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Date: September 14, 1857
This writ of scire facias was issued to William C. Chaistain on September 14, 1857 by the United States District Court, Kansas Territory, Second District. The writ reports Chaistain was…
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Date: July 15, 1859
This writ of scire facias was issued to Seth J. Childs on July 10, 1859 by the United States District Court, Kansas Territory, Second District, in Lecompton. The writ reports…
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Date: December 28, 1854 - December 29, 1854
These legal documents relate to the case of the United States vs. Edward Chapman for surety to keep the peace. In an affidavit sworn before Justice of the Peace James…
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Date: 1856 - 1857
These legal documents relate to the 1856 case of the United States vs. Edward Chapman for the murder of George Wilson. Chapman was accused of striking Wilson on the head…
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Date: December 2, 1859; April 19, 1860
These two writs of arrest relate to the charge against David Chalfin for taking Native American property in 1859 in the Kansas Territory. The writs were issued by the Third…
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Date: December 2, 1859 - April 19, 1860
These two writs of arrest relate to the charge against Joseph Chafin for taking Native American property in 1859 in the Kansas Territory. The writs were issued by the Third…
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Date: March 19, 1860 - June 22, 1860
These legal documents relate to the case of the United States v. Jonah Carson for trespass. Carson was accused of cutting down ten trees, worth a total of twenty-five dollars,…
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Date: September 13, 1860
This is an indictment issued by the First District Court of the Kansas Territory indicting Franklin Carson of theft. Carson was accused of stealing a gray mule worth seventy-five dollars…
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Date: September 14, 1857
This judicial writ was issued for John Carroll by the Second District Court of the Kansas Territory. The writ states Carroll was summoned to serve as a juror in Lecompton…
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Date: October 1858 - December 20, 1859
This indictment and arrest warrant relate to the case of the United States vs. James H. Carr. Carr was accused of introducing whiskey into “Indian Country” in McGee County, Kansas…
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Date: October 4, 1856
This affidavit and arrest warrant relate to the Douglas County case of the Kansas Territory vs. Real Carpenter and others for robbery. In an affidavit sworn before Judge Sterling G.…
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Date: March 14, 1860 - May 29, 1860
These legal writs relate to the case of the United States vs. John F. Carpenter for contempt. Carpenter was accused of failing to serve as a juror for the Second…
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Date: 1856
These documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Robert Carmichael for gambling on October 9, 1856 in the Kansas Territory. Carmichael was indicted by the Second District…
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Date: June 1856 - December 13, 1856
These documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Henry Carmichael for selling liquor without a license in Shawnee County, Kansas Territory on May 1, 1856. The Second…
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Date: June 12, 1856 - October 17, 1856
These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. John B. Chapman for failure to keep the peace. Chapman was accused of making threats against neighbor Frederic…
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Date: September 29, 1859
This arrest warrant was issued for George Cardwell on September 29, 1859 by the Third District Court in Fort Scott, Kansas Territory. The warrant states Gabriel J. Endicott accuses Cardwell…
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Date: October 29, 1857 - November 09, 1857
These three writs of arrest were issued for William Carey in 1857 related to the charges of selling liquor without a license and selling liquor on a Sunday. The writs…
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Date: 1858 - 1859
These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Mary P. Canfield for the murder of her husband, Seymore Canfield. Mary Canfield was accused of poisoning her…
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Date: May 1860
This bill of indictment relates to the case of the United States vs. David R. Chalfont for taking timbers and building supplies from the Miami tribe from April 1, 1859…
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Date: December 1859 - February 2, 1860
These legal documents relate to the case of the United States vs. Adam Butterworth. Butterworth was accused of cutting down and stealing trees and timber from October to December of…
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Date: November 4, 1859
This letter written from Dr. J. B. Woodward to Judge Rush Elmore relates to the case against D. A. Butterfield for contempt. Woodward writes from Junction City, Kansas Territory on…
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Date: March 3, 1859 - March 13, 1860
These three legal writs relate to the case of The United States vs. George Burwick for contempt. Burwick was summoned to serve as a juror on October 5, 1857 for…
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Date: August 22, 1859
This legal writ relates to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Thomas Burke for contempt. Burke failed to obey the conditions of his bond for a previous crime by…
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Date: September 1857 - May 17, 1859
These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Thomas Burke for selling liquor on a Sunday in Leavenworth County, Kansas Territory on September 6, 1857. Burke…
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Date: September 1857 - May 17, 1859
These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Thomas Burke for keeping a gaming house in Leavenworth County, Kansas Territory from August 1, 1857 to September…
