Letter, S.T. Learnard to Dear Son [Oscar Learnard]S.T. Learnard wrote from Bakersfield, VT, to his son, Oscar Learnard of Kansas Territory, in this transcribed version of his letter. The author mentioned various friends and relatives, several of whom had traveled to and settled in Kansas Territory. He reiterated his desire to move his family to Kansas Territory as well. S.T. also communicated his disgust with the Democrats, who "are chained to the car of slavery and are ready to do any dirty work the slave power wish them to do."1858-01-14Webb, Thomas H. (Hopkins)1801-1866CreatorcreThis item was part of Territorial Kansas Online (TKO# 101803). TKO topic guide: National Debate About Kansas>Issues and Ideas>Anti-slavery perspectivestill imageku-kansascollection:1554https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-kansascollection/1554u005023||u005024aspace_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_1554_MODSMODS record generated from local records created for online exhibit. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2021-10