From G.A. Parsons and A.G. Blakey to Robert M. Stewart

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Title: From G.A. Parsons and A.G. Blakey to Robert M. Stewart
Creator: G.A. Parsons
A.G. Blakey
Description: This dispatch, dated June 16, 1858, is from G.A. Parsons, Adjutant General of the Missouri Militia, and A.G. Blakey, Division Inspector, to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart. They inform Stewart that they have obeyed his orders to organize volunteer companies in Cass, Vernon, and Bates Counties. They add that they have heard rumors of “violence and plunder” throughout western Missouri and do not believe the companies they have raised will provide sufficient protection.
Date: June 16, 1858
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Guerrillas
Jayhawkers
People: G.A. Parsons
A.G. Blakey
Geographic Subject: Cass County, Missouri
Bates County, Missouri
Vernon County, Missouri
Owning Organization: Missouri State Archives
Location: Missouri-Kansas Border Collection; Office of the Secretary of State, RG005: Box 1, Folder 12
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