These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory vs. Samuel A. Coffman for failure to keep the peace. Coffman was accused of threatening to kill Orville (Orval) Thompson May 6, 1856 in Calhoun County, Kansas Territory. Coffman was arrested by Justice of the Peace Samuel S. Lockhart and released on bond May 10, 1856. Orville Thompson was accused of murdering Samuel A. Coffman's son Austin Coffman earlier that month (see item #445717).
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Kansas Territory versus Samuel A. Coffman for failure to keep the peace - 3