From Daniel Woodson to William Hutchinson and H. Miles Moore

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Title: From Daniel Woodson to William Hutchinson and H. Miles Moore
Creator: Daniel Woodson
Description: This letter, dated September 3, 1856, was written by Acting Kansas Gov. Daniel Woodson at Lecompton, Kansas to William Hutchinson and H. Miles Moore on behalf of the Kansas State Central Committee. Woodson refers to Gen. James Lane’s recent raid on Franklin, Kansas and several other areas of the Territory. He reminds Hutchinson and Moore about the proclamation issued August 25, 1856, declaring Kansas to be in a state of insurrection, and also cites the recent general order issued to Gen. Richardson and Gen. Coffey forbidding the burning of houses under any circumstances.
Date: September 3, 1856
Local Subject: African Americans
Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
Guerrillas
Jayhawkers
Kansas military units
People: Daniel Woodson
James Henry Lane
Wilson Shannon
Geographic Subject: Lecompton, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territorial Records, 27-01-01-01, Folder 35
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