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Charles W. Topliff, Major General Commanding the Kansas Militia, issued this certificate as validation of James Abbott's commission to serve as Captain of the 2nd Company B of the Kansas Militia from June 28, 1856 until January 1, 1857.
Creator: Topliff, Charles
Date: June 28, 1856
Item Number: 6944
Call Number: James Abbott Coll. #252 Box 2 Folder 9
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 6944
Collections - Manuscript - Abbott, James
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Elections
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Military - Service - Militias
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Certificate - Appointment
People - Notable Kansans - Abbott, James Burnett, 1818-1897
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
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