From Samuel Medary to Robert M. Stewart

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Title: From Samuel Medary to Robert M. Stewart
Creator: Samuel Medary
Description: This telegram, dated January 3, 1859, is from Kansas Gov. Samuel Medary to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart. Medary informs Stewart that he has ordered U.S. Troops to protect eastern Kansas and that he plans to organize a large force of Kansas citizens. He urges Stewart to keep troops on the Missouri side of the state line to protect his citizens if James Montgomery invades Missouri. He adds that Montgomery and John Brown have three forts and an armed force of 100-200 men.
Date: January 3, 1858
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Guerrillas
Jayhawkers
People: Samuel Medary
James Montgomery
John Brown
Object Type: Telegram
Owning Organization: Missouri State Archives
Location: Missouri-Kansas Border Collection; Office of the Secretary of State, RG005: Box 1, Folder 26
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