Wilson Shannon

This statement by Kansas Gov. Wilson Shannon was written ca. December 1855. Shannon describes the series of events leading to the Wakarusa War, beginning with the murder of a Free State supporter named Charles Dow by Franklin Coleman, a proslavery man. To address the subsequent civil unrest in Douglas County, Kansas, Shannon asks General Richardson, General Strickler, and Col. Sumner to supply troops and assist Douglas County Sheriff Samuel J. Jones in restoring order.

Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
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Bogus Legislature
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Wakarusa War

Wilson Shannon
Samuel J. Jones
Franklin Pierce

Douglas County, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Jefferson County, Kansas
Shawnee Mission, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Lecompton, Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri

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Kansas Historical Society

Kansas Territorial Records, 27-01-01-01, Folder 35

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