Everett family correspondence, 1852-1895 (box 2)

Everett family correspondence, 1852-1895 (box 2)

Author: Everett, Elizabeth Roberts

Year: 1852

Letters of Robert and Elizabeth Everett and their children. Many of the letters are all-inclusive, written from the Everett children to the rest of the family back home. At times two or more of the Everett sisters lived together, and many letters are addressed "Dear Sisters" without further clarification. Letters of Robert and Elizabeth Everett and their children. Many of the letters are all-inclusive, written from the Everett children to the rest of the family back home. At times two or more of the Everett sisters lived together, and many letters are addressed "Dear Sisters" without further clarification. Letters to family from John Roberts Everett (1820-1896) and his wife, Sarah Colgrove Everett (1830-1864). John and Sarah emigrated to Kansas Territory in 1854, and the letters detail the hardships of pioneer life as well as the violent and chaotic environment created by anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces fighting over the territory's status. An abolitionist, John Roberts Everett was active in the the Free Soil movement during his time in Kansas, and present with John Brown at the Battle of Osawatomie on August 30, 1856. Due to Sarah's failing health, the family moved back east.