George Collamore

This letter was written on May 2 and 7, 1861 by George Collamore in Leavenworth, Kansas to G.L. Stearns in Boston. Collamore writes that Kansas is under threat of attack from Missouri and the Cherokee and Osage Indians, and that Kansas’s defenses are weak. He reports that Gov. Robinson offered him the position of Quartermaster General of the Kansas Militia, which he temporarily accepted. Collamore asks Stearns to send “thick colored blankets” and other items to Kansas, urging Stearns to keep his activities secret and to be cautious about what he writes in future letters.

May 2, 1861 and May 7, 1861

American Indians
Battle for Missouri, 1861-1865 -- Military History of Missouri and Kansas
Surviving a Guerrilla War
Presidential Election of 1860, Secession, and the War's Commencement
Kansas military units
Missouri military units (Confederate)

George Collamore
Charles Robinson

Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Douglas County, Kansas
St. Joseph, Missouri
Buchanan County, Missouri
Fort Scott, Kansas
Bourbon County, Kansas
Topeka, Kansas
Shawnee County, Kansas
Saline County, Missouri
Lafayette County, Missouri

Letter

Kansas Historical Society

Stearns, George Luther & Mary E. Papers, Folder 4: April-December 1861, Item 9

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