  crowns  your  deliberations;  let  your 
aims  be  purely  patriotic,  and  your  sole  purpose  the  general  welfare  and  the  sub- 
stantial interests  of  the  whole  people.  If  we  fix  our  steady  gaze  upon  the  Consti- 
tution and  the  organic  act  as  "the  cloud  by  day  and  the  pillar  of  fire  by  night,'' 
our  footsteps  will  never  wander  into  any  unknown  or  forbidden  paths.  Then  will 
this  Legislative  Assembly  be  as  a  beacon  light,  placed  high  in  the  pages  of  our  his- 
tory, shedding  its  luminous  and  benign  influence  to  the  most  remote  generations; 
its  members  will  be  remembered  with  veneration  and  respect  as  among  the  early 
fathers  of  the  magnificent  commonwealth,  which  in  the  not  distant  future  will  over- 
shadow with  its  protection  a  population  of  freemen  unsurpassed  by  any  State  in 
this  beloved  Union  for  intelligence,  wealth,  religion,  and  all  the  elements  which  make 
and  insure  the  true  greatness  of  a  nation;  the  present  citizens  of  Kansas  will  rejoice 
in  the  benefits  conferred;  the  mourning  and  gloom,  which  too  long  like  a  pall  have 
covered  the  people,  will  be  dispersed  by  the  sunshine  of  joy  with  which  they  will  hail 
the  advent  of  peace  founded  upon  justice;  we  will  enter  upon  a  career  of  unprece- 
dented prosperity;  good  feeling  and  confidence  will  prevail;  the  just  rule  of  action 
which  you  are  about  to  establish  will  be  recognized;  the  entire  country,  now  watch- 
ing your  deliberations  with  momentous  interest,  will  award  you  their  enthusiastic 
applause;  and,  above  and  over  all,  you  will  have  the  sanction  of  your  own  consciences, 
enjoy  self-respect,  and  meet  with  divine  approbation,  without  which  all  human  praise 
is  worthless  and  unavailing.  Jno.  W.  Geary. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoky,  January  12,  1857. 

VISITS    OF    COMMITTEES. 

A  committee  from  the  convention  named  in  yesterday's  minutes  called 
upon  the  Governor,  inviting  him,  agreeably  to  a  resolution  to  that  effect,  to 
a  seat  in  their  meetings,  and  to  take  part  in  their  deliberations. 

A  committee  from  the  Council  of  the  Legislative  Assembly  also  visited 
the  Executive,  asking  information  respecting  the  resignation  of  Edward 
Chapman,  a  member  of  the  Council,  who  stands  accused  before  the  legal 
tribunals  of  the  charge  of  murder  in  the  first  degree,  committed  in  the 
town  of  Lawrence.  The  Governor  communicated  to  this  committee  certain 
information  touching  the  charge  against  Chapman,  and  placed  in  their 
hands  papers  upon  the  subject,  which  they  embodied  in  a  report  to  the 
Council,  which  proving  satisfactory  to  that  body,  the  seat  of  Chapman  was 
declared  vacant.     Whereupon  the  Governor  issued  the  following: 


688  State  Histobical  society. 


WBIT   or    ELECTION. 

Executive  Office,  ) 

Leoomfton,  K.  T.,  January  13,  1867.  ) 
To  the  SheHff  of  Douglas  County  —  Sib:  You  are  hereby  directed  to  hold  an  elec- 
tion, according  to  law,  on  Monday,  the  26th  January,  1857,  in  that  portion  of  Doug- 
las county  embraced  within  the  limits  of  the  first  election  district,  for  one  member 
of  the  Council,  to  supply  the  vacancy  occasioned  by  the  adoption  of  a  resolution 
by  the  Council  on  the  13th  January  instant,  declaring  the  seat  held  by  Edward 
Chapman  to  be  vacant. 

You  will,  of  course,  give  due  notice  at  all  the  public  places  in  the  county,  by 
written  or  printed  advertisement,  of  the  time  and  places  of  said  election. 

John  W.  Geabt, 
Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

A  copy  of  the  foregoing  writ  was  served  on  the  sheriff  of  Johnson  county. 


January  14. — Commissions  were  issued  to  Andrew  Updegraff  and  Lor- 
ange  D.  Williams,  as  justices  of  the  peace,  and  James  Black,  as  constable 
of  Lykins  county. 

January  15. — Commissions  were  issued  to  P.  R.  King,  as  county  com- 
missioner for  the  county  of  Atchison,  to  fill  a  vacancy  occasioned  by  the 
resignation  of  William  Young;  and  Thomas  J.  Thompson,  as  assessor  of 
Atchison  county. 

January  16. — 

bbquisition  fob  soldiebs. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  January  16,  1857.  ) 
Deab  Sib:  Please  send  two  dragoons,  (mounted,)  with  two  days'  rations,  imme- 
diately to  report  to  Deputy  Marshal  Pardee,  and  oblige. 

Yours,  ifcc,  Jno.  W.  Oeabt, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Captain  Newby,  commanding  near  Lecompton. 


January  17. — Commissions  were  issued  to  Joshua  Sporing,  of  Phila- 
delphia, as  commissioner  of  deeds  for  the  State  of  Pennsylvania;  Calvin 
C.  Burt,  as  commissioner  of  deeds  at  St.  Louis,  for  the  State  of  Missouri; 
and  Joseph  Abraham,  of  Cincinnati,  as  commissioner  of  deeds  for  the  State 
of  Ohio.  

January  19. — 

letteb  to  the  seobetaby  of  state. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  January  19,  1857.  ) 
8ib:  You  will  receive  by  the  mail  which  carries  this,  a  transcript  of  my  executive 
minutes  from  December  8  to  31,  inclusive. 

Tuesday,  the  5th  inst.,  being  the  time  appointed  for  the  assembling  of  the  so- 
called  "State  Legislature,"  some  of  its  members  met  on  that  day  at  Topeka;  but  as 
the  number  was  not  sufficiently  large  to  form  a  quorum,  as  required  by  their  con- 


EXECUTIVE  Minutes  of  gov.  Geaby.  689 


stitution,  no  organization  was  effected.     The  only  business  therefore  transacted  was 
the  adoption  of  a  memorial  to  Congress,  which  has  doubtless  reached  that  body. 

As  some  apprehensions  had  been  entertained  in  regard  to  the  probable  results  of 
this  meeting,  I  had  taken  every  necessary  precaution  to  guard  against  any  unlawful 
or  evil  consequences.  I  had  received  from  Dr.  Robinson  the  assurance  that  it  was 
his  purpose  to  abandon  his  pretensions  to  the  office  of  Governor  of  Kansas  by  send- 
ing his  resignation  to  that  Legislature;  and  also  the  assurance  that  Mr.  Roberts,  the 
"Lieutenant  Governor,"  would  not  be  present  at  the  meeting.  I  was  therefore  fully 
convinced  that  the  Topeka  State  organization  would  be  dissolved  on  that  occasion. 
Yet,  notwithstanding  this,  I  had  a  confidential  agent  at  hand  to  give  me  timely 
notice  of  everything  that  transpired,  and  was  prepared  to  act  as  circumstances 
might  require. 

Certain  parties,  however,  seemed  unwilling  to  leave  this  subject  in  my  hands  and 
trust  its  management  to  my  discretion.  Hence,  plans  were  adopted  without  my 
knowledge,  well  calculated  had  they  not  been  frustrated,  to  thwart  my  peaceful  in- 
tentions and  excite  renewed  bitterness  between  the  opposing  political  parties  of  the 
Territory.  A  writ  for  the  arrest  of  the  Topeka  legislators  had  been  issued  by  Judge 
Cato,  on  the  oath  of  Sheriff  Jones,  which  was  served  by  Deputy  Marshal  Pardee  on 
the  persons  assembled,  who,  without  resistance  or  hesitation,  yielded  themselves 
as  prisoners.  Judge  Cato  was  apprised  of  this  fact,  and  on  the  following  morning 
repaired  to  Topeka,  to  which  place  the  prisoners  had  been  conveyed,  where  he  gave 
them  a  hearing  and  liberated  them  on  bail,  in  their  own  recognizance,  of  five  hundred 
dollars  each.  Thus  has  ended,  I  presume,  the  Topeka  Legislature,  which  has  so  long 
been  troubling  the  minds  of  the  excitable  citizens  of  the  Territory. 

Notwithstanding  the  vaporing  of  certain  disaffected  persons,  too  few  and  insig- 
nificant to  merit  particular  attention,  you  may  rest  assured  that  we  are  still  in  the 
enjoyment  of  uninterrupted  peace,  and  that  everything  around  us  gives  the  certain 
indication  of  its  continuance  and  perpetuity. 

Lecompton  has  for  the  last  week  or  two  been  the  scene  of  more  than  usual 
activity.  The  Legislative  Assembly,  and  a  convention  to  be  held  on  Monday  last, 
the  12th  instant,  crowded  the  city  with  delegates  and  other  strangers.  The  extraor- 
dinary severity  of  the  weather  (the  thermometer  having  fallen  some  thirty  degrees 
below  zero)  and  the  sparsity  of  proper  accommodations  have  been  sensibly  felt  by 
many  of  the  visitors. 

Both  branches  of  the  Legislative  Assembly  were  duly  organized  on  the  day  ap- 
pointed, and  have  been  in  session  more  than  a  week.  Very  little  business  has  yet 
been  transacted,  and  none  that  requires  special  notice. 

The  convention,  composed  of  delegates  from  various  sections  of  the  Territory, 
also  met  and  organized  on  the  same  day  as  the  Legislature.  The  purposes  of  this 
convention  were  not  clearly  defined,  and  appeared  to  be  very  imperfectly  understood 
even  by  its  members.  It  seemed,  however,  that  none  but  Pro-Slavery  men  were  to 
be  admitted  to  its  deliberations,  which  were  to  be  governed  by  their  peculiar  pro- 
clivities. It  remained  in  session  several  days,  when  it  adjourned  sine  die,  having 
transacted  no  other  business  than  the  adoption  of  a  series  of  resolutions,  the  especial 
objects  of  which  appear  to  have  been  the  assumption  of  the  name  of  "National 
Democracy,"  and  the  denunciation  of  some  of  my  official  acts.  But  few  persons 
took  part  in  this  meeting;  and  should  no  material  benefit  arise  from  it,  there  is 
satisfaction  in  knowing  that  it  can  produce  no  serious  harm. 

Copies,  of  my  annual  message  to  the  Legislative  Assembly  were  forwarded  to  you 
by  the  last  mail,  the  matter  and  spirit  of  which  I  trust  will  meet  your  approbation. 

With  sentiments  of  sincere  regard,  I  am,  very  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

J  NO.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State,  Washington,  D.  0. 


690  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

The  foregoing  is  a  true  copy  of  the  executive  minutes  of  Kansas  Terri- 
tory, from  the  1st  to  the  19th  of  January,  1857,  inclusive. 

John  H.  Gihon,  Secretary  to  the  Governor. 


EXECUTIVE   MINUTES  OF   KANSAS   TERRITORY,  FROM  JANUARY  20, 
1857,  TO  JANUARY  31,  1857. 

COUNCIL    BILLS. 

January  20. —  The  Clerk  of  the  Council  presented  two  bills  to  the  Gov- 
ernor for  his  approval,  they  having  passed  both  branches  of  the  Legislative 
Assembly.  They  were  entitled  "An  act  to  authorize  courts  and  judges  to 
admit  to  bail  in  certain  cases,"  and  "An  act  regulating  marks  and  brands." 

January  21. — 

bepobt  or  the  adjutant  genebal. 

Adjutant  Genebal's  Office,  ) 

Teoumseh,  K.  T.,  December  31, 1856.  ) 

Sib:  It  is  made  my  duty,  by  the  statutes,  to  report  to  you  annually,  and  previous 
to  the  meeting  of  the  Legislative  Assembly,  the  strength  and  condition  of  the  differ- 
ent corps,  and  the  number  and  quality  of  the  arms  and  accoutrements  of  the  Kansas 
militia;  and,  in  order  to  enable  me  to  do  so,  it  is  made  the  duty  of  the  captains  of 
volunteer  companies,  and  the  colonels  or  commandants  of  regiments,  to  consolidate 
the  reports  of  their  captains  and  make  a  return  thereof  to  this  office,  twenty  days 
previous  to  the  meeting  of  the  Legislative  Assembly.  They  shall  at  the  same  time 
give  a  local  description,  and  the  bounds  of  company  districts  composing  the  regi- 
mental district  which  they  command.  Having  delayed  as  long  as  possible  to  make 
my  report,  hoping  the  requirements  of  the  law  would  be  fulfilled  by  the  oflBcers 
commanding,  I  am  pained  to  report  their  almost  entire  neglect  to  do  so,  having 
only  received  at  this  office  the  return  of  one  full  regiment,  one  regiment  partially 
organized,  and  the  report  of  Colonel  Yager,  which  contains  such  information  as  may 
be  satisfactory,  and  is  hereto  subjoined.  Also  the  report  of  five  volunteer  compa- 
nies, and  these  returns  I  consolidate  and  herewith  transmit. 

I  will  take  occasion  to  report  to  your  Excellency  that  the  enrollment  of  the 
militia,  authorized  by  your  proclamation  September  11,  has,  from  unknown  cause, 
been  neglected.  It  may  possibly  be  the  fault  of  the  law  governing  and  organizing 
the  militia,  or  the  neglect  of  the  superior  officers.  Upon  careful  examination, lean 
but  adhere  to  the  opinion  that  the  provisions  are  ample  and  sufficient  for  the  en- 
rollment, and  if  complied  with,  there  would  have  been  a  thorough  organization  of 
the  militia.  The  statutes  contemplate  that  the  major  general  of  each  division,  and 
brigadier  general  of  each  brigade,  and  colonel  of  each  regiment,  shall  in  like  man- 
ner define  the  boundaries  of  the  several  regimental  districts;  the  colonel  or  com- 
mandant of  each  regiment  shall  likewise  define  the  boundaries  of  the  company 
districts  within  its  regimental  district. 

Complaints,  from  various  quarters  of  the  Territory,  have  been  made  to  me  about 
the  failure  on  the  part  of  the  general  officers  to  locate  and  define  the  boundaries  of 
their  respective  commands.  The  next  important  step  towards  organization  is  the 
appointment  of  the  subordinates  of  each  regiment,  by  the  brigadiers  general  and 
Qolonel  commanding. 

After  having  taken  these  preliminary  steps,  I  can  conceive  no  great  difficulty  in 


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enrolling  the  militia,  as  the  captains  are  empowered  and  required  to  enroll  all  free 
male  citizens  between  the  ages  of  eighteen  and  forty-five  years,  residing  within  the 
bounds  of  their  respective  company  districts.  Indeed,  unless  there  is  a  complete 
enrollment  of  all  able-bodied  men,  capable  of  bearing  arms,  nothing  can  be  done 
towards  the  organization  or  discipline  of  the  militia.  No  system  of  public  defense 
can  be  sustained  which  is  based  upon  an  organization  politico-militaire.  It  is 
mischievous  in  its  tendency,  and  is  calculated  to  exasperate  the  prejudices  hereto- 
fore existing,  and  thus  render  it  impracticable  and  futile.  It  is  hopeless  to  expect 
that  men  will  muster  without  some  compulsory  enactment,  when  such  duty  is  exacted 
of  all,  irrespective  of  party  or  person.  It  is  to  be  hoped  that  public  spirit  and 
patriotism  will  prompt  every  citizen  to  cheerfully  render  such  service  for  the  country. 
It  is  not  presumed  that  the  militia  will  become  thoroughly  disciplined,  but  a  com- 
plete organization  should  be  effected  and  sustained,  without,  however,  subjecting  the 
people  to  any  great  inconvenience.  Some  system,  applicable  to  our  circumstances, 
should  be  adopted,  establishing  musters;  a  uniform  course  of  tactical  instructions 
should  be  strictly  observed;  active  and  patriotic  officers  commissioned,  who  are 
qualified  to  discipline  and  command  the  militia  when  required. 

But  before  concluding,  I  would  respectfully  recommend  a  thorough  organization 
of  the  militia,  and  to  express  the  importance  of  this  I  will  use  the  words  of  your 
proclamation,  "It  is  the  true  policy  of  every  State  or  Territory  to  be  prepared  for 
any  emergency  that  may  arise  from  internal  dissensions  or  foreign  invasion;"  and 
although  under  your  prompt  and  energetic  administration  every  one  may  reason- 
ably expect  that  peace  and  good  order  will  prevail  in  Kansas,  yet,  in  what  condition 
are  we  to  oppose  insurrection,  aggression,  or  invasion?  We  are  at  this  time  as  ill- 
prepared  to  meet  any  great  emergency  as  we  were  twelve  months  ago.  We  then 
flattered  ourselves  that  we  reposed  in  peace  and  security.  But  if  the  late  unhappy 
troubles  should  be  renewed,  and  the  ordinary  courses  of  law  be  found  insufficient, 
the  fearful  alternative  of  arms  resorted  to,  with  a  well-organized  militia  the  Executive 
can  suppress  combinations  to  resist  the  government,  and  at  all  times  maintain 
public  order  and  law. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  H.  J.  Stbicklek, 

Adjutant  General,  Kansas  Militia. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 


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EXECUTIVE  Minutes  of  gov.  Geary.  693 


Tecumseh,  December  5,  1856. 

Sib:  The  statutes  require  me  to  make  a  return  to  you,  annually,  twenty  days  pre- 
vious to  the  meeting  of  the  Legislative  Assembly,  of  the  returns  made  to  me  by  the 
captains  of  this  regiment. 

I  have  to  state  that  this  regiment  has  not  been  organized.  In  March  last  I  re- 
ceived an  order  from  Brigadier  General  Heiskell,  commanding  me  to  attend  a  meet- 
ing of  the  officers  of  this  brigade  at  Paola,  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  the 
regiments  composing  his  brigade.  I  made  an  effort  to  obey  this  order,  but  was 
prevented  by  sickness.  Nevertheless  I  immediately  wrote  to  General  Heiskell,  nam- 
ing and  recommending  persons  suitable  for  the  several  commissions  in  this  regi- 
ment and  required  by  statute  to  be  appointed  by  the  brigadier  general  and  colonels 
for  each  brigade.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  if  these  recommendations  were  made  known 
to  the  Governor,  the  persons  were  never  commissioned,  snd  hence  refused  to  act. 

I  received  also  in  September  last  an  order  from  General  Heiskell  commanding 
me  to  report  to  him  at  Palmyra,  in  Douglas  county,  with  such  force  as  I  could 
gather.  This  order  it  was  impossible  for  me  to  obey  under  the  then  existing  cir- 
cumstances, from  the  fact  that  at  the  time  I  was  absent  from  the  district  by  compul- 
sion. So  also  were  all  the  law-and-order  men,  (with  few  exceptions,)  from  like  cause. 
They  had  gone  to  Lecompton  and  placed  themselves  under  General  Richardson. 

The  "northern  army"  had  overrun  the  district  and  driven  off  the  law-and-order 
settlers;  and  further,  there  having  been  no  enrollment  previous,  every  one  felt  free 
to  act  or  not,  as  he  pleased,  and  under  whom  he  pleased. 

Nor  can  I  give  the  local  description  and  bounds  of  the  several  company  districts 
composing  the  regimental  district,  required  by  the  statute,  because  the  brigadier 
general  (whose  duty  I  presume  it  is)  has  never  defined  to  me  the  limits  of  this  reg- 
imental district.  Respectfully  submitted. 

Wm.  0.  Yagek, 
Colonel  First  Regiment,  S.  D.  K.  M. 

Hiram  J.  Strickler,  Adjutant  General,  K.  M. 

P.  S. — Find  inclosed  the  return  of  John  Martin  of  a  partial  enrollment  of  the 
militia  in  this  vicinity  made  by  him.  Mr.  Martin  has  been  heretofore  recommended 
by  me  for  the  commission  of  captain  of  Company  A  in  this  regiment,  and  upon  the 
faith  of  this  recommendation  this  return  has  been  made. 

Respectfully,  W.  O.  Yager, 

Colonel  First  Regiment,  S.  D.  K.  M. 

bepoet  of  the  auditob. 

Auditor's  Office,  / 

Lecompton,  January  14,  1857.  j 

Sib:  Agreeably  to  request,  I  transmit  you  a  brief  statement  of  the  condition  of 
my  office.     I  would  say  that  the  receipts  from  the  different  counties  are  as  follows: 

Leavenworth  county  roll  tax,  collected  in  the  year  1855 $1,109  00 

Doniphan  county '^'^^  ^^ 

Douglas 264  00 

Atchison 205^ 

Total «1.910  40 

Amount  of  mileage  and  percentage  allowed  collectors,  say 302^ 

Amount  paid  to  treasurer • gl_j08^40 

The  counties  of  Bourbon,  Shawnee,  Jefferson  and  Riley  have  made  no  settlements 
with  the  auditor,  but  at  different  times  sent  the  respective  amounts  collected  by 
them  for  poll  tax,  but  have  not  made  a  settlement  with  the  treasurer. 

The  counties  of  Allen,  Anderson,  Breckinridge,  Calhoun,  Franklin,  Lykins,  Linn, 


694  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


Madison,  Marshall  and  N«maha  have  not  paid  a  dollar  in  the  treasury.  The  other 
counties  that  have  made  partial  payments  have  not  paid  one-third  of  what  my  de- 
partment have  them  charged. 

Hence  your  Excellency  will  see,  by  the  abstract  herein  contained,  the  Territory 
has  been  practically  without  revenue,  owing  to  causes  unnecessary  to  bring  to  your 
notice,  as  you  are  already  well  acquainted  with  them. 

In  regard  to  the  performance  of  the  duty  imposed  by  the  law  organizing  my  of- 
fice, I  scarcely  find  within  the  scope  of  my  comprehension  a  reliable  suggestion  to 
make.  It  would  seem  that  if  we  could  have,  on  the  part  of  the  people  of  this  Ter- 
ritory generally,  a  cordial  acquiescence  in  the  execution  of  law,  that  a  respectable 
revenue  wojild  at  once  be  secured,  quite  sufficient  to  meet  the  wants  of  the  Territory. 
But  I  need  not  call  your  Excellency's  attention  to  the  fact,  which  is  apparent,  that 
hitherto  the  assessors  have  found  it  impossible  to  ascertain  the  amount  of  taxable 
property  in  many  of  the  counties,  and  the  sheriffs  of  the  same  dare  not  attempt  the 
collection  of  revenue. 

In  several  of  the  counties  in  which  the  assessments  had  been  completed,  the  peo- 
ple have  been  so  harassed  by  the  many  evils  under  which  they  have  suffered,  that 
they  beg  the  indulgence  of  the  collectors,  and  even  refuse  compliance  with  the  law. 

For  these  evils  there  would  seem  to  be  no  remedy  but  the  gradual  change  which 
is  to  be  looked  for  in  the  people's  circumstances  and  opinions,  for  which  I  may  hope 
from  a  cordial  cooperation  between  your  Excellency  and  the  Legislature  now  in 
session. 

Being  required  by  law  to  report  the  condition  of  my  office  to  the  Legislature,  I 
have  yet  deemed  it  proper  to  send  you  this  "abstract"  of  its  present  and  pros- 
pective status;  and,  hoping  it  may  be  satisfactory,  I  have  the  honor  to  be  your 
Excellency's  obedient  servant,  John  Donaldson, 

Acting  Treasurer's  Accounts. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

BEFOBT  OF  THE  MASTEB  OF  CONVICTS. 

Leoompton,  Kansas  Tebbitobt,  January  10,  1857. 

Sib:  Having  had  the  honor  of  receiving  at  your  hands,  on  the  10th  day  of  Novem- 
ber, 1866,  a  commission  as  master  of  convicts  in  and  for  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  it 
now  becomes  my  duty,  in  advance  of  the  meeting  of  the  Legislature  of  the  Territory, 
to  report  to  your  Excellency  how  the  duties  pertaining  to  my  appointment  have 
been  discharged. 

On  entering  upon  the  duties  of  my  office,  there  were  reported  to  me  twenty-two 
convicts,  in  charge  of  Colonel  Titus,  then  in  command  of  the  Territorial  militia. 
They  remained  in  that  position  up  to  the  25th  of  November,  at  which  time  eighteen 
were  handed  over  to  me,  four  having  previously  escaped  from  prison.  One  of  the 
eighteen  has  since  escaped  from  my  custody.  He  has  not  yet  been  recaptured, 
although  every  effort  has  been  made  to  retake  him. 

There  has  recently  been  added  to  the  number  another  prisoner,  convicted  of 
murder  in  the  second  degree,  who  is  now  held  as  provided  by  law. 

The  fact  of  there  being  no  place  of  safe  confinement,  or  means  placed  at  my  dis- 
posal for  their  security,  as  the  law  requires,  these  prisoners  are,  to  some  extent,  at 
large.  I  have  endeavored  to  have  them  properly  guarded.  It  is,  however,  a  matter 
beyond  all  controversy,  that  the  proper  punishment  for  crime,  and  the  consequent 
protection  of  life  and  property,  demand  the  speedy  erection  of  a  penitentiary. 
There  is  now  every  prospect,  (indeed,  a  certainty,)  that,  in  a  very  short  period,  a 
large  additional  number  of  prisoners  will  be  placed  under  the  charge  of  the  master 
of  convicts.     How  will  it  be  possible  to  secure  the  ends  of  justice  unless  the  proper 


Executive  Minutes  of  Gov.  Geaby.  695 


authority  immediately  provides  for  their  safe-keeping?  The  great  interests  of  the 
Territory,  arising  from  a  reliable  security  of  person  and  property,  indeed,  an  abso- 
lute necessity,  demands  that  an  appropriation  be  promptly  made  for  the  erection 
of  a  penitentiary.  Until  this  be  effected,  there  can  be  no  freedom  from  apprehen- 
sions on  the  part  of  the  community. 

Since  the  25th  of  November  I  have  endeavored  to  have  the  prisoners  legally  and 
profitably  employed  at  manual  labor.  For  three  weeks  nearly  the  entire  force  was 
engaged,  in  accordance  with  the  directions  of  your  Excellency,  in  the  erection  of 
comfortable  quarters  for  the  troops  of  the  United  States  in  the  vicinity  of  the  cap- 
ital. A  very  short  time  has  remained  to  use  them  in  other  employments;  even 
during  this  time  I  could  not  take  advantage  of  the  opportunity  presented  of  making 
their  labor  profitable,  and  of  realizing  therefrom  a  fund  that  might,  under  other 
circumstances,  have  gone  far  towards  defraying  the  expenses  of  keeping  and  pro- 
viding for  them  as  directed  by  law.  One  of  the  principal  difficulties  in  the  way  of 
the  accomplishment  of  this  desirable  end  has  been  a  want  of  the  necessary  imple- 
ments for  labor.  They  could  not  be  obtained  from  any  point  within  my  reach; 
even  if  they  could  have  been,  there  was  no  fund  provided  for  their  purchase. 

Again,  the  season  has  been  so  inclement  that  for  many  days  the  prisoners  could 
not  be  employed,  the  principal  labor  having  to  be  performed  outside  of  any  shelter 
to  protect  them.  For  these  and  other  reasons  the  proceeds  from  convict  labor  have 
been  comparatively  trifling.  The  amount,  however,  will  be  duly  accounted  for  and 
paid  into  the  treasury  of  the  Territory. 

Having  had  no  money  placed  at  my  disposal  for  the  payment  of  the  required 
expenses,  I  have,  to  some  extent,  used  my  own  means  in  procuring  the  necessary 
place  of  confinement,  bedding,  clothing,  provisions,  &c.  For  the  balance  I  have 
used  the  credit  of  the  Territory. 

The  liquidated  amount  of  the  indebtedness  incurred  is  $535.20,  and  the  unpaid 
portion  of  the  same  is  $1,122.27,  making  a  total  indebtedness  of  $1,657.47  to  be  pro- 
vided for  by  the  representatives  about  to  assemble.  That  this  appropriation  will 
be  promptly  made  I  have  not  the  most  distant  doubt,  and  that  the  financial  credit 
of  the  Territory  will  be  fully  and  honorably  sustained. 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted.  L.  J.  Hampton, 

Master  of  Convicts^  Kansas  Territory. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


The  foregoing  reports,  with  those  of  the  Territorial  Treasurer  and  In- 
spector General,  were  this  day  sent  to  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the 
Legislative  Assembly,  with  the  following  message : 

Executive  Depaktment,      ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  January  21,  1857.  ) 
Gentlemen    of    the    Legislative  Assembly:    I  herewith  send  you  reports,  re- 
ceived at  my  department,  of  the  Adjutant  General  and  Inspector  General  of  the 
Territory,  the  Territorial  Treasurer  and  Auditor,  and  of  the  Master  of  Convicts. 

John  W.  Geaby. 

The  following   resolution,  passed   by  the  House  of  Representatives  of 

the  Legislative  Assembly,  was  this  day  handed  to  the  Governor  by  the 

clerk  of  that  body  : 

besolution. 

House  of  Repbesentatives,  January  19,  1857. 

Resolved,  That  his  Excellency  the  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas  be  respect- 


696  State  Histobical  Society. 


fully  requested  to  furnish  this  House  with  a  statement  of  his  reasons  for  not  com- 
missioning William  T.  Sherrard  as  sheriff  of  Douglas  county. 

R.  C.  Bishop,  Chief  C  lei  k. 

THE   OOVBBNOB's    BEPLY. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  January  21,  1857.  ) 

Gentlemen  :  In  reply  to  your  resolution  of  the  19th  instant,  which  was  received 
late  on  the  20th,  requesting  me  to  furnish  your  body  with  a  statement  of  my  rea- 
sons for  not  commissioning  William  T.  Sherrard,  Esq.,  as  sheriff  of  Douglas  county, 
I  have  the  honor  to  state  that,  while  I  am  disposed  to  accede  to  any  reasonable  re- 
quest from  the  Legislature,  I  regard  that  matter  as  a  subject  of  inquiry  only  from 
the  Territorial  courts. 

Prior  to  its  announcement  to  me,  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Sherrard  was  protested 
against  by  many  good  citizens  of  Lecompton,  and  of  Douglas  county,  as  his  habits 
and  passions  rendered  him  entirely  unfit  for  the  proper  performance  of  the  duties 
of  that  oflBce. 

There  was  no  intention,  however,  on  my  part  to  withhold  his  commission,  but,  in 
consequence  of  the  absence  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Territory,  it  was  delayed  for 
several  days,  during  which  time  I  was  informed  by  many  respectable  gentlemen, 
among  whom  were  those  of  the  county  tribunal  from  which  he  derived  his  appoint- 
ment, that  Mr.  Sherrard  had  been  engaged  in  several  drunken  broils  —  fighting  and 
shooting  at  persons  with  pistols,  and  threatening  others.  I  have  since  been  in- 
formed that  these  facts  are  notorious  to  the  citizens  of  the  place,  and  can  easily  be 
substantiated  by  proof.  Should  the  contrary  be  made  clearly  to  appear,  no  one  will 
rejoice  more  heartily  than  myself. 

But  it  is  my  desire  to  be  distinctly  understood  that  I  will  commission  no  one 
laboring  under  such  charges  as  would  impair,  if  not  entirely  destroy,  his  useful- 
ness, or  whose  passions  and  habits  would  render  him  unfit  for  the  proper  discharge 
of  his  duties,  or  which  might  in  any  manner  endanger  the  peace  of  the  Territory. 

I  am  instructed  from  the  source  from  whence  I  derive  my  appointment  to  pursue 
this  course  of  policy.  The  true  interests  of  the  people  of  the  Territory  require  it, 
and  it  is  sanctioned  and  approved  by  my  own  judgment. 

John  W.  Geaby, 
Oovernor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

To  the  House  of  Representatives,  Kansas  Territory. 

COUNCIL    BILL. 

The  Clerk  of  the  Council  of  the  Legislative  Assembly  handed  a  bill  to 
the  Governor  for  his  approval,  entitled  "An  act  establishing  the  office  of 
superintendent  of  public  printing." 

lbttbb  fbom  the  becbetaby  of  the  intebiob. 

Depabtment  of  the  Intebiob,        ) 
Washington,  January  2,  1857.  ) 
Sib:  I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  this  day  of  two  copies  of  Kan- 
sas Statutes,  for  the  use  of  this  department,  and  to  tender  my  thanks  for  your  at- 
tention in  transmitting  them. 

I  am,  with  great  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  C.  McClelland, 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas.  Secretary. 


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January  22.— The  following  bill  was  this  day  returned  to  the  Council 
of  the  Legislature,  with  the  Governor's  objections  to  its  becoming  a  law: 

COUNCIL    BILL. AN    ACT    TO    AUTHOBIZE    COUKT8    AND    JUDGES    TO    ADMIT    TO    BAIL    IN 

CERTAIN    CASES. 

Be  it  enacted  by  the  Governor  and  Legislative  Assembly  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas: 

Section  1.  The  district  court,  or  any  judge  thereof,  in  vacation,  shall  have  power 
and  authority  to  admit  to  bail  any  prisoner  on  charge,  or  under  indictment  for  any 
crime  or  offense,  of  any  character  whatever,  whether  such  crime  or  offense  shall  have 
been  heretofore  bailable  or  not;  such  court  or  judge,  on  every  such  application  for 
bail,  exercising  a  sound  discretion  in  the  premises.  This  act  to  take  effect  from 
and  after  its  passage. 

veto  message. 

To  the  Council  and  House  of  Representatives  of  Kansas  Territory:  The  bill  "to  au- 
thorize courts  and  judges  to  admit  to  bail  in,  certain  cases"  has  been  carefully  ex- 
amined, and  notwithstanding  my  earnest  desire  to  agree  with  the  Legislature  in 
regard  to  all  matters  of  public  policy,  I  am  compelled  to  return  it  without  approval, 
for  the  following  reasons: 

The  doctrine  that  the  more  certain  the  punishment  of  crime  is  made,  the  greater 
will  be  the  restraints  upon  the  evil  passions  of  wicked  men,  has  been  established  in 
all  civilized  communities  and  approved  by  the  wisdom  and  experience  of  every  age 
of  the  world;  and  had  we  no  other  evidence  of  its  truth,  more  than  sufficient  has 
been  furnished  in  the  disturbances  and  outrages  which  have  so  recently  occurred  in 
the  Territory  of  Kansas;  for  no  one  can  be  insensible  of  the  fact  that  the  impunity 
which  has  here  been  given  to  crime  has  been  the  primary  cause  of  most  of  the  of- 
fenses which  have  been  committed.  Had  but  a  few  of  the  early  agitators  and  defiants 
of  law  been  brought  to  condign  punishment,  the  subsequent  events,  which  every 
good  citizen  must  most  heartily  deplore  and  condemn,  would  never  have  occurred. 

It  is  of  the  utmost  importance  to  the  safety  of  society  that  the  laws  should  be 
rendered  as  stringent,  and  their  execution  as  certain  as  possible,  especially  as  regards 
the  crime  of  willful  and  deliberate  murder.  Such  an  offense  should  be  guarded  against 
with  the  utmost  care;  no  door  whatever  should  be  opened  for  the  escape  of  the 
criminal.  Once  in  the  hands  of  the  proper  authorities,  he  should  there  be  secured 
until  the  ends  of  justice  are  effected.  The  man  whose  life  has  been  forfeited  to  the 
law  will  stop  at  no  means  within  the  range  of  human  possibility  to  accomplish  his 
escape;  for  what  will  a  man  not  "give  in  exchange  for  his  life  ?" 

The  act  under  consideration  makes  it  comparatively  easy  for  the  most  notorious 
criminal  to  escape  the  punishment  his  crimes  have  merited.  Any  judge  of  a  district 
court  is  allowed  thereby  to  set  him  at  liberty  upon  bail.  The  bill  does  not  even  es- 
tablish the  amount  of  bail  required.  This,  as  well  as  the  propriety  of  bailing  the  per- 
son accused  of  murder,  is  left  entirely  at  the  discretion  of  the  court  or  district  judge. 
Were  the  bill  passed  with  the  express  purpose  of  tampering  with  and  corrupting  the 
judiciary,  it  could  not  have  been  more  effectual.  All  human  beings  are  fallible,  and 
it  is  a  sound  principle  to  throw  as  few  temptations  as  possible  in  their  way  to  err. 
No  judge  who  has  a  proper  regard  for  his  own  reputation  can  desire  the  passage  of 
a  law  the  execution  of  which  will  render  him  liable  to  invidious  imputations.  If  this 
bill  becomes  a  law,  appeals  will  be  made  to  the  district  judge  to  bail  every  person 
charged  with  the  crime  of  murder,  and  the  strongest  possible  inducement  will  be 
offered  to  influence  his  action.  Should  he  refuse  to  accede  to  the  wishes  of  the  in- 
dividual accused,  or  his  importunate  friends,  he  will  subject  himself  to  the  charge 
of  being  actuated  by  unjust  motives;  while  on  the  other  hand,  should  he  yield  to 
such  importunities,  he  renders  himself  liable  to  the  accusation  of  being  biased  by 


698  State  Histobigal  Society. 


peculiar  oiroumstances,  if  not  of  bribery  and  corruption,  and  violence  toward  him- 
self might  ensue  in  either  case.  The  judge,  himself,  would  therefore  prefer  to  avoid 
the  additional  responsibility  which  this  bill  imposes.  But  apart  from  this,  one  tend- 
ency of  the  act  is  to  corrupt  the  judiciary.  It  will  not  do  to  aflSrm  that  this  is  im- 
possible. It  has  frequently  been  accomplished  to  so  lamentable  an  extent  as  not 
only  to  endanger  the  safety  of  communities,  but  incite  to  anarchy  with  all  its  fear- 
ful consequences.  The  intentions  of  the  laws  have  been  so  entirely  disregarded 
that  the  people,  in  self-defense,  have  repudiated  the  courts,  and  in  opposition  to  all 
legislative  enactments  have  taken  upon  themselves  the  execution  of  justice.  In- 
deed, in  every  instance  where  "lynch  law"  has  been  resorted  to,  the  excuse  given  by 
the  people  has  been  founded  upon  the  laxity  of  the  courts,  or  the  inefficiency  or 
corruption  of  the  judiciary. 

This  want  of  confidence  in  the  authorities  regularly  constituted  for  the  adminis- 
tration of  justice  upon  persons  charged  with  the  heinous  crime  of  murder,  (for 
which  abundant  cause  was  given,)  produced  those  most  terrible  excitements  in  Cali- 
fornia consequent  upon  the  organization  of  the  memorable  *'  Vigilant  Committee." 

It  is  to  be  hoped  that  a  similar  condition  of  things  may  never  transpire  in  Kan- 
sas, though  it  may  well  be  anticipated  if  murder  is  permitted  by  the  courts  to  be 
perpetrated  with  impunity.  The  murmurings  on  this  subject  are  even  now  loud 
and  almost  universal.  Some  of  our  best  citizens  have  been  stricken  down  by  the 
hand  of  the  assassin,  whose  blood  has  cried  in  vain  upon  the  legal  tribunals  for  jus- 
tice, and  although  many  have  fallen  victims  to  the  atrocious  crime  of  murder,  not 
one  of  its  numerous  perpetrators  has  yet  suffered  the  just  penalty  of  the  law.  The 
murderer,  his  hands  still  reeking  with  human  gore,  walks  unmolested  in  our  midst, 
laughing  to  scorn  the  laws  which  condemn  him  to  an  ignominious  death. 

Let  the  law  contemplated  in  the  bill  under  consideration  be  adopted,  this  evil, 
which  is  already  sufficiently  deplorable,  will  be  rendered  far  worse.  The  slight  re- 
straints now  held  upon  the  vicious  will  be  almost  entirely  removed.  No  good  citizen 
can  venture  in  the  streets  or  upon  the  highways  with  a  proper  feeling  of  security. 
The  personal  safety  of  all  who  are  well  disposed  will  be  constantly  endangered.  The 
odious  practice  of  bearing  concealed  weapons  for  self-defense  will  become  general, 
and  the  most  disastrous  results  will  follow.  Every  man,  conscious  of  the  uncertainty 
of  punishment  by  the  courts,  will  take  the  law  in  his  own  hand,  and  the  slayer  of 
one  individual  will  immediately  fall  a  victim  to  the  retaliatory  vengeance  of  another; 
or,  should  he  be  brought  before  a  judge  or  court,  and  liberated  upon  bail,  an  offended 
people  will  rise  in  their  majesty  and  prevent  his  escape  by  the  infliction  of  summary 
punishment. 

The  fact  that  bail  has  been  given  will  have  no  tendency  to  prevent  these  calam- 
itous results;  for  no  one  can  have  the  slightest  confidence  in  the  security  furnished 
by  such  bail  as  a  deliberate  murderer  can  obtain.  The  person  who  will  step  in  be- 
tween such  an  one  and  the  execution  of  justice  must  himself  be  destitute  of  those 
feelings  and  sentiments  which  render  him  worthy  of  the  confidence  of  peace-loving 
and  good  citizens;  or,  even  were  it  otherwise,  and  the  murderer  is  substantially 
bailed  by  a  wealthy  relative  or  friend,  the  only  object  in  the  whole  transaction  is 
the  criminal's  escape,  for  any  amount  of  property,  under  such  circumstances,  will 
be  forfeited  to  preserve  his  life.  But  in  the  majority  of  cases  the  bail  is  entirely 
worthless,  and  its  being  admitted  by  a  court  or  judge  is  equivalent  to  the  murderer's 
discharge,  for  no  one  who  is  conscious  of  a  conviction  that  will  condemn  him  to 
death  will  ever  present  himself  for  trial.  If  he  has  wealth  he  can  purchase  sureties, 
and  if  he  has  not  he  may  obtain  the  aid  of  those  who  are  worthless;  or,  if  possessed 
of  the  property  to  which  they  swear,  may  dispose  of  it  at  pleasure,  and  thus  defraud 


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the  Territory  as  well  as  justice.  Bail  bonds,  as  now  given,  are  of  little  value  even 
in  trivial  cases,  for  when  forfeited  the  amount  is  seldom,  if  ever  collected.  To  make 
them  of  any  avail  a  lien  should  immediately  be  created  on  the  lands  of  the  persons 
acknowledging  them,  "and  the  execution  issued  by  virtue  of  a  judgment  thereon 
may  rightly  command  the  taking  and  sale  of  the  lands  of  which  defendant  was 
seized  at  the  time  the  recognizance  was  acknowledged."  Were  this  rule  of  law 
adopted  there  would  be  some  value  in  a  bail  bond,  and  fewer  persons  would  be  found 
willing  to  execute  it.  But  as  the  law  now  rests  in  this  Territory,  a  criminal  may  be 
bailed  to-day,  upon  what  is  apparently  tangible  security,  and  to-morrow  both  him- 
self and  sureties  dispose  of  all  their  property,  and  unmolested  and  quietly  depart  to 
another  region;  and  thus  the  matter  ends.  In  the  majority  of  instances,  therefore, 
the  taking  of  bail  in  criminal  cases  only  tends  to  defeat  the  ends  of  justice,  and  in 
every  case  of  absolute  premeditated  murder,  where  the  proof  is  clear,  or  sufficient  to 
convict,  is  tantamount  to  an  acquittal  of  the  criminal. 

The  fact  that  we  have  no  sufficient  prisons  for  the  safe-keeping  of  the  murderer, 
affords  no  argument  for  the  passage  of  the  bill.  This  want  can  soon  be  supplied, 
and  it  will  be  better  to  commence  that  work  at  once  than  to  adopt  a  law  which  must 
necessarily  remove  the  almost  only  restraint  that  now  exists  upon  murderous  incli- 
nations and  passions.  There  is  no  necessity  lor  deliberate  murderers  to  be  set  free 
on  bail  or  otherwise  for  want  of  a  prison  to  keep  them  in  lengthy  confinement. 
Frequent  sessions  of  the  courts,  early  trials  and  speedy  executions  will  dispose  of 
such  cases,  and  give  to  the  people  confidence  in  the  judiciary  and  the  laws,  and  a 
sense  of  security,  of  which  they  so  long  have  been  deprived. 

Remove  or  weaken  any  of  the  safeguards  we  now  possess  against  criminals  and 
crime,  and  the  peace  we  enjoy  must  measurably  be  shaken.  Hence  it  becomes  a 
subject  of  the  utmost  importance  not  only  to  guard  against  such  a  result,  but  to 
adopt,  if  possible,  laws  which  will  strengthen  the  general  confidence  by  making  the 
barrier  to  the  escape  of  the  criminal  even  more  firm  and  impassable. 

Let  it  be  established  and  universally  known  that  "though  hand  join  in  hand,  the 
guilty  shall  not  go  unpunished,"  that  the  blood-stained  murderer,  once  in  the  power 
of  the  authorities,  shall  have  no  possibility  or  even  hope  of  escape;  that  he  who 
willfully  and  deliberately  sheds  the  blood  of  his  fellow-man  shall  surely  suffer  the 
penalty  by  which  his  life  is  forfeit,  and  our  laws  will  be  more  respected,  fewer  crimes 
will  be  committed,  and  the  community  will  repose  in  far  greater  security  and  peace. 

The  bills  entitled  "An  act  regulating  marks  and  brands,"  and  "An  act  establish- 
ing the  office  of  superintendency  of  public  printing,"  are  herewith  returned,  with 
my  approval.  John  W.  Geary. 

Executive  Department, 

Leoompton,  Kansas  Territory,  January  22,  1857. 


January  23. — Commissions  were  issued  to  George  L.  Davis,  of  Elmira, 
as  commissioner  of  deeds  for  the  State  of  New  York;  and  Benjamin  F. 
Graves,  of  Lexington,  as  commissioner  of  deeds  for  the  State  of  Kentucky. 

IjETTer  from  the  secretary  of  state. 

Department  of  State,  January  8,  1857. 
Sir:  I  learn,  with  regret,  from  your  dispatch  of  the  22d  ultimo,  that  a  body  of 
men,  calling  themselves  a  Legislature,  are  about  to  assemble  at  Topeka.     The  Presi- 
dent's views  in  relation  to  the  origin  and  purpose  of  such  an  assemblage;  assuming 
the  name  and  function  of  a  legislative  body,  are  fully  set  forth  in  his  message  to 
—45 


700  STATE  Historical  society. 


Congress  of  the  24th  of  January,  1856,  a  copy  of  which  accompanied  your  instruc- 
tions. The  title  used  is  in  itself  an  unwarrantable  assumption;  there  can  be  but  one 
legal  Legislative  Assembly  in  Kansas,  and  that  the  one  organized  under  the  law  of 
Congress.  The  assembling  of  the  body  to  which  you  refer,  under  the  name  and  in 
the  character  of  a  legislature,  is  a  procedure  which  ought  to  receive  no  countenance, 
whatever  may  be  the  assurances  of  any  individual  or  individuals  as  to  the  acts  which 
it  will  or  will  not  do. 

You  will,  I  have  no  doubt,  take  care  that  restless  and  evil-minded  men  are  not 
permitted  again  to  stir  up  civil  strife  in  the  Territory.  I  return  herewith  the  letter 
which  accompanied  your  dispatch,  becau-^e,  as  it  is  an  original,  and  not  a  copy,  and 
as  it  contains  no  information  which  could  influence  either  your  action  or  that  of  the 
Executive  here,  I  take  it  for  granted  that  it  was  not  your  intention  to  have  it  placed 
upon  the  files  of  the  department. 

The  President  is  much  gratified  by  your  accounts  of  the  peaceful  condition  of 
afifairs  in  Kansas,  and  trusts  that  by  aiming  to  observe  perfect  impartiality  toward 
all  citizens,  from  whatever  quarter  of  the  country  they  may  have  emigrated,  or  what- 
ever opinions  they  may  entertain,  you  will  be  enabled  to  continue  the  same  state  of 
public  tranquility,  and  thus  insure  the  permanent  prosperity  of  the  Territory. 

I  am,  sir,  your  obedient  servant,  W.  L.  Makct. 

John  W.  Geary,  Esq.,  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

SETTLEBS    ON    INDIAN    LANDS. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  January  12,  1857. 

Sib:  We  have  been  requested  by  some  of  our  constituents  residing  on  the  Iowa 
trust  lands  in  Doniphan  county,  to  take  the  earliest  opportunity  of  bringing  to  your 
notice  the  extremity  to  which  they  have  been  reduced,  by  an  order  lately  issued  by 
the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs  to  Agent  Vanderslice,  requiring  him  to  expel 
them  from  those  lands,  and,  if  necessary,  to  use  military  force  for  that  purpose. 

We  will  state,  as  facts  susceptible  of  conclusive  proof,  that  very  soon  after  the 
treaty  was  made  with  those  Indians,  when  the  first  attempt  to  settle  upon  those 
lands  was  made,  the  settlers  were  informed  by  Agent  Vanderslice  that  such  settle- 
ment would  not  be  permitted;  that  on  such  warning  being  given  they  desisted,  but 
held  a  public  meeting,  which  resulted  in  the  drawing  up  and  signing  a  petition  to 
the  Indian  department  praying  that  those  lands  might  be  surveyed  and  sold  at  the 
earliest  practicable  day;  that  in  answer  to  said  petition  a  letter  was  received  from 
the  Commissioner  of  Indian  Affairs  assuring  them  that  their  wishes  should  be  com- 
plied with.  With  this  assurance  most  of  them  were  satisfied  to  suspend  their  action, 
until  the  long  delay  in  making  the  surveys  made  it  manifest  that  much  time  would 
elapse  before  they  could  possibly  be  sold.  Under  these  circumstances,  and  in  view  too 
of  the  fact  that  the  Delaware  trust  lands  had  been  in  like  manner  occupied  by  settlers, 
they  entered  upon  their  claims  and  held  them  until  the  late  sales  of  the  Delaware 
lands.  The  result  of  these  sales  induced  the  belief  that  no  obstacles  would  be  inter- 
posed to  prevent  the  actual  settlers  from  getting  their  claims  at  the  valuation  price, 
and,  with  this  belief,  a  large  number  of  emigrants,  some  of  whom  had  previously 
erected  houses,  moved  on  to  the  lands,  thereby  greatly  increasing  the  actual  number 
of  settlers.  In  this  state  of  afifairs  it  is  needless  for  us  to  say  that  a  peremptory 
order  to  leave  their  homes  and  turn  their  families  out  in  the  midst  of  winter,  ex- 
posed to  the  storms  and  snow-drifts  of  Kansas,  was  at  once  as  unexpected  as  it  was 
unwelcome. 

On  behalf,  then,  of  those  settlers,  our  constituents,  we  respectfully  ask  you  to 
interfere  in  any  and  all  practicable  forms  extended  to  the  settlers  on  the  Delaware 


Executive  Minutes  of  Gov.  Geaby,  701 


lands;  and,  if  this  be  impracticable,  at  least  permit  them  to  remain  until  the  open- 
ing of  spring  will  enable  them  to  remove  without  endangering  the  lives  of  their 
families. 

Most  respectfully,  your  obedient  servants,  John  W.  Fokman, 

Council  Seventh  District. 
Wm.  p.  Richaedson, 

Council  Eighth  District. 
B.  O'Dkiscoll, 
T,  W.  Waterson, 
X.  K.  Stout, 

Re2:)resentatives. 
John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Executive  Department,  I 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,  January  ID,  1857.  ) 

Gentlemen:  Your  communication  of  the  12th  instant,  soliciting  my  intervention 
in  favor  of  certain  of  your  constituents  threatened  with  forcible  removal  from  the 
Iowa  trust  lands,  in  the  county  of  Doniphan,  in  this  Territory,  by  order  of  the  Com- 
missioner of  Indian  Affairs,  has  been  received. 

You  state  that  these  lands  were  held  by  the  same  tenure,  and  their  settlement  made 
under  similar  circumstances  to  those  attending  the  Delaware  trust  lands,  and  that 
the  settlers  have,  without  objection,  made  valuable  improvements,  and  that,  there- 
fore, the  actual  settlers  should  be  permitted  to  take  their  claims  at  their  appraised 
value,  and  soliciting  my  views  on  the  subject. 

In  my  speech  at  Leavenworth  city,  my  various  dispatches  to  the  Government, 
and  in  my  recent  message,  my  opinions  have  been  so  elaborately  expressed  that  I 
will  now  content  myself  by  simply  giving  the  conclusions  then  arrived  at  after  much 
reflection. 

First:  The  settlers  should  not,  under  any  circumstances,  be  ejected  at  this  in- 
clement season  of  the  year. 

Second:  I  concur  with  you  in  the  opinion  that  the  actual,  6o?ia^dc  settlers  should 
have  the  land  at  its  valuation,  under  similar  instructions  to  those  governing  the 
sales  of  the  Delaware  trust  lands. 

Hoping  that  these  views  may  be  satisfactory  to  yourselves  and  your  constituents, 
I  have  the  honor  to  remain  your  friend  and  obedient  servant, 

Jno.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

To  John  W.  Forman,  Wm.  P.  Richardson,  of  the  Council;  B.  O'DriscoU,  Tho.  W. 
Waterson,  X.  K.  Stout,  House  of  Representatives. 


letter  to  the  secretary  of  state. 

Executive  Department,  \ 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,  January  26,  1857.  ) 

Sir:  Since  my  dispatch  of  19th  instant  nothing  worthy  of  note  has  occurred. 

The  Legislature,  as  yet,  has  done  nothing  of  importance,  and  it  is  impossible  to 
predict  what  will  be  done. 

The  peace  of  the  country  remains  unimpaired,  and  I  have  daily  the  most  gratify- 
ing evidences  of  the  general  feeling  of  "security  which  pervades  all  classes  of  the 
community,  notwithstanding  there  are  some  among  us  who  cannot  exist  much  longer 
without  commotion.  I  am  closely  watching  their  movements,  and  am  determined 
to  maintain  peace  at  every  hazard. 

I  have  on  former  occasions  urged  the  necessity  of  affording  additional  facilities 
to  the  citizens  for  the  purpose  of  preempting  their  lands,  and  securing  their  titles 


702  State  Histobigal  Society. 


as  a  prerequisite  to  the  substantial  progress  of  the  Territory.  The  single  land  office 
in  Kansas,  not  yet  in  operation,  is  entirely  inadequate  to  the  wants  of  the  people, 
and,  in  my  opinion,  at  least  three  more  should  be  established.  I  cannot  urge  this 
subject  too  strongly  upon  the  Government. 

The  residue  of  the  Delaware  trust  lands  should  be  sold  early  in  the  spring  to  meet 
the  wants  of  the  coming  immigration,  in  order  to  remove  every  temptation  to  ag- 
gressions upon  the  extensive  Indian  reserves,  which  are  sparsely  peopled  and  but 
little  improved. 

I  have  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  dispatch  of  the  8th  instant,  and  would 
be  pleased  to  receive  the  acknowledgment  of  my  various  dispatches,  and  especially 
those  of  the  last  two  months. 

I  have  the  honor  to  remain,  very  truly,  your  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaby, 

Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State.  Qovemor  of  Kansas. 


January  27. —  Commissions  were  issued  to  William  McNeil  Clough,  of 
Parkville,  as  commissioner  of  deeds  for  the  State  of  Missouri;  David  B. 
Birney,  of  Philadelphia,  as  commissioner  of  deeds  for  the  State  of  Pennsyl- 
vania; Elias  Hughes,  as  sheriff  of  Lykins  county,  in  place  of  Joseph  B. 
Ooodin,  who  refused  to  accept  the  appointment;  William  S.  Wills,  as  justice 
of  the  peace,  and  Randal  Burton,  as  constable,  for  Willow  Springs  town- 
ship, in  the  county  of  Douglas;  Enoch  Reed,  as  justice  of  the  peace,  and 
S.  B.  Collett,  as  constable,  for  Washington  creek  township,  in  Douglas 
county;  John  Phlemingster,  as  constable  for  Deer  creek  township,  Douglas 
county;  and  Wesley  Garrett,  as  coroner  of  the  county  of  Douglas,  in  place 
of  Samuel  J.  Cramer,  resigned. 


January  28. — 

legislative  acts  approved. 

The  Clerk  of  the  House  of  Representatives  yesterday  afternoon  presented 
the  Governor  with  a  bill  from  that  body,  which  was  returned  this  morning 
with  the  following  message : 

To  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Kansas  Territory — Gentlemen:  I  have  the  honor 
herewith  to  return  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  National  Hotel  Company,"  with  my 
approval.  John  W.  Geaey, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

XiEOOMPTON,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  January  28,  1857. 

MESSAGE. 

To  th»  gentlemen  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas:  I  have 
the  honor  to  return  to  you,  with  my  approval,  the  following  bills,  originating  in 
your  body,  and  handed  to  me  this  morning  by  General  Eastin,  of  the  Council,  viz.: 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Leavenworth  Town  Association. 

An  act  to  establish  and  charter  a  ferry  at  the  mouth  of  Big  Sugar  creek,  on  the 
Marais  des  Cygnes,  in  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  city  of  Roseport. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  Atchison,  via  Mount  Pleasant,  to  a 
point  on  the  Kansas  river  opposite  the  town  of  Lecompton. 
»  John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  January  28,  1867. 


EXECUTIVE  MiNUTEii   OF  GOV.   GEARY.  703 


EEQUISITION    FKOM    THE    GOVEENOR    OF    VIKGINIA. 

The  Coinmonwealth  of  Virginia  to  the  executive  authoritij  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas  : 
Whereas,  it  appears  by  the  annexed  document,  duly  authenticated  according  to  the 
laws  of  our  State,  that  Joseph  L.  McCubbin  is  charged  with  fraudulently  converting 
to  his  own  use  certain  personal  property,  of  the  value  of  nine  hundred  dollars,  in 
the  county  of  Gilmer,  in  this  commonwealth,  the  property  of  Charles  P.  Arnold,  the 
said  property  having  been  intrusted  to  liim,  the  said  McCubbin,  on  the  sixth  day  of 
November,  1856,  and  it  has  been  represented  to  me  that  the  said  Joseph  L.  McCub- 
bin has  fled  from  the  justice  of  this  State  and  has  taken  refuge  in  the  Territory  of 
Kansas: 

Now,  therefore,  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  Constitution  and  laws  of  the 
United  States,  I  do  hereby  require  that  the  said  Joseph  L.  McCubbin  be  apprehended 
and  delivered  to  Charles  P.  Arnold,  who  is  hereby  duly  authorized  to  receive  and 
convey  him  to  the  State  of  Virginia,  there  to  be  dealt  with  according  to  law. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  signed  my  name,  as  Governor  of  Virginia, 
and  caused  the  great  seal  of  the  commonwealth  to  be  affixed,  this  third  day  of  Jan- 
uary, A.  D.  1857,  and  in  the  eighty-lirst  year  of  the  commonwealth. 

[Seal.]  Henry  A.  Wise. 

By  the  Governor: 

George  W.  Munford,  Secretary  of  the  Commonwealth. 

WARRANT    FOR    ARREST. 

The  Territory  of  Kansas  to  Charles  P.  Arnold,  Esq.,  or  any  sheriff,  coroner,  con- 
stable, or  any  other  officer  within  this  Territory,  greetiyig:  Whereas,  I  have  satisfactory 
evidence  that  a  certain  Joseph  L,  McCubbin  is  charged  with  fraudulently  convert- 
ing to  his  own  use  certain  personal  property  of  the  value  of  nine  hundred  dollars, 
in  the  county  of  Gilmer,  in  the  commonwealth  of  Virginia,  the  property  of  Charles 
P.  Arnold,  said  property  having  been  intrusted  to  said  McCubbin  on  tlie  sixth  day 
of  November,  1856;  and  it  has  been  duly  certified  to  me  by  the  Governor  of  the 
commonwealth  of  Virginia  that  the  said  McCubbin  has  fled  from  the  justice  of  the 
State  of  Virginia  and  has  taken  refuge  in  this  Territory;  and  being  further  satis- 
fied that  all  the  provisions  of  the  acts  of  Congress  in  such  case  made  and  provided 
have  been  fully  complied  with: 

Now,  therefore,  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  the  Constitution  and  laws  of  the 
United  States,  and  the  laws  of  this  Territory,  I  do  hereby  authorize  and  require  yoa 
to  arrest  said  fugitive  anywhere  within  the  limits  of  this  Territory  and  convey  him 
before  the  nearest  probate  or  district  judge,  or  justice  of  the  peace,  to  be  delivered 
to  Charles  P.  Arnold,  Esq.,  the  agent  of  the  commonwealth  of  Virginia;  and  all 
sheriffs,  coroners,  constables,  and  other  officers  to  whom  this  warrant  may  be  shown, 
are  hereby  commanded  to  assist  in  the  execution  thereof. 

In  witness  whereof,  I  have  hereunto  signed  my  name,  as  Governor  of  Kansas, 
and  caused  the  seal  of  the  Territory  to  be  allfixed,  this  twenty-eighth  day  of  January, 
A.  D.  1857.  Jno.  W.  Geaey, 

[Seal.]  Governor  of  Kansas. 

By  the  Governor: 

Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary. 


January  29. — 

acts  approved. 

Gentlemen  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Kayisas  Territory:  I  have  the  honor 
to  return  to  you,  approved,  a  bill  entitled  "An  act  to  locate  the  county  seat  of  Linn 
county  permanently."  Jno.  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Leoompton,  Kansas  Teeeitoky,  January  29,  1857. 


704  State  Histobical  Society. 


Gentlemen  of  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory:  I  have  the  honor  to  return  to  you, 
with  my  approval,  the  following  bills,  to  wit: 

An  act  declaring  certain  banking  associations  unlawful. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Iowa  Point  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  authorize  Mary  Elizabeth  Spratt  to  sue  for  divorce. 

Jno.  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Leoompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  January  29,  1857. 


Executive  Office,       ") 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  January  31,  1857.  ) 
The  foregoing  is  a  correct  copy  of  the  executive  minutes  of  Kansas  Ter- 
ritory from  the  20th  to  the  31st  of  January,  1857,  inclusive. 

John  H.  Gihon,  Secretary  to  the  Governor. 


EXECUTIVE   MINUTES  OF   KANSAS  TERRITORY,  FROM  FEBRUARY    1, 
1857,  TO  FEBRUARY  20,  1857,  INCLUSIVE. 

bequisition  fob  soldieb8. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  K.  T.,  February  2,  1857.  ) 
Sib:  Please  furnish  one  non-commissioned  officer  and  two  men,  to  report  to  Cap- 
tain Hampton  at  8  o'clock  a.m.  to-morrow. 

They  are  intended  for  a  service  of  about  ten  miles. 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Captain  Newby,  Commanding  U.  S.  troops  near  Lecompton. 

lietteb  to  the  seobetabx  of  state. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  February  2,  1857.  ) 

Sib:  I  have  thought  proper  to  avail  myself  of  the  mail  which  closes  to-night  to 
drop  you  a  line,  simply  to  prevent  any  misapprehensions  that  might  arise  in  your 
mind  respecting  an  altercation  that  has  recently  taken  place  in  this  vicinity.  The 
circumstance  itself  is  of  but  little  moment;  but  rumor  will  doubtless  magnify  it 
into  some  considerable  importance  by  the  time  it  reaches  Washington. 

The  facts  to  which  I  allude  are  briefly  these: 

Some  few  days  since  a  communication  appeared  in  the  Topeka  Tribune,  purport- 
ing to  be  a  report  of  the  proceedings  of  the  late  "convention"  held  in  Lecompton, 
in  which  the  name  of  Judge  Elmore  (formerly  one  of  the  Associate  Justices  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  this  Territory)  was  used  in  a  manner  offensive  to  that  gentleman. 
The  Judge,  on  Saturday  last,  met  the  author,  a  man  named  Kagi,  at  Tecumseh,  and 
commenced  an  assault  upon  him  with  a  cane,  striking  him  a  blow  over  the  head. 
Whereupon  Kagi  drew  a  pistol  and  fired,  the  ball  passing  through  the  fleshy  part  of 
Judge  Elmore's  thigh,  producing  a  troublesome  though  not  dangerous  wound.  The 
Judge,  who  was  also  armed  with  a  revolver,  then  fired  three  times  at  Kagi,  who  was 
running  off,  one  of  the  balls  lodging  in  his  side,  just  beneath  the  skin.  This  was 
shortly  afterwards  removed,  leaving  no  serious  consequences.  Some  considerable 
excitement  occurred.  The  principals  in  the  transaction  were  of  the  Free-State  and 
Pro-Slavery  parties,  and  each  had  friends  to  sympathize  with  him,  and  for  the  time 
being  to  espouse  his  quarrel.  But  this  feeling  has  already  subsided,  and  no  further 
breach  of  the  peace  is  anticipated.  Very  truly  yours, 

*  John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  William  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State,  Washington,  D.  C. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  GOV.   GEABY.  705 


February  3. — Commissions  were  issued  to  AVilliam  P.  Converse,  as  com- 
missioner of  deeds  for  the  State  of  New  York;  James  M.  Tatum,as  sheriff 
of  Jefferson  county,  in  place  of  George  M.  Dyer,  resigned ;  and  Joseph  J. 
Thomas,  as  constable  of  the  same  county,  in  place  of  John  R.  Beezle,  resigned. 


February  4. — Commissions  were  issued  to  R.  H.  Davis,  as  justice  of  the 
peace  for  Iowa  township,  Doniphan  county;  James  B.  Bradwell,  of  Chicago, 
as  commissioner  of  deeds  for  the  State  of  Illinois;  Charles  DeSelding,  of 
Washington,  as  commissioner  of  deeds  for  the  District  of  Columbia;  and 
Charles  J.  Bushnell,  as  commissioner  of  deeds  for  the  State  of  New  York. 


February  5. — 

ACTS    ATPEOVED. 

Gentlemen  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Kansaa  Territory:  I  have  the  honor 
to  return,  with  my  approval,  the  following  bills,  to  wit: 

An  act  to  locate  a  Territorial  road  from  the  town  of  Lecompton  via  Paola,  via 
Paris,  via  Miami  to  Barnesville,  on  Little  Osage,  in  Bourbon  county. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Rose  port  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Palmetto  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  a  Territorial  road  from  Council  City  to  the  town  of  Colum- 
bia, in  Breckinridge  county. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  Saint  Mary's  Mission  to  Fort  Riley. 

An  act  repealing  the  twelfth  section  of  "An  act  to  punish  offenses  against  slave 
property." 

An  act  to  view  and  locate  a  Territorial  road  from  Lecompton  to  Roseport,  in 
Doniphan  county. 

An  act  to  declare  the  military  road  from  Fort  Riley  northwest  to  the  Nebraska 
line  a  Territorial  road. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Kansas  Locating  Association. 

An  act  to  locate  and  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  Doniphan  to  the  Kansas 
and  Nebraska  line  opposite  Roy's  ferry,  via  Iowa  Point,  Kansas  Territory. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  and  highway  along  the  valley  of  the  Big 
Blue  river. 

An  act  to  authorize  Hugh  Cameron  to  keep  a  ferry. 

Missouri  and  Rocky  Mountain  Railroad  charter.  John  W.  Geary, 

Goveryior  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tekkitoky,  February  5,  1857. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory:  I  have  the  honor  to  return,  with  my 
approval,  a  bill  entitled  "An  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  'An  act  to  provide  for  the 
recovery  of  debts  by  attachment.'  "  John  W.  Geaky, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebkitoey,  February  5,  1857. 


LETTEB  to  THE  SECEETARY  OF  STATE. 

Executive  Department,  \ 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tereitory,  February  6,  1857.  ') 
Sib:  Nothing  of  material  importance  has  occurred  in  the  Territory  since  my  last 
dispatch;  still  I  esteem  it  a  duty  to  communicate  with  you  at  short  intervals,  in 
order  to  keep  you  fully  apprised  of  the  existing  state  of  affairs. 


706  State  Histobical  Society, 


The  Legislature  has  been  in  session  two-thirds  of  the  time  allowed  by  the  organic 
act,  and  yon  will  learn  from  my  execative  minntes  the  amount  of  business  that  has 
been  transacted  by  that  body. 

The  "Act  to  authorize  courts  and  judges  to  admit  to  bail  in  certain  cases,"  was 
passed  by  both  branches  of  the  Legislative  Assembly,  notwithstanding  my  objec- 
tions to  the  bill. 

The  first  action  under  this  new  law  was  the  admission  to  bail,  in  the  sum  of  ten 
thousand  dollars,  ex-Indian  Agent  George  W.  Clarke,  indicted  for  the  murder  of  a 
man  named  Barber.  The  sureties  in  this  case  were  Sheriff  Samuel  J.  Jones  and 
Probate  Judge  and  United  States  Commissioner  Dr.  J.  N,  0.  P.  Wood. 

The  peace  and  quiet  of  the  Territory  remain  unimpaired. 

Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  William  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State,  Washington,  D.  C. 

THE   PRISONERS   AT   TECUMSEH. 

The  following  petition  from  George  F.  Putnam,  one  of  the  prisoners  at 
Tecumseh,  in  behalf  of  himself  and  others,  having  this  day  been  received 
by  the  Governor,  the  subjoined  letters  were  forthwith  addressed  to  Judge 
Cato  and  Marshal  Donaldson : 

PETITION. 

Prison,  Tecumseh,  February  3,  1857. 

Sib:  As  one  of  the  prisoner  held  here  awaiting  trial,  in  behalf  of  them  as  well  as 
myself,  I  beg  leave  to  make  a  few  statements  in  relation  to  our  situation,  and  if 
possible  to  have  it  changed. 

The  prisoners,  consisting  of  six  untried  and  one  (Kilburn)  sentenced  to  one  year's 
imprisonment,  have  been  for  the  past  week  without  rations  of  any  description  except 
some  few  small  stores;  and  have,  more  or  less,  since  their  confinement,  been,  in  con- 
sequence of  the  deficiency  in  their  rations  furnished,  obliged  to  procure,  at  their 
own  expense,  a  proper  quantity  to  be  even  comfortable. 

For  the  past  four  days  we,  having  determined  not  to  use  the  few  remaining  dol- 
lars we  have,  from  the  fact  that  as  long  as  we  do  so  nothing  will  be  done  for  us, 
have  had  nothing  but  cofifee,  without  a  single  article  else  for  our  subsistence.  The 
reasons  assigned  us  are:  that  the  Marshal,  who  is  absent,  has  already  advanced  more 
than  is  prudent;  and  although  the  deputy,  Mr.  Pardee,  has  used  his  exertions  to 
furnish  us,  we  remain  in  the  position  of  being  under  guard  of  his  troops  without 
food.  Mr.  Castleman,  an  official  of  the  Territory,  I  believe,  has  the  contract  from 
the  Marshal  here  to  furnish  us  subsistence.  He  and  his  partner,  when  conversing 
with  us,  say  the  Marshal  already  owes  them  one  thousand  dollars  or  so,  and  they 
will  not  furnish  us,  and  when  the  Marshal  sees  them  they  are  willing  to  do  so,  and, 
between  the  precious  pair,  we  are  most  superbly  humbugged.  The  real  fact  is, 
Castleman  has  already  credited  Donaldson  all  he  wishes  to,  but  still  does  not  like  to 
say  so  to  him,  and  by  furnishing  us  with  small  things,  such  as  a  paper  of  sugar  or 
so,  he  still  hangs  on  to  the  Marshal,  while  we  get  nothing.  There  has  not  been  a 
single  blanket,  or  bedding  of  any  description,  furnished  the  prisoners  here,  (with 
the  exception  of  myself,)  and,  in  fact,  nothing  tending  to  their  comfort.  They 
would  long  ere  this  have  called  your  attention  to  these  facts,  but,  trusting  that  they 
would  have  been  tried  ere  this,  preferred  suffering  a  short  time  than  trouble  you 
with  their  complaints.  But  hungry  men  can  endure  this  no  longer. 
»  In  relation  to  the  time  of  our  trial,  I  am  well  aware  that,  by  a  suggestion  from 
you,  we  could  have  a  call  term  of  court,  if  you  deemed  it  of  sufficient  importance. 


Executive  IIinutes  of  Gov.  Geaby.  707 


and  we  could  be  liberated.  Most  of  those  here  are  held  on  the  Titus  affair.  Myself, 
for  acting  at  Hickory  Point  against  the  very  persons  who  are  now  convicts  at  Le- 
compton,  and  most  likely  from  the  fact  that  I  was  one  of  the  counsel  in  their  be- 
half. If  the  court  does  not  sit  untifjune,  it  seems  a  long  time  to  be  contined,  as  all 
are  prepared  for  an  immediate  trial. 

Hoping  to  receive  an  answer,  and  desiring  your  pardon  for  troubling  you,  I  am, 
very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  George  F,  Putnam. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

lettek  to  judge  cato. 

Executive  Department,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  G,  1857.  ) 
Sir:  I  have  received  a  very  respectful  petition  from  the  prisoners  awaiting  trial 
at  Tecumseh,  stating  that  they  are  ready  for  trial,  and  desiring  an  early  disposition 
of  their  cases. 

As  this  matter  is  not  in  my  department,  I  will  content  myself  by  earnestly  rec- 
ommending the  subject  to  your  immediate  attention,  trusting  that  you  can  devise 
some  plan  to  afford  the  prisoners  speedy  justice. 

Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geary, 

Hon.  S.  G.  Cato.  Governor  of  Kansas  Terrilory. 

letter  to  marshal  DONALDSON. 

Executive  Department,         \ 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  G,  1857.  ) 
Sir:  I  have  received  a  communication  from  the  Tecumseh  prisoners,  stating  that 
they  have  a  limited  and  uncertain  supply  of  provisions,  and  are  otherwise  deprived 
of  necessary  comforts. 

Will  you  please  look  into  the  matter,  and  see  that  there  is  no  well-founded  ground 
of  complaint.  Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
I.  B.  Donaldson,  Esq.,  Marshal  of  Kansas  Territory. 

No  mails  were  received  at  or  departed  from  Lecompton  to-day,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  breaking-Lip  of  the  ice  in  the  Kansas  river  and  its  numerous 
tributaries,  rendering  the  roads  impassable.  A  heavy  storm  of  rain,  ac- 
companied with  thunder  and  lightning,  commenced  early  last  evening,  and 
continued  through  the  night  and  all  this  morning  without  intermission. 
The  river  rose  rapidly,  and  the  ice  began  to  move  about  4  o'clock  r.  m. 
Many  of  the  citizens  congregated  upon  the  levee,  and  but  little  business 
was  transacted. 


ARREST    OF    A    FUGITIVE. 

February  7. — Messrs.  Charles  P.  Arnold  and  John  McGee  arrived  at 
Lecompton  on  the  28th  of  eJanuary,  bearing  a  requisition  from  Governor 
Wise,  of  Virginia,  for  the  arrest  of  a  man  named  Joseph  L.  McCubbin,  a 
fugitive  from  justice  in  that  State,  being  charged  with  the  embezzlement 
of  nine  hundred  dollars,  the  property  of  the  said  Charles  P.  Arnold,  and 
other  moneys.  Governor  Geary  immediately  furnished  them  with  a  posse 
of  United  States  dragoons,  and  dispatched  them  in  several  directions  in 


708  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 

pursuit  of  the  fugitive,  who  was  captured  and  carried  back  to  Virginia,  as 
will  be  seen  from  the  following  communication  from  Mr.  McGee : 

Kansas  City,  Missoubi,  February  3,  1857. 

Sib:  Upon  leaving  Lecompton  we  proceeded  directly  to  St.  Bernard,  where  we 
had  been  informed  we  would  find  the  man  of  whom  we  were  in  pursuit.  Upon 
arriving  there,  we  learned  that  he  had  left  for  Pottawatomie  creek.  We  hastened 
there,  and  succeeded  in  making  the  arrest.  We  brought  him  immediately  to  this 
place,  your  troops  accompanying  me,  as  I  thought  it  best  to  retain  them  until  I 
could  be  joined  by  Mr.  Arnold. 

I  feel  under  many  obligations  to  you  for  your  kindness  to  us  when  at  Lecomp- 
ton, and  for  the  prompt  and  efficient  means  you  afforded  us  to  capture  the  fugitive; 
which  facts  I  shall  take  great  pleasure  to  communicate  to  Governor  Wise  upon  our 
return  to  Virginia. 

I  also  wish  to  communicate  to  you  my  gratitude  for  the  kindness  and  prompt 
action  and  cheerful  cooperation  of  the  troops  you  furnished  for  our  assistance. 

I  left  with  you  a  warrant  from  Governor  Wise  appointing  Mr.  Arnold  his  agent 
to  convey  McCubbin  from  Kansas  to  Virginia.  Would  you  please  inclose  it  to  me 
at  Weston,  Lewis  county,  Virginia.         Your  obedient  servant,  John  MoGee. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

CERTIFICATE    OF    OATH. 

The  following  certificate  of  the  oath  of  office  of  Judge  Cunningham  was 
this  day  presented  for  record  on  the  executive  minutes: 

Executive  Depabtment,  Kansas  Tebbitoby. 
I,  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  said  Territory,  do  hereby  certify  that  Thomas 
Cunningham,  who  has  been  appointed  an  Associate  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
said  Territory,  personally  came  this  day  before  me  and  was  duly  sworn  to  support 
the  Constitution  of  the  United  States  and  faithfully  discharge  the  duties  of  said 
office. 

Witness  my  hand,  at  Lecompton,  this  tenth  day  of  January,  in  the  year  of  our 
Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and  fifty-seven.  John  W\  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

ATTEMPT    AT    ASSASSINATION. 

February  9. — About  eleven  o'clock  this  morning,  the  Governor,  accom- 
panied by  Dr.  John  H.  Gihon  and  Richard  McAllister,  Esq.,  both  attached 
to  the  Executive  office,  visited  the  Supreme  Court,  the  Council,  and  the 
House  of  Representatives,  the  Legislature  being  then  in  session. 

After  the  Governor  and  his  companions  had  taken  their  seats  in  the 
House,  William  T.  Sherrard,  the  individual  whom,  on  a  protest  of  a  large 
number  of  citizens,  the  Governor  had  declined  to  commission  as  sheriff  of 
Douglas  county,  suddenly  arose  and  left  the  hall.  His  appearance  and 
manner  were  so  peculiar  as  to  elicit  especial  notice.  The  Governor,  how- 
ever, against  whom  he  was  known  to  have  uttered  threats  for  several  weeks, 
was  not  aware  either  of  his  presence  or  departure. 

After  remaining  some  half  an  hour  or  more,  the  Governor  left  the  hall, 
liis  companions  immediately  following.     As  he  was  passing  from  the  hall 


Executive  Minutes  of  Gov.  Geaby.  709 


of  the  House  into  the  ante-room,  and  while  yet  in  the  door,  he  was  accosted 
with  opprobrious  epithets  by  Sherrard,  who  stood  in  the  ante-room,  and  who 
had,  after  leaving  the  hall,  prepared  himself  with  two  navy  revolvers  and 
a  large  bowie-knife,  w^iich  he  wore  conspicuously  in  a  belt,  on  the  outside 
of  all  his  clothing.  His  hand  was  upon  the  handle  of  a  pistol,  in  order 
that,  upon  the  shadow  of  a  pretense,  he  might  be  enabled  instantly  to  use 
it.  The  Governor  passed  on,  as  though  unconscious  of  his  presence.  JNIr. 
McAllister  immediately  succeeded  him,  and,  as  Sherrard  followed  the  Gov- 
ernor towards  the  outer  door,  interposed  himself  between  them,  thus  pre- 
venting the  accomplishment  of  an  evident  preconcerted  plan  for  assassination. 
The  Governor  and  Mr.  McAllister  then  reached  the  platform  of  a  flight  of 
stairs,  upon  the  outside  of  the  building,  leading  to  the  ground,  the  legislative 
hall  being  in  the  second  story.  As  they  Avere  descending,  Dr.  ( Hhon  Avas 
passing  through  the  ante-room,  and  observing  Sherrard,  who,  enraged  at 
being  frustrated,  was  then  on  the  platform,  spitting  after  the  Governor,  and 
muttering  oaths,  defiances,  and  threats,  of  all  of  which  the  Governor  was 
unconscious,  as  he  was  then  some  distance  ahead. 

When  the  Governor's  party  all  reached  the  foot  of  the  steps,  Sherrard 
followed,  still  grasping  his  pistol  and  uttering  offensive  epitliets.  After 
following  along  one  side  of  the  building,  he  took  a  different  direction,  and 
in  a  few  moments  after  was  in  close  conversation  with  several  prominent 
men  of  the  place,  boasting  of  what  he  had  done,  and  of  more  than  he 
actually  did,  and  expressing  his  regrets  that  no  provocation  could  be  forced 
from  the  Governor  sufficient  to  enable  him  (Sherrard)  with  a  show  of  pro- 
priety or  palliation,  to  effect  his  purpose.  In  this  attempt  upon  the  Gov- 
ernor, it  has  since  been  ascertained  that  several  other  persons  were  in 
complicity  with  Sherrard. 

In  the  afternoon,  a  resolution,  severely  condemnatory  of  this  insult  to  the 
Executive,  was  introduced  by  Mr.  Martin  White,  in  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives ;  but  it  met  with  such  a  decided  opposition  that  he  was  induced 
to  withdraw  it.  Considerable  excitement  prevails  among  the  people. 
While  a  few  defend  Sherrard,  the  community  generally  denounce  him  in 
the  severest  terms.  All  are  satisfied  that  he  is  but  the  instrument  of  others 
occupying  prominent  positions,  who  seem  determined  to  disturb  the  peace 
of  the  Territory. 

A  few  days  previous  to  the  transaction  above  narrated,  Sherrard  met  a 
young  and  quiet  man  named  Jones,  whom  he  violently  assaulted  for  no  other 
imaginable  reason  than  that  Mr.  Jones  was  connected  with  the  household 
of  the  Executive,  and  who  was  without  weapons,  and  otherwise  incapable 
of  defending  himself  against  a  strong  and  well-armed  man. 

Failing  to  create  a  disturbance  by  this  outrage,  another,  equally  unpro- 
voked, was  attempted  on  the  following  day.  Meeting  the  Governor's 
private  secretary,  who  was  just  recovering  frora'a  protracted  indisposition, 
and  was  still  quite  feeble,  Sherrard  attempted  to  provoke  a  quarrel  with 


710  STATE  HISTOBIGAL  SOCIETY. 

him,  and  not  succeeding  by  the  use  of  offensive  words,  pushed  him  from 
him  with  one  hand,  at  the  same  time  striking  him  upon  the  face  with 
the  other,  having  his  pistol  ready,  as  usual,  for  use  in  case  of  resistance  or 
retaliation.  In  this  instance,  serious  consequences  were  prevented  by  the 
interference  of  bystanders.  Several  other  breaches  of  the  peace  have  also 
been  made,  within  a  short  period,  by  this  same  individual. 

dispatch  to  genebal  smith. 

Executive  Depabtment,        \ 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  1),  1867.  ) 

Sib:  There  are  certain  persons  present  in  Lecompton  who  are  determined,  if 
within  the  bounds  of  possibility,  to  bring  about  a  breach  of  the  peace.  During  the 
last  few  days  a  number  of  persons  have  been  grossly  insulted;  and  today  an  insult 
was  offered  to  myself.  A  fellow  named  Sherrard  had  some  days  ago  been  appointed 
sheriff  of  Douglas  county,  which  appointment  was  strongly  protested  against  by  a 
respectable  number  of  citizens  of  the  county,  and  I  had  deferred  commissioning 
him.  This,  it  appears,  gave  mortal  offense  to  Sherrard,  and  he  has  made  up  his 
mind  to  assassinate  me.  This  may  lead  to  trouble.  It  must  be  prevented,  and  that, 
too,  by  immediate  action.  I  require,  therefore,  two  additional  companies  of  dra- 
goons, to  report  to  me  with  the  least  possible  delay;  I  think  this  is  absolutely  neces- 
sary, and  I  trust  you  will  immediately  comply  with  my  request. 

I  write  in  great  haste,  as  the  messenger  is  about  leaving. 

I  wish  you  would  keep  an  eye  upon  Leavenworth  city,  as  I  hear  of  troublesome 
indications  there.  I  am  confident  that  there  is  a  conspiracy  on  foot  to  disturb  the 
peace,  and  various  pretexts  ivill,  and  have  been,  used  to  accomplish  this  fell  purpose. 

I  am  perfectly  cool,  and  intend  to  keep  so;  but  I  am  also  more  vigilant  than  ever. 
Very  truly,  your  friend,  John  W.  Geaby. 

Major  General  Persifer  F.  Smith,  Commanding  Department  of  the  West. 


ACTS    APPBOVED. 

February  10. — 

Gentlemen  of  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory:   I  have  the  honor  herewith  to  return 
you  the  following-named  bills,  with  my  approval : 

An  act  to  incorporate  a  ferry  at  Ogden,  Kansas  Territory,  on  the  Kansas  river. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Leavenworth  Lyceum. 

An  act  to  declare  a  military  road  a  public  highway  and  a  Territorial  road. 

An  act  to  punish  horse-stealing. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Doniphan,  in  Doniphan 
county. 

An  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  "An  act  concerning  forcible  entry  and  detainers." 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Ogden  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  town  of  Bloomington. 

An  act  to  declare  the  military  road  from  Fort  Leavenworth  to  Fort  Laramie  a 
Territorial  road. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road. 

An  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  "An  act  concerning  the  plats  of  towns  and  vil- 
lages." John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  10,  1857. 


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Commissions  were  issued  to  John  Evans,  as  assessor;  E.  C.  Austin,  as 
coroner;  Alexander  Hamilton,  as  clerk  of  the  board  of  county  commission- 
ers; Thomas  Crabtree,  as  county  treasurer;  and  M.  E.  Grimes,  as  sheriff; 
all  of  Coffey  county,  Kansas  Territory. 

ACTS    APPBOVED. 

To  the  Members  of  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory  —  Gentlemen:  I  have  the  honor 
to  return,  with  my  approval,  the  following  bills^,  viz.: 

An  act  supplemental  to  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  city  of  Leaven- 
worth, Kansas  Territory." 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  Paola,  to  intersect  the  Territorial 
road  from  Lecompton  to  Cofachique,  at  the  town  of  Pierce. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  the  city  of  Kickapoo  to  the  city  of 
Lecompton. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Planter's  Hotel  Company. 

An  act  to  change  the  name  of  Jennette  S.  H.  Martin  to  Jennette  S.  H.  Burriss. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  St.  George  Bridge  Company. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  Leavenworth  to  Lecompton,  diverg- 
ing to  Lawrence.  John  W.  Geaky,  Governor  of  Kansas  J'erritory. 

Executive  Depaktment,  Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  10,  1857. 


February  11. — 

ACTS    APPEOVED. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory:  I  have  the  honor  herewith  to  re- 
turn you,  with  my  approval,  a  bill  entitled  "An  act  to  define  the  several  judicial  dis- 
tricts of  Kansas  Territory,  and  another  entitled  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  Buffalo 
Town  Association  of  Kansas  Territory."'  John  W.  Geaky, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  11, 1857. 

LETTEB    FROM    JUDGE    CATO. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebkitoby,  February  6,  1857. 

Sie:  Yours  of  this  date  is  just  received,  and,  in  answer  to  which,  I  have  to  state 
that  I  shall  take  pleasure  in  holding  a  special  term  of  court  for  the  trial  of  the  pris- 
oners at  Tecumseh  at  the  earliest  possible  opportunity.  I  had  intended  to  prevail 
on  the  Legislature,  if  I  could,  to  allow  special  terras  of  court  whenever  the  Judges, 
in  their  opinion,  deemed  the  public  good  required  it,  and  shall  present  the  subject 
of  your  note  as  showing  the  necessity  of  the  thing;  and  doubt  not  that  an  act  will 
be  passed,  and  that  I  shall  be  enabled  to  hold  court  one  day  of  the  next  week  for 
the  trial  of  which  you  speak. 

Most  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  S.  G.  Cato. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary. 

Commissions  were  issued  to  Owen  A.  Bassett,  as  notary  public  for  Leav- 
enworth county. 

Nathaniel  Boydston,  as  justice  of  the  peace  for  Franklin  township,  Cal- 
houn county. 

Churchhill  Fulton,  as  constable  for  the  township  of  Half-Day,  Calhoun 
county. 


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BEQUIBITION    FOB    UNITED    STATES    TBOOPS. 

EXECDTIVE    DePABTMENT,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  11,  1857.  ) 
Sib:  The  occurrences  of  the  last  few  days  seem  to  render  a  considerable  force 
necessary  at  this  place.     Please  send  me  twelve  of  your  most  reliable  men,  to  re- 
main here  a  few  days,  or  until  the  river  falls  suflBciently  for  troops  to  cross.     Send 
them  to  reach  here  to-night.  Yours  truly,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Captain  Flint,  Commanding  United  Slates  Troops  at  Tecumseh. 


PROCEEDINGS   OF   A    MEETING   AT    BIG   SPRINGS. 

February  12. — The  following  copy  of  the  proceedings  of  a  public  meet- 
ing of  the  citizens  of  Big  Springs  and  vicinity,  held  on  the  night  of  the 
11th  instant,  in  consequence  of  the  recent  attack  upon  the  Governor,  was 
this  day  presented  by  a  committee  appointed  for  that  purpose: 

Big  Spbings,  K.  T.,  February  12,  1857. 

In  view  of  the  late  gross  insult  offered  to  the  Governor  of  the  Territory;  and  in 
view  of  the  action  taken  by  the  House  of  Representatives,  virtually  approving  the 
deed;  and  in  view  of  the  general  course  and  policy  of  the  Legislature  in  opposing 
the  measures  recommended  by  Governor  Geary:  We,  the  citizens  of  Big  Springs,  in 
a  public  meeting  called  for  the  purpose,  and  held  on  the  night  of  February  11th, 
do  most  heartily  — 

Resolve,  That  we  regard  the  late  insult  upon  the  person  of  the  Governor,  its  indorsement  by  the 
House,  and  the  continued  indignities  heaped  upon  hiui  and  his  otiicials  by  the  Legislature,  as  well  as 
by  certain  individuals,  as  most  gross  aud  ruffianly,  and  worthy  of  the  denunciation  of  every  honora- 
ble, high-minded  citizen  in  the  Territory.    And  we  do  fun  her 

Resolve,  That  Governor  Geary,  in  his  general  course  of  policy,  has  our  hearty  approval ;  and  in 
carrying  out  the  tone  and  spirit  of  his  late  message  he  will  have  our  earnest  support  and  cooperation. 

Resolved,  also.  That  we  denounce  the  present  Legislature  as  insurrectionary,  aud  its  spirit  as  detri- 
mental to  the  true  interests  of  Kansas,  not  by  any  means  overlooking  many  good  men  associated  with 
that  body  who  labor  hard  to  effect  a  beneficent  legislation.  These  men  have  our  gratitude;  while  we 
regard  the  majority  as  false  to  the  Union  and  false  to  the  Governor,  whom  it  is  their  duty  to  support 
and  aid  in  the  settlement  of  the  difficulties  of  their  Territory.    And 

Resolved,  finally,  That  we  tender  to  Governor  Geary  our  sympathies,  as  well  as  our  support  and 
cooperation,  and  pledge  him,  to  the  extent  of  our  power,  all  the  assistance  in  this  emergency  that  he 
may  ask  of  us,  feeling  very  confident  that  the  honest  heart  and  powerful  arm  of  every  freeman  in 
Kansas  will  be  ready  at  once  to  respond  most  cheerfully  to  these  our  sentiments. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  sent  to  the  Governor  as  soon  as  practicable. 

R.  W.  CusTABD,  President 

P.  H.  TowNSEND,  Secretary. 

February  14. — 

ACTS    APPBOVED. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory:  I  have  the  honor  to  return  you, 
with  my  approval,  the  following-named  bills: 

An  act  for  the  relief  of  John  W.  Smith. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  town  of  Shawnee. 

An  act  authorizing  N.  B.  Blanton  to  receive  tolls. 

An  act  to  amend  an  act  to  provide  for  the  pay  of  officers  and  others. 

An  act  to  incorporate  Breckinridge  College. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  inhabitants  of  the  town  of  Delaware,  in  Leavenworth 
county. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Buchanan  Town  Company. 
*     An  act  regulating  actions.  John  W.  Geaby, 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  14,  1867.  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


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ACTS    APPROVED, 

Gentlemen  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Kansas  Territory:  I  have  the  honor 
to  return  you,  with  my  approval,  the  following  bills,  to  wit: 

An  act  to  locate  and  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  the  city  of  Lecompton  to 
the  county  seat  of  Allen. 

An  act  to  amend  an  act  concerning  strays. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Manhattan  Institute. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  city  of  Atchison. 

An  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  city  of  Lecompton." 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Town  Company  of  Eureka. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  town  of  Shannon. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Manhattan  Town  Association. 

An  act  to  charter  a  ferry  across  the  Kansas  river  at  Calhoun,  in  the  Territory  of 
Kansas. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Brownville  Town  Company,  in  Shawnee  county. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Newcastle  Town  Company. 

An  act  supplemental  to  an  act  to  provide  for  the  location  of  Territorial  roads  in 
the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Town  Company  of  Vermilion  City. 

An  act  to  legalize  the  acts  of  the  board  of  county  commissioners  of  the  county  of 
Anderson. 

An  act  to  regulate  hedging  on  roads  and  highways. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Topeka  Bridge  Company. 

An  act  to  authorize  William  F.  and  G.  M.  Dyer  to  establish  a  bridge  across  Grass- 
hopper creek,  at  the  town  of  Osawkee,  in  Jefferson  county. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Sprattsville  Town  Company,  in  Bourbon  county. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Atchison  Hotel  Company. 

An  act  incorporating  Manhattan  City,  Kansas  Territory. 

An  act  incorporating  the  Woodson  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  town  of  Mount  Pleasant. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  town  of  St.  Bernard. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Greenwood  Town  Company,  Brown  county. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Palmetto  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  city  of  Palermo,  Kansas  Territory. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Tarromee  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Big  Springs  Town  Association,  near  the  county  line, 
between  the  counties  of  Shawnee  and  Douglas. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Town  Company  of  Wyola. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Town  Company  of  America. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Town  Company  of  Pierce. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  city  of  Topeka. 

An  act  to  detach  the  county  of  Brown  from  the  county  of  Doniphan,  and  to  or- 
ganize Brown  county. 

An  act  incorporating  the  city  of  Iowa  Point. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  the  town  of  Atchison  to  Vermilion 
City. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  town  of  Paris,  in  the  county  of  Linn. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Missouri  River  &  Nemaha  Railroad  Company. 

An  act  to  locate  and  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  the  Missouri  State  line  at 
or  near  Fail's  store,  via  Barnesville,  via  Miller's  store,  in  Bourbon  county,  to  Cof- 
achique,  in  Allen  county,  Kansas  Territory. 


714  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


An  act  to  incorporate  the  New  Castle  Coal  and  General  Mining  Company. 
An  act  for  the  relief  of  the  collectors  of  the  public  revenue. 

An  act  to  establish  a  ferry  on  the  Kansas  river,  at  the  crossing  of  the  Territorial 
road,  running  from  Bernard's  store  to  Leavenworth  city. 

John  W.  Geabt,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Executive  Depabtment,  Leoompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  February  14,  1867. 


February  16. — 

LETTEB    TO    THE    ABCHITEOT    OF    THE    CAPITOIi. 

ExEODTivE  Depabtment,  "I 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  February  16,  1857.  j 
Sib:  In  order  that  I  may  be  able  to  make  out  a  final  estimate  on  the  capitol 
building  at  this  place  in  favor  of  Dr.  Rodrigue,  it  is  absolutely  necessary  that  you 
come  here  without  delay. 

I  trust  you  will  not  hesitate,  but  will  come  up  at  once,  as  I  am  anxious  to  close 
the  affair.  Yours,  very  truly,  John  W.  Geaby. 

William  Rumbold,  Esq.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Commissions  were  issued  to  Thomas  Hill,  as  sheriff;  Miles  Morris,  as  as- 
sessor; Samuel  McDaniels,  James  McGee,  and Sutton,  as  justices  of 

the  peace;  Thomas  Owens,  John  H.  Rockus,  Joshua  Griffith,  and  John 
Anderson,  as  constables;  and  John  McDaniels,  as  county  commissioner, 
vice  John  Waterman,  removed  from  the  county  —  all  in  and  for  the  county 
of  Anderson. 


February  17. — 

acts  appboved. 

Oentlemen  of  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory:  I  have  the  honor  to  return,  with 
my  approval,  sundry  bills,  entitled: 

An  act  entitled  "An  act  in  relation  to  railroad  companies." 

An  act  to  define  the  duties  of  sherifiFs  and  collectors  of  the  revenue. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Palmetto  Hotel  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  county  of  Breckinridge. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Wakarusa  City  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Town  Company  of  Charlotteville. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Prairie  City  Coal  Mining  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Wakarusa  City  Seminary. 

An  act  to  locate  the  penitentiary. 

An  act  in  relation  to  resignations. 

An  act  to  encourage  the  navigation  of  Kansas  river. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  St.  George  &  St.  Joseph  Railroad  Company. 

An  act  to  authorize  the  formation  of  railroad  associations,  and  to  regulate  the 
same. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Nicaragua  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Midway  Town  Association,  Johnson  county,  Kansas 
Territory. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Madison  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  organize  the  county  of  Coflfey. 

An  act  to  amend  certain  parts  of  an  act  entitled  "An  act  concerning  corpora- 
jtions." 


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An  act  to  locate  a  Territorial  road  from  Prairie  City  to  the  town  of  Lecompton. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Sonora  Town  Association. 

An'  act  for  the  better  protection  of  Luther  M.  Carter,  and  the  Tecumseh  Town 
Association. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Powhattan  Town  Company. 

An  act  in  relation  to  associations. 

An  act  in  relation  to  incorporations. 

An  act  to  authorize  judges  of  the  probate  court  to  take  the  acknowledgment  and 
proof  of  deeds  and  other  instruments,  and  to  confirm  certain  acts  of  the  same. 

An  act  legalizing  the  acts  of  probate  judge  and  county  commissioners  of  Shaw- 
nee county. 

An  act  concerning  tender  and  confession. 

An  act  to  amend  an  act  to  establish  and  regulate  justices'  courts. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Tecumseh  Cemetery  Association. 

An  act  amendatory  of  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  location  of  Terri- 
torial roads  in  the  Territory  of  Kansas." 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Carolina  Town  Company. 

An  act  supplemental  to  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  Lecompton 
Bridge  Company." 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Lecompton  Improvement  Association. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  town  of  Hiawatha. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Lawrence  Bridge  Company. 

An  act  to  authorize  the  city  of  Leavenworth  to  borrow  money. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Prairie  City  and  Missouri  State  Line  Railroad  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Claytonville  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  opposite  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  to  St. 
George,  in  Kansas  Territory. 

An  act  entitled  "An  act  to  locate  a  Territorial  road  from  Marysville,  in  Marshall 
county,  Kansas  Territory,  to  Council  Grove,  in  the  county  of  Wise." 

An  act  prescribing  the  compensation  of  county  treasurer. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Central  Railroad  Company  of  Kansas  Territory. 

An  act  to  punish  rebellion. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Ottawa  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Marysville  or  Palmetto  &  Roseport  Railroad  Company. 

An  act  supplemental  to  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  Kansas  River 
Bridge  Company." 

An  act  to  establish  a  ferry  at  Wyandotte  city,  in  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

An  act  supplemental  to  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  regulate  proceedings  upon  writs 
of  mandamus." 

An  act  supplemental  to  an  act  entitled  "An  act   to  fix  the  time  of  holding  the 
Supreme  Court."  John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Executive  Depaetment, 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Teekitory,  February  17,  1857. 


February  18.— Commission  issued  to  E.  C.  K.  Garvey,  as  notary  public, 
at  Topeka,  Shawnee  county;  Fielding  Burns,  as  notary  public,  at  Quin- 
daro,  Leavenworth  county;  D.  A.  N.  Grover,  as  notary  public,  at  Leaven- 
worth city,  Leavenworth  county. 
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716  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


BESOLUTION    OF   HOUSE    OF    BEPBESENTATIVES. 

House  of  Repbesentatives,  February  17,  1857. 
I  am  instructed  by  the  House  to  inform  you  of  the  passage  of  the  following  reso- 
lution by  that  body,  on  Monday,  9th  February: 

"Resolved,  That  the  (ioveruor  be  respectfully  requested  to  inform  the  House  with  as  little  delay  as 
possible  whether  he  has  appointed  any  county  oflBcers  in  the  Territory;  and  if  any,  who  and  to  what 
oiBce;  whether  he  has  commissioned  the  same;  and  under  what  authority  of  law  said  appointments 
were  made." 

Respectfully  yours,  R.  C.  Bishop,  Chief  Clerk  of  House. 

John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


Gentlemen  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Kansas  Territory:  In  reply  to  your 
resolution  of  the  9th  instant,  I  have  the  honor  to  inform  you  that  on  the  8th  of  Jan- 
uary last  I  issued  commissions  to  William  Woolman  as  probate  judge,  Richard  Burr 
and  Samuel  Locke  as  county  commissioners,  Turner  Locke  as  constable,  and  J.  B. 
Scott  as  justice  of  the  peace,  all  of  Cofifey  county. 

At  the  time  these  commissions  were  issued,  Coffey  county  was  not  organized,  and 
the  citizens  were  without  legal  means  of  transacting  the  necessary  business  of  the 
county;  and  it  was  represented  to  me,  and  the  fact  substantiated  to  my  satisfaction, 
that  proper  authority  must  somewhere  be  vested  to  prevent  threatened  breaches  of 
the  peace,  and  a  resort  to  mob  violence  or  lynch  law,  such  being  the  necessity  of 
the  case. 

The  citizens,  for  their  own  protection  and  safety,  had  held  an  election  viva  voce, 
for  the  county  ofiBcers  above  named,  and  the  gentlemen  commissioned,  I  am  in- 
formed, were  thus  elected  by  at  least  four-fifths  of  the  bona  fide  residents  or  legal 
voters  of  the  county. 

Upon  their  application  to  me  for  commissions,  I  consulted  with  Hon.  Sterling 
G.  Cato,  the  United  States  District  Judge  of  the  judicial  district  of  which  Coffey 
county  formed  a  part,  who  advised  the  issuing  of  the  commissions. 

The  Judge  concurred  with  me  in  the  opinion,  that  as  there  seemed  to  be  no  law 
intervening  between  me  and  the  organic  act,  and  in  the  absence  of  any  legislative 
action  on  the  subject,  and  in  view  of  the  absolute  necessities  of  the  case,  as  expressed 
by  so  large  a  vote  of  the  actual  citizens,  the  required  provisions  should  at  once  be 
made  to  meet  the  contingencies  which  the  peculiar  condition  of  Coffey  county  pre- 
sented. John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Executive  Depabtment,  Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  18,  1857. 

ACTS    APPBOVED. 

Gentlemen  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Kansas  Territory:  I  have  the  honor 
to  return,  with  my  approval,  the  following-named  bills: 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Willow  Spring  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Franklin  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  town  of  Agnes  City,  in  Breckinridge  county. 

An  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  ''An  act  to  prevent  the  firing  of  woods,  marshes 
and  prairies." 

An  act  establishing  a  Territorial  road  from  the  city  of  Lecompton  to  the  town  of 
Richmond,  in  the  county  of  Nemaha,  and  to  other  points. 

An  act  to  locate  a  Territorial  road  from  Palermo  to  Fort  Riley. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Atchison  <fe  Fort  Riley  Railroad  Company. 
»    An  act  to  incorporate  the  Atchison  <fe  Lecompton  Railroad  Company. 


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An  act  to  authorize  the  city  of  Lecompton  to  borrow  money. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  Lodiana  to  a  point  opposite  St.  Joseph, 
Missouri,  by  way  of  the  city  of  Palermo. 

An  act  prescribing  oaths  for  officers  and  others  in  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

An  act  to  declare  the  military  road  from  Fort  Riley  to  Bent's  Fort  a  Territorial 
road. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  Doniphan  to  Claytonville,  in  Brown 
county. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Kansas  Valley  Bank. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Sebastian  Town  Association. 

John  W.  Geaky,  Governor  of  Kansas  Ten-itonj. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebeitoky,  February  18,  1857. 

veto  message. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory:  After  mature  consideration  of  the 
bill  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  taking  of  a  census,  and  election  for  delegates 
to  convention,"  I  am  constrained  to  return  the  same  without  my  approval. 

Passing  over  other  objections,  I  desire  to  call  your  serious  attention  to  a  material 
omission  in  the  bill. 

I  refer  to  the  fact  that  the  Legislature  has  failed  to  make  any  provision  to  sub- 
mit the  constitution,  when  framed,  to  the  consideration  of  the  people  for  their 
ratification  or  rejection. 

The  position  that  a  convention  can  do  no  wrong,  and  ought  to  be  invested  with 
sovereign  power,  and  that  its  constituents  have  no  right  to  judge  of  its  acts,  is  ex- 
traordinary and  untenable. 

The  history  of  State  constitutions,  with  scarcely  an  exception,  will  exhibit  a  uni- 
form and  sacred  adherence  to  the  salutary  rule  of  popular  ratification. 

The  practice  of  the  Federal  and  State  governments,  in  the  adoption  of  their  re- 
spective constitutions,  exhibiting  the  wisdom  of  the  past,  will  furnish  us  with  a  safe 
and  reliable  rule  of  action. 

The  Federal  Constitution  was  first  proposed  by  a  convention  of  delegates  from 
twelve  States,  assembled  in  Philadelphia.  This  constitution  derived  no  authority 
from  the  first  convention.  It  was  submitted  to  the  various  States,  fully  discussed 
in  all  its  features,  and  concurred  in  by  the  people  of  the  States  in  conventions  as- 
sembled; and  that  concurrence  armed  it  with  power  and  invested  it  with  dignity. 
Article  7th  of  the  constitution  makes  the  ratification  of  nine  States,  three-fourths 
of  the  number  represented  in  the  convention,  essential  to  its  adoption. 

In  the  adoption,  not  only  of  the  Federal  Constitution  but  of  nearly  all  the  State 
constitutions,  the  popular  ratification  was  made  essential,  and  all  amendments  to 
those  of  most  of  the  States  are  required  to  pass  two  Legislatures,  and  then  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  people  for  their  approval. 

In  Kentucky,  especially,  all  amendments  to  the  constitution  must  pass  two  Legis- 
latures, and  for  two  years  be  submitted  to  the  vote  of  the  people,  upon  the  question 
of  convention  or  no  convention,  on  the  specific  amendments  proposed. 

Treaties  made  by  ambassadors  are  not  binding  until  duly  ratified  by  their  re- 
spective governments,  whose  agents  they  are. 

Members  of  the  Legislature  or  of  conventions  are  but  the  agents  of  the  people, 
who  have  an  inherent  right  to  judge  of  the  acts  of  their  agents,  and  to  condemn  or 
approve  them  as  in  their  deliberate  judgment  they  may  deem  proper. 

The  fundamental  law  of  a  commonwealth,  so  inseparably  connected  with  the  hap- 
piness and  prosperity  of  the  citizens,  cannot  be  too  well  discussed,  and  cannot  pass 
through  too  many  ordeals  of  popular  scrutiny. 


718  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


What  delegates  to  conventions  may  do  or  what  omit  cannot  be  known  until  they 
have  assembled  and  developed  their  action.  If  the  whole  power  be  vested  in  them 
without  recourse  over  to  the  people,  there  is  no  guaranty  that  the  popular  wishes 
will  be  fairly  and  fully  expressed. 

Although  the  people  may  have  voted  for  a  convention  to  form  a  State  consti- 
tution, yet  they  have,  by  no  just  rule  of  construction,  voted  away  the  usual  and 
universal  right  of  ratification. 

Special  instructions,  covering  every  point  arising  in  the  formation  of  a  constitu- 
tion, cannot  be  given  in  the  elections  preliminary  to  a  convention;  and  it  is,  there- 
fore, proper  that  the  action  of  the  convention,  necessarily  covering  new  ground, 
should  be  submitted  to  the  people  for  their  consideration. 

The  practical  right  of  the  people  to  ordain  and  establish  governments  is  found  in 
the  expressive  and  beautiful  preamble  to  the  Federal  Constitution,  ''We,  the  people," 
Ac,  "do  ordain  and  establish  this  constitution." 

Let  the  Constitution  of  Kansas  be  ratified  and  established  by  the  solemn  vote  of 
the  people,  surrounded  by  such  safeguards  as  will  insure  a  fair  and  unbiased  expres- 
sion of  the  actual,  bona  fide  citizens,  and  it  will  remain  inviolably  fixed  in  the  aflfec- 
tions  of  the  people. 

In  his  report  upon  the  Toombs  bill,  its  distinguished  author  thus  logically 
enumerates  the  various  steps  in  the  formation  of  a  constitution:  "The  preliminary 
meetings;  the  calling  of  the  convention;  the  appointment  of  delegates;  the  assem- 
bling of  the  convention;  the  formation  of  the  constitution;  the  voting  on  its  ratifi- 
cation; the  election  of  officers  under  it." 

In  the  same  report  the  author  most  justly  remarks:  "Whenever  a  constitution 
shall  be  formed  in  any  Territory,  preparatory  to  its  admission  into  the  Union  as  a 
State,  justice,  the  genius  of  our  institutions,  the  whole  theory  of  our  republican 
system,  imperatively  demands  that  the  voice  of  the  people  shall  be  fairly  expressed 
and  their  will  embodied  in  that  fundamental  law,  without  fraud  or  violence  or  intimi- 
dation, or  any  other  improper  or  unlawful  influence,  and  subject  to  no  other  restric- 
tions than  those  imposed  by  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States." 

The  voice  of  the  people  fairly  expressed,  and  its  embodiment  in  the  fandamental 
law,  should  be  the  earnest  desire  of  every  citizen  of  a  republic. 

But  how  can  the  voice  of  the  people  be  fairly  expressed,  and  their  will  be  em- 
bodied in  the  organic  law,  unless  that  law,  when  made,  be  submitted  to  them  to 
determine  whether  it  is  their  will  which  the  convention  has  proclaimed? 

The  leading  idea  and  fundamental  principle  of  our  organic  act,  as  expressed  in 
the  law  itself,  was  to  leave  the  actual,  bona  fide  inhabitants  of  the  Territory  "  per- 
fectly free  to  form  and  regulate  their  domestic  institutions  in  their  own  way."  The 
act  confers  almost  unlimited  power  upon  the  people,  and  the  only  restriction  im- 
posed upon  its  exercise  is  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States. 

The  great  principle,  then,  upon  which  our  free  institutions  rest,  is  the  unqualified 
and  absolute  sovereignty  of  the  people;  and  constituting,  as  that  principle  does, 
the  most  positive  and  essential  feature  in  the  great  charter  of  our  liberties,  so  is  it 
better  calculated  than  any  other  to  give  elevation  to  our  hopes  and  dignity  to  our 
actions.  So  long  as  the  people  feel  that  the  power  to  alter  the  form  or  change  the 
character  of  the  government  abides  in  them,  so  long  will  they  be  impressed  with 
that  sense  of  security  and  of  dignity  which  must  ever  spring  from  the  consciousness 
that  they  hold  within  their  own  hands  a  remedy  for  every  political  evil,  a  corrective 
for  every  governmental  abuse  and  usurpation. 

"This  principle  must  be  upheld  and  maintained  at  all  hazards  and  at  every  sac- 
fifice  —  maintained  in  all  the  power  and  fullness,  in  all  the  breadth  and  depth,  of 


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its  utmost  capacity  and  signification.  It  is  not  sufficient  that  it  be  acknowledged 
as  a  mere  abstraction,  or  theory,  or  doctrine,  but  as  a  practical,  substantial,  living 
reality,  vital  in  every  part." 

The  idea  of  surrendering  the  sovereignty  of  the  Territories,  the  common  prop- 
erty of  the  people  of  the  several  States,  into  the  hands  of  the  few  who  first  chance 
to  wander  into  them,  is  to  me  a  political  novelty.  Is  it  just  that  the  Territories 
should  exercise  the  rights  of  sovereign  States  until  their  condition  and  numbers 
become  such  as  to  entitle  them  to  be  admitted  into  the  Union  on  an  equality  with 
the  original  States? 

In  speaking  of  the  proper  construction  of  the  organic  act,  its  distinguished  au- 
thor remarks:  "The  act  recognizes  the  right  of  the  people  thereof,  while  a  Territory, 
to  form  and  regulate  their  own  domestic  institutions  in  their  own  way,  subject  only 
to  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  and  to  be  received  into  the  Union,  so  soon 
as  they  should  attain  the  requisite  number  of  inhabitants,  on  an  equal  footing  with  the 
original  States  in  all  respects  whatever." 

In  the  report  before  alluded  to  the  author  says:  "The  point  upon  which  your 
committee  have  entertained  the  most  serious  and  grave  doubts,  in  regard  to  the 
propriety  of  indorsing  this  proposition,  relates  to  the  fact  that,  in  the  absence  of 
any  census  of  the  inhabitants,  there  is  reason  to  apprehend  that  the  Territory  does 
not  contain  sufficient  population  to  entitle  them  to  demand  admission  under  the 
treaty  with  France,  if  we  take  the  ratio  of  representation  for  a  member  of  Congress 
as  the  rule." 

In  accordance  with  the  foregoing  views,  I  remarked,  in  my  first  message  to  your 
body,  that  "the  durability  and  imperative  authority  of  a  State  constitution,  when 
the  interests  of  the  people  require  a  State  government,  and  a  direct  pojmlar  vote  is 
necessary  to  give  it  sanction  and  effect,  will  be  the  proper  occasion,  once  for  all,  to 
decide  the  grave  political  questions  which  underlie  a  well-regulated  commonwealth.'' 
And,  in  another  portion  of  the  same  message,  I  said:  "Justice  to  the  country  and 
the  dictates  of  sound  policy  require  that  the  Legislature  should  confine  itself  to 
such  subjects  as  will  preserve  the  basis  of  entire  equality;  and,  lohen  a  sufficient  pop- 
ulation is  here,  and  they  choose  to  adopt  a  State  government,  that  they  shall  be 
'perfectly  free,'  without  let  or  hindrance,  to  form  all  their  domestic  institutions  in 
their  own  way,  and  to  dictate  that  form  of  government  which,  in  their  deliberate 
judgment,  may  be  deemed  proper." 

The  expressions  "requisite  number  of  inhabitants,"  "sufficient  population,"  and 
others,  of  similar  import,  can  have  no  other  meaning  than  that  given  them  by  our 
leading  statesmen,  and  by  the  common  judgment  of  the  country,  to  wit,  "the  ratio 
of  representation  for  a  member  of  Congress." 

The  present  ratio  for  a  member  of  Congress  is  93,420  inhabitants.  What,  then, 
is  the  present  population  of  Kansas?  or  what  will  it  be  on  the  15th  of  March  next? 
as  after  that  time  no  person  arriving  in  the  Territory  can  vote  for  a  member  of  the 
convention  under  the  provisions  of  this  bill. 

At  the  last  October  election  the  whole  vote  polled  for  Delegate  to  Congress  was 
four  thousand  two  hundred  and  seventy-six  (4,276),  while  the  vote  in  favor  of  a  con- 
vention to  frame  a  State  constitution  was  but  two  thousand  six  hundred  and  sev- 
enty (2,670). 

It  is  a  well-known  fact  to  every  person  at  all  conversant  with  the  circumstances 
attending  the  last  election,  that  the  question  of  a  State  government  entered  but 
little  into  the  canvass,  and  the  small  vote  polled  for  a  convention  is  significantly  in- 
dicative of  the  popular  indifference  on  the  subject. 

No  one  will  claim  that  2,670  is  a  majority  of  the  voters  of  the  Territory,  though 


720  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


it  is  a  majority  of  those  voting,  and  it  is  conceded  that  those  not  voting  are  bound 
by  the  act  of  those  who  did. 

The  bill  under  consideration  seems  to  be  drawn  from  the  bill  known  as  the 
Toombs  bill;  but  in  several  respects  it  differs  from  that  bill;  and  in  these  particu- 
lars it  does  not  furnish  equal  guarantees  for  fairness  and  impartiality.  The  former 
secured  the  appointment  of  five  impartial  commissioners  to  take  and  correct  the 
census,  to  make  a  proper  apportionment  among  the  several  counties,  and  generally 
to  superintend  all  the  preliminaries  so  as  to  secure  a  fair  election;  while,  by  the 
present  bill,  all  these  important  duties  are  to  be  performed  by  probate  judges  and 
sheriffs,  elected  by  and  owing  allegiance  to  a  party.  It  differs  in  other  important 
particulars.  The  bill  of  Mr.  Toombs  conferred  valuable  rights  and  privileges  upon 
this  Territory,  and  provided  means  to  pay  the  expenses  of  the  convention;  while 
this  bill  does  neither. 

If  we  are  disposed  to  avail  ourselves  of  the  wisdom  of  the  past,  we  will  pause  some 
time  before  we  throw  off  our  Territorial  condition,  under  present  circumstances,  by 
the  adoption  of  a  State  government. 

The  State  of  Michigan  remained  a  Territory  for  five  years  after  she  had  the 
requisite  population,  and  so  with  other  States;  and  when  they  were  admitted,  they 
were  strong  enough  in  all  the  elements  of  material  wealth  to  be  self-supporting. 
And  hence  they  knocked  at  the  door  of  the  Union  with  that  manly  confidence  which 
spoke  of  equality  and  self-reliance. 

California  was  admitted  under  peculiar  and  extraordinary  circumstances.  Her 
rich  mines  of  the  precious  metals  attracted  a  teeming  population  to  her  shores,  and 
her  isolated  position  from  the  parent  government,  with  her  superabundant  wealth, 
at  once  suggested  the  experiment  of  self-government;  and  at  the  time  of  her  State 
constitution,  ratified  by  the  vote  of  the  people,  the  population  of  California  entitled 
her  to  two  Representatives  in  Congress. 

I  observe  by  the  message  of  the  Governor  of  Minnesota  that  the  population  of 
that  thriving  Territory  exceeds  180,000.  The  taxable  property  amounts  to  between 
thirty  and  thirty-five  millions  of  dollars.  And  in  view  of  these  facts,  and  of  the 
large  increase  of  agricultural  products,  cash,  capital,  «fec.,  the  Governor  favors  a 
change  from  a  Territorial  to  a  State  government.  To  this  end  he  suggests  that  a 
convention  be  called  to  form  a  constitution;  that  an  act  be  passed  for  the  taking  of 
a  census  in  April,  and  for  such  other  preliminary  steps  as  are  necessary;  and  that 
if  the  constitution  be  ^^  ratified  by  the  peopW^  at  the  next  October  election,  it  shall  be 
presented  to  Congress  in  December  following. 

These  facts  furnish  an  additional  argument  why  the  constitution  should  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  people,  as  the  majority,  preferring  a  Territorial  government,  and 
thinking  a  State  government  premature,  may  desire  to  avail  themselves  of  that  op- 
portunity to  vote  against  any  State  constitution  whatever. 

Burdened  with  heavy  liabilities,  without  titles  to  our  lands,  our  public  buildings 
unfinished,  our  jails  and  court-houses  not  erected,  without  money  even  to  pay  the 
expenses  of  a  convention;  and  just  emerging  from  the  disastrous  effects  of  a  most 
bitter  civil  feud,  it  seems  unwise  for  a  few  thousand  people,  scarcely  sufficient  to 
make  a  good  county,  to  discard  the  protecting  and  fo&tering  care  of  a  government, 
ready  to  assist  us  with  her  treasures,  and  to  protect  us  with  her  armies. 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  February  18,  1857. 

bequisition  fob  tboops. 

Executive  Office,  ) 

»  LEOOSfPTON,  K.  T.,  February  18,  1857.  ) 

Sib:  In  consequence  of  a  serious  disturbance  of  the  peace  of  this  city,  just  oc- 


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curred,  I  hereby  request  the  aid  of  ten  United  States  troops  to  assist  in  preserving 
order.  Owen  C.  ^t-ewkui:,  Mayor  of  Lecompton. 

His  Excellency  Governor  Geary. 

kequisition  foe  teoops. 

Executive  Department,  ] 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  18,  1857.  ) 
Sir:  You  and  your  entire  command  are  requested  to  report  on  foot,  immediately, 
to  me  at  this    place.     There  is  difficulty  here.     Two  or  three  men  have  been  shot. 
There  is  not  a  moment  to  be  lost.     Bring  musketry  ammunition. 

Yours,  &c.,  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Captain  Newby,  Commanding  troops  near  Lecompton. 


February  19. — 

acts  approved. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory:  The  following-named  bills  are  here- 
with returned,  with  my  approval: 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Monique  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Palermo  &  St.  Joseph  Railroad  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Virginia  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  the  city  of  Lawrence  to  the  town  of 
Burlington,  in  Coffey  county. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  ^Yakarusa  city  to  Council  Grove. 

An  act  to  locate  a  Territorial  road  from  the  town  of  Palermo  westward  to  the 
town  of  Claytonville,  in  Brown  county. 

A  bill  to  incorporate  the  Toronto  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Buchanan  University. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Kansas  Female  Collegiate  Institute. 

John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,  February  19,  1857. 

VETO    MESSAGE. 

Gentlemen  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Kansas  Territory:  I  have  carefully 
examined  an  act  supplementary  to  an  act  entitled  ''An  act  to  grant  preemptions  to 
school  lands  in  certain  cases;*'  and  having  compared  with  it  the  acts  of  Congress 
relative  to  school  lands,  I  am  constrained  to  believe  that,  as  the  school  lands  em- 
braced in  sections  16  and  36  have  been  reserved  by  a  clause  in  the  organic  act,  the 
disposal  of  them  requires  an  enabling  act  of  Congress. 

John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Ka7\sas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,  February  19,  1857. 


February  20. — 

ACTS    APPROVED. 

To  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Kansas  Territory  —  Gentlemen:  I  have  the  honor 
herewith  to  return  you,  with  my  approval,  the  following-named  bills: 
An  act  to  incorporate  the  Springfield  Town  Company, 
An  act  to  incorporate  the  Missouri  City  Town  Company. 
An  act  to  incorporate  the  Hamilton  Town  Company. 
An  act  to  incorporate  the  Centropolis  Town  Company. 
An  act  to  incorporate  the  Potosi  Town  Company. 
An  act  to  incorporate  the  Neoma  Town  Association. 
An  act  to  incorporate  the  Versailles  Town  Company. 
An  act  to  incorporate  the  Valley  Town  Company. 


722  STATE  HISTOBIGAL  SOCIETY. 


An  act  to  incorporate  the  Spartanburg  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Marshall  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Louisville  Town  Company,  in  Kansas  Territory. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Kansas  College  Association. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Atchison  Mill  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Leavenworth  Fire  and  Marine  Insurance  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Doniphan  Coal  and  Mining  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Wansoppea  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Wheatland  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  town  of  Olathe. 

An  act  in  relation  to  trespass  on  school  lands. 

A  bill  to  be  entitled  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  Delaware  &  Lecompton  Railroad 
Company." 

An  act  to  amend  an  act  relating  to  injunctions. 

An  act  to  locate  permanently  the  seat  of  justice  of  Leavenworth  county. 

An  act  to  locate  a  Territorial  road. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  Leavenworth  City  to  Peoria. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  Marysville  via  Richmond  and  Clayton- 
ville  to  the  town  of  Troy. 

An  act  to  amend  an  act  for  securing  liens  to  mechanics  and  others. 

An  act  to  establish  a  ferry  at  the  city  of  Palermo,  Doniphan  county. 

An  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  collection  of  revenue." 

An  act  defining  the  powers  and  duties  of  county  commissioners  and  other  county 
officers  in  certain  cases. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  the  town  of  Atchison  to  the  city  of 
Lecompton  via  Wigglesworth's  Ford,  on  Stranger  creek. 

An  act  to  establish  a  road  from  the  town  of  Olathe,  on  the  Santa  F6  road,  to  the 
crossing  of  the  Wakarusa,  at  Blue  Jacket's. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Missouri  River  Bridge  Company. 

An  act  to  provide  for  the  location  of  the  county  seat  of  Davis  county. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Mine  Hill  Railroad  and  Mining  Company. 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebbitobt,  February  20,  1857. 

ACTS    APPBOVED. 

Gentlemen  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Kansas  Territory:  I  herewith  return, 
with  my  approval,  the  following  bills: 

An  act  to  borrow  money  for  Territorial  purposes. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Coahooma  Town  Company, 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Westphalia  Town  Company. 

An  act  more  particularly  to  define  the  boundaries  of  the  several  counties  in  Kan- 
sas Territory. 

An  act  to  establish  a  ferry  on  the  Kansas  river. 

An  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  "An  act  providing  for  the  establishment  of  com- 
mon schools." 

An  act  for  the  relief  of  William  J.  Preston. 

John  W.  Geaby,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  February  20,  1857. 

appointments. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  20,  1857.  ) 
*    Gentlemen:  I  hereby  nominate  and  appoint  the  following-named  gentlemen  to 
the  following  positions: 


Executive  Minutes  of  gov.  Geaby. 


723 


F.  J.  Marshall,  of  Marshall  county,  as  major  general,  in  place  of  William  P.  Rich- 
ardson, deceased. 

H.  J.  Strickler,  of  Shawnee  county,  comptroller  of  the  treasury. 
L.  J.  Hampton,  of  Jefferson  county,  as  master  of  convicts. 

^     .,      ^  •,     ^  T^  m       .  ^^^^  ^^-  G^EABY,  Governor  of  Kansas. 

To  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory. 

ACTS    APPKOVED. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory:  I  have  the  honor  to  return,  with 
my  approval,  the  following  bills,  viz.: 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  St.  George  Town  Company,  and  for  other  purposes. 

A  resolution  to  allow  the  clerks  of  Council  and  House  of  Representatives  addi- 
tional compensation. 

A  resolution  in  regard  to  the  colonial  records  of  Pennsylvania. 

An  act  to  prohibit  the  circulation  of  paper  currency  of  a  less  denomination  than 
three  dollars. 

An  act  to  prevent  civil  officers  from  speculating  in  Territorial  or  county  warrants. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Wewoka  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  amend  the  eleventh  article  of  an  act  entitled  "An  act  concerning  costs." 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Petrea  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  the  city  of  Lecompton,  in  Douglas 
county,  by  way  of  the  town  of  Clinton,  in  said  county,  to  the  Sac  and  Fox  agency, 
in  Weller  county. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Clinton  Town  Association,  in  Douglas  county. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Stranger  Bridge  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Lexington  Town  Association. 

An  act  to  provide  for  the  pay  of  clerks. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Kansas  Water  Power  and  Manufacturing  Company. 

An  act  to  lay  out  and  establish  a  Territorial  road  from  Paola  and  Centerville. 

An  act  more  definitely  to  define  the  eastern  boundary  of  Leavenworth  county. 

An  act  to  organize  the  county  of  Dickinson. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Tacoah  Town  Company, 

An  act  to  locate  a  Territorial  road  from  the  town  of  Shannon,  the  county  seat 
of  Anderson,  to  the  town  of  Hampden,  in  Coffey  county. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Rising  Sun  Town  Association. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Eastern  Kansas  <fe  Gulf  Railroad  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Laurel  Hill  Cemetery  Association. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Chaumiere  Town  Association. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  St.  Joseph  &  Topeka  Railroad  Company. 

An  act  entitled  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  Kansas  River  Navigating  Company." 

An  act  to  authorize  certain  persons  to  locate  a  ferry  on  the  Missouri  river  be- 
tween Kansas  City  and  Wyandotte. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  town  of  Burlington. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Geary  City  Association. 

An  act  amendatory  to  an  act  entitled  "An  act  attaching  certain  territory  to  the 
county  of  Madison." 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  St.  Leander  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Cherokee  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Shenandoah  Town  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Centropolis  College. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  county  of  Davis,  in  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 
An  act  making  appropriations  for  the  expenses  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas  for 
the  year  1857. 


724  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


An  act  to  abolish  the  office  of  auditor  of  public  accounts,  and  to  create  the  office 
of  comptroller  of  the  treasury. 

An  act  making  appropriations  for  the  years  1855  and  1856. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Eudora  Town  Association. 

Council  concurrent  resolution  petitioning  Congress  for  the  right  of  preemption 
in  a  certain  case. 

An  act  authorizing  certain  persons  to  execute  a  trust,  and  convey  title  of  W.  H. 
R.  Lykins  to  property  received  from  the  United  States  Government,  upon  the  site 
occupied  by  the  town  of  Lawrence. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Haskell  College.  John  W.  Gkaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  February  20,  1857. 

Gentlemen  of  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory:  I  have  the  honor  to  return,  with  my 
approval,  the  following  bills: 

An  act  to  authorize  the  Governor  to  sign  certain  laws. 

An  act  supplemental  to  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  Lawrence 
Bridge  Company." 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Emporia  Town  Company,  and  to  incorporate  the  city 
of  Emporia,  with  a  Territorial  road  thereto. 

I  shall  have  no  further  communication  to  make  during  the  present  session. 

John  W.  Geabt,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  20,  1857. 

Gentlemen  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of  Kansas  Territory:  I  have  the  honor 
to  return,  with  my  approval,  bills  entitled  — 

An  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  city  of  Leavenworth." 

An  act  entitled  "An  act  to  authorize  a  company  to  build  a  bridge  across  the 
Grasshopper  creek,  in  the  Territory  of  Kansas." 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Grand  Central  Gulf  Railroad  Company. 

An  act  to  define  and  establish  the  Council  and  Representative  districts  for  the 
second  Legislative  Assembly,  and  for  other  purposes. 

An  act  to  provide  for  the  location  of  the  county  seat  of  Riley  county. 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Palermo  Insurance  Company. 

An  act  to  incorporate  a  ferry  at  the  town  of  Quindaro,"  across  the  Missouri  river. 

I  shall  have  no  further  communication  to  make  during  the  present  session. 

John  W.  Geaby,  Cover)} or  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  20,  1857. 


The  foregoing  is  a  correct  copy  of  the  executive  minutes  of  Kansas  Terri- 
tory, from  the  1st  to  the  20th  of  February,  1857,  inclusive. 

John  H.  Gihon,  Secretary  to  the  Governor. 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  21,  1857. 


EXECUTIVE    MINUTES    OF   KANSAS   TERRITORY,   FROM   FEBRUARY   21, 
1857,  TO  MARCH  11,  1867,  INCLUSIVE. 

ADJOURNMENT   OF   THE   LEGISLATURE. 

♦  February  21, 1857. — At  12  o'clock,  midnight,  both  branches  of  the  Legis- 
lative Assembly  having  just  adjourned,  all  the  members,  together  with  the 


Executive  minutes  of  gov.  Geahy.  725 


clerks,  doorkeepers,  and  other  attaches,  with  a  number  of  citizens,  visited  the 
Governor  in  a  body  at  his  residence.  Upon  their  reception  the  Governor  ad- 
dressed them  at  length  upon  the  past,  present,  and  future  of  the  Territory, 
and  on  the  agreeable  termination  of  the  labors  of  the  Legislature.  He  was 
happily  responded  to  by  the  President  of  the  Council,  the  Speaker  of  the  House 
of  Representatives,  and  several  prominent  members  and  others  ;  after  which 
a  universal  interchange  of  kindly  sentiments  took  place.  Most  of  the 
members  departed  early  this  morning  for  their  various  homes. 

LETTER  TO  THE  SECRETARY  OF  STATE, 

Executive  Department.  I 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Territory,  February  21,  18.57.  ) 

Sir:  Since  my  last  dispatch  nothing  of  much  importance  has  transpired  here. 

The  Legislature  has  passed  a  bill  calling  a  convention  to  frame  a  State  constitu- 
tion, the  delegates  to  be  elected  in  June,  three  months'  previous  residence  being 
required  for  voters.  Convention  to  meet  in  September  next.  As  the  bill  contained 
no  provision  to  submit  the  constitution,  when  framed,  to  the  people  for  ratitication 
or  rejection,  I  esteemed  it  my  duty  to  return  it  without  my  signature.  My  message 
on  this  subject  will  be  found  in  my  executive  minutes,  herewith  transmitted.  The 
Legislature  passed  the  bill,  notwithstanding  my  objections. 

As  there  will  be  a  number  of  popular  elections  during  the  present  year  which  will 
create  excitement,  it  will  be  necessary  for  the  Executive  to  be  well  sustained  by 
United  States  troops,  who  are  not  affected  by  partisan  considerations,  in  order  that 
any  breach  of  the  peace  from  any  quarter  be  promptly  suppressed.  I  would,  there- 
fore, suggest  that  a  sufficient  force  of  dragoons  be  stationed  at  Fort  Leavenworth 
to  respond  to  any  call  of  the  Executive  in  cases  of  emergency. 

Some  disturbances  occurred  at  this  place  on  Wednesday  last,  at  a  public  meeting 
held  by  the  citizens  of  this  and  the  adjoining  counties,  without  distinction  of  party, 
over  which  the  mayor  of  the  city  presided. 

The  assemblage  were  up  on  Capitol  square,  for  the  purpose  of  expressing  their 
views  relative  to  the  recent  assault  upon  the  Executive,  and  of  declaring  their  senti- 
ments relative  to  his  official  actions.  A  committee  to  draught  the  customary  reso- 
lutions were  appointed,  and  while  this  committee  were  engaged  in  the  discharge  of 
their  duty  several  addresses  were  made. 

Upon  the  resolutions  being  read,  William  T.  Sherrard,  who  had  previously  made 
an  attack  upon  myself  and  my  private  secretary  and  another  member  of  my  house- 
hold, took  the  stand,  and  pronounced  the  committee  who  reported  the  resolutions, 
and  all  who  indorsed  them,  as  liars,  cowards,  and  scoundrels.  Mr.  Sheppard,  a  citi- 
zen present,  remarked  that  he  was  neither,  and  that  he  indorsed  the  resolutions; 
whereupon  Sherrard  drew  a  pistol,  (  he  having  provided  himself  with  two  six-shoot- 
ers and  a  bowie-knife  expressly  for  the  occasion,)  and  tired  upon  Sheppard,  wounding 
him  twice.  Several  shots  were  tired,  and  in  the  affray  Sherrard  was  shot  in  the  head. 
Both  Sheppard  and  Sherrard  were  seriously  wounded,  but  there  is  every  chance  that 
both  will  recover. 

From  all  the  circumstances,  I  am  satistied  that  there  was  a  predetermination  on 
the  part  of  Sherrard  and  his  friends  to  disturb  and  break  up  the  meeting  by  vio- 
lence, and  it  is  very  fortunate  that  much  more  injury  was  not  done. 

Since  the  meeting  of  the  Legislature  in  this  place  there  has  been  considerable 
agitation  here,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  explosion  of  Wednesday  last  will  have 
the  effect  of  calming  the  agitated  elements. 


726  State  Histobical  Society, 


I  do  not  think  it  necessary  to  refer  to  other  subjects,  as  they  are  particnlarly 
noted  in  my  executive  minutes.         Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geabt. 

Hon.  William  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State,  Washington,  D.  C. 

N.  B. — William  T.  Sherrard,  the  person  alluded  to  in  the  foregoing  letter, 
died  on  the  morning  of  Saturday,  the  21st  instant,  a  few  hours  after  the 
letter  was  dispatched  for  Washington. 

PARDONS   GRANTED. 

Upon  the  petition  of  members  of  the  Legislature  and  numerous  citizens 
of  Doniphan  county,  pardons  were  granted  to  F.  M.  Mahan,  Augustus 
Morques,  Francis  Yocum,  and  Daniel  Fulton,  Messrs.  Beeler  &  Co.,  and 
William  Pcepyes,  severally  convicted  at  the  last  August  term  of  the  first 
district  court,  held  at  Whitehead,  in  Doniphan  county,  for  selling  liquor 
without  license,  it  having  been  shown  that  the  parties  named  were  ignorant 
of  the  existence  of  any  law,  or  the  means  to  ascertain  that  fact,  making  the 
offense  of  which  they  were  convicted  criminal  and  punishable. 

liETTEB    FBOM    THE    8ECBETABY    OF    STATE. 

Depabtment  or  State,  ) 
Washington,  February  4,  1857.  ) 
Sib:  The  original  letter,  of  which  the  inclosed  is  a  copy,  was  brought  to  the  no- 
tice of  the  President  a  few  days  since  by  Hon.  James  A.  Pearce,  of  the  United  States 
Senate.  The  discrepancies  between  the  statements  of  this  letter  and  those  contained 
in  your  official  communication  of  the  19th  of  September  last  are  such  that  the  Presi- 
dent directs  me  to  inclose  you  the  copy  for  explanation. 

I  am,  sir,  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  W.  L.  Mabcy. 

John  W.  Geary,  Esq.,  Governor  of  Kansas,  Lecompton. 

LETTER  OF  JUDGE  LECOMPTE. 

Leavenworth  City,  Kansas  Territory,  December  23, 1856. 

My  Dear  Sir:  I  take  pleasure  in  furnishing  you  the  facts  in  the  case  of  Hayes,  which  I  see  by 
your  letter,  as  well  as  by  newspaper  items,  has  obtained  a  notoriety  vastly  disproportioned  to  its  real 
consequence. 

On  the  last  day  of  the  term  of  my  court,  held  at  Lecompton,  for  the  First  District,  application  was 
made  by  the  counsel  of  Hayes  for  bail.  Understanding  that  he  was  indicted  for  murder,  I  observed 
that  I  could  not  admit  to  bail,  unless  testimony  was  offered  tending  to  acquit  him  of  the  charge.  I  was 
asked  by  his  counsel  whether  I  would  hear  such  testimony,  the  term  of  the  court  being  limited,  and 
that  being  the  last  day  of  the  session,  I  said  I  would.  A  witness  was  called,  who  stated  that  he  was 
with  the  prisoner  on  the  day  named  in  the  indictment,  and  that  they  were  coming  in  company  from 
Lecompton  to  Leavenworth.  I  inquired  for  and  had  called  the  witnesses  on  the  part  of  the  Territory. 
They  were  not  in  attendance.  The  matter  being  submitted  upon  this  evidence,  and  some  observations 
by  his  counsel,  who  claimed  to  have  thus  furnished  proof  of  an  alibi,  I  declined  to  admit  him  to  bail, 
stating  as  my  reason  that  I  did  not  consider  the  day  named  as  an  averment  material  to  be  proved,  and 
that,  while  the  proof  exonerated  him  from  the  charge  on  that  day,  it  was  possible,  and  consistent  with 
the  evidence  offered,  that  he  was  guilty  of  the  crime  on  another  day,  before  or  after,  and  committed 
him  to  the  custody  of  the  Marshal.  In  the  afternoon,  by  his  counsel,  he  asked  permission  to  offer 
other  and  additional  testimony  to  have  a  further  hearing  upon  his  application.  I  granted;  some  twd 
or  three  (three,  I  think )  other  witnesses  were  sworn,  who  concurred  in  saying  that  they  were  with 
Hayes  in  the  ranks  of  the  militia,  returning  from  Lawrence  to  Lecompton,  on  the  day  of  the  murder 
and  that  he  was  in  the  ranks  during  the  day,  and  that  they  frequently  saw  him.  I  again  had  the  wit- 
nesses for  the  Government  called.  They  not  being  forthcoming,  I  stated  that  I  was  not  fully  satisfied 
to  bail.  At  this  moment  the  District  Attorney,  prosecuting  on  behalf  of  the  Government,  arose  and 
stated  that  he  knew  Hayes  well;  that  he  was  a  neighbor  of  his;  and  that  he  had  full  confidence  that 
Mr.  Hayes  could  give  good  bail,  and  would  be  forthcoming  to  answer  the  charge  if  bail  were  allowed  ; 
ani  that  he  had  no  objection  to  his  being  admitted  to  bail. 

I  immediately  replied,  that  being  the  case,  if  he  can  give  sufficient  security  in  the  sum  of  ten  thou- 


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sand  dollars,  I  will  take  it.  It  was  immediately  given,  and  he  was  discharged.  But  for  subsequent 
occurrences,  I  know  not  that  I  should  have  thought  of  the  matter  again  from  that  day  to  this.  It 
attracted  no  more  of  my  attention  than  any  other  case  upon  which  I  have  acted.  I  never  heard  the 
matter  mentioned,  as  I  now  recollect,  except  as  I  have  detailed  it.  I  had  never  seen  Hayes  before,  to 
my  knowledge,  and  should  not  now  know  him,  but  for  the  same  subsequent  occurrences.  I  cared 
neither  more  nor  less  for  him  than  any  other  person  arraigned  before  me.  I  saw  Governor  Geary  that 
evening,  and  received  from  him  the  same  courtesy  which  had  marked  all  our  intercourse,  neither 
knowing  nor  thinking  whether  he  knew  or  cared  anything  about  Hayes.  He  politely  asked  me,  when 
I  stated  that  I  was  going  home  in  the  morning  (this  was  Saturday),  to  remain  and  take  a  seat  with  him 
to  Leavenworth  on  Monday.  I  declined,  stating  that,  having  been  so  long  (a  mouth)  from  my  family, 
I  was  very  anxious  to  get  home. 

I  saw  him  again  in  the  morning,  when  he  repeated  the  invitation,  wliich  I  again,  for  the  same  rea- 
son, declined,  and  in  a  few  minutes  started,  in  company  with  a  number  of  friends,  for  home. 

To  my  Infinite  surprise,  I  learned  from  the  Marshal,  who,  passing  my  house,  called  to  see  me  the 
next  Wednesday,  that  the  Governor  had  ordered  him  to  rearrest  Hayes,  and  that  upon  his  refusal 
Colonel  Titus  had  been  ordered  to  rearrest  him,  and  had  left  Lecompton  for  that  purpose. 

A  day  or  two  afterwards  application  was  made  to  me  by  Hayes  for  an  habeas  corpus.  This  I  issued. 
Being  brought  before  me  on  the  return-day,  and  the  matter  being  submitted,  I  discharged  him.  I 
trouble  you  with  copies  of  the  application,  the  habeas  corpus,  &c.,  Ac. 

Thus  the  matter  ended  here,  but  to  be  renewed,  as  it  seems,  throughout  the  country.  While  I 
much  regret  that  so  unexpected  a  notoriety  should  have  been  given  to  an  ordinary  official  act,  I  have 
the  consolation  to  know  that  it  has  not  been  by  any  act  of  aggression  on  my  part,  and,  as  I  think,  by 
no  unwarranted  assumption  of  power. 

That  I  had  a  right  to  bail  Hayes,  is  as  clear  to  my  mind  as  any  legal  proposition. 

It  follows,  I  suppose,  from  the  legislative  adoption  of  the  common  law,  (see  3  East,  page  167,  King 
vs.  Marks,)  and  is  given  in  the  most  ample  terms  by  the  large  jurisdiction  conferred  by  the  Kansas  act 
upon  the  district  courts  of  the  Territory,  in  connection  with  the  judiciary  act  of  1789. 

I  have  exercised  the  same  power  at  the  fall  term  of  my  court  preceding  that  above  mentioned,  in 
favor  of  Robinson,  Brown,  and  others,  indicted  for  high  treason.  I  had  bailed  them  on  the  ground 
that  they  tendered  themselves  ready  for  trial  and  the  Government  was  not  ready,  but  asked  a  continu- 
ance, and  that  upon  grounds  which,  though  not  strictly  legal,  seemed  to  me  to  entitle  them  to  it,  but 
yet  grounds  —  namely,  the  public  disturbances  —  for  which  J  could  not  regard  the  prisoners  as  respon- 
sible, I  felt  that  it  would  be  oppressive,  under  those  circumstances,  to  hold  them  in  custody,  and, 
against  the  argument  of  the  representative  of  the  Government,  bailed  them.  In  Hayes's  case  I  exer- 
cised the  same  power,  but  with  the  acquiescence  of  the  District  Attorney,  as  I  have  stated. 

Besides  this  acquiescence,  however,  and  the  testimony  as  mentioned,  I  had  the  following  additional 
reasons  for  doing  so: 

The  statutes,  ch.  129,  art.  5,  sec.  1,  entitled  him  to  demand  a  trial.  This  presupposed  the  Govern- 
ment to  be  ready;  and  when  its  witnesses  were  called,  it  was  its  laches,  and  not  Hayes's,  that  they 
were  not  in  attendance.  I  presumed  again,  from  the  acquiescence  of  the  District  Attorney,  that  there 
was  no  case  against  him  which  would  make  it  at  all  imperative  that  he  should  be  holden  in  custody. 
This  presumption  I  based  upon  the  provisions  of  statutes,  131  and  129,  art.  3,  sees.  6,  7,  and  8.  More- 
over, I  was  well  satisfied  that  the  great  purpose  alike  of  bail  and  of  commitment,  the  having  the  party 
forthcoming  to  answer  the  charge,  was  more  likely  to  be  obtained  by  bail  than  by  commitment. 

There  had  been  no  instance  in  which  I  had  committed  criminals  for  murder  for  their  appearance 
for  trial.  McCrea,  committed,  had  escaped.  Wilson,  committed  for  the  murder  of  his  wife,  had  es- 
caped. True,  the  prisoners  then  in  custody  had  been  so  for  a  while,  but  it  wasevident  as  any  fact  that, 
with  such  means  of  security  as  existed,  they  could  get  out  at  any  time.  The  late  escape  of  thirty  or 
more  (I  think)  of  their  number  shows  this;  and  I  know  well  it  was  nightly  expected,  while  I  was 
holding  court,  that  they  would  escape.  I  believe,  in  common  with  almost  everybody  else,  thut  they  did 
not,  only  because  they  did  not  seriously  apprehend  that  the  law  would  be  strictly  enforced  against 
them.  I  am  far  from  intending  by  these  suggestions  to  intimate  that  the  Executive  was  not  perform- 
ing his  duties.  I  simply  mean  that  there  was  not,  as  there  never  has  been,  and  now  is  not,  any  such 
thing  as  a  place  of  secure  imprisonment  in  the  Territory.  Without  adding  further  on  this  point,  I 
will  but  say  that,  feeling  perfectly  satisfied  of  my  authority,  and  that  I  exercised  my  discretion  hon- 
estly, I  have  nothing  to  recant,  as  I  have  nothing  to  excuse. 

As  to  the  reports  that  I  had  refused  to  bail  others  (Free-State  men)  for  less  otienses, believe  me,  sir, 
they  are  as  false  as  if  the  devil  told  them,  come  from  what  source  they  may,  as  all  reports  are  that 
represent  me  as  having,  in  any  solitary  case,  made  the  slightest  distinction  between  suitors  of  one  party 
and  another.  On  the  contrary,  I  name  Boyles  and  Bainter,  charged  with  robbery  and  assault  with  in- 
tent to  murder,  who  were  on  bail  up  to  the  time  of  their  trial;  Brook,  charged  with  assault  with  in- 
tent to  murder,  of  whom  I  agreed  to  take  bail,  but  committed  him  only  for  want  of  sufficient  security  ; 
and  well  remember  another  case,  though  not  the  name,  of  one  who  was  released  either  a  day  or  two 
before  Hayes,  and  is  now  at  large  on  bail  for  his  appearance  at  the  next  term,  precisely  as  Hayes  is, 


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charged  with  ai'sault  with  intent  to  murder.  The  prosecutur  I  saw  iu  court,  one  eye  being  shot  out  in 
the  assault.  These  were  released  by  precisely  the  same  preliminary  steps  that  Hayes  was.  Besides 
these  cases,  at  the  same  term,  I  had  heard  testimony  in  the  case  of  Brown  and  others  at  my  spring 
term  with  the  same  view,  but  had  declined  to  admit  them  to  bail,  because  the  evidence  was  totally  un- 
satisfactory ;  and,  after  I  had  come  home,  agreed  to  take  testimony,  with  the  same  view,  in  Robinson's 
case,  he  having  been  subsequently  arrested,  as  they  were,  on  the  charge  of  treason,  and  being  under 
indictment.  More  than  this,  after  having  fixed  a  day  to  go  into  Leavenworth  for  this  purpose,  he  was 
taken  up  to  Lecompton.  I  was  then  applied  to  by  his  counsel  to  go  up  there,  and  consented  to  do  it, 
and  started  for  the  pur{>ose,  but  was  excused  by  him  by  the  following  note : 

"  I^EAVKNWORTH  CiTY,  Saturday  evening,  March  31, 1856. 

"Dear  Sir:  On  returning  to  town  from  your  house  this  evening,  I  reflected  very  seriously  on  the 
inconvenience  to  which  I  was  about  to  subject  you  in  insisting  upon  your  accompanying  me  to  Lecomp- 
ton in  the  morning,  and,  in  view  of  the  very  little  I  had  to  hope  from  that  troublesome  ride,  I  have 
made  up  my  mind  not  further  to  insist  upon  it.  You  will,  therefore,  my  dear  sir,  so  far  as  my  de- 
liberate judgment,  as  counsel  for  the  prisouers  at  Lecompton,  can  excuse  you  from  any  neglect  of  duty 
in  not  going  there,  plead  it  in  bar,  for  I  do  not  require  it.  With  my  sincere  thanks,  therefore,  for  the 
very  courteous  manner  in  which  you  received  me,  and  for  the  obliging  consent  to  accompany  me  on  a 
long  and  tedious  journey,  I  beg  leave  to  assure  you  of  my  most  respectful  consideration,  and  subscribe 
myself  your  obedient  servant,  Wm.  H.  Bursell. 

"Hon.  S.  D.  Lecompte,  U.  S.  District  Judge,  K.  T." 

The  only  cases  that  occur  to  me  having  the  semblance  of  refusal  to  bail  are:  one  of  Ritchie,  and 
another  of  one  of  the  number  of  men  charged  with  murder  at  Hickory  Point. 

These  were  as  follows:  Ritchie  was  indicted  in  not  less  than  six,  perhaps  eight,  cases  of  robhery. 
On  application  for  bail,  about  a  week  before  the  adjournment,  I  said  to  his  counsel  that  I  did  not  think 
I  ought  to  allow  bail  in  such  a  case;  the  presumption,  from  so  many  indictments,  being  all  against  the 
possibility  of  hasty  action  by  the  grand  jury.  It  was  then  expected  daily  that  the  cases,  or  some  of 
them,  would  be  ready  for  trial.  As  the  term  approached  a  close,  and  it  became  inevitable  that  the 
cases  should  be  continued,  application  was  again  made,  and  I  consented  to  take  ball.  Being  asked  by 
his  counsel  to  fix  the  amount  in  each  case,  when  I  was  about  to  do  so  the  District  Attorney  stated  that 
he  was  also  included  iu  the  indictment  for  murder  in  the  attack  upon  Titus's  house.  This  closed  the 
application,  his  counsel  not  proposing  to  offer  any  exculpatory  evidence,  and  the  subject  ended,  not  by 
a  repeal,  but  under  the  very  rule  which  I  had  applied  in  the  case  of  Hayes,  and  of  Robinson,  Brown, 
&c.,  at  the  preceding  terms,  and  which  I  had  announced  in  all  other  similar  cases. 

In  this  case,  it  is  true,  I  would  have  required,  as  I  conceived  my  duty,  a  very  strong  case  to  be  made, 
indicted,  as  he  was,  in  so  many  aggravated  cases,  and  himself  manifesting  no  little  destitution  of  prin- 
ciple, and  an  utter  disregard  of  the  laws. 

The  other  was  a  case,  called  to  my  notice  informally,  upon  which  no  action  was  had,  of  one  of  some 
eighty  or  more  who  had  been  committed  by  Judge  Cato  for  murder  at  Hickory  Point,  The  matter  was 
called  to  my  attention  by  some  friend  of  the  party,  who  bore  a  letter  from  Governor  Geary,  stating 
that  he  had  called  on  him,  and  he  had  referred  him  to  me. 

I  stated  to  him  that  I  scarcely  knew  whether  it  would  be  worth  while  to  make  a  formal  application 
in  the  matter;  that  it  was  but  a  very  short  time  before  the  matter  would  come  before  the  grand  jury, 
and  that  I  was  not  satisfied  as  to  the  propriety  of  a  rehearing  of  the  matter  by  me,  as  he  had  been  com- 
mitted for  trial  by  Judge  Cato,  who  had  as  much  authority  in  the  premises  as  I  had;  that  it  was  a  pity 
that  any  peculiar  circumstances  of  his  case  that  would  justify  bail  had  not  been  presented  to  Judge  Cato 
at  the  hearing  by  him ;  that,  nevertheless,  I  would  hear  an  application  if  one  were  made,  though  I  much 
doubted,  under  the  circumstances,  whether  I  could  do  anything  in  the  matter  at  any  rate  before  the 
session  of  court;  (my  impression  is  that  this  occurred  in  vacation,  between  the  hearing  of  the  prelimi- 
nary examination  before  Judge  Cato  and  the  term.)  Being  at  the  Governor's  room  at  that  day,  he  men- 
tioned the  subject,  and  I  stated  to  him,  in  substance,  as  above,  what  I  had  said;  with  all  of  which  he 
concurred.  No  application  was  made,  nor  did  I  hear  more  of  the  matter.  I  supposed  that  it  was  not 
thought  of  suflScient  interest,  as  it  was  not  more  than  a  week  or  two  before  the  probable  disposal  of  the 
matter,  to  justify  any  further  thought  or  action. 

If  either  of  these  cases  has  been  represented  at  Washington  as  a  refusal  by  me  to  take  bail  in  the 
case  of  "  Free-State  men,"  I  pronounce  such  representation  false. 

While  I  cannot  know  certainly  the  motive,  it  is  but  a  reasonable  supposition  that  it  was  a  malig- 
nant one.  However  this  may  be,  the  falsity  of  the  statement  is  certain;  and  if  any  representation  has 
been  there  made  to  the  effect  that  in  any  single  instance  I  have  administered  the  law  with  any  refer- 
ence to  the  political  opinions  of  suitors,  it  is  basely  false,  no  matter  by  whom  made,  to  whom,  or  for 
what  purpose. 

I  have  thus,  I  fear  at  an  unpardonable  length,  my  dear  sir,  answered  your  questions.  I  have  but 
to  add  that,  entertaining  for  the  President  a  high  admiration,  and  for  his  position  the  profoundest  re- 
spect, and  for  the  Governor  the  most  friendly  feelings,  and  in  his  executive  qualities  great  confidence, 
I  yield  to  neither  in  integrity  of  purpose  or  oflacial  qualification;  and  while  I  have  made  to  you  these 
statements,  I  have  to  neither  the  one  nor  the  other  any  explanations  to  make,  otherwise  than  in  court- 
esy, of  my  oflBcial  action. 


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As  they  have  sworn  to  see  to  the  faithful  execution,  so  have  I  sworn  to  see  to  the  faithful  adminis- 
tration, of  the  laws.  If  the  President,  conceiving  himself  empowered  constitutionally  so  to  do,  shall 
remove  me,  very  well. 

While  I  hold  the  office  I  will  exercise  its  functions  as  I  have  done,  according  to  my  best  judgment 
and  conscience,  without  ever  thinking  to  inquire  whether  I  please  him,  or  the  Governor,  or  anybody 
else. 

If  thus  I  shall,  as  hitherto  I  have  done,  enjoy  the  confidence  and  respect  of  those  who  know  me  — 
well,  and  thank  God  for  it;  but  if  otherwise,  I  shall  submit  with  great  cheerfulness  rather  to  suffer 
under  injustice  than  to  excite,  for  future  remorse,  the  bitter  consciousness  of  sycophantic  infidelity  to 
duty. 

Allow  me,  my  dear  sir,  to  assure  you  of  my  most  sincere  thanks  for  the  friendliness  which  prompted 
your  letter,  and,  while  submitting  to  you  this  reply,  for  any  use,  without  restriction,  which  you  may 
be  pleased  to  make  of  it,  of  the  unqualified  respect  with  which  I  have  the  honor  to  be, 

Your  obedient  servant,  Samuel  D.  Lkcomcte. 

Hon.  J.  A.  Pearce. 

letter  to  the  seceetary  of  state,  in  reply. 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  February  20,  1857.  ) 

Sir:  Your  dispatch  of  the  4th  instant,  inclosing  me  a  copy  of  Judge  Lecompte's 
letter  on  the  Hayes  case,  and  calling  my  attention  "  to  the  discrepancies  between 
the  statements  of  that  letter  and  those  contained  in  your  [my]  official  communica- 
tion of  the  19th  of  September  last,  and  requesting  'explanation,'"'  was  received  by 
last  mail. 

In  reply,  I  have  simply  to  state  that  "what  I  have  written  I  have  written,"  and  I 
have  nothing  further  to  add,  alter,  or  amend  on  this  subject. 

My  executive  minutes,  faithfully  chronicling  my  official  actions  and  the  policy 
which  dictated  them  at  the  time  they  occurred,  and  my  various  dispatches  to  the 
Government,  contain  but  the  simple  truth,  told  without  fear,  favor,  or  affection; 
and  I  will  esteem  it  a  favor  to  have  them  all  published  for  the  inspection  of  the 
country.  Your  obedient  servant,  Jno.  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Hon.  Wm.  L.  Marcy,  Secretary  of  State. 

[Entry  and  acknowledgment  of  the  receipt  of  vol.  28,  Alabama  Reports.] 


ACTS    APPROVED. 

February  23.— Agreeably  to  an  act  of  the  recent  Legislative  Assembly, 
the  following-named  bills  were  this  day  approved  by  the  Governor: 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Emporia  Town  Company,  and  to  incorporate  the  city 
of  Emporia,  with  a  Territorial  road  thereto. 

An  act  supplemental  to  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  Lawrence  Bridge 
Company." 

An  act  to  authorize  the  Governor  to  sign  certain  laws. 

An  act  entitled  "An  act  to  authorize  the  Auditor  to  settle  with  the  Comptroller  of 
the  Treasury." 

An  act  to  incorporate  the  Wepeahm  Town  Company. 

A  resolution  recommending  a  manuscript  book  of  forms. 

An  act  supplemental  to  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  provide  for  the  auditing  claims. 

Joint  resolution  concerning  the  laws. 

An  act  to  authorize  the  payment  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-nine  dollars  and 

eighty  cents  to  George  Matney. 

An  act  to  provide  for  the  auditing  of  claims. 

An  act  to  regulate  conflict  of  prosecutions  in  incorporated  towns  and  cities. 


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An  act  to  amend  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  city  of  Leavenworth, 
Kansas  Territory." 

An  act  to  organize  the  county  of  Franklin. 

An  act  concerning  conveyances. 

An  act  supplemental  to  an  act  entitled  "An  act  to  incorporate  the  Leavenworth, 
Pawnee  «fe  Western  Railroad  Company." 

An  act  to  charter  the  city  of  Lawrence. 

COMMISSIONS   ISSUED. 

Commissions  were  issued  to  A.  I.  Baker  as  probate  judge,  C.  Columbia 
and  Aaron  Dow  as  county  commissioners,  and  Elisha  Goddard  as  sheriff, 
all  in  and  for  the  county  of  Breckinridge. 

Joseph  Moon  as  probate  judge,  Uriah  Humphrey  and  R  L.  Elliott  as 
county  commissioners,  and  Jefferson  Pigman  as  sheriff,  all  in  and  for  Mad- 
ison county. 

A.  J.  Hoob  and  James  P.  Sanders  as  county  commissioners  in  and  for 
the  county  of  Douglas. 

John  Randolph  as  probate  judge  and  S.  N.  Silly  and  S.  B.  White  as 
county  commissioners  in  and  for  Riley  county. 

Robert  Reynolds  as  probate  judge,  N.  B.  White  and  C.  L.  Sanford  as 
county  commissioners,  and  H.  N.  Williams  as  sheriff,  all  in  and  for  the 
county  of  Davis. 

Robert  Wilson  as  probate  judge,  Chas.  Jenkins  and  G.  W.  Gillespie  as 
county  commissioners,  and  Wilson  as  sheriff,  all  in  and  for  Potta- 
watomie county. 

John  B.  Boyce  as  notary  public  for  the  county  of  Doniphan. 

CIBOniiAB   FBOM   THE    COLONEL    OF   OBDNANOE. 

Obdnanoe  Office,  ) 

Washington,  January  22,  1857.  ) 

Sib:  In  order  that  arrangements  may  be  made  to  answer  the  calls  of  the  States 
and  Territories  for  arms  to  be  used  during  this  year,  under  the  laws  for  arming  and 
equipping  the  militia,  you  are  respectfully  requested  to  inform  this  office  what  de- 
scription of  arms  will  be  required  by  the  Territory  for  1857. 

The  quota  assigned  to  the  Territory  for  this  year  amounts  to  137  muskets,  to 
which  being  added  j§  of  a  musket  due  on  last  year's  quota,  there  are  now  in  all  due 
137ff  muskets. 

The  States  and  Territories  are  credited  with  their  annual  quota  in  terms  of  mus- 
kets. If  other  descriptions  of  small-arms  or  field  artillery  are  required,  they  are 
■charged  at  their  cost,  by  their  equivalent  in  muskets,  as  per  accompanying  state- 
ment. 

Requisitions  for  arms  should  be  transmitted  direct  to  this  office,  and  should  state 
particularly  whether  the  appropriate  accoutrements,  harness,  <fec.,  will  be  required, 
with  the  kind  of  arms  that  may  be  designated,  and  also  the  place  where,  and  the 
person  to  whom,  they  are  to  be  delivered. 

No  other  arms  or  equipments  will  be  issued  but  those  of  the  patterns  regularly 
adopted  for  the  United  States  troops. 
I    By  the  existing  regulations,  the  arms  will  be  delivered  at  any  place  within  the 


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Territory  situated  upon  navigable  waters,  or  otherwise  easily  accessible,  which  may 
be  designated  by  the  Governor,  or  other  authorized  officer  of  the  Territory. 

The  United  States  cannot,  however,  incur  any  extraordinary  expense  for  trans- 
porting the  arms  to  the  interior  by  land. 

Respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  H.  K.  Ceaig, 

„.    „       „  ,,      ^  Coloyiel  of  Ordnance. 

His  Jixcellency  the  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 


COMMISSIO]S\S    ISSUED. 

February  25. —  Commissions  were  issued  to  John  W.  Russell,  as  notary 
public  for  Leavenworth  county,  Kansas  Territory. 

Lawrence  Waldo,  of  Indianapolis,  as  commissioner  of  deeds  for  the  State 
of  Indiana. 

E.  D.  Ladd,  of  Lawrence,  as  notary  public  for  Douglas  county,  Kansas 
Territory. 

William  L.  McMath,  of  Wyandotte  city,  as  notary  public  for  Leaven- 
worth county,  Kansas  Territorv. 

John  T.  Scott,  as  surveyor  of  Anderson  county,  to  fill  the  vacancy  occa- 
sioned by  the  resignation  of  F.  G.  Palmer. 

Thomas  Dayarmond,  as  constable  for  the  township  of  Kickapoo,  in  the 
county  of  Leavenworth,  in  place  of  S.  W.  Tunnell,  resigned. 

LETTER    FROM    GENERAL    SMITH. 

The  following  letter  from  General  Persifer  F.  Smith,  in  reply  to  a  requi- 
sition for  troops  to  prevent  a  threatened  breach  of  the  peace,  made  on  the 
9th  instant,  was  received  on  the  10th,  two  days  previous  to  the  disturbance 
on  the  Capitol  square,  resulting  in  the  severe  wounding  of  one  man  and  the 

death  of  another: 

Headquakteks  Depaktment  of  the  West,        ) 
FoKT    Leavenworth,  February  11,  1857.  ) 

Goveenoe:  I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  9th 
instant,  in  which  "  you  require  immediately  two  additional  companies  of  dragoons 
to  report  to  you,"  in  consequence  of  your  confidence  "that  there  is  a  conspiracy  on 
foot  to  disturb  the  peace,"  and  also  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  a  previous  letter  re- 
quiring a  battalion  to  be  sent  to  you  in  view  of  the  large  immigration  expected  here 
in  the  spring. 

If  you  refer  to  the  laws,  you  will  observe  that  the  President  is  authorized  to  call 
the  military  and  naval  forces,  &c.,  into  action  to — first,  repel  invasion;  second,  to 
suppress  insurrection;  and  third,  to  repress  combinations  to  obstruct  the  execution 
of  the  laws  too  strong  for  the  civil  power.  Insults  or  probable  breaches  of  the  peace 
do  not  authorize  the  employment  of  the  troops. 

Besides,  all  the  forces  here  have  been  designated  by  the  Secretary  of  War,  and 
are  under  orders  for  other  service  more  distant,  and  even  the  companies  near  you 
will  have  to  be  recalled.  They  are  sufficient  to  repress  any  breach  of  the  peace,  and 
I  cannot  move  them  until  the  weather  improves.  But  even  they  are  to  be  employed 
to  aid  the  civil  authority  only  in  the  contingencies  mentioned  in  the  laws  above  re- 
ferred to. 

The  garrison  to  be  kept  in  the  Territory  will  be  available,  if  the  President  directs 

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732  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


their  employment.     The  contingency  under  which  the  troops  were  acting  I  consider 
to  have  ceased. 

Without  the  grossest  imprudence  on  the  part  of  the  civil  authorities  in  Leaven- 
worth, I  see  not  the  slightest  probability  of  any  disturbance  there,  and,  on  inquiry 
I  can  hear  of  none  from  various  inhabitants. 

With  the  highest  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  Febbifeb  F.  Smith, 

Brevet  Major  General,  ComdCg  BepH. 

His  Excellency  J.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

lietteb  to  the  united  states  tbeasubeb. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Leoompton,  K.  T.,  February  25,  1857.  ) 
Deab  Sib:  Being  anxions  to  close  and  settle  all  the  accounts  connected  with  the 
capitol  building  at  this  place,  I  request  that  you  order  the  balance  left  in  the  treas- 
ury at  St.  Louis  by  ex-Governor  Shannon  to  be  placed  to  my  credit  and  subject  to 
my  draft,  and  have  the  same  charged  to  my  account  at  Washington. 

Your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geabt, 

Oovemor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Hon.  James  Guthrie,  United  States  Treasurer. 

FBOM    the    OOMPTBOIiliEB    OF    THE    TBEA8UBT. 

Tbeasubt  Depabtment,  ) 

Comptbolleb's  Office,  January  28,  1857.  ) 

Deab  Sib:  I  herewith  respectfully  inclose  to  you  the  copy  of  statement  of  the 
differences  existing  upon  adjustment  at  the  treasury  of  the  accounts  of  Hon.  Wilson 
Shannon,  late  Governor  of  Kansas,  and  late  the  disbursing  agent  for  the  erection  of 
the  public  (capitol)  buildings  of  Kansas,  adjusted  per  First  Auditor's  report  and 
statement,  No.  125,806,  and  by  which  there  has  been  found  to  be  due  the  United 
States  a  balance  of  $8,634.18. 

I  also  inclose  extracts  from  a  letter  addressed  to  him  yesterday  at  Lecompton,  to 
which  I  call  your  particular  attention  in  connection  with  the  copy  of  statement  of 
differences. 

If  Governor  Shannon  shall  be  present  when  this  communication  is  received,  be 
pleased  to  request  him  to  transfer  to  you,  or,  in  other  words,  to  turn  over  to  you,  as 
Governor  and  disbursing  agent,  the  same  amount  of  |8,634.18,  and,  if  paid,  to  give 
him  receipts  in  duplicate,  or  in  some  manner,  for  any  amount  or  amounts  actually 
paid  over  to  you  on  account  of  the  advances  made  to  him  out  of  the  appropriation 
for  the  erection  of  the  public  buildings,  and  credit  the  amount  so  received  from  him 
to  the  United  States  in  the  first  rendition  of  your  account  current. 

You  are  requested  to  deduct  from  bills  payable  hereafter  to  persons  in  whose 
cases  suspensions  and  disallowances  have  been  made,  and  pay  net  balances  only 
after  such  deductions.  Separate  entries  will  not  be  required  for  such  deductions  in 
your  accounts  current,  but  be  pleased  to  furnish  Governor  Shannon  with  certificates 
in  each  instance,  as  mentioned  in  the  letter  to  him,  which  certificates  should  be  as 
specific  as  possible. 

Most  sincerely  yours,  Elisha  Whittlesey,  Comptroller. 

His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas,  and  Disbursing  Agent  for 
the  Erection  of  the  Capitol,  <fec.,  Lecompton,  Kansas. 

the  united  states  oomptroller  to  ex-governor  shannon. 

Treasury  Department,  \ 

Comptroller's  Office,  January  27, 1857./ 
Sir:  Your  favor,  written  at  Lecompton  the  4th  instant,  has  been  received.    .    .    . 
Your  second  account  for  disbursements  out  of  the  public  buildings  fund,  rendered  at  St.  Clairsville» 
bhio,  October  15th  last,  has  been  adjusted  and  certified  this  day,  of  which  you  have  been  advised  by 
letter,  directed  to  St.  Clairaville,  incloslDg  therein  a  statement  of  differences  in  explanation.    A  copy 


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f 


of  the  letter  mentioned,  and  the  statement  of  differences  will  be  made  and  transmitted  to  you  at  Le- 
compton.    .    .    . 

I  have  determined,  for  reasons  that  will  appear  obvious  to  you  when  you  shall  receive  the  state- 
ment of  differences,  to  inclose  a  copy  of  the  same  to  Governor  Geary.  A  copy  of  this  present  letter 
will  also  be  made  and  transmitted  to  your  address  at  St.  Clairsville ;  also  a  copy  will  be  transmitted  to 
Governor  Geary,  or  at  least  extracts  that  will  be  pertinent. 

You  were  advised  on  the  3d  instant  of  the  adjustment  of  your  first  account  rendered,  the  ditierences 
in  which  are  brought  forward  and  fully  explained  in  the  adjustment  certified  to-day,  and  the  differ- 
ences. .  .  .  In  the  letter  written  to  you  to-day,  and  referred  to  hereiu,  you  were  requested,  without 
delay,  to  deposit  with  the  depositary  at  Cincinnati  the  balance  found  due  by  the  treasury  adjustment 
of  $8,634.18,  to  take  receipts  in  duplicate,  &c.  If  you  shall  be  at  Lecomptou  when  this  letter  arrives, 
you  will  be  at  liberty,  and  I  have  to  request  you  will  be  pleased  to  pay  over  to  Governor  (ieary  the  said 
amount  under  the  appropriation,  to  take  his  receipt  in  duplicate,  one  of  which  be  so  good  as  to" transmit 
to  this  office,  when  your  accounts  will  be  credited  and  Governor  Geary  charged  therewith. 

In  cases  of  suspensions  and  disallowances,  if  Governor  Geary  shall  deduct  from  bills  or  vouchers 
hereafter  payable  to  any  person  or  persons  in  whose  cases  suspensions  have  been  made,  and  will  give  a 
separate  certificate  in  each  case  thereof,  the  amounts  so  deducted,  respectively,  will  be  placed  to  your 
credit. 

Touching  percentages  suspended,  you  will  very  readily  perceive,  if  it  had  not  been  done,  errors 
might  have  crept  into  the  accounts  of  Governor  Geary  upon  final  payment;  besides,  it  was  a  part  of 
the  stipulations  of  the  contracts,  and  became  obligatory. 

Most  sincerely  yours,  Elisha  Whittlesey. 

Hon.  Wilson  Shannon,  late  Governor  of  Kansas,  Lecompton,  Kansas. 

Report  125,806.]  comptroller's  report. 

SkUement  of  differences  existing  upon  adjustment  at  the  treasury  of  the  account  of  Honorable  Wilson  Shannon, 
late  Governor  of  Kansas,  and  late  disbursing  agent  for  the  erection  of  the  capitol  buildings  of  Kansas,  ad- 
justed as  per  his  rendition  of  account  dated  October  15,  1856,  by  First  Auditor''s  report  12f/,80i:,  in  which 
adjustment  is  brought  forward  the  differences  existing  per  previous  adjustment  by  report  1S3,7U9. 

Amount  found  to  be  due  the  United  States  as  per  the  treasury  adjustment SB, 634  18 

Amount  or  balance  stated  to  be  due  the  United  States  as  per  his  account  current 6,485  57 

Causing  a  difference  of ?2,148  61 

Which  is  thus  explained: 

1st.  Differences  existing  as  per  report  123,749: 
Amount  charged  as  paid  Wm.  Rumbold,  architect  and  superintendent,  per  vouchers 

1,5,  and  9 SI, 300  00 

Less  amount  allowed  under  contract,  being  4  per  cent,  on  817,931.56  disbursed  in  this 

account 717  26 

S582  74 
Add  the  following,  sums  overcharged,  as  paid  Aristides  Rodrigue,  viz.:  voucher  No.  3,  $959,75 
instead  of  $767.80,  difference  being  20  per  cent.,  to  be  retained  under  contract,  and  not  de- 
ducted from  voucher  at  time  of  payment 191  95 

Voucher  No. 8.     Aristides  Kodrigue,  amount  short  retained  on  account  of  percentage,  $679.40 
instead  of  $779.44,  viz. :  sum  disbursed  in  voucher,  $3,897.20,  and  20  per  cent,  to  be  retained 

on  that  amount;  ditterence 100  04 

2d.  Differences  existing  as  per  this  adjustment,  report  125,806: 

Voucher  1.  Crouther  and  Overfelt,  suspeuded  for  want  of  original  voucher 110  95 

Voucher  7.  Hall  and  Cozzens,  for  drayage  and  labor  disallowed,  articles  to  be  delivered  under 

contract  at  the  levee  in  St.  Louis  free  of  charge 81  60 

Voucher  9.  O.  C.  Stewart,  sub-superintendent,  receipt  dated  July  22,  1856,  paid  in  previous 
account  on  third  quarter's  compensation,  $100,  extending  to  May  19,  1856,  and  $300  now 

paid  instead  of  $200,  the  amount  due 100  00 

Voucher  No.  13.  A.  Rodrigue,  for  23,690  feet  cottonwood  at  3|  cents,  $836.60  instead  of 

$778.70;  difference  in  item $59  90 

Error  in  addition  of  voucher,  charged  at  $2,916.13  instead  of  $2,915.73,  the  correct 

amount  of  addition 40 

$60  30 
From  which  deduct  short  multiplication  of  item  No.  3  in  voucher,  viz.:  7,598  feet 
oak  lumber  at  3^  cents  per  foot,  multiplied  $227.98,  whereas  it  should  have  been 
$265.93;  difference 37  95 

Net  disallowed ^22  34 

To  which  add  20  per  cent,  on  net  amount  of  voucher  after  corrections  above,  (viz., 
$2,893.78,)  to  have  been  retained  under  contract,  but  not  deducted,  and  sus- 

P^^^^'i J!i^        60110 

Voucher  No.  15.  A,  Rodrigue,  20  per  cent,  on  amount  of  voucher  ($2,401.14),  to  have 

been  retained  on  the  voucher  under  contract,  not  deducted 480  23 

$2,248  61 
From  which  deduct  error  in  bringing  into  abstract  amount  of  voucher  No.  14,  $171.61  instead 

of  $272.61 ; ^00  ^^ 

Differences  aforesaid,  as  explained ^i^48  61 

Elisha  Whittlesey,  Comptroller. 
Treasury  Department,  Comptroller's  Office,  January  27, 1857. 


734  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


February  27. — 

to  the  goloneii  of  obdnanoe. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  Kansas  Tebbitohy,  February  27,  1857.  ) 
Sib:  Your  circular  of  the  22d  January,  informing  me  that  the  quota  of  arms  for 
this  Territory,   for   the  equipment   of   the  militia  for   the  present  year,  is  137|^ 
muskets. 

You  will  please  forward  without  delay  to  my  address,  at  Leoompton,  Kansas  Ter- 
ritory, directed  to  the  care  of  Messrs.  Riddlesbarger  «fe  Co.,  Kansas  City,  Missouri, 
with  instructions  to  that  firm  to  forward  them  here  immediately  upon  receipt,  by 
wagon  or  steamboat,  twenty  Colt's  revolvers,  with  all  the  necessary  accoutrements, 
and  the  balance  of  the  quota  in  muskets. 

Respectfully  yours,  John  W.  Geabt,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

H.  K.  Craig,  Esq.,  Colonel  of  Ordnance,  Washington,  D.  C. 


COMPLAINT    OF   SETTLERS. 

February  28. — A  lengthy  communication  was  this  day  received  from 
Henderson  Rice,  James  M.  Mitchell,  J.  F.  Chandler,  and  other  settlers  upon 
Rice's  creek,  south  of  the  Pottawatomie,  complaining  of  the  aggressions  of 
squatters  upon  their  claims,  and  asking  protection  from  the  Executive;  to 
which  the  following  reply  was  forwarded: 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Leoompton,  Kansas  Tebbitoby,  February  28,  1857.  ) 

Gentlemen:  I  have  received  your  letter  of  17th  instant,  complaining  of  aggres- 
sions made  upon  claims  in  your  neighborhood.  I  have  not,  as  you  request,  a  copy  of 
the  preemption  laws  to  send  you.  Those  laws,  however,  require  every  person  claim- 
ing a  quarter-section  of  land,  to  settle  and  remain  as  a  resident  upon  it,  in  order  to 
give  him  a  right  to  preemption.  This  provision  being  complied  with,  the  settler's 
presence  upon  the  property  he  claims  is  the  best  if  not  a  sure  safeguard  against  the 
squatter;  for  no  person  under  such  circumstances  would  be  likely  to  render  himself 
liable  to  the  consequence  of  squatting  upon  a  claim,  with  such  positive  evidences 
of  its  just  and  lawful  possession  by  another. 

In  regard  to  persons  cutting  timber  upon  claims  not  belonging  to  them,  but  duly 
claimed  and  settled  by  other  parties,  and  similar  misdemeanors,  there  are  means  of 
protection  and  redress  to  the  settler  aggrieved  that  are  quite  easy  of  attainment. 

The  first  recourse,  in  all  such  cases,  should  be  the  law;  complaint  being  made,  in 
due  form,  to  the  nearest  magistrate  or  justice  of  the  peace,  it  is  his  duty  to  issue 
process  against  the  offender,  and  bring  him  to  punishment  for  his  illegal  acts. 

If  the  civil  authorities  in  your  neighborhood  are  inadequate,  after  having  been 
properly  applied  to,  to  remedy  the  evils  of  which  you  complain,  and  you  then  bring 
to  my  notice  well-authenticated  accounts  of  actual  aggressions  upon  the  claims,  or 
against  the  rights  of  the  settlers  or  residents  in  your  vicinity,  I  will  adopt  the  next 
best  means  to  see  that  justice  shall  be  done  to  all  parties. 

It  will  be  unnecessary  for  me  to  appoint  any  especial  person  in  your  neighbor- 
hood to  acquaint  me  of  misdemeanors,  as  I  am  always  ready  and  willing  to  listen  to 
the  grievances  of  any  citizen  of  the  Territory,  however  humble  or  exalted. 

Respectfully  yours,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
^     Messrs.  Henderson  Rice,  James  M.  Mitchell,  Jonathan  F.  Chandler,  James  N.  Gib- 
son, and  others. 


Executive  Minutes  of  Gov.  Geahy.  735 


letteb  to  genebal  smith. 

Executive  Department,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  March  2,  1857.  ) 

Dear  Sir:  Your  letter  of  11th  February  was  duly  received,  and  my  most  serious 
consideration  has  been  given  to  its  contents. 

I  regret  to  be  compelled  to  differ  from  you  in  the  opinion  that  "the  contingency 
under  which  the  troops  were  acting  has  ceased."  It  seems  to  be  that  a  proper  view 
of  the  existing  condition  of  things  in  the  Territory  would  lead  to  a  different  conclu- 
sion. 

The  peace  that  now  prevails  is  not  only  threatened  by  irresponsible  individuals, 
but  its  destruction  is  boldly  proclaimed  by  the  newspaper  organ  of  a  clique  or  fac- 
tion of  sufficient  infl.uence  and  numbers  "to  obstruct  the  execution  of  the  laws,"  and 
"  too  strong  for  the  civil  power.'  That  attempts  have  already  been  made  to  execute 
these  threats  and  verify  these  predictions,  you  have  already  received  the  most  con- 
clusive assurances. 

That  the  presence  of  the  troops  here  has  been  needed  up  to  the  present  moment, 
and  that  it  has  held  in  check  those  determined  to  create  disturbances,  is  quite  ap- 
parent; and  that  their  removal  at  this  time,  when  their  presence  is  daily  becoming 
more  needful,  will  be  attended  with  serious  and,  perhaps,  calamitous  results,  is  very 
probable. 

Besides,  the  large  incoming  immigration  of  peaceful  settlers  requires  protection, 
which  cannot  be  given  by  any  civil  posses  that  can  be  raised,  in  consequence  of  the 
bitter  feelings  existing  among  the  advocates  of  conflicting  political  sentiments  on 
the  highly  exciting  question  which  so  long  kept  the  Territory  in  a  state  of  feverish 
agitation,  and  even  anarchy. 

Large  combinations  will  doubtless  be  formed  to  resist  attempted  and  even  threat- 
ened, violations  of  the  law;  and  invasion  and  insurrection,  with  their  fearful  conse- 
quences, may  be  anticipated. 

The  presence  of  the  troops,  even  should  their  active  service  never  be  required, 
will  be  sufficient  perhaps,  "to  repel  invasion,"  which  there  is  reason  to  expect; 
"suppress  insurrection,"  which  has  been  predicted  by  seeming  authority;  and  "re- 
press combinations  to  obstruct  the  execution  of  the  laws  too  strong  for  the  civil 
power,"  which  seem  to  exist. 

The  withdrawal  of  all  the  troops  at  this  time  would,  in  my  opinion,  be  the  signal 
for  the  lawless  to  commence  difficulties,  which  their  presence  alone  may  entirely 
prevent.  A  little  care  to  guard  against  evils  which  we  can  foresee  may  prevent 
others  of  greater  magnitude  which  are  beyond  our  comprehension. 

In  view  of  these  facts,  I  must  respectfully  ask  that  Captain  E.  W.  B.  Newby's 
company  may  be  permitted  to  remain  in  this  vicinity  during  the  present  month,  or 
at  least  until  I  shall  be  able  to  communicate  with  and  receive  an  answer  from  the 
authorities  at  Washington  upon  the  subject.  The  importance  of  the  matter  will 
doubtless  suggest  itself  to  your  mind,  and  grant  a  ready  compliance  with  this  request. 
An  immediate  answer  will  oblige  most  sincerely  your  friend  and  obedient  servant, 

Jno.  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 

Major  General  P.  F.  Smith,  Commanding  Department  of  the  West. 

TARDONS    GRANTED. 

Pardons  were  this  day  granted  to  Jeremiah  Jordan,  Henry  Hurd,  Atwell 
Wood,  Charles  S.  Preston,  H.  N.  Bent,  E.  D.  Whipple,  Alfred  J.  Payne, 
Martin  Jackson,  Ephraim  Bainter,  John  Lawrie,  F.  B.  Swift,  Alonzo  Craw- 
ford, James  Black,  Thomas  Varner,  Miram  Kinsler,  Edward  A.  Jacobs, 


736  STATE  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY, 

and  Samuel  Stewart,  the  Free-State  prisoners,  who  were  tried,  convicted 
and  sentenced  at  the  last  October  term  of  the  first  district  court,  upon  the 
charge  of  manslaughter,  committed  in  the  attack  upon  Hickory  Point,  in 
September  last. 

These  pardons  were  granted  in  compliance  with  numerous  Respectful  peti- 
tions, extensively  signed  by  respectable  citizens  of  Kansas  Territory,  em- 
bracing some  of  the  members  of  the  Legislature,  and  well-known  residents 
of  other  Territories,  and  several  of  the  States  of  the  Union,  without  dis- 
tinction of  party. 

,  It  was  alleged  in  these  petitions,  and  the  facts  were  fully  corroborated, 
that  the  prisoners  have  heretofore  maintained  good  reputations;  that  the 
offense  for  which  they  were  convicted  was  committed  in  one  of  those  politi- 
cal contentions  in  which  a  great  portion  of  the  people  of  the  Territory  took 
an  active  part ;  many  of  whom,  though  equally,  if  not  more  guilty,  were 
still  at  liberty,  and  could  never  be  brought  to  punishment;  that  they  have 
already  suffered  an  imprisonment  of  nearly  six  months,  and  that  their  con- 
tinued punishment  could  neither  subserve  the  ends  of  justice  nor  the  inter- 
ests of  the  Territory. 

March  5. — 

letteb  to  captain  newby. 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  March  5,  1857.  ) 
Deab  Sib:  In  accordance  with  a  letter  received  yesterday  from  "Headquarters 
of  the  Department  of  the  West,"  (a  copy  of  which  has  been  furnished  you,)  I  am 
empowered  to  retain  you  until  such  time  as  I  think  your  services  can  be  dispensed 
with.  You  will  therefore  remain  in  your  present  camp  and  hold  your  command  in 
readiness  for  such  operations  as  may  be  required  by  this  department. 

With  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Qeaby. 

Captain  E.  W.  B.  Newby. 

liETTEB    FBOM   OENEBAL    DBAS. 

Headquabtebs  Depabtment  of  the  West,  ) 
FoBT  Leavenwobth,  March  4,  1857.      ) 
Sib:  Your  communication  addressed  to  General  Smith,  dated  the  2d  instant,  was 
received  yesterday. 

The  General,  in  very  feeble  health,  left  this  place  on  Sunday,  the  Ist  of  the 
month,  and  among  his  last  instructions  to  me  was  not  to  order  in  Captain  Newby's 
company  from  Lecompton  if  there  appeared  to  be  a  necessity  for  its  remaining 
there.  I  interpret  your  letter  to  the  General  to  express  such  a  necessity,  and  the 
company  will  therefore  remain  at  its  present  station  until  further  orders. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be,  with  high  respect,  your  obedient  servant, 

Geoboe  Deab,  Assistant  Adjutant  General. 
His  Excellency  John  W.  Geary,  Governor  of  Kansas. 


March  6. — 

[Acknowledgment  of  receipt  of  field  and  garden  seeds  from  the  Patent  Office.] 

COUNCIL    BESOLUTION. 

Kansas  Tebbitoby. — The  following  resolution  was  passed  by  the  Council  of  the 
Legislative  Assembly,  just  prior  to  adjournment  on  the  night  of  February  20: 


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r)0iSnf 'o?FrLH^  T^M^rfh Jii^'  informed  that  the  Council  have  advised  and  consented  to  the  ap- 
rsSLVfsXtroHe'  oF?^^^^^^^^  ^^'^^^^^  of  northern  division  Kansas  militia,  and  of  HiraSa 

And  that  the  Council  have  not  advised  and  consented  to  the  appointment  of  L.  J  Hampton  as  master 
of  convicts  ;  and  that  a  copy  of  this  resolution  be  furnished  immediately  to  the  GovernJ? 

Copy— attest:  Thomas  C.  Hughes,  Chief  Clerk. 

RESIGNATION. 

The  following  communication  was  forwarded  by  mail,  and  a  copy  sent  to 
St.  Louis  to  be  dispatched  by  telegraph  to  Washington  city : 

Executive  Depabtment,         ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  March  4,  1857.  ) 
Dear  Sib:  Please  accept  my  resignation  as  Governor  of  Kansas   Territory,  to 
take  effect  on  the  20th  of  the  present  month,  by  which  time  you  will  be  enabled  to 
select  and  appoint  a  proper  successor. 

With  high  respect,  your  friend  and  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby. 

His  Excellency  James  Buchanan,  President  of  the  United  States. 

March  7. — 

requisition  foe  troops. 

Executive  Department,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  March  7,  1857.  S 
Dear  Sir:   Please  send  me  immediately  four  mounted  dragoons,  to  assist  United 
States  Deputy  Marshall  Fane  in  the  performance  of  especial  and  important  service. 
They  will  be  required  for  several  days.  Truly  yours,         John  W.  Geary, 

Governor  of  Kansas  Territory. 
Captain  E.  W.  B.  Newby,  Commanding  U.  S.  Troops  near  Lecompton. 

outrages    at    POTTAWATOMIE. 

Executive  Depabtment,        ) 
Lecompton,  K.  T.,  March  7,  1857.  ) 

Gentlemen:  I  have  received  your  letters  and  affidavits,  testifying  to  the  murder 
of  Henry  Sherman,  on  Pottawatomie  creek,  by  a  party  of  lawless  men,  and  express- 
ing your  apprehensions  that  further  outrages  will  be  committed  by  the  same  per- 
sons unless  speedy  succor  is  afforded  to  the  settlers  in  that  neighborhood. 

In  consequence  of  these  representations,  I  have  dispatched  to  your  aid  Deputy 
United  States  Marshal  Fane  with  four  mounted  dragoons,  who  will  reach  you  at  the 
earliest  possible  moment. 

Should  this  force  be  insufficient  to  arrest  the  offenders  and  put  a  stop  to  their 
outrages,  upon  a  proper  representation  of  the  fact,  attested  before  the  civil  author- 
ities at  your  place,  I  will  forthwith  make  requisition  for  an  ample  number  of  troops 
to  accomplish  that  object.  Truly  yours,  John  W.  Geaby, 

Governor  of  Kansas. 

Messrs.  L.  D.  Williams  and  William  A.  Heiskell. 

COMMISSIONS    ISSUED. . 

Commissions  were  issued  to  A.  J.  Hinson  as  sheriff  of  Lykins  county,  in 
place  of  E.  Hughes,  who  declined  to  accept  the  appointment;  and  Daniel 
W.  Collis  as  constable  of  said  Lykins  county. 


COMMISSION   ISSUED. 

March  9. — A  commission  was  issued  to  Wm.  Fisher,  jr.,  as  notary  public 
at  Olathe,  Johnson  county,  Kansas  Territory. 


738  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 

March  12. — The  Governor,  having  resigned  his  office,  left  Lecompton 
on  the  10th  instant,  accompanied  by  his  private  secretary,  for  Washington 
city.  They  remained  during  the  night  at  Lawrence,  and  on  the  evening  of 
the  following  day  reached  Kansas  City,  Missouri.  On  the  12th,  he  took 
passage  on  the  steamboat  A.  B.  Chambers  for  St.  Louis,  and  addressed  the 
following  communications  to  Secretary  Woodson  and  the  commander  of  the 
Military  Department  of  the  West;  and  also  issued  a  farewell  address  to  the 
people  of  Kansas  Territory. 

TO    SEOBETABY    WOODSON. 

Steamboat  A.  B.  Chambebs.      ) 
MissouBi  RivEB,  March  12,  1857.  ) 
Deab  Sib:  As  I  am  now  absent  from  the  Territory,  the  duties  of  the  executive  of- 
fice, agreeably  to  provision  of  the  "  organic  act,"  will  for  the  time  being  devolve 
upon  you.     You  will  of  course  exercise  your  own  judgment  and  discretion  in  their 
discharge.  Very  truly,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby. 

Hon.  Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary  of  the  Territory  of  Kansas. 

TO    THE    OOMMANDEB    OF    THE    MILITABY    DEPABTMENT    OF    THE    WEST. 

Steamboat  A.  B.  Chambebs,      ) 
MissouBi  RivEB,  March  12,  1857.  ) 
Sib:  As  I  am  now  absent  from  the  Territory  of  Kansas,  the  duties  of  the  execu- 
tive office,  agreeably  to  a  provision  of  the  organic  act,  devolve  for  the  time  being 
upon  the  Hon.  Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary  of  the  Territory,  with  whom,  if  official 
business  should  require,  you  will  communicate  as  Governor. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  John  W.  Geaby. 

Commander  of  the  Military  Department  of  the  West. 

[  From  the  New  York  Herald,  March  21,  1857.1 
FABEWELL    ADDBESS    of   GOVEBNOB   QEABY    to   the    people    of    KANSAS    TEBBITOBY. 

Having  determined  to  resign  the  executive  office,  and  retire  again  to  the  quiet 
scenes  of  private  life  and  the  enjoyment  of  those  domestic  comforts  of  which  I  have 
so  long  been  deprived,  I  deem  it  proper  to  address  you  on  the  occasion  of  my  de- 
parture. 

The  office  from  which  I  now  voluntarily  withdraw  was  unsought  by  me,  and  at 
the  time  of  its  acceptance  was  by  no  means  desirable.  This  was  quite  evident  from 
the  deplorable  moral,  civil  and  political  condition  of  the  Territory;  the  discord,  con- 
tention and  deadly  strife  which  then  and  there  prevailed;  and  the  painful  anxiety 
with  which  it  was  regarded  by  patriotic  citizens  in  every  portion  of  the  American 
Union.  To  attempt  to  govern  Kansas  at  such  a  period,  and  under  such  circum- 
stances, was  to  assume  no  ordinary  responsibilities.  Few  men  could  have  desired 
to  undertake  the  task,  and  none  would  have  been  so  presumptuous  without  serious 
forebodings  as  to  the  result*.  That  I  should  have  hesitated  is  no  matter  of  aston- 
ishment to  those  acquainted  with  the  facts;  but  that  I  accepted  the  appointment 
was  a  well-grounded  source  of  regret  to  many  of  my  well-tried  friends,  who  looked 
upon  the  enterprise  as  one  that  could  terminate  in  nothing  but  disaster  to  myself. 
It  was  not  supposed  possible  that  order  could  be  brought,  in  any  reasonable  space 
of  time,  and  with  the  means  at  my  command,  from  the  then  existing  chaos. 

Without  descanting  upon  the  feelings,  principles  and  motives  which  prompted 
me,  suffice  it  to  say  that  I  accepted  of  the  President's  tender  of  the  office  of  Gov- 
ernor. In  doing  so  I  sacrificed  the  comforts  of  a  home,  endeared  by  the  strongest 
earthly  ties  and  most  sacred  associations,  to  embark  in  an  undertaking  which  pre- 


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sented  at  the  best  but  a  dark  and  unsatisfactory  prospect.  I  reached  Kansas  and 
entered  upon  the  discharge  of  my  official  duties  in  the  most  gloomy  hour  of  her 
history.  Desolation  and  ruin  reigned  on  every  hand;  'homes  and  firesides  were 
deserted;  the  smoke  of  burning  dwellings  darkened  the  atmosphere;  women  and 
children,  driven  from  their  habitations,  wandered  over  the  prairies  and  among  the 
woodlands,  or  sought  refuge  and  protection  even  among  the  Indian  tribes;  the 
highways  were  infested  with  numerous  predatory  bands,  and  the  towns  were  fortified 
and  garrisoned  by  armies  of  conflicting  partisans,  each  excited  almost  to  frenzy, 
and  determined  upon  mutual  extermination.  Such  was,  without  exaggeration,  the 
condition  of  the  Territory  at  the  period  of  my  arrival.  Her  treasury  was  bankrupt; 
there  were  no  pecuniary  resources  within  herself  to  meet  the  exigencies  of  the  time; 
the  Congressional  appropriations,  intended  to  defray  the  expenses  of  a  year,  were 
insufficient  to  meet  the  demands  of  a  fortnight;  the  laws  were  null,  the  courts  vir- 
tually suspended,  and  the  civil  arm  of  the  Government  almost  entirely  powerless. 
Action  —  prompt,  decisive,  energetic  action  ^ — was  necessary.  I  at  once  saw  what 
was  needed,  and  without  hesitation  gave  myself  to  the  work.  For  six  months  I 
have  labored  with  unceasing  industry.  The  accustomed  needed  hours  for  sleep 
have  been  employed  in  the  public  service.  Night  and  day  have  official  duties  de- 
manded unremitting  attention.  I  have  had  no  proper  leisure  moments  for  rest  or 
recreation.  My  health  has  failed  under  the  pressure.  Nor  is  this  all.  To  my  own 
private  purse,  without  assurance  of  reimbursement,  have  I  resorted,  in  every  emer- 
gency, for  the  required  funds.  Whether  these  arduous  services  and  willing  sacrifices 
have  been  beneficial  to  Kansas  and  my  country,  you  are  abundantly  qualified  to 
determine. 

That  I  have  met  with  opposition,  and  even  bitter  vituperation  and  vindictive 
malice,  is  no  matter  for  astonishment.  No  man  has  ever  yet  held  an  important  or 
responsible  post,  in  our  own  or  any  other  country,  and  escaped  censure.  I  should 
have  been  weak  and  foolish,  indeed,  had  I  expected  to  pass  through  the  fiery  ordeal 
entirely  unscathed,  especially  as  I  was  required,  if  not  to  come  in  conflict  with,  at 
least  to  thwart  evil  machinations,  and  hold  in  restraint  wicked  passions,  or  rid  the 
Territory  of  many  lawless,  reckless,  and  desperate  men.  Besides,  it  were  impossi- 
ble to  come  in  contact  with  the  conflicting  interests  which  governed  the  conduct  of 
many  well- disposed  persons  without  becoming  an  object  of  mistrust  and  abuse. 
While  from  others,  whose  sole  object  was  notoriously  personal  advancement  at  any 
sacrifice  of  the  general  good  and  at  every  hazard,  it  would  have  been  ridiculous  to 
anticipate  the  meed  of  praise  for  disinterested  action;  and  hence,  however  palpable 
might  have  been  my  patriotism,  however  just  my  official  conduct,  or  however  bene- 
ficial in  its  results,  I  do  not  marvel  that  my  motives  have  been  impugned  and  my 
integrity  maligned.  It  is,  however,  so  well  known  that  I  need  scarcely  redbrd  the 
fact,  that  those  who  have  attributed  my  labors  to  a  desire  for  gubernatorial  or  sen- 
atorial honors  were,  and  are,  themselves  the  aspirants  for  those  high  trusts  and 
powers,  and  foolishly  imagined  that  I  stood  between  them  and  the  consummation 
of  their  ambitious  desires  and  high-towering  hopes. 

But  whatever  may  be  thought  or  said  of  my  motives  or  desires,  I  have  the  proud 
consciousness  of  leaving  this  scene  of  my  severe  and  anxious  toil  with  clean  hands, 
and  the  satisfactory  conviction  that  He  who  can  penetrate  the  inmost  recesses  of 
the  heart  and  read  its  secret  thoughts*  will  approve  my  purposes  and  acts.  In  the 
discharge  of  my  executive  functions  I  have  invariably  sought  to  do  equal  and  exact 
justice  to  all  men,  however  humble  or  exalted.  I  have  eschewed  all  sectional  dispu- 
tations, kept  aloof  from  all  party  affiliations,  and  have  alike  scorned  numerous 
threats  of  personal  injury  and  violence  and  the  most  flattering  promises  of  advance- 
ment and  reward.     And  I  ask  and  claim  nothing  more  for  the  part  I  have  acted  than 


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the  simple  merit  of  having  endeavored  to  perform  my  duty.  This  I  have  done,  at 
all  times,  and  upon  every  occasion,  regardless  of  the  opinions  of  men,  and  utterly 
fearless  of  consequences.  Occasionally  I  have  been  forced  to  assume  great  respon- 
sibilities, and  depend  solely  upon  my  own  resources  to  accomplish  important  ends; 
but  in  all  such  instances  I  have  carefully  examined  surrounding  circumstances, 
weighed  well  the  probable  results,  and  acted  upon  my  own  deliberate  judgment;  and 
in  now  reviewing  them,  I  am  so  well  satisfied  with  the  policy  uniformly  pursued, 
that  were  it  to  be  done  over  again  it  should  not  be  changed  in  the  slightest  particu- 
lar. 

In  parting  with  you  I  can  do  no  less  than  give  you  a  few  words  of  kindly  advice, 
and  even  of  friendly  warning.  You  are  well  aware  that  most  of  the  troubles  which 
lately  agitated  the  Territory  were  occasioned  by  men  who  had  no  special  interest  in  its 
welfare.  Many  of  them  were  not  even  residents;  whilst  it  is  quite  evident  that  others 
were  influenced  altogether  in  the  part  they  took  in  the  disturbances  by  mercenary 
or  other  personal  considerations.  The  great  body  of  the  actual  citizens  are  con- 
servative, law-abiding,  peace-loving  men,  disposed  rather  to  make  sacrifices  for 
conciliation  and  consequent  peace,  than  to  insist  for  their  entire  rights  should  the 
general  good  thereby  be  caused  to  suffer.  Some  of  them,  under  the  influence  of  the 
prevailing  excitement  and  m^isguided  opinions,  were  led  to  the  commission  of  grievous 
mistakes,  but  not  with  the  deliberate  intention  of  doing  wrong. 

A  very  few  men,  resolved  upon  mischief,  may  keep  in  a  state  of  unhealthy  excite- 
ment and  involve  in  fearful  strife  an  entire  community.  This  was  demonstrated 
during  the  civil  commotions  with  which  the  Territory  was  convulsed.  While  the 
people  generally  were  anxious  to  pursue  their  peaceful  callings,  small  combinations 
of  crafty,  scheming  and  designing  men  succeeded,  from  purely  selfish  motives,  in 
bringing  upon  them  a  series  of  most  lamentable  and  destructive  difficulties.  Nor 
are  they  satisfied  with  the  mischief  already  done.  They  never  desired  that  the  present 
peace  should  be  effected;  nor  do  they  intend  that  it  shall  continue  if  they  have  the 
power  to  prevent  it.  In  the  constant  croakings  of  disaffected  individuals  in  various 
sections  you  hear  only  the  expressions  of  evil  desires  and  intentions.  Watch,  then, 
with  a  special  jealous  and  suspicious  eye  those  who  are  continually  indulging  sur- 
mises of  renewed  hostilities.  They  are  not  the  friends  of  Kansas,  and  there  is  reason 
to  fear  that  some  of  them  are  not  only  the  enemies  of  this  Territory  but  of  the  Union 
itself.  Its  dissolution  is  their  ardent  wish,  and  Kansas  has  been  selected  as  a  fit 
place  to  commence  the  accomplishment  of  a  most  nefarious  design.  The  scheme 
has  thus  far  been  frustrated;  but  it  has  not  been  abandoned.  You  are  intrusted  not 
only  with  the  guardianship  of  this  Territory,  but  the  peace  of  the  Union,  which  de- 
pends upon  you  in  a  greater  degree  than  you  may  at  present  suppose. 

You  should  therefore  frown  down  every  effort  to  foment  discord,  and  especially 
to  array  settlers  from  different  sections  of  the  Union  in  hostility  against  each  other. 
All  true  patriots,  whether  from  the  North  or  South,  the  East  or  West,  should  unite 
together  for  that  which  is  and  must  be  regarded  as  a  common  cause  — the  preserva- 
tion of  the  Union,  and  he  who  shall  whisper  a  desire  for  its  dissolution,  no  matter 
what  may  be  his  pretensions,  or  to  what  faction  or  party  he  claims  to  belong,  is  un- 
worthy of  your  confidence,  deserves  your  strongest  reprobation,  and  should  be 
branded  as  a  traitor  to  his  country.  There  is  a  voice  crying  from  the  grave  of  one 
whose  memory  is  dearly  cherished  in  every  patriotic  heart,  and  let  it  not  cry  in  vain. 
It  tells  you  that  this  attempt  at  dissolution  is  no  new  thing;  but  that  even  as  early 
as  the  days  of  our  first  President  it  was  agitated  by  ambitious  aspirants  for  place 
and  power.  And  if  the  appeal  of  a  still  more  recent  hero  and  patriot  was  needed  in 
Ijis  time,  how  much  more  applicable  is  it  now  and  in  this  Territory! 

"The  possible  dissolution  of  the  Union,"  he  says,  "has  at  length  become  an  or- 


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dinary  and  familiar  subject  of  discussion.  Has  the  warning  voice  of  Washington 
been  forgotten?  or  have  designs  already  been  formed  to  sever  the  Union?  Let  it 
not  be  supposed  that  I  impute  to  all  of  those  who  have  taken  an  active  part  in  these 
unwise  and  unprofitable  discussions  a  want  of  patriotism  or  of  public  virtue.  The 
honorable  feelings  of  State  pride  and  local  attachments  find  a  place  in  the  bosoms 
of  the  most  enlightened  and  pure.  But  while  such  men  are  conscious  of  their  own 
integrity  and  honesty  of  purpose,  they  ought  never  to  forget  that  the  citizens  of 
other  States  are  their  political  brethren;  and  that,  however  mistaken  they  may  be 
in  their  views,  the  great  body  of  them  are  equally  honest  and  upright  with  them- 
selves. Mutual  suspicions  and  reproaches  may,  in  time,  create  mutual  hostility, 
and  artful  and  designing  men  will  always  be  found  who  are  ready  to  foment  these 
fatal  divisions,  and  to  inflame  the  natural  jealousies  of  different  sections  of  the 
country.  The  history  of  the  world  is  full  of  such  exi^mples,  and  especially  in  the 
history  of  republics." 

When  I  look  upon  the  present  condition  of  the  Territory,  and  contrast  it  with 
what  it  was  when  I  first  entered  it,  I  feel  satisfied  that  my  administration  has  not 
been  prejudicial  to  its  interests.  On  every  hand  I  now  perceive  unmistakable  indi- 
cations of  welfare  and  prosperity.  The  honest  settler  occupies  his  quiet  dwelling, 
with  his  wife  and  children  clustering  around  him,  unmolested  and  fearless  of  dan- 
ger. The  solitary  traveler  pursues  his  way  unharmed  over  every  public  thorough- 
fare. The  torch  of  the  incendiary  has  been  extinguished,  and  the  cabins  which  by 
it  were  destroyed  have  been  replaced  with  more  substantial  buildings.  Hordes  of 
banditti  no  longer  lie  in  wait  in  every  ravine  for  plunder  and  assassination.  Inva- 
sions of  hostile  arms  have  ceased,  and  infuriated  partisans  living  in  our  midst  have 
emphatically  turned  their  swords  into  plowshares  and  their  spears  into  pruning- 
hooks.  Laborers  are  everywhere  at  work,  farms  undergoing  rapid  improvements, 
merchants  are  driving  a  thriving  trade,  and  mechanics  pursuing  with  profit  their 
various  occupations.  Real  estate,  in  town  and  country,  has  increased  in  value  almost 
without  precedent,  until  in  some  places  it  is  commanding  prices  that  never  could 
have  been  anticipated.  Whether  this  healthy  and  happy  change  is  the  result  solely 
of  my  executive  labors  or  not,  it  certainly  has  occurred  during  my  administration. 
Upon  yourselves  must  mainly  depend  the  preservation  and  perpetuity  of  the  pres- 
ent prosperous  condition  of  affairs.  Guard  it  with  unceasing  vigilance,  and  protect 
it  as  you  would  your  lives.  Keep  down  that  party  spirit  which,  if  permitted  to  ob- 
tain the  mastery,  must  lead  to  desolation.  Watch  closely  and  condemn  in  its  in- 
fancy every  insidious  movement  that  can  possibly  tend  to  discord  and  disunion. 
Suffer  no  local  prejudices  to  disturb  the  prevailing  harmony.  To  every  appeal  to 
these  turn  a  deaf  ear,  as  did  the  Saviour  of  men  to  the  promptings  of  the  deceiver. 
Act  as  a  united  band  of  brothers,  bound  together  by  one  common  tie.  Your  inter- 
ests are  the. same,  and  by  this  course  alone  can  they  be  maintained.  Follow  this, 
and  your  hearts  and  homes  will  be  made  light  and  happy  by  the  richest  blessings  of 
a  kind  and  munificent  Providence. 

To  you,  the  peaceable  citizens  of  Kansas,  I  owe  my  grateful  acknowledgments  for 
the  aid  and  comfort  your  kind  assurances  and  hearty  cooperation  have  afforded  in 
many  dark  and  trying  hours.  You  have  my  sincerest  thanks  and  my  earnest  prayers 
that  you  may  be  abundantly  rewarded  of  Heaven. 

To  the  ladies  of  the  Territory —the  wives,  mothers,  sisters  and  daughters  of  the 
honest  settlers  — I  am  also  under  a  weight  of  obligation.  Their  pious  prayers  have 
not  been  raised  in  vain,  nor  their  numerous  assurances  of  confidence  in  the  policy 
of  my  administration  failed  to  exert  a  salutary  influence. 

And  last,  though  not  the  least,  I  must  not  be  unmindful  of  the  noble  men  who 


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form  the  Military  Department  of  the  West.  To  Gen.  Persif er  F.  Smith  and  the  offi- 
cers acting  under  his  command,  I  return  my  thanks  for  many  valuable  services. 
Although  from  different  parts  of  the  Union,  and  naturally  imbued  with  sectional 
prejudices,  I  know  of  no  instance  in  which  such  prejudices  have  been  permitted  to 
stand  in  the  way  of  a  faithful,  ready,  cheerful  and  energetic  discharge  of  duty.  Their 
conduct  in  this  respect  is  worthy  of  universal  commendation,  and  presents  a  bright 
example  for  those  executing  the  civil  power.  The  good  behavior  of  all  the  soldiers 
who  were  called  upon  to  assist  me  is,  in  fact,  deserving  of  especial  notice.  Many  of 
these  troops,  officers  and  men,  had  served  with  me  on  the  fields  of  Mexico  against  a 
foreign  foe,  and  it  is  a  source  of  no  little  satisfaction  to  know  that  the  laurels  there 
won  have  been  further  adorned  by  the  praiseworthy  alacrity  with  which  they  aided 
to  allay  a  destructive  fratricidal  strife  at  home. 

With  a  firm  reliance  in  the  protecting  care  and  overruling  providence  of  that 
Great  Being  who  holds  in  His  hands  the  destinies  alike  of  men  and  of  nations,  I  bid 
farewell  to  Kansas  and  her  people,  trusting  that  whatever  events  may  hereafter 
befall  them  they  will,  in  the  exercise  of  His  wisdom,  goodness  and  power,  be  so 
directed  as  to  promote  their  own  best  interest  and  that  of  the  beloved  country  of 
which  they  are  destined  to  form  a  most  important  part.  John  W.  Geaby. 

Lecompton,  March  12,  1857. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  DANIEL  WOODSON,  ACTING  GOVERNOR 
FROM  MARCH  11,  1857,  TO  MARCH  31,   1857,  INCLUSIVE. 

[The  minutes  here  following  were  transmitted  by  the  President  to  the  Senate 
with  that  portion  of  Governor  Geary's  minutes  last  preceding.] 

Governor  Geary  left  Lecompton  last  night,  leaving  at  the  Executive  of- 
fice the  following  letter  for  the  Secretary  of  the  Territory  : 

Executive  Depabtment,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  March  10,  1857.  ] 
My  Deab  Sib:  For  several  weeks  my  health  has  been  gradually  sinking,  and  I 
have  had  several  hemorrhages  of  the  lungs.     I  am  convinced  my  life  will  not  be  long 
if  not  properly  cared  for;  in  order  to  do  this  I  must  have  some  rest,  and  avoid  so 
much  conversation. 

I  will  be  absent  a  few  days  from  Lecompton.     Should  anything  be  necessary  to 
be  done,  I  hope  you  will  do  me  the  favor  to  give  it  your  attention. 
With  assurances  of  regard,  I  am  your  friend  and  obedient  servant, 

John  W.  Geaby. 
Hon.  Daniel  Woodson,  Secretary  of  Kansas  Territory. 


March  16.  1857. — The  subjoined  letter  from  Governor  Geary,  announc- 
ing his  absence  from  the  Territory,  was  received  from  the  Secretary. 

[Here  follows  a  copy  of  the  last  above  preceding  letter,  addressed  by 
Governor  Geary  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Territory,  D.  Woodson.] 

Commissions  issued  as  follows:  To  Daniel  Mitchell,  clerk  of  the  board  of 
county  commissioners  for  Riley  county.  To  William  H.  Davis,  sheriff  of 
Riley  county.  To  Daniel  L.  Chandler,  W.  Wallace  Wilson,  and  John 
Pipher,  justices  of  the  peace  for  Riley  county. 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  SECBETABY  WOODSOX.  743 


March  18,  1857.— Commissions  issued  as  follows:  To  George  E.  Clay- 
ton, probate  judge  for  Doniphan  county.  To  Henry  Smith  and  David 
Sukma,  county  commissioners  of  Doniphan  county.  To  J.  B.  Thompson, 
sheriff  of  Doniphan  county.  To  Benjamin  F.  Graves,  commissioner  of 
deeds  for  Kansas  Territory  in  and  for  the  State  of  Kentucky. 


March  20,  1857.— Commissions  issued  as  follows:  To  J.  F.  Wisely,  com- 
missioner of  deeds  for  Kansas  Territory  in  and  for  the  State  of  ^Missouri, 
and  to  Philip  P.  Fowler,  notary  public  for  Douglas  county,  Kansas  Terri- 
tory.   

March  25,  1857. — The  following  communication  from  the  clerk  and 
probate  judge  of  Anderson  county  was  received: 

Paola,  Lykins  County,  K.  T.,  March  19,  1857. 
Sik:  The  disturbed  state  of  the  county,  and  the  insurrectionary  spirit  manifested 
by  some  individuals,  render  it  utterly  impossibly  to  carry  into  effect  the  provisions 
of  the  law  authorizing  the  taking  of  the  census  and  assessment  of  Anderson  county. 
The  officers  (or  any  officer)  of  that  county  attempting  to  enforce  the  laws  are  in 
the  most  extreme  peril  of  their  lives  by  so  doing.  The  lawless  bands  of  highway- 
men and  murderers  that  infest  the  county  are  a  terror  to  peaceable  citizens,  and 
those  that  would  sustain  the  laws  are  deterred  therefrom  by  these  desperate  outlaws. 
It  was  our  intention  to  qualify  the  newly-appointed  officers  of  Anderson  county,  but 
the  most  intense  excitement  prevails  on  account  of  the  murder  of  Henry  Sherman. 
We  have  conversed  with  several  of  the  individuals  to  whom  commissions  were  issued; 
but  they  are  afraid  to  accept  of  them  —  afraid  of  being  driven  from  their  homes, 
their  property  taken  from  them,  and  even  their  lives. 

There  is  no  security  of  the  life  or  property  of  a  Pro-Slavery  man  in  that  part  of 
the  country  who  is  known  to  be  such. 

The  undersigned  believe  it  to  be  utterly  impracticable  to  exercise  any  of  the 
functions  of  their  respective  offices  at  this  time,  on  account  of  the  settled  disposi- 
tion of  these  desperadoes  to  resist  the  laws,  and  even  going  about  to  kill  us. 

Thomas  Totten,  Clerk  of  Anderson  County. 
Geo.  Wilson,  Probate  Judge  of  Anderson  County. 
His  Excellency  Daniel  Woodson,  Acting  Governor  Kansas  Territory. 
Sworn  and  subscribed  to  before  me,  this  20th  day  of  March,  A.  D.  1857. 

A.  H.  McFadin, 
Judge  of  Probate  in  Lykins  County,  K.  T. 

Immediately  upon  the  receipt  of  this  communication  the  following  requi- 
sition was  forwarded  to  Brigadier  General  P.  F.  Smith,  commanding  De- 
partment of  the  West,  at  Fort  Leavenworth : 

Executive  Office,  \ 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  March  25,  1857.  ) 

Sib:  Reliable  information  having  reached  this  office  that  the  counties  of  Frank- 
lin and  Anderson  are  infested  by  a  predatory  band  or  bands  of  assassins  and  rob- 
bers, greatly  to  the  annoyance  and  distress  of  the  peaceably  disposed  citizens,  who 
are  robbed  of  their  property,  driven  from  their  homes,  and  threatened  with  the  loss 
of  their  lives  by  these  roving  desperadoes,  who  have  very  recently  murdered,  in  cold 


744  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


blood,  and  then  robbed,  one  of  the  oldest  and  best  settlers  in  that  portion  of  the 
Territory,  I  have  respectfully  to  request  that  you  will  station,  without  delay,  a  com- 
pany of  dragoons  in  that  neighborhood,  which  will  be  accompanied  by  a  United 
States  commissioner  authorized  to  take  evidence  and  bring  to  the  bar  of  justice  all 
such  offenders  against  the  laws  and  disturbers  of  the  peace  of  the  country. 

I  am  convinced  that  this  step  is  absolutely  indispensable  to  the  preservation  of 
the  peace  of  the  Territory,  as  any  attempts  to  enforce  the  law  against  such  offend- 
ers, without  the  aid  of  United  States  troops,  will  result  in  bloodshed  and  a  renewal 
of  the  unhappy  scenes  of  the  past  year. 

Very  respectfully  yours,  DANiEii  Woodson, 

Acting  Governor  Kansas  Territory. 

Brigadier  General  P.  F.  Smith,  or  oflBcer  in  command  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 


March  26,  1857. — The  following  letter  was  forwarded  to  Brigadier  Gen- 
eral P.  F.  Smith,  commanding  Department  of  the  West,  at  Fort  Leaven- 
worth : 

Executive  Office,  ) 

Lecompton,  K.  T.,  March  26,  1857.  ) 

Sib:  Learning  that  the  company  of  dragoons  which  has  been  stationed  near  this 
place  for  some  time  past,  under  Captain  Newby,  has  been  ordered  to  the  fort,  I  beg 
leave  respectfully,  but  earnestly,  to  remonstrate  against  the  withdrawal  of  the 
troops  from  this  vicinity  at  this  time.  The  presence  of  the  military  has  a  very  sal- 
utary influence  in  preserving  order  in  the  existing  unsettled  and  inflammable  state 
of  the  public  mind  in  this  part  of  the  Territory,  and  their  withdrawal  at  this  par- 
ticular juncture  I  am  constrained  to  believe  would  be  exceedingly  unfortunate. 

A  number  of  writs  for  the  arrest  of  notorious  outlaws  are  now  in  the  hands  of 
the  United  States  deputy  marshals,  and  it  is  utterly  impracticable  to  execute  them 
without  bloodshed,  except  with  the  assistance  of  the  United  States  troops.  Should 
a  collision  unfortunately  take  place  between  the  local  authorities  and  those  mis- 
guided persons  who  resist  the  execution  of  the  laws,  a  renewal  of  the  unhappy  dis- 
turbances of  the  past  year  would,  in  all  human  probability,  be  inevitable. 

The  peace  of  the  Territory,  I  am  convinced,  would  be  greatly  endangered  by  the 
withdrawal  of  the  troops  from  the  interior  at  this  particular  time,  and  I  can  but 
express  the  earnest  hope  that  it  will  not  be  incompatible  with  your  sense  of  duty  to 
permit  them  to  remain. 

With  sentiments  of  regard,  I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant, 

Daniel  Woodson, 
Acting  Governor  Kansas  Territory. 

Brig.  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  or  the  officer  in  command  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  K.  T. 


March  27,  1857. —  Commissions  issued  as  follows:  To  Joseph  Randolph, 
constable  for  Marion  township,  Doniphan  county,  and  to  L.  B.  Maynard, 
justice  of  the  peace  for  Centre  township,  Doniphan  county. 


March  28, 1857. —  Commission  issued  to  Isaac  S.  Hascall,  probate  judge 
of  Atchison  county. 

The  following  letter  from  Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner,  in  reply  to  the  requi- 
sition of  the  acting  Governor,  was  received : 


EXECUTIVE  MINUTES  OF  SECBETABY  WOODSOX.  745 


Headquaeters,  Foet  Leayenwoeth,  March  27,  1857. 

Sie:  I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of  the  25th  in- 
stant. General  Smith  was  sent  here  last  summer  to  take  charge  of  the  military  af- 
fairs of  Kansas,  and  I  am  bound  to  consider  that  the  Government  intended  that  all 
responsibility  should  thenceforward  rest  with  him.  I  do  not,  therefore,  now  stand 
in  the  same  position  in  relation  to  these  affairs  that  I  did  before  I  was  superseded. 

General  Smith  is  absent,  and  he  gave  me  no  instructions  when  he  left;  and  I  feel 
obliged,  under  all  the  circumstances  of  the  case,  to  forward  your  requisition  to  the 
General-in-chief.  I  trust  that  no  evil  will  result  from  this  short  delay;  and  I  would 
respectfully  suggest  whether  it  would  not  be  safer  to  pause  a  little  in  military  mat- 
ters, until  we  know  the  policy  of  the  new  administration. 

If  difficulties  should  again  arise  similar  to  those  of  last  year,  I  do  hope  that  the 
Government  will  either  put  an  iron  grasp  upon  the  Territory  that  will  secure  every 
man  in  all  his  rights,  (and  this  is  practicable,)  or  else  withdraw  every  soldier  from 
the  Territory,  and  let  the  people  settle  their  own  difficulties  in  their  own  way. 
I  am,  very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant.  E.  V.  Sumnek, 

Colonel  First  Cavalry,  commanding. 

Daniel  Woodson,  Esq.,  Acting  Governor  Kansas. 

To  which  the  acting  Governor  replied  as  follows : 

Lecompton,  Kansas  Teeeitoey,      ) 
Executive  Office,  March  28,  1857.  ) 
Sie:  Your  dispatch  of  the  27th  instant  has  this  moment  been  received,  and  I 
have  only  to  say  in  reply,  that  I  fully  appreciate  the  situation  in  which  you  are 
placed,  and  would  be  pleased  to  hear  from  you  as  soon  as  instructions  are  received 
from  the  General-in-chief. 

Very  respectfully,  your  obedient  servant,  Daniel  Woodson, 

Colonel  E.  V.  Sumner,  Acting  Governor  Kansas  Territory. 

First  Cavalry,  commanding  Fort  Leavenworth. 


March  31,  1857.— Commissions  issued  as  follows:  To  Henry  O.  Wood- 
worth,  commissioner  of  deeds  for  Kansas  Territory  in  and  for  the  State  of 
Missouri;  and  to  John  M.  Wallace,  notary  public  for  Douglas  county,  Kan- 
sas Territory.  

Lecompton,  Kansas  TEitRiTOKY,_     | 
Secretary's  Office,  March  31,  1857.  j 
I  hereby  certify  the  foregoing  to  be  a  true  copy  of  the  executive  minutes 
of  the  Territory  of  Kansas  from  the  11th  day  of  March  to  the  31st  day  of 
the  same  month,  in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
fifty-seven.  ^^^'^^  Woodson, 

Secretary  Kansas  lerritory. 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Abarr,  Mary,  editor  aud  manager.  ..  oo-:- 

Abbott,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  W ■.'.".■  157 

Donor ]'>•> 

Ilonorar\-  member (1 

Portrait  of,  mentioned ^^|  I.-2 

Abbott,  James  B 5^  115    IHI    'I'-Vi 

Director .' .'......!  2.'!7 

Donor 21,  29,  39,  43,  137,  14.5,  152,  i57,'"l5s|  IBl 

His  account  of  the  rescue  of  Dr.  John  Dov,  312 

Abbott,  L.  I^.,  editor  and  proprietor ."..  219 

Abbott,  Nelson,  editor  and  publisher 86,  211 

Abbott,  Willis  .T.,  donor ,'  137 

Editor ]  231 

Abilene "  291 

.Tames  Humphrey's  account  of  the  fnund- 

ingof 295 

Abolitionist,  Boston,  :\Iass ];)5 

Abraham,  Joseph,  appointed  commissioner  of 

deeds ggs 

Abrams,  A.  D.,  donor 21 

Academie  de  Macon,  3[acou,  France,  donor 21 

Academie  de   la  Kochelle,  Sociote  de  Sciences 

Naturelles,  La  Kochelle,  France,  donor 137 

Academie    des    Belles-lettres,  La    Kochelle, 

France,  donor I37 

Academie  des  .Sciences,  Arts,  et  Belles-lettres, 

Dijon,  France,  donor 21,  137 

Academj-  of  Natural  Science,  Davenport,  Iowa, 

donor 21 

Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,   Philadelphia, 

Pa.,  donor 21 

Adair,  John  L.,  editor 104,  229 

Adair,  Rev.  Samuel  L 118,  115,  137 

Donor 161,  165 

Gov.   Geary's   mention   of,  in   connection 

with  the  battle  of  Osawatomie 61S 

Adams,  A.  A.,  donor 39 

Adams,  A.  E.,  publisher 229 

Adams,  Mrs.  Daniel  M.,  donor 152 

Adams,  Rev.  Edwin  E.,  donor 137 

Adams,  F.  G 5,  40,  137,  111,  155,  241,  242,  270 

Dii-ector  of  Society 235 

Donor 21,43,  137,  158 

Remarks  introducing  John   C.  McCoy,  at 

annual  meeting  of  the  Society,  1889 299 

Secretary  of  the  Society ." 235 

Adams,  Mrs.  F.  (i.,  donor..' 21,    29 

Adams,  Frank  S.,  donor 137,  161 

Adams,  G.  M.,  editor  aud  manager 103,  229 

Adams,  Guy  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 93,  217 

Adams,  Hally,  donor 21 

Adams,  H.  C,  donor 21 

Adams,  H.  J.,  donor 21,  145,  158 

Adams,  John  Quincy 156 

Autograph  mentioned 29 

Adams,  John  W.,  donor 137,  161 

Adams,  N.  A.,  member  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee   236 

Director 237 

Adams,  N.  D.,  editor  and  publisher 97,  222 

Adams,  Theodore,  mentioned  by  Gen.  Smith...  499 
Dispatches  to  Gov.  Geary,  relative  to  the 
invasion  of   the  "  Twenty-.Seveu   Hun- 
dred"  530,.  533 

Adams,  W.  A.  E.,  editor  and  publisher 199 

Adams,  Miss  Zu 242 

Addis,  Thomas  and  Joseph 636 

Adjutant  General  H.  J.  Strickler,  Annual  Re- 
port, December  31,1856 664,  690 

Adkins,  W.  C,  publisher 199 

Administration  of  Gov.  Geary.. 373 


Admire,  J.  V.,  donor 

JCditor ...92 

Mentioned .5' 

Admire,  \V.  W.,  donor ..'.".'..!......... .i;;7' 

Advance,  Augusta ........"."".!. ....5L 

Advance,  Clietopa 58,  86,  179^ 

Advance,  Cliicago 163,  165',  n;!;] 

Advance,  Lane .'..,5(5' 

Advance,  Lucas ...!......'...!....' 

Advance,  Norton (vi 

Advance,  Kussell !.!!!!!. .[."ju' 

Advance,  Siibetha ('.l' 

Advance,  St.  John (Jii,  99' 

Advance,  Sidney '..(;2' 

Advent   Review  and   Sabbath   Herald,  Battle 

Creek,  .Mich 

Adverti.-^er,  Atlanta 

-Vdvertiser,  Brownsville,  Neb 

Advertiser,  J^unker  IHll m, 

Advertiser,  Chico do' 

.Advertiser,  El  wood ,"14' 

Advertiser,  Norway,  :Me 1(;3,  HW, 

Advertiser,  Osawatomie 

Advertiser,  Portland,  Me 

Advertiser,  Waketield 7ti,  17(i, 

Adviser,  Voltaire '...TiC)' 

Advocate,  Altoona 102', 

Advocate,  Ames 52,' 

Advocate,  Argentine 

Advocate,  Attica 57,  83,  176, 

Advocate,  Carlton 79, 

Advocate,  Columbus 

Advocate,  p]llinwood 

Advocate,  Fowler  City 60, 

Advocate,  Cove  City 

Advocate,  Harlan 66, 

Advocate,  Kansas  City,  (.Armourdalo  P.  ().,).... 

Advocate,  Lakin ' .55,  S5,  178, 

Advocate,  Omio 58, 

Advocate,  Springvale 

Advocate,  Tahlequah,  I.  T 69, 

Advocate,  Wichita 97, 

Advocate,  Central  Christian,  St.  Louis,  Mo 

Advocate,  Christian,  New  York,  N.  Y 72, 

Advocate,  Farmers',  Salina 65, 

Advocate,  National  Temi)erance,  New  York, 

N.  Y 72, 

Advocate,  South- Western  Christian,  New  Or- 
leans, La 70, 

^F'gis  and  (^azetle,  Worcester,  Mass 70, 

Agassiz  Companion,  Kansas  City  and  Wvan- 

dotte .".164, 

Agitator,  Hodgeman  Center 57, 

Agricultural  College,  founding  of. 

Agricultural  Science,  New  York,  N.  Y 

Agriculture,  Commissioner  of,  Ottawa,  Canada, 

donor 

Agriculturist,  New  York,  N.  Y 71, 

Agriculturist.  Wamego 63,  93,  185, 

Akers,  Art  B.,  business  manager 

Akers,  Dr.  Geo.  W.,  editor  

Akins,  Frank,  donor 

Alabama  Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  donor.. 

Alabama  river 

Alaska  Appeal,  San  Francisco,  Cal 

Albaugh,  Morton,  editor 85, 

Albaugh  &  Hupp,  proprietors 

Albert,  A.  E.  P.,  editor 

Albin,  C.  Len.,  editor 

Alden,  Edwin,  donor 

Alden,  John  B.,  donor 

Publisher 106, 

Aldrich,  Charles  W.,  donor 21, 


137 
217 
149 
152 
168 
211 
193 
174 
221 
183 
187 
183 
189 
183 


1S7 
187 
172 
194 
214 
163 
2(11 
189 
191 

no 

192 
208 
172 
169 
199 
181 
162 
189 
227 
210 
177 
185 
193 
188 
195 
196 
187 

196 

194 

194 


177 
292 
197 

21 
196 
218 
224 
224 

21 
137 
342 
192 
210 

94 
230 

86 
137 

21 
232 

43 


-48 


(747; 


748 


State  Historical  society. 


Aless,  Thomas,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Alexander,  Mrs.  Loise  L.,  donor 

Alexander,  W.  L.,  donor 

Alexander,  Rev.  W.  S.,  donor 

Alexander  &  Koby,  editors,  publishers  and 

proprietors 

Allbright,  L.  E.,  local  editor  and  general  man- 
ager  

Allen  county,  newspapers  of 50,  73, 167, 

Holding  of  courts  in,  1856 

Origin  of  name  of ; 

Allen, ,  editor  and  publisher 

Allen,  A.  T.,  donor 

Allen,  Charles  T.,  editor  and  publisher 

Allen,  D.  M.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Allen,  Hon.  K.  B.,  donor 

Allen,  Jos.  Henry,  editor 104, 

Allen,  Lyman,  member  of  committee,  (sacking 

of  Lawrence,) 392,  395,  397-400, 

AUerion,  Mrs.  E  P.,  donor 

Allison,  C.  E.,  editor  and  publisher 91, 

Allison,  N.  T.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Allison,  W.  M.,  donor 

Allyn,  Kev.  Robert,  donor 

Almond,  L.  C,  donor 

Alpha,  Washington 69, 

Alrich,  Mrs.  E.  B.,  donor 145, 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 

Alrich.  L.L.,  donor 21,  33, 

Editor  aud  publisher 90, 

Alvar  Nunez  Cabe^a  de  Vaca,  address  on,  by 

Joel  Moody 236, 

Alward,  Rev.  E.,  donor 21, 

Ambrose,  D.  C,  publisher 

Amelung,  Frederick,  editor  and  proprietor 

America,  New  York  city 72, 

American,  New  York  city 71, 

American  Agriculturist,  New  York 47,  163, 

American    Antiquarian    Society,    Worcester, 

Mass.,  donor 8,  10,  21, 

American    Archaeological   Society  of    Rome, 

Rome,  Italy,  donor 

American  Association  for  the  Advancement 

of  Science,  donor 

American  Association  for  Cure  of  Inebriates, 

Hartford,  publishers .103, 

American  Bell  Telephone  Co.,  Boston,  Mass., 

donor 21, 

American  Bible  Society,  New  Y'ork  city, donor.. 
American  Board  of  Missions  for  Foreign  Mis- 
sions, Boston,  Mass.,  donor 21, 

American  Congregational  Association,  Boston, 

Mass.,  donor 

American  Historical  dissociation,  Washington, 

D.C.,  donor 

American  Home  Magazine,  Kansas  City,  Mo..71, 
American  Home  Missionary  Society,  New  York 

city,  donor 

American  Humane  Association,  Chicago,  111., 

donor 

American  Institute  of  Electrical   Engineers, 

New  York  city,  donor 

American  Missionary,  New  York,  N.  Y 72, 

American  Missionary  Association,  New  York, 

publishers 106, 

American  Museum  of  Natural  History,  New 

York  city,  donor 21, 

American  Philosophical  Society,  Philadelphia, 

Pa., donor 21, 

American  Protective  Tariff  League,  New  York 

city,  donor 

Publishers 

American  Republican,  Boston,  Mass 

American  Sunday-School  Union,  Philadelphia, 

Pa.,  donor 

American  Settlement  Company 

American  Tract  Society,  New  York  city,  donor.. 
American     Unitarian     Association,     Boston, 

Mass.,  donor 

American  Y'oung  Folks,  Topeka 65, 

Ames,  Dr.  John  G.,  donor 

Ames,  Julia,  associate  editor 103, 

^  Amory,  Thomas  C,  autograph  mentioned 

Amos,  J.  Wayne,  donor 

Editor  and  publisher 96, 


75 
198 
632 
257 

74 
137 
219 

645 
137 
230 

403 

21 

216 

200 

137 

21 

21 

193 

153 

153 

137 

214 

332 
43 
91 
228 
196 
196 
166 


21 
21 

228 

137 
21 

47 

137 

137 
195 

137 

137 

137 
196 

232 

137 

137 

137 
233 

48 

137 
147 
137 


I  Amulet,  New  York 163 

I  Anarchists,  Chicago,  portraits  of,  mentioned...  154 
;  Anchinvole,  Chas.  J.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner..  582 

I  Anchor,  Axtell 89,  181,  214 

'  Anderson  county,  newspapers  of. 50,  73,  167,  198 

'  Holding  of  courts  in 632 

I  Officers,  complaint  to  acting  Gov.  Wood- 

I  son,  March  19,  1857,  relative  to  the  dis- 

I  turbed  state  of  the  county 748 

!  Anderson,  A.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 100 

Anderson,  C.  P'.,  publisher 218 

'  Anderson,  E.  D.,  editor  and  publisher 93,  218 

I  Anderson,   Lieut.  G.  B.,  letter  Sept.  6,  1856, 
I      mentioning   raids  from   Topeka  upon  Te- 

i      cumseh 489 

Anderson,  Henry,  proprietor 208 

Anderson,  John,  appointed  constable 714 

;  Anderson,  Hon.  John  A.,  diinor 21,  137 

Anderson,  J.  C,  statement  as  to  conduct  of 
people  of  Lawrence  at  attempted  arrest  of  S. 

N.  Wood,  April  20,  1856 410 

;  Anderson.  Joseph  C,  attorney  in  the  trial  of 

I      the  Hickory  Point  prisoners 582 

Anderson,  Joseph  E.,  commissioned  commis- 
sary and  quartermaster  of  militia 596 

Anderson,  Major  Robert 44 

I  Anderson,  T.  11.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor     78 

!  Anderson,  Wiley,  donor 21 

Anderson,  W.  S.  editor  and  publisher 94 

I  Andrews,  Col.  Geo.,  commanding  U.  S.  troops, 

mentioned 591,  596,  600,  601 

Andrews,  Fred  G.,  editor,  publisher  aud  pro- 
prietor     96 

Andrews,  Rev.  Dr.  Israel  W.,  editor 106 

I  Donor 21,  137 

Andrews  &  Payne, donors .150,  161 

Angell,  George  T.,  donor 137,  165 

Anglo-Saxon,  Boston,  Mass 48,  70,  194 

Annals  of  Congress 8 

Annual  meeting  of  the  Society,  Eleventh,  1887..      7 

Twelfth,  1888 123 

Thirteenth,  1889 235 

Fourteenth,  1890 236 

Anthony,  D.  R 270 

Donor 29,137,  153,  161 

President 5,7 

Anthony,  George  T.,  Director 237 

Donor 137 

Editor 206 

Anthony,  Miss  Susan  B.,  donor 21,    47 

Antl- .Monopolist,  Council  Grove 182,  215 

Anti-Monopolist,  Enterprise 53,  79, 172,  204 

Anti-Monopolist.  Topeka 66,  189 

Antiquarian,  Chicago,  111 69,  193 

Anti-Saloon  Conference,  National 30,    35 

Anti-Slavery  Record,  New  York,  N.  Y 71,  196 

Anzeiger,  Hillsboro 213 

Anzeiger,  McPherson 88,180,  213 

Anzeiger,  Marion 88 

Anzeiger,  Marion  and  Hillsboro 181 

Anzeiger,  Newton 84, 177,  208 

Apache  Indian  photos 42 

Apalache  river 335 

Appalachicola  river 336 

Appeal,  Leavenworth 59,  179 

Appeal  and  Herald,  Leavenworth 59,  179 

Appeal  and  Tribune,  Leavenworth 59,  179 

Appleton,  D.  &  Co.,  publishers 106,  232 

Appleton,  F.  H.,  donor 137 

Appleton's  Literary  Bulletin,  New  York 72,  196 

Approvals  by  Gov.  Geary  of  acts  of  the  Legis- 
lature  702,  703,  704 

705, 710,  711,712, 713, 714, 716, 721, 722,  723,  724,  729 

Arapahoe  county 356 

Arcade,  Canada 89,  181 

Arcadian,  Arcadia 203 

Arce,  General,  Francisco,  0 31 

Archa'ological  and  Historical  Quarterly,  Co- 
lumbus, Ohio 197 

Archibald,  Dr.  O.  W.,  donor 21 

Archibald,  Thos.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 649 

Argosy,  Nickerson 63,  94,  185,  219 

Argus,  Argentine 102 

Argus,  Asaaria 96,  187,  221 


INDEX. 


749 


174 
84,  177 
.68,  192 


Argus,  Biggs,  Cal 165 

Argus,  Clyde 17U,  202 

Argus,  Grenola 55,  173 

Argus,  Holton 57,  177 

Argus,  Independence 61,  182 

Argus,  Long  Island 63,  184 

Argus,  Manhattan 220 

Argus,  Salem 58,  85,  178 

Argus,  Topeka 223 

Argus,  Weston,  Mo.,  extra,  August  18, 1856,  in- 
closed by  Gen.  Richardson  to  Gen.  Smith, 
giving  an  account  of  Free-State  movements, 
battles  of  Franklin,  Washington  Creek,  and 
Titus's,  and  alleged  assault  upon  Lecompton,  4r)7 

Argus,  Wilburn 55,  81, 

Argus,  Winchester 5"; 

Argus,  Yates  Center 

Argus  and  Beacon,  Lincoln  Center 59,  179 

.Argus  and  Times,  North  Topeka 66,  188 

Aricaras  Indians 279 

Arizona,  newspapers  of. 227 

Arizona  relics 44 

Arkansas  river 308,346,  360 

Description  of. 262,  278 

Early  explorations  of 278  , 

Arkansas  Valley  Democrat,  Great  Bend 51,  168  | 

Arkell,  W.  J.,  publisher 233  ! 

Arkins,  John,  president  and  manager 103,  228  ; 

Armistead,  Major  Lewis  A.,  correspondence  of 
Gov.  Geary  with,  relative  to  exploration  of 

the  Territory 625,  640 

Arms,  Free-State,  list  of,  taken  from  the  immi- 
grants across  the  Nebraska  line 608 

Territorial,  given  the  Marshal's  posse  at 

the  sacking  of  Lawrence 393 

Territorial,  Governor  Geary's  correspond- 
ence with  the  Colonel  of  Ordnance  con-  __ 

cerning 730,  734 

Territorial,  Governor  Geary's  correspond- 
ence, Oct.  2, 1856,  with  Inspector  General 

Cramer,  relative  thereto 592 

Armstrong  &  Co.,  publishers 80 

Armstrong,  A.  C.  &  Son,  publishers 233 

Armstrong,  D  T.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor...  102,  227 

Armstrong,  Geo.  C,  editor  and  proprietor. ..80,  205 
Armstrong,  HarryA.,  editor  and  publisher...l02,  227 

Armstrong,  John,  portrait  of,  mentioned 153 

Armstrong,  Mrs.  Lucy  B.,  honorary  member...     ^6 

Armstrong,  M.  F., editor 234 

Armstrong,  R.  B.,  donor 1^' 

Editor  and  proprietor I*l2 

Armstrong,  S.  C,  editor 234 

Army  correspondence  from  July  14,  1856,  to 

Nov.  12,  1856,  list  of. 453 

Arnold,  Charles  P 70?.  707 

Arrington,  Isaac,  member  of  volunteer  mili- 


tia. 


645 
222 
157 
33 
113 


Arrow,  Wichita 65,  97, 18' 

Ashbaugh,  Dr.  A 

Ashbaugh,  Miss  Anna,  donor 

Ashbaugh,  Mrs.  Sophia 

Donor 145,  15, 

Ashland,  Clark  county ^'V"k' 

Assassination,attempted,of  Gov.  Geary,Feb.9, 

1857,  by  Wm.  T.  Sherrard 708 

Assembly  Herald,  Ottawa 49,  162 

Association  Reflector,  Topeka 224 

Astle,  George  S.,  editor  and  proprietor 219 

Astonisher  and  Paralyzer,  Carbondale 62,  184 

Astor  Library,  New  York,  donor ••  137 

Atchison,  correspondence  of  Gov.  Geary  and 
Marshal  Donalson  respecting  the  arrest  of 

Pro-Slaverv  citizens  of 545,  5o0 

Employ  ment  of  troops  at,  for  the  arrest  of      _ 

persons  charged  with  stealing  horses 59o 

Atchison,  Andrew,  donor •—r-VAy  ^ 

Atchison,  D.R -244,  401,  500 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  invasion 
of  the  "Twenty-seven  Hundred" 532,  533 

Referred  to  by  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith 472 

Atchison  county,  holding  of  U.  S.  district  courts  ^^^ 

'"N^spai)^rs"oK::":::::;;:z;:56;'73;'i67;'i98, 199 

Atchison  Rangers ^^ 


Atchison,  Tojieka   tt  Santa   Yd   Railroad   Co. 

General  Offices,  donor 161 

Boston,  Mass.,  donor 137 

Atchisonian,  Atchison 50,  168 

Atheiton,  George  W.,  donor 21 

Atkins,  Dudley,  editor  and  publisher 220 

Atkinson,  John,  member  of  grand  jury,  March, 

1856 412 

Atlantic  Monthly,  Boston,  Mass 70,  194 

Atlas  and  Daily'Bee,  Boston,  Mass 4S,  70,  194 

Atwood,  B.  W.,  arrest  of. 561 

Atwood,  David,  proprietor 107,  234 

Atwood,  (i.  A.,  donor 137 

Editor  and  publisher 95,  220 

Aubrey,  F.  X 360 

Auditor's  Report,  Jan.  14,  1857 693 

Austin,  E.  C,  appointed  coroner 711 

Austin   Industrial  School,  Knoxville,  Tenn  , 

donor 137 

Autographs 30,  31,  149 

Axline,  L.  M.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  74,  199 

Axline  &  McNeal,  donors 21 

Axsom,  J.  R.,  editor  and  proprietor 201 

Ayer,N.W.&  Son,  donors 21,  137 


B. 

Babbitt,  A.  W.,  Secretary  of  Utah,  account  of 

murder  of  by  Cheyenne  Indians 492,  494 

Babbit,  Clinton,  donor 21 

Babcock,  Carmi  W.,  member  of  committee 392 

397,  400,  403 

Babcock,  H.  A.,  donor 21 

Bachelder,  N.  J.,  donor 21 

Baton,  Frank 29 

Badger,  Joseph  E.,  jr.,  donor 21,  137 

Badger  and  Times,  Edmond 62,  183 

Badges,  soldiers'  reunion 159 

Bailey,  A.  R.,  resignation  mentioned 600 

Bailey,  Gamalial,  jr 148 

Bailey,  H.  W.,  proprietor 208 

Bailey,  James,  messenger   to  Washington  for 

Gov.  Geary 588 

Bailev,  L.  D.,  donor 113,  146 

Editor 80 

Bailey,  .Martin  T.,  appointed  county  commis- 
sioner   657 

Bailey,  S.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia ; 645 

Bailey,  W.  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 203 

Bailey,  Zachariah,  donor 153 

Bainter,  Ephraira,  mentioned   in   connection 
with  the  raid  upon  Osawkee,  Monday,  Sept. 

8,1856 : V-""^!-' 7-^.^ 

Lecompton  Free-State  prisoner,  pardon  of,  735 

Baird,  A.,  general  secretary 97,  222 

Baker,  A.  E.,  proprietor 84 

Baker,  A.  I.,  appointed  probate  judge /30 

Baker,  Benj.  T.,  editor  and  proprietor 217 

Baker,  C.  C.,  donor 29,  137,  146,  153,  156 

Baker,  Gen.  E.  D 44 

Baker,  Frank  J., donor. 21 

Baker  F.  P 5,  6,  11,  47,  111,  113,  11.5,  241 

Donor 21,39,47,137,150,  166 

Member  of  the  Executive  Committee 236 

Member  of  Legislative  Committee 286 

President  and  editor 98,  223 

Baker,  G.  D.,  editor |4 

Baker,  Isaac  G ••••  g"! 

Baker,  J.  H.,  manager .•••82,  20b 

Baker,  N.  R.,  secretary,  treasurer  and  business 


manager '^^>  ^23 

Baker!  s!w!;editor.:;:.'.":."!.".":'.".'.'..V.'.'." ..-82,  206 

Baker,  Dr.  W.  S.,  donor H,  47,  166 

Baker  University • •  •;.•• 251 

Baldwin,  Edgar  M.,  editor  and  publisher 205 

Baldwin,  J.,  associate  editor 105 

Baldwin,  James  E.,  donor 21 

Baldwin,  T.  C,  manager ••.  22b 

Baldwin,  William  H.,  donor....... ............21,  137 

Baldwin  Index,  Baker  University    -54   79    173,  204 

Ball,  Mrs.  Bell,  donor 21,  33,  42,  43,  137 

Ball,  Dr.  J.  Parker,  donor 161 


750 


State  Histobical  Society. 


Ball,  R.  W.,  donor 

Editor  and  publisher 

Ballard,  Harlan  H.,  donor 

Editor 106, 

Ballard,  Richard,  commissioned  justice  of  the 
peace 

Ballot  Box  and  National  Citizen,  Toledo,  Ohio, 
and  Syracuse,  N.  Y 47,  72, 

Balls  and  chains  for  Hickory  Point  prisoners, 
correspondence  between  Sherilf  Jones  and 
Gov.  Geary  in  relation  to; 

Balls  and  chain  penalty,  remission  of,  Nov.  22, 
1856,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 642, 

Bancroft  liros.,  donor 

Banks,  (".  N.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor.. 

Banks,  James,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Banks,  Nathaniel  P.,  autograph  mentioned 

Banner,  A.  J  .donor 

Banner,  Atchison 50, 

Banner,  Bunker  Hill 64, 

Banner,  Cherokee 53, 

Banner,  CulHson 63,  94, 

Banner,  Fort  Scott 51, 

Banner,  Galena 52, 

Banner,  <iypsum 65, 

Banner,  Hepler 78,  172, 

Banner,  Kinsley 

Banner,  Lincoln  Center 09, 

Banner,  Marion  Center 60, 

Banner  of  Light,  Boston,  Mass 70, 

Banner-Graphic,  Kinsley 79,  173, 

Baptist,  Clav  Center 52, 

Baptist  Builder,  Olathe 85, 

Baptist  Mission,  Ottawa,  Gov.  Geary's  visit  to, 
Oct.  19,1856 

Baptist  Mission  near  Paola,  mentioned  by  Gov. 
Geary , 

Baptist  Mission,  Pottawatomie,  near  Topeka, 
Gov.  Geary's  encampment  at,  Nov.  5, 1856 

Barbee,  B.  F.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Barbee,  S.  C,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Barbee,  Wm.,  account  of  mustering  of  Pro- 
Slavery  forces.  May  26, 1856 

Letter  to  Gov.  Shannon  relating  to  the 

Pottawatomie  creek  tragedy 

Death  of,  alluded  to  by  Gov.  Geary 

Barber,  E.  P 

Barber,  Thomas  W.,  bailing  of  Geo.  W.  Clarke, 
indicted  for  the  murder  of,  mentioned  by 
Gov.  Geary 

Barber  county,  newspapers  of. 50,  74, 168, 

Barker,  (iarrett,  De  Frantz  &  Charles,  editors 
and  proprietors 

Barker,  Wm.,  member  of  grand  jury,  March, 
1856 

Barksdale,  W.  B.,  local  editor 

Barlow,  L,  H.,  editor,  publisher,  and  propri- 
etor  80, 

Barn  Burner,  newspaper 

Barnd,  James  K.,  donor 

Editor,  publisher,  and  proprietor 91, 

Barnes,  Charles 249, 

Barnes,  Mrs.  Charles,  donor 

Barnes,  G.  \V 

Barnes,  John  N.,  editor  and  publisher 

Barnes,  J.  S.,  donor 21, 137, 

Barnes,  M.  E.,  donor 

Barnes,  Stephen 

Barnes,  Will  C  ,  editor  and  publisher 

Barnes,  W.  H.,  donor 187, 

Barnhart,  F.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 92, 

Barnum,  P.  T 

Barren,  J.  A.,  donor 

Barrett,  Chas.  F.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Barrett,  John  N.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Barron,  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 99, 

Barron,  E.  J.,  publisher  and  proprietor 

Barteldes,  F.,  Lawrence,  donor 

Bartholomew  &  Co.,  donor 

Bartlett,  J.  R.,  donor 21,  32, 

»Bartlett,  T.  H.,  donor 

Barton,  C.  M.,  donor 

Barton,  Edmond  M 10,  32,  83,  42, 


706 
199 

99 

412 
84 

205 

35 

29 
216 
251 
137 
251 
212 
158 
161 
249 

83 
158 
217 
153 

21 
101 
101 
224 

90 

21 

150  I 
150  ' 

39 : 

137 

46  I 


Barton,  J.  T 667 

Barton  county,  newspapers  of. 51,  74, 168,  199 

Bartrutf,  Charles  C,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  75,  200 

Bass,  A.  &  Co.,  donor 137,  150 

Bassett,  Owen  A.,  appointed  notary  public 711 

Bassett,  Seth  C.,  manager 230 

Bast,  J.  W.,  editor 97 

Bast,  P.  W.,  publisher 226 

Bates,  D.  H.,  donor 21 

Bates,  H.  T.,  secretary,  donor 21 

Bates,  J.  H.,  donor 137 

Baptiste  Peoria,  founder  of  Paola,  mentioned 

by  Gov.  Geary 619 

Battell,  Bobbins  and  Miss  A.,  donor 21,  137 

Battles  of  Franklin,  Washington  Creek  and 
Titus's  Fort,  Aug.  12,  15,  and  16, 1856,  account 
of,  by  Gen,  Smith,  Gov.  Shannon  and  Maj. 

Sedgwick 460-463 

Battle  of  Black  Jack 439 

Battle  of  Hickory  Point,  Sunday,  Sept.  14, 1856,  502 
534,  536,  538,  553,  574-583 
Battles  of  Osawatomie,  June  6,  and  Aug.  30, 

1856,  Gov.  Geary's  account  of 618 

Batty,  Corporal,  mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke 486 

Bauser,  W.  H.,  publisher 228 

Bawden,  W.  J.,  donor 166 

Baxter,  C.  D.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

81    206 

Bay,  C.  M.,  publisher !  210 

Baylev,  Samuel,  donor 43,  158 

Bazoo"  Smith  Center 66,  99,  189,  224 

Beach,  A.  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 232 

Beach,  Dwight,  editor 222 

Beacom,  J.  N.,  managing  editor  and  publishei>..  224 

Beacon,  Belpre 173 

Beacon,  Howard 165 

Beacon,  Lincoln  Center 59,  179 

Beacon,  Manhattan 64,  163,166,  186 

Beacon,  Wichita 65,97,  187 

Beadle  &  Adams,  donor 21,  137 

Beadles,  J.  M.,  managing  editor 222 

Beale,  A.  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor..    79 

Bean,  Dr.  J.  V.,  donor 21,    43 

Bear,  Samuel  E.,  editor  and  publisher 75,  200 

Beard,  Lon,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor...    79 
Beauchamp,  Edward,  appointed  justice  of  the 

peace 657 

Bebb,  T.  D.,  donor 21 

Bebee,  C.  W 249 

Beck,  M.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 84,  209 

Beck,  T.  E.,  proprietor 77 

Becker,  Chas.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 86 

Becker,  William,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  89,  214 

Beckham,  H  ,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 646 

Beckwith,  James  Stewart,  editor  and  publisher,  212 

Bee,  Frankfort 60,  89,  181,  214 

Bee,  Lake  City 50,  74,  168,  199 

Bee,  Milwaukee 66,  190 

Bee,  Netawaka  and  Holton 57,  177 

Bee,  Oswego 86, 179,  211 

Bee,  Ottawa 175 

Bee,  Sacramento,  Cal 165 

Bee,  Topeka 98 

Bee-Keeper,  Columbus 62,  169 

Bee-Keeper's  Exchange,  Canajoharie,N.Y.,  72,  196 

Beecher,  Henry  Ward 119 

Beecher,  O.  E.,  president 95 

Beeler  &  Co 726 

Beers,  Dr.  Geo.  L.,  donor 11,  47,  166 

Beezle,  John  R.,  resignation  of. 705 

Beezley,  J.  F.,  secretary,  donor 137,  158 

Begley,  Rev.  John, editor 81,  222 

Begley  &  Edwards,  publishers 81 

Belfield,  Henry  H.,  donor 137 

Bell,G.  H.,  publisher 104,  280 

Donor 166 

Bell,  J.  P.,  editor  and  publisher 216 

Bell,  Samuel  B.,  editor 106 

Bellows,  Rev.  Russell  N.,  corresponding  mem- 


ber. 


Belrose,  Louis,  donor 137 

Belt,  T.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 
militia 645 


IHTDEX. 


'51 


Benedict,  B.D.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun-  I 

teer  militia 649 

Benedict,  G.W.,  editor 82 

Benefiel,  M.,  publisher 224 

Benevolent  Banner,  Topeka 99  j 

Benham,  E.  H.,  donor lyT 

Benn,  W.  J.,  city  editor 220  ! 

Benner,  J.  W.,  editor  and  publisher Tfi 

Bennett,  E.  H.,  of  the  Lecompton  Union 65o 

Bennett,  H.S.,  publisher 77 

Bennett,  John  1).,  publisher 95  , 

Bennett,  J.  H.,  donor 150 

Bennett,  M.  V.  B.,  donor 137 

Bennett  &  Smith,  donor 32 

Bent,  Horatio  N.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner. ..581,  735 

Bentley,Tane,  local  editor  and  manager 226 

Berliner  Tageblatt 164 

Bernard,  J.  M 654 

Berry,  W.  S.  D.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun-  ! 

teer  militia 646 

Bertram,  G.  Webb,  editor  and  proprietor 208  > 

Besack,  J.  B.,  &  Son  (W.  H.),  editors 226 

Bethany  College,  Lindsborg,  donor 158  , 

Betton,  Frank  H.,  donor 12,21,29,38,  137  1 

Betts,  E.G.,  donor 21  i 

Beuter,  Capt.  Nick  L 15S  i 

Bickerton,  Thomas,  Hickory  Point  prisoner...  503  , 

574,  577,  582 

Biennial  report.  Fifth 5,7 

Sixth Ill 

Bienville, 277 

Big  Bend  of  the  Arkansas 860 

Big  Blue,  Blue   Earth,  or   Mon-e-ca-to   river, 

mentioned  by  John  C.  McCoy 305 

Big  Blue,  battle  of 388 

Big  Springs  Convention 252,  273,  356 

Big  Springs ; 552 

Indignation  meeting  at,  Feb.  12, 1857,  rela- 
tive to  insults  to  the  Governor  at  Le- 
compton   712 

Big  Sugar  creek,  robbery  committed  on,  men- 
tioned by  Gov.  Geary..' 620 

Bigelow,  John,  donor 187 

Biggers,  Mrs.  Kate  H.,  donor 187 

Bi-wood,  Chas.  Henry,  editor  and  publisher....  212 

Billings,  M.  O.,  business  manager 88,  218 

Binder,  J.  G.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor..    82 

Biography  of  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary 373 

Bird,  Harry  E.,  editor  and  publisher 205  i 

Bird,  Dr.  J.  D.  M.,  appointed  as  surgeon 665  i 

Birney,  David  B.,  appointed  commissioner  of  ^      | 

deeds "^2  j 

Birney,  James  (t 245 

Bishop, Thomas;  Roberts,  Robert;  and  Golden, 
J.  W.  H.,  shooting  of,  on  the  road  between  j 

Leavenworth  and  Lawrence,  Sept.  — ,  1856, 

mentioned  by  Capt.  Sackett 489,  495 

Bishop,  Chas.  C.,  editor  and  business  manager,    8o 

Bishop,  Cyrus 249 

Bishop,  G.  S.,  donor 22 

Bishop,  H.  L.,  editor  and  publisher 89 

Bishop,  James  F.,  donor ■i'' 

Bishop,  R.  H ,-  296 

Bishop,  Rev.  Wm.,  mentioned  by  Jas.  Humph 


rey. 


296 


Bissell,  Dr.  0.  J.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 

etor 74,     /8 

Bissell  A  Lewis,  donor ••••    -- 

Bittinger,  ,  special  messenger   from  the    __ 

President,  mentioned ••••  60/ 

Bivouac,  Louisville,  Ky 69,  1J4 

Bixby,  Charles  S.,  donor l^-^ 

Editor ••:•    30 

Black,  George,  editor »'^i  -^j 

Donor • .-••• 22,  lo/ 

Black,  James,  commissioned  constable bs» 

Black,  James,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582,  735 

Black,  John  C,  donor • •.-  1^0 

Black,  Philo  C,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor   „^\ 

Black,  R.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor ^j-i 

Black,  S.  W.,  donor ■••_•••    22 

Black  Jack,  battle  of .- .....-^7,  .i»b 

Col.  Sumner's  report  concerning,  June  8, 

jg5g 4t}y 

Black  Kettle,"  chief... ".'.".".'. 352 


Rlackman,  T.  J.,  editor  and  proprietor 83 

Rlackmar,  F.  W.,  Director 237 

Blackwell,  Alice  Stone,  editor 104,  280 

Blackwell,  H.  B.,  editor I(i4,  230 

IMade,  Alma 67,  191 

Blade,  Chauute 62,  91,  188,  216 

Blade,  Cheney 1S8,  222 

r.lade,  Concordia 49,  52,  76,  170 

Blade,  Kingman 58,  178 

Blade,  Speareville 55,  81,  174,  206 

Blade,  Topeka 47,  65,  167,  188 

Blade,  Walnut  City... 64,  187 

Blade,  Wamego 68,  185 

Blain,  Miles  W.,  president,   manager,   editor, 

and  j)ublisher 92,  217 

Blair,  Henry  W.,  donor 22 

Blair,  R.  M.,  editor  and  projirietor 99,  224 

Blake,  C.  ('.,  donor 187 

Blake,  R.  K.,  editor 75 

i^lakely,  Geo.  J.,  editor  and  publisher 85 

Blakely,  Wm.  Sayer,  portraits  mentioned 41 

Blakesley,  Rev.  Linus,  donor 22 

Blankenbecker,  Wm.,  commissioned  justice  of 

the  peace 648 

Blessing,  John  F 154 

Bliss,  Frank  D.,  publisher  and  proprietor.. .101,  226 

Bliss,  J.  W.,  editor 226 

Bliss,  N.J 148 

Block,  Henry,  editor,  publisher  and  prujirie- 

tor.. 88,  208 

r.lood.  Rev.  Charles  E 247,  249,  662 

Bloomington,  town  of,  mentioned 478 

Blow,  B.  L.,  member  of  Gov.(ieary's  volunteer 

militia 645 

Blue  lodges  of  Missouri,  mentiimed 244,  252 

Blue  Mound  signal  Hag,  mentioned  in  corre- 
spondence between  General  Reid  and  (rov- 
er nor  (ieary ■■>68, 

Bluemont  College,  founding  of 

Bluemont  Hill 

Blunt,  Gen.  James  G 

Board  of  Directors,  meeting  of,  1887 

Meeting  of,  November,  18S8 

Boaz,  Franz,  editor 

Bodkin,  J.  D  ,  editor  and  business  manager 

Bogert,  Charles  T.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  ''-1 

Bogus  Laws,  criticised  by  (tOv.  Geary  in  his 

annual  message  to  the  Legislature 

Boisbriant,  -M.  de 

Boles,  H.  C.,  publisher 

P.oles,  Henry 

Bollman,  C.  P.,  editor 

Bolmar,  C.  P.,  donor -.- 

Bolton,  Will.  E.,  editor,  i)ublisher  and  propri- 
etor  '^*'' 

Bond,  Phil,  (i 

Bond,  S.  A.  C,  secretary 

Bonggren  and  Waerner,  editors ■^■.■ 

Bonhani,  E.  J.,  editor "6, 

P>onham,  Jeriah,  donor 

Editor  and  publisher 

Bonham  Sc  Palmer,  donors ■•  ••■ 

P.ook  accessions.  Fifth  Biennial,  classitied  lists 

of 1-1' 

Book-Maker,  New  York,  N.  ^ '-, 

Book  Mart,  Philadeli)hia,  Pa ••• 

Book  Marl  Publishing  Co.,  Pittsburg,  publish- 
ers  ^.^...  .....^... 

Boomer,  Kendall. 57,88,  1/6, 

Boomer,  Ryansville,  and  Boomer,  Ford  City,  o.i. 

Boomer  and  Record,  Harold •  ••• 

Boomerang,  Beattie ^'J. 

Boone,  Samuel  D .•  ••••. •• 

Boone,  Samuel  P.,  commissioned  as  justice  ol 

the  peace ^•5'''> 

Booth,  Henry,  Director  of  Society 

Booth,  J.  Wilkes •■■• 

Booth,  W.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor •■:-3 

Booton,  A,  S.,  editor  and  publisher 8.,  212, 

I  Border  Chief,  Louisburg ;kV."\Qn 

Border  Rover,  Borders 100,  190, 

Border  Ruffian,  Coolidge -^G 

I  Border-Ruffians,  invention  of  name -.■ 

i  Border  Slogan,  Sedan '^1. 

!  Border  Star,  Columbus oA 


676 
277 
79 
567 
22s 

r56 

210 
150 

22 
229 
201 

22 
229 
187 

126 
197 
197 

283 
208 
174 
183 
181 
654 

635 
235 
31 
213 
226 
181 
225 
176 
355 
169 
169 


762 


STATE  HISTOBIGAL  SOCIETY 


Borders,  J.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 208 

Borin,  Columbus 124 

Address  before  the  Society 2fi9 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 78,  93,  203 

Bornt,  J.  L.,  publisher 226 

Bosbyshell,  O.  C,  donor 33 

Boston,  town  of,  mentioned 250,  291 

Boston  lti30-1880,  newspaper,  Boston,  Mass 163 

Boston,  Mass.,  Association 249 

Boston,  Mass,,  Board  of  Health,  donor. 22 

Boston,  Mass  ,  Charitable  Association,  donor...     22 

Boston,  Mass.,  Evening  Traveller 161 

Boston,  Mass,  Herald. 46.  165 

Boston,  Mass.,  Morning  Post 46 

Boston,  Mass.,  public  library 8,10 

Donor 22,  47,  137 

Boston,  Mass.,  public  schools,  donors 137 

Boston  Society  for  Prevention  of  Cruelty  to 

Children,  Boston,  Mass.,  donor 22 

Bostonian  Society,  Boston,  Mass.,  donor 22 

Boston  mountains,  mentioned 344 

Botkin,  (r.  W., editor  and  publisher 87 

Botkin,  Theodore. 113 

Donor 146,  158 

Boudinot,  E.  C 151 

Boudinot,  E.  C,  jr.,  editor 104 

Boudinot,  W.  P.,  donor 138 

Editor 229 

Boughton,  .1.  8.,  donor 48 

Bound  newspaper  files,  list  of. 167 

Bourassa,  Jiide,   Pottawatomie    Indian,  Gov. 

Geary's  visit  to,  Nov.  5,  1856 623 

Bourbon  county,  holding  of  courts  in 632 

Newspapersof 51,74,  168,  199 

Bourgmont,  M.  de,  explorer,  mentioned,  by 

John  P.  .Tones 280 

Bouton,  E.  L.  s.,  editor 96 

Bouton  ct  Wilson,  proprietors 96 

Boutwell,  I).  W.,  douor 138 

Boutweli,  F.  M.,  donor 22 

Boutwell,  (Jeo.  S.,  atitograph  mentioned 29 

Bowdoin,  .James,  autograph  mentioned 29 

Bowdoin  College,  donor 22 

Bowen,  Thomas,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Bower,  James,  proprietor 217 

Bowers,  Adam,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Bowersock,  Fred  H.,  editor 79 

Bowersock,  Jus  D.,  editor 79 

Bowes,  George  W..  donor 22, 138,  158 

Bowhav,  (ieo.  fl.,  donor 43 

Bowkef,  R.  li.,  manager 186,  232 

Ik>wker  &  Duncan,  editors  and  publishers 100 

Bowles,  E.W.,  editor 85 

Bowles,  William  R.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner...  582 
Bowman,  Mrs.  Mary  M.,  donor 146 

Editor  and  proprietor 78 

Boyce,  John  B.,  appointed  notary  public 730 

Boyd,  Frank,  proprietor 93,  221 

Boyd,  H.N.,editor,  publisher  and  proprietor..93,  218 
Boydston,  Nathaniel,  appointed  justice  of  the 

peace 711 

Boyer,  Joseph  J.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Boyle,  D.  S.,  Clerk  of  District  Court 413 

Brackett,  George  C,  donor 22,  138 

Braden,  Dr.  J.,  donor 22 

Bradford,  Mrs.  M.  F, donor 138 

Bradford,  S.B 40 

Donor 22,  138 

Bradbury,  Wm.  H.,  donor 22 

Bradburv,  AV.  N.,  editor  and  proprietor 74 

Bradlee,'Rev.  Dr.  C.  D.,  donor 22,    29 

33, 138,  150,  153,  158,  161 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 163 

Bradlee,  Josiah,  autograph  mentioned 29 

Bradlee,  Samuel,  autograph  mentioned... 29 

Bradwell,  James  B.,  appointed  commissioner 

of  deeds 705 

Brady,  John 236 

Brady,  J.  Leeford,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor..  84,  221 

Brainerd,  E.  E.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor   219 

Bramblet,  M.,  editor  and  publisher 214 

Brandley,  Henry,  donor 22,    43 

Brandoii  Bros.  &  Hebron,  proprietors 79 

Branner,  A.  J.,  donor 138 


Branscomb,  Charles  H 39 

Branson,  J.  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 101,  226 

Brav,  Miss  Olive  P.,  donor 146 

Editor 98,  223 

Breeze,  Allison 78 

Breeze,  Burlingame 217 

Breeze  and  Times,  Allison 172 

Breish,  J.  F 22 

Brentano's,  publishers 233 

Brettle,  Frank  J.,  editor  and  publisher 80,  205 

Brewers'  Association,  U.  S.,  New  York  city, 

donor 22 

Brewster,  A.  W.,  editor-in-chief. 223 

Breyman,  William,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 581 

Brice,  E.  M.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

89,  214 

Brice,  Dr.  S.  M.,  donor 22 

Brick,  McCune  and  Pittsburg 53,  171 

Brigham,  Sarah  M.,  donor 138 

Bright,  E.  ?:.,  editor  and  proprietor 207 

Bright,  Chaplain  J.  A 149 

Brightman,  Harry,  editor  and  publisher 219 

Brightwell,  Gramil,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's 

volunteer  militia 646 

Briudle,  Wm.,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 658 

British  and  American  Archaeological  Society, 

Rome,  Italy,  donor 138 

Britton,  R.,  donor 146 

Broad-Axe,  Howard 173,  205 

Broderick,  David  C,  mentioned 44 

Brooke,  Clifle  M.,  editor  and  publisher lOo,  231 

Brooke,  Howard  M.,  publisher 73,  198 

Brooklyn  Library,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  donor 138 

Browder,  P.  S..  business  manager 234 

Brown,  A.  N.,  Librarian  I).  S.  Naval  Academy, 

donor 22 

Brown,  B.  Gratz 364 

Brown,  C.  F.,  editor 228 

Brown,  Rev.  Duncan,  donor 138 

Brown,  E.  H.,  donor 154 

Brown,  F.  B.,  editor  and  publisher 83,  222 

Brown;  Dr.  Francis  H.,  donor 138 

Brown,  George  E.,  appointed  notary  public 657 

Brown,  G.  F 249 

Brown,  George  W 12,  113,  246,  273 

Donor 86,39,  138,  146.  153,  400 

And  other  treason  prisoners,  mention  of 

by  Gov.  Shannon 417 

Editor  of  the  Herald  of  Freedom,  letter 

of,  to  Gov.  Geary,  mentioned 662 

Brown,  H.E.,  donor 22 

Brown,  Harry  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  86,  219 

Brown,  Mrs,  John 114,  156 

Brown,  Capt.  John 35,  39,  44, 113, 115, 146, 

147,  148,  149, 153,  156,  162,  269,  270,  273,  386 

Golden  medal 1.56 

Mention  of  by  Lieut.  Church,  May  26, 1856..  421 

Mentioned  by  Col.  Phillips 367 

Sword  of 44 

And  Frederick,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 
in  connection  with  the  battle  of  Osa- 

watomie 618 

Suspected  of  participation  in  the  tragedy 

of  Pottawatomie  creek 420 

Brown,  Capt.  John,  jr.,  donor 113, 138, 146,  156 

Brown,  John,  arrest  of,  with  thirteen  others,  at 

Topeka 561 

Brown,  John  E.,  resignation  of. 602 

Brown,  John  H.,  donor 138 

Brown,  Joseph  M.,  donor.. 138 

Brown,  L.  C,  donor 22 

Brown,  Michael  J., editor  and  proprietor....l07,  233 

Brown,  Orviile  C,  donor 188 

Mentioned 646 

Brown,  R.  J 155 

Brown,  Spencer  Kellogg,  capture  of,  at  battle 

of  Osawatomie,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary....  647 
Brown,  S.  K.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 646 

Brown,  Thomas  P.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner....  682 

Brown,  Wilts,  editor  and  publisher 89,  214 

Brown, ,  St.  Joseph  jailer,  mentioned  by 

Maj.  Abbott 318 

Brown  &  Holland's  Shorthand  News,  Chicago, 
111 48,69,  193 


Index. 


753 


Brown  &  Holland,  donor 

Brown  county,  newspapers  of 51,  74,  168 

Brown's  Phonographic  Monthly,  New  York' 
N.  y 71,' 

Brown  Printing  Company,  Burlington,  pub- 
lishers  77 

Browne,  .1.  C,  donor .......' 

Publisher  and  manager !."93 

Browne,  <X  H.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Browning,  A.,  mentioned 

Brownlee,  W.  R.,  proprietor 

Brumiield,  S.  W.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 

Brundige,  Harley  W.,  editor  and  publisher.ijS, 

Brunt,  John  IL,  publisher  and  proprietor 

Brush, ,  shooting  of  Addison  Rogers  bv 

Bryan,  Lieut.  Francis  T.,  correspondence  of 
Gov.  (ieary  with,  relative  to  explorations  of 

the  Territory 

Report,  Dec.  27, 1856,  of  exploration  of  the 
Republican  and  Solomon  valleys 625, 

Brysou,  A.  .M.,  editor " 

Bucan,  Albert  F.,  Hickory  Point  i)risoner 

Buchanan,  President  James,  message  Jan.  6, 
1858,  comuiunicatiug  to  ("ougress  the  cor- 
respondence of  Gov.  Geary 

Buck,  A.  J.,  donor 

Buck,  ('.  A.,  publisher  and  proprietor 

Buck,  E.  B.,  editor  and  proprietor 77, 

Buck,  I>r.  .1.  F.,  donor 

Buck,  J.  Holman,  local  editor 

Buck,  N.  B.,  publislier  and  proprietor 102, 

Buck  and  Ball,  newspaper,  mentioned 

Buckley,  J.  W.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 

Buckner,  Capt.  S.  B.,  mentioned 

Buckuer  Independent,  Jetmore 57, 

Budget,  Topeka 

Buft'um,  David  C.,  murder  of,  by  Charles  Hays, 

mentioned ' 500,  541, 

Interview,  Nov.  10,  1856,  of  Free-State  men 
with  Gov.  Geary  respecting  the  arrest 

of  murderer  of 

Reward  offered  for  murderer  of. 

Buffington,  C.  P.,  editor  and  publisher 90, 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Historical  Society,  donor 22, 

Buffaloes,  description  of,  by  Cabega  de  Vaca  ... 

Account  of,  by  Col.  W.  A.  Phillips 

Mr.  Low's  account  of 

Buford,  Jeff. 391, 

Bugle,  Burdett 93,  184, 

Bugle  Call,  Marysville 60, 

Building  Association  and  Home  Journal,  Phil- 
adelphia, Pa 

Buist,  C.  B.,  commissioned  probate  judge 

Bulletin,  Attica 83, 

Bulletin,  Cherryvale 61,  90, 

Bulletin,  Emporia 59, 

Bulletin,  Florence 89,  181, 

Biilletin,  Independence,  la 

Bulletin,  Smith  Center 66,  99,  189, 

Bulletin,  Sterling 64,  95,  186, 

Bulletin,  Troy 54, 

Bulletin,  Wichita 

Bulletin  de  la  Societe  de  Geographic,  Paris, 
France 73, 

Bulletin  de  la  Societe  Protectrice  des  Animaux, 
Paris,  France 73, 

Bulletin  Mensuel  de  la  Societe  Nationale  d'Ag- 
riculture,  Paris,  France 73, 

Bulletin  of  Washburn  College,  Topeka 

Bunker,  W.  A.,  manager 

Burch,  A.  N.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Burdett,  H.  L.,  publisher 

Bureau,  Ames 77, 

Bureau  of  Press  Cuttings,  New  York  city,  N.Y., 
donor 

Burgess, ,  trial  of  mentioned 

Burgess,  Gilbert  A.,  donor 

Burgess,  Marianna,  editor 

Burke,  J.  J.,  editor 73, 

Burleigh,  W.  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Burleigh,  Rev.  C.  H.,  donor 161, 

Burlingame,  founding  of,  mentioned 

Burnett,  E,  B.,  editor  and  publisher 78, 


625 


Burnett,  H.  C,  donor 2'  138 

Burnett,  J.  C,  donor .......".!!.!......."!..'!  34 

liurnett's  mound,  mentioned '......*.'.  307 

l^urnham,  ¥.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor.......  77  '>(I2 

l?uruham,  S.  (i.,  editor 05 

l^urnley,  C.  D.,  donor ........'  ......  22 

Ikirns,  Fielding,  appointed  notary  puidic..!.!!!!  715 
Burr,  Richard,  appointed  county  commissioner, 

Burrell,  James  M.,  U.  S.  Judge .5.W,  568 

Burroughs,  Geo.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 

„etor  7<j^  204 

Burt,  (  alviu   C,  appointed   commissioner  of 

deeds (jgg 

Burt,  D.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor iir2 

Burton,  (ieo.  L.,  editor,  ]>ublisher  and  proprie- 
tor      yi 

Burton,  James,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  77    o()2 

Burton,  John,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun-  ~ 

teer  militia \ 646 

Burton,  Mrs.  Mary  L.,  donor 14(V,  153 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 77,  202 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 1.53 

iiurton,  Randal,  apjiointed  con.stable 702 

Burton  &  Black,  donors 138 

Bush,  W.S.,  foretnau 96 

Bushell,  Win.,  donor 22,  .34,  138,  161 

Bushnell,  Charles  J.,  appointed  coninii.ssioner 

of  deeds 705 

Bushwhackers'  raid  on  Salina  in  1S62,  men- 
tioned by  James  Humphrey 297 

Business,  Beaumont " 75,  169 

Busy  Bee  Society,  Topeka 145 

liutler.  Gen   Beiij    F 153 

Butler,  Charlej  VVilliam 34 

Butcher,  Henry,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia ', 646 

Butler,  J.  D.,  donor 22 

Butler,  J.  M.,  donor 22 

Butler,  James,  editor  and  publisher 221 

Butler,  Rev.  Pardee 150 

Donor 153 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 1.53 

Butler.  Mrs.  T.  A.,  donor 22 

Butler,  T.  A., donor 22,    44 

Butler,  William,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary. .667,  668 

Butler,  William,  Hickory  I^oint  prisoner 582 

Butler,  William,  editor  and  publisher 221 

Butler  county,  newspapers  of. 51,  75,  169,  200 

Butler  Hospital  for  Insane,  I'rovidence,  R.  I., 

donor 22 

Butterfield,  J.  Ware 124 

Donor 42 

Address  before  the  Society —  266 

Butterfield,  F.  W.  &.  Sons,  publishers 105 

Byram,  Edward,  donor 11,  30,    39 

Byram,  I^eter 45 

C. 

CAHKg-^  DE  Vac.v,  Alvak  NiNK/.,  address  on...  332 

Cadodaquious,  Indian  chief. 277 

Cadwallader,  R.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor   214 

Cain,  C.  L.,  publisher  and  proprietor SO,  226 

Cain,  Geo.  W.,  publisher  and  proprietor 100,  225 

Cain,  M.  R.,  editor  and  ])roprietor 79,  205 

Caldwell,  E.  I\,  donor 138,  161 

Caldwell,  J.  E.,  editor 228 

Caldwell,  Wm.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 646 

Caldwell,  W.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 90,  214 

Calhoun's  candle-box 357 

Calhoun,  town  of. 551 

Calhoun,  W.  C,  editor  and  proprietor 82,  215 

California,  newspapers  of. 102,  228 

California  Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics,  donor....    22 

California  Historical  Society,  donor 138 

California  State  Mining  lUireau,  donor 138 

California,  University  of,  donor 22,  138 

Calkins,  Charles  H.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner, 

581,  636 

Calkins,  R 296 

Call,  Eminence 81,  175,  206 

Call,  Hartford 59,  88, 180,  21S 


754 


State  Histobical  Society. 


Call,  HutchlDson 185 

Call,  Peru 169,  200 

Call  Publishing  Co.,  Wichita,  donor 161 

Call,  Wichita 97,  188 

Callender,  E.  R.,  editor  and  proprietor 83 

Calvert,  Frederick 30 

Cameron,  Hugh,  donor 162 

Campbell,  A.  B.,  donor 22 

Campbell,  A.  M 296 

Campbell,  B.  P 555 

Campbell,  E.  K.,  publisher 217 

Campbell,  G.,  business  manager 86 

Campbell,  George  E.,  donor 22 

Campbell,  H.  R.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  93,  217 

Campbell,  J.  B.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  101,  226 

Donor 44,  138 

Campbell,  J.  G.,  editor  and  publisher 100,  225 

Campbell,  J.  O.,  proprietor  and  managing  edi- 
tor      77 

Campbell,  J.  P.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  76,  201 

Donor 138 

Campbell,  John  Preston,  donor 22,  138 

Campbell.  M.  M.,  donor 138,  166 

Campbell,  N.,  local  editor 100 

Campbell,  Samuel  S.,  donor 22 

Campbell,  W.  A.,  editor 74 

Campbell,  W.  H.,  secretary 214 

Campbell,  W.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 93 

Campbell,  W.  P  ,  editor  and  publisher 218 

Donor 22 

Camp,  C.  Rollin,  editor  and  publisher 98,  231 

Camp's  Emigrant's  Guide,  Fort  Scott,  Kas.,  and 

Kansas  City,  Mo 51,  71,  168,  195 

Camp  Gracias  (\  Dios,  named  by  Gov.  Geary, 

November  5, 1856 623 

Campus,  Ottawa 49,  56,  81,  174,  206 

Canada,  newspapers  of 234 

Canadian  Institute,  Toronto,  donor 22,  138 

Canal  <ity  Dispatch,  Arkansas  City 202 

Candle-box 357 

Canfield,  James  H.,  donor 34 

Director 237 

Cannon,  at  the  sacking  of  Lawrence 400 

Brought  by  Free-State  immigrants  through 
Iowa  and  Nebraska,  mentioned. ..513,  514,  515 

Concealment  of,  by  Redpath 513 

Used  at  Hickory  Point 500,  504,  536 

Canton,  former  name  of  Manhattan 291 

Cantrell,  Wm.,  mentioned 311 

Cantwell,  A.  B.,  foreman  grand  jury,  1856 412 

Canutt,  Henry  F.  &  Son,  publishers 78,  203 

Cap  Sheaf,  Grainfield 56,  81,  175,  206 

Capell,  D,  S.,  proprietor 87,  212 

Capital,  St.  John 99,  190,  225 

Capital,  Topeka 66,  98,  163,  188 

Capital  and  Farmers'  Journal,  Topeka 66,  188 

Capital  Guards,  Topeka 29 

Capitol   Building,  Territorial,  at  Lecompton, 
Gov.  Geary's  correspondence  with  Architect 

and  Superintendent  of 556,557,623,  634 

661,  714,  732 

Capper,  Arthur,  donor,  and  portrait 40 

Capps,  Frank  A.,  local  editor  and   business 

manager 96 

Carbondallan.Carbondale 92,  184,  217 

Card,  Gen.  B.  C,  honorary  member 6 

Cardwell,  Wm.  A.,  appointed  justice  of  the 

peace 569 

Carmichael,  Henry,  appointed  justice  of  the 

peace 569,  653 

Carney,    Mrs.  Thomas,  editor    and    business 

manager 87,  211 

Carpenter,  A.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 97 

Carpenter,  Howard,  editor  and  proprietor 226 

Carpenter,  John  C,  donor 44 

Carpenter,  J.  S.,  editor  and  publisher 99,  218 

Carpenter's  Kansas  Lyre,  Rossville 66,  99,  189 

Carr,  A.  B.,  editor  and  publisher 97 

Carr,  Abram  .M.,  publisher 94 

Carr  E.T.,  donor 22 

Director  of  Society 5,  235 

Carr,  S.  C,  donor 22,    34 

CaVrier,  Canton 60,  88,  180 


Carrier,  Delphos 63.93,  184 

Carroll,  Edward,  Director  of  Society 235 

Secretary,  Standard  Publishing" Co 87,  211 

Carruth,  W.H 124 

Address  before  the  Society 257 

Carson,  Hampton  L.,  donor 158 

Carson,  Dr.  J.  C,  donor 22 

Carson,  O.  F.,  publisher 215 

Carson,  W.  G.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia,  1856 646 

Carter, ,  murder  of,  at  Cedar  Creek,  John- 
son county 391 

Carter,  Jared,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Carter,  Joe  H.,  donor 158 

Editor  and  proprietor 76,  202 

Cams,  Dr.  Paul, editor 229 

Caruthers,  E.  P.,  donor 138 

Editor  and  proprietor 74,  199 

Carzorie,  Garrett  L.,  appointed  justice  of  the 

peace 665 

Case,  F.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 96,  221 

Case,    John,    commissioned    justice    of    the 

peace 643 

Case,  Nelson,  donor 22,  34,  138 

Editor 86,  211 

Case,  S.S.,  editor 96 

Case,  S.  W.,  editor 96 

Case,  Mrs.  S.  W.,  corresponding  editor 96 

Case,  Theo.  S.,  donor 30,    40 

Cash,  J.  G., editor,  publisher  and  proprietor..87,  198 

Cash,  W.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 77,  202 

Cashier,  Cash  City 76,  170 

Caskey,  James  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 78 

Caspar,  C.  N.,  donor 138 

Cass,  Lewis,  Secretary  of  State 404 

Cassell  &  Co.,  donor 138 

Casselle,  Charles,  donor 146 

Cassidy,  M.  J.,  donor..... 22 

Castaneda,  mentioned  by  Joel  Moody 332 

Casterline  Bros.,  proprietors 78 

Casterliue,  F.  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  78,  203 

Castillo,  Alonso  del,  mentioned  by  Joel  Moody,  339 
Castleman,  Benj.  D.,  contractor  for  subsistence 

of  Tecumseh  prisoners 566,653,  706 

Cat,  Colby 67,  100,  190,  225 

Cataloging  and  classification 13 

Catalogue    U.    S.   Government    publications, 

Washington,  D.C 69,  193 

Catholic,  Leavenworth 59,  86,  179,  211 

Catlett,  J.  K.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 646 

Cato,  Sterling  G.,  accidental  wounding  of,  by 

pistol-shot 567 

Letter  to  Gov.  Shannon  relating  to  the 

Pottawatomie  creek  tragedy 419 

Letter  to  Gov.  Geary 711 

Mentioued  by  Gov.  Geary  in  connection 

with  the  murder  of  Buffum 629 

Report  called  for  by  Gov.  Geary 555 

Report,  Oct.  29, 185'6,  of  courts  held  in  the 

Second  Judicial  District 631 

Correspondence  with  Gov.  Geary  relative 

to  trial  of  Tecumseh  prisoners 707,  711 

Writ  issued  by,  for  arrest  of  the  Free-State 

Legislature 689 

Mentioned, 447,500,541, 544,549,555,556,-561,  716 
Caulfield,  David,  appointed  justice  of  the  peace,  627 
Caultield,  J.  J,,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 646 

Cawfield,  A.  D.,  member  of  grand  jury,  March, 

1856 412 

Cawfield,  Owen,  member  of  grand  jury,  March, 

1856 412 

Cawlfield,  David  A.,  testimony  in  the  trial  of 

the  Hickory  Point  prisoners 578 

Cavanaugh,  Thomas  H.,  donor 138 

Cavaness,  J.  M.,  editor 211 

Cawker  City 306 

Caywood,  W.  T.,  business  manager 204 

Cedar  creek,  murders  at 388,  391 

Censorial,  Eureka 56,  176 

Census  of  Kansas,  first 355 

Central    Business    College    Journal,  Leaven- 
worth   211 

Central  State,  Highland 54,  172 


IXDEX. 


755 


.,71, 
.1-8, 
.106, 


Centropolis,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

Century  Company,  douor 

Publishers 

Century  Magazine,  New  York......... 

Chabin,  A.  AV.,  editor  and  publisher. 

Chadsey,  A.  N.,  donor 

Chadsey,  C.  E,,  donor 

Chaffee,  Rev.  H.  W.,  donor 22, 

Chalfant,  W.  F.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Chamberlain,  A.  F.,  donor 

Chambers,  A.  D.,  editor  and  publisher 

Chambers,  W.  L.,  donor 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 96, 

Chambers,  steamer  A.  B.,  mentioned  in  con- 
nection with  Gov.  Geary's  withdrawal  from 

the  Territory 

Champe,  W.  O.,  editor 73, 

Champion,  Atchison 50,  73,  167,  168, 

Champion  and  Press,  Atchison 50, 

Champion,  Cherryvale 90,  182, 

Champion,  Dodge  City.  

Champion,  Horace 

Champion,  McPherson 60, 

Champion,  Norton 22,  62,  91,  183, 

Champion,  Santa  I-'e 84, 

Champion,  Sterling 

Champion,  Wendall 54, 

Chandler,  Dr.  Daniel  L 

Donor 

Appointed  justice  of  the  peace  in  1857 

Chandler,  J.  F 

Chantilly,  town  of 

Chapin,  C.  N.,  donor 

Chapin,  Dr.  .John  B.,  donor 

Chapman,  C.  O.,  editor  and  proprietor 85, 

Chapman,  E 

Chapman,  E.  L.,  donor 

Editor  and  proprietor 74, 

Chapman,  Edward 

Chapman,  H.  C,  editor 

Chapman,  J.  A.,  member  grand  jury,  March, 

1856 .' 

Chapman,  J.  B.,  editor 74, 

Donor 

Chapman,  J.  E.,  editor  and  i)roprietor 

Chapman,  Loren  H.,  publisher 

Charles,  R.  A.,  editor 

Charles,  W.  C,  editor  and  publisher 74, 

Charlton,  J.  R.,  editor  and  publisher 

Chase  county,  newspapers  of. 51,  75,  169, 

Chase,  Ray  E.,  editor 

Chase,  R.  tl.,  editor 94, 

Chase,  Salmon  P 

Letters,  Dec.  3  and  15,  1856,  to  Governor 
Geary  in  behalf  of  the  Hickory  Point 
prisoners 669, 

His  opinion  of  the  validity  of  the  acts  of 
the  Shawnee  Mission  Legislature, known 

as  the  Bogus  Laws 

Chattanooga,  siege  of. 

Chautauqua  county,  newspapers  of.. .51,  75,  169, 

Cherokee  Advocate,  Talequah,  I.  T 

Cherokee  county,  newspapers  of 51,  75,  169, 

Cherokee  Strip,  survey  of,  in  1837 

Chessmore,  A.  H.,  publisher  and  proprietor 

Chester, .!.,  managing  editor 

Cheyenne  county,  new-spapers  of... ..52,  76,  170, 
Cheyenne  Indians — 

Report  of  Captain   Stewart's  expedition 

against,  August,  1856 

Cheyennes  and  Arapahoes,  mention  of,  by  Col. 
Phillips 

Mr.  Lowe's  account  of. 

Chicago  Board  of  Public  Works,  donor 

Chicago  Historical  Society,  donor 22, 

Chickamauga,  battle  of,  mentioned 

Chidester,  M.,  donor 

Chief,  Cloud,  (Cheyenne  Indian  chief,) 

Chief,  Downs 62,  92,  184, 

Chief,  Englewood S2,  76,  170, 

Chief,  Grenola 55,  80,  173, 

Chief,  Harlan 66, 

Chief,  Kirwin 6-3,  93,  184, 

Chief,  Medicine  Lodge 74, 

Chief,  Montezuma 82,  175, 

Chief,  Perry 57, 


Chief,  St.  Marys 63, 

Chief,  Scandia 64, 

Chief,  Troy 54    79    17'' 

Chief,  White  Cloud .'....54'; 

Chief,  Wyandotte 68,' 

Chieftain,  LaCrosse 64,  9t;,  187, 

Chieftain,  Miltouvale 77, 

Chieftain,  Nescatunga .53, 

Chieftain,  Ravanna 57,  81,  175, 

Chieftain,  Vinita,  I.  T 69, 

Chieftain,  Democrat  and  Dispatch,  Oneida. ..61, 

Childers,  J.  Hume,  editor 

Children's  Aid  Society,  New  York  city,  donor.. 
Children's  Hospital,  Boston,  Mass.,  donor.. ..22, 
Children's  Mission  to  the  Children  of  the  Des- 
titute, Boston,  Mass.,  donor 

Childs,  (ieorge  W.,  donor 22, 

Editor  and  publisher 107, 

Childs,  I.  S.,  mentioned 

Childs,  Thomas  D.,  testimony  in  the  trial  of  the 

I       Hickory  Point  prisoners 

Chilton,  Maj.  K.  H 361,  363, 

Chindowan,  Quindaro 68, 

Chinese  newspaper 

j  Chippewa  lands,  survey  of 

I  Chittenden,  H.  T.,  jr.,  publisher 

Chittenden,  R.  H.,  editor 

I  Chivington,  .1.  M 

j  Choate,  Rufus,  autograph  mentioned 

j  Choteau,  captain  of  steamer  Kate   Swinney, 

mentioned 

Chouteau's  trading  house,  mentioned  by  .John 
C.  McCoy 

'  Christian,  James 

I  Christian,  .Tames,  Director  of  Society 

I  Christian  Advocate,  New  Y'ork  city 47, 

j  Christian  Citizen,  Topeka 

,  Christian  Cynosure,  Chicago,  donor 

'  Christian  Examiner,  Boston 

;  Christian  Press,  Cincinnati,  O 72, 

Christian  Register,  Bcjston 

Christian  Reminder,  Wellington 

:  Christian  Union,  New  York  city. ..47,  -18,  71,  166, 
Christian  Visitor,  Clyde 

I  Christian  Worker,  Arcadia 

!  Christison,    Adam,    member    of    grand    jurv, 

'       March,  1856 .". .'....".. 

Chrisweli,  Ralph  L.,  editor  and  publisher 

Chronicle,  Abilene 5:;,  78,  172, 

Chronicle,  Boston,  Mass 70, 

j  Chronicle,  Burlingame *'-,  i*-,  1^-', 

Chronicle,  Caney.! 61,  9ii,  1S2, 

Chronicle,  Chanute <>2, 

Chronicle,  Fredonia 68,  l(i2, 

Chronicle,  I^eaven worth 59, 

Chronicle,  Liberal 

Chronicle,  Newton 

Chronicle,  Salem 5S, 

Chrouique  de  la  Sociote  des  Gens  de  Lettres, 

Paris,  France 73, 

Chronoscope,  Lamed 93,  184. 

Church.  Lieut.  John  R.,  account  of  reconnoLs- 

sance  to  Palmyra,  May  25, 1856 

Church  Gleaner,  Minneapolis 

Church  Home  for  Orphan  and  Destitute  Chil- 
dren, Boston,  Mass.,  douor 

Church  Temperance  Society,  New  York  city, 

donor 

Churchill,  Mrs.  C.  M.,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  

Churchill,  James  M.,  appointed  justice  of  the 

peace 

Cibola,  seven  cities  of 

Cimarron  crossing 

Cimarron,  town  of. 264, 

Cimarron  river.. 

Cincinnati,  1788  and  1888,  Centennial  newspa- 
per  .• 

Cincinnati,  Kansas 

Cincinnati  and  Kansas  Land  Co 

Cincinnati  Society  of  Natural  History,  donor, 

22, 

Cissel,  Mervin  O.,  publisher 83, 

Citizen,  Albuquerque,  N.  M 

Citizen,  Atwood. 63,  94,  185, 

Citizen,  Avilla 53, 


185 
186 
204 
172 
192 
221 
170 
171 
206 
193 
183 
223 
138 
138 

22 
138 
233 
249 


364 
192 

33 
.301 
219 
219 
362 

29 

245 

302 
146 
235 
166 
223 
162 
11 
197 
161 


412 

82 
203 
191 
216 
215 
1S3 
191 
179 
222 
177 
178 

198 
218 

421 
93 

138 

138 

228 

627 
.332 
360 
284 
344 


164 

284 
250 


208 
196 
219 
171 


756 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


Citizen,  BostOD,  Mass 70, 

Citizen,  Toolidge 83,  176, 

Citizen,  Fredonia 68,102, 191, 

Citizen,  Irving 60, 

Citizen,  Stafford 63, 

Citizen,  Kingman 58, 

Citizen,  Topeka 47,  66, 

Citizen,  Wichita 

Citizen-Republican,  Kingman 58, 

City  and  Farm  Record  and  Real  Estate  Jour- 
nal, TopeKa 98, 

Civil  Service  Record,  Boston,  Mass 70, 

Claiborne,  R.  B.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 


tor. 


Clapp,  Rev.  Alex.  H.,  donor 22, 

Treasurer 

Clarion,  ^tna 74, 

Clarion,  f'herrvvale 61, 

Clarion,  Mound  City 59,87,  180, 

Clarion,  Parsons 

Clark  county,  newspapers  of. 52,  76,  170, 

Clark,  Arthur, donor 138,  146,  150, 

Clark,  A.  P..  donor 

Clark,  A.  S.,  donor 

Clark,  Charles  S.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Clark,  Edward  E 

Clark,  George  A.,  donor 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 78, 

C'ark,Geo.  M.,  portrait  mentioned 

Clark,  Ira  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

84, 

Clark,  Rev.  Joseph  B.,  secretary,  donor 

Clark,  J.  R.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Clark,  J.  S.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor  ... 

Clark,  M.E.,complaint  of  having  been  forcibly 
driven,  Tuesday,  Sept.  2,  1856,  from  Leaven- 
worth city 

Clark,  Philo  B.,  editor  and  business  manager... 

Clark,  S.H.H..  donor 

Clark,  Gen.  William,  mentioned  by  John  C. 
McCoy 306, 

Clark,  W.  H.,  editor  and  publisher 

Clarke,  F.  D.,  donor 

Clarke,  (4eo.W 488,592, 

Attempt  on  house  of 

Camping  of  troops  at  residence  of. 

Escort  of  troops,  for  use  of 

Indictment  and  admission  to  bail  of,  for 
the  murder  of  Thomas  W.  Barber,  men- 
tioned by  (iov.  Geary 

Clarke,  Rev.  James  Freeman 

Clarke,  (>.  L.,  secretary 

Clarke,  Robert,  donor.'. 22,  34, 113,  1.38, 

Clarke,  Joseph,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Clarke,  Samuel,  editor 

Clarke,  Sylvester  H.,donor..22,  34,  138,  146,  153, 
Portrait  of,  mentioned 

Clarke,  W.  B.,  donor 

Clarkson,  Harrison,  donor 

Clark.son.  J.  J 500, 

Classified  lists  of  Library  accessions.  Fifth  and 
Sixth  Biennial  reports 14, 

Clawson,  J.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Clay  county,  newspapers  or. 52,  76,  170, 

Clay,  Henry 

Clayton,  George  E.,  appointed  probate  judge... 

Clayton,  H.  D.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  

Clayton,  Joseph  O.,  editor  and  manager...! 

Clement,  G.  W.,  donor 

Clements,  Caleb  B 

Clephane,  L 

Cleveland,  L.  G '. 

Clifton,  mentioned  by  John  C.  McCoy 

Cline,  E.  L.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Cline,  Frank  A.,  publisher 

Cline,  J.  A.  &  Co.,  donor 

Cline,  J.  C.  &  Sons,  editors,  publishers  and  pro- 
prietors  77,201, 

Cliue's  Press,  Clyde 52, 

Clipper,  Argonia 67,  100, 190, 

Clipper,  Ashland 52,  76,  170, 

Clipper,  Buffalo 102, 

Clipper,  Haddam 68, 101, 191, 

Clipper,  Halstead 57, 


Clipper,  Severy 176, 

Clipper,  Winona 180, 

Cloud  county,  newspapers  of. 52,  76,  170, 

Clough, ,  mentioned  by  Maj.  Abbott 

Clough,  J.  F.,  secretary,  donor 

Editor  and  proprietor..... 91, 

Clough,  Wm.  McNeil,  appointed  commissioner 
of  deeds 

Cober,  J.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Coburn,  F.  D.,  donor 

Editor 

Cohen,  Melvin  M.,  assistant  manager... 103, 

Cochran,  J.  K.,  editor 

Cochran,  R.  L.,  editor 

Cochran,  W.  F.,  publisher  and  proprietor 

Cochrane,  John  C,  donor 

Codding,  J.  K.,  donor 

Coen,  E.  L.,  editor 

Coffey  county,  newspapers  of 52,  77,  170, 

Coffey  county  oiiiccrs,  resolution  of  the  House 
of  Representatives,  respecting,  and  Gov. 
Geary's  reply 

Coffey,  A.  M 387,  421,  439, 

Mentioned  in  the  trial  of  the  Hickory 
Point  prisoners .'. 

Coffey,  Frank  M.,  editor  and  publisher 

Coffey,  R.  J.,  editor 

Coffin,  J.  H.  C,  donor 

Cohoon,  Wilson,  editor  and  proprietor 

Colby,  Clara  Bewick,  editor  and  publisher..l05. 

Cole,  Dr. ,  of  Osawkee,  arrest  of. 

Cole,  I).  E., editor 

Cole,  George  A.,  commissioned  lieutenant  of 
Gov.  Geary's  volunteer  militia,  1856 596, 

Coleman,  D.  and  wife,  donors 

Coleman,  .T.  A.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Colfax,  Schuyler,  autograph  mentioned 

College  Echoes,  Lecompton 

College  literary  societies,  Lawrence,  publish- 
ers  

College  Review,  Lawrence 79, 

Collegiate,  Lawrence 54, 

Collet,  C.  D.,  donor 

Collett,  G.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  80. 

Collett,  S.  B.,  appointed  constable 

Collins  [CollisJ,  Daniel  W.,  mentioned  by  Gov. 
Geary  as  having  been  wounded  at  the  battle 

of  Os'awatomie 

I  Collins,  E.  J.,  editor 

Collins,  J.  S.  &,  Co.,  donor 

Collins  &  Merrill,  proprietors 

Collis,  Daniel  W.,  appointed  constable 

Wounded  at  the  battle  of  Osawatomie 

Cohnan,  Lyman  D.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner.... 

Colonial  scrip 

Colorado,  newspapers  of. 103, 

Colorado  State  Agricultural  College,  donor 

Colorado  State  School  of  Mines,  donor 

Colorado  views 

Colored  Citizen,  Topeka 66, 

Colored  Patriot,  Topeka. 66, 

Colonization  of  the  upper  Arkansas  valley, 
address  of  H.  N.  Lester 

Colquitt,  Alfred,  portrait  of,  mentioned 

Colt,  Mrs  M.  D.,  donor 

Colt,  J.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Columbia,  Charles,  appointed  county  commis- 
sioner  

Petitioner 

Columbian  Centinel  and  Massachusetts  Feder- 
alist, Boston,  Mass 48,  70, 

Columbia  College,  N.  Y.,  faculty  of  political 
science  of,  editors 106, 

Colver  &.  Webster,  editor  and  proprietor 

Colver,  Richard  J.,  portrait  mentioned 40, 

Comanche  Chief  and  Kiowa  Chief,  Reeder...58, 

Comanche  county,  newspapers  of 53,  77,  171, 

Comet,  McPherson 60, 

Comly,  Ridge,  business  manager 

Commercial,  Caldwell 67, 

Commercial,  Cambridge 53, 

Commercial,  Cincinnati  and  Appomattox 

Commercial,  Horton 

Commercial,  Leavenworth 59, 


212 

201 
3K5 
138 
21G 

702 

91 

22 

lOo 

229 

94 

213 

217 

138 

143 

2f»6 

202 


716 
592 

575 
215 
205 
22 
199 
231 
567 
221 

646 
35 

645 

29 
205 

204 
204 
172 
138 

205 
702 


618 
221 
138 
221 
737 
618 
582 

42 
228 
138 
1.38 

41 


66.  189 


262 

153 

40 

220 


656 

194 

232 
215 

83 
178 
202 
180 

97 
190 
171 
175 
200 
179 


Index. 


■57 


Commercial,  Minneapolis. 
Commercial,  Wichita 


.93,  181, 


Commercial  Advertiser,  Chicago,  111 69, 

Commercial  Advertiser,  Topeka 65, 

Commercial  Bulletin,  Boston,  Mass 

Commercial  Bulletin,  Lane .56,  81, 

Commercial  (lazette,  Boston,  Mass 48,70, 

Commercial  Publishing  Co.,  Cincinnati 

Committee  of  Public  Safety,  Lawrence 

Commoner,  Leavenworth .59, 

Commoner,  Newton 177, 

Common  People,  Lenora G2, 

Commonwealth,  Boston,  Mass 48,  70, 

Commonwealth,  Topeka 47,  65,  98,  166,  188, 

Communist  and  Altruist,  St.  Louis,  Mo 

Comrade,  Chicago,  111 

Concordia 

Cone,  Miss  Mary, donor 

Cone,  White  Pine,  Colo 

Cone,  William  W.,  donor 22,  30, 

Confederate  bonds 

Conference  Daily,  Topeka 

Conference  Daily,  Wintield 161, 

Conference  Daily  Tribune,  Junction  City 

Congressional  Debates 

Congressional  Globe  and  Record  

Congregational  Library,  donor 

Congregational  Record,  Lawrence  and  To]ieka, 
54,  65,  172, 
Congregational  Sunday-School  Publication  .So- 
ciety, Boston,  Mass  ,  donor 

Conkling,  Clark,  publisher 95, 

Connecticut  Agricultural  Experiment  Station, 

donor 22, 

Connecticut  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Co., donor, 

Connecticut,  newspapers  of 103, 

Conner,  James,   Delaware    interpreter,   men- 
tioned by  John  C.  .McCoy 302, 

Connor,  J,  G.,  publisher 

Conservative,  Leavenworth..  59, 

Conservative  Cuban,  Cuba  64, 

Constant,  J.  A.,  editor  and  manager 

Constitution,  Atlanta,  Ga 

Constitution,  Leavenworth 

Constitution,  Leeompton 

Constitution,  Topeka 

Constitution,  Wyandotte 

Constitution  of  the  Society,  amendment  to 

Continental  currency 

Convers,  Wm.  P.,  appointed  commissioner  of 

deeds 

Converse,  J.  S.,  editor  and  pul)lisher 

Conway,  J.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 91, 

Conway,  Martin  F 248,  249,  252,  291, 

Cook,  B.  C,  donor 

Cook,  C.  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Cook,  F.  :\I 

Cook,  F.  T.,  editor 

Cook,  George  H.,  donor 

Cook, John  E 

Cooke,  Col.  Philip  St.  George 40,  138,  146, 

Honorary  member 

Conduct  approved  by  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith 

Mentioned  by  Jeff.  Davis 

Opinion  given  Col.  Preston  as  to  warlike 
attitude  of  the  Free-State  immigrants  at 

Nebraska  line 

Report,  April  31,  1856,  from  Leeompton,  to 

Gen.  Smith 

Letter  to  the  Adjutant  General,  June  18, 
1856,  relative  to  his  services  under  the 

direction  of  Gov.  Shannon 

Letter,  August  24, 1856,  announcing  arrival 

with  his  command  at  Leeompton 

Letters,  August  27  and  30, 1856,  relative  to 
affairs  at  Lawrence  and  Leeompton. ..475, 
Letter,  September  1,  1856,  to  Acting  Gov- 
ernor Woodson,  relative  to  the  arrest  of 

Geo.  W.  Hutchinson  and  others 

Reply,  September  2, 1856,  declining  to  com- 
ply with  Acting  (iovernor  Woodson's  or- 
der, that  he  should  "make  war  upon  the 
town  of  Topeka" 


217 

222 
193 
188 
46 
175 
194 


138 
220 


1.38 


479 


Cooke,  Col.  Philip  St.  George.— (JonUmied: 

Report  to  Gen.  Smith,  September  3,  18.56, 
concerning  the  hostile  attitude  of  Gen. 
Richardson's  Pro-Slavery  militia  and  the 
Free-State  forces  gathered  at  Lawrence..  483 
Report,Sept.4, 1856,  toGeu.  Smith,  respect- 
ing his  compliance  with  Acting  (iov. 
Woodson's  requisition  for  a  movement 
on  Lawrence  for  the  arrest  of  Free-State 

men 484 

Report,  Sept.  5, 1856,  concerning  movement 
of  the  Free-State  forces  that  day  on  Le- 
eompton   485 

Report,  Sept.  7,  1856,  concerning  attairs  in 

and  around  Lawreijce  and  Leeompton...  437 
Rejwrt,  Sept.  10,  1856,  of  attairs  about  Le- 
eompton and  Lawrence 495 

Report,  Sept.  13, 1856,  of  visit  to  Lawrence 

with  Gov.  Geary 497 

Order,  Sept.  14,  1S56,  directing  Capt.  Wood 
to  go  to  the  protection  of  Osawkee  and 

Hickory  Point 502 

Letter,  Sept.  16,  1856,  relative  to  guarding 

the  Hickory  Point  prisoneis 501,  .538 

Report,  Sept.  16, 1856,  of  the  invasion  of  the 

Missouri  "  Twenty-sevt-n  Hundred'" 499 

Report,  Sept.  20,  1856,  relative  to  arrests  at 
Tupeka  of  fourteen  "Captains,"  and  oth- 
ers, Sept.  18,  1856 510 

Letter,  Sept.  24, 1856,  relative  to  movement 

of  troops 511 

Report,  Sept.  27,  1856,  relative  to  the  em- 
ployment of  troops  at  Lawrence,  Topeka, 

and  elsewhere 508,  509 

Letters,  Sej)!.  28,  Oct.  3,  7,  8,  10,  18.56,  rela- 
tive to  intercei)tion  of  I'ree-Slate  immi- 
grants on  the  Nebraska  frontier..512,  513.  514 
515,  516,  517 
Announcement,  Oct.  10, 18.56,  of  the  march 
under  escort  to  Leeompton,  of  the  223 
Free-State  immigrant  i)risoners  arrested 

at  the  Nebraska  line Gii9,  610 

Report,  Oct.  15,  1856,  to  Gov.  Geary,  of  the 
arrest  of  the  223  immigrants  at  Nebraska 

line  and  their  escort  to  Topeka 612 

Coolidge,  F.  F.,  editor  and  proprietor 219 

Coolidge,  town  of.  264,  282,  284 

Coombs,  J.  v.,  donor 22 

Coon,  G.  L.,  donor 153 

Cooperative  Inde.M  to  Periodicals,  New  York...  196 

Cooper,  Rev.  E.,  D.  D.,  editor 105 

Cooper,  F.  N.  &  Co.,  donor 162 

Editors  and  proprietors 95 

Cooper,  Geo.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 73 

Cooper,  IL,  member  of  Gov.  tiearv's  volunteer 

militia «-16 

Cooper,  H.  B.,  manager 231 

Cooper,  Harrison  D.,  editor  and  proprietor 78 

Cooper,  J.  L.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  216 

Cooper,  Col.  S 364 

Coover,  S.  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 80,  205 

Coover  &  Hutchison,  proprietors 205 

Copeland,  Mrs,  Delila,  donor 153 

Copeland,  John  A.,  portrait  of,  mentioned 153 

Copeland,  Milo  A.,  editor  and  j-ublisher 75,  203 

Copeland,  Tom  C,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  75,  200 

Copp,  H.  N.,  donor 23 

Corazones,  El  Pueblo  de  los 347 

Corbin,  Caroline  F.,  donor 138 

Corbin,  W.  P.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

Cordley,  Richard,  Director 2.37 

Cordrv,  T.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  220 

Corette,  Joseph,  proprietor 81 

Corey,  Frank,  superintendent 100 

Corey,  Wells,  donor 162 

Editor 100 

Cormack.  W.  A.,  publisher 21o 

Cornell  University,  donor 23,  138 

Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  donor....  138 
Corning,Cyru8,editor  and  business  manager..92,  212 

Coronaao.. 269,332 

Correspondence  of  Gov.  Geary 403 

Correspondence  of  Gov.  Wilson  Shannon 385 


758 


State  Histobical  Society. 


Correspondence,  army,  from  July  14,  1856,  to 

Nov.  12,  1856,  list  of. , 453 

Corresponding  members  of  the  Society,  nomi- 
nation of 6 

Corrigan,  John,  proprietor 80 

Corthrjll,  E.  L.,  donor 23 

Corwin,  Thomas 35 

Cosby  A  Reed,  proprietors 82 

Cosmos,  Council  Grove 61,  182 

Cotten,  John,  musician,  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

Cottingham,  Edward,  Hickory  Point  prisoner,  582 
Hickory    Point    prisoner,  mentioned    by 

Gov.  Chase  of  Ohio 670 

Cotton,  W.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 82 

Cotton  Exposition,  Louisiana,  State  Commis- 
sioners, donors 23 

Council  Fire,  Washington 69,  193 

Council  (Jrove 360 

Trouble  of  settlers  upon  Kansas  Indian 

lands  near 655 

Counties  and  towns  in  Garden  City  land  dis- 
trict   284 

Country  west  of  Topeka  prior  to  1865,  address 
of  Hon.  James  Humphrey  before  the  Society, 

1889 289 

County-seat  fights,  description  of, 264,  281 

Courant,  Cottonwood  Falls... 51,  75, 169,  200 

Courant,  Danville 57,  176 

Courant,  Elk  Citv 165 

Courant,  Fall  River 83,  176 

Courant,  Hartford,  Conn 193 

Courant,  Herndon 185,  219 

Coarant,  Howard 55,80,173,  205 

Courant,  lola 50,  73,  167,  198 

Courant,  Springfield 98,  188 

Courant,  Winfield 53,  171 

Courant-I^edger,  Howard 55,  173 

Courier,  Ames 170 

Courier,  Atchison 50,  168 

Courier,  Beioit 61,90,  182,  214 

Courier,  Chapman 54,  79, 172,  204 

Courier,  Columbus 51,  169 

Courier,  Colwich 97, 188,  222 

Courier,  Crisfield 57,  176,  208 

Courier,  Ennis  and  Monument 180 

Courier,  Independence 61,  182 

Courier,  Kingman 58,85,178,  210 

Courier,  Lost  Springs 213 

Courier,  Manchester,  England 164 

Courier,  Mitchell ville 99,  190 

Courier,  Monument 87 

Courier,  North  Topeka 189 

Courier,  Norton 62,  91, 183,  216 

Courier,  Paxico 226 

Courier,  Pierceville 80,  174 

Courier,  Seneca 61,  183 

Courier,  Winfield 53,  77,  163, 167,  171,  202 

Courier- Democrat,  Seneca 61,  91,  183,  216 

Courier-Journal,  Louisville,  Ky 69,  194 

Courtenay,  William  A.,  donor 23,  138 

Courts  held  iu  the  Second  Judicial  DLstrict,  re- 
port, Oct.  29,  1856,  of  Judge  Cato  relative  to 

the  holding  of 631 

Courts,  times  of  holding  of,  report  of  Judge 

Lecompte,  Oct.  6,  1856 602 

Coutant,  C.  G.,  donor 23 

Coutts,  James  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 88,  213 

Cover,  J.  v.,  editor 82 

Covert,  C.  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 87 

Covington,  W.  D.,  proprietor 93,  218 

Cox,  James,  editor  and  proprietor 88,  217 

Cox,  S.  A.  D.,  editor  and  publisher 73,  198 

Cow  Island,  mentioned  by  John  C.  McCoy 304 

Cowbov,  Dodge  City 55,  174 

Cowden,  W.  L.,  editor 76 

Cowell,  William  J.,  editor-in-chief 206 

Cowgill,  E.  B.,  editor  and  publisher 95,  220 

Cowley  county,  newspapers  of 53,  77,  171,  202 

Cowley,  James,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Coyote,  Chantllly  and  Omaha 178 

Crabtree, Thomas,  appointed  county  treasurer,  711 
Cracklin,  Joseph,  member  of  comm'lttee....392,  403 

Craft,  E.  D.,  publisher 217 

Craft,  Q.  R.,  publisher 217 


I  Cragln,  F.  W.,  donor 23,  138 

Editor 98 

I  Craig,  J.  Frank,  business  manager 204 

Craig,  P.  W.,  editor  and  publisher 78,  203 

Craig,  W.  F.,  editor  and  proprietor 213 

Cramer,  J.  F.,  president 229 

Cramer,  Samuel  J.,  testimony  In  the  trial  of  the 

Hickory  Point  prisoners 579 

I  Resignation  of 702 

'  Cramer,    Thomas    J.   B.,  mentioned    by  Col. 

Cooke 486 

I          Inspector  General,   correspondence  with 
j             Gov.  Geary,  Oct.  2, 1856,  relative  to  Ter- 
ritorial arms 592 

I  Annual  Reports,  Dec.  29  and  31,  1856,  as 

I  Inspector  General  and  Treasurer  of  the 

\  Territory 665,  666 

Crampton,  C.  W.,  editor,  publisher,  proprietor 

and  business  manager 92,217 

Crandall,  0.  D.,  donor 23 

Crandall,  Prudence 30,    37 

Crane,  Cyrus,  editor-in-chief. 79 

Crane,  Dr.  F.  L.,  portrait  mentioned ^..12,    40 

Crane,  (leo.,  donor 23,  40,  138 

Crane,  T,  Frederick,  editor 230 

!  Crank,  The,  Gueda  Springs 162 

J  Cranston  &  Stowe,  publishers 105,  231 

Crarv,  A.  M.,  editor 79,  204 

I  Cravens,  C.  R,  editor 209 

j  Cravens,  Lou,  editor  and  publisher 100,  225 

!  Crawford  county,  newspapers  of 53,  78,  171,  203 

Crawford,  Alonzo,  Hickory  Point  prisoner,  582 ; 

pardon  of 735 

Crawford,  B.  B.,  editor  and  proprietor 218 

Crawford,  J.  G.,  editor  and  proprietor 202 

!  Crawford,  J.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 202 

Crawford,  M.  B.,  editor  and  proprietor 80,  205 

I  Crawford,  Robert 296 

i  Crawford,  Gov.  S.  J 23 

Donor  138 

Crescent,  Canadian,  Texas 197 

Creitz,  (apt.  W.  F 148 

I  Cress,  Banna  F.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  91,  215 

Cresset.  Clay  Center 52,  170 

Cresset,  Medicine  I^dge 50,74,168,  199 

Cricket  and  Press,  Partridge 185 

Crisis,  Columbus,  Ohio 72,  197 

Crlswell,  Ralph  L.,  donor 138,150,  162 

Criterion,  Baldwin 54,  173 

Criterion,  Lebanon 99,  189,  224 

Critic,  Atlanta 203 

Critic,  Toncordia 52,  76,  170 

Critic,  Topeka 66,  189 

Crittenden,  H.  L.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  102,  227 

Crocker,  Allen,  Gov.  Geary's  letter  In  relation 
to  the  enrollment  by  him  of  a  mllltla  com- 
pany   599 

Crocker,  Samuel,  editor.. 100 

Crockett,  J.  H  ,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia,  1856 645 

Crofut,  J.  J.,  soliciting  editor 224 

Cromwell's  Kansas  Mirror,  Armourdale 192,  227 

Cromwell,  Mark,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  102,  227 

Cronk,  G.  E.,  secretary 93 

Crosby,  A.  P  ,  editor 101 

Crosby,  D.  R.,  donor 139,  159 

Cross,  E.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 225 

Crothers,  T.  D.,  editor 103,  228 

Crouch,  J.  B.,  editor  and  proprietor 89,  200,  213 

Cruce,  A.  C,  editor 96 

Cruce,  W.  P.,  donor 139 

Cruzen,  G.  R.,  editor  and  publisher 99 

Culbertson,  J.,  donor 23 

Cullln.  Stewart,  donor 139 

Culp,  E.  C,  donor 28 

Cultivator,  Columbus,  Ohio 72,  197 

Cultivator  and  Country  Gentleman,  Albany, 

N.  Y 72,  196 

Cultivator  and  Herdsman,  Garden  City 55,  174 

Cummins,  C.  S.,  donor 139 

Cummins,  Sam,  editor 82 

Cummins,  Scott,  donor 23 

Cunningham,  Chas.,  publisher 218 


ly^DEX. 


759 


Cunningham,  E.  W.,  donor 1.5(5 

Cunningham,  H.  S.,  donor !...!"...". 03 

Cunningham,  Lew,  i)iiblisher ')is 

Cunningham,  K.  W.,  donor "'3     44 

Cunningham,  Thomas,  arrival  of,  at  Lecomp- 
ton,  Dec.  26,  1856,  and  qualification  in  olticu 
a.s  Judge  of  the  Suijreme  Court  of  the  Terri- 
tory  ,5(54    -,,g 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary !"..!'..'.........'  GGi 

Curdy,  K.  J.,  secretary  newspaper  company  79 

Curio,  New  Yorlc  city ",         ]97 

Curl,  J.N.,editor,  publisher  and  proprietor  <);j    '218 

Currier,  Charles,  donor '  j.-^jq 

Current,  Progressive,  Minneapolis ..Mi]  181 

Curtis,  B.  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  i)roprietor.!    95 
Curts,  M.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

Cushing,  Mrs.  C.  H.,  editor 87,'  211 

Cushing,  E.  (t.,  associate  editor  and  manager  .!  211 
Custard,  R.  W.,  president  of  indignation  meet- 
ing, Feb.  12,1857,  at  Big  Springs 712 

Custer,  Gen.  George  Armstrong 4.'^, 

Cuthbertson,  M.D., donor 181),  147'^  150 

Cutler,  Abram,  Hickory  Point  jirisoner....' .'  582 

Cutter,  Geo.,  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Osawat- 

omie (3 J  3 

Mentioned   in   the   trial   of   the   Hickory 

Point  prisoners 575^  57(5 

Cutter,  Dr.  (  alvin,  mentioned  in  the  trial  of 

the  Hickory  Point  prisoners 57G 

Cutter,  C.  A.,  donor [  i;{y 

Cutter,  C.  A,,  editor ..Vl'oG,  2.J2 

Cyclone,  Gherokee 53,  73'  171 

Cyclone,  Kansas  City,  Kas 102,'  11)2 

Cyclone,  Nicodemus S2'  175 

Cyclones,  photosof,  mentioned 39J    41 


427 
426 


428 


Da  Costa,  Charles  W.,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  103, 

Dague,  P.  A  ,  publisher  and  proprietor 93, 

Daily  Institute,  ^Hnneapolis 

Daily  Press,  Worcester,  iVIass 70, 

Dakota,  newspapers  of 

Dakota  University,  donor 

Dallam,  Richard,  publisher 

Dallas,  E.  J 5, 

Director  of  Society 

Damages  for  losses  during  the  Kansas  trouljle, 
payment  for,  recommended  by  Gov.  Geary... 

Daniel,  S.  A.,  donor '..... 

Daniels,  Ed.,  and  others,  conductors  of  Free- 
State  immigrants,  report  October  14,  1856,  to 

Gov.  Geary 

■  Daniels,  ,T.  F.,  publisher 

Dark  Horse,  Eustis 99, 

Dark  Horse,  Goodland 

Darling,  C.  W.,  donor 23,  35,  40,  139,  147,  156, 

Darlington,  Ed.  S 

Das  Neue  Vaterland,  Newton 57, 

Davenport  Academy  of  Science,  donor 

Davidson,  Ben.,  editor  and  publisher 

Davidson,  S.  P.,  editor  and  proprietor 99, 

Davie,  W.  O.,  donor 

Davies,  Gomer  T.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  95, 

Davies,  Thomas  A.,  publisher 

Davis,  Judge  ,  scene  of  a  robbery,  men- 
tioned by  Gov.  Geary 

Davis, ,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor... 

Davis,  Alanson  C 

Davis,  Benj.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 
militia 

Davis,  Brice  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Davis,  C.  A.,  general  agent 

Davis,  Charles  M.,  editor  and  publisher 100, 

Editor  and  proprietor 

Davis,  Charles  S.,  associate  editor  and  business 

manager 78, 

Donor 23,  139, 

Davis,  E.,  jr.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  75, 


684  I 
159 


Davis,  Frank,  editor 

Davis,  F.  H.,  proprietor.. 


610 
224 
189 
224 
162 
148 
177 
139 
101 
224 
139 

219 
206 

620 
98 
314 

645 
205 

87 
225 

93 

203 
162 

200 
87 
221 


Davis,  George  L.,  apiwinted  commissioner  of 

bleeds fjg,, 

Davis,  Jefferson 29,  119,  IG.V  '246   357 

Letter  to  Secretary  Marcy '        '49) 

Letter  to  Col.  Siuuuer,  .Line  27,  185G 4'"^ 

Letter,July5,18.5G,  approving  the  course 

'  of  (  ()1.  P.  St.  George  Cooke 479 

:  Directing,  July  16,  1856,  the   retention   of 

tro<)i)s  in  Kansas  instead  of  patrolling 

the  Oregon  route jx) 

Disapproval,  August    27,1856,  of  the   dis- 
l)er.sal  of  the  Topeka  Free-State  Legisla- 
ture by  Col.  Sumuer,  Jiilv  4,  1856  ....  4>') 
lustructionstoMaj.Wm.lL Emory, Sent.  3. 

1S5G  .......' 427 

Letters  to  the  Governors  of  Kentiickv  and 
Illinois,  Sept.  3, 185G,  making  requi.sitiou 
of  militia  from,  to  suppress  iu.surrection- 

ary  combinations  in  Kansas 

Letter  to  Gen.  Smith,  Sept.  3,  1S5G 

Disi)atcli  »o  Gen.  Smith,  Sept.  9,  1S5G,  for- 
liidding  the  emi)loy merit  of  militia  un- 
less   they    be    mustered   into   the   U.  S. 

service 

Indorsement,  Sept.  23,  185G,  upon  (ienerai 
Smith's  letter,  criticising  partv  distinc- 
tions made  by  the  latter " 474 

Indorsements,  Sei)t.  24,  lS5t;,  ujion  Generai 
Smith's  letters  relative  to  the  enij)lov- 
ment  of  U.  S.  troops  and  militia  in  Kan- 
sas  430,  431 

His  mention,  Sept.  27,  1856,  of  orders  from 
the  War  Department  relating  to  Kansas 

^alfairs ": 499 

Indorsement,  Oct.  3,  1856,  upon    letter  of 

(ien.  Smith 499 

Indoiseiuent,  Oct.  21,  1856,  upon  Cajtt. 
Wharton's  report  of  (  hevenne  expedi- 
tion  .■ 494 

Indorsement,  Nov,  S,  1S5(),  upon  (ien. 
Smith's  rejjort  of  the  arrest  of  Free-State 

immigrants  on  the  Nebraska  border .505 

His  ind(jrsements  disapproving  the  course 
of  Col.  Sumuer  in  the  dispersal  of  the 

Free-State  Legislature 451,  452 

E.Ktract  from  annual  report,  Dec.  1st,  1S5G..  424 

Davis,  .lesse,  of  Linn  county 654 

Davis,  John,  editor ". 78,  203 

Davis,  J.  A.,  complaint  of  liaving  been  forcibly 
driven,  Tuesday,  Sept.  2,  1856,  from  Le.iveu- 

worth  city ". .543 

Davis,  .1.  m!,  editor  and  publisher 96,  221 

Davis,  J.  J.,  editor  and  proprietor 95,  220 

Davis,  John  F.,  donor 23 

Davis,  John  it  Sons,  donor 23 

Proprietors 203 

Davis,  M.  W.,  donor 23 

Secretary 230 

Davis,  R  IL,  appointed  .justice  of  the  peace 705 

Davis,  W.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 93 

Davis,  W.  F.  Si  Sons,  jjublishers  and  |)r()prietors,    87 

Davis,  W.  R.,  editor  and  pul)lisher 88,  213 

Davis,  Wm.  A.,  mail   agent,  visit  of,  to  Gov. 

Geary 633 

Davis,  Wm.  H.,  appointed  sheritl". 742 

Davis  county,  newspapers  of 53,  78,  172,  203 

Dawson,  Harry  A.,  editor  and  publisher 96 

Day,  James,  member  of  (iov.  (Jeary's  volunteer 

militia 645 

Day,  R.  M.,  editor,  ])ublisher  and  proprietor...  203 

Day,  T.  P.,  editor 224 

Davarmond,  Thomas,  appointed  constable 731 

Davlight,  Cuba 220 

Dayliglit,  Concordia 76,  201 

Deaf-Mute  Institute,  Little  Rock,  Ark., donor..  137 
Deaf  Mutes,  Institute  for  Improved  Instruc- 
tion of.  New  York  city,  donor 23 

Dean,  John  Ward, editor 104,  230 

Deardotr,  Rush  F].,  editor  and  proprietor 81,  206 

Dearman,  Joseph,  appointed  constable 570 

Deas,  Maj.  George,  sent  as  messenger  to  Wash- 
ington instead  of  Maj.  Emory 473 

Decatur  county,  newspapers  of. 53,  78,  172,  203 

Decorator  and  Furnisher,  New  York  city 197 

Dedham  Historical  Society,  Dedham,  Mass., 
donor 139 


760 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


DeGeer,  Mrs.  M.  E.,  donor 23,  44,  139 

Editor-in-Chief. 223 

Deitzler,  G.  W.,  president  of  meeting  at  Law- 
rence, May  14,1856 395 

Arrest  of. 415 

And  other  treason  prisoners,  mention  of 

by  Gov.  Shannon 417 

Delaware  Historical  Society,  donor 139 

Delaware  Indian  boundary  line,  western,  sur- 
vey of. 302 

Delaware  Indians,  location  of. 360 

Depredations  upon 488 

Delaware  Indian  lauds,  survey  of,  account  of, 

by  John  C.  McCoy 300 

Delaware  land  sales,  attendance  of  Governor 

Geary  at 638 

Delaware  outlet,  mentioned  by  Jno.  C.  McCoy,  304 

Survey  of,  by  Isaac  McCoy 304 

Delaware  trust  lands.  Gov.  Geary's  apprehen- 
sion of  trouble  at  sale  of 554 

Gov.  Geary's  acts  in  relation  to 657-659,  661 

Delineator,  The,  New  York 166,  197 

Delta,  BaxterSprings 75,  169 

Demaree,  G.  T.,  managing  editor 222 

Democrat,  Abilene 53,  172 

Democrat,  Anthony 56,  176 

Democrat,  Arcadia 203 

Democrat,  Arkansas  City 53,  77, 171,  202 

Democrat,  Atwood  and  Blakeman 94,  185 

Democrat,  A  villa 171 

Democrat,  Belleville 95,  186,  219 

Democrat,  Beloit 61,  90,  182,  214 

Democrat,  Bird  City 76,  170,  201 

Democrat,  Blakeman 219 

Democrat,  Burlingame 62,  183,  216 

Democrat,  Chanute 62,  183 

Democrat,  Chetopa 179,  211 

Democrat,  Clay  Center 52,  76,  170,  201 

Democrat,  Clyde 52,  170 

Democrat,  Colbv 100,  190,  226 

Democrat,  Columbus 52,  169 

Democrat,  Council  Grove 61,90,  182 

Democrat,  Dodge  City 55,  80, 174,  206 

Democrat,  El  Dorado 51,    75 

Democrat,  Elk  City 61,  182 

Democrat,  Ellsworth 55,80,174,  205 

Democrat,  Emporia 59,88,  180,  212 

Democrat,  Eskridge 67,  191 

Democrat,  Eureka 56,  176 

Democrat,  Eustis 99,  189 

Democrat,  P'argoSprings 65,97,  188 

Democrat,  Fredonia 68, 102,  191,  227 

Democrat,  Frisco 91,  164,  182 

Democrat,  Garden  City 80,  174,  205 

Democrat,  Garnett 50,  167 

Democrat,  Goodland 224 

Democrat,  Great  Bend 74,  168,  199 

Democrat,  Hanover 67,101,191,  226 

Democrat,  Hiawatha 51,  75, 169,  200 

Democrat,  Hill  City 82,  175,  207 

Democrat,  Howard 55,  80,  173,  205 

Democrat,  Hoxie 99,  224 

Democrat,  Hutchinson 63,  185 

Democrat,  lola 73,  167 

Democrat,  Kenneth  and  Hoxie 66,  189 

Democrat,  Kingman 58,  85,  178,  210 

Democrat,  La  Crosse 96,187,  221 

Democrat,  Lakin 85,178,  210 

Democrat,  Lamed 218 

Democrat,  Lawrence 173 

Democrat,  Leoti  City 191 

Democrat,  Lincoln 87,  179,  212 

Democrat,  Ix)ng  Island 184 

Democrat,  Lyons 64,  95,  186 

Democrat,  McPherson «8,  180,  212 

Democrat,  Marysville 60,  89,  181,  213 

Democrat,  Millbrook 56,  82,  175,  207 

Democrat,  Minneapolis 63,92, 184,  217 

Democrat,  Newton 57,  177 

Democrat,  Norton 91 

Democrat,  Olathe 58,  85, 178,  210 

Democrat,  Onaga 63,  94, 185,  218 

Democrat,  Osage  City 62,  184 

Democrat,  Osage  Mission 62,  183 

Democrat,  Oswego 58,  86, 179,  211 

Democrat,  Oxford,  Me 163,  194 


Democrat,  Phillipsburg 93,  184,  218 

Democrat,  Pioneer 55 

Democrat,  Pittsburg 203 

Democrat,  St.  Marys 63,  185 

Democrat,  St.  Joseph,  Mo 317 

Democrat,  Salina 65,  187 

Democrat,  Saratoga 6-i,  185 

Democrat,  Speareville  and  Fonda 55,  174 

Democrat,  Stafford 99,  190 

Democrat,  Stockton 64,96,  lSi>,  220 

Democrat,  Syracuse 176 

Democrat,  Topeka 65,  66,  98,  188, 189,  223 

Democrat,  Walnut  City 96,  187 

Democrat,  Wamego 63,  185 

Democrat,  Wellington 67,  190 

Democrat,  Wei Isford 86,  178 

Democrat,  West  Plains 89 

Democrat,  Wichita 97 

Democrat,  Woodsdale 100,  190,  225 

Democrat,  Yates  Center 68,  102, 192,  227 

Democrat-Courant,  lola 167 

Democrat  and  Daylight,  Concordia 170 

Democrat  and  Free  Press,  Hays  City 55,  174 

Democrat  and  Independent, Marion  Center.. .GO,  181 

Democrat  and  New  Era,  Norton 183,  216 

Democrat  and  Press,  Topeka 66,  189 

Democrat  and  Watchman,  Dowell  P.  0 58,  178 

Democratic  Messenger,  Eureka 56, 83, 176,  207 

Democratic  Principle,  Syracuse 176,  208 

Democratic  Times,  Hays  City 174 

Democratic  Anti-Lecompton  Convention,  men- 
tioned by  J.  F.  Legate 274 

Democratic  Printing  Co.,  Erie,  publishers 91 

DeMoisy,  Charles,  donor 23 

Demorest,  W.  Jennings,  publisher 233 

Demorest's  Monthly,  New  York  city 197 

DeMotte,  McK.,  donor 139 

Denver,  Gov.  James  W 13 

Dennis,  H.  J 31,  241 

Donor 23,  139 

Denisou,  C.  E.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  76,  201 

Denison,  Jos 245,249,250,251,  292 

Denton,  Boone,  editor  and  proprietor 225 

Der  Courier,  Topeka 66,  188 

Der  Volks-Freund,  Lancaster,  Pa 165 

DeSelding,  Charles,  appointed  commissioner 

of  deeds 705 

Des  Moines  Academy  of  Science,  Des  Moines, 

la.,  donor 139 

De  Soto,  mentioned  by  Joel  Moody 333 

Dewey,  A.  T.,  editor  and  manager 102,  228 

Donor 139 

Dewey,  G.  M.,  publisher  and  proprietor 216 

Dewey,  Melvil 13 

Editor 104,  230 

Donor 139 

Dewing  &  Beach,  proprietors 222 

Dewson,  Edward,  manager 106 

Dever,  A.  H.,  editor 99,  225 

Dial,  Chicago,  111 69,  193 

Diamond,  Jewell  City 57,  177 

Diamond,  New  York  city 167,  196 

Dickens,  Albert,  mentioned  by  John  C.  McCoy..  302 
Dickens,  Theodore,  Hickory  Point  prisoner....  582 

Dickerson,E.  R.,  proprietor 103,  229 

Dickerson,  J.  S.,  proprietor 103,  229 

Dickerson,  Luther,  donor 44 

Dickinson,  Anna  E.,  portrait  of,  mentioned 153 

Dickinson  county,  newspapers  of 53,  78, 172,  203 

Die  Germania,  Lawrence 64,  79,  173,  204 

Dietfenbach,  O.,  donor 30 

Diggs,  Charles 544 

Arrest  of. 561 

Dignon,T.  D.,  donor 162 

Dilday  &  Van  Senden,  editors,  publishers  and 

proprietors 94,  218 

Dill,  Charles,  donor 30 

Dill,  E.  J.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

90,  215   216 

Dill  &  Bell,  proprietors 79 

Dillenback,  J.  D.,  publisher 228 

Dillon,  Jos.,  editor  and  proprietor 85,  210 

Dillon,  M.  F.,  donor 23 

Dingley,  Edward  N.,  business  manager 87 

Dinsmore,  J.  W.,  donor 2» 


INDEX. 


•61 


Diocesan  News,  Wichita 222 

Diplomatic  Review,  London,  England. ...48,  72,  198 
Directors,  members  of  the  Board  of.. .2,  108,  235,  237 
Discoverer  of  Kansas,  paper  by  John  P.  Jones,  276 

Dispatch,  Arkansas  City 171 

Dispatch,  Chase 64,  186 

Dispatch,  Clay  Center 52,76,  170,  201 

Dispatch,  Cresson 187,  221 

Dispatch,  Haven 219 

Dispatch,  Hiawatha 51,  168 

Dispatch,  Hope 54,79,  172,  204 

Dispatch,  Jackson,  Fla 69,  193 

Dispatch,  Kincaid 167,  198 

Dispatch,  Phillipsburg 63,93,  184,  218 

Dispatch,  Reamsvilie 66,  189 

Dispatch,  Spivey 86,  178,  210 

District  of  Columbia,  newspapers  of 103,  228 

Dix,  Dorotliea  L.,  autograph  mentioned 29 

Dixon,  J.  J.  A.  T.,  donor 162 

Doane  College.  Crete,  Neb.,  donor 139 

Dodge,  S.  H.,  donor 23 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 90,  214 

Dodge  City 264,  282,  284 

Dole,  Artemas  W.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Dole,  John,  proprietor 213 

Dolman,  John  653 

Dolman,  L.  S.,  business  manager 223 

Donalson,  Israel  B 447,  657 

Mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke 476 

Application  for  troops 539,  540,  544,  545,  549 

566,  595 

Application,  Sept.  27,  1856,  for  troops  for 

the   arrest   of    Harvey    Moore.   Charles 

W.  Moffat,  Marion  J.  Mitchell,  Martin 

Stowell,  Alexander  Jamison,  and  L.  G. 

Cleveland 506 

Charged  with  starving  Tecumseh  prison- 
ers . 706 

Correspondence  with  Gov.  Geary  respect- 
ing the  arrest  of  Charles  Hays,  the  mur- 
derer of  Buffum 542,630,  631 

Correspondence  with  Gov.  Geary  respect- 
ing the  use  of  troops  in  making  arrests, 
*                                                         560,561,  644 
Proclamation  against  the  citizens  of  Law- 
rence, May  11,  1856 392 

Reply,  May  15,  1856,  to  Lawrence  commit- 

^gg' 395 

Report,  Sept.'"27, 1856,  of  the  arrest,  Sept.  24, 
of  Ephraini  Bainter,  Dr.  Cole,  Absalom 
Vickars,  Henry  Hoover,  Henry  Bowles, 
Nathan    Griffiths,    Jacob    Fisher,    and  _ 

French  Lewis 567 

Testimony  in   the  trial  of   the  Hickory  _ 

Point  prisoners 5/9 

Donaldson,  John 505,  539,  592 

Member  of  Territorial  Council 54^ 

Captain  in  Gov.  Geary's  Kansas  volunteer      _ 

militia .....596,  64o 

Arrest  of,  Nov.  7,  1856,  by  order  of  Gov. 

Geary °, 

Apology  and  reinstatement  of 638 

Report  as  Auditor  of  the  Treasury,  Jan.  14, 

1857 "•••  •:••••: ^^ 

And  members  of  hia  company  of  volunteer 
militia,  correspondence  with  Gov.  Geary 

relative  to  discharge  of 64^.  646 

Donaldson,  W.  F.,  statement  as  to  acts  of  people 
of  Lawrence  at  attempted  arrest  of  b.  N. 

Wood,  April  20, 1856 •••••  410 

Donors  of  newspaper  files 4b,  ibo 

Donnelly, Ignatius ^^-i 

Doniphan,  James ^^" 

Doniphan,  John,  donor  ................;...  i<>J 

Doniphan  county,  holding    of   U.  b.  district 

courts  in V"kT  7q'T79   204 

Doniphan  county,  newspapers  of..  ..54,  79,  \ii,  ^"^ 
Donnell,  C.  P.,  associate  editor  and  manager,  ^^^ 

Doran,  T.  F.,  editor-in-chief. ^^ 

Dorantes,  Andres ^^^ 

Dorr,  Dalton,  donor 


Dorsey,  J.  Owen,  editor • •• 

Dosier,  M.  H.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia -."i cq   ona 

Doud,  Geo.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor W,  ^"» 


645 


Doud,  W.  E.,  editor  and  proprietor S3,  207 

Dougall,  John  tt  Co.,  publishers 100,  232,  233 

Dougherty,  Geo.  E.,  donor 23 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 92 

Dougherty,  John,  mentioned  by  John  C.  Mc- 
Coy   303 

Doughty,  F.  W.,  publisher 203 

Douglas,  C.  H.,  business  manager 74 

Douglas  county,  newspapers  of. 54,  79,  172,  204 

Holding  of  U.  S.  district  courts  in 604 

Douglass,  Frederick 153 

Portrait  of,  luentioned 153 

Doulware,  Richard 32 

Dow,  Aaron,  appointed  county  commissioner...  730 

Dow,  Charles  A.,  donor 23 

Dow,  Neal 153 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 153 

Dow,  W.  K.  P.,  editor,  proprietor  and  busine.--s 

manager 9'.t,  224 

Dowd,  1).  v.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor..  101 

Dowell,  R.  A.  .*t  Son,  proprietors 86 

Dowell,  R.  E.,  editor 86 

Dowling,  Lee  H.,  editor 223 

Dowling,  Thomas,  donor 139 

Downing,  J.  IL,  Director 237 

Doy,  Dr.  John 153,  235 

Rescue  of:  i)aper  by  Maj.  James  B.  Abbott..  312 

Doy, Charles -SBJ 

Of  Doy  rescue  party 316 

Doy  rescue  party,  ambrotype  jiicture  of,  men- 
tioned    153 

Doy  rescue  i)arty,  names  of 316 

Doyle,  James  P.,  William  and  Drury,  killing 
oY,  with  William  ."^herman  and  Allen 
Wilkinson,  at  Pottawatomie  creek  tragedy, 

419,  42u,  641 
Drake,  A.  W.,  Century  Company,  donor. ..23,  40,  153 

Draper,  James,  donor 23 

Dred  Scott  decision  mentioned 35^ 

Driscoll.  D.,  editor l''-^ 

Drovers'  Bank,  Fort  Leavenworth 42 

Drovers' Journal,  Chicago,  III 69,  193 

Drowne,  Henry  T.,  donor '^^ 

Drum,  Richard  C • 523 

Honorary  member  of  the  Society ^  J> 

Donor -^ 

Drumniond,   A.   L.,   manager,  publisher   acd 

proprietor ;|- 

Drunmioud,  Frank,  donor 139 

Drummond,  Franz  S.,  editor  and  publisher 92 

l)ruinmond,W.T.,meniberof  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 64^) 

Drurv,  R.  B.,  business  manager !.*•> 

Duke',  G.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 219 

Duley,  A.  S.,  editor  and  publisher 90,  21.> 

Dunbar,  John  B '■}- 

Donor -^ 

Duncan, ,  editor  and  publisher IW 

Duncan,  J.  M.,  editor '2 

Duncan,  S.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 22o 

Dunham.  G.  F..  donor 1^1 

Duniap,  Bert,  proprietor J^y 

Dunlavy,  F.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor .^._.  208 

Dunn,  A.  I).,  publisher ;•>.  200 

Dunn,  C.  M.,  editor,  pubhsher  and  proprie- 

tor ^-'  -i„ 

Dunn,  Denton,  president  newspaper  company,     <y 

Dunn,  W.  R„  editor  and  proprietor 10^ 

Dunnett,  D.  W.,  donor _ i^^ 

Dunning,  W,  M.,  editor  and  proprietor <6 

Dunning,  J.  O.  B,,  mentioned  in  connection 
with  the  raid  upon  Osawkee,  Monday,  Sept. 

8  1856  

Dunton,  J.,  editor  and  proprietor 209 

Durant,  Father,  missionary <i^* 

Durham,  L.  R.  H.,  publisher 9» 

Dury,  Charle8,donor jf 

Durv,  Mrs.  Louisa  M.,  donor •f^ 

Du  tisne,  M.,  explorer ^^^ 

DuvaU.'charresVmeniberof  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 

unteer  militia ••-  ^/l 

Duvall,  F.  M.,  manager ••91.  \^^ 

Dye's  Counterfeit  Detector.... ibb,  ly/ 

Dyer,  Geo.  M.,  resignation  of. 


705 


762 


State  Histobical  Society. 


Dyer,  Samuel  D 247,  248,  613 

Commissioned  justice  of  the  peace 613 

Dyer,  Wm.  F 502 

Affidavit    of,   concerniug    the    pillage  of 

Osawkee,  Monday,  Sept.  8,  1856 531 

Member  of  grand  jury,  March,  1856 412 

Dyer,  Wiuslow  L.,  testimony  in  the  trial  of  the 

Hickory  Point  prisoners  .'. 581 

Dyer's  store,  robbing  of,  mentioned  in  the  trial 
of  the  Hickory  Point  prisoners 575 


E. 

Eadlk  Keatah  Toh,  Carlisle,  Pa 164 

The  Morning  Star  and  the  Red  Man,  Car- 
lisle, Pa 197 

Eads,  James  B.,  donor 23 

Eagle,  Burden 53,  78,  171,  202 

Eagle,  Clay  Center 52,  170 

Eagle,  CoHeyville 215 

Eagle,  El  Dorado 51,  169 

Eagle,  Elk  City 90,  182,  215 

Eagle,  Garnett 73,  167,  198 

Eagle,  Leroy 171 

Eagle,  Prescott 59,  87,  180 

Eagle,  Shockeyville 175 

Eagle,  Stockton 186,  220 

Eagle,  Webster 64,  96,  187 

Eagle,  Weir  City 201 

p:agle,  Wichita 65,  97,  187,  222 

Eagle,  Williamsburg 56,  81,  174,  206 

Eagle,  Wilson 205 

Eagle-Optic,  Lamed 63,  93,  184,  218 

EarJe,  Pliny,  donor 139 

Easley,  B.  A.,  testimony  in  the  trial  of  the 

Hickory  Point  prisoners 578 

Easley,  C.  G.,  donor 162 

Editor  and  proprietor 94 

Easley,  Ralph  M., donor 35,  139 

President,  general  manager  and  managing 

editor 94,  219 

Eastin,Gen,  Luciau  J 592 

Eastman,  Dr.  B.  D.,  donor 23,  139 

Easton,  difficulties  at,  January  17,1856 386 

Harvey's  expedition   against,  Sept.,  1856, 
alluded  to  by  Capt.  Newton 496 

Stationing  of  troops  near 553 

Eastor,  Henry  H.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Eaton,  Ben  A.,  editor 97 

Donor 139 

Eaton,  Gov.  B.  H.,  donor 23 

Eaton,  W.  A,,  editor  and  publisher 85,  210 

Eberhart,  Gustavus  A.,  Hickory   Point  pris- 
oner   582 

Eberiy,  Coke,  publisher 210 

Ebrohart,  Lewis  J.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's 

volunteer  militia 649 

Echo,  Benedict 102,  191 

Echo,  Burlingame 217 

Echo,  Cawker  City 61,  182 

Echo,  Cimarron 82,  207 

Echo,  Coldwater 77,  171,  202 

Echo,  Empire  City 52,  170 

Echo,  Pall  River 56,  176 

Echo,  Gypsum  City 96,187,  221 

Echo,  Hector 176 

Echo,  Hoisington 74, 168 

Echo,  Ingalls  and  Cimarron 175 

Echo,  Jennings 203 

Echo,  Oak  Hill 201 

Echo,  Plainville 64,  186 

Echo,  Protection 53,  171 

Echo,  Randolph 64,95,  186 

Echo,  Wilson 55,  80,  174,  205 

Echoes,  Wichita 97,  222 

Eckley,  Charles,  publisher 206 

Eckman,  John  G.,  proprietor 217 

Ecks,  W.  T.,  editor  and  manager 213 

Eclipse,  Johnson  City 99,  190 

Eclipse.  Parsons 58,86,  178,  211 

Eddy,  Dr.  Norman,  commissioner  for  sale  of 
Delaware  trust  lands,  mentioned  by  Gov. 

Geary 657-669 

Edgar,  Geo.  M.,  donor 23 

Edge,  Thomas  J.,  donor 23 


Editorial  experiences  of  women  in   Kansas, 
145,  146,  147,  149. 

Edmonds,  John,  manager 

Educational  Advocate,  Olathe 58, 

Educational  Advocate,  Walnut 53, 

Educational  Calendar,  Topeka 66, 

Educationalist  Journal,  Emporia 69, 166, 

Educational  Journal,  Grasshopper  Falls 57, 

Educational  Journal,  Leavenworth  and  Grass- 
hopper Falls 

Educational  Journal,  Topeka 65, 

Educationalist,  Emporia 59, 

Educationist,  Topeka 66, 

Edwards,  Chas.  A.,  editor 

Edwards,  John  P 

Donor 32, 

Edwards,  Noel,  editor,  manager,  publisher  and 

proprietor 81, 

Edwards,  R.  E 

Edwards,  W.  C 5, 

Donor.... 

Director  of  Society 

Edwards  county,  naming  of 

Newspapers  of. 54,  79,  173, 

Egger,  Geo.,  publisher 

Egle,  Dr.  W.  H.,  corresponding  member 

Donor 23,  48, 

Egyptian  relics 

Eighth  Kansas  Infantry,  photo  group  of  offi- 
cers  

Eisenlord.N.  E.,  business  manager 

Ekert,  T.  W.,  editor  and  publisher 

Eldridge,  J.  L.,  donor 

Eldridge,  Shaler  W.  and  others,  conductors  of 
Free-State  immigrants,  report  to  Gov.  (ieary, 

Oct.  14,1856 

Eldridge,  Shaler  W.,  member  of  committee.  392, 
Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  immi- 
gration across  the  Nebraska  line 590, 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  arrest  of 

Free-State  immigrants  on  Nebraska  line, 

513,  516, 

And  Thos.  B.,  proprietors  of  the  Eldridge 

House,  Lawrence 

Eldridge    House,    Lawrence,    destruction    of, 

397.  400, 
Election,  March  30, 1855,  in  Ninth  and  Tenth 

districts 

Oct.  6,  1856,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 

Oct.  6, 1856,  employment  of  troops  to  guard 

the  polls  at 595, 

Oct.  6, 1856,  Gov.  Geary's  announcement  of 

the  result  of 

Special,  for  member  of  the  Legislature,  or- 
dered Jan. 1, 1857 

Special, ordered  Jan.  13, 1857,  by  Gov.  Geary, 
to  elect  member  of  the  Territorial  Coun- 
cil  ...  

Proclamation  for  the  holding  of,  for  the 
election  of  Representatives  of  Anderson 

and  Franklin  counties 

Election  tickets 45, 158, 

Election  districts,  1854 

Election  list,  Lawrence,  1859 

Election  for  Delegate  to  Congress,  Oct.  6, 1856, 

proclamation  for 

Election  for  member  of  Territorial  Council, 
ordered  by  Gov.  Geary,  to  be  held  Dec  ,  1856, 

627, 

Electric  light,  Augusta 51, 

Eli,  town  of. 

Elk  county,  newspapers  of 55,  80,  173, 

EUege,  Wm.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Elliott,  C.  G.,  local  editor 

Elliott,  D.  Stewart, editor  and  publisher 90, 

Elliott,  L.R 5, 

Donor 23,  30,  35,  44,  139,  159, 

Director  of  Society 

Elliott,  R.  G.,  Director 

Elliott,  Ransom  E 

Elliott,  R.  L.,  appointed  County  Commissioner, 

Elliott  &  Rosser,  donor 

Ellis,  E.  P.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Ellis,  J.  B.,  editor 

Ellis  county,  newspapers  of 55,  80,  173, 


97 
114 

151 

206 

30 
111 

40 
235 

30 
205 
212 
6 
139 

44 

41 
231 
202 


517 

397 

402 

291 
507 


656 
159 
291 


549 


284 
205 


78 
215 
111 
162 
235 
237 
654 
730 
162 
201 

95 
205 


INDEX. 


'63 


Ellis  Headlight,  Hays  City 55,  173  | 

Ellison,  Samuel 46  j 

Elliston,  Henry,  Director 237 

Ellsworth,  Will  F.,  editor  and  proprietor 81,  206  | 

Ellsworth,  Wm.  W.,  Secretary  Ceuturv  Com-  j 

pany " 232 

Ellsworth  county,  newspapers  of... ..55,  80,  174,  205 

Elmore,  Rush 355,  653 

Shooting  of,  by  Kagi,  mentioned,  Feb.  2,  , 

1857,  by  Gov'  Geary  in  letter  to  Marcy...  704 
Elwood,  town  of,  mentioned  by  Maj.  Abbott....  316 

Emancipator,  New  York 48,  71,  196 

Embree,  Chas.  W.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 646 

Emery,  Frank  E.,  donor 23 

Emeryi  J.  S 236 

Director  of  Society 235 

^Member  of  legislative  committee 236 

Vice-President  of  the  Society 235,  237 

Emerson,  Josi'ph  W.,  donor 147,  153 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 153 

Emigrant  Aid  Company 357,  397,  401 

Emigrant  Aid  Mill 251 

Emigration,  Kansas,  1855 :  address  of  I. T.  Good- 

now 244 

Emigration  Company,  New  York 147 

Eminence,  town  of '284 

Emory,  Fred 520,  523 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  outrag,es  at 

Leavenworth  city,  Sept.  1  and  2,  1856 543 

Empire,  Alton 62,  92,  184,  217 

Empire,  Bull's  City 62,  184 

Empire,  Concordia 52,  170 

Emporia,  founding  of. 146 

Engie,  J.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor..  204 
Englesman,  Wm.  and  F.,  complaint  of  having 
been  forcibly  driven,  Tuesday,  Sept.  2,  1856, 

from  the  city  of  Leavenworth 543 

Englewood  ..     284 

English,  Charles  L.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's 

volunteer  militia 645  I 

English,  Richard,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 645 

Eno,  Fred  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 94,  219 

Enos  &  Davies,  editors  and  publishers 81  j 

Enquirer,  Ravanna 175  | 

Ensign,  Brainerd 169,  200 

Ensign,  Edgar  T.,  donor 23  | 

Ensign,  Dr.  H.  A.,  donor 23  j 

Enterprise,  Alma 67.  101,  191,  226  1 

Enterprise,  Anthony 56,  83,  176,  208 

Enterprise,  Arlington 63,  94,  185,  219 

Enterprise,  Barnes 68,  101,  191,  227 

Enterprise,  Burden 53,77,  171,  202 

Enterprise,  Celia 63,94,  18o 

Enterprise,  Centralia 61,  183 

Enterprise,  Coldwater 202 

Enterprise,  Dermot 100,  190 

Enterprise,  Edna -_•■•     86 

Enterprise,  Englewood 1"0,  201 

Enterprise,  Everest 

Enterprise,  Fairview .. 
Enterprise,  Galesburg. 
Enterprise,  Harlan 


200 

200 

.91,  216 
189 


Enterprise,  Hartford •■'9.  180 

Enterprise,  Holyrood 80,  174,  20o 

Enterprise,  Logan 63,  184 

Enterprise,  Marysville 60,  IM 

Enterprise,  Manhattan 64,  18b 

Enterprise  McCracken ^^.' ^?''  zz\ 

Enterprise,  Nescatunga 53,  il,  1/1 

Enterprise,  Nicodemus 82,  l7o 

Enterprise,  Osage  Mission 62,  183 

Enterprise,  Parkerville •61,  ]^j 

Enterprise,  Pomona 56,  l/o,  Jib 

Enterprise,  Preston ^1*| 

Enterprise,  Randolph ••••  ^~^> 

Enterprise,  Severance  and  Centralia 54,  liz 

Enterprise,  Speareville j^^ 

Enterprise,  Terry ao'VVfi'  907 

Enterprise,  Tribune 83,  17b,  Ml 

Enterprise,  Waldo ^-^ 

Enterprise,  Webster ••••  ^^J 

Enterprise,  Windom •• «»'  >°^ 

Enterprise-Chronoscope,  Lamed bd,  i»4 

—49 


Equitable  Aid  Advocate,  Wyandotte 68,  192 

Era,  Appleton '. 52,  170 

Va-a,  Minneola 76,  170 

Erdlen,  J.  F.,  i)ublisher 228 

Erdlen  &  Brown,  pro])rietors 228 

Ernst,  John .595 

Krrett,  Isaac,  editor 106,  233 

Ervine,  Rev.  S.  B.,  donor 23 

Eskridge,  C.  V.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  88,  212 

Essex  Institute,  Salem,  Mass.,  donor li;'>,  139 

Esse.x  Register,  Salem,  Mass 4S 

Esterlv,  E.  C,  secretarv 204 

Estes  &  Lauriat  Book  Bulletin,  Boston,  Mass...  195 

l']stevanico,  mentioned  by  .Joel  Moody 339 

Etue,  P.  1).,  business  manager 105 

Eulogium  on  Governor  Martin,  by  Major  B.  F. 

Simpson ." 367 

Eureka,  .lackson  county,  mentioned  bv  John 

C.  McPoy : 304 

Evangelical    M.igaziue  and  Gospel  Advocate, 

Utica,  N.Y 167,  196 

Evangelist,  St.  Louis,  Mo 195 

Evangelist,  New  York  citv 71,  165,  196 

Evangelist,  Wichita 97,  1«8 

Evans,  A.  R.,  donor 166 

Evans,  David,  member  of  (iov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 649 

Evans,  H.  (j.,  editor  and  publisher 74 

Evans,  John,  member  of   grand  jurv,  March, 

1856 .'....■ 412 

xMentioned,  in   the  trial  of  the   Hickory 

Point  prisoners 576,  578 

Wounding  of,  at   the   battle  of   Hickory 

Point 576 

Appointed  assessor 711 

Evans,  J.  D.  B.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer mil  ilia 646 

Evans,  Lemuel,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia.. 649 

Evans,  M.  B.,  editor  and  publisher 217 

Evans,  William  J.,  editor  and  manager 81 

Evening  Dispatch,  Arkansas  City 77 

Evening  (ia/ette,  Worcester,  Mass 47 

Evening  Journal,  Boston,  Mass 48 

Evening  Telegraph,  Boston,  Mass 48 

Evening  Traveller,  Boston,  Mass 46 

fZverest,  H.  W.,  donor 153 

Everett,  Edward,  autograph  mentioned 29 

Everett,  Alexander  and  William,  members  of 

Gov.  Geary's  volunteer  militia 646 

Everhart,  B.  M.,  editor 95 

Ewbanks,  Wm.  B.,  commissioned  as  Justice  of 

the  peace 555,  635 

Ewer,  W.  B.,  editor 102,  228 

Ewing,  C.  T.,  publisher 91,  216 

Ewing,  Mrs.  Emma  P.,  donor 23 

Pawing,  (t.  M.,  portrait  mentioned 40 

Business  manager 224 

Ewing,  John,  editor  and  manager 81 

Ewing,  Thomas 236 

Examiner,  Boston,  Mass 70,  194 

Examiner,  Elk  Falls 55,  173 

F.Kchange,  Wellsville 81,  175,  206 

Executive  minutes  of  Gov.  Geary 520 

Executive   minutes  of  Acting  (iov.  Woodson 

from  March  11  to  March  31,  18.57 742-745 

Explorations  of  the  Rei)ublican  and  Solomon 
Valleys,  correspondence  of  Gov.  Geary  with 
Lieut.  Francis  T.  Bryan  and  Major  Lewis  A. 
Armistead,and  reports  of  the  latter..625,  640,  668 

Expositor,  Concordia ••  170 

Expository,  Girard  and  Columbus 52,  169 

1  Express,  Buffalo 191,  227 

Express,  Butfalo  Park 56,  81,  1/5 

Express,  Chautauqua  Si)rings 200 

Express,  Chicago,  111  ••••  193 

I  Express,  Danville •••••5',  J^b 

Express,  EUinwood 51,74,  lb» 

Express,  Hazelton 50,  74, 168,  199 

Express,  Holton Vao'i'rr'  !«fi 

Express,  Manhattan 163,  166,  186 

Express,  St.  Marys '=•'"'    '«^ 

Express,  Wakefield,  England 

Express,  Wichita 


63,93,  185 
164 
222 


764 


State  Historical  Society. 


Eye,  Dexter 53,  78,  171 

Eye,  Oberlin 53,  78,  172,  203 

Eye,  Terry 80, 174,  206 


Faidlky,  H.  F.,  editor  and  proprietor 85,  210 

Failyer.G.  H.,  donor 23 

Fairchiid,  Mrs.  DeForest,  associate  editor. ..87,  211 

Fairchild,  Prest.  G.  T.,  donor 23,  44,  48,  139 

Director , 237 

Editor 95,  220 

Fair  Play,  Arkansas  City 171,  202 

Fair  Play,  Valley  Falls 209 

Fair  Record,  Topeka 47 

Faith  and  Works,  I'hiladelphia,  Pa 72,  197 

Faith's  Record,  Chicago,  111 69,  193 

Faithful  Witness,  Kansas  City,  Mo 195 

Falley,  Edwin  R.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Chase,  of  Ohio 670 

Fanatic,  Emporia 180,  212 

Fane,  ^Marshal  W.  P 399,400,675,  737 

Farewell  address  of  Gov.  Geary  to  the  people 

of  Kansas  Territory,  March  12,  1857 738 

Fargo  Springs 284 

Farley,  C.  J.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 649 

Farley,  Rev.  J.  T.,  donor 23 

Farm  and  Fireside,  Springtield,  0 72,  197 

Farmer,  Coronado,  Leoti  and  Farmer  City 191 

Farmer,  Leavenworth 59,  179 

Farmer,  Leoti 227 

Farmer,  Oberlin 203 

F'^rmer,  Osborne 62,  92, 184,  217 

Farmer,  Topeka,  Lawrence,  Leavenworth 65 

98,  188,  223 

Farmer's  Friend,  Mechanicsburg,  Pa 72,  197 

Farmer's  Loan  Company,  Winfield,  donor. 139 

Farmer's  Review,  Chicago,  111 69,  193 

Farnham,  George  L 23 

Farnsworth.  H.  W.,  portrait  of,  mentioned 153 

Farren,  James  D 157 

Fast,  Henry  H..  donor 159 

Faulkner,  Charles,  donor 23 

Fayette,  Missouri 300 

Mentioned  by  John  C.  McCoy 302 

Federal,  Holton 84,  177 

Federal  Orrery,  Boston,  Mass 47,  70,  194 

Federling,  Franklin 544 

Fee,  J.  W.,donor 23 

Fee,  S.,  donor 159 

Felter,  A.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 74,  199 

Fenstemaker,  N.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  87,  212 

Ferguson,  Thos.  F 544 

Ferguson,  William,  donor 44 

Fernald,  W.  H 154 

Fernow,  B.  E.,  donor 23 

Few,  Dr.  Samuel  F 146 

Fiedler,  Joe,  business  manager 79 

Field,  Millard  L.,  donor 139 

Field,  Ralph,  editor  and  publisher 222 

Field  and  Range,  Dwight  and  Kansas  City,  Mo.,    91 
Fieldes,  L.  N.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia.... 649 

Fields,  Henry  C,  donor 

Fields,  Mrs.  L.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  

Fields,  T.  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

81. 
Fifth  Biennial  Report, 


Figge,  S.  M.,  publisher 

Files,  A.  W.,  donor 

Filley,  C.  E.,  donor 

Filson,  F.  M.,  donor 

Publisher  and  proprietor 

Filson,  S.  Z.,  associate  editor 

Filson,  T.  A.,  donor 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 76, 

Findlay,  Charles 

Findlay,  George  W.,  donor 

Findlay,  Robert,  editor  and  proprietor 91, 

Findley,Geo.  C,  editor,  publisher  and  business 

manager 88, 

Fingerle,  Christian,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's 

volunteer  militia 


30 

206 

206 

5,7 

212 

23 

23 

139 

76 

201 

139 

201 

310 

139 

216 

213 

649 


Finances  of  the  Territory 616,  624,  688,  665,  693 

Financier,  Topeka 223 

Finch,  C.  O.,  local  editor 79 

Finch,  C.  S.,  donor 30 

Editor 83 

Finch,    Franklin,    member    of    grand    jury, 

March,  1856 412 

Finch,  F.  L.,  editor  and  publisher 204 

Finch,  W.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 79,  204 

Finch  &  Walker,  publishers  and  proprietors...     88 

Finney  county,  newspapers  of 55,  80,  174,  205 

Fireside,  Factory  and  Farm,  Ottawa SI,  175 

Fireside  Teacher,  Battle  Creek,  Mich 1(56,  195 

Fish,  H.  S.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor...    96 

Donor 139 

Fisher,  A.  B.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia '. 645 

Fisher,  Charles 312 

Fisher,  Chas.  M.,  sergeant.  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 

untfer  militia 645 

Fisher,  Rev.  H.  D 271 

Fisher,  Jacob 567 

Fisher,  J.  R.,  donor 159 

Fisher,  Wm 544 

Arrest  of. 561 

Fisher,  Wm.,  jr.,  appointed  notary  public '337 

Fisk,  Clinton  B.,  donor fl39 

Fisk,  Rev.  Photius 146,  147,  153 

Donor 147,  153 

FIske,  Daniel,  donor 139 

Fisk  University,  donor 23 

Fitch,  Chas.  A.,  editor 224 

Fitzpatrick,  Maj. 365 

Flags,  partisan.  Territorial,  red,  white  and 

black 399,  400,  401,  576 

P'lagg,  John 249 

Flenniken,  B,  F.,  donor 147 

Fleming,  Harvey,  editor  and  publisher 97,  222 

Fletcher,  Ryland,  Governor  of  Vermont 674 

Fletcher,  W.  I.,  editor 106,  232 

Florentine,  Walter,  Hickory  Point  prisoner....  582 

Florida,  newspapers  of 103,  228 

Flory,  Geo.  M.,  editor  and  publisher 80,  205 

Flint,  Dudley  C,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  78,  203 

Donor 114,  144 

Flint  implements 43,44,46,  158, 160,  161 

Fockele,  Frank,  publisher  and  proprietor. ..77,  202 

Foley,  John  C,  editor  and  publisher 85 

Foley,  J.  M,,  donor 139,  154 

Foley,  P.  T.,  printer 204 

Foley,  T.M.,  publisher 229 

Fonetic  Journal,  Bath,  England 72,  198 

Fonetic  Teacher,  St.  Louis,  Mo 71,  195 

Foote,  A.  E.,  editor  and  publisher 107,  233 

Donor 139,  162 

Foote,  Dr.  S.  L.,  donor 23 

Foote  county,  newspapers  of. 55,  174 

Forbes,  J.  1 322 

Ford,  Patrick,  editor  and  proprietor 106,  232 

Ford,  S.  B.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia 646 

Ford,  J.  B.,  commissioned  justice  of  the  peace,  643 

Forde,  E.  M.,  donor 23,  139 

Ford  City 284 

Ford  county,  newspapers  of. 55,  80,  174,  206 

Foreign  settlements,  address  of  Prof.  W.  H. 

Carruth 257 

Foreman,  J.  F 654 

Foreman,  John  W.,  petitioner  in  relation  to 

settlers  on  Iowa  trust  lands 701 

Forestry,  a  magazine  for  the  country,  Edin- 
burgh and  London,  England 72,  198 

Forkner,  Jefferson,  member  of  grand  jurv, 

March,  1856 .'..  412 

Forney,  E.  C,  editor  and  publisher 87 

Forsyth,  S.  K.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 649 

Fort  Atkinson,  establishment  of 363 

Fort  Leavenworth,  Gov.  Geary's  visit  to,  Jan. 

1,1857 667 

Fort  Leavenworth  military  road,  settlements 

on  line  of. 289 

Fort  Leavenworth   reservation,  survey   of 
boundaries  by  Isaac  McCoy 302,  304 


Index. 


765 


Fort  Riley 291,  292 

Establishment  of 3(54 

Expense  of  building  of,  mentioned  by  Gov. 

Geary 685 

Incidents  of 295 

Visit  to,  of  Gov.  Geary,  Oct.  28, 1856 .'  621 

Fort  Sumter,  relic 44 

Foster,  CassiusGalusha,  donor 42 

Foster,  Charles  A 252 

Donor 23 

Foster,  F.  S.,  editor  and  publisher 80,  205 

Foster,  Joseph,  donor 139 

Foster,  Warren,  editor  and  proprietor 222 

Foster,  W.  E.,  donor 23 

Fauntleroy,  Col.  Thos.  T 3(53 

Fowler,  C.  T.,  publisher 231 

Fowler,  C.  W.,  donor 23 

Fowler,  Philip  P.,  appointed  notary  public 743 

Fowler  City ! 284 

Fox,  G.  W.,  corresponding  member G 

Fox,  Wilson  II.,  appointed  justice  of  the  peace,  627 
Frakes,  Willis,  appointed  justice  of  the  peace, 

656,  667 

Framat,  Lindsborg 88,  213 

France,  newspapers  of. 107,  234 

Franciscus,  Mrs.  A.  II 107 

Francis,  Dr.  A.  J.,  testimony  respecting  Free- 
State  secret  organization 412 

Francis  John,  Treasurer  of  the  Society. ...5,  111,  235 

Frankey,  J.  F.,  donor 1.59 

Franklin,  Jerome,  appointed   justice  of  the 

peace '. 667 

Franklin,  S.  R.,  donor 23 

Franklin,  Wm.,  Lieutenant,  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 596,  645 

Franklin,  town  of..357, 422,440,500,533,535,539,  562 

Attack  upon,  June  — ,  1856 388,  441 

Battle  of,  Aug.  12,  1856,  account  of, by  Gen. 
Smith,  Gov.  Shannon  and  Maj.  Sedg- 
wick  460^63 

Gov.  Geary's  visit  to,  Oct.  18,  1856 617 

Franklin,  Ohio 300 

Franklin  county,  holding  of  courts  in 632 

Newspapers  of 56,  81,  174,  206 

Stationing  of  troops  in 438 

Frazier,  John  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 221 

Free  Democrat,  Si.  Joseph,  Mo 71,  195 

Free  Press,  Admire  City 88,  180 

Free  Press,  Anthony 83,  176 

Free  Press,  Atchison 50,  167 

Free  Press,  Caldwell 67,  190 

Free  Press,  Canadian,  Texas 197 

Free  Press,  Cawker  City 61,  182 

Free  Press,  Colony 50,  73,  167,  198 

Free  Press,  Dexter 203 

Free  Press,  Elwood 54,  172 

Free  Press,  Hays  City 80,  205 

Free  Press,  Hiawatha 75,  169 

Free  Press,  Moline 55,  173 

Free  Press,  Neodesha 68,  191 

Free  Press,  Osage  City 62,  92, 183,  217 

Free  Press,  Smith  Center 66,  189 

Free  Trader,  Ottawa 56,  174 

Free  West,  Burlington 77 

Freedom's  Champion,  Atchison 50,  167 

Freeman,  G.  W.,  commissioned  justice  of  the 

peace 613 

Freeman,  J.  B.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

Freeman,  Mrs.  R.,  associate  editor 102 

Freeman,  Logan 63,  93, 184,  218 

Freeman,  McPherson 60,  88,  180,  213 

Freeman,  Topeka 65,  162,  188 

Freeman's  Champion,  Prairie  City 54,  173 

Friend,  People's,  Reamsville 189 

Fremont,  Gen.  John  C,  honorary  member 6 

Freese,  Harry,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor....  80,  205 

Free-State,  Lawrence 54,  172 

Free-State  Convention,  mentioned   by  J.  F. 

Legate 273 

Free-State  immigrants  by  the  way  of  Iowa  and 
Nebraska,  orders  and  correspondence  rela- 
tive to 504-517 


Free-State  Legislature,  Topeka 

Gov.  Shannon  orders  dispersal  of 

Correspondence  between  Col.  Sumner  and 

Sec.  Woodson,  relative  to 446, 

Dispersal  of.  Col.  Sumner's  account 448, 

Jeff'n  Davis's  disapiiroval  of  the  disi>ersal 
of,  by  Col.  Sumner,  July  4,  1856,  and  Col. 

Sumner's  vindication 429,  448,  450, 

Free-State  men,  arrest  of,  at  Topeka,  Sent.  18. 
1856 

Complaints  of,  to  Gov.  Geary,  alleging  i)ar- 

tiality  in  his  administration 

Free-State  secret  organization 4((7. 

Freie  Presse,  Leavenworth 59, 

French,  F.  II.,  editor  and  manager 

I>ench,  H.  A.,  publisher 

French,  Jacob 

French  Canadian  Institute,  donor 

Frenow,  B.  E.,  donor 

Fieundschafts-Kreis,  Ilillsboro 60, 

Frick,  E.  W.,  publisher  and  proprietor 81, 

Frisbie,  S.  L.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Frisco 

Fry,  Benj.  St.  James,  editor 105, 

Frontier  judiciary,  account  of,  by  James  Hum- 
phrey  ". 

I'rost,  D.  M.,  editor  and  publisher 

Frost,  H.  W.,  donor 35, 

Editor  and  publisher 98, 

Frost,  L.  M.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia ". 

Frost,  M.  O.,  editor  and  ])ublisher 98, 

Fruit  Recorder  and  Cottage  (iardencr.  Pal- 
myra, N.  Y 71, 

Frybarger,  Judge 

Frye,  Will  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  86, 

Frye,  Frank  W.,  publisher  and  proprietor. ..86, 

Frye,  F.  W.  <t  Bro.,  donor 

Fugate,  .1.  B.,  proprietor 

Fugitive  Slave  Law 

Fuhr,  Frank,  editor,  i)ublisher  and  proprietor, 

89, 

Fulkerson,  A.  ('..editor  and  proprietor 

Fuller,  Bainbridge,  capture  of,  at  the  battle  of 

Osawatomie,  mentioned  by  (!ov.  Geary 

Fuller,  Josiah  G.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Chase,  of  Ohio 

Fuller,  Mrs.  Mary,  donor 35, 

I'uller,  M.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Fuller,  Resolve 

Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Mentioned   in   the   trial    of   the   Hickory 

Point  prisoners 576,  578,  579,  580, 

Fuller,  William  J.,  editor  and  manager 

Fulton,  Churchill,  appointed  constable 

Fulton,  Daniel 

Fulton,  Raleigh  J 

Funk,  J.  J.,  donor. 23, 

Funk  &  Wagnalls,  publishers 106, 

Funston,  Hon.  E.  H.,  donor 23, 

Furry,  (i.  C,  editor  and  i)roprietor 

Future,  Richland 66, 


385 
422 

447 
450 
452 


452 


629 
411 
179 

85 
232 

30 

23 
139 
181 
206 

89 
284 
231 

293 

80 

139 

223 

646 
223 

196 
164 

211 
211 
23 

81 
358 

214 
207 

547 
582 
670 
139 
80 
322 
582 

581 
209 
711 
726 
551 
139 
232 
139 
100 
189 


G. 

Gaines,  Jo.skph  B.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner....  582 

Galaxy,  Boston,  Mass 70,  194 

Galaxy,  New  York  city 71,  196 

Gallagher,  F.  W.,  secretary,  donor 139 

Gallagher,  Tom,  editor  and  publisher 79,  204 

Galligher,  J,  M.,  appointed  as  justice  of  the 

peace 665 

Galliher,  Lawrence,  local  editor  and  business 

manager 203 

Galloway,  John  M.,  donor 139 

Game,  wild 251 

Garden  City 264,  284 

Garden  City  land  district,  account  of 282 

Counties  in 283 

Gardener,  John  P.,  member  of  grand  jury, 

March,  1856 412 


766 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


Gardiner,  I.  Day,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  101, 

Gardiner,  Marion,  testimony  in  the  trial  of  the 

Hickory  Point  prisoners 579, 

Gardiner,  T.  W,,  editor  and  publisher 84, 

Gardner,  F.  M.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Gardner,  M.  H.,  editor  and  publisher 75, 

Gardner,  Joseph,  of  Doy  rescue  party 

Gardiicr,  J.  P.,  business  manager 

Garfield,  President 

Garfield  county,  newspapers  of. 81, 175, 

Garland,  G.  W.,  business  manager 

Garner,  Jas.  E.,  editor  and  manager 

Garner  Bros.,  publishers  

Garrett,  Wesley,  appointed  coroner 

Garrison,  Wm.,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary  as 
having  been  killed  at  the  battle  of  Osawato- 

mie 

Garrison,  Francis  J 

Donor 40,  48, 

Garrison,  J.  H.,  editor 

Garrison,  Wm.  Lloyd 11,  12, 

Portrait  mentioned 

Garten,  P^^llis  S.,  publisher  and  proprietor. ..82, 

Garver,  J.  N.,  donor 

Garvey,  E.  C.  K.,  appointed  notary  public  for 

Topeka,  Feb.  18, 1857 

Garvey,  Harry,  secretary,  treasurer,  manager 

and  publisher 

Garvin,  Dr.  James 313, 

Gaskell,  G.  A.,  donor 

Gaskell,  G.  A.  &  Co.,  publishers 

Ga.«<keirs  Magazine,  Chicago,  111 

Gaslight,  Osawatomie 

Gass,  H.  T.,  donor 

Gast,  Hallie  A.,  donor 

Gate  City  Enterprise,  Coffeyville 61, 

Gate  City  Gazette,  Coffeyville 61, 

Gates,  Alpheus  S.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Gatschet,  A.  S.,  donor 

Gault,  G.  C,  editor  and  publisher 

Gault,  J.  C,  publisher. 

Gay,  Lieut.  E  ,  sketch  of  country  around  Le- 

compton  by,  mentioned 

Gay,  Frank  B.,  donor 

Gazelle,  Zella 

Gazelle,  Zelia,  and  Review,  Moscow 

Gazette,  Abilene 53,  78,  172, 

Gazette,  Augusta 51, 

Gazette,  Beloit 61,  90,  182, 

Gazette,  Boston,  Mass 48,  70,  194, 

Gazette,  Brewster 

Gazette,  Bunker  Hill 187, 

Gazette,  California 59, 

Gazette,  Claflin 

Gazette,  Davenport,  Iowa 69, 

Gazette,  Eli,  (  Wayland  P.  O.) 

Gazette,  Emporia 

Gazette,  Enterprise  and  Abilene 53, 

Gazette,  Ford 81, 

Gazette,  Golden 82, 175, 

Gazette,  Gove  City 56,  82, 175, 

Gazette,  Greely  Center  and  Horace 56,  82, 

Gazette,  Gridley 77,  171, 

Gazette,  Hanston 

Gazette,  Hastings  and  Brewster 

Gazette,  Horton 75, 

Gazette,  Irving 60, 

Gazette,  Kansas  City 192, 

Gazette,  Kendall 

Gazette,  Lawrence 54, 

Gazette,  Ivouisville 63, 

Gazette,  Ludell 94, 

Gazette,  Mulberry  Grove 

Gazette,  Neodesha 68, 

Gazette,  Olathe 58, 

Gazette,  Ottawa 56, 

Gazette,  Peabody 60,  88, 181, 

(iazette.  Rush  Center 

Gazette,  St.  Marys 185, 

Gazette,  St.  Joseph,  Mo 71, 

Gazette,  Sterling 64,  95, 186, 

Gazette,  Wakeeny 

Gftzette,  Walnut  City 64,  96, 

Gazette,  Williamsburg 56, 


103 

....  193 

90,  182 

....    23 

....  139 

182 

182 

582 

23 

221 

96 


478 
23 
100 
190 
203 
168 
214 
195 
226 
221 
179 
168 
194 
100 
213 
172 
206 
207 
206 
175 
202 
84 
190 
200 
181 
227 
176 
173 
185 
219 
172 
191 
178 
174 
213 
221 
218 
195 
220 
191 
187 
174 


Gazette,  Worcester,  Mass 70,  194 

Gazette,  Wyandotte 68,  102,  192 

Gazette  Company,  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  donor 139 

Gazette  and  Kepublicau,  Woodrutt' 185 

Geary,  Gov.  Johu  W 153 

Biography  of. 373 

Arrival  in  the  Territory,  Sept.  9, 1856 520 

Administration  of 373 

Correspondence  of 403 

Executive  minutes  of  his  administration...  520 

Conference  with  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith 472 

Approval  of  acts  of  the  Legislature 690,  696 

702,  703,  705,  710,  711,  712,  713,  714 

Requisitions  of,  for  U.  S.  troops 527,  530 

531,532,539,  549 

Correspondence  with  Marshal  Donaldson 
concerning  the  arrest  of  Charles  Hays, 
murderer  of  Butt'um 541,  542 

Correspondence  with  Sheriff  Jones  relative 
to  balls  and  chains  for  Hickory  Point 
prisoners 640 

Correspondence  with  Adjt.  Gen.  Strickler 
relative  to  disbanding  Pro-Slavery  Ter- 
ritorial militia '..  538,  539 

Correspondence  with  Dr.  S.  Norton  and 
other  citizens  of  Leavenworth,  relating 
to  their  having  been  forcibly  driven 
from  that  city  Tuesday,  Sept.  2, 1856,  and 
with  Mayor  Wm.  E.  Murphy  on  the  same 
subject 543,  544 

Report,  Sept.  9,  1856,  of  the  condition  of 
affairs  at  I^eavenworth  on  his  arrival  in 
the  Territory 522 

Order,  Sept.  9,  1856,  relative  to  the  rescue 
of  Free-State  prisoners  at  Leavenworth..  520 

Letter,  Sept.  10,  1856,  to  J.  J.  Clarksou,  in 
relation  to  same  subject 523 

Inaugural  address,  Sept.  11.  1856 524 

Proclamations,  Sept.  11,  18o6,  discharging 
the  Pro-Slavery  Territorial  Militia,  and 
directing  the  enrollment  of  a  militia 
composed  of  the  citizens  of  the  Terri- 
tory  526,  527 

Report,  Sept.  12,  1856,  to  Secretary  Marcy, 
announcing  his  arrival  at  Lecompton, 
and  issue  of  proclamations 527 

Orders,  issued  Sept.  12, 1856,  to  the  Adju- 
tant General  and  Inspector  General,  rel- 
ative to  the  discharge  of  Territorial 
militia,  and  the  care  of  the  arms  of  the 
Territory.. 528 

Report,  Sept,  16,  1856,  of  the  invasion  of 
the  "Twenty-seven  Hundred,"  Sunday, 
Sept.  14 535 

Order,  Sept.  19, 1856,  for  special  election  of 
member  of  Council  in  place  of  Jno.  Don- 
aldson, resigned. 542 

Appointment,  Sept.  19, 1856,  of  Dr.  Samuel 
Logan,  surgeon  of  militia 544 

Order,  Sept.  19, 1856,  for  rations  for  Hick- 
ory Point  prisoners 643 

Letter,  Sept.  20,  1856,  to  Judge  Cato,  re- 
specting the  examination  of  prisoners...  545 

Letter,  Sept.  20, 1856,  to  Gov.  Sterling  Price, 
respecting  the  invasion  of  the  "Twenty- 
seven  Hundred  Missourians,"  and  other 
invasions 546 

Directions,  Sept.  21,  1856,  for  the  guarding 
of  the  Hickory  Point  and  other  prison- 
ers   548 

Letter,  Sept.  21,  1856,  to  Gen.  Smith,  re- 
specting the  organization  of  companies 
of  volunteer  militia 547 

Proclamation,  Sept .  22, 1856,  for  special  elec- 
tion for  Delegate  to  Congress 549 

Correspondence,  Sept.  22,  1856,  with  I.  B. 
Donalson,  concerning  the  arrest  of  Pro- 
Slavery  citizens  of  Atchison 550 

Report,  Sept.  22.  1856,  to  Secretary  Marcy, 
referring  to  Hickory  Point  prisoners, 
arrests  made  at  Topeka,  the  battle  of 
Hickory  Point,reconnoi88ances  of  troops 
to  the  Osage,  Pottawatomie,  Stranger, 
and  to  Easton,to  the  Delaware  land  sales, 
postal  arrangements,  and  other  matters..  552 


INDEX. 


1^1 


Geary,  Gov.  John  W. — Coyitlnued: 

Letter  addressed,  Sept.  23,  1856,  to  Win. 
Rumboldt,  architect  of  public  building..  556 

Letter,  Sept.  23, 1856,  report  of  official  acts 
called  for  frum  Judges  Lecompte,  Cato 
and  Burrell 555 

Letters,  Sept.  23,  1856,  to  Col.  Cooke  and 
Gen.  Smith,  concerning  immigration  on 
the  northern  frontier 558,  559 

Letters,  Sept.  23,  28,  and  30,  1856,  to  Col. 
Cooke,  relative  to  interception  of  Free- 
State  immigrants  on  the  Nebraska  fron- 
tier  512,  513 

Correspondence  with  H.  Clay  Pate,  Sept. 
25  and  26,  respecting  the  latter's  offer  to 
organize  a  force  for  the  protection  of  the 
polls 565 

Requisition,  Sept.  25, 1856,  for  troops  to  in- 
tercept immigration  by  way  of  Nebraska,  562 

Request  of  Judge  Lecompte,  Sept.  27,  1856, 
to  hold  court  at  Lecompton 568 

Proclamation,  Sept.  29,  1856,  offering  re- 
ward for  the  murderer  of  fcuffum 571 

Letter  to  Sec.  Marcy,  Sept.  30,  1856,  an- 
nouncing the  reign  of  peace  in  Kansas,  572 

Letter  Oct.  1,  1856,  to  Maj^or  Murphy,  of 
Leavenworth  city,  ordering  disband- 
ment  of  the  "  Regulators" 589 

Letter  Oct.  1, 1856,  to  Sec.  Marcy,  suggest- 
ing the  publication  of  his  executive  min- 
utes in  the  "  Washington  Union" 588 

Correspondence  Oct.  2,1856,  with  Inspector 
General  Cramer,  relative  to  Territorial 
arms 592 

Transmittal,  Oct.  1,  1856,  to  Washington, 
of  the  record  in  the  trial  of  the  Hickory 
Point  prisoners .-...  573 

Letter  to  Sec.  Marcy,  Oct.  1, 1856,  transmit- 
ting copy  of  the  record  in  the  trial  of  the 
Hickory  Point  prisoners 588 

Letter  Oct.  4,  1856,  to  Gen.  Smith,  relative 
to  guarding  the  polls  at  Leavenworth  at 
the  election  Sept.  6 507 

Letter  Oct.  10, 1856,  to  Sec.  Marcy,  relative 
to  the  condition  of  the  Territory 600 

Letter  Oct.  18,  1856,  to  Sec.  Marcy,  an- 
nouncing the  arrest  of  tbe  223  Free- 
State  immigrants  at  Nebraska  line 609 

Record  of  tour  of  observation  through  the 
southern  portion  of  the  Territory,  from 
Oct.  14  to  Nov.  7,1856 617 

Estimates,  Oct.  17,  1856.  for  appropriation 
for  expenses  of  the  Territorial  Govern- 
ment for  the  fiscal  year  ending  June  30, 
1858 616 

Report  to  Sec.  Marcy  Nov.  7, 1856,  of  his  tour 
of  observation  through  the  Territory,  587,  626 

Departure  of,  Nov.  10,  1856,  to  Fort  Leav- 
enworth   632 

Orders,  Nov.  10, 1856,  given  ^[arshal  Don- 
alson  to  rearrest  Charles  Hayes,  the 
murderer  of  Buffum 630,  631 

Announcement,  Nov.  11, 1856,  of  the  prev- 
alence of  peace  in  Kansas 518 

Letter  to  General  Smith,  Nov.  11, 1856,  rel- 
ative to  dispensing  with  services  of  the 
U.  S.  troops 633 

Departure  of,  Nov.  16,  1856,  for  Fort  Leav- 
enworth to  attend  Delaware  land  sales...  638 

Report,  Nov.  22,  1856,  to  Sec.  Marcy,  of  the 
course  of  his  administration,  and  the  ex- 
isting condition  of  affairs  in  the  Terri- 
tory   G13 

Refusal,  Nov.  25,  1856,  to  grant  the  re- 
quest of  Marshal  Donalson  for  troops  to 
aid  in  the  arrest  of  criminals  in  the  Sec- 
ond District /•••.";••  ^^* 

Letter,  Nov.  25,  1856,  to  General  Smith, 
relative  to  discharge  and  payment  of 
volunteer  militia ••••••  64i 

Letter  to  Edward  Hoogland,  Nov.  29,  1856, 
relative  to  the  alleged  extradition  to 

Missouri  of  Jas.H.  Holmes 6ol 

Letter,  Dec.  8, 1856,  to  Sec.  Marcy,  report- 
ing  the  condition  of  the  Territory 641 


Geary,  Gov.  John  'W .—Continued. • 

Starts,  Dec.  12,  1856,  on  a  visit  to  Leaven- 
worth city 657 

Letter  to  Sec.  Marcy,  Dec.  22, 1856,  relating 
to  the  condition  of  the  Territory 661 

Letter,  Dec.  23,  1856,  to  U.  S.  Attorney 
Isaacs,  relative  to  conflict  of  the  Bogus 
Laws  with  the  organic  act 663 

Letters,  Dec.  23,  1856,  to  Auditor,  Inspector 
General  and  Adjutant  General,  calling 
for  annual  reports 663 

Letter,  Dec.  31,  1856,  to  Sec.  Marcy,  report- 
ing tranquil  condition  of  the  Territory..  666 

Reply,  Jan.  6,  1S57,  to  the  letter  of  Go'v. 
Chase,  of  Ohio,  respecting  the  Hickory 
Point  prisoners '..  672 

Message  to  the  Legislature  at  its  conven- 
ing, Jan.  13,  1857 675 

Letter,  Jan.  19,  1857,  relative  to  settlers  on 
Iowa  trust  lands  in  Doniphan  county 701 

Letter,  .Tan.  19,  1857,  to  Sec.  Marcy,  relative 
to  the  assembling  of  the  Topeka  Free- 
State  Legislature  and  arrest  of  members..  688 

Reply,  Jan.  21,  1857,  to  the  resolution  of 
the  Legislature,  relative  to  the  Governor's 
refusal  to  commission  Wm.  T.  Sherrard 
as  sheriff  of  Douglas  county 696 

Message,  Jan.  22,  1857,  vetoing  the  act  to 
authorize  courts  and  judges  to  admit  to 
bail  in  certain  cases 697 

Letter,  Jan.  26,  1857,  to  .Sec.  Marcy,  relative 
to  the  condition  of  the  Territory 701 

Letter,  Feb,  2,  1857,  to  Sec.  Marcy,  relative 
to  the  shooting  of  Judge  Elmore  by  John 
H.  Kagi 704 

Letter  to  Sec.  Marcy,  Feb.  6,  1857,  men- 
tioning passage  over  his  veto  of  the  bill 
to  admii  to  bail,  and  of  the  admission  to 
bail,  under  the  act,  of  Indian  agent  Geo. 
W.  Clarke,  indicted  for  the  murder  of 
Thomas  W.Barber 706 

Attemjited  assassination  of,  Feb.  9,  1857, 
bv  Wm.  T.  Sherrard 708 

Ai)i)lication  Feb.  9,  1857,  to  Gen.  Smith  for 
two  additional  companies  of  dragoons 
for  the  protection  of  himself  and  house- 
hold at  the  Territorial  capital 710 

Application  l-'eb.  11,  1857,  to  Cai)t.  Flint,  at 
Tecumseh,  for  troops  for  his  protection..  712 

Reply  of  (ren.  Smith  Feb.  11,  1857,  for 
troops  for  the  (Jovernor's  protection 731 

Application  I'eb.  18,  1857,  to  Capt.  Newby, 
for  troops  for  his  protection 721 

Reply  Feb.  18,  1857,  to  resolution  of  the 
Legislature  resi)ecting  the  appointment 
of  Coffev  county  officers 716 

Message  Feb.  18,  1857,  vetoing  Lecom]>ton 
constitutional  convention  act 717 

Message  Feb.  19,  1857,  vetoing  an  act   to  _ 
grant  preemj)! ions  to  school  lands 721 

Letter  Feb.  2(i,  1857,  to  Sec.  Marcy  in  reply 
to  the  letter  transmitting  .Judge  l.e- 
compte's  defense  of  the  bailing  of  ILiys...  729 

Letter  to  Sec.  Marcy,  Feb.  21,  1857,  giving 
an  account  of  the  shooting  of  Joseph 
Sheppard  bv  Wm.  T.  Sherrard,  and  the 
killing  of  Sherrard  [by  John  A.  W. 
Jones],  Wednesday,  Feb.  18 725 

Correspondence,  Feb.  25,  1857,  relative  to 
construction  of  capitol  building 732 

Letter,  Feb.  27,  1857,  in  reply  to  complaint 
of  Henderson  Rice  and  other  settlers 
south  of  the  Pottawatomie,  respecting 
aggressions  upon  their  land  claims 734 

Letter  to  (ien.  Smith,  March  2, 1857,  object- 
ing to  the  withdrawal  of  troops  from  the 
Territory •••  •  '^35 

Pardon  of  Hickory  Point  prisoners  by, 
March  2,1857 ••• 735 

Resignation  of,dispatched  to  the  President, 
March  4,  1857,  to  take  effect  March  20 737 

Departure  from  the  Territory,  March  10, 

2ggy 738 

Letter,  March  lO,"  1857,  to  Secretary  Wood- 
son, announcing  his  illness  and  contem- 
plated  absence  from  the  Territory 742 


768 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


Geary,  Gov.  John  Vf .—(JonHnued: 

Letters,  March  12, 1857,  to  Secretary  Wood- 
son and  Commander  of  the  Department, 
announeing  his  absence  from  the  Terri- 
tory   

Farewell  address,  March  12,  1857,  to  the 

people  of  Kansas  Territory 

Oebhardt,  W.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  

Gem,  Farlington 

Gemmell,  K.  B.,  donor 

Geological    survey,   recommended    by    Gov. 

Geary 

George,  Rev.  A.  P.,  donor 

Kditor  and  publisher 

George,  Henry,  editor  and  proprietor 

George,  Wm.,  editor  and  publisher 

Georgia,  newspapers  of 103, 

Georgia  Historical  Society,  donor 

Georgians 

Gerard,  Charles  B.,  donor 

Gerard,  W.  B.  &  Co.,  editors  and  publishers, 

92, 

German-American  Advocate,  Hays  City 56, 

Geronimo,  Apache  chief,  relic  of 

Gerry,  H.  E.,  managing  editor 103, 

Gibb's,  W.  K.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

101, 

Gibson,  Miss  Abby  R 

Gibson,  James  N 

Gibson  &  Davis,  editors,  publishers  and  pro- 
prietors  

Gihon,  John  H 572,  666.  690,  704,  708, 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  pur- 
chase of  the  Territorial  library 

Gilbert, ,  editor  and  proprietor 

Gilbert,  E.  M.,  publisher 

Gilbert,  Nathan,  commissioned  justice  of  the 

peace 

Gile,  VV.  S.,  donor 

Giles,  F.  W.,  donor 

Gilhams,  H.  S.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Gill,  Geo.  B,,  donor 23, 

Gill,  Herbert  L  ,  editor  and  proprietor 82, 

Gill,  Jos.  A.,  editor 100, 

Gill,  William  H.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Gillespie,  D.  M.,  editor  and  publisher , 

Gillespie,  (i.  W.,  commissioned  justice  of  the 
peace 

Appointed  county  commissioner 

Gillett,  Almerin 

Donor 

Gillis,  E.  D.,  donor 

Gillispie,  J.  A.,  donor 

Gilman,  F.  N.,  business  manager 

Gilman,  H.  A.,  donor 

Gilmore,  Y..  B 

Gilmore,  Frank,  associate  editor 

Gilmore,  John  S.,  donor 23,  40, 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 102, 

Gilmore,  Lowry  G.,  publisher 

Ginn,  Robert  A.,  editor 

Ginn  &  Co.,  publishers 106, 

Gird,  Geo.,  editor  and  publisher 

Girls'  Higher  School,  Chicago,  donor 

Gish,  John,  editor  and  publisher 

Gish,  P.  N.  &  Son,  editors,  publishers  and  pro- 
prietors  

Gist,  G.  W.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia 

Glanding,  W.  B.,  managing  editor 

Gleaner,  Garland 51,  74, 

Gleaner,  Jaqua 76, 

Gleaner  and  Luzerne  Advertiser,  Wilkesbarre, 

Pa 

Gleason,  Cyrus  S.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Globe,  Atchison 50,  74,  168, 

Globe,  Cedarvale 99, 189, 

Globe,  Cherry  vale 61, 

Globe,  Cave  Springs 55, 

Globe,  Cyrus 67, 

Globe,  Boston 

Globe,  Dodge  City 55, 

Globe,  Downs 

GUobe,  Elk  City 61,  90, 

Globe,  Emporia 59, 


738 


172 


96,  221 


613 
730 
151 
40 
44 
23 
234 
139 
44 
100 
139 
227 
84 
106 
232 
101 
139 
209 

85 

645 
199 
168 
170 

164 
682 
199 
224 
182 
173 
191 
46 
174 
217 
182 
180 


Globe,  Fort  Scott 199 

Globe,  Meade  Center 60,89,181,  214 

Globe,  Palmer 68,  191 

Globe,  Schoharie 62,  183 

Globe,  Wichita 97,  188 

Globe,  and  Sun  and  Globe,  Kansas  City,  K8..68,  192 

Globe-Democrat,  St.  Louis 163,  195 

Globe-Democrat,  Syracuse 83 

Globe-Democrat  Co.,  St.  Louis,  donor 139 

Globe  and  Torch,  Cherryvale 61,  90, 182,  215 

Globe-News,  Cherryvale 61,  182 

Globe  Live-stock  Journal,  Dodge  City.. ..56,  80,  174 

Glover,  James,  editor  and  proprietor 208 

Glover,  Phineas  T.,  commissioned  commis- 
sioner    643 

Mentioned 654 

Goddard,  D.  E.,  publisher 217 

Goddard,  Elisha,  appointed  sheriff. 780 

Goepel,  Frank,  secretary,  donor 139 

Golden  Cresset,  Manhattan 64,  186 

Golden,  J.  W.  H. ;  Bishop,  Thomas ;  and  Rob- 
erts, Robert:  shooting  of,  on  the  road  be- 
tween Leavenworth  and  Lawrence,  Sept.  — , 

1856,  mentioned  by  Capt.Sacket 489,  495 

Golden  Belt  Republican,  Grinnell 56,  81,  175 

Golden  (iate.  Newton 57,  177 

Good  Tidings,  Topeka 66,  189 

Goodall,  H.  L.  &  Co.,  publishers 103,  229 

Gooden  &  Chism,  editors  and  publishers 100 

Goodier,  John  A.,  editor  and  publisher 212 

Goodin.Joel  K 42 

Tribute  to,  by  James  F.  Legate 274 

Goodiu,  Joseph  B 702 

Commissioned  sheriff. 635 

Goodman,  Edward,  proprietor 103,  229 

Goodman,  L.  A.,  donor 24 

Goodner,  \V.  M.,  editor  and  business  manager,  218 
Goodnow,I.T..5,lll,ll3,114,115. 124. 139,248,249,  251 

Donor 24,  32,  35,  40,  147,  151,  154,  159,  163,  166 

Address  before  the  Society 244 

Mentioned  by  James  Humphrey 291,  292 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 154 

Goodnow,  Wm.  E 249,  251 

Goodrich,  Charles  F.,  editor 98 

Goodwin,  Joseph  B.,  commissioned  sheriff 555 

Gordon,  G.   F.,  commissioned  justice  of  the 

peace 613 

Gordon,  Col.  J.  C 29 

Gore,  Mrs.  Delia  F.,  editor 84 

Gore,  J.  M.,  publisher  and  proprietor 84 

Gorham,  H.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia 645 

Goss,  D.  K.,  editor 104 

Goss,  N.  S ; 155 

Donor 24 

Director  of  Society 235 

Gould,  J.  E.,  warned    by  the    Leavenworth 

"  Regulators  " 697 

Gove,  Aaron,  editor 228 

Gove  county,  newspapers  of. 56,  81,  175,  206 

Grafton,  J.  J.,  donor , 24 

Graham,  A.  A.,  donor 24 

Graham,  Andrew  J.,  editor  and  proprietor, 

49,  106,  232 
Graham,  C.  W.,  associate  editor  and  publisher,  218 

Graham,!.  D.,donor 24,  139 

Graham,  James,  editor  and  publisher 94,  218 

Graham,  J.  O.,  editor  and  publisher 94,  210 

Graham,  L.  J.,  associate  editor  and  publisher...  218 

Graham,  R.  D.,  editor 96,  220 

Graham,  Samuel  F 654 

Graham,  W.  O.,  donor 24,    30 

Graham  county,  newspapers  of 66,  82,  175,  207 

Gran,  Dr.  C 287 

Grand  Chapter,  Kansas,  donor 139 

Grand  Commandery,  Kansas 189 

Grange  Bulletin,  Cincinnati,  O 72,  197 

Grange  News,  River  Forest.  Ill 69,  193 

Granger,  W.  J,,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  91,  214 

Grant,  Dr.  Edwin  H.,  mentioned  by  Maj.  Ab- 
bott   317 

Grant,  Geo.  K  ,  donor .- 35 

Grant,  Richard,  member  of  grand  jury,  March, 

1856 412 

Grant,  Gen.  U.  S 31,  34,  35,  149,  165 


Index. 


T)9 


Grant  county,  newspapers  of 56,  82  175   oq? 

Graphic,  Burrton 84,  177!  208 

Graphic,  Colokan Md 

Graphic,  Eureka '.*. 56    17(; 

Graphic,  Fowler  City .".'.6b"89,' 18l',  214 

Graphic,  Gove  City 8'^    175 

Graphic,  Great  Bend ...!!!!!.......   74*  168 

Graphic,  Harper ...".56'  176 

Graphic,  Kinsley !54  79'  178 

Graphic,  Lyndon ......!."!...'..!.     '  '^11 

Graphic,  Marion ......."..!!  ..60    181 

Graphic,  Ness  City .............62'  183 

Graphic,  Osawatomie .....182'  '>14 

Grai)hic,  Peabody 60,"  88,"lSl,'  213 

Gra])hic,  Sedan 51,  75,  169,  2()0 

Grasham,  J.  M.,  editor  and  publisher 201 

Grasty,  Frank  S.,  editor  and  manager "91 

Graves,  Beuj.  B.  F.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 

^  prietor 82,  207 

Graves,  Ben.  F,,  appointed  commissioner  of 

deeds 699,  748 

Graves,  H.  B.,  editor 210 

Graves,  Mary  H.,  donor "24 

Graves,  Merritt  L.,  publisher  and  proprietor...  207 

Gray,  Isaac,  Hickory  Point  prisoner .582 

Mentioned   in   the    trial   of  the   Hickory 

Point  ])risoners 575 

Gray,  Lewis  L.,  donor '.'    40 

Gray  county,  newspapers  of 82,  175,  207 

Graymore, ,  mentioned  by  Prof.  Good  now.!  247 

Greason,  James  D.,  editor  and  publisher 94,  219 

Greason,  W.  D.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  89,  214 

Great  Southwest,  Richfield ]8;> 

Great  Southwest,  St.  Louis,  Mo 166,  195 

Greek  Slave,  statue  of. 81 

Greeley,  Carlos  S.,  president 105 

Greeley,  Horace 34,    40 

Autograi)hs  mentioned .'    .30 

Greeley  county,  newspapers  of 56,  82,  175,  207 

Green,  A.  S.,  editor 76,  204 

Green,  Benj.  L.,  editor  and  proprietor 86,  211 

Green,  J.  B.,  publisher 200 

Green,  J.  H.,  mentioned 395 

Green,  Josiah  A.,  testimony  in  the  trial  of  the 

Hickory  Point  prisoners 580 

Green,  Dr.  Samuel  A 113 

Donor 24,  35,  49,  139 

Corresponding  member 6,10 

Green,  Samuel  S.,  donor 24,  139 

Greene,  Albert  R 151,  236 

Donor  44 

Proprietor 75 

Member  of  the  Executive  Committee 286 

^lember  of  Legislative  Committee 236 

Greene,  H.  M.,  donor 24 

Editor 204 

Greenbacker  and  National  Era,  Emporia 59,  180 

Greenbank,  W.  G.,  editor  and  business  man- 
ager...   220 

Greenwood  county,  newspapers  of.. ..56,  83,  175,  207 

Greenwood  Review,  Virgil 83,  176 

Greer,  Ed.  P.,  donor 139,  163 

Editor 77,  202 

Greer,  Frank  H.,  city  editor 202 

Gregg,  A.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia 646 

Gregory,  I.  M,  editor 233 

Gregory,  .T.  W.,  publisher  and  proprietor 80,  205 

Gregory,  T.  J.,  editor  and  publisher 81 

Grierson  &  Co.,  publishers  and  proprietors 80 

Griffin,  Albert,  donor 139 

Griffing,  Wm.  J 114 

Donor 44,  151 

Griffith,  C.  J.,  editor  and  proprietor 75 

Griffith,  George  P.,  editor 205 

Griffith,  John  T.,  editor  and  publisher 210  \ 

Griffith,  Joshua,  appointed  constable 714 

Griffith,  J.  \V.,  business  manager 81,  206 

Griffiths,  Nathan 567 

Grigsby,  J.  J.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 646 

Grimes,  M.  E.,  appointed  sheriflf. 711 

Grinter's  Ferry 360 

Grip,  Howard 55,  173 

Griswold,  W.  M.,  donor 139 


Grit,  Hanover gy 

Groat,  J.  T.,  editor  and  publisher..... ' 

Groesbeck,  S.  O.,  editor 

Gronefeld,  Max,  editor ..,!!!!....!!!!...'.".'..! 

Groshong,  John,  editor  and  pubiisiier. !!!..*.' .'.'.'."!' 
Grove,  L.  F.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor. 

Crove,  S.  W.,  editor  and  publisher '.... 

Grover,  D.  A.  N.,  appointed  notary  public...!!! 
Grover,  Joel,  member  of  Committee  of  Public 

Safety 

Groves,  Miss  Lillie,  donor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  !!!! 

Growler,  Wichita 97' 

Grubb,  A.  G.,  publisher !!!!!!!!!!!!!!...! 

Grun,  Edward,  publisher !!!!!!! 

Guard,  Council  Grove 61    18-^ 

Guardian,  West  Plains '  '     '    60' 

Guild,  E.  B.,  donor 24', 

Editor  and  publisher os' 

Guinn,  J.  II.,  editor  and  publisher ! 

(iuiwits,  J.  F.,  manager 105 

Guthrie,  P.  X ■....' 

Guyer,  F,  G.,  'Hlitor  and  proprietor 

Gwyn,  F.  M.,  editor  and  publisher 


191 
89 
200 
211 
209 
86 
212 
715 

400 

24 
1S8 

92 
204 
215 
181 
139 
223 

86 
281 

24 
219 
200 


H. 

Hadley,  Ahtiiur  T.,  donor 

Hadley,  T.  J.,  donor 

Hadlock,  E,  S.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Hafer,  J.  J.,  local  editor 

Hatf'a,  Samuel  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 96, 

Donor 

Hagaman,  J.  M.,  donor 

Publisher 76, 

Hagaiuan,  J.  M.  &.  Sons,  donor ! 

Hagan,  11.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Haldeuian,  I.  D.,  editor 

Halderman,  John  A.,  donor 

Hale,  Edward  E.,  editor 

Hale,  Ceorge  D.,  donor 24,  30,  151, 

Director 

Hale,  J.  H.,  editor  and  publisher 

Hale,  Philip  IL,  editor 

Hale,  W.  P.,  foreman 

ILile's  History  of  Kansas  and  Nebraska 

Haley,  J.  .1.,  office  editor 

Halfertv,  (ieo.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Hall,  d!  1'\,  editor 

Hall,  D.  M.,  secretary,  donor 

Hall,  Frank,  editor  and  jiublislier 

Hall,  <4eo.  C,  business  manager 

Hall,  (i.  Stanley,  editor 

Hall,  J.  E.,  editor  and  jjublisher 

Hall,  James  Robert,  editor  and  pviblisher....80. 

Hall,  John  N.,  apjtointed  constable 

Hall,  Miss  Lydia  P 12, 

Hall,  W.  R.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia ." 

Hall  &  O'Donald,  donor 

Haller,  Wm.,  complaint  of  having  been  forci- 
bly driven,    Tuesday,    Sept.    2,    1856,   from 

Leavenworth  city 

Ham,  Gillespie,  donor 

Ham,  Shawnee  Indian 

Ham))lin,  T.  F.,  donor 24, 

Hamilton,  Alex'r,  a[)pointed  county  clerk 

Hamilton,  (i.  <i.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Hamilton,  .lohn  S.,  appointed  constable 

Hamilton,  James  W 

Donor 

Hamilton,  John 

Hamilton  county,  newspapers  of. 57,  83,  176, 

Settlement  of. 262, 

Ilamm,  J.  C.  &  Bro.,  publishers  and  proprie- 
tors  73, 

Hammack,  C.  L.,  editor 

Business  manager 

Hammitt,  Hosea,  editor  and  publisher 

Hammon,  R.  A.,  commissioned  constable 

Hammond,  A.  K.,  manager 

Hammond,  H,  D.,  business  manager 

Hammond,  J.  R.,  editor 

Hampton,  E.  S.,  donor 

Hampton,  Levi  J.,  appointed  Nov.  10,  1856^  as 

master  of  convicts 

Report  of  escape  of  prisoners 


24 

139 

99 

224 

22 1 

139 

49 

201 

24 

98 

101 

85 

104 

159 

237 

102 

107 

84 

276 

281 

100 

222 

"Ta 

102 
229 
230 
199 
205 
627 
31 

646 
151 


543 

42 
246 

49 
711 

78 
667 

40 
139 

30 
208 
281 


74 
222 
225 
613 
228 
212 
208 
139 


628,  723 


770 


STATE  HISTOBIGAL  SOCIETY, 


Hampton,  Levi  J. — OontinHed: 

Report,  Jan.  10, 1857,  as  master  of  convicts, 

Rejection  of  appointment  by  Legislature... 

Hanes,  D.  C,  donor 

Hanna.  B.  J.  F.,  Director  of  Society 

Hanscom,  A.  H.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 

Hannigan,  L.  A.,  editor 94, 

Hansen.  W.  T 

Harbord,  J.  G.,  donor 

Harburg,  Samuel  A.,  associate  editor 

Hard.  N.  J.,  donor 

Harding,  Benjamin,  donor 147, 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 

Harding,  W.  J.,  editor 

Donor 

Hardtville 

Hardy,  W.  E.,  president,  editor  and  publisher, 

91, 

Harger,  Chas.  M.,  city  editor 

Harlan,  Z.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

83, 

Harley,  H.  A.,  editor  and  publisher 

Harm,  L.  V.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Harms,  J.,  editor 

Harms,  J.  F.,  editor 

Harman,  J.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  

Harmon,  Lillian,  publisher 

Harmon,  Moses,  editor  and  publisher 84, 

Harmon,  Geo.  S.,  publisher.... 

Harney,  Gen.  W.S 

Harniss,  Wm.  M.,  appointed  constable 

Harper,  Joel,  editor 

Donor 

Harper  &  Bros.,  publishers 106, 

Harper  county,  newspapers  of. 56,  83, 176, 

Harper's  Ferry  expedition 145, 146, 

Harper's  Ferry  attair,  mentioned  by  Colonel 

Phillips 

Harper  Library  Association, donor 24, 

Harper's  Monthly,  New  York. 49,  71, 

Harper's  Weekly,  New  York  city 71, 

Harrell,  Jas.  €.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Harrington,  E.  B.,  local  editor 

Harrington,  Grant  W.,  donor 24, 

Managing  editor  and  editor-in-chief. 79, 

Harrington,  S.  C 

Harrington,  S.  P.,  editor  and  publisher 

Harris,  A.  L.,  conductor 103, 

Harris,  Chas.,  manager 

Harris,  Ed.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor... 
Harris,  Edward  P.,  donor 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 

Harris,  James  A.,  publisher 

Harris,  Jesse,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Harris,  Miss  Lulu,  associate  editor 

Harrison,  Mrs.  Anna 

Harrison,  Gen.  Benjamin 152, 156, 

Harrison,  (Jen,  Wm.  H.,  autograph  letter  of, 

mentioned 

Hart,  J.  E.,  editor 

Hart,  Rev.  O.  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Donor 

Hart,  Samuel,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Barter.  M.  L.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

77, 

Hartford  Post 

Hartford,  steamer 250, 

Hartland 

Hartman,  P.  D.,  editor 89, 

Hartman,  Y.  A.,  editor 

Harvard  University,  donor 24, 

Harvard  University  Bulletin 70, 

Harvey,  Anson  B 

Harvey,  Cyrus  W,,  editor 76, 

Harvey,  H.  W 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 

Harvey,  James  A 

Expedition  against  Easton,  Sept.  1856,  al- 
luded to  by  Capt.  Newton 

Mentioned  by  Capt.  Wood 

jVIentioned  in  the  trial  of  the  Hickory 
Point  prisoners,  575, 576, 577,  578  579, 580, 


Harvey  county,  newspapers  of 57,  83,  176,  208 

694      Hasbrook,  Chas.,  secretary 231 

737      Hascali,  Isaac  S 250 

49  Appointed  probate  judge 744 

235     Haskell,  W.  H.,  donor 140 

Haskell  county,  newspapers  of. 84, 177,  209 

649      Hastings,  B.  C,  manager 213 

219     Hatch,  Gen.  Edward 32 

151      Hatch,  Fred.  S.,  managing  editor 218 

156      Hatchet,  Emporia 59,  180 

222  Havermale,  Lewis,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 

139         prietor 94,  218 

154      Ilawk-Eye,  Burlington,  la 69,  194 

154      Hawkeye,  Russell 64,  187 

89      Hawkeye,  Wilson 80,  174 

139     Hawkins,  J.  M,  publisher 207 

502     Hawkins,  Thomas,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Hawley,  Wm.,  editor 201 

216  Haworth,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  P.,  donor 24 

203  Hay,  Chester,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Hay,  George,  of  Doy  rescue  party 316 

207      Hayden,  A.  L.,  editor  and  publisher 75 

86  Hayden,  Rev.  Horace  Edwin,  donor 24,  140 

234     Hayes,  James  A.,  agricultural  editor 105 

88  Hayes,  Stephen  L.,  commissioned  justice  of  the 

213         peace 643 

Hayes,  T.  J.,  editor  and  publisher 85 

207  Haynie,  A.  H.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 

209         teer  militia 646 

209  Hays,  Charles,  murderer  of  David  C.  BufTuiu, 

84  Gov.  Geary's  interview  with  Free-State  men 

449  concerning,  and  order  for  rearrest. ..629,  630,  633 

570  Rearrest  of,  by  order  of  Gov.  Geary 633 

97  Release  of,  by  order  of  Judge  Lecompte, 

139  upon  writ  of  habeas  corpus 639 

232  Reward  offered  for  arrest  of,  for  the  mur- 

208  I  derof  Buffum 571 

147  I  Hays,  li.  R.,  Director  of  Society 235 

Hays  Sentinel,  Hays  City 55,  80,  173,  205 

358  '  Hays,  Wilson 313 

30  Haywood,  Mrs.  Maud,  donor 24 

196  I  Hazen,  Jerome 322 

196  :  Head  ley,  James  A 545,  550 

81  1  Headley,  Lew  C.,  editor  and  proprietor 99,  224 

97  '  Head  Center  and  Morning  Sun,  Lawrence...  ">4,  173 

139  I  Headlight,  Thayer 62,91,183,216 

204  Headli^iht,  Herington 204 

31  Headlight,  Horton 75,  169.  200 

79  !  Headlight,  Luray 96,187,  221 

229  I  Headlight,  Pittsburg 53,78,171.  203 

88  I  Hearth  and  Home,  Washington,  D.  C 163 

87  Heath,  Lieut, 364 

154  1  Heath,  D.  C.  A  Co.,  donor 151 

154  '  Heath,  Fred  F.,  editor 225 

213  Heath.  H.  A,,  business  manager 98,223 

i  Heatley,  Thomas  W 114 

646  Donor 140,  ;54 

217  Heaton,  J.  P.,  manager 95 

147  i  Heaton,  S.  J.,  editor 87,  212 

245     Hebard,  J.  H.,  editor  and  manager 82,  207 

Hebbard,  J.  C,  donor 30 

147  Hebron,  W,  S ,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 

206         tor 79,  205 

93     Heely,  P.  J.,  donor 140 

140  Hege,  U,,  editor 84 

Hein,  O.  L.,  donor 140 

645      Heinrich,  C,  D.,  editor  and  publisher 208 

Heiskell,  Wm.  A.,  letter  to  Gov.  Shannon,  re- 

202         lating  to  the  Pottawatomie  creek  tragedy 420 

161  '  His  account  of  the  mustering  of  Pro-Slav- 

292  I  ery  forces,  May  26,  1856 420 

284  ,  Mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke 497 

214  Letters  to  Gov,  Geary,  Sept,  11  and  12, 18o6, 
219  \  announcing  his  readiness  to  act  with  a 
140  force  of  one  thousand  militia,  in  obedi- 
195  ence  to  the  call  of  acting  Gov. Woodson...  529 

75  Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  invasion 

201  of  the  "Twenty-seven  Hundred,"  532,537,  539 

156  Mentioned 598,693,  737 

156     Heizer,  D,  N,,  Director  of  Society 235 

636  i  Hemenway,  M.  C,  proprietor 204 

I  Hendrick  &  Co.,  publishers 99 

496      Hendricks,  R.  S.,  editor  and  proprietor 219 

502      Hendry,  R.R.,  publisher 94 

Hendry,  W.  F,,  editor  and  publisher 94,  219 

581  I  Hendryx,Rev.WarrenB.,bu8ine8smauager,97,  222 


INDEX. 


Ill 


Hendy,  Rev.  J.  F.,  donor 24    140 

Henley,  E.  E.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor!    89 

Henrie.C.  A.,  editor  and  publisher 98 

Henry,  John 39 

Henry,  Joseph,  autograph  mentioned..""!!!...  .    29 
Henshaw,  Fred.  L.,  editor  and  proprietor     78   203 

Herald,  Alden '  13,5 

Herald,  Alma !.!!!!!!!!!!!67    191 

Herald,  Amerieus !!!!!!!!!!!!!59'  180 

Herald,  Augustine "      87   180*  212 

Herald,  Bluff  City .!.!.!V....'...  .  !  208 

Herald,  (Missionary,)  Boston, Mass !!!7o'  194 

Herald,  Bucklin 174'  206 

Herald,  Burlingame 62  92'  i83 

Herald,  Burr  Oak !!.58,"85,'l78,  210 

Herald,  Cana  \alley 55    173 

Herald,  Cassidy !!!..!!!!....'  190 

Herald,  Chetopa !!!!!!!!!!!!!58    179 

Herald,  Clyde 52,  76,'"i7o'  201 

Herald,  Coronado 102    191 

Herald,  Delphos !!!!!!... 63'  184 

Herald,  Dighton .59,  Sg"  I79!  211 

Herald,  Ellsworth 205 

Herald,  Eureka 56^  83,  176,  207 

Herald,  Evansville 5.3    171 

Herald,  Florence 60,'  88,  ISlj  218 

Herald,  Fort  Scott 51^  168 

Herald,  Garden  City 55,  80,  1741  205 

Herald,  Garden  Plain 188 

Herald,  Gaylord.. 66J  99,  189,  224 

Herald,  Geneseo 95,  186,  220 

Herald,  Geuda  Springs 67,  100,  190,  225 

Herald,  Girard 53,  78,  17l!  203 

Herald,  Glen  Elder 61,  90,  182,  215 

Herald,  Greenleaf 68,  101,  191,  226 

Herald,  Halstead 84|  176 

Herald,  Hartland 57,  85,  178,  210 

Herald,  Havana 90',  182',  215 

Herald,  Herington... .'    79 

Herald,  Hiawatha 51,  168 

Herald,  Hillsboro 89,  181,  213 

Herald,  Hope 54,  79,  172    204 

Herald,  Howard '. '  ]65 

Herald,  Humboldt 73,  167,  198 

Herald,  Hutchinson 63,  185 

Herald,  Industry 170 

Herald,  Kal  Vesta 81,  175 

Herald,  Kansas  City,  ]Mo 195 

Herald,  La  Fayette,  Ind 69,  193 

Herald,  Lakin 55,  58,  178 

Herald,  Larned 63,  1S4 

Herald,  Lawrence 54,  173 

Herald,  Leavenworth 59,  179 

Herald,  Louisburg 90,  181 

Herald,  Louisville 63,  185 

Herald,  McAllaster 87 

Herald,  Moran 50,  73,  167,  198 

Herald,  Millbrook 56,  175 

Herald,  Morton 215 

Herald,  Mound  Valley 58,  86,  179,  211 

Herald,  Mulvane 67,  190 

Herald,  New  Kiowa 50,  74,  168,  199 

Herald,  New  Murdock 86,  178 

Herald,  Ninnescah  and  Cunningham 178 

Herald,  Nonchalanta 91,  183,  216  | 

Herald,  Oak  Hill 201 

Herald,  Oberlin 53,  78,  172,  203  | 

Herald,  Fhillipsburg 63,  93,  184,  218 

Herald,  Pleasanton 59,87,180,  212 

Herald,  Preston 94,  185 

Herald,  Queen  City,  Ottawa 81,174,  206 

Herald,  Sabetha 61,91,183,  216 

Herald,  St.  .Joseph.  Mo 71,  195  j 

Herald,  Salina,  donor 24 

Herald,  Salina 65,96,  187,  221 

Herald,  Scott  City 65,96,  187 

Herald,  Stafford 66,189,  224  1 

Herald,  Tescott 93, 184,  217 

Herald,  Thayer 62,  183 

Herald,  Topeka 66,  189 

Herald,  Towanda 51,  75,  169,  200 

Herald,  Utica,  N.  Y 162 

Herald,  Wallace 191,  226 

Herald,  Walnut  City 64,  187 

Herald,  Wichita 65,  187 

Herald,  Winchester 177,  209 


I  Herald,  AVyandotte 68,102  lO"^    ''07 

I  Herald  Company,  St.  Jo-seph,  Mo.,  donor..'....."!!  HO 

Herald  of  Freedom,  Lawrence .54,  162.  172    246 

Office,  destruction  of .' !....  [  400 

Mentioned  bv  Gov.  Geary 66'> 

Herald  of  Health,  New  York  city !!!.'.".'.'.'!!  163 

Herald  and  Kecord,  P'ort  Scott....! 51    168 

Herald  and  Sod  House,  Cimarron !.!!!.55!  175 

Herald-Tribune,  Lawrence ,54!  172 

Herbert,  Ewing,  associate  editor  and  manager'  199 

Hereford,  Brooke,  editor .,    '  104 

Heren,  James  M \\\\\  654 

Hermes,  Hugoton !.!!!i"oo,  19(»",  225 

Herold,  A.   P.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  91^  216 

Herold,  C.  H.,  editor,  publisher   and   propri-  " 

„«tor..     9,    216 

Heron,  George 32 

Herring,  Luke,  editor  and  publisher  .!!!!!...lii6!  225 

Herring,  S.  W.,  editor 210 

,  Hersey,  Tim  F.,  mentioned  by  James  Hum- 

I  ^  Phrey 295 

Hetherington, ,  publisher 215 

Hetzell,  James 45 

Hewett,  Arthur  L.,  local  editor !!!!!!!!     90 

Hewett,  N.  F.,  editor 90,  215 

Heynen,  William,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  87,  211 

Heynes,M,E.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  199 

Heywood,  Mrs.  Maud,  donor 45 

Hiawatha  Board  of  Education,  donor 24 

Hick,  11.  S 11 

Donor 35^     49 

Hicks,  Henry  F.,  proprietor 78]  203 

Hicks,  Joseph,  Hickory  Point  prisoner .582 

!  Hicks,  R.  F.,  editor  and  proprietor 97 

I  Hickcox,  J.  H.,  publisher 103,  2'J8 

I  Hicklin,  Wm.  P.,  appointed   public   adminis- 

'       trator 570 

Hickman,  C.  T.,  editor  and  manager 84 

Hickman,  J.,  member  of  (iov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 649 

Hickory  Point,  Douglas  county 422 

Stationing  of  troops  at ! 440 

Hickory    Point,   Jefferson    countv,   battle   of, 

Sunday,  Sept.  14,  185(5 5it2,  534,  -036,  538,  553 

574-5S3 

Col.  Cooke's  account  of  the  battle  of. 510 

Names  of  killed  and  wounded,  at  battle  of,  576 
Hickory   Point   prisoners,  mentioned  by  (  ol. 

Cooke ' 500 

Col.  Cooke's  order  Sept.  14,  1856,  resulting 

in  the  arrest  of. 501 

Directions  concerning  the  guardingof,50l,  548 
Cai)t.  Wood's  report  Sept.  10,  1856,  giving 

an  account  of  the  manner  of  arrest  of 502 

Escape  of,  mentioned 511 

Gov.  (ieary's  account  of  the  arrest  of.. .531,  535 
Transmittal,  Oct.  1,  1856,  of  the  record  of 

the  trial  of 573,  5'i8 

Kecord  of  trial  of  by  Judge  Cato's  court 574 

Names  of. 581 

Correspondence  between  (Jov.  (ieary  and 
Sheriff  S.J.  Jones  in  relation  to  balls  and 

chains  for 640 

Correspondence  between  (iov.  Chase  and 

Gov.  (ieary  in  relation  to 669,  672 

Petition  to  (iov.  (ieary 706 

Pardon  of,  March  2,  1857,  by  Gov.  (ieary...  735 

Higbee,  E.  E.,  donor 24 

Higgins,  Ed.  V.,  managing  editor  and  proprie- 
tor   83,  208 

Higgins,  L.  L.,  donor 24,  140 

Higgins,  Will  C,  managing  editor  and  propri- 
etor  83,  208 

Higgins,  Wm..- Director 237 

Higgins,  Lieut.  H.  S.  P.,  announcement,  Nov. 
23,  1856,  of  escape  of  31  prisoners  from  Te- 

cumseh  jail 642 

Higginson,  Thomas  W.,  donor 140 

Highland  IFniversity.  donor 24 

Highley,  J.  T.,  publisher 198 

Hire,J.W.,  donor 140 

Hiles,  W.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

91,  216 
Hill,  B.,  publisher  and  proprietor 95 


772 


State  Histobical  Society, 


Hill.B.  F 654  I 

Hill,  George,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,    85  i 

Hill,  Dr.  G.  H.,  donor 140 

Hill,  Geo.  N 146  ! 

Hill,  Hiram  D.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 645  i 

Hill,  J.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor....    93  i 

Hill,  S.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 213  I 

Hill,  Thomas,  appointed  sheriff. 714  I 

Hill,  Wm.,  donor 24 

Hill,  W.  G.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer         i 

militia 649  1 

Hill,  William  L.,  donor 140  , 

Hillard,  Geo.  S.,  autograph  mentioned 29  ' 

Hiller,  C.  A 124  | 

Hillman,  K.  L.,  donor 49  ' 

Hills,  F.M.,  Director  of  Society 235 

Hilmes,  John  B.,  editor  and  publisher 225 

Hinckley,  Howard  v.,  donor 140 

Hine,  L.  G.,  member  of  committee 392-403 

Hinman,  P.  M.,donor 24  | 

Hinrichs,  Dr.  Gustavus,  donor 24 

Hinsdale,  Prof.  B.  A.,  editor 106,  233  ; 

Hinson,  A.  J.,  appointed  sheriff. 737  ! 

Hinton,  R.  J Ill  I 

Donor 140 

Hirons,  C.  C,  donor 140  I 

Historical  Register,  Harrisburg,  Pa 48,  72,  197  i 

Historical  Society,  address  on,  by  Pres.  D.  W.         I 

Wilder 241 

Historical  Society,  Kansas,  J.  Ware   Butter-  | 

field's  address  on 266 

Historical  Society,  province  of 119 

Historical  Society  of  Southern  California,  Los         I 

Angeles,  donor 140  \ 

Historical  Society  Quarterly,  Iowa  City,  la. ..69,  194  1 
Historical  and  Genealogical  Register,  Boston, 

Mass 70,  195 

Historical  and  Philosophical  Society  of  Ohio, 

Cincinnati,  donor 24,  140 

Hoadley,  C.  F.,  publisher  and  proprietor 206  ; 

Hoadley,  Charles  J.,  donor 24 

Hoar,  Geo.  F.,  autograph  mentioned 29  j 

Hoar,  John 249 

Hoch,  E.  W.,  editor 88,  213 

Director 237  i 

Hoch,  W.  F.,  manager 88  j 

Hoch  Bros.,  proprietors 88  | 

Hodgdon,  D.  P.,  editor  and  proprietor 95,  220  | 

Donor 140  | 

Hodge,  E.  E.,  assistant  editor 97 

Hodgeman  county,  newspapers  of.. ..57,  84,  177,  209 

Hodges,  N.  D.  C,  publisher 232  j 

Hodgson,  Rev  T.,  donor 24  i 

Hoding,  Lon,  publisher 97,  222 

HoenscheJdt,  John,  editor  and  managing  edi-         I 

tor 97,  222 

Hoenshel,  E.  J.,  editor  and  proprietor 209 

Hoffman,  A.  B.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie-         i 

tor 83,  199,  208  | 

Hoffman,  C.  B.,  editor 204 

Hoffman,  L.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie-         1 

tor 83,  208  l 

Hoffman,  L.E.,  editor 226  | 

Hoffman,  Rev,  R.  A.,  donor 24, 140,  163 

Hogbin,  A.  C,  publisher 91,  216 

Hogbin,  Mrs.  Flora  P.,  editor 91,  216 

Donor 147,  154 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 154 

Hogeboom,  Dr.  Geo.  W.,  donor 24 

Hogue,  H.  S.,  publisher 207 

Holbrook,  Alfred 156 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 156 

Holbrook,  E.  A.,  donor 166 

Holcombe,  R.  I.,  donor 147 

Hole,  J.  T.,  editor  and  proprietor 101 

Holeman,  W.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 78,  199 

Holliday,  Charles  K.,city  editor 98,  223 

Holliday,  Col.  Cyrus  K 246 

Portrait  mentioned 40 

Donor 140 

Director  of  Society 235 

Vice-President  of  the  Society 235,  236 

Member  of  Legislative  Committee 236 

»    President  of  the  Society 287 

HoUidaysburg 263 


Hollis,  William  H.,  editor 86 

HoUis,  W.  H.  &  Co.,  publishers 86 

Holman,  Rev.  C,  donor 24,  30,  140 

Holmau,  Mrs.  Jennie  Rawlins,  donor 40 

Holman  &  Cowdon 150 

Holmes,  James  H..  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 
as  a  target  for  a  hundred  guns  at  the  battle 

of  Osawatomie 618 

Arrest  and  escape  of,  mentioned  by  Gov. 

Geary 652 

Holt,  Rev.  L.  H.,  donor 24 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 98,  223 

Holt,  L.  H.&  Co., donor 140 

Home,  Kansas,  Topeka 98,  189 

Home  Knowledge,  New  York  city 197 

Home  Missionary,  New  York  city 71,  196 

Home  News,  Ottawa 56,  174 

Home  Weekly,  Eskridge 67,  101,  191 

Home  Knowledge  Association,  New  York  city, 

publishers 106 

Home  Missionary  Society,  New  York  city,  pub- 
lishers  106,  232 

Homes,  Dr.  Henry  A 120 

Homestead,  Leavenworth 59,  179 

Homestead,  Manhattan 64,  186 

Honey,  J.  W.  &  Co.,  donor 36 

Honeywell,  Frank,  editor  and  publisher 96,  221 

Honeywell,  Wm.,  commissioned  justice  of  the 

peace 555,  635 

Honorary  members  of  the  Society,  nomina- 
tion of 6 

Hoob,  A.  J.,  appointed  county  commissioner...  730 

Hood,  Captain ,  mentioned  in  connection 

with  the  survey  of  the  western  line  of  the 

State  of  Missouri 301 

Hood,  Chas.,  editor  and  publisher 100,  225 

Hood,  E.  E.,  editor 209 

Hood,  J.  M.,  editor  and  publisher 101,  226 

Hoogland,  Edward 653 

U.  S.  Coiumissioner,  dispatch  of,  on  special 

mission 635 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 652 

And  Jones,  John  A.  W.,  special  commis- 
sioners, report  of,  concerning  the  arrest 
of  Wm.  Partridge,  James  Townsley  and 

others 652 

Hooper,  S.  K.,  donor 24 

Hooper,  Prest.  W.  W.,  donor 24 

Hoover,  Henry 567 

Hoover,  Warren  D.,  commissioned  as  coroner, 

555,  635 

Hopkins,  A.  C,  donor 36 

Hopkins,  Scott,  Director  of  Society 235 

Hopkins,  W.  T..  business  manager 204 

Horace  Mann  School  for  Deaf  Mutes,  donor....    24 

Hord,  B.  M.,  donor 151 

Hornaday,  T.  R.,  editor  and  proprietor 207 

Hornaday,  W.  H.,  editor  and  publisher 202 

Home,  D.  H 12 

Donor 40 

Horner,  Miss  Hattie,  donor , 24 

Hornet,  Grenola 55,  173 

Hornet,  Spring  Lake,  Artois  and  Artesian  City, 

60,  181 

Horton,  Hon.  Albert  H.,  donor 24,  140 

Horton,  Richard,  editor-in-chief 204 

Horton,  town  of 270 

Hoskins,  H.  H.,  editor  and  publisher 78,  203 

Hotchkiss,  A.  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor   101 

Hotchkiss,  W.  B.,  business  manager 97 

Houghton,  Mifflin  &  Co.,  donor 24 

Publishers 104 

House,  Geo.  W.,  testimony  in  the  trial  of  the 

Hickory  Point  prisoners 579 

House  of  Representatives,  Kansas,  autographs 

mentioned 31 

Houser,  D.  M.,  president 231 

Housh,  Esther  T.,  editor 107,  234 

Housh,  Frank  E.  &  Co.,  publishers 107,  234 

Houston,  Gov.  Sam 148 

Houston,  H.  A.,  editor 81 

Houston,  S.  D.. 248,  249,  291,  355 

Houston,  T.  W.,  editor 87 

Hovey,  F.  W.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 649 


INDEX. 


Howard,  Geo.  E,,  donor 24 

Howard,  Mark 161 

Howard,  Gov.  Wm.  A 40 

Letter  to  Col.  Sumner,  May  16,  1856,  rela- 
tive to  affairs  at  Lawrence 433 

Howard,  Wm.  S.,  donor 40 

Howard,  R.  A.,  publisher 202 

Howe,  Edgar  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 74,  199  j 

Donor 140 

Director 237 

Howe,  .Tohn  J.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Howe,  Samuel  T.,  donor , 24 

Howell,  John  I.,  mentioned  in  the  trial  of  the  i 

Hickory  Point  prisoners 576 

Howland,  Joseph  A.,  donor 140 

Hoxie,  H.  M.,  donor 24 

Hovt,  Rev.  A.  F.,  donor 24 

Hoyt,  C.  W.,  editor  and  publisher 201 

Hovt,  M.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

96,217,  220  I 

Hubbard,  D.  P.,  editor  and  manager 229  1 

Hubbard,  H.  R.,  donor 154 

Hubbard,  J.  ]M.,  donor 154  | 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 154 

Hubbard,  Miss  Katie,  editor  and  proprietor 202 

Hubbard,  L.  P.,  donor 24 

Hubbard,  Perry  L 39 

Hubbell,  W.  O.,  donor 24 

Hubbert,  E.  A.,  publisher 8S 

Hubert,  Mrs.  A.  G,  donor 159 

Hudgpath,  John,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 646 

Hudson,  Ramsey,  Millett  A,  proprietors 105 

Hudson,  J.  K.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  98,  223 

Donor 140 

Director 237 

Hudson,  Mrs.  M.  W.,  donor 140 

Huff,  Clarence,  local  editor 101 

Huffman,  John  P.,  editor  and  proprietor 81 

Hughes,  A.  E.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 646 

Hughes,  Elias,  appointed  sheriff. 702 

Declination  of 737 

Hughes,  James 387 

His  report  of  the  sacking  of  Osawatomie, 

June,  1856 390 

Tommissionetl  justice  of  the  peace 555,  636 

Hughes,  Thomas,  editor  and  proprietor 105,  232 

Donor 147 

Hughes,  Mrs.  Thomas,  donor 163 

Hughev,  C.  E.,  editor,  publisher  and   propri- 

efor.:.. X6,  221 

Hugo,  Victor 114,  156 

Hugo  Herald,  Hugoton 67,  100,  190,  225 

Hugoton 284 

Hulaniski,  J.,  editor 222 

Hulaniski  &  Hammack,  publishers 222 

Hulbert,  E.  W.,  secretary,  donor 24,  45,  140,  159 

Huling,  A.  S 113 

Donor 24,  45,  140 

Hull,  M.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  business 

manager 85,  208 

Humboldt,  town,  origin  of  name 257 

Humes,  W.  L.,  editor  and  proprietor 99,  224 

Humphrey,  Aaron  M.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner,  o82 

HumphreV,  James 151,  235 

Address  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  So- 
ciety, 1889 289 

Humphrey,  J.  E.,  publisher  and  editor..  94,  95,  219 

Humphrey,  L.  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 7b 

Humphrey,  Gov.  Lyman  U.,  Director  of  So- 

"«^y- ---u. :v---:--: ^1 

237 


Member  of  the  Executive  Committee. 
Vice-President. 


Humphrey,  Mrs.  Mary  A.,  honorary  member..      6 


Donor . 
Humphrey,  Uriah,  appointed  county  commis- 

sioner V."V on^ 

Hundley,  M.  B.,  editor  and  publisher i05 

Hunt,  David,  publisher jV^ 

Hunt,  F.  A ^li 

Hunt,  Gen.  Henry  I • •••••• ^" 

Hunt,  J.  F.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 


Hunt,  Thomas  S.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 645 

Hunter,  A.  J.,  editor  and  proprietor 83,  207 

Hunter,  Mrs.  M.  J.,  corresponding  editor 96 

Donor .36,  147 

Hunter,  T.  G.,  editor  and  proprietor 206 

Hunter,  W.  F 30 

Hunting,  Amory 160,249,  251 

Hupp,J.K.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor..94,  212 

Hurd,  Henry,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Pardon  of. 735 

Hurd,  Jake 313 

Hurd,  O.  S.,  i)ublisher  and  proprietor 214 

Hurd,  T.  A.,  i)resident 87,  211 

Hurd,  T.  S.,  associate  editor 208 

Editor  and  publisher 82 

Hursh,  Rev.  J.  G.  M.,  editor  and  publisher 225 

Husbandman,  Elmira,  N.  Y 197 

Hutcbins,  H.  S.,  donor 140 

Hutching,  E.  R.,  donor 24 

Hutcbins,  Rosweli,  Hickory  Point  prisoner....  582 
Hutchinson,  Carter,  editor,' manager  and  pub- 
lisher  83,  207 

Hutchinson,  George  W.,   mentioned    by   Col. 

Cooke 476 

Concerning  the  arrest  of,  at  I.,ecompton, 

Aug.  29,  18.56 480,  482,  4S5,  488 

Hutchinson,  John 31 

Secretary  of  meeting  at  Lawrence,  May  13, 

1856 394 

Committeeman  in  behalf  of  the  citizens  of 

Lawrence,  May  14,  1856 395 

Hutchinson,  John,  topliff,  C.  W.,  Roberts,  W. 
v.,  appeal  of,  to  Gov.  Shannon,  May  11, 1S56, 

in  benalf  of  the  citizens  of  Lawrence 393 

Hutchinson,  Wm.,  and  others,  a  deputation 
from  the  northern  immigrants  by  the  way 
of  Iowa  and  Nebraska,  interview  with  Gov. 

Geary 589 

Hutchinson,  W.  L.,  general  business  manager, 

83,  208 

Hutchinson,  town  of 262 

Hutchinson  News  Co.,  Hutchinson,  publishers,  219 

Hutchison,  C.  S.,  foreman 80,  205 

Hutchison,  J.  E.,  i)ublisher 202 

Hutton,  W.  L.,  editor 202 

Iluxlev,  II.  E.,  donor 24 

Huvcke,  (ieo.,  editor,  publisher  and    i)ropri- 

etor.... 80,  20.5 

Hvatt,  Isaac  T.,  ai)pointed  constable 665 

Hyatt,  Thaddeus,  visit  of,  to  Gov.  (ieary,  Dec. 

10,  1856 657 

Hyattville,  Gov.  Geary's  mention  of  founding 

of  by  Thaddeus  Hyatt 662 

Hyde,  Calvin  C,  Hickory  Point  prisoner o82 

Mentioned   in   the   trial   of  the   Hickory 

Point  prisoners 579 

Hyden,  .1.  A.,  jr.,  business  manager 204 

Hydon,  Will  C.,  editor  and  manager 76,  201 

Hymen,  Richard,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 

II  lit  AAV  mil  i  t  i  Ji  _ 040 


L 

IMFF,  J.  M.,donor 140 

Illinois,  newspapers  of 103,  229 

Proposed  drawing  of  militia  from,  to  quell 

disturbances  in  Kansas 426    572 

Illinois  and  Kentucky  regiments,  mentioned 
by  Gen.  Smith   and  by  Sec.  Jeff'n   Davis, 

498,  499 
Illinois    Agricultural     Experiment    Station 


militia.., 


645 


donor. 


140 


Illinois  Board  of  Charities,  donor 24 

Illinois  Board  of  Health,  donor 24 

Illinois  Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics,  donor 24 

Illinois  Industrial  University,  donor 140 

Illustrated  News,  London,  England 72,  198 

Illustrated  News,  New  York  city 71,  196 

Immigrants,  Free-State,  by  way  of  Iowa  and 
Nebraska,  orders  and  correspoudence  rela- 

live  to  arrest  of. VA";  ,^ 

Immigrants,  over  Nebraska  line,  report,  Oct.  14, 
1856,  of  S.W.  Eldridge  and  others,  conductors, 
to  Gov.  Geary ""^ 


774 


State  Histobical  Society. 


Immigration,  Free-State,  by  way  of  Iowa  and 
Nebraska,  requisition  for  troops,  Sept.  28, 

1856,  for  the  interception  of. 670 

From  the  North  hj  the  way  of  Iowa  and 
Nebraska,  interview  of  Robert  Morrow, 
J.  M.  Winchell,  Wm.  Hutchinson  and 

Gaius  Jenkins,  a  deputation  from 589 

Through   Iowa,  movements  of  troops  in 

reference  to 460 

Free-State,  across  the  line  of  Nebraska, 
report  of  Wm.  .1.  Preston,  Deputy  Mar- 
shal, Oct.  12, 1856,  concerning  arrest  of...  607 
Through  Iowa  and  Nebraska,  information 

to  Gov. Geary  from  Chicago,  concerning,  569 
Free-State,  by  the  way  of  Iowa  and  Ne- 
braska, correspondence    between    Gov. 
Geary  and  Col.  Cooke  and  Gen.  Smith, 

concerning,  Sept.  23, 1856 558 

Imus,  W.  H.,  editor 84 

Imus  Bros.,  proprietors 84 

Inaugural  address  of  Gov.  Geary,  Sept.  11, 1856,  524 

Independent,  Brookville 65,  187 

Independent,  Burlinganie  and  Carbondale..62,  183 

Independent,  Burlington 52,  170 

Independent,  Carbondale 62,  184 

Independent,  Clearwater 97 

Independent,  Enterprise 204 

Independent,  Frederick 186,  220 

Independent,  Fulton 51,  74, 168,  199 

Independent,  Greenleaf 68,  191 

Independent,  Halstead.. 57,84,  176,  208 

Independent,  Hanover 67,  191 

Independent,  Haven 94,  185 

Independent,  lola 50,  167 

Independent,  Kirwin 63,93,  184 

Independent,  McPherson 60,  180 

Independent,  Manhattan 64,  163, 166,  186 

Independent,  Minneapolis 62,  184 

Independent,  Neodesha 191,  227 

Independent,  New  York 47,49,  71, 163,  196 

Independent,  Oskaloosa 57,  84, 177,  209 

Independent,  Oswego 58,86,  179,  211 

Independent,  Oxford 67,  190 

Independent,  Raymond 95,  186 

Independent,  Riley  Center 64,  186 

Independent,  Russell. 64,  187 

Independent,  Salina 65,  187 

Independent,  Scandia 64,  95, 186,  219 

Independent,  Scottsville 61,  90,  182,  215 

Independent,  Seward 98,  188 

Independent,  Strong  City 51,  75,  169 

Independent,  Walton 84,  177 

Independent,  White  Oak 58,  177 

Independent,  White  Rock 64,  186 

Independent,  Wichita 222 

Independent  Chronicle,  Boston,  Mass 48,  70,  194 

Independent  Chronicle  and   Boston  Patriot, 

Boston,  Mass 70,  194 

Independent  Chronicle  and  the  Universal  Ad- 
vertiser, Boston,  Mass 70,  194 

Independent  and  News,  Havensville 63,  185 

Independent  Press,  Humboldt 50,  167 

Independent  Republican,  Burr  Oak 178 

Independent-.lournal,  Greenleaf. 68,  191 

Index,  Cherokee 53,  171 

Index,  Douglass 51,  169 

Index,  Medicine  Lodge 50,74,168,  199 

Index,  Minneapolis 62,  184 

Index,  Spivey 210 

Index,  Wilson 55,  174 

Indian  boys  at  Indian  School,  Carlisle,  printers,  233 

Indian  Chieftain,  Vinita,  I.T 164 

Indian  expedition  on  Oregon  route.  Gen.  Har- 
ney's orders  to  Col.  Sumner.. 419 

Indian  lands  in  Kansas,  survey  of,  address  of 
John  C.  McCoy  at  the  annual  meeting,  1889, 

298,  300 

Indian  Mission 11 

Indian  pottery 158,159,  160 

Indian  raid  in  1862  near  Salina,  mentioned  by 

James  Humphrey 297 

Indian  names,  article  on 164 

Indian  names  of  certain  Kansas  rivers,  given 

by  John  C.  McCoy 305 

Indian  relics '. 45,    46 

Indian  Rights  Association,  donor 24,  140 


Indian  seat  of  government  in  Indian  Terri- 
tory, tract  designed  for 

Indian  skeleton 

Indian  Territory,  act  of  May  26,  1830,  estab- 
lishing, mentioned 

Limits  of. 

Kansas  as  seen  in,  Mr.  Lowe's  address 

Newspapers  of. 104, 

Indian  war  lance 

Indians,  Cheyennes,  hiistilities  mentioned  by 

Gen.  P.  F.  Smith 

Indians  of  Kansas,  locations  of. 

Mr.  Lowe's  account  of. 

Account  of,  by  Col.  W.  A.  Phillips 

Indians  of  the  Plains,  account  of,  by  John  P. 

Jones 

Indiana,  newspapers  of. 104, 

Indiana  Board  of  Statistics,  donor 

Indiana  Department  of  Statistics,  donor 

Indiana  Historical  Society,  donor... 24, 

Indiana  Public  Library,  Indianapolis,  donor... 

Indiana  State  Board  of  Health,  donor 24, 

Indiana  State  Library 

Indianola 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary  in  connection 
with  Free-State  immigration  at  Ne- 
braska line 

Indicator,  Leon 51,  75,  169, 

Indicator,  Louisville 93,  185, 

Industrial  Age,  Caldwell 100, 

Industrial  Age,  Wellington 

Industrial  Education  Association,  New  York, 

donor 

Industrial  Journal,  Howard 55, 

Industrial   League,  Philadelphia,   Pa.,  donor, 

24, 

Industrial  Liberator,  McPherson 60, 

Industrial  Record,  Atlanta,  Ga 69, 

Industrial  World  and  Commercial  Advertiser, 

and  Iron  Worker,  Chicago,  111 69, 

Industrialist,  Manhattan 48,  64,  95,  186, 

Industry  of  all  Nations,  New  York  city 71, 

Infant  Wonder,  Parsons 58, 

Ingalls,  John  J 8,  114,  155,  160, 

Donor 24,  140, 

Ingalls,  Ralph,  editor ,.. 

Ingalls,  t<iwn  of. 

Ingersoll,  C.  L.,  donor 

IngersoU,  G.  D.,  editor  and  proprietor 73, 

Inkslinger's  Advertiser,  Westmoreland 63, 

Inman,  Henry 

Donor 

Inman,  Joseph  Henry,  donor 

Inquirer,  Philadelphia 

Inchown,  Robert 

Inspector  General's  report,  Dec.  29,  1856 

Institute,  Minneapolis 

Insurance  Messenger,  Junction  City 

Intelligencer,  Hillhboro 60, 

Interior,  Hutchinson .63, 

Interior-Herald,  Hutchinson 63, 

Inter-Ocean,  Chicago,  HI 69, 163, 

Inter-Ocean,  Long  Island 93,  135, 

Inter-State,  Humboldt 50, 

Investigating  Committee,  1856 

Investigator,  Haddam 

Investors'  Review,  Las  Vegas,  N.  M 

Ionian  Casket,  Quakervale 52, 

Iowa,  Adjutant  (ieneral  of,  donor 

Iowa,  newspapers  of. 1(I4, 

Iowa  Indian  trust  lands  in  Doniphan  county, 

correspondence  relative  to  settlers  on 7()t», 

Iowa  State  Agricultural  College,  Ames,  donor, 

Iowa  .State  Board  of  Health,  donor 

Iowa  State  Historical  Society 

Donor 24, 

Publishers 104, 

Iowa  State  Library,  Des  Moines,  donor 

Iowa  State  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruc- 
tion, donor 

Iowa  State  Veterinary  Department,  donor 

Iowa  and  Nebraska  Immigration,  report,  Oct. 

14, 1856,  of  conductors  of,  to  Gov.  Geary 

lowas,  Indians 

Irish  World,  New  York  city 72, 

Iron  Age,  N.Y^ 47,  71, 


300 
160 


299 


360 
229 


473 


352 

277 
229 
24 
140 
140 
140 
140 
120 
551 


200 
218 
190 
225 

140 
173 

140 
180 


193 
220 
196 
178 
271 
154 

98 
284 

24 
198 
185 
5.6 


....  561 
....  665 

63.  184 


181 
185 
185 
193 
518 
167 
12 
226 
164 
170 
140 
230 

701 
140 
140 
267 
140 
230 
140 

24 

140 


279 
196 
196 


Index. 


i  to 


Irrigator,  Garden  City 55,  65,  174,  188 

Irvine,  Jas.  H.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 646 

Irwin,  Geo.  S.,  editor '.."  228 

Isaacs,  A.  J '  447 

Isenberg,  J.  L.,  editor  and  publisher 83,  208 

Israel,   J.   P.,  editor,   publisher  and   proprie- 
tor  87,  212 


Israel,  Pres.,  editor., 
Ivanhoe,  Kansas 


284 


J. 

Jacks,  W.  T.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia , 

Jackson,  President  Andrew 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  removal  of 

immigrant  Indians  to  Kansas 

Jackson,  Congreve,    mentioned    by   John   c;. 

Mci  oy 

Jackson,  H.  M.,  donor 

Jackson,  Isaiah  H.,  guide 

Jackson,  Gen.  John  H 

Jackson,  Martin,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Pardon  of. , 

Jackson,  Samuel  P.,  corresponding  member 

Jackson,  Zadock 

Jackson  county,  newspapers  of. 57,  84,  177, 

Jacksonian,  Cimarron 55,82,175, 

Jacksonian,  Mankato 177, 

Jacob,  Isaac 

Jacobs,  Edward  A.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Pardon  of 

Jacobs,  P.  H.,  editor 

Jacobs,  W.  D.,  editor  and  proprietor 90, 

Jacoby,  F.  P.,  editor 

Jaderberg,    Swedish    settler     in      Dickinson 

county 

Jamison,  Alexander 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  raid 

upon  Osawkee,  Monday,  Sept.  8,  1856 

Jay,  Walter  M.,  donor 

Jayhawker  and  Palladium,  Sedgwick 57, 

Jayhawker  and  Palladium,  Wichita 65, 

Jefferis,  B.  Grant,  associate  editor 95, 

Jefferis,  John  J.  &  Co.,  donor 

Jefferis  Western  Monthly,  Ottawa 49,  56, 

Jeffers,  D.  B.,  donor 

Jefferson  county,  holding  of  U.  S.  District 
Courts  in 

Newspapersof 57,  84,  177, 

Jeffersonian,  Albany,  N.Y 71, 

Jeffersonian,  El  Dorado 

Jenkins,  Charles,  appointed  county  commis- 
sioner   

Jenkins,  Gains,  arrest  of 

And  other  treason  prisoners,  mentioned  by 
Gov.  Shannon 

And  others,  a  deputation  from  the  north- 
ern immigrants  by  the  way  of  Iowa  and 
Nebraska  —  interview  with  Gov.  Geary... 

Jenkins,  Oliver  C,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Jenkins,  Tilman,  donor 

Jennings,  Ben.  F.,  special  mail  agent 

Jennings,  H.  W.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 

Jennings,  J.  S.,  editor  and  proprietor 97, 

Jennings,  Y.  E.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  

Jenkins,  W.  L.,  donor 

Jenks,  Dr.  S.  M.,  donor 

Jerome,  Franklin,  appointed   justice  of   the 

peace 

Jerome,  Frank  E.... 

Portrait  of,mentioned 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 

Donor 24,  31,  36,  40,  45,  140,  151,  154, 

Jerome,  Mattie 

Jerome,  Walter 

Jett,  Alfred,  editor  and  publisher 

Jewell,  M.  H.,  publisher 

Jewell  county,  newspapers  of. 57,  85,  177, 

Jewellite,  Mankato 58, 

Jewitt,  I.  M.,  publisher  and  proprietor 

Jitt,  N.  D.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 
militia 


646 


800 

302 
140 
65:5 
29 
582 
735 
6 
401 
209 
207 
209 
555 
582 
735 
233 
216 
205 

287 
566 

531 
24 
177 
187 
220 
49 
174 
147 

604 
209 
196 
200 

730 
415 

417 


589 

582 

24 

664 

645 
222 

90 
140 
24 

656 

114 

154 

80 

164 

40- 

40 

203 

228 

209 

177 

227 

645 


Joe  Jim,  Kaw  interpreter,  mentioned  by  John 

C.  McCoy 302.  :}03 

John  Brown  song,  mentioned 31,  33,    34 

John  Swiiiton's  I'aper,  New  York  city 72,  190 

Johns,  Mrs.  i>aura  M '. 148 

Donor 140 

Johns  Hopkins  University.donor 24,140,  166 

Johns    Hopkins    University   Circular,    Haiti- 
more,  Md 70,  194 

Johnson,  I).  J.,  mentioned  in  connection  with 

public  meeting  at  Tecumseh 653 

Johnson,  Alexanders 114,  157,  236 

Donor 42,  45,  154 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 154 

Director 237 

Johnson,  .\ndrew,  [portrait  of,  mentioned 153 

.lohnson,  Chas.  H.,  president 204 

Johnson,  Geo.  Y.,  donor 24,  31,    40 

Johnson,  ^Irs.  Libbie  P.,  donor 31,    40 

Johnson,  J.  O.,  associate  editor 207 

Johnson,  .lohn  A 2S7 

Johnson,  Marsliall 146 

Johnson,  Rev.  Thomas,  President  of  the  Legis- 
lative Council 075 

Johnson,    \Vm.    V.,  a])pi)inted  justice   of  the 

peace 569 

Johnson  City 284 

Johnson  county,  newspapers  of 58,  85,  178,  210 

Holdingof  courts  in 632 

Johnston,  1>.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 94,  231 

Johnston,  Col.  J.  E.,  report  of  use  of  U.S.  troojjs 
to  aid  in  arrests  at  Lawrence,  Sept.  4, 1856....  485 

Johnston,  J.  Malcom,  editor 210 

Johnston,  John  C,  secretary,  donor 140 

Johnston,  Judge  S.  W 248,249,  356 

Jonathan's  Whittlings,  New  York 163 

Jones,  Alonzo,  editor 102,  103,  228 

Jones,  C.  J.,  donor 40 

Director  of  Society 235 

Jones,  Charles  H.,  local  editor  and  business 

manager 201 

Jones,  D.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 80 

Jones,  F.  M.,  ediior 75 

Jones,  F.  W.,  donor 24 

Jones,  Horace  L 113 

Donor 147 

Jones,  I.  N.,  manager 74 

Jones,  James,  editor  and  publisher 221 

Jones,  John,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 646 

Jones,  John,  murder  of 31,  157 

Jones,  John  A.  W 635 

Special  commissioner  for  the  arrest  of  per- 
sons in  Ijinn  and  other  counties 652 

Appointed  notary  public 657 

Assaulted  bv  \Vm.  T.  Sherrard 709 

Killing  of  Sherrard  by,  Feb.  18,  1857 725 

Jones,  John  P l'^4 

Paper  relative  to  the  first  discovery  and 

exploration  of  Kansas 276 

Jones,  John  T.  (Ottawa  Jones),  Ciov.  Geary's 

visit,  Oct.  19,  1856,  at  residence  of. 617 

Jones,  J.  J.  L.,  editor 76,  201 

Jones,  S.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia ^^^ 

Jones,  sherirt'  Samuel  J.,  shooting  of.. .356,  397,  406 

Attempted  arrest  of  S.  N.  Wood 408 

Conduct  at  the  sacking  of  Lawrence 415 

Lt.  Mcintosh's  account  of  the  shooting  of..  418 
Letter,  Nov.  9, 1856,  to  Gov.  (ieary,  relative 

to  appointment  of  master  of  convicts 628 

Affidavit  for  the  arrest  of  the  Free-State 

Legislature •589 

Surety  for  (^eo.  W.  Clarke,  indicted  for  the  ^ 

murder  of  Barber "06 

Jones,  Wra •J-'? 

Jones,  W.  H.,  editor  and  publisher 22i 

Jones,  W.  M.  M.,  donor 24 

Jones,  W.  T.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 

unteer  militia • ••••  »fo 

Jordan,  G.  F.,  editor  and  publisher 91,  216 

Jordan,  Jeremiah,  Hickory  Point  prisoner f>^2 

Pardon  of. -. 'l^ 

.Tordan,  Joe  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 87 

Jordan,  Wm.,  appointed  justice  of  the  peace...  o69 
Jordan,  W.  H.,  editor  and  publisher 91,  216 


776 


State  Histobical  Society. 


Jottings,  Baltimore,  Md 104, 194, 

Journal,  Albuquerque,  N.  M 71, 

Journal,  Altoona 

Journal,  Anthony 57, 

Journal,  Ashland 76, 170, 

Journal,  Atchison 50, 

Journal,  Atwood 63,  185, 

Journal,  Augusta 75, 169, 

Journal,  Bennington 63, 

Journal,  Boston,  Mass 70, 

Journal,  Bucklin 

Journal,  Caldwell 67,  100, 190, 

Journal,  Carbondale 62, 

Journal,  Cawker  City 61,  90,  182, 

Journal,  Centralia 61,  91, 183, 

Journal,  Cheney 65, 

Journal,  CoflFeyville 61,  90,  182, 

Journal,  Cundiff" 

Journal,  Dighton 59,  86,  179, 

Journal,  Emporia 59, 

Journal,  Garnett 50,73, 167, 

Journal,  Greenleaf. 68, 101,  191, 

Journal,  Howard 65, 

Journal,  Idana 76, 

Journal,  Indianapolis,  Ind f>9. 

Journal,  Jetmore 84, 177, 

Journal,  Johnson  City 190, 

Journal,  Kanopolis 80,  174, 

Journal,  Kansas  City,  Mo 71,  140, 

Journal,  Kiowa 74,  168, 

Journal,  LaCygne 59,  87, 180, 

Journal,  Latham 51, 

Journal,  Lawrence 54, 

Journal,  Lincoln,  Neb 

Journal,  Lost  Springs 

Journal,  Loyal 81,  175, 

Journal,  Lyndon 62,92,184, 

Journal,  Madison,  Wis 72, 

Journal,  Newton 

Journal,  Omio 58, 

Journal,  Onaga 63, 

Journal,  Oneida 61, 

Journal,  Osage  Mission 62,  91,  183, 

Journal,  Osborne 92,  184, 

Journal,  Ottawa 56, 

Journal,  Russell 96, 

Journal,  Salina 65,  96,  187, 

Journal,  Scandia 64,  95,  186, 

Journal,  Sedan 51, 

Journal,  South  Hutchinson 

Journal,  Syracuse 57,  83,  176, 

Journal,  Topeka 65,  98,  188. 

Journal,  Walker 80, 

Journal,  Walnut 53,  78,  171, 

Journal,  Wichita 97,  188, 

Journal,  Wilson  ton 

Journal-Miner,  Prescott,  Arizona 

Journal  of  American  Orthoepy,  Rlngos,  N.  J., 

71, 
Journal  of  Chemistry,  Boston,  Mass. ..46,  49,  70, 

Journal  of  Commerce,  Chicago,  HI 69,  103, 

Journal  of  Commerce,  Kansas  City,  Mo 71, 

Journal  of  Education,  St.  Louis,  Mo 71, 

Journal  of  Forestry,  Cincinnati,  0 72, 

Journal  of  Inebriety,  Hartford,  Conn 

Journal  of  Mycology,  Manhattan 64,  95,  186, 

Journal  of  Psychology,  Baltimore,  Md 

Journal  and  Review,  Clifton 67, 

Journal  and  Triumph,  Ottawa 56,  81,  174, 

Journal  of  United  Labor,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Journalist,  St.  I^ouis,  Mo 71, 

Journalists  of  Kansas,  account  of,  by  C.  Borin, 

Judd,  Orange,  donor 

Judge,  Bangor 

Judge,  New  York  city 

Judiciary,  frontier,  account  of,  by  James  Hum- 
phrey  

Junction  City 

James  Humphrey's  account  of  founding  of, 
Junction  City  Union,  containing  the  history  of 

the  town 

Juniata,  town  of. 246, 

Junkin,  J,  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 95, 

Justice,  A.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 
fciilitia 


196 
227 
176 
201 
168 
219 
200 
184 
194 
206 
225 
184 
214 
216 
188 
215  ' 
215 
211  I 
180 
198 
226 
173 
170 
193 
209 
225 
205 
195 
199 
212 
169 
172 
195 
89 
206 
217 
198 
208 
177 
185 
183 
216 
"217 
174 
221 
221 
219 
169 
219 
208 
223 
174 
203 
222 
211 
192 


Kagi,  John  Henry 147,  148 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 154 

Mentioned  by  Col.  Phillips 358 

Arrest  of,  mentioned 561 

Prisoner,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Chase,  of  Ohio,  670 
Shooting  affair  with  Judge  Elmore,  account 
of,  by  Gov.  Geary,  in  letter,  Feb.  2,  1857, 

to  Secretary  Marcy 704 

Kagy,  Joseph  R.,  donor 154 

Ka-he-ga,  word  for  Great  Kaw  Chief 310 

Kail,  O.  B.,  publisher  and  proprietor 99 

Kalloch,  Rev.  E  M.,  donor 24 

Kampmeier,  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor   207 

Kansan,  Independence 61,  182 

Kansan,  Jamestown 52,  77,  17it,  202 

Kansan, Newton 57,83,  177,  208 

Kansas  Banner,  Parsons 162 

Kansas  Churchman,  Lawrence 54,  173 

Kansas  Churchman,  Topeka 65,  98,  188,  223 

Kan.sas  Farmer  Co.,  Topeka,  publishers 98,  163 

166,  223 

Kansas  Liberal,  Lawrence 54,  173 

Kansas  Magazine,  Kansas  City,  Mo 195 

Kansas  Magazine,  relics  of 148,  160 

Kansas  Methodist,  Topeka 163 

Kansas  Miller  and  Manufacturer,  Enterprise...  204 

Kansas  Monthly,  Lawrence 48,  54,  173 

Kansas  Review,  Lawrence 54,  173 

Kansas  Rural,  Howard 5.5,  173 

Kansas  Temperance  Palladium,  Lawrence. ..54,  173 

Kansas  Valley,  Wamego 63,  185 

Kansas  Workman  Publishing  Co.,  Emporia, 

publishers 212 

Kansas,  as  seen  in  the  Indian  Territory,  ad- 
dress of  P.  G.  Lowe 360 

Kansas,  her  history,  her  history-makers,  and 

her  Historical  Society :  address  by  C.  Borin...  269 
Kansas,  discoverer  of:  paper  by  John  P.  Jones,  276 
Kansas  Academy  of  Science,  Topeka,  donor....  140 
Kansas  annual,  suggested  by  J.  Ware  Butter- 
field 268 

Kansas  Board  of  Railroad  Commissioners, 

donor 24 

Kansas  editors,  preservers  of  Kansas  historv, 

259,  266 
Kansas  history :  address  by  Col.  W.A.Phillips,  351 
Kansas  history,  preservation  of:  J.Ware  But- 

terfield's  address 266 

Kansas  House  of  Representatives,  donor 31,  148 

Kansas  or  Kaw  Indian  lands,  survey  of. 301 

Kansas  names 124 

Kansas-Nebraska  Act,  mentioned... 354 

Letter  of  Gov.  Geary,  Nov.  26,  1856,  to  Sec. 
Marcy  relative  to  inaccuracy  of,  as  pub- 
lished in  Kansas  Statutes 647 

Kansas  Republican  State  Convention,  donor...  157 

Kansas  river,  navigation  of. 292,  685 

Kansas  river  valley,  description  of,  by  James 

Humphrey 289 

Kansas  State  Teachers'  Association,  donor.. .24,  140 

Kaskaskias,  Indians 276 

Kate  Swinuey,  steamer 245 

Kaufman,  A.  C,  donor 140 

Kaufman,  Solomon,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's 

volunteer  militia 649 

Kaw  Indian  lands  near  Council  Grove,  cor- 
respondence of  Charles  Columbia  and  George 
M.  Reis,  with  Gov,  Geary  concerning  expiu- 

sion  of  settlers  from 655 

Kaw  Indian  agency,  mention  of,  by  John  C. 

McCoy 303 

Kaw  Indians 251 

Incidents  of,  by  John  C.  McCoy 303 

Location  of. 360 

Kawsmouth  Pilot,  Wyandotte 68,  192 

Kearney,  (Sand  Ix>t,) 163 

Kearny  county,  newspapers  of 58,  85,  178.  210 

Keeve,  Miss  Laura,  publisher 223 

Kellam,  T.  J.,  donor 140 

Keller,  W.S..  foreman 221 

Kellerman,  W.  A.,  donor 25,  140 

Editor  and  publisher 95,  220 


INDEX. 


Kelley,  B.  v.,  publisher 210 

Kelley,  Geo.  W.,  editor '210 

Kelley,  Ira  A.,  editor 93,  226 

Kelley,  J.  A.,  corporal.  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia 645 

Kelley,  Mark  J.,  editor 92,  216 

Kellogg,  A.  N.,  Newspaper  Co.,  donor 25 

Publishers 105,  231 

Kellogg,  Emily  A.,  editor 229 

Kellogg,  Dr.  J.  H.,  donor 25 

Kellogg,  L.  B.,  Director 237 

Kellogg,  V.   L.,  editor-in-chief  and   business 

manager 79,  201 

Kelly,  F.  J.,  donor 40 

Kelly,  H.B 236 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 88,  213 

Donor 140 

Director 237 

Address  on  No  Man's  Land 324 

Kelly,  .James,  editor  and  publisher 94,  218 

Kelly,  Michael,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 645 

Kelsey,  S.  H 263 

Kemble,  John  W.,  arrest  of. ,  561 

Kemp,  Thomas  and  ,Tohn 544,  .561 

Kemper,  L.  P.,  editor  and  proprietor 97,  222 

Kendall,  town  of 264,282,  284 

Kendall,  J.  G.  F.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 646 

Kendall,  Joe  M.,  editor. 101 

Kendall,  J.  W.,  editor  and  publisher 82 

Kendall's  Expositor,  Washington 49,  69,  193 

Kenea,  J.  P.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

87,  212 

Donor 140,  151,  159 

Kenea  A  Lane,  donor 25,36,    45 

Kinne,  E.  A.,  donor 25 

Kenesson,  F.  G.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor   200 

Kennedy,  Jas.  A.,  commissioned  county  clerk,  643 

Kennedy,  Dr.  J.  F.,  donor ". 25 

Kennedy,  J.  H.,  editor 233 

Kennedy,  R.  T.,  donor 25 

Kennedv,  W.  B,,  donor 31,    36 

Kennett,  T.  A.,  editor 232 

Kent, ,  publisher 77 

Kent,  H.  K.,  donor 25 

Kent,  W.  v.,  publisher 89 

Kentucky  and  Illinois,  proposed  drawing  of 

militia  from  to  Kansas 426,  498,  572 

Kentucky  Agricultural   Experiment   Station, 

donor 140 

Kentucky  Deaf-Mute  Institute,  donor 25 

Kerr,  J.  II.,  editor 74 

Kerr,  Thomas  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  91,  216 

Kerr,  William,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Kerr,  W.  L.,  editor  and  proprietor 81 

Kessler,  D.,  donor 140 

Kessler,  J.  B.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

81,  206 
Ketchum,  Justus  G.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner,  582 

Key,  Bull's  City 62,  184 

Key,  Glen  Elder 61,  182 

Keys,  M.  J.,  editor  and  publisher 97,  219 

Kickapoo  cannon 30 

Kickapoo  guides 360 

Kickapoo  Indians,  location  of. 360 

Kickapoo  lands,  survey  of 301 

Kies,  B,  E.,  business  manager 208 

Kilburn,  Samuel  W.,  or  Henry,  imprisonment 

and  famishment  of,  in  Tecumseh  jail 706 

Kilburn,  Samuel  W.,  Hugh,  and  Henry,  arrest 

of;  and  escape  of  Hugh 652 

Killean,  E.  J.,  editor 206 

Kilmer,  Fred  B.,  donor 140 

Kimball,  C.  H.,  director 237 

Kimball,  G.  F.,  editor  and  publisher 99,  224- 

Kimball,  James  P.,  donor 25 

Kimball,  John  C,  donor 25 

Kimball,  Sumner  J.,  donor 25 

Kimbrel,  Geo.  W.,  editor  and  publisher 76 

Kimbrel,  J.  W.,  publisher 76 

Kincaid,  C.  C,  publisher 215 

Kinch,  Joseph,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

King,  E.  H.,  appointed  constable 657 


King,  James  L.,  editor,  and  managing  editor, 

98, 

King,  John  L.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

King,  P.  R.,  commissioned  county  commis- 
sioner   

Kingman,  Samuel  A 5,  6,  111,  124, 

Kingman,  town,  view .' 

Kingman  county,  newspapers  of 5s,  S5,  178, 

Kingston,  W.  F.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  

Kinney,  Clarence  V.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  94^ 

Kinsler,  Miram,  [  Milton  Kiu/.ler,]  Hickorv 
Point  prisoner,  pardon  of .". 

Kinsler,  Hiram,  [Kinzler,  Milton,]  Hickory 
Point  prisoner 15.3, 

Kiowa  county,  newspapers  of 5S,  86,  178^ 

Kiowas  and  Comanches,  massacre  l)y 

Kirk,  .lohn  W.,  editor  and  publisher 

Kirkland,  D.  K.,  local  editor 

Kirkmau,  L.  D 

Kirkpatrick,  .1.  E.,  business  manager 

Kirkpatrick,  Oscar  C.,  publisher 

Kirkpatrick,  R.  D.,  editor  and  publisher 

Kitchen,  J.  J.,  corporal.  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 
militia 

Kistler,  R.  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Klaine,  N.  B.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

so, 

Kleist,  Edward,  editor  and  publisher 87, 

Kline,  William,  Hickory  Point  i)risoncr  

Knapp,  Col. ,  of  Missouri  Republican 

Knap |),  Arthur 

Knapp,  Dr.  A.  If.,  donor 

Knapp,  F.  A.,  donor 

Knapp,  (ieorge  W.,  donor 140, 

Kna[)p,  Lemuel 

Knaus,  Warren,  donor 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 8S, 

Knight,  (jeorge  W.,  editor 106, 

Knight,  J.  Lee 

Knight,  ().  II.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Knight  Brothers,  donors 

Knight  and  Soldier,  Topeka Oti,  9s,  1S9, 

Knock,  R.  B.,  editor  and  publisher 

Knowlton,  C.  F.,  editor  and  publisher 

Knox,  Rev.  J.  D., donor 25, 

Knox,  Rev.  M.  V.  B.,  donor 25,  36, 

Knox,  W.  C.  &.  Co.,  donors 

Knudsen,  C.  W.,  donor 25, 

Kochtitzky,  Oscar,  donor 

Korns,  E.  V.,  publisher  and  proprietor 93, 

Kost,  Dr.  J.,  donor 

Kraru}),  M.  C,  donor 

Krebs,  Al.  D.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Krebs,  W.  J.,  editor,  publisher  and  i)ropriet()r, 

86, 

Kretsinger,  D.  L.,  donor 

Krimble,  John,  secretary,  donor 

Kronicle,  Kincaid 50,  73, 

Kryskey,  E.,  member  of  (Jov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia.. 

Kuhn,  Henry,  donor 114, 

Kuhn,  L.  B., 'business  manager 103, 

Kurtz,  Charles  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 83, 

Donor 


224 

582 
CZI 
688 
241 
41 
210 

215 

212 

735 

582 
210 
364 

217 

154 

~im 

91 


207 
212 
■>82 
364 

47 

25 
140 
14S 
164 

25 
213 
233 

41) 
208 
140 
223 

90 
101 
140 
140 
140 
140 

218 
140 
151 
210 


25 
167 

646 
151 

229 
2<i8 
151 


L. 

Labette  County,  newspapers  of.. ...58,  86, 178,  211 

Labor  Tablet,  Plainville 221 

Laborer's  Tribune,  Weir 52,  170 

Labour  Standard,  London,  England 72,  198 

Lacey,  R.  W.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

Ladd,  E.  D.,  appointed  notary  public 731 

Ladd,  Rev.  II.  O.,  donor 140 

La  Harpe,  M.  Bernard  de,  explorations  of,  men- 
tioned by  John  P.  Jones 277 

Lakago  house,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Shannon 441 

Lake,  Reuben,  proprietor 74 

Lakin,  town  of... 284 

Lamb,  C.  J.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor...    93 

Donor 140 

Lamb,  Mrs.  Martha  J.,  editor 106,  232 

Lamb,  W.  M.,  publisher 95 


778 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


Lamb,  W.  P 653  ' 

Lauib,  J.  B.  &  Sons  (C.  L.  and Lamb),  edit-         | 

ors  and  proprietors 86,  211  < 

Lamborn,  A.  (,'.,  manager 211 

Lampbear,  S.Emory,  editor  and  publisber...lu5,  231 

Lance,  Leavenworth 211 

Lance,  Leoti 68,  191  ! 

Lance,  Topeka 66,  98,  189,  223  ' 

Land-Mark,  Eskridge 67,  191  | 

Land,  Harry  W,,  publisher 214  | 

Land  claims  contested,  account  of,  by  James         ' 

Humphrey 290  [ 

Land  Company,  Cincinnati  and  Kansas 250  j 

Land  Owner,  Chicago,  111 163,  166  i 

Landis,  C.  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  92,  217 

Landis,  J.  M.,  editor  and  publisher 211 

Laudon,  Albert  W.,  publisher 229 

Landry,  Joseph  T.,  editor  and  proprietor 227 

Lane,  A.,  editor  and  publisher 90 

Lane,  James  U 38,42,251,  252 

270, 273, 356, 413, 417, 522, 552, 559, 563, 567,  569,  591 
Attempted  arrest  of,  at  Lawrence,  Aug.  29, 

1856 477 

Mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke  in  connection 
with  the  movement  of  Free-State  forces 

on  Lecomptou,  Sept.  5,  1856 487 

Gov.  Geary's  requisition  for  arrest  of. 570 

Dr.  Tebbs's  statement  concerning  speech 
of,  directing  Free-State  men  to  obey  Gov. 

Geary's  proclamation 567 

Mentioned  in  the  trial  of  the  Hickory 

Point  prisoners 575 

Col.  Cooke's  report  of  his   attack    upon 

Hickory  Point,  Sept.  13,  1856 510 

Gen.  Smith's  mention  of  his  movements 

in  Iowa 457,  460 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  Free-State 
immigration  by  the  way  of  Iowa  and 

Nebraska 505,  507,508,  513,  514 

Lane's  "Army  of  the  North"... 590 

Lane's  men,  mentioned  by  Col,  Cooke 497,  540 

Lane's  Regiment,  referred  to  by  Gen.  Smith...,  472 

Lane's  route 245 

Lane,  Ed.  C,  donor 25, 140, 151,  159 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 87,  212 

Lane,  V.  J 5,  HI 

Donor 148 

Lane,  V.  J.  &  Cq.,  editors,  publishers  and  pro- 
prietors  102,  227 

Lane  county,  newspapers  of, 59,86, 179,  211 

Lane  &  Kent,  publishers 77 

Lane  University,  Lecompton,  publishers 205 

Lang  &  Co.,  publishers 105 

Langel Her,  Joseph,  editor  and  publisher 212 

Langford  &  Stoke,  donor 141 

Langham,  Angus  L 306,  308 

Mentioned  by  John  C.  McCoy 302 

Langworthy,  Rev.  I.  P.,  donor 25 

Langworthey,  Oliver,  Hickory  Point  prisoner..  581 

Lanman,  G.  VV.,  publisher 77 

Lanstrum,  F.  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 218 

Lantern,  Topeka 98,  189 

Lantern,  Marysville 60,  181 

Larisun,  C.W.,  editor : 105,  232 

Lathy,  W.  E.,  donor 141 

Latimer,  Ed.  D.,  editor  and  proprietor. 87 

Latimer,  J.  E.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  87,  212 

Latimer,  J.  W.,  secretary,  donor 25,  141,  159 

Latour,  Major  L.  A.  H.,  donor 25,    36 

Laughlin,  W.  F.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor     78 

Law  Journal,  Topeka 66,  189 

Lawhead,  J.  H.,  donor 25,  141 

Lawrence,  Amos  A 148 

Lawrence,  Mrs.  Amos  A 113 

Lawrence,  C.  H.,  donor 25,  141 

Lawrence,  Joseph  C,  appointed  commissioner 

of  deeds 667 

Lawrence,  Mrs.  Sarah  E.,  donor 141,148.151,  154 

Lawrence,  sacking  of,  memorial  to  the  Presi- 
dent concerning,  by  Citizens'    Committee, 

392-403 
»   Conduct  of  people  of,  at  attempted  arrest 
of  S.  N.  Wood 410 


Lawrence. — Continued: 

Marshal  Donalson's  proclamation  concern- 
ing   392 

Appeal   of  citizens  of,  to  Gov.  Shannon, 

May  11  and  17,1856 393,  397 

Meetings  at.  May  10,  13, 14,  1856,  in  appre- 
hension of  the  sacking  of. 393,  395 

Committee  of  Public  Safety 399 

Correspondence,  May  16,  1856,  between 
Wm.  A.  Howard  and  Col.  Sumner,  rela- 
tive to  affairs  at 433 

Sacking  of,  letters  of  Gov,  Shannon,  May 
21 ,  1856,  to  Col.  Sumner,  relative  to  move- 
ments of  Marshal's  posse 434 

Sacking  of,  letter  of  Lieut.  Mcintosh  to 

Col.  Sumner,  May  21, 1856,  relative  to 435 

Gathering  of  armed   Free-State  men  at, 

mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke 478 

Sacking  of,  May  21,  1856,  Gov.  Shannon's 

account  of 414 

Capt,  Sibley's  account  of  the  defenses  of, 

Aug.  30,  1856 477 

Threatened  destruction  of,  by  the  **  Twenty- 
seven  Hundred,"  correspondence  be- 
tween Gen.  Reid  and  Gov.  Geary,  con- 
cerning  562,  563 

Invasion  of,  by  the  "Twenty-seven  Hun- 
dred," Sept.  14, 1856,  report  of  Gen.  Smil  h 

and  Col.  Cooke 498,  499 

Col.  Cooke's  description  of  military  de- 
fenses of,  Sept.,  1856 497 

Attempted  arrest  of  Free-State  men  at, 

Sept.  4,  1856 484,  485 

Proposed  enroUmentofmilitia  company  at..  550 
Condition  of,  as  described,  Oct.  2,  1856,  by 

Gov.  Geary,  on  his  visit  thereto 590 

Stationing  of  U.  S.  troops  at  ...416,  417.  436,  438 
Employment  of  troops  at,  to  guard  the 

polls  at  the  election,  Oct.  6,  1856 596 

Lawrence  Business  College,  publishers 204 

Lawrie,  John,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Pardon  of 735 

Laws  of  Kansas,  Gov.  Geary's  correspondence 
with  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior  relative 

to  copies  of 660 

Layton,  Wm.  E,,  donor 141 

Lazenby.  W.  R.,  donor 25 

Lea,  A.  T.  &  Son,  editors,  publishers  and  pro- 
prietors   75,  201 

Leach  &  Parker,  principals 211 

Leahy,  David,  editor 74,  225 

Leahy,  D.  D.,  donor 36,  141 

Leary,  Louis  S 145 

Leader,  Cherryvale 61,  182 

Leader,  Clearwater 65,  188 

Leader,  Cottonwood  Falls 51,  75, 169,  200 

Leader,  Freeport 57,83, 176,  208 

Leader,  Hepler 53,  172 

Leader,  Irving 89, 181,  214 

Leader,  Kingman 58,  85, 178,  210 

Leader,  Kinsley 54,  173 

Leader,  LaCygne , 87,  180 

Leader,  Lawson 82,  175 

Leader,  Lenora 62,92,  183 

Leader,  Lexington 76,  170 

Leader,  Liberal 188,  222 

Leader,  Linwood 59,  179 

Leader,  Long  Island 93,184,  218 

Leader,  Longton 80,  173 

Leader,  Lyndon 62,  184 

Leader,  Moundridge 88,180,  213 

Leader,  North  Lawrence 54,  173 

Leader,  Olathe 58,  178 

Leader,  Ottawa 56,  174 

Leader,  Pawnee  Rock 51,  74,  168,  199 

leader.  Protection 171,  202 

Leader,  Richfield 91,  182 

Leader,  Russell  Springs 180,  212 

Leader,  Santa  ¥6 177,  209 

leader,  Santa  F6,  N.  M 71,  196 

I^eader,  Sharon  Springs 101,191,  226 

Leader,  South  Hutchinson 185 

Leader,  Topeka 65,  188,  223 

Leader,  Wa-Keeney 67,  191 

Leader,  Warwick 95,  186 

Leader,  Wichita 188 


INDEX. 


79 


Leader-Democrat,  Richfield 182,  215 

Leake,  Paul,  donor 36 

Learnard,  O.  E.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  79,  204 

Member  of  committee 392-403 

Leary,  Louis  S.,  portrait  of,  mentioned 151 

Leavenworth,  Mrs.  Jennie   C,  University   of 

Virginia,  donor 25,  141 

Leavenworth  city  town-site,  survey  of 302 

Leavenworth  city,  Gen.  Smith's  statement  as 

to  excitement  in,  Aug.  30,  1856 477 

Gov.  Geary's  report  of  the  condition  of 
atfairs  at,  Sept.  9,  1856,  on  his  arrival  in 

the  Territory 522 

Complaint  of  Dr.  S.  Norton  and  others,  re- 
lating to  their  having  been  forcibly 
driven  from  that  city,  Tuesday,  Sept.  2, 

1856 543 

Eeport  of  Mayor  Murphy  concerning  al- 
leged expulsion  of  Dr.  S.  Norton  and 
seven  other  l^'ree-State  men,  Sept.  2, 185t), 
by     C'apt.    Fred     Emory's     Pro-Slavery 

forces 568 

Proclamation  of  Mayor  Murphy,  Sept.  29, 

1856,  relative  to  law  and  order  in 593  | 

Correspondence,  Oct.  3  and  6, 1856,  between  ' 

Mayor  Murphy  and  Gov.  Geary,  relative  i 

to  the  suppres"sion  of  the  "Regulators" 

in \ 596,  597 

Troops  employed  for  guarding  the  polls  at, 

at  the  election  Oct.  6,  1856.  595 

Conference  of  Gov.  Cteary  with  citizens  of, 
relative  to  the  sale  of  lands  and  lots  at 
the  Delaware  land  sales,  November,  1856,  638  ^ 
Gov.  Geary  takes  his  departure  for,  Dec.  12, 

1856 657  I 

Sale  of  lots  of.  Gov.  Geary's  acts  in  rela- 

'  tion  to 657-659,  661  I 

The  killing  of  Addison  Rogers  at,  during  ] 

the  disturbances  in  1856 599,  601   , 

Photo  views  of,  mentioned 40 

Leavenworth  and  Lawrence  road,  opening  of 
to  travel,   Monday  (?),   Sept.  21,  1856,   (;_ov.  \ 

Geary's  order  concerning 511,  o4S  \ 

Leavenworth  Constitution 356  i 

Leavenworth  county,  holding  of  U.  S.  district  1 

courts  in J^'/f 

Newspapersof 59,86,1/9,  211   1 

Leavenworth,    Pawnee  &    Western    Railroad    ^_  1 

Company,  correspondence  relating  to 675 

Leavenworth  "Regulators,"  Gov.  Geary's  let- 
ter Oct.  1,  1856,  to  Mayor  Murphy,  ordering 

their  disbandment 589 

Lecompte,  Chief  Justice  Samuel  D 355,441,  481 

482,  485,  496,  501,  539,  550,  555,  568,  602 
Correspondence  relative  to  protection  of 

bis  court,  at  Whitehead 4o8 

Report  called  for  by  Gov.  Geary 555 

Reply,  Oct.  6, 1856,  answering  Gov.  Geary  s 

inquiries  respecting  his  judicial  acts 602 

Gov.  Geary's  requisition,  Oct.  2,  1856,  for 

military  escort  for ■- 591 

Discharge  of  Charles  Hays,  the  murderer 

of  Buffum,  upon  writ  of  habeas  corpus...  639 
Gov.  Geary's  surprise  at  the  discharge  of 

murderer  of  Buffum  by •  630 

Letter,  Dec.  23,  1856,  to  Senator  Pearce,  ot 
Maryland,  relative  to  his  bailing  of  Chas. 

Hays,  the  murderer  of  Buffum 72b 

Lecompton,  arrival  of  Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke 

at,  Aug.  24,  1856 v;;--o, 

Gathering    and    conduct    of   Pro-Slavery 

militia  at,  mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke 478 

Movement  of  Free-State  forces  from  Law- 
rence upon,  Sept.  5,  1856 -Col.  Cooke's 

report 

Proclamation  of   Mayor  Stewart,  Oct    2, 

1856,  relative  to  liquor-selling  in .589,  o94 

Troops  applied  for,  for  preservation  of  or- 

der •". :•••  '^^ 

Sketch  of  the  country  surrounding,   by 

Lieut.  E.  Gay,  mentioned • ——  47» 

Lecompton    Constitutional    Convention    Act, 

veto  of,  Feb.  18,  1857,  by  Gov.  Geary 717 

Lecompton  Constitution **»>  ^'* 

—50 


645 
213 

204 
205 
180 
185 
171 
223 

91 
164 
201 
141 

34 
2  51 
201 

78 

41 
5S2 
218 
124 


273 

675 


Lecompton  "Regulators,"  Gov.  Geary's  men- 
tion of '. 

Leddy,  Thos.  I>.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 

Ledger,  Americas 59,88,  ISO, 

Ledger,  Baldwin 54,  79, 173, 

Ledger,  Elk  Falls 55,  173, 

Ledger,  Emporia 59, 

Ledger,  Lerado 91, 

Ledger,  Protection 77, 

Ledger  Co.,  Topeka,  publisiiers 

Lee,  Ed.  G.,  editor  and  publislier 

Donor 141, 

Lee,  John   I.,  editor 7(>, 

Donor 

Lee,  Robert  E 

Lee,  Rev.  William  J  ,  associate  eduor 

Lee  Bros  ,  publishers  and  proprietors 76, 

Leech,  Will  P.,  associate  editor 

Ijceuum,  Wm.  II.,  i)ortrait  of,  luentiouod 

Leeson,  Thos.,  Hickory  Point  i)risoner 

Leftwich,  A.  B.,  business  numager 93, 

Legate,  James  F 12,  31,  111, 

"  Address  before  the  Society 

Tribute    to    Robinson,    Lane,    and    .lohn 

Brown 

Legislative  Assembly,  convening  of,  .Ian.  12, 

1857 

Legislative  excursion .  158 

Legislature,  adjournment  of,  Feb.  21,  18")7 724 

Territorial,  1855,  relic  of,  mentioned 45 

Topeka   Free -State,   mentioned    by    (iov. 

Geary 662 

Lemon,  (ieo.  E.,  editor 22S 

Leminon,  A.  B.,  donor 25 

Lemmon,  Henson  B.,  proprietor 207 

Leonard,  J.  K.,  editor  and  proprietor 89,  214 

Leonard  &,  Martin,  donor 40 

Leonhardt,  C.  F.  \V.,  portrait  of,  mentioned 41 

Leonhardt,  Mrs.  C.  F.  W.,  donor 41,    45 

Lerov  (Guards 602 

Lescher,  T.  IL,  portrait  of,  mentioned 154 

Lescher,  T.  H.,  donor 154 

Leslie,  (iov.  Preston  IL,  donor 141 

Lester,  Champ,  donor 36 

Lester,  IL  N 124 

Editor '^3,  207 

Letter,  (iariield 63,  184 

Leue,  Adolphe,  donor •_•••    25 

Lever,  Gettysburg •• •;>6,  L 

Lever,  Ottawa 81,  li 

Levsey,  W.,  llarrisburg,  Pa.,  donor 

Lewis, ,  editor 

Lewis,  A.  H.,  resident  manager 

I^ewis,  I'rench 

Lewis,  I.  S.,  publisher 

Lewis,  P.  B.,  editor 

Lewis,  R.  O.,  editor •• 

Liberal,  Severy ......56, 

Liberal  and  Kansas  Liberal,  Valley  Falls  and 

Liberator,  BostonrMass'.'..".'.".".'.'.' il,48,  70,  162i  194 

Librarv,  Territorial ■;••■••  633 

Letter  from  Comptroller  Whittlesey,  Nov. 
'^1  1856,  relative  to  money  drawn  in  favor 
of  Dr.  John  IE  Gihon  for  the  purchase 


206 
25 
203 
228 
567 
99 
95 
201 
176 


of 


Library  of  tlie  Society,  accessions  and  yearly 
growth. 


657 
112 


Accessions,  classified  lists  of.  Biennial  Re- 

ports 14,  126 

Library  Bulletin  of  Cornell  University...........  197 

Library  Bureau,  Boston,  publishers.... .104,  141,  16^ 

Library  Company  of  Philadelphia,  donor........  141 

Library  Journal,  New  York  city 71,  lyb 

Library  Notes,  Boston,  Mass ••••  J^^ 

Light,  Kansas  City,  Kas ..Wf  V??'  202 

i:i|l;i:!;;St^::::;:::::::;.:::::::"r:^":.'el;^ 
[:S;i;^oJ?i;r'!::::::;::::r::r.;::si:-9MS>23 

Lightfoot,  H.  K.,  editor  and  publisher »^ 

Lilley,  George,  donor ^o.  ^« 

Limebnrner,  J.  P.,  editor ••••    ^-» 

Lincoln,  President  Abraham 15-^.  ^' 

Portrait  of,  mentioned ^^'^ 


780 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


Lincoln,  Luke  P 245,  248,  249 

Lincoln,  Mrs.  Nancy  Hanks 152 

Lincoln  county,  newspapers  of. 59,  87,  179,  212 

Lind,  Jenny,  portrait  of.  mentioned 40 

Lindsborg,  Swedish  settlement  of. 287 

Lindsley,  Dr.  J.  B.,  donor 25 

Line  creek  [Lyons] 308 

Linn,  John  iJlair,  corresponding  member 6 

Donor 141 

Linn  county,  holding  of  courts  in 632 

Newspapers  of 59,  87,  180,  212 

Lippincott,  Dr.  J.  A.,  donor 25,  141 

Director 237 

Liquor-selling  in  Lecompton,  Mayor  Owen  C. 
Stewart's  letter  Sept.  28, 1856,  in  relation  to...  689 
Gov.  Geary's  order,  Sept.  29, 1856,  for  the 

suppression  of 570 

Gov.  Geary's  second  order,  Oct.  2,  1856,  for 

the  suppression  of 592 

Mayor  Stewart's  proclamation,  Oct.  2, 1856, 

prohibiting 594 

Seizure  of. 601 

Liquor-sellers,  pardon  of,  by  Gov.  Geary 726 

Literary  News,  New  York  city 72,  196 

Literary  Review,  Manhattan 64,  163,  186 

Little,  G.  F.,  editor  and  proprietor 203 

Little,  M.  L.,  associate  editor 203 

Little,  T.M.,  secretary 95 

Littler,  J.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 83 

Litts,  Henry,  editor 78 

Litts,  L.  H.,  donor 164 

Litts,  L.  H.  &  Co.,  publishers  and  proprietors,    78 

Lively  Times,  Hill  City 56,  175 

Livermore,  H,  C,  manager 85,  210 

Ltve-Stock  Indicator,  Kansas  City,  Mo 71,  195 

Live-Stock  Journal,  Fort  Worth,  Texas 72,  197 

Live-Stock  Journal,  Russell 64,  187 

Live-Stock  Record  and  Price  Current,  Kansas 

City,Mo 71,  195 

Living  Age,  Independence 61,  182 

Livingston  County  ( New  York )  Historical  So- 
ciety, Danville,  donor 141 

Lloyd,  W.  J.,  publisher 206 

Local  News,  Ottawa 56,  81,  174 

Localist,  Clay  Center 52,  170 

Localist,  Clifton 67,  191 

Localist,  Lindsborg 60,  180 

Lock,  Samuel 716 

Appointed  county  commissioner 674 

Lock,  Turner 716 

Appointed  constable 674 

Lockley,  Fred,  editor,  donor 141 

Lockman,  M.  B.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 646 

Lockwood,  Katie,  publisher 224 

Lockwood,  M.  L.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  85,  224 

Locomotive,  Loco 174 

Logan,  Gen.  John  A 147 

Logan,  Rev.  N.  Rogers,  donor 141 

Logan,  Dr.  Samuel,  appointment  of,  as  surgeon 

of  militia 544,  555 

Logan,  S.  S.,  business  manager 82,  207 

Logan  &  Campbell,  proprietors 82 

Logan  Printing  Co.,  Logan,  publishers 93 

Logan  county,  newspapers  of. 87,  180,  212 

Lomanite,  J.  D.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 645 

I^onganecker,  J.  Frank,  proprietor 224 

Longfellow  Memorial  Association,  Cambridge, 

Mass.,  donor 25 

Long    Island    Historical   Society,    Brooklyn, 

N.  Y.,  donor 25,  141 

Lougley,  A.,  editor 105,  231 

Ivoofbourrow,  P.  S.,  editor 95,  220 

Lopton,  James  B 549,560,  561 

Lord,  Halkett,  literary  editor 238 

Losch,  William,  donor 156 

Lothrop,  S.  K.,  autograph  mentioned 30 

Loudon,  D.  C,  proprietor 217,  228 

Loue,  Adolph,  donor 141 

Loughborough,  J.  N.,  editor 102,  228 

Louisiana,  newspapers  of. 104,  230 

^Louisiana  Purchase 269 

Boundary  of 324 

Louisiana  State  Board  of  Health,  donor 141 


Louisville 291 

Loutrel,  E.  H.,  editor 97 

Lovejoy,  Charles  H 245,  248,  249,  251 

Lovejoy,  Mrs.  C.  H 251 

Lovejoy,  Irwin 251 

Lovelt,  J.T.,  publisher 105,  232 

Donor 141 

Lowe,  H.  A.,  mentioned  in  the  trial  of  the 

Hickory  Point  prisoners 575,576,  578,  680 

Testimony  in  the  trial  of  the  Hickory  Point 

prisoners 577 

Wounding  of,  at  the  battle  of  Hickory 

Point 576 

Lowe,  P.  G 5.  6,  236 

Member  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  So- 
ciety   235 

Address  on  Kansas  As  Seen  in  the  Indian 

Territory 360 

Lowe,  T.  A.  II.,  editor,  publisher  and  business 

manager 200 

Lowell,  Charles,  autograph  mentioned 30 

Lower  Light,  Marion 213 

Lowry, ,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary  in  con- 
nection with  the  battle  of  Osawatomie. 618 

Lowery,  J.  C,  assistant  editor 82 

Loy,  William  E.,  donor 141 

Lucas,  Chas.  M.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor     78 

Lucifer,  Valley  Falls 57,  84,  177,  209 

Luebler,  Dr. ,  mentioned  by  Capt.  Wood, 

in  connection  with  the  battle  of   Hickory 

Point 503 

Ludlow,  H.  W.,  editor 234 

Lunalilo,  King  of  Sandwich  Islands 38 

Lunsford,  V,  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 83,  207 

Lunsford,  W.  O.,  editor  and  proprietor 83,  207 

Lusk,  H.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

86.  211 

Lykins,  W.  H.  R.,  donor 141,  164 

Lykins,  Dr.  David,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 
in  connection  with  the  Paola  Baptist  Mission,  619 

Lykins  county,  holding  of  courts  in 632 

Lyman,  Ell,  mentioned  in  the  trial  of  the 

Hickory  Point  prisoners 574,  675 

Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Lynch,  Frank  T.,  treasurer  and  manager.. ..87,  211 
Lynn,  Henry  S.,  commissioned  justice  of  the 

peace 635 

Lyon,  E.  W.  &  Co.,  publishers 90 

Lyon,  Henry  L.,  commissioned  justice  of  the 

peace .• 555 

Lyon,  Gen.  Nathaniel,  mentioned   by  James 

Humphrey 295 

Lyon  county,  newspapers  of 59,  88,  180,  212 

Lyons,  J.  A.,  donor 141 

Lyons  Democrat 162 

Lyre,  Blue  Rapids 181 

Lyre,  Rossville 83,  189 

M. 

McAdam,  Rezin  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 82 

McAfee,  C.  L.,  compositor 95 

McAfee,  J.  B 12,    81 

McAfee,  J.  M.,  editor  and  publisher 221 

McAllaster,  O.  W.,  donor 141 

McAllister,  Richard 708 

Deputy  secretary  to  the  Governor 666 

McAnarney,  J.  S,,  editor 219 

McArthur,  Laomi 668 

McBride,  F.  F.,  editor  and  proprietor 207 

McBride,  J.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 214 

McBride,  Rev.  R.  E.,  donor 141 

McCabe,  A.  J.,  portrait  mentioned 40 

McCabe,  E.  P.,  donor 26 

McCamant,  Joel  B.,  donor 25 

McCammon,  E.  E.,  secretary 231 

McCarn,  Lum  C,  editor  and  proprietor 89 

McCarthy,  Timothy,  donor, 40,  141,  167 

Director 237 

McCartney.  G.  S.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  83,  203 

McCarty,  Hugh  D 271 

McCash,  I.  N.,  donor 26 

McCaslin,  M.,  Indian  agent,  escort  of  troops 
given  to 626 


INDEX. 


781 


McChesney,  John  W.,  donor 141 

McCleery,  J.  B.,  editor 87 

McClellan,  Rev.  D.  M.,  editor 105 

McClelland,  W.  B.,  donor 159 

McClintock,  C.  M.,  editor  and  publisher 206 

McClintocij,  E.  L.,  editor  and  publisher 200 

McClintick,  Geo.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 225 

McClure,  J.  H 249 

McClure,  J.  R.,  mentioned  by  James  Humphrey,  295 

McClure,  W 249 

McClurg,  A.  C.  &  Co.,  publishers 108,  229 

McComas,  Sanders  W.,  appointed  constable 6(55 

McComas,  W.  K.,  publisher  and  proprietor 202 

McConn,  W.  v.,  editor  and  publisher 94 

McConnell,  W.  K.,  secretary,  donor 141,  159 

McCown,  J.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 88,  212 

McCoy,  Rev.  Isaac 298,800,302,  811 

McCoy,  John  C 235,  311 

Biographical  note 298 

Address  before  the  Society  at  the  annual 
meeting,  1889,  on  the  Survey  of  Kansas 

Indian  Lands 298 

McCoy,  Dr.  Rice 802 

McCracken,  Nelson,  complaint  of  having  been 
forcibly  driven,  Tuesday,  Sept.  2,  1856,  from 

Leavenworth  city 543 

McCrarv,  Geo.  W.,  donor 141,  164 

McCrea^  Cole,  trial  of 605 

McCubbin,    Joseph    L.,    requisition    of    Gov. 

Wise  for  his  return  to  Virginia 708,  707 

McCulloch,  J.  A.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 646 

McDaniel,  M.  P 654 

McDaniels,  Samuel,  appointed  justice  of  the 


1856,  to  Capt.  Sturgis,  announcing  peaceful 
progress  of  the  election 507 


peace. 


•14 


McDaniels,  John,  appointed  county  commis- 
sioner    714 

McDonald,  Emmett,  publisher 220 

McDonald,  H.  G.,  editor  and  proprietor 95 

McDonald,  J.  N.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  92,  216 

McDonald,  James  W.,  editor  and  publisher 94 

Publisher 220 

McDonald,  John 271 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 223 

McDowell,  D.  E.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  91,  216 

McDowell,  J.  F.,  publisher 201 

McDowell,  S.O.,  donor 141 

McDowell,  T.  H.  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 

prietor 83,  208 

McElroy,  W,  T.,  publisher  and  proprietor.. ..73,  198 
McFaddin,  Andrew  II.,  probate  j  udge  of  Lykins 

county '"^oo,  635,  743 

McFarlane,  Rev.  Daniel,  donor 25 

McGaw,  R.  M.,  local  editor 223 

McGhee  Bros.,  mentioned  by  Maj.  Abbott 013 

McGee,  James,  appointed  justice  of  the  peace...  714 

McGee,  John '^| 

McGill,  G.  M.,  donor ••••  }*] 

McGill,  Mrs.  Mary,  publisher 80,  211 

McGill. T.H., editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  20/ 
M'\,  local  editor 211 


Mclntyre,  M.  L.,  publisher 96,  221 

McKee,  J.  T.  &.  Sous,  proprietors 90,  215 

McKeehen,  I.  D.,  editor  and  proprietor 86 

McKeever,  E.  D.,  editor-in-chief 98 

Mackenzie,  E.  L..  editor  and  publisher 222 

McKercher,  D.,  publisher 213 

McKillop,  John,  editor  and  manager 201 

McKinney,  A.  J.,  editor  and  publisher 216 

McKirahan,  Rev.  M.  F.,  publisher 223 

McLachlin,  II.  M.,  donor 25 

McLaiu,  F.  E., donor 159 

McLane,  E.  C,  proprietor 100 

McLaren,  J.  D., donor 166 

McLaury,  C.  M.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  95,  219 

McLaury,  J.,  publisher  and  proprietor 95,  219 

MacLean,  J.  A.,  luilitia  Adjutant  (ieneral  at  the 

invasion  of  the  "Twenty-seven  Hundred"...  5;;9 
MacLennan,  Frank  P.,  editor  and  publisher. .98,  223 

Donor 141 

McManigal,  Clyde,  editor  and  pui»lisher 200 

McMath,\Vm,  L.,  appointed  noiarv  public 731 

McMeekin,  H.  D..  deputy  sheritf,  letter  (»ct.  6, 
0  Capi 
ss  of  1 

McMillan,  A.  L.,  associate  editor 95,  220 

jNlcMullen,  C.  A.,  editor  and  j)ublisher 102 

McN alley,  John,  member  of  Ciov.  Geary's  vul- 

unteer  militia 645 

McNav,  J.C.,  editor  and  business  manager. ..'.Ci,  218 

McNay,  J.  M.  &  Co.,  publishers 218 

McNay  .t  Kelley,  publishers 93 

McNeal,  T.  A.,  Director 287 

McPeek,  D.  II.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor      94 

Mcpherson  county,  newspapers  of.. .60,  88,  isu,  213 

Mc(iuad,  G.  J.,  editor  and  proprietor 199 

Mc(>uarrie,  A.  C,  editor  and  publisher .^3 

Mcf  juown,  J.  R.,  editor  and  proiirieicn- 97 

jNIcShane,  S.,  member  of  C<ov.  (iearys  volun- 
teer militia 

McTaggert,  I).,  Director  of  Society • 

McVicar,  Dr.  Peter,  donor -'5 

Director 

Mabie,  Dan.  W.,  editor  and  publisher s'j 

Macon,  J.  II.,  business  manager 

Madaris,  W.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  92,  217 

Maffet,  Geo.  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor..  ^'^,  2(18 

Donor 1''-^ 

Matlett  &.  Merritt,  publishers ■■_.  104 

Magazine,  Kansas,  Toi)eka ''■>, 

Magazineof  American  History,  Xew  \  ork  cit_y, 


(;45 
235 
141 
237 
214 
211 


188 


McGill,  W .,_ 

MacGregor,  Duncan,  donor tr. 

McGregor,  R.  P 

Donor 

McGuffey,  W.  H.,  portrait  of 

McGuin,  John,  proprietor  and  business  mana 

ger • 

McHarg,  Rev. ,  donor • .- 

McHugh,  Will  J.,  editor,  publisher  and  propn 


154 
....141,  154 
156 


633 
.  554 


etor 


95.  220 


McHutchon,  P.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 


tor. 


Mcllravy,  E.,  editor ••••  :'"^ 

Mcllravy,  E.  L.,  donor ■■-■•■;:■■ ^^'  lli 

Mclntire,  C.  M.,  local  editor  and  publisher...??,  202 

M'Intire,  L.  M.,  publisher f\^ 

Mclntire,  T.,  donor •■••  ^V, 

Editor V • 77,202 

Mcintosh,  C.  E.,  portrait  mentioned vj 

Mcintosh,  Lieut.  James ..-^.S'.  *"^ 

His  report,  June  13,  1856,  of  Missouri  in- 
cursions •,••"•:■. yci^'^Ur^ 

His  account  of  the  shooting  of  bheritt 


Jones., 


418 


Magazine  ofWestern  History,  Cleveland,  (>.,  72,  197 

Magdaleua  river '^'^^^_ 

Magee,  R.,  donor ^;' 

Magic,  Orono(iue 1°;^ 

Magill,  G.  M.,  publisher  and  proprietor bl 

i  Magill,  J.  S.,  donor i^'O 

i  Mahan,  F.  .M ■-   'J' 

Mail,  Chautauqua  Springs ->J\  J'jJ 

Mail,  Clyde ^2,  ,6,  1<0 

Mail,  Medicine  Lodge ;.%-.;X"icn    >oi 

I  Mail,  North  Topeka (>6,  99,  ls9,  224 

Mail,  Omio .- .••:•••••"••••;.•''''''  ^'^ 

Mail   agent,  Wm.  A.  Davis,  vi.-it  of,  to  <.ov. 

Geary 

Mail  service,  iiiclficiency  of. --- 

Maimonides  Library,  New  York  city,  donor, 

Maine  Agricultural  ExpeiimentStation, donor,  141 

Maine  State  Board  of  Health,  donor 25 

Mallet,  Mullinville -58,  8b,  178 

Mallory,  A.  H.,  member  of  Committee  of  I  ub- 

lie  Safety .•••; ••• , "  *^^ 

Malone,  Robert,  member  of  Gov.  Geary  s  vol- 

unteer  militia :;;"oZ-"Vn*  i^a 

Maloy,  John,  donor ;• 25,  3fa.  49,  148 

Maloy,  Thos.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia ;•—;•••; oV-ifi   ui 

Manchester,  Rev.  Alfred,  donor ""-^S,  36,  141 

Manhattan,  founding  of:  address  of  Prof.  1.  i. 

Goodnow Lf. 

Naming  of ^^ 


782 


State  Uistobical  Society. 


Maohattan.— Cbn/mu«<f; 

Account  of  settlement  of,  by  Jas.  Humph- 
rey   291 

Visit  to,  by  Gov.  Geary,  Nov.  2, 1856 622 

CJov.  Geary's  recommendation  of  estab- 
lishment of  laud  office  at 667 

Manning,  Edwin  C 12 

Manning,  Robert,  donor 25 

Mantz,  Chas.  A.,  publisher 231 

Manufacturer  and  Iron  World,  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  197 

Manuscripts,  accessions 7,  11,  112 

Manville,  A,  H,,  proprietor 103 

Mai)s,  atlases,  etc.,  accessions 7, 112, 114,  150 

Marcus,  Alfred  A.,  donor 25 

Marcy,  Secretary  W.  L.,  instructions,  Aug.  26 
and  September  2,  9,  23,  1856,  to  Gov.  Geary, 

521,  535,  572,  573 
Dispatch,  Sept.  27, 1856,  to  Gov.  Geary,  pro- 
hibiting the    proclamation    of  martial 

law 573 

Letter,  Jan.  8, 1857,  relative  to  the  assem- 
bling of  the  Topeka  Free-State  Legisla- 
ture    699 

Letter,  Feb.  4,  1857,  to  Gov.  Geary,  trans- 
mitting Judge  Lecompte's  letter  relative 
to  the  bailing  of  Charles  Hays,  the  mur- 
derer of  Buffum,  and  Gov.  Geary's  reply, 

Feb.  20 726-729 

Marflitt,  Hawkins  N.,  donor 42 

Margry's  documents 277 

Mariadahl,  Swedish  settlement  of,  mentioned, 

first  in  Kansas 287 

Marais  des  Cygnes  river 306 

M?rion  county,  newspapers  of 60,  88, 181,  213 

Marks,  C.  R.,  editor  and  proprietor 100 

Marlatt,  Washington,  portraits  mentioned 41 

Marley,  G.  N.,  publisher 214 

Marple,  Ezekiel,  donor 148 

Marsh,  E.  J.,  donor 141 

Marshall,  E.  &  Co.,  editors  and  proprietors 201 

Marshall,  Frank  J 520,  523 

Donor 31,    41 

Mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke 476 

His  arrest  of  G.  W.  Hutchinson 480 

Mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke  in  his  report  of 
the  Free-State  movement  on  Lecompton, 

Sept.  5,  1856 487,  488 

Appointed  major  general 723 

Confirmed  major  general 737 

Marshall,  H.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 646 

Marshall,  J.  B.,  portrait  of,  mentioned 155 

Marshall,  Mary,  donor 141 

Marshall,  S.  T.,  publisher 76 

Marshall  county,  newspapers  of. 60,  89, 181,  213 

Marston,  C.  W.,  donor 141, 151,  164 

Martha's  Vineyard  Herald,  Cottage  City,  Mass.,  195 
Martial  law,  proclamation  of,  prohibited  by 

Secretary  Marcy 573 

Martin, ,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  203 

Martin,  Capt.  Wyly,  mentioned  by  John  C. 

McCoy 303 

Martin,  Alf.  H.,  business  manager 199 

Martin,  Alex.,  sergeant,  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

Martin,  Coleman,  editor  and  proprietor 199 

Martin,  C.  Y.,  manager 219 

Martin,  Floy  G.. 154 

Martin,  George  W 5,  113 

Donor 25,  164 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 78 

President  and  editor 227 

Director  of  Society 235 

James  Humphrey's  mention  of. 294 

Martin,  H.  T 114 

Donor 154 

Martin,  Henry  W 653 

Martin,  John 693 

Martin,  Gov.  John  A 5,  35, 148, 150,  236,  270 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 12,    40 

Donor 25,  27,  31,  35,  40,  41,  141,  148,  154,  236 

Editor  and  proprietor 73,  199 

Eulogium,  hy  Maj.  B.  F.  Simpson 367 

Martin,  J.  C,  editor  and  manager 227 

Martin,  John  W 148,  154,  592 

Martin,  Loy  C 148,  154 


Martin,  Mary 148,  154 

Martin,  Roy  B 148,  154 

Martin  [Virginian,  at  Manhattan] 247,  248,  249 

Martin,  Wm 545,  550 

Martin  triplets,  portraits  of,  mentioned 154 

Martindale,  Edgar,  editor-in-chief 204 

Maryland,  newspapersof 104,  230 

Maryland  Historical  Society,  Baltimore,  donor,    25 

Marysville 360 

Mascott,  West  Plains 214 

Mason,  Eli  C 550 

Mason,  Rev.  Elias 34 

Mason,  Otis,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Mason,  S.  S.,  publisher 209 

Mason,  Perry  &  Co.,  publishers 104,  230 

Masonic  Review,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 72,  197 

Massachusetts,  newspapersof. 104,  230 

Massachusetts  Board  of  Lunacy  and  Charity, 

donor "..  141 

Massachusetts  Bureau  of  Statistics  of  Labor, 

donor 141 

Massachusetts  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary,  Boston, 

donor 25 

Massachusetts  Charitable  Eye  and  Ear  Infirm- 
ary, donor 141 

Massachusetts    General    Hospital,    Boston, 

donor 25 

Massachusetts    Historical   Society,  Boston, 

donor 25, 119,  141 

Massachusetts  Historical  Society  Library,  Bos- 
ton  8,10 

Massachusetts  Horticultural  Society,  Boston, 

donor 25,  141 

Massachusetts    New-Church    Union,    Boston, 

publishers 230 

Massachusetts    School     for    Feeble- Minded, 

donor 141 

Massachusetts    Society  for  Promoting    Agri- 
culture, donor 141 

Massachusetts  Soldiers'  Home,  Chelsea,  donor,    25 
Massachusetts  State  Agricultural  Experiment 

Station,  donor 141 

Massachusetts  State  Board  of  Health,  Boston, 

donor 25 

Mast,  Crowell  &  Kirkpatrick,  editors  and  pro- 
prietors  106,  233 

Mather,  I.  F.,  editor 220 

Mathewson,  H.  P.,  donor 25 

Matthias,  W.  G.,  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives   675 

Maxey,  J.  A.,  business  manager 210 

Maxson,  P.  B.,  donor /. 25 

Maxwell,  M.  M.,  donor 25,  36,    45 

Maxwell,  J.  J.,  city  editor  and  treasurer 227 

Maxwell,  Mrs.  S.  B.,  donor 25 

Maxwell-Preller  case 328 

May,  Mrs.  Celeste, donor 141 

Maynard,  L.  B.,  appointed  justice  of  the  peace,  744 
Mayor  Murphy  and  Gov.  Geary,  correspond- 
ence  596,  597 

Meacham.J.  H 114 

Donor 151 

Meacham,  O.  W.,  editor 86 

Mead,  Andrew  J 250,  291 

Mead,  James  P.,  donor 41 

Mead,  J.  R 155,  160 

Donor 141 

Director  of  Society 235 

Mead,  S.  G.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor..88,  213 

Donor 141 

Meade  Center 284 

Meade  county,  newspapersof. 60,  89,  181,  214 

Mealey,  F.  J.,  associate  editor 95 

Means,  F.  E.,  Linn  county 654 

Means,  T.  E.,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 620 

Means,  W.  J.,  editor  and  publisher 88,  213 

Mechler,  Geo.  V.,  editor 99 

Mechler  Bros.,  proprietors 99 

Medals 42,156,  157 

Medical  Index,  Fort  Scott 51,  168 

Medical  Index,  Kansas  City,  Mo 71,  195 

Medicines,  requisition  for,  by  Gov.  Geary 555 

Meek,  A.  F.,  president 214 

Meeker,  Jotham 11,  30,  41,  270 

Portrait  and  autograph,  mentioned 39 

Relic  of. 45 


INDEX. 


783 


Meeting  of  the  Society,  annual,  1887 

Mellen,  Geo.  E.,  donor 

Manager,  E.  S.,  donor 

Manager,  S.  A.,  donor 

Mendendall,  E.  L.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Mendenhall,  W.  E.,  editor  and  proprietor...l03. 

Mennonite  i'ublishing  Co.,  publishers 104J 

Mennonitisch  Paiudschau,  lilkhart,  lud 69, 

Mento,  Indian  chief. 

Mentor,  Mount  Hope 97,  188, 

Mentzer,  C.  L.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  

Mentzer,  John  E.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  

Mercury,  Boston,  Mass 47,  70, 

Mercury,  Kingman 58, 

Mercury,  Kinsley 54,  79,  173, 

Mercury,  Manhattan 64,  95,  186, 

Mercury,  Moline „..5o,  80,  178, 

Meridilh,  Fletcher,  editor  and  proprietor. ...94, 

Merifield,  J.  W.,  editor  and  projjrietor 100, 

Merrill,  Miss  Catherine,  donor 

Merrill,  Chester  W.,  donor 

Merrill,  Lieut.  Lewis,  report  Sept.  2,  1856,  of 
expedition  to  arrest  persons  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  Calhoun  and  Indiauola 

Merrill,  W.  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Merritt,  Lafe,  city  editor 

Merwin,  J.  B.,  managing  editor 105, 

Messachorean,  Atchison 168, 

Messageof  Gov.  (jeary  at  the  convening  of  the 

Legislature,  Jan.  13,  1857 .". 

Feb.  18,  1857,  vetoing  Lecompton  constitu- 
tional convention  act 

Feb.  19,  1857,  vetoing  an  act  to  grant  pre- 
emptions to  school  lands 

Vetoing  the  act   autliorizing  courts   and 
judges  to  admit  to  bail  in  certain  cases... 

Message  of  President  Pierce,  1856 

Messenger,  Galena 52, 

Messenger,  Hiawatha 51, 

Messenger,  Horace 175, 

Messenger,  Minneapolis 62,  92,  1S4, 

Messenger,  Potwin 169, 

Messenger,  Spellman,  (4a 

Messenger,  Winona 87, 

Methodist,  Junction  City 

Methodist,  Manhattan 

Methodist  Record,  Kansas  City 

Methodist  and  Methodist-Chautauqua,Topeka, 

66,  98, 

Metschan,  Franz  F.,  publisher 

Meuller,  E.,  donor 

Miami  county,  newspapers  of. 60,  89,  181, 

Miami  University 

Michigan,  newspapers  of 104, 

Michigan    College    Experiment    Station    and 

Farm  Department,  donor 

Michigan  Board  of  Health,  Lansing,  donor.. .25, 
Michigan  Deaf  and  Dumb  Institute,  Lansing, 

donor 

Michigan  Historical  Society,  Lansing,  donor... 

Michigan  Pioneer  Society 

Michigan  State  Agricultural  Society,  donor 

Mickey  Bros.  &  Co.,  donors 

Mid-Continent,  Kansas  City,  Mo 71, 

Middaugh,  J.  0.,  publisher. 
Middletown  [Butler's] 


.667, 


Middlesex  Gazette,  Middletown,  Conn 

Midland  College,  Atchison,  donor 

Midlothian  Sun,  Freeport 57, 

Miles,  B.  J.,  donor 

Milford,  M.  E.,  manager 104, 

Donor 

Militia,  Kansas  Pro-Slavery,  order  of  General 

Smith  that  they  be  not  interfered  with 

Territorial,  disbandment  and  reorganiza- 
zation  of,  proclamations  and  orders  of 
Gov.  Geary  relating  thereto,  September, 

1856 527,528, 

Volunteer,  Gen.  Smith's  requisition  for 

Volunteer  company,  muster  of 

Volunteer  company,  Gov.  Geary's  letter, 
Oct.  1, 1856,  respecting  clothing  for......... 

Volunteer  guards  at  Lecompton,  relief  of... 


551 
83 
208 
231 
199 

676 

717 

721 

697 
374 
169 
169 
207 
217 
200 
1(51 
212 
172 
162 
102 

ISS 
211 
42 
214 
300 
230 

141 
141 


267 
141 
141 
195 

96 
668 
193 
141 
176 

25 
229 
141 

477 


Milit  \a..— Continued: 

Volunteer  companies  of,  correspondence  of 
Gov.  Geary  with  Gen.  Smith  relative  to 
discharge  and  payment  of.. ..639,  647,  64S,  650 

Volunteer  companies  of,  correspondence  of 
officers  and  men  with  Gov.  (Jeary  relative 
to  discharge  of 643-646 

Volunteer,  oath  administered  to  members 

of,  by  (lov.  (Jeary 650 

Miller,  Charles,  editor'and  itroprietor 74,  199 

Miller,  Daniel,  appointed  constable ()27 

Miller,  E., donor 25,    49 

Miller,  Freeman  E.,  publisher 234 

Miller,  George  W.,  Lieutenant,  Gov.  (Jeary's 

volunteer  militia 596,  616 

Miller,  Mrs.  H.  E.,  donor 45 

Miller,  H.  T.,  editor  and  publisher 96,  220 

Miller,  J.  H.,  donor 25,  36,  104,  141 

Editor  and  proprietor 84 

Miller,  L.  C.,  editor  and  proprietor 209 

Miller,  L.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 74,  199 

^Miller,   R.  A.,   editor,   publisher  and   propri- 
etor  92,  217 

Miller,  Sol 5,  270 

Donor :;6,  42,  141 

Editor,  publisher  and  proi)rietor 79,  204 

Director 237 

^Nlillett,  (of  Ramsey,  Millett  t<i  Hud.son,)  propri- 
etor   105 

Milliken,  Robert,  donor 25,  141 

Mills,  A.  B.,  editor  and  publisher 85,  209 

Mills,  Charles  F,  donor 25 

Mills,  Elijah,  editor,  publisher,  secretary  and 

treasurer 92,  217 

Mills,  Harry,  editor 86 

xMills,  T.  B.,  donor 25,  49,  37,  141,  160 

Mills,  T.  ]!.&  Son,  donor 1154 

Mills,  W.  H.,  editor  and  publisher 2:'>0 

Mills  it  Xewlon,  proprietors 86 

Mills  ct  Smith's    Real   Estate  AdvertiscM-,  To- 

peka 49 

Millstone  and  Corn  Miller,  Indianapolis,  Ind., 

69,  167.  193 

Milne,  W.  J 156 

Miner,  E.  N.,  publisher lot;,  232 

Donor 141 

Miner,  (Jalena 52,  169,  201 

Miner,  L.  A.,  donor 141 

Mining  World,  Las  Vegas,  N.  M 71,  19t) 

Minneola 284 

Minnesota  Agricultural  College, donor 141 

Minnesota  Agricultural   Experiment   Station, 

donor 141 

Minnesota  Historical  Society,  St.  Paul,  donor, 

25,  111,  267 

.Minnesota  State  Library 120 

Minot,  Geo.  R.,  autograph,  mentioned 30 

Mirage,  Cassidy 99,  19ii,  225 

Mirror,  Kensington ••■.  224 

Mirror,  Minneapolis ('2.  184 

Mirror,  Olathe 58,85,  178,  210 

Mirror,  Tonganoxie 59,  86,  179,  211 

Mirror,  Wichita 222 

>nrror  and  News-Lttter,  Olathe -'S,  1/8 

Mirror  of  I'rogress,  Kansas  City,  Mo 71_,  195 

Miscellaneous  accessions 7,  112 

Missionary  Herald,  Boston,  ]Mass 47 

Missionary  Ridge,  battle  of. 369 

Mississippi  Press  Association,  donor 141 

Mississippi  river,  mentioned  by  Joel  .Moody....  343 
Missi.ssippi  State  Agricultural  College,  donor...  141 
Missouri    Agricultural    Experiment    Station, 

donor If2 

jNHssouri  Agricultural  College,  donor 142 

Missouri   Auditor   of    State,    Jetterson    City, 

donor •— •• •• 25 

Missouri    School   of  Mines   and  Metallurgy, 

donor '-^C,  142 

Missouri,  University  of,  donor 25 

>nssouri  Pacific  Railway, donor -Jo 

Missouri  Weather  Service,  Director  of,  donor...  142 
Missouri,  newspapers  of. lt)r>,  231 

Seizure  of  citizens  of  Lawrence  in 393 

Missouri  and  Kansas  Farmer,  Kansas  City, 
Mo 7'.  ^^^ 


784 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


Missouri  Border  Ruffians 

Missouri  Compromise 244,  269,  325, 

Missourians,  conduct  of,  in  the  invasion  of  the 
"Twenty-seven  Hundred" — correspondence 
between  Gen.  Reid  and  Gov.  Geary  concern' 


ing. 


.562, 


Missouris,  Indians 

Mitchell,  Daniel,  appointed  county  clerk 

Mitchell,  David,  donor 

Mitchell,  D.  A.,  donor 

Mitchell,  Supt.  D.  D ., 

Mitchell,  .lames  M 

Mitchell,  .Joshua,  secretary,  donor 142, 

Mitchell,  Marion  J 

Mitchell,  M.  J.,  arrest  of,  at  Ijeavenworth..599, 

Mitchell,  Whit  C,  associate  editor 

Mitchell  county,  newspapers  of. 61,  90,  182, 

Mocking  i^ird,'()xford 

Moffat,  Charles  W 

Donor 

Moh-he-ton-ga  (Americans) 

Mohler,  Martin 

Donor 142, 

MoUoy,  J.  C,  editor  and  publisher 

Monitor,  Burrton 57, 

Monitor,  Canton 60, 

Monitor,  Clay  Center 52, 

Monitor,  Fort  Scott 51,74,  166,  168, 

Monitor,  Jewell  Center 57, 

Monitor,  Mankato 57, 

Monitor,  Lecompton 54, 

Monitor,  Lenora 62, 

Monitor,  Leonardville 64,  95, 186, 

Monitor,  Little  River 95,  186, 

Monitor,  Manheira,  Pa 

Monitor,  Mankato 85, 

Monitor,  Marquette 88, 180, 

Monitor,  Marvin 93, 

Monitor,  Morton 

Monitor,  Oneida 61, 

Monitor,  Santa  I"6 

Monitor,  Wellington 67,  100.  190, 

Monitor,  Wichita 65, 

Monitor,  Wintield 53, 

Monitor  and  Chief,  Perry 57, 

Monitor  and  Diamond,  Jewell  Center 57, 

Monogram    containing    portraits    of    soldier 

members  of  the  Legislature  of  1887 

Monogram  of  Kansas  M.  E.  Conference,  1887... 

Monogram  of  Senate  reporters,  1887 

Monograms  of  Legislatures  of  1870  and  1871 ... 

Monroe,  James 

Montague,  I^wight,  Hickory  Point  prisoner.... 

Montana  Historical  Society, donor 

Montana  Territorial  Library,  donor 

Montezuma,  town  of 

Montgomery,  A 

Donor 

Montgomery,  F.  C,  manager 

Montgomery,  Col.  James 146,  148,  149, 

Montgomery,  John,  publisher 

Montgomery,  John,  Indian  agent,  order  re- 
quiring settlers  to  remove  from  Kaw  Indian 

lands 

Montgomery,  W.  J.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and 

proprietor 

Montgomery,  W.  P.,  manager  and  publisher... 
Montgomery  county,  newspapers  of...61,  90,  182, 
Monthly  Journal  of  the  American  Unitarian 

Association,  Boston,  Mass 70, 

Montport,  Thos.  F.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's 

volunteer  militia 

Moody,  James,  editor  and  publisher 100, 

Moody,  Joel 235, 

Address  on  Alvar  Nunez  Cabe^ade  Vaca... 

Director  of  Society 

Moon,  E.  G.,  donor 142, 

Moon,  Joseph,  appointed  probate  judge 

Moonlight,  Gov.  Thomas,  donor 

Moore,  Charles  C,  editor  and  proprietor 

Moore,  C.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

78,  203. 

Moore,  F.  G.,  publisher  and  proprietor 90, 

Moore,  Geo.  A.,  editor  and  publisher 

lioore,  Harvey 

Moore,  H.  A.,  associate  editor 


563 
277 
742 
160 
26 
364 
734 


76 


Moore,  H.  Miles,  appeal  Sept.  3, 1856,  in  behalf 
of  the  Kansas  State  Central  Committee  and 
the  Free-State  men  of  Kansas,  to  Col.  Cooke,  484 
Attorney  in  the  trial  of  the  Hickory  Point 

prisoners 582 

Moore,  Israel,  publisher 217 

Moore,  M.  J.,  editor  and  manager. 90 

Moore,  Milton  R.,  donor 148,  160 

Moore,  R.  R.,  donor 26,  37,  41, 142,  166 

Moore,  S.  P.,  editor 215 

Moore,  William,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  88,203,  213 

Moore,  W.  C,  editor 203 

Moorhead,  Steel  L.,  editor  and  proprietor 216 

Morgan,  E.  G.,  donor 26 

Morgan,  F.  H.,  manager 76 

Morgan,  George  E.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  88,  213 

Morgan,  Geo.  H.,  donor 26 

Morgan,  Rev.  H.,  donor 26 

Morgan,}!.  D.,  editor 205 

Morgan,  J.  K.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  102,  227 

Morgan,  R.  V.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  80,  205 

Morgan,  T.  J.,  donor 26 

Morgan,  T.  W.,  editor  83,  207 

Morgan,  William  A.,  editor  and  publisher. ..75,  200 
Morgan,  W.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  88,  213 

Morgan,  W.  Y.,  editor  and  proprietor 200 

Moriarty,  Frank  A., editor  and  proprietor. ..90,  215 

Donor 26,  37,  45,  142 

Morley,  Chas.  A.,  editor  and  publisher. 202 

Mormon  relic 44 

Morning  Star,  Carlisle,  Pa 164 

Morques,  -Vugustus 726 

Morrill,  E.  N 8 

Donor 26 

Morris,  Miles,  appointed  assessor 714 

Morrill  Normal  School,  donor 26 

Morris,  .lohn  P.,  editor 78,  203 

Morris,  Richard  B.,  donor 26 

Morris,  R.  J.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 

unteer  militia 646 

Morris  &  Son,  editors  and  proprietors 91 

Morris  county,  newspapers  of. 61,  90, 182,  215 

Morrison,  James,  editor  and  publisher 212 

Morrison,  R.  P.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  75,  200 

Morrow,  Robert,  committee-man  in  behalf  of 

the  citizens  of  Lawrence,  May  14, 1856 365 

And  others,  a  deputation  from  the  north- 
ern immigrants  by  the  way  of  Iowa  and 

Nebraska,  interview  with  Gov.  Geary 589 

And  others,  conductors  of  Free-State  im- 
migrants, report,  Oct.  14,  1856,  to  Gov. 

Geary 609 

Morse,  J.  H.,  editor  and  proprietor 208 

Morse,  O.  E 113 

Donor 148 

Morse,  O.  J.,  editor  and  manager 213 

Morse,  Richard  C,  donor 26 

Morton,  A.,  manager 223 

Morton,  Henry  W 654 

Morton  &  Co.,  publishers 223 

Morton  county,  newspapers  of 61,  91, 182,  215 

Moseley,  W.  S.,  portrait  of,  mentioned 42 

Moser,  O.  A.,  donor 142 

Mosher,  J.  A.,  donor 26 

Mott,  W.  B 166 

Motter,  .John  L.,  donor 26,  142 

Moulton,  Weuborne  A  Co.,  publishers.... 233 

Mountain  Mail,  Salida,  Colo 192 

Mounts,  N.  S.,  editor  and  proprietor 77,  202 

Moyer,  A.  N.,  donor 137 

Mudge,  Prof.  Benj.  F 39,155,  163 

Biography 163 

Portrait,  mentioned 41, 114,  154 

Mudge,  Mrs.  B.  F 113 

Donor 142, 152,  155 

Mueller,  Ernest,  donor 164 

Muir,  James 296 

Mulhollen,  Isaac,  donor 32 

MuUay,  J.  B.,  editor 96 

Mul  vane  Building  and  Loan  Association,  donor,  142 


Index. 


785 


I 


Muncie  Indians,  location  of. 360  I 

Munday,  Marion  J.,  publisher 216 

Mundy,\V.H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  217  | 
Munford,  Morrison,  president  and  manager,  105,  281 

Hunger, ,  publisher 101,  226  I 

Munk,  Dr.  J.  A.,  donor 26 

Municipal  sufl'rage,  petitions  for 148 

Munn,  O.  P.,  editor  and  proprietor 232 

Munn  &  Co.,  donor 142 

Editors  and  proprietors 106  ' 

Munz,  A.,  donor 160 

Murdoclc,  Marshal]  M.,  donor 26,142,  160  ^ 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 97,  222 

Director 237 

Murdock,  R.  P.,  publisher  and  proi)rietor....97,  222 

Murdock,  T.  B.,  editor  and  proprietor 75,  200 

Donor 142 

Director 237 

Murphy,  Bennett  A 653  i 

Murphyj  Chas.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

Murphy,  Daniel  W.,  editor 215 

Murphy,  John,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun-  j 

teer  militia 645  j 

Murphy,  John  &  Co.,  publishers. 104,  230  ' 

Murphy,  Wm.  E.,  mayor  of  Leavenworth  — 
correspondence  with  Gov.  Geary  relating  to 
alleged  outrages  upon  citizens  of  that  city, 

Tuesday,  Sept.  2,  1856 543 

Report  to  Gov.  Geary  respecting  the  ex- 
pulsion of  Dr.  S.  Norton  and  seven  others, 

Sept.  2,  1856,  by  Fred  Emory's  forces 568 

Sept.  29,  1856,  proclamation  relative  to  the 

order  of  the  citv 594  [ 

Letter  Oct.  11, 185(5,  to  Gov.  Geary,  relative  i 

to  the   killing  of  Addison  Rodgers  and  | 

arrest  of  M.  J.  Mitchell 601 

Murray,  David,  donor 26 

Murray,  George  W.,  editor  and  publisher. ...76,  201 

Musgrove,  W.  G.,  editor  and  proprietor 47 

Musser,  Beniamin,  publisher 85,  210 

Musser,  J.  T.,  luember  of  Gov,  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 649 

Mussett,  F.  15.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

Muster-rolls 145,146,  150 

Muth,  Frank,  publisher  and  proprietor 81,  206 

Myers,  S.  J.,  editor 206 

X. 

Nachriciiten  aus  der  Heidenwklt,  Zanes- 

ville,  Ohio '^■-^  197 

Nach-uch-u-te-be,  or  Nesh-cosh-cosh-che-ba, 
Swallow,  Sautrelle,  Martin's,  Grasshopper, 

or  Delaware  river '^05 

Names,  Indian 164,  305,  306 

Of  certain  streams,  given  by  John  C.  Mc- 

Qqv 305,  306 

Names^ origin  of  Kansas,  address  of  W.  H.  Car- 
ruth  -^' 

Naron,  J.  W.,  editor  and  publisher 94,  218 

Narvaes,  Pamphilo    de,    mentioned    by    Joel 

Moodv '^„'^ 

Nasmith,  J.  S.,  editor '_i 

Natchitoches  Indians.. VA^'ro'  7n^ 

Nation,  New  York  city ...•■49,  /2,    96 

National  .^gis,  Worcester 46,48,70,  1J4 

National  Bulletin,  Brattleboro,  Vt 19/ 

National  Educator,  Chicago,  111. •"■■.TTo"  iq'^ 

National  Era,  Washington,  D.  C 10,  47,  69    19.i 

National  Headlight,  Frankfort 60,  m 

National  Passenger,  Topeka ^f* 

National  Sunday  School  Teacher,  Chicago......    Ja 

National  Tribune,  Washington,  D.C ^.69,  193 

National  Board  of  Health,  Washington,  D.  C, 

donor ■•• v;""i'    " 

National  Citizen  and  Ballot  Box,  New  ^ork     - 

city  '^'   ^"^ 

Nationai'Educational  Convention,  Topeka......    32 

National   encampment,    San   Francisco,  188b, 

relics  of ••••• ^^'  .% 

National  Museum  of  Brazil,  donor ii^ 

National  Young  Woman's  Christian  Associa- 

tion,  Chicago,  111.,  donor i*^ 


Nationalist,  Beloit 61,  182 

Nationalist,  Manhattan 64,  95,  163,  166,  186,  220 

Nationalist,  Mobile,  Ala 68,  192 

Naturalists  Leisure  Hour,  Philadelphia 72,  197 

Naugle  &.  Cline,  publishers 81 

Naylor,  Samuel  \V.,  business  manager 98,  223 

Neal,  Will  S.,  proprietor 210 

Nebraska,  Governor  of,  donor 26 

Newspapers  of. 105,  231 

Nebraska  Historical  Society 268 

Donor 142 

Nebraska  Weather  Service,  Director  of,  donor,  142 

Neely,  F.  B 251 

Neely,  II.  B 249 

Neely,  W.  .1.,  business  manager 223 

Nell',  (ieo.  N.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Nett,  Robert  E.,  editor 222 

Negro  and  Indian  students,  Hampton,  printers,  234 

Nelander,  Iklward,  donor 26,  37,    41 

Editor 88 

Nelson,  R.  R.,  justice  of  the  peace,  dismissal 

of  court  of,  by  Capt.  John  Donaldson 624 

Nelson,  W.  H.,  editor 99 

Nelson  &  Beacon,  proprietors 99 

Neniaha  conntv,  newspapers  of. 61,  91,  18:>,  216 

Neosho  valley.; 2S7 

Neosho  county,  newsjiapers  of. 62,  91,  183,  21G 

Neosho  river, "early  exploration  of 279,  309,  344 

Ne-pa-hol-la  [Solomon]  river 806 

Nesh-cosh-cosh-che-ba,  or  Swallow  river,  men- 
tioned by  ,lohn  C.  McCoy 305 

Ness  county,  newspapers  of 62,  91,  183,  216 

New  Century,  Fort  Scott 51,  ItiS 

New  England  Farmer,  Boston,  Mass 33,    46 

New  England  (iaiaxy,  Boston,  Mass 

New  Enterprise,  Burden 53, 

New  Enterprise,  Douglass 51, 

New  Era,  Chicago,  HI 69, 

New  Era,(irasshoi)per  I'alls 57, 

New  Era,  Haddam H»l, 

New  Era,  South  Haven 67,  100,  190, 

New  Era,  Spring  Hill 58,  85,  178, 

New  Era,  Valley  Falls 57,  84,  177, 

New  Jersey,  newspapers  of 105, 

New  Jerusalem  Magazine,  Boston,  Mass 195 

New  Republic,  Wichita 65,97,  187,  222 

New  Tecumseh,Gandy,  Leonard  and  Itasca..66,  189 

I  New  West,  Atchison ['0,  168 

I  New  West,  Cimarron 55,    82 

New  West,  Cimarron  and  Echo 175 

'  New  West  and  Optic,  Cimarrcm 55,  174 

New  Paths  in  the  Far  West,  Topeka 6(i,  189 

!  New  York,  newspapers  of 106,  232 

1  New  Yorker,  New  York  city "1,  196 

j  New  England  Emigrant  Aid  Company 114,  148 

i  New  England  Historic  Genealogical  Society, 

I      donor. ••••••'"';•  1^2 

'  New  England  Hospital  for  Women  and  Chil- 

!      dren,  donor •. -6 

New  England   Methodist,  Historical   Society, 

donor 

!  New  England  Society,  donor 

I  New  Hampshire  Agricultural  Experiment  Sta- 

I      tion,  donor • 

New    Hampshire    Historical    Society,    donor, 

26,  142,  268 
New    Jersey   Bureau   of  Statistics  of  Labor, 

donor •• ••••  1^2 

New  Jersey  Historical  Society,  donor .26,  142 

New  Jersey  State  Board  of  Labor  Statistics, 

donor,....'. ,f,^ 

New  Jersey  State  Library ^" 

New  Mexican,  Santa  Fe,  N.  M 71,    6.3,  196 

New  Mexico,  newspapers  of lOo.  -«^^ 

New  Orleans  Exposition,  1885,  views 40 

New  York  Bureau  of  Statistics  of  Labor,douor..  142 

New  York  Indian  lands,  survey  of ^01 

New  York  Institution  for  Deaf  Mutes,  donor,..  142 

New  York  Life  Insurance  Co.,  donor 14/ 

New  York  P,  E.  City  Mission,  donor 2b 

New  York  State  Board  of  Health,  donor IQ 

New  York  Slate  Library, donor 14^ 

Newberry,  Horace  J.,  donor... 14/,  iw 

Newberry  Library,  Chicago,  donor i*^ 


48 
171 
169 
193 
177 
191 

210 
209 
232 


142 
142 


142 


786 


STATE  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY. 


Newby,  Capt.  E.  W.  B.,  his  report  of  an  affair 

six  miles  west  of  Lawrence,  May  31, 1856 

Mentioned  in  the  trial  of  the   Hickory 

Point  prisoners 

Correspondence  with  Gov.  Geary,  Dec.  4, 
1856,  relative  to  camp  exposure  and  em- 
ployment of  convicts 

Newcom,  Griff  B.,  editor,  manager,  local  editor 

and  foreman 97, 

Newcomb,  H.  A.,  editor 

Newcomb,  Simon,  donor 

Newcomb,  T,  L.,  editor 

Newell,  (apt.  Jesse,  John,  and  Robert,  men- 
tioned by  Maj.  Abbott 

Newell,  W.  W.,  editor 

Newhall,  Charles  Granville,  killed  at  the  bat- 
tle of  Hickory  Point 676,  578,  579, 

Newhouse,  F.  N.,  editor  and  publisher 


Newkirk,  Frank  E.,  editor. 

Newlon,C.  S.,  proprietor 

Newlon,  Mrs.  Lizzie,  publisher 

Newlon,  Dr.  W,  8.,  donor ; 

Newman,  George  W.,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  77, 

Newman,  Wm.  B.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 

News,  Abilene 

News,  Alma 67,  101, 191, 

News,  Arkalon 188, 

News,  Athol 

News,  Baxter  Springs 52,  75,  169, 

News,  Belle  Plaine 67,  100,  190, 

News,  Bird  City 76,  170, 

News,  Bunker  Hill 96,  162, 

News,  Burlingame 92,  183, 

News,  Cain  City 55, 

News,  Caldwell 100, 190, 

News,  Cambridge 53, 171, 

News,  Cherry  vale 61, 

News,  Chicago,  111 

News,  Clifton 

News,  Columbus 52, 

News,  Comanche  City 77, 

News,  Denver,  Col 

News,  Ellsworth 55, 

News,  Emporia 59,  88, 163,  188. 

News,  Eudora 79,  173i 

News,  Fargo  Springs 65,  97, 188, 

News,  Florence 60, 

News,  Fontana 60,  90,  182, 

News,  Garfield 93, 

News,  Girard 53, 

News,  Goff's 61, 

News,  Goodland 

News,  (irand  Junction,  Col 

News,  (ireeley 50,  73, 167, 

News,  Greeley  Center 

News,  Greeley  Center  and  Horace 

News,  Hatfield 80,174, 

News,  Hutchinson 63,94,  185, 

News,  Independence 61, 

News,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

News,  Kingman 85, 

News,  Lamed 

News,  Lawrence 54, 

News,  Lincoln  Center 59, 

News,  Lindsborg 60,  88,  180, 

News,  Madison 56,  83,  176, 

News,  Marysville 60,  89,  181, 

News,  Miltonvale 52,  77,  170, 

News,  Moline 55, 

News,  Mound  Valley 58, 

News,  Nashville 

News,  Ness  City 62,  91,  183, 

News,  Newton 57 

News,  North  Topeka 

News,  NortonvilJe 57,  84,  177,' 

News,  Norwich 58,  85, 178, 

News,  Osborne 62,  92,  184, 

News,  Penalosa 86, 

News,  Peru 51, 

News,  Plainville 64, 

News,  Republic  City 64,  95,  186, 

News,  Rossville 66, 

N^ws,  Rush  Center 

News,  Scott  City 65,97,187, 


579 

655 

222 
88 
26 

206 

322 
230 

582 
93 
100 
211 
211 
142 

202 

646  ! 
204  ' 
226  I 
222 

224  I 
201 

225  I 
201 
187 
217 
174 
225 
203 
182 


68.  191  I 


171 
164 
174 
222 
205 
222 
181 
214 
184 
171 
183 
224 
192 
198 
83 
175 
205 
219 
182 
195 
178 
218 
173 
179 
213 
207 
213 
202 
173 
179 
178 
216 


189.  224 


210  I 

217  ' 

178 

169 

186 

219 

189 

221 

222 


I  News,  Sharon 50,  168 

News,  Sherman  Center  and  Goodland 99,  189 

I  News,  Silver  Lake 60.  189 

News,  South  Haven 67,  190 

News,  Speareville .55,  174 

News,  St.  John 224 

News,  Stockton 64,  95, 1S6,  220 

News,  Tonganoxie 59,  179 

News,  Topeka 224 

News,  Valley  Center 65,97,  188,  222 

News,  Voltaire 99,  189 

News,  Yates  Center 68, 102, 192,  227 

News,  Wallace  county 101,  191 

News,  Walnut  City I'S,  187 

News,  Waverly 52,  77,  171,  202 

News,  Wellsville 56,  175 

News,  White  City 91,  1S2,  215 

News,  Whiting 57,  84, 177,  209 

News-Beacon,  Wichita 222 

News-Letter,  Oakley 212 

News-Letter,  Olsburg 94,185,  218 

News  Co.,  Denver,  publishers 103,  228 

News  and  Democrat,  West  Plains 181 

News  and  Sunflower,  Morganville 52,  170 

Newsome,  Benjamin  J 539 

Newspapers,  lists  of  current  issues,  by  coun- 
ties  73,  198 

Newspaper  additions 115 

Newspaper  files,  donors  of. 46,  165 

Newspaper  men  of  Kansas,  account  of,  by  C. 

Borin 270 

Newspaper  press,  first  in  Kansas 11 

Newspaper  press  of  Kansas,  spirit  of. 121 

Newspaper  Union,  Topeka 66,    98 

189,  223 

Newspaper  Union,  Kansas  City,  Mo 71,  195 

Newspaper  Union,  Omaha,  Neb 195 

Newspapers,  accessions 9,  112 

Newspapers  and  periodicals,  lists  of  bound  vol- 
umes  50,  167 

Newspapers  and  periodicals,  number  of  vol- 
umes   7,  112 

Newspapers  as  materials  of  history 120,  295 

Newspapers  of  Kansas,  mentioned 275 

Newspapers  of  Kansas,  address  of  Charles  F. 

Scott 259 

Newton,  H.  J.,  publisher  and  proprietor 219 

Newton,  W.  B.,  editor  and  publisher 221 

Newton,  Capt.  W.  J.,  report,  Sept.  10, 1856,  of  a 
reconnoissance  to  Lawrence  and  the  VVaka- 

rusa 496 

Niblack,  Frank  A.,  publisher  and  proprietor...    94 
Niblack,  Leslie,  manager,  editor,  publisher  and 

proprietor 94 

Nickold,  Richard  D.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner...  582 

Nichols,  Austin  P.. editor 104,  230 

Nichols,  C.  D.,  donor 142,  160 

Nichols,  Mrs.  C.  I.  H 29,    37 

Nichols,  Geo  ,  treasurer 95 

Nichols,  James  R.,  editor 104 

Nichols,  Miss  Nellie  C,  donor 37 

Nichols,  Thos.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia.. 649 

Nichown,  Robert 544 

Night  Hawk,  Topeka 223 

Niles,  James  B.,  donor 26 

Nish,  John,  musician.  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia 645 

Nixon,  Cyrus  T., editor  and  publisher 91,  216 

Nixon,  John  T., editor 225 

Nixon,  Thomas,  donor 164 

No  Man's  Land 284 

Address  on 236,  824 

Noble,  Peter  S 12 

Noe,  C.  R.,  editor  and  publisher 75,  200 

Nom-pa-war-a,  White  Plume,  Kaw  Indian 

chief,  mentioned  by  John  C.  McCoy 303 

Nonconformist,  Winfield 77,  171,  202 

Nones,  Joseph  B.,  appointed  as  commissioner,  665 

Nonpareil,  Burlington 77,  171,  202 

Normal  Advocate,  Holton 84,  1G4,  209 

Normal  Institute  Record,  Minneapolis 166 

Normal  Register,  Salina 96,  221 

Normal  School  and  Business  College  Journal, 

Hariier 208 

Norman,  C.  G.,  editor 88 


IXDEX. 


7.S7 


Norman,  F.  M.  B.,  editor  and  proprietor 227  ' 

Norris,  Ira 545,  550 

North,  F.  W.,  donor 142 

North   American   Exchange   Co.,   publishers, 

New  York  city 238 

North  American,  Philadelphia 161 

North  American  Review 10,    49 

North  Carolina  Agricultural  Experiment  Sta- 
tion, donor 1-12 

North  Carolina  Board  of  Agriculture,  donor...  142 

North  Star,Beattie 60,  181 

Northfield  Seminary,  Northtield,  Mas.s.,  donor..    26 
"Iv'orthern  Army,"  mentioned  by  Col.  Yager...  69:3 
Northern  immigration,  movements  for  inter- 
ception of,  at  Nebraska  line 570 

Northern  Light,  Albany,  N.  Y 71,  196 

Northrop,  H.  M.,  donor 148 

Northrop,  Mrs.  Margaret 14S 

Northwest  Kansas  M.  E.  Conference  Proceed- 
ings, 1887 163 

Northwest,  Lenora 62,  183 

Northwestern  Christian  Advocate 164 

Norton,  A.  B.,  donor 142 

Norton,  C.  A.,  donor 26,  142 

Norton,  R.  C,  associate  editor 105 

Norton,  Dr.  S.,  complaint  of  having  been  forci- 
bly driven  from  Leavenworth  city  by  Fred 

Emorv,  Tuesday,  Sept.  2,  1856 

Report  of  Mayor  xMurphy,  concerning 

Norton,  Dr.  S.,  warned  by  the  Leavenworth 

"Regulators" •• 

Norton  county,  newspapers  of 62,  91, 183, 

Notson,  II.  C.',  editor  and  publisher 91, 

Nuggett,  Dorrance 96,  187, 

Nute,  Rev.  Ephraim 

Nutt,  Commodore. 

Nye,  Thos.,  publisher 80, 


543 
568 


596 
216 
21G 
221 
313 
153 
214 


67, 


Oakley,  F.  F.,  publisher 

Obelisk,  Monument 

Oberlin  World  and  Democrat o3. 

Observer,  Clay  Center 

Observer,  Paris,  Me •■••• 

Observer,  Pleasanton o9,  8/,  180, 

O'Conner,  Huey,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 

O'Connor,.!.  F.,  editor 

Odd  Fellow,  Belle  Plaine 

Odd  Fellow,  Salina ••• ■"" 

Odd  Fellows'  Herald,  Bloomington,  Hi 69, 

Odell,  Solomon,  member  of  Gov.  (Jeary's  vol- 
unteer militia ■•■  •• 

O'Driscoll,  B.,   i)etitioner,  relative  to  settlers 

on  Iowa  trust  lands 

Oehrle,  (iottlieb,  publisher 

Officer,  Mrs.  Susan,  donor ■ •• 

Officers  of  the  Society,  terms  of  officers  oi......^. 

O'Flanagan,  John,  editor S/, 

Ogden,  town  of •;••■• 

Ogden,  Maj.E.  A :  /?"• 

0-keet-sha,  or  Stranger  creek,  mentioned  by 

John  C.  McCoy 

Oklahoma,  map  of ••• •  

Oklahoma  colonists,  Gen.  Hatch's  order  men- 
tioned   ••. • 

Oklahoma  colony,  Osborn's  mentioned...... 

Oklahoma  War  Chief,  Wichita,  Geuda  Springs, 
Arkansas  City,  Caldwell  and  Oklahoma  ier- 

ritory "'' 

O'Hara,  L.  A.,  donor 

Ohio,  Adjutant  General  of,  donor.... •••-•••• 

Ohio  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  donor.. 

Ohio  Meteorological  Bureau,  donor ...••. 

Ohio,  newspapers  of. ^""' 

Ohio,  Secretary  of  State,  donor j;"i;;"V;;;- 

Ohio  State  Board  of  Agriculture,  Columbus, 

donor 

Ohio  State  Library ....- •••"••; 

Ohio  State  School  of  Agriculture,  donor 

Oldham,  J.  T.,  donor 

Oldroyd,  O.  H.,  donor •• V'Kir'^k'i^' 

Oliver,  Archibald,  commissioned  constablcoDO, 
Olney,  Mrs.  Emeline  A.,  donor 


Osawatomie 

Battle  of,  luenti 


190 
2G 
142 
142 
142 
233 
142 

26 
120 
142 
26 
26 
635 
142 


Olney,  Mrs.  Eugenie  Wilde,  donor 37 

Olney,  Henry  C,  manager lo:^,  22S 

Donor 37,  45,  164 

Olson,  H.  ;M.,  associate  editor 22:1 

Omaba  Public  Library,  donor 142 

Omnibus  bill,  1650.....'. 325 

Once  a  Week,  Lawrence 4S,  54,  17:> 

Onondaga  county 26:5 

O'Neil,  ,b>bn,  member  of  (iov.  Geary's  vnlun- 

teer  militia ri45 

ftpen  Court,  Cbicago,  111 19:> 

Opinion,  Oakley (M,  87,  ISh,  ]s7,  '-'r.' 

Opinion,  01)erlin 7^,  172,  2o:; 

Optic,  Larned >V^,  184 

0])tic,  Las  Vegas,  N.  M 7!.  196 

( )rans,  A.  .1.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vuluntrer 

militia ." 646 

Orchard  and  Garden,  Little  Silver,  N.J I'.if, 

Ordinance  of  1787 ::53 

Oregon  State  Agricultural  College,  donor 142 

Organ  and  Iteveilie,  St.  Louis,  Mo 71,  1'.'5 

Origin  of  Kansas  names  —  address   of  ^V.  11. 

Carruth 257 

Orndortr,  H.,  proprietor 84,  2iiO 

Orndortr,  Koando  C.,  managing  editor  84,  2ti'.» 

Orphan's  Friend,  Leavenworth 59,  S7,  170,  211 

Osage  county,  newspajiers  of. 62,92,  is'.,  2Uj 

Osage  Indians -~f> 

Location  of 3i;i 

Osaae   Indian   reservation,   boundary  survey, 

:;iil,  :i(i8 

:;0u,  422 

ed  l)y  (ien.  P.  F.Sniitb...  472 

Troops  stationed  near 553 

Gov.  Gearv's  visit  to,  Oct.  20,  185(5,  and  ac- 
count ot'the  sacking  of,  June  6  and  Aug. 

•M),  1856 ''1^ 

Osawkee,pillageof,Sept.ll,C.')  1856,meniuui.  d 

bv  Col.  Cooke -l*''^ 

'W.  v.  Dyer's  account   of  the  raid    upon, 

Monday,  Sept.  8  and  9,  1856 531 

Arrests  of  I'ree-State  men  in  the  neiglibor- 

hood  of,  Sept.  24  or  25,  1856 -"67 

Osborn,  A.  F.,  member  of  (iov.  Geary's  voUm- 

teer  militia 

Osborn,  Thomas  A ■• 

Osborne  county,  newspaj^ers  of iVi.  92,  1>4 

Osborne,  G.  L, "associate  editor 

Osburn,  (ieorge •  ; 

Osburn,  W.  IL,  donor -'; 

Osgoodbv,  W.  W.,  donor -^t) 

Otey,  Chas.  W.,  member  of  (;ov.  ( ieary's  yoliin- 

teer  militia |;i 

Otoes,  Indians VA":^':"^'",'  ''I 

Ottawa  county,  newspapers  of t 

Ottawa  lan(ls,"survey  of. 

Ottawa  L'niversily,  donor 

Our  Best  AVords,  Shell>yyille,  111 

Our  Dumb  Animals,  Boston,  Mass 

Our  Mission,  news|)ai)er,  Seneca 

Our  Mes.seiiger,  Toi)eka ' 

Our  Methodist,  Dodge  (  ity 

Our  Opinion,  McPberson 

Outlook,  Clay  ("enter 

Outlook,  Parson.s 

Owen,  David  Dale 

Owen,  F.,  editor  and  proprieter 

Owen,  O.,  editor  and  proprietor — ],' 

Owen,  Richard,  corresponding  member.... 

Donor 

Owen,  Robert, sr 

Owen,  Robert  Dale •• ••■ • 

Owens,  John  .L,  member  of  (.ov.  (.eary  s  vol 


•.46 


142 


.301.  :;(i6 


....]•'.' 


26,3l,:?7 


164 
195 

18;; 
201 ; 

21:; 

178 

31 

220 


unteer  miiiiia • •••••• _',. 

Owens,  Thomas,  appointed  constable n* 

\  Owens,  Wni 'Ti, 

Arrest  of •• ;; ,• f  ^"^ 

Owens,  Warren,  member  of  Gov.  Geary  s  vol- 

unteer  militia '  '] 

I  Owens  cfeMendenhall,  donor j^^ 


Oxford  Democrat,  Me '"" 

Oxford  election  frauds..... ••••••  e^' 

Oxford  Observer,  Pans,  Me i6-*.  l»o 

/-v i__     T\_     T     II      /1rtn«r  *" 


Oyster,  Dr.  J.  H.,  donor.... .-        ^  ^  ^ 

Overland  Monthly,  San  Francisco,  Cal l^j 

Ozias,J.W.,donor •'»2,  lb4 


788 


State  Histobical  Society. 


Pack,  I.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 98 

Packard,  M.  J.,  donor 161 

Editor 229 

Pacific  Health  Journal,  Oakland,  Cal 192 

Pacific  Rural  Press,  San  Francisco,  Cal 192 

Paddock,  Rt.  Rev.  Benjamin  H.,  donor 26 

Paddock,  James,  editor  and  publisher 211 

Padgett,  J.  C,  publisher 213 

Padgett,  James  M.,  editor  and  publisher 76 

Padgett  Bros.,  editors,  publishers  and  proprie- 
tors   101 

Padoucahs,  Indians 276,  277 

Page  Bros.,  donor 45 

Page,  Geo.  F.,  editor  and  proprietor 95 

Page,  J.  W'.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor...  203 

Page,  W.H.,  donor 143,  152 

Painter,  J.  S 124 

Editor 80,  205 

Paper  presented  to  the  annual  meeting  of 

the  Society,  1888 281 

Palladium,  Parsons 58,86, 179,  211 

Palliam,  E.  B.,  publisher 220 

Palmer,  F.  G 545,  550 

Surveyor,  resignation  of 731 

Palmer,  F'.  W.,  editor 103,  229 

Palmer,  J.  B.,  editor  and  manager 76,  201 

Palmer,  L.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  226 

Palmer,  R.  I.,  editor  and  manager 93,  218 

Palmer,  Sheftield,  donor 26 

Palmer,  T.  J.,  editor  and  proprietor 89,  214 

Palmer,  W.  C,  publisher 85,  210 

Palmvra 390,  422 

Employment  of  troops  at 440 

Pauiouassas  Indians 278 

Panis-mahas  Indians 277 

Pantagraph,  Sedgwick 57,  84,  177,  208 

Paola,  visit  of  Gov.  Geary  to,  Oct.  20, 1856 619 

Paper,  Garden  City 65,  188 

Paper  and  Press,  Philadelphia,  Pa 197 

Papes,  J.  L, editor 82 

Pappan's  ferry 360 

Pardee,  A.  W 653 

Deputy  marshal  in  care  of  Tecumseh  pris- 
oners   706 

Deputy  marshal,  arrest  of  members   of 

Free-State  Legislature  by 689 

Pardoning,  Feb.  21, 1857,  by  Gov.  Geary,  of  S.  M. 
Mahan,  Augustus  Morques,  Francis  Yocum, 
Daniel  Fulton,  William  Poepies,  and  Beeler 

&  Company,  convicted  of  liquor-selling 726 

Pardoning  of  Hickory  Point  prisoners  March 

2, 1857,  by  Gov.  Geary 735 

Park,  Dr.  ,  of  I^avenworth,  warned  by 

"regulators" 597 

Park.  George  S 146,  247,  248,  249 

Park's  cabin 249 

Parker,  Artemas,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Parker,  Henry  G.,  editor  and  publisher 230 

Parker,  J.  D 165 

Parker,  J.  H.,  editor 97 

Parker,  L.  B.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

95,  220 
Parker,  Rev.  R.  D.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  95,  220 

Parker,  W.  B.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

Parker,  W.  H.  T.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 646 

Parks,  Frank,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  99,  224 

Parks,  John  S.,  editor  and  publisher 90 

Parkville  Luminary 147 

Parmelee,  G.  F.,  donor 26,  142 

Parmelee,  J.  B.,  donor 26 

Parsons,  Luke  F.,  donor 41 

Parsons,  M.  S.,  local  editor 97 

Partridge,  George,  mentioned  bv  Gov.  Geary 
as  having  been  killed  at  the  battle  of  Osa- 

watomie 618 

Partridge,  Wm.,  arrest  of. 652 

Pass,  Pro-Slavery,  given  Ezekiel  Marple 148 

given  S.  W.  and  T.  B.  Eldridge  by  Gov. 


Shannon  and  Marshal  Donalson. 
Pasley,  J.  C,  proprietor. 


203 


Patch,  Bert,  editor 216 

Patch,  B.  H.,  publisher  and  proprietor 216 

Patch.  E.  J.,  publisher 75 

Pate,  H.  Clay 386 

Letters  of  Gov.  Shannon  and  Col.  Sumner 
relative  to  the  capture  of,  at  the  battle  of 

Black  Jack 439,  441 

Correspondence  with  Gov.  Geary,  offering 
to  organize  armed  band  for  the  protec- 
tion of  the  polls 565 

Patent  Office,  U.  S.  Official  Gazette,  Washing- 
ton, D.  C 69,  193 

Patrick,  Albert  G.,  donor 26,  160 

Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Patrick,  David,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Patriot,  Atchison 50,73,  168,  199 

Patriot,  Boston,  Mass 70,  194 

Patriot,  Burlington 52,  170 

Patriot,  Portis 62,92,  184,  217 

Patron,  Olathe... 58,  85,  178,  210 

Patron  and  Agriculturist,  San  Francisco,  Cal...  192 

Pattee,  F.  J,,  donor 26 

Patton,  David,  donor 157 

Patton,  W.  M.,  publisher  and  proprietor 233 

Paul,  Major  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 88,  213 

Paul,  J.  E.,  editor  and  publisher 199 

Paul,  W.  C,  editor  and  proprietor 85 

Pawnee,  town  of 246,  291 

Pawnee  City,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 621 

Pawnee  county,  newspapers  of. 63,  93, 184,  218 

Pawnee  Indians 276 

Council  with,  by  Isaac  McCoy 304 

Hunting  range' 361 

Incidents  of,  by  John  C.  McCoy 303 

Paxton,  W.  M.,  donor 26,  142 

Payne,  Archibald 665 

Payne,  Abraham,  donor 37 

Payne,  Alfred  J.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner...581,  735 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Chase,  of  Ohio 670 

Payne,  EM.  B.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,    96 
Peabody  Museum  of  American  Archteology  and 

Ethnology,  donor 142 

Peace, ,  wounding  of,  at  the  battle  of  Hick- 
ory Point 576,  578 

Peace  in  Kansas,  Gen.  Smith's  order,  Nov.  12, 

1856,  making  announcement  of. 636 

Peacock,  Mrs.  Ida  E.,  donor 114,  155 

Peacock,  Miss  Nina,  donor 155 

Peacock,  Thomas  Brower,  donor 142 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 155 

Peake,  J.  J.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

Pearce,  James  A.,  U.  S.  Senator,  letter  of  Judge 

Lecompte  to 726 

Peck,  Miss  Ada  H.,  donor 142 

Peck,  Chas.  F.,  donor 26 

Peck,  Frederick  N.,  publisher 222 

Peck,  George  R 371 

Director  of  Society 235 

Peck,  Henry  W.,  commissioned  justice  of  the 

peace 555,  635 

Pecker,  J.  E.,  donor 142 

PCcos,  church,  relic  of 44 

Peet,  Stephen  D.,  editor  and  publisher 103,  229 

Peifer,  W.  A.,  managing  editor 98,  223 

Donor 142 

Peffer,  W.  A.,jr.,  editor  and  publisher 90,  215 

Peffley,  D.  F.,  editor  and  publisher 74 

Pegg,  Willis  J.,  editor  and  proprietor 94 

Pelot,  James  M.,  commissioned  lieutenant 596 

Pemberton,  Abr.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 646 

Penman's  Gazette,  Chicago,  111 69,  193 

Pendleton,  S.  E.,  editor 98 

People,  Norton 62,  183 

People,  Osage  City 92,184,  217 

People's  Friend,  Salem 58.85,  178 

People's  Vindicator,  Erie 183,  216 

Peoria,  Kaskaskia,  Wea  and  Piankashaw  In- 
dian lands,  survey  of 301,  306 

Pennsylvania  Agricultural  Experiment  Sta- 
tion, donor 142 

Pennsylvania  Board  of  Agriculture,  donor 142 

Pennsylvania  Museum  and  School  of  Indus- 
trial Art,  donor 142 

Pennsylvania  Soldiers'  Orphans'  Home, donor,    26 


IXDEX. 


■89 


Pennsylvania  State  Penitentiary,  donor 142  |  Pilot,  Cuba... 

Pennsylvania,  University  of,  donor 26,  142 

Pennsylvania,  newspapers  of 107,  233 

Perine,  A.  B.,  donor 142         unteer  u 

Perine,  Clara  E.,  donor 152,  155  I  Pinkerton 

Perine,  Miss  Emma  G.,  donor 142,  155 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 155 

Perine,  Mary  E.,  donor 142 

Period,  Westmoreland 63,  1S5 

Perkins,  B.  W.,  donor 26 

Perkins,  H.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  85,  210 

Perry,  E.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  pi-oprietor 


.64,  95, 


Pilot,  Kansas  City,  Kas 68, 

Pilot,  James  M.,  Lieutenant,  Gov.  Gearv's  vol- 


ilitia  .. 
W.  W, 


64.- 


101,  226 
md  proprie- 
82.  207 


Perry,  Geo.  \V.,  editor,  publisher 

tor 

Perry,  John  A 399 

Member  of   committee,  Lawrence,  Mav, 

1856 392,  397,  400,  493 

Pillage  of  house 401 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  immi- 
gration across  the  Nebraska  line 513,  590 

607,  6119 

Perryville,  battle  of. 369 

Personal  reminiscences  —  address  of  1.  T.  Good- 

now 244 

Persons,  E.  C 249 

Peters,  S.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor...  89,  214 

Peters,  S.  R.,  donor 26,  142 

Petillon,  W.  T.,  proprietor 80 

Donor 142 

Pettit,  F.  D.,  editor 105 

Peyton,  Chas.  A.,  editor  and  proprietor..., 
Phelps,  Elbridge  G.,  editor  and  publisher 

Phelps,  S.  Waite,  editor 

Philadelphia  Academy  of   Natural  Soie 

donor 

Philadelphia  Library  Company,  donor 26 

Philadelphia    Numismatic    and  Antiquarian 

Society,  donor 

Philadelphia  Public  Library  Company,  donor 

Phillips,  Henry,  jr.,  donor 142 

Phillips,  Wni.  A 

President  of  the  Society 

Mentioned  bv  James  Humphrey 

Address  before  the  Society  on  Kansas  Hi.s-  ^  _     | 

tory ^^^ 

Phillips  county,  newspapers  of 63,  93,  184,  218  1 

PhilosophicalSociety  of  Washington,  donor....  142 
Phlemingster,  .Tohn,  appointed  constable....^...  /02  i 

Phonetic  Advocate,  Cincinnati,  O '2,  197  i 

Phonetic  Educator,  New  York  and  Cincinnati.  | 

72, 196,  19/ 

Phonetic  Journal,  Cincinnati,  0 ...w2,  197 

Phonograph,  Hillsboro :!^L'.  i^^' 

Pho 


proprietor 202 

Pioneer,  At  wood... 63,  185 

Pioneer,  Buffalo  Bark 56,  175 

Pioneer,  Clarinda  and  Sidney 62,  183 

Pioneer,  Frisco 61,  182 

Pioneer,  Fort  Scott 51,  168 

Pioneer,  Kansas  City,  Kas 6S,  1U2,  192,  227 

Pioneer,  Longton....! 55,  173 

Pioneer,  Now  York  city 197 

Pioneer,  P.iliner 191.  22/ 

Pioneer  .-every 56,  17t; 

Piuneei,  Smith  Center 66,  99,  189,  221 

Pioneer,  Wyandotte 68,  192 

Pioneer-Pre.ss,St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis,  ^^nn., 

71,  195 
Pioneer  press  of  Kansas,  address  of  Charles  F. 

Scott 259 

Pipher,  John 250.  291 

Mentioned  bv  (iov.  doary. 


(■>''■' 


...1.S3, 


94 
202 

76 

142 


26 
26 
149 
.113,  125 

235,  236 

296 


>3,  172 
ill,  167 
...  201 
ro,  170 


98, 


Appointed  justice  of  the  peace.... 

Plaindealer,  Al'inena 

Plaiudealer,  Farlington 

Plaindealer,  (Jarneit 

Plaindealer,  St.  Francis 

Plaindealer,  Wano 

Plank,  Will  11.,  editor  and  publisher, 

Piatt,  I).  H.,  editor  and  associate  edit 

Piatt,  W.  S.,  editor  and  publisher 

Playford,  Ueul)en  F.,  editor,  publisher  and  pr 

i       prietor 

I  Plebeian,  I^yndon  and  Scranlon 62,  18 

'  Plow  and  Anvil,  Winfield " 

I  Plumb,  (has.  S  ,  editor 

•  Plumb,  Preston  P. 8,  111, 

Donor 26, 

Poepies,  Wni 

Pol iska,  town ........... 

Political  Education,  Society  for,  New  ^  ork  city, 

donor • ■_•• 

1  Political  Science  Quarterly,  Boston,  .Mass -0, 

I   Political  Science  (Quarterly,  New  York  city 

Poll-book 

Pomerov,  Samuel  C 

14 


92,  217 


i3,  171 

i  271 

1,  142 

72*) 

..  247 


34,35, 


162,246,251,256,272,  292 


Donor. 


,26.  14'J 


Member  of  Committee  of  Public  Safety 400 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  arrest 
of  Free-State  immigrants  on  the  Ne- 
braska line 513,  516,  517,  590,  60, 

Pond,  C.  V.  R.,  donor ••• ■■ 

Pope  Manufacturing  Co.,  l'.oston,  Mass.,donoi,  160 


609 
26 


Popenoe,  K.  A.,  donor 


onograph,Hiiisooro •-_-.  -,      Popular  Science  Monthly,  New  York 

nnnSranhic  Maeazine,  Cincinnati,  0 166,  19,      i  o"er  J ,  .n.,  memue.  v 


Phonographic  Magazine,  Ci 

Phonographic  World,  New  York  city i2,  196 

Pickard,  J.  L.,  donor •.■ooVV.V  152 

Pictures,  accessions ',  •^•''  ^^->  ^'^ 

Pierce,  Edward  L ^7 

Donor • '^' 

Pierce,  President  Franklin,  annual  message, 

l^fyP,  '''^ 

bispatches'toGov.  Shannon,  May  23, 1856^.  414 
Dispatch  to  Gov.  Shannon,  June  6    18.p6, 
concerning  scenes  of  disorder  and  vio- 

lence  in  Kansas •• ■•. •••  ^^^ 

Transmission  to  Congress  of  a  portion  ot 
Gov.  Geary's  executive  minutes  and  cor- 

respondence „„^ 

Pierceville  \"' 

Pierish,  Pawnee    interpreter,  mentioned  by 

John  C.  McCoy ••••••, ^^^ 

Pierson,  S.  G.,  appointed  as  constable bb,', 

Pigman,  Jeflferson,  appointed  shentt '^" 

Pike,  Gen,  Albert,  donor j*° 

Pike,  J.  A J49 

Donor 01  r 

Of  Doy  rescue  party.. ",:•••••" of  oio 

Pilcher,  W.  H.,  editor  and  publisher 87,  ziz 

Pilling,  J.  C,  donor ^26 

Pillsbury,  Parker,  donor k'i"7i"Tfi8   199 

Pilot,  Bronson 51,74.168,  199 


New  York  city  ...71, 

70, 

olun- 


196 
195 


)ner.... 
•kory 


645 
142 

582 


teer  militi 

Porter,  W.  G.,  donor 

Porter,  William  G.,  Hickory  Point  prisoti 
Mentioned   in   the  trial   of  the   liic 

Point  prisoners ^''' 

Porter  ct  Lincoln,  editors _• -. •';* 

Porterfield,Thos.  W.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner..  582 
Mentioned   in   the   trial   of  the   Hickory 

Point  prisoners i-'v: '  r-n 

Mentioned  bv  Gov.  Chase,  of  Ohio 6|0 

Portraits  donated „5 

Post,  H.  A.,  editor ••••  ^ 

Post,  Bull's  City «:^'    S; 

Post,  Caldwell -   '<  n.. 

Post,  Leavenworth ■fin"8Q"isi    214 

Post  Marysville -60.  J9.    SJ-  214 

Post  Neosho  1-^alls 68,  102,  192   227 

Post,  Peabody..... «"'    Jj 

Post,  San  Francisco,  Cal ^t'i'tV  176 

Post,  Surprise "'^66,188 

Post,  Topeka R7"\'n\'\fi\    226 

Post  Washington .^.■- f>  101, 191.  ^^ 

Postal  arrangements,  inefliciency  of. o"* 

Postal  Card.  Wellington .......b/,  iw 

P08  a  routes,  Gov.  Geary's  recommendation. 
Dec.  24, 1856,  to  Postmaster  General,  respect- 
ing establishment  of 


664 


790 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


Postal  service  in  Kansas 634 

Posten,  Lindsborg 60,  180 

Poston,  J.  L.,  associate  editor 223 

Pottawatomie  county,  newspapers  of..63, 93, 185,  218 
Pottawatomie  creek  tragedy,  Gov.  Shannon's 

account  of 416 

Account  of,  by  Judge  Cato,  Wm.  Barbee 

and  Wm.  A.  Heiskell 419,  420 

Gov.  Geary's   report  of  arrest  of  James 

Townsley,  charged  with  participation  in..  641 
Mentioned  by  Edward  Hoogland  and  John 

A.  W.  Jones,  commissioners 652 

Visit  to  scene  of,  Oct.  21,  1856,  by  Gov. 

Geary 619 

Pottawatomie  Indians 251 

Potter,  F.  J.,  publisher 81 

Potter,  Otis 44 

Potter,  W.  A  ,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,    99 

Pottery,  ancient 43,44,159,  160 

Pottle.  S.  G.,  editor  and  publisher 75 

Powell,  Cuthbert,  editor 105 

Powell,  Mrs.  Ella,  donor 143 

Powell,  F.  M.,  donor 143 

Powell,  Willis  B.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  97,  222 

Powers,  Geo.  H.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Powers,  Hiram 31 

Powers,  Theron  W.,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 
as  having  been  wounded  at  the  battle  of 

Osawatomie 618 

Powers,  Thos.  L.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  95,  220 

Powers,  W.  E.,  editor 100,  221 

Prairie  Dog,  Lake  City 50,  74,  168 

Prairie  Owl,  Fargo  Springs 65,  97,  188 

Prairie  Press,  Lancaster 168,  199 

Prang,  L.&  To 152 

Prather,  C.  E.,  editor 224 

Prather,  V.  ()., editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  215 

Pratt,  E.,  donor 157 

Pratt,  John  G 236 

Pratt,  R.  H,  editor 107 

Donor 164 

Pratt,  Stafford  J.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Pratt,  W.D,  donor 143 

Pratt  county,  newspapers  of. 63,  94,  185,  218 

Pravda,  Chicago,  111 193 

Prentis,  Noble  L 124,  270,  371 

Donor 37,  143 

Editor 83,  208 

Director 237 

Prentiss,  Dr.S.B 115 

Donor 157 

Member  of  committee 392-403 

Member  of  Committee  of  Public  Safety 400 

Mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke 488 

Prescott,  Clarence,  publisher 95 

Preshaw,  W.  M.,  editor 81 

President  of  the  Societv,  term  of  oflSce  of. 124 

Press,  Coy  ville '. 191 

Press,  El  Dorado 51,  169 

Press,  Fremont 175,  207 

Press,  Girard 53.  78, 171,  203 

Pre.ss,  luka 63,  185 

Press,  Lamed 63,  184 

Press,  McPherson 60,  180 

Press,  Meade  Center 60,  181 

Press,  Neosho  Rapids 180 

Press,  Okott 219 

Press,  Partridge 94,  186 

Press,  Philadelphia,  Pa 72,  165,  197 

Press,  Plainville 64,  186 

Press,  Protection 171 

Press,  Wellington 67,  100,  190,  225 

Press-Democrat,  Meade  Center 60,  89, 181,  214 

Preston,  A.  L.,  publisher 199 

Preston,  Charles  L.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner...  581 

Pardon  of 736 

Preston,  Henry,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Preston,  Deputy  Marshal  Wm  J 640 

Testimony  as  to  acts  of  people  of  Lawrence 
at  attempted  arrest  oi  S.  N.  Wood,  April 

20,  1856 410 

Requisition  upon  Col.  Cooke,  Oct.  10, 1856, 
«     for  the  arrest  of  Free-State  immigrants 
on  the  Nebraska  frontier 51  7 


Preston,  Deputy  Marshal  Wm.  3.— Continued: 
Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  arrest 

of  James  H.  Holmes  and  others 652 

Price,  Chas.  W.,  associate  editor 106,  232 

Price,  R.  G.,  local  editor  and  publisher 91,  215^ 

Pi  ice.  Gov.  Sterling,  letter,  Sept.  9, 1856,  to  Gov. 
Geary,  respecting    threatened    invasion  of 

Kansas  by  Missourians 546 

Price,  Viola  V.,  donor 143 

Price  Current,  Kansas  City,  Mo 71,  195- 

Price  Raid  relic 115,  157 

Prices,  market 251 

Prince,  Ferd.,  editor  and  publisher 77,  214 

Printer,  New  York  city 71,  196 

Printer  Girl,  Topeka 223 

Prisoners,  Free-State,  arrest  of,  at  Calhoun 

and  Indianola 551 

Escape  of,  Nov.  15,  1856 636 

Prisonei 8,  Free-State,  at  Lecompton  — release 

of,  mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke 485,  488 

Escape  of,  mentioned 511 

Requisition  for  guards  for 558 

Guard  of 565 

Removal  of, 46  in  number,  from  Lecompton 

to  Tecumseh  for  trial 6S5,  637 

Correspondence  between  Gov.  Geary  and 
Marshal  Donalson,  relative  to  escape  of,  643 

Employment  of. 655,  695 

L.  J.  Hampton's  report  concerning 694 

Prisoners,  Free-State,  at  Tecumseh,  applica- 
tion of  Gov.  Geary  to  Judge  Cato  that  they 

be  given  a  trial 707 

Escape  of  31,  Nov.  22, 1856,  from  Tecumseh 

prison 642 

Pritchard,  Miss  Lillie  D.,  donor 149 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 82 

Pritchard,  L.  F.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor      82 

Pritchard,  Louis  M.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  82,  207 

Pritchett,  C.  W.,  donor 143 

Proclamation  of  Marshal  Donalson  against  the 

citizens  of  Lawrence,  May  11,1850 392 

Proclamation  of  acting  Gov.  Woodson,  forbid- 
ding the  assembling  of  the  Free-State  Legis- 
lature, July  4, 1856 449 

Aug.  25,  1856,  declaring  the  Territory  in  a 
state  of  open  insurrection  and  rebellion,  470 
Proclamations  of  Gov.  Geary:   Sept.  11,  1856, 
discharging    the    Pro-Slavery   militia  then 
organized  and  directing  the  enrollment  of  a 
militia  of  the  citizens  of  the  Territory.. ..52r>,  527 
Sept.  22, 1856,  for  special  election  for  Dele- 
gate to  Congress 549 

Sept.  '19,  1856,  offering  a  reward  for  the  ar- 
rest of  the  murderer  of  Buffum 571 

Oct.  24,  185t),  offering  reward  for  the  arrest 

of  robbers  of  Judge  Davis 620 

Nov.  15,  1850,  offering  reward  for  the  re- 
capture of  Charles  H.  Calkins 636 

Thanksgiving,  issued  Nov.  i^  1856 623 

Proclamation,  Sept.  29,  18.56,  of  Wm.  E.  Mur- 
phy, Mayor  of  Leavenworth,  prohibiting  con- 
duct subversive  of  the  true  interests  of  the 

"  law-and-order"  party 595 

Progress  and  Dem'crat,  Kirwin 63,  184 

Progress,  Mound  Citv 59,  87, 180,  212 

Progress,  Philadelphia,  Pa 72,  197 

Progress,  Princeton 56,81,  175 

Progress,  Rush  Center,  and  Eagle,  LaCros8e..64,  187 

Progressive  Educator,  Lawrence.... 204 

Prohibition  National  Committee, donor 148 

Prohibitionist,  Columbus 52,  169 

Prohibitionist,  Leavenworth 59,  179 

Prohibitionist,  Lyons 64,  95,  186,  220 

Propagandist,  New  York  city 71,  196 

Prophet,  Harper 208 

Pro-Slavery  offers  of  protection,  rejection  of, 

by  Gov.  Geary 564 

Protestant  Episcopal  Mission  Leaf,  New  York 

city 72,  196 

Prouty,  Frank  G.,  editor  and  proprietor 81 

Prouty,  S.  S 12 

Donor 26,  149 

Providence  Athenaeum,  donor 143 

Pruney,  Geo.  R.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 


INDEX. 


1)1 


Public  documents,  U,  S.,  in  library  of  the  So- 
ciety       8 

List  of,  communicated  to  Congress  bv  the 

President,  Jan.  6,  1858 ." 404 

Public  Ledger,  Philadelphia,  Pa 72,  165,  197 

Public  Library,  Leicester,  Mass.,  donor 141 

Public  Opinion,  Washington  and  New  York...  H)3 

Public  Press,  Leavenworth .59,  179 

Public  Ptecord,  Cawker  City 61,  90,  182,  214 

Public  Service  Review,  New  York  city 197 

Publisher's  Weekly,  New  York  city 26,  72,  191j 

Pngh,  Chas.  F.,  editor " 96 

Punch,  Conductor 82,  175 

Pupils  of  Deaf  and   Dumb   Institution,  pub- 
lishers  85,  210 

Purceli,  L.  I.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,  208 
Putnam,  Geo.  F.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner,  peti- 
tion of,  Feb.  3,  1857,  to  Gov.  Geary 582,  7()C) 

Putnam's  Monthly,  New  York  city 49,  71,  19i) 

Pye,  Ernest,  business  manager 7t) 

Pvle,  Frank,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

81, 

Pyle,  Jesse  F.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Pyles,  T.  B.,  editor  and  proprietor 207,  209, 


?'1  i 

.^82   [ 

2; 


QUAXTRILL,  Wm.  C 

Quant  rill  raid 

Quarter-Centennial  Celebration,  1886 

(quarterly  Journal  of  American  Unitariau  As- 
sociation, Boston,  Mass 70, 

Quarterman,  W.  H.,  manager 

Quayle,  W.  A.,  Director 

Queen  Bee,  Denver,  Colo .^ 

Queener,  Henry,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 

Quick,  H.,  donor 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 78, 

Quick.  Johnnv,  Delaware  chief,  mentioned  by 
John  C.  McCoy 302, 

Quid  Nunc,  Wellington 100,  162, 

Quill,  Jamestown 

Quill,  Leon 51, 

Quillen,  J.  D  ,  editor 

Quivera,  land  of,  mentioned  by  Joel  Moody 


194 
96 
2:^7 
192 

645 
2(') 
203 

304 
190 
202 
169 
199 
332 


R. 

Rad(tES,  Samuel,  donor 

Radical,  Manhattan ''-i 

Railroad    Commissioners,  Kansas    Board    of, 

donor 140, 

Railway  Age  Co.,  donor 

Railway  Register,  Horton • •• 

Raley's  store  at  Osawkee,  robbing  of,  mentioned 

in  the  trial  of  the  Hickory  Point  prisoners... 
Rambo,  J.  J.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

Ramsey,  Chas.  C,  editor 

Ramsey,  J.  H.,  Printing  Co.,  proprietors 

Ramsey,  Millett  &  Hudson,  proprietors ...... 

Ranck,  D.  H.,  editor  and  publisher 104,  229, 

Donor '.^n'^VV 

Rand,  McNally  &  Co.,  donor 32,  114, 

Randall,  Geo.  W 

Randall,  J.  H.,  associate  editor 

Randolph,  John,  appointed  probate  judge....... 

Randolph,  Lieut.  John,  mentioned  in  the  trial 
of  the  Hickory  Point  prisoners ^.. 

Randolph,  Joseph,  commissioned  constable 

Ranney  &  Forges,  donor •"•••■V'i:"""A"  aIT 

Eash, ,  hunter,  mentioned  by  John  C.  Mc- 
Coy  

Rash,  H,  C,  donor 

Rastall,  Mrs.  Fanny  H •••• 

Donor .-• ^^' 

Rastall,  John  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Rathbone,  Charles,  secretary,  donor 

Rathbone,  E.  H.,  publisher 

Rattermann,  H.  A.,  editor 

Ratterman,  R.  A,,  donor 

Ra wUn^s^GenV John  AV,poVtraVt"men ti^^ 

Rawlins  county,  newspapers  of. 63,  94,  i»o, 

Ray,  Dr.  Joseph,  portrait  of. 


152 
186 

151 
143 

200 


211 
104 
231 
105 
230 
167 
152 
545 
202 
730- 

577 
744 
45 

303 
26 
148 
143 
2^7 
143 
219 
106 
26 
284 
41 
219 
156 


199 
206 
227 
221 
ISO 
2o8 
189 
174 


Ray,  S.,  secretary 231 

Kazzoop,  Ensign 82,  175,  207 

Kazzooper,  Cain  City 95,  186,  220 

Real-estate  agents,  account  of,  by  C.  Borin 270 

Real  Estate  Journal,  Coldwater 77 

Realf,  Richard 1.54,  1,55 

Portraits  of,  mentioneil 154,  155 

And  others,  conductors  of  Free-State  im- 
migrants—report, Oct.  14,  1850,  to  (iov. 

Geary 609 

Ream,  Robert  1 35 

Record,  Belleville 64,  186 

Record,  lieloit 33,61,  1S2 

Record,  ('arl)oiidale 1^4 

Record,  Cawker  Citv 33 

Record,  Ciiase '. 9.".,  1S6,  220 

Record,  Erie 62,  is:;,  21() 

Record,  Fniukfort <•,(),  isi 

Record,  Harold 91,  216 

Record,  Hollenberg 227 

Record,  Kan-;is  City,  .Mo 195 

Record,  Leavenworih 59,  87,  179,  211 

Record,  Lenora 92,  183,  216 

Record,  McAUastcr 180 

Reord,  Marion  (enter 6o.  181 

Record,  .Melvern 62,92,  1.S4,  217 

Record,  Mulvaue 'i7,  loii,  P.iu,  225 

Record,  Muscotah  71,  168 

Record,  Ravanna •'■•I,  175 

Record,  Rosedale 1'.'2 

Record,  Ru.ssell 61,  96,  187 

Record,  Russell  Springs S7 

Record,  Severy ^:!,  176 

Record,  Smith  Center 66 

Record,  Si)eare\  ille 55 

Record,  Stockton 61,  96,  1S6,  220 

Record,  Topeka •5"'.  l^S 

Record,  I'dall 53,  78,  171,  202 

Record,  Windoni ''(),  180 

Recorder,  Boston,  Mass 48,  70,  194 

Recorder,  Holton 57,84,177,  209 

Recorder,  RiclimoiKl  •)6,81,  175 

Recorder,  Westmoreland 63,  94,  185,  218 

Redden,  A.  L.,  donor l-*-^ 

Redden,  Dr.  J.  W.,  donor 20,  143 

Redding,  Leo.  L.,  editor  and  associate  editor..97,  222 

Redington,  J.  C.  O.,  donor 14=^ 

Redpath,  James 355,  512,  ol3, 

Donor 

Mentioned  bv  Oov.  (.eary 

Reed,  Miss  Adele  D.,  editor  and  proprietor. ..73 

Donor 

Portrait  of,  mentioned.. 

Reed,  Miss  Bertie,  publisher 

Reed,  Enoch,  appointed  justice  of  the  i)eace...   i\}l 
Reed,  (i.  L.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

Reed,  (ieorge  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 85,  209 

Business  manager 'J'^.  208,  223 

Reed,  H.  S.,  managing  editor lOo,  -il 

Reed,  John  I).,  proprietor ■-■    f 

Reed,  O.  L,,  editor  and  proprietor ••"-.^^  ^ril 

Reeder,  Go^-.  Andrew  H...12, 13, 246,  392, 396,4  .;.,  417 

E-KCcutive  minutes  mentioned l-i,  <^''^ 

Reeder,  Gen.  Frank •"- 

Rees,  Richard  R.,  justice  of  the  peace 601 

Rees,  W.  M.,  editor  and  publisher '-^ 

Reeve,  Dr.  J.  T.,  donor -» 

Reeves,  Frank,  editor ^^_ 

Reeves.  Frank  .t  Co., proprietors    .._.......^........    J;^ 

Rellector,  Abilene o3,  /8,  164,  172.  203 

Reflector,  Everest ^i' 

Relle.x  and  Weekly,  Oxford. 

Reformer,  Wei Isford •- 

Refugees'  Lone  Star,  Didependeuce •■••••••••••  ji\l 

Register,  Alia  Vista 101.  l^J.  \^ 

Register,  Banner  City '^'^  f '^ 

Register,  Bazine ••^^>  *^^ 

Register,  Blakeman 1^;].  f'^ 

Register,  Burlington •^->  {:" 

Register,  Enterprise ^|^.  \'\ 

Register,  Esse .\,  Salem,  Mass '".  ^^* 

Register,  Great  Bend. 


149, 


.67.  190 
210 


.51,74,168,  199 


Register.  lola .•.:■: 26.50,73,  167,  198.  259 

Register,  Kanorado...... •••    -g 

1  Register,  Leavenworth »»>  ^'^ 


792 


State  Histobical  Society, 


Register,  Lincoln  Center 59,  179 

Register,  McPherson 88,  180 

Register,  Marion 60,88,  181 

Register,  Neodesha 68,  102,  191,  227 

Register,  New  York  city 72,  196 

Register,  Nickerson 63,94,  185,  219 

Register,  Norcatur 53,78,  172,  203 

Register,  Oxford 100,  190 

Register,  Pratt 94,  185,  218 

Register,  Randall 58,  178 

Register,  Spring  Hill 58,  178 

Register,  Ttironto 192 

Register,  Ulysses 56,  «2, 175,  207 

Register,  Valley  Falls 57,  84, 177,  209 

Register,  Wallace 67, 101, 191,  226 

Register,  Washington 67, 101,  191,  226 

Register,  Wayne 64,95,  186 

Register,  Wellsford 58,  178 

Register,  Woodston 96,  221 

"Regulators,"  Leavenworth:  correspondence, 
Oct.  3, 6, 1856,  between  Gov.  Geary  and  Mayor 

Murphy 593,  596 

"Regulators,"  I^conipton  :  Gov.  Geary's  corre- 
spondence concerning 660 

Reid,  A.  B.,  donor 26 

Reid,  John  M,  donor 143 

Reid,  .John  W 500 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  invasion 

of  the  "Twenty-seven  Hundred"..532,533,  537 
Corres])ondence  with  Gov.  Geary,  respect- 
ing the  conduct  of  the  "Twenty-seven 
Hundred  Missourians"  in  the  invasion, 

Sept.  13  and  14,  1856 562.  563 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary  in  connection 

with  the  sacking  of  Osawatomie 618 

Reinch,  A.,  donor 160 

Reis,  George  M.,  petitioner 656 

Reisner,    Henry,  wounded  at   the    battle   of 

Hickory  Point,  allusion  to 503,  5.34,  536 

Reitzel,  M.  O.,  editor 101,  227 

Relief  for  Kansas,  appropriation  of  the  Ver- 
mont Legislature  for 673 

Reli^lo-Phllosophical  Journal, Chicago,  I11...69,  193 
Reminiscences,   personal,    address    of    I.    T. 

Goodnow 244 

Remington,  J.  B  ,  donor 149 

Renney,  H.  D 148 

Reno  county,  newspapers  of 63,  94, 185,  219 

Rentford,  John,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 645 

Report,  Sixth  Biennial 112 

Report  of  Jeft'.  Davis,  Secretary  of  War,  Dec. 

Ist,  1856,  extract  from 424 

Report,  Meriden 57,85,  177,  209 

Reporter,  Arcadia 53,  78,  171 

Reporter,  Benton 51,  169 

Reporter,  Dunlap 215 

Reporter,  Ellsworth 55,  80, 174,  205 

Reporter,  Independence 61,  90,  182,  215 

Reporter,  I^awrence 54,  173 

Reporter,  Leroy 52,  77,  171,  202 

Reporter,  Louisville 49,  63,  185 

Reporter,  Peabody 60,  181 

Reporter,  Troy 54,  172 

Reporter,  Wamego 218 

Reporter,  Wathena 54,  172 

Republic,  Argentine 192,  227 

Republic,  Belleville 64,  186 

Republic,  Itasca,  Sherman  Center  and  Good- 
land 189 

Republic,  Manhattan 64,95,163,  186,  220 

Republic,  North  Topeka 66,  189 

Republic,  Scandia 64,  186 

Republic  county,  newspapers  of. 64,  95, 186,  219 

Republican,  Anthony 56,  83,  164,  176,  208 

Republican,  Arkansas  City 53,  171 

Republican,  Augusta 51,  169 

Republican,  Baxter  Springs 52,  169 

Pvepublican,  Burlington 52,  170 

Republican,  Canton 218 

Republican,  Cherryvale 90,  182 

Republican,  Coldwater._ 171 

Republican,  Concordia 52,  170 

Republican,  Council  Grove 61,  90,  182,  215 

Republican,  Delphos 217 


Republican,  Denver,  Col 165,  192 

Republican,  Dighton 86,  179,  211 

Republican,  Dodge  City 81, 174,  206 

Republican,  El  Dorado 51,  75,  l(il>,  200 

Republican,  Emporia 59,  88,  180,  212 

Republican,  Erie 62,  183 

Republican,  Eureka 56,  83,  176,  207 

Republican,  Fordham .57,  177 

Republican,  Galena 52,75,  169,  201 

Republican,  Garnett 50,  167 

Republican,  Goodland 224 

Republican,  Gove  City 206 

Republican,  Greensburg 86,  178 

Republican,  Harper 208 

Republican,  Hays  City 174,  205 

Republican,  Ingalls 175 

Republican,  Jewell  City 57,  85,  177,  210 

Republican,  Junction  Lity 53,78,  172,  203 

Republican,  Kendall 176 

Republican,  Kingman 58,  178. 

Republican,  Kinsley 54,  173 

Republican,  Kirwln 63,  184 

Republican,  Lawrence 54,  172 

Republican,  Lincoln  Center 59,  179 

Republican,  Logan 63,  93,  184,  218 

Republican,  Louisville 63,  185 

Republican,  Lyons 64,95,  186,  220 

Republican,  McPherson 60,  180 

Republican,  Meade  Center 89, 181,  214 

Republican,  Millbrook 56,  175 

Republican,  Minneola 170 

Republican,  Newton 57,  83, 176,  208 

Republican,  New  York 162 

Republican,  Oakley 180 

Republican,  Osage  City 62,  183 

Republican,  Olathe 58,  178 

Republican,  Oswego 58,  179 

Republican,  Ottawa 56,81,  174,  206 

Republican,  I'arsons 58,  178 

Republican,  Pawnee  County,  Larned 184 

Republican,  Paola 60,89,  181,  214 

Republican,  Pratt 185 

Republican,  Quenemo 92,  184,  217 

Republican,  Held.. 176 

Republican,  Richfield 91,  183,215 

Republican,  Russell  Springs 180,  212 

Republican,  Sabetha 61,91,  183,  216 

Republican,  Salina 65,  96, 161,  187,  221 

Republican,  Santa  F6 177 

Republican,  Sherman  Center 99 

Republican,  Staflbrd 66,  99,  189,  224 

Republican,  Sterling 186 

Republican,  Strong  City 169,  200 

Republican,  Toronto 227 

Republican,  Tribune 207 

Republican,  Troy 54,  172 

Republican,  Valley 54,  173 

Republican,  Wa-Keeney 101,  226 

Republican,  Washington 67,  101,  191,  226 

Republican,  Wellington 67,  190 

Republican,  Wellsford 178 

Republican,  Wichita 65,  187 

Republican,  Woodruff. 93 

Republican,  Wyandotte 68,  192 

Republican-Citizen,  Paola 60,  181 

Republican-Courier,  Columbus 51,  169,  200 

Republican  and  Democrat,  Council  Grove. ..61,  182 

Republican-Empire,  Concordia 52,  170 

Republican-Graphic,  Kinsley j 54,  178 

Republican  Herald,  Ashland 52,  76,  170 

Republican-Journal,  Lawrence 54,  172 

Republican-Journal,  Scandia 64,  186 

Republican-Patriot,  Burlington 52,  170 

Republican-Plaindealer,  Garnett 50,  78,  167,  198 

Republican-Record,  Erie 91,  183 

Republican-Record,  Fort  Scott 51,  168 

Republican-Traveler,  Arkansas  City 77,  171,  202 

Republican  and  Independent,  Neosho  Falls 191 

Republican,  or  Pa-ne-ne-tah ,  river,  mentioned 

by  John  C.  McCoy 805 

Republican  and  Watchman,  Washington. ...67,  191 
Republican  river,  explorations  of,  by  Lieut. 

Bryan  and  Major  Armistead 625,  640,  668 

Requisition  from  (Jov.  Henry  A.  Wise,  of  Vir- 
ginia, for  extradition  of  Joseph  L.  McCubbin,  708 


INDEX. 


1)8 


Requisition  from  Missouri  for  the  arrest  of 
persons  charged  with  stealing  horses  from 
citizens  of —Gov.  Geary's  action  rehitive  to...  640 
Requisitions  for   troops,  correspondence  be- 
tween Gov.  Geary   and   Marshal   Donalson 

concerning  the  number  of 560,  561 

Rescue  of  Dr.  John  Doy 812 

Resident,  l^.elle  Plaine 67,  190 

Resident,  Wichita 65,  187 

Resignation  of  Gov.  Geary,  March  4,  1857,  to  1 

take  eifect  March  20 737  I 

Revell,  F.  H.,  publisher l(i:5 

Review,  Austin,  Texas 72,  197  ] 

Review,  Cedarville 66,  189 

Review,  Clifton 67,  101,  191,  226  , 

Review,  Coldwater 5:5,  77,  171,  202 

Review,  Electrical,  New  York  city 197  ! 

Review,  Gunnison,  Colo 192  | 

Review,  Hays  City 55,  174  j 

Review,  Jewell  Center 58,  177 

Review,  Liberty 90,  182,  215  { 

Review,  Maukato 58,  85,  177,  2(i9  i 

Review,  Moscow 225 

Review,  New  Princeton,  New  York  city 197 

Review,  North  American,  Boston,  Mass 70,  194  ! 

Review,  Russell 96,  187  | 

Review,  Santa  Fe 84,  177 

Review,  Spring  Hill 58,  178  | 

Review,  White  Cloud 54,  172,  204 

Review,  Williamsburg 56,  174  ! 

Review-Press,  Gunnison,  Colo 192  j 

Review  of  Science  and  Industry,  Kansas  City,  1 

Mo '1,  iy;'> 

Reveille,  P>urr  Oak 58,  178 

Reveille,  Hill  City 56,  82,  175,  2(l7 

Reveille,  Jetmore 5^84,  17(,  209 

Reveille,  Whatcom,  Wash 72,  197 

Revolution,  New  York  city 47,  71,  196 

Revolutionary  relics 150,  158 

Reynolds,  Gen.  Jos.  J.,  mentioned  by  Col.  Phil- 
lips  

Reynolds,  Adrian,  Director  of  Society 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 7o, 

Reynolds,  Rev.  Grindall,  corresponding  mem- 
ber  

Reynolds,  John  A.,  publisher 

Revnolds,  M.W.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Reynolds,  Robert,  appointed  probate  judge 730 

Reynolds,  Robert,  sr.,  mentioned    by  James 

tlumphrey 

Reynolds,  R.E.,  donor 

Rhea,  M.  A.,  editor  and  i)ublisher 

Rhea,  Spartan  F.,  commissioned  justice  of  the 


358 
235 
200 

6 

208 


293 
143 


peace. 


613 


Rhode  Island  Institute  for  Deaf  and   Dumb, 

Providence,  donor v; ~ 

Rhode  Island  Historical  Society,  Providence, 

donor 26,  143 

Rhodes,  P.  T.,  business  manager •'^ 

Rhodes,  Rev.  M.,  donor l-*;^ 

Rice,  Allen  Thorndike,  donor t4^ 

Editor i'Vl 

Rice,  Franklin  B.,  donor ;■■•  \f'l 

Rice,  H.  v.,  newspaper  solicitor '4,  UJ 

Rice,  Henderson '."iZ 

Rice,  James,  donor —■  \^^ 

Rice,  John  H.,  editor '*>  {^^ 

Rice,  John  H.  &  Sons,  donor ^^^ 

Rice,  Nolan,  appointed  justice  of  the  peace..^...  o/u 

Rice,  R.  P.,  business  manager ''*,  ij» 

Rice,  Miss  R.  S.,  donor ;•••  /^ 

Rice,  Wm.  M.,  associate  editor '4,  ^^^ 

Director •• cT  Q-'Vsfi'  9on 

Rice  county,  newspapers  of. b4,  yo,  i»o,  --u 

Richards,  A.  A  ,  publisher -f 

Richards,  Emily  R.,  donor -" 

Richards,  John,  editor  and  proprietor '» 

Richards,  J.  H.,  donor ^^2 

Richardson,  John  S.,  editor ^|^ 

Richardson,  J.  W •• ;•••••• ""  nno 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor »»,  ^^^ 

Portrait  of,  mentioned......... ••••  J^J 

Richey,  D.  J.,  editor  and  publisher »^,  ^^^ 


Richev,  John,  arrest  of. 5t;i 

Richey,  W.  E 115,  1.57 

Richlield 284 

Richmond,  Rev.  J,  S.,  donor 27 

Rick,  L.,  editor  and  publisher 74 

Ricksecker,  .1.  H.,  donor 1-52 

Riddick,  Lieut.  Richard  H.,  mentioned  bv  Col. 

Cooke ". 486 

Riddle,  (iov.  A.  P., donor 27 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 92,  9:-!,  217 

Riddle,  .1.  R.,  donor 41 

Ridpath,  J.C 1""- 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 156 

Rilea,  W.  S.,  editor  and  publisher 92,  217 

Riley,  A.  T.,  business  manager,  publisher  and 

pro{)rietor 82,  223 

Rilev,  J.  C.,  jr.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor"  86,  211 

Riley,  Wm ■'■12 

Riley  &  Egger,  i)ublisliers  and  proprietors 211 

Riley  &  Wake  I'riniing  Co.,  publishers 223 

Riley  county,  newspapers  of 61,  95,  186,  22u 

Ringwald,  A.,  publisher 21:1 

Rippetoe,  J.  J.,  associate  editor 209 

Riser,  H.  r.,  donor y.. ^.  14:: 

Rising  Sun,  Salina 65,  96,  187,  221 

Ritchie,  Mrs.  Hannah 115 

Donor b^^ 

Ritchie,  (ien.  John H"',  158 

Sword  and  gun  of b''^ 

Mentioned   in   connection    with   the   raid 

ujjon  Osawkee,  Monday,  Sept.  8,  1S56 531 

Roadruck,  Mrs.  C.  L.,  editor  and  proprietor 77 

Roadruck,  Miss  lOtta,  editor  and  proprietor 77 

Robbiiis,  (irant  A.,  editor SO 

Robers(jn,  1).  L.,  editor •_'' 

Roberts,  David ''i 

Roberts,  D.  J.,  superintendent 21* 

Roberts,  1'.  D.  tt  Co.,  proprietors 219 

Roberts,  F.  II.,  editor  and  publisher 81,  2i  9 

Donor ■•••  '"*'' 

Roberts,  (;.  !•'.,  editor  and  imhlisher  SI,  L'-o 

Roberts,  .lohn  M.,  member  of  (iov.  (ivary's  vol- 
unteer militia ^'}^\ 

Roberts,  R.L.,  editor '--\ 

Roberts,  li.  M.,  editor  and  publisher S'J 

Roberts,  William  V.,Toplitf,  C.  W.,and  Huteh- 
insou,  John, appeal  of,to(iov  Shannon,  .May 
ll,1856,in  behalf  of  the  citizensof  Lawrence,  ;19.; 

J*Iember  of  committee  of  public  safety 4'>() 

Mentioned  bv  (iov.Ceary •••  ''■'^•* 

Roberts,  Squire,  member  of  grand  jury,  March, 

jgfjC 41'- 

Testimony   in   the  trial    of  the    Hickory  _ 

Point  pris<Hiers ..j. 9,  o.^l 

Rolierts,  Robert ;  (iolden,  J.  W.  H.;  and  Bishop, 
Thomas:  shooting  of,  on  the  road  between 
Leavenworth  and  Lawrence,  Sept.  — ,  18.)6, 

mentioned  by  Capt.  Sacket .....4n9,  4.).. 

Robertson,  Capt.  John,  wounding  of,  at  the  bat-  __ 

tie  of  Hickorv  Point 0(6,  •)//,  o/8 

Robertson,  Bishop  C.  F.,  donor •••• 

Robertson,  (i.  A,,  editor -'L 

i  Robertson  A  Dressier,  editors 

i  Robev,  W.  B.,  business  manager 

Robinson.  A.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 

p:2bl.;son:Dr.Charles...42,245,251,2.52.273,403,  413 

Burning  and  pillaging  house  of ■•  ^^^ 

And  other  treason  prisoners,  mention  ot, 

by  Gov.  Shannon •*•;•••;;•. ; 

!  And  other  State  prisoners,  bailing  of,  men- 

tioned  by  Judge  Lecompte ou 

Gov.  (ieary's  letter  to 


15 


9.S 
209 


417 


662 


Mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary "°:; 

Robinson,  Mrs.  E.  S.,  donor *»' 

Robinson,  F.  N.,donor ^' 

Robinson,  PL  C,  donor..... •; Vm"  29fi 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 101,  iJo 

Robinson,  H.  E.,  donor ^^ 

Robinson,  J.  B • vrj'u„'J «i 

Robinson!  Lon  W.,  editor  and  publisher 84 

Robinson.  M.  L.,  donor : „ 

loblnsoS:  Mrs.  Sara  L.  T.,  honorary  member.      6 

Robison,  t.  G.,  editor ^. 

Roby,  Dr.  H.  W.,  donor *' 

Roby,  R.  T.,  publisher ■*"" 


794 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


Rockus,  John  II.,  appointed  constable 714 

Rocky  Mountain  Kews,  Denver,  Colo 192 

Rocky  Mountain   Presbyterian,  Denver  and 

Cincinnati 192 

Rodell,  F.O.,  local  editor 227 

Rodenbough,  T.  F.,  general  manager 106 

Rodgers,  Addison,  correspondence  relative  to 

the  killing  of,  at  Leavenworth 599,  601 

Rodgers,  H.B.,  corporal, Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

mflitia 645 

Rodrigue,  Dr.  Aristides,  contractor  for  capitol 

building 557,  634,  714 

Roe,  Alfred  S.,  donor 27,  143 

Rogers,  Horace,  donor 27 

Rogers,  J.  R.,  editor 208 

Rohrer,  George  W.  C,  editor  and  proprietor....    78 

Donor 143 

Rolfe,  W.  J.,  associate  editor 104,  230 

Rolling.  H.,  donor 143 

Roman  Nose,  chief 352 

Romero,  M.,  donor 143 

Rooks  county,  newspapers  of. 64,  95, 186,  220 

Room,  additional  needed 13,  123 

Roop,  C.  Y.,  donor 27 

Roosa,  Tunis  J 249 

Root,  Albert  C,  editor  and  publisher 99,  224 

Root,  Frank  A.,  donor 27,37,  143 

Editor  and  publisher 99,  224 

Root,  Frauk  A.  &  Sons,  donor 37 

Root,  (4eo.  A.,  editor  and  publisher 99,  224 

Root,  William,  editor  and  publisher 205 

Ropes,  Mrs.  Hannah  A 12,    31 

Rosenthal,  Louis,  editor  and  publisher 102 

Ross,  I>r.  Alexander  M.,  donor 27,    37 

Ross,  Gov.  Edmund  G 37 

Donor 27,  143 

Ross,  J.  M.,  publisher 89,  214 

Ross,  liobbius  &  Co.,  donor 152 

Roudebush,  J.  W.,  donor 143 

Roudebush,  J.  V.  &  E.  E.,  donor 27 

Rounds,  S.  P.,  donor 27 

Routzong,  H.  D.,  editor 73 

Routzong,  W.  C,  proprietor 73 

Rowell,  Geo.  P.  &  Co.,  donor 27 

Roweu,  Stephen  C,  donor 27 

Roy,  Aaron  D.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Rovce,  John  Q.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor    99,  224 

Roye,  Aaron  D.,  mentioned  in  the  trial  of  the 

Hickory  Point  prisoners 576 

Rucker,  Gen.  D.  H.,  honorary  member  of  the 

Society 6 

Ruckman,  John  M.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor   207 

Rudisill,  Rev.  L.  A.,  donor 143 

Ruede,  S.  E.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,    92 

Ruggles,  Wm.  B., donor 27 

Rumboldt,  Wm.,  architect  of  capitol  building, 

556-558,  634,  714 

Runyan,  A.  L.,  editor 100 

Rupe,  Frank 155 

Rupe,  John  B 155 

Rupe,  J.  B.,  editor  and  proprietor 76,  201 

Rupe,  M.  L.,  editor  and  proprietor 76,  201 

Rupe,  Mrs.  M.  L.,  donor 155 

Rural  West,  Hays  City 55,  174 

Rural  West,  Little  River 64,  186 

Rush  county,  newspapers  of 64,  96, 187,  221 

Russell,  C.  T.,  editor 107 

Russell,  Edward ! 5,  236 

Donor 41,  143 

President  of  the  Society Ill,  124,  235 

Russell,  (ieorge 146 

Russell,  H.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  96,  221 

Russell,  Judge  J.  M 248,  249 

Russell,  John  W.,  appointed  notary  public 731 

Russell,  Mrs.  Kate  B.,  editor,  publisher  and 

proprietor 101,  226 

Russell,  11.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

96,  221 
Russell,  Wm.  H.,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary..658,  659 

Russell  county,  newspapers  of 64,  96,  187,  221 

Russian  printing-plate 159 

Rftst  University,  Holley  Springs,  Miss.,  donor,  143 
Rustler,  Burr  Oak 58,  178 


Rustler,  Greensburg 68,  86,  178,  210 

Rustler,  St.  Francis 201 

Rustler,  Turon 9i,  18),  219 

Rustler,  Wano 52,  76,  170 

Ruysdale,  J.  W.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 646 

Ryan,  R.  E.,  editor  and  publisher 97,  222 

Ryan,  Thomas 8 

Donor 27, 143,  160 

Ryan,  W.  H.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

S. 

Sabbath  Reading,  New  York  city 197 

Sac  and  Fox  agency,  robbery  of  Indian  traders 

at,  mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke. 611 

Sacket,  Capt.  D.  B.,  letter  to  Col.  Johnston, 
Aug.  24,  1856,  relative  to  Mrs.  Jenkins's  ac- 
count for  boarding  treason  prisoners 470 

Report,  Sept.  1,  18.56,  of  a  day's  reconnois- 

sance  to  the  Wakarusa  and  Lawrence....  480 
Reports,  Sept.  6  and  9, 1856,  of  depredations 

u|)on  Delaware  Indians 488,  495 

Sacking  of  Lawrence,  May  21,  1856,  memorial 
to  the  President  concerning,  by  committee 

of  citizens,  May22,  I8r)6 392-403 

Gov.  Shannon's  account  of 414 

Letters  of  Gov.  Shannon  to  Col.  Sumner, 
relative  to  movements  of  the  Marshal's 

posse 434 

Letter  of  Lieut.  Mcintosh,  May  21,  1856, 

relative  to 435 

"Sacramento,"  cannon  employed  at  the  battle 

of  Hickory  Point 535 

Safeguard,  Greenleaf. 101 

Sage,  Frank  I.,  donor 38,    45 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor. ..101,  204,  226 

St.  Bernard,  stationing  of  troops  at 440 

St.  John,  E., donor 27,  167 

St.  John,  Gov.  John  P 153 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 12,  153 

Donor 27,    41 

St.  John,  Mrs.  John  P.,  donor 41 

St.  John  county,  newspapers  of. 64,  187 

St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  Maj.  Abbott's  account  of 316 

St.  Louis,  James 148 

St.  Marys,  Indian  village 291 

St.  Mary's  Mission 247,  364 

Salina,  a  frontier  outpost 291 

James  Humphrey's  account  of  the  found- 
ing of. 296 

Saline  county,  newspapers  of. 65,  96, 187,  221 

Salomon,  Dr.  Lucian,  aonor 27 

Salter,  Mrs.  S.  M.,  donor 149,  155 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 155 

Sampson,  F.  A, donor 143 

Sampson,  M.  D.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  96,  221 

San  Diego  Immigration  Association,  San  Diego, 

Cal.,  donor 27 

San  Francisco  Public  Library,  donor 143 

Sanborn,  F.  B.,  donor 27,  143 

Sanborn,  J.  W.,  donor 27 

Sandefur,  Rev.  W.  J.,  donor.. 27 

Sanders,  James  P.,  appointed  county  commis- 
sioner   730 

Sanders  Bros.,  publishers 204 

Sanford,  C.L.,  appointed  county  commissioner,  730 

Sanford,  E.  C,  publisher 230 

Sanford,  Geo.  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 82 

Santa  ¥6,  Kansas 284 

Santa  F6  road,  movement  of  troops  on 445 

Santa  Fe  trail 360 

Mentioned  by  John  C.  McCoy 306 

Santa  Ft;  Trail,  newspaper,  Kansas  City,  Mo., 

71,  195 

Santa  Rosa  Island 338 

Sarcoxie,  Delaware  chief,  his  appeal  Sept.  3, 
1856,  to  Col.  Cooke  for  protection  of  his  peo- 
ple  484,  485 

Sargent,  C.  S.,  manager 233 

Sargent,  Dursley,  publisher  and  proprietor..96,  221 

Sargent,  W.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 84,  209 

Donor 143 

Saturday  Press,  Oakley 180 


IXDEX. 


■95 


Saturday  Republican 186  | 

Saturday Review,SouthHutchinson..94, 162, 185,  219 
Satterthwaite,  J.  M.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro-         I 

prietor 75,  200  j 

Sattig,  A.  M.,warned  by  the  Leavenworth  "  Reg- 
ulators"   597  I 

Sauk  and  Fox  lands  on  the  Maraisdes  Cygnes,  301 
Sauk,  Fox  and  Iowa  Indian  lands,  survey  of...  301 

Saunders,  J.  P 592  j 

Saunders,  Wm.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia (546  ; 

Savage,  James  W.,  donor 143 

Savage,  Joseph,  donor 41 

Saw  and  Register,  Woodston 187 

Sawhill,  T.  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 70,  201 

Sawyer,  Mrs.  A.  H.,  donor 143 

Sawyer,  B.  A.,  proprietor 86 

Sawyer,  H.  W.,  editor  and  manager 222 

Sayles,  Allen  B.,  editor  and  proprietor 76  j 

Scarborough,  A.  J.,  editor 103  i 

Schilling,  John,  Director  of  Society 235 

Schliemann,  W.  E.,  donor 27  I 

School,  Fireside  and  Farm,  McPherson 213 

School  Galaxy,  Marion  Center 60,  181  | 

School-houses,  Wabaunsee  county,  pictures  of,  [ 

mentioned 41  ! 

School  Journal,  Minneapolis 63,  184 

School  lands,  an  act  to  grant  preemptions  to. 

Gov.  Geary's  veto  message 721 

Schoonover,  J.  R.,  publisher 91,  216 

Schulein,S.,  donor 143,  164 

Schuyler,  A 156 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 156 

Schuyler,  Philip  C 251,  252 

Science,  Cambridge,  Mass 70,  195 

Science,  New  York  city 72,  196 

Scientific  American,  New  York   city,  donor, 

27,71,  196 

Scimitar,  Jetmore 57,  84,  177,  209 

Scorcher,  Grigsby  City 187 

Scotford,  H.  C,  editor  and  publisher 231 

Scott,  Charles  F 124 

Publisher 73 

Director 237 

Address  before  the  Society 2.59 

Scott,  D.  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor...  101 

Scott,  Henry  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 84 

Scott,  J.  B 716 

Appointed  justice  of  the  peace 674 

Scott,  John  T.,  appointed  surveyor 731 

Scott,  Lewis,  donor 27 

Scott,  M.,  local  editor 78 

Scott,  Mark,  business  manager  and  city  editor,    74 

Editor 226 

Scott,  M.  T.,  publisher 103,  229 

Scott,  Gen.  Winfield,  portrait,  mentioned 41 

Scott,  W.  W.,  publisher 19^ 

Scott,  Orr  &  Co.,  donor 33 

Scott-Browne,  D.L.,  donor ■••••■    27 

Scott  county,  newspapers  of. 65,  96,  187,  irl 

Scout,  Gopher  and  Winona 180 

Scouten,  Richard,  appointed  justiceofthepeace,  667 

Scrap  books,  mentioned 45,  160 

Scribner's,  Chas.,  Sons,  publishers 233 

Scribner's  Magazine,  New  York  city 19' 

Scribner's  Monthly  and  the  Century  Magazine, 

New  York  city ;-;o-ii.V  i-r 

Scrip,  currency,  etc.,  accessions 7,  42, 112,  lob 

Scruggs,  J.  E.,  publisher iy» 

Scudder,  T.W 

Seabrook,  S.  L.,  donor. 

Editor  and  proprietor 

Seal  of  the  Society,  mentioned 

Searl,  A.  D.,  donor • 

Sears,  M.  F.,  editor  and  publisher 

Sears,  W.  H.,  managing  editor ?» 

Season  Signal,  Topeka ^-jl 

Seaver,  Edwin  P., donor •••••  f' 

Secret  organization,  Free  State 4U/,  4U 

Secretary  of  the  Interior,  donor........... 10^ 

Sedgwick,  Maj.  John,  letter  to  Col.  Sumner, 
June  1, 1856,  relative  to  services  of  troops  at 

Topeka,  Lawrence,  and  Tecumseh..... ^..  4d» 

His  account  of  the  Free-State  attack  upon 
Franklin,  Washington  Creek,  and  lort 


Titus . 


462 


Sedgwick,  J.  R.,  publisher 219 

Sedgwick  county,  newspapers  of 65,  97,  187,  222 

Seminole  War 3.58 

Semi-Weekly  Inter-Ocean,  Chicago  111 69,  193 

Semi-Weekly  Tribune,  New  York  city 71,  196 

Semi-Weekly,  Winfield .53,  171 

Semple,  Gov.  Eugene,  donor 143 

Sensor,  C.  A.,  editor  and  proprietor S8 

Sentinel,  Altauiont 58,  86,  179,  211 

Sentinel,  Cherukee .53,  78,  171 

Sentinel,  Emporia 59,  ISO 

Sentinel,  Fitchl)iirg,  Mass 47 

Sentinel,  Frankfort 89,  181,  214 

Sentinel,  Garden  City .^5,  174 

Sentinel,  Harper .' 56,83,  176,  208 

Sentinel,  Highland 54,  172 

Sentinel,  Hoxie 99,  224 

Sentinel,  Johnson  City 57,  176 

Sentinel,  Kenneth  and  Hoxie 66,  IS9 

Sentinel,  Minneapolis 62,  184 

Sentinel,  Morganville 76,  170,  201 

Sentinel,  Mound  City .'.ii,  iso 

Sentinel,  Ness  City 91,  1S3,  216 

Sentinel,  Oakland,  ("al 192 

Sentinel,  Osawutomie 60,  181 

Sentinel,  Richmond,  Va 165 

Sentinel,  Scott  City. 97,  187 

Sentinel,  Svlvan  Grove 87,  179,  212 

Sentinel,  Syracuse 57,83,  176,  208 

Sentinel,  Udall 53,  171 

Sentinel,  Zionville 82,  175 

Sentinel-Herald,  Scott  City 222 

Sentinel  on  the  Border,  Cherokee 53,  171,  2i)3 

Sequoyah  county,  newspapers  of. 65,  188 

Settlement  of  Southwestern  Kansas:  paper  by 

J.  S.  Painter 281 

Settlements,   foreign:   address  of  W.  H.  Car- 
ruth 257 

Settler,  Ludell 6.3,  94,  185 

Settlers,  complaint  of,  to  Gov.  Geary,  and  re- 
ply, Feb.  28,1857 7.34 

Settler's  (iuide,  (iuinter 82,  175,  206 

Seward,  William  H 153,  3.57 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 153 

Seward  county,  newspapers  of 65,  97,  188,  222 

Sewell,  T.  C,  member  of  Gov.  (ieary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

Sexton,  Charles  A.,  arrest  of,  at  Topeka,  men- 
tioned   561 

Prisoner,    mentioned   by  Gov.   Chase,    of 

Ohio 670 

Seymore,  Norman,  secretary,  donor 27 

Shati'er,  John  R.,  donor 27,    45 

Shamron,  H.  D.,  associate  editor 105 

Shankland,  Thomas .^-    31 

Shannon,  Oshun.  editor 79,  204 

Shannon,  (iov.  AV'^ilson 314,  592 

Executive  minutes,  mentioned 13,  3/3 

Correspondence  of 385 

Requisition   on   Col.   Sumner   for   troops, 

April  20  and  25,  18.56 409,  411 

Expenditures  of  money  by,  for  the  con- 
struction of  the  capitol  building 7.32 

Letter  to  Secretary  Marcy,  April  U,  18.56: 
Mentions  Topeka  Legislature,difliculties 

at  Easton,  and  state  of  the  Territory  38.) 

Letter  to  Secretary  Marcy,  June  17,  18.56: 
Mentions  ("apt.  Woods's  visit  toOsawato- 
mie  ;  battle  of  Black  Jack,  between  Capt. 
Brown  and  Capt.  Pate, and  Col.  Sumner's 
intervention;  dispersal  of  Capt.  Brown's 
men  by  Lieut.  McInto.sh;  <ien.  CoHey's 
effort  to  rescue  Capt.  Pate;  sacking  of 
Osawatomie,  June  6,  18.56;  (iov.  Shan- 
non's call  upon  Col.  Sumner  to  turn  back 
Missourians;  murders  at  Cedar  creek; 
the  Free-State  attack  on  Franklin,. lune 
— ;  and  the  unsettled  condition  of  the 

Territory  generally ••  •••••••  '^^^ 

Letter  to  Secretary  Marcy,  April  2/,  1856: 
Mentions  attempted  arrest  of  S.  N.Wood 
for  rescuing  Branson  ;  public  meeting  at 
Lawrence,  at  which  Reeder  and  Robin- 
son denounced  the  Territorial  laws;  his 
requisition  on  Col.  Sumner  for  troops, 
and  Col.  Sumner's  compliance;  another 


—51 


796 


State  Histobical  Society. 


Shannon,  Got.  Wilson. — Coniinued: 

attempt  of  Sheriff  Jones,  as  deputy  mar- 
shal, to  arrest  Wood  and  others ;  shoot- 
ing of  Sheriff  Jones;  secret  oath-bound 
Free-State  organization ;  threatened  dan- 
gerous crisis 405 

Reply,  May  12, 1856,  to  appeal  of  Lawrence 

committee 394 

Letters  to  Col.  Sumner 409,  411,  419,  422,  423 

434, 437,  438,  440,  441,  442.  445 
And  Donalson,  I.  B.,  pass  given  S.  W.  and 

T.  B.  Eldridge,  May  18, 1856 398 

Letters,  May  21, 1856,  to  Col.  Sumner,  rela- 
tive to  movements  of  Marshal's  posse  at 
Xj&wrcncG  434 

Letter  to  Col.  Sumner,  May  27,  i856,  rela- 
tive to  the  Pottawatomie  tragedy,  and 

calling  for  troops 437 

Letter  to  President  Pierce,  May  31, 1856....  414 
Report  of  affairs  to  President  Pierce,  May 

31, 1856 414 

Letter  to  Col.  Sumner,  June  1, 1856,  calling 
for  troops  to  be  stationed  at  Lawrence 

and  in  Franklin  county 438 

Letters,  June  4,  1856,  to  Col.  Sumner,  re- 
ferring to  the  capture  of  H.  C.  Pate  and 
his  men  at  the  battle  of  Black  Jack,  the 
attack  upon  Franklin,  and  other  threat- 
ened operations  of  bodies  of  armed  Free- 
State  men 441 

Letter  to  Col.  Sumner,  June  4,  1856,  giving 
detailed  directions  as  to  employment  of 

troops 440 

Proclamation,  June  4, 1856,  relative  to  acts 
of  lawless  violence  of  armed  combina- 
tions, and  directing  the  restraining  of 

by  military  force 442 

Letters  to  Col.  Sumner,  June  14, 1856,  rela- 
tive to  measures  to  preserve  order 445 

Letter  to  Col.  Sumner,  June  23, 1856,  orders 
the  dispersal  of  the  Free-State  Legisla- 
ture   422 

Letter  Aug.  17, 1856,  to  Gen.  Smith 461 

Letter  of  resignation,  Aug.  18, 1856 403 

Sharpe,  A.  T.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  81,  206 

Sharp,  O.  C,  business  manager 97 

Sharp,  S.  Z.,  editor-in-chief. 213 

Shaw,  Arch.,  donor 27 

Shaw,  A.  P.,  publisher 209 

Shawnee  Baptist  Mission 11 

Shawnee  county,  newspapers  of. 65,  98, 188,  223 

Holding  of  courts  in 632 

Shawnee  Indians,  location  of. 360 

Shawnee  Indian  lands,  survey  of. 301 

Survey  of,  by  Isaac  McCoy 306 

Shawnee  Mission 365 

Shawnee  and  Kaw  Indian  council,  incident  of,  302 

Shattuck,  Truman 249 

Shaughnessy, ,  proprietor 80 

Shaughnessy.  Will.  J.,  editor 80 

Sheffield,  C.  S.,  donor 27 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 98,  223 

Shelden,  Alvah,  donor 27,33,  143 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 75,  200 

Sheldon,  S.  A.,  proprietor 209 

Sheldon,  W.  E.,  editor 230 

Sheltering  Arms,  New  York  city 27,  72,  196 

Donor 143 

Shelton,  E.  M.,  donor 27,42,  143 

Shepard,  Geo.  J.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  101,  226 

Shepard,  J.  W.,  justice  of  the  peace 410 

Shepard,  R.  B.,  donor 27,  143 

Shepard,  Wui.  J.,  donor 157 

Shepherd,  Wm.  M.,  manager 231 

Shepherd,  J.  M.,  publisher 224 

Sheppard,  Joseph,  Gov.  Geary's  account  of  the 

shooting  affair  with  Wm.  T.  Sherrard 725 

Sherdeman,  J.  S.,  publisher 200 

Sheridan,  B.  J.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  _ 89,  214 

Sheridan,  Gen.  Phil.  H.,  portrait  mentioned....    41 

Honorary  member  of  the  Society 6 

Sheridan  county,  newspapers  of. 66,  99, 189,  224 

Sherman,  A.  C,  donor 149 


149 
218 

737 

743 
12 
45 
41 
27 

203 

420 

149 

41 

224 


695,  696 


I  Sherman,  Alice  M 

!  Sherman,  A.  S.,  publisher 

Sherman,  Henry,  letter  of  Gov.  Geary,  March 

i      7,  1857,  relative  to  murder  of ' 

Murder   of,   mentioned   by  Acting   Gov. 

!  Woodson 

'  Sherman,  John 

I  Donor 31,  41, 

!         Portrait  mentioned 

Sherman,  Porter,  donor 

Sherman,  Samuel  B.,  proprietor 78, 

Sherman,  Wm.,  killing  of,  at  Pottawatomie 

creek  tragedy 419, 

Sherman,  Dr.  W.  R 

Sherman,  Gen.  W.  T.,  donor 

Sherman  county,  newspapers  of. 66,  99,  189, 

Sherrard,  Wm.  T.,  resolution  of  the  House  of 
Representatives  calling  on  Gov.  Geary  for 
reason  of  refusal  to  commission,  and   the 

Governor's  reply  thereto  

Attempted  assassination  of  Gov.  Geary  by, 

Feb.  9, 1857 

Assault  upon  John  A.  W.  Jones,  Feb.  9, 1856, 

Gov.  Geary's  account  of  the  killing  of,  by 

John  A.  W.  Jones,  Wednesday,  Feb.  18, 

1857 

Sherpy,  M.  L.,  editor  and  proprietor 84, 

Sherrill,  J.  E.,  donor 

Sheward,  L.  A.,  donor 

Sheward,  L.  K.,  publisher  and  proprietor 

Shields,  John,  editor 

Shields's  post-office.  Hickory  Point,  Jefferson 

county 

Shimek,  Joseph,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  

Shiner,  J.  W.,  editor  and  publisher 94, 

Donor 

Shiner  &  Anderson,  donor 

Shinn,  A.  C,  donor 

Shockeyville  Plainsman 

Shoemaker,  Jay,  editor  and  proprietor 

Shook,  G.  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor. 
Shuck,  R.  K.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Shultz,  A.  L.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

77, 

Shuman,  E.  S.,  editor  and  publisher 

Shunganunga  creek 

Sibley,  Capt.  H.  H.,  letter  Aug.  30, 1856.  giving 
an  account  of  his  services  in  aid  of  the  U.  S. 
Marshal  and  sheriff  in  efforts  to  arrest  Gen. 

Lane  and  Capt.  Walker,  at  Lawrence 

Report,  Oct.  14,  1856,  of  escort  of  223  Free- 
State  immigrant  prisoners  from  Ne- 
braska line  to  Topeka 

In  command  of  escort  during  Gov.  Geary's 

tour  of  the  Territory 

SickelSjT.  N.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

Sickil,H.  G .* 

Sickle,  Oskaloosa 57, 

Sickle  and  Sheaf,  Oskaloosa 57, 

Siftings,  Jetmore 57,  84,  177, 

Siftings,  Simpson 61, 

Sigma  Nu  Delta,  Lawrence 79, 173, 

Sigman,  G.  L.,  editor  and  publisher 

Signal,  Bogue 

Signal,  Elk  Falls 55, 

Signal,  Greensburg 58,  86,  178, 

Signal,  Holton 67,  84,  177, 

Signal,  Kendall 57, 

Signal,  Latham 75, 169, 

Signal,  Manhattan 

Signal,  Marysville 60, 

Signet,  Cimarron 55, 

Signs  of  the  Times,  Oakland,  Cal 46, 


725 
208 
152 
27 
211 
203 

676 

220 

218 

143 

38 

143 

207 

84 

92 

646 

202 

89 

307 


477 


Sigourney,  Mrs.  L.  H 
Sites,  J.  R.,  donor 


610 

617 

215 
599 
177 
177 
209 
182 
204 

81 
207 
173 
210 
209 
176 
200 
220 
181 
174 
192 

31 
143 


Silliman's  Journal  of  Science  and  Art,  Hart- 
ford, Conn 

Silly,  S.  N.,  appointed  county  commissioner.... 

Silver  World,  Lake  City,  Col 

Siamese  newspaper 

Simison,  E.  H.,  donor 

Simmons,  Finas,  member  of  grand  jury,  March, 
1856 


730 
192 
36 
42 

412 


Index. 


ni 


Simmons,  Dr.  N.,  donor. 


27    1-13 

Simmons,  Thomas,  of  Doy  rescue  party!....       '  316 

Simons,  A.  D.,  commercial  editor.  10,5 

Simons,  Robert  T.,  editor  and  publisher."  100   ''■>5 

Simons,  Wm  '.54.5,  5m 

Simons,  W.  C,  business  manager  S4 

Simpson,  B.F. .'■■.S^GVlii;  236 

Director  of  Society '.....        935 

Eulogiuiu  on  Gov.  ^iartin 367 

Simpson,  Charles,  donor ..,', 41 

Simpson,  F.  E.,  editor ''"''_\ 33 

Simpson,  Mrs.  ^iaria,  portrait  mentioned 41 

Simpson,  Mrs.  W.  H.,  donor '  149 

Sims,  A.  C,  donor !!,]!.!!.  160 

Sims,  J.  L.,  assistant  manager 223 

Sims,  William !..!!.!!. !!40   258 

.27,"33,"i43|  152 


Donor . 


Sinex,  Jacob,  of  Doy  rescue  party 316 

Singleton,  M.  V.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 545 

Singrey,  Milt.  L,,  editor  and  publisher....'.'."."""  '>07 

Sixth  Biennial  Report 111 

Skinner,  D.  G '..■;";; 45 

Skinner,  Daniel  S.,  donor ......".    45 

Skinner,  Edward,  editor,  publisher  and  propril 

etor \       214 

Skinner,  Hascall .....'.."!.."    ,33 

Slavery,  no  other  issue:  resolution  of  "t'he'Pro- 
Slavery  party,  quoted  by  Gov.  Geary,  Dec. 

22, 1856,  in  letter  to  Sec,  Marcv 662 

Slavery  struggle,  President  Pierce's  analysis  of;  374 

Slonecker,  J,G.,  donor 143 

Smalley,  Ellis,  donor ...!!.."  167 

Smart,  J.  H.  &  Co.,  publishers .'...'.'  105 

Smedley,  M.  A.,  editor  and  publisher 219 

Smedley,  R.  S.,  editor  and  publisher 219 

Smelter,  Pittsburg 53,  78,  171,  203 

Smith,  A.  J.  R.,  associate  editor 92 

Smith,  A.  W.,  Director 237 

Smith,  Dr.  Ashbury  G.,  donor 27 

Smith,  B.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia 649 

Smith,    Buckingham,    mentioned    by    Joel 

Moody 345 

Smith,  B.  F.,  donor 27,  143 

Smith,  B.  J.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

91,  216 

Smith,  Charles 313 

Smith,  Charles  A  Co.,  proprietors 96 

Smith,  Charles  W.,  donor 27,  149 

Smith,  C.  0.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

77,  202 
Smith,  D.  D.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 649 

Smith,  Edward,  member  of  grand  jury,  March, 

1856 412 

Smith,  E.  G.,  publisher 215 

Smith,  E.  L.,  local  editor 206 

Smith,  Francis  B 246 

Smith,  Frank  B 249 

Smith,  Giles,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Chase,  of  Ohio 670 

Smith,  Geo.  T.,  editor  and  proprietor 89,  213 

Smith,  Gov.  Geo.  W 42,  252 

Arrest  of 415 

And  other  treason  prisoners,  mention  of,  ! 

by  Gov.  Shannon 417  , 

Smith,  Geo.  W.,  donor 27,  31,  45,  143,  149  | 

Smith,  G.  Y.  &  Co.,  donor 143  | 

Smith.Henry,  appointed  county  commissioner,  742  1 
Smith,  Howard  T.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor   212 

Smith,  James 40,  111 

Smith,  J.  Geo.,  editor  and  publisher 85,  210 

Smith,  J,  Kaufman,  donor 42 

Smith,  James  L.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 649 

Smith,  J.  A.,  associate  editor "•  92 

Smith,  J.  M.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 649 

Smith,  John  H.,  donor 27 

Smith,  Justin  A.,  editor 103,  229 

Smith,  L.  A.,  associate  editor 230 

Smith,  L.  E.,  publisher  and  proprietor 77,  202 

Smith,  M.  W.,  editor 220 

Smith,  Owen  V.,  editor  and  publisher 202 


Smith  Gen.  Persifer  F.,  letter,  July  3,  1856.  to 

the  Adjutant  General 443 

!  ^'^^o-I  '^  ^^^  Ad.jutant  Genera'r,"j'u'l'v"i*4' 

I806,  announcing    his   arrival    at    Fort 

I  Leavenworth  on  the  7th 457 

Letters  to  the  Adjutant  General  froni' Fo'r't 
;  Leavenworth,  July  and  August,  185G...4r,7-460 

Instructions  to  Col.  Cooke  on  account  of 
rumored  incursion,  August,  1856,  of  Mis- 

j  sourians .j-j- 

OiTlers,  August  18  and  19,'i'856,''giv'e'n'Maj" 
Sedgwick  and  Col.  Cooke,  and  comniaiu'U 

1  ing  otlicer  at  Leconipton 463   464 

Letter,  August  19,  1856,  to  Gov.  Shannon    '  462 
August  22,  18.56,  mentions  of  the  battles  of 
:  Franklin,  Washington  Creek,  and  Fort 

Titus .^gQ 

Correspondence  relative  to  furuishinguiil- 
itary  posse  for  the  protection  of  Judge 
Leconjpte's  court,  at  Whitehead.  .  4,53 

Instructions,  Aug. 24, 1856, given  Col.  John- 

I  ston,  in  command  at  I^ecompton 475 

Letter,  August  29,  1S56,  to  Adjutant  <;en- 
j  eral,   giving  account   of  in(neinents  of 

I  Free-State  men,  attack    upon    Franklin 

and  Titus,  and  incoming  of  Mi.ssoiirians,  468 
Instructions,  Aug.  30,  1856,  to  Col.  Cooke      477 
i  Instructions,  Sejit.  3,  1856,  to  Col.  Cooke, 

i  commanding  at  Leconipton .'  481 

Instructions,  Sept.  5,  1856,  to  Col.  Cooke 
;  respecting  the  letter  of  H.  Miles  Moore 

I  and  Sarcoxie's  appeal  for  protection 484 

j          Statement,  Sept.  10,  1856,  of  party  distinc- 
tions in  Kansas 471 

Report,  Sept.  10,  1856,  of  Capt.  Stewart's 
;  expedition  against  the  Cheyenne   Indi- 

;'  aus 489 

Letter  to  the  Adjutant  General,  Sept.  10, 
1856,  giving  an  account  of  the  condition 
I  of  attiiirs  at  the  incoming  of  (iov.  (ieary,  471 

[  Report,  Sept.  15, 1856,  of  the  invasion  of  the 

i  Missouri  "Twenty-seven  Hundred" 498 

I  Recjuisition,    Sept.    17,    1856,    upon     (iov. 

Geary  for  two  companies  of  volunteer 

militia 541 

Letter,  Sept.  17,  1856,  reporting  successful 

measures  of  Gov.  (ieary 499 

Letter,  Sept.  22  and  26,  1856,  relative  to 
militia    companies    mustered    into    the 

U.  S.  service 505,  506 

Re(|uisitions,  Sept.  28, 1856,  for  the  organ- 
ization of  militia  companies 571 

Letter,  Sept.  28,  1S56,  to  Gov.  Geary,  rela- 
tive to  the  ettbrts  to  capture  J.  H.Lane...  507 
Orders,  Sept.  29, 1856,  given  Col.  J.  E.  John- 
ston    506 

Instructions,  Oct.  5,  1856,  to  Col.  Cooke, 
relative  to  interception  of  Free-State  im- 
migrants at  the  Nebraska  border 508 

Instructions,  Oct.  8  and  10, 1856,  relative  to 

the  destruction  of  a  fort 509,  510 

Report,  Oct.  14,  1856,  of  the  arrest  of  the 
Free-State  immigrants  on  the  Nebraska 

border 504 

Report,    Nov.  11,  1856,   of   disposition   of 

troops  in  Kansas 517,  519 

Reply,  Feb.  11, 1857,  to  (iov.  Geary's  api)li- 
cation  for  troops  for  his  personal  protec- 
tion   731 

Smith,  P.  W.,  secretary,  donor 27,    46 

Smith,  W.  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 78 

Smith,  Uriah,  editor 230 

Smith,  Z.  A.,  editor 86.  211 

Smith  county,  newspapers  of 66,  99,  189,  224 

Smithsonian  Institution,  donor 27,  143 

Smoky  Globe,  Jerome 82,  175 

Smoky  Hill  river 308 

Smyth,  B.  B.,  donor 27 

Smythe,  A.  H.,  jmblisher 106,  233 

Snow,  E.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

81,  206 

Snow,  William  M.,  donor 160 

Snyder,  A.  J.,  donor 41 

Snyder,  Edwin,  secretary,  donor 143 

Snyder,  Rev.  J.  H.,  donor 27,  31,  38,  143 

Soap-Box,  Springfield 98,  188 


798 


STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


Social  Visitor 162 

Soci6t^  de  Geographie  compte  rendu  des 
Seances  de  la  Commission  Centrale,  Paris, 

France 73,  198 

Soci6t6  Havraise,  d'  Etudes    Divers,  Havre, 

France,  donor 27 

Society    Historique,   Literaire,  Artistique  et 

Scientifique,  du  Cher,  Bourges,  donor 143 

Socifitt'    Historique,    Literaire,  Artistique  et 

Scientifique,  du  Cher,  Paris,  France,  donor...    27 
Soci^tfi  Nationale  d'  Agriculture  de  France, 

Paris,  donor 143 

SocigtC'  Nationale  des  Antiquaries  de  France, 

Paris,  donor 27,  143 

Societc'  des  Sciences,  Lettres  et  Arts,  De  Pau, 

France,  donor 143 

Society  des  Sciences,  Naturelles,  La  Rochelle, 

France,  donor 27 

SocietC'  des  Sciences  et  de  Geographie,  Port-au- 
Prince,  Hayti,  donor 27 

Society  des  Sciences,  Lettres  et  Arts,  De  Pau, 

France,  donor 27 

Sod-House,  Ravanna 57,  175 

Solomon  Sentinel,  Solomon  City 53,  78, 172,  204 

Solomon  or  Ne-pa-hoUa  river,  mentioned  by 

John  C.  McCoy 306 

Solomon  and  Republican  valleys,  Lieut.  Bryan, 

report  of  exploration  of. 668 

Somerby,  J.  A.,  editor 83,  208 

Sone,  F.  D.,  donor 143 

Soule,  Silas  S.,  of  Doy  rescue  party 316 

Member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer  militia,  649 

Sourbeer,  Chas.  K.,  editor 89,  214 

Sourbeer  Bros.,  publishers 89,  214 

South  Carolina  Deaf  and  Dumb  Institute, 

donor 27 

South  Carolina   Department  of  Agriculture, 

donor 143 

South  Carolinians 252 

South  End  Industrial  School,  Roxbury,  Mass., 

donor 27,  143 

Southern  Kansas  Journal,  Coflfeyville 162 

Southern  Kansas  Journal,  Severy 56,  176 

Southern  Kansas,  newspaper,  Lawrence 161 

Southern  portion  of  the  Territory,  dispatch  of 

commission  to,  to  break  up  band  of  robbers...  641 
Southern  Workmen  and  Hampton  School  Rec- 
ord, Hampton,  Va 72,  197 

Southwest  Kansas,  paper  presented  to  the 
Society,  by  J,  S.  Painter,  at  the  annual  meet- 
ing, 1888 281 

Southwestern  Kansas  Conference  Dailv,  Win- 
field,  1887 166 

Southwick,  Henry  L., donor 143 

Sowers,  J.  W.,  editor 85,  210 

Spangler,  Wm.  W.,  donor 143 

Spanish  occupation  of  the  Kansas  region 277 

Spaulding,  Charles,  editor  and  publisher 98,  223 

Speareville 284 

Special  meetings  of  the  Society,  Feb.  4  and  11, 

1889 286 

Spectator,  Boston,  Mass 70,  194 

Spectator,  New  York  and  Chicago 71,  196 

Spectator,  Wetmore 61,91, 183,  216 

Speer,  H.  C,  donor 27 

Speer,  W.  J.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

76,  200 

Spelling,  Boston,  Mass 195 

Spelman's  Seminary  and  Normal  School,  At- 
lanta, Ga.,  donor 143 

Spence,  John,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 646 

Spencer,  N.  R.,  editor 225 

Spencer,  William 657 

Appointment  of,  as  U.  S.  Marshal  of  the 

Territory 661 

Spengler,  John,  donor 143 

Spicer,  A.  W.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 649 

Spicer,  John,  appointed  county  commissioner..  669 
Intervention,  Dec.  20, 1866,  of  Gov.  Geary 

in  behalf  of. 660,  662 

Spickard,  J.  F.,  editor  and  publisher 99 

Spillman,  A.  C 296 

Spirh  of  Kansas,  Lawrence 64,  172 


Spirit  of  Kansas,  Topeka 66,  99, 189,  224 

Sponsler,  John  L.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor     219 

Sprague,  F.  R.,  secretary 100 

Spratt,  Mary  Elizabeth 704 

Sprengle,  L.  J.,  donor 148 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 226 

Sprig  of  Myrtle,  Columbus 52,  169 

Sprig  of  Myrtle,  Minneapolis 93, 184,  217 

Spring,  L.  W.,  donor 27 

Springer,  Rev.  Francis,  associate  editor 229 

Springer,  J.  M.,  editor 205 

Springer.  Merritt  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 214 

Springfield 284 

Springston,  J.  L.,  translator 229 

Sproule,  S.  B.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

86,  210 

Spurlock,  Harvey,  appointed  constable 570 

Spy,  Chautauqua  Springs 51,  169 

Spy,  Kansas  City,  Kas 68,  192 

Spy,  Worcester,  Mass 46,  70,  194 

Spy  or  Gazette,  Worcester,  Mass 70,  194 

Squatter  Sovereign,  Atchison 50,  167 

Staats-Anzeiger,  Atchison 50,  168 

Staats-Anzeiger,  Topeka 66,  188 

Staats-Anzeiger,  Wichita 65,  97,  188,  222 

Staats-Zeitung,  Fort  Scott 51,  74,  168 

Staats-Zeitung,  Marysville 60,  181 

Stacey,  A.  G.,  donor 143 

Stafford  county,  newspapers  of 66,  99, 189,  224 

Stagg,  S.  B.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 646 

Stagg,  Wm.  E.,  testimony  in  the  trial  of  the 

Hickory  Point  prisoners 578,  679 

Stamp,  Miss  M.  J.,  donor 143 

Standard,  Bonasa  and  Leoti  City 68, 101, 191,  227 

Standard,  Bucklin 81,  174 

Standard,  Caldwell 67,  190 

Standard,  Chicago,  111 69.  193 

Standard,  Christian,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 72,  197 

Standard,  Hartland 210 

Standard,  Lawrence 54,  173 

Standard,  Leavenworth 69,87,  179,  211 

Standard,  McCune 53,  171 

Standard,  Manhattan 64,  186 

Standard,  Richmond,  Va 72,  197 

Standard,  Wellington 67,100,  190,  226 

Standard-Democrat,  Cincinnati  and  Appomat- 
tox   176 

Standing,  A.  J.,  editor 107 

Stanley,  E.,  donor 27 

8tan8ell,W.  H.,  sergeant,  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 646 

Stanton,  Secretary  Edwin  M,,  portrait  of,  men- 
tioned    163 

Stanton,  Gov.  Fred.  P 13,  114 

Donor 155 

Marble  bust  of 166 

Stanton  county,  newspapers  of 67,  99, 190,  225 

Star,  Almena 62,  92, 183,  216 

Star,  Beattie 60,  89.181,  214 

Star,  Bennington 63,93,  184,  217 

Star,  Burlington 52,  171 

Star,  Cedarvale 51,  75,  169,  200 

Star,  Chapman 54,  172 

Star,  Conway  Springs 67,  100,  190,  226 

Star,  Coronado 102,  191 

Star,  Edna 179 

Star,  Elk  City 61,  182 

Star,  Eskridge 67, 101, 191,  226 

Star,  Fremont 82,  175 

Star,  Hays  City 55,  173 

Star,  Hill  City 66, 175,  207 

Star,  Independence 61,  182 

Star,  Kansas  City,  Mo 71,  195 

Star,  Lincolnville 89.  181 

Star,  Miltonvale 52,  170 

Star,  Olathe 58,  86, 178,  210 

Star,  Parsons 68,  179 

Star,  St.  Marys 63,  94, 185,  218 

Star,Taloga 183,  216 

Star  of  Hope,  Urbana 62,  183 

Star  and  Kansan,  Independence 61,90,  182,  216 

Star-Courier.  Columbus 75,  200 

Star-Sentinel,  and  Sentinel,  Hays  City 55,  173 


Index. 


'99 


Starr,  W.  M.,  editor 

Stars  and  Stripes  for  Young  America,  Welling- 
ton  

State  Agricultural  College,  founding  of 

State  prisoners,  release  of,  mentioned  by  Col. 
Cooke 

State  Record,  Topeka 

Stateler,  L.  B 

States,  Aaron  D.,  editor 

States  &  Land,  proprietors 

Statesman,  Chetopa 58,  8(5,  179, 

Stauffer,  S.  A.,  editor 101, 

Stearns,  Charles 12,  31, 

Stearns,  Mrs.  Mary  E.,  donor 

Stearns,  J.  N.,  secretary  and  publishing  agent, 

106,  232, 
Donor 

Stebbins,  L.  A.,  donor 

Steele,  L.  M.,  editor 

Steele,  S.  H.,  publisher 

Steinberger,  Abe  &  Co.,  editors  and  publishers, 

Stephens,  Phineas,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Stephenson,  E.  L.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  80, 

Stephenson,  Myron  G,,  editor  and  proprietor... 

Stephenson,  R.  P.,  editor  and  publisher 85, 

Stern  des  Westens,  Wichita 65, 

Stevens,  Gov.  E.  A.,  donor 

Stevens,  E.  E.,  managing  editor 

Stevens,  Thomas  C,  donor 27, 

Stevens  county,  newspapers  of 67,  100,  190, 

Stevenson,  R.  B.,  donor 

Stewart,  Dr. ,  mentioned  by  Maj.  Abbott... 

Stewart,  A,  P.,  donor 

Stewart,  Dan.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Stewart,  Capt.  George  H.,  re})ort  Aug.  27,  and 
Sept.  1,  1856,  of  his  expedition  against  the 
Cheyenne  Indians 490, 

Stewart,  H.  M.,  editor 

Stewart,  J.  F.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  82, 

Stewart,  J.  H.,  publisher 

Stewart,  Jack  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 99, 

Stewart,  .Tohn  10.,  of  Doy  rescue  party 

Stewart,  Mrs.  M.,  donor 

Stewart,  Owen  C,  superintendent  of  capitol 

building,  report,  Sept.  23,  1856 

Mayor  of  Lecompton,  application,  Feb.  18, 
1857,  to  Gov.  Geary  for  troops  to  aid  in 
preserving  the  order  of  the  city 

Stewart,  Samuel,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Pardon  of 

Stewart,  T.  B.  &  Co.,  editors  and  proprietors.... 

Stewart,  Wm.  .T.,  donor 

Stewart  &  Hetherington,  publishers 

Stock,  Farm  and  Home  Weekly,  Kansas  City, 
Kas 68, 

Stockham,  Alice  B.  &  Co.,  publishers 

Stockham,  Cora  L.,  editor 

Stockton,  J.  B.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Stoke,  Will  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 74, 

Stone,  D.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Stone,  George  M 

Stone,  Horatio,  artist 114, 

Stone,  H.  B.,  editor  and  publisher 

Stone,  John  W.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Stone,  Lucy,  editor 104, 

Stone,  Robert,  editor 98, 

Stone,  R.  C,  donor 

Stone,  William 

Stotler,  Jacob,  donor 

Editor  and  manager 

Director  of  Society 

Stotler,  J.  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Stotler,  Will  R.,  assistant  editor 

Stoufer,  A.  K.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

Stout,  J.N.,editor, publisher  and  proprietor..l02. 

Stout,  J.  W.  &  Co.,  donor 

Stout,  R.  S.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Stout,  X.  K.,  petitioner,  relative  to  settlers  on 

Iowa  trust  lands 

Stowell,  John,  editor 


292 

496 
47 
566 
214 
214 
211 
226 
313 
143 

233 
143 
143 
224 
220 
86 
582 

205 
201 
210 
187 
144 

93 
144 
225 

43 
322 

27 


720 
582 
736 
206 
144 
215 

192 
229 
229 

646 
199 
220 
155 
155 
214 
582 
230 
223 
157 
157 
46 
225 
235 
204 
225 

222 
227 
155 
207 

701 
216 


Stowell,  Martin 

Strahan,  Chas.,  publisher 

Stranger  creek,  0-keet-sha,  mentioned  by  John 

C.  McCoy 

Strauss,  L  A.,  editor 

Street,  C.  E.,  business  manager 

Street,  W.  D.,  Director  of  Society 

Streit,  Joseph,  donor 

Strickler,  Hiram  J 

Mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke 

Adjutant  (ieneral,  order,  Sept.  11,  ISot',,  for 
the  enrollment  and  organization  of  the 

Territorial  militia 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  invasion 

of  the  "Twenty-seven  Hundred" 

Letter  to  Gov.  Geary,  respecting  disband- 

nient  of  Territorial  militia 

Annual   report,  Dec.  3,  1856,  as  Adjutant 

General 

Appointed  Comptroller  of  the  Treasury.... 

Confirmed  Comptroller  of  the  Treasury 

Strickler,  Mrs.  Hiram  J ". 

Stringfellow,  B.  1".,  donor 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 

^Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  invasion 

of  the  "Twenty-seven  Hundred" 532, 

Stringfellow,  Dr.  John  H 114, 155,  545,  .5.50, 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 

Stringham,  T.  L.,  donor 

Strong,  C.  E.,  manager 

Strong,  John  P.,  general  manager 

Strother,  B.  F.,  editor 

Strother  Bros.,  publishers 

Stroup,  M.  D.,  editor  and  publisher 

Stuart,  (ien.  J.  E.  B 

Stubbs,  A.  W.,  donor 114, 

Stubbs,  Mahlon,  donor 

Studebaker,  George  E.,  business  manager 

Student,  Bloomington,  Ind 

Student's  Journal,  New  York  city 49,  72, 

Stumbaugh,  Tom  J.,  editor  and  manager 96, 

Stumbaugh  &.  Mullay,  publishers 

Sturgis,  Capt.  Samuel  D.,  mentioned  by  Col. 

Cooke  

Sturtevant,  Dr.  E.  Lewis,  donor 

Sugar   Mound,  visit  to,  Oct.  25,  1856,  In-  Gov. 

(leary 

Sughrue,  John  B.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Sukma,  David,  appointed  county  commissioner, 

Sumner,  Charles 12, 

Sumner,  Col.  E.  V 357,  387,  399, 

Letters  to  Gov.  Shannon,  April  21  and  24, 

1856 409, 

May  16,  18.56,  to  Wm.  A.  Howard,  relative 
to  protection  of  the  people  of  Lawrence 

by  U.  S.  troops 

Order  to  Maj.  Sedgwick,  May  22, 1856,  rela- 
tive to  the  stationing  of  troojjs  at  I>aw- 

rence,  Lecompton,  and  Topeka 

Letters  to  the  Adjutant  General,  May  23, 

1856,  relative  to  service  in  Kansas../ 

Letters  to  the  Adjutant  (ieneral.  May  28 
and  June  2, 1856J  relative  to  use  of  troops 
in  Kansas,  and  commenting  upon  Gov. 

Shannon's  policy 436,  437, 

Letter  to  Adjutant  (ieneral,  June  8,  1856, 
relativetodispersal  of  Capt.  John  Brown's 
company  and  release  of  Capt.  Pate  and 
his  companions  after  the  battle  of  Black 

Jack 

Letters  to  the  Adjutant  (ieneral,  June  23, 
1856,  relative  to  his  services  in  restrain- 
ing disorder -144, 

Correspondence  with  Sec.  Woodson,  June 
28, 30,  and  July  1,  relative  to  the  dispersal 

of  the  Topeka  Legislature 446, 

Letters  to  the  Adjutant  (ieneral,  June  30 
and  Julv  1,1856,  relative  to  proposed  dis- 
persal of  the  Topeka  Free-State  Legisla- 
ture   

Letters  to  the  Adjutant  (ieneral,  July  7 
and  Aug.  11,  31,1856,  giving  an  account 
of  the  dispersal  of  the  Free-State  Legis- 
lature  448,450, 


566 
230 

305 
214 
204 
235 
27 
157 
488 


")27 


539 

690 
723 
737 
30 
155 
155 

537 
592 
155 
155 
229 
105 
204 
204 
206 
295 
152 

32 
213 
193 
196 
221 

96 

495 

27 

620 
581 
742 
31 
406 

410 


436 
433 


439 
445 
447 

446 

452 


800 


State  Histobical  Society 


Sumner,  Col.  E.  \ .—Continued: 

Indorsement,  Aug.  11,  1856,  upon  Acting 
Gov.  Woodson's  proclamation  relative  to 
the  dispersal  of  the  Free-State  Legisla- 
ture   

Reply,  March  27, 1857,  to  Acting  Gov.  Wood- 


son's requisition  for  troops., 


Sumner  county,  newspapers  of. 67, 100,  190, 

Sun,  Blue  Mound 59,  87,  180, 

Sun,  Brainerd 51,  75, 

Sun,  Clearwater 

Sun,  Coffeyville 90, 182, 

Sun,  Coldwater 

Sun,  Dodge  City 55, 

Sun,  Emporia 59, 

Sun,  Eurekr, 56, 

Sun,  Fall  F,iver 

Sun,  Glasco 52,  77, 170, 

Sun,  Hiawatha 51, 

Sun,  Hill  City 

Sun,  Leavenworth 87, 179, 

Sun,  Manchester 172, 

Sun,  Parsons 58,  86, 178, 

Sun,  Saratoga 63.  94, 

Sun,  St,  John 66,  99, 

Sunbeam,  Essex 81, 

Sun,  and  Democrat,  Hanover 67, 

Sun,  and  Independent  Sun,  Yates  Center 

Sunday  Call,  Atchison 50, 

Sunday  Ledger,  Topeka 

Sunday  Morning  Sermon,  Atchison 50, 

Sunday  SchoolTeacher, National, Chicago, 111... 

Sunday  School  Times.  Philadelphia,  Pa 165, 

Sunderland,  J.  T.,  editor  and  publisher 199, 

Sundeliiis,  P.  A.,  president 

Sunflower,  Reece 56, 

Surprise,  town  of 

Survey  of  Kansas  Indian  Lands:  address  of 
John  C.  Mc'Joy  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 

Society,  1889 

Sutherland,  Samuel,  mentioned  by  Capt.  Sacket, 
Suttle,  J.  T.,  member  of  Gov,  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Sutton, ,  appointed  justice  of  the  peace  for 

Anderson  county 

Sutton,  M.  W.,  proprietor 81, 

Sutton,  Wm.  M 

Svenska  Amerikanaren,  Chicago,  111 69, 

Svenska  Herolden,  Kansas  City,  Mo 71, 

Svenska  Herolden,  Salina 65, 

Swan,  H.  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Swan,  J.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Swank,  Willis,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  

Swanson,  David  A.,  manager 

Swarr  D.  M,,  donor 27,  144, 

Swartnout,  R,  B.,  publisher  and  business  man- 
ager  100, 

Donor 

Swartz,  C.  L.,  editor 

Swayze,  Oscar  K.,  donor 155, 

Swearingen,  Dan  K.,  publisher 77, 

Swedes  in  Kansas,  settlements  of:  a  paper  pre- 
sented to  the  State  Historical  Society  at  the 
annual  meeting,  1888,  by  Rev.  C.  A.  Swens- 

son 

Sweet,  G.  W,,  editor  and  publisher 

Sweet,  Rev.  W.  H.,  donor 

Swensson,  C.  A 

Editor 

Director  of  Society 

Paper  of,  on  the  Swedes  in  Kansas 

Swezey,  G.  D.,  donor 

Swift,  Francis  B.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 

Pardon  of. 

Swiler,  John  W,,  donor.. 

Swiss  Cross,  New  York  city 

Sykes,  A.  B.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Syracuse 282, 

Founding  of. 


495 


Talbot,  Richard,  editor 

Talbott,  Albert  G.,donor 

Talisman,  Paola 60, 

Taloga 

Tampa  bay,  mentioned  by  Joel  Moody 

Tanner  and  Cobbler,  Topeka 66, 

Tappan,  Samuel  F 12, 

Tariff  League  Bulletin,  New  York  city 

Tate,  John  H,,  commissioned  sheriff 

Tate,  Robert,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 

Tattson.W,,  member  of  Gov,  Geary's  volunteer 
militia 

Tatum,  James  M.,  appointed  sheriff. 

Taylor,  Rev.  A.  A,  E.,  editor 

Taylor,  Pres.  A.  R.,  donor 27,33, 

Director 

Taylor,  Bayard,  editor 

Taylor,  Cash  M,,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  84, 

Taylor,  Dick,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  92, 

Taylor,  Hawkins,  donor 

Taylor,  J,  W.,  editor  and  publisher 

Taylor,  Marshall  M.,  editor 

Taylor,  William,  proprietor 

Taylor,  Rev.  W.  M.,  president. 


152 
181 
284 
333 
188 
31 
197 


646 

646 
705 
231 
144 
237 
99 


217 
144 
212 
104 


T. 

Taggart,  S.  a.,  editor 229 

Taft.J.H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor...99,  224 
Talbot,  P.  J.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,    80 


Taylor,  Gen.  Zachary,  mentioned  in  the  trial 

of  the  Hickory  Point  prisoners 

Teacher,  Boston,  Mass 

Teacher,  Huron,  Dak 47, 

Teachers  of  Kansas,  tribute  to,  bv  C.  Borin 

Tebbs,  Dr.  William  H 502,551, 

Member  of  grand  jury,  March.  1856 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  raids 

upon  Osawkee 

Report  of  the  arrest  near  Osawkee  on  the 
25th    of  September,  1856,   of   Ephraim 

Bainter  and  other  Free-State  men 

Testimony  of,  in  the  trial  of  the  Hickory 

Point  prisoners 

Interview  with  Gov.  Geary  in  reference  to 

the  arrest  of  Capt.  Sam.  Walker 

Tecumseh 

Letter  of  Maj.  John  Sedgwick  to  Col.  Sum- 
ner, June  1, 1856,  relative  to  employment 

of  troops  at 

Employment  of  troops  at,  to  guard  the 

polls  at  the  election,  Oct.  6, 1856 

Free-State  raids  from  Topeka  upon 488, 

Removal  of  40  prisoners  to,  Nov.  15;  and 

46,  Nov.  16, 1856 635, 

Proceedings  of   public    meeting   held  at, 

Nov.  26,  1856 

Tecumseh  jail,   imprisonment   of  Townsley, 

Vaughan  and  the  Kilburnsin 

Tecumseh  prison,  escape  of  31  prisoners  from, 

Nov,  22,  1856 

Tecumseh  prisoner,  Geo.  F.  Putnam,  petition 

to  Gov.  Geary 

Tecumseh  Town  Company,  papers  of. 

Tehay's,  [Lahay?J  stationing  oftroops  at  house 

of. 440 

Telegram,  Bloom 174,  206 

Telegram,  Lawrence 173 

Telegram,  Meade  Center 60,  181 

Telegram,  Mullinville 178 

Telegram,  Stafford 99,  190 

Telegram,  Stanton,  Goguac 190,  225 

Telegram,  Wellington 190 

Telegram,  Winfield 53,  77,  171,  202 

Telegraph,  Atchison 50,  168 

Telegraph,  Boston,  Mass 70,  194 

Telegraph,  Marion  Center 60,  181 

Telegraph,  Topeka 66,  98, 188,  223 

Telegraph,  Waterville 60,89, 165, 181,  214 

Telephone,  Burrton 57,  177 

Telephone,  Cedarville 66,  189 

Telephone,  Elk  Falls 80 

Telephone,  Manhattan 64,  95,  186,  220 

Telephone,  Mapleton 74 

Telephone,  Sylvia 94,  185,  219 

Telephone,  Uniontown 51, 168,  199 

Telescoi)e,  Belleville 64,  95,  186,  219 

Temperance  Banner,  Osage  Mission 62,  183 

Temperance  Rural,  Cherokee 53, 167,  171 


577 
195 
193 
271 
567 
412 

531 


438 


637 


652 
642 


706 
30 


Index. 


801 


224  I 
281  I 

27 
144 

82 

2:l4 
2S4 
2S6 
1(30 
285 
286 
286 


Tennant,  E.  F.,  editor  and  publisher 99 

Tennessee,  newspapers  of. ."...,' 

Tennessee  Deaf  and  Dumb  Institute,  donor  "' 

Tennessee  State  Board  of  Health,  donor "il 

Terrell,  N.  C,  editor,  publisher  and  proi)rietor' 

Tewkesburj-,  Geo.  E.,  donor 

Texas,  newspapers  of .....107 

Terry,  town  of ' 

Thacher,  T.  D 5,  6,  7,  46i*ili',"i'i3,"2;i5' 

i^onor 27,  144,  I.52! 

Director  of  Society ' 

Member  of  Executive  Committee..!"..'. "'.'.'.' 

Member  of  Legislative  Committee 

Thanksgiving  itroclamation,  first,  Kansas,  is- 
sued Nov.  6,  1856,  by  Gov.  Gearv 628 

Tharpe,  Eugene  H " r>o?> 

Thayer,  Albert  F.,  donor ..!!.!....."  114 

Thayer,  Eli 118,  24-5,  252 

^,    Donor 144^  150,'  165 

Thayer,  Rev.  E.  O.,  donor .     27 

Thibault,  Y.  J.,  appointed  as  commissioner.....  665 
Thom,  C.  H.,  mentioned  in  connection   with 

the  killing  of  Butfum 

Thomann,  G.,  donor 27 

Thomas,  A.,  donor \ 

Thomas,  Charles,  donor ' 

Thomas,  Chester,  sr 114 

Portrait  of,  mentioned .' 

Thomas,  Chester,  jr.,  donor 144, 

Thomas,  Don  Lloyd,  donor .' 

Thomas,  Henry  F 

Thomas,  J.  B.,  donor 

Thomas,  Joseph  J.,  appointed  constable 

Thomas,  R.  H.,  donor 

Editor 107, 

Thomas  county,  newspapers  of. 67,  100,  190, 

Thompson,  Asa,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  80, 

Thompson,  A.  H 

Donor 

Thompson,  A.  V.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia .' 

Thompson,  B.  W.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 

Thompson,  Byron  J.,  editor 

Thompson,  D.  H.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia \ 

Thompson,  F.  C,  donor 

Publisher 

Thompson,  George  F.,  donor 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 95, 

Thompson,  Lieut.  Col.  Jeff.,  St.  Joseph,  Mo 

Thompson,  J.  B.,  appointed  sheriff 

Thompson,  J.  E 

Publisher 

Thompson,  J.  M.,  editor 

Thompson,  J.  W.  and  Orval,  arrest  of. 544, 

Thompson,  John  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  80, 

Thompson,  Nathan,  donor 

Thompson,  Dr.  Neely,  donor 

Thompson,  Orval  and  J 544, 

Thompson,  Tom  E.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  80, 

Donor 144,  155,  165, 

Thompson,  Thomas  J.,  appointed  constable 

Appointed  assessor 

Thompson,  W.  E.,  donor 

Thompson  &.  AVright,  publishers 

Thomson,  A.  S.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 
Thornton,  J.  L,,  portrait  mentioned 

Business  manager 

Thornton,  Matthew,  signer  of  Declaration. ..12, 

Thoroman,  L.  O.,  editor  and  managing  editor, 

96, 

Thorp,  Fred  \V.,  editor  and  proprietor 

Thrall,  W.  F.,  editor  and  publisher 86,^ 

Thumb,  Gen.  Tom 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 

Thurston,  E.  M 248,  249, 

Thurston,  G.  P.,  donor 

Tidings,  Allen 88,  180, 

Tidyman,  G.  M.,  donor 

Tillery,  Henry,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 


Tilley,  R.  If.,  donor 28, 

Tillman,  J.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  i)roprietor.' 

lillotson,  I).  C,  donor 28, 

Tilton,  W.  S.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 


Times,  Atchison 

Times,  Barnard 

Times,  Baxter  Springs 

Times,  Blue  Rapids 

Times,  Brook ville 

Times,  Caldwell 

Times,  Cawker  Citv 

Times,  (Mmuute...." 

Times,  Cincinnati,  (> 

Times,  Clay  Center 

Times,  Columbu.s 

Times,  Concordia. 


100, 
...168, 


...(JO,  89,  181, 
96, 


541 
144 


205 
155 
144 


646 
99 


205 
28 
28 

561 

205 
167 
600 
688 
28 
99 
94 
40 
223 
29 
33 

221 
94 
211 
153 
153 
293 
144 
213 
28 

646 


.52,  76,  165,  170, 

1  iiut-B,  I  uucuruut 52   7()    170 

Times,  Coolidge ....!....!. 176*, 

Times,  Council  (irove ci' 

Times,  Dodge  City .55,  so'  174' 

Times,  Downs '. 62^  92^  \sa\ 

Times,  Edmund '....' ] 

Times,  Eliiughaiu ics, 

Times,  El  Dorado 51,  75,  IC.9', 

Times,  El  Paso,  Texas '...7'.'' 

Times,  Fall  River 56,  sij,  176^ 

Times,  Fredonia .'...68' 

Times,  (ialva ,' 

Times,  Garden  City ,55, 

Times,  (iroeusburg 

Times,  Harper 56, 

Times,  Hartlaiid 25,  57,  S5, 

Times,  Ifays  City 55,  178, 

Times,  Hoyt 8J, 

Times,  Ivanhoe 55,  S4,  177, 

Times,  luka (Ki, 

Times,  Jennings 

Times,  Kansas  City,  Mo 71,  168, 

Times,  Leavenworth 59,  8(!,  Kil,  179, 

Times,  Longton .55,  so,  178, 

Times,  I>yndon ()2, 

Times,  M'cCune 58,  7s,  171, 

Times,  McDonald 

Times,  McLoutli S5,  177, 

Times,  Macksville (i6,  99,  190, 

Times,  Madison 56,  S8, 

Times,  Marion 88,  181, 

Times,  Mertilla 60,  89, 

Times,  Milll)rook 56,  S2,  175, 

Times,  Ness  City 62,  91,  ls:f, 

Times,  New  York  city 71, 

Times,  North  Topeka 66, 

Times,  Oakley 

Times,  Oakley  and  Russell  Springs 

Times,  Orwell 57, 

Times,  Osage  City 62, 

Times,  Osawatomic 60, 

Times,  Osawkee 57, 

Times,  Paola 60,89,  181, 

'fimes,  Parker  ville 

Times,  Pence  City 

Times,  Peru 51, 

Times,  Phillipsburg 68, 

Times,  Plainville 64,  96,  186, 

Times,  Pratt  Center 94, 

Times,  Riley 186, 

Times,  Rossville 66,  189, 

Times,  St.  Marys 63, 

Times,  Scranton 

Times,  Sedan 51, 

Times,  Selden 

Times,  Sharon  Springs 101,  191, 

Times,  Sheridan '.'9, 

Times,  Sterling 

Times,  Topeka 47,  65, 

Times,  Western,  Scott  City ^ 65, 

Times,  Troy 79,  172, 

Times,  Washington 101, 

Times,  Westphalia 50,  73,  167, 

Times,  Wichita 65, 

Times  Company,  Kansas  City,  donor 

Times  and  Conservative,  Leavenworth 59, 

Times- Democrat,  New  Orleans,  La 70, 

Times-Journal,  Sedan 51,  75,  169, 

Timmons,  W.  E.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  75, 


114 

80 
32 

226 
199 
212 
169 
214 

190 
214 
•-'16 
197 
2(11 
169 
2(11 
208 
1S2 
'J06 
217 
216 
199 
2(»() 
197 
20s 
191 
218 
174 
210 
170 
17S 
204 
177 
209 
185 
208 
195 
211 
205 
1S4 
208 
219 
209 
225 
176 
218 
181 
207 
216 
196 
189 

180 
177 
188 
181 
177 
214 
182 
97 
169 
184 
221 
218 
220 
224 
185 
217 
169 
224 
226 
189 
186 
188 
187 
204 
191 
198 
187 
144 
179 
194 
200 

200 


802 


State  Histobical  society. 


Tincher,  G.  W,,  donor 167 

Titus,  Col.  Henry  T...398,  543,  548,  558,  561,  567,  694 
Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  invasion 

of  the  "Twenty-seven  Hundred" 533 

Meeting  with  Capt.  Sam,  Walker,  in  the 

presence  of  Gov.  Geary 559 

Mentioned  in  the  trial  of  the  Hickory 

Point  prisoners 679 

Commissioned  as  special  aide-de-camp 601 

Ordered,  Nov.  10,  1856,  by  Gov.  Geary,  to 
re-arrest  Charles  Hays,  the  murderer  of 

Buffum 631,  633 

Letter  to  Gov.  Geary,  Nov.  21, 1856,  relative 
to  the  release  of  Charles  Hays,  the  mur- 
derer of  Buffum,  upon  writ  of  habeas 

corpus  issued  by  Judge  Lecompte 639 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Chase 670 

Special  aide-de-camp,  correspondence  of 
Gov.  Geary  with  Gen.  Smith  relative  to 

payment  of 65,647,  650 

Titus's  Port,  capture  of,  August  16,  1856:  ac- 
count of,  by  Gen.  Smith,  Gov.  Shannon,  and 

Maj.  Sedgwick 460,  463 

Titus,  imprisonment  of  persons  charged  with 
participation  in  battle  at  his  fort,  in  Tecum- 

seh  jail. 706 

Todd,  Thos.  W.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 645 

Toft,  James,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia 649 

Toiler  and  Independent,  Harlan 66,  189 

Tombigbee  river 341 

Tomlinson,  Charles  H.,  donor 28,    49 

Tomlinson,  W.  P.,  vice-president,  editor,  and 

general  manager 98,  223 

Tomahawk,  Cullison 219 

Toothaker,  W.  H.,  donor 28 

Topeka,  name  of 257 

Stationing  of  U.  S.  troops  at... 416,  422,  436,  438 
Correspondence,  Sept.  1  and  2, 1856,  between 
Acting  Gov.  Wooason  and  Col.  Cooke,  rel- 
ative to  the  order  given  by  the  former 
that  war  should  be  made  upon  the  town 

of 479 

Col.  Cooke's  account  of  the  arrest  of  four- 
teen "captains"  and  others  at,  Sept.  18, 

1856 510 

Arrest  of  Free-State  prisoners  at,  Sept.  18, 

1856 540 

Gov.  Geary's  account  of  his  visit  to,  and 

arrest  of  Free-State  men  at 552 

Account  of,  by  Gov.  Geary,  Nov.  6, 1856 623 

Topeka  Free-State  men,  movement  of,  against 

Tecumseh 488,  489 

Arrest  of  fourteen,  Sept.  18, 1856,  reported 

by  Marshal  Donalson 560,  561 

Topeka  Constitution 36,  356 

Topeka  Free-State  Legislature 385 

Gov.  Shannon  orders  dispersal  of. 422 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 662 

Secretary  Marcy's  letter,  Jan.  8,  1857,  rela- 
tive to  the  assemblingof 699 

Gov.  Geary's  letter,  Jan.  19, 1857,  to  Secre- 
tary Marcy,  relative  to  assembling  of,  and 

arrest  of  members 688 

Topeka  and  Kmporia 59,  179 

Topic,  Toronto 68,  102,  192 

Topliff,  Austin  L.,  editor  and  proprietor 90 

Topliff,  C.  W 399 

Pillage  of  house 401 

Topliff,  C.  W.,  Roberts,  W.  Y.,  and  Hutchinson, 
John,  appeal  of,  to  Gov.  Shannon,  May  11, 
1856,  in  behalf  of  the  citizens  of  Lawrence...  393 

Torch,  Cherry  vale 61,  182 

Torch  Light,  Plevna 219 

Torch  of  Liberty,  Mound  City 212 

Totten,  Thomas,  Clerk  of  Anderson  county: 

complaint  to  Gov.  Woodson 743 

Tower,  (iilbert.  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Towle,  E.  B.,  editor 95 

Town,  Isaac  N.,  donor 46 

Towner,  Gil 822 

Towner,  W.  E.,  donor 155 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 155 

Townsend,  O.  M.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 646 


Townsend,   P.  H.,   secretary  of  indignation 

meeting,  Feb.  12, 1857,  at  Big  Springs 

Townsley,  C.  P.,  editor  and  proprietor 74, 

Townsley,  James,  arrest  of,  for  participation 

in  the  Pottawatomie  tragedy 

Arrest  of,  mentioned 

Tracy,  J.  M.,  editor  and  publisher 96, 

Tracey,  Robert 

Donor 

Trades-Union 50, 

Trafton,  Newell 

Tragedy,  Pottawatomie  creek:  accounts  of,  by 
Gov.  Shannon,  Judge  Cato,  Wm.  Barbee,  and 

Wm.  A.  Heiskell 416,  419, 

Letter  of  Gov.  Shannon  to  Col.  Sumner, 

relative  to 

Trail,  Santa  FC 84, 

Train,  M.  J.,  donor 

Trask,  E.  R.,  editor  and  publisher 

Transcript,  Brookville 65,96,  187, 

Transcript,  Leoti  City 101, 191, 

Transcript,  Springfield 97, 

Transcript,  Wellsville 56, 

Transcript,  Worcester,  Mass 47,  70, 

Transporter,  Darlington,  I.  T 69, 

Transvlvania  University,  Lexington,  Ky 

Traveler,  Arkansas  City 

Traveller,  Boston,  Mass 70, 

Traveler,  Howard 

Traveler,  luka 94, 

Traveler,  Kansas  City,  Mo 

Traveler  and  Republican-Traveler,  Arkansas 

City 

Travelers  Insurance  Co.,  Hartford,  publishers, 

103, 

Travelers  Record,  Hartford,  Conn 

Treason  prisoners.  Gov.  Robinson  and  others, 
application  for  their  removal  to  Fort  Leav- 
enworth  

Capt.  Sacket's  letter  concerning  account 

for  boarding  of 

Mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke 

Treasurer's  report  of  finances  of  the  Tei-ritory, 

Dec.  31,  1856 

Trego  county,  newspapers  of. 67, 100, 191, 

Tribune,  Bismarck 

Tribune,  Bluff  City 83, 

Tribune,  Colby ; 

Tribune,  Denver,  Colo 

Tribune,  Douglass 51,  75,  169, 

Tribune,  Enfield 

Tribune,  Florence 60, 

Tribune,  Fort  Scott 51,  74, 168, 

Tribune,  Frcdonia 68, 

Tribune,  Freeport 57, 

Tribune,  Glasco 52, 

Tribune,  Great  Bend 51,  74,  168, 

Tribune,  Greeley 50, 

Tribune,  Haviland 178, 

Tribune,  Hazelton 

Tribune,  Herington 79,  172, 

Tribune,  Independence 61,  90, 182, 

Tribune,  Junction  City 53,  78, 172, 

Tribune,  Kenneth 66, 

Tribune,  Lawrence 54, 

Tribune,  Soldiers',  Lyons 186, 

Tribune,  Marion 

Tribune,  New  York  city 47,71, 163,  166, 

Tribune,  Randall 85, 

Tribune,  Roscoe 56, 

Tribune,  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah 

Tribune,  Seneca 61,  91,  183, 

Tribune,  Soldier 

Tribune,  Topeka 33,  65,  66,  162,  188, 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary  in  connection 
with  the  shooting  of  Judge  Elmore  by 

Kagi 

Tribune,  Tribune  and  Reid 

Tribune,  Ulysses 82, 

Tribune,  Wa-Keeney 67, 101, 191, 

Tribune,  Wamego 63, 

Tribune,  Weir  City 75, 

Tribune,  Winfield 63,  77, 171, 

Tribune-Commercial,  Ulvsses 

Trickett,  J.  T.,  editor  an^  publisher 

Trigg,  C.  J.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor..87. 


712 


641 
652 
221 
114 
155 
168 
249 


420 

437 
177 
28 
83 
221 
227 
188 
175 
194 


53 
195 
173 
185 
195 

171 


470 
496 


193 
176 
226 
192 
200 
176 
181 
199 
191 
176 
170 
199 
167 
210 
74 
204 
215 


172 
220 
181 
196 
178 
175 
163 
216 
209 
189 


704 
176 
175 
226 
185 
201 
202 


212 


INDEX. 


803 


Trigg,  W.  A.,  editor,  publisher  aud  proprietor, 

Trimble,  Joe  W.,  editor '^'  20G 

Trimble,  John,  secretary,  donor "*28    144 

Triplett,  C.  S.,  donor .'.'.■.■.■.■.■33'  155 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor....       lOl'  w? 

Triumph,  Ottawa 5g'  174 

Trobridge,  C.  W.,  editor  and  pu'biisher!.'.'.'.'.'"     '    77 
Troops,   U.   S.,  stationing  of,   at    Lecompton' 

Lawrence  and  Topeka ^\q 

Disposition  of,  at  Lawrence,  Franklin 
Palmyra,   Hickory    Point,    Osawatomie 

and  Topeka 422 

Gov.  Geary's  requisitions  for "!527,*536   531 

582,  533,  539,  540, 544,  545,  548, 549,  570  571    591 
595,  596,  600,  601,  612,  627,  628,  635,  636,  638'  660 
675,  688,  704,  710,  712,  721,  737,  743!  744 
Expeditions  of,  to  the  Osage,  Pottawato- 
mie, Stranger,  and  to  Osawatomie  and 

Easton,  Gov.  Geary's  mention 553 

Application  for,  by  Marshal  Donalson  for 
the  arrest  of  C.  W.  Motfat  and  others,  at 

Tecumseh,  refused  by  Gov.  Geary 566 

Proposed  withdrawal  of,  from  the  Terri- 
tory, correspondence  between  Gen.  Smith 

and  Gov.  Geary  relative  to 731-735 

For  the  Governor's  protection,  correspond- 
ence of  Gov.  Gearv  and  Gen.  Deas  rela- 
tive to 736 

Correspondence  between  Acting  Gov. 
Woodson  and  Col.  Sumner,  March,  1857, 
relative  to  employment  of,  in  enforcing 

order  in  the  Territory 743-745 

Troup,  Ira  8.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

87,  212 

Troutman,  James  A.,  donor 28 

Troy,  Ohio 300 

Truby,  John,  editor  and  publisher 90 

True  Pvepublican,  Marysvilie...  89,  181,  214 

Trueblood,  R.  H.,  publisher  and  proprietor.. 102,  227 

Truesdell,  A.  J.,  editor 103 

Truesdell  &  Erdlen,  proprietors 103 

Trumbull,  Gov.  Jonathan 149 

Truth,  Leavenworth 179 

Truth,  Ness  City 62,  183 

Truth  Teller,  Osborne 62,  184 

Truth  Teller,  Topeka 162 

Tucker,  Howard  D.,  editor-in-chief 98 

Tuley,   Henry,  commissioned   justice  of  the 

peace 555,  635 

Tuley,  J,  P.,  commissioned  constable 555,  635 

Tunnel,  S.  W.,  constable  and  sheriff. .665,  731 

Turner,  Squire ,menti<jned  by  Gov.  Gearv,  620 

Turner,  B.E.,  donor ."..     28 

Turner,  Grant,  editor  and  proprietor 100 

Turner,  L.  L 40 

Donor 28 

Turner,  R.  IL,  editor 82,  207 

Turner,  R.  W.,  editor  and  publisher 98 

Turner,  Thomas  P 44 

Turton,H.  S.,  donor 28 

Turrell,  Nymphas  S.,  donor 38,  46 

Tuten,  James  M.,  mentioned  by  Col.  Phillips...  357 
Gov.  Geary's  intervention  in  behalf  of,  Dec. 

20,1856 660,  662 

Appointed  county  commissioner 667 

Tyler,  A.  H.,  editor  and  business  manager 211 

Tyler,  Moses  Coyt 44 

Type  of  the  Times,  Cincinnati,  0 72,  197 

Tyrrell,  Wm 11 

Donor 46,    49 

Tweeddale,  William,  donor 28 

"Twenty-seven  Hundred"  Missourians,  inva- 
sion of,  Sept.  13  and  14,  1856:  Gen.  Smith's 

report 498 

Col.  Cooke's  report 499 

Gov.  Geary's  correspondence  and  execu- 
tive minutes  relating  to 530-533 

Correspondence  between  Gen.  John  W. 
Reid,  of  Missouri,  and  Gov.  Geary,  Sept. 

20  and  25,  1856,  concerning 562,  563 

Twin  Valley  Times.  Ohio 36 

U. 

Udden,  J.  A.,  donor 28 

Editor 88 

Ulsh,  A.  J.,  editor 221 


'  Ulysses,  town  of 

Underwood,  R.  F.,  editor  aiVdnVanager 

Donor °        

Underwood,  Sara  A.,  associate  editor. 

Union,  Alma '^-' 

Union,  Atchison """." ,5,',' 

Union,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y .....!.....! ;•>' 

Union,  Cora....". gf;' 

Union,  Cuba ' 

Union,  Fort  Scott .'.....!!....!... 

Union,  Humboldt !!.....   50  73   1(37 

Union,  Iiigalls .'.'.'.'".    '  ,S2'  17.-,' 

Union,  Junction  City ,^3,  7,s  "iM   rrl 

Union,  I^ecompton  ..". .'....'.      '  jg-V 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  GearviTri' coiiiicction 
with  James  M.  Tuten  and  John  Spiccr... 

Union,  Sun  City .-,0,  71^  if,s 

Union  and  Advertiser,  Rochester,  N.  Y....'. ! 

Union  Labor  Press,  Wichita 

Union     Labor    Trumpet    and    Tlie    i'eopie's 

Friend,  ITensington 

Union  l^icitic  Railway,  Denver,  Col.,  donoi...... 

Union  Pacific  Railway  Co.,  Kansas  Citv,  >io.' 

donor " 

Union  Signal,  Chicago,  III ............69, 

Union,  Washington,  D.  C,  suggestion  of  (iov! 
Geary  that  his  executive  minutes  should  be 

published  in 

Uniontown,  mentioned  by  (iov.  Geary 

Unitarian,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich .' 

Unitarian,  Chicago,  111 ..gY), 

Unitarian  Association,  American \ 

(^larterly  journal  of,  Boston,  Mas." 

Unitarian  Record,  Chelmsford,  Mass 

Unitarian   lieview  and    Religious   Magazine, 

Boston,  Mass 70 

U.  S.  Army,  Adjutant  (General,  donor ' 

U.  S.  Army,  Chief  of  Engineers,  donor 28, 

U.  S.  Army,  Chief  of  Ordnance,  donor 2S, 

U.  S.  Army,  Surgeon  General,  donor 

U.  S.  Attorney  (ieneral,  donor 

U.  S.  l'>ureaii  of  Ethnology,  donor 

U.  S.  Bureau  of  Navigation,  donor 

U.  S.  Bureau  of  Statistics,  donor 

U.  S.  Bureau  of  Statistics,  Treasury  I)ei)art- 

ment,  donor 

U.  S.  Civil  Service  Commission,  donor 

U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Agriculture,  donor.. .28, 

U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Education, donor 2s, 

U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Indian  A  Hairs,  donor... 

U.  S.  Commissioner  of  I>aiior,  donor 

U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Patents,  donor 28, 

U.  S.  Commissioner  of  Pensions,  donor 

U.  S.  Fish  Commissioner,  donor 28, 

U.  S.  Geological  Survey,  Director  of,  donor,  2S, 

U.  S.  Hydrographic  OHice,  donor 

U.S.  Inter-State  Commerce C'omiuission.doiior, 

U.  S.  Life-Saving  Service,  donor 

U.S.  Light-House  Board,  donor 2S, 

U.S.  Mint,  Director  of, donor 28, 

U.  S.  Nautical  .Mmanac,  Supt.  of,  donor 

U.  S.  Naval  Academy,  .Annapolis,  Md.,  donor... 

U.  S.  Naval  Observatory,  donor 28, 

U.  S.  Navy,  Chief  of  Ordnance,  donor 

U.  S.  Navy,  Secretary  of,  donor 28, 

U.  S.  Otlicial  Postal  (Juide,  Boston,  Ma.ss 70, 

U.  S.  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  donor 2S, 

U.  S.  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  donor 28, 

U.  S.  Secretary  of  State,  donor 2H, 

U.  S.  Secretary  of  the  Treasury,  donor 28, 

U.  S.  Secretary  of  War,  donor 2H, 

U.  S.  Signal  Service,  chief  of,  donor 28, 

U.  S.  Service  Magazine,  New  York  city 

U.  S.  Catholic   Historical   Society,   New   York 

city,  donor 

United  Labor,  Mound  Valley 

United  Presbyterian,  Topeka 

University  Circulars,  Johns  Hopkins,   Balti- 
more, Md 

University  Courier,  Lawrence 54,  172, 

University  Review,  Lawrence 49,54,  79, 173, 

University  Review,  Wichita 97, 

University  Times,  Lawrence 

University  of  the  South,  Sewanee,Tenn.,donor, 

Unknown,  donor 28,  38. 

UpdegrafT,  Andrew,  commissioned  justice  ot 
the  peace 


284 
103 
144 
103 
191 
168 
1% 
189 
220 
168 
198 
207 
203 
653 

660 
199 
161 
97 


623 
195 
193 
11 
49 
161 

195 
144 
144 
144 
144 
144 

28 
144 

28 

144 
28 
144 
144 
28 
144 
144 
144 
144 
144 
144 
144 
144 
144 
144 
144 
144 
144 
28 
144 
195 
144 
144 
144 
144 
144 
144 
196 

28 

86 

223 

166 
173 
204 
222 
204 
28 
144 


804 


State  Histobical  Society. 


Updegraff,  W.  W.,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary  as 
naving  been  wou  nded  at  tbe  battle  of  Osawat- 

omie 618 

Upper  Arkansas  valley,  colonization  of,  ad- 
dress of  H.N.Lester 262 

Upton,  L.  A.,  editor 229 

Utah  Territory,  Governor  of,  donor 28 

Utley,  H.  M.,  donor 144 

V. 

Vade  Mecum,  Salina 221 

Vail,  A.  C,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 98 

Vail,  Bishop  Thomas  H.,  donor 28,  42,  144 

Editor 98,  223 

Valentine,  D.  A,,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  76,  201 

Director 237 

Valentine,  D.  M 113 

Donor 138,  144,  165 

Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  &  Co.,  donor 156 

Vanarsdale,  W.  W.,  publisher 103,  229 

Van  Buren,  President 156 

Van  Deventer,  J.  W.,  editor  and  proprietor 85 

Van  Gundy,  Frank,  publisher 215 

Van  Gundy,  (ileun  S.,  editor 215 

Van  Hosen,  I.  N.,  secretary,  donor 144,  160 

Van  Meter,  R.  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 84 

Van  Patten,  N.  V.,  manager 210 

Van  Vliet,  Gen.  Stewart,  nonorary  member 6 

Vance,  D.  J.,  donor 160 

Vance,  W.  O.,  donor 156 

Vanderslice,  D,,  Indian  agent. 700 

VancMver,  Charles,  commissioned  lieutenant...  602 
Varner,  Thomas,  Hickory  Point  prisoner,  par- 
don of 735 

Vaughan,  Carmi  B.,  arrest  of. 652 

Vaughan,  R.  F.,  editor  and  proprietor 85,  209 

Vaughan,  W.  A.  M 566,  653 

Venable,  W.  H.,  editor 106,  233 

Verdigris  river 309,  344 

Vermont,  newspapers  of. 107,  234 

Vermont  Agricultural    Experiment   Station, 

donor 144 

Vermont  Historical  Society 268 

Vermont  Legislature,  appropriation  of  $20,000 

in  aid  of  the  suffering  poor  of  Kansas 673,  674 

Veteran  Sentinel,  and  Jolinson  City  and  Syra- 
cuse Sentinel 67,  190 

Veteto,  John,  commissioned  captain 602 

Veto  message 697 

Lecompton  Constitutional  Convention  act, 

Feb.  18. 1857 717 

Feb.  19, 1857,  act  to  grant  preemptions  to 

school  lands 721 

Vickars,  Absalom 567 

Vidette,  Chanute 183,  216 

Vidette,  Columbus 52,  169 

Vidette,  Havana 61,90,  182 

Vidette,  Wellington 67,  190 

Vidette,  Wichita 65,  187 

Vincent,  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

77,  202 

Vincent,  L.,  publisher  and  proprietor 77,  202 

Vindicator,  Voorhees 190,  225 

Virginia,  newspapers  of. 234 

Virginia  Departmentof  Agriculture,  donor,  28,  144 

Virginia  Granger,  editor  of,  donor 144 

Virginia  Historical  Society,  donor 144 

Visitor,  Axtell 60,  181 

Visitor,  Baldwin 54,  173 

Visitor,  Leavenworth 59,  179 

Visitor,  Winfield 63,77, 171,  202 

Vitton,  Chas.  W.,  donor 28 

Vivifier,  Neosho,  Neosho  Rapids 59,  180 

Vogelsong,  Sanford,  Hickory  Point  prisoner...  582 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Chase,  of  Ohio 670 

Voice,  New  York  city 197 

Voice  of  the  People,  Kingman 178,  210 

Voight,  C.  A.,  editor  and  proprietor 74 

Vol ksfreund, Great  Bend 61,  168 

Volunteer  militia,  oaths  administered  to  tbe 

members  of,  by  Gov.  Geary 650 

Von  Langen,  H.,  editor  and  publisher 98,  223 

Votaw,  Daniel,  donor 28, 144,  215 

Vrooman,  H.  P.,  associate  editor 92 


W. 

Wabaunsee 291 

Governor  Geary's  meeting  of  citizens  at, 

Nov.  4,  1856 622 

Wabaunsee  county,  newspapers  of.. .67, 101, 191,  226 

Waconda,  settlement  of 33 

Wade,  F.  J.,  donor 28 

Waggoner,  E.  J.,  editor 102,  103,  228 

Waggoner,  J.  H.,  corresponding  editor 103 

Wagner,  B.  A.,  editor  and  publisher 202 

Wagner,  George  W.,  editor  and  publisher 202 

Wagner,  W.  B„  editor  and  proprietor 202 

Wainscott,  C.  E.,  editor  and  proprietor 208 

Wait,  Mrs.  Anna  C,  donor 28, 144,  150 

Editor  and  publisher 87,  212 

Wait,  Charles  E.,  donor 38 

Wait,  W.  S.,  editor  and  publisher 87,  212 

Wakarusawar 357 

Wake.  Richard,  editor 223 

Wakefield,  James,  editor  and  proprietor 84 

Wakefield,  John  A.,  President  of  meeting  at 

Lawrence,  May  13, 1856 394 

Mentioned  by  Capt.  Sacket 480 

Wakefield,  Matthew,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's 

volunteer  militia 646 

Wakefield,  W.H.T.,  editor 79 

Donor 144 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 215 

Walch,  C.  I.,  donor 157.  161 

Waldo,  Lawrence,  appointed  commissioner  ot 

deeds 731 

Walker,  Gov.  William,  Wyandotte  chief. 248 

Walker,  D.  W.,  manager 226 

Walker,  E.  C,  editor  and  publisher 84,  209 

Walker,  Geo.,  donor 46 

Walker,  I.  H.,  donor 144 

Walker,  John,  donor 28,  165 

Walker,  J.  H.,  secretary,  donor 28 

Walker,  Gov.  Robert  J,,  portrait  mentioned 41 

Walker,  Capt.  Samuel,  attempted  arrest  of,  at 

Lawrence,  Aug.  29,  1856 477 

Mentioned  by  Col.  Cooke  in  connection 
with  Free-State  movement  on  Lecomp- 
ton. Sept.  5, 1856 486 

Meeting  with  Col.  Titus  at  interview  with 
Gov.  Geary,  solicited  by  the  latter,  Sept. 

24, 1856 559 

Letter  of  Gov.  Geary  to,  Nov.  7, 1856,  rela- 
tive to  indictment  found  agaiust   the 

former 625 

Captain,  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer  militia 649 

And  members  of  his  company  of  Gov. 
Geary's  volunteer  militia,  correspond- 
ence of  with  Gov.  Geary  relative  to  dis- 
charge of. 648 

Walker,  \V.  T.,  associate  editor  and  business 

manager 83 

Wallace,  H.  B.,  donor 144 

Wallace,  John  M.,  appointed  notary  public 745 

Wallace,  W.  W.,  business  manager 80,  206 

Wallace  county,  newspapers  of. 67, 101, 191,  226 

Waller,  G.  M.,  donor 32 

Waller,  W.  F.,  editor  and  proprietor 90,  216 

Donor 144 

Wallis,  Benj.  N.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 646 

Wallis,  John,  commissioned  captain 596 

And  members  of  his  company,  of  Gov. 
Geary's  volunteer  militia,  correspond- 
ence with  Gov.  Geary  relative  to  dis- 
charge of. 643,  644,  645,  646 

Walnut  creek 366 

Walrond,  Z.  T.,  Director  of  Society 236 

Walter,  George 147 

Walton,  Amos,  editor  and  proprietor 77 

Walton,  I^e  A.,  editor 226 

Walton,  Tell  W.,  donor 38 

Editor  and  publisher 87,  212 

Walton,  Wirt  W.,  donor 28,    38 

Wamegan,  Wamego 93,  185,  218 

Wanamaker,  John,  publisher 283 

War  relics,  list  of. 112,  157 

Ward,  Henry  A,,  donor 28,  144 

Ward,  Jas.  A.,  corporal.  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia 646 

Ward,  Mrs.  Jennie  M.,  donor 144 


INDEX. 


805 


Ward,  L.  M.,  donor 93 

Ward,  Rev.  M.  L.,  douor .."„' 144 

Ward,  R.  F.,  editor f/.V.'.'. 95 

Ward,  R.  G.,  douor !!!!!!!!!.."    28 

Ward,  Thomas,  a  fugitive  from  justice,  corre- 
spondence concerning ggg 

Warder,  George  W.,  donor .........."..!..         og 

Warder,  R.  B.,  donor !!...."!*.!!.. 28 

Wardrip  &  Dauron,  publishers .'..'.".".,... ni 

Ware,  E.  F.,  donor "19 


Portrait  mentioned 49 

Ware,  I.  C,  editor ''"".". 219 

Ware,  William  S.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner!.".".'  usl 

Mentioned  by  Gov.  Chase,  of  Ohio 670 

Ware  &  Co.,  publishers 219 

Warner,  Thomas,  Hickory  Point  prisoner."."."..'."  582 

Warr,  J.  W.,  editor 10,3,  229 

Warr  A  Kuhn,  proprietors .""iios'  2^<j 

Warren,  C.  T.,  editor  and  proprietor .'  218 

Warren,  Park  S.,  managing  editor 92,  217 

Warren,  Thomas  C,  commissioned  justice  of 

the  peace 555   ^3,5 

Warren,  W.  A 115 

Warrington,  A.  P.,  editor ....".*.'.'"  217 

Washburn,  A 115 

Donor .V.V.15o',  158 

Washburn,  Nathan 15S 

Washburn,  W.  B.,  president .'."..'."  \m 

Washburn  Argo,  Topeka 9S,  189,  223 

Washburn  Reporter,  Topeka 98,  189,'  228 

Washington,  town  of. 552 

Washington,  B.  T.,  donor I44 

Washington,  Gen.  George,  portrait  of,  men- 
tioned    153 

Washington  county,  newspapers  of..67, 101, 191,  226 
Washington  creek,  battle  of,  August  15,  I806, 
account  of,  by  Gen.  Smith,  Gov.  Shannon, 

and  Maj.  Sedg'wick 460-463 

Wasp,  Dwight 91,  182,  215 

Wasp,  Rosedale 68,  192 

Wasser,  E.  A.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  78,  203 

Donor 144 

Wasser  i  Flint,  donor 152 

Wasson,  W.  A.,  donor 158 

Watchman,  Chicago,  111 69,  193 

Watchman,  Louisburg 60,  181 

Waterman, 601 

Waterman,  John 714 

Waterman,  J.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor 217 

Waters,  A,  C 11 

Donor 28,    38 

Waters,  Mrs.  E!.  A.,  donor 38 

Waters,  Henry  P 31 

Waters,  L.  C,  donor 42,    49 

Waterville  biographical  sketches 161,  165 

Watkins,  .Tames,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 645 

Watkins,  Mrs.  Lititia  V 115 

Donor 158 

Watrous,  John  E.,  publisher 77,  202 

Watson, ,  editor  and  proprietor 76 

Watson,  Geo.  W.,  editor  and  publisher 98 

Donor 152 

Watson,  R.  M.,  editor  and  publisher 95 

Watson,  T.  J.,  sergeant.  Gov.  Geary's  volunteer 

militia 645 

Watson,  AVarren,  editor 231 

Watt,  G.  S.,  publisher 201  , 

Watterson,  T.  W.,  petitioner,  relative  to  set- 
tlers on  Iowa  trust  lands 701 

Wattles,  Augustus 146 

Watts,  G.  S.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor...    76 

Waugh,  Rev.  Lorenzo 38,  165 

Donor 28,  32,  42,  144,  156,  165 

Wave,Westola 215 

Waverling,  W.  G.,  business  manager  and  pub- 
lisher   215 

Wayne,  Temple,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 620 

Weather  Observer,  Wellington.. 67, 100,  190 

Webb,  Miss  A.  C,  editor 233 

Webb,  Leland  J.,  donor 42 

Webb,  Linus  S.,  donor 28,    42  1 

Webb,  W.  D.,  donor 144 

Webb,  Rev.  W.  S.,  donor 28 

Weber,  G.  A.,  donor 144  I 


'  AVebster,  Frank  L.,  manager 79   204 

'  Webster,  John  A.,  editor ...."!......".....!  225 

Weed,  E.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor... '...'..'.'.!.' ."93'  218 

Weed,  Geo.  W.,  donor 42 

Weed,  S.  M.,  editor  and  proprietor..'.'.'.".!.'.".'.!!.'.'85!  2o9 

Weekly  Chronicle,  New  Castle,  England !  164 

Weekly  Magazine,  Chicago,  111 69    193 

Weekly  Underwriter,  Hartford,  Conn....  '  I6I 

Weekly  Witness,  New  York  city 72,  163    196 

Weeks,  Joseph  D.,  editor 233 

Weeks,  Stephen  K.,  donor .......'.'.'...'...'  l"44 

Weible,  (}.  C,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor",    84 

AVeightman,  Matthew,  donor 28 

Weil,  Louis,  editor  and  publisher 102   '^''7 

AVeiler,  Frank  S.,  editor '  101 

AVeisell,  R.  (i., editor,  publislier  and  proprietor', 

91    216 

Welch,  E.  v.,  i)ublisher  and  proprietor .'  222 

Welch,  J.  I).,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor.'.    74 

AVelch,  John  S.,  business  manager 99,  225 

Welch,  V.  C  ,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,' 

101,  204,  226 

Welch  it  Becktell,  proprietors 99 

Welch  &  Welch,  publishers .'    97 

Welch  Sc  Woodford,  managers 225 

Welchhans,  Jacob,  donor 28 

Welcome,  xMusic  and  Home  .Fournal,  Topek'aj 

66,  189 

\V  eldy,  L.  C,  editor  and  proprietor 75,  201 

Welier,  Ernest  A,,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  93    ojg 

Welier,  F.  D.,  editor 89 

Welier,  Geo.  A.,  editor  and  publisher 224 

AVellhouse,  F.,  Director  of  Societv 235 

W'ellingtonian,  Wellington '. 67,  190 

AVells,  .lohn,  member  of  (iov.  (ieary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

Wells,  R.  R.,  editor  and  proprietor 2J7 

AVelis,  T.  C 249 

W^ells,  T.  O.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia G45 

Wells,  Welcome,  donor 46 

AVelsh,  Herbert,  donor 144 

Welsh,  L.  A,,  donor 28,  32,  144 

Werden,  O.  E,,  publisher 229 

Wert,  J.  W.,  secretary 227 

Weskansan,  Weskan 226 

West,  A.  W.,  editor,  ])ublisher  and  proprietor...    77 

West,  Mary  A., donor 28 

Editor 103,  229 

West  Alexandria,  Ohio,  liistory  of. 36 

West  Kansas  News,  Syracuse...' 176 

West  Plains 284 

AVest  Virginia  Deaf  Mute  Institute,  Romnev, 

donor ."..     28 

AVestern  Advocate,  Topeka 98 

AVesteru  Baptist,  Toi)cka 66,  98,  189,  223 

AV^estern  Breeder,  Beattie 89 

AVestern  Iriend,  (iuakervalc 52,75,  170,  201 

AVestern  Journal,  St.  Louis,  Mo 71,  195 

AV^estern  Kansan,  Nescatunga 53,  171 

AV^estern  Kansas,  settlement  of. 262 

AVestern  JSIercury,  Atchison 50,  168 

AVestern  Observer  and  AV'ashington  Republi- 
can  67,  191 

AVestern  Odd  Fellow,  Osborne 92,  184 

AVestern  Plowman,  Moline,  III 69,  193 

AVestern  Progress,  Olathe 58,  178 

AVestern  Recorder,  Atchison 50,  168 

AVestern  Recorder,  Lawrence 54,  173 

AVestern  School  Journal,  Topeka 66,  98, 188,  223 

Western  Spirit,  Paola 60,  89,  181,  214 

AVestern  Star,  Coldwater 53,77,  171,  202 

AVestern  Tract  Society,  Cincinnati,  publishers, 

106,  233 

Western  Trail,  Chicago,  111 166, 167,  193 

Western  Farmer  and  Grange  Bulletin,  Madi- 
son, AVis 72,  198 

Western  Reserve  and  Northern  Ohio  Histori- 
cal Society,  donor 28,  144 

Western  Resources,  Lincoln,  Neb 195 

AVestern  Unitarian  Association,  Chicago,  111., 

donor 145 

Westling,  Jonas,  manager 213 

AVestmoreland,  Mark,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's 
volunteer  militia 645 


806 


State  Histobical  Society, 


Weston,  D.  H.,  donor 28 

Weston,  Frank,  business  manager 99 

Westport.Mo 855,  387 

Stationing  of  troops  near 444 

Wharton,  Francis,  donor 145 

Wharton,  Capt.,  H.  W.,  report  of  expedition 

against  the  Cheyenne  Indians,  in  Aug.,  1856,  492 
Wharton's  School  of  Political  Science,  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.,  donor 28 

What  Now,  Topeka 223 

Wheeland,  W.  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  propri- 
etor  88,  213 

Whelan,  W.  H.,  associate  editor 91,  216 

Wheeler,  W.  P.,  business  manager 232 

Wheeler  A  Teitzel,  donor 156 

Wheldon,  B 249 

Wherrell,  John,  donor 28 

Whim-Whara,Toneka 66,  188 

Whipple,  Col.  C,  [Aaron  Dwight  Stevens] 148 

Mentioned  in  connection  with  the  raid 

upon  Osawkee 531 

Warrant  for  the  arrest  of 560,  561 

Whipple,  Edwin  P.,  autograph  mentioned 30 

Whipple,  Ezekiel  D.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner...  582 

Pardon  of. 735 

Whistler,  Gen.  John  W 146 

Whitaker,  C.  N,,  managing  editor 88,  200 

Whitaker,  Harry  E.,  city  editor 88,  200 

Whitaker  Bros.,  publishers 88 

Whitcomb,  A.,  donor 38 

White,  E.  E.,  portrait  of,  mentioned 156 

White,  Clarke  H.,  proprietor 207 

White,  J.  M.,  proprietor 74 

White,  Joe  F., editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

101,  208 

White,  John  W.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 581 

White,  Martin,  Gov.  Geary's  refusal,  Oct.  7, 
1856,  to  accept  the  tender  of  his  company  of 

mounted  riflemen 598 

Resolution  offered  by,  in  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives, condemning  attempted  as- 
sassination of  Gov.  Geary 709 

White,  M.  L.,  secretary,  donor 28 

White,  N.  B.,  appointed  county  commissioner,  730 
White,  S.  B.,  appointed  county  commissioner,  730 

White,  Thomas  J.,  donor 33 

White,  W.  H.,  donor 28 

White,  W.  J 156 

White,  W.  R.,  editor 220 

White  Antelope,  chief. 352 

White  Hair's  Village 309 

White  Plume,    Nom-pa-war-ra,   Kaw  Indian 

chief,  mentioned  by  John  C.  McCoy 303 

Whitehead,  James  R.,  district  clerk 601 

Whitehead,  C.  B.,  U.  S.  Deputy  Marshal 412 

Whitehead,  John  P.,  donor 28 

Whitehead,  movement  of  troops  for  the  pro- 
tection of  Judge  Lecompte's  court  at 458 

Whitehorn,S 249 

Whitfield,  John  W.,  mentioned  by  Col.  Sum- 
ner   439 

Election  of,  mentioned  by  Gov.  Geary 598 

Letter  of  Gov.  Geary,  Jan.  6,  1857,  making 
recommendations  as    to   Congressional 

legislation  affecting  the  Territory 667 

Whitley,  Gen. ,  mentioned  by  Maj.  Abbott,  313 

Whitman,  Albery  A.,  donor 145 

Whitman,  George 555 

Whitmore,  W.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  92,  217 

Whitney,  D.  R.,  donor 28 

Whittemore,  L.  D.,  donor 146 

Whittlesey,  Chauncey 149 

Whittlesey,  Frederick  A.,  donor 145 

Whitwam,  S.  C,  editor 225 

Whitworth,  Wm.,  editor  and  publisher 74 

Whorton,Lon.,  editor  and  proprietor 80,85,  210 

Wible,  Ben  O.,  publisher 82 

Wible,  W.  B.  C.,  publisher 82 

Wichita 270 

Wichita  county,  newspapers  of. 68, 101, 191,  227 

Wichita   county   oflBcers,  portraits   of,   men- 
tioned   165 

Wichitas,  Indians 279 

Wi^burn 284 

Wilcox.  Dr.  H.  A 248.  249 


Wilcox,  P.  P 15a 

Donor 28,  32  38,  42, 145,  150,  156,  165 

Wild  Cat  stream,  mentioned  by  Prof.  Goodnow,  253 

Wilder,  Mrs.  C.  F.,  donor 28,  39,  145 

Wilder,  D.  W 5,  6,  40,  111,  123, 124,  235,  272,  316 

Donor 28,  32,  39,  46,  145,  150,  166 

Editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 74,  199 

President's  address 241 

Wilder,  E.,  donor 145 

Wiley,  H.  W.,  donor 145 

Wilkinson,  Albert  V.,  editor  and  proprietor..78,  203 
Wilkinson,  Allen,  killing  of,  at  Pottawatomie 

creek  tragedy 419,  420 

Wilkinson,  W.  E.,  secretary,  donor 28 

Willard,  Miss  Frances  E 153 

Donor 28,    42 

Portrait  of,  mentioned 158 

Willes,  S.  J.,  of  Doy  rescue  party 316 

William,  Emperor 164 

Williams,  William,  mentioned  bv  Gov.  Geary 
as  having  been  killed  at  the  battle  of  Osa- 

watomie 619 

Williams,  F.  M.,  donor 29 

Williams,Geo.T.,  editor  and  publisher 75,  200 

Williams,  Henry  H 125 

Williams,  H.  N.,  appointed  sheriff". 730 

Williams,  Job,  donor 29 

Williams,  John,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 646 

Williams,  J.  F.,  donor 29 

Williams,  J.  M.S 245 

Williams,  Lorange  D 737 

Commissioned  justice  of  the  peace 688 

Williams,  M.  H.,editor 101,  227 

Williams,  M.  Parker,  donor 39 

Wllliamstown 808 

Williamson,  Charles  E.,  editor 227 

Willis,Jame8R.,  appointed  justice  of  the  peace,  627 
Willis,  Martin  C,  appointed  justice  of  the  peace,  665 
Willow  Springs,  employment  of  troops  at,  to 

guard  the  polls  at  the  election,  Oct.  6,  1856...  596 
Wills,  Wra.  S.,  appointed  justice  of  the  peace...  702 
Willson,  Henry  C,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 
prietor  89,  214 

Donor 166 

Willstaedt,  Lambert,  editor  and  publisher.. .79,  222 

Wilmarth,  Lucius  C 246 

Wilmoth,  A.  L.,  business  manager 79,  204 

j  Wilson,  John  L.,  appointed  shenfl'of  Pottawat- 

I      omie  county 730 

I  Wilson,  Mrs.  Augustus,  donor 29 

I  Editor  and  proprietor 211 

!  Wilson,  A.  L., editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,    90 

^  Wilson,  B.,  editor 208 

Wilson,  C.  B.,  secretary,  donor 29 

1  Wilson,  C.  N 248,  249 

i  Wilson,  C.  S.,  editor 199 

Wilson,  E.  H.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor,    81 

I  Wilson,  EmeraE., editor 225 

Wilson,  George,  probate  judge  of  Anderson 
county,  complaint,  March  19, 1857,  to  Acting 

;      Gov.  Woodson 743 

'  Wilson,  H.  H.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's.volun- 

I      teer  militia 646 

I  Wilson,  James,  editor  and  proprietor 76 

Wilson,  J.  I.,  associate  editor 90 

[  Wilson,  J.  L.  C,  business  manager 96 

I  Wilson,   Louis,  commissioned  justice  of  the 

I      peace 618 

!  Wilson,  L.  B.,  proprietor 208 

{  Wilson,  Robert,  appointed  probate  judge 730 

Wilson,  S.  M.,  secretary,  donor 29 

•  Wilson,  S.  L.  &  Co.,  publishers 101,  226 

I  Wilson,  Turley  &  Co.,  proprietors 226 

Wilson,  W.J. .donor 29,46,145,  161 

I  Wilson,  W.  Wallace,  appointed  justice  of  the 


peace., 


742 


Wilson  county,  newspapers  of. 68, 102,  191,  227 

Winchell,  Mrs.  E.  E.,  donor 29,    82 

Winchell,  Jerome,  editor,  publisher  and  pro- 

jprietor 76 

Winchell,  J.  M.  member  of  committee 392^03 

And  others,  a  deputation  from  the  north- 
ern immigrants  by  the  way  of  Iowa  and 
Nebraska,  interview  with  Gov.  Geary 589 


IXDEX. 


>^(), 


Winchester  Historical  Genealogical  Society 
donor •"  ^^- 

Windsor,  Alfred  M.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's 
yolunteer  militia "  _    545 

Wingard,  A.  E.  G.,  business  and  advertising 
manager "  000 

wingfieid,  c.B "Z':z::::[z  eS 

Winn,  H.  M.,  editor,  publisher  and  projjrietor*     77 
Winsate,  Richard,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia 645 

Winsatt,  John  S.,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  vol- 
unteer militia G45 

Winship,  A.  E.,  editor ..!!!!......!!  2:J0 

Winslow,  Caroline  B.,  editor 103 

Winslovr  it  Homer "''"'"  159 

Winsor,  Justin,  editor '...'......104    230 

Winterbourne,  llev.  George,  editor  and  "pub-  " 

lisher Iqo 

Wintermute,  Joseph ."....'!!!!!.  248 

Winthrop,  Robert  C,  donor "29 

Wisconsin  Agricultural   Experiment  Station' 

donor 29,  145 

Wisconsin  Board  of  Health,  donor 145 

Wisconsin  Dairymen's  Association,  Fort  At- 
kinson, donor 29 

Wisconsin  Historical  Society 121,  122   267 

Donor 29,'  145 

Wisconsin  State  Grange,  donor 145 

Wisconsin,  University  of,  donor 29 

Wisconsin,  newspapers  of. 107,  234 

Wise,  Gov.  Henry  A.,  requisition  for  McCubbiu|  707 

Wiseman,  Theodore,  donor 29 

Wisely,  J.  F.,  appointed  commissioner  of  deeds,  743 

Withlacooche  river 335 

Witness,  Topeka 66,  189 

Woh-soh-she  (Osages),  Indians 309 

Wolcott,  F.  P.,  editor 106,  233 

Wolf,  Rev.  Innocent,  donor 29 

Wolfe,  John  H.,  publisher 100 

Wolfley,  T.  J.,  editor  and  proprietor 91 

Wollstein,  M.,  donor 145 

Woman  Suffrage  Association,  Topeka 145 

Woman  suffrage  in  Kansas 267,  272 

Woman  suffrage  petitions 146 

Woman's  Christian  Association,  Phila.,  pub- 
lishers  107,  233 

Woman's  Journal,  Boston,  Mass.... 70,  195 

Woman's  Magazine,  Brattleboro,  Vt 72,  197 

Woman's  Medical  College,  Phila.,  donor 145 

Woman's    National    Republican    Committee, 

New  York  city,  donor 145 

Woman's  Temperance  Publication  Association, 

Chicago,  publishers 229 

Woman's  Tribune,  Beatrice,  Neb 195 

Women,  editorial  experiences  of,  in  Kansas, 

mentioned 145,  146, 147,  149,  150 

Wonder,  Wilson 55,  174 

Wood,  Atwell  S.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

Pardon  of. 735 

Wood,  J.  C,  commissioned  constable 613 

Wood,  J.  N.  O.  P.,  U.  S.  Commissioner 601 

Interview  with  Gov.  Geary,  i-elative  to  ar- 
rest of  Capt.  Sam  Walker 625 

Surety  for  Geo.  W.  Clarke,  indicted  for  the 

murder  of  Barber 706 

Wood,  Mrs.  Margaret  W.,  honorary  member ...      6 
Wood,  Samuel  N 12 

Donor 29,  32,  33,  145 

Photo,  in  group,  mentioned 42 

Arrest  and  rescue  of 405 

Wood,  S.  N.  &  M.  L.,  editors 225 

Wood,  Capt.  Thos.  J.,  visit  of  company  to  Osa- 
watomie ^9f* 

Report  of  the  capture  of  the  Hickory  Point 


prisoners. 


502 


Testimony  in  the  trial  of  the   Hickory 

Point  prisoners 576,  579 

Woodford,  J.  E.,  secretary,  donor 29,-145 

Woodman,  Selden  J 12 

Donor j^ 

Portrait  by,  mentioned 40 

Woodmansee,  M.  G.,  editor  and  proprietor 205 

Woodrow,  A.  D.,  editor 88 

Woodrow,  T.  W.,  editor 88 

Woodruff,  Frank  N.,  donor 33 

Woodruff,  Mark  G.,  associate  editor 202 


I  Woods,  Rev.  C.  C,  editor 

Woodsdale 

Woodson,  C.  K.,  editor-in-chief ......""!.'.'..'.".'.".'.". 

Woodson,  Daniel 404  443  5;/;} 

Woodson,  Secretary  Daniel,  corresijondi-nce' 
June  28,  30,  and  July  1,  18"')6,  with  Col  Sum- 
ner, relative  to  the  dispersal  of  the  Free- 
State  Legislature 441;^ 

Woodson,  Acting  Governor  Daniel,  i)roclaiua- 
tion,  Aug.  25,  18r,6,  declaring  the  Territurv 

in  a  state  of  insurrection  and  rebellion '.. 

Letter  to  (ien.  Smith,  Aug.  2(;,  1856,  con- 
cerning the  keeping  uf  Free-State  pris- 
oners  

Mentioned,  Aug.  30,  18')f,,  by 'c'ol.  Cooke'.!'.".' 
Requisition,  Se|)t.  1,  1S56,  upon  Col.  Cooke 
for  troops  to  proceed  against  Topeka,  to 
disarm  insurrectionists  and  level  fortifi- 
cations  

Reply,  Sept.  1,  1856,  10  Col.  Cooke,  relative 
to  the  arrest  of  G.  W.  Hutchinson  and 

others 

Correspondence,  .March  26-28,  1857,  witli 
Col.  Sumner,  relative  t^  employment  of 
troops  to  assist  in  preserving  order  in 

the  Territory 74:5. 

Executive  minutes  of,  from  Marcli  11  to 
March  31,  1857 742- 

Woodson  county,  newspapers  of.....(')8,  102,  192, 

Woodward,  C.  F.,  editor 

Woodward,  C.  L.,  donor 

Woodworth,  I).  A.,  editor  and  publisher 74, 

Woodworth,  Henry  ().,  appointed  commissioner 
of  deeds 

Woodzelle,  Nettie  B.,  editress 

Wool  (Irower,  Fort  Worth,  Texas 72, 

Woolheater,  II.  E.,  local  editor 

Woolman,  Wm 

Appointed  probate  judge 

Wooster,  L.  C,  donor 

Worcester,  E.  P.,  donor..-. 

Worcester  Free  Public  Library,  donor 

Worcester  Republican ". 

Worcester  Society  of  .\nti(juity,  donor 

Working,  D.  W.,  jr.,  donor ". 

Workingman's  Advocate,  New  York  city 71, 

Workingman's  Courier,  Independence 61, 

Workingman's  Friend,  Leavenworth 59, 

Workman,  Emporia 

Workman,  (iirard 53, 

Workman,  Minneapolis 63,  93,  184, 

Workman,  (iuenemo 

Workman,  Scranton  and  (juenemo 62, 

Workman,  Topeka 66, 

World,  Hiawatha 51,  74,  16S, 

World,  Johnson  Citv 99, 

World,  Wa-Keeney.'. 67,  100,  191, 

World,  Wa.shington,  D.  C 69, 

Worley,  J.  .M.,  publisher 

Worra'll,  Charles,  publisher 

Worrall,  Harvey,  don(tr 

Worrall,  Isaac  W.,  donor 

Worthington,  (Jeo.,  editor 106, 

Worthington,  H.  W., editor  and  publisher 

Worthington,  Samuel,  associate  editor 

Wriggins,  Miss  H.  V.,  business  manager 

Wright,  C.  R.,  editor 

Wright,  Carroll  D.,  donor 

Wright,  Ed.  M.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprie- 
tor  

Wright, Frank  A., editor-in-chief. 

Wright,  G.  F.,  editor 106, 

Wright,  J.  A.,  editor  and  publisher 

Wright,  J.  H.,  editor  and  i)ublisher 92, 

Wright,  L.  A.,  portrait  mentioned 

Wright,  N.R 

Wright,  R.  A.,  editor  and  publisher 84,  90, 

Wright,  R.  M 

Wright,  Rev.  S.C,  donor 

Wright,  T.  J.,  donor 

Wright,  W.  II.  &  Son,  editors  and  proprietors... 

Wright,  W.  J.,  editor  and  publisher 

Wright,  W.S.,  donor 

Wright,  Macon  &  Co.,  publishers 

Writer,  Boston.  Mass 

Wyandotte,  town 


105 
284 
204 
537 


-754 
227 
201 
145 
199 

745 
217 
197 
211 
716 
674 
145 

42 
145 

46 
145 

29 
196 
182 
179 
212 

m 

217 
92 
184 
189 
199 
190 
226 
193 
200 
98 
145 
161 
232 
215 
215 
233 
225 
29 

94 

81 
233 
224 
207 

40 

248 

209 

5 

29 
145 

76 
20U 
145 
211 
195 
257 


808 


State  Histobical  Society. 


Wyandotte  county,  newspapers  of. ..68, 102, 192,  227 

Wyandotte  Constitution 856 

Wyandotte  Indians,  location  of. 360 

Wyandotte  lands,  survey  of. 301 

Wyoming  Historical  and  Greological  Society, 
donor 145 

Y. 

Yager,  Wm.  O 653 

Report,  Dec.  5, 1856,  to  adjutant  general....  693 

Yale,  Caroline  A.,donor 29 

Yale  College,  donor 29 

Yale  University,  New  Haven,  donor 145 

Yates,  E.  N.,  donor 150 

Yates,  E.T 419 

Yocum,  Francis 726 

Yoe,  C,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor 90,  215 

Donor 145 

Yoe,  W.T.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor..90,  215 

Donor 145 

Yonge,  H.  A.,  publisher  and  proprietor 90,  214 

Donor 145 

Youart,  J.  D.,  editor  and  proprietor 199 

Young,  Calvin,  member  of  Gov.  Geary's  volun- 
teer militia 645 

Young,  D.  C.  &  Co.,  publishers  and  proprietors,    77 

Young,  Grove,  donor 46 

Young,  H.  W.,  editor,  publisher  and  proprietor, 

90,  215 

Donor 145 

Young,  Col.  Samuel 43 


Young,  Wm 688 

Young  American,  The 147 

Young  Cherokee,  Cherokee 53,  171 

Y,  M.  C.  A.  Argus 162 

Y.  M.  C.  A., Clay  Center,  publishers 76 

Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Manhattan,  publishers 220 

Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Topeka,  donor 145 

Y.  M.  C.  A.,  Topeka,  R.  R.  Department  of,  pub- 
lishers   223 

Young  Women's  Christian  Association,  San 

Francisco,  Cal.,  donor 29 

Youngman,  Elmer  H.,  editor  and  proprietor...    82 

Youth's  Casket,  Junction  City 53,  172 

Youth's  Companion,  Boston,  Mass 48,  70,  194 

York,  Howard,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 582 

York,  James  H.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner 581 

York,  John,  member  of  grand  jury,  March,  1856,  412 

Yunker,  Jochin  T.,  HicKory  Point  prisoner 582 

Yunkers,  Jason  T.,  Hickory  Point  prisoner, 

mentioned  by  Gov.  Chase,  of  Ohio 670 

Yuran,  Jason,  donor 145 

Z. 

Zkbrung,  J.  H.,  donor 29,    39 

Zeitung,  Atchison 50,  168 

Zenith  and  Times,  Madison 56,  176 

Zephyr,  Lawrence 54,  79,  173 

Zion's  Herald,  Boston,  Mass 163, 166,  194 

Zirkle,  H.  W.,  donor 145 

Zulick,  C.  Meyer 39 

Zur  Heimath,  Halstead 57,  176 


Index. 


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CHRONOLOGICAL  INDEX 

To  Official  Papers  in  Govkrxor  Geary's  Administration. 


1S50. 

March  28.-Correspondence  between  A.  E.  Cantwell  and  seventeen  others,  grand  jurv  for  JeHer- 

Ar.«r^  ^o'^'^A^'  U°P  ^\-  \^-  ^'^°e''  '""^^'''l  '''  ^  ^'^'^'  oath-bound  orKanizftion  in  K^sas      .  '.  412 
^^^n  ir  ;  ^- C^^twell  and  others,  grand  jury,  to  Judge  S.  D.  Lecoinpte:  Statement  of  finding 
as  to  secret  oath-bound  Free-State  organization *'  4,, 

April  U.-Gov.  Shannon,  Lecompton,  to  Mr.  Marcy:  Topeka  >>ee-State' LegisVatureVVlTllicuUies 
at  Easton,  January  17 ^  '  .^^- 

April  20.— Sheriff  S.  J.  Jones  to  (Jov.  Shannon:  Arrest  amrrescue  ors!"N!'wood'rt7^awrence 4U8 

April  20.— Gov.  Shannon  to  Col.  Sumner:  Arrest  and  rescue  of  S.  N.  Woo<l  at  J.awrence.  409 

APRIL  21.— Col.  Sumner,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Gov.  Shannon:  Answers  re.iui.siiion  for  troops...."'.'."  4oy 

April  24.— Col.  Sumner,  Lort  Leavenworth,  to  (iov.  Shannon  :  Requests  that  no  call  be  made  upon 
the  Pro-Slavery  militia;  difficulty  can  be  settled  without  further  blood.shed  if  there  is  no  inter- 
ference from  political  partisans 410 

April  25.— Gov.  Shannon,  Lecompton,  to  Col.  Sumner:  Requisition  for  luilitary  guard  at  I.ecoiiii)- 
ton 4JJ 

April  27.— Gov.  Shannon,  Lecompton,  to  Secretary  Marcy:  Arrest  and  rescue  of  Samuel  N.  Vv'o'od 
at  Lawrence;  shooting  of  Sheriff  Jones;  disclosures  concerning  secret  Free-State  organiza- 
tion; armed  and  rebellious  attitude  of  the  citizens  of  Lawrence 40,^ 

April  28.— Wm.  J.  Preston,  J.  C.  Anderson,  W.  F.  Donaldson,  posse  summoned  to  assist  Slieritf 
Jones,  affidavit:  Testify  as  to  the  arrest  of  S.  N.  Wood,  and  his  rescue  bv  citizens  of  Lawrence,  410 

April  30.— Lieut.  James  Mcintosh  to  Gov.  Shannon  :  Shooting  of  Sherill'.Iones  at  Lawrence 41S 

May  1L— C.  W.  Toplitf,  W.  Y.  Roberts,  John  Hutchinson,  committee  of  citizens  of  Lawrence  to 
Gov.  Shannon:  Appeal  for  protection  by  the  U.  S.  troops  from  guerrilla  bands  organizing  iu 
Missouri  and  threatening  the  destruction  of  Lawrence .39;; 

May  11. — I.  B.  Donalson,  U.  S.  Marslial:  Proclamation  raising  a  posse  to  make  arrests  at  Lawrence,  :S92 

May  11.— John  A.  Wakefield,  president  of  meeting  at  Lawrence:  Resolutions  declaring  false  the 
allegations  of  the  Marshal's  proclamation 394 

May  12.— Gov.  Shannon  to  C.  W.  Topliff,  W.  Y.  Roberts,  John  Hutchinson,  committee  of  citizens  of 
Lawrence:  Says  there  are  no  bands  threatening  Lawrence  except  the  Marshal's  and  Sheriff's 
posse,  and  urges  submission 394 

May  14.— Robert  Morrow,  Lyman  Allen  and  John  Hutchinson,  committee  of  citizens  of  ]>awrence 
to  Marshal  Donalson :  Ask  what  are  the  demands  against  the  people  of  Lawrence ;  declare  a 
willingness  to  submit;  and  ask  protection  against  the  threatened  destruction  of  the  town 395 

May  15. — I,  B.  Donalson  to  G.  W.  Deitzler  and  J.  H.  Green,  Lawrence  Committee:  Charges  that  the 
people  of  Lawrence  defy  the  laws  and  officers  of  the  Territory,  and  that  a  posse  is  necessary  to 
make  arrests  and  to  enforce  the  laws .'!95 

May  16.— Wm.  A.  Howard  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner:  Condition  of  affairs  at  Lawrence 43.'i 

May  16. — Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  I-"ort  Leavenworth,  to  Wm.  A.  Howard:  Governor  alone  is  intrusted 
with  the  protection  of  the  people 433 

May  17.— C.W.  Babcock,  Lyman  Allen  and  J.  A.  Perry,  Lawrence  Committee,  to  .Marshal  Donalson: 
Direct  attention  to  the  large  armed  force  collected  about  Lawrence,  robbing  and  terrorizing  ilie 
people ;{97 

May  17.— "Many  Citizens"  of  Lawrence  to  Gov.  Shannon  and  Marshal  Donalson:  Declare  a  will- 
ingness to  submit,  and  to  deliver  arms  to  Col.  Sumner,  if  assured  of  his  protection 397 

May  18.— Gov.  Shannon  and  Marshal  Donalson:  Pass  given  S.  W.  and  T.  B.  Kldridge  from  Lecomp- 
ton to  Lawrence ^''8 

May  21.— Lieut.  James  Mcintosh,  camp  at  Major  Clark's,  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner :  Reports  outrages  of 
militia  posse  collected  for  the  sacking  of  Lawrence -liJo 

May  21.— Gov.  Shannon  to  Col.  Sumner:  Requisition  for  troops,  to  be  stationed  at  Lawrence,  Le- 
compton, and  Topeka ■^1^ 

May  21.— Samuel  C.  Pomeroy,  W.  Y.  Roberts,  Lyman  Allen,  John  A.  Perry,  C.  \V.  Babcock,  S.  B. 
Prentiss,  A.  H.  Mallory  and  Joel  Grover,  committee  of  public  safety  for  Lawrence,  to  Marshal 
Donalson:  Declare  that  no  resistance  will  be  made  to  the  execution  of  the  laws.  National  and 
Territorial;  ask  protection  and  indemnification :—••••:•  ^**^''' 

May  21.— Gov.  Shannon  to  Col.  Sumner:  Will  want  troops  as  soon  as  the  Marshal  is  done  with  his 
posse  in  the  sacking  of  Lawrence ; 4.J4 

May  21.— Gov.  Shannon,  Lecompton,  to  Col.  Sumner:  Reports  action  of  the  Marshal  and  Sherlfl 
with  posses  in  the  sacking  of  Lawrence;  troops  are  now  wanted 434 

May  22.— Col.  Sumner,  P^ort  Leavenworth,  to  Maj.  John  Sedgwick:  Orders  for  stationing  of  troops 
near  Lawrence,  Lecompton,  and  Topeka 430 

May  22.— J.  M.  Winchell,  Lyman  Allen,  S.  B.  Prentiss,  L.  G.  lline,  Joseph  Crackhn,  John  A.  I  erry, 
0  E  Learnard  S.  W.  Eldridge,  C.  W.  Babcock,  residents  of  Kansas  Territory  and  a  committee 
of  the  citizens 'of  Lawrence  and  vicinity :  "Memorial  to  the  President,  giving  a  history  of  the 
sacking  of  Lawrence,  with  the  official  correspondence  between  the  citizens  and  Gov.  'Shannon 
and  Marshal  Donalson  preceding  that  event ;.« 

May  23.— Jefferson  Davis  to  CoL  Sumner:  Instructions... 4^3 

May  23.— Col.  Sumner,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General :  Stationing  of  troops  at  Lawrence, 
Lecompton,  and  Topeka ••. ••••" ; .„,. 

May  23— CoL  E.V.  Sumner  to  Assistant  Adjutant  General:  Same  as  above.. ^66 

May  23.'— President  Pierce  to  Gov.  Shannon,  two  dispatches :  Relate  to  the  employment  of  Mar- 
shal's  posse  at  Lawrence;  sees  no  occasion  for  the  posse,  armed  or  unarmed 4i4 


810  STATE  HI8T0BICAL  SOCIETY. 


May  26.— Lieut.  John  R.  Church,  camp  one  mile  above  Lawrence,  to  Capt.  T.  J.Wood:  Dispersal  of 
Capt.  Brown's  men  near  Palmyra 421 

May  26.— VVm.  Barbee,  Paola,  to  Gov.  Shannon:  Pottawatomie  creek  tragedy 420 

May  26.— Wm.  A.  Heiskell,  Paola,  to  Gov.  Shannon:  Pottawatomie  creek  tragedy 420 

May  27.— Sterling  G.  Cato,  Paola,  to  Gov.  Shannon:  Pottawatomie  creek  tragedy 419 

May  27.— Gov.  Shannon  to  Col.  Sumuer:  Pottawatomie  tragedy 437 

May  28.— Capt.  J.  J.  Woods,  near  Palmyra,  in  camp,  en  route  to  Osawatomie,  to  Gov.  Shannon :  Dis- 
persal of  Free^tate  men  near  Palmyra 390 

May  28.— Col.  Sumner,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Assistant  Adjutant  General :  Marching  of  troops ;  "  No 
one  can  say  what  the  end  will  be" 436 

May  28.— Col.  Sumner  to  Assistant  Adjutaut  General:  Deplores  the  acts  of  the  Governor,  and  ap- 
prehends guerrilla  warfare 437 

May  31.— Capt.  E.  W.  B.  Newby,  camp  near  Lawrence,  to  Gov.  Shannon :  Firing  upon  U.S.  troops...  390 

May  31.— Gov.  Shannon  to  President  Pierce:  Attempted  arrest  of  Gov.  Reeder  at  Lawrence;  arrest 
of  Geo.  W.  Smith,  Geo.  W.  Deitzler,  and  Gains  Jenkins;  sacking  of  Lawrence;  Pottawatomie 
creek  tragedy ;  indictment  of  Gov.  Robinson 414 

June  l.— Major  John  Sedgwick,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Col.  Sumner:  Reports  movements  of 
troops  and  armed  bodies  of  settlers  or  others 438 

June  l.— Gov.  Shannon,  Lecompton,  to  Col.  Sumner:  Calls  for  two  more  companies  of  troops 438 

June  2.— Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General:  Condemns  use  of  posses;  will 
himself  go  to  the  scene  of  action 438 

June  2.— Col.  Sumner  to  Asst.  Adjutant  General:  Troops  fired  on ;  one  man  and  two  horses  wounded,  437 

June  4.— Gov.  Shannon,  Lecompton,  to  Col.  Sumner:  Attack  upon  Franklin,  June  3d;  calls  for 
troops  to  defend  that  place  and  Lakago  house 441 

June  4, — Gov.  Shannon  to  Col.  Sumner:  Calls  for  troops  to  be  stationed  near  Franklin,  near 
Tehay's,  on  the  Wakarusa,  near  Buckley's  at  Hickory  Point,  and  near  St.  Bernard,  and  a  de- 
tachment to  go  to  Palmyra 440 

June  4.— Gov.  Shannon  to  Col.  Sumner:  Reports  three  hundred  Free-State  men  in  Palmyra  pre- 
pared to  fight,  and  Capt.  Pate  and  thirtv  others,  Pro-Slavery,  taken  prisoners 441 

June  4.— Gov.  Shannon,  proclamation :  Orders  all  unauthorized  armed  bodies  to  disperse,  and  calls 
on  all  good  citizens  to  aid  in  repressing  violence 442 

June  4.— Col.  Sumner,  Fort  I^avenworth,  to  Gov.  Shannon:  Announces  his  readiness  to  march...  441 

June  6.— President  Pierce  to  Gov.  Shannon :  Inquiries  concerning  accounts  of  violence  and  dis- 
order   421 

Junk  8.— Col.  Sumner,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General:  Gives  account  of  dispersal  of  Capt. 
John  Brown's  party  after  the  battle  of  Black  Jack,  and  the  release  of  Pate  and  his  men ;  meets 
Gen.  John  W.  Whitfield  leading  armed  body  of  Missourians,  which  he  disperses 439 

June  13.— Lieut.  James  Mcintosh,  camp  near  Palmyra,  to  acting  Gov.  Woodson :  Outrages  of  Bu- 
ford's  men;  murder  of  Carter  and  others  at  Cedar  creek;  disarming  of  Free-State  men 391 

June  14.— Gov.  Shannon,  Lecompton, to  Col. Sumner:  Asks  him  to  clear  the  roads  near  Westport  of 
robbers , 445 

June  14. — Gov.  Shannon,  Lecompton,  to  Col.  Sumner:  Energetic  measures  required  to  preserve 
order r 445 

June  —.—James  Hughes,  Osawatomie,  to  Gov.  Shannon :  Attack  upon  Osawatomie,  June  6, 1856 390 

June  17.— Gov.  Shannon  to  the  President:  Battle  of  Black  Jack;  attack  upon  Osawatomie,  June  6; 
murders  at  Cedar  creek 386 

June  18.— Col,  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  camp  near  Tecumseh,  to  Adjutant  General:  Announces  his 
arrival  from  Fort  Riley;  conference  with  Secretary  Woodson  and  Gov.  Shannon;  gives  his 
views  as  to  policy 443 

June  23. — Gov.  Shannon  to  Col.  Sumner,  two  letters:  Directions  for  stationing  troops;  dispersal  of 
Free-State  Legislature 422,  423 

Junk  23.— Col.  E.  v.  Sumner,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General:  Reports  turning  back  Mis- 
souri and  Alabama  parties 445 

June  23.— Col.  E.  V,  Sumner,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Asst,  Adjutant  General:  Has  been  busy  in 
dispersing  armed  bodies  of  both  parties;  has  stationed  five  companies  near  Westport  to  prevent 
further  inroads  from  Missouri 444 

June  27.— Jefferson  Davis  to  Gen.  P.  F.Smith:  Instructions 425 

June  28.— Col.  Sumner,  camp  on  Cedar  creek,  to  D.  Woodson,  Acting  Governor:  Relates  to  the 
contemplated  assembling  of  the  Topeka  Free-State  Legislature,  July  4 446 

June  30. — Col.  Sumner,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General:  Forwards  letters  of  the  Governor,  446 

June  30,— Acting  Governor  Woodson,  Lecompton.  to  Col.  E,  V.  Sumner:  Assembling  of  the  Free- 
State  Legislature;  movements  of  Gen,  Lane,  also  of  Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke 447 

July  1.— Col.  E.  V.  Sumner  to  Acting  Gov.  Woodson:  Will  march  to  Topeka  to  disperse  the  Free- 
State  Legislature,  as  ordered 447 

July  1. — Col.  Sumner,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General:  Assembling  of  the  Free-State  Leg- 
islature  446 

July  3.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  to  Adjutant  General:  On  his  way  to  Kansas;  assembling 
of  the  Free-State  Legislature 448 

July  4.— Daniel  Woodson,  Acting  Governor;  Proclamation:  Forbids  the  assembling  of  the  Topeka 
Free-State  Legislature 449 

July  5.— Jeflerson  Davis  to  Col,  P.  St.  George  Cooke :  Approves  compliance  with  Gov.  Shannon's 
requisition  in  moving  his  command  from  Fort  Riley  to  Lecompton 429 

July  <  —Col.  Sumner,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General:  Gives  account  of  his  dispersal  of 
the  To|»eka  P'ree-State  Legislature;  is  ordered  by  Gen,  Harney  to  patrol  the  Oregon  trail 448 

July  14,— vien.  P,  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General:  Lawlessness  prevails  in  the 
Terriiuiy  ;  Lane  in  Iowa 457 

July  16  —Jefferson  Davis  to  Gen.  W.  S.  Harney :  Order  to  remain  in  Kansas,  and  not  to  patrol  the 
Oregon  trail 429 

July  16.— Jefferson  Davis  to  Secretary  Marcy  :  Transmits  letters  of  Gov,  Shannon  to  Col,  Sumner,..  422 

July  21.— Adjutant  General,  for  Jefferson  Davis,  Secretary  of  War,  to  Col.  E,  V,  Sumner :  Reply  to 
Col,  Sumner's  vindication  of  his  dispersal  of  the  Free-State  Legislature 452 

July  26.— Gen.  P,  F,  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Assistant  Adjutant  General:  Armed  immigrants 
coming  in 458 

August  l,— Gen.  P,  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Assistant  Adjutant  General:  Same  as  above 458 

AiUGUST  1,— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General:  Troops  for  the  protection 
of  Judge  Lecompte's  court,  at  Whitehead,  from  Lane's  men 458 


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^""^Jif  .^;;:?^o°-  ^-/i^^^T^'  ^^'■^  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General:  Refusal  to  receive  the  trea- 
son prisoners  at  Fort  Leavenworth ^  "ca 

August  n.-Col.  E.  V.  Sumner,  Frenchman's  Island"()neidaLake''N"/\\7to' Adjutant" GeV^^^^  '^ 

Vindicates  his  action  in  dispersing  the  Free-State  Legislature.  '  4-,o 

August  IL— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General :  (iov.  Shannon'sreiuiisitio'n 

for  troops  to  prevent  the  ingress  of  Lane's  party  across  the  Nebraska  line  4C,0 

August  17.— Maj.  John  Sedgwick,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  Smith :  Free-.'itate  att'a'ck'ViiVon 
tranklin,  Washington  creek  and  Titus's;  release  of  Titus  and  his  men  at  Lawrence-  8i)0  men 
in  arms  at  Lawrence '  ,g., 

August  17.— Gov.  Shannon,  Lecompton,  to  (ien.  P.  F.  Smith  r'The"Free-St'a'^^^ 

threaten  to  demolish  Lecompton;  has  procured  the  release  of  nineteen  prisoners  at  l>awrence 
Titus,  and  his  men '  ^,.j 

August  18.— Gen.  W.  P.  Richardson,  headquarters  first  division  Kansas  iViilitia,  Doniphan  cmintv 
to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith:  Has  ordered  out  the  entire  northern  division  Pro-Slaverv  militia;  asks  "if 
U.  S.  troops  will  interfere;  incloses  Weston  Argus  extra,  conlaining  fahulou's  account  nf  the 
doings  of  Free-State  men  in  Douglas  county,  and  about  Lecompton 4f,G 

August  18.— Weston,  Missouri,  Argus  extra,  mentioned  by  (ien.  Richardson .!!..!......."  4(;(; 

August  18.— Gen.  ^mith.  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Maj.  John  Sedgwick  :  Troops  dispatched  to  LecoiniK 
ton. ^ 4C,;5 

August  18.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith  to  Col.  P.  St.  (ieorge  Cooke:  Order  to  proceed  with  full  force  to  Le- 
compton      4(54 

August  18. — Gov.  Shannon  to  President  Pierce:  Surrenders  his  office  as  (lovernor  of  Kansas  Ter- 
ritory   40:5 

August  19.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Gov.  Shannon  Has  sent  Col.  .1.  ]•:.  .lolinston 
to  Lecompton,  with  all  the  troops  he  could  spare;  guarding  of  prisoners;  many  false  reimrts 
brought  him ' 462 

August  19.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  commanding  officer  at  Lecomi)ton  :  Full  in- 
structions in  view  of  the  call  of  the  Governor  for  the  aid  of  troops  in  suppressing  insurrection 
and  protecting  peaceable  inhabitants 404 

August  22. — (ien.  P.  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General:  The  attack  of  Kree-State 
men  upon  Franklin,  Washington  creek,  and  Titus's,  and  threatened  attack  upon  Lecompton....  460 

August  24. — Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  (Jen.  Smith:  Announces  his  arrival 
at  Lecompton  with  his  detachment  from  Fort  Riley 475 

August  24. — Capt.  D.  B.  Sacket,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Col.  J.  E.Johnston  :  Mrs.  (iaius  .lenkins's 
account  for  boarding  the  treason  prisoners 470 

August  24. — (ien.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Col.  J.  E.  Johnston:  Hears  that  the  President  has 
directed  discontinuance  of  the  prosecution  of  the  treason  prisoners 474 

August  25. — Acting  Gov.  Daniel  Woodson,  Leccnupton,  proclamation  :  Territory  infested  with  armed 
bodies;  declares  the  Territory  in  a  state  of  open  insurrection  and  rebellion;  calls  on  la\v-at)i«ling 
citizens  to  rally 470 

August  2(3. — D.Woodson,  Acting  Governor,  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  Smith  :  The  guarding  of  the  trea.son 
prisoners. 470 

August  2(5. — Sec.  Marcy  to  Gov.  Geary  :  Instructions .")2I 

AUGU.ST  27.— Jefferson  Davis,  Secretary  of  War:  Iirtlorsement  upon  Col.  Sumner's  letter  of  Aug.  II ; 
disapproves  the  dispersal  of  the  Free-State  Legislature 451 

August  27.— Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith:  Interview  with 
C.  W.  Babcock  and  other  Lawrence  men  who  apprehend  starvation  from  supplies  being  cut 
off  from  the  Missouri  river ^"•"> 

August  28 —Jefferson  Davis  to  Col.  E.  V.  Sumner:  Disapproval  of  dispersal  of  the  Free-State  Leg- 
islature   -l-'J 

August  28.— Gen.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Col,  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Gives  rumor  of  Missouri  in- 
vasion to  drive  Free-State  people  from  the  Territory;  instructs  how  to  proceed  in  case  of  col- 
lision between  belligerent  forces ■*"•'» 

August  29.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith  to  Adjutant  General,  for  the  Secretary  of  War:  Mentions  excitement 
in  Missouri  from  reports  exaggerated  to  the  highest  degree  of  the  acts  and  threatenings  of  men 
brought  into  the  Territory  by  Lane;  the  attack  upon  Franklin  and  Titus's;  the  release  of 
Titus  and  his  men;  resignation  of  Gov.  Shannon  ;  collision  threatened,  brought  about  by  the 
government  of  the  Territory  itself. 46S 

August  30.— Gen.  Smith  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Instructions  not  to  interfere  with  the  Pro-Slavery 
militia;  mentions  Pro-Slavery  alarm  at  Leavenworth  city .•• ^i ' 

August  30.— Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith:  Could  not  prevent 
sudden  and  partial  encounters  and  outrages;  arrival  at  Lecompton  of  (ien.  I'rank  Marslmll 
from  the  Blue  with  250  mounted  militia;  cannot  interfere  with  militia;  attempted  arrests  at 
Lawrence;  call  of  George  W   Hutchinson  and  Samuel  Sutherland....... • 4/(. 

August  30  —Mai.  H.  H.  Sibley,  dragoon  camp,  near  Lecompton,  to  Col.  P.  St.  (tCO.  Cooke:  Kei)orts 
result  of  his  expedition  to  Lawrence  to  aid  the  Deputy  Marshal  in  endeavoring  to  arrest  (.en. 
Lane,  Sam  Walker,  and  others .•■ — • 4// 

August  31.— Col.  P.St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  Smith:  Announces  arrival  of 
more  Pro-Slavery  militia  at  Lecompton,  and  gives  account  of  their  depredations.  ..........  4<» 

August  31.-Co1.  E.  V.  Sumner,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.,  to  Adjutant  (Jeneral:  Relates  further  to  the  con- 
troversy  concerning  the  dispersal  of  the  Free-State  Legislature w''A''\V''nL' 

September  l.-Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Acting  (.overnor  Woodson:  Re- 
monstrates against  the  arre.st  of  (Jeo.  W.  Hutchinson  and  ^?7''e>|;''/,';f'">^"f  .;;•;;••;"•"•;;;.  ,,,„  ^*° 

September  l.-Capt.  D.  B.  Sacket,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Col.  P.  St.  <'f ;/ "^];^-. J^*-  "^^^"^^^ 
reconnoissance  to  McGee's  crossing  and  Lawrence;  sees  numerous  •^\'''^'''lj'Y\l'^l-^'l^^^^^^^ 
ing  twenty  loads  of  Judge  Wakefield's  wheat  anjl  oats  into  Lawrence  to  save  it  from  Pro-Slavery  ^^^ 

Sep™ Ef?.-Dan"  Woodson;  Acting' G^^^ 

Hutchinson  and  Sutherland  as  spies •/•••A'T"^"'c;"VV""7^;.'AkoV ■TVon.\'i«i'HiVn  "for""iro'oi)s' 

^^^ISnSei-^?f^:^^?Sc^^S>S^=ar^^^ 

SEPTtMB\'R"2'icTp:St:Geo:Co^^^^^ 

clines  to  make  war  upon  Topeka  as  directed f"' •:'"";*„"';n'V>n"p"F' Smith -Me^^^^^^ 

September  2.-C01.  P.  St.  George  C^ooke  c^^^P  "«'i''  ^ecompton  to  Gen    p.  r.  ^^^^^  ■  ^^^^^^^^  478 

conference  between  acting  Gov.  Woodson  and  Gen.  W.  P.  Richardson 

—52 


812  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY. 


September  2.— Secretary  Marcy  to  Gov.  Geary :  Instructions  as  to  enrollment  and  organization  of 
militia 521 

September  2.— Gen,  P.  K.  Smiih,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Mentions  excite- 
ment at  Leavenworth  city  and  expulsion  of  Free-State  people 480 

September  3.— Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecomptou,  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith:  Reports  400 
armed  men  at  Lawrence, "not  Lane;"  encampment  of  Richardson's  Pro-Slavery  militia  between 
Leuompton  and  Lawrence;  incloses  letter  of  H.  Miles  Moore 483 

September  3.— Jefferson  Davis  to  Gen.  P.  F.Smith:  Instructions 426 

September  3.— Jetlerson  Davis  to  Maj.  Wm.  H.  Emory:  Order  to  proceed  to  Kansas  and  inquire 
into  the  condition  of  affairs  in  the  Territory 427 

September  3.— Jefferson  Davis  to  the  Governors  of  Kentucky  and  Illinois:  (all  for  a  regiment  of 
troops  from  each  State  to  suppress  insurrectionary  combinations  against  the  constituted  author- 
ities in  Kansas,  and  enforce  the  execution  of  the  laws 427 

September  3.— H.  Miles  Moore,  Lawrence,  secretary,  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Asks  protection  for 
the  people  of  Kansas  "  from  the  bands  of  house-burners,  horse-thieves  and  men-scalpers,  from 
Missouri,  known  as  Kansas  militia" 484 

September  3.— Capt.  Sarcoxie,  Delaware  chief,  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Asks  protection  for  the 
Delawares 484 

September  3.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Approves  the  refusal  of  Col.  Cooke  to 
make  war  upon  Topeka 481 

Seitkmber  4.— Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith:  Pro-Slavery 
militia  camp  moved  nearer  Lecompton;  failure  of  attempted  arrests  at  Lawrence;  interview 
with  Richardson;  Hutchinson  and  Sutherland  to  be  released;  Delawares  to  be  protected 484 

September  4.— Col.  J.  E.  Johnston,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Failure  of  at- 
tempts to  aid  the  Marshal  in  making  arrests  at  Lawrence 485 

September  5.— Col.  P.  St.  Geo  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith :  Capt.  Sacket 
gone  to  the  protection  of  the  Delawares;  troops  asked  for  Tecumseh  ;  full  report  of  the  Free- 
State  movement  that  day  from  Lawrence,  upon  Lecompton,  under  Lane,  threatening  attack 
upon  the  town;  stipulations  under  which  the  force  was  withdrawn 485 

September  5.— (ien.  P.  F.  Smith  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Approves  the  refusal  to  answer  the  let- 
ter of  H.  Miles  Moore;  directs  a  force  to  be  sent  to  the  protection  of  the  Delawares 484 

September  6.— Lieut.  G.  B.  Anderson,  Tecumseh:  Raids  on  Tecumseh  from  Topeka 489 

September  6.— Capt.  D.  B.  Sacket,  Sarcoxie,  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Complaintsof  the  Delawares; 
mentions  the  rumored  murder  of  J.  W.  H.  Golden,  Robert  Roberts,  and  Thomas  Bishop,  on  the 
Leavenworth  road,  near  the  Stranger 488 

September  6.— Gen.  P.  F.Smith  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Orders  him  to  remain  with  his  force 
at  Lecompton 485 

September  7.— Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith :  Depredations 
at  Tecumseh  exaggerated ;  visit  of  Dr.  Prentiss  and  others  on  the  urgent  subject  of  supplies  from 
Leavenworth;  Hutchinson  and  others  released;  Pro-Slavery  militia  dispersing;  Frank  Mar- 
shall, with  his  force,  remaining;  Geo.  W.  Clarke's  house  sacked 487 

September  9.— Jefferson  Davis  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith:  Prohibition  against  employment  of  militia, 
unless  mustered  into  the  service  of  the  United  States 428 

September  9.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary,  Fort  Leavenworth:  Order  for  the  rescue  of  Samuel  Sutherland, 
Whitman  and  Wilder  and  others  from  Fred  Emory 620 

September  9. — Gov.  J.  W.  Geary,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Secretary  Marcy:  Arrival  in  the  Territory; 
difficulties  more  complicated  than  anticipated ;  bands  of  armed  ruflians,  brigands  and  assassins; 
bands  of  armed  men,  enrolled  as  militia,  perpetrate  atrocious  outrages;  turbulent  Free-State 
men,  led  by  Lane  and  other  otficious  meddlers  from  abroad 522 

September  9.— Dr.  S.  Norton  and  seven  other  citizens  of  Leavenworth,  St.  I..ouis,  Mo.:  Petition  to 
Gov.  Geary  for  permission  to  return  to  Leavenworth,  and  for  protection 543 

September  9. — Capt.  D.  B.  Sacket,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Lieut.  Thos.  J.  Wright:  Depredations 
upon  the  Delaware  Indians;  escort  to  Samuel  Sutherland  to  Col.  Payne's  camp 495 

September  9.— Gov.  Sterling  Price,  Jefferson  City,  Mo.,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Dispersal  of  Missou- 
rians  in  arms  in  Kansas 546 

September  10.— Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith:  Free-State 
promises  not  well  kept;  liberation  of  Free-State  prisoners;  Judge  Lecompte's  court  held  at  Le- 
compton; treason  prisoners  bailed 495 

September  10.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Col.  J.  J.  Clarkson  :  Condemns  the  arrest 
of  E.  B.  Whitman.  Abraham  Wilder  and  Samuel  Sutherland,  and  calls  for  the  return  to  them 
of  their  horses  and  wagons 523 

September  10.— Secretary  W.  L.  Marcy  to  Gov.  J.  W.  (ieary :  Instructions  to  maintain  the  public 
peace;  punish  acts  of  violence,  and  suppress  attempts  to  kindle  civil  war 535 

September  10.— Capt.  W.J.  Newton,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Lieut.  T.  J.  Wright:  Reconnois- 
sance  to  Lawrence  and  the  Wakarusa;  houses  burnt  or  deserted;  Harvey's  expedition  to 
Easton  and  Slough  creek 496 

September  10.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith  to  Adjutant  General,  for  Secretary  of  War:  Analysis  of  parties 
in  Kansas;  Missourians  led  into  the  Territory  by  false  reports;  "Lane's  Regiment";  Atchison 
and  his  party;  Col.  Cooke's  refusal  to  make  war  upon  Topeka;  troops  between  the  belligerent 
parties;  battle  of  Osawatomie;  Gov.  Geary's  arrival ;  more  munitions  of  war  needed  ;  the  Free- 
State  movement  upon  Lecompton,  September  5;  cooperation  with  Gov.  (Jeary 471 

September  10.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith  to  the  Secretary  of  War :  Transmits  reports  (Aug.  27  to  Sept.  27)  of 
Capt.  George  H.  Stewart  and  Capt.  H.  W.  Wharton,  giving  account  of  expedition  to  punish 
Chevenne  Indians  for  murders  and  depredations  upon  the  Platte  river  in  Nebraska,  on  the 
overland  trail 490-495 

September  11.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Proclamation  discharging  from  service  the  Pro-Slavery  militia,  526 

September  11. — Gov.  J.  W.  Geary :  Proclamation  ordering  the  organization  of  militia  composed  of 
citizens  of  the  Territory 527 

September  U.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Inaugural  address  to  the  people  of  the  Territory 524 

September  11.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke :  Requisition  for  horse,  and 
safeguard  for  messenger  to  Lawrence 527 

September  11  and  12.— Wm.  A.  Heiskell,  headquarters  of  militia.  Mission  creek,  to  Gov.  J.  W. 
Geary:  Announces  one  thousand  men  as  Territorial  militia  under  his  command,  subject  to  the 
^Governor's  orders 529 

September  12.— Theodore  Adams,  Lawrence,  to  Gov.  Geary:  Reports  the  approach  of  the  Twenty- 
seven  Hundred  Missouri  invaders 530 


IXDEX.  ^13 


September  12.-Goy.  J.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Sec.  Marcy:   Announces  arrival  at  Uconinton- 

Sua^fdered.  .'!^'.'°  .^"^^^^^^^  ^^  '''^  Pro-Slavery  militia;   enrolInJelft  Tnew  _^^ 

September  1^2.-Gov.Xw\  Geary' Lecompron'.toThom  '"' 

to  take  charge  of  the  arms  of  the  disbanded  militia  «^"erui      ,ruer  ^ 

September  12.-Gov.  J.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  H.  J.  Strickler,  Adjaiaiit  GeueraiViVrder  for  dis-  "" 
bandment  of  the  present  organized  militia i»^rijiuis    ^^^^ 

September  13  -Col.  F.  St.  Geo  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gen.'  ."i'm'i't'h:  "Arrival  "of  (";"ov.""(";eary 
at  Lecompton  ;  Lane  s  men  leaving  Lawrence,  going  west ;  Lawrence  threatened  by  the  Twent  v- 
seven  Hundred,  goes  to  Lawrence  with  the  Governor;  ridiculous  defenses;  visits  with  the 
Governor  the  Pro-blavery  forces  at  Franklin;  demand  for  their  dispersal  and  agreement  of 
compliance;  murder  of  Buffum 4,,; 

September  13 —W.  F.  Dyer,  affidavit:  Charges  that-'col.''\Vhipi,'ie,'Veadiii'g''a''h'undr'ed'o'r'lno're"nK" 

John  Ritchie,  Ephraim  Bainier.  and  others,  pillaged  Osawkee  on  Mondav   Sept   8  .Vil 

September  13.— Gov.  J,  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Col.  1\  St.  (ieo.  Cooke:  Uequisition  for  troo'ns  to 
proceed  immediately  to  Lawrence  to  prevent  collisions  between  belligerent  forces  iv.V) 

September  18.— (iov.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Win.  A.  Heiskell:  Will  communicate  through  tlie' .Sec- 
retary and  Adjutant  tieneral  of  the  Territory  in  person rvj 

Septembi:r  14.— Theodore  Adams,  Lawrence,  to  (iov.  J.  W.  Geary  :  Has  visited  tiie  lamp  of'the  "I'n'i- 
litia  at  Franklin  and  on  the  Wakarusa;  distributed  proclamations  and  interviewed  the  leaders, 
Atchison,  Titus,  .lones,  Richardson,  etc.;  outpost  fiirhting  ;  one  man  killed,  one  house  burnt .'  ;"):{_> 

September  14.— Col.  P.  St.  (ieo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  ('ajit.  1'.  J.  Wood:  Order  to  iiro- 
ceed  to  Osawkee  and  Hickory  Point r,()I 

Septkmber  14.— Gov.  J.  W.  deary,  Leconi])ton,  to  Col.  P.  St.  (Ieo.  Cooke:  i:e<iuisitio'n  for  escort  to 
accompany  the  Secretary  of  the  Territory  to  the  militia  camp .■1.^)2 

SEPTEM15ER  14.— J.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to' Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Requisition  lor  trooi)s  to  pro- 
ceed to  disperse  and  arrest  the  pillagers  of  Osawkee .">:{l 

September  15.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  the  Adjutant  (leueral :  Invasion  of  the 
Twenty-seven  Hundred  ^^ssourians 4<j,S 

September  16.— Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  (iearv :  Capture  of  the  lol 
Hickory  Point  prisoners  by  (apt.  Wood,  and  arrangements  for  their  keeping .")01 

September  16.— Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  .1.  W.  (ieary  :  Kee|)ing  of  the 
101  Hickory  Point  prisoners '. 'V.\9, 

September  16. — Col.  P.  St.  (Jeo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  (ien.  Smith:  Account  of  the  in- 
vasion and  dispersal  of  the  Twenty-seven  Hundred  Missourians;  mnnler  of  Hutl'um;  capture 
of  Hickory  I'oint  prisoners 4Ii9 

September  16.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  .Secretary  W.  L.  .Marcy;  Invasion  of  the  Twenty- 
seven  Hundred;  battle  of  Hickory  Point,  and  the  capture  of  Hickory  Point  prisoners 5:{."> 

Septkmber  16. — Capt.  T.  J.  Wood,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Col.  P.  St.  (ieo.  Cooke:  .\rrest  of  the 

Hickory  Point  prisoners,  full  account,  .jit2 

September  17. — Marshal  I.  K.  Donalson,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  Geary:   Recpiisition  for  troops  to  aid 

in  the  arrest  of  Col.  W^hipple  [Aaron  D.  StevensJ  and  others '. 5:t9 

September  17. — I.  B.  Donalson,  U.S.  Marshal,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  ,1.  W.  (ieary:  .Vpi)lication  for 
troojis  to  aid  in  executing  a  warrant •"'40 

September  17.— J.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Col.  P.St.  Geo.  Cooke;  Requisition  for  troops  to  aid 
the  Marshal •">40 

Septembkr  17.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  H.  J.  Strickler,  Adjutant  (ieneral:  Disbandment 
of  the  Pro-Slavery  militia •'^33 

September  17.— (iov.  J.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Col.  P.  St.  (ieo.  Cooke:  Requisition  for  troops  to 
aid  the  Marshal  in  making  arrests S-^'J 

September  17.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Gov.  (ieary :  Requisition  for  the  organi- 
zation of  two  companies  of  militia  for  the  service  of  the  United  States 541 

September  17.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith  to  Adjutant  (ieneral:  Good  sense  of  the  Twenty-seven  Hundred 
Missourians;  energetic  action  of  Gov.  Geary -199 

September  17.— Adjutant  (ieneral  Strickler,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  (ieary  :  lieports  the  disbandment 
of  the  militia,  and  enrollment  of  two  new  companies •'i-W 

September  18.— (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary,  Lecompton,  to  Marshal  Donalson:  Inciuires  if  the  murderer  ^ 
of  Buffum  has  been  arrested •  ■''^1 

September  19.— Marshal  I.  B.  Donalson,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  (ieary  :  Answer  as  to  the  arrest  of 
the  murderer  of  Butfum •• • •— •  ^■^- 

September  19.— Gov.  J.  W.  (ieary,  Lecompton,  to  the  Sheriff  of  Riley  county:  Order  for  the  elec- 
tion of  member  of  Territorial  Council  in  place  of  John  Donalson,  resigned 542 

September  19.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Mayor  .Murphy,  of  Leavenworth  :  The  expulsion  _ 
of  Dr.  Norton,  Nelson,  McCracken  and  others  from  Leavenworth,  Sept.  2 •^>4:| 

September  19.— Gov.  J.  W.  (ieary,  Lecompton,  to  Commissary  of  dragoons:  Order  for  rations .^U 

September  19.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary,  Lecomi'ton,  to  Dr.  .Samuel  Logan  :  Api>ointment  as  surgeon a44 

September  19.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Dr.  S.  Norton  and  others:  Relates  to  their  ex- 
pulsion  from  Leavenworth,  Sept.  2 •• ;••■••• • ."■;■;;■;■■  ■V""^ 

September  20.— Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  ^mitli:  Arrest  of  fourteen 
Captains"  at  Topeka;  attack  of  Lane  upon  Hickory  Point;  Harvey.s  march  from  Lawrence  to 
Hickory  Point;  battle  of  Hickory  Point;  robbery  at  the  Sac  and  Fox  agency;  escape  of  pris- 
oners;  opening  of  the  Lawrence  and  Leavenworth  road »•" 

September  20.— I.  B.  Donalson,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Application  for  troops 040 

September  20.— Marshal  Donalson,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Application  for  troops  to  aid  ^^ 

SeptemS26;-Go'v! 'j.' W\* Vieary\"il^'comp\^  St.'Cieo.'co'o'keV  'Requisition  for  troops 544 

September  20.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Judge  S.  G.  Cato:  Examination  of  prisoners mo 

September  20.-Gov.  John  W.  Geary  to  Coi:  P.  St.  G.  Cooke:  Requisition  for  troops m-^ 

Sfptfmbkr  20  — Gov  J   W.  Geary  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith:  Requisition  for  troops .....•; otii 

September  25:-Gov:  J.  W.  G^ear/to  Gov.  Sterling  Price:  Dispersal  of  ^»«««'''-'«"«^"  ""|» '°  .^*°-  5^6 

SEP?EMBER'20.-Gen.JohnW:R^^^^^^^^ 

conduct  of  the  Missourians  in  the  invasion  of  the  Twenty-seven  Hundred   ....^...^....j..............  ^^ 

September  20.-Meeting  of  U.  S.  District  Court  at  Lecompton,  Judge  Cato  presiding,  for  the  trial  of  ^^^ 

the  Hickory  Point  prisoners 


814  STATE  HISTOBICAL  SOCIETY, 


September  21.— Gov.  .T.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Col.  P.  St.  G.  Cooke:   Keeping  of  the  Hickory 

Point  prisoners '.  548 

Septembkr  21.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Col.  P.  St.  G.  Cooke:  Requisition  for  an  escort 548 

September  21.— Gov.  J.  W.Geary  to  I.  B.  Donalson:  Keeping  of  the  112  Free-State  prisoners 548 

September  21.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith:  Organization  of  new  militia  companies 547 

September  22.— I.  B.  Donalson,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Application  for  troops 549 

September  22.— I.  B.  Donalson,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  :  Reply  as  to  the  arrest  of  citizens 

of  Atchison 550 

September  22.— Gov.  J.  W.Geary:  Election  proclamation;  Delegate  to  Congress 549 

September  22.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Col.  Cooke:  Requisition  for  troops 549 

September  22.— Gov.  J.  W.Geary  to  I.  B.  Donalson:  Inquiry  concerning  the  arrest  of  John  H. 

Stringfellow,  and  other  citizens  of  Atchison 550 

September  22.— Lieut.  Lewis  Merrill  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Report  of  expedition  to  arrest  persons 

near  Indianola  and  Calhoun 551 

September  22,— Gov.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Secretary  Marcy:  More  peaceful  prospects;  strolling 
bands  of  marauders;  the  notorious  Lane  the  most  determined  enemy  to  peace;  outrages  at 
Washington  creek,  Tecumseh  and  Big  Springs;  personally  goes  to  Topeka  with  the  U.  S.  Mar- 
shal and  Col.  Cooke ;  arrests  14  men  at  Topeka ;  recovers  buggies,  wagons  and  other  stolen  prop- 
erty ;  arrests  one  man  at  Tecumseh ;  battle  of  Hickory  Point ;  detachment  sent  to  the  Usage 
and  Pottawatomie  rivers;  two  companies  of  militia  mustered;  claims  to  public  lands;  postal 

arrangements  lamentably  ineflScient;  Territorial  prison  indispensable 552 

September  22.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Gov.  J.  \V.  Geary :  Mustering  of  volunteer 

militia '. 505 

September  23.— Col.  Cooke  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Expedition  to  the  Nebraska  frontier 658 

September  23. — Jefferson  Davis,  Secretary,  indorsement  upon  Gen.  Smith's  letter  of  September  10: 
Disapproves  Gen.  Smith's  distinction  of  parties  and  disbandment  of  Pro-Slavery  militia;  prom- 
ises additional  munitions 474 

September  23.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  each  of  the  judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Kansas  Territory : 

Calls  for  reports  as  to  the  business  of  the  courts  in  their  respective  districts 555 

September  23.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith:  Lane's  party  in  the  North;  quiet  in  the 

Territory 559 

September  23.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Wm.  Rumbolt,  architect :  Information  concerning  the  erec- 
tion of  public  buildings 556 

September  23.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Col.  Cooke:  Appointment  of  Surgeon  Logan 555 

September  23, — Gov.  Geary  to  Col.  Cooke:  Expedition  to  the  Nebraska  frontier 558 

September  23. — Gov,  J.  W.  Geary  to  Owen  C.  Stewart,  Supt.  Public  Buildings:  Calls  for  informa- 
tion concerning  the  expenditures  for  the  erection  of  the  Territorial  Capitol  at  Lecompton 555 

September  23.— Gov.  John  W.  Geary  to  Col.  H.  T.  Titus:  Guards  for  the  U.  S.  Marshal 558 

September  23.— Secretary  W.  L.  Marcy  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Military  force  sufficient;  crime  must 

be  punished 572 

September  23.— Wm.  E.  Murphy,  Leavenworth  city,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Reply  concerning  the 

expulsion,  on  the  2d  of  September,  of  Dr.  S.  Norton  and  others  by  Fred  Emory 568 

September  28.— Owen  C.  Stewart  to  Gov.  J,  W,  Geary  :  Statement  of  expenditures  for  the  erection 

of  public  buildings 557 

September  24.— Col.  Cooke  to  Gen.  Smith:   Free-State  immigration  across  the  Nebraska  line; 

keeping  of  the  prisoners 512 

September  24.— Jetferson  Davis  to  Gen.  P,  F,  Smith:  Criticises  the  General's  distinction  of  par- 
ties in  Kansas,  and  disapproves  the  disbandment  and  reorganization  of  the  militia,  but  ex- 
presses confidence 430 

September  25,-1.  B.  Donalson,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Answer  to  inquiries  concerning 

the  use  of  troops 561 

September  25,-1.  B.  Donalson  to  Gov.  J,  W.  Geary:  Application  for  troops 560 

September  25.— Gov,  J,  W.  Geary  to  Col.  Cooke:  Requisition  for  troops 560 

September  25.— Gov,  J.W.Geary  to  Gen.  J.  W.  Reid:  Answer  to  inquiries  concerning  the  dis- 
persal of  the  2,700  Missouri  invaders 563 

September  25.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  I.  B.  Donalson:  Inquiries  concerning  action  in  the  use  of 

troops... 560 

September  25.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Col.  Cooke:  Requisition  for  troops  to  proceed  to  the  arrest  of 

armed  immigrants  across  the  Nebraska  line 562 

September  25.— H.  Clay  Pate,  Westport,  Mo.,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:   Asks  authority  to  organize 

company  for  mutual  protection 565 

September  26.— Col.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Col.  George  Andrews:  Station  command  be- 
tween Lawrence  and  Franklin 509 

September  26.— Col.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Col.  J.  E.  Johnston:  Order  to  march  via  To- 
peka to  the  northern  frontier 509 

September  26.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  H,  Clay  Pate:  Refuses  authority  to  raise  militia  company 565 

September  26.— Gen.  Smith  to  Col.  P.  St.  George  Cooke:  Supplies  for  volunteer  militia 506 

September  27.— Col.  P.  St.  (ieorge  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  Smith :  Red  path  approach- 
ing Irom  the  north;  expedition  to  the  Nebraska  frontier 508 

September  27.— Secretary  Jefferson  Davis  to  Gen.  Smith:  Horses  and  recruits 499 

September  27.— I.  B.  Donalson,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Reports  the  arrest  of  Ephralm 

Bainter  and  others  near  Osawkee 567 

September  27.— I.  B.  Donalson  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Application  for  troops  to  aid  in  the  arrest  of 

Chas.  W.  Moffat  and  others 566 

September  27.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  I.  B.  Donalson:  Application  for  troops  declined 566 

September  27.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Col,  Cooke:  Requisition  for  troops  to  guard  the  Lecompton 

prisoners 565 

September  27,— Gov,  J.  W,  Geary  to  Hon.  Samuel  D.  Lecompte:  Reports  the  accidental  wounding 

of  Judge  Cato,  and  asks  Judge  Lecompte  to  try  the  Lecompton  prisoners 568 

September  27.— Gov.  J.  W,  Geary  to  Col,  Cooke:  Invasion  of  the  Territory  from  the  north 569 

September  27,— Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy  to  Gov,  J.  W,  Geary :   Course  approved  ;  no  power  to  proclaim 

martial  law 573 

September  27.— Wm.  H,  Tebbs  to  Gov.  J,  W,  Geary:  Reports  the  arrests  near  Osawkee 567 

September28.— Col.  Cooke  to  Gen.  Smith:  Redpatli  and  the  immigration  across  the  Nebraska  line,  512 
September  28.— Gov.  J.W.Geary  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Directs  the  arrest  of  Lane  and  his  men 
crossing  through  Nebraska  with  cannon  and  other  munitions  of  war 513 


INDEX.  SI  5 


September28.-Gov.  J.  W.Geary  to  Col.  Cooke:   Requisition  to  arrest    lis   H    i  nno 

September  28.-C01.  Cooke  to  Gen.  Smith:  MarchesT     iVrieb  S^^^^  ""  '"'"' •;;:' 

'"™?^.'';l!^°:.^:.^.!^^!!:.!^^^^-  '■  '"^-^^'^^^  Ke-.uisit'i.Mis "r"co;u,;anier;;fV;;iii,i,eeV ^'- 

SEPTEMBER2S.-Gen.  i^RSn;ith7o'GoVVGearyV"'E^^^^  ^AI 

September  28.-Owen  C.  Stewart  to  Gov.  .1.  W.  Gearv:  I.imu.r-s-.llin  ,  i..     „'f'     f'  '^'" 


oi-.i-ii.aiiii-.K  -:o.— uwen  k..  Mewart  to  Gov.  .1.  W.  Geary:  Licuior-sellinir  in  J.econu.ton  ^s. 

September  29.-Jetterson  Davis  to  Gen.  P.  V.  Smith     Relates  to  an  s   1  orsi     n d TocVuiK sZ 

September  29.-Gov.  .1.  W.  (Jeary  to  Owen  C.  Stewart,  >Iavor :  Li  , '.   rUellit  ^  ^- 

SEPTEMBER    q^Co:-  "f  W  ^^^^  ^  P::?^la.nation  lor  arrek  of  nulrcler:;rs  oV-lllvldG  iff      i,,:.  •:;;;  '    \ 

''™e  efossin"gXe  Nei^askT'lLe'  '''■  '""'"  '^^^^'"^'^'«"  ^^^  ^'^'-^"-^^  '''■  "'  '-^  -'"  — >   -  , 

s1?pt!?mp!^I^  92-~w  ""•  't  ^^/^^^'•y  ^«  flo"-  W.  L.  Marcy  :  AnnonnceinenV  ofn^stonu'i'onof  peaco:::::  ^^72 

Tence  I.  in'^itl^ns     ""P   -^'  '^''-^"^'  "*^  ^^eavenworth :  Proclamation  forl.iddinK  act.'  of  vio- 

Q^^™''''^  in"^''"-  ^'^ii^'^o  CorrK  John^lonV'Expedii^^^  ;■-  5S 

September  30.-GOV  J.  W  Geary  pass  to  Robert  Morrow:  Protection  and  safe-conduct  t..  immi: 

grants  crossing  the  Nebraska  line,  if  peaceable  and  bona  fhle    .  -,,•{ 

October  1.-Gov.  J.  W  Geary  to  Mayor  \Vm.  E.  Murphy  :  "  Regulators-  of  ■Leavi'nw'.irt'hcitv''.'''  nslt 

October  1.-Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith:  Clothing  of  the  volunteer  militia '  .5S.s 

October  l.-Gov.  J   W  Geary  to  Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy  :  Trial   of  Hickory  Point  prisoners  .  '  "  o.ss 

October  l.-(;ov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Hon.  W.  L.  .Marcy:  Tran^^mittal  of  record  of  trial  of  liicko'rv 

Point  prisoners ■   r^-.^ 

October  l.-(;ov.  J  W.Cieary  to  Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy!\'^uggesrs'im'blicaUon"<7f 'iiis  executi  '' 

utes  in  the  Washington  Union r,^^ 

October  2.— (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Col.  Andrews:  Escort' for  Judge  V-ecomnte" '.-,<H 

October  2.— Cov.  J.  \V.  Ceary  to  to  Thomas  J.  B.  Cramer,  Inspector  ( ieneral :  Territorial  arms  5")  > 

October  2.— Thomas  .1.  B.  Cramer  to  Gov.  .1.  W.  (ieary  :  Territorial  arms  VC 

October2.-Gov.  J,  W.  (ieary  to  Owen  C,  Stewart :  Liquor-selling  in  Lecc'uupton!.",'.'.' .-,5)2 

October  2.— Proclamation  of  Owen  C.  Stewart,  .Mayor  of  Lecompton :  Forbidding  the  sale  of  intox  - 

icating  liquors -,9j 

October  8.— Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  three  miles  from  the  Nebraska  line,  VoCeiiyi*!  iVsiiiitii: 

Eeport  of  progress  toward  the  Nebraska  line;  cannon  concealed  bv  Free-State  immigrants T)!.'} 

October  3.— Jefferson  Davis,  Secretary  of  War:  Indorsement  of  ai)proval  upon  (ien.  Smith's  letter 

of  September  17 4r)9 

October  3.— L  B.  Donalson,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary :  Application  for  troops  to  make  arrests 

in  the  neighborhood  of  Atchison .-<»-) 

October  3.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith:  Requisition  for  troops !.!!!!.!".  5;)o 

October  3.— William  E.  Murphy,  Mayor,  to  Gov,  J.  W.  Geary :  Concerning  the  Leavenworth  "Reg- 
ulators"...   :,% 

October  4.— Gov.  J,  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smiiii:  i'rotection  of  tiie  polls  at  Leavi-ijl 

worth ,-,1)7 

October  4.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  P.  F.  Smith:  Re(iuisition  for  troops  to  guard  tlie  polls  at  Ltavun- 

worth ri<).5 

October  4. — Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Lieut.  Col.  Andrews:  Requisition  for  troops  to  guard  the  jtolls  at 

Tecumseh  and  Willow  Springs.. a'JG 

October  5. — Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Lieut.  Col.  Andrews:  Requisition  for  troops  to  guanl  the  polls  at 

Lawrence niiC, 

October  5. — (ien.  Smith  to  Col.  Cooke:  Lane's  men  on  the  Nebraska  frontier 5()H 

October  6.— Gov.  J.W.  (ieary  to  Mayor  W.  E.  Murphy:  Leavenworth  "  P.egulators" oDT 

October  6. — Samuel  D.  Lecompte,  near  Leavenworth  city,  to  (iov.  J.W.  (ieary:  Vindication  against 

charges  of  neglect  of  duty,  party  bias,  criminal  comj)licity,  etc (i02 

October  6. — H.  D.  McMeekiii,  deputy  sheriff,  Leavenworth,  to  (apt.  Stiirgis:    No  difficulty  at  the 

election •')(J7 

October  7.— Col.  P.  St.  (ieo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Nebraska  boundary,  to  (ien.  Smith  :  Movements  oi 

the  Free-State  immigrants  across  the  Nebraska  line;   Lane  and   Redpath;    Plymouth   head; 

Tabor;  cannon  and  Sharps  rifles ">U 

October  7.— (Jov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Allen  Crocker:  Enrollment  of  militia  company •">'.'!) 

October  7. — (iov.  J.W.  (ieary  to  Martin  White:  EuroUment  of  militia  company •"i".tS 

October  7. — Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  AV^m.  A.  Heiskell:  Enrollnu;nt  of  Martin  White's  militia  (.om- 

pany.. V.IS 

October  7.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Secretary  W.  L.  Marcy:  Result  of  the  election  of  delegate  to  Con-  _ 

gress;  Whitfield  elected ni)8 

October  7.— Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke  to  Col.  J.  E.  Johnston:  Order  to  remain  on  the  Nebraska  fron- 
tier   ^I^ 

October  8.— Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Nebraska  frontier,  to  (ien.  P.  1".  Smith:  .Matters  on 

the  Nebraska  frontier;  Free-State  rifle-pits  and  block-house;  Gov.  (ieary's  apprehension  of  tlie 

rescue  of  the  Hickory  Point  pri-soners ■'Jl'* 

October  8.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Fort  at  Nebraska  line  _ 

should  be  destroyed •">^*9 

October  9.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Mayor  W.  E.  Murphy:  Arrest  of  M.  J.  Mitcliell  at  Leavenworth..  599 
October  9.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Mayor  W.  E.  Murphy:   Killing  of  Addison  Rodgers  at  Leaven- 
worth    '^^ 

October  10.— Col.  P.  St.  (ieo.  Cooke  to  (ien.  P.  F.  Smith:  Arrest  of  240  [223]  Free-State  immigrants 

crossing  the  Nebraska  line  with  munitions  of  war •••  516 

October  10.— Col.  Cooke,  camp  near  Nemaha  river,  K.  T.,  to  Wni.  J.  Preston,  Deputy  .Marshal: 

Opinion  as  to  armed  and  combined  character  of  the  240  Free-State  immigrants  at  the  Nebraska 

jif)e ri\l ,  608 

October  16.— Gov.  j!  Vv.  Geary  to  CoL  Andrews:  Relieving  militia  from  guard  duty «<)0 

October  10.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Col.  Andrews:  Order  to  station  troops  at  Topeka ••  000 

October  10.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Col.  Andrews:  Requisition  for  troops  to  arrest  Waterman  and 

Chapman •• ••;•.••  ^"^ 

October  10.— Gov.  J.  W.Geary  to  Secretary  W.  L.  Marcy:   Peace  restored;  northern  expedition 

not  heard  from ■• ;;vv;  ^'.'V.    ' 

October  10.— Wm.  J.  Preston,  Deputy  United  States  Marshal,  Plymouth,  K.  f.,  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo. 

Cooke:   Requests  assistance  in  taking  arms  from  the  immigrants  arrested  on  the  Northern 

frontier '*'' 


816  State  Histobical  society. 


OcTOBEK  10.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith  to  Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke:  Destruction  of  the  "fort" 510 

October  10.— Col.  P.  St.  Geo.  Cooke,  camp  near  Nemaha  river,  K.  T.,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary :  Report 
of  arrest  and  disarming  of  the  240  Free-State  immigrants  at  the  Nebraska  line 609 

October  11.— Wm.  E.  Murphy  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  The  killing  of  Addison  Rodgers,  at  Leaven- 
worth   601 

October  11.— 0.  C.  Stewart,  mayor,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  (ieary  :  Seizure  of  liquor  at  Lecompton 601 

October  II.— Gov.  J.  W.Geary  lo  officer coinmandiug  guard  at  Lecompton:  Same  subject 601 

October  12.— Wm.  J.  Preston  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Report  of  interception  and  arrest  of  Northern 
immigrants  at  Nebraska  line 607 

October  13.— Gov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Hon.  Wm.  L.  Marcy :  Report  of  the  arrest  of  the  240  Free-State 
immigrants  at  the  Nebraska  line 609 

October  14.— S.  W.  Eldridge,  conductor,  and  five  others,  Topeka,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Report  as 
conductors  of  the  240  Free-State  immigrants  arrested  at  the  Nebraska  line 609 

October  14.— Maj.  H.  H.  Sibley,  in  camp  near  Topeka,  K.  T.,  to  Gov.  J.  W  Geary :  Report  of  the  240 
[223]  Free-State  immigrants  at  the  Nebraska  line 610 

October  14.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith  to  Adjutant  General:  Arrest  of  Free-State  immigrants  crossing  Ne- 
braska line 504 

October  15.— Col.  Cooke,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  .T.  W.  Geary:  Report  of  the  arrest  of  the 
240  Free-State  immigrants  at  the  Nebraska  line 612 

October  15  —Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Col.  Andrews :  Requisition  for  guard  for  Lecompton  prisoners...  612 

October  15.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy :  Report  of  the  arrest  of  the  Free-State  immi- 
grants crossing  the  Nebraska  line 583 

October  17.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy:  Transmittal  of  executive  minutes  from  Oct. 
1-16 587 

October  17.— Gov.  Geary  to  A.  G.  Boyd,  Utica,  N.  Y.:  Requisition  for  Thos.  Ward,  a  fugitive  from 
justice 598 

October  17.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  F.  Bigger,  Register  of  the  Treasury:  Estimates  for  appropria- 
tions for  expenses  of  the  Territorial  Government  for  1858 616 

October  18.— M.  McCaslin,  Indian  Agent,  Osage  river,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Requisition  for  troops 
to  guard  money  in  transitu 626 

October  24— Jefferson  Davis,  Secretary  of  War:  Indorsement  on  Capt.  Wharton's  letter;  Indian 
depredations  due  to  the  necessity  of  employing  troops  in  Kansas 494 

October  24.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary :  Proclamation  for  the  apprehension  and  conviction  of  the  robbers 
of  Judge  Davis,  in  Linn  county 620 

October  29.— S.  G.  Cato,  Tecumseh,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary :  Report  of  judicial  business  in  the  Second 
District : 631 

October  30.— Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary :  Contingent  expenses  of  the  government  of 
Kansas 634 

November -.—Remonstrance  of  Charles  Columbia  and  George  Reis,  Council  Grove,  in  behalf  of 
the  citizens  of  Wise  county,  against  the  enforcement  of  the  order  of  John  Montgomery,  dated 
Nov.  28, 1856,  for  their  removal  from  the  Kaw  Indian  lands 655 

November  3.— Owen  C.  Stewart,  Superintendent,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Capitol  buildimis 623 

November  4.— Elisha  Whittlesey,  Comptroller,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Appropriations  for  public 
buildings  in  Kansas 664 

November  6.— (Jov,  J.  W.  Geary,  "Camp  Gracias  iDios":  Thanksgiving  proclamation 623 

November  7.— Gov.  J.  "W.  (ieary,  Lecompton,  to  Owen  C.  Stewart:  Discharge  from  service  as  super- 
intendent of  capitol  building 624 

November  7.— Gov.  J.  W.  (Jeary,  Lecompton,  to  Lieut.  Bryan:  Exploration  of  the  Territory 625 

November  7.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Hon.  Wm. L.  Marcy:  Report ot  tour  of  observation  through  the 
Territory 626 

November  7.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Hon.  Wm.  L.  Marcy :  Report  of  tour  of  observation  through  the 
Territory 587 

November  7.— Gov.  Cieary  to  Capt.  Samuel  Walker:  Request  to  answer  charges  in  indictment 625 

November  7.— R.  R.  Nelson,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  (Jeary:  Complaint  of  the  conduct  of  Capt. 
John  Donaldson  for  forcibly  releasing  prisoner  on  trial 624 

November  7.— (iov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Col.  Cooke:  Arrest  of  Capt.  John  Donaldson 624 

November  8.— Jefferson  Davis:  Indorsement  on  Gen.  Smith's  letter  of  October  14:  Commends  the 
action  of  Col.  Cooke  in  arresting  the  Free-State  immigrants  crossing  the  Nebraska  line 505 

November  8.— Gov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Col.  Cooke:  Requisition  for  troops  to  escort  Agent  McCaslin, 
with  money  for  Indian  payments 627 

November  8.— Gov.  (ieary  to  the  sheriff  of  Bourbon  county :  Order  for  election  of  member  of 
council  in  place  of  Wm.  Barbee,  deceased 627 

November  8.— (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  the  sheriff  of  Allen  county:  Order  for  election  of  member  of 
Council  in  place  ofWm.  Barbee,  deceased 628 

November  9.— Sam'l  J.  Jones,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  :  Request  for  appointment  of  mas- 
ter of  convicts 628 

November  10.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Capt.  Wallace:  Requisition  for  troops  to  guard  prisoners 628 

November  10;- (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  I.  B.  Donalson  :  Order  for  re-arrest  of  Charles  Hays,  the  mur- 
derer of  Buffum 630 

November  10.— I.  B.  Donalson,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary :  Refusal  to  re-arrest  Charles  Hays, 
the  luurderer  of  Buffum 631 

November  10.— L.  J.  Hampton,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary :  Requisition  for  guard  for  master 
of  convicts 628 

November  11.— Gov.  J. W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Gen.  P.  F.  Smith  :  Peace  prevails;  troops  may  be 
withdrawn 518 

November  11.— Wm.  Rumbold,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  (ieary:  Report  as  architect  of  the  Capitol 
buildings 634 

November  11.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  Adjutant  General:  Insurrection  sup- 
pressed; troops  to  be  quarterea  at  Fort  I^eavenworth 517 

November  12.— Gen.  P.  F.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth :  Order  announcing  peace,  and  the  retiring  of 
the  troops  to  winter  quarters  at  Fort  Leavenworth 519 

November  12.— H.  T.  Titus,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Report  of  re-arrest  of  Charles  Hays, 
the  murderer  of  Buffum 633 

November  13.— Jefferson  Davis  to  (ien.  P.  F.  Smith:  Commends  action  of  Col.  Cooke 431 

November  13.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Hon.  James  Campbell:  Interview  with  Mail  Agent  Davis,  and 
recommendations  as  to  mail  service 633 


Index.  817 


November  14.— Gov.  J.  W.  treary  to  Col.  Andrews:  Means  of  conveyance  for  Commissioners  Hootr- 

land  and  Jones g.^^ 

November  15.— Col.  Andrews,  Lecompton,  to  (iov.  J.  W.  f:eary:"DetaiTVf  company  ^ 

the  (xovernor's  guard.. g.j7 

November  15.— Maj.  Lewis  A.  Armstead,  Kort  Ililey,  to  (Iov.  ,i.  \v\  (ieary :  iieport  of  the  expi<,'ral 

tion  of  the  Republican  river  valley (540 

November  15.— Gov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Lieut.  Higgins:  Requisition  for  troops  to  escort  prisoners  to 

Tecumseh g;^ 

November  15.— Gov.  J,  W.  Geary  to  Capt.  John  Wallace:  Requisition  for  troopVto  aid  in  arrests".  636 

Novembkr  15.— (rov.  J.  W.  (Ieary:  Proclamation  for  recapture  of  Charles  11.  Calkins 6;i6 

November  15.— M.  J.  Hampton,  master  of  convicts,  Lecompton,  to  (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary:   Escape  of 

Charles  H.  Calkins,  a  prisoner r,3G 

November  15.— Samuel  J.  Jones,  sheriff,  Lecompton,  to  (iov.  J.  W.  deary:  Requisition  for  trooi)s 

to  aid  in  arrests 636 

November  16.— Geo.  W.  Clarke,  Lecompton,  to  (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary:  Requisition  for  troops  to  protect 

Pottawatomie  Indian  payment,  at  Uuiontown 687 

November  16. — (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Col.  Andrews:  Same  as  above 688 

November  16  —I.  B.  Donalson  to  ( iov.  J.  W.  (ieary  :  Requisition  for  troops  to  escort  46  prisoners  to 

Tecumseh  for  trial 637 

.November  16.- Gov.  J.  W.(  ieary  to  Lieut.  Iliggins:  Same  as  above (;;j7 

November  16.— (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  F.  Bigger,  Register  of  the  Treasury:  Estimates  for  additional 

appropriations  for  the  expenses  of  the  Territory (538 

November  17. — Samuel  J.  Jones,  sheriff,  Lecompton,  to  (iov.  J.  W.(ieary:  Call  for  balls  and  chains 

for  Hickory  Point  prisoners 640 

November  18. — Act  of  the  Vermont  Legislature  for  the  relief  of  the  poor  of  Kansas .'..  674 

November  19. — Petition  of  the  members  of  Capt.  S.  Walker's  company  of  militia,  Lecompton,  for 

discharge  from  the  service ". 618 

November  20. — (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  (ien,  P.  F.  Smith:  Discharge  of  the  volunteer  militia 639 

November  21.— Gov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Capt.  John  Wallace:    Requisition  for  trooi)s  for  capture  of 

horse  thieves 640 

November  21.— Ciov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Samuel  J.  Jones:   Refusal  of  balls  and  chains  fur  Hickory 

Point  Prisoners 640 

November  21.— H.  T.  Titus,  Lecompton,  to  (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary:   Re-discharge  of  Charles  Hays,  the 

murderer,  by  order  of  chief  Justice  Lecompte 639 

November  22.— I.  B.  Donalson,  Lecompton,  to  (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary  :  Requisition  for  troops  to  aid  in  ar- 
rests   644 

November  22.— (tOv.  J.  W.  Geary  to  M.  J.  Hampton:  Remission  of  sentence  of  "balls  and  chains" 

for  Hickory  Point  prisoners 642 

November  22.— (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy:  Transmission  of  executive  minutes  and 

lengthv  report  of  his  administration '>13 

November  23.— Lieut.  H.  S.  P.  Higgins,  Tecumseh,  to  (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary  :  Escape  of  31  of  the  pris- 
oners taken  to  Tecumseh,  and  fruitless  search  for  them  at  Topeka 642 

November  24,— (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  I.  B.  Donalson  :  Inquirv  as  to  escape  of  Tecumseli  jiri-soners....  (543 

November  24.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Capt.  John  Wallis:  Disbandment  of  volunteer  militia t>44 

NOVEMBER24.— Gen.  Smith  to  (iov.  J,  W.  (ieary:  Discharge  of  volunteer  militia. 648 

November  24.— Capt.  John  Wallis,  camp  near  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  (ieary :  Asks  that  his  c<)mi)aiiy 

be  disbanded 'l*"^ 

November  25.— (iov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  I.  B.  Donalson:  Refusal  of  troops  to  aid  in  arrests ()44 

November  25.— (Jov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  (ien.  P.  F.Smith:  Discharge  and  payment  of  volunK'er  militia,  647 
November  25.— (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary's  correspondence  discharging  from  service  Cajtt.  Donaldson's  and 

Capt.  Waliis's  companies  of  volunteer  militia •,••■"■■■■;  —  ••••••••64(),  ()47 

November  25.— Petition  of  the  members  of  Capt.  John  Waliis's  company  of  militia  for  disciiarge      _ 

f*j*QI-j2  sGrvicG  

November  25.— Petition'of  the  members  of  Capt.  John  Donaldson's  company  of  militia  for  dis- 

charge  from  service ■ ••""; -V-V-' !-,o 

November  26.-(iov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  (ien.  P.  F.  Smith  :  Discharge  of  volunteer  militia . (.18 

November  26.-(iov.  J.  W.  (iearv  to  Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy:  Inaccuracy  ot  printed  Kansas  statutes.       647 
November  26.— Meeting  at  Tecumseh  to  appoint  delegates  to  the  peace-iiolicy  convention  to  be 

liplci  it  T  G3,VGD  wortili  

November  27.— (iov.  J.  w".'Geary  to  Capt.  Samuel  Walker:  Discharge  of  volunteer  militia 619 

November  27.-(ien.  Smith  to  ( iov.  J.  W.  ( ieary :  Muster-out  of  volunteer  militia •:•-;•••••••■  •%\ 

November  27.-Gen.  P.  F.  Smit h  to  ( iov.  J.  W.  ( ieary :  Payment  of  yolu nteer  "(i  'V.'^^II'^IS^'  ,vS  '  e 
November  27.-Elisha  Whittlesey,  Comptroller  of  the  Treasury,  to  (.ov.  J.  W.(.eary.  I  urchase  ^_^ 

No^^£v^'2?S^o  J!' J^  W:'Gea;.^y  "to"  (Ve^^^ 

tention  of  Cant   Newbv's  company ;  arrest  of  banditti  in  the  south • • "-Ji 

Nov™R?8.-^Kr  of  jVhn  mS^  Kaw  Indian  Agent,  requiring  settlers  to  retire  from  ^^_ 

No^SBSfy:^^;rd"Hoog^and■and•JohnA:w.■J^^ 

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818  STATE  HISTORICAL  SOCIETY. 


December  5.— Col.  Wm.  O.  Yager,  Tecuniseb,  to  Adjutant  General  H.  J.  Strickler:  Regimental  re- 
port S.  D.  K.  M 693 

December  8.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  sheriff  of  Anderson  county:  Order  for  an  election  for  member 

of  the  House  for  Anderson  and  Franklin  counties 656 

December  8.— Gov.  J.  W.  (Jeary  to  Secretary  W.  L.  Marcy:  Payment  of  volunteer  militia;  com- 
mission to  the  southern  portion  of  the  Territorv;  Kaw  Indian  lands 641 

December  9.— J.  A.  Thomas,  Assistant  Secretary  of  State,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Transmits  collated 

copy  of  Organic  Act 664 

December  15.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  President  Pierce:  Sale  of  lots  of  the  city  of  Leavenworth 658 

December  15.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Dr.  Norman  Eddy:  Sale  of  lots  of  the  city  of  leaven  worth 658 

December  18.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Hon.  R.  McClelland:  Copies  of  Kansas  statutes 660 

December  20.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  John  Spicer:  Inquiry  concerning  Lecompton  "Regulators"....  660 

December  20.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Capt.  Newby:  Requisition  for  two  mounted  men 660 

December  20.— John  Spicer  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Has  received  no  notice  from  "Regulators" 661 

December  22.— Gov.  J.  w.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  Sccretarv  Marcy :  Sale  of  Leavenworth  lots ;  United 
States  Marshal  Spencer;  Judge  Cunningham  ;  capitol  building;  "but  one  issue  — slavery;"  "no 
party,  no  North,  no  South,  no  East,  no  West;"  Tuten  and  Spicer;  "C.  Robinson,  Governor  of 
the  State  of  Kansas;"  G.  \V.  Brown,  editor  of  the  Herald  of  Freedom;  Thaddeus  Hyatt  and 

Hyattville;  peace  661 

December  22.— Wm.  G.  Shaw,  Burlington,  Vt.,  for  Gov.  Fletcher,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Appropria- 
tion of  $20,000  by  Vermont  legislature  to  aid  the  suffering  poor  of  Kansas 673 

December  23.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Capt.  John  Donaldson:  Calls  for  annual  report  of  Auditor 663 

December  23.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Gen.  Cramer:  Calls  for  annual  report  of  Inspector  General 663 

December  23.— Gov.  J.W.  (ieary  to  H.  J.  Strickler:  Calls  for  annual  report  of  Adjutant  General...  663 
December  23.— Gov.  J.W.  Geary  to  Col.  A.  J.  Isaacs:  Does  chapter  10  of  Kansas  Statutes  conflict 

with  organic  act? 663 

December  23.— Samuel  D.  Lecompte,  Leavenworth  city,  to  Hon.  J.  A.  Pearce:  History  of  his  judi- 
cial career,  and  vindication;  controversy  with  Gov.  Geary 726 

December  24.— Gov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Hon.  James  Campbell,  Postmaster  General :  Recommends  new 

mail  routes  and  improved  service 664 

December  25.— H.  J.  Strickler  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Will  make  report  as  Adjutant  General 664 

December  27.— Lieut.  Francis  T.  Bryan  to  Gov.  J.W.  Geary:  Report  of  exploration  of  the  Repub- 
lican and  Solomon  valleys 668 

December  29.— Thomas  J.  B.  Cramer  to  Gov.  J.W.  Geary:  Report  as  Inspector  (jleneral 665 

December  31. —  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy:  Congratulations  on  the  peace  and  tran- 
quility of  the  Territory 666 

December  31.— T.  J.  B.  Cramer  to  Gov.  J.W.  Geary:  Report  as  Territorial  Treasurer 665 

December  31.— Annual  report  of  Adjutant  General  H.  J.  Strickler 690 

1857. 

January  1.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary,  Lecompton,  to  the  sheriff  of  Johnson  county :  Order  for  election  of 
member  of  the  House  for  .Johnson  county 666 

January  2.— C.  McClelland,  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Acknowledgment  of 
receipt  of  Kansas  Statutes 696 

January  3.— Requisition  of  Gov.  Henry  A.  Wise  for  the  rendition  of  Joseph  L.  McCubbin,  charged 
with  crime  in  Virginia 703 

January  5.— J.  Marion  Alexander,  Leavenworth,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Leavenworth,  Pawnee  & 
Western  Rid.  Co 675 

January  6.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Gov.  S.  P.  Chase:  Reply  to  memorial  in  behalf  of  Hickory  Point 
prisoners,  citizens  of  Ohio 672 

January  6.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Hon.  John  W.  Whitfield:  Recommendations  as  to  Congressional 
legislation  for  Kansas 667 

January  7.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Gov.  Fletcher,  of  Vermont:  Appropriation  of  Vermont  Legisla- 
ture for  the  relief  of  the  poor  of  Kansas  declined,  because  not  needed 674 

January  8.— Sec.  W.  L.  Marcy  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary :  Assembling  of  the  Topeka  Free-State  Legisla- 
ture   699 

January  9.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  J.  Marion  Alexander:  Reply  concerning  Leavenworth,  Pawnee 
&  Western  Rid.  Co 675 

January  10.— Gov.  Geary's  certificate  of  oath  of  office  of  Judge  Cunningham 70S 

January  10.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Capt.  Newby:  Requisition  for  troops  to  aid  in  execution  of  civil 
process 675 

January  10.— L.  J.  Hampton,  Lecompton,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  :  Annual  report  as  master  of  con-, 
victs '694 

January  12.— John  W.  Forman,  B.  O'Driscoll,  and  others,  members  of  the  Legislature,  Lecompton, 
to  Gov.  Geary,  relative  to  settlers  on  Iowa  trust  lands  in  Doniphan  county 700 

January  12.— Gov.  Geary's  message  on  the  assembling  of  the  Legislature y...  676 

January  13.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  the  Sheriff  of  Douglas  county:  Writ  of  election 688 

January  13.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  the  Sheriff  of  Johnson  county:  Writ  of  election 688 

January  14.— John  Donaldson  to  Gov.  J.W.  Geary:  Annual  report,  as  Territorial  Treasurer,  of  ac- 
counts   693 

January  16.— Gov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  Capt.  Newby:  Requisition  for  two  dragoons 688 

January  19.— Gov.  J.  W.  c;eary  to  J.  W.  Forman,  B.  C'DriscoU  and  others,  members  of  the  Legisla- 
ture: Iowa  Indian  lands  in  Doniphan  county 701 

January  19.— Gov.  J.  W.  ieary  to  Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy:  Assembling  of  Topeka  Free-Slate  Legisla- 
ture, and  arrest  and  bailing  of  members;  assembling  of  the  Territorial  Legislature  at  Lecomp- 
ton    688 

January  19.— Resolution  of  the  House  of  Representatives,  calling  for  the  Governor's  reasons  for 
failing  to  commission  Wm.  T.  Sherrard  as  Sheriff  of  Douglas  county 695 

January  21.— (Jov.  J.  W.  Geary  to  the  House  of  Representatives:  Reply  to  inquiry  concerning  the 
commissioning  of  Wm.  T.  Sherrard 696 

January  21.— Message  of  Gov.  Geary  to  the  Legislature,  transmitting  reports  of  Adjutant  General, 
Inspector  General,  Territorial  Treasurer  and  Auditor,  and  Master  of  Convicts... 695 

January  22.— H.  K.  Craig,  Colonel  of  Ordnance,  Washington,  to  Gov.  J.  W.  Geary:  Territorial 
arms 730 

January  22.— Gov.  Geary's  message  vetoing  the  act  to  authorize  courts  and  judges  to  admit  to  bail 
in  certain  cases 697 


INDEX.  819 


January  26.— Gov.  .T.  W.  (ieary  to  Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy:  Additional  land  offices  needed-  residue  of 
Delaware  trust  lands  should  be  sold ^0, 

January  27.— Elisha  Whittlesey  to  Hon,  Wilson  Shannon:  Capitol' buVl'ding'acco^^^^     732 

January  28.— Gov.  Geary's  warrant  for  the  arrest  of  Joseph  L.  McCubbin 703 

February  2.— (rov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Capt.  Newby:  Requisition  for  soldiers 704 

February  2.— Gov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy:  The  shooting  affair  between  judge  Efraore 
and  Kagi "  ^^4 

FEBRUAR.Y  3.— .John  McGee,  Kansas  City,  to  (iov.  (ieary  :  Arrest  of  McCubbin,  on  requisition  from 
Virginia -Qg 

February  3.— Geo.  F.  Putnam,  Tecumseh  prison,  to  (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary:  Petition  in  behalf  of  Te- 
cumseh  prisoners,  famishing  and  without  blankets  or  bedding 70G 

February  4— Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy  to  (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary:  Inclosing  letter  of  Judge'Lecoiiipte  to  Sen- 
ator Pearce,  of  Maryland,  and  asking  explanation  of  discrei)ancies  between  the  statements  of 
Judge  Lecompte  and  those  of  the  (iovernor 727 

February  6.— ( iov.  (ieary  to  I.  B.  Donalson :  Relative  to  provisions  and  comforts  forthe  Tecumseh 
prisoners 707 

February  6.— Gov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  Hon.  W.  L.  Marcy:  The  act  to  admirto'bai'l'Tn  certain  cases; 
bailing  of  Clarke,  indicted  for  murder  of  Barber 70,-) 

February  (i.— (iov.  (ieary  to  Hon.  S.  (i.  Cato:  Asks  for  the  trial  of  the  Tecumseh  prisoners.'.'....."!...  707 

February  6.— S.  G.  Cato,  Lecompton,  to  (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary:  Will  try  Tecumseh  prisoners  when  en- 
abling act  shall  be  passed  by  the  Legislature 711 

February  9.— (iov.  Geary  to  (ien.  Smith:  Requisition  for  troops  for  protection  of  the  (iovernor 
against  Sherrard  and  confederates 71,, 

February  11.— (iov.  (ieary's  requisition  for  United  States  troops,  to  preserve  order  in  i>econVpto'n'.'.  712 

February  11.— (ien.  P.  F.  Smith  to  (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary:  Declines  (iovernor's  request  for  additional 
troops  to  preserve  order  at  Leoompton 73I 

February  12.— Proceedings  of  Big  Springs  meeting,  denouncing  indignities  upon  the  (iovernor 
by  the  Lecompton  Legislature,  and  tendering  sympathies 712 

February  16.— Gov.  (ieary  to  Wm.  Rumbold:  Account  of  Dr.  Rodrigue,  contractor  on  the  capitol 
building 714 

February  17.— R.  C.  Bishop,  Chief  Clerk  House  of  Representatives,  to  (iov.  (ieary:  Resolution  of 
inquiry.  House  of  Representatives,  relative  to  ap])ointment  of  county  officers 716 

February  18.— (iov.  (ieary  to  Capt.  Newby:  Requisition  for  troops;  "difficulty  here";  two  or 
three  men  shot .' 721 

February  18.— (iov.  (ieary  to  the  House  of  Representatives:  Reply,  appointment  of  officers  for 
Coffey  county '. 716 

February  18.— (iov.  (ieary's  message  vetoeing  the  Lecompton  Constitutional  Convention  act 717 

February  18. — Owen  C.  Stewart,  Mayor,  to  (iov.  (ieary:  Requisition  for  troops  to  preserve  order 
in  Lecompton ". 720 

February  19. — (iov.  (ieary's  message  vetoeing  act  to  grant  preemptions  to  .school  lands 721 

B'ebruary  20.— (iov.  (ieary  to  Secretary  Marcy :  Reply  as  to  discrepancies  between  his  own  and 
Judge  Lecompte's  statement 729 

February  20. — (iov.  J.  W.  (ieary  to  the  Council  of  Kansas  Territory:  Appointment  of  F.  J.  Mar- 
shall, Major  (ieneral;  H.  J.  Strickler,  Comptroller  ;  and  L.  J.  Hampton,  master  of  convicts 722 

February  20. — Thomas  C.  Hughes,  Chief  Clerk  of  Council,  to  Gov.  (ieary:  Copy  of  resolution  con- 
firming appointment  of  F.  J.  Marshall  and  H.  J.  Strickler,  and  rejection  of  L.  J.  Hampton 736 

February  21. — Gov.  (ieary  to  Secretary  Marcy:  Jjecompton  Constitutional  Convention  bill;  shoot- 
ing of  Sheppard  by  Sherrard,  and  killing  of  Sherrard  by  John  A.  W.  Jones 72.^ 

February  25. — (iov.  (ieary  to  Hon.  James  Guthrie:  Accounts  for  construction  of  capitol  building,  732 

February  27.— Gov.  Geary  to  H.  K.  Craig,  Colonel  of  Ordnance:  Requisition  for  twenty  Colt's  re- 
volvers and  accoutrements 731 

February  28.— (iov.  (ieary  to  Messrs.  Rice,  Mitchell,  Chandler,  (iibson  and  others:  Answer  to  com- 
plaint of  aggressions  upon  land  claims 734 

February  28. — Elisha  Whittlesey,  Comptroller,  to  (iov.  Geary:  Accounts  of  (iov.  Shannon  in  con- 
nection with  the  capitol  building 732 

March  2. — (iov.  (ieary  to  (ien.  Smith:  Differs  with  the  (ieneral  respecting  the  need  of  troops  at 
Lecompton  and  in  the  Territory;  asks  that  Capt.  Newby's  company  remain  at  Lecompton 735 

March  4.— Col.tieo.  Deas,  for  (ien.  Smith,  Fort  Leavenworth,  to  (iov.  (ieary :  Reply  permitting  Capt.  __ 
iS'ewby's  company  to  remain  at  Lecompton 736 

March  4.— (iov.  (ieary  to  President  Buchanan:  Resignation  as  (iovernor  of  Kansas  Territory,  to 
take  effect  March  20 737 

March  5. — (iov.  (ieary  to  Capt.  Newby:  Order  to  remain  at  Lecompton 736 

March  7.— (iov.  (ieary  to  Capt.  E.  W.  B.  Newby:  Requisition  for  troops 737 

Ma^ch  7.— Gov.  (ieary  to  Messrs.  Williams  and  Heiskell:  Relative  to  the  murder  of  Henry  Sher-  ^ 
man,  on  Pottawatomie  creek 737 

March  10.— Gov.  (ieary  to  Secretary  Woodson:  Owing  to  illness,  will  be  absent  a  few  days  from 
Lecompton 742 

March  12.— Gov.  (ieary  to  Secretary  Woodson:  Being  absent  from  the  Territory,  duties  of  the  ex-  _ 
ecutive  office  devolve  upon  the  Secretary 738 

March  12.— Gov.  (ieary  to  Commander  of  Military  Department  of  the  West :  Announces  his  absence 
from  the  Territory;  Secretary  acting  (iovernor 738 

March  12. — (iov.  (ieary's  farewell  address 738 

March  19.— Thomas  Totten  and  (ieo.  Wilson,  Paola,  to  Acting  Governor  Woodson:  Owing  to  dis- 
turbed condition  of  Anderson  county,  exercise  of  duties  of  county  officers  impracticable 743 

March  25.— Acting  Governor  Woodson  to  Gen.  Smith:  Requisition  for  troops,  to  make  arrests  in 
Franklin  and  Anderson  counties ••••••  743 

March  26.— Acting  Governor  Woodson  to  Gen.  Smith:  Remonstrances  against  the  withdrawal  of 
Capt.  Newbv's  company  from  Lecompton .'. 744 

March  27.— E.  V.  Sumner  to  Acting  (iovernor  Woodson:  Forwards  requisition  for  troops  to  (ien. 
Smith •• " •••••••••  745 

March  28.— Acting  Governor  Woodson  to  E.  V.  Sumner:  Asks  that  instructions  from  Gen.  Smith 
be  forwarded  when  received '*' 

1858. 

January  6.— Message  of  President  Buchanan  and  letter  of  Secretary  Cass,  transmitting  corre- 
spondence  of  Govs.  Shannon  and  Geary,  and  the  executive  minutes  of  Gov.  Geary 404 


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