F.A. Chenoweth letter to Governor Fayette McMullin concerning martial law in Washington Territory [electronic resource] 6 March 1858.

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F.A. Chenoweth letter to Governor Fayette McMullin concerning martial law in Washington Territory [electronic resource] 6 March 1858.

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F. A. Chenoweth's handwritten letter to Gov. Fayette McMullin to "make a plain brief statement of the part I took in the exciting matter of martial law." The letter is 20 x 25 cm. with the first 2 pages blank. The letter was originally folded and inscribed on the panel "From F. A. Chenoweth regard to martial law, March 1858." Includes a transcript of the letter.

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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