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Mass meeting report on Kansas turmoil and Lane’s raid
A St Louis committee reports on Kansas disturbances led by Lane and his armed force. They detail raids on Franklin and Douglass counties, the burning of the Georgia Colony, Lecompton threats, and the resulting exodus of pro slavery and abolitionist factions. The report cites numerous skirmishes, captures, and wider implications for Kansas’ status before the presidential election.
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St. Louis
Kansas Territory
McLare
Lay
Joux F. Dany
Kansas Mass Murtiny
Kransas
Kansas
Jamees H. Lane
Lane
Cook
Town
Nebraska Territory
Lykins, Franklin
Douglass
Franklin
Lawrence
Georgia Colony
State of
Georgia
Kansas River
Brown
Titus
Sharpe
General Reid
Ossawattomie
Ried
Tecumseh
A. J Vaughn
Liberty
Lecompton
Robinson, Brown
United States
Exeton
Fort Leavenworth
Osawkee
Leavenworth
Easton
Leavenworth City
Enigens
Emory
William Phillips
Kanory
Phillips
Lonse
New York Tribune
Missouri Democrat
Kaneae