From Leigh R. Webber to John Stillman Brown

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Title: From Leigh R. Webber to John Stillman Brown
Creator: Leigh R. Webber
Description: This letter, dated December 23, 1864, is from Leigh R. Webber in Troy, Vermont to John Stillman Brown in Kansas. Webber disagrees with Brown's opinion of Sen. James Henry Lane: "I don't sympathize so much as you do, with the anti-Lane movement." Webber expresses gratitude for recent Union victories, and communicates his fear that a war with Great Britain is imminent.
Date: December 23, 1864
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Surviving a Guerrilla War
People: Leigh R. Webber
James Henry Lane
Abraham Lincoln
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: John Stillman Brown Collection
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