These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Gustavus Deacon. Deacon was accused of selling liquor in his grocery store on Sunday, April 25, 1858 in Leavenworth, Kansas Territory. Deacon was indicted by the First District Court in Leavenworth and was found not guilty in September of 1858.
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Kansas Territory versus Gustavus Deacon for selling liquor on Sunday - 7