From William G. Blackwood to Robert M. Stewart

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Title: From William G. Blackwood to Robert M. Stewart
Creator: William G. Blackwood
Description: This letter was written on September 1, 1858 by William G. Blackwood in St. Louis to Missouri Gov. Robert M. Stewart in Jefferson City, Missouri. Blackwood states that Frank Blair published a letter in the St. Louis Democrat accusing Stewart of issuing pardons to criminals in exchange for votes in a recent election. Blackwood says that the accusation is an attempt “to bring ‘Bleeding Kansas,’ with all her agonizing ‘shrieks’ into Missouri.”
Date: September 1, 1858
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: William G. Blackwood
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Missouri State Archives
Location: Robert Marcellus Stewart, 1857-1861; Office of the Governor, RG3.14: Box 1, Folder 22, Item 6
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