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A letter written by Kersey Coates, from the steamboat Genoa, to Kansas Territorial Governor Andrew Horatio Reeder, regarding the bogus Kansas election of November, 1854. Coates expresses his outrage over the number of Missourians who came across the border to vote illegally. He reports that the people of Kansas should support Governor Reeder in his efforts to establish a "home government." A complete transcription is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
Creator: Coates, Kersey (Col.)
Date: December 01, 1854
Item Number: 217292
Call Number: Mershon Collection of Andrew Reeder Family Archives
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217292
Collections - Manuscript
Date - 1854-1860 - 1854
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Elections
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Reeder, Andrew H
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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