These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Isaac Davis, Henry Alderman, M. F. Davis, O. L. Spradling, and ? Jacket for larceny. The five men were accused by James Tuton of stealing hogs and cattle, the property of George Ward and J. C. Evans, on September 9, 1856 in Douglas County, Kansas Territory. Several Bleeding Kansas conflicts occurred in September of 1856, such as the Battle of Hickory Point and the attempted siege of Lawrence by Missourians.
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Kansas Territory versus Isaac Davis and others for larceny - 10