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These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. John Cleary for the robbery of Henry T. Titus on August 15, 1856 in Douglas County, Kanas Territory. Titus accused Cleary of assaulting him and stealing one of his horses. Cleary was indicted during the October term of 1856 by the First District Court. On August 16, 1856 the fortified cabin owned by Titus, a pro-slavery advocate, was attacked by free-state forces, resulting in the Battle of Fort Titus.
Date: October 1856 - February 11, 1858
Item Number: 444888
Call Number: Kansas Territory Criminal Case Files, Box 6, Folder 42
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 444888
Collections - State Archives - U. S. District Court of Kansas (Kansas Territory) - Criminal Case Files
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Date - 1854-1860 - 1857
Date - 1854-1860 - 1858
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Larceny
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Robbery
Government and Politics - Crime and Punishment - Crime - Theft
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Courts - United States District Courts
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Courts - First Judicial District
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Courts - Second Judicial District
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Militia
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Free State
Government and Politics - Territorial Government - Political parties - Proslavery
Military - Wars - Bleeding Kansas
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Case file
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Record, Judicial
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Warrant
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Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Case files
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
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