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Charles E. Griffith to James Montgomery
Creator: Griffith, Charles E.
Date: November 15, 1859
Charles Griffith, an Osawatomie newspaper publisher writing from Osawatomie, Kansas Territory, writes Captain James Montgomery that he believes voting fraud has occurred in the November 8, 1859, territorial legislature election. Griffith claims that, in the absence of the fraud, Montgomery would have won a seat in the territorial house of representatives.
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Colonel James Montgomery appointment
Date: June 24, 1861
This document officially appoints and commissions James Montgomery as a Colonel of the Third Regiment of Volunteers, State of Kansas--part of General Lane's Brigade. Montgomery was an obvious choice for such a post due to his experience as a Jayhawker during the Bleeding Kansas period that followed the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, as well as his ardent support of the Union at the eve of the Civil War.
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James Montgomery correspondence
Creator: Montgomery, James, 1814-1871
Date: 1861-1862
James Montgomery was a well known Kansas "jayhawker." Born in Ohio in 1814, Montgomery moved to Kentucky, taught school, and became a minister in the "Campbellite" church. Then he went to Missouri where he lived with his second wife until soon after the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. Montgomery purchased a claim in Linn County, near Mound City, and quickly became a recognized leader of the free-state movement. A complete transcription is available by clicking "Text Version" below.
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James Montgomery to Leander Martin
Creator: Montgomery, James, 1814-1871
Date: December 18, 1859
James Montgomery, writing from Mound City, Kansas Territory, responds to Leander Martin's suggestion that he (Montgomery) contest the results of the November 8, 1859 election for representatives to the territorial legislature. Montgomery lost a race for a seat in the territorial house of representatives to William R. Wagstaff. Montgomery indicates that he had no plans to contest the election himself but would not object if others contest it on his behalf. Martin's letter is included at the top of the document.
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John McCannon to James Montgomery
Creator: McCannon, John
Date: May, 1860
John McCannon, writing from Denver City, Araphahoe County, Kansas Territory, a location that is currently in Colorado, describes the killing of a man named Akins, who McCannon claimed had been killed by pro-slavery supporters. McCannon also comments favorably upon the Republican Party's nomination of Abraham Lincoln as its presidential candidate.
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John McCannon to James Montgomery
Creator: McCannon, John
Date: December 24, 1859
John McCannon, writing from Clear Creek, Kansas Territory, a location that is currently in Colorado, describes politics and the economy in the gold mining region of western Kansas Territory. McCannon comments on the formation of the Territory of Jefferson, an extralegal government formed in 1859 by residents of Arapahoe County, Kansas Territory. McCannon also mentions mining activities in the area.
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Leander Martin to James Montgomery
Creator: Martin, Leander
Date: December 13, 1859
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.
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Sene Campbell to James Montgomery
Creator: Campbell, Sene
Date: January 4, 1859
Sene Campbell, writing from Fort Scott, Kansas Territory, to Captain James Montgomery, expresses her anger at Montgomery for his role in the killing of her fiance, John Little. Little was killed on December 16, 1858, at Fort Scott by a group of free state supporters led by Montgomery, who had entered the town to free Benjamin Rice, a free state advocate being held prisoner there. This is an unusual letter from a female threatening violence in response to the death of husband-to-be.
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William Hutchinson to James Montgomery
Creator: Hutchinson, William, 1823-1904
Date: January 23, 1859
William Hutchinson, writing from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, to Captain James Montgomery, describes reports of an effort by John Brown to liberate a free state prisoner being held at Paris, Kansas Territory.
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