From Ben J. Newsom to Robert M. Stewart

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Title: From Ben J. Newsom to Robert M. Stewart
Creator: Ben J. Newsom
Description: Ben J. Newsom sends a telegram from Kansas City, Missouri to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart on December 30, 1858. He relays a request from Kansas Gov. Samuel Medary for an officer to visit the Kansas-Missouri border near Fort Scott, capture any armed men and hold them in Missouri. He adds that this will “aid in preventing the escape of Montgomery” and warns that Missouri citizens should not cross into Kansas Territory.
Date: December 30, 1858
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Guerrillas
Jayhawkers
People: Ben J. Newsom
James Montgomery
Geographic Subject: Fort Scott, Kansas
Bourbon County, Kansas
Object Type: Telegram
Owning Organization: Missouri State Archives
Location: Missouri-Kansas Border Collection; Office of the Secretary of State, RG005: Box 1, Folder 24
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