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: Lieut. Col. Philip St. George Cooke writes a dispatch from camp in Nebraska to Kansas Gov. John W. Geary on October 8, 1856. He reports on military operations near the Nebraska-Kansas border, and informs Geary that he is sending troops to Lecompton and Topeka.
Date: October 8, 1856
Local Subject: Kansas military units
Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: Philip St. George Cooke
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Lecompton, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territory Executive Department Correspondence, Folder 35
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