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William B. Shockley, Clerk of the District Court at Cherokee County, testifies before Henry G. Sumner, Justice of the Peace of Cherokee County, concerning an armed band of men opposing the operation of a land office at Baxter Springs (Cherokee County). The band of two hundred and twelve armed men identified themselves as the Cherokee Neutral Land League. The League arrested or threatened persons associated with the land office and raided the office to steal its plat maps and land entries. The League was composed of many settlers of the Cherokee Neutral Lands, which lands were open for sale in 1866 by treaty with the Cherokee. The League's actions were an attempt to stop the construction of a railroad by the Missouri River, Fort Scott & Gulf Railroad whose recent purchase of the lands many considered illegal. James F. Joy represented the railroad. In May 1869, Governor James Harvey appealed for federal troops to help control settler violence.
Creator: Shockley, William B.
Date: March 25, 1869
Item Number: 208120
Call Number: Governor's Records--Harvey, Box 4 Folder 119
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208120
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Public service
Business and Industry - Railroad - Land sales
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Harvey, James Madison
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Reform/Advocacy - Cherokee Neutral Land League
Community Life - Community services - Police and other law enforcement
Date - 1861-1869 - 1869
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Kidnapping
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Lynching
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Murder
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land - Land offices
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Policies and programs - Land - Land surveying
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Harvey, James Madison
Military
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
Places - Cities and towns - Baxter Springs
Places - Counties - Cherokee
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
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