From Philip St. George Cooke to John W. Geary

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Title: From Philip St. George Cooke to John W. Geary
Creator: Philip St. George Cooke
Description: This letter, dated September 18, 1856, was written by Lt. Col. Philip St. George Cooke in camp near Lecompton, Kansas to Kansas Gov. John W. Geary. Cooke states that he received Geary’s recent dispatch, but objects to Geary’s instructions to divide his force at Lecompton and cross the river. Cooke argues that if his forces “meet an armed body…it would be under circumstances in which we could not legally stop them.”
Date: September 18, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Kansas military units
Guerrillas
People: Philip St. George Cooke
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Lecompton, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territorial Records, 27-01-01-01, Folder 35
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