From James H. Lane et al to "All Whom It May Concern"

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Title: From James H. Lane et al to "All Whom It May Concern"
Creator: James H. Lane
D.R. Anthony
Marcus J. Parrott
A.C. Wilder
T.A. Osborn
S.C. Pomeroy
Description: On September 5, 1863, James H. Lane and five others write an open letter from Leavenworth, Kansas to "all whom it may concern." Lane and the others express sympathy with Col. S.W. Eldridge, who is travelling east to seek aid in rebuilding the Free State Hotel in Lawrence, Kansas, which was destroyed during Quantrill's Raid. The signers assure potential contributors to Eldridge's project that he is "a man in every respect worthy of their full confidence."
Date: September 5, 1863
Local Subject: Surviving a Guerrilla War
Guerrillas
Bushwhackers
Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence
People: James H. Lane
D.R. Anthony
Marcus J. Parrott
A.C. Wilder
T.A. Osborn
S.C. Pomeroy
William Clarke Quantrill
James Henry Lane
Samuel C Pomeroy
Daniel R Anthony
Geographic Subject: Lawrence, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Owning Organization: State Historical Society of Missouri – Kansas City
Location: Shalor Winchell Eldridge (1816-1899) Letters (K0217): f.1, Item 5
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