From M.C. Goodlett to Robert M. Stewart

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Title: From M.C. Goodlett to Robert M. Stewart
Creator: M.C. Goodlett
Description: This letter, dated January 5, 1859, was written by M.C. Goodlett in the Senate Chamber, Jefferson City, Missouri, to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart. Goodlett states that he received a letter from a newly-formed military company in Johnson County, Missouri, tendering its services to the Governor. Goodlett says that he personally knows all the officers and soldiers of the Johnson Guards and hopes that Stewart will call on them “to assist in driving back the Plundering Murdering Horde” of Kansas outlaws.
Date: January 5, 1859
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
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People: M.C. Goodlett
Geographic Subject: Johnson County, Missouri
Owning Organization: Missouri State Archives
Location: Missouri-Kansas Border Collection; Office of the Secretary of State, RG005: Box 1, Folder 28
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