G.A. Parsons

This dispatch, dated June 3, 1858 is from G.A. Parsons, Adjutant General of the Missouri Militia, to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart. Parsons reports from Cass County, Missouri on the border conflict; he states that a number of Missouri farmers have abandoned their farms and moved into the interior of the state to seek safety. He adds that James Montgomery and a group of Kansas citizens met with a committee of Missouri citizens and demanded their surrender.

June 3, 1858

Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Guerrillas
Jayhawkers

G.A. Parsons
James Montgomery

Jackson County, Missouri
Cass County, Missouri
Bates County, Missouri
Independence, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri

Missouri State Archives

Missouri-Kansas Border Collection; Office of the Secretary of State, RG005: Box 1, Folder 6

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