Charles H. Vincent
Philip S. Brown

This is Charles H. Vincent's affidavit concerning the August 1863 collapse of the women's military prison in Kansas City, Missouri. Vincent states that he was familiar with the building, that it was well constructed, and that it shared a common wall with a building occupied by soldiers. He adds that the soldiers removed columns and partitions in that building, causing it to fall and thus causing the adjoining prison to fall. The affidavit is dated September 7, 1863 and signed by Vincent and by Philip S. Brown, Jackson County Notary Public.

September 7, 1863

Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Missouri military units (Union)
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Women

Charles H. Vincent
Philip S. Brown

Kansas City, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri

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State Historical Society of Missouri – Kansas City

Collapse of Women’s Prison at 15th and Grand Research Notes (K0349): f.2

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