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Material relating to the Kansas Territory, U.S. District Court 2nd District versus Charles Robinson for treason. This charge was due to Charles Robinson being elected "governor of Kansas" under the Topeka Constitution of 1855, the first attempt to have Kansas admitted to the Union as a free state. In May, 1856, while en route east, he was arrested for treason and conspiracy against the United States. After several months in prison at Lecompton, the Proslavery capital, he was finally acquitted.
Creator: United States. District Court (Kansas)
Date: 1856
Item Number: 225742
Call Number: Kansas Territory, U.S. District Court, Criminal Case Files, 1855-1860, Q-R
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225742
Collections - State Archives
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Treason
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Courts - United States District Courts
Government and Politics - Reform and Protest - Antislavery
Government and Politics - State Government - Courts - District Courts
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Robinson, Charles
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Government
People - Notable Kansans - Robinson, Charles, 1818-1894
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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