Letter, Marc [Parrott] to Dear Father [Thomas Parrott]Marcus Parrott wrote from Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, to his father, Thomas Parrott. Marcus began by telling him of new land sales near Paola, Kansas Territory, the extreme heat they had been having lately, and news about family friends. He spoke about a recent proclamation given by Governor Walker, who had set up camp near Lawrence, which condemned the municipal government in that city as unauthorized. Marcus added that the Free State Convention in Topeka had delegated him as their representative to Congress; he had accepted, despite worries that his private business would suffer because of the appointment.1857-07-20Webb, Thomas H. (Hopkins)1801-1866CreatorcreThis item was part of Territorial Kansas Online (TKO# 101975). TKO topic guide: Personalities>Marcus J. Parrottstill imageku-kansascollection:2123https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-kansascollection/2123u003403||u003404||u003405aspace_51756014b374f2812b9bbf8fd71bf491electronicimage/tiffreformatted digitalCorrespondence from Marcus Parrott to his Dayton, Ohio family membershttp://hdl.handle.net/10407/7679180932RH MS VLT 554University of KansasUniversity of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryThis work is free of known copyright restrictions.ku-kansascollection_2123_MODSMODS record generated from local records created for online exhibit. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2021-10