From J.M. Kingsbury to J.J. Webb

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Title: From J.M. Kingsbury to J.J. Webb
Creator: J.M. Kingsbury
Description: This September 22, 1856 letter is from J.M. Kingsbury in Kansas City, Missouri to J.J. Webb in Santa Fe. Kingsbury writes that Kansas Territory is still plagued by "difficulties" and that Congress has passed the Army Bill. He expresses hope that the new governor of Kansas, John W. Geary, will "succeed in quieting things there and be able to carry out the law."
Date: September 22, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Women
People: J.M. Kingsbury
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Jackson County, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Independence, Missouri
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center
Location: James Josiah Webb Papers
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