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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.