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Stevens, Aaron D., 1831-1860 to his sister

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07231.05 Author/Creator: Stevens, Aaron D., 1831-1860 Place Written: Topeka, Kansas Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 29 April 1857 Pagination: 3 p. : Order a Copy

Hopes his sister and brother are not "old liners," i.e. that they support his anti-slavery efforts in the "Kansas War." Mentions "Miss Brown" (likely a daughter of John Brown) in reference to his wish that more "yankey" girls would come to Kansas so he could find a wife.

Brown, John, 1800-1859
Stevens, Aaron Dwight, 1831-1860

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