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Note Payable To Elbert Breuklander, August 5, 1886, N.A. Aug 1886

Note Payable To Elbert Breuklander, August 5, 1886, N.A.

Frank LeCocq, Sr.

Note promising to pay $110 by June 15, 1887. This payment is mutually agreed to be completed through the plowing and breaking of land in a good worksmen like manner. Signature is illegible.


Order Contract Of New Safe For F Lecocq & Co, July 7, 1886, Frank Lecocq Sr Jul 1886

Order Contract Of New Safe For F Lecocq & Co, July 7, 1886, Frank Lecocq Sr

Frank LeCocq, Sr.

Proof of order and payment agreement of a new safe, to be shipped to Harrison, Douglas, Dakota for F LeCocq & Co.


Post Office Receipt From F Lecocq, Sr. To Henry Hospers, June 17, 1886, F Lecocq Sr Jun 1886

Post Office Receipt From F Lecocq, Sr. To Henry Hospers, June 17, 1886, F Lecocq Sr

Frank LeCocq, Sr.

Receipt describing the receipt of a letter addressed to Henry Hospers, Orange City, Iowa, sent by F LeCocq, Sr., Harrison, Dakota.


Letter From Jason Brown To Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, August 18, 1886, Jason Brown Jan 1886

Letter From Jason Brown To Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, August 18, 1886, Jason Brown

Abolitionist Letters

Jason Brown (1823-1912) was the second son born to abolitionist John and Dianthe Brown. He married Ellen Sherbondy in 1847. In February 1855, Jason, along with 4 brothers, moved to the Kansas Territory to homestead in an effort to help defeat slavery. John Brown joined his sons in October. Angered about the sacking of Lawrence, Kansas by pro-slavery forces, John Brown led a raid on May 24 & May 25, 1856 resulting in the brutal deaths of five settlers. Jason’s only role in this massacre was to sharpen the swords used in this battle. Proslavery forces retaliated, burning their home …