George M. Beebe

George M. Beebe writes a letter from Doniphan County, Kansas to Jefferson Davis on June 9, 1860. Beebe reacts to the news that Davis and A.G. Brown have "indefinitely postponed" his confirmation as Secretary of Kansas Territory. He defends his status as a Democrat, insisting that accusations of his alliance with the Free State Party are false. He claims that he has fought in favor of slavery and remains committed to the cause.

June 9, 1860

African Americans
Presidential Election of 1860, Secession, and the War's Commencement
Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri

George M. Beebe
Jefferson Davis
Charles Robinson

Doniphan County, Kansas
Atchison, Kansas
Atchison County, Kansas

Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center

Tredway Family Papers

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