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On August 11, 1857, Marsh reports from Lawrence, Kansas Territory, that territorial governor Walker is "still here with his Troops, but nobody pays any regard to him, or them." According to D. W. Wilder, Annals of Kansas, however, all but forty troops left on August 3, the day of the election under the Topeka Constitution, which Marsh also mentions. His primary concern remains the October election, which many feared would not be fairly conducted despite the governor's promises and the growing talk of another Free State Party boycott of the polls.
Creator: Marsh, Thomas J.
Date: August 11, 1857
Item Number: 90590
Call Number: George L. Stearns Coll. #507
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90590
Collections - Manuscript - Stearns, George L
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Government and Politics - Elections
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Constitution Making - Topeka Constitution
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Elections
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Walker, Robert John
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Legislatures
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable People - Stearns, George L.
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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