Petition from N.J. Chaney & Others

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Title: Petition from N.J. Chaney & Others
Creator: N.J. Chaney
James E. Mooney
W.C. Huff
B.B. Mitchell
Nathan Sears
A. Spencer
H. Feely
L. Pigg
Alexander Feely
David Postlewait
Wyatt Sanford
John W. Cline
Andrew J. Russell
Description: This petition was sent to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart on January 7, 1859 by N.J. Chaney and 12 other citizens of West Point, Bates County, Missouri. The petitioners request that Dr. Thomas J.B. Rockwell be appointed as surgeon for the Missouri Militia companies serving in Bates County “and in adjoining counties of the border.” Among the petition’s signatories are U.S. Deputy Marshal Andrew J. Russell and Bates County Sherriff John W. Cline.
Date: January 7, 1859
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: N.J. Chaney
James E. Mooney
W.C. Huff
B.B. Mitchell
Nathan Sears
A. Spencer
H. Feely
L. Pigg
Alexander Feely
David Postlewait
Wyatt Sanford
John W. Cline
Andrew J. Russell
Geographic Subject: Bates County, Missouri
Object Type: Petition
Owning Organization: Missouri State Archives
Location: Missouri-Kansas Border Collection; Office of the Secretary of State, RG005: Box 1, Folder 30
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