Statement of C.W. Babcock

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Title: Statement of C.W. Babcock
Creator: C.W. Babcock
John W. Geary
Description: This is C.W. Babcock’s sworn statement to Kansas Gov. John W. Geary. Dated October 11, 1856, the statement claims that a man named Castleman, posing as a Deputy U.S. Marshal, unlawfully arrested Babcock in Topeka, forcibly moved him to Lecompton, and held him there for three hours.
Date: October 11, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: C.W. Babcock
John W. Geary
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Topeka, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Lecompton, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Object Type: Legal Document
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territory Executive Department Correspondence, Folder 35
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