Affidavit of Peter Arnoldia

Civil War

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Title: Affidavit of Peter Arnoldia
Creator: Peter Arnoldia
Philip S. Brown
Description: This is Dr. Peter Arnoldia's affidavit concerning the August 1863 collapse of the women's military prison in Kansas City, Missouri. Arnoldia states that he had been in the building that housed the prison many times, including the day before it collapsed, and considered it safe and well constructed. The affidavit is dated September 12, 1863 and signed by Arnoldia and Philip S. Brown, Jackson County Notary Public.
Date: September 12, 1863
Local Subject: Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Women
People: Peter Arnoldia
Philip S. Brown
Geographic Subject: Kansas City, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Object Type: Legal Document
Owning Organization: State Historical Society of Missouri – Kansas City
Location: Collapse of Women’s Prison at 15th and Grand Research Notes (K0349): f.2
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