From O.C. Stewart to John W. Geary

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Title: From O.C. Stewart to John W. Geary
Creator: O.C. Stewart
Description: O.C. Stewart, mayor of Lecompton, Kansas, writes a letter to Gov. John W. Geary on October 11, 1856. Stewart asks Geary to send troops to Lecompton to seize an illegal supply of liquor that someone has been selling to soldiers.
Date: October 11, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: O.C. Stewart
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Lecompton, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territory Executive Department Correspondence, Folder 35
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