Springfield, Mass ., March 12, 1857. Dear Wife And Children All , — I have just got a letter from John. All middling well, March 2, but...

Monday Morning , Sept. 8, 1856. Dear Father And Brother , — Colonel Blood has just handed me your letter, for which I am most grateful....

The Fight Of Osawatomie. Early in the morning of the 30th of August the enemy's scouts approached to within one mile and a half of ...

Lawrence, Kansas Territory , Sept. 7, 1856. Dear Wife And Children, Every One , — I have one moment to write to you, to say that I am y...

Tabor, Fremont County, Iowa , Aug. 27, 1856. Dear Mother , — The last news we had from Kansas, father was at Lawrence, and had charge o...

August 19. The affair last mentioned was conducted with such expedition that the United States troops, located about a mile off, had no...

Names of sufferers and persons who have made sacrifices in endeavoring to maintain and advance the Free-State cause in Kansas, within my pe...

Osawatomie, K. T., Feb. 20, 1856. Dear Wife And Children, Every One , — Your letter to Salmon, and Ruth's to Henry and Ellen, of 6...

Akron, Ohio , April 3, 1854. Dear Son John , — We received your letter of the 24th March two or three days since, and one from Henry, d...

Akron, Ohio , Sept. 24, 1853. Dear Children , — We received Henry's letter of the 16th August in due time, and when it came I inten...

Akron, Ohio , Aug. 10, 1852. Dear Ruth , — Your letter to mother and children is this day received. We are always glad to hear from you...

Akron, Ohio , May 14, 1852. Dear Children , — I have a great deal to write, and but very little time in which to do it. A letter was re...

Akron, Ohio , March 20, 1852. Dear Children , — I reached home on the 18th at evening, meeting with father on the way, who went home wi...

Springfield , Sept. 1, 1847. Dear Daughter Ruth , — I have not heard from you since John left to come on here; and I can assure you it ...

Akron , July 9, 1847. Dear Son John , — I wrote you yesterday to urge your coming here to keep up the family for a few months, as I kne...

Akron , Nov. 2, 1854. Dear Children , — I feel still pretty much determined to go back to North Elba; but expect Owen and Frederick wil...

Nov. 20, 1852 I parted with Frederick at Ravenna, on his way to your place; he has told you of the death of our Mr. Jenkins (of Vernon,...

AKRON, OHIO, Dec. 1, 1851. DEAR SON JOHN, — Yours, dated November 14, came on in season, but an increased amount of cares has prevented...

AKRON, Jan. 27, 1846. DEAR SON JOHN, — I arrived at home December 2d; had a fatiguing but I should think a prosperous journey, and brou...