05/24/1855: Driven Away From Kansas (Reverend Frederick Starr)

Entry/Object ID

NP.0118

Collection

Newspaper Articles

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Description

Driven Away From Kansas. - - The Rochester Democrat says: Rev. F. (Frederick) Starr, Jr., a Presbyterian clergyman, for 3 years settled at Weston, Platte County, Missouri, has arrived at Rochester (New York), having been expelled from Weston by the same gang of Pro-slavery ruffians who threw the types and presses of the Parkville Luminary into the river. They gave him notice to quit within two days, under the penalty of being lynched, and he deemed it prudent to leave. It does not appear that he had ever preached against slavery, but only that he was a clergyman of northern origin.

Date(s) of Creation

5/24/1855

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Not named

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Source Citation

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The Knoxville Register (Knoxville, TN, 1824-1862): 05/24/1855, p. 2

Copyright

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

8/3/2026

General Notes

Note

Weston, Missouri

Note

1855.05.24 Starr The_Knoxville_Register_1855_05_24_2.pdf

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-(open) Newspaper Articles CatalogIt version.xlsx [Newspapers begun 04.16.26]

Create Date

September 2, 2026

Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

05/24/1855: Driven Away From Kansas (Reverend Frederick Starr)