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These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. John E. Brown, John Broils, and James Masterson for grand larceny. Brown, Broils, and Masterson were accused of stealing cattle from James Dudley, Henry Dudley, Rubin Grace, and Margaret Keith on September 21, 1856. The defendants were indicted during the November term of 1856 by the U. S. District Court of the Kansas Territory, Second District.
Date: 1856-1858
Item Number: 307593
Call Number: Kansas Territory, U.S. District Court, Criminal Case Files, 1855-1860, Bi-Bu, Box 5, Folder 41a
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 307593
Collections - State Archives
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Courts - Second Judicial District
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Case file
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Deposition
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Warrant
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Cities and towns - Tecumseh
Places - Counties - Douglas
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Case files
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
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