From A.W. Mitchell to J.T. Sweringen

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Title: From A.W. Mitchell to J.T. Sweringen
Creator: A.W. Mitchell
Description: This letter, dated May 29, 1861, is from A.W. Mitchell in Huntsville, Missouri to J.T. Sweringen in St. Louis. Mitchell notes that there has been some controversy over the U.S. providing arms to the Kansas Militia, and expresses concern that it will be detrimental to Missouri. He tells Sweringen that planting season has begun, and thus people are too busy "to attend much to politics," but adds that "no matter what our sentiments are we are all forced at this time to be Union men."
Date: May 29, 1861
Local Subject: Surviving a Guerrilla War
Kansas military units
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
People: A.W. Mitchell
Sterling Price
Owning Organization: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center
Location: James Tower Sweringen Papers
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