From The Few That Are Left to John W. Geary

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Title: From The Few That Are Left to John W. Geary
Creator: "The Few That Are Left"
Description: This letter to Kansas Gov. John W. Geary is dated September 18, 1856 and signed by “The few that are left.” The letter asks Geary to send troops to protect the citizens of Cass County, Missouri; Sugar Mound, Kansas; and Fort Scott, Kansas. “This section of the country has just been ravaged by the war parties from Missouri,” the letter says. “The people here are unarmed and defenseless.”
Date: September 18, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
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People: "The Few That Are Left"
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Fort Scott, Kansas
Cass County, Missouri
Linn County, Kansas
Bourbon County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territory Executive Department Correspondence, Folder 35
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