Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865
Person
Found in 2 Records:
George E. Young letter
Collection
Call Number: RH MS P620
Overview
This letter from George Edwin Young, a survivor of William Quantrill's raid on Lawrence, Kansas, August 21, 1863, was written to his father two days following the massacre. A typed and annotated transcription of the letter is included.
Dates:
August 23, 1863
William Clarke Quantrill correspondence
Collection
Call Number: RH MS 75
Overview
This collection includes letters from William Clarke Quantrill to his mother, Caroline Clarke Quantrill, preceding and up to the raid of Lawrence, Kansas in 1863. Also included in the collection is the correspondence of William W. Scott, editor of the Iron Valley Reporter and friend of Mrs. Quantrill, who attempted to help Mrs. Quantrill obtain the truth about her son. This correspondence consists of letters between Scott and people who allegedly had known...
Dates:
1855 - 1906