GENERAL ORDERS No. 20 RELATING TO THE DISCHARGE OF MAJ. WILLIAM R. MONTGOMERY AND HIS ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH A SETTLEMENT IN KANSAS

by Kansas Territory

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9pp. 12mo. Dbd. Internally clean. Very good. EBERSTADT 135:461 ref . HEITMAN, p.720. Item #354275 While serving as commanding officer of Fort Riley, Kansas Territory in 1855, William Montgomery abused his position as the highest ranking military officer in the area in his attempt to establish a civilian settlement just outside the post. As leader of what he called the Pawnee Association, Montgomery acted outside his authority in distributing

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