Proceedings of the Citizens of Tecumseh, and the Grand Jury Directed to be Furnished to the Governor>

A.W. Pardee
Caleb B. Clements
J.F. Fox
Joe M. Bernard
Samuel D. Boon
James M. Heren
C.B. Wingfield
Jesse Davis
M.P. McDaniel
Samuel Graham
Ransom E. Elliot
Phineas Glover
B.F. Hill
J.H. Arbuckle
F.E. Means
W.M. Sutton
F.M. Cook
Henry W. Martin

This document details the proceedings of a meeting of Tecumseh, Kansas citizens held at the Tecumseh courthouse on November 26, 1856. The attendees appointed 12 men to serve as delegates at an upcoming convention in Leavenworth. They also voted on and approved several resolutions, including a commitment to establishing peace in Kansas, and an agreement to support Gov. John W. Geary. The document is dated November 29, 1856 and is signed by 18 citizens.

November 29, 1856

Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri

A.W. Pardee
Caleb B. Clements
J.F. Fox
Joe M. Bernard
Samuel D. Boon
James M. Heren
C.B. Wingfield
Jesse Davis
M.P. McDaniel
Samuel Graham
Ransom E. Elliot
Phineas Glover
B.F. Hill
J.H. Arbuckle
F.E. Means
W.M. Sutton
F.M. Cook
Henry W. Martin
John W Geary

Shawnee County, Kansas
Leavenworth, Kansas
Leavenworth County, Kansas

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Kansas Historical Society

Kansas Territory Executive Department Correspondence, Folder 35

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