From W.B. Spaulding to Daniel Peterson Woodbury

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Title: From W.B. Spaulding to Daniel Peterson Woodbury
Creator: W.B. Spaulding
Description: This letter, dated April 17, 1858, is from W.B. Spaulding in Quincy, Illinois to Daniel Peterson Woodbury in New Hampshire. Spaulding criticizes James Buchanan for approving the Lecompton Constitution for Kansas Territory, and predicts that it will cause trouble for his administration and for the Democratic Party. He adds that "the whole proceedings seem to have been a farce."
Date: April 17, 1858
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Popular Sovereignty
People: W.B. Spaulding
Geographic Subject: Lecompton, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kenneth Spencer Research Library
Location: W.B. Spaulding Collection, Folder 1: RH MS P784
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