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Campaigns and treason notes from the frontier era
Reports from Hannibal and St. Louis accuse Confederate sympathizers and leaders of misrepresenting a Boonville clash while condemning Governor Jackson for issuing worthless state scrip. The Baltimore Maryland case notes John Merryman’s treason indictment and habeas corpus delay at Fort McHenry amid Civil War turmoil.
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Missouri
Jackson
St. Louis Democrat
Joan Murayman
Grand Jury
United States District Court of Maryland
John Merryman
Merryman
Fort McHenry
Supreme Court of the United
Balt. Sun