From Philip St. George Cooke to Daniel Woodson

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Title: From Philip St. George Cooke to Daniel Woodson
Creator: Philip St. George Cooke
Description: This dispatch, dated July 1, 1856, was sent by Lt. Col. Philip St. George Cooke at Headquarters, Ft. Riley, Kansas, to Acting Kansas Gov. Daniel Woodson in Lecompton, Kansas. Cooke states that he received Woodson’s request for military aid dated June 29, 1856, and that he ordered Maj. H.H. Sibley to march in the direction of Topeka, Kansas, via the Santa Fe Road. Cooke encloses a copy of his instructions to Sibley.
Date: July 1, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Bogus Legislature
People: Philip St. George Cooke
Daniel Woodson
Geographic Subject: Topeka, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Fort Riley, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territorial Records, 27-01-01-01, Folder 35
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