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The following is a letter dated September 28, 1857, from Thomas J. Marsh to George L. Stearns that attempts to convince Stearns that the territorial judges will rule in favor of the Free State party. Marsh also mentioned the territorial elections and the voter fraud in which Missourians would most likely engage. Marsh also discussed encroachment on the Delaware Indian reservations by Missourians, who were attempting to stake land claims before the reservation was legally open to settlement.
Creator: Marsh, Thomas J.
Date: September 28, 1857
Item Number: 224683
Call Number: George L. & Mary E. Stearns Papers Coll. #507, Box 1 Folder 1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 224683
Collections - Manuscript - Stearns, George L
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Elections
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Walker, Robert John
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Proslavery
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - American Indians - Tribes - Delaware
People - Notable Kansans - Conway, Martin Franklin, 1827-1882
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
People - Notable Kansans - Parrott, Marcus J.
People - Notable Kansans - Phillips, William Addison, 1824-1893
People - Notable Kansans - Redpath, James, 1833-1891
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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