These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. John Donaldson. Donaldson was accused of rescuing prisoner A. G. Fisher from the custody of a law enforcement officer on November 6, 1856 in Douglas County, Kansas Territory. Donaldson was indicted in November of 1856 by the First District Court of the Kansas Territory. Donaldson was arrested by Marshal I. B. Donalson on January 30, 1857 and released on bond January 31.
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Kansas Territory versus John Donaldson for rescuing a prisoner - 7