Letter, John Bayless to My Dear Daughter [Mrs. C. J. Minion?]John Bayless wrote from Kirkwood, Broome County, New York to his daughter, Mrs. C. J. Minion [?] , in Kansas Territory. Bayless encouraged her, assuring her that she would have no regrets about moving to the Territory, despite hardships she might find there. He affirmed that courage and perseverance would "overcome all obstacles", and hoped that she was being regular in her attendance to religious services at the Mission. Bayless also told her he planned to join her in the Territory the coming Spring.1856-01-14Webb, Thomas H. (Hopkins)1801-1866CreatorcreThis item was part of Territorial Kansas Online (TKO# 102109). TKO topic guide: Immigration and Early Settlement>Daily Lifestill imageku-kansascollection:2352https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-kansascollection/2352u002941||u002942aspace_8b4b194a068adbd7dd3d5659854f35e0electronicimage/tiffreformatted digitalJohn Bayless papershttp://hdl.handle.net/10407/4982935179RH MS 133University of KansasUniversity of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryThis work is free of known copyright restrictions.ku-kansascollection_2352_MODSMODS record generated from local records created for online exhibit. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2021-10