Affidavit of Henry E. McKee

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Title: Affidavit of Henry E. McKee
Alternate Title: Affidavit Relative to Seizure of H. Miles Moore at American Hotel, Kansas City Mo, and Imprisonment at Wyandotte, Kan
Creator: Henry E. McKee
John W. Geary
Description: This is the sworn affidavit of Henry E. McKee, signed by Kansas Gov. John W. Geary on October 4, 1856. McKee claims that on October 2, he witnessed H. Miles Moore enter the American Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, where eight men captured him. They took Moore to Wyandotte, Kansas and “unlawfully imprisoned” him there, McKee says. He adds that if Moore does not receive help soon, “his life is in great hazard and will be sacrificed.”
Date: October 4, 1856
Local Subject: American Indians
Bleeding Kansas, Bloodletting Missouri
People: Henry E. McKee
John W. Geary
John W Geary
Geographic Subject: Kansas City, Missouri
Jackson County, Missouri
Leavenworth, Kansas
Wyandotte County, Kansas
Object Type: Legal Document
Owning Organization: Kansas Historical Society
Location: Kansas Territory Executive Department Correspondence, Folder 35
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