From Wilson Shannon to E.V. Sumner

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Title: From Wilson Shannon to E.V. Sumner
Creator: Wilson Shannon
Description: This dispatch, dated June 4, 1856, was sent by Kansas Gov. Wilson Shannon to Col. E.V. Sumner. Shannon informs Sumner that Col. Preston, Deputy Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, will accompany the U.S. troops “so as to be ready to act as circumstances may require.”
Date: June 4, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Guerrillas
People: Wilson Shannon
Geographic Subject: Lecompton, Kansas
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territorial Records, 27-01-01-01, Folder 35
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