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Bifolio. 8 x 6 ¼ inches. 4-page letter, final page blank, missing lower third as mentioned above. Creased at folds. Letter with original envelope and 3 cent stamp cancelled in ink. Very good. "Friend Palmer before learning of you being in Montana this summer again, I was prompted to [ ? ] a few lines to you as a particular friend. As you will perceive I am in Bloody Kansas, upon the very spot where they fought bled and died for their country in 56 -- and at this present time we are expecting trouble from the Missourians. They have lately come over into the territory and kidnaped one of our citizens and taken him about fifty miles into the state and have him confined in a dungeon and I tell you it is raising quite an excitement The citizens of Linn Co. held a meeting yesterday its object to take some steps toward liberating him and resolutions were drawn up and adopted to apply to the Governor for aid in quelling the lawless bands of Missourians and if the Governor does not take any steps toward stopping it, then the citizens are going to take it into their own hands and are going to march with Montgomery at their head with 3 or 4 hundred men into Missouri and liberate the prisoner and steal all the Niggers they can get Palmer, there are a set of d'mn rascals in Kansas as well as Missouri that cares for nothing or no body, that one termed here Jay Hawkers, and also claim to be free state men are not a bit better than Border Ruffians You will hear of it pretty soon in the papers Well I must tell you what I am doing here as you are perhaps well aware I am one of the returned Pike Peakers I have seen a great portion of Kansas Territory and think it a fine country. I am practicing my profession and am riding every day a good country for me business The county is sitting up very fast and is found to make a great country How are you prospering this summer how are all our old friends getting along there, write me and let me know all the news in and around Montana let me know something about our old girls there. How do you and Miss Ramsey make it this summer do you attend church excuse this sheet it is the last I had give my respects to my old friends there O Harden Skinner Mosey Longton Brown Haslett Bourdon Young etc, etc, etc, etc. and my respects particularly to your self Write me soon. Moste Respectfully your Friend JD Mann?". [Kansas Territory - Kidnappings] [Bloody Kansas].