List of subscribers for speech by Francis P. Blair
Overview
Subscription list for a speech by Honorable Francis P. Blair on the 'Kansas question,' delivered in the House of Representatives in Washington, D. C. The address, intended for publication by the Washington Globe, had subscribers who included Francis P. Blair, who ordered 5,007 copies of his own speech. Other notable subscribers were William A. Howard, Republican congressman from Michigan and a member of the House committee, who investigated the state of affairs in Kansas, and also possibly Frederick Preston Stanton (signature partially legible), who was appointed secretary of the Kansas Territory in 1857 by President Buchanan.
Dates
- Creation: March 23, 1858
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Francis Preston Blair
Francis Preston Blair, Junior, (February 19, 1821 - July 9, 1875) was the only Free-Soiler from a pro-slavery state elected to Congress in 1856. As a congressman from Missouri, Blair denounced the Kansas-Nebraska Act as a violation of the Missouri Compromise. He was defeated for re-election to Congress in 1858.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P6
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Maury Bronson, November 23, 1968.
Separated Materials
A copy of the published speech is available in the Kansas Collection at RH P A98.
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Washington Globe Collection
- Subtitle
- List of subscribers for speech by Francis P. Blair
- Author
- lgg 9 May 1972; accessioned by BSG, 19 lay 1969 mg 2004
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in language English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4880546110
- Preferred citation
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<emph render="italic">Washington Globe</emph> Collection, Kansas Collection, RH MS P6, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository