From Thomas Swords to John Dougherty

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Title: From Thomas Swords to John Dougherty
Creator: Thomas Swords
Description: This letter, dated June 25, 1856, is from Col. Thomas Swords in New York to Maj. John Dougherty. Swords expresses regret that the Kansas-Nebraska Act has resulted in conflict for Kansas Territory. He describes the Kansas-Nebraska Act as "a most just one" that "should have been carried out in the right spirit," and he voices hope that the future will bring peace to Kansas.
Date: June 25, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Kansas-Nebraska Act
People: Thomas Swords
Geographic Subject: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center
Location: John Dougherty Papers
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