Kansas Troubles

At the time of the Kansas difficulties, Missouri was a slave State, and many slaves were owned by citizens of the County. The sympathies of the most of our citizens were with the pro-slavery men in the effort to make Kansas a slave State. A company under the command of Dr. S.T. Bassett went to Kansas to help the pro-slavery party vote a constitution, authorizing slavery upon the people of that State. The Doctor caused it to be loudly proclaimed, that it was a part of his mission to visit John Brown and his friends at Ossawatamie, but the fear of unpleasant consequences caused a change of programme and induced him to forego that pleasure.

Crosby Johnson, An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Caldwell County, Missouri.   1876.  Edwards Brothers