From S.G. Cato to John W. Geary

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Title: From S.G. Cato to John W. Geary
Creator: S.G. Cato
Description: This letter, dated October 29, 1856, is from Judge S.G. Cato in Shawnee County, Kansas to Gov. John W. Geary. Cato reports on the judicial proceedings he has presided over as Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court. He lists the number of bills of indictment returned by grand juries in Anderson, Allen, Lykins, Bourbon, Franklin, and Shawnee counties, and reports that three criminal trials have been held in Bourbon County.
Date: October 29, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: S.G. Cato
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Linn County, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Johnson County, Kansas
Bourbon County, Kansas
Miami County, Kansas
Franklin County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territory Executive Department Correspondence, Folder 35
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