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United States versus Lewis Baum for contempt

Date: crime May 9, 1859; judgement November 7, 1859

These legal documents relate to the case of the U. S. District Court of the Kansas Territory, Second District vs. Lewis Baum for contempt. Baum is accused of failing to…

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United States versus Owen T. Bassett for contempt

Date: crime August 13, 1857; 1857-1859

These legal documents relate to the U. S. District Court of the Kansas Territory, Second District’s case against Owen T. Bassett for contempt on August 13, 1857 in Lecompton, Kansas…

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United States versus Russell Banks for contempt

Date: crime October 4, 1858; writ February 24, 1859

This case file contains a writ for Russell Banks issued by the Second District Court of the Kansas Territory in Lecompton on February 24, 1859. The writ states Banks was…

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United States versus Nancy Ballard

Date: summons October 12, 1860

This summons for Nancy Ballard was issued on October 12, 1860 by the Third District Court of the Kansas Territory. The charge against Ballard is not explicitly stated on the…