Sara Robinson

Sara Robinson writes a letter to her husband, Kansas Gov. Charles Robinson, on May 11, 1862. She discusses officer appointments in a Kansas military regiment, and reports that some regiments have been ordered to leave for New Mexico soon. She also discusses their finances, expresses concern for her ill husband's health, and seeks his permission to let her visit him.

May 11, 1862

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Kansas military units
Women
Surviving a Guerrilla War

Sara Robinson
Charles Robinson

Lawrence, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas

Kansas Historical Society

Charles Robinson Collection

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