From Israel B. Donalson to John W. Geary

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Title: From Israel B. Donalson to John W. Geary
Creator: Israel B. Donalson
Description: U.S. Marshal Israel B. Donalson writes a letter from Tecumseh, Kansas to Gov. John W. Geary on November 24, 1856. He asks Geary to send troops to Shawnee County to aid him in making arrests of approximately 20 people. Donalson says that some of the suspects are 100 miles away, and he estimates that it will take eight to ten days to find them and bring them back.
Date: November 24, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: Israel B. Donalson
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Shawnee County, Kansas
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territory Executive Department Correspondence, Folder 35
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