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In response to a letter dated November 29, Montgomery informs Stearns that "Uncle Sam has stolen all my late corrispondence [sic]. I suppose he thinks he will find some Treason in it:--He is welcome to all he can find." Much of the news about his activities and intention, insists Montgomery, is simply newspaper talk. "'Montgomery's Band' is a myth. Montgomery's men are the people, and Montgomery himself is one [of] them." He is very interested in getting the press back East to inform the public of "the real state of affairs here."
Creator: Montgomery, James, 1814-1871
Date: December 14, 1860
Item Number: 90090
Call Number: George L. Stearns Coll. #507
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90090
Business and Industry - Media/Communications - Newspaper
Collections - Manuscript - Stearns, George L
Date - 1854-1860 - 1860
Government and Politics - Federal Government
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Military - Service - Army
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - African Americans - Slavery
People - Notable Kansans - Montgomery, James, 1814-1871
People - Notable People - Stearns, George L.
Places - Cities and towns - Mound City
Places - Counties - Linn
Places - Other States - Missouri
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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