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German Refugees

Daily Times [Leavenworth, Ks], August 10, 1861

The German refugees who were driven from near Liberty, some time ago, and who have been stopping in this city, of late, have succeeded in bringing away their families and household goods. One of the wives, after having been driven from home, was compelled to take refuge in a barn three miles this side of Liberty, where she gave birth to a child. Her treatment, previous to, and during her confinement, by the chivalrous Missourians, was such as makes one blush for humanity.

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