From William Rachel to Josiah Miller

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Title: From William Rachel to Josiah Miller
Creator: William Rachel
Description: This letter, dated March 2, 1858, is from William Rachel in New Orleans to Josiah Miller in Kansas. He expresses disappointment that many members of the Kansas Free State Party chose not to vote in the recent election on the Lecompton Constitution. He criticizes the constitution, referring to it as "the Lecompton Swindle," but predicts that Stephen Douglas and "the northern Democrats" will encounter trouble for opposing it.
Date: March 2, 1858
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Popular Sovereignty
People: William Rachel
Stephen A Douglas
Geographic Subject: Douglas County, Kansas
Lecompton, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kenneth Spencer Research Library
Location: Josiah Miller Collection, Box 1: Folder 3, Item 10: RH MS 4
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