From Noah Grant to Robert M. Stewart

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Title: From Noah Grant to Robert M. Stewart
Creator: Noah Grant
Description: This letter, dated November 26, 1860, is from Noah Grant of Canton, Missouri to Gov. Robert M. Stewart. Grant, captain of the Canton Guards, states that he has heard about attacks launched on western Missouri by bands of Kansas abolitionists, and he volunteers the services of his troops: “we are ever Ready to hunt our Enemies.”
Date: November 26, 1860
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
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People: Noah Grant
Owning Organization: Missouri State Archives
Location: Missouri-Kansas Border Collection; Office of the Secretary of State, RG005: Box 2, Folder 4
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