Letter from F. L. Pilla to his brother
Collection
Call Number: RH VLT MS P9
Overview
F.L. Pilla was a minister in Eudora, Kansas at the time of Confederate ally William C. Quantrill's attack on Lawrence, Kansas in mid-August 1863. Pilla writes to his brother recounting this news and indicating that there was some fear that Eudora might have been one of Quantrill's targets.
Dates
- Creation: September 21, 1863
Creator
- Pilla, F. L. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
This letter is quite fragile. Use the access copy available at RH MS P964.
Extent
1 folder : Sheet, 4 pages. Holograph, signed. ; 36 cm x 23 cm folded to 18 cm. x 23 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH VLT MS P9
Physical Location
RH MS P964
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, James H. Lawson, 1968.
Subject
- Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the F.L. Pilla Collection
- Subtitle
- Letter from F.L. Pilla to his brother
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by lgg, 20 October 1972. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2004.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/3071672377
- Preferred citation
-
F.L. Pilla letter to his brother, Kansas Collection, RH VLT MS P9, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository