How did Samuel Gridley Howe assist the New England Emigrant Aid Company?

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Following the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, Samuel Gridley Howe joined the New England Emigrant Aid Company, an organization dedicated to ensuring the Kansas territory remained free of slavery. The company provided essential assistance to Northerners who migrated to the region to support this cause.1

Howe’s involvement with the organization marked the beginning of his decade-long engagement in Kansas politics, which eventually led him to become a member of the "Secret Six," a group that provided funding and arms to the abolitionist John Brown.1