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Julia Louisa Lovejoy

(1812-1882)

  • Born in New Hampshire
  • Moved with husband to Kansas Territory in 1855
  • Built the first house on the Manhattan Town Company site
  • Later settled near Lawrence
  • Wrote emotional letters to eastern newspapers about violence in territory over issue of slavery

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