Lawrence, Sept. 13, 1856.
Captain John Brown.
Dear Sir, —
Governor Geary has been here and talks very well. He promises to protect
us, etc. There will be no attempt to arrest any one for a few days, and I think
no attempt to arrest you is contemplated by him. He talks of letting the past
be forgotten, so far as may be, and of commencing anew. If convenient, can you
not come to town and see us? 1 I will then tell you all that the governor said,
and talk of some other matters.
Very respectfully,
C. Robinson.
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1 The interview solicited by Robinson did take
place at a house in Lawrence, and in course of it, according to John Brown,
Jr., who was present, Robinson not only did not censure Brown for his
Pottawatomie executions, but urged him to undertake similar work elsewhere; to
which Brown replied, “If you know of any job of that sort that needs to be
done, I advise you to do it yourself,” or words to that effect. Robinson now
denies that he made such a proposition.
SOURCE: Franklin B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of
John Brown, p. 329-30
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