Brown, John, 1800-1859 to Frederick Brown & Jeremiah Brown

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GLC#
GLC04463.01-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
11 October 1856
Author/Creator
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Title
to Frederick Brown & Jeremiah Brown
Place Written
Tabor, Iowa
Pagination
1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm

Leaving Kansas, his poor health, and the health of his sons. Says he is leaving Kansas "both on business: & to recover my health," as he is suffering from "Dysentary & Chill Fever." However, "I expect to go back should the trouble continue" Mentions his half-sister Fiorella Adair and her family. Says John Jr. "is very much broken down; & altered by his troubles" which included being beaten and imprisoned. Brown was also inclined to leave Kansas because he was a wanted man there, and because his homestead had been destroyed. Written to his brother Frederick and half-brother Jeremiah, less than a month after leaving Kansas.

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