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This writ of scire facias relates to the case of the U. S. District Court of the Kansas Territory, Second District vs. John Bassinguest for contempt on May 9, 1859 in Lecompton, Kansas Territory. The writ, issued on July 15, 1859, states that Bassinguest was summoned to act as a juror during the May court term of the Second Judicial District but failed to appear. A writ of scire facias orders the defendant to appear before the court and explain why a judgement should not be issued. In this case, the judgement is a fifty dollar fine. The writ was delivered to Bassinguest successfully on September 21, 1859.
Date: crime May 9, 1859; writ July 15, 1859
Item Number: 444757
Call Number: Kansas Territory Criminal Case Files, Box 4, Folder 49
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 444757
Collections - State Archives - U. S. District Court of Kansas (Kansas Territory) - Criminal Case Files
Date - 1854-1860 - 1859
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Contempt
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Courts - United States District Courts
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Courts - Second Judicial District
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Case file
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Judicial
Places - Cities and towns - Lecompton
Places - Counties - Douglas
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Case files
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
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