Letter, S .F. Burdick to Dear Brother [Oscar E. Learnard]S. F. Burdick, in this transcribed version of his letter to Oscar Learnard, wrote from Winooski, Vermont. Burdick communicated his feelings regarding recent political events in Kansas Territory, condemning President Buchanan's replacement of Governor Geary with the "Southern appointment" Robert Walker. He also advised Learnard to either "submit to slavery or fight", and saw no other alternative solution to the problem, though later he cautioned to only fight if first attacked. Burdick added that he wished to come to Kansas Territory, in spite of the troubles, but was held back by his wife's wishes.1857-04-12Webb, Thomas H. (Hopkins)1801-1866CreatorcreThis item was part of Territorial Kansas Online (TKO# 101800). TKO topic guide: National Debate About Kansas>Issues and Ideas>Anti-slavery perspectivestill imageku-kansascollection:1545https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-kansascollection/1545u005015||u005016aspace_17db7fc3c9e0f9460968f872f7aef675electronicimage/tiffreformatted digitalOscar Eugene Learnard family papershttp://hdl.handle.net/10407/9761092203RH MS D113University of KansasUniversity of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryThis work is free of known copyright restrictions.ku-kansascollection_1545_MODSMODS record generated from local records created for online exhibit. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2021-10