W.B. Spaulding letter to D. P. [Daniel Peterson] Woodbury
Overview
This 2-page letter from W.B. Spaulding of Quincy, Illinois to his friend Daniel Peterson Woodbury of Weare, New Hampshire contains the writer's assessment of the Lecompton Constitution, framed in Lecompton, Kansas in 1857 by pro-slavery advocates for purposes of Kansas Statehood. Spaulding's views address President James Buchanan's support of the Lecompton Constitution and the resulting impact on Territorial Kansas and on the Buchanan presidency. Included is a letter with explanatory background from Dorcas Woodbury, granddaughter of Spaulding's correspondent.
Dates
- Creation: April 17, 1858; accompanying background letter, April 10, 1974
Creator
- Spaulding, W. B. (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.
Extent
3 folders ; 25 x 38 cm
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P784
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Dennis Coffey, 2000
Subject
- Woodbury, Daniel Peterson, 1827-1913 (Person)
- Woodbury, Dorcas L., 1907-1980 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to W.B. Spaulding Collection
- Subtitle
- W.B. Spaulding letter to D. P. [Daniel Peterson] Woodbury
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mh, 2007; Finding aid encoded by mh, 2007
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in <language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/7303754310
- Preferred citation
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Spaulding, W. B, Letter to D. P. [Daniel Peterson] Woodbury, Kansas Collection, RH MS P784, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository