This indictment relates to the case of the United States vs. George Bookey for selling liquor to John Buryea, a member of the Miami tribe, on November 1, 1859 on the Miami tribal lands in the Kansas Territory. The indictment was issued during the November term of 1859 by the U. S. District Court for the Kansas Territory, Third District, in Fort Scott. During the mid-19th century, the Miami lands were located in Lykins (now Miami) and Linn counties.
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United States versus George Bookey for selling liquor to Indians - 1