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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.
Creator: Griffith, Charles E.
Date: November 15, 1859
Item Number: 90111
Call Number: James Montgomery Coll. #446 Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90111
Collections - Manuscript - Montgomery, James
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Government and Politics - Elections
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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