From James H. Birch to Hamilton R. Gamble

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Title: From James H. Birch to Hamilton R. Gamble
Creator: James H. Birch
Description: On September 7, 1862, James H. Birch writes from Kingston, Missouri to Missouri Gov. Hamilton R. Gamble. Birch, a Congressional candidate in the 1862 Missouri election, states that he has been ill-treated by various "military organizations" while campaigning in the state. Birch quotes the text of a letter from Capt. Wakefield Standly, forbidding him "to address or interfere with" the citizens of Carroll County, Missouri. Birch asks Gamble to issue an order preventing the military from interfering with the election.
Date: September 7, 1862
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)
Surviving a Guerrilla War
People: James H. Birch
Hamilton R Gamble
Geographic Subject: Caldwell County, Missouri
Carroll County, Missouri
Owning Organization: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center
Location: Gamble Papers, B.10 f.2 June 1-Sept. 12, 1862
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