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Material relating to the case against Charles Robinson on the charge of usurpation of office. This charge was due to Charles Robinson being elected governor under the Topeka Constitution of 1855, a free state constitution that was never ratified. In May 1856, while en route east, he was arrested for treason and conspiracy against the United States government. After being held prisoner for several months at Lecompton, the territorial capital at the time, he was finally acquitted.
Creator: United States. District Court (Kansas)
Date: 1856
Item Number: 225754
Call Number: Kansas Territory, U.S. District Court, Criminal Case Files, 1855-1860, Q-R
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 225754
Collections - State Archives
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime
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
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Courts
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Governors - Shannon, Wilson
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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