From D.A.W. Morehouse to Robert M. Stewart

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Title: From D.A.W. Morehouse to Robert M. Stewart
Creator: D.A.W. Morehouse
Description: This letter was written on June 7, 1858 by D.A.W. Morehouse in Papinsville, Missouri, to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart in Jefferson City, Missouri. Morehouse refers to “the troubles on the border of the state touching Kansas,” and requests that a company of Rangers be stationed on the state line to protect local citizens. Morehouse asks Stewart for permission to organize such a company himself because he is "familiar with those characters Resident in the Territory."
Date: June 7, 1858
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
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People: D.A.W. Morehouse
Geographic Subject: Bates County, Missouri
Owning Organization: Missouri State Archives
Location: Missouri-Kansas Border Collection; Office of the Secretary of State, RG005: Box 1, Folder 10
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