Certificate, Declaration of IntentionRobert L. Gilbert, a 21-year-old Englishman, had just finished his journey to the United States when he renounced his allegiance to the Queen of England by signing this Declaration of Intention. Gilbert would continue west into Kansas Territory, where he eventually settled nine miles north of Lawrence in late 1855.1855-10-23Webb, Thomas H. (Hopkins)1801-1866CreatorcreThis item was part of Territorial Kansas Online (TKO# 101586). TKO topic guide: Immigration and Early Settlement>Specific Settlements>Lawrencestill imageku-kansascollection:2747https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-kansascollection/2747u001110aspace_7d2fc061c7ea6e06238471f15b82e830electronicimage/tiffreformatted digitalRobert L. Gilbert papershttp://hdl.handle.net/10407/0204778161RH MS P238University of KansasUniversity of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryThis work is free of known copyright restrictions.ku-kansascollection_2747_MODSMODS record generated from local records created for online exhibit. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2021-10