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 to May 1859 from Miami land in the Kansas Territory. Chalfont was indicted during the May 1860 term of the U. S. District Court for the Kansas Territory, Third District. During the mid-19th century, the Miami tribal lands in the Kansas were located in Lykins (now Miami) and Linn counties.
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United States versus David R. Chalfont for taking Indian property - 2