Description
Reverend H. P. Johnson has returned from a trip to Kentucky and brought with him 8 likely negroes.
(Researcher's note: "A group of pro-slavery Southerners organized to build a new hotel in Leavenworth in1855. The "Old Planters Hotel" was established with funds raised by H. P. "Hog" Johnson, a staunch pro-slavery advocate. The hotel's founding principles, which mandated ownership and operation by Southern men, highlighted the deep-seated regional tensions of the era, drawing significant opposition from Abolitionists and Free State supporters." The 4-story brick hotel was built at the northeast corner of Main and Shawnee Streets. Summarized from "History of Leavenworth County, Kansas" by Jesse A. Hall and Leroy T. Hand, 1921.)Date(s) of Creation
12/15/1855
