“This selling of arms is a new business to me, but I think it is a good one under the circumstances.”

— Amos Adams Lawrence

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About Amos Adams Lawrence

Philanthropist • American

Amos Adams Lawrence was a prominent 19th-century American philanthropist, businessman, and abolitionist from Massachusetts. He played a crucial role in the settlement of Kansas by anti-slavery emigrants during the...

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