From Thornton Grimsley to Robert M. Stewart

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Title: From Thornton Grimsley to Robert M. Stewart
Creator: Thornton Grimsley
Description: This letter, dated November 23, 1860, is from Thornton Grimsley in St. Louis, Missouri to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart. Grimsley writes that he is a member of the Constitutional Guards, a new political organization formed in preparation for city elections in St. Louis. Their object, he states, is to “wipe out black republicanism.” He also offers the services of 700-1,000 men for any military service the state might need.
Date: November 23, 1860
Local Subject: Presidential Election of 1860, Secession, and the War's Commencement
Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
African Americans
People: Thornton Grimsley
Owning Organization: Missouri State Archives
Location: Missouri-Kansas Border Collection; Office of the Secretary of State, RG005: Box 2, Folder 7
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