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Robinson elected governor of Kansas . . . . . . . . . January 5, 1856
President's proclamation on Kansas . . . . . . . . February 11, 1856
Kansas Free-state legislature meets . . . . . . . . . . March 4, 1856
Philadelphia convention of the "American party" . . February 22, 1856
Congressional committee begins sessions at Kansas City April 14, 1856
Sumner's speech on the "Crime against Kansas" . . . . May 19, 20, 1856
The sack of Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 21, 1856
Brooks's attack on Sumner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 22, 1856
Ma.s.sacre at Dutch Henry's Crossing . . . . . . . . . . . May 24, 1856
Affair at Black Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 2, 1856
Democratic national convention at Cincinnati . . . . . . June 2, 1856
Republican national convention at Philadelphia . . . . June 17, 1856
a.s.sault on Sheriff Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June 23, 1856
House Committee reports on Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . July 1, 1856
Dispersal of Free-state legislature at Topeka . . . . . . July 4, 1856
Oliver makes minority report on Kansas . . . . . . . . July 11, 1856
Treaty at Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 17, 1856
Woodson's proclamation in Kansas . . . . . . . . . . August 25, 1856
Destruction of Ossawattomie . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 29, 1856
Whig convention at Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . September 17, 1856
Free-state legislature dispersed at Topeka . . . . . January 6, 1857
Territorial legislature meets at Lecompton . . . . . January 12, 1857
Dred Scott decision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 6, 1857
Election of Lecompton const.i.tutional convention . . . . June 15, 1857
Meeting of Free-state convention at Topeka . . . . . . July 15, 1857
Convention at Lecompton, Kansas . . . . . . . . . . September 7, 1857
Free-state election in Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . October 5, 1857
Convention at Lecompton, Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . October 19, 1857
Ma.s.s-meeting at Lawrence, Kansas . . . . . . . . . . December 2, 1857
Kansas legislature meets at Lecompton . . . . . . . . December 7, 1857
Pro-slavery vote on the Lecompton const.i.tution . . December 21, 1857
Free-state vote on the Lecompton const.i.tution . . . . January 4, 1858
Buchanan's message on Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . February 2, 1858
Commonwealth of Minnesota admitted . . . . . . . . . . . May 11, 1858
Vote in Kansas on the English bill propositions . . . . August 2, 1858
Commonwealth of Oregon admitted . . . . . . . . . . February 14, 1859
BIBLIOGRAPHY
This bibliography must not be taken as containing the material used in the preparation of this volume, but as a list of good books recommended to the general reader, which treat of, or touch upon, the subjects considered. Only a few of the books in this list have been consulted by the author in the preparation of this work. As indicated in the preface, the author has endeavored, in all cases, to go back to original matter, which is usually disconnected and fragmentary, and practically inaccessible to the general reader.
LIST OF t.i.tLES
_The alphabetical arrangement is, in most instances, based upon the names of authors or editors._
Adams, C. F.: Railroads; their origin and problems. New York, 1878.
Adams, H.: Life of Albert Gallatin. Philadelphia, 1879.
Adams, H.: History of the United States. 9 vols. New York, 1889-91.
Adams, H.: John Randolph. Boston, 1882.
Adams, J. Q.: Memoirs; Comprising Parts of His Diary from 1795 to 1848. 12 vols. Philadelphia, 1874-77.
Alfriend, F. H.: Life of Jefferson Davis. Cincinnati, 1868.
Baker, G. E. [Ed.]: Works of William H. Seward. 5 vols. New York, 1853-54.
Bancroft, H. H.: Arizona and New Mexico, 1530-1888. San Francisco, 1889.
