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Boston Corbett's military documents
Date: 1861-1865
Military documents belonging to Thomas P. "Boston" Corbett, the man who killed John Wilkes Booth following President Lincoln's assassination. Corbett enlisted as a Union soldier in New York during the Civil War. These documents include Corbett's promotion to sergeant following five months spent at Andersonville Prison in 1864. Also included is a subpoena for the trial of Henry Wirz, commander of the Andersonville Prison, who was later executed for conspiracy and murder, and a subpeona for the trial of David E. Herold, an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth, who was also later executed. Copies of muster rolls for Company I of the 12th New York State Militia and Company L of the 16th Regiment of the New York Cavalry were included with the documents.
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Kansas Territory, U.S. District Court versus John Brown
Date: October 24, 1857
Writ ordering the capture of John Brown for the crime of rebellion at Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas. The order was served by E. S. Dennis per United States Deputy Marshall John Little on October 28, 1857.
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Kansas Territory, U.S. District Court versus John Brown and others for conspiracy
Date: 1856-1858
Materials relating to the case of the Kansas Territory, U.S. District Court versus John Brown, John Brown Jr., O. C. Brown, O. V. Dayton, Alexander Gardner, Richard Mendenhall, Charles A. Foster, Charles H. Crane, William Partridge, and William Chestnut, on the charge of conspiracy.
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Kansas Territory, U.S. District Court versus John Brown, Jr. for horse stealing
Date: 1856-1857
Materials relating to the case of the Kansas Territory, U.S. District Court versus John Brown, Jr., on the charge of grand larceny for stealing a horse from George R. Hopper on May 23, 1856 in Lykins County, Kansas (now Miami County). Second District Judge Sterling G. Cato issued a subpeona for the testimony of Thomas Kelly, Charles A. Foster, Samuel M. Merrill, Joseph B. Higgins, William Collis, Harvey Jackson, and William Chestnut.
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Kansas Territory versus Edward Adams et al for murder
Date: 1858-1859
These court documents pertain to the trial of Edward Adams and Charles O'Hara for the murder of Andrew Kerr on January 30th, 1858 in Tecumseh, Kansas Territory. Napoleon Ellerbe and William Wilton were also implicated in the murder. Kerr testified that during a game of cards at a public house in Tecumseh, he was hit on the head by O'Hara and then shot by Adams. Kerr survived until February 11th or 12th of 1858, when he died from wound complications. Adams and his associates were indicted for murder by the Second District Court of the Kansas Territory in April of 1858. Warrants were issued in October of 1858 during the fall court session and March of 1859 during the spring court session, but both failed to be served.
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Kansas Territory versus Edward Adams et al for murder
Date: 1858-1859
These court documents pertain to the trial of Edward Adams and Charles O'Hara for the murder of Andrew Kerr on January 30th, 1858 in Tecumseh, Kansas Territory. Napoleon Ellerbe and William Wilton were also implicated in the murder. Kerr testified that during a game of cards at a public house in Tecumseh, he was hit on the head by O'Hara and then shot by Adams. Kerr survived until February 11th or 12th of 1858, when he died from wound complications. Adams and his associates were indicted for murder by the 2nd District U.S Court in April of 1858. Warrants were issued in October of 1858 during the fall court session and March of 1859 during the spring court session, but both failed to be served.
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Kansas Territory versus Henry Boyington for assault with intent to kill
Date: July 14, 1857 - July 15, 1857
These legal documents, including a summons, affidavit, and warrant, relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Henry Boyington for assault with intent to kill. On July 14, 1857, Edward Adams reported to Justice of the Peace Edward Hoogland that Henry Boyington had attempted to shoot Adams with a gun earlier that day and previously on July 8, 1857 in Shawnee County, Kansas. An arrest warrant for Boyington was issued on July 15, 1857.
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Kansas Territory versus Hiram Crane et al. for burglary
Date: 1856 - 1858
These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Hiram Crane, Lewis G. Smith, Adam McGee, Thomas McGee, Joel Grover, ? Horner (Homer), ? Hays, and ? Kennedy for burglary. Crane and his associates were accused of breaking into the house of Samuel Crane on September 12, 1856 in Douglas County, Kansas Territory. The men were indicted by the First District Court during the October term of 1856 in Lecompton, Kansas Territory. (see item #444918 for more information)
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Kansas Territory versus Hiram Crane et al. for robbery
Date: 1856 - 1858
These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Hiram Crane, Lewis J. Smith, Adam McGee, Thomas McGee, Joel Grover, Homer Hays, A. M. Wheeden, and ? Kennedy for robbery. Crane and his associates were accused of robbing the house of Samuel Crane on September 12, 1856 in Douglas County, Kansas Territory. The men were indicted by the First District Court during the October term of 1856 in Lecompton, Kansas Territory. The indictment includes a list of what was taken from Samuel Crane's property. (see item #444917 for more information)
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Kansas Territory versus James Curry for assault with intent to kill
Date: 1857
These legal documents relate to the 1857 case of the Kansas Territory vs. James Curry. Witnesses report that Curry shot Andrew Letterman in the face on September 15, 1857 in Bourbon County, Kansas Territory near a community called Sprattsville. Letterman survived the attack. Witnesses report the dispute was related to pro-slavery and free state beliefs. Curry was arrested and released on bond September 19, 1857.
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Kansas Territory versus James L. Adkins for contempt
Date: crime and indictment April 1856
This case file relates to the charge of contempt against James L. Adkins for failure to appear as a grand juror for the 2nd U.S. District Court on April 21, 1856 in Lecompton, Kansas Territory. Adkins was indicted on April 22, 1856 by the 2nd District and a fine of ten dollars was issued. A series of summons were issued beginning in April of 1856 to July of 1859, the final summons being served successfully on October 15, 1859.
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Kansas Territory versus John Cunningham for usurpation of office
Date: 1856 - 1857
These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. John Cunningham for usurpation of office on April 1, 1856 in Calhoun County, Kansas Territory. Cunningham was accused of acting as an illegal judge of election for the March 1856 election in Calhoun County. He was indicted during the April court term of 1856. Voter fraud was a serious problem in Kansas territorial elections as the two sides of the Bleeding Kansas conflict struggled to make Kansas a free or slave state.
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Kansas Territory versus Mary P. Canfield for murder
Date: 1858 - 1859
These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Mary P. Canfield for the murder of her husband, Seymore Canfield. Mary Canfield was accused of poisoning her husband's soup with arsenic on December 19th, 1857 at their home in Douglas County, Kansas Territory. Seymore Canfield died on December 30th, 1857. Mary Canfield was indicted for murder by the Second Judicial District Court in April of 1858. Reports by U. S. marshals on October 7, 1858 and February 24, 1859 state the defendant had escaped custody and was hiding in Missouri.
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Kansas Territory versus Thomas Bickerton et al. for murder
Date: September 1856
These legal documents relate to the case against Thomas Bickerton and others for murder in September of 1856 in the Kansas Territory. The charge was issued by proslavery Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court and Second District Judge S. G. Cato. Thomas Bickerton served as a free state commander during the Battle of Hickory Point on September 13 and 14, 1856 at the settlement of Hickory Point in Jefferson County. Bickerton later served as a captain for the Union in the Civil War.
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State of Kansas vs. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Creator: Kansas Supreme Court
Date: 1922-1927
Kansas Supreme Court case number 24.729 demonstrates how the State of Kansas as the plaintiff was represented by Charles B. Griffith attempted to eliminate the Ku Klux Klan as the defendant from Kansas. The State of Kansas claimed the Klan was a foreign corporation doing business in the state without permission under Kansas foreign corporation laws and was therefore breaking state law.
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United States versus Calvin Adams for contempt
Date: March 4, 1859
This court form, addressed to the U.S. Marshall for Kansas, states the charge of contempt against Calvin Adams. Adams was sent a summons in September of 1857 to appear at the Second District Court in Lecompton, Kansas Territory, and serve as a juror on October 5th, 1857, but Adams failed to appear. This document orders Adams to appear before the court on March 14th, 1859 and pay a fine of ten dollars.
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United States versus Edward Chapman for murder
Date: 1856 - 1857
These legal documents relate to the 1856 case of the United States vs. Edward Chapman for the murder of George Wilson. Chapman was accused of striking Wilson on the head with a club near Lawrence, Kansas Territory on July 24, 1856. Witnesses reported the pair had an argument about money prior to the attack. Chapman was indicted during the October 1856 term of the First District Court in Lecompton. On May 5, 1857, U. S. Marshal E. S. Dennis reported Chapman had left the country.
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United States versus Henry B. Burges for perjury
Date: June 4, 1855 - November 28, 1856
These court documents relate to the case of the United States vs. Henry Burges for perjury regarding testimony provided about fraudulent voting in the Third Council District of the Kansas Territory during the election of March 30th, 1855. Burges is accused of perjuring himself in an affidavit sworn before Justice of the Peace Cyrus K. Holliday on March 31, 1855. During this election for the first governing body of Kansas, pro-slavery Missouri residents crossed the Kansas border to cast illegal votes, resulting in the so-called Bogus Legislature of 1855. Burges was indicted on June 4, 1855 in Tecumseh, Kansas Territory.
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United States versus James L. Cox for settling on Indian land
Date: 1858 - 1859
These legal documents relate to the case of the United States vs. James L. Cox for settling on Miami tribal land. Cox was twice accused of settling on Miami land in Linn County, Kansas Territory on January 10, 1858 and January 1, 1859. The jury found Cox not guilty during the October court term of 1858 of the Third District Court. District Attorney Alson C. Davis filed a petition on November 26, 1859 for a judgement of one thousand dollars.
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United States versus Jesse Donahue (Donahoo) for settling on Miami Land
Date: 1860
This summons and petition relate to the case of the United States versus Jesse Donahue (Donahoo) for settling on Miami Tribal Land in Linn County, Kansas Territory on January 1 of an unknown year, likely 1860. A petition filed by Kansas Attorney General Alson C. Davis states Donahue is being sued for one thousand dollars. In the mid-19th century, the Miami Nation was relocated to a reservation in Lykins (present-day Miami) and Linn Counties in Kansas and later to Oklahoma.
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United States versus John Ball for settling on Indian lands
Date: crime January 15, 1860
This petition and summons relate to the case against John Ball for settling on lands belonging to the Miami tribe on January 15, 1860 in Linn County, Kansas Territory. Ball was summoned to the Third District Court of the Kansas Territory to pay a fine of one thousand dollars. The summons was issued and delivered successfully in April of 1860. During the 1820s and 1830s, many Native American tribes were forcibly removed to lands west of the Mississippi River. When Kansas became a territory in 1854, the influx of settlers led to encroachment on lands promised to Native American tribes. At the time of this case, the Miami tribe inhabited land promised to them by the U.S. government in present day Miami and Linn counties.
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United States versus John Brookins for settling on Indian lands
Date: December 1, 1859; December 3, 1859
These legal documents relate to the case of the United States vs. John Brookins. The documents, issued by the U. S. District Court, Kansas Territory, Third District, accuse Brookins of settling on Miami tribal land in Linn County, Kansas Territory on November 1, 1859. In the mid-19th century, the Miami tribe was relocated by the government from land east of the Mississippi river to land in Lykins (present-day Miami) and Linn counties.
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United States versus Lucas Allen for contempt
Date: crime May 13, 1859
This case file relates to the charge against Lucas Allen for contempt for failure to serve as a juror for the 2nd District Court in Lecompton on May 13, 1859. Allen was issued a fine $27.46 in November of 1859, and a U.S. marshal was sent to retrieve the debt in June of 1860.
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United States versus Nancy Ballard
Date: summons October 12, 1860
This summons for Nancy Ballard was issued on October 12, 1860 by the Third District Court of the Kansas Territory. The charge against Ballard is not explicitly stated on the summons, but when compared with other summons issued at this time, the charge is most likely for settling on lands that belonged to a Native American tribe. The summons was served successfully on October 20, 1860. When Kansas became a territory in 1854, the flood of settlers led to encroachment on lands promised to Native American tribes that had been forcibly relocated to the area.
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United States versus Walter B. Brocket for assault with intent to kill Calvin Bailey
Date: September 3, 1857 - February 28, 1859
These legal documents relate to the case of the United States vs. Walter B. Brocket for assault with intent to kill. Brocket was accused of attacking and stabbing Calvin Bailey in the shoulder with a Bowie knife on the night of September 2, 1857 in front of a saloon in Lecompton, Kansas Territory. Samuel Ford was also implicated in the attack. Brocket was indicted for the crime during the spring court term of 1858 by the U. S. District Court of the Kansas Territory, Second District. Brocket was a proslavery supporter and Bailey supported the free state cause.
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