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Map of the Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi River
- Created by
- Nicollet, J. N., French, 1786 - 1843
- Owned by
- Hoyt, David, American, 1821 - 1856
- Date
- 1843
- On ViewConcourse 3, C3 053
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 x 32 in. (48.3 x 81.3 cm)
- Title
- Bloodstained map from Bleeding Kansas-era
- Caption
- This bloodstained map depicting the Mississippi River Basin was owned by David Starr Hoyt, an abolitionist murdered by pro-slavery forces near Lawrence, Kansas, in August 1856.
- Description
- A bloodstained map, black ink on white paper, depicting the Mississippi River Basin, an area that includes contemporary Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas. The map was reportedly owned by David Hoyt, an abolitionist who died supporting the cause.
- Place used
- Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- maps
- Topic
- American West
- Antislavery
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.23.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Letter to the parents of David Hoyt from James F. Legate
- Created by
- Legate, James F., American, 1829 - 1902
- Subject of
- Hoyt, David, American, 1821 - 1856
- Date
- September 11, 1856
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (20 x 13 cm)
- Caption
- A handwritten letter offering the condolences of abolitionist James F. Legate to the parents of David Starr Hoyt after Hoyt's murder by pro-slavery forces near Lawrence, Kansas, in August 1856.
- Description
- A letter, handwritten in black ink on white paper, offering the condolences of James F. Legate to the parents of David Hoyt on the occasion of Hoyt's death.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place depicted
- Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- American West
- Antislavery
- Correspondence
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.23.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Newspaper account of David Hoyt's murder
- Created by
- New York Daily Tribune, American, founded 1841
- Subject of
- Hoyt, David, American, 1821 - 1856
- Date
- August 23, 1856
- Medium
- ink on newsprint
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22 x 10 7/8 in. (55.9 x 27.6 cm)
- Description
- A page from the New York Daily Tribune reporting on the violence occuring in the Kansas territory. Highlights have been noted by someone with red pen. Included in the reporting is the death of David Hoyt.
- Place depicted
- Douglas County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Anti-slavery movements
- Type
- clippings
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Journalism
- Mass media
- Slavery
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.23.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain