Letter, S.T. Learnard to Dear Son [Oscar Learnard]S.T. Learnard wrote from Bakersfield, Vermont, to his son, Oscar Learnard of Kansas Territory, in this transcribed version of his letter. S.T. commented on a proposition made to him by Oscar concerning his taking over Oscar's business in Kansas while Oscar himself would go West for gold mining. Oscar's father advised against this, and made other suggestions as to how his own accounts, as well as his son's, could be managed profitably. S. T. also asked about the state of the Territorial Legislature, dubbed the Border Ruffians "imps of darkness," and encouraged Oscar to continue the fight for liberty.1858-01-19Webb, Thomas H. (Hopkins)1801-1866CreatorcreThis item was part of Territorial Kansas Online (TKO# 101804). TKO topic guide: National Debate About Kansas>Issues and Ideas>Anti-slavery perspectivestill imageku-kansascollection:1557https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-kansascollection/1557u005025||u005026aspace_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_1557_MODSMODS record generated from local records created for online exhibit. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2021-10