Report of Deputy U.S. Marshal William H. Tebbs

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Title: Report of Deputy U.S. Marshal William H. Tebbs
Creator: William H. Tebbs
Description: This report, dated September 29, 1856, is addressed to Kansas Gov. John W. Geary and is signed by Deputy U.S. Marshal William H. Tebbs. Tebbs tells Geary that the U.S. Marshal sent him to Topeka to make several arrests. In his first attempt to make an arrest, Tebbs says, the suspect escaped and could not be found; the townspeople then told him that if he tried to arrest anyone else, he would be resisted. Tebbs also informs Geary that Col. Lane was spotted near the Nebraska state line.
Date: September 29, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: William H. Tebbs
John W. Geary
James Henry Lane
Geographic Subject: Topeka, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Object Type: Government Document
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territory Executive Department Correspondence, Folder 35
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