Florella Brown Adair

This letter was written on April 1, 2, and 8, 1861 by Florella Brown Adair in Greenfield, Ohio, to her husband Samuel Lyle Adair and daughter Emma Adair. Florella writes about going on a “calling & begging trip for Kansas” among friends in the area, and how she was disappointed to receive only $3.00 for her efforts. Florella discovered that many people had already given funds for Kansas to Mr. Stephenson, who managed to collect over $300.00 by representing himself as an acquaintance of John Brown.

April 1, 1861-April 8, 1861

Women
Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Presidential Election of 1860, Secession, and the War's Commencement

Florella Brown Adair
John Brown

Lawrence, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Miami County, Kansas

Kansas Historical Society

Samuel Lyle & Florella Brown Adair Family Collection, Box 1: Folder 3

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