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This is a photograph of record of the oath taken by Samuel D. Lecompte as Chief Justice of the Kansas Territory. He was sworn in by Territorial Governor Andrew Reeder. The page also contain an oath for T. W. Hays as constable for the Third District. It was sworn before Daniel Woodson, secretary, on December 6, 1854.
Date: December 5, 1854
Item Number: 225052
Call Number: B Lecompte, Samuel D. *2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225052
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Judges
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Law enforcement officers
Collections - Photograph
Date - 1854-1860 - 1854
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Courts
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Reeder, Andrew H
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Photograph
People - Notable Kansans - Lecompte, Samuel, 1814-1888
People - Notable Kansans - Reeder, Andrew H. (Andrew Horatio), 1807-1864
People - Notable Kansans - Woodson, Daniel, 1824-1894
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Photographs
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