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This printed document includes James H. Lane's signature and indicates that Lane had been authorized by the Free State government in Topeka, Kansas Territory, to organize militia companies in order to protect ballot boxes on election day. It includes instructions on how to organize the companies.
Creator: Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
Date: July 18, 1857
Item Number: 90545
Call Number: Port Vault K 324 K133g 1857
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90545
Collections - Library
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
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 - Handbill
People - Notable Kansans - Conway, Martin Franklin, 1827-1882
People - Notable Kansans - Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Printed materials - Ephemera
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