William Clarke Quantrill correspondence
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 Quantrill or had, in some way, been involved with his activities.
Dates
- Creation: 1855 - 1906
Creator
- Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865 (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.
Biography of William Clarke Quantrill (1837-1865)
William Clarke Quantrill was born in Canal Dover, Ohio in 1837. He came to Kansas as a young man, and taught school for a while before he became active in the border wars of Kansas and Missouri between free state and pro-slavery forces in the fight for Kansas statehood during the territorial era of 1854-1861.
Quantrill fought on the Confederate side during the Civil War, participating in guerrilla warfare. His most infamous act as a guerrilla leader was the sack of Lawrence in the early morning of August 21, 1863. Quantrill died two years after the raid in a military hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
Extent
1 linear foot (2 boxes containing 101 items)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS 75
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, W. H. Murray, 1920; purchase, H. C. Revercomb, 1941.
Subject
- Quantrill, William Clarke, 1837-1865 (Person)
- Scott, W. W. (William W.) (Person)
- Quantrill, Caroline Clarke, 1819-1903 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the William Clarke Quantrill Collection
- Subtitle
- William Clarke Quantrill correspondence
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by pg, April 1976. Finding aid encoded by mg, 2004. Finding aid revised by lmw, 2020.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2969283298
- Preferred citation
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William Clarke Quantrill correspondence, Kansas Collection, RH MS 75, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository