Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of one letter dated April 16, 1854, addressed to "Sir" from an unknown Senator discussing the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The author is opposed to the legislation, stating they helped to defeat the bill in the preceding session because there was no necessity for the organization of a territory west of Missouri -- “there being no white settlers” -- and it would be “a gross of the faith of the government pledged to the emigrant Indian Tribes.” The author feels the...

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection consists of one letter dated April 16, 1854, addressed to "Sir" from an unknown Senator discussing the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The author is opposed to the legislation, stating they helped to defeat the bill in the preceding session because there was no necessity for the organization of a territory west of Missouri -- “there being no white settlers” -- and it would be “a gross of the faith of the government pledged to the emigrant Indian Tribes.” The author feels the...