Excerpt from A Chapter in the Life of Charles Robinson, the First Governor of Kansas As the influence of the last named was perhaps greater in the founding and building Of the State Of Kansas than that of any other single individual of those who dwelt within its borders, he is made the central figure in the bit Of history presented in this paper. Robinson was well calculated for leadership Of the people. He was of sturdy New England stock, a descendant of John Robinson, of Plymouth Company fame. He appeared in Kan sas in June, 1854, as general agent Of the Emigrant Aid Soci ety of New England, whose purpose was to furnish free-state settlers for the Territory of Kansas, to settle, to build homes, to establish freedom by living and voting, and, if necessary, by fighting. There were strong backers to this movement, among whom were Amos A. Lawrence, Of Boston, and the in trepid Eli Thayer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.