From F.W. Smith to Robert M. Stewart

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Title: From F.W. Smith to Robert M. Stewart
Creator: F.W. Smith
Description: This dispatch was sent on November 29, 1860 to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart by Maj. F.W. Smith, at Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 4th Military District, in St. Joseph, Missouri. Smith sends Stewart a report from the Division Inspector regarding the election of officers for the German Rifle Company, Company C, 1st Battalion. Smith says that if Stewart believes the elections were properly conducted, Lt. Schmitz and Lt. Baumer should receive their commissions.
Date: November 29, 1860
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Missouri military units (Union)
People: F.W. Smith
Geographic Subject: St. Joseph, Missouri
Buchanan County, Missouri
Owning Organization: Missouri State Archives
Location: Robert Marcellus Stewart, 1857-1861; Office of the Governor, RG3.14: Box 1, Folder 21, Item 7
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