McKee, George Colin, 1837-1890. Diary, 1878-1879. 1 v. Location: Misc. George Colin McKee was a U.S. Representative for Mississippi (1869-1875), postmaster of Jackson, Miss. (1881-1885), and receiver of public moneys (1889-1890). McKee's pocket diary begins in Washington, D.C., where he writes of his efforts to secure a federal appointment and national politics. McKee returned to Jackson, Miss., in July 1878 after which he wrote about cotton farming, picking, and ginning on his plantation; local politics; and a severe yellow fever epidemic in the state. Mss. 3712.