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 10, 1856, is from Lieut. Col. Philip St. George Cooke to Kansas Gov. John W. Geary. Cooke, stationed at a camp near the Nemaha River, reports that he and Deputy Marshal Colonel Preston have arrested and disarmed a party of immigrants, including two officers and 61 privates. He informs Geary that he is sending the prisoners with military escort to appear before him in Lecompton.
Date: October 10, 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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