Posted by jmk on June 18, 2012 · Leave a Comment
In the Illinois state gazetteer and business directory for 1858 and 1859 we find an ad for George H. Walser, founder of Liberal, Missouri, as an attorney. MIDDLEPORT A thriving post village, capital of Iroquois county, on the Iroquois river, at the junction of Sugar creek, 150 miles east-north-east from Springfield and about 90 south [...]
Category Freethought Town of Liberal Missouri, Uncategorized · Tags
Noyes Brewer-Atwell-Fowler-Scagel-Hedden Family Line
McKenney-Crockett-Hackney-Enlow-Sparks-Strickland Family Line
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Mitchell-Carhart-Dysart-Craig Family Line
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The Diaries of Ebenezer Sparhawk Jr., late 18th century, early 19th century
Anne Middleton Craig Mitchell's 1836 Travel Journal chronicling her journey from Abingdon, Virginia to Randolph Co., Missouri
The Alphadelphia Association Constitution 1844
Caroline Atwell Noyes' 1882 Diary of Trip from Anna, Illinois to Liberal, Missouri
O. E. Harmon's "The Story of Liberal, Missouri" 1925, on the history of the freethought community of Liberal
Dick and I, by Samuel Bartow McKenney, pre 1881, unpublished, freethought novella
1883 Travel Diary of Charity Alice McKenney Reynolds Barnes from Minnesota to Oregon
The Memoirs of Nona Strake concerning her childhood in late 19th century Oregon
Clark Braden's "A Dream and its Fulfillment, a muckracker's exposé on Liberal
"Two Years Among the Spirits in the Godless Town of Liberal, the Experience of the Famous Medium, Dr. J. B. Bouton," by Dr. J. B. Bouton, 1888
This Strange Town - Liberal, Missouri" by J. P. Moore
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