Letter, Frank Walker to M. B. WalkerFrank Walker of Mound City, Kansas Territory, wrote to Mr. B. Walker (from the context, presumably a brother) recounting recent skirmishes between the free state men led by James Montgomery and the pro-slavery "scamps" in Bourbon and Linn counties. Walker dubbed Montgomery one of "the likedest man in Kanzas," though at the time, in pro-slavery Linn County, he was considered an outlaw. Walker's letter included references to an incident occurring on Dec 16, 1858 in Fort Scott, in which Montgomery and his men attacked a pro-slavery prison to save a fellow free state man. Walker concluded by encouraging his family to obtain a land warrant in Kansas Territory.1859-03-04Webb, Thomas H. (Hopkins)1801-1866CreatorcreThis item was part of Territorial Kansas Online (TKO# 101521). TKO topic guide: Border Disputes and Warfare>Border Ruffians and Jayhawkers>Free State perspectivestill imageku-kansascollection:967https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-kansascollection/967u001094||u001095||u001096||u001097||u001098||u001099||u001100aspace_cb62527382a40d83feb5bea1ed55350belectronicimage/tiffreformatted digitalLetter to Mr. B. Walker from Frank Walkerhttp://hdl.handle.net/10407/6825938611RH MS P343University of KansasUniversity of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research LibraryThis work is free of known copyright restrictions.ku-kansascollection_967_MODSMODS record generated from local records created for online exhibit. Processed, with additional values/elements added by Digital Initiatives, KU Libraries.eng2021-10