From Samuel R. Curtis to Edmund G. Ross

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Title: From Samuel R. Curtis to Edmund G. Ross
Creator: Samuel R. Curtis
Description: This telegram, dated 1864, is from Major Samuel R. Curtis at Fort Leavenworth to Edmund G. Ross in Lawrence, Kansas. Curtis reports that 150-200 Missouri guerrillas have entered Kansas and are likely to invade Olathe, Lawrence, and Topeka. He tells Ross to warn Topeka of a possible attack and urges him to “be on your guard.”
Date: 1864
Local Subject: Guerrillas
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
People: Samuel R. Curtis
Samuel R Curtis
Geographic Subject: Lawrence, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Object Type: Telegram
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Ross, Edmund G. (Coll. #491), Folder 3: Correspondence, ca. 1863-1865, Item 20
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