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Frank Smith manuscript

Hello all-

I'm doing doctoral research on the memory of guerrilla warfare in Missouri and Kansas at the University of Georgia... and I'm wondering if anyone happens to have details on or access to Frank Smith's memoir? (As I'm guessing most everyone here knows, Smith rode with Quantrill and then lived in Blue Springs until his death in 1932. He also attended several of the Quantrill Association meetings into the 1920s.) The only other historian that I'm aware of ever having a copy is Albert Castel but I was not able to acquire a copy from him. (The Smith family allowed Castel to make a copy of the manuscript in the 1950s but it's part of his private collection.) At one point it appears that at least part of the memoir was available online but I'm not 100% sure this is true and, if so, I'm not able to view it.

Would greatly appreciate any help tracking down the manuscript!

Thanks!
Matt

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