Letter, R. G. Elliot to Dear SisterRobert Elliott, former publisher of the Kansas Free State newspaper in Lawrence along with Josiah Miller, wrote to his sister from Delaware, Kansas Territory. Elliott told her that last season the area had been the site of "ruffian outrages," but since this time it had evolved into a thriving area with a large population of free state men, whose presence raised property values. The town was not without its share of "bloated ruffians" or stray dogs, however. Elliott also mentioned that a couple of proslavery men had even subscribed to his newspaper, though he did not intend to change the "character" of the paper, which continued to favor the free state cause.1857-05-08Webb, Thomas H. (Hopkins)1801-1866CreatorcreThis item was part of Territorial Kansas Online (TKO# 101896). TKO topic guide: Immigration and Early Settlement>Community Life>Town developmentstill imageku-kansascollection:2022https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-kansascollection/2022u002245||u002246||u002247||u002248aspace_dbb7d342614b97a07a6b4041427e6d53electronicimage/tiffreformatted digitalElliott family papershttp://hdl.handle.net/10407/6313993208RH MS 338University of KansasUniversity of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryThis work is free of known copyright restrictions.ku-kansascollection_2022_MODSMODS record generated from local records created for online exhibit. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2021-10