tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819037954221048135.post8391258522268479454..comments2024-03-05T06:04:27.779+01:00Comments on SHOW ME - Johnson County - West Central Missouri History: 1862 Letters Describes the Horror of Life In Warrensburg, Missouri Bushwhackers, Jayhawkers, Runaway SlavesBruce Uhlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403759898468131647noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5819037954221048135.post-70770677393103437822017-05-05T20:46:10.537+02:002017-05-05T20:46:10.537+02:00In the Silliman letter it is said that slaves had ...In the Silliman letter it is said that slaves had runaway, however, in 1861 Ge. John C. Fremont had declared emancipation in the State of Missouri, so many slaves, under protection of the US Army left for Kansas, Iowa and Illinois. John W. "blind" boone's aunt, Tabitha Miller, was one of those slaves by her own telling of the story to the Topeka Plaindealer in the early 1900s.JoCoMo Historyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11948608499946335987noreply@blogger.com