Elizabeth S.C. Earl

This letter, dated September 22, 1863, is from Elizabeth S.C. Earl in Lawrence, Kansas to her mother. She assures her mother that she is safe and has survived Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence. She adds that "you cannot imagine the distress, and suffering, of our women and children," and states that the Raid left 180 women widows and 200 children orphans. Earl tells her mother that she has taken charge of the City Hotel after the owner was killed and his family went back East.

September 22, 1863

Surviving a Guerrilla War
Border Ruffians
Bushwhackers
Guerrillas
Women
Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence

Elizabeth S.C. Earl
William Clarke Quantrill

Douglas County, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Letter

Kenneth Spencer Research Library

Jennie L. and Elizabeth S.C. Earl Correspondence, Folder 1, Item 2

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