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Leander Martin, writing from Osawatomie, Kansas Territory, encourages Captain James Montgomery to contest the results of the November 8, 1859, election for representatives to the territorial legislature. Montgomery had been defeated by William R. Wagstaff in a race for a seat in the territorial House of Representatives. Montgomery's response to Martin is written at the bottom of the letter.
Creator: Martin, Leander
Date: December 13, 1859
Item Number: 90181
Call Number: James Montgomery Coll. #446 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90181
Collections - Manuscript - Montgomery, James
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Elections
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Legislatures
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Montgomery, James, 1814-1871
Places - Cities and towns - Osawatomie
Places - Counties - Lykins (1855-1861)
Places - Counties - Miami
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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