From Florella Brown Adair to Samuel Lyle Adair

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Title: From Florella Brown Adair to Samuel Lyle Adair
Creator: Florella Brown Adair
Description: On November 30, 1862, Florella Brown Adair writes from Osawatomie, Kansas, to her husband Samuel Lyle Adair. Florella discusses various household and community matters, stating that she has “a black woman coming to help me.” She says she heard a report that Gen. Blunt was going to Fort Smith with his whole command, and also heard that their son Charles was involved in battle and was “among the first to take the Rebbel Battery.”
Date: November 30, 1862
Local Subject: Women
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Kansas military units
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
African Americans
People: Florella Brown Adair
James Gillpatrick Blunt
Geographic Subject: Miami County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Samuel Lyle & Florella Brown Adair Family Collection, Box 1: Folder 3
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