These legal documents, including a summons, affidavit, and warrant, relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Henry Boyington for assault with intent to kill. On July 14, 1857, Edward Adams reported to Justice of the Peace Edward Hoogland that Henry Boyington had attempted to shoot Adams with a gun earlier that day and previously on July 8, 1857 in Shawnee County, Kansas. An arrest warrant for Boyington was issued on July 15, 1857.
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Kansas Territory versus Henry Boyington for assault with intent to kill - 3