This judicial writ relates to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. James Campbell for contempt. The writ was issued by the Second District Court on September 29, 1857 and orders U. S. Marshal Elias S. Dennis to bring Campbell before the court in Lecompton, Kansas Territory during the September court session. The writ was returned unexecuted.
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Kansas Territory versus James Campbell for contempt - 2