Resolutions from a Meeting of the Marble City Guards

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Title: Resolutions from a Meeting of the Marble City Guards
Creator: E.P. Albert
Description: This document records the resolutions adopted at a meeting of the Marble City Guards in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on November 27, 1860. The officers and members of the guard volunteer to “march to the defence of the Commonwealth, whenever the Executive of the State deems our service necessary.” The document is signed by E.P. Albert, Secretary of the Marble City Guards.
Date: November 27, 1860
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
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People: E.P. Albert
Object Type: Document
Owning Organization: Missouri State Archives
Location: Missouri-Kansas Border Collection; Office of the Secretary of State, RG005: Box 2, Folder 20
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