From Philip St. George Cooke to John W. Geary

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Title: From Philip St. George Cooke to John W. Geary
Creator: Philip St. George Cooke
Description: This dispatch, dated September 16, 1856, is from Lieut. Col. Philip St. George Cooke to Gov. John W. Geary. Cooke states that after returning to camp near Lecompton, he discovered that 101 prisoners who were taken at the Battle of Hickory Point are now being held at the camp. Cooke asks Geary to send a “proper civil officer” to take the prisoners into custody.
Date: September 16, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Kansas military units
Battle of Hickory Point
People: Philip St. George Cooke
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Lecompton, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Jefferson County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territory Executive Department Correspondence, Folder 35
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