From Philip St. George Cooke to John W. Geary

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Title: From Philip St. George Cooke to John W. Geary
Creator: Philip St. George Cooke
Description: This dispatch, dated October 15, 1856, is from Lieut. Col. Philip St. George Cooke to Kansas Gov. John W. Geary. Cooke reports that a large body of men led by Col. Eldridge and Gen. Pomeroy recently approached his camp near Lecompton. Cooke states that he and Col. Preston searched their wagons and found arms and ammunition, then arrested the men and arranged for them to be taken by military escort to the Governor.
Date: October 15, 1856
Local Subject: Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: Philip St. George Cooke
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Lecompton, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territory Executive Department Correspondence, Folder 35
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