From Charles W. Graeff to Robert M. Stewart

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Title: From Charles W. Graeff to Robert M. Stewart
Creator: Charles W. Graeff
Description: This letter, dated July 29, 1858, is from Charles W. Graeff to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart. Graeff reports that he has just arrived in Polk County, Missouri and will soon travel to Jefferson City, Missouri. He tells Stewart that several hundred men are hiding in a place called “Osage rocks” in Kansas Territory. These men, he states, have invaded Missouri, robbed citizens, driven families away from their homes, murdered a man, and injured several others.
Date: July 29, 1858
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Guerrillas
Jayhawkers
People: Charles W. Graeff
Geographic Subject: Vernon County, Missouri
Bates County, Missouri
Osage County, Kansas
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Missouri State Archives
Location: Missouri-Kansas Border Collection; Office of the Secretary of State, RG005: Box 1, Folder 17
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