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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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Free-State prisoners in Lecompton, Kansas, issue an address detailing harsh prison conditions, lack of medical aid, food, and clothing under militia guard. Wm. Bowles died post-arrest; others at risk. Signed by 81 from Northern states. (Chicago, Nov. 1)
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Chicago, Nov. 1.--The Free-State prisoners at Lecompton have published an address to the American people. They state that they are confined in a small loathsome prison, under guard of the militia recently enlisted; and that they are unable to procure medical assistance or sufficient food or clothing.
Wm. Bowles, a Free-State man, from St. Charles, Missouri, has died since his arrest, and it is feared that several others will survive but a few days unless immediately relieved. The address is signed by 81 prisoners formerly belonging to Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa.
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Lecompton
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Nov. 1
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wm. bowles has died since his arrest, and it is feared that several others will survive but a few days unless immediately relieved.
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The Free-State prisoners at Lecompton have published an address to the American people stating they are confined in a small loathsome prison under guard of the militia recently enlisted and unable to procure medical assistance or sufficient food or clothing. The address is signed by 81 prisoners formerly belonging to Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa.