Friday, December 14, 2018

Amos A. Lawrence, May 1857

The family of Captain John Brown of Osawatomie has no means of support, owing to the oppression to which he has been subjected in Kansas Territory. It is proposed to put them (his wife and five children) in possession of the means of supporting themselves as far as possible for persons in their situation. The undersigned, therefore, will pay the following sums, provided one thousand dollars shall be raised. With this sum a small farm can be now purchased in the neighborhood of their late residence in Essex County, New York.

SOURCES: Franklin B. Sanborn, The Life and Letters of John Brown, p. 374; William Lawrence, Life of Amos A. Lawrence: With Extracts from His Diary and Correspondence, p. 128; Franklin B. Sanborn, “The Early History of Kansas,” Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Series 3, Vol. 1, February Meeting, 1908, p. 336 for the date of this document.

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